# Chapter 41: Dungeon
After learning that if the plan succeeded, each person could get hundreds of thousands of Soul Coins, Luinjard, whose expression had been stiff throughout, forced a smile onto his face. Even the Death Soul Sister's eyes cleared up a bit. As for the old grudge from the previous round's soul trap? What soul trap? Did that happen? She couldn't remember. Stop talking nonsense and trying to drive a wedge between her and Bai Ye!
As for the bandaged man who was a Violator? What Violator? Who said he was a Violator? He was clearly an undercover agent infiltrating the Violators. For the sake of 900,000 Soul Coins... ah, no! To abandon evil and turn over a new leaf, he decided to temporarily reform himself.
Su Xiao didn't have many friends, but among them were two Undead System contractors: Solomon and the Undead Sister. Even with the strength of the Undead Grand Mage Solomon, he was so poor that he pried the gems off the sword of his permanent summon, the "Death Lord," and sold them. Now, these three Undead System contractors, whose resource acquisition abilities were inferior to Solomon's, were definitely starving for Soul Coins.
"When do we start? Who are we going after?"
The Death Soul Sister's eyes, with pitch-black sockets and dark red pupils, were now filled with killing intent. No one was going to stop her from getting this huge sum of Soul Coins.
"We start now."
Su Xiao stood up and walked out of the banquet hall. The three followed one by one. Fenny hesitated, unsure if she should participate. Just then, Su Xiao, who had reached the door, stopped and looked at Fenny. This made Fenny point at herself and ask, "Is there a share for me too?"
"You have other things to do."
"Of course not."
Fenny quickly followed. The group left the apartment and boarded the Lord's Train in the backyard open space. Amu, Bubu Wang, and Beini stayed behind, while Baha went with Su Xiao. Moments later, the Lord's Train started.
Two hours later, in the northernmost region of this world, before a bone hall deep in the "Barren Wasteland," the Lord's Train slowed to a stop. With a *puff*, the coolant splashed onto the rail wheels evaporated into a large cloud of white steam. The door opened, and Luinjard, dressed in a black robe, stepped off the train, followed by the Death Soul Sister and the others.
The group arrived before the bone hall and found it shrouded in a large concealment barrier, set up by someone long ago.
Entering the bone hall, it was very spacious. The floor was covered with a layer of solidified bone-white chitin, convenient for engraving formation diagrams. The walls were lined with defensive spells, and the only entrance slowly descended.
"My dear friend, everything is ready. Just waiting for you."
Kaisa suddenly appeared, causing the three Undead System contractors to look wary. Over ninety percent of Undead System contractors were not good at close combat, except for someone like Solomon. So, Kaisa's sudden appearance made them quite cautious.
The reason for bringing these three Undead System contractors here was to use the undead traits of their summons to conquer "dungeons." That's right, the "regional dungeons" of the Cursed Land.
Su Xiao had previously obtained the World Core of the "Cursed Land" and gained ownership of that world. After submitting it, Reincarnation Paradise notarized the world. If that were all, there wouldn't be this plan. The key was that after the Scarlet, Nether, and Blazing Sun Aberrations invaded the Cursed Land, a massive change occurred there.
According to Su Xiao's judgment, many "dungeon" areas would appear in this world in the future, attracting many Absolute Strong Rank contractors from Reincarnation Paradise and Apocalypse Paradise to farm them. But that was at least a few months away.
The problem was that this world already had a few "dungeon" areas. After the invasion of the Scarlet, Nether, and Blazing Sun Aberrations, these "dungeon" areas had undergone transformation and enhancement. Currently, there were no explorers in this world. These dungeons were in an "Initial Notarization State with No Clears," and the amount of resources inside was astonishing.
Moreover, these initial dungeon areas were unique. The elite monsters and big bosses inside were originally the world's own Aberrant Demons, Nightmares, and Fiends, transformed by the erosion of Original Sin Force. Once killed, they would not respawn.
This meant that in a few months, whichever team first came to this world and successfully cleared these "Initial Notarization State Dungeons" would make a profit so huge they'd laugh in their sleep.
After Kaisa, wearing the "Abyssal Jar," went to investigate, he found a total of 10 such "Initial Dungeons" in the Cursed Land. Such an opportunity to reap benefits couldn't be missed.
The problem was that Su Xiao had already left the Cursed Land. But that didn't stump him and Kaisa. After planning, they came up with a solution.
First, the current Cursed Land had three major regions: the Scarlet Curse Zone, the Nether Spread Zone, and the Blazing Sun Aberration Zone. Forget about farming dungeons in this world; just entering it would cause rapid death due to the dangerous environment.
