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Chapter 313: Gates Open (Extra Long - Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Gates Open (Extra Long Chapter Please Favorite, Subscribe, and Vote for Monthly Tickets)

"Sir, this motorcycle is called Blood Wolf, and it was a gift from our boss Viktor to you."

The young man with the gold ring looked at He Ao, "He specifically instructed last night that if you need transportation, this bike should be given to you.

This bike was custom-made by a mechanic before the boss went to prison, and he has never used it since his release. It’s a brand-new motorcycle, equipped with a super-high energy compressed battery, with a top speed of 560 kilometers per hour, and the fastest acceleration from zero to a hundred is 0.3 seconds."

The smart unloading arm of the truck slowly lowered the motorcycle and placed it in front of He Ao.

"This bike also has an extreme performance mode, which can briefly reach a speed of 1250 kilometers per hour when activated."

The young man continued.

The speed of sound is about 1224 kilometers per hour, so a speed of 1250 kilometers per hour meant that this motorcycle could potentially exceed the speed of sound in its limit mode.

Double the speed of sound is roughly the standard top speed of the Federation’s Seraphim-type Mechas, but most Mecha pilots cannot reach double the speed of sound in cities full of high-rise buildings, usually driving at most 300 to 400 kilometers per hour,

He Ao ran his hand over the motorcycle’s smooth, mirror-like alloy shell and looked at the young man, "Please thank Viktor for me."

"Glad you like it."

The young man climbed back into the truck’s cab with a smile on his face, "Then I’ll take my leave first."

He Ao gently patted the motorcycle and connected it to his wristband, calling up the operating manual.

...

a.m. sharp

The torrential rain was still ongoing

He Ao received a call from Christos, "Suspected B-level exotic beasts are closing in, two of them, one at the northwest gate and one at the east gate."

The northeast and east gates are the farthest from Dawn City Mayor’s Office, known as the Glorious Palace.

The Glorious Palace is located in the central part of the Crown District, in the southwestern region of the entire Dawn City.

The distribution of the City Defense Army is quite interesting. The Northern Army has a higher status with stronger commanders but is further from the administrative center. The Southern Army has a lower status with generally weaker commanders, but is closer to the administrative center.

The appearance of exotic beasts at the northeast and east gates meant that the Northern Army commanders and the chief of staff remaining in the city would certainly rush to the front line to mount a defense.

He Ao looked towards the city gates through the curtain of rain.

He was currently at the southwest gate, the gate closest to the Glorious Palace,

"There should be some at the southwest gate too."

He Ao whispered.

A brief silence fell on the other end of the phone.

"What does the Federal Bureau of Investigation have to say?"

He Ao didn’t wait for Christos to speak, asking softly.

The head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s local office in Dawn City is B-level.

Vian had once looked up the information; the heads of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in various Fortress Cities were basically C-level or B-level.

In smaller cities like Kaye City, the strength of the office head is C-level.

In super-large cities like Dawn City, the office head’s strength is B-level, and they have a half-level higher status than other office heads, with the authority to mobilize resources from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in other cities when necessary.

"The Federal Bureau of Investigation cannot get involved in the internal affairs of Fortress Cities, and they also have no evidence to take action against a long-serving commander, but I have requested the Dawn City office head to wait near the southwest gate in the name of preventing an exotic beast attack," Christos spoke slowly.

Even though Christos is not yet the Mayor of Dawn City, the Federal Bureau of Investigation still has to give him some face.

The two briefly exchanged a few more words, and then hung up the phone.

He Ao looked up at the grand city gate.

Gang members were moving through the rain with guns in hand.

They were driving residents near the city gate towards the inner city, claiming they hadn’t paid protection money.

This reason seemed absurd, but the people around seemed to be used to it.

Because a common tactic of gangs when shaking people down was to claim they hadn’t paid protection money, whether they had or not—they were always considered to have not paid.

Many people, cursing and swearing, were driven out by the gang members, walking into the rain with their umbrellas.

What they didn’t know was that these Money Rat Gang members were in fact protecting them.

Several ragtag sentinels swiftly approached.

