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

Zhao Xinchun's mount is the [Mechanical Killer Leopard].

It is a sleek, agile mechanical mount modeled after a black panther. Its outer shell uses a light-absorbing matte coating, and its eyes are two flickering red optical sensors. It moves almost silently.

Like Zhao Xinchun, its passive effect allows it to enter stealth mode while riding, and its active skill [Optical Camouflage] allows it to enter a powerful stealth state for a short time, greatly increasing its movement speed, making it a perfect scouting and ambush mount.

Sun Yao's mount: the Blazing Lizard.

It is a bipedal mechanical fire lizard that looks like a combination of a boiler and a cannon. On its back is a "furnace" core that constantly emits heat waves, and there are faint flames flowing from the short and thick cannon barrel.

This mount leaves a brief, scorching trail in its path as it moves. Its active skill, [Molten Core Jet], allows it to glide a short distance and spew flames in a cone-shaped area in front of it, causing continuous damage.

Chen Suan's mount, the Wind-Riding Goat.

This lightweight mechanical mount, modeled after a goat, looks remarkably elegant. Its main body is constructed of lightweight alloy and transparent conduits, within which flows a vibrant green healing fluid. Its horns are intricate gear-like antenna structures.

While moving, it increases the rider's health and mana regeneration rate. The active skill [Healing Ripple] releases a spreading pulse that dispels one negative effect from friendly units within range and restores their health.

Unlike pets, mounts are tied to their owners' levels and do not require leveling up, but they also do not have as many advancement possibilities as pets.

The combat power of a mount is fixed; its main function is to provide mobility and a small combat bonus.

The five mounts were all very stylish and perfectly matched the characteristics of the five people, so the five people were naturally very satisfied.

The joy of acquiring a mount invigorated everyone.

Wu Zhan is a show-off, so the moment he got the mount, he immediately took a screenshot and shared it in the guild chat channel.

Immediately, the guild channel exploded, with everyone asking where it came from.

Especially Liu Nian's Tyrannosaurus Rex, it looks so damn cool! I want one too!

At this moment, Prince Gerbin's voice rang out again, steer the conversation back on track:

"High Craftsman Mekkatorque has given me a detailed report on your discoveries in Ascalon, as well as your grand plans for 'Dragon City.'" Prince Gelbin's gaze finally settled on Wu Zhan, the guild leader, with scrutiny and consideration. "That ancient ruin constructed of anti-magic rock indeed contains unimaginable value and power."

Wu Zhan stepped forward, speaking respectfully and sincerely: "Your Majesty, we are well aware that with our current strength, clearing and occupying that ruin teeming with level 100 monsters is nothing short of a pipe dream. But we believe that if we could gain the support of the Gnomeregan clan and receive your assistance, this goal would no longer be a dream. We are willing to share the legacy of Ascalon with our gnome friends, especially the inexhaustible resources of the anti-magic rock."

Prince Gelbin nodded slightly, his fingers lightly tapping the armrest of his throne. "I have no doubt about your sincerity, human friends. The significance of the Anti-Magic Rock to our race far exceeds your imagination. However..." He changed the subject, his tone becoming serious, "My primary strategic focus at present is dealing with the goblin kingdom from the Eastern Rift and stabilizing our existing territory. I simply cannot spare a large army capable of sweeping through the ruins of Ascalon for you at this time, nor is it in my recent plans."

The atmosphere became somewhat tense. Wu Zhan understood that the reason why the dwarf prince had not agreed was probably because their prestige was not high enough. The dwarf prince could not defy the system rules, which dashed everyone's hopes of using dwarfs to clear out monsters.

But Wu Zhan was not discouraged. He raised another crucial point: "Your Majesty, we understand your difficulties. So, regarding the 'City Building Order,' which is necessary for establishing a city, do you know how to obtain it?"

"The city-building decree..." Prince Gerbin pondered for a moment, his mustache slightly twitching. "Such things usually only appear in ancient, secret realms, and I don't have accurate information on that. However, I do know a place where what you need definitely exists."

He gestured to the attendant beside him to hand him a metal foil map.

"The experimental base deep within the Rusty Water Canyon," Prince Gerbin said. "This is an abandoned experimental site occupied by mechanical creations and resentful energy. It was built by a master craftsman I sent there to conduct an experimental project simulating a 'city core,' but things went wrong, resulting in the loss of the city-building token I gave him. You can send ten people to try to retrieve this token."

Wu Zhan was naturally overjoyed.

As long as it exists, it doesn't matter how difficult the dungeon is.

With Liu Nian here and his extensive combat experience, he is quite confident.

Wu Zhan took the map from the guard, which clearly marked the coordinates of the dungeon and the challenge level requirements: players must be level 30 or higher, and the first clear reward is a [City Building Token].

This five-person team is currently at a slightly lower level and doesn't have enough members, so we need to go back and recruit new people.

Fortunately, the entrance to the instance is located in the Rusty Water Canyon, which is near the place where Wu Zhan, Liu Nian, and Sun Yao destroyed the plague core.

This saves a lot of trouble.

When I accepted the escort mission with Mekkatorque, they said there was a problem with the teleportation array. Wu Zhan thought it was just a deliberate setup in the mission, but when we arrived, we found that there was indeed a problem. It wasn't that it was unusable, but that the magic stones needed to activate the teleportation array were running low.

It's important to know that this teleportation array connects multiple territories of the dwarves, and its daily throughput is an astonishing figure. Especially during wartime, large numbers of troops pass through the teleportation array, leading to excessive consumption.

Two more magic stone mines have recently been seized by goblins, forcing the closure of teleportation arrays in some less important towns to conserve energy.

Therefore, if the group wanted to use the teleportation array to return, they would likely have to pay a considerable price.

Therefore, it's more cost-effective to simply use the return scroll from Azure Town to go back.

To put it bluntly, this level 100 NPC city is a bit too advanced for the current group of people. They haven't reached that level yet. Once they level up and the story progresses, this restriction will naturally be lifted.

Although the city-building order is crucial, now that we've come to this city, we certainly can't leave easily.

So after the initial joy of acquiring the mount subsided, a great sense of novelty took over the hearts of the five.

For the vast majority of human players on Earth who are still struggling near various small blue towns and rarely even see small NPC cities like Toothpick City with a level cap of 25, the prosperity and development of Gearheart, a true city with a level cap of 100, is simply incomparable.

Wu Zhan had no intention of hiding anything. He wanted everyone, especially the foreigners in the Azure Council, to know that he and his Newcomer Club had taken a completely different step!

Your levels are high, but it's been several months now and you still can't break through the pig-headed people's blockade, and you keep whining and complaining to the Yin Yang Dragon Kingdom players...

He even posted a few more pictures of the Gearheart Street in the guild channel, showing the sky made of gears, the cable cars shuttling back and forth, and the towering spires, which once again drew groans and envy from the guild members.