Su Xiao had a way to deal with the dangerous environments of these three regions. For example, to handle the Scarlet Curse Zone, he would first extract a small amount of Scarlet Force from the "Book of Original Sin: Third Page," then use a sealing spell to seal this Scarlet Force into a mark.
As long as this Scarlet Mark was branded onto the body, entering the "Scarlet Curse Zone" would certainly prevent erosion.
The Nether Spread Zone and Blazing Sun Aberration Zone could be solved similarly. But another problem arose: who would go? Other than Su Xiao himself, if anyone else was branded with a "Scarlet Mark" or "Nether Mark," even if they successfully conquered those initial dungeons and gained huge profits, the subsequent Scarlet or Nether erosion would surely shorten their lifespan.
Since they couldn't find a collaborator to go in person, finding a Summoner to let their summons go to the "Cursed Continent" seemed like a good choice. But thinking it over, this was unlikely. Living summons would be scared out of their wits when branded with the "Scarlet Curse."
However, if they cooperated with Undead System contractors, all problems would be solved. It would ensure both the quantity and quality of cannon fodder. As for the aftereffects of being branded with the "Scarlet Mark"? What aftereffects? The Undead System contractor could just dismiss that undead or necromancer summon. Plus, Undead System summons had the strongest automatic execution ability among all summoning systems.
After hearing Baha's explanation, the three Undead System contractors nodded. As long as they didn't brand the "Scarlet Mark" onto their permanent summons, losing some powerful summons wasn't a problem. They didn't contract undead summons by coaxing them like most Summoning System contractors; they used forced contracts.
"But how do we send the undead creatures to those dungeons in the Cursed Continent?"
The Death Soul Sister asked what the other two also wanted to know. Luinjard said:
"Even if we do send them, the relevant notarization is a problem. Without a notarized identity, the materials obtained from kills would be in an un-notarized state and couldn't be taken out of that world."
"Right."
The bandaged man agreed with Luinjard. But Su Xiao and Kaisa had already prepared for these problems. Baha, on Su Xiao's shoulder, said:
"Three, our next operation will be 'a bit' beyond the norm, but rest assured."
With that, Baha spread a wing diagonally toward Su Xiao and introduced: "My boss is a Hunter," then pointed at Kaisa: "This is an Arbiter from Reincarnation Paradise," then pointed at Fenny: "And this is a Battle Angel from Apocalypse Paradise. With this lineup of ours, we're all good people, right?"
Baha's words left the Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, and the bandaged man looking at each other speechlessly. Their shared feeling was that they believed Fenny was a good person, but Bai Ye and Kaisa...
The three looked at each other, all seeing the same meaning in each other's eyes, but with hundreds of thousands of Soul Coins at stake, all three Undead System contractors put on expressions of "You're right."
Ignoring the three Undead System contractors, Su Xiao began setting up a teleportation formation on the ground. This time, he was going to set up a "World-Class Law-Destroying Teleportation Array." Normally, the cost would be high, but he had previously obtained quite a few "World-Class Teleportation Array" materials during the supply run in Lord's Continent, Golden City. Now was the perfect time to use them.
An hour later, a "World-Class Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" over 30 meters in diameter was completed. Spatial fluctuations spread across the formation. Seeing this, Fenny looked wary. She had experienced a long-distance "Law-Destroying Teleportation Array" before, which made her appreciate the beauty of life. This world-class array was probably going to be super-powered.
"Oh ho~, I didn't expect a Blade Grandmaster like you to know how to set up teleportation arrays, and it looks quite professional. But what's that outermost spell? It doesn't look like a spatial spell."
The Death Soul Sister was knowledgeable. Su Xiao, who was testing the teleportation stability, finished resonating with the core and said: "Kinetic Absorption Spell."
"Huh? What a strange combination? What's it for?"
"To protect you and me."
"What? Are we going to use this teleportation array later? Isn't it for sending undead summons to the Cursed Land?"
"We're not using it."
"Then how does it involve protecting you and me? Such a strange spell setup."
The Death Soul Sister studied it for a while but still couldn't figure out what the operation of wrapping a world-class teleportation array with over a dozen rings of Kinetic Absorption Spells was all about. But soon, she would understand.
This plan seemed simple at first glance—just using Undead System summons to farm parts of the Cursed Land. But in practice, it was anything but simple. After confirming the teleportation array was fine, Su Xiao formed a team and pulled Fenny and the three Undead System contractors into it.
He first kicked the Death Soul Sister out. With a vacancy in the team, he immediately pulled Kaisa in, then transferred the leader position to Kaisa. Kaisa transferred the leader to Luinjard, and while Luinjard was still confused, kicked him out.
