My Talent Skill Mutated

Jingzhou Base City.

As one of over a hundred base cities on Ancestor Star, its prosperity far surpassed that of an ordinary city.

Skyscrapers filled with technology stood tall and numerous. Night had not yet fallen, but the city was already ablaze with brilliant lights.

Steel walls hundreds of meters high encircled the area, like a Great Wall of steel, completely enclosing the entire base city.

The sight was truly breathtaking!

Unlike ordinary safe zones, the base city’s defenses were divided into two areas: inner and outer.

The Outer City was vast and defended by steel walls, while the Inner City was also protected by its own Great Wall of steel.

This amounted to two lines of defense.

Even if the Outer City were to be breached, the Inner City could still hold!

At dusk, outside Jingzhou Base City, a black helicopter appeared in the sky, flying toward the base city.

"So this is a base city... It really is extraordinary!"

Inside the helicopter, Chen Yu gazed at the steel wall that stretched beyond the horizon.

Countless skyscrapers rose into the sky. Within the city, maglev trains weaved between the buildings, and flying vehicles reminiscent of those in sci-fi movies zipped through the air.

The entire scene felt like something out of science fiction.

Although he had some images and information about the base city in his memory, they couldn’t compare to the breathtaking impact of seeing it with his own eyes.

Qing City, Lin City, Lvzhou—compared to a base city, those safe zones weren’t even in the same league.

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The helicopter flew toward Jingzhou Base City and soon landed at a dedicated airport in the Outer City District.

After a smooth landing, the cabin door slowly opened, and Chen Yu and the others disembarked.

"Instructor Wang, Junior Brother, I’m heading back to the academy first," Zhuang Qi said, brushing back her hair.

The two of them nodded. With a flash, Zhuang Qi’s figure vanished from sight in an instant.

Watching Zhuang Qi’s figure disappear, Chen Yu turned to Instructor Wang.

"It’s getting late today. I’ll take you somewhere nearby to rest first. We’ll head to the academy tomorrow morning," Instructor Wang said.

Chen Yu had no objections.

Following Instructor Wang, the two of them quickly left the dedicated airport.

Outside the airport, a red SUV was already waiting for them.

They got in the car, and with a ROAR of the engine, the SUV sped off into the distance.

Inside the car, Chen Yu watched the futuristic skyscrapers in the distance. Compared to a safe zone, this was a completely different world.

The safe zones were about survival.

But this place was about living!

There were only a little over a hundred such base cities in the entire world.

The population of a single base city was at least one or two hundred million, maybe even more.

However, most people could only live in the base city’s Outer City District. The Inner City District was the true core.

For an ordinary person to settle down in a base city was extremely difficult.

The housing regulations and cost of living were on a completely different level compared to an ordinary safe zone.

An average person’s monthly salary might not even be enough to get by, forcing them to take out loans.

Even for some High-level Martial Artists, life wasn’t always smooth.

In a top-tier safe zone like a base city, the one thing they weren’t short on was High-level Martial Artists.

In a normal safe zone, a Mercenary Team might have a few hundred members. Here, a Mercenary Team could have over a hundred thousand members, or even more.

Moreover, you couldn’t just live in a base city because you wanted to. To reside there, you first had to pay for a residence permit.

And this residence permit wasn’t permanent.

A residence permit was only valid for one month, and it had to be renewed with another payment each month.

Outside workers, excluding students and official personnel, also had to obtain an entry-exit permit.

The entry-exit permit was valid for seven days!

Only with this permit could one find lodging.

The fee to renew it would be more than double the original cost.

There was no other way; the base city’s population was simply too large and had to be controlled.

Otherwise, if it were fully opened to everyone, a single base city wouldn’t be able to handle the endless stream of people.

Of course, these were just the rules during peacetime. During a Beast Tide war, it was a different matter entirely.

However, the likelihood of a Beast Tide war breaking out in a base city was very small.

After all, a base city’s defenses were incredibly formidable in every aspect.

