89: Chapter 89 Creative Achievements—Thousand Machines

"It's true that people are coming from above, but the price Ning City has to pay is the same," Chu Yaoyao said.

In fact, she preferred to solve it herself, but rules were rules. Unable to use the family behind her, this was undoubtedly harder than reaching the heavens!

"Forget it... why think so much? We'll talk when they get here." Mu Cheng was too lazy to overthink and turned to leave.

"Prepare well! The coming battle will be a tough one."

As the saying goes, soldiers will be blocked by generals and water by earth. The key now wasn't to worry about this or that, even if the Greedy Wolf Army was really coming.

Even if the people from above came, so what? The people of Ning City would still go first, and only if they couldn't handle it would those from above take action.

Instead of overthinking, it was better to be practical and think more about how to deal with the situation.

"The Greedy Wolf Army is no simple matter, so try to make some preparations!" Chu Yaoyao finished and also left.

Soon, everyone went their separate ways...

Fifth-floor luxury residence.

"What should I do?" Mu Cheng lay flat on the sofa, clearly preoccupied.

With a great enemy at the gates, naturally... he wanted to do something, but after thinking it over, he suddenly realized there was nothing to do.

"In this amount of time, it's indeed impossible for you to raise your strength, but you can help the ladies upgrade their equipment," Peppa said after some thought.

Mu Cheng possessed the Power of Creation, plus the Strongest Forging Technique... he could essentially be called a mobile high-tech production and processing plant.

Making some equipment... was basically not a big problem.

"I'd like to... but they have black gold armor and flight backpacks, it seems they aren't lacking anything!" Mu Cheng wanted to, but... he couldn't think of anything else.

Plus, with a divine weapon in hand, even if he had to face those from above, it wouldn't be a problem at all.

Feeling secure and unafraid... he didn't feel much of a sense of crisis.

"You brat, can't you put some heart into it? Fine! I'm too lazy to explain to you, just go find out about the people from above yourself," Peppa saw through Mu Cheng's intentions and pointed it out directly.

"I'll take a look then! I'm bored anyway." Mu Cheng operated his high-tech bracelet and quickly clicked on the regulations regarding those coming from above.

The more he read, the more complex his mood became. "This... is complete exploitation. I really didn't expect the water regarding those from above to be so deep."

There were many regulations, but the most important one... was that once those from above took action, it meant an endless surrender of resources.

Those involved could be understood as workers being constantly squeezed by a black-hearted boss...

Peppa: "It's good that you understand. Once those from above really take over Ning City, it means no freedom and no way to improve your strength."

"Actually, I'm quite curious about who set these rules... they seem a bit inappropriate, yet I feel things aren't as simple as they seem," Mu Cheng said after some thought.

There are over a hundred thousand cities in the world; making someone come so precisely is not an easy task.

"It's indeed not simple. I've heard rumors that it seems to be information sent by the high-tech bracelets," Peppa said, also uncertain.

This involved secrets, and even what it knew was very little...

"Information from the high-tech bracelets? I'm getting more and more curious about the person behind this." Mu Cheng thought of his hidden prompts.

And being able to hear inner thoughts... this might also come from the person behind the scenes.

"This relates to the legendary Heavenly Dao and is also the highest secret of you humans. Your Grandpa Peppa isn't too clear on the specifics either," Peppa suddenly remembered and said.

Before Mu Cheng could speak, it continued.

"Don't think too much... as a possessor of the Devouring Bloodline, you will surely be told when you need to know."

"For now, you should start with weapons and see if you can help the ladies!"

With defense covered, naturally, weapons had to be considered.

"Weapons... isn't black gold weapon enough? I feel that stuff is pretty useful." Mu Cheng didn't think much of it.

Peppa: "Useful is useful, but you could try to see if you can change it to make it more convenient."

Speaking, it suddenly had a better idea. "Wait... you can try to merge these three into one."

"Is that possible? Wait... it actually seems like it shouldn't be a big problem, I'll try it!" Mu Cheng suddenly realized.

Weapons, armor, and flight backpacks could theoretically be merged into one, but it required very complex Talisman Arrays within them.

For others, it was indeed extremely difficult, but for Mu Cheng, it was the simplest thing.

No sooner said than done. He took out a large pile of million-year-grade black gold iron stone and began forging.

First, he forged a sword, a set of black gold armor, and a set of flight backpack. The next step was to merge them together.

The weight was a full five or six thousand catties, and they were all separate... it didn't count as three-in-one at all.

"This won't do. Use your brain and think carefully; it would be best if it can change according to your consciousness," Peppa suddenly spoke up to give a hint.

This time Mu Cheng understood instantly. "Why didn't I think of that... black gold armor can change with consciousness, so of course these can too."

He continued working, though even for Mu Cheng, success wasn't that simple. Still, he didn't give up.

He kept improving through failure, failing time and again, and summarizing his experience each time.

Finally, after a whole day, he perfectly merged the black gold armor, flight backpack, and weapon together.

"From now on, I'll call it qianji!" Mu Cheng said, very satisfied as he looked at the fist-sized black gold iron stone in his hand.

Peppa was also quite shocked. "You brat have a lot of clever ideas in your head. Although this thing can't surpass the various high-tech items in the treasure chests, it's still a good item."

"The high-tech in the treasure chests... I bet if Newton came, he'd be scared out of his wits," Mu Cheng joked.

The things inside were indeed too abnormal. A piece of Rice Ball could restore stamina, and a high-tech tent had three hundred square meters of space.

The most important parts were the bathroom and bathtub... never mind water appearing out of thin air, it could even heat automatically.

Peppa: "According to your human development, even in a hundred thousand years, you might not create these things. As for your Power of Creation, it might be possible after you break through the ninth rank."

"Is this Power of Creation that powerful? Why do I feel it's so weak?" Mu Cheng expressed his doubt.

In front of the high-tech from the treasure chests, his Power of Creation wasn't even worth a fart...

Peppa said patiently, "Pah~ don't blame your bloodline for being weak just because you are weak, okay?"

"Also, you should have noticed that the arrival of this Global Survival Game is also a form of evolution for humanity."

"Mm-hmm, survival of the fittest, where the strong are respected. I've already seen how this Global Survival Game works—it's constant elimination after elimination. I wonder what secrets are hidden behind it all," Mu Cheng nodded and said.