Chapter 402: The four major machines graduate collectively (seeking monthly tickets at the end of the month)

At about noon on August 25, the Day Wolf landed on an isolated island above the Pacific Ocean.

It slowly folded its huge bony wings and swooped down onto the beach, splashing up a cloud of sand and dust. Even the fish rolled over from the rolling waves.

"Hey...you two, stop hanging on my back."

As the Wolf of Daylight spoke, he leaned forward slightly and put Xia Pingzhou and Theresa down.

Bai Tanlang then transformed back into human form, and Xia Pingzhou handed him a set of clothes. After he put them on, he found a tree by the beach and closed his eyes to rest. Even someone driving would be tired, let alone flying for a whole day and night.

Xia Pingzhou stood on the beach, leaning against a rock wall and checking his character panel. The blood descendant also stared at the sea in a daze.

[There are currently 7 free skill points waiting to be allocated. Do you want to allocate them immediately? ]

Xia Pingzhou raised his finger and gently poked the black and white panel.

Then, a towering tree made of black and white colors stretched out, with three branches spreading out towards the sky. At this moment, only the last node had not been lit, and the rest were brightly lit, emitting flickering light.

"Are the only skills left to unlock in all three branches at the end of the branch?" Xia Pingzhou thought to himself as he looked at the detailed skill introduction.

[Branch 1 (Group): ... → Giant God (2 skill points) (Giantly expand your Soldier and Knight chess types. Your current Spirit stats are sufficient to support their expansion to 50 meters) (reached the end of the branch)]

[Branch 2 (Brave): ... → Final Evolution (Requires 15 skill points in other branches) (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points) (Human Form) (Has reached the end of the branch)]

[Branch Three (Soul): ... → Repulsive Hand (The player raises their hand and uses an invisible repulsive force to send a target flying) (Learning this skill requires 2 skill points) (The branch has been reached)]

Xia Pingzhou didn't think much about it. He raised his hand and pressed the dim skill icons for a long time, silently watching them turn from dark to bright, emitting a black and white light.

Finally, the entire towering tree on the panel was lit up by surging light, its branches and leaves sparkled, and a series of prompt boxes popped up in front of his eyes.

[Hint: Consuming a total of 6 skill points, you have successfully learned the final skill of the "Group" branch - "Giant God Soldier", the final skill of the "Soul" branch - "Hand of Repulsion", and the final skill of the "Brave" branch - "Final Evolution".]

[Congratulations, the skill tree for Unit 2 has been developed and all system skills have been unlocked!]

“It’s really not easy…”

Xia Pingzhou looked at this line of text and sighed in his heart.

Looking back at this month, Unit 2 is actually the one with the highest risk of being scrapped among the several units.

After all, his birthplace was arranged in that vicious criminal organization, and he was associated with a group of lunatics who regarded human life as worthless. No matter whether it was the Tokyo Auction, the Battle of the Box Garden, or the Lake Hunting War, if he took a wrong step, he would be wiped out.

But fortunately, Xia Pingzhou finally persevered and reached the day when the machine graduated.

[The following is a supplementary explanation of "Ultimate Evolution."]

[Hint 1: Your chess type will take 24 hours to complete the "Final Evolution".]

[Hint 2: After 24 hours, all of your chess pieces will evolve to their "ultimate form." During this period, if you summon a piece to battle prematurely, it will temporarily maintain its pre-evolution "diamond form."]

"24 hours?... Fortunately, I didn't cram at the last minute and added some time before the war started, otherwise we would be doomed." Xia Pingzhou thought belatedly and raised his eyebrows with lingering fear.

At this moment, the descendant suddenly came over, raised the corner of his mouth, and deliberately asked in a quiet tone similar to Ayase Origami:

"Kitten, what are you daydreaming about?"

"Don't imitate the young lady's speech." Xia Pingzhou was stunned at first, then said coldly.

He got goosebumps when he heard it, as if he saw a centenarian old lady being cute.

The Bloodline spread his hands and said, "Men are so ruthless. We had such a good relationship before we fell out."

"What's good about it?"

"What's wrong with that?"

