"This... no, you... are you really planning to sell alcohol of this quality?"
Eighth-Level Great Gale said in shock, "But, have you considered that although your item is precious, if you get targeted by the Major Powers, then... forget trading star stone, you might even lose your life here!"
"Although Survivors here are protected by the world will, they are not absolutely immortal! Once all three chances are used up, death is permanent!"
"Since you gave me alcohol, I won't trick you. We are currently in Tianjian City, one of the thirty-six Main Cities in the King-Level Dungeon World. There are three massive organizations here formed by Survivors. The strongest individuals stationed there, the Supreme Experts, each have Combat Power exceeding 10 million points!"
"Even in the Third Stage of the Survival World, these people are overlords. People like us... are just ants in their eyes!"
"You should understand the saying, 'An innocent man is guilty only by possessing something precious.' If they really target you, you're finished!"
"Moreover, generally, you are directly bound to the coordinates of the Main City where you initially descended. If you enter the King-Level Dungeon World again later, you will still come to Tianjian City. Even if you escape once, can you guarantee safety every single time?"
"So... you should give up on this unrealistic idea."
Eighth-Level Great Gale sighed with a face full of helplessness, "People like us are simply not their opponents. Furthermore, generally, trading in the Underworld usually involves brave badge and kings medal; using star stone... is quite rare."
"This kind of item is usually material obtained from treasure chest in the Second Stage of the Survival World, generally used to strengthen starships. Here... the shops opened by the Reborn Ones don't need star stone; they prefer various medals."
"However... if you really want star stone, I... I do have some extra on hand. If you don't mind, I can exchange one bottle of alcohol with you for one hundred... no, two hundred pieces of star stone!"
"But my financial resources are limited. Excluding the fifty pieces of star stone needed for the Travel Expenses back, I can only buy five bottles from you at most."
"By the way, you need star stone, are you going to continue strengthening your starship level?"
Eighth-Level Great Gale looked at Lin Bei, slightly puzzled, "Normally speaking, for common Survivors, possessing a Level 3 Starship is sufficient for use in the Cosmic Space of the Survival World. Generally, only Survivors who form organizations need to strengthen their starship level to a higher grade."
"Because the higher the starship level, the more primal stone energy it consumes, and common Survivors... simply cannot afford it."
"If you just want to raise your starship level purely to show off... I suggest you strengthen it to Level 3 at most. Any higher than that... and it loses cost-effectiveness."
Eighth-Level Great Gale spoke earnestly to Lin Bei, as if a floodgate of conversation had opened.
"Mhm, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
"For now, I'll trade five bottles of alcohol with you."
As Lin Bei listened to the various pieces of intelligence poured out by Eighth-Level Great Gale, he was internally surprised, but calmly took out six bottles of Perfect Quality Distilled Spirits and handed them to Eighth-Level Great Gale.
These Distilled Spirits were actually not precious to him.
They were all advanced from the original superior and Fine quality Distilled Spirits over several days using the "Refine" ability of the kun bag. He had plenty, and giving the other party an extra bottle was a thank you for the series of information he had shared.
"This..."
"Alright, quickly put them away. Consider the extra bottle a gift from me."
Lin Bei said with a smile.
"Thank you!"
Hearing this, Eighth-Level Great Gale didn't refuse. After thanking Lin Bei, he put all the Distilled Spirits into his Storage Backpack.
Following that, he took out a pile of Rhomboid Gems twinkling with blue starlight.
[star stone: An Energy Crystal formed by absorbing the power of the cosmic starry sky, possessing the mysterious power to turn decay into wonder.]
Lin Bei glanced at the attributes of the star stone, and then pocketed a full one thousand pieces of star stone.
He did not immediately use the star stone to repair the durability of his Pendant. After all, he was still near the Central Plaza of Tianjian City, where there were many pedestrians. If anyone noticed anything unusual, he figured he would encounter a lot of trouble before he even had time to grind experience.
He had never forgotten his primary goal for coming here—to grind as much experience as possible to prepare for future leveling.
As for trouble, the less the better.
After all, he had just heard Eighth-Level Great Gale say that the Survivors here are protected by the world will, and even if killed, they won't truly die.
This held no attraction for Lin Bei whatsoever.
After all, he usually had only two goals when killing Survivors: first, Plunder Attributes, and second, Drop Legacies.
Since neither could be achieved, unless someone was courting death by provoking him, he wouldn't waste effort making a move.
"By the way, you just mentioned that Disqualified Ones can advance to Reborn Ones. So, what exactly is the difference between these Reborn Ones... and Disqualified Ones?"
