202: Chapter 202 Meteorite City: A Bloodbath

Meteor Crystal City meat warehouse.

Su Xiaoqi was holding a Crystal-Armored Earth Dragon rib longer than herself, gnawing on it while helping the Pig-Faced Butcher drag meat.

She had just eaten royal limbs, and her strength hadn't fully faded yet.

The Pig-Faced Butcher pointed at the cold storage warehouse door.

"Open it."

Su Xiaoqi nodded.

"Okay!"

She reached out and pulled.

Boom!

Half of the warehouse door, along with the door frame, was ripped off by her.

Cold air gushed out with a whoosh.

Mio flew by from the side, almost getting slapped in the face by the door panel.

"Su Xiaoqi!"

"This is a warehouse door, not a cracker!"

Su Xiaoqi, with her mouth full of grease and holding the door panel in her arms, froze for a moment.

"I..."

"I'll take smaller bites when dismantling it next time."

The Pig-Faced Butcher looked at the door panel, then back at her.

"Not bad strength."

Su Xiaoqi's eyes instantly lit up.

"Then can you give me another bowl?"

The Pig-Faced Butcher nodded.

"After you finish dismantling the meat warehouse, I'll give you an extra meal."

Mio held her forehead, her voice sounding weak.

"Your logistics system will be eaten into bankruptcy by her sooner or later."

The proprietress passed by, clicking her abacus, her fox ears twitching slightly.

"Not necessarily."

"She eats a lot, but she also fights a lot."

"Besides, the bones she gnaws on can still be sold to Copper Hammer as materials."

Su Xiaoqi immediately hugged the rib tightly.

"I'm not selling this one."

The proprietress glanced at her.

"Then keep track of it yourself."

Su Xiaoqi's little face stiffened.

"Can I pay with meat?"

Mio muttered on the side.

"Think bigger, you've already started taking out loans using the bones you've finished eating."

Su Xiaoqi didn't understand, but she hugged the meat tightly, looking vigilant.

...

Abandoned barracks.

Blood Rose placed the Crystal-Armored soldier sample on the table and sliced open the skin with her fingertip.

Pink blood droplets dripped into the culture tank.

She stared at the filter layer material, the usual lazy look on her face gone.

The poison mist had been weakened by the Crystal-Armored filter layer earlier, which had frustrated her all night.

Annoying.

Very annoying.

Shen Wanbing had left her a structural diagram of the Crystal Armor.

Blood Rose didn't say thanks.

But she followed the structural diagram, dismantling her poison body bit by bit and turning it into fine threads to infiltrate.

Outside the door, Jiang Yanxue leaned against the wall with her arms crossed.

"Don't poison yourself to death."

Blood Rose didn't even lift her head.

"I won't die even if you do."

Jiang Yanxue scoffed lightly.

"Stubborn."

Blood Rose raised her finger.

A wisp of pink poison thread burrowed into the gap of the Crystal Armor, bypassed the filter layer, and seeped into the internal meat sample along the interface.

The meat sample in the culture tank began to twitch.

A few seconds later, pink veins appeared on the surface of the meat sample.

Blood Rose finally looked up, her red lips curving slightly.

"When I level up, you'll be the first one I test my fragrance on."

Jiang Yanxue licked her teeth.

"If you dare to get close, I'll cut off your poison gland first."

The two stared at each other for a moment.

The technical craftsman responsible for recording nearby shook his hand, and his pen dropped straight to the floor.

Blood Rose turned to look at him.

"What are you afraid of?"

"It's not like I'm testing you."

The technical craftsman looked down at the meat sample still twitching in the culture tank.

He was even more afraid.

...

Inside the City Lord's private vault.

Shen Wanxing felt a long black box.

The lid opened, and inside lay a sniper core with meteor patterns.

Qin Hongye stood at the doorway, initially not moving.

After seeing that thing, she finally walked in.

Shen Wanbing scanned the data.

"S-rank Meteor Sniper Core."

"Increases penetration, stability, and weak point identification."

"Compatible with Qin Hongye's Gauss rifle."

Qin Hongye took the core, her dark brown pupils brightening.

But her tone remained flat.

"How far can it shoot?"

Copper Hammer happened to walk in carrying a toolbox.

"After modification, the effective sniper range can be extended quite a bit."

"But the recoil will double."

"Your shoulder might shatter."