The young man with the chunky gold ring, who had just delivered a motorcycle to He Ao, immediately went up to them with a beaming smile. After a brief exchange and chit-chat, the sentinels left, clutching several VIP cards from Alisel.

He Ao watched their figures disappear.

Noan became suspicious.

The youth wearing the gold ring seemed to understand this logic as well, and he began to speed up the process of driving out the residents.

Actually, since last night, the Money Rat Gang had been methodically evicting local residents here, but their actions were secretive and slow until they hastened the pace just now.

The reason for the secrecy was that they couldn’t afford to startle the snake by hitting the grass.

To explain this reason, we have to go back to last night when He Ao solved the last puzzle piece.

After confirming Noan was the big shot behind Kyle, another question was laid out in front of He Ao.

Why could the Nord Consortium blackmail Noan? Even when the Nord Consortium was ready to harvest his factories, Noan didn’t come out to stop them.

If someone could be blackmailed, it was very likely they needed something from somebody.

But Noan was the commander of South City, entrenched in power for many years, lacking neither influence nor wealth. What could he possibly want?

At this stage, the only thing left to desire would probably be to go further.

The Transcendent materials gathered by Kyle were likely collected for Noan, which seemed like promotion materials. Carven was unaware of this and reached the conclusion through investigation and conjecture, while Carven himself clearly knew about the relationship between Noan and the Nord Consortium.

From this point of view, the method of promotion that Noan had was likely not from the Nord Consortium.

This proved the Nord Consortium couldn’t hold sway over Noan in terms of advancing in strength, so there was only one other aspect left,

Influence.

Noan wanted to climb higher; above him were B-level Northern Army commanders, B-level chiefs of staff, and A-level Captains—a chasm of absolute strength he couldn’t cross.

But there was one position that did not require strength yet held tremendous power.

It was the position of Mayor of Dawn City.

The Nord Consortium aimed at Christos, Noan wanted to be mayor—both sides’ interests aligned perfectly. The best timing would be during Christos’ inauguration ceremony when his foundation was not yet stable. They planned to forcibly overthrow Christos and take control of Dawn City, appointing themselves as mayor.

But until last night, He Ao didn’t quite believe that Noan would actually take action.

That was the sticking point that had always troubled him.

Because the plan seemed far-fetched, with a very low chance of success.

Regarding favorable timing, the only advantage Noan had was the passing of the A-level exotic beast, Mirror Butterfly, through Dawn City, which caused the A-level Captain to leave the city, leaving no top combat power in the entire city.

But the City Defense Army still had a B-level chief of staff and a B-level Northern Army commander, both stronger than him.

From the perspective of geography, although South City was closer to the Glorious Palace, even if he managed to kill Christos, he couldn’t bypass the independent brigade of the Northern Army and the chief of staff to take control of Dawn City.

If he couldn’t control the city, then his action would be a failure.

From the human angle, Christos was elected mayor by the citizens of Dawn City. He was enjoying high approval ratings; everything was done through legitimate procedures, and the Federation had recognized it.

If Noan caused trouble at this time, he could not gain support, and would even incite public outrage. Although the Federation was unlikely to personally retaliate against him, they would surely call on surrounding fortress cities to punish him.

By then, with internal unrest and external enemies, even if he succeeded in taking control of Dawn City and became mayor, he would not be far from death,

Anyone with a somewhat normal brain wouldn’t think of doing such a thing.

Therefore, Christos also believed that the chances of Noan being foolish enough to undertake such an act were extremely low. Even the Nord Consortium probably wasn’t ready to take action, otherwise, they wouldn’t be preparing to harvest Noan’s factories at this time.

But based on He Ao’s analysis of Noan’s character,

Noan was vengeful and cared deeply about his own interests. The likelihood that he would willingly surrender such a large chunk of factories was probably because he planned to make a move soon, and he couldn’t fall out with the Nord Consortium at this time.

Because Noan’s only chance of survival was with the Nord Consortium,

As one of the largest consortiums of the Federation, and a leader of the Consortium Alliance, the Consortium Alliance led by the Nord Consortium had the ability to withstand the pressure of the Federation and help Noan persuade the commanders and chiefs of staff of North City.

