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Chapter 42 Following the Dragon
"The new city lord is a woman?"

Yin Yao stood there, staring in astonishment at the slender figure in black leather standing in mid-air above Dawn City.

But soon.

She shook her head.

"No, that's not right."

Yin Yao noticed—

The pillars of lightning and light in the center of Dawn City did not originate from that woman.

"More like the new city lord's deputy."

"It's just the aura she carries..."

"A fifth-tier evolved being?!"

Thinking of this, Yin Yao lost herself in confusion for the umpteenth time.

If the deputy is already at the fifth rank, how strong must the new city lord himself be?

It's at least sixth-order!

"so……"

"In the future, how exactly did Ember replace the new city lord?"

Ever since her rebirth and the moment she stepped into Dawn City, this question has been lingering in Yin Yao's mind.

The new city lord is very strong, as Yin Yao has witnessed time and time again.

Lightning attribute, light attribute, starting from rank six!

But why!
In Yin Yao's memories of her previous life, there was no such person at all.

A dignified sixth-tier powerhouse couldn't even make a ripple in the wasteland world.

When he first heard the name 'Ember,' he was already known as the 'Lord of Dawn City.'

at that time.

Yin Yao had only been in the wasteland for two or three months...

"In other words, in just two or three months, Ember defeated this new city lord who is now at the sixth rank?"

Yin Yao immediately gasped for breath.

She is now almost certain that Ember has not yet appeared in the Wasteland game.

Yesterday, when she arranged for her bodyguard to take Yu Jin back to his dorm, the bodyguard reported that "the helmet on Yu Jin's desk was still in its packaging box."

And today.

Yu Jin led the environmental protection club's construction project, and he accompanied them throughout the entire process.

As for now?

Unless Ember, like himself, arranged for someone to deliver the helmet to the Tianhu Tourist Area early on, he has no chance of logging into Wasteland.

As for the new city lord, is it Yu Jin?
Yin Yao had considered this possibility from the beginning, but she soon discovered that many facts did not match it.

For example, when the new city lord appeared, Ember had not yet been released in Wasteland.

For example, while the new city lord was distributing benefits, Yu Jin was still leading the club members in team building activities, chatting with himself, and performing that healing magic trick that was highly intertwined with human relationships.

……

Yin Yao stood there, her mind a jumble.

"Miss!"

"It seems I was right!"

Ye Fan was somewhat excited at this moment.

His guess, made just a second ago, was confirmed the next second.

This made him feel a little good!
"Dawn City Guard: Evolvers of Tier 2 or above are eligible to participate in the selection!"

"Miss, you have a great chance!"

Seeing that Yin Yao still looked somewhat dazed, Ye Fan quickly reminded her.

"Ah."

Yin Yao simply responded with a soft "yes".

"Aren't you interested in this guard?"

Ye Fan was puzzled by this.

According to his understanding, joining the guard would mean becoming one of the new city lord's men.

Not to mention--

Given the current situation in Dawn City, where talent is scarce and evolved individuals are rare, becoming a full-fledged employee at this time would definitely be like getting 'initial shares'!
Yin Yao stood there, lost in thought for a long time.

In principle—

She should seize this opportunity.

Joining the guard means gaining access to more and more valuable extraordinary resources, which greatly helps in advancing one's rank.

but……

Yu Jin is going to kill this new city lord in the future.

When that moment arrives.

Wouldn't that make me and Yu Jin enemies?
The thought of this.

Yin Yao's delicate body even trembled slightly.

Becoming enemies with the embers...

This is perhaps the most terrifying thing in the wasteland world, bar none!

Yin Yao had heard of it in her previous life—

A city lord of a refuge city provoked Ember, and before the sun had even set that day, Ember, all alone, slapped that seventh-tier city lord into a pulp!
"Wait!" Yin Yao, who was caught in a dilemma, suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

"Since a battle between the Embers and this new city lord is inevitable in the future..."

"Can I play a role in this?"

"On the surface, I am the new city lord's confidant."

"Actually, I want to cling to Ember's coattails."

"So……"

"As soon as Ember arrives in Dawn City, or if he has designs on the position of Dawn City Lord, I will support him as an 'insider'!"

"Stab the new city lord in the back and help Ember seize the position of city lord of Dawn City!"

"Only in this way can I truly have a chance to cling to Ember's coattails..."

Such a bold idea, once born, spread like wildfire, occupying Yin Yao's entire mind.

The more she thought about it, the more feasible it seemed!
Since rebirth.

Despite doing a lot of things in line with the principle of making things as convenient as possible for Ember.

but……

In Yu Jin's heart, perhaps these things didn't carry much weight.

Club recruitment? School holidays?
Such a trivial matter is far from enough to make Ember willing to shelter himself in the wasteland.

In contrast.

Backstabbing the new city lord and helping Yu Jin rise to power is the true "meritorious service of following the dragon"!
this moment.

Yin Yao's heart was beating much faster than usual.

Huhu——

She was breathing heavily, her face slightly flushed with excitement.

"Miss?"

Ye Fan and his three companions, not understanding what was going on, shouted.

"Out of town!"

Yin Yao's response was simple and direct.

She needs to advance to the second rank tonight to participate in the selection of the Dawn City Guard!

The merit of following the dragon begins from this moment!
……

……

Half an hour later.

Outside the city at dawn.

Yin Yao and her group of five walked out of the buffer zone and stepped into the real wasteland.

After one hour.

The five people faced numerous dangers, but they still managed to kill a second-tier mutated rat.

Yin Yao also obtained a first-order contamination crystal as a result.

Two hours later.

Five people unexpectedly encountered Chen Gang in the wilderness.

He was trapped by a second-tier mutated dung beetle and could not escape.

"help me!"

When Gang Ge saw Yin Yao and her group, he almost shouted himself hoarse.

God knows how long that damned dung beetle clung to him!
Three hours later.

The six of them worked together and successfully killed the mutated dung beetle.

this moment.

Hong Kong guy suddenly burst into tears!

"Uuuuuuu——!"

"Senior Sister Yin, Brother Ye!"

"Thank you, thank you to your ancestors for eight generations!"

"Woooooooo..."

"If you don't come soon, I'm really going to break down!"

"I just wanted to go out of town to fight some monsters, but I ran into this guy. I used my electric skill, but not only did it not do any damage, it also treated me like an electrotherapy massage..."

"I want to run, but I can't escape."

"I logged off, but when I logged back in, the dung beetle was right there guarding me. It even stopped giving me 'electrotherapy' for a little while because I was gone. It threw a big ball of dung at me!"

"Woooooooo..."

"If I weren't so reluctant to give up my status as a Tier 1 Evolver, I would have deleted my account and started a new one!"

"..."

Brother Hong was crying and sobbing uncontrollably.

Although Yin Yao and Ye Fan felt deeply sympathetic, they couldn't help but laugh for some reason.

It took quite a while.

Brother Hong Kong had almost cried all his tears.

Yin Yao looked at him and spoke in an extremely serious tone:
"Chen Gang, I would like to invite you to join me in the selection process for the Dawn City Guard."

Are you interested?

(End of this chapter)