Battlefield of Civilization: From the Bottom to the First Citizen

"If you're thinking of squeezing every last drop of power out of this Source Crystal to explosively reach the mid-stage of level one, I think you should just forget about it!"

Wu Ou was already standing beside him, leaning down and placing his hand on his chest.

"Ah—what are you doing? Stop!"

Hong Wei tried to struggle, but found that Wu Ou's strength with just one hand was enough to subdue him!

With just a burst of pain, he felt his strength being continuously drained from his body.

puff--

He spat out a mouthful of blood, and his entire being immediately weakened.

In Wu Ou's hand, there was a fist-sized source crystal.

"Should I say you're lucky or unlucky? This thing is the Snow Demon's crystal core. You should have killed it when it was still below level one."

However, instead of being absorbed, it was embedded in his chest.

You will then discover that your superpowers are enhanced because of this, and you can also continuously absorb the source energy of heaven and earth to restore or even temporarily enhance your abilities.

It's like the protagonist in some online novels who gets a cheat code.

As Wu Ou spoke, a look of hatred appeared in the eyes of the weakened Hong Wei on the ground.

"So what if it is? Now it's yours."

"You hate me that much! But you probably don't know something!" Wu Ou said, tightening his grip slightly.

"ah--"

A sharp shriek rang out, and people around retreated and covered their ears.

The nearest car had its windows shattered by the impact.

A figure appeared within the crystal core.

If Hong Wei's gaze towards Wu Ou just now was filled with anger, hatred, and a hint of jealousy...

So, the look in that figure's eyes as he looked at Wu Ou was filled with nothing but resentment, in addition to a trace of fear.

"You should be familiar with this. What I'm saying is that it actually helps your body, your abilities, to keep recovering."

Your fate will either be to be drained of everything and die, or to be transformed into a puppet.

You should be able to feel that your emotions are becoming increasingly difficult to control!

Also, you should have tried to cultivate, but haven't felt any improvement.

Only during battle, when you are weak, and when you need power to survive, can you unleash a burst of temporary strength.

Upon hearing Wu Ou's words, Hong Wei's eyes revealed a look of shock.

Because everything Wu Ou said was absolutely right!

click-

The energy in the crystal nucleus was completely drained, and it naturally shattered.

This snow demon is clever, but also too cautious.

This caused it to concentrate its own consciousness inside the core, only able to project power to form images, instead of using its consciousness to wrap around the crystal core and then condensing energy on the outside to form a body, like a normal snow demon.

In this way, Wu Ou directly drained the energy, and its consciousness instantly lost its protective power, only able to release a frightening image and a mental shock.

Having just regained consciousness from the mental shock, Hong Wei looked at Wu Ou with a mixture of fear and awe.

"Chief Xu, take him into custody. As for you—" Wu Ou looked at the Snow Wolf team members.

Many people looked nervous.

"I don't have the right to directly judge you, but I imagine you wouldn't want to be judged by the law, would you?"

According to the information he remembered, those who could stand here were at least not "good people".

Although the state later implemented a more lenient plea bargaining system because it understood the special circumstances, these individuals were still not eligible for amnesty.

Upon hearing Wu Ou say this, the group immediately became anxious.

They all simultaneously turned on those around them, not to attack them, but to push them toward Wu Ou.

This buys them time to escape!

"asshole!"

"What are you going to do?"

"Don't touch me!"

The sudden attack by several people caught their original "teammates" completely off guard.

But some people realized what was happening.

"what!"

Those who did the attack screamed in agony almost simultaneously.

Their arms had all had their joints dislocated by Wu Ou.

"Chief Xu, these people are locked up with him."

As for the rest of the people…

"If you're willing to spare our lives, we're willing to follow your orders! The entire Snow Wolf team's assets are on the truck, and they're all yours!" one of them said, stepping forward to show his stance.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Those are our own things, why do you have the right to decide everything by yourself!"

"Exactly! You don't represent all of us!"

"I surrender too! I'm a superpowered person too!"

"I can fight, and I'm willing to risk my life!"

For a moment, it was a scene where everyone was vying to express their "value" to Wu Ou.

After all, they had been following Hong Wei for quite some time and had developed this way of thinking and habits.

They may not be the strongest, but as long as they are not the most useless, they will not lose their current status.

They will not become like those who are used as expendable objects by them.

After glancing at them, Wu Ou selected more than a dozen people.

"As for the rest of the people, Chief Xu, you should send someone to lead them to do some work first, since they have also damaged this place."

Also, please accept the supplies and people on the vehicle.

Before long, this place will become an important base.

"Yes, I will definitely do these things well!" Xu Rui's eyes lit up, full of fighting spirit.

"As for you, come with me."

These people are all at the first-level in terms of strength.

The entire Snow Wolf team actually consists of a dozen or so Level 1 members, one named Hong Wei who can unleash the strength of a mid-Level 1 member, plus a considerable number of members with Level 8 or 9 strength.

It is thanks to these large trucks and their ferocious, reckless fighting spirit that they have been able to get to where they are today.

When they encounter a truly powerful force, or someone like Wu Ou who can overwhelm them with sheer strength, their true nature of only being able to bully the weak will be exposed.

With these people and the material support from Xu Rui, Wu Ou began to build a dock base on the banks of the Beijiang River and clear the transportation line between the dock and the Linjiang Shopping Mall.

The ultimate goal is to connect the two sides into one large base.

After arranging the work for these people, Wu Ou flew to the island in the middle of the river.

"You're back. What did Coach Li say?" Leng Yue walked over as Wu Ou landed.

"It seems you've become quite proficient in using these engraving techniques!"

Looking around, I noticed that many things already had carvings on them, indicating they were no longer made from the original material.

"It must be said that these carving techniques, even just the basic and scattered applications, can produce considerable results."

Normally, it's a rather tricky problem to connect these scattered carvings to create a cohesive effect.

Aside from the 'array' in the seed area, I've just found a way to piece it together." A smug smile flashed across Leng Yue's face.

Then, he took out a half-body shield.

The carvings on it form a unified whole.

With the input of source energy, not only does an energy shield appear, but it also has the effects of absorbing and projecting energy!