Lin Bei looked at the lucky pendant in pleasant surprise.
He had just realized that the cooldown on the pendant's attached skill had actually changed!
The cooldown of the Blessing of the Goddess of Luck he needed to activate the Super Lucky State had actually accelerated!
Of course, this acceleration didn't mean the cooldown after each cast was shorter.
Instead, the cooldown of Blessing of the Goddess of Luck had started ticking according to Underworld time the moment he entered the King-Level Dungeon World!
In other words, as long as he stayed inside the Underworld and never left, he could trigger Super Luck at least once every day!
Blessing of the Goddess of Luck had a seven-day cooldown, yet ten days here were merely one day outside in the Survival World!
He could totally exploit this time mechanic, waiting inside the Underworld until the effect refreshed!
"So the bug can be exploited like this!"
"This King-Level Dungeon World… really is a great place!"
"And the entry fee is only ten high-grade prime stones—what a bargain!"
Lin Bei fingered the pendant on his chest, the corners of his mouth curving as he began plotting how to abuse the cooldown and trigger Super Lucky State every single day.
Suddenly his brows twitched; he remembered something else.
"Right! If I can exploit the time bug here, doesn't that mean I can speed up how fast I get systems through daily check-ins?"
His heart stirred; he slowly closed his eyes and silently called up the check-in interface.
Whoosh—
Deep in his consciousness, a radiant golden screen appeared.
It displayed the check-in countdown.
Lin Bei stared at the ticking numbers in eager anticipation.
But soon he shook his head in disappointment.
"Sigh, the check-in countdown hasn't sped up at all just because I'm in the Underworld."
"So even if I stay here, I still have to wait seven days outside in the Survival World for the next check-in."
"Too bad—I thought I could exploit a bug to get systems faster."
"Looks like I was overthinking it."
Lin Bei opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness flashing through them.
Yet he quickly adjusted his mindset.
Getting a new system every seven days was already awesome; he should be content.
"Being able to trigger Super Luck once a day is already amazing. As for the check-in system—as long as I live long enough, I'll keep gaining countless systems."
"Nothing to sigh about."
With that thought, a smile returned to his lips.
He glanced at the black mist ahead, then at the two towering stone tablets standing beyond it, stepped forward, and shot into the darkness like a phantom.
This time he planned to test the local monsters and see what benefits killing them here would bring.
Thus he suppressed his aura and didn't take out the Dawn Bonfire, wandering like a headless fly through the fog of the Dark Forest.
Before long he ran into groups of Shadow Cat Demons.
Thanks to the powerful exclusive skill "War God," he only needed a glance to roughly gauge their Combat Power.
Thirteen Shadow Cat Demons surrounded him, each with around 100,000 Combat Power.
Probably because he was still on the outer fringe of the Dark Forest, these demons were pitifully weak.
He simply waved his hand; a Vacuum Blade of air instantly shot out, slicing the bodies of a dozen-plus Shadow Cat Demons in half.
[Notice: You have slain 13 junior Shadow Cat Demons! Gained experience!]
[Notice: You triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit! You gained 13 million experience!]
[Notice: Plunder successful! You obtained 13 Shadow Power!]
[Notice: You triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit! You obtained 1,300 Shadow Power!]
A string of system prompts rang in Lin Bei's ears.
At the same time, the corpses of the slain Shadow Cat Demons dissolved into black mist, and where each had stood appeared a shabby gray-glowing parcel.
Lin Bei stepped forward and looked at the shabby gray-glowing parcels.
[Beginner Reward Package: open to receive some junior reward materials and brave badges.]
"So these are the dropped loot."
Lin Bei nodded in understanding.
He glanced at the thirteen parcels and murmured, "Didn't expect a full thirteen drops. Wonder if other Survivors also get a 100% drop rate when they kill Shadow Cat Demons."
"Whatever, others don't matter. I'll open these parcels first and see what I get."
Lin Bei focused on the parcels. The description only mentioned junior materials and brave badges, but he still had to see for himself.
After all, this was normally a dungeon only high-tier Survivors could enter; materials labeled "junior" here might not be trash back in his own Island Survival World.
Plus, with the Critical Hit System, if he triggered a Quality Critical Hit… those so-called junior materials might no longer be junior at all.
"Come to think of it, I haven't opened any treasure chests for days. I'm really looking forward to this."
Lin Bei rubbed his hands, reached out, and touched the parcels, opening them all at once.
