Chapter 317: Chapter 69: Funi’s Decision! Finally a Tier Twenty Max Level Evolver! Brother Tongzi Updates Yet Again?

But...

What Funi doesn’t know, is this.

The numbers on the screen before his eyes vanish.

Yet in the business office area on the same floor, Vice President Ed Lambert is staring at a balance of 5.8 billion Source Points, panting heavily.

This prodigal son of the Lambert Clan, Funi’s brother-in-law, already has completely bloodshot eyes...

"So much money, so much money!"

"That’s more than my father and our clan could earn in decades of generations!"

"With this money..."

"I can establish my own clan, I can own my own planet!"

...

...

"Wasteland" Game.

Rock Star Realm server, U-1074 node.

This is the landing site Yu Jin chose.

Right now.

Yu Jin is standing on a desolate Wasteland planet earth.

A familiar yet strange Wasteland Planet beneath his feet, a boundless starry sky above his head.

"At first glance..."

"It looks a lot like Star System Wasteland, and even A3 Planet itself."

Yu Jin sighs softly and turns to look into the distance.

About several dozen kilometers away from his landing point, a modestly sized city sits quietly.

"Enter the city?"

"Or should I just find a spot in the wild to crunch crystals for my breakthrough?"

Yu Jin frowns and thinks for a moment, quickly makes a decision.

"Go into the city!"

Crunching crystals to reach Tier Twenty is not something that happens in a brief moment. It’s actually even more dangerous out in the wild.

Buzz——

Spatial ripples spread, Yu Jin’s figure disappears from the spot.

It’s worth mentioning...

The node he chose wasn’t the one provided by Funi’s Chamber of Commerce.

For Yu Jin, picking Funi’s Chamber of Commerce’s package service was really just about getting into the "Wasteland" server as fast as possible.

Sparring partner? Escort?

Absolutely unnecessary.

Not to mention Yu Jin had his own Tier Twenty Crystal, so he simply picked some other random node, planning to leave straight away once he broke through to Tier Twenty.

"Odin City?"

"Why does that name sound so much like Oak City..."

Outside the Wasteland City, Yu Jin takes a moment, staring at the massive sign above the gate.

Then, he steps into the city.

Inside the city, the scene is notably different from A3 Planet and Star System Wasteland.

On the street, instead of Survivors, there are squads moving in threes and fives.

Most squads are led by a Tier Twenty Max Level coach, with newbies below Tier Twenty tagging along behind.

"Eight hundred miles south of Odin City, there’s a High-Tier Infected Nest!"

"If we hunt those Infected Bodies, we’ll get High-tier Crystals for you guys to use!"

Yu Jin overhears similar conversations among the crowds.

"Tsk—"

"You still gotta farm monsters on site for crystals?"

"That’s way worse compared to the Lambert Chamber of Commerce."

Yu Jin shakes his head.

Though he didn’t go to the node specified by the Lambert Chamber, they’d made things very clear when taking payment—

"Butler-style service, no need to do anything yourself, just crunch crystals!"

"And all crystals are guaranteed quality, at least 90% purity!"

90% purity crystal is no joke.

But compared to Yu Jin’s own 100% pure crystals, it’s still leagues away.

This is also one reason why Yu Jin didn’t bother joining a group, preferring to find a solo spot to crunch crystals.

"Sir?"

"Are you a new arrival to Odin City?"

"Solo leveling is risky and time-consuming, would you like to learn more about escort sparring services?"

Yu Jin barely stops for a moment before merchants swarm to pitch him their ads.

"Not necessary."

Yu Jin waves them off and walks onward.

Soon enough, he finds his destination.

"On servers with such a heavy leveling atmosphere, it figures they have places dedicated to secluded crystal breakthroughs."

Before Yu Jin is a Crystal Tower.

The entrance and exit of the Crystal Tower are packed with people.

The name of the Crystal Tower is just as straightforward—Tower of Full Level!

Clearly.

This place is for players to seclude themselves and crunch crystals for leveling up.

Yu Jin comes to the tower; soon a staff member welcomes him.

After paying ten thousand Source Points, 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Yu Jin is led to the 99th floor of the Tower of Crystal.