Mainly, there were also many top-tier Martial Artists. Unless it was a top-tier Beast Tide, an ordinary one had no chance of breaking through the defenses.

...

After leaving the airport, Chen Yu soon arrived by car at a villa district.

They entered the district, and the car stopped in front of a villa. The door opened, and Chen Yu stepped out.

Instructor Wang got out as well. A middle-aged man in a butler’s uniform walked out of the villa, followed by four maids.

Instructor Wang looked at Chen Yu with a smile and said, "You’ll be staying here tonight. I’ll come pick you up tomorrow morning. If you need anything, just let the butler know. As long as it’s within his power, he can arrange it."

Chen Yu nodded. Instructor Wang said a few more words to him before driving away.

Watching the car leave, Chen Yu stepped into the villa.

Upon entering, the butler immediately led him to the dining room for dinner. The four maids attended to him personally. This life was even more luxurious than his previous one as a rich heir.

He knew full well that he was only able to enjoy all this because of his S-rank ability.

In a way, this was also a transaction!

Without the potential of an S-rank ability, he certainly wouldn’t be receiving this kind of treatment.

Under the meticulous care of the butler and maids, Chen Yu enjoyed a wonderful dinner.

He entered the master bedroom of the villa, dismissed the butler and maids, and summoned Sophie.

"Open the recorded data!"

Lying on the bed, Chen Yu spoke to the Sophie standing before him.

Sophie stood to the side, her eyes projecting a beam of light that formed a virtual screen in front of him.

On the screen was the footage of their previous encounter with the flock of Iron-Winged Birds.

And the main subject was none other than Zhuang Qi.

Chen Yu watched the video playback, focusing on how Zhuang Qi killed the mutated beasts.

After a while, the screen vanished.

"Can you analyze the specific combat values of the person in this footage?" Chen Yu asked Sophie.

Sophie nodded. "Yes, Master Human. But it will take a little time."

Chen Yu nodded and closed his eyes.

A few minutes later, he opened his eyes again as Sophie’s voice sounded.

"Master Human, the combat value analysis is complete."

As she spoke, Sophie waved her hand, and the virtual screen reappeared before him.

Chen Yu’s gaze fell upon the virtual screen.

It showed an analysis of combat experience and combat capability.

Chen Yu studied it carefully.

According to Sophie’s analysis, Zhuang Qi’s combat values had reached a staggering Level 6 Peak.

Furthermore, based on the numerical analysis, her comprehensive combat capability might even reach the level of a Level 7.

’Are all Elite Students this monstrous...?’ Chen Yu was dumbfounded.

A comprehensive combat capability of Level 7... Although it was only a rough estimate from the numerical analysis, Sophie’s analytical ability was almost always spot-on.

The strength of a Seventh-level Martial Artist!

And Zhuang Qi was only a Level 5 Martial Artist.

That kind of leap in power was no less impressive than his own.

She was even more ferocious!

The gap between Level 4 and 5, and the gap between Level 6 and 7, were two completely different concepts.

With every level a Martial Artist advanced, their strength underwent an earth-shattering transformation.

A Seventh-level Martial Artist’s strength... This kind of power leap made Chen Yu truly understand just how monstrous the Awakened could be.

They completely defied common sense.

And according to what Instructor Wang had said about Zhuang Qi’s abilities, she didn’t just have one A-rank ability, but dual A-rank abilities!

Even among Elite Students, that was an incredibly remarkable existence.

"What’s the gap between her and me? If we fought, what are my chances of winning?" Chen Yu asked Sophie.

Sophie: "Respected Master Human, compared to her, your combat capabilities are... hmm... hmm... a thirty-seventy split!"

"A thirty-seventy split..."

"That’s not bad," Chen Yu nodded.

Sophie: "Master Human, what Sophie means is, she could probably kill you seven times in three minutes."

Chen Yu: "..."

’Killed seven times in three minutes?’

And that’s what you fucking call a thirty-seventy split!?