Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

“Another two Gold Civilization Treasure Chests. And my ranking has also climbed to 5124.”

Not bad at all!

Yu Yuan revealed a satisfied expression.

He spent 30 Civilization Points to incorporate [Bio-Alchemy Civilization] into his own civilization system.

After thinking it over, Yu Yuan still decided to activate the Ceasefire Token.

Although he currently had the powerful Ice Crystal Spider Fiend acting as a guard dog.

But during the previous battle with ‘Scorching Underground Castle,’ he no longer possessed the overwhelming advantage he had before.

Yu Yuan could sense that the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend had actually already given its all.

And Scorching Underground Castle was only ranked in the five-thousand-plus range on the Bronze Leaderboard.

When Moon Shadow’s Breath was at the Bronze Rank, she herself had possessed three Silver-tier combat powers, including herself.

How could other players guarantee they didn’t have any?

With the death of ‘Scorching Underground Castle,’ the players who chose to invade him afterward would inevitably be even stronger.

The Ice Crystal Spider Fiend was at risk of being overwhelmed at any moment; Yu Yuan had to buy himself enough development time.

He currently had four Silver-tier creatures: Mie Mie, Zhi Zhi, Hammond, and Knight.

However, the combat strength of Mie Mie, Zhi Zhi, and Hammond wasn’t too formidable. They were barely adequate against enemies at the Bronze Rank but would struggle severely against Silver-tier creatures.

As for Knight, his combat strength was decent, but the biggest problem was his Molten Demon bloodline.

In the current extreme cold environment of -66°C, Yu Yuan was afraid that as soon as Knight appeared, he would freeze solid with a crack and die.

In other words, aside from Mie Mie’s [Hoofprint Spring], which had a certain ability to dispel the cold, Yu Yuan’s other combat powers simply didn’t have the capacity for prolonged combat in extreme cold conditions.

This was what truly troubled Yu Yuan.

“Thinking about it this way, Scorching Underground Castle’s sustained combat ability in extreme cold was already quite impressive! At least better than mine.”

Yu Yuan’s gaze fell upon the ice plain below, looking at the Alchemy creatures killed by the Ice Crystal Spider Fiend.

“Although he was a special civilization, he wasn’t an ice civilization. Perhaps I can find clues on how to resist the extreme cold.”

He patted Mie Mie.

“Let’s go down.”

Mie Mie~~

-

Unlike the Rock Rank.

At the Bronze Rank, only when the top 10,000 players on the Leaderboard completed an invasion war would a pinned announcement appear in the Chat Channel.

And the Yu Yuan Shelter had just stirred up a wave of discussion a few days prior.

When its pinned announcement appeared.

It was immediately noticed by those paying attention.

And when people saw that it was ‘Scorching Underground Castle,’ ranked 5124, that had been eliminated by the Yu Yuan Shelter.

Those players who originally had ideas about the Yu Yuan Shelter, hoping to make a name for themselves by beating it, all backed down.

They were just hoping to pick off a weak target, not actually looking to die.

As for the various faction organizations, each had their own thoughts.

Among the players on the Leaderboard, any faction with even a little bit of means generally knew their information.

So they naturally knew that ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ was a special civilization player who had fused Civilization Shards.

These types of players were the top-tier targets at the Bronze Rank.

The fact that the Yu Yuan Shelter could actually take down ‘Scorching Underground Castle’ meant that even if it wasn’t a special civilization player, it was absolutely extraordinary.

This kind of player was precisely the elite member their organizations needed most.

Friend requests flew in like snowflakes, all sent to the Yu Yuan Shelter.

Each person laid out their faction’s name and the welfare conditions they were offering.

The smarter ones would add a line at the end of their message:

—[All conditions can be renegotiated. Add me as a friend, for easier contact.]

Then they would fall into a waiting period.

But a few people, upon seeing this announcement, had their expressions change dramatically.

Soon, several of them gathered again at the [Fairy Tale Park World].

Gulu Coffee Shop, the same secluded corner.

The Ice Bear man Wūrūlū looked at Ladiz.

“Didn’t we say we’d let others test the waters of the Yu Yuan Shelter first? Why did Naz launch the invasion?”

The corner of Ladiz’s mouth curled into a sneer.

“Do you even need to ask? Naz thought I was making a mountain out of a molehill, didn’t believe my judgment, and acted on his own.”

“Of course, it could also be that he was worried one of us might snatch the bounty first and get that Epic Three-Star warship blueprint, so he decided to strike first.”

As he spoke, Ladiz shrugged nonchalantly, pursed his lips, and shook his head slightly.

“Now, you’ve all seen the result. It proves my earlier speculation was correct. This Yu Yuan Shelter is absolutely no pushover.”

His gaze swept over Gulu Gulu and the others.

“Although Naz was a bit reckless, you all know his strength. His Bio-Alchemy technology, when facing a player ranked 1000 to 2000 places higher than him, might not guarantee a win, but it wouldn’t let him die easily either. And yet…”

Ladiz glanced at the time.

“From the moment the Yu Yuan Shelter’s Truce Period ended, it took less than two hours for him to be eliminated. Do any of you have that kind of strength?”

The group fell silent.

They all simulated in their minds how long it would take them to take out Naz if he invaded their worlds.

The results shocked them.

Killing Naz within two hours was basically impossible.

A war isn’t just about charging in recklessly and fighting to the death as soon as you find the enemy.

Every combat unit is extremely precious to a player.

Resources are also very precious.

Especially Bronze-tier combat units, which are built up by consuming a massive amount of resources.

Losing even one would cause all that hard work to go to waste.

Because, in player-versus-player battles, unless you have an innate advantage against the opponent’s abilities, or you overwhelm them in numbers or strength, the normal state of battle is about maneuvering and finding your opponent’s weakness.

Ladiz gently shook his head and said:

“To be able to take out Naz so quickly either means the intel provided by Moon Shadow’s Breath was wrong, or Yu Yuan possesses a weapon with extremely lethal power. Otherwise, it’s hard to explain why Naz was eliminated so fast.”

“Of course…”

“In my opinion, it’s more likely both situations are true at the same time… Although an Epic Three-Star warship blueprint is very rare, it seems a bit too cheap to deal with such a dangerous guy.”

“Yu Yuan likely has one or two Gold-tier items. His strength is not to be underestimated.”

After Ladiz finished speaking, the others all remained silent.

But Ladiz subtly exchanged a glance with one of them.

Receiving Ladiz’s signal, that player nodded slightly and immediately said:

“As Ladiz says, it’s really not worth it just for an Epic Three-Star warship blueprint. Also, I suspect we need to pay attention to the extreme cold environment of the Yu Yuan Shelter’s world. After all, the previous temperature estimate was just Moon Shadow’s Breath’s speculation.”

“What if the actual temperature is far lower than negative thirty or forty degrees? That’s also a very big suspicious point.”

“So, Ladiz, what do you mean?”

Obviously, because of Naz’s incident, the Ice Bear man Wūrūlū was now inclined to believe Ladiz’s analysis.

However, from his constantly shifting eyes, it was clear he had his own considerations.

Ladiz was well aware of this and didn’t mind. He only spoke calmly:

“No rush. Let’s first inform Moon Shadow’s Breath about Naz’s situation and see how she reacts first...”

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