Nobody told me this wasn't a game.

"I was awake after 4 a.m.

In the Ascended World, unless otherwise specified, skills that can only be used once a day will have their cooldown reset at 4 AM.

Blood Rose knew this rule, and she also knew the limitations of the Moonlight Guidance.

Zuo Chang took out the power supply station key and said, "I called you here for no other reason than that I felt you should be here at this moment."

Blood Rose was slightly puzzled: "At this moment?"

What time is it now?

Zuo Chang remained silent. He took out the key to the power supply station, inserted it into the lock, and then pressed the button.

"boom."

A dull thud rose from the ground beneath their feet.

Blood Rose paused slightly, clearly sensing something strange. The magic in the air was abnormally chaotic, the surrounding environment was distorted and deformed, and an inexplicable force was tearing at this space. Something was amiss...

It's happening now!

[An unexpected development has occurred: the dungeon 'Sky City' is about to close completely. All adventurers currently inside, please stop immediately and prepare to be teleported. You will be teleported outside the dungeon in half a minute.]

"An unexpected development?"

The second floor, at the entrance.

Lu Li paused, staring at the words that had inexplicably appeared before him.

"What's going on? Did you see that? There are words in front of me!"

One of the team members exclaimed in surprise.

Lu Zheng frowned and said to those around him, "This is a reminder from the gods. The gods have the power to project words onto the retina. Do not move and obey the gods' will."

"Sky City is about to close?!"

The second floor is the city lord's mansion.

General Eagle looked at the prompt in front of him, filled with surprise and doubt.

"How is this possible! I've conquered Sky City a thousand times and never encountered this situation! Lady Yaotai, what's going on?"

Lady Yaotai was equally puzzled.

But she remained remarkably calm, simply saying, "I don't know either."

Damn it!

What is going on?

Commander Eagle has just received news that Qian Wuyi's chief adventurer team has reached the second level! Just when they had a chance to severely damage Qian Wuyi's elite forces, an unexpected turn of events occurred!

I don't know when I'll have another chance like this!

It wasn't just adventurer 96511 who received the notification.

The world has been upgraded to a community of 100,000, and the millions of adventurers in Sky City at this moment have all received the same notification.

"Teleported outside the instance? Are you kidding me!"

Inside 11223, an adventure team, seeing the final boss on its last legs, urgently shouted, "Don't stop! The boss is about to die. Kill it within half a minute! We can't let all our efforts over the past few days go to waste!"

"Damn! Half a minute?"

Inside 98989, a third-realm adventurer was in a sorry state, desperately trying to dodge the attacks of the headhunter spider.

The large elevator plaza was littered with corpses.

He was the only survivor in the adventure party: "Gods! Teleport me away immediately! Now!"

Whether the adventurers are happy or sad, the gods are strict and just; if they say half a minute, then it's half a minute.

When the time came, all adventurers in Sky City were enveloped in divine power and removed from the instance.

Subsequently, all the generals discovered something that surprised them:

Sky City has disappeared from the dungeon list.

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Chapter 91 King's Government Affairs Operation Platform (Bonus Chapter 83 as an Apology)

Community No. 2.

The General's Secretary's Office.

A peaceful day was shattered by a bolt from the blue. The elite one-star dungeon "Sky City" disappeared from the dungeon list.

After consolidating and sorting out the intelligence, the secretary general walked toward the general's office: "General, the situation has been preliminarily clarified. Please allow me to report to you."

"Ah."

A deep, thunderous sound.

The Secretary-General, accustomed to this, opened the folder in her hand and said clearly, "In conclusion, the disappearance of Sky City has a very small impact on us, almost negligible. The only impact is that we have lost the conditions for recreating Sky City's 'lost technology,' and related projects can be cancelled."

General No. 2 said, "The technology in Sky City is extremely advanced. It is a loss that we cannot recreate it."

“General, this cannot be considered a loss. The technology of Sky City has indeed surpassed existing technology, especially in the field of creating ‘mechanical life,’ where it can be said to be the best in the world. If this technology can be reproduced, it can replace the manpower needed for labor-intensive industries, and it has a clear advantage in the construction of ‘wonder’.”

