Translator: AnubisTL
The human guardian paused, then continued, "After meeting me, this player said three things."
"First, mutated beasts have spawn points—they emerge from stones emitting a faint white light, appearing out of thin air. This explains why we've almost never encountered their nests."
"Second, the mechanical race is collecting these spawn points. A mechanical race player tried to steal his spawn point, and he killed them."
"Third, he discovered a mechanical race city and gave me its coordinates."
"Then, without a backward glance, he sprinted away as if some great calamity were chasing him."
"Wait a minute," Scar Dog interjected, puzzled. "If there's such a powerful human player, why didn't you try to keep him around instead of letting him run off?"
"I did try," the human guardian said with a wry smile, shaking his head. He waved his hand, and a panel materialized in the air. "But after he showed me his innate ability, I stopped trying. See for yourselves."
[Talent Panel: Solitary Wanderer]
[Talent Effect]: A fierce tiger always walks alone. When you are completely alone, without any companions, each mutated beast you kill guarantees a one-star item. Furthermore, every mutated beast or alien race player you defeat permanently enhances your physical attributes.
[However, as a consequence, if you spend more than one hour in the company of fellow race members or alien race players, your innate ability will permanently vanish.]
Scar Dog carefully scanned the talent description and nodded in sudden understanding. "No wonder. This talent disappears permanently if you stay with fellow race members or alien race players for more than an hour."
"Speaking of which, this talent sounds incredibly powerful."
"Every mutated beast you kill guarantees a one-star item."
As the words hung in the air, Chen Jiang and Scar Dog exchanged a swift, knowing glance, their thoughts mirroring each other.
In Central Control Room 1024, the mutated beast manufacturing machine could produce five mutated beasts per second.
Five beasts per second meant 300 beasts per minute, and nearly 440,000 beasts per day.
And this man's talent guaranteed a one-star item for every mutated beast he killed.
What does this mean?!
It means that as long as they find this man!
This man would become the ultimate perpetual motion machine, an inexhaustible powerhouse, providing them with 440,000 one-star items every day!
What does it mean to have 440,000 one-star items every day?!
Chen Jiang's expression turned dazed as he gazed into the distance, his thoughts drifting. He murmured, "I wonder what a turret caliber of three thousand light-years would look like?"
"Would it be enough to destroy an entire galaxy?"
Yes.
If he could obtain 440,000 one-star items daily, he believed his turret caliber wouldn't be far from reaching three thousand light-years!
Most importantly—
The central control room he found was only No. 1024.
This meant there were at least 1,023 central control rooms ahead!
Each central control room's mutated beast manufacturing machine could produce 440,000 mutated beasts per day!
With all 1,024 machines operating simultaneously, they could generate 450 million mutated beasts daily!
In other words, if they could find this human player and have him continuously kill mutated beasts for them, they could obtain 450 million one-star items every day!
450 million one-star items per day!
What kind of concept was this?!
It meant that from now on, the caliber of his turrets could only be measured in light-years!
As for the human player's side effect—the solitary wanderer thing—that was no problem at all. Who cared?
After all, they'd be constantly killing mutated beasts in the White Space. They could slowly become solitary wanderers there, completely undisturbed. They wouldn't need to worry about anything except killing mutated beasts!
Chen Jiang could already envision the future:
When the Ten Thousand Races Arena finally ended, the hidden hand would let out its standard villainous laugh, ready to reap the fruits of its labor.
Then, Chen Jiang would slowly pull out a turret with a caliber of three thousand light-years from his pocket and aim it at the hidden hand.
Meanwhile, Scar Dog, his cheeks flushed slightly and his pupils unfocused, gazed into the distance. Lost in thought, he could barely suppress the grin stretching from ear to ear.
"Three thousand light-years? That's thinking too small, Brother Jiang."
"Let's go for ten thousand light-years."
"With just one ten-thousand-light-year caliber turret, we'd be set for life. No matter the problem, one shot from that thing would silence the entire universe."
Clearly, Scar Dog and Chen Jiang were already on the same wavelength.
Zhao Ritian and Li Hao exchanged glances, their eyes bloodshot with greed.
Clearly, they too understood the monstrous nature of the solitary wanderer's innate ability.
For the player himself, the most powerful aspect of this ability might have been its ability to enhance physical attributes with each kill of an alien race player or mutated beast. After slaying a certain number of these creatures, one could drastically improve their physical prowess, perhaps even achieving a body as formidable as those described in fantasy novels.
But Zhao Ritian and Li Hao knew that for Chen Jiang and his group, the true value of this ability lay in its guaranteed drop of a one-star item with every mutated beast kill.
After all, the normal drop rate for mutated beasts was notoriously low.
What did this mean?
It meant that once they found this human player, they could rapidly construct a turret with a caliber of three thousand light-years.
And when that cannon fired...
The entire universe would fall silent!
Of course, to silence the entire universe, a caliber of three thousand light-years might still not be enough.
It's fine. Three thousand light-years should be enough.
"You... what are you doing?"
The human guardian stared blankly at the four figures before him, utterly bewildered. He had merely shown the human player's innate ability to Chen Jiang and the others.
Then, as if they had taken some kind of drug, their expressions turned dazed, their eyes glazed over, and they began muttering nonsense.
Three thousand light-year caliber?
If he understood the term "caliber" correctly, it referred to the diameter of a firearm's barrel. Could such a thing even be measured in light-years?
Unable to contain his confusion, he stammered, "Um... young men, what's going on here?"
"Enough with the chatter!"
