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"Yes! We vow to follow you until death, my lord!"
The members of the Blue-White Squad, upon hearing Xu Gu's words, felt their power cores operating at peak capacity, so excited that their bodies trembled.
Smelting a War General's corpse into C-level parts was just the beginning, what next?
This choice truly was the most correct one in their lives.
Xu Gu nodded in satisfaction.
If there was a system to calculate loyalty, the loyalty of these squad members towards him could at least reach 80 at this moment.
Afterwards, the Blue-White Squad members skillfully cleaned up the battlefield.
Xu Gu headed directly indoors to rest.
Wang Lanlan instructed two other snipers, telling them to maintain their rifles and vigilantly guard the surroundings.
She wanted to guard Xu Gu as well.
But, she had to report the events here to the upper echelon of the Auto Association.
She could only inform them of this first and then return to guard Xu Gu.
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"Is it over?"
Lin Yuna asked with great concern.
"Yeah, just a bunch of small fry." Xu Gu replied indifferently.
"That's good." Lin Yuna sighed in relief, confirming that Xu Gu was uninjured before entering the house to continue researching the operation of a preliminary arms factory.
She was diligently reviewing information, writing a project proposal, and planning for relocation and development.
She wasn't just a pretty face as a Five-Star Car Servant.
...
Bored before sleep, Xu Gu opened the Creator Forum again, entering Xia City's chatroom.
At the moment,
The chatroom was still buzzing with conversation among the Auto Men.
After all, many major events happened today.
Xu Gu was unaware of the scope until he looked, and it shocked him.
The trending topics were all related to him.
Trending topic number one was the arrival of the Mechanical Abyss, with a mysterious powerhouse protecting Xia City during the doomsday, sweeping through the Beast Tide, and slaying the lord within the Mechanical Abyss.
Second, the new Awakener, Xu Gu, ventured deep into the outskirts, intersecting with the mysterious powerhouse, allegedly leveling up five levels in a day! Breaking records! Unprecedented!
Third, Xia City's acknowledged prettiest campus belle, the daughter of a Provincial City tycoon's daughter, B-level genius Auto Man Lin Liu, knelt in public, wanting to become Xu Gu's Car Servant. Upon rejection, she offered an entry-level arms factory as tribute.
Fourth, Xu Gu awakened an S-level heavy truck, having claimed before awakening that his vehicle was a heavy truck.
Fifth, just starting to kill Steel Beasts for leveling, Xu Gu single-handedly wiped out all the Steel Hyenas at Evil Dog Ridge.
Sixth, Xu Gu...
"So I'm topping the trending searches?" Xu Gu was a bit surprised, not understanding why such trivial matters could stir the populace of Xia City so.
If the people knew he was SSS-level, leveled up eight times in a day, and had two S-level parts along with an A-level part,
As a freshman, single-handedly wiping out a Mechanical Abyss and an entire Beast Tide,
As the Vice Chairman of the association, with the well-known ice-cold Goddess, A-level sports car Xia An, as his fangirl.
The renowned Demon Hunting Team in Xu City, all A-level Autos, on their knees wanting to follow him.
And, casually eliminating members of the Ascension Sect, with the Blue-White Squad swearing to follow him to their deaths,
They'd probably go mad directly?
Xu Gu suppressed his grin and said, "This is nothing, I'm still weak, I should keep pushing hard!"
Continuing to read through everyone's posts,
Skipping the discussions about him,
He was soon attracted by a topic.
"Now's a great opportunity! Just outside Xia City, near the Mechanical Abyss, there are piles of Mechanical Monster corpses and Elite Steel Beast corpses, with very high levels! If one could sneak in and bring one out, it'd be a fortune!"
"Especially for those newly awakened Auto Men, this is a great opportunity, move fast to stay ahead!"
The topic had a high level of discussion as well.
The living Mechanical Monster tide was naturally a nightmare and disaster, whereas the dead Mechanical Monster tide corpses were a mine!
Representing unimaginable wealth!
If one could truly reach the depths and bring out a corpse, they'd really strike it rich.
Although, the Steel Beasts were still in a frenzy, the challenge of bringing out a corpse was far less than killing a level twenty to thirty Mechanical Monster.
Among many posts, Xu Gu's gaze fell on Zhang Chao's post.
Zhang Chao, he knew of him, an Awakener from the same school and cohort, an A-level Auto Man with some talent.
"Hahaha, I'm truly a genius! The Ascension Sect might aim to assassinate the prodigies of Xia City, so the Auto Association assigned me a Mercenary Group as bodyguards.
"And I know, the Ascension Sect's primary target is definitely not me.
"I'm taking these bodyguards to the outskirts, planning to bring back the Mechanical Monster corpses from there!
"Although the Steel Beasts are too wild, I didn't venture too deep and couldn't find the Mechanical Monster's corpses, I found an Elite Steel Beast! A 20-level Frost Steel Tiger! It can make D-level parts!"
Zhang Chao's joy and excitement were palpable.
"Quick steps lead to quick paths! A few more runs and I'll be decked out in full D-level parts! Xu Gu, even as an S-level, you got lucky to level up five times, so what. Soon, I'll surpass you!
"Obviously, you first withstand the Ascension Sect's assassination, I hear they're quite mad!"
Zhang Chao, having obtained a 20 Frost Steel Tiger corpse, was momentarily carried away, even challenging Xu Gu from afar.
Immediately after, another A-level, Wang Lishuo, spoke up as well.
Their advantage lay in not being too conspicuous or high-profile, making them less likely to be targeted by the Ascension Sect. They could take their bodyguards and collect corpses for development!
To this, Xu Gu just shook his head, not even finding it worth sneering at.
Picking up the trash he discarded, yet daring to challenge him, even a clown wasn't so unaware.
At this time,
The Demon Hunting Team sent a message.
"Boss, that part you asked about, can be crafted into a B-level part."
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