Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 338: The Wild Ambition from the Hidden Rocks: The Invasion Begins

"Civilization War Fortress..." Yu Yuan looked at the icon on the virtual light screen, narrowing his eyes.

His heart, however, was no longer calm.

Civilization Teleportation Gate... anchor world coordinates... construct a stable teleportation channel.

Looking at these words, Yu Yuan let out a long, deep breath.

He understood that the appearance of this Civilization Focus meant the final shortcoming in his previously conceived invasion and plunder plan had disappeared.

As long as this Civilization War Fortress was built, he wouldn't need to spend survival points for teleportation whenever he wanted to go to other worlds. He could directly transport his forces to other worlds through the Civilization Teleportation Gate to invade and plunder the target worlds.

Combat vehicles, armored vehicles, mutated creatures, and thug soldiers armed to the teeth could provide support and troop reinforcements to the target world at any time.

And the materials, captives, and resources plundered from the invaded worlds could also be continuously transported back to Green Forest City through the teleportation channel for resource feedback.

This would rapidly enhance the strength of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization.

"The primary Civilization War Fortress unlock requires 100 Civilization Points, and the Civilization Teleportation Gate can only anchor coordinates to three worlds.""The selection of these three worlds is crucial."

Yu Yuan calculated in his mind.

"Worlds that have fused with civilization shards should be prioritized for anchoring. They have unique world resources and ecologies, and must absolutely not be missed if encountered."

"Next, worlds rich in resources or possessing special resources can also be added to the candidate list for anchoring. As for those ordinary worlds... they won't be considered for now."

Yu Yuan quickly determined the best way to use this Civilization Focus.

However, all this was for later. Yu Yuan still needed 39 Civilization Points to unlock the 【Military Structure: Civilization War Fortress】 Civilization Focus.

"The 【Expansionism】 Civilization Focus grants Civilization Points for killing other players, which means I can earn Civilization Points by taking out Moss Cottage."

Yu Yuan felt a slight surge of excitement.

"I just don't know how many Civilization Points killing him will reward. Miscalculation. I should have finished him off before subduing the Aurora Animal Assistance Association. Now my ranking is higher than his, so even if I kill him, the rewards will be significantly discounted."

The thought of traveling so far to finally kill Moss Cottage, only to have the settlement evaluation reduced because his own ranking was higher, made Yu Yuan's heart ache as if bleeding.

"What a pity..."

Just as Yu Yuan was muttering to himself, the invasion war countdown had already begun its final 3-minute countdown.

Yu Yuan walked to the center of the hall and stood still. Beneath his feet and all around him were energy sensors, cameras, and other monitoring equipment.

Mona, Jiu Feng, and Miller all stood in the command center, nervously watching Yu Yuan on the screen.

On the large screen, a bright red countdown was constantly ticking down.

With each tick of time, everyone's hearts also skipped a beat.

Especially Jiu Feng and Miller.

Despite having experienced great storms and waves, the two of them were also somewhat nervous and excited now.

Their eyes revealed a look of exhilaration.

This was witnessing the existence of other worlds with their own eyes!

Moreover, it was witnessing the science fiction concept of spatial teleportation firsthand.

How could they not be excited?

"Do other worlds really exist?"

Jiu Feng murmured to himself.

As everyone waited anxiously, the time reached the final minute.

Yu Yuan received the confirmation stage for items and troop types to carry.

Yu Yuan selected all the items on his person. For troop types, only Mie Mie and Zhi Zhi were chosen.

Everything was ready. Looking at the decreasing countdown and the fact that his scheduled invasion sequence number was still NO.1, the corner of Yu Yuan's mouth lifted slightly.

"Moss Cottage, I'm coming! This is a big surprise. Are you... ready?"

【Mountain Stone Shelter: Ready! I'll launch the invasion war against you as soon as the Ceasefire Token ends.】

Looking at the message he had sent, Xiao Shan curled his lip.

Here he was, a player proudly ranked 98th, now going to provide poverty alleviation. If it weren't for the chance to obtain the Blood Clan's Embrace qualification, he wouldn't even bother with that guy.

"Although I knew before that Moss Cottage had a high-ranking big shot backing him, I never imagined his backer was so formidable—a player ranked near the top of the Bronze tier, with the potential to advance to the Silver tier at any time."

"Opportunities to connect with such a big shot are far too rare. I must seize this chance. It's just about boosting Moss Cottage's ranking into the top 200. That's manageable."

Mountain Stone calculated in his heart.

At the same time, a trace of curiosity arose.

When he communicated with Moss Cottage, he already knew the one Moss Cottage was guarding against was the Yu Yuan Shelter.

This was not unexpected to Mountain Stone; after all, he wasn't blind.

He had seen the information about Moss Cottage being defeated by the Yu Yuan Shelter before. A few days ago, the Yu Yuan Shelter consecutively achieved two Epic-tier accomplishments, and its ranking directly jumped from over two thousand to the 178th position.

To say he wasn't surprised would be a lie.

Anyone could see the immense potential of the Yu Yuan Shelter.

Rumors said Yu Yuan had a high-ranking existence backing him.

And this rumor was confirmed by Moss Cottage. The Yu Yuan Shelter had actually already become a werewolf. The high-ranking player behind him was, unsurprisingly, a high-level member of the Wolf Clan.

To be honest, Mountain Stone felt very displeased.

His own strength wasn't bad. He had relied on himself to reach his current ranking.

But whether it was Yu Yuan or Moss Cottage, both were doing well, though not as impressively as him, thanks to having backing.

Mountain Stone was quite unconvinced, but what could he do?

"Hmph... As long as I become a member of the Blood Clan, my strength will definitely receive a huge boost. By then, someone like Yu Yuan won't even be worth mentioning."

"It's just a top 200 ranking, a piece of cake! As long as I maintain good contact with the big shot Moonlight Shadow, after becoming a Blood Clan member, I'll be considered one of her people. The Bronze tier is just the starting point."

Thinking this way.

On the virtual light screen, messages from Moss Cottage kept coming in.

【Moss Cottage Shelter: Attention, attention. The Truce Period has only one minute left.】

Mountain Stone pulled back his thoughts. He had already taken out a 【War Token】 in his hand, waiting for the final moment to arrive.

【Moss Cottage Shelter: 59.......39.....5.....4......3......2... 1】

As Moss Cottage sent the final number, Mountain Stone decisively activated the 【War Token】 in his hand.

【Launch invasion war, target—Moss Cottage Shelter】

As the command was issued, the 【War Token】 emitted a dazzling light. Mountain Stone waited for the final confirmation.

But the next moment, the originally activated, glowing 【War Token】 had its light retract, returning to its previous token appearance. With a "clang," it fell to the ground.

And on the virtual light screen, a line of prompt information clearly popped up.

——【Sorry, unable to launch an invasion war against this world. This world is already in a state of being invaded...】

Mountain Stone's brow instantly furrowed.

He immediately sent a message to Moss Cottage to inquire, but the prompt he received was still:

—[The other party is in a state of war and cannot receive this message. The message you sent will be retained as a voice message.]

At this, a trace of astonishment and shock finally appeared in Mountain Stone's eyes.

"No... impossible... He just ended his Truce Period. How could he directly enter the war phase? What about the one-hour war preparation period?"