"If we can mass-produce mechanical life, then... building wonders will no longer require human labor, only design."

General Number 2 sighed, "A tireless machine. A machine that never makes a mistake. Since the technological products of Sky City can be used to build wonders, how can you say there's no impact?"

The Secretary General pushed up his glasses: "Because no one else has replicated the technology of Sky City. This is a feat that even the 'Heavenly King General' could not accomplish."

"Oh hahaha! That makes sense... If no one is there, no one is affected."

"There will be some impact. However, it will affect the lower-level communities that are in the five-figure range."

The Secretary-General turned a page.

"Sky City is the only dungeon that produces the magical material 'Azure Battle Soul,' which is essential for crafting the 'Sky Set.' The 'Sky Set' boasts outstanding performance and is one of only three magical equipment sets that grant adventurers the ability to fly, making it extremely sought after."

"It is foreseeable that the prices of the Azure Sky Battle Soul and Sky Set will skyrocket, and the other two types of flying equipment will also inevitably see a certain increase in price."

"Sky City is the only dungeon that produces 'Rationality Crests,' which are excellent spellcaster crests that synergize well with many skill builds. The extinction of Rationality Crests will inevitably impact the quality of spellcasters in lower-tier communities."

"besides……"

The Secretary-General then listed several common materials that were produced in large quantities in Sky City.

The lack of these materials is of no consequence to Community 2; in fact, it's almost laughable.

But for lower-level communities—

Huge loss!

Sky City is an excellent dungeon, with low difficulty and decent rewards.

If it weren't for its excellent quality, how could Zuo Chang have brushed it thousands of times himself, and then let Commander Ying brush it thousands of times as well?

Its withdrawal had a wide-ranging impact and profound significance!

After hearing the report, General Number Two asked, "How could this Sky City... have disappeared without a trace? Has this ever happened before?"

The Secretary-General, with a vague understanding, said: "We consulted the literature and found that Sky City is not an isolated case. In the long history of the upgraded world, the disappearance of copies has occurred twice, and this is the second time."

General Number 2 asked again, "When was the last time?"

Three thousand five hundred years ago.

"...Three thousand five hundred years ago, my great-grandfather was just a young dragon. Do you know why?"

The Secretary-General shook his head: "It's unknown for now. According to historical records, 3,500 years ago, the gods quickly released another copy to fill the gap. The output of the new copy was different from the original copy, but the effects were somewhat similar."

General Number 2 lost interest and instead asked, "Is there any news about the Heavenly King?"

"General, no. I think you are too fixated on him. The chances of the Heavenly King General still being alive are less than one percent."

“My extraordinary intuition as the Dragon King tells me that he is still alive; the Heavenly King, as my acknowledged nemesis, would not die so easily… You may step down.”

The Secretary-General really wanted to say: Who do you think you are?

The Heavenly King died at the hands of the gods. You, a mere Dragon Queen, dare to try and take advantage of the gods?

But that would be disrespectful.

"Yes."

Finally, the Secretary-General bowed and turned to leave.

……

……

Blood Rose stood frozen in place, awaiting the impending teleportation.

Half a minute later, nothing changed.

She frowned and asked in surprise, "General, why weren't we teleported away?"

Zuo Chang laughed and said, "The ones who were teleported away are adventurers. What does that have to do with me, the city lord, or you, his loyal subject? Come with me."

The two of them went outside, one after the other.

Nothing had changed in the large plaza above the elevator. Zuo Chang looked around, unsure of where to go next.

"Mr. Zuo!"

A voice sounded beside me.

The particles converged, and a semi-transparent old man with a white beard floated in mid-air, looking at Zuo Chang.

He chuckled and said, "Perhaps I should call you Lord Zuo! You have completed your mission, and I have fulfilled my promise. The cloud storage has been restarted, and you—are the new master of this city!"

Blood Rose was puzzled and simply watched silently from the side.

Zuo Changze said, "Am I already the city lord?"

Yes! Congratulations!

"...Old sir, the 'city lord' you mentioned isn't just an empty title, is it? Why do I feel like nothing has changed?"

The ghostly old man smiled and said, "Please relax."