Translator: AnubisTL
And just like that, the group set off.
Almost instantly—
Chen Jiang and the others, including Wang Defa, materialized in Kindling City.
After all, Wang Defa was their teammate, a human being who needed rest. They couldn't keep him working non-stop; no one could endure such relentless toil!
So Wang Defa joined them, standing right beside them.
"Are you sure about this?" Scar Dog asked, his expression slightly odd as he glanced at Wang Defa. "You're not worried your innate ability might disappear? That would be like picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon."
"It should be fine," Wang Defa said hesitantly. "As long as it's less than an hour."
"Tsk," Scar Dog clicked his tongue in exasperation. "Brother, your innate ability dooms you to a life of hardship. Forget everything else—how can you even have a girlfriend with that limitation? Less than an hour? You'd be the laughingstock of the century!"
"It's not that bad," Wang Defa replied, shaking his head, his face flushing slightly. "An hour is plenty. More than enough, actually. I could even take a bath in that time."
Scar Dog glanced disdainfully at Wang Defa. "That's a bit embarrassing for a man, isn't it?"
"Uh, how long do you last?"
"Me?" Scar Dog shook his head. "I'm a virgin, never experienced it. But I reckon with my stamina, I could go at least three to five hours."
"A virgin?" Wang Defa stared at Scar Dog in disbelief. "Bro, you look like you're in your late twenties. It's rare to find someone that age still a virgin on Blue Star these days."
"It's too chaotic," Scar Dog said, shaking his head earnestly. "You wouldn't understand. I want a relationship that starts and never stops, one that lasts from beginning to end."
"I want someone pure, and I want to be pure myself."
"I don't want to start a relationship based solely on physical desire."
"Sure, I smoke, swear, and spit wherever I please, but in a way, I'm actually a good guy."
Wang Defa stood there blankly, unsure how to respond.
"You'll get used to it," Li Hao said with a sigh. "Few people can keep up with Scar Dog's train of thought."
Meanwhile, Chen Jiang and his group had arrived near Kindling City.
The human guardian emerged, striding out of the city gates toward Chen Jiang and his group.
"What brings you here?"
Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow, glancing around with mild surprise. "Every time I come, you seem to know I'm here immediately."
"Just a little trick," the human guardian replied with a smile, offering no further explanation.
In truth, Chen Jiang had become the highest-priority target within Kindling City.
The moment his presence was detected, his location had to be reported immediately.
The guardian's caution was understandable.
Given Chen Jiang's firepower, if he ever felt like venting his frustration by unleashing a barrage on Kindling City, the entire city would be obliterated in an instant.
It was crucial to keep a close watch on Chen Jiang and determine his purpose for visiting.
"So, what brings you here this time?"
"Oh, nothing much," Chen Jiang said casually, shaking his head. "Just setting off some fireworks."
The next moment—
A colossal turret materialized beside Chen Jiang, boasting a five-meter caliber and a ten-meter barrel!
Then, before the human guardian's horrified eyes, the turret aimed its barrel at Kindling City, and the patterns etched along its barrel began to glow intensely!
"Chen Jiang, Chen Jiang, what are you doing?!"
"Let's talk this out calmly!"
But it was too late.
As the red patterns on the cannon barrel flashed intensely, a massive, multicolored energy bullet shot skyward, slamming into the clouds above Kindling City.
Boom!
A deafening explosion shook the heavens!
Before the human guardians could react, a series of rapid-fire explosions erupted within the clouds like firecrackers in a frying pan:
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Then—
A dense swarm of fireworks—red, blue, green, pink, and every color imaginable—burst forth, filling the sky with a display far more abundant than summer willow catkins.
The entire Kindling City was enveloped in the dazzling spectacle.
Instinctively, everyone in the city looked up. They couldn't see the clouds or the sun, only the dense, multicolored fireworks that blanketed the sky.
It was a breathtaking sight.
"Mommy, look! Fireworks!"
In Kindling City, a child tugged at his mother's sleeve, pointing excitedly at the sky filled with fireworks. His eyes sparkled with joy as he shouted, "It looks... it really is fireworks!"