Once they were handled, even if the A-level Captain returned from outside, he would have to begrudgingly accept the situation.

But supporting this would result in significant losses for the Nord Consortium, which would certainly not act in their own interests.

Therefore, Noan’s plan was likely to bypass the Nord Consortium and take action directly, then use irrefutable evidence to force the Nord Consortium to his side.

Although this idea was beautiful, reality was harsh.

C-level Noan, even with the support of the Southern Army, was no match for the Nord Consortium.

According to the Nord Consortium’s usual practices, they would likely, after Noan had killed Christos, turn around and eliminate Noan, thereby cleansing their own reputation while setting up a puppet mayor who was loyal to them.

Win-win—refers to the Nord Consortium winning twice.

So, in the end, He Ao’s thoughts were stuck there.

If Noan wasn’t a madman or a fool, he would have no reason to cause trouble, but given his current state, it seemed very likely that he was about to cause trouble.

Where did his confidence come from? Who gave him that confidence?

So, He Ao deduced that there were clues he was unaware of.

After seeing Penny’s blood, He Ao finally had an epiphany and obtained the most critical clue through Roger—Noan’s true Talent Sequence.

Talent Sequence 101: Flame Master.

He Ao’s current Talent Sequence was "Talent Sequence 99: Hunter," which was very close to that of the Flame Master.

But there was actually another Talent Sequence that He Ao had once encountered that was also very close to the Flame Master’s sequence number, "Talent Sequence 103: Paranoiac."

The Flame Master was positioned between the ’Hunter’ and ’Paranoiac.’

The previous sequences for the ’Hunter’ and ’Paranoiac’ were two close numbers, sequence number 50 ’Martial Artist’ and sequence number 51 ’Thug.’

In a book about Talent Sequences that He Ao had read before, it was mentioned that the arrangement of Talent Sequences followed a cyclical principle, with all Talent Sequences arranged in order from lowest to highest number, repeating in cycles.

And in the cycle from D-level to C-level, each D-level Talent Sequence could correspond to several C-level Talent Sequences.

According to the principle of sequential arrangement, all the C-level Talent Sequences corresponding to two adjacent D-level Talent Sequences should also be arranged sequentially by their numbers.

This rule had actually been repeated from the F-level to the E-level, except that from F-level to E-level, each F-level Talent Sequence corresponded to three E-level Talent Sequences.

For example, Talent Sequence 1: Farmer, would correspond to E-level Talent Sequences numbered 10, 11, 12.

And for Talent Sequence 2: Student, the corresponding E-level Talent Sequences would be numbered 13, 14, 15.

If the numbers of the previous sequences are adjacent, then the numbers of their promotion sequences must be quite close, if not adjacent too.

This logic can also be applied in reverse. If the sequence numbers of two different Talent Sequences are adjacent and their previous sequences are not the same, then it’s highly probable that their previous sequences are adjacent.

After deducing this pattern, He Ao, upon revisiting the Flame Master Talent Sequence, could guess the problem.

With the number 101, the Flame Master fell between the Hunter’s 99 and the Paranoiac’s 103, which meant its previous sequence was either ’Martial Artist’ or the adjacent ’Thug.’

The Martial Artist and Thug represented two distinct types of Talent Sequences, with the Martial Artist focusing more on combat techniques, making them agile in battle, while the Thug focused on bursts of strength, with powerful outbursts and combat ability.

Even after promotion, the abilities of the original Talent Sequence remained within the body.

In the demonstration video of Noan, his movements were not agile; his dodges relied on bursts of power for sudden acceleration.

Clearly, his previous sequence was not the ’Martial Artist,’ but the ’Thug.’

And it seemed that the path of the Thug was tied to the Church of the God of Chaos.

The priests of the God of Chaos He Ao had met were either Thugs or promoted sequences of a Thug.

At that moment, He Ao remembered that the extraordinary materials Kyle had purchased also came from the Church of the God of Chaos.

This connected all the clues.

Because of the particular nature of his own Talent Sequence, Noan likely contacted the Church of the God of Chaos through some method and obtained the Secret Medicine formula for subsequent promotions.