"Now that we've rested, let's set off..." Bai Tanlang came over and said hoarsely, "We'll talk about the rest when we get to Iceland."

"Come to think of it...isn't your Demonic Crown still in the hands of the Son of Nian?" Theresa looked into Bai Tanlang's eyes. "If we leave like this, won't you be unable to get it back?"

Bai Tanlang was silent.

He frowned slightly and pondered for a while, as if he had not thought about this question when he left the brigade with Xia Pingzhou.

Xia Pingzhou said, "Don't worry, the Son of Nian will also go to Iceland. It will help us defeat the Salvation Society."

He paused, "Well... Of course, whether or not we can get the Demon Crown back from it is another matter."

In another corner of the world, deep in the mountains of China.

A giant dark blue dragon flapped its wings and soared above the forest against the wind. The edges of its wings cut through the air like blades, making a rustling sound.

It was nine o'clock in the morning on August 25th, China time. A huge sun was hanging at the top of the valley, shining through the outline of the mountain top. The overlapping scales of the blue dragon reflected the sunlight, sparkling under the sky.

At this moment, the little Nian beast was sitting silently on the back of the blue dragon in human form.

He rested his head on his hand, lying on his side on the dragon's back, idly fiddling with the crown in his hand. The crown emitted a faint, dark glow that overshadowed the sunlight.

After a while, the little Nian beast raised its head and looked silently at the blue skyline in the distance.

In order to take care of the Zodiac Team that was following behind, the flying speed of the Totoro Demon was not fast, strictly speaking. It was even slow enough to be compared with a tractor. It was like a loose tent, swaying forward in the strong wind.

Although the flight speed was slowed down, the wind blowing in the face was still strong at high altitude.

The wisp of purple-red hair on the young man's head was lifted high by the strong wind, like a swaying flame. After a while, he yawned, turned his eyes away from the winding white clouds, and then lowered his eyes to look at the deep mountains.

At this moment, the demons of the Zodiac Team lined up in a row and walked on a mountain road that seemed to have no end.

Some of them are as majestic as mountains, appearing and disappearing in the clouds and mist, like the giant soldiers in European and American mythology;

Some are as light as a feather. Fortunately, the little Nian Beast has excellent dynamic vision. Otherwise, if you don’t look carefully, you won’t be able to see that there are such people on the mountain, and you won’t know who has fallen behind.

And every time we encounter a really narrow and cramped place, the Rat Demon comes in handy.

It would use its power to turn other larger demons into small balls and hold them in its hands, then lead them through the entrance of a cave or across a dangerous single-plank bridge.

Only the little Nian beast sits on the head of the Totoro Demon, flying freely under the sky. All it needs to do is close its eyes and take a nap, or stare at the changing white clouds.

He put on the black hood of his sweatshirt and muttered as he pondered, "Monkey, Bull, Rat, Totoro, Rainbow Horse, Rabbit, Porcupine... They say they're selecting a new zodiac team, but in reality, they're just adding three demons. Those demons kept in captivity in the mountains really don't have much fighting power or wildness. They're far inferior to the bad guys out there."

"At our rate, it'll only take about a week to get to Iceland... Hey, isn't there a way for demons to travel in this world? It's all because of some lesbian who kidnapped the train demon."

Thinking of this, the little Nian Beast stopped observing the newly formed zodiac team.

He lowered his head and thought to himself that it was just enough to make do. It was combat power after all. In the final analysis, as long as there was one more cannon fodder, when the war broke out, he could buy more time from the Salvation Society.

Although this sounds cruel, so cruel that it can be made into an episode of "Leon: The Nian Beast", his only goal is to buy as much time as possible and use the No. 1 black pupa to rescue his original body.

No matter how much sacrifice is required, as long as this goal can be achieved, he can accept it.

The little Nian Beast suddenly thought of something, so he cut out the gear panel in the lower right corner of his vision and brought up the task bar.

[Completed Main Quest 1 (Phase 1): Gained the approval of the "Nian Beast Lord" and the "Zodiac Team," thereby taking over the position of the Nian Beast Lord and gaining command of all the demons on Haifan Mountain.]