[Notice: You opened a Beginner Reward Package! Obtained primal stone ×10! brave badge ×10!]
[Prompt: You triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit! You obtained 1,000 primal stones and 1,000 brave badges!]
[Prompt: You opened a Beginner Reward Parcel! You obtained 15 primal stones and 5 brave badges!]
[Prompt: You triggered a Hundredfold Critical Hit! You obtained 15 high-grade prime stones and 500 brave badges!]
[Prompt: You opened a Beginner Reward Parcel! You obtained 1 Mithril and 15 brave badges!]
[Prompt:...]
[Prompt: You triggered a Ten-Thousand-Fold Critical Hit! You obtained 10 supreme quality primordial stones and 10 kings medals!]
'Hmm... as expected of a beginner parcel, the rewards really are mediocre.'
Lin Bei read the post-opening prompts, a little disappointed.
Fortunately, every harvest he obtained could trigger a Critical Hit, so overall the haul was still acceptable.
On top of that, he lucked out and triggered a ten-thousand-fold Quality Critical Hit, pulling supreme quality primordial stones and kings medals straight out of a beginner parcel—small quantities, but still outrageous.
After all, a beginner Shadow Cat Demon's Combat Power was only around 100,000; for Lin Bei, a casual move could wipe out a whole swarm of them.
If he really went on a killing spree here, he could amass a mountain of primal stones and medals in no time.
As for the other beginner materials, a quick glance told him they were all things obtainable in the Island Survival World as well—like that Mithril, which could be used to craft Frost Ice Arrows.
Strictly speaking, on the island it would count as a top-tier material.
But this also highlighted one fact: Low-Tier Survival Worlds are more than a notch below High-Level Survival Worlds.
Honestly, Lin Bei still coveted those high-tier resources, yet with his current Combat Power at only a few hundred million, he suppressed the urge to enter a High-Level Survival World for now.
As for other Survivors, he wasn't worried.
What he feared was big shots from hostile factions playing dirty—using special means to secretly trip him up.
He had spoken with Aleria several times; she'd made it clear that higher-ups in hostile factions would pay a steep price to target him, and the greater the dimensional gap, the higher the cost and the greater the power loss.
In other words, if he kept hiding in Low-Tier Survival Worlds, any strong enemy would pay dearly to deal with him, and their strength wouldn't be overwhelming either.
But if he entered a High-Level Survival World, the outcome would be completely different.
So for safety's sake, Lin Bei resolved to stay calm, remain in Low-Tier Survival Worlds and quietly power up.
As for those high-tier resources... recruiting a few members of the Wildwind Squad had given him a new idea.
He didn't have to go to the high-tier worlds himself—he could send a few lackeys to gather supplies for him!
Then he could trade with them in places like the King-Level Dungeon World, perfectly solving his concerns.
As for hostile powerhouses?
Lin Bei wasn't worried in the least.
Because the Underworld is a broken realm with incomplete world rules—poison to them.
Once they enter, they suffer rule-force backlash, a fate worse than death.
That's why they send Survivors in their stead to hunt for world origin fragments inside.
Otherwise, with their might, those fragments would be theirs for the taking—why would they need Survivors?
Of course, there might be hidden intel even Lin Bei doesn't know.
But he doesn't care; all he needs to know is that they can't enter the Underworld—period.
As for them coming to the Island Survival World to mess with him?
Heh, his Combat Power over 100 million isn't for show. If they dare appear at great cost, he'll happily crank up the difficulty and make them regret it.
'Other Survivors can't raise their strength much in low-tier worlds, but I'm different—I have the Critical Hit System and the Plunder System. As long as there are monsters to kill, even rats and ants, I can stack my Combat Power to insane levels and make those descended big shots taste bitterness!'
Lin Bei sneered inwardly: 'If they dare come, I'll slaughter the lot of them!'
'Wonder what good stuff I'll get from killing those big shots—would be nice if some fool showed up for me to have some fun with.'
Lin Bei felt a twinge of regret.
He glanced at the black fog ahead and pressed on, massacring every Shadow Cat Demon in sight.
Slaying these creatures didn't let him plunder Qi and Blood Power or Mental Attribute, but he did gain something called Shadow Power.
He still knew little about it; only a new line appeared on his Attribute Panel—nothing else changed.
He tried to use the Shadow Power, but no matter how hard he tried, it didn't respond.
'That's weird.'
Lin Bei frowned and fell silent.
