Chapter 279: Chapter 49: Star Domain Mother Ship! Fortress Core! Farewell, Athena! Enemy from the Sky! (Part 2)

Grab as many resources as possible in the shortest time, occupy planets, and then promote Dawn Fortress step by step to Super Large Level.

But now?

A shortcut has appeared!

No need for planet occupation progress, no need for Civilization Source Points, no need for Evolver Tier...

The appearance of this item lets Dawn Fortress skip directly to Super Large Level!

Even...

Dawn City can reach ’Max Level’ in the Star System Wasteland even earlier than Yu Jin!

Not to mention...

Dawn Fortress’s Super Large Level can still be retained after promoting to High Dimension.

"Buy it, must buy!"

Yu Jin didn’t hesitate for a single second, placing the order immediately.

[Beep——!]

[Wasteland Source Points -500 million]

[Wasteland Source Points balance: 800 million]

[You have obtained ’High-dimensional Super Large Fortress Core’!]

[You may choose the coordinates to deploy this item...]

[Your current Wasteland Source Points balance is less than 1 billion, unable to view the third item’s information!]

The last line made Yu Jin pause for a moment.

But after the brief distraction, Yu Jin wasn’t too hung up about it.

"No biggie!"

"I’ve still got Damian’s dad!"

Yu Jin, who had been sitting upright, lazily reclined back into the rattan rocking chair again.

Cre-eak——

Cre-eak——

The chair swayed in the sea breeze, letting out faint squeaks.

And Yu Jin, relaxedly gazing into the distance at the Black Sea, quietly waited for the final and biggest fleece to arrive.

...

...

Time softly passed.

The setting sun dipped below the sea’s surface.

The dusk deepened, and the sky grew darker.

At this moment, it’s been exactly one day since Damian died.

But the Alpha Planet Governor—Yu Jin’s expected fat sheep—still hadn’t shown up.

"Wait a bit more..."

"If he doesn’t show by dawn, I’ll go find out where that so-called Central Island actually is."

Because of the time-rate difference, Yu Jin didn’t want to waste too much time on the Alpha Star server.

Time trickled on by.

The once dark sea had now completely lost all traces of light.

Cre-eak——

Cre-eak——

In the silent night, only Yu Jin’s rocking chair stubbornly creaked again and again.

Suddenly.

Yu Jin’s half-closed eyes opened a bit.

"Here already?"

"Hmm, doesn’t seem right..."

Yu Jin frowned slightly.

Swish——

Swishhh——!

The Black Sea under the night erupted with wild waves.

Above the sea, nearly ten thousand rays of dazzling Light howled toward him.

Within the Light, the silhouettes of human Evolvers appeared one by one.

The one in the front was a shapely woman, golden wavy hair, shrouded in Divine radiance.

"Huh?"

Yu Jin’s gaze froze a little when he saw her.

"Athena?"

Yu Jin truly hadn’t expected to meet her here on Alpha Planet.

And right afterward...

Yu Jin noticed, not far behind Athena, his best bro, Aaron Ferguson, was following close.

Apart from that, there was also a blue-haired young man—isn’t that Don Flack?

"Damn, so it’s all familiar faces?"

Yu Jin was surprised. He sat up from the rattan rocking chair.

Bzz——

He released a touch of his aura.

All sorts of Attribute Energy surrounded him in the night, giving him bursts of dazzling Light.

Whoosh——!

Whoosh, whoosh——!

The sound of wind breaking spread across Silver Beach Island.

Athena pushed her own energy to the limit, sprinting toward Yu Jin at the absolute fastest speed!

The moment she came face to face with Yu Jin, Athena—the Federal Heiress and Prime Speaker of Ophelia Federation—actually teared up...

Heavens!

All this time she’s been logging onto one Wasteland OL server after another, just to find this man.

And now?

She really found him...

"???"

Compared to Athena’s teary eyes, Yu Jin’s face was pure confusion.

I mean...

His connection to this Federal Heiress was at most a few brief encounters, right?

So what’s with this reaction...

Not to toot his own horn, but this scene really had some "husband finally found" vibes.

"Lord Yu Jin!"

Aaron Ferguson was a bit slower than Athena but also rushed right in front of Yu Jin.

