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Chapter 43 Numerical Values

"Dawn City Guard?"

Brother Hong opened his eyes wide.

"What's the benefit?"

Brother Hong is a pragmatic person, and he immediately grasped the crux of the problem.

"Joining the guard will give you the opportunity to become the new city lord's personal guard, or even his confidant."

Yin Yao spoke earnestly.

"Second only to one person, above ten thousand?"

Brother Hong wiped the dung residue off his face, his eyes gleaming.

"Correct!"

"There's a very good chance!"

Yin Yao nodded affirmatively.

Although meeting Brother Hong in the wild was an accident, recruiting Brother Hong into her camp was a plan Yin Yao had before leaving the city.

She intends to become a spy for the new city lord, betraying him in the future and helping Yu Jin rise to power.

This is undoubtedly risky.

The risk lies in—

What if Yu Jin really considers himself a confidant of the new city lord?
Even bolder—

When Ember arrived in Dawn City, he was already powerful enough to kill the new city lord with a single slap.

And they might not even have had a chance to betray or show their abilities before they were directly labeled as 'remnants of the former city'.

Regardless of whether Yu Jin would settle scores with him, he had absolutely no connection with the 'meritorious service of following the dragon'.

In contrast.

If we could get Yu Jin's roommate and good friend Chen Gang involved, it would be much safer.

to this end.

Yin Yao even decided to tell the new city lord about her plan to betray him in the future.

"What?!"

"Backstabbing the city lord?!"

"Or a brutal backstab?!"

Chen Gang was astonished by his extraordinary talent.

As far as he knew, the new city lord was terrifyingly powerful; he was a true 'Thor'!
"What?"

Brother Hong Kong was puzzled.

"because……"

Yin Yao had already prepared her explanation.

“There is a more suitable candidate for the position of Lord of Dawn City.”

The words fell.

Gang Ge's gaze towards Yin Yao changed repeatedly.

Good guy!
He's watched plenty of TV dramas, but he's never seen anyone like Yin Yao, a pure rebel who's already planning to betray someone before even getting a permanent position!

and……

This so-called 'more suitable candidate for the city lord of Dawn City' is you, Yin Yao, right?

Brother Hong sees through it but doesn't say anything.

"How do you think about it?"

Yin Yao looked at Chen Gang, who was deep in thought.

I think...it's okay!

Chen Gang nodded, indicating his willingness to join.

We are extraordinary people, how can we remain subservient to others for long!
In his mind, there were also candidates who were more suitable than the new city lord and Yin Yao.

"My electricity isn't necessarily a disadvantage!"

Brother Hong was thrilled.

"it is good!"

Yin Yao breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Chen Gang nod.

With 'Chen Gang' as an insurance policy, his future betrayal of the new city lord and defection to Yu Jin would be more convincing.

Backstabbing, following the leader, clinging to someone's coattails!
this moment.

Yin Yao had never imagined that the future of the wasteland would be so bright and promising!
"Today, we will hunt mutated beasts in the wild."

"Let's strive to get both of us promoted to the second tier, so we can participate in the guard team selection as soon as possible!"

Yin Yao looked at Chen Gang and told him her plan.

"no problem!"

The crackling of electricity in Chen Gang's hands indicated that he was already prepared.

……

……

Blue Star.

Time flies by.

In the blink of an eye.

The night passed.

September 6th, early morning.

The new members of the environmental protection club, rubbing their sleepy eyes, groggily got out of bed.

Today is Friday, and all the new students have classes.

to this end.

Yu Jin also arranged buses in advance to take the new students back to Jiangcheng University.

"sleepy……"

The freshmen were yawning incessantly.

They had a great team-building activity last night and stayed up so late that they barely slept at all.

I can barely open my eyes now.

but……

I have classes, there's nothing I can do.

Unlike the sophomores and juniors, freshmen, especially those who have just entered university, rarely dare to skip classes.

In their eyes, academic credits are far too important.

"Eh?"

"Where's the president?"

The group of freshmen staggered and walked unsteadily to the parking lot, only to find that they hadn't seen their club president, Yu Jin.

Everyone looked at Tang Yunxuan, the vice president of the club, whose dark circles resembled those of a giant panda.

"Oh, it's Lao Yu."

Tang Yunxuan hadn't slept all night, and his reactions were somewhat sluggish.

He took out his phone and waved it in front of everyone.

“Old Yu sent me a message.” “He said we should go back first. He’s not going back to Jiangda today; he’s planning to go back to Yizhou on the way.”

