Chapter 207: Chapter 209: Blow up the Instance, the Instance is Naturally Completed


    “Are Floating Cities really that valuable?”


    Qin Muye looked at the lords in the chat channel asking about Floating City, feeling somewhat puzzled himself. Isn’t it just a territory? Although he had made many changes, the core point was simply its ability to fly.


    However, the original Floating Cities were indeed a trap. Based on the data on paper, they were really just floating, and achieving the mobility of Qin Muye’s Different Plane Floating City was quite impossible.


    One issue was energy problems; the other was structural issues.


    The energy reserves could never reach the billion level like his Floating City, having a million would be decent.


    And its structure could only make it a sky city; unlike the Different Plane Floating City that was quite solid even without the Exotic Realm Lock, Qin Muye had built it with the strength of an Interstellar Fortress in mind.


    But correspondingly, the expenses were definitely higher. His Floating City had to be maintained by tens of millions of energy every day, unlike ordinary Floating Cities, which at most needed energy on the hundred thousand level.


    This was a case of gains and losses.


    Otherwise, why would Qin Muye focus on creating energy as the first step rather than other steps?


    “Each of them is thinking of trying out and asking me to build one for them; they’re dreaming quite beautifully,”


    Qin Muye shook his head. He had no intention of helping other lords design and build Floating Cities, as it would be an unrewarding task for him.


    So he didn’t reply in the chat channel.


    “I better deal with the Ancient God incident instead, the corruption is far worse than I imagined,” Qin Muye said, his expression grave.


    Previously, it was just data on paper and didn’t give much of a direct impression. But ever since Qin Muye’s Floating City took to the sky, many Ancient God Relics had been cleared.


    Of course, it was not entering the relics, but through remote bombardment. The massive holes that were the Ancient God Relics were blown up directly.


    Since various rules of the Adaptation Period had been lifted, dungeons also reflected the reality, meaning there was no need to enter and clear instance dungeons. Qin Muye directly blew up the dungeon.


    You have to say, this method was quite effective, but the aftermath was a bit severe. After the explosion, a vast number of Ancient God’s Minions would flood out.


    Then, naturally, came the artillery bombardment. They were all blasted into a mushy mess.


    Selling firearms and biological weapons at this stage—how was that different from causing trouble for himself?


    He had already determined that ninety percent of the native Transcendents had entered the second stage of the Ancient God Erosion, which was the Follower stage. At this point, unless someone was forced to take the Ancient God Special Medicine or took it unwittingly, their allegiance would no longer be with the Magic Continent, but would lean towards the Ancient Gods.


    In the early stages, there might be some wavering although the bias existed. However, once it reached the midpoint, their thinking became fixed, entirely in favor of the Ancient Gods. Even if they were saved at this stage, significant psychological counseling would be necessary.


    If it progressed to the later stages, they’d essentially become like Fanatics. While the Ancient God Special Medicine could still treat them, their mindset was fixed—they’d either need a sanatorium or a basement. At this extreme, only close relatives or friends unwilling to give up on them would attempt a rescue. Casual acquaintances would have long given up and left them to their own devices.


    “Playing the role of a firefighter won’t do. The bigger the ‘fire,’ the more troublesome it gets, though earning points this way is quite exhilarating,” he lamented.


    Other Lords were also frantically suppressing the resurgence of the Ancient Gods, but the area affected was simply too vast.


    Known regions were already starting to erupt gradually, and a vast amount of unexplored territories remained. After advancing, the area of the Magic Continent expanded a hundredfold, and even the True Dragon Emperor couldn’t possibly clear all regions in such a short time.


    Clearing wasn’t just about fighting—it was over; unlike Qin Muye’s brute approach, the other lords were also building, deploying personnel for development, and so on.


    The presence of native forces dragging their feet only compounded the difficulty.


    Not all Lords were as casual as Qin Muye or independent of external powers, and this was why Qin Muye’s early development was so slow, with him still being at Rank 4.


    Part of the reason was that his Talent simply wasn’t up to par. Wang Junzi’s Talent amplified points a ten-thousandfold; 1 point of Experience was equivalent to 10,000 for him. Even with all his Experience-boosting Talents combined, Qin Muye couldn’t match that. Other Lords’ Talents were certainly stronger.


    “First, let’s send out the latest observation results. This widespread problem is beyond me to resolve,” he decided.


    Qin Muye shared the newest findings about the power of the Ancient Gods and his conjectures once again on the chat channel. Such matters were better left to those taller to deal with.


    He wasn’t the tallest one around; there were five who stood taller, and they should be the ones to handle it.


    In terms of power, Qin Muye truly couldn’t compete with the five lords preceding him. The territories of these five Lords were incredibly vast, already encompassing almost a third of what used to be the Rank 6 server area. Such was the disparity between Rank 6 and Rank 4.


    Once Qin Muye reached Rank 6, he could also command a territory of comparable size. By then, his Floating City could rightfully be deemed a mini version of the Floating Continent.


    He anticipated that after advancing to Rank 7, the area would be even larger. As for how extensive it would be, that would have to wait until one of them ascended to Rank 7 to enlighten him.


    While the server was of Rank 7, there wasn’t a single Lord or Divine at that level. Whether there were Rank 7 Heroes was unknown to him; after all, Heroes didn’t appear on the rankings, and Qin Muye had no interest in probing the secrets of other Lords.


    “I hope everyone can pull their weight. I really don’t want to switch to a different server,” he hoped.


    If he transferred to a Rank 6 server, things might still be manageable for Qin Muye, but moving to a Rank 7 or higher server would spell trouble, as he might not be able to defeat the native inhabitants. Currently, the Magic Continent Server was relatively united. Even though the Lords were at odds with each other, at least they presented a united front against external threats.