Qin Hongye tossed the core to him.

"As long as it can penetrate Tier 6."

"If it shatters, I'll just reattach it."

Copper Hammer grinned.

"Good temper."

Qin Hongye looked up at him.

"Who are you talking about?"

Copper Hammer immediately corrected himself.

"Good gun."

Shen Wanxing, holding a blanket nearby, muttered softly.

"The way you all compliment people here is so dangerous..."

No one paid attention to her.

Because everyone knew.

In the next battle, they were really going to operate on a Tier 6.

...

Mine main shaft.

Chen Chen stood in front of the Star Core Crystal Sand vein.

The sea-stabilizing needle was inserted into the center of the main shaft.

Blue-gold patterns pressed down circle by circle along the crystal sand layer, forcibly suppressing the energy tide of the entire mineral vein.

Normally, once Star Core Crystal Sand leaves the strata on a large scale, the energy inevitably goes out of control.

But the sea-stabilizing needle was stuck there.

Every time the restless crystal sand flow just started to rise, it was pressed back down.

Convict laborers were driven to the most dangerous positions to cut the crystal vein shell.

Ordinary mine slaves, separated by a protective barrier, saw Chen Chen pressing the sea-stabilizing needle with one hand, while his other hand casually adjusted the mineral vein pressure valve.

Every time the crystal sand flow was about to explode, he would press down.

The blue-gold light sank.

The mineral vein immediately quieted down.

Someone couldn't help but speak in a low voice.

"Is this really a human?"

The old miner next to him turned pale and immediately covered his mouth.

"Shut up."

"Isn't it good to be alive?"

Yi Chang stood in front of the main shaft control console.

The values on the data board skyrocketed, then were forcibly flattened.

She reported in a low voice.

"Mineral vein cutting progress, 21 percent."

"Energy fluctuations are kept below the safety line."

Jiang Jiuyou stood on the other side, responsible for the military escort convoy.

"Transport lines are clear."

"The first batch of crystal sand cores can be loaded."

Yi Chang glanced at her.

"Your mobile artillery vehicle is three minutes late."

Jiang Jiuyou didn't look up.

"Your labor district sent two hundred fewer people."

Yi Chang retorted coldly.

"Those two hundred people were reassigned by you to move artillery."

Jiang Jiuyou finally turned her face.

"Artillery can save lives."

Yi Chang pointed at the Star Core Crystal Sand in the main shaft.

"The ore keeps the artillery firing."

The two were about to clash again.

Chen Chen pressed his palm onto the sea-stabilizing needle.

Boom.

The entire mineral vein quieted down a notch.

He looked up.

"Are you both very free?"

Jiang Jiuyou and Yi Chang fell silent simultaneously.

Mio floated nearby, unable to help but mutter.

"One word from him saves more power than you two arguing for half a day."

Yi Chang stared at the data board.

Jiang Jiuyou switched back to the military channel.

Neither of them replied.

But all the laborers in the main shaft understood.

In this new city, the rules are simple.

Chen Chen's word carries more weight than the mineral vein.

Midnight.

The heat flow in Chen Chen's body exploded right on time.

[Unique SS-rank growth affix: Physical Overlimit triggered.]

[constitution +10.]

[agility +5.]

[Current constitution: 247.]

[Current agility: 123.]

He stood by the main shaft.

The surrounding condensation fog was directly evaporated by the blood energy in his body.

Even the crystal sand flow paused for a brief moment.

Shen Wanbing projected the panel over.

"You still have 70 free attribute points unallocated."

Chen Chen did not hesitate.

"Spirit."

[Free attribute allocation complete.]

[Spirit attribute increased.]

[Current Spirit: 276.]

Boom.

Invisible pressure spread out along the main shaft.

The peripheral mine slaves knelt down in droves.

A few Tier 5 Crystal-Armored prisoners of war were also pressed to the ground, their teeth chattering, unable to even lift their heads.

Yi Chang stared at the data board, her fingertips pausing for half a second.

"He is becoming less and less like a human."

Jiang Jiuyou looked at the mineral vein stability curve and replied.

"But he is very useful."

Chen Chen looked up.

"I can hear you."

Both women looked down and operated their panels simultaneously.

One looked at the mineral vein.

One looked at the fire control.

Mio held back laughter in mid-air, her projection almost flickering.