Chapter 20: Checking the Gains, Ascension Sect's Misdeeds

Looking at Xia An's invitation, Xu Gu did not refuse.

If Lin Liu really did have a basic military factory that could be relocated to Xia City, then he would need the help of this Vice Chairman.

At the same time, he also informed Lin Yuna of this matter. As a Five Stars Car Servant, her purpose was to manage various assets for Xu Gu.

She was quite adept at this kind of thing.

Lin Yuna was just now recovering from the shock. It was hard to imagine that Lin Liu, being the school beauty, an Awakener of B-level Auto Man, and from a prominent family in the Provincial City, would be willing to be Xu Gu's Car Servant.

Not only that, she even offered a basic military factory?

A basic military factory that could profit millions of points annually?

To her, it was like a dream!

Millions of points a year equaled billions of Star Coins!

The lifetime fortune of Lin Changfeng, the vice principal of Xia City's high school, was no more than this.

And it was pure profit! If it were to be listed, the market value would be at least hundreds of billions! Yet, Xu Gu had only awakened for less than a day!

A moment later, Lin Yuna hesitated and said, "Lin Liu must have encountered a problem. I guess this might, a strong figure with a say, has fallen, and she has lost power within the family. She urgently needs your support, sir."

"This basic military factory, though her property, would be quite difficult to transfer."

Xu Gu was not surprised by this and said, "Difficulty isn't a problem; if there's trouble, we just solve it."

"Exactly! Even if there's trouble, a military factory is worth the effort," said Lin Yuna.

Xia City, though a small city, had the Mechanical Abyss descend upon it.

Under normal circumstances, it would be an apocalypse.

But now, the Beast Tide that erupted at the dawn of the Mechanical Abyss had already been resolved by Xu Gu, and the Lord inside was also slain by Xu Gu.

The danger level of the Mechanical Abyss drastically declined. For Xia City, it was no longer a disaster but unimaginable wealth!

It continually produced various mechanical components and resources.

This could help Xia City develop rapidly! It might even become a large city of the province!

In times like these, relocating various industries to Xia City in time, and benefiting from the dividends of its development, would undoubtedly capture unimaginable wealth!

The most profitable industry might just be the basic military factory producing F-grade and E-grade components!

Noticing this opportunity was surely not exclusive to Lin Liu alone. Other forces would undoubtedly rush in.

Not to mention whether Lin Liu's family would stop her.

Just relocating the factory itself would be a difficult task.

Of course, no matter how difficult it was, it was a trivial matter for Xu Gu at this moment.

Just one communication, and Xia An would surely hustle for him, and the Demon Hunting Team would undoubtedly answer the call.

This was the advantage of absolute power.

"Prepare the interfacing work, and let me know if there are any problems. I'll handle it," Xu Gu instructed Lin Yuna.

"Okay~" Lin Yuna replied respectfully.

Xu Gu walked into the room.

It was then that he began to tally the gains of this trip.

"A total of 900,000 points gained."

Looking at the wealth account, Xu Gu smiled. Auto Men were fast at earning.

After just spending 500,000 points, he had another 900,000 points in hand.

Although Beast Tides weren't frequent, and obtaining mass points in the future would be difficult, he was about to acquire a basic military factory soon!

Then he began to inspect the two components he had acquired.

[B-grade Hell Cannon lv1]

[Sourced from the Hellfire Wolf, the special firepower structure could greatly enhance the high temperature of flames, compress the flame density, and once it bursts, it devoured everything like Divine Flames from Hell.]

[Characteristic: High Temperature. It could melt most materials.]

[Firepower Bonus: 50]

"Pretty standard. To harness its power, it still needs some enhancement," Xu Gu wasn't too surprised by the power of the Hell Cannon and turned his gaze to the A-grade component obtained from the first kill achievement.

[A-grade Ground State Nitrogen Barrier Shield lv1]

[Constructed from ground-state nitrogen, it formed a high-density energy shield with astonishing defensive power, able to block most artillery or bludgeon damage.]

[Characteristic: Rebound. Possessed a certain rebound effect, causing some damage to close-range attackers.]

[Defense Bonus: 100]

"Not bad." Xu Gu nodded. Having seen the power of the S-grade component Blue Fury Sky Slash, his standards naturally elevated.

To enhance strength, indeed, one had to rely on external power-ups!

Without hesitation, he directly chose the enhancement.

With 900,000 points, Xu Gu didn't save for the 1 million goal, which would allow him to gamble on a thousandfold enhancement, and immediately spent 200,000 points to purchase two entry-level amplifications.

