Level 75 Gallium Cave.
Yang Tao's face was filled with helplessness as he converted all the liquid gallium extracted by the industrial water pump into energy value.
Looking at the orange gallium that completely enveloped the entire extraction center, Yang Tao seemed to hear the Level's roar.
Those shouts, as if emanating from the depths of his soul, echoed throughout the entire level.
Hmm…
This was just his imagination.
The Level had no main consciousness, and of course, no shouts of 'get out', but the orange gallium that basically surrounded the mining center reminded him not to keep milking the same sheep.
If this continued, if the Level were to awaken its main consciousness one day and directly kick him out, it would be a losing proposition.
'It seems I need to find other energy-rich Levels…'
He stretched out his hand, summoned a wooden door, and returned to the Overworld.
A disheveled figure stumbled out of a wooden door. Yang Tao reached out to support him, and seeing the man's frightened expression, he asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Back in the Overworld, the man let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank you…"
He instinctively thanked him, then turned to look at Yang Tao and quickly said anxiously, "Mr. Yang! I'm sorry to bother you."
The man didn't want his actions to negatively affect Yang Tao's overall impression of the M.E.G.
"It's fine, I don't mind. Did you encounter an Entity?"
Although the Door Key was not priced high, for ordinary M.E.G. members, a Door Key was a life. They wouldn't waste it unless absolutely necessary.
"Yes, when I was exploring the Level, I discovered an Entity not on record. It was very aggressive and fast. Luckily, I used the key in time, otherwise I might not have made it back."
Yang Tao nodded slightly. With the arrival of the Day of Reckoning in Eric's world, the number of M.E.G. members surged, and the speed of Level exploration also increased significantly. Some previously unrecorded Levels and Entities gradually increased.
The mysterious veil of the Backrooms was also slowly lifted a corner.
He patted the man's shoulder and said, "Go back and get some good rest."
The other party nodded and turned to walk towards the wooden door leading to Level 1.
Leaving the Transfer Center, he looked at the empty Overworld.
"Upgrade!"
Energy Value - 81.92 million
"Continue!"
Energy Value - 160 million
"Again!"
Energy Value - 320 million
"Damn, I saved up for so long, and it's gone in an instant…"
This feeling was like getting paid and going shopping; he felt like he had a lot of money, but it was gone as soon as he started spending.
Looking at the mere hundreds of thousands of energy value left, Yang Tao felt inexplicably guilty, even his voice lacked confidence.
"Should I ask someone which Levels are rich in resources?"
He turned and returned to the Level Transfer Station surrounded by quartz blocks, walking directly towards the wooden door leading to Level 14.
The crimson moonlight streamed down from the sky. The scenery of the Dyed Blood Forest remained unchanged, not even the sound of an insect.
The only thing that made one feel there was still some life here were the plants he had planted before, swaying their bodies in a strange rhythm under the blood-colored moonlight.
He walked out of the wooden door.
"Moon, I missed you so much!"
"I don't miss you at all."
Moon's 'voice' echoed in Yang Tao's mind, "What's the matter this time?"
For Moon, a few short months were just two naps. If it weren't for the fact that it couldn't do anything about Yang Tao, it would have thrown him out of the Level long ago.
"Don't be so cold, can't I come and have a heart-to-heart with you?"
He walked up to a Two-Shooter and gently patted its green head.
Puff, puff.
The Two-Shooter spat out two fist-sized peas. These peas were perfectly round, as if they were computer-modeled and printed.
Yang Tao caught a pea and took a bite.
Hmm…
It tasted like boiled green beans, just without much salt. But it would probably be good with grilled skewers and beer.
The Moon hanging in the sky, hearing Yang Tao's words, was silent for a moment and then said, "Hurry up and speak, or I'm going to rest."
"Don't… I was just thinking you're more familiar with the Backrooms, right? I wanted to ask if you know of any Levels with abundant energy value?"
"Energy value?"
"That is, Levels with a lot of metal, Almond water. Hmm, Entities count too."
"Oh? Then follow my guidance and walk into the forest."
Yang Tao looked at the trees with health bars above their heads and smiled, "This… this wouldn't be good. These trees should all be your people, right? I'm short on energy value, but I can't exploit you. We're friends."
With that, he picked up his Yamato and walked towards the forest.
The moment he stepped into the forest, Yang Tao noticed a change around him. The dense forest disappeared, and not only that, the huge Crimson Moon in the sky also vanished, replaced by a normal bright moon.
"Moon?"
The surrounding ground was a bloody red, as if soaked in fresh blood.
By the moonlight, he could see countless dark figures rapidly rushing towards him.
Yang Tao: "…"
He knew without thinking that Moon had sent him to another Level.
This Level indeed met his requirements. Just by the light of the moonlight, he could see Smilers, male and female Deathmoths, Clumps, the Duller, Hounds, Skin Stealers, and a dense layer of Corpse Rats.
"I should have known not to include Entities…"
Entities didn't give much energy and required time to clear little by little. Compared to Almond water and liquid metal, the efficiency was worlds apart.
He lightly swung a blade.
A transparent blade aura flew out, and large numbers of Entities lost their life and fell to the ground. In an instant, the Entities paused for a moment.
Those more intelligent Entities, such as the Smiler, immediately turned and ran, while those Entities with only beastly instincts continued to charge at him.
"Heh heh, since you're willing to die, then I'm willing to bury you."
Although it wasn't as good as he imagined, so many Entities were enough for his daily expenses.
A wooden door appeared behind him.
Mutated Iron Golems emerged one after another from inside. Their now vast numbers finally had a use.
The wide door-panel-like cleavers easily harvested the surrounding Entities, while the smaller Corpse Rats were electrocuted into charcoal by the arcs of electricity emanating from the Mutated Iron Golems' bodies.
In an instant, blood flowed like a river.
Iron Bro in combat mode had no mercy. It only needed to swing the cleaver and iron fists in its hands, eliminating any enemy that appeared in its sight.
"Clear out all the Entities!"
Since Moon sent him here, it meant there were definitely enough Entities in this world. Yang Tao temporarily returned to the Overworld and quickly brought back a few Villagers, instructing them, "Please collect the monster corpses that Iron Bro kills. I'll come over later to convert them into energy value."
"No problem, Brave One!"
"Don't worry, not even a single mouse will be left behind."
The Villagers patted their chests, indicating there was no problem at all, completely disregarding the Entities surging like a tide around them.
These Villagers feared nothing except Zombies and Pillagers.