Building Up the Homeworld
[Blood Moon] observed for a moment, realizing that it had no way to leave, and then tried to communicate with its own power.
The Corrosion power of the Blood Moon remains, as does the generative power of strange tales, but both have been Suppression and repackaged by some kind of rule, transforming into... cards?
With a thought, five semi-transparent cards appeared out of thin air in his hand.
[Corrosion] (Consumes 1 Energy, deals 5 damage to one enemy and applies 1 stack of "Corrosion". Each stack of Corrosion deals 1 damage per turn.)
[Tales of the Uncanny] (Consumes 1 Energy to summon a "Tales of the Uncanny". The larva has 10 Health Points and deals 2 Mental damage to enemies each turn.)
[Blood Moon Gaze] (Consumes 3 Energy, prevents one enemy from acting this turn. Can only be used once per battle.)
[Crimson Domain] (Consumes 2 Energy, increases all damage taken by all enemies by 50% this turn.)
[Moonlight] (Consumes 0 energy, gains 1 temporary energy)
Blood Moon stared at the five cards, lost in thought.
Is this the rule of this world? Can power only be "translated" into this form to function here?
[Relic: Blood Moon (Upgradeable)]
After defeating a monster, there is a chance to convert it into your Vassal ("Ghost Story").
It works.
Blood Moon put away the cards and began walking into the tower.
Zone 76.
The crimson sky returned to its usual darkness. The blood-red dust that had lingered for days vanished with the disappearance of the Blood Moon, as if it had never existed. A dozen or so surviving monsters were wiped out, and the monsters strengthened by the Blood Moon were reduced to piles of ashes under the dual crushing force of professionals and the torrent of Mana Industrialization.
"Guild Master," a subordinate approached quickly, his tone tinged with uncertainty, "Blood Moon... completely vanished?"
"They went to another world."
Song Shige's voice was calm; he offered no further explanation, simply shifting his gaze to the edge of the area.
There, a silver-white Laboratory was disappearing into darkness.
Su Luo's Clone, carrying his body, set off again, heading deeper into the Land of Darkness. The outline of the Laboratory was quickly swallowed by the darkness, leaving only a faint energy trail in the air for a few seconds before disappearing completely.
The Exploration Quest continues.
Song Shige touched his Zhanmadao and began to ponder it.
He doesn't yet have his own purple -Attribute Skill Book. He's currently on the path to acquiring his third Purple Skill, which means that his base Attribute growth has already hit a bottleneck.
At least in the Survival System, improving basic Attributes can currently only be achieved through combat.
Thanks to the reward from the Great Being, his strength Attribute had reached 22 points. Combined with the temporary Attribute points from his Talent, the number was indeed very high, but his recent encounter with Xiao Luo gave him a clearer understanding of his own strength.
He couldn't beat Su Luo.
I assessed it during our initial contact: if he fought against the body controlled by Xiao Luo and the Laboratory, the odds would be about 70/30.
He's seven, Xiao Luo three.
But that was Xiao Luo, Clone. It happened when Su Luo wasn't present.
Su Luo herself didn't even make a move...
"It seems that focusing on building up passive skills during this period has indeed led to a slackening in strength growth," Song Shige muttered. "Perhaps I've already fallen out of the world's top ten."
His gaze swept across the Command Center and landed on Number One, who was engrossed in processing documents in the distance.
Number One felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.
He suddenly raised his head and looked around—the president had been standing there just moments before, but now only a note lay on the table.
"Exploration Quest, do not disturb unless absolutely necessary."
Number One looked at those eight characters, then at the mountain of documents piled on the table, and fell into a long silence.
On the screen beside them, Yun Xiaoxiao appeared in light and shadow.
It had a cloth strip with the word "Struggle" tied around its head and a piece of paper with "Great Steelmaking" pasted on its chest. It nodded solemnly to Number One and gave him a thumbs up.
"There are no labor laws in this Land of Darkness," it said, its tone tinged with empathy. "Although labor laws weren't very effective where I was before either."
Number One: "..."
While Zone 76 was undergoing the Corrosion of the Blood Moon and Industrialization, the Survivor were teleported back to their hometowns for refuge due to insufficient Attributes were not idle.
They are building infrastructure.
Dungeon Yun Xiaoxiao arrived simultaneously, along with a dense array of design drawings and intelligent programs.
At this moment, atop the spire of a super-tall building, Yun Xiaoxiao's luminous figure stands against the wind, overlooking the bustling construction site below.
"Let me tell you," its voice carried a hint of arrogance, "the Industrial AI of the Yuncang Civilization, after thousands of years of development and three hundred years of Optimization on my Mainframe —even a single, rudimentary intelligent subroutine from a small, Unmanned Factory Production Line can easily outperform your civilization's three hundred years of industrial development!"
Below, a Survivor was carrying hundreds of tons of steel looked up and wiped the sweat from his face:
"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right. But... when will it be fully automated? We've been working on this for days."
"What's the panic?" Yun Xiaoxiao glared at him, annoyed. "Current industrial technology can only build simple intelligent machines. You superhumans are far more useful than intelligent machines; you can move mountains and seas. Can machines do that?"
Since these Survivor had returned to seek refuge had nothing better to do, Yun Xiaoxiao recruited them all to work for her.
Its goal is clear:
"Objective! To fully utilize the resources of this planet; turn what can be made into machinery, and what can be turned into resource blocks!"
"Once my computer is built... I can be the Mainframe too, hehe..."
Yun Xiaoxiao chuckled twice, as if in person.
They are currently in the early stages, relying on superhuman manpower to gather resources and upgrade and build the industrial chain. When they reach their peak, they will use intelligent machinery to build more advanced nested devices.
The initial goal is to deplete all the resources of the home planet and transform it into a giant factory, and then plot to acquire mineral resources from outside the planet and energy from the Sun.
Yun Xiaoxiao's ultimate goal is to build a small section of the [Wall of Infinity], and then become the Mainframe.
"Hmm? That Survivor with the Space Talent is here..."
Its thoughts were drifting into the distance when it was suddenly interrupted by information from a dense array of sensors.
With a flash of thought, Yun Xiaoxiao reappeared, now projected in the form of light and shadow in front of Layton.
Layton stood on the edge of a city, silently watching the scene before him.
The entire city and its suburbs were razed to the ground.
Instead, there were layers upon layers of mechanical factories and piles of materials, with a dense network of pipes and conveyor belts interwoven into a vast structure, where all sorts of amazing devices operated.
He didn't understand the specific operating principles; he only knew that it looked very advanced.