Chapter 82: System Upgrade, The Tyrant System of the Apocalypse

Today, the system received an overwhelming amount of information, and Ye Zian needed some time alone to process it all.

Sitting at the table, he contemplated his next plans.

With the major threat of Su Chen now eliminated and the will of heaven self-destructing, the invading forces from other worlds were not like himself and Su Chen—where one had to be destroyed for the other to prevail.

Instead, with the protagonist halo now his own and the will of heaven having self-destructed, the world's rejection of Ye Zian had dissipated.

Ye Zian had noticed earlier that the villain system in his mind had absorbed the protagonist halo and transformed into the Tyrant System of the Apocalypse. Without Su Chen as the main character, any resident of the Tower of Heaven who killed zombies or any creature would earn Ye Zian corresponding points.

Most importantly, Ye Zian could designate highly regarded team members in the fortress as his subjects. Under Ye Zian's command, he could establish a vertical management structure within the fortress's ruling class, ensuring that lower ranks could not disobey orders from above. Of course, higher-ups could not compel other team members to act against Ye Zian's interests.

The use of Ye Zian's system points was no longer limited to exchanging for the previously random items refreshed daily; the system mall was officially opened.

Now Ye Zian could exchange for anything he desired within the Tyrant System according to his needs.

The fortress no longer relied on identity cards as external items. After completing tasks assigned by Ye Zian, subjects would directly receive points in their minds, which could be spent in the subordinate system mall set up by Ye Zian in the fortress. Team members could even conduct point transactions directly in their minds.

It was undeniable that this Tyrant System was far superior to the previous villain system.

Knock, knock, knock.

A slow yet firm knocking broke Ye Zian's thoughts.

He checked the time and realized an hour had passed; the core members were now outside, ready for the meeting.

Ye Zian organized his thoughts and called out to the door:

"Come in."

Zhao Wanrong, Chen Ruoxue, and other key personnel of the fortress pushed the door open and entered. It was the first time they had stepped into this loft, and they looked around with curiosity.

During the time he had, Ye Zian had restructured the layout of the loft.

To the east was a 100-square-meter bathing area, with water temperatures maintained at 40 degrees Celsius and plenty of shower rooms on both sides.

To the west was Ye Zian's personal resting area, equipped with training equipment, several training pods, and medical pods.

To the south was the office area, featuring a conference room that could accommodate 100 people and Ye Zian's office.

To the north were twenty guest rooms, a large living room, a kitchen, and independent bathrooms—everything one could need.

This would be Ye Zian's permanent residence, and anyone wanting to find him could come directly here.

Ye Zian led everyone into the conference room, which had a large round table that could seat twenty, with an additional eighty seats reserved for future squad leaders.

Chen Ruoxue carried a large, heavy bag, placing it on the table and saying to Ye Zian:

"City Lord, these are the zombie crystal chips we harvested today from the zombies and from Su Chen's forces. There are a total of [number]."

Such a bountiful harvest was not solely due to the search team having killed over eighty thousand zombies today. The strength of the zombies meant that the stronger they were, the more crystal chips they would possess. Once a zombie's head contained more than ten chips, they would gradually coalesce into a zombie crystal core, leading to their evolution into mutated zombies.

Among these crystal chips, at least fifty thousand had been contributed by Su Chen's subordinates. Most of them were not ability users and had no use for these chips, merely carrying them around as they recognized their value, which ultimately benefited Ye Zian.

Ye Zian took the heavy bag from Chen Ruoxue, finding it packed with thousands of crystal chips.

After slaying Su Chen and using the Soul-Eater Slash, Ye Zian could faintly sense that he was on the brink of breaking into the second tier of ability users.

He casually picked up a crystal chip from the bag, holding it in his palm as he explained to the onlookers:

"These chips can enhance the abilities of users. You simply place the chip in your palm and guide the energy into your body with your mind, and the absorption is complete."

After demonstrating, he let the red energy flow from his palm into his body, making the chip disappear before their eyes while his abilities increased slightly.

Ye Zian stored two thousand of the chips in his space. Coupled with the ones he had collected a few days prior, he now had around fifty thousand chips, which would be more than enough to help him break into the third tier of ability users.

He then handed the remaining chips to Zhao Wanrong, saying:

"Distribute 200 chips to each ability user in the fortress and 20 to the other team members. The rest will be under your management. In the future, each chip can be exchanged for 10 points in the fortress, circulating as currency."

Ye Zian's tone suddenly grew serious as he addressed everyone present:

"I know many of you have questions, so I will explain everything to you now."

"The Empire of the East has captured an SSS-Class mutated zombie, the Snow Woman, and is using her blood to manufacture awakening serums. Although the success rate is only one percent, they have begun mass production of ability users."

It was difficult to imagine how the Empire of the East managed to capture the Snow Woman. An SSS-Class zombie could only be born in a city with a population exceeding thirty million. Once born, they would immediately become a second-tier mutated zombie, capable of controlling other zombies at will.

Though the book didn't mention the Snow Woman, Ye Zian knew that the zombie queen Hong Kui of the Great Summer had been born in Modu. Within just three days, she had controlled over ten second-tier mutated zombies as her subordinates, alongside countless first-tier mutated and ordinary zombies.

Modu was known as the zombie kingdom of the Great Summer, and the establishment of the Modu base was only possible due to Hong Kui leading a massive horde of zombies northward.

After explaining, Ye Zian transmitted the memories of Takeda Yushin into their minds, which included information about a team of researchers hidden in Xiacheng.

The group was incensed; even Hui Zi, who was from the Empire of the East, felt disgusted by these actions.

Seeing Su Chen's actions inadvertently lead to the capture of the Snow Woman, Su Wei's face turned pale.

"How could they share such information with the East but not tell me, being family?"

Su Wei's last lingering bond of affection for Su Chen was severed.

Aside from Lin Qianqian, Anna, and Hui Zi, most of the others in the fortress were unaware that Su Wei was Su Chen's sister and did not blame her for it.

At that moment, the mental link from Ye Zian offered comfort to Su Wei:

"It's okay; this isn't your fault. Su Chen's true nature is like this."

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𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮. 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙗𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚!

𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼:

• 𝘽𝙤𝙜𝙙𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪

• 𝙅𝙘𝟭𝟮𝟬𝟮

• 𝘼𝙝𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙟𝙖𝙝

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• 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝟯𝟱+ 𝙖𝙙𝙫𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚.

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