[Reward received: 1 attribute point.]

[Main Quest 1 (Final Stage) has been refreshed: Defeat the Lake Hunters in the Human-Demon War and lead the demon army to Iceland.]

[Completed the main mission 1 (final stage), and received the reward: 1 attribute point.]

[Congratulations! You have completed all the main quests for Unit 4, "Son of the Nian Beast," and received the "Unit Graduation Reward"—3 attribute points.]

"Graduation, graduation... Now the last one to graduate is the only one left, a lazy shark."

The Little Nian Beast said this with disdain, raised his finger and cut out the character panel, quickly distributing the five attribute points he had obtained, and then a series of purple and red prompt boxes popped up.

[Unit 4, "Little Nian Beast"'s power attribute changes from S++ to SS (↑1 point) (Hint: The unit's maximum attribute has been reached)]

[Unit 4, "Little Nian Beast"'s speed attribute changes from S++ to SS (↑1 point) (Hint: The unit's attribute has reached its maximum)]

[Unit 4, "Little Nian Beast"'s Spiritual Attributes have changed: S-rank → SS-rank (↑3 points) (Hint: The unit's Attributes have been capped)]

[Current attributes of Unit 4: Strength: SS-level; Speed: SS-level; Spirit: SS-level.]

"All three attributes have been upgraded to SS-level, but judging by its actual combat performance, the Myth-level attributes are probably even higher... But if Unit 04 activates 'Magic Presence' and dons the Magic Crown, it should be able to fight against the Myth-level, right?"

The Little Nian Beast thought to himself, "Well, Unit 2 and Unit 4 are almost ready. The only ones left are Black Pupa and... the Third Prince's side."

Thinking of this, the little Nian Beast couldn't help but shook his head and said with a sigh:

"It wasn't easy. The glutton shark finally finished digesting the whale in its stomach. Where did all that huge stomach go?"

In another corner of the world, Antarctica, there is a world of ice and snow. Penguins are playing by the lake, and their feet are clattering, leaving footprints on the ice.

It was quiet on the glacier, and the rustling sound of the tide could be heard.

At this time, if you just look up, you can see a breathtaking aurora against the cold Antarctic wind. Stars dot the night sky, and the blue aurora stretches across the twinkling stars.

A white-haired boy in a cloak sat next to a penguin with a fishing rod in his hand. He threw the fishing line with bait into the hole in the lake and fished quietly.

Next to him was a small bucket filled with fish. At this moment, a small shark was sitting on the frozen ground next to the bucket, and from time to time it stretched out its fins and grabbed fish from the bucket to eat.

The little shark had a dull look on its face, and even its movements when eating fish were stiff.

After a while, its face suddenly regained its spirit.

[Note: "Manual Mode" has been switched, and the agent personality has been locked in the mental library.]

Among the four game machines, only Yagubaru is the machine that Ji Minghuan can use with confidence as a "trusted personality".

This is not because Yagubaru has a self-disciplined and healthy trustee personality; on the contrary, this shark's daily routine is either eating, drinking, playing or sleeping, so there is no risk of his personality collapsing.

When the personality AI was controlling Yagubaru, it seemed like a pitiful and taciturn little shark princess. It spoke much less and just kept eating, making people wonder if it had food poisoning that had damaged its brain.

"Shark is hungry, César, did you catch any fish?" The little shark scolded, slapping the empty bucket with his fin and pointing at César's head.

"How can it be that fast..." Cesar muttered, "Besides, Yagubaru, aren't you a shark? You could just dive into the lake and catch it yourself. Why do you need me to fish it out?"

"It's so cold down there, Shark, I don't want to go into the sea." The little shark snorted coldly and lay down on the ice.

It rested its fin against the side of its head, waiting for César to throw the caught fish into the bucket.

At this moment, a black and blue system prompt box suddenly popped up in its eyes.

[Hint: Unit 3 has completely digested the "Legendary Whale" - Chicanao in its belly.]

[Completed the ultimate mission: "Devouring the legendary whale - Chicanao."]

[Quest Rewards: 3 attribute points, 3 skill points, 6 split points.]

