What if he decides to stay?

Sitting in the chair in the conference room, Lin Mu held a silver bead in his hand.

[Storage Gem]: Infinite Space, (238:44:51)

A countdown was displayed right underneath.

In other words, in ten days, this storage gem would vanish.

Sigh~

How could you be so stingy? It would have been great if you at least gave this thing out as a prize.

Initially, when he saw the words "Infinite Space," Lin Mu had been overjoyed.

With this, wouldn't he be able to plunder even more supplies?

It would save him so much trouble.

Just for storage boxes alone, he had crafted no fewer than a thousand of them.

It wasn't that the resources were wasted, but rather that it was tedious—one nested inside another.

If he wanted to take out supplies, he had to retrieve them layer by layer.

What a pity...

Lin Mu raised his head and looked at the people below. "In half a year, I will set off for the City of Mystery, so everyone should prepare well. Although I don't know what is there, I believe we will encounter very powerful enemies."

From his perspective, as the only city left in this world, it would undoubtedly be extremely difficult to conquer.

He estimated it would take half a year to occupy the place.

He certainly didn't want his mission to fail.

After all, failure meant forfeiting all of his supplies.

The Cat-kin chieftain wore a tangled expression. "Um... can we choose not to come along?"

That was the legendary City of Mystery; the danger level was simply too high.

Even though news from that place had been absent for a long time, its perils were well known to them.

"No, you must all come with me."

Wanting to leave? That was out of the question; otherwise, why bother putting collars on you?

"City Lord, the City of Mystery is extremely dangerous. According to legend, there was once a very powerful Cyclops tribe. Half of their population was reportedly slaughtered, and the survivors vanished without a trace."

An elderly man spoke with a worried expression.

They had lived in this world for many years and, to be honest, had grown accustomed to their current lifestyle.

At least for now, they didn't have to worry about danger, but if they went to the City of Mystery, things would be completely beyond their control.

"You can rest assured that your lives are definitely guaranteed."

Lin Mu still valued his life dearly; he intended to forge his War Machine into the ultimate fortress.

With these materials, he would upgrade the War Machine once again.

...

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed. Lin Mu was making final preparations before departure.

"Bring all the vehicles over, get ready to move out. Check your supplies, and speak up immediately if anything is missing."

"Report! All supplies have been prepared."

Lin Mu nodded.

Clank, clank—

The sound of armor rubbing together echoed from behind Lin Mu.

A troop wearing full plate armor and wielding long spears appeared behind him.

"City Lord, we are also ready."

"Then let's move out!"

Lin Mu directly transformed his vehicles into the War Machine. All the vehicles combined into a single entity, and a warship nearly a thousand meters long, gleaming with a dark metallic luster, appeared before everyone's eyes.

Even though they had seen it countless times before, they were still deeply awestruck.

Seeing this warship, the various chieftains of the giant city races swallowed hard.

Back in the day, they were the ones defeated by this very monstrosity.

And at that time, this thing wasn't even this large.

Wouldn't its current strength be even more terrifying?

Once the warship manifested, a crowd of personnel filed out from within.

Next came the final step: dismantling the city!

Amidst the shocked gazes of the giant city races, building after building collapsed and vanished with a deafening roar.

No wonder they weren't allowed to stay here—staying behind was utterly pointless anyway, since everything was being dismantled!!

They had already become quite proficient at city dismantling work.

Even a city as massive as the giant city was completely dismantled within an hour.

Had the ground not been so difficult to excavate, they might have even scraped up the earth itself.

The personnel from Blue Star finished up their tasks, walked back onto the warship, and returned to their respective quarters.

"What are you daydreaming for? Hurry up and get on board, we're leaving."

Only then did the group snap back to their senses. An entire city had just vanished like that?

Looking at the warship in the distance, that man was truly insane.

They formed a line and walked in through the massive gates.

For races unfamiliar with technology, this space filled with sci-fi magic was a profound shock.

Boom!

Flames erupted from the underside of the vessel, propelling the entire warship into the air. After ascending a thousand meters into the sky, it sailed off toward the distance.

Lin Mu sat in the pilot's seat, studying the map.

"The distance is just right, less than seven thousand kilometers. I estimate we'll reach it in five or six hours."

Over this period, Lin Mu had continuously manufactured a new reactor every so often.

Consequently, the energy reserves of the entire warship were currently immense.

Operating at full firepower, it could sustain his consumption for a week.

However, that was at full firepower; normally, it wouldn't come to that.

At least the enemies encountered so far did not require it.

Two figures, one black and one white, appeared at the ruins of the giant city, looking up at the distant warship.

"The person you were in charge of has finally left," the white figure exhaled, releasing a breath.

The black figure's mouth twitched. "What do you mean by 'the person I was in charge of'? This guy is a native of this planet; I merely brought the people of this planet over."

"Well, just admit whether or not you brought him here."

"..."

The black figure was left speechless, turning instead to look at the giant city. "What should we do about this city?"

"Leave it alone. Just find some large city for him to upgrade instead. As for this place, let it revert to a small town."

Both of them were overjoyed by Lin Mu's departure.

Ever since he had arrived, not a single city in this region had remained intact.

Now, thankfully, the scourge was finally gone.

"Wait!!" The white figure suddenly stopped the black figure.

"What is it now? Haven't all the people left? He's heading straight to the City of Mystery."

"If I recall correctly, one can only leave this planet ten years after becoming the Lord of the Mystery."

"That's right."

"But if I recall correctly, the Lord of the City of Mystery is also permitted to remain in this world."

"…Surely they won't stay here, right? After all, every single one of them wants to go home," the black figure said uncertainly.

The white figure's mouth twitched. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't worry about this issue, but if it were Lin Mu...

There was a real possibility that this fellow would actually stay here.

"What if he chooses to stay..."

"Then give him another mission?"

What else could they do? He had no idea what to do either!

He could only hope that Lin Mu would ultimately choose to leave, as there was only so much they could interfere with here.

If they interfered too much, the higher-ups would punish them.

The black figure wore a bitter expression. How could someone who considered himself a dignified god be so thoroughly manipulated by a mere human?

"Let's go. Once things here are settled, I'm taking a leave of absence—a vacation for 10... 100 years."

"You're just running away!"