Scar Dog snapped back to his senses first, wiping drool from the corner of his mouth. His eyes gleamed with fervor as he fixed his gaze on the human guardian. "Where's that player? Where is he?"
"Take us to him now!"
"Hurry, hurry, hurry! We need to move immediately!"
"We must find this player—right now, this instant, immediately!"
"You mean that player?"
The human guardian frowned slightly, pondering for a moment before speaking. "After he showed me that innate ability, I naturally didn't stop him. I let him leave."
"I don't know exactly where he went now."
"No, you do know."
Chen Jiang immediately stood up, abandoning his grilled meat, and strode toward the light gate. "Just tell me which light gate he exited through. We'll handle the rest."
Yes.
This player's importance to him was paramount—no less valuable than a hundred thousand mechanical race slaves!
Perhaps even a million!
By finding this player, he could rise to power with unprecedented speed and in a completely irrational manner!
Then!
All the players on this planet would witness a colossal cannon barrel, piercing the sky like Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang, rapidly expanding with each passing moment!
"Guardian Lord."
Scar Dog and Li Hao each supported the Guardian Lord by an arm, guiding him toward the light gate. "The person you mentioned is our long-lost half-brother."
"Therefore, you absolutely must help us find this player. He's extremely important to us."
"That's not why I'm here."
The human guardian looked blankly at Chen Jiang's retreating figure, frowning in confusion. "The global event, the beast tide assault, is about to begin. My main purpose in coming here was to discuss how we should respond to this global event."
"After all, we received detailed information about the event a day in advance."
"If we prepare properly, even if we can't secure the top ranking, we can still reap significant rewards."
Meanwhile, Chen Jiang and his group quickly reached the entrance of the light gate.
Without hesitation, Chen Jiang strode through the light gate. The moment he passed through, his three-star item, the Seven-Eyed Mechanical Wing, activated, allowing him to hover effortlessly in the air without falling.
Scar Dog and the others, following close behind, activated their phantom gates as they passed through the light gate, successfully landing on a nearby flat area.
"Let's put the global event aside for now."
Chen Jiang turned to the human guardian with a serious expression. "The most important thing right now is for you to tell me which light gate he left through."
"He's very important to me. He's my long-lost brother."
"I'm not sure about that myself. Let me ask the guard corps around here."
"Thank you, Guardian Lord. I appreciate your help."
The human guardian quickly returned with the information: "We don't know which specific light gate he used, but someone saw him leaving in that direction."
Chen Jiang and his companions followed the old man's gaze.
The direction pointed to the end of the row of light gates.
Only three light gates remained there.
"He left through one of these three?"
"Yes, that's all the information I have."
"Thank you."
Chen Jiang nodded in satisfaction before turning to the human guardian with a serious expression. "This information is crucial to me, but I need you to promise not to reveal it to anyone else."
"Especially not to mention this matter through the human race horn, area speakers, global speakers, or any other means of communication. Do you understand?"
"Though I don't know what you're planning..."
The human guardian frowned deeply and said solemnly, "But I still want to tell you that the upcoming global event—the beast tide assault—is the most critical matter right now, even if it sounds harsh."
"I still hope you can reclaim the top ranking for the human race."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing," Chen Jiang replied with a confident smile, nodding slightly before striding toward the three light gates in the distance.
He had no intention of using the human race horn to search for the solitary wanderer. Doing so would only alert the human player. Knowing the general direction was enough.
With Li Hao's map manifestation and Scar Dog's energy drive, they would quickly locate the human player's position.
A solitary wanderer should be easy to find.
Soon, Chen Jiang and his companions entered the first of the three light gates.
As soon as they landed, Li Hao closed his eyes briefly. Within seconds, he had mentally mapped the entire terrain within a thousand-meter radius and projected it into the air.
"Three," he announced.
The map showed only three scattered human players, with no alien race players in sight.
The only players still near the light gates were small exploration squads from Kindling City.
In particular, a group of three human players didn't seem to possess the innate ability of a solitary wanderer. Nevertheless, Chen Jiang decided to teleport to their coordinates.
After all, what if they were the ones they were looking for? They couldn't afford to miss out.
The answer came quickly.
They weren't.
But Chen Jiang and his team weren't discouraged. They simply repeated their process:
Map, manifest, locate human players, teleport, verify.
Their patience was unwavering.
Though the effort required was considerable, the potential rewards made it worthwhile.
Meanwhile, near another light gate, Wang Defa lay sprawled on a low hill, his face twisted in conflict. He watched a girl lying in the wilderness nearby, her lips pressed tightly together and her face deathly pale. She dared not make a sound.
The girl looked to be around nineteen years old.
Earlier, while hunting mutated beasts alone, she had managed to kill two, but her legs had been bitten off. Now, she lay on the ground, gritting her teeth as she struggled to crawl toward the light gate.
The girl was clever enough to know she couldn't make any noise, as that would only attract more mutated beasts from the surrounding area.
But it was no use.
The two mottled trails of blood behind her, like skid marks, had already drawn the attention of mutated beasts.
He could see two of them crouched beneath the bushes a hundred meters away, their eyes fixed intently on the girl crawling forward.
The beasts were waiting, biding their time until she was completely exhausted before charging out.
He considered helping her. He had healing potions in his space bracelet, but the problem was... her injuries were clearly beyond what potions could fix. She needed bandaging and proper care.
And he would have to carry her all the way to Kindling City.
If he delayed for more than an hour, his "solitary wanderer" innate ability would be completely ruined!
Just as he was wrestling with his indecision, the girl seemed to have lost too much blood. Her arm went limp, and she collapsed onto the ground, unable to rise again.
(End of the Chapter)
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