[Prompt: Nicholas Kaisa has activated his unique ability: Faction Bully (Active, X). You are about to be voted out of the team.]
[You have been voted out with a 5/5 vote result (including a vote you cast for yourself under the influence of Nicholas Kaisa's unique ability: Swindling (Passive, X)). Due to the voting result, you will be exiled from the team.]
[You have been re-invited to the team as Acting Leader.]
[You have been kicked out of the team.]
[You have been invited back to the team...]
A flood of kick-out and invite-back prompts scrolled wildly before Luinjard's eyes, reaching about a thousand per second. This made Luinjard frown deeply. However, he didn't know that at this moment, the bandaged man in the team had a look of disbelief and shock in his eyes.
Due to Luinjard's repeated back-and-forth of being kicked out and pulled back in, the team slot he occupied eventually became a miraculously strange team member slot. This was a "Leader Slot," but it was both empty and occupied by a member. Before the bandaged man could figure out what was going on, he was kicked out of the team.
Next, Fenny became the leader through a vote. Her avatar in the team covered the "Leader Slot." Before she could figure out what was happening, she was also kicked out. Then Su Xiao was appointed leader and subsequently kicked out.
Then, the three Undead System contractors were invited back into the team one by one, appointed as leaders, and kicked out. Finally, only Kaisa remained in the team. He took out various badges and many strange, junk-like items. Wearing the Abyssal Jar, he began to dance wildly. This made the Death Soul Sister instinctively step back a few steps. After all, a little old man wearing a dark, eerie jar having a seizure was quite frightening, especially when he started collapsing and convulsing on the ground.
"Is this... okay?"
Luinjard spoke. He was mainly worried that Kaisa would suddenly kick the bucket, causing subsequent notarization problems. He was an Executioner from Holy Light Paradise, a position equivalent to a Hunter from Reincarnation Paradise or a Battle Angel from Apocalypse Paradise.
"No problem at all, rest assured."
Baha had just finished speaking when Kaisa convulsed on the ground, as if he had kicked the bucket. But moments later, he got up as if nothing had happened, took off the Abyssal Jar, pulled Su Xiao into the team, and then left the team himself.
Su Xiao pulled Fenny, the Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, and the bandaged man back into the team one by one. The four were astonished to find that this team, with a maximum capacity of 5/5, now had six member slots. The topmost member avatar was named "Leader," the team leader.
This member named "Leader" had Fenny's Fortune Judgment, Su Xiao's notarization authority, and the ability authority related to the three Undead System contractors.
This meant that when this team fought in the dungeons of the Cursed Land, the notarization problem for kill rewards was solved first. The main notarization authority was with Su Xiao. Within this team, the summons of the three Undead System contractors were equivalent to his summons. And he had once owned the Cursed Land, so killing enemies in its dungeons had particularly complete reward notarization. All obtained rewards were in a notarized state from the start.
There was one problem: with Su Xiao's "extremely lucky" fortune, he might farm an entire dungeon without dropping anything. He and Kaisa had already considered this. Therefore, this alt named "Leader" used Fenny's fortune.
Su Xiao motioned for Fenny to come closer. Fenny shook her head, both cowardly and resolutely. After a few seconds of stalemate, Fenny hesitantly approached.
Su Xiao took out a thumb-sized bottle of golden God Blood, dripped a drop onto his index fingertip, and touched it to Fenny's cheek, outlining a golden mark. To Fenny's astonishment, her Luck Attribute skyrocketed from 56 points all the way to 275 points before stopping.
Seeing this, Su Xiao frowned slightly. He looked at Fenny, then at the God Blood bottle in his hand. It wasn't because the effect was weak, but because the Goddess of Fortune's Fortune God Blood actually had such ridiculous strength. He had tried it before, but it only increased his Luck Attribute by 2 points, and the duration wasn't long. But when used on Fenny, not only was the enhancement effect strong, but the duration was also up to 74 hours.
Fenny was dumbfounded. Before she could ask, Su Xiao pulled up her sleeve and applied a few more golden marks. Fenny's Luck Attribute temporarily soared to 328 points. If the Goddess of Fortune had seen this, she would have smiled knowingly, her eyes conveying: 'I told you, my Fortune Force is very strong. It's just that someone is too unlucky.'
Compared to Fenny, whose luck had skyrocketed, the three Undead System contractors were in a state of shocked bewilderment. It wasn't their fault. The "Leader," a notarization chimera in the team, truly left the three feeling confused. They had never seen anything like this before, let alone thought it possible.
