Translator: AnubisTL
Feng Jiutian, his back turned to his subordinates, clenched his jaw, his eyes burning red. The veins on the back of his hand strained against his skin, barely contained.
Though his inner turmoil threatened to erupt, he forced his expression to remain calm, pretending nothing had happened.
This time, he had completely lost face.
Before the mechanical race, the human race, and all other races, he had been utterly humiliated.
Not only did he lack the ability to find Chen Jiang and kill the human player, but he didn't even have a spare global speaker to respond!
Since he couldn't retaliate, he had no choice but to feign magnanimity, acting as if nothing had occurred.
Magnanimity, after all, is often the coward's shield.
Within the Ten Thousand Races Arena, there were typically only two outcomes for each race: complete annihilation or ultimate victory.
Yet in this realm of miracles, extraordinary events were bound to occur.
In the previous Ten Thousand Races Arena, the mechanical race had withdrawn as defeated combatants, retreating with a portion of their people to their original world.
After a century of patient recuperation, they returned once more to the Ten Thousand Races Arena.
Over the past century, information about the Ten Thousand Races Arena had been strictly controlled, with only a select few possessing knowledge of its workings. This secrecy was crucial to prevent leaks, as it held the key to the mechanical race's success in this year's competition.
Now, Chen Jiang stood before the wasteland, reduced to ashes by the cataclysmic explosion. Yet he remained undeterred.
He landed on the ground and retrieved an item from his pocket, placing it in his palm.
[Item Name]: Heaven's Eye
[Item Tier]: Two-Star Item
[Item Effect]: Upon activation, it automatically reveals the nearest alien race gathering point, defined as a location with at least 100 individuals.
[Item Restriction]: 500 merit points per use.
[Item Description]: If you are a jackal, this item will help you easily find your prey. Conversely, it can also help you avoid dangerous areas.
This item was one he had taken during his raid on the item shop in City 18.
Of course, it was his now.
At 500 merit points per use, it wasn't cheap, but for him, it was affordable enough to use repeatedly.
With enough uses of this device, he could quickly locate a brand-new Mechanical Race City.
At that moment, Chen Jiang raised an eyebrow and casually said to Scar Dog beside him, "Let's go. We slept all day; it's time to get to work tonight."
With that, he plopped into the driver's seat.
Logically, such a massive commotion should have attracted hordes of mutated beasts.
But from the aerial view he'd just observed, the distant mutated beasts were clearly fleeing in all directions.
Evidently, even with their limited intelligence, these creatures could discern that not every spectacle was worth investigating.
Just then—
A global announcement echoed in the ears of all players across all races:
[Global Announcement.]
[Congratulations to Human Player Chen Jiang for achieving the top ranking in yesterday's race kill rankings.]
[The race to which Player Chen Jiang belongs—the human race—will receive a random bonus reward.]
[The reward is a randomly selected one-star item for all human players.]
The race kill rankings had been settled.
A random one-star item.
Not bad.
"A cigar?"
Scar Dog pulled out his randomly drawn one-star item with a peculiar expression. It was unmistakably a cigar.
But don't let the appearance fool you.
Opening the item panel revealed its true nature:
[Item Name]: Moldy Cigar
[Item Tier]: One-Star Item
[Item Effect]: When lit and held in the mouth, this item repels mutated beasts for three hours.
[Item Description]: Please note that this item only repels mutated beasts in advance. It will have no effect if you are already engaged in combat with them.
"Not bad," Chen Jiang nodded slightly. "It might come in handy at times."
He then glanced down at the item he had randomly drawn: an eye patch?
[Item Name]: Blind Man's Eye Patch
[Item Tier]: One-Star Item
[Item Effect]: When worn, this eye patch renders you invisible to everyone until removed. However, it also plunges you into darkness, making you unable to see.
[Item Restriction]: This item can only be used three times before it breaks.
[Item Description]: "We must be fair, even to the blind!" - A declaration from a street parade on a distant planet.
"Hmm..."
Chen Jiang's expression turned slightly odd. This item's effect was powerful, but its limitations were equally frustrating.
He couldn't help feeling that this item would be better suited for a truly blind person.
Although the item had a limited number of uses, theoretically, if one wore the blindfold continuously after the first use, it could be used permanently.
For a blind person, who couldn't see anyway, this limitation was practically nonexistent.
In exchange, they would gain permanent invisibility.
This was an incredibly powerful effect.
However, it had been over three months since they descended into this world, and a truly blind person would have struggled to survive this long.
"Mine's a flag," Li Hao said with a wry smile, shaking the small, intricately crafted banner in his hand. "To be honest, this item doesn't seem particularly useful."
The flag bore only a crescent moon emblem, its meaning unclear.
[Item Name]: Leader's Flag
[Item Tier]: One-Star Item
[Item Effect]: When you raise this flag, fellow race members within a hundred-meter radius will instinctively glance at you. They will also be immune to this item's secondary effect for 24 hours.
[Item Description]: Of course, it's just a glance—after all, it's only a one-star item.
"Hmm..."
Chen Jiang pondered for a moment, unable to immediately envision a specific scenario where this item would be useful.
How to put it?
These three items all seemed incredibly useful at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it was difficult to imagine specific scenarios where they would be effective.
"I'll just put them away for now," Chen Jiang muttered, pausing briefly before shaking his head. He fastened his seatbelt, activated the two-star item Heaven's Eye, and announced, "Let's move out."
[Two-Star Item]: Heaven's Eye
[Cost]: 500 merit points per activation
[Effect]: Reveals the nearest alien race settlement to the player. No other settlements will be revealed until the current one is eliminated.
His plan was simple: continuously activate Heaven's Eye and systematically eliminate each revealed alien settlement until he located the Mechanical Race City.
Some might call this brutal.
But he preferred to call it—
"Efficient!"
(End of the Chapter)
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