"Oh, it seems you guys don't know, but Yizhou is your president's hometown, and it's only a few dozen kilometers away from here..."

Tang Yunxuan had just finished speaking.

not far away.

Yin Yao, who also had very dark circles under her eyes, walked over.

"Ember is gone?"

Yin Yao looked bewildered.

Last night, she led Brother Gang and Ye Fan and a few others to hunt mutated beasts in the wild all night.

Although the process was extremely difficult, and the battle raged until dawn this morning, but...

She and Chen Gang both advanced to the second tier, meeting the minimum requirements for the guard team selection.

The reason why Yin Yao didn't go to participate in the selection immediately, but instead rushed to log off, was that she wanted to talk to Yu Jin about something.

Last night, Grandpa asked me to invite Yu Jin home for a casual meal...

"gone."

"Let me see……"

"The message was sent to me at six in the morning, and it's six-thirty now, so it was half an hour ago."

"He should have left half an hour ago."

Tang Yunxuan showed Yin Yao the timestamps of the chat history on his phone.

"so……"

Yin Yao nodded and didn't say anything more.

ten minutes later.

Two double-decker buses started up and drove out of the parking lot.

Yin Yao, like Yu Jin, did not return to Jiangda with them.

"Miss?"

The housekeeper approached Yin Yao from behind.

"Get the car ready, let's go to Yizhou."

Yin Yao covered her mouth and yawned.

"it is good."

The housekeeper didn't ask any more questions and silently withdrew.

five minutes later.

A convoy of black cars stopped in front of Yin Yao.

The driver, dressed in a suit and white gloves, got out and personally opened the car door for Yin Yao.

Yin Yao got into the car, gave an address, and then closed her eyes to rest.

She hadn't slept all night and was so tired she couldn't stay awake any longer.

……

……

Hula la——

It's 6:30 in the morning.

Even in the height of summer in September, the morning breeze blowing in through the car window carried a hint of coolness.

A private car with a new energy vehicle license plate sped along the highway.

Yu Jin sat in the back seat, next to a woman with a great figure, dressed as a young married woman.

This is a ride-sharing trip.

a moment ago.

After leaving Tianhu Tourist Area, Yu Jin stood in the parking lot and tried to hail a Didi (ride-hailing service) for a long time, but no driver accepted his order.

Tianhu Tourist Area is located in a remote area, surrounded by rural villages.

After waiting for more than ten minutes, I could only get a ride-sharing car.

That's how the woman sitting next to me came to be.

Yu Jin shook his head, gathering his scattered thoughts.

The woman's perfume was a bit strong, but not enough to disturb his thoughts.

Ember stared at the semi-transparent panel in front of him, which was visible only to him.

His current personal information is displayed on the panel.

Lines of text and skills, a dazzling array, left even Ember dizzy.

last night.

While the new members were having fun, he left the villa on the hillside and ventured alone into the forest reserve behind the Tianhu Tourist Area.

Deep in the forest, the embers processed the various rewards they received for purifying the polluted river.

Five sixth-tier energy crystals and ten fifth-tier energy crystals were consumed by Yu Jin last night.

His rank was thus raised from the fifth rank to the sixth rank.

And according to the system, it is "one step closer to the seventh rank".

After reaching the sixth rank, the 'light' and 'lightning' attributes that Ember awakened also allowed him to comprehend a new skill.

The two sixth-tier skills are somewhat similar—

[Sixth-tier Light Attribute Ability: Light Elementalization Lv1]

[Active Effect: The user transforms into photons, entering an elemental state for a certain period of time, becoming immune to energy attacks up to one level higher than the user's own level]

[Sixth-tier Lightning Attribute Ability: Lightning Elementalization Lv1]

[Active Effect: Transforms into lightning and enters an elemental state for a certain period of time. In this state, lightning elemental attack is increased by 100%]

The two Tier 6 skills were not what Ember's gaze was currently focused on.

He kept his eyes glued to the [Attributes] section of his personal panel, specifically the text following 'Thunder' and 'Light'.

last night.

After using three attribute-activating stones, Ember successfully activated a new attribute.

[Third Attribute: Numerical Value]

This new attribute has no combat ability, but it is marked as a 'special attribute' by the system.

Special attributes mean it is rarer and more valuable than 'light' and 'thunder' attributes.

only……

This attribute seems to be slightly different from what he imagined.

Just like now.

Yu Jin turned his head and glanced at the young woman sitting in the back seat of the car.

A string of numbers appeared before his eyes.

【83 (65E) - 62 - 89】

"..."

Yu Jin fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)