The Death Soul Sister and Luinjard both looked at the bandaged man, who was a Violator. The bandaged man clenched his fist, covered his mouth, and coughed dryly, implying that even though he was a Violator, he couldn't pull off such a mind-blowing operation.
This made the Death Soul Sister, a Death Ranger, and Luinjard, an Executioner, both worry whether this operation would cause notarization risks.
"Bai Ye, isn't our current behavior a bit... over the line?"
Hearing the Death Soul Sister's words, Su Xiao and Kaisa both looked puzzled. Kaisa asked: "Miss, could you tell us, where exactly are we over the line?"
"The notarization of the five of us is all concentrated on this chimera leader. It's practically... omnipotent."
"Excuse me, miss, what is the true essence of forming a team?"
Hearing Kaisa's question, the Death Soul Sister thought for two seconds and answered: "All team members cooperate to achieve a goal."
"Right. Look, isn't this cooperation? We jointly created this leader. More intuitively, we each contribute our strength, preparing to conquer the dungeons of the Cursed Land. What's wrong with that? Why would there be a notarization risk?"
"This~"
The Death Soul Sister was suddenly speechless. It was like cooking a dish. Normal people use a spatula a few dozen centimeters long. But here, they were using a spatula at least 2,000 meters long, with a twisted, spiral, jet-propelled, curved handle. The problem was, this bizarre spatula that made people's expressions complicated was actually being used by someone 2,000 meters away from the stove to skillfully stir-fry. It was highly unscientific, but it was the fact before their eyes.
Luinjard rubbed his face with both hands, barely accepting this setting, and felt a bit better. The Death Soul Sister decided to just pretend she knew nothing. As for the bandaged man, he was truly miserable at this moment. A thought kept appearing in his mind: Why the hell am I a Violator? Look at these two scoundrels! They pull off this kind of operation without even triggering a warning.
The three Undead System contractors, with complicated expressions, began summoning undead creatures. The first wave of undead creatures was summoned, and their ownership belonged to Su Xiao. The three didn't mind at first, but after summoning several hundred powerful undead units, they started to feel confused. How could a close-combat Technique Grandmaster bear so many summoning contracts?
Of course Su Xiao could. He had a True Intelligence Attribute of 800 points and a Soul Strength of 1,500 points. He signaled the three Undead System contractors to have their summons crowd onto the teleportation array, then began setting the teleportation coordinates.
Kaisa had already set spatial coordinates at the entrances of those dungeons in the Cursed Land. The danger levels of these initial dungeons were Lv.90 to Lv.96. They were:
Sun Temple: Lv.90 Dungeon.
Giant Slaughterhouse: Lv.91 Dungeon.
Dark Blood Black Nest: Lv.92 Dungeon.
Ember Graveyard: Lv.93 Dungeon.
Scarlet Blood Sea: Lv.93 Zone.
Scarlet Island: Lv.94 Zone.
Secret Island: Lv.95 Zone.
Scarlet Island: Laughing Town: Lv.96 Zone (Overlord Rank).
Blazing Sun Bell: Lv.96 Zone (Overlord Rank).
Nether Purgatory: Lv.96 Zone (Overlord Rank).
The first target was the "Sun Temple." After confirming the coordinates, Su Xiao constructed a 2-meter-high, 50-centimeter-thick crystal wall in front of himself, then pressed one hand onto the teleportation array's control core.
*Boom~!*
A deafening sound that echoed through the soul rang out, and the Death Soul Sister's vision was engulfed in white light.
"Aiseyi! Aiseyi!"
A calling voice came from ahead. In the hazy white light, the Death Soul Sister saw her former close friend. But she vaguely remembered that the other party had died in a World War back when she was at the Third Rank.
"Come here."
The close friend standing in the white light smiled and waved at the Death Soul Sister. But for some reason, she suddenly felt a pain on her left cheek and vaguely heard a slapping sound nearby. This caused the surrounding white light to gradually dissipate.
"!"
The Death Soul Sister suddenly opened her eyes, instinctively sat up, and gasped for breath. She looked around in a daze, her confused gaze showing she hadn't realized what had happened.
"Where's the enemy?"
The Death Soul Sister's question made Luinjard, who had a bump on his forehead, and the bandaged man, whose bandages were a bit loose, look at each other speechlessly.
Seeing this, Baha coughed lightly and said: "It wasn't an enemy attack. That was just the aftermath of the teleportation. Normal phenomenon, no need to worry."
"?"
The Death Soul Sister stared at Baha, as if she might punch him at any moment. After observing for a while and confirming it was indeed the teleportation aftermath, she suddenly understood why there were so many Kinetic Absorption Spells on the outer ring of that world-class teleportation array.
