Chapter 3: New Era (End)
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Ding! Congratulations! You’ve passed the trials of levels 61-70 of the Sky Tower’s underground maze!
System Settlement: Completion Level S (Highest Rank)
You’ve earned the qualification to challenge level 80 of the Sky Tower underground maze! (Due to your high level, the system will consolidate the experience from levels 61-70, combining all the content of levels 71-80 to match your difficulty level.)
Your prestige in the real small world has peaked! You’ve gained the Admiration Halo!
You’ve obtained the A-level active skill “White Flame.”
(This skill cannot be upgraded. You can attach a white flame, capable of burning everything, to the surface of a weapon for 2 minutes, with a cooldown of 2 hours.)
Note: Skills obtained in the Sky Tower can be inherited during the challenges.
As the lines of information flashed rapidly in her retina, Lin Nan let out a sigh of relief.
Ding! You still have 60 minutes of free activity time in the real small world.
“System, when I leave this world, will the original host inherit my memories and abilities?”
Yes, the original host will believe all of these achievements are her own, and the transition between you and the original host will be very smooth.
Looks like she had to get a few things sorted out before leaving.
Based on the original host’s personality, she couldn’t be sure if the original host would be able to follow her line of thinking.
She had poured so much effort into this small world, and leaving carelessly felt like a betrayal to her loyal comrades in the Special Operations Bureau and to Li Cheng, who had sacrificed for her.
She hoped that after this, the original host could keep her style alive, so that the reputation of the Special Operations Bureau would no longer be undervalued and could stand tall above the entire world.
Just when a white flame shot from Lin Nan’s fingertips, piercing through Fu Yetian’s vital points,
The battlefield reporters, who had been cowering behind cover in fear due to Fu Yetian’s rampage, cautiously poked their heads out, and the cameras captured the heart-stopping, exhilarating moment perfectly.
“Thud!”
With a sound that echoed like a thunderclap, the ultimate villain, initially appearing as grand as a demon lord, fell to the ground.
Standing proudly behind him in a fitted black uniform of the Special Operations Bureau, Lin Nan looked down at Fu Yetian with icy disdain.
“Ah! Ah! We did it!”
At this moment, the temporary camp around Ocean City erupted into jubilation that felt like a tsunami crashing down.
They had suppressed their emotions for too long, and at the moment the screen revealed Lin Nan’s victorious strike, they can’t hold back any longer.
Not just Ocean City, but people across the country who were paying attention to this event started shouting in excitement.
Everyone knew that if Ocean City couldn’t withstand the attack from the demons, the next unlucky ones might be all of them, and now that Lin Nan had cut off the enemy boss’s life, it was a massive contribution to the nation.
Bureau Director Lin’s reputation reached its peak in an instant.
Which meant that her current decisions had a high chance of being accepted by the people.
“So what you’re saying, Director Lin, is?” Zhao Nanyang, who had climbed up to the Sky Island to face Lin Nan, had a bitter expression.
As the local leader, he certainly didn’t want Ocean City’s status to plummet after this incident and become a third-rate city.
“I’ll spare his life. We’ll use him as an energy source to keep the Sky Island running, and from now on, Ocean City will be the world’s premier city with a Sky Island. I don’t need to explain its future potential, right?”
Zhao Nanyang’s eyes widened. He knew the immense business opportunities tied to just the words “Sky Island.”
“In exchange, I’d like to establish the Special Operations Bureau on this Sky Island, and it will become the national headquarters for the Bureau.”
“Of course, of course! There’s absolutely no problem!”
Zhao Nanyang nodded vigorously.
He knew very well that with Lin Nan’s current status, she had no need to negotiate with him; she was doing him a favor, and he had to reciprocate.
“Thus, all revenues related to the Sky Island will grant the Bureau a share to support its construction and development.”
Lin Nan nodded indifferently, “Then I thank you in advance.”
As for Fu Yetian, she had already knocked him out, and his injuries were being managed by the two remaining harpists from the Demon Race.
As they say, what goes around comes around; the heavens will spare whom they will.
When Fu Yetian had abducted the energy supporting the Floating City, he never imagined that one day he would become the power source holding another Sky Island aloft.
She specially instructed the two operatives skilled in psychological control and hypnosis,
“Keep him in this dazed state. If possible, let his subconscious roam in dreams, making him think he’s living in the real world.”
“Yes, Director.”
Despite having no direct enmity with Fu Yetian in the Asking Dao Continent,
This time around, as the boss, Fu Yetian had killed indiscriminately, and nearly half of her operatives had fallen at his hands.
Regardless of how the boss’s task system was arranged, killing her people had a price, and on this point, she never compromised.
She hadn’t taken his life on the spot; instead, allowing him to continue supporting the Sky Island as penance was already merciful enough.
“System, does my handling of the boss count as an infraction? Will he never return to the Asking Dao Continent because of this?”
That is your choice; the system will not interfere with your decisions. His consciousness is trapped here, so he certainly can’t return to Asking Dao.
“Will I have a chance to revisit this place in the future?”
Hard to say, anything’s possible…
“So that means there is a chance?”
That’s your interpretation; the system does not explain further.
Lin Nan finally felt a glimmer of hope.
“And how will you deal with those from the Demon Race?”
Since the Demon Race has declared their allegiance to you, they are now your people, and you can freely decide their futures.
“I see, thank you.”
After her conversation with the system, the remaining 60 minutes in the real small world were dwindling fast.
Perhaps, it was time for her to say goodbye to this place.
Slipping away quietly should be her best option, after all, the original host would immediately return to her body and logically accept all that she had accomplished.
Though reluctant and a bit unsatisfied, there was no other choice.
10, 9, 8, 7… 3, 2, 1!
Lin Nan’s vision suddenly plunged into darkness.
In a daze, a few lines of small text gradually surfaced on her retina.
Initial Martial World (Low Difficulty);
Modern Civilization World (Low Difficulty) (Completed);
Spirit Energy Recovery World (Medium Difficulty);
Medieval Magic World (Medium Difficulty);
Xianxia World (High Difficulty);
Nuclear War Wasteland World (High Difficulty).
The system will randomly generate the next world. Before that, please decide if your subordinates will follow you.
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ps: The next dungeon is about to open. I wonder if everyone enjoys this narrative style.