It's never too late to gamble when you have more money.

[Purchased two entry-level amplifications]

[Drawing!]

[Enhancement: 100 times]

[Enhancement: 90 times]

Xu Gu grinned. He indeed was lucky.

His gaze turned with intense interest toward the two components before him.

First, he applied the 90x enhancement on the B-grade component Hell Cannon.

[Enhancing!]

[Enhancement Successful!]

[B-grade lv1 Hell Cannon] enhanced to [A-grade lv1 Hell Divine Cannon]

[Hell Divine Cannon]

[Firepower Bonus: 100]

[Characteristic: Melting, extreme high temperature, able to melt all objects!]

[Special firepower structure greatly enhances flame temperature, compresses flame density, and once it erupts, its power equaled Divine Flames from Hell, capable of devouring all.]

"A-grade now!" Xu Gu showed a hint of joy.

Then, he looked with immense anticipation at the already A-grade Ground State Nitrogen Barrier Shield.

A direct hundredfold enhancement!

[Enhancing!]

[Enhancement Successful!]

[A-grade Ground State Nitrogen Barrier lv1] enhanced to [S-grade Ground State Nitrogen Element Matrix Barrier lv1]

[S-grade Ground State Nitrogen Element Matrix Barrier lv1]

[Constructed from ground-state nitrogen, forming a high-density energy defense matrix with astonishing defensive power, able to block most artillery or blunt instrument damage.]

[Characteristic: Rebound. Possessed a strong rebound effect, delivering severe damage to close-range attackers and doing certain damage to distant attackers.]

[Defense Bonus: 200]

"As expected, S-grade!" Xu Gu squinted his eyes, quite satisfied with this result, especially with the enhanced rebound effect! Isn't this like vengeful armor?

Although it didn't match up to the Blue Fury Sky Slash's characteristics, it was definitely not weak!

Now, he had two S-grade components and one A-grade component.

[Detected, would you like to transfer experience from the same type higher-grade component, with a 30% experience loss rate?]

"Transfer," Xu Gu didn't hesitate and ordered directly.

The Creator System had the function of transferring experience.

When changing components, the experience of high-grade low-quality components could be transferred to low-grade high-quality components, albeit with some loss. Even so, it was very popular.

[Transferring...]

[Transfer successful!]

[Your A-grade component Hell Divine Cannon level increased, current level lv6!]

[Your S-grade component...]

Xu Gu didn't continue to enhance the other components; their grades were too low, lacking potential, and enhancing them would be wasteful.

After equipping the components,

[Linker: Xu Gu]

[Level: 8]

[Rank: SSS]

[Firepower: 6280]

[Defense: 5520]

[Power: 4400]

[Loaded Accessories: 8 (1 S-grade lv8, 1 S-grade lv6, 1 A-grade lv6, 1 B-grade lv8, 4 C-grade lv8.)]

The Blue Fury Sky Slash no longer added extra firepower as it wasn't in storage mode.

Nevertheless, the staggering 6280 firepower was awe-inspiring.

Xu Gu felt immense strength coursing through his body, capable of slicing the Heavenly Vault with one strike!

If he raised both the Hell Divine Cannon and Ground State Nitrogen Element Matrix Barrier to level 8, his power could still increase!

At this moment,

A bulletin arrived.

[Warning!

[All Xia City Auto Men please take heed! Recently, Ascension Sect marauders have been frequently active in sabotage. Please remain vigilant and stay safe.

[Rest assured, our Xia City is under the protection of a mysterious figure, able to eradicate Beast Tides. We can easily handle this minor crisis!]

Xu Gu's lips twitched, and he was speechless: "Is this mysterious figure referring to me?"

Shortly after,

Another notification came through.

This time it was privately sent to Xu Gu.

[Hello, Xu Gu.

[Recently, Ascension Sect marauders have been frequently active in sabotage. You are a distinguished S-level Auto Man and the pride of Xia City.

[Ascension Sect marauders might target you with assassination attempts, please be extremely cautious.

[Meanwhile, our Xia City Auto Man Association will freely dispatch a team to ensure your safety until you successfully enter the higher Auto Academy!]

"Ascension Sect? So it's them causing trouble."

Xu Gu squinted his eyes. He wasn't surprised by this news, as the Ascension Sect was known for assassinating talented new Awakeners like him.

He was rather surprised by the Xia City Auto Man Association's actions.

Actually sending people for protection, all the way until entering the academy? It was indeed considerate.