Ignoring the Death Soul Sister's resentful gaze, Su Xiao came to the center of the summoning formation diagram. This was one of the reasons he could contract so many undead creatures at once. The first batch of undead creatures had been teleported to the entrance of the "Sun Temple" in the Cursed Land. Next was to maximize the benefits.
Su Xiao took off a ring from his middle finger. This was one of the rings he was wearing, [Life Source Monarch]. In the past, he had to kill enemies himself to trigger the effect of this nurturing equipment. But now, his temporary alt was "Undead Summoner," so he didn't need to kill enemies himself to trigger it. To be safe, he embedded this equipment at the very center of the summoning formation diagram.
[Life Source Monarch]
Equipment Effect 1: Life Hunt (Nurturing, Passive): After killing a powerful enemy, this equipment can absorb the enemy's "Life Source," storing, filtering, and converting it. When enough Life Source is absorbed, it will form a "Life Source Essence."
Prompt: Each absorbed "Life Source Essence" will permanently increase your Health Points by 200,000. You can absorb up to 5 "Life Source Essences."
Absorbed Life Source Essences: 1/5.
Equipment Effect 2: Monarch (Core, Passive): After successfully absorbing 5 "Life Source Essences," this equipment will transform into "Form 2."
Prompt: This equipment has a total of three forms. Stage 1: Nurturing Equipment, Stage 2: Killing Equipment, Stage 3: Devouring Equipment.
This way, after the undead creatures surrounded and killed a dungeon's final boss, the corresponding notarization would be triggered. Through the summoning formation diagram, the powerful enemy's "Life Source" would be absorbed and gathered into the "Life Source Monarch."
Su Xiao opened the team channel. The current progress of the "Sun Temple" appeared. The undead summons were quite effective. They had cleared one-fifth of the way before being killed by the Aberrant monsters inside the "Sun Temple."
Since Su Xiao and the others weren't inside that "dungeon," the kill rewards couldn't be directly granted. Instead, items or chests would drop from the kills. They just needed the undead summons to collect them, then summon them to the bone hall where everyone was, completing the loot collection.
After the initial test was successful, the next step was to repeat the above process. This time, they weren't just farming the "Sun Temple" dungeon. They teleported large numbers of undead summons one after another, advancing all ten dungeons simultaneously.
After 4 hours and 25 minutes, the big boss of the "Sun Temple," the Blood-Burning God Servant, was killed. Su Xiao came before the summoning formation diagram. He saw the grooves of the formation gradually fill with crimson "Life Source," which was then absorbed by the [Life Source Monarch] at the center.
Seeing this, Su Xiao knew this was a success. Among the ten dungeons, including the three Overlord Rank dungeons, there were over a dozen big bosses and three Overlord Rank bosses. If all were killed, the amount of "Life Source" could form 3 to 4 "Life Source Essences."
This increase of at least 600,000 Health Points would play a crucial role in the upcoming battle. Not to mention that the ultimate trump card for this round depended entirely on farming these dungeons in the Cursed Land.
The gradually enriching rewards in the team material list made the Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, and the bandaged man summon with increasing motivation. Those Origin Rank or Eternal Rank materials or gems all looked very valuable, especially some items with "Scarlet," "Nether," or "Blazing Sun Aberration" attributes, which multiplied their value several times over.
In the bone hall, having nothing else to do, Su Xiao began to meditate. It wasn't until 3 AM that he received a prompt that the "Life Source" accumulated by [Life Source Monarch] had reached 100%, allowing him to synthesize a "Life Source Essence." As he chose to synthesize, half an hour later, a "Life Source Essence" appeared in his hand.
He tried to absorb the "Life Source Essence" in his hand. A small amount of his Primordial Life Force merged into it, causing the "Life Source Essence" to gradually dissolve, first entering his palm, then flowing throughout his body. The last time, it took several days to fully absorb a "Life Source Essence." This time, it only took a few hours to absorb most of it.
He looked at the three Undead System contractors. They had been repeatedly summoning high-combat-power undead summons. This wasn't easy, but judging by their expressions, they had no intention of resting. After checking that the "Scarlet Mark," "Nether Mark," and "Sun Mark" on the summoning formation diagram were stable, Su Xiao took out a Sealcraft ancient book, changed his title, and began to read.
Time passed slowly. When Su Xiao received another prompt that the Life Source absorbed by [Life Source Monarch] was full again, he absorbed another "Life Source Essence." This time, it only took a little over two hours to fully absorb it.
