"Following Brother Tongzi’s Void Plus Three pattern, if I’m lucky enough to bump into a Tier Nine Infected Body..."
"Tier Nine jumping straight to Tier Twelve?"
"Wouldn’t say it’s impossible!"
Neil never once thought his leveling speed was too fast.
You kidding ?!
I an, if I’m hacked already, who the hell levels up one step at a ti, all slow and steady?
This is all about skipping the rules—going big or going ho!
"Crack—!"
As soon as the thought hit, Neil crunched a crystal for fun.
The bunch of Tier Nine Crystals from earlier system rewards—still haven’t even munched on those yet!
Neil wasn’t in any rush to get out and grind monsters; the plan was to wait for Chen Gang and the others to finish gathering the crystals, then pass them out and level Dawn City up in one big wave.
This Wasteland World is ginormous, so instead of running around who-knows-where for High-Tier Infected Bodies, might as well use Dawn City as the basecamp and steamroll everything outward, carpet map-style!
Refuge City?
Dawn City’s subordinate city!
Refugees?
Dawn City’s subordinates!
Mutant Beasts/Infected Bodies?
Walking crystals for Dawn City’s warehouse!
A3 Wasteland Planet?
Dawn Wasteland Planet, baby!
Any complaints?
Go cry to Dawn City’s City Lord Yu at Tier Nine, Ten, Eleven, or Twelve!
...
...
Dawn City.
Outside the city gates.
Chen Gang was leading over a thousand Evolvers, nonstop, bending over collecting crystals off the ground.
Not far off.
After Yin Yao left the City Lord’s Mansion, she joined the squad too.
She used "Sand Vortex" to scoop up crystals, her speed blowing everyone else out of the water.
But...
No matter how quick, with over a hundred thousand crystals, ain’t nobody finishing this stash any ti soon.
"Are you freaking kidding ..."
"I can’t believe there’s actually a day when I’ll be stressed because there are too many crystals."
Even as a Tier Three Evolver, Chen Gang was about to die from constantly bending over and standing up.
He panted, staring forward.
Everywhere he looked—crystals!
LORD HAVE RCY.
Back then, he’d risked his damn life over a Tier Two Crystal, brawling with a Mutant Beast till both their brains nearly spilled out!
But now?
Tier Two Crystals just lying around the streets—dogs in Dawn City don’t even give them a sniff!
"But honestly though..."
"Old Yu must be hacking!"
"No way, Tier Nine in three days—even hacks can’t pull that off, can they..."
Chen Gang kept muttering, but his hands never slowed down.
Tired is one thing, but crystals are another.
Back on Blue Star,
Chen Gang’s greatest love was gold—you’d flash that shiny yellow and his legs would turn to jelly.
But nowadays?
Now he’s all about those crystals, baby.
"Pick! ’Em! Up!"
"Pick them up like your life depends on it!!"
"If you don’t pick every last one, I’ll beat your ass, you hear ?!"
This fierce string of grunts wasn’t aid at anyone but himself.
Such a scene,
made the other Evolvers—almost a thousand—stare in awe, yet work even faster.
"Goddammit!"
"Fight for hard work? Or loyalty?"
"Bring it on, I ain’t scared!"
Elsewhere—
Within Dawn City.
The forty-sothing newbies from the Environntal Protection Club were also working their butts off to prove their "loyalty."
"Na? Age? asurents?"
"Wait what..."
"Why the hell do you need my asurents?!"
"Well, obviously it’s for the president—uh, no, for Lord City Lord, so he gets to know his subjects better!"
"..."
Nearby,
At the gates of the City Lord’s Mansion,
Neil, having finished his "massage and back-thumping" gig, was now sent by Yu Jin to act as "Supervisor."
Right then,
Angelina Neil barked an order.
Crack—
Crack crack—
Tens of thousands of chanical Flying Insects circled above Dawn City.
Their eyes glowed scarlet, recording every nook and cranny.
Ti marched on slowly.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Neil let out a quiet hum.
The Flying Insects notified her—
Outside Dawn City, there was a squad of about twenty refugees approaching.
A random group of refugees doesn’t even warrant Neil’s attention.
But...
Looks like there’s a pretty strong Evolver in that group.
"Tier Four? Tier Five?"
"If they can power up Dawn City, my lord might just like this..."
Neil thought out loud, blinked, and vanished in a flash.
