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Chapter 89 You Suppressed a Tenth-Order Galaxy-Level Mutant Beast (510 views, please subscribe)
Dawn City.

Outer city streets.

Neil deactivated his mech form and bowed to lead the way at the front.

Both sides of the street.

Tens of thousands of refugees knelt down and bowed their heads.

They shouted repeatedly—

"City Lord——"

"Loyalty!"

"Dawn City—"

"Loyalty!"

Ember followed behind Neil, gazing at the city that belonged to him.

The streets are a bit narrow, the environment is a bit run-down, and the area is quite small...

The refugees in sight were mostly ordinary people who had not yet awakened to the truth.

He now understood why Dawn City was classified as Level 0 by Wasteland and ranked 20001st on the leaderboard.

"I'm at max level, but Dawn City is still level 0."

"This can hardly be considered a true max level."

Yu Jin thought to himself.

behind him.

Yin Yao, Chen Gang, more than forty members of the Environmental Protection Society, and the only thousand evolved beings in Dawn City followed closely behind.

Their gazes were fixed on the back of the embers.

His eyes were filled with a variety of emotions.

There was shock, bewilderment, surprise, astonishment, doubt, and relief...

A myriad of emotions, too numerous to mention.

Not a moment later.

Led by Neil, Ember crossed the separating walls between the inner and outer cities.

"It's a bit disappointing."

Looking at the small inner city with only a few dozen scattered houses, Yu Jin's determination to develop the city grew even stronger.

"Old Yu, Old Yu..."

With Neil leading the way, Chen Gang jogged up to Ember and whispered a call.

Earlier, on the city wall, when Ember first appeared.

After Chen Gang called out "Old Yu," he was glared at fiercely by Neil, which made him a little scared.

"What's wrong, Brother Hong?"

Yu Jin turned around and smiled at his roommate, who 'loved his brothers but loved gold even more'.

"Well, well..."

"The skill you used before, the one that turned all the mutated beasts into mural GIFs..."

What level of ability?

As soon as Chen Gang made this statement.

Everyone behind Yu Jin pricked up their ears.

Everyone is curious about this question!
All they know now is that in just three days, Ember has become terrifyingly strong, and has even transformed into the city lord of Dawn City.

But they didn't know...

What tier is Ember at now?
And now, Brother Hong has become their 'mouth substitute'.

"Ninth rank".

"Embers said casually."

"Ninth level?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Gang was taken aback at first, then burst into laughter.

"Old Yu, you..."

"Are you kidding me! You've only been in the game for three days, and you weren't even wearing a helmet during the closed beta test, how are you already at level nine?"

"Is that even a joke?"

just.

Chen Gang laughed and laughed.

He noticed that the crowd was quiet, and Yu Jin's face was full of seriousness.

Even Neil, who was leading the way, stopped and turned around, staring intently at him with his blue eyes that gleamed with a mechanical luster.

Chen Gang could no longer laugh.

"Gulu——!"

Chen Gang swallowed.

"Is it really ninth rank?"

His voice was very low.

"It really is ninth rank."

Yu Jin was open and honest, making no attempt to hide anything.

"...You're cheating?"

After a long silence, Chen Gang finally managed to utter this sentence.

Yu Jin smiled but didn't say anything.

Behind him, Yin Yao's expression changed repeatedly after hearing those words.

A multitude of thoughts churned within her.

Bold, previously unthinkable speculations kept emerging.

Yu Jin had once told her to "dream" and that "doing environmental protection can turn you into a superhero."

Now that I think about it.

Those might not be jokes at all.

only……

At this point, the truth is no longer important.

……

……

Boom boom——

After being sealed for several days, the gates of the City Lord's Mansion were pushed open by Yu Jin himself.

at this time.

What was presented to everyone was a council hall with an area of ​​about two hundred square meters.

as well as.

At the very front of the hall, there was an empty seat, seemingly cast from some special metal, reserved for the city lord.

Whoosh-!
Ember took a step.

Spatial fluctuations spread.

next second.

Ember was already in his seat.

Chen Gang and nearly a thousand others silently entered the council hall and stood on both sides.

Such a scene.

It has a strong sense of déjà vu, reminiscent of the 'imperial court' scenes in movies and TV dramas.

Ember's gaze swept over the figures in the hall—

Neil, standing at the very front, bowed his head.

Nearly a thousand evolved beings are all native inhabitants.