"Brother Aaron."

For his best bro, Yu Jin greeted him politely.

Then...

Thud——!

Aaron dropped straight to his knees, leaving Yu Jin dumbstruck.

"Wait, what..."

Yu Jin stepped forward to help Aaron up, but his bro just refused, repeating over and over, "If not for Lord Yu Jin, I wouldn’t be where I am," "It’s all thanks to you that I’ve made it," "Grateful beyond words, will brave hellfire and mountains for you"...

Aaron kept blabbering nonstop.

Yu Jin used his Penetrating Eye and found Aaron’s Unlimited Value had reached 5%.

5% Unlimited Value—though not as freaky as Yu Jin’s, in the Ophelia Federation it absolutely made Aaron someone big and important.

After all...

Without considering Limit-Breaking Talent, Athena’s Unlimited Value right now, in Yu Jin’s eyes, was only at 8%.

"Boss!"

Don Flack came along too.

He didn’t tear up like Athena, nor did he kneel and express gratitude like Aaron.

Don Flack just stared at Yu Jin and muttered nonstop, "Damn, this really is the southern heat guy," "Screwed, I gotta screw my head off and use it as a football."

"..."

The reactions of his three old acquaintances left Yu Jin feeling lost in the fog.

Right now, he had no clue how much effort Athena had spent to find him.

"Yu Jin!"

Red-eyed Athena stared at Yu Jin and suddenly spoke.

She kept taking deep breaths, her majestic chest rising and falling rapidly.

Yu Jin glanced quickly, then looked away to meet her eyes.

"You, you..."

"Where are you really from?"

"You’re not from Ophelia Federation, right?"

"I’ve looked for you for so long, but I just couldn’t find you..."

Athena now wasn’t her usual heiress-self; she was borderline tongue-tied.

As she spoke, she realized Yu Jin’s expression seemed a bit off.

Athena blinked in surprise, then her beautiful eyes widened as she hurriedly explained:

"No, no, no!"

"I didn’t mean to investigate or offend you!"

"I—I want to be your friend!"

"No, not just a friend, I want you to be my teammate!"

"The Cosmic Genius War is about to begin, Ophelia Federation needs a peerless genius like you!"

Athena finished.

Yu Jin raised an eyebrow.

"Cosmic Genius War?"

This brand new term instantly grabbed his attention.

But...

Before Yu Jin could press for details, Athena didn’t get a chance to explain.

BOOM——

Rumble——!

The Silver Beach Island beneath everyone’s feet suddenly shook violently.

Along with it, the endless Black Sea in all directions quaked too.

The waves roared up, instantly rising over tens of meters high!

This scene left Athena and crew frozen in place.

And for the first time since landing on Alpha Star, Yu Jin had a look of seriousness—even gravity—on his face.

The wave height...

Even more outrageous than when he broke through Tier Eleven Limit Breaking earlier!

"Where is it?"

Yu Jin looked into the depths of the Black Sea, brow furrowed.

In his Perception, at the edge of the Black Sea, he still couldn’t sense any sign from the Alpha Planet Governor.

Logically...

A mere 10% Unlimited Value Fallen One couldn’t hide from his Perception.

"Something’s not right!"

Suddenly, Yu Jin’s hair stood on end.

He sharply looked up overhead.

The move caught Athena and the others’ attention, and they looked up too.

Just a glance.

Athena and the crew’s eyes all went wide, stunned on the spot.

"Tha—that’s..."

"Sky Battleship!"

"Star Domain Level?!"

"This is the territory of the Level IV Civilization Federation?!"

Athena’s voice was nearly shrill now.

While Yu Jin stared tightly at the top of the Celestial Vault, where a massive black-red warship slowly emerged from the Void, its scale enough to block out the sky.

Ka——

Ka ka——

Brisk Mechanical sounds echoed throughout the Black Sea region.

On the warship, deep-caliber gun barrels extended one after another.

"Fire!"

At the top of the Celestial Vault, a cold shout rang out.

Bzz——!

In an instant.

The Energy of the entire Alpha Star was almost completely drained.

The originally black sky was lit up by blazing Energy beams to blinding brightness!