Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

“Unicorn Rhino, by joining our ‘Snake Kiss’ today, you’ll be one of us from now on—no betrayal, no leaving. Of course, we’ll also help you advance to Silver Rank as soon as possible. Are you willing?”

A man in a black robe, holding a wooden staff in his hand, with eyes as cold and sharp as a venomous snake, spoke slowly.

“Lord Artus, I am willing! It’s an honor to join ‘Snake Kiss’!”

“Heh heh...” Artus, hearing Unicorn Rhino’s words, revealed a satisfied smile.

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“Unicorn Rhino, this is this mission’s target—Yu Yuan Shelter. He’s the latest prodigy nurtured by the Wolf Clan. Once you take him out, you should have enough contribution points to exchange for a Silver-tier advancement item. Advance quickly! When you reach Silver Rank, you might just make it in time for our organization’s operation.”

Unicorn Rhino looked at Artus across from him.

“Heh heh, the Wolf Clan, huh? I understand, Lord Artus. I’ll complete the mission and advance to Silver-tier as soon as possible. That way, I can unlock new potion recipes too...”

Unicorn Rhino glanced at Artus, who was clearly in a good mood, and showed a hint of curiosity.

Hearing Unicorn Rhino’s words, Artus looked over and shook his head slightly.

“Don’t worry about what the operation is for now. Before you reach Silver Rank, you don’t even have the qualifications to know—you might even face danger because of this information... In short, remember this: in the Civilization Ladder, Rock and Bronze are just laying the foundation.

Only by advancing to Silver Rank is a civilization truly mature, and only then can you explore...” At this point, Artus suddenly stopped speaking.

Instead, he revealed a mysterious and unfathomable smile.

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“Offer your faith to the great ‘Snake of Rebirth.’ Only by believing in the ‘Snake of Rebirth’ can we truly survive the despair of civilization’s destruction and find the ‘Spark of Civilization’...”

Before Unicorn Rhino appeared a statue, pitch black all over, seeming neither stone nor iron.

It was a coiled giant snake with a flat head and a single vertical pupil. Its wide-open mouth revealed four sharp, elongated fangs, and its black forked tongue flickered outward.

There was an inexplicable feeling of facing a great terror.

Artus stood before Unicorn Rhino, acting as the ceremony’s priest.

“Yes! Lord Artus!”

Unicorn Rhino looked at the statue.

“Great ‘Snake of Rebirth,’ I, Unicorn Rhino, now offer you my faith. From this moment on, I am your most loyal believer...”

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“Damn it, this is what they call a ‘mysterious potion’? What the hell is this 【Unstable Evolution Potion】? I spent 30 million Survival Points’ worth of resources, and all I got was this piece of junk—what a huge loss!”

This was in a secret chamber. At the center of the room was a brass cauldron, while the surrounding shelves held all kinds of potions and raw materials.

Clearly, this was where Unicorn Rhino brewed his potions.

After cursing, Unicorn Rhino sighed, placed the 【Unstable Evolution Potion】 in his hand into a wooden box, and walked out.

Outside the secret chamber was another storage room with three shelves, each holding a small number of items. In total, there were no more than six pieces.

But Yu Yuan could tell at a glance that all six items were of exceptionally high quality.

Clearly, these were Unicorn Rhino’s treasured collection.

Unicorn Rhino left the secret chamber, rode the lift all the way up, and reached the exit.

He emerged from inside a massive tree. In Unicorn Rhino’s field of vision, in the distance, was the lake island of Gado Lake, along with the tall tower on that island.

When Unicorn Rhino looked back, the tree showed no trace of any doorway. A faint smile curled at the corner of his lips.

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“What kind of creature is this? Why such a drastic change?”

Inside the high tower’s confinement room, Unicorn Rhino stared at a creature before him, which had two horns on its head, a ferocious face, and a body covered in black scales.

The creature was frozen solid, its entire form encased in a massive block of ice.

“Where the hell did the Far-Gazer Treehouse dig this fossil out from?”

Unicorn Rhino examined a pile of items in front of him. These were clearly the spoils from his invasion war.

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Back in the secret chamber, pink liquid boiled inside the brass cauldron. Unicorn Rhino carefully dripped a blue liquid into the cauldron.

The originally pink liquid emitted a purple fluorescence, turning the entire chamber into a sea of purple.

“Haha, the Corrosive Annihilation Potion is complete! With this potion, my forced invasion system will be even more refined. But damn, the materials for making the Corrosive Annihilation Potion are really expensive...”

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When Yu Yuan’s consciousness returned to his body, he fell into thought.

“The Snake of Rebirth? So that’s the true backbone of the ‘Snake Kiss’ organization?”

Yu Yuan wasn’t stupid. He could see at a glance that the third memory was an extension of the first memory—these were two connected memory fragments.

Not to mention, the appearance of the Snake of Rebirth was almost identical to the massive black snake that had been causing chaos in the consciousness space earlier.

The unique soul restraint of the ‘Snake Kiss’ organization must also come from it.

Yu Yuan looked at the Virtual Light Screen.

In the list of faiths that could be disguised under the title 【Devout Believer】, a new option had appeared—True Believer.

“True Believer? Shouldn’t it be Rebirth Believer, given the Snake of Rebirth?”

This question clearly had no answer for Yu Yuan.

He immediately stopped thinking about it.

But now, with this ‘True Believer’ faith disguise, it might come in handy when dealing with ‘Snake Kiss’ in the future.

Another thing that bothered Yu Yuan was the ‘Snake Kiss’ member named Artus.

It was Artus who had instigated Unicorn Rhino to launch the attack on him.

He was a Silver Rank member of ‘Snake Kiss’ and should also be the intermediary who had contacted Duke Yegu.

Yu Yuan was also quite interested in the operation Artus had mentioned.

Moreover, he hadn’t expected that even Bronze Rank was still considered beneath notice in the eyes of those higher-ranking players.

“Silver Rank... and the ‘Spark of Civilization’...”

Just then, a message from Greenfield came through.

【Greenfield Cruise Ship: You won?】

【Yu Yuan Shelter: Yes!】

【Greenfield Cruise Ship: ...Do you know that the entire Civilization Ladder is talking about you right now? In such a short time since advancing to Bronze Rank, you’ve climbed to rank 1252. A lot of people are guessing your identity, and rumors that you’re the new prodigy nurtured by the Wolf Clan are starting to surface!】

Yu Yuan opened the Civilization Ladder chat channel.

Sure enough, people were discussing him up there. The Civilization Ladder itself was fine.

But in the Bronze · Chat Channel, it had indeed caused a massive sensation.

Because the time since Yu Yuan had advanced to Bronze Rank was truly too short.

So short that it was only about ten days or so, and yet he had already fought his way to the 1252nd place.

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