And the Church of the God of Chaos had previously demonstrated the ability to summon exotic beasts in Kaye City.

Combining the two, if Noan could summon exotic beasts to distract the chief of staff and the Northern Army commander, then the probability of him being able to take down Christos and control Dawn City would greatly increase.

Of course, doing so would still be very risky; he couldn’t prevent the Nord Consortium from stabbing him in the back.

At this point, He Ao thought of another thing: ’rituals.’

Starting from the promotion from D-level to C-level, rituals were already required, so promotions from C-level to B-level would likely also necessitate rituals, even more demanding ones.

The promotion sequence for ’Flame Master’ was ’Talent Sequence 173: Arsonist.’

Rituals generally have a direct connection to the names of the Talent Sequences. For example, ’Hunter’ would involve trapping and hunting.

But after He Ao searched through the recent news, he found no reports of arson cases, not even a fire.

In the freezing cold and continuous downpour, how could there be a fire?

If the ritual merely involved arson, then Noan would have surely completed the ritual before carrying out his plan.

In the memories of Ronald’s migration, there were no signs of any major fires in the wilderness either.

After an unsuccessful search, He Ao changed his line of thinking.

If this arson wasn’t in the physical sense,

but rather an abstract concept?

What is the purpose of arson?

Creating chaos, manipulating situations.

And Noan’s increasingly ’trouble-making’ character over the years seems to confirm this idea.

So, when this idea came about, He Ao instantly realized what the best timing would be for Noan to complete the ritual.

Christos’ oath-taking ceremony, the transition between the outgoing and incoming mayors.

By manipulating the situation at this moment, with silver-haired chaos and ’arson,’ one could achieve the most perfect promotion ceremony.

The more successful the ceremony, the stronger the power one gains after the promotion.

Just as when He Ao was promoted to ’Hunter,’ killing three D-levels versus one powerful C-level wasn’t the same concept.

Under such circumstances, once Noan kills Christos and sets off the situation in Dawn City, he would be able to advance to B-level amidst the chaos, becoming an extremely powerful B-level at that.

By that time, the Nord Consortium would no longer be able to easily deal with him, and the cost of killing him might surpass the benefits of helping him become the mayor of Dawn City, since after becoming mayor, he could continue to provide benefits to the Nord Consortium.

Once the ritual is complete, the initiative would be in his hands.

Advancing, he could force the Consortium Alliance, led by the Nord Consortium, to lean towards him and help him become the mayor of Dawn City.

Retreating, even if the pressure were unsuccessful, he could still wreak havoc in Dawn City, which lacked an A-level, and leave at his leisure.

As a B-level, one would be considered a top existence in the Federation.

This is also why He Ao insisted on Christos getting the legion’s captain to come back; in the worst-case scenario, only the captain’s return could minimize casualties.

Similarly, this is why the Money Rat Gang didn’t dare to evacuate the residents on a large scale away from the city gates.

Once Noan became aware and guarded against this, he might summon the exotic beasts to initiate the ritual earlier, abandoning the idea of a perfect advancement and instead creating slaughter and chaos.

Without an A-level, no one in the city could restrain Noan, who brought the exotic beasts, before large-scale killing began.

The commander of the City Defense Army.

Supposed to be the protector of the people.

He Ao reached for the hilt of his sword at his waist.

...

Eleven o’clock sharp

A B-level exotic beast attacks the city.

The commander of the North City himself goes to defend the northeast gate.

The chief of staff of the City Defense Army personally goes to defend the east gate.

...

Eleven-thirty

A B-level exotic beast appears at the southwest gate.

...

Eleven-forty-five

The southwest gateway opens.

The south gate, the southeast gate, both gates are breached, and a few exotic beasts penetrate the defense line.

The exotic beasts enter the city.

...

He Ao slowly drew the silver short sword from his waist.

In this moment, the Wilderness Wanderer, the citizens of the city, this glorious city.

The fate of everyone was bound together.

Five dazzling trails of light streaked across the sky, the tail flames of five military Seraphim class mecha warriors.

They were speeding towards the city’s administrative center, Glorious Palace, at the fastest rate possible.