It was clear that breaking through an inheritance level of 15% to achieve the critical phase change was a major reward, but the reward was not a silver treasure chest; it was the unlocking of the "base vehicle".

Even though, a silver treasure chest would be quite appealing too.

Feng Mu stared at the three-dimensional projection hovering in his palm, a thought stirring in his mind.

This entity known as the "base vehicle" was not a physical vehicle, but a highly conceptualized virtual model.

Its form kept shifting in the projection, sometimes appearing as a futuristic armored vehicle, and at other times transforming into a cube constructed of data streams.

Meanwhile, a prompt surfaced in Feng Mu’s mind:

[Warning: Base vehicle core is in an unstable state.]

[Recommendation: Deploy immediately.]

"Interesting..."

Feng Mu’s eyes narrowed to slits as his fingers gently penetrated the virtual "base vehicle" above his palm.

As his fingers stirred, the projection of the "base vehicle" silently transformed—tall walls, towering surveillance towers, and grim iron fences appeared...

Textures began to emerge on the walls, the contours of the surveillance tower took shape inch by inch, and even the metallic reflection of ventilation ducts was vividly clear.

A miniature version of a prison was slowly constructed in Feng Mu’s palm, with every detail perfectly corresponding to the real Second Prison.

The base of the projection revealed red vein-like patterns, slowly spreading along the building’s structure.

"Haha—it turns out, expansion means this kind of expansion..."

He suddenly clenched his fingers, a mysterious glimmer flickering in his eyes:

"It’s just like Evil Sacrifice parasitism, except Evil Sacrifice parasitizes inside the human body, while the base vehicle parasitizes inside... a building?!!"

Feng Mu slowly closed his eyes, and a map of Zone 9 unfurled in the depths of his consciousness, marking where the base vehicle could be deployed.

The entire area was shrouded in a dense black, with only a few places flickering with faint light.

The most prominent and largest glowing area was the Second Prison, with about seventy percent of it glowing with a faint gold shimmer, though some corners remained unlit.

The extent of its illuminated area was nearly several dozen times that of the sum of the other three glowing areas.

And those three glowing spots were respectively Douqiong Martial Arts Hall, with roughly one-tenth of the hall illuminated.

Blood Rose Bar—the lair of the Cyan Wolf Gang, was fully lit, with scarlet light flowing evenly across the architectural model.

And his current residence, the smallest area, was flickering with intermittent light in less than a quarter of its area.

As Feng Mu’s consciousness touched these glowing spots, system prompts naturally emerged.

Current identification, control completeness of deployable areas:

Blood Rose Bar 100% (Fully Deployed)

Second Prison 72% (Partially Incomplete Deployment)

Current Residence 25% (Basic Extreme Deployment)

Douqiong Martial Arts Hall 11% (Ultra-Basic Deployment)

Feng Mu squinted slightly, with some infused information emerging in his mind.

It turned out that these bright spots above were determined by the system as within his "territory".

In other words, these buildings all have the potential to become vehicles for the base vehicle deployment and parasitism.

The completeness of control over them is closely related to the completeness of the base vehicle’s deployment. The more comprehensive and complete the control, the more perfect the deployed base vehicle becomes, and the stronger its effectiveness can be exerted.

Moreover, the area of the base vehicle deployment also directly determines the potential space for future function unlocking and upgrades.

It’s a bit like a strategy game; the more territory you possess, the more "barracks" you can build to produce more troops.

What’s the use of deploying a base vehicle in a tiny apartment of just a few square meters, even if allowed, how many troops can be produced inside?

"So, if I could control the entire Zone 9, and then deploy the base vehicle, what a scene that would be..."

Feng Mu promptly shook his head self-mockingly, dispelling this unrealistic fantasy.

This thought, although the potential is maximized, is overly pursuit of the perfect start, somewhat putting the cart before the horse.

After all, deploying the base vehicle is for "conquering and capturing territory", not "conquering and capturing territory" to deploy the base vehicle.

Feng Mu’s gaze locked onto the bright area of the Second Prison, with an idea in his mind:

"I’ve decided, it’s the Second Prison, fittingly, just one final step is needed to bring it completely under my control. Once I do, deploying the base vehicle there would make it the perfect nest for me."

Then, one last crucial question lingered on his mind:

"After deploying the base vehicle, what exactly will I gain?"

He originally didn’t expect the system to reveal the answer in advance, after all, the system isn’t customer service, thumbs down!

Moreover, no matter what, he would definitely try to find a way to deploy the base vehicle.

By then, the answer would naturally be revealed.

Who would have thought, just as Feng Mu was about to close the system interface, a line of pitch-black text suddenly exploded in the center of his vision, its edges glowing with an ominous blood-red aura.

Beneath the text, a peculiar icon slowly materialized—a hive emblem woven from countless wriggling buds, its surface covered with pulsating scarlet veins, as if it were alive, contracting and expanding.

Feng Mu’s pupils constricted sharply, and he immediately recognized this icon—it was the logo of the [Destiny] game login interface.

The system, unusually, provided the answer in advance:

[Deploy the base vehicle, and you will gain the Blood Meat Nest.]

[Special Tip 1: This nest will be transformed into a [Destiny] second core base.]

[Special Tip 2: You will unlock the organization module.]

[Special Tip 3: You will activate management authority of [Destiny]!]

[ps: Destiny, your master has returned!]

Although these descriptions still carried the system’s elusive ambiguity and did not fully reveal the final entity without reservation.

But just these few concise yet shocking prompts were enough to make Feng Mu hold his breath, with an unprecedented wave surging in his heart.

"Interesting, the system is so eager, does this mean that the base vehicle is actually the core gameplay of this game?"

Feng Mu’s thoughts connected like a flash of lightning, and an incredible guess gradually formed in his mind—from every step from an inheritance level of 1% to 15%, those seemingly independent system rewards might all be staircases paving the way for the eventual unlocking of the base vehicle.

It’s just like a strategy game mechanism: players must first deploy the core of the base to unlock building trees, produce units, and occupy the map.

And those initial resource rewards were merely to ensure players could successfully make that critical first step.

"So, all my previous actions were actually about creating an account, logging into the game, obtaining the ’commander’ qualification, and then..."

Feng Mu’s breathing grew more rapid, clearly sensing that he stood at a major turning point capable of changing everything.

All the earlier endeavors seemed like a rigorous "qualification certification", and at this moment...

Feng Mu took a deep breath, murmuring to himself:

"I, have truly gained the qualification to inherit [Destiny], and the game of [Destiny] is truly... about to begin?!!"