Yin Yao and Chen Gang are old acquaintances, no need to say more.

The fact that there were more than forty members in the environmental protection club surprised Yu Jin, but upon reflection, it made sense.

after all.

When they were recruiting members, the system classified them as 'citizens of Dawn City'.

So it makes perfect sense that after time travel, they would start in Dawn City.

The main hall of the city lord's mansion.

The atmosphere was extremely quiet.

Even Gang Ge, who was closest to Yu Jin, didn't dare to speak loudly at this moment.

after all……

The "roommate" relationship was on Earth. Now, they were in the wasteland, where Ember was the city lord and he was a subject.

The two are not the same.

The members of the environmental protection society shared the same thought.

even.

They became more cautious.

On the seat of the city lord.

Yu Jin didn't say anything either.

Just now, the moment he took his seat as city lord, the system update was completed.

At this moment, he was staring at the semi-transparent panel in front of him.

[System updated to version 2.0!]

The changes in the new version are as follows:

[Given that you are now in an extremely dangerous 'wasteland galaxy,' some system functions have been updated!]

【…】

[Given the previous issue of the 'Newbie Survival Resource Pack' (Tier 3 upgrade) rewards not being distributed smoothly...]

The system has bypassed some rule restrictions.

The rewards from the 'Newbie Survival Resource Pack' have been converted into—

[The restriction that your maximum rank is nine has been lifted; your current maximum rank cap has been increased to rank twelve.]

【hint--】

[Due to the rules, your abilities above the ninth rank will still be partially suppressed.]

【…】

Good news—

Ember can now break through the server's maximum level of nine and continue upgrading until it reaches level twelve.

bad news--

"On this wasteland planet A3, the highest level is only ninth rank, and we don't even know if there are any ninth-rank infected or mutated beasts..." "Where am I supposed to break through to twelfth rank?"

"Relying solely on consuming eighth- or even ninth-tier crystals?"

"That's not very realistic..."

The moment the thought crossed Yu Jin's mind, new text information appeared on the panel in front of him—

[You, with your insignificant ant-like body, painstakingly suppressed the 'Eighth-Tier Mutant Beast—Sand Scorpion Leader,' earning you 1000000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: Tier 7 Energy Crystal *1]

[You, with your insignificant ant-like body, painstakingly suppressed the 'Ninth-Tier Infected—Mika Hawke,' earning you +5000000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: 1 Tier 9 Energy Crystal]

[You, with the body of an ant, suppressed the 'Tenth-Tier Galaxy-Level Mutant Beast - Thorn Earth Dragon King', earning you 8000000 Wasteland Points!]

[Resource Acquired: 1 Tier 9 Energy Crystal]

……

Yu Jin fell into deep thought.

Sand Scorpion Leader, Rank 8?
Mika Hawke, Rank 9?
Thorn Dragon King, Tier 10?

This must be referring to those sixth and seventh tier mutated beasts that were attacked by me earlier and turned into GIFs.

"Good guy."

"The Void has been upgraded to a third tier, right?"

Yu Jin realized what was happening.

This time, the system has encountered two bugs again!
"My Lord——"

Ember's thoughts were interrupted by Neil's respectful call.

"Your people await your command."

"Neil said softly."

Yu Jin snapped out of his daze and looked away from the panel.

He decided to study the system later.

Let's assign tasks first.

after all……

The ground within a radius of several miles outside the city is still covered with infection crystals and energy crystals of various grades!
While the embers can't use those low-level crystals, they are an excellent resource for upgrading citizens.

"Chen Gang!"

Ember shouted.

"To!"

Chen Gang strode out, his eyes resolute as if he were about to enter a new position.

"Take all the evolved beings and go outside the city to collect all the crystals. Is that alright?"

The words fell.

Chen Gang's eyes suddenly gleamed.

crystallization!

Crystallization is good!

Better than gold!
Unexpectedly, Yu Jin entrusted such an important matter to me with peace of mind!
"no problem!"

Chen Gang shouted loudly.

then.

Without further ado, Chen Gang led nearly a thousand evolved beings from the council hall out of the city lord's mansion with their heads held high and ran towards the outskirts of the city.

"Wang Yunpeng!"

Ember called out another name.

"what?"

"To!"

A slender boy stepped out from the crowd of the environmental protection club.

He didn't expect that the president would remember his name.

He originally intended to join the gaming club, but after learning that it would add credits, he switched sides and joined the environmental protection club instead.

