novelraw Chapter 206 - 13: Magnetic Mother VS Lei Gong! Revisiting Old Ground! Has Old Tang Become My Miner? (Part 2)
Chapter 206 - 13: Magnetic Mother VS Lei Gong! Revisiting Old Ground! Has Old Tang Become My Miner? (Part 2)
Most of her time is spent handling the affairs of Dawn City, and to this day she hasn’t even had the chance to climb onto Yu Jin’s ten-meter-wide bed.
But Yin Yao never expected—
Cao Fang, once she started talking, her words were absolutely shocking.
Yin Yao, truth be told, is still a rookie. Now, being sized up by the two elders, her face gets redder and redder from embarrassment.
"Ahem—"
Yu Jin coughed lightly, breaking the awkward atmosphere.
"How about we find a place, sit down and chat slowly?"
"Standing out here on the main road—"
Inside the base, meanwhile—
Because of Old Yu’s earlier shout, more and more people were rushing over to see what was going on.
Eyes of all kinds were landing on Yu Jin and the others, filled with delight, awe, and curiosity.
"Ah, look at my brain."
"Alright, alright, let’s talk inside, let’s talk inside!"
"You two rarely come back, let me whip up some dishes and really cook for once!"
Cao Fang’s face radiates the loving smile of a mother.
She grabbed Yu Jin and the others, heading straight for the center of the base.
As she walked, she started introducing the changes and developments of the base from the past two months.
"Magnetic Mother Base?"
"Why’re we calling it that?"
Old Yu was still clueless about Cao Fang’s ability and couldn’t help but interrupt with a question halfway through.
"Heh—"
Cao Fang gave a proud little snort.
She stretched out her hand.
Shua—
On the open ground not far from the base, piles of steel pipes stacked like mountains came flying.
"Eh?"
Old Yu was utterly amazed.
"Ah Fang, weren’t you supposed to stay on Blue Star? How did you become an Evolver too?"
To this day, Old Yu still doesn’t know that his ’Thunder’ ability actually came from Yu Jin’s Benefit Link.
Yu Jin never mentioned it, and the absent-minded Old Yu really never asked.
"Evolver?"
"Now they all call me Magnetic Mother!"
Cao Fang, for once, allowed herself a little pride.
Old Yu perked right up at that.
"Hey—"
"Let me show you what your man can do!"
"I am—"
"Thunder!"
...
...
Jiangcheng University.
Vroom—
A spatial ripple ran through the air.
Yu Jin and Yin Yao stepped out from the void.
"Auntie’s cooking is really amazing."
Yin Yao said quietly.
Yu Jin just smiled at that and kept silent.
The two walked side by side down the tree-lined path of Jiang University campus.
After Mutant Beasts and Infected Bodies were wiped out by Purifying Light, the campus has gradually regained some of its former atmosphere.
Along the shaded walkways, students went back and forth in droves.
Most of them carried snakeskin bags in their hands, filled with all sorts of supplies gathered from outside.
"Hmm?"
"Those snakeskin bags..."
"They look just like my Environmental Protection Club’s stockpile?"
Yu Jin was slightly puzzled.
The next moment—
With a thought, he activated his Light Touch Ability, directly ’seeing’ what was going on inside the club’s activity room.
At the back of the activity room, all the originally stacked snakeskin bags had vanished without a trace.
"So it really is..."
Yu Jin’s expression grew a little odd.
Yin Yao overheard Yu Jin muttering and glanced at a nearby junior carrying a pink snakeskin bag, the corners of her mouth curving up slightly.
She thought of—
The days when she first came back after rebirth, volunteering to join Yu Jin’s Environmental Protection Club, and picking up trash with the president’s lead.
Strictly speaking—
Not much time has really passed, no more than three months, all told.
But...
Returning here and seeing this scene again, Yin Yao felt a deep sense of déjà vu, like a whole lifetime had gone by.
Tap, tap, tap...
The two strolled side by side, casually and unhurriedly.
Students passing by glanced over from time to time.
Some recognized Yu Jin, some recognized Yin Yao.
But since no one noticed them step out of the void, people were curious and puzzled, but nothing more.
"Eh?"
"President Yu and Senior Sister Yin?"
"Haven’t seen them around for two months, thought they’d traveled across dimensions!"
"..."
The students’ gossip reached the pair’s ears.
They exchanged glances and smiled faintly.