Checking the dungeon progress, five of the ten dungeons had been cleared. Remaining were "Scarlet Blood Sea," "Scarlet Island," "Laughing Town," "Blazing Sun Bell," and "Nether Purgatory."
The dazzling array of items in the team reward list made the three Undead System contractors, whose eyes were bloodshot from exhaustion, look energetic. The suggestion to rest for a few hours was completely ignored.
The dungeon farming continued unconsciously until the afternoon of the next day. The bone hall had taken on a bit of a living atmosphere. On the chitin floor, there were a few rugs and bedding. Cold food of various kinds was laid out on the dining table. The world-class teleportation array was no longer very stable.
In Su Xiao's hand was the third "Life Source Essence" obtained this time. He estimated that there wouldn't be enough to form a fourth. He sat cross-legged on the floor and absorbed it. Having already absorbed three "Life Source Essences," it only took a little over an hour to successfully absorb this one.
Checking his personal data, he saw his Health Points had reached 5.41 million. His Health Points had been growing rapidly during this period, but considering this was an Absolute Strong Rank World War, such a growth rate was normal. Higher risk meant higher reward.
It seemed like reaching 6 million Health Points wasn't far off, but that wasn't the case. Top-tier nurturing equipment was hard to come by, especially one with Life Source nurturing properties. Once the enhancement from [Life Source Monarch] reached its limit, the subsequent increase of several hundred thousand Health Points would definitely be very difficult.
He continued meditating to stabilize his Primordial Life Force. When the time reached the early morning of the third day, the last Overlord Rank dungeon, "Nether Purgatory," was cleared. Su Xiao came before the summoning formation diagram, reached out with one hand, and clenched it downward. With a *crack*, the summoning formation diagram shattered under his detonation. The three Original Sin characteristic marks dissipated. The [Life Source Monarch] ring was held firmly in his palm.
"Three..."
Su Xiao spoke as he looked at the Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, and the bandaged man. He saw the three with dark circles under their eyes and bloodshot eyes.
"Can we finally split the rewards?"
The Death Soul Sister spoke. She looked like she was wearing a smoky eye makeup.
"..."
Su Xiao didn't speak. He opened the sealed door of the bone hall and boarded the Lord's Train. The group set off for the Fire Tower City at the southernmost part of this world. On the speeding train, the three Undead System contractors looked at each other. They were now exhausted and lightheaded. If they were betrayed, it would be extremely dangerous.
Su Xiao came to the workbench in the bedroom and began taking out the rewards from this session. Among them were cursed objects, Scarlet characteristic materials, Nether gems, and Aberration crystals. Because the drop rate was linked to Fenny's fortune, the resource output far exceeded expectations.
He took out the "Ring Holy Mark" and began synthesizing the same type of Scarlet characteristic materials, Nether gems, and Aberration crystals in a three-in-one manner. He completed the synthesis before arriving near Fire Tower City. This increased the value of this session's rewards by at least 25%.
The train slowed to a stop. A small wooden cabin stood alone in the wilderness. Su Xiao and Kaisa got off and entered the cabin. Inside were two members of the Shadow Merchant Guild who had been waiting, along with an appraiser.
After less than an hour of identification and value estimation, Su Xiao and Kaisa returned to the Lord's Train. The train started. The group sat around the dining table. On the table were the Witch Realm delicacies that the two Shadow Merchant Guild members had brought packed. The Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, and the bandaged man were all hungry, so they didn't stand on ceremony.
Su Xiao took out a few bottles of Elemental Brew. Such good wine made even Luinjard, who didn't usually drink much, have a few cups. After eating and drinking their fill, Su Xiao took out four Soul Coin savings cards, each with a face value of 960,000 Soul Coins.
The Death Soul Sister, Luinjard, the bandaged man, and Fenny each got one. As for Su Xiao and Kaisa, they split the remaining 2.95 million Soul Coins equally.
[Prompt: You have obtained 1,476,500 Soul Coins.]
In addition, Su Xiao's increase of 600,000 Health Points and the three trump cards obtained were very important rewards.
Kaisa's rewards on his end were definitely not just what appeared on the surface. Su Xiao wasn't curious about this. His cooperation with Kaisa had always been like this. The visible rewards were split 50-50. As for the hidden rewards that each obtained by their own means, they belonged to each individually. They didn't probe, envy, or even feel jealous.
"Through fire and water, Brother Bai Ye!"
The Death Soul Sister's smile was very sweet. Actually, before becoming an Undead Mage, she didn't value money much. But after experiencing the poverty of the Undead System, she now found every single Soul Coin incredibly pleasing.
"Through thick and thin, Brother Bai Ye."