...
...
Dawn City, outside the gates.
Chen Gang was still picking crystals.
"Hmm?"
"Little crystal, you want to feel my big hand?"
"Want to use these big hands and sweep you up REAL good?"
"Hmm? Say sothing?"
Chen Gang rambled to himself, shoving another crystal into his pocket.
His pocket was stuffed to the point of bursting now.
"Eh?"
Just as Chen Gang bent down for another crystal, he noticed a bunch of refugees had popped up right in front of him—god knows when.
"Gulp—"
At the very front, a burly, shirtless guy swallowed hard.
What the actual hell...
What kind of city has their gates covered in crystals like a damn red carpet ceremony?
Tier One, Tier Two, Tier Three...
Even *freaking* Tier Five and Tier Six crystals are lying around!
"Sup?"
"Thinking about snatching so?"
Chen Gang picked up on the guy’s Tier Two Evolver energy and instantly got bold as hell.
His electricity, never failed him yet!
Buzz—!
Current sparkled between Chen Gang’s fingers.
The shirtless brute instinctively stepped back twice.
Behind him,
The rest of the refugees, stunned by all the crystals, snapped out of it as soon as the electric buzzing hit their ears.
"No, nonono!"
The burly guy waved his hands fast.
He wasn’t scared of Chen Gang, but...
The Tier Six crystals were still fresh and toasty on the ground!
What did that an?
It ant the City Lord here could stomp Tier Six Infected Bodies and Tier Seven Mutant Beasts flat!
That’s so terrifying power level, man!
Him, a asly Tier Two Evolver?
Forget snatching crystals—just looking at them too long could get you killed for disrespect!
"We, we just want to..."
The brawny guy glanced at the nearly thousand Evolvers gathering behind Chen Gang, words tripping on his tongue.
He’d wanted to say "join your Refuge City."
But...
All those crystals everywhere...
He just couldn’t get the words out.
"So what do you want?"
Chen Gang jutted his chin, all swagger.
"We want to join the Refuge City."
Behind the burly dude, a petite figure stepped out.
"Hi, I’m Nia."
The small girl took off her oversized, clunky hood, letting two chestnut pigtails fall onto her shoulders.
She stood barely over five feet, babyfat cheeks still sared with wasteland dust.
"Uh?"
Chen Gang stared at Nia, a bit stunned.
How the hell is there a pigtail loli in this raggedy gang of refugees?!
"That’s Emmond, leader of our refugee team."
"We ca all the way from Bright Sanctuary City, hundreds of kiloters away, wandered here, hoping to join your city and get Lord City Lord’s protection."
Nia’s voice was soft as milk but her tone was steady, respectful just right—not too humble or pushy.
She was the only refugee who hadn’t zoned out over all the crystals on the ground.
"...Uh..."
Chen Gang was dazed all over again.
He realized—this little girl genuinely wasn’t scared by him, "Electric God" at Tier Three.
In fact...
His very instincts told him—don’t lock eyes with this girl.
Her eyes, sparkling clear like crystal, could see right through all his thoughts.
Swoosh—!
As Chen Gang was drifting off,
Angelina Neil teleported right to the front of the refugee team.
Her blue, chanical eyes looked past Emmond straight to the petite Nia.
"Tier?"
"Attribute?"
Neil’s voice: still icy, still chanical.
"Tier Five. Prophecy."
Nia blurted it out.
The air froze right after.
Chen Gang’s eyes went wide.
The approaching Yin Yao, her beautiful eyes shrank to pinpricks.
Even tough-guy leader Emmond was totally confused now.
"Tier Five?"
"Nia, didn’t you say you were only Tier Two..."
...
...
Dawn Inner City, City Lord’s Mansion.
Right after crunching another Tier Nine Crystal, Yu Jin hopped off his seat and scanned the mansion.
He spotted a whole separate wing out behind the Council Hall.
Nothing special about that in itself.
But at Tier Nine, even with "Light Touch," Yu Jin couldn’t see inside the place at all.
How could that *not* catch his attention?
"Living quarters?"
"Exclusive impart area for the City Lord?"
Yu Jin was curious as hell.
But just as he took a few steps, a string of ssages suddenly popped up in his face.
[System Notification——]
["Tier Eleven Star System Level Wasteland Wanderer—Naiya" requests to join Dawn City!]
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