Soon after—
Yu Jin took Yin Yao to the male dorm building.
This return to Jiang University was mainly to find Tang Yunxuan.
But...
"Hmm?"
"Not here?"
Yu Jin activated Light Touch and Perception Ability.
Ever since Blue Star’s pollution was dealt with, Yu Jin hadn’t sensed Tang Yunxuan’s status or location for a long time.
But this time, as soon as he did—
Yu Jin froze in place in shock.
"Not on Blue Star?"
"Nor in the Solar System?"
"That distance..."
"Extremely far, maybe even beyond dimensions?"
He was stunned for a moment, then finally realized what was up.
"Internal Testing Helmet?"
"Did Old Tang get a helmet and cross over to another Wasteland Planet for testing?"
Soon after—
Yu Jin found a few of Tang Yunxuan’s old subordinates.
"Oh, you mean Boss Tang!"
"He crossed over..."
"Over two months ago, he got an Internal Testing Helmet and logged into ’Wasteland’ every day."
"Boss Tang said he was desperately mining, spending at least 16 hours a day digging."
"Later, he told us he became the Fort Commander of an interstellar fortress, leading interstellar war..."
"He talked a big game, so we weren’t sure if it was true."
"A month ago, Boss Tang said he was going to cross over..."
"That day, we saw him vanish into thin air along with his helmet..."
"Oh right, there was also a younger student from Jiang University who received a helmet, and crossed over that same day..."
...
...
Yu Jin sat on a bench beside the shaded path, frowning in thought.
With clues like ’mining’ and ’interstellar fortress,’ Yu Jin was pretty much sure—
Tang Yunxuan’s testing, login, and crossing was straight into the Star System Wasteland.
And, most likely, it was under Carol’s command.
This suspicion had popped up long ago for Yu Jin, but he never could confirm it.
After all—
Carol’s communication ways were highly limited; she could only process applications, but couldn’t pass on much information.
"So..."
"A million helmets, a million miners?"
"Old Tang became one of my miners?"
Thinking about that, Yu Jin’s expression grew weird.
This time, he had no intention of recklessly purifying the pollution of Blue Star like before.
Because Yu Jin worried that another Oumuamua 3 would just crop up after purification.
Now at Tier Sixteen, his tier is very high, but against the source of pollution, he still doesn’t feel up to the task.
Remember, Oumuamua 2 last time was already Tier Fifteen as a pollution source. If Oumuamua 3 appears, it’s likely to be a Tier Twenty source.
But...
Letting the pollution run unchecked on Blue Star is unacceptable.
The super large spatial channel between Dawn City and Blue Star can carry 500,000 returning Blue Star players, but not a single human can be taken from Blue Star.
This was confirmed with the system a long time ago.
[Non-’Wasteland’ game players cannot forcibly log onto A3 Planet or Star System Wasteland]
"If pollution can’t be stopped, and Oumuamua 3 eventually descends"
"Then—"
"Internal testing, crossover, login to Star System Wasteland..."
"Maybe that’s the only way out for the remaining billions of people on Blue Star?"
Yu Jin’s thoughts shifted.
Shua—
A translucent screen appeared before his eyes.
[Civilization Source Points: 6,500,000]
After killing Holland, Yu Jin earned a hefty sum of Civilization Source Points but never rushed to use them.
The reason: For confirming the whereabouts and function of the Internal Testing Helmet after returning to Blue Star.
Now that questions are answered, Yu Jin can finally spend boldly.
[Level I Civilization Authority Mall]
[Internal Testing Time Extension]
[Price: 10,000 Civilization Source Points]
[...]
[Purchase Limit: 1/5]
Yu Jin didn’t rush to buy this kind of item.
For Blue Star right now, extending the internal test is not much of a benefit.
Under the premise of safety, crossing over to the Star System Wasteland as soon as possible is actually the optimal solution.
His attention shifted to the second item.
[Level I Civilization Authority—]
[Advance Payment]
[Price: 1,000,000 Civilization Source Points]
[Effect: Before crossing, you can gain Wasteland Points in advance and use them to purchase resources (battle armor, spaceships, etc.), for use after crossing]
[Purchase Limit: 0/1]
Yu Jin read this and raised his eyebrows slightly.
This authority is very similar to the ’Salsa’ civilization that Eureka is part of.
But...
Not very suitable for Blue Star right now.
Yu Jin looked to the third item—the last one in the mall for now...