The Teleportation Array Is in Place

In just a few days, the popularity of District Forty-Nine has far surpassed that of Alchemy Ruined City.

Even the population of District Thirty-Seven, the District of Desire, cannot compare to that of District Forty-Nine.

Countless players lined up, coming in batches to learn skills from him.

However, since it was already the middle of the version, there were almost no magic or mechanical players coming to learn.

Everyone knows that skills are not a major system. Their skills are mainly based on intelligence, and many of them have short-term burst damage from intelligence-based skills. None of these can be applied to swordsmanship, so learning them won't make a difference.

Therefore, those who come to Lister to learn skills these days are mostly Class Holder in martial arts, supernatural abilities, and other fields.

"Listen to me! What are you doing in the Psychic Department? Hurry up and learn swordsmanship, see if you have a chance to transfer to the Martial Arts Department."

Before them, a martial arts-type swordsmanship player was trying to comfort a supernatural ability-type player.

The two seem to be close brothers in real life, and martial arts enthusiasts are constantly recommending each other to one another.

"Will learning this really make me stronger?"

"Isn't that obvious? Do you know how expensive S-rank skills are at the Auction House? We can't afford them in our entire lives!"

"But... can I really transfer to the Martial Arts department after the second job advancement? What if..."

This player with the special ability seems to be a new player who just entered the game at this moment, with a level of just 60 and not yet having undergone the second job advancement.

With the rise of martial arts-related professions, many aspire to switch to martial arts, especially those specializing in swordsmanship.

This made Lister feel somewhat dazed, as if he could see a reflection of his past life in the other person.

Both switched from the supernatural ability system to the martial arts system, but unfortunately, I was a step too late. I only switched to the major professional system on the Fourth Advancement, and even then, it was still useless.

And the other party hadn't even reached the second stage of transformation yet. Considering the status of those with supernatural abilities in later generations, his good brother's advice was indeed not a bad thing.

He himself was still hesitant and somewhat reluctant to switch to a different major.

"And... how do you know that Count Merrick will appear in the next scene?"

"Can he really give us another SS-level skill?"

Lister pretended not to hear the conversation between the two and quickly arranged for the people behind him to step forward, preparing to impart skills to them in batches.

I was speechless; these two really dared to think that way!

Having S-rank skills at present is already an unexpected surprise for him.

He wasn't confident he could upgrade his skills to SS level in the next episode.

In his previous life, SS-level skills only first appeared among players at the end of the Galactic Federation, and they remained scarce until his transmigration.

Only a portion of the S-rank skills are available to ordinary players through quests.

Ultimately, the new player with the special ability accepted the skill instruction.

Of course, the most basic level was only C-rank, but fortunately he had experience, so he leveled up to 40 and was promoted to S-rank on the spot.

Its overall combat strength has been upgraded from F-level to E-level.

Unfortunately, a single level 40 S-rank skill isn't enough to make up for the gap in his base attributes.

With an average base attribute of 25 points, the more eager you are to advance to the second job advancement, the less room there is for improvement afterward.

This is also why, despite the increase in the number of martial arts-focused players, they still haven't been able to dominate the leaderboard.

It's rare to find someone who can max out their base stats in the early stages before reaching the second job advancement, let alone others.

One S-rank skill alone cannot make up for all the gaps.

Twenty days later, Lister in the District Forty-Nine was deserted.

The first week is the busiest for skill instruction, after which the number of people coming to learn gradually decreases until today when it is almost over.

The number of "leeks" (players who exploit others for profit) has surged by 20 million. Of course, many of these new players can't even gather enough experience to level up their skills to level 40.

Fortunately, the numerical advantage made up for much of the loss, and his personal experience points surged once again.

As for the current rankings, although he has made up for the shortcomings of the martial arts category, he still cannot make the martial arts category reach the top.

The biggest advantage is the strength of the current version; the mechanical class still leads the server rankings.

Fortunately, the martial arts system, like the magic system, has finally climbed to the second tier among top players.

Furthermore, its overall strength has increased, the number of players rated A and B has increased, and it finally shows signs of its former self. The Merrick Civilization has finally met the standards of a Level 2 civilization.

Return to the Duchy of Merrick.

At this moment, the rough main structure of the teleportation array has been completed.

The noble officials have left, and only the Black Armor Guard remains in this area.

Tim didn't return to the castle either. Instead, he spent his days comparing the teleportation array with the blueprints, as if he were filling in the gaps in his knowledge while learning something new.

"My lord~!"

"Your Majesty the Duke~!"

Upon seeing Lister appear, Tim and the captain of the guard rushed over to greet him.

"Have the guards patrol outside; no one is allowed to approach this area."

"Yes, Your Grace!"

The Black Armor Guards stationed nearby quickly assembled and, under the command of their captain, orderly departed to patrol and defend the area.

"My lord, do I need to return to the castle?"

"Well done! Just step back a bit, no need to rush back."

Ignoring Tim, Lister carefully examined the teleportation array in front of him.

Although the recruits had already mastered the teleportation skill, this was the first time they had actually set it up.

After confirming that the main framework is fine, take out a bunch of items from the Inventory.

[Beta's Intermediate Inscription Engraving Pen (Grade B): Within a certain timeframe, concentrate your mind to slightly increase the success rate of inscription engraving.]

[Beta's Special Tier 3 Energy Reuse Stone (Grade A): Continuously absorbs and stores free energy from the universe, releasing it in a fixed pattern.]

[Beta's...]

The entire set consists of materials needed to build a teleportation array.

Many of these are restricted items from advanced or even top-tier civilizations, which Lister simply cannot afford.

The items actually came from special credit points he retrieved from the Yalan Civilization.

As for the sender, without a doubt, it must be Wang Yue has completely integrated into the Aiven Family.

Currently, only someone of her level four civilization could procure these materials for Lister.

Within two hours, all the inscriptions had been completed, and energy reuse stones had been embedded in the six dedicated energy holes.

At the same time, they also took out an A-grade energy crystal obtained from the Alchemy Civilization and gave it to this energy reuse stone to replenish its energy.

Finally, the entire massive magic circle gradually emitted a pale blue glow from the ground.

Lister stood calmly in the very center of the magic circle.

Notification: Congratulations! The long-distance teleportation array has been completed and is now activated.

"Yalan Civilization Warning: Unauthorized access to the Yalan Civilization teleportation array coordinates is prohibited."

"Notification: The Merrick Civilization teleportation array submitted by Captain Lister has been approved. Connection to the coordinates is in progress."

Notification: Connection complete. Teleportation array is now open for use.

"Please set a price per use, a maximum number of people that can be teleported, and the minimum level of civilization that citizens are allowed to use..."

Since it is a long-distance teleportation array of the Galactic Federation, Lister is now completing these preliminary tasks as soon as possible in order to prepare for the future formation of the Civilization Army.

The long-distance teleportation array he built this time is of extremely high standard; most of the materials are not even qualified for use by second-level civilizations, and it is considered high-standard even among third-level civilizations.

With Wang Yue's support, he obtained these valuable materials with ease.

Even if only the coordinates of the teleportation array to the Yalan Civilization are currently open, it is sufficient.

Once a connection is established, data can be continuously relayed to the entire Galactic Federation, and the coordinates can be used to apply for further connections.

The key factor is whether anyone will visit the Merrick Civilization and how often it is used each year.

Essentially, teleportation arrays are still a means for various civilizations to make money.