I thought I was going to be suppressed, but I never expected...

"Take the new members of the environmental protection society, count the number of homeless people in the city, and register the information."

"In particular, it records how long they have been in Dawn City."

"any questions?"

Wang Yunpeng stood up straight and blurted out, "No problem!"

Wang Yunpeng never expected that he, an ordinary person who hadn't even awakened, would be so highly valued by the club president, no, the city lord!
"loyalty!!!"

He yelled at the top of his lungs before leading the forty-odd new members of the environmental society out of the council chamber.

Interestingly.

As the forty-odd people were leaving, they all imitated Wang Yunpeng and shouted "Loyalty!"

Their faces were filled with excitement and surprise!

Ordinary people have no value in the wasteland.

but……

Lord Yu gave them value!
This may seem like a small matter, just 'registering information'.

But in reality?

This suggests that in the future, Lord Yu may be willing to spend resources to cultivate them!

Think boldly...

It's not impossible to become an evolved being like Senior Sister Yin!
The departure of yet another group of people left the council hall empty once again.

"My Lord——"

"What can Neil do for you?"

Angelina Neal was a little anxious. She wanted to help her master, but she hadn't been assigned any tasks yet.

"Uh……"

Ember stared at Neil for a while.

"Do you know how to massage someone's back?"

Not a moment later.

Neil stood behind Ember, activated his 'Mechanical' attribute, and conjured four mechanical bionic arms to massage Ember's back from head to toe.

A satisfied smile appeared on Neil's mechanically colored face.

Meeting hall.

Yin Yao was left standing there all alone.

Yu Jin raised his eyes and looked at the senior who had fed him hand-to-hand on Blue Star and had forcibly elevated him to the 'ninth rank' before his transmigration.

Before transmigrating, Yu Jin had already used the 'Eye of Insight' to see Yin Yao's information.

However, at that time it was not clear whether she was the 'reborn one' that Ember had guessed.

And now?
[Ability: Eye of Insight (lv9)]

[Active Effect: Grants insight into relevant information about items/creatures; the higher the skill tier, the more detailed the information displayed.]

[Max level effect: Ignore obstacles and perceive information about any item/life form not higher than your own level.]

Lines of text appeared before Yu Jin's eyes.

【Yin Yao】

Home planet: Earth

[Rank: Third Rank]

[Attribute: Sandstorm]

[Abilities: Sandstorm Control Lv2, Sand Whirlpool Lv2, Sand Tornado Lv2.]

[Evaluation: A reborn individual who unknowingly triggered the 'Nirvana' talent prematurely, desires to improve, to become a member of Dawn City, to cling to the Embers, to become stronger, and to save Earth...]

"Nirvana talent?"

Yu Jin saw this new word and felt a surge of curiosity.

When asked, Tongzi did not answer.

Yu Jin shook his head, temporarily suppressing his thoughts.

He stood up and strode over from his high seat as the city lord to Yin Yao.

"Senior Sister Yin".

The way Yu Jin addressed her caused Yin Yao, who was looking down, to stiffen slightly.

Just a second ago.

She clearly felt that Yu Jin had seen right through her.

Reborn, clinging to powerful figures...

She didn't know how Yu Jin would view her past behavior, nor did she know whether Yu Jin would resent this approach and help with ulterior motives.

She had thought about this moment.

But I never expected that this moment would come so quickly.

Yin Yao stood frozen in place, nervously awaiting judgment from those in power.

"Thank you."

The sound of embers echoed in the empty hall.

The complex emotions that had been flashing in Yin Yao's beautiful eyes froze instantly.

She looked up blankly, a hint of uncertainty in her eyes, and met Yu Jin's gaze.

"You're willing to become a member of Dawn City, willing to contribute to Dawn City, willing to be my right-hand man..."

"Are you willing to join me, leading our fellow human beings to sweep across the wasteland, so that one day we can return to and save Earth?"

Yu Jin spoke each word clearly.

Though spoken softly, the words carried weight.

"I……"

"I am willing!"

Yin Yao's eyes instantly turned red.

She couldn't tell whether she was excited or joyful, or whether she felt wronged or relieved...

She just knows.

Starting today.

She no longer has to feel awkward like she used to.

Starting today.

She can openly contribute to Dawn City and do everything in her power to... cling to Ember, the strongest and most powerful force in the wasteland!

(End of this chapter)