The woman instinctively wanted to duck inside, but quickly realized it was indeed fireworks, not enemy artillery. Her eyes widened in astonishment as she gazed upward.
In this day and age, why would anyone waste time setting off fireworks?
And such massive fireworks at that!
Just then—
A man beside her suddenly knelt on one knee, holding out a ring made of twisted wire. His gaze was earnest and tender as he looked at the woman. "Xiao Cui," he said, "there's something I've wanted to say for a long time. Will you marry me?"
"I promise to take good care of you and Xiao Xiaohu."
"Ah!"
A flash of surprise lit up the woman's eyes. She instinctively covered her mouth with both hands, her eyes instantly turning red as she trembled, unable to speak.
"Uncle!"
The child, still clutching his mother's sleeve, suddenly looked at the man with a serious expression. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "If you want to marry my mom, you have to promise to treat her well."
"..."
Scar Dog sat in a nearby shop, waiting for his noodles, his expression slightly speechless as he watched the scene unfold across the street. After a moment of silence, he muttered, "What kind of world is this? People still have time for romance?"
Just then—
The elderly woman emerged from the back with several bowls of noodles. Hearing Scar Dog's words, she couldn't help but retort, "Young man, you're wrong about that. No matter what the world is like, people should still fall in love."
"After all, humanity survives through reproduction."
"If we stopped loving just because the world is in chaos, humanity would have died out long ago. Don't you think so, young man?"
"Makes sense," Scar Dog nodded, dismissing the matter as he picked up his bowl and began slurping down the noodles with gusto.
After all, since he was in Kindling City, he might as well grab a bowl of noodles.
The fireworks were truly spectacular, blanketing the entire city in a dense, dreamlike display. Looking up, it felt like a scene only imaginable in dreams.
They served no other purpose.
The sole function of these "prosperous fireworks" was their beauty—an enhanced visual effect.
"Excellent," Scar Dog nodded in satisfaction. "We'll use these fireworks at our weddings."
"And if anyone tries to crash the party, we can launch a few Giant Super Annihilation Bombs as a bonus."
Less than an hour later, Chen Jiang and his group returned from Kindling City to the world tree. After all, Wang Defa couldn't stay away from his post for more than an hour.
According to Wang Defa, once peace was established, humanity rebuilt its civilization, and life returned to normal, he would abandon his innate ability, integrate into society as an ordinary person, and live an ordinary life.
However, given the current state of the human race, Wang Defa still had a long way to go before realizing his ideal.
Back at the world tree, Chen Jiang didn't stop.
After all, he still had so many unused items. He wasn't one to hoard them for later enhancement. Who knew when he might suddenly encounter an enemy he couldn't defeat and end up dying on the spot because he was too reluctant to use his items?
What's the point of having items if you don't enhance them?
Without hesitation, Chen Jiang pulled out the turret and slammed it onto the ground.
Enhance it again!
[Ding! You have consumed 2020 one-star items to enhance the turret caliber from +199 to +200.]
[Current turret caliber: 1040 cm.]
In one fell swoop, he spent nearly 160,000 one-star items, directly enhancing the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret's caliber from +100 to +200!
The turret's caliber had now reached an absurd 1040 cm—over ten meters!
At this point, the turret's caliber was over ten meters, and its barrel was also over ten meters!
Perfectly one-to-one, it no longer resembled a cannon at all, looking more like a squat, stubby pillar.
Of course, this was because the barrel hadn't been enhanced yet!
Keep going!
[Ding! You have consumed 2020 one-star items to enhance the barrel length from +199 to +200.]
[Current turret barrel length: 2020 cm. Effective kill range increased to 20,500 meters.]
This enhancement alone cost nearly 160,000 one-star items.
The barrel length had now reached an absurd 20 meters!
Since a typical floor is about 3 meters high, 20 meters is roughly the height of a seven-story building.
Yes, this barrel was approximately the height of a seven-story building!
At this point, it was hardly accurate to call it a "cannon" anymore!
But Chen Jiang didn't stop there. He continued to lavishly spend his hard-earned one-star items as if they were worthless.
