Chapter 486: Xiao Xi Advances to Silver-Tier, Focus [World Resource Concentration]

[Alpha: Clean up…]

As the Alpha issued the command, Shadow carefully opened the door and glanced at the two team members beside him. He first pointed at the two Infected, then drew a line across his neck twice.

The meaning was simple and clear.

The two team members received the instruction and immediately stepped past Shadow, entering the dark corridor.

Shadow quietly watched the two of them leave.

He was far too familiar with these Infected.

Back when their [Jackal] squad had been stationed at Yu Yuan's shelter for a day and a night before joining the Black Shield Police Department.

That was exactly when Yu Yuan had been participating in the Wasteland Battle Royale, and they had witnessed his return after fighting through Freedom Tower.

During that time, all the blood-stained spoils Yu Yuan brought back had been cleaned by the [Jackal] squad members in their spare time.

And when they had nothing else to do, they had even carefully studied the [Swiftstriders] locked in the Treadmill Generator Room.

So, he was already prepared to provide backup at any moment.

But the mentality of these two team members was better than he had imagined.

With the boost of Bronze-tier combat power, two ordinary Infected didn't stand a chance.

The two quietly moved behind the Infected, exchanged a glance, then struck without hesitation.

They clamped their arms around the Infected's heads and wrenched them backward with force.

Two extremely faint cracking sounds were heard.

The cervical spines of the Infected were snapped clean off. After twitching a couple of times, they stopped moving.

Two extremely weak traces of Pure Spirituality were absorbed by the [Spirit Collector] on Shadow's wrist.

These [Spirit Collectors] had been prepared by Yu Yuan specifically for the Pioneering Group. Ten had been made in total.

For this operation to conquer Freedom Tower, Yu Yuan would not be participating.

The strength of the creatures here didn't require him to act personally—this was a training ground for the Pioneering Group to sharpen their skills.

It was also meant to give the Pioneering Group a preliminary adaptation for the upcoming Bronze-tier war.

With a good start, the Swift Wind Recon Squad then began rapidly clearing the surrounding area, pushing outward.

Their movements were clean, decisive, and swift.

As the area was cleared, the remaining members of the Pioneering Group entered Freedom Tower one after another.

The researchers from the Biological Gene Research Institute (Aurora Animal Assistance Association) also entered again to conduct viral tests on the fallen Infected bodies.

Soon, the test results came out. The Promiz Virus within the Infected had all entered an inert state.

It no longer possessed infectious properties.

The biggest worry had been resolved.

Following the Pioneering Group, the logistics troops, which had been prepared in advance, entered the Manager's Office.

They began constructing defensive fortifications with the Manager's Office as the core.

Sandbags, barbed wire, combined cheval de frise…

Machine gun firepower cross-points, Flamethrowers…

Then came the setup of various dynamic monitoring systems…

The mobilization capacity of the logistics support that Yu Yuan had been building for so long was on full display in that moment.

In the blink of an eye, a military armed stronghold had appeared in the rear area of the 12th floor casino in Freedom Tower.

From reconnaissance to perimeter interception and firepower clearance, everything was seamlessly integrated.

Even if a sudden Infected corpse tide launched an assault, positional warfare could still be conducted.

From this moment on, the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization had finally gained a foothold in this world.

Throughout this entire process, Yu Yuan did not participate at all.

He was like a passerby, quietly watching the Pioneering Group advance steadily under the Alpha's command.

He also watched the Casino Manager's Office transform from nothing into a bridgehead of the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization, driven by Carmen's command.

The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, and he murmured softly, in a voice only he could hear.

"Heh… Not bad!"

Yu Yuan was very satisfied.

For the Ten Thousand Nations Pact Civilization to develop quickly, it could only be done by continuously absorbing resources from other worlds.

And he couldn't watch the Pioneering Group's every move.

The growth of Alpha and Carmen was absolutely necessary.

Even when it came to the conquest of Freedom Tower, aside from providing intelligence about the Infected, Yu Yuan had not been overly involved.

Whether it was the Pioneering Group's actions or the construction of the bridgehead, both were decisions made by Alpha and Carmen on their own.

But in Yu Yuan's eyes, their plans were very clear: steady advancement, step by step.

And this happened to coincide with Yu Yuan's own thoughts.

Or rather, the two of them had been shaped by Yu Yuan's influence to become who they were now.

After confirming that there were no issues with Freedom Tower, Yu Yuan checked the time.

Only ten minutes remained until the invasion war began.

He prepared to initiate the invasion.

Ten minutes passed quickly. As the mechanical prompt sound of the invasion starting rang out.

Yu Yuan quickly completed his battle preparations. When the last second of the countdown ended.

Yu Yuan vanished from sight.

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[Congratulations, Player ID: Moon Shadow's Breath Underground Castle, has completed a Civilization Ladder advancement, becoming a Silver-tier player…]

...

Watching the string of notification messages appear on the Virtual Light Screen.

Xiao Xi let out a relieved breath. The cross-tier battle was finally over.

Before her lay the corpse of a Silver-tier player.

The vampire Jeff came to Xiao Xi's side.

"Lord of Moon Shadow, this time our Blood Slave losses accounted for 68%, the aerial Bat troop losses exceeded 30%, and ammunition consumption surpassed 40%...

The number of prisoners is around five thousand. We killed 892 Bronze-tier lives, 3 Silver-tier lives, and captured six cities, three mines, and two military bases..."

As Jeff reported, the corner of Xiao Xi's eye twitched slightly.

The losses from this war were indeed not small.

Even though the opponent she had chosen was carefully selected.

The Blood Clan had a certain suppression effect against them, yet even so, the battle had still been extremely difficult.

Fortunately, she had the Asles Magic Spider as her trump card.

Otherwise, she might have capsized during the opponent's recent fierce assault.

"Concealed Psychic Ability users... what a pain."

With the end of the Civilization War, the surviving troops under Xiao Xi's command began vigorously clearing the battlefield of spoils, including all kinds of resources.

Everything that could be taken was taken.

As for Xiao Xi, she was checking the Virtual Light Screen to make her final selection of spoils.

This was the special Civilization Focus ability of her unique civilization—[Inverted World].

Each time a Civilization War is won, a [World Resource Concentration] can be performed on that player's world.

The concentrated resources could be items, knowledge, blueprints, technology, or talents...

In short, anything was possible.

This was the main reason why Duke Yegu valued Xiao Xi so much.

As long as she defeated an opponent, she could concentrate the resources of an entire world. Although the result was random, it was also full of infinite possibilities.

For example, the civilization fragments used in Xiao Wu's previous [Underground Dark World] civilization.

Were obtained by Xiao Xi through [World Resource Concentration].

And as the first battle for her promotion to Silver-tier.

Xiao Xi naturally valued the outcome of this concentration very much.

She silently prayed in her heart, hoping for the blessing of the progenitor Gurlad, then selected to begin [World Resource Concentration].

In an instant, countless points of light appeared across the entire world. These lights rapidly converged in one direction.

Forming a massive white orb of light, which then quickly shrank.

By the time it appeared before Xiao Xi, it was only the size of a fist.

Xiao Xi grabbed the orb of light.

With a soft *pop*, the orb shattered.

Revealing a digital reader inside.

On the Virtual Light Screen, the name of this item also appeared.

—Biological Gene Mutation Technology (Silver-tier)