Chapter 110: Building a New Xuanwu City!

In the mountains north of Suchen.

Xuanwu City lay dormant like a prehistoric beast, its massive body blending with the surrounding layered peaks; unless seen with one's own eyes, no one could notice that a city actually existed here.

Lin Yue stood before the huge floor-to-ceiling window of the City Lord's mansion, looking down at the bustling scene below.

Wang Gongtou led hundreds of artisans and miners, sweating profusely as they worked excitedly on the vast, boundless tortoise shell.

"City Lord, I've already planned this area as a large agricultural zone; the arable land alone has expanded more than tenfold!"

Wang Gongtou's voice came through the special equipment, filled with uncontainable excitement,

"With the sweet potatoes and high-yield rice you obtained, City Lord, plus Black Tortoise's Life Spring, I'm confident that in half a year Xuanwu City will have massive amounts of grain for trade!"

Before his words even finished, a rumbling sound came from afar.

That was the newly formed construction team, assisted by Black Tortoise's All Things Return to the Ruins ability, breaking down and reshaping the reinforced concrete in the ruins, with foundations of brand-new high-rise residential buildings shooting up one after another, neatly planned and full of modern feel.

The high-yield rice that Wang Gong spoke of was exchanged by Lin Yue in the System Mall; its yield is three times that of normal rice, let alone the fact that Lin Yue can't find rice seeds now, and even if he could, he wouldn't plant them.

"There's something better; who would want low yields!"

"Also, I plan to turn this area into a large livestock farm! Chickens, ducks, fish, pigs—any edible meat, I'll arrange them all! By then, meat supply will be self-sufficient!"

Wang Gongtou grew more enthusiastic as he spoke, as if he could see Xuanwu City's bright future.

Lin Yue nodded in satisfaction; over the past half month, under Wang Gongtou's leadership, Xuanwu City has undergone tremendous changes.

Reclaiming farmland, planning livestock farms, constructing foundations for high-rise residences… every project progressed rapidly, with such high efficiency it could be called a miracle.

Although much of the credit goes to Black Tortoise, without Wang Gongtou's planning, today's Xuanwu City would be impossible.

Therefore, Lin Yue has always remembered Wang Gongtou's contributions; when the time is right, he will give Wang Gongtou the most suitable reward!

Of course, Lin Yue's mind is not entirely focused on these constructions.

During this time, Black Tortoise's Shared talent gave him great power, but Lin Yue always felt somewhat unaccustomed to it.

What does one percent of strength and defense even mean?

At first, Lin Yue tried lifting a modified heavy truck weighing 120 tons, which he did effortlessly.

A piece of hard mutant steel crumbled like tofu in his hand.

Although the surge in power excited Lin Yue, if he couldn't control this surging power, it would be disastrous for everyone!

"We must adapt to this power as soon as possible."

Lin Yue's gaze turned to the distant undulating mountains.

When he first arrived just over ten days ago, all the mutant beasts in the mountain range were frightened away by Black Tortoise's terrifying aura.

Lin Yue then had Black Tortoise restrain its aura, and over the past few days many mutant beasts have gradually returned to the mountain range.

Now this place is just right for him to adapt to that power.

Night fell; Xuanwu City was lit up inside, while outside lay endless darkness and stillness.

Lin Yue changed into a lightweight black combat uniform, with a specially made alloy short dagger at his waist, and silently left Xuanwu City alone without alerting anyone.

The night wind howled, bringing the unique stench and rotting odor of the wasteland.

Lin Yue's figure darted through the wilderness at lightning speed, each leap covering tens of meters.

"This feeling is absolutely awesome!"

He felt the wind howling in his ears, the ground rushing beneath his feet, and the terrifying power within him, unable to hold back a long howl.

Suddenly, a low growl came from ahead.

Lin Yue abruptly stopped; under the warning of Danger Sense, he knew something was coming.

Two mutant wolves the size of small cars, their fur scorched black and eyes flashing with bloody red light, silently darted out of the darkness and lunged at Lin Yue.

Their claws gleamed coldly in the moonlight, exuding a strong corrosive aura.

"Just in time."

Lin Yue felt no fear, only a spark of excitement, and immediately went forward to meet them.

"Bang!"

He threw a punch; the air seemed to tear apart, emitting a dull explosive boom.

The lead mutant wolf didn't even have time to howl before its skull was shattered by that terrifying punch, its scorched body exploding in midair into a mist of blood!

The other mutant wolf was startled by the sudden turn, halted abruptly, and showed terror in its scarlet eyes.

It couldn't comprehend why this seemingly frail human before it possessed such terrifying power, far surpassing any mutant beast it had ever seen!

Without a hint of hesitation, the living mutant wolf turned and tried to flee.

"Too late!"

Lin Yue showed no mercy, a flash of movement, and was already behind the wolf.

He raised his hand and brought the blade down; the alloy short dagger traced a silver arc, cleanly severing the mutant wolf's spine.

"Pfft!"

Foul-smelling blood spurted out; the mutant wolf's massive body collapsed with a thud, twitched a few times, and then fell still.

"Ding! Absorbed dissipated energy, gained 5 energy."

"Ding! Detected a level‑1 Energy Crystal, gained 10 energy."

Two system notification sounds rang in Lin Yue's mind.

"As expected, only real combat can better adapt to this power."

Just a short while later, Lin Yue clearly felt he had somewhat adapted to that surging power.

This discovery filled him with even more drive.

He continued deeper into the wilderness, seeking the next target.

Over the next few days, whenever Lin Yue had time, he came alone to this mountain range to fight.

He had encountered packs of mutant zombies, faced mutant pythons hidden deep in the forest, and even during this period came across a mutant bear whose strength rivaled a level‑3 mutant beast.

Relying on having one percent of Black Tortoise's defensive power, aside from the first time, in every other battle Lin Yue fought hand-to-hand, without using any weapons.

This also enabled him to completely master that surging power in less than ten days; to say he now wields it with ease is no exaggeration!

Of course, during this period, Lin Yue also gathered quite a few Energy Crystals,

【Current total energy points: /！】

Watching the slowly increasing numbers on the system panel, a hint of a satisfied smile appeared on Lin Yue's face.