[Ding! You have consumed 2020 one-star items to enhance the turret firing rate from +199 to +200.]
[Current turret firing rate: 20,900 rounds per minute.]
[Ding! You have consumed 2020 one-star items to enhance the turret ammunition capacity from +199 to +200.]
[Current turret ammunition capacity: 202,000 rounds.]
[Ding! You have consumed 2,020 one-star items to enhance the turret's recoil from +199 to +200.]
[Current turret recoil: 13,000 kg.]
With this, Chen Jiang had enhanced all five upgradeable options on the Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret to +200!
The turret had undergone a complete transformation!
A new panel popped up in the air:
[Detected: Player Chen Jiang's Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret has had all five upgradeable options enhanced to +200.]
[Automatically activating Enhanced Set Skill 5!]
[Enhanced Set Skill for all five options enhanced to +200:]
[Nightfall.]
[Effect: You can launch a massive light bullet into the sky. This bullet absorbs all light sources within a 10,000-meter radius—celestial bodies, artificial lights, natural light, etc.—plunging the area into complete darkness for one hour!]
[Unlocking new Enhanced Set Skills requires enhancing all five options to +500.]
This was a set effect he had obtained after enhancing all available options to +200.
[Nightfall!]
The exact effects remained unknown, as he hadn't tested it yet.
After enhancing it with over 900,000 items, his turret had undergone a complete transformation!
The item panel had been completely revamped:
[Item Name]: Steel Sword Autonomous Rotating Turret
[Item Star]: Two-Star Item
[Item Effect]: Input a whitelist into the program. Once activated, any non-whitelisted individuals entering the turret's effective range will be subjected to indiscriminate fire.
Ammunition Capacity enhanced to +200, increasing ammunition capacity to 202,000 rounds. Caliber enhanced to +200, increasing caliber to 10.4 meters. Rate of Fire enhanced to +200, increasing rate of fire to 20,900 rounds per minute. Barrel Length enhanced to +200, increasing barrel length to 20.2 meters and effective range to 20,500 meters. Recoil enhanced to +200, reducing recoil to 1,300 kilograms.
[Item Description:] This contraption guarantees a good night's sleep in the wilderness.
[Customization Range:] Caliber, ammunition capacity, rate of fire, barrel length, and recoil.
[All enhancement options, when upgraded to +500, activate the Enhancement +500 Set Effect.]
[Current Set Effects:] 1. Red Tracer Bullet, 2. Giant Super Annihilation Bomb, 3. Crimson Light Pillar, 4. Prosperous Fireworks, 5. Nightfall
This enhancement consumed over 900,000 items in total.
He still had over 70,000 one-star items remaining, but he planned to use them to enhance Scar Dog's shotgun instead of his own gear.
"This..."
Scar Dog stared in stunned awe at the heaven-shaking giant cannon before him. Its caliber was a staggering ten meters wide—enough to obliterate an aircraft carrier on Blue Star with a single shot.
Even if the carrier survived the initial blast, the weapon's rate of fire was over 20,000 rounds per minute!
A single burst could easily level the Heisei Strait on the west coast.
"With just one volley, war would be eradicated from the world!"
The only force capable of suppressing war is an even more terrifying war.
"That's a bit of an exaggeration, Brother Jiang," Scar Dog said, finally recovering from his shock. He swallowed hard and murmured, "I said earlier that Kindling City wouldn't last a minute against you, but now I think I overestimated them.
"Forget a minute—it'd probably be over in less than ten seconds.
"Unbelievable. Brother Jiang, how is this turret only a two-star item? Are there really two-star items this overpowered?
"But Brother Jiang, have you considered one thing?
"This barrel is over twenty meters long. How are you going to fit it into your space bracelet?
"Without the space bracelet for transport, I doubt anyone could even lift this thing."
"We'll see."
Scar Dog's words had barely faded when Wang Defa, standing nearby, began rubbing his hands together eagerly, his eyes fixed on the colossal turret.
"Oh?" Scar Dog's eyes widened in surprise as he turned to Wang Defa. "You can lift this turret?"
(End of the Chapter)
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