Chapter 832

Chapter 832

After the curtain of light dissipated away, several hundred men appeared in the centre area of the central plaza.

Standing in the frontmost position was Aderick. When the hundreds of Awakened ones behind him saw the central plaza, they all exclaimed in unison.

Aderick had already informed them in advance that they would be re-entering Zero City. Even so, the shock and impact of witnessing this view for real almost broke their hearts.

First, one of the Awakened ones broke into a sob. He was followed by several others. Then, tens of Awakened ones cried. In the end, almost every one of them ended up sobbing. From a gentle sobbing, it grew to become a loud wail.

It had been over half a year since Zero City’s destruction.

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Until now.

This home of theirs, which they believed to have been completely destroyed, suddenly appeared before them once again.

“Everyone, attention! Be quiet!”

Aderick turned around and his gaze swept over everyone there, his voice low but majestic.

Although it was not swift, the crowd quickly suppressed their feelings of excitement. Gradually, they calmed down.

All their gazes gathered upon Chen Xiaolian.

“Everyone... is feeling very excited, right?” Chen Xiaolian had both his hands clasped behind his back. Despite facing so many passionate gazes, he maintained his cool. There wasn’t the slightest hint of awkwardness. “Seeing this central plaza, it feels very familiar, right? Unfortunately, other than this place, the other areas have still not been brought back. But believe me, it will not take too long. Because right now, the owner of this Zero City is me.”

Another minor commotion broke out before him, but it quickly subsided.

“I think, some amongst you must have seen me before. The day Zero City was destroyed, I had fought alongside many people. Some of those people were killed in action while some survived and are standing before me. Then, those of you who remember me, please raise your hands.”

Tens of hands rose up from the crowd.

After confirming it with what they recall, every Awakened would describe it to the holograms of the Main Controller beside them. When they were done, the building described would swiftly appear at the designated location.

The first to be restored was the Sea of Love. Then, the nearby residential areas. It was the most bustling place in Zero City to begin with, making it also the place that everyone was most familiar with.

The public trading district in the west, the governing institutions and residential area of the resident guilds in the east and commercial district in the north were also slowly being restored.

Very soon, the entire Zero City became filled with buildings here and there, gradually becoming more developed.

“The power you possess have once again surpassed my expectations,” Aderick said with a sigh. “I had assumed that we would have to rebuild it brick by brick. Unexpectedly, you could directly transform Zero City’s energy into matter.”

“It’s just the simplest part.” Chen Xiaolian did not appear smug about it. “For now, I still have no way to restore all those parts used for production and machines. This Main Controller is not the same as Zero City’s Main Controller. He doesn’t know anything about all those stuff. Thus, I need your help in rebuilding those parts. This is the most important issue. Things like Tidal Fighters, Thunderstorm Tanks, Sentinel mechs and others like that. By the way, if memory serves, in the innermost underground area of Zero City, there is also an Energyquake Bomb and an ultimate-grade mech.”

“You know about that as well?” Aderick cast a curious glance at Chen Xiaolian. “Makes sense. Given your current state, no matter what kind of strength or knowledge you possess, it is no longer surprising. However, I am puzzled. Given your current strength, do you still need this?”

“I don’t, but my guild members still need it.” Chen Xiaolian slowly shook his head. “Also... you fellows also need it.”

“You said it before, your objective is to unite all the Awakened ones. That means our enemies are not the other Awakened guilds.” Aderick gave Chen Xiaolian a deep stare. “You... plan to start an all-out war with the Players?”

“That’s not it.” Chen Xiaolian did not give Aderick a detailed explanation. “I just want this new Zero City to become a refuge for all the Awakened ones. Because, in the near future, a comprehensive refresh will come to clear the whole world.”

Chen Xiaolian turned to look at Aderick, his gaze as sharp as knives. “However, don’t tell anyone about this for now. You just need to have your men follow orders.”

“I... understand.” Aderick, who was subjected to Chen Xiaolian’s stare, felt as though there was a thorn poking into his back. Cold sweat broke out all over his body and he nodded while stuttering.

“No need to feel so nervous. I’ve said it before, we are just partners.” Chen Xiaolian stretched his hand out and patted Aderick’s shoulder. “Three days, that should be enough to restore Zero City, right?”

“The streets and buildings will take only half a day. As for the production facilities, it’s hard to say how long it’ll take. I’ll have to go sort it out. At any rate, we lost too many men back then. Although the survivors here are mostly non-combat personnel, not every department has survivors. There are some places that I will need to personally oversee. Additionally...” Aderick pondered before continuing, “Even with the facilities restored, we need enough raw materials for production to begin.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.” Chen Xiaolian nodded. “You just have to oversee the restoration of the key facilities. You have to hurry.”

“Hurry? Why are you in such a hurry?”

“Why?” Chen Xiaolian turned to face Aderick and broke into a smile. “Naturally, it’s so you fellows can hurry up and tell the whole world.

"Zero City... has returned!”