The Overlook of the Strong: So Ge's Terrifying Talent!

Wang Shi's analysis was detailed. He could intelligently filter out useless intelligence and present the critical information to Mike.

"This must be his innate ability," Mike muttered, pondering. "Any leads on their group immunity? Have you found anything?"

"No signs yet," Wang Shi replied, shaking his head. "Perhaps it requires internal conflict to trigger the module. Until then, I can't analyze or observe."

Mike nodded. "Keep lurking. Let's get as close as we can to his true target."

"Understood," Wang Shi affirmed.

After cutting the connection, Mike turned his attention to the situation at hand. His instincts about the enemy's innate ability were clearer now. But there was no way to verify his guesses—he couldn't be sure the enemy didn't have other hidden talents.

"Maybe Xiao Ci is considering that too, hence his cautious strategy."

As Mike was about to seek Xiao Ci's opinion on the enemy's potential abilities, an alert popped up on his screen.

It was noon, and the daily talent rewards had arrived.

"Congratulations! You've triggered a talent effect reward! You've earned the A-tier Special Entertainment Skill – 'Overlook of the Strong.'"

Overlook of the Strong: A-tier entertainment skill; in the regional leaderboard, you can view basic information about any target's shelter, as long as their rank is lower than yours. Using this skill will cost survival points.

"Another entertainment skill?" Mike frowned, disappointed. "I was hoping for a grand new talent, and it gives me an entertainment skill?"

But then—he paused.

"Wait...!"

Excitement surged as he read the skill description. This was exactly what he needed! The skill allowed him to gather essential intel, which solved his current predicament!

He was engaged in warfare with other factions, and while he had plenty of resources and military units, what he lacked was intelligence on the enemy.

Without hesitation, Mike opened the regional shelter leaderboard.

He was clearly ranked number one, far ahead of the competition.

He found So Ge's shelter and used the skill.

"You've selected a target and successfully used the entertainment skill, 'Overlook of the Strong.'"

"1000 survival points deducted. Basic shelter information unlocked."

"Expensive, but worth it!" Mike clicked his tongue. A shelter info panel appeared before him—not for Mike's shelter, but for So Ge's in the city center.

Jinling People's Doomsday Relief Command Center:

Shelter Level: 1

Owner: Dong Fang Qiang

Population: 86,123 (including special-effects subjugates)

Talent: 1,621, highest talent rating A; click to view details.

Shelter Security: 13,365

Comfort: 6,056

Resources: Non-mechanical items 25,123, mechanical items 321; click for details.

Food: Enough for 120,000 people for two months at minimum survival levels; click to view.

Miscellaneous: 11 valuable items; click for details.

Doomsday Survival Points: 51,235

Shelter Talent:

Slave's Heart – S-tier Shelter Talent: When the shelter owner recruits (by any means) another shelter into their control, upon agreement, the following enslavement effects are triggered: [Slave Class], [Resource Replication], [Damage Sharing], [Weaponization], and [Production Exploitation].

[Slave Class]: Every survivor recruited, regardless of their shelter status, becomes a slave; their shelter information is replaced with a custom slave panel, which can be adjusted and controlled by the owner. The more slaves, the stronger the owner's control.

[Resource Replication]: The shelter inherits and replicates all survival resources (except points, mechanical items, talents) from any slaves. The more resources, the better the talent effects.

[Damage Sharing]: Any damage to the owner, their shelter, or the slaves will be shared. More slaves mean better damage distribution.

[Weaponization]: When the slave population exceeds 10,000, the owner can choose a weapon type. This is scaled with the number of slaves. Currently, it's Modern Drones—10 drones for every 100 slaves.

Mike stared wide-eyed at the detailed information. So Ge's talent effects were incredibly complex and far-reaching!

"Good grief, this is insane! I've never seen a talent like this before!" Mike muttered.

It was clear now—So Ge's power was extraordinary. No wonder he had so many drones, and no wonder even someone as strong as Chen Dafeng couldn't harm him.

This talent was truly dangerous. It was an unstoppable force—unless Mike could halt the flow of slaves into So Ge's shelter.

"Xiao Ci was right to be cautious," Mike thought, now understanding more clearly. Some of Xiao Ci's guesses were spot on.

"His greatest weakness is the slave influx frequency—he needs new slaves every single day. If he stops recruiting, his talents weaken."

Mike now knew what needed to be done. The flow of slaves had to be cut off. But So Ge was smart. He'd likely already anticipated this flaw and found ways to circumvent it. Mike couldn't attack outright, but there was another option.

"Wait—there's the prisoners! If I capture some people and hold them in his shelter without converting them into slaves, I can keep him in check. Even just one prisoner added every day will stall his progress and prevent his talents from degrading!"

Mike clenched his fists, eyes narrowing. "I've got this." He had a way to keep So Ge's strengths in check.

"Let's see how he deals with this."

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