After a long while he sighed and shook his head, murmuring, 'Forget it, I'll ask Aleria when I get back—she should know what Shadow Power does.'
With that decision made, he stopped worrying about the extra Shadow Power and continued rampaging through the Dark Forest, killing every Shadow Cat Demon he met.
His experience soared all the way up, gaining more than a hundred million points every two or three minutes.
It was just that he had already hit the level cap; otherwise, at this rate he could have reached above level 70 within a few days!
This time he didn't rush to open those reward bundles, instead tossing them all into his storage space.
He'd only opened them before to see what might drop; now that he knew, he would save them until his Super Lucky State was active.
The cooldown had less than four days left—barely half a day in the outside Survival World.
He could easily wait that long.
Pushing straight ahead, Lin Bei soon ran into mid-tier Shadow Cat Demons.
A casual glance showed their Combat Power at roughly 300,000; without another look he waved his hand, releasing Air Blades that instantly wiped them out.
This time he gained a lot more Shadow Power, and the reward bundles upgraded from beginner to intermediate.
[Intermediate Reward Bundle: open to obtain some intermediate materials and a large number of brave badges.]
He had ten bundles in total; without hesitation Lin Bei chose to open every intermediate reward bundle in his hand.
Prompts popped up one after another.
Critical Hit effects triggered repeatedly, showering him with resources once again.
However, the primal stones inside intermediate bundles were still common primal stones—only the quantity had increased about tenfold compared to beginner bundles.
The brave badges inside were guaranteed to be at least 100; with the Critical Hit System, every intermediate bundle netted him a minimum of ten thousand brave badges.
Besides primal stones and brave badges, the materials from intermediate bundles were rather interesting.
He had hardly seen those materials in the Island Survival World; they were apparently blueprint materials designed for high-tier worlds.
One example was a material called Galaxy Sand—its description said it was a core component for crafting interstellar war golems.
Another was called Breath Soil, said to be a biological material usable for producing bio-weapons.
Lin Bei didn't have blueprints that used them.
But that didn't stump him.
He simply sent a private message through the Survival Bracelet to everyone in the Wildwind Squad, asking them to keep an eye out for blueprints of any category or grade.
Moments later the Wildwind Squad members accepted the task and got busy again.
"This is the benefit of having underlings."
Lin Bei sighed in satisfaction, feeling utterly relaxed.
Then he turned his gaze toward a certain direction in the Dark Forest.
His perception was sharp; in that direction he sensed an unusual aura.
It felt as if the other party were a concentrated mass of Shadow Power.
"Over there… could there be a boss or something?"
Lin Bei's brows lifted, a flash of delight in his eyes.
He, Lin Bei, loved fighting bosses most of all!
"Let's go check it out!"
Lin Bei shot through the air like the wind… Order Beacon, headquarters, conference hall.
Around the round table sat nine figures with varied expressions.
They had once been the twelve Round Table Knights of Order Beacon, but now only nine remained.
As for the other three… they had perished in a rocket bombardment.
Bohaus swept his gaze over the ashen faces, a sneer curling his lips.
These rejects weren't even as good as the guy he'd possessed!
One setback and they crumbled—trash, the lot of them.
But he needed manpower right now, so he could only turn a blind eye.
"Enough. All of you, pool every resource and build the warship!"
"Tomorrow at dawn we set out to campaign against Beiming!"
"Anyone who dares resist will be executed without mercy!"
The moment the words fell, a torrent of Qi and Blood Power surged out, pressing down on everyone present.
In an instant they turned pale with terror, collapsing to the ground, staring at Bohaus in bewilderment and dread.
When had their leader gained such terrifying momentum?
It was as if a god had descended!
Could it be… the Lord had bestowed favor on him?
At that thought their frightened eyes grew fervent, gazing at Bohaus in wild anticipation.
"Yes, you're right—my power is a gift from the Lord."
"Serve well, and if your performance is good enough, you too may receive it."
Bohaus smiled faintly.
Hearing this, their faces lit up with joy.
"We obey!"
By now their earlier panic and unease had vanished.
What replaced it was boundless frenzy and greed.
They… had to obtain that mighty power!
…"Sigh, a bit disappointing—this power isn't strong at all."
Deep in the Dark Forest, Lin Bei looked helplessly at the Shadow Cat Demon King he had just punched to pieces. "Three million Combat Power—still too weak; couldn't even take a single punch."
He glanced at the notification and felt slightly better.
"Still, a boss is a boss; although its strength was nothing special, the kill rewards were generous."