Full health is the kill threshold, no matter if you're a god or a demon!

However, despite its immense value, the road to restoration is long and uncertain.

Thinking about this, a question suddenly arose in Liu Nian's mind.

He recalled the three choices Arachne presented in the "Weaving Court":

The "scavenger" who ends dreams.

The "successor" who inherits the estate.

Peeking into the true nature of "fellow travelers".

They chose "fellow travelers" and thus entered into a contract with Arachne's cocoon form, thereby inheriting the floating city.

So, what if the second option—"Inheritor"—had been chosen? Logically, wouldn't one have directly gained control of the floating city?

Out of curiosity, and to confirm some of his guesses, Liu Nian raised this question with Arachne.

The little spider on the shoulder quickly provided a clear and reasonable answer:

"Choosing the 'Path of the Successor' will reward you with the 'Complete Technical Design Blueprints of Anaxim' upon successful completion of the challenge. This blueprint library contains all the design drawings, rune engraving techniques, material recipes, and theoretical notes for the floating city, from its basic structure to its strategic weapons."

It turned out to be the case.

Liu Nian suddenly realized.

The second option, "Inheritor," rewards you with all the design blueprints. With the blueprints, you theoretically possess the technology to mass-produce floating cities.

But this is precisely the biggest trap!

A blueprint is just a drawing, knowledge. But what's needed to turn it into reality?

It's a resource! It's energy! It's manufacturing capacity!

The most crucial and indispensable element is the eternal energy core that drives such a behemoth and supports the operation of those super weapons!

Such a thing is extremely rare and hard to come by. Arachne exhausted all his efforts and only managed to produce one.

Even Ascalon, which was so powerful back then, only had one "Heart of Terra".

Therefore, the "inheritor" may seem to have obtained the "seed," but whether this seed can sprout and grow is entirely unknown, and it may even remain just a fantasy on a blueprint forever.

Although Liu Nian directly received a broken "finished product," a mess that required massive resources to repair, it was at least a real starting point, a cornerstone with "ownership."

More importantly, he collected the psionic core before it collapsed into a black hole, thus solving the most crucial energy core problem.

Liu Nian closed the status panel on the city lord's control panel, which was causing his blood pressure to rise. He let out a long breath, and his gaze became firm again.

Well, let it be a mess.

At least for now, it's a mess of its own.

At the very least, it paved a second possible path for humanity.

As for repairing it... we have to take it one step at a time.

Moreover, this is not something that one person can fix; it requires the help of a collective effort.

Upon learning from the announcement that Liu Nian had become the new city lord of this flying city, everyone offered their congratulations.

However, Liu Nian did not reveal some secrets about the city lord, but only told Wu Zhan the key parts, such as the fact that it could become the new "main city" after the destruction of Azure Town.

Wu Zhan was overjoyed to hear this, as it was exactly what he had been most worried about!

That's why they were in such a hurry to build Dragon City.

I never expected to hear this good news, so I am naturally very happy.

This means that humanity has gained another option for retreat.

However, he was also thinking, why not use the city-building resources he had acquired over this period of time to repair Anaxim?

After thinking about it, he decided against it. First of all, the city still belongs to Liu Nian, and he shouldn't easily make decisions for Liu Nian. Secondly, it's best to keep this place as a hidden trump card and not reveal the news in a big way.

Therefore, Dragon City still needs to be built, because its geographical location is uniquely advantageous, and it also involves the issue of forming an alliance with the Engineering Dwarfs.

You have to eat one bite at a time, don't rush.

Although this exploration of the secret realm was fraught with danger, the final result was a happy one for everyone.

Not only did everyone level up by at least 10 levels at once, but they also received a massive amount of strategic resources.

Afterwards, everyone distributed their spoils. Liu Nian's contribution was undeniable, but his gains were also unmatched.

He not only obtained an eternal-level magical pet and became the master of the flying city, but also acquired an eternal-level energy core.

So when it came to the final distribution of spoils, he didn't fight with the others and only took two skill books: [Dragon Seal of Myriad Frontiers] and [Twin Casting].

[Dragon Seal of the Vast Lands] (180-second cooldown, 800 mana cost): You summon a massive frost skeletal dragon that will soar forward along a straight path of up to 30 meters in length and 8 meters in width, continuously spewing devastating dragon breath downwards. Each second, the breath deals frost magic damage equal to (180% spell power + 10% maximum health) to all enemies in its path for 5 seconds, and inflicts the "Frostfire" effect on enemies standing in its path: movement speed reduced by 50%, attack and casting speed doubled.

Liu Nian is now level 71 and has gained 11 skill points, so he immediately maxed out this skill, extending the attack range to 55 meters and increasing the damage to 230% spell power + 35% of maximum health as frost magic damage.

【Twin Casting】(600-second cooldown, 300 mana cost): You gather pure magical resonance and apply it to yourself. After casting, your next spell within the next 10 seconds (excluding this skill) will be "copied" and immediately recast once while the original effect occurs (without consuming additional mana and enjoying the same attribute and effect bonuses).

Since Liu Nian has maxed out all his support skills, and all five support skills are very useful, he will not learn this skill for the time being, and will wait until he reaches level 100 before deciding on it.

So I accumulated 6 skill points.

When Liu Nian and his group returned to the Anvil Outpost through the teleportation array in the core area of ​​the floating city, which had only 13% of its energy remaining, enveloped in a ghostly blue light, it was already nearly dusk.

The sunset is invisible in the dark regions, but the outpost remains bathed in a dim, yellowish light.

Many players and gnome artisans were still busy at the outpost, and many came up to greet the returning group.

The previous announcements had made these players extremely excited.

However, the impact of several hours of intense exploration and battles left even elite players feeling mentally exhausted.

Many people are thinking of taking a break or simply strolling around the city to relax.

"That's all for today, everyone. Let's all get our spirits up." Wu Zhan's voice was slightly hoarse.

The crowd quickly dispersed.

However, Wu Zhan, Wang Mu, Liu Nian, and several core members of the team could not rest immediately.

Almost as soon as they settled in, Wang Mian's communication requests came one after another.

"Boss Wu Zhan, I've made the arrangements. When are you available so we can have a meeting?"

Wang Mian's voice also carried a sense of weariness, clearly indicating that he hadn't been idle at all.

"Let's go."