At this moment,

    in the vast City prison, Long Xun and others were in another corner.

    Several people were sitting in a restaurant, having dug in the mines all day; the three of them were also covered in dust.

    Sitting across from them was a young man, his demeanor extraordinary, calmly looking at the three of them.

    "Gentlemen,"

    the young man slowly began,

    "What can I say? You''ve been here for two days now, have you come to understand the current situation in these few days?"

    They had crossed the Ripples a day earlier than Su Buxian and had been mining in this place for two days.

    Bai Yilin sighed softly,

    "One can only say..."

    He glanced at a distant monitor and whispered, "As Your Excellency mentioned, the situation is much more severe than imagined."

    Jiang Zhi and Long Xun also nodded gently.

    In these two days, they had learned just how powerful those referred to as the "Black Spark" Mechanical Life were, representing absolute dominion, an Advanced entity that could not be defied.

    Yes.

    Correct.

    Advanced.

    The energy burst from their life forms far surpassed that of a Spiritual Energy user of the same level.

    Simply put, the so-called rising stars were just the most ordinary among their rank.

    "There are too many people imprisoned here, even some from ancient times are still being enslaved to this day."

    "With the strength of one person, it is absolutely impossible to escape from this place," Long Xun said, his face showing a hint of concealed anxiety.

    He had to be anxious, after all, he was also carrying a certain heavy mission.

    "That''s how it is, it seems you all understand now."

    The young man spoke again,

    "Then let me share another piece of data, about one hundred thousand Life of the Present World have entered here in the last six months, among them at least 70% have died here, the other 30% are still being enslaved, including you and me."

    The three of them became more solemn, these were not small numbers, and they further affirmed that this place was indeed a cruel prison.

    "Those 70% who died, that is, seventy thousand people, some of them have gathered to resist, others have secretly organized escape attempts."

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    "But all without exception, were easily annihilated."

    The young man looked into the distance and quietly said, "Because the true ruler of the ''Black Spark'' Mechanical Army is a terrifying existence of Sequence 6."

    As soon as the words Sequence 6 were mentioned,

    the expressions of the three men drastically changed. Although Seventh Rank and Sequence 6 were only one level apart, the gap between them was insurmountable.

    No wonder... this place is an inescapable prison! A land of cruel enslavement!

    "But..." Bai Yilin suddenly frowned, "You sought us out and invited us to join, which means you and your backers must have found a way to escape."

    Indeed.

    The three of them were inherently different from the many adventurers of the Present World around them, whether in terms of strength, disposition, or potential.

    They could quickly read the situation and gather information.

    So, they were noticed by the young man less than half a day later, who then extended an invitation to them.

    "There is a way..." the young man calmly looked at them, "but you are not yet privy to it."

    Jiang Zhi paused, "Your Excellency invites us, yet speaks in riddles."

    The young man did not immediately answer, instead, his gaze went to the large crowd in the distance:

    "Here, people are confused, some have already been smoothed of their edges, while others, weak in power, can not only not contribute but will become a hindrance."

    "Although I have extended an invitation to you, you also need to prove your strength to me."

    Jiang Zhi was taken aback, just about to say something.

    Long Xun stopped him, looking at the young man, "How can we prove it?"

    He was very concerned about leaving and wanted to see if the other party really had a method of escape.

    "This world revolves around energy, energy stones are firmly controlled by the Black Spark, making them difficult for us to acquire, but... instead, we can collect them using batteries in this City."

    The young man threw each of them a palm-sized battery device, "Once you fill them, that counts as proving your strength and officially becoming one of us."

    Bai Yilin took it, frowning and asked, "Isn''t collecting energy in this surveillance-ridden City akin to suicide? Plus, we still have identification plates."

    The young man shook his head, "Don''t worry, these were traded from another mechanical force... they can shield information, even if you''re spotted by patrol robots, as long as you escape promptly or destroy them."

    "There won''t be any problems."

    "Also, a reminder: although these patrol robots are also of Seventh Rank energy level, do not underestimate their combat capabilities."

    "I understand."

    Bai Yilin caressed the battery, which indeed possessed various highly sophisticated chips, albeit made crudely.

    "I have one last question."

    "Speak."

    "You just mentioned another mechanical force, apparently not a cruel upper entity, and there are signs of trades with you, what are they?"

    The young man calmly said, "They... are like these humans, mechanical life rebels imprisoned here."

    Jiang Zhi''s eyes brightened, "So, we are not fighting alone?"

    At least there were locals to collaborate with, to jointly resist.

    "No, I advise you not to hold hopes on them," the young man gently said,

    "Energy is everything, without it, they are merely lingering on the verge of collapse."

    The young man said no more but handed over a card:

    "After completion, you can reach this place, look for this symbol..."