The usually silent Luinjard raised his glass and drained it in one gulp. The bandaged man beside him hesitated for a moment. Being even less eloquent, he finally choked out:
"Me too."
This cooperation was very pleasant. That afternoon, the train stopped in the courtyard of the Prince's Estate. The three Undead System contractors got off one by one and ran into Kane, who was passing by. Kane looked at the three with some surprise and asked:
"Bai Ye, how did you mess them up like this? They still have to help you charge the formation tomorrow."
Hearing Kane's words, the old priest of the Demon Scythe Team looked over from the second-floor balcony and exclaimed in surprise: "Whoa~! Did you three run into a Soul-Sucking Succubus? Come up quickly, I'll help you heal."
The three Undead System contractors were in a good mood, but no matter how others asked, they were evasive. This was exactly what Su Xiao wanted to see.
Su Xiao returned to the bedroom on the third floor and crashed into bed. Tomorrow was the day to go to Dawn City and settle the score.
The next morning, as the sun rose, at the southernmost part of the Silent Ruins.
On a mountain peak over a dozen kilometers from Dawn City, eight teams totaling 28 participants stood or sat. Everyone looked at Dawn City, which was shrouded in rising gray-white mist. This was the most dangerous confrontation before entering the Dawn Ruins.
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# Taking a Long Leave
This morning, Fei Wen felt particularly unwell. Heart palpitations, dizziness, and chest tightness. He had been to the hospital more than once before, having registered for neurology three or four times. The conclusion was always anxiety. Fei Wen didn't think he was anxious, but this morning, the feeling was quite noticeable.
As for why he was anxious, it was related to Fei Wen's writing habits. He was the type who, if he wrote a chapter poorly, would feel bad about it for a whole day after publishing it. Plus, there was another point: Fei Wen's previous book started in 2016. After finishing that book, he felt he was fine, so the day after finishing the previous book, he directly started this one, Reincarnation Paradise. That is to say, apart from the few long leaves he had taken, Fei Wen had been updating for over six years, almost seven years. This led to the later stages of Reincarnation Paradise's updates, where cervical spondylosis plus anxiety forced Fei Wen to take frequent leaves.
Generally, authors write for two years, finish a book, rest for a while, then start a new one. But Fei Wen's book was quite long... Fei Wen is taking a half-month leave this time to let the anxiety fully subside, to avoid the current situation where he feels unbearably uncomfortable. Actually, Fei Wen is happy to update, both because his hobby is writing and because it earns money. But his body really can't hold out anymore. Please understand, dear readers.
Finally, the subsequent plot and ending are already planned. As long as Fei Wen doesn't kick the bucket, he will definitely finish the story with a satisfying conclusion.
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# Apology
I'm sorry for breaking my promise. Fei Wen thought half a month would be enough to cure the problem and resume stable updates. But after going to several hospitals, it still hasn't been resolved. Fei Wen's current problem is that as soon as he sits in front of the computer to write, the dizziness gradually intensifies. Lying down for a while helps a bit, but sitting back down to write, after about half an hour, the dizziness starts to worsen again. Fei Wen originally wanted to resume updates today, but after writing for a few hours, the dizziness became stronger.
It seems I'll have to try hospitals in other cities. Give Fei Wen another 10 to 15 days (once treated, I will definitely resume updates immediately). First stop: Shanghai. Second stop: Beijing. Fei Wen doesn't believe this dizziness can't be cured. The ticket to Shanghai has been booked, and the appointment at Zhongshan Hospital has been made. I'll leave tomorrow. When Fei Wen returns, ensuring a good writing state, I will definitely give all dear readers a satisfactory ending to Reincarnation Paradise.
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# Extension
Under treatment, no significant improvement yet. The good news is that it doesn't seem to be a life-threatening serious illness. The bad news is that this dizziness problem is really hard to diagnose. I've already seen several doctors. Fei Wen will resume updates as soon as he improves. Please understand, dear readers. Being afflicted with illness is truly helpless.
Oh, right, one more thing. Dear readers must be very puzzled: why has Fei Wen been constantly shifting his sleep schedule in the past year or two? It's not because Fei Wen likes staying up late, but because of the persistent insomnia caused by the illness. This problem is already being treated with medication. The only thing left is to cure the dizziness, and then it's mission accomplished. Dear readers, please wait a bit. Fei Wen will definitely return as soon as possible.
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# Update
Thank you all for your concern, dear readers. After more than two months of treatment, the dizziness has improved a bit. It's still there, but not as severe as before. I feel that a full recovery is just a matter of time. However, I still need to go to Beijing Union Hospital for a checkup every month. As for when I will resume updates, the doctor said to wait until I stop the medication before returning to work, and during the rest period, I should completely avoid thinking about work-related issues. Otherwise, the recurrence rate of this anxiety problem is not low.