This is the best floor of the Crystal Tower. According to the staff, it even has a special absorption array—crafted by rare ’Array’ attribute Tier Twenty Evolver.

"Well then..."

"I’ll leave you to it!"

"If you need anything, just use the Communication Crystal in your room!"

"You’ve chosen our Supreme Retreat Suite, service is top-notch!"

"Food, drink, even bed-servants..."

"Just say the word, and it’ll be arranged anytime!"

In front of Yu Jin, a slender woman in cheongsam uniform bows in greeting.

From Yu Jin’s angle, he happens to glimpse majestic peaks and deep valleys.

"Got it."

Yu Jin shifts his gaze, answering calmly.

Though the woman has some looks, it’s far from enough to stir his emotions.

Back in Dawn Fortress, Yin Yao, Nasha, Aili—any single one picked out would be a true stunning beauty, nothing like these servants could compare.

Moreover...

The true aim of Yu Jin’s visit is to break through to Max Level.

Even if someone came along with better looks and temperament than Yin Yao and the others, it wouldn’t faze Yu Jin.

"Alright!"

"Wish you a successful retreat and a swift Max Level!"

The cheongsam maid leaves.

In the spacious tower suite, Yu Jin is left alone.

"After all that hassle, I can finally start crunching crystals!"

Yu Jin sighs as he sits down at the center of the room on a special jade cushion.

Crunch—!

After who knows how long,

Yu Jin’s ears are filled again with the crisp sound of crunching crystals.

[You used ’Tier Twenty Energy Crystal’!]

[Your attribute energy is rising...]

"Not enough?"

"Let’s go again."

Crunch—!

Crunch-crunch—!

Inside the room,

The crisp sound never stops.

The attribute energy inside Yu Jin grows ever more turbulent and wild.

Shua—

Shua shua—

Colors representing various attributes appear around him in radiant glows.

Faintly,

A multicolored lotus of over a dozen hues forms.

Time quietly slips by.

Who knows how long has passed.

Buzz—!

The void around Yu Jin abruptly shatters.

He opens his eyes, lightning brimming within.

"Broke through..."

Yu Jin murmurs softly.

At this moment,

The anomalies around him have vanished.

What takes their place is restraint, utter restraint.

At first glance, he looks no different from an ordinary unawakened person.

But in reality?

Yu Jin has officially shattered that final bottleneck!

He’s stepped onto the very peak of the Extraordinary Evolver system—Tier Twenty!

Shua—

Yu Jin shifts his thoughts.

After ages, he brings up his full personal info panel—

[Name: Yu Jin]

[Tier: Tier Twenty]

[Limitless: 11%]

[Attribute: Light, Thunder, Space, Cause and Effect...]

[Identity: Fortress Lord of Dawn, Leader of Blue Star Civilization, unranked citizen of Ophelia Federation]

[Ability: ...]

...

[Wasteland Source Points: 5.8 billion]

[Evaluation: You now just set foot into the High Dimension, entering the cosmic star river as a somewhat tougher ant...]

Below the info panel,

There’s also a friendly "Wasteland" tip—

[Congratulations!]

[You are now an Extraordinary Evolver at Tier Twenty!]

[You may begin your Limit Breaking journey, bringing the Extraordinary into the reality of the High-dimensional Universe!]

This tip...

Makes no real difference whether it’s there or not.

Yu Jin had already started Limit Breaking before Tier Twenty—even got to 11% already.

"Value..."

"A billion Value, just right?"

"Looks like it really only went up by 1 point?"

Yu Jin examines his own changes, frowning slightly.

He put in all this effort; it can’t just be for that 1 point of Value.

Surely it’s not...

That going from Tier Nineteen to Tier Twenty only gets you ’opening the Limit Breaking road’ and nothing else?

For other players, maybe that’s a huge deal—a true starting point for the high-dimensional journey.

But for Yu Jin?

It’s really pretty meh...

Yu Jin’s mood sinks a little. He continues to sense further changes and improvements in himself.

Suddenly.

He freezes on the spot.

[Ding——!]

A crisp sound, cold and mechanical.

It’s not from "Wasteland", but from... Brother Tongzi, dormant for ages!

And after hearing the next system prompt, the gloom on Yu Jin’s face evaporates completely!

Brother Tongzi...

is about to update versions AGAIN!