[Congratulations! You have completed all the main quests for Unit 3, "Agubaru," and received the "Unit Graduation" reward: 3 attribute points.]

The little shark raised its fin, slapped the ice surface, called out the gear panel, and immediately found the character panel and allocated the 6 attribute points in its hand.

Unit 3 "Agubaru"'s "Strength" attribute changes from D++ to C++ (↑3 points)

Unit 3 "Agubaru"'s "Speed" attribute changes from D rank to C rank (↑3 points).

Unit 3 (0.5m form) Current Attributes: Strength: C++; Speed: C; Spirit: S

[Hint: After devouring the "Legendary Whale", the maximum length of Unit 3 changed from 320 meters to 520 meters (reaching its growth limit)]

"Five hundred meters! It's huge, but I don't know if it can surpass the size of the World Tree. The possibility is very low... The World Tree in mythology is probably several thousand meters long."

The little shark thought to himself, raised his fin and opened the skill tree panel, and two simple and crude short branches appeared in front of him.

[Branch 1 (Emperor): Dark Fang (already learned) → Death Fin (already learned) (reached the end of the branch)]

[Branch 2 (Sea): Undercurrent (Learned) → Tsunami (To be learned) (Requires 3 skill points to learn) (Has reached the end of the branch)]

The little shark raised its fins and pressed and held the "Tsunami" skill icon until the picture turned from dark to bright, and a fierce deep blue light burst out, covering its pupils.

[Has learned the ultimate skill "Tsunami" of the "Sea" branch: Creates a massive tsunami to attack the enemy.]

[Congratulations, you have completed the skill tree for Unit 3 and unlocked all of the units' abilities.]

Yagubaru fell silent. It re-examined the skill tree with very few skills. This was simply the simplest episode it had ever seen.

But no matter what...

“Yeah!” “Yeah!”

Little Shark and César cheered almost at the same time, and then César pulled the fishing rod suddenly, while reeling in the hook, a cod broke through the water and leaped into the air, and was caught in his hand.

The man and the shark looked at each other silently, neither of them seemed to know why the other was so happy.

Cesar put down his fishing rod, put the hooked cod into the bucket, then turned his head and poked the little shark's head with his finger.

He asked curiously, "Yagubaru, what were you mumbling just now?"

"What's your business about Shark? You just need to find food for him." The little shark snorted coldly and turned his head away.

"That's great, Yagubaru." Xizel said with emotion, "I wish I could be as carefree as you."

"What do you mean by carefree? Aren't we going to save Popcorn Chicken?"

"Popcorn chicken? Sounds delicious." César threw the fishing line to the bottom of the lake and continued fishing.

Yagubaru raised his head and looked at the aurora that stretched across the night sky.

It thought to itself, "Now that all four units have graduated, only the Great Flutter Moth has not yet made its final preparations."

On the night of August 25th, Lijing, China.

A giant black pupa hangs upside down above the brightly lit iron tower, becoming the most unique sight in the city. A silver-white train roars across the viaduct in the distance, and the long street is brightly lit with pedestrians coming and going.

The sound of horns kept honking. The flow of people under the Lijing Tower was terrifyingly large, and vehicles were coming and going non-stop.

After a while, the giant black cocoon slowly opened, and a human figure in a black trench coat crawled out of it, holding a "Runaway Survival Manual" in his hand.

"I'm back... Li Jing."

Black Pupa murmured as he raised his head, facing the evening breeze, looking at the upside-down city, and took a deep breath of the fresh night air.

Suddenly, he scratched his chin and muttered, "Then the question is, are they asleep at this time? The Diaper Demon and the Horrible Clock Tower Man are so grumpy when they wake up. What if I go up there and get beaten up by them... Never mind, I'll just take it one step at a time."

Thinking of this, Hei Pupa stretched out his right arm and peeled off a piece of restraint from the sleeve of his windbreaker on his right hand.

Piece after piece of restraints twirled and fell in mid-air, gradually combining into a human shape. Then the black figure grabbed the restraints and flew forward.

After a while, it disappeared in the brightly lit city.

(End of this chapter)