A very important point is that Fei Wen will definitely not abandon the story. This book has been serialized for over ten million words and is nearing the end. There's no way I would abandon it. Dear readers, rest assured. My current situation is that after not writing for several months, I have a head full of inspiration, but I still dare not write, afraid of a relapse of anxiety. The experience of dizziness + heart palpitations + near-death feelings from a few months ago is truly unforgettable.
Speaking of which, due to unexpected life events this year that maxed out my stress, in the past few months, Fei Wen even started thinking about absurd ideas like "what is the meaning of life." Fortunately, I no longer have such thoughts now. Fei Wen never admitted to being anxious psychologically, but after taking the medicine prescribed by the Union Hospital doctor for two months and the dizziness indeed lessened, I had to accept this reality.
Fei Wen feels that after another month or two of recuperation, I should roughly recover and be able to resume updates. However, the anxiety problem is not like breaking an arm or leg, where the recovery time is clear. As for a more specific recovery time, Fei Wen really can't judge. I hope dear readers will understand.
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# Situation and Apology
Fei Wen's original plan was to resume updates by the 8th of this month at the latest. I'm sorry, I overestimated myself and underestimated the difficulty of recovering from anxiety. When I posted the last chapter announcement, because the dizziness had lessened after medication, I thought that after another month or two of medication, Fei Wen could resume updates. I overestimated myself and underestimated this problem. At the beginning of this month, Fei Wen started feeling dizzy again. Fortunately, the near-death feeling didn't reappear. I'll go to Union Hospital for a follow-up this month.
Finally, Fei Wen guarantees that as long as Fei Wen doesn't die, this book will definitely not be abandoned. And, this time, Fei Wen dares not ask for a fixed leave again. I'm truly sorry. Illness is truly something that human strength cannot resist. I can only follow the doctor's orders, take medicine, and relax my mindset, to avoid worsening the condition.
Fei Wen's current situation is: some dizziness. Trying to write or sit in front of the computer for a long time will gradually worsen the dizziness. But there is no sudden near-death feeling like before, nor will I have the absurd thought of "what is the meaning of life." My current thought is: recover quickly. Thank you all, dear readers, for your understanding over such a long time. Fei Wen is still alive. I will definitely recover and resume updates as soon as possible.
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# Initial Recovery
After more than a year of treatment, Fei Wen feels he has initially recovered. At least, most of the time, I don't feel dizzy, have heart palpitations, or near-death feelings. With my current state, Fei Wen feels he can resume updates.
Thank you, dear readers, for your support and patience. Fei Wen has been on hiatus for so long, yet I still receive over ten thousand monthly votes. I feel deeply ashamed.
Fei Wen has always believed in admitting mistakes and standing up to take the blame. So, having taken such a long leave and disappointed dear readers so much, no matter how much I am scolded or kindly greeted, it is deserved. But Fei Wen has recovered. Give Fei Wen a chance to show my performance later.
Since Fei Wen took leave, I rarely posted chapter announcements to explain the situation. Actually, just as dear readers said, there was indeed an element of inner escape. I was afraid of whether I could recover, whether I could sit in front of the computer and write again. Recently, I did some rehabilitation training (writing). I feel that I haven't lost my touch. Instead, having held back from writing for too long, my state is noticeably better than before.
The previous mistake was not having backup chapters. I wrote one day and updated one day, which often led to a nocturnal schedule. This was a very bad habit of mine. I decided to work hard to improve it and temporarily save up backup chapters. I will resume updates on the 2nd of next month, which is July 2nd (the day after tomorrow).
Finally, thank you again, dear readers, for your patience and understanding. Fei Wen previously promised that I would definitely not abandon the story. Well, that promise has been kept. The next step is to give dear readers a perfect ending to this book. This promise is being worked on.
Oh, right. In the next few chapters of the update, Fei Wen will, to the greatest extent possible, without being awkward or verbose, bring up some previous content to better connect the plot before and after, so that dear readers won't be confused when reading the new plot because they have forgotten the previous one, feeling like "What the hell is this stupid mosquito writing?"
Don't say that dear readers are readers. Even Fei Wen, the writer, has forgotten some of the previous plot. Fortunately, I have already crammed and forcibly stuffed the lost plot memories back into my head.
But the good news is that Reincarnation Paradise is an infinite flow story. One world is one story. And the plot is about to reach the promotion to "Supreme Rank," which is a new beginning.