Lin Bei drank alcohol with Gale while asking about the doubts he had regarding the "Reborn Ones."
"Oh, about that... I actually don't know much either, but what I can confirm is that Disqualified Ones are merely shells possessing Residual Souls, but Reborn Ones are different; they possess Complete Souls, just without Vitality."
"In a sense, they could be called... the Undead Clan? But I have to say, Reborn Ones are much stronger than Disqualified Ones, possessing at least one million points of Combat Power. Therefore, even the Survivors from the Major Powers dare not easily provoke them."
"After all, in this world, Survivors whose Combat Power exceeds one million can already be called Experts. Even in our Tianjian City, their numbers do not exceed two thousand."
Gale drained the alcohol in his cup and spoke with a hint of yearning.
For him, reaching a Combat Power of over 1 million points was the greatest goal of his life.
At that point, he planned to secure a nice Villa with good scenery in the King World and retire there for life.
As for continuing to increase Combat Power and entering a higher-level Survival World?
Stop kidding himself; he knew his own Talent clearly.
Rushing forward blindly would only lead to a dead end.
Moreover, being able to live a life ten times longer than others in the King-Level Dungeon World, he was already very content.
"How many? Two thousand people?"
Lin Bei was stunned when he heard this.
Such a large Main City, with perhaps millions of Survivors moving through it daily, and you're telling me that out of all those people, only two thousand have Combat Power exceeding one million?
Isn't that too weak?
"Haha, you were frightened by this terrifying number, weren't you? Actually, when I first learned this data, I was quite scared myself."
"Actually, not every Main City has this many Experts. Some weaker Main Cities are doing well if they have a thousand Experts whose Combat Power exceeds one million."
"Our Tianjian City is considered upper-middle tier."
Seeing the surprise on Lin Bei's face, Gale couldn't help but smile, as if he were seeing his past self.
"Actually, it is rumored that the strongest Tian Gang City has tens of thousands of Experts whose Combat Power exceeds one million, but I haven't been to Tian Gang City, so I don't know if that specific figure is exaggerated."
A look of longing flashed in Gale's eyes. He muttered, "It is rumored that in the area surrounding Tian Gang City, a World BOSS refreshes every ten days. Once defeated, one can obtain generous rewards, and with good luck... one might even get the Legendary world origin fragments!"
"It is said that if one can obtain world origin fragments, no matter who they are, by offering them to a Deity, they can receive supreme rewards!"
"It is precisely because of this that many Experts gather in Tian Gang City, hoping to gain the favor of a Deity and soar to success."
Upon hearing this, Lin Bei's eyelid twitched.
world origin fragments?
Isn't this what Aleria mentioned in her contract that I needed to collect?
I already had a treasure map that recorded the specific location of the world fragment, and now it's only my first day in the King-Level Dungeon World, and I've already received information about world origin fragments again?
This is too much of a coincidence, isn't it?
Could it be Aleria's plan?
Lin Bei looked at the Eighth-Level Great Gale in front of him with a puzzled expression, seemingly wanting to see into his heart.
However, the other party continued to drink sullenly, his tone wistful, without any abnormality.
"That's strange, is it because of my own luck? After all, as a Lucky Ambassador, my luck far surpasses ordinary people, and I also bear the great mission of revitalizing the Lucky Faction. With the two combined, it's reasonable for me to always receive information about world origin fragments."
Lin Bei felt helpless.
He had been slacking off, which was a bit inexcusable.
It was Fine for a short time, but if it continued, it was hard to guarantee that Aleria wouldn't make things difficult for him.
"Forget it, I'll prepare later and see if I can get a world origin fragment to hand in as a task."
"Moreover, the aura of world origin fragments also has a significant effect on the repair of the Pendant. Doing this... is also helping myself."
Lin Bei kept trying to convince himself.
But in the Gale's eyes, his expression seemed as if his heart was surging after hearing such explosive news.
"Little brother, let's not think about it anymore."
"To go to Tian Gang City, you need to use the Main City's regional Teleportation Array. It costs at least 10,000 kings medals for one use. To Tian Gang City... the distance is probably even further, and the cost higher."
"But kings medals are generally only dropped when completing special tasks or killing regional BOSSes. With the strength of us lone players, it's very, very difficult to gather enough."
"If you get kings medals, instead of using them to buy tickets for the Teleportation Array, it's better to buy some practical items from those Reborn Ones to improve your strength."
"You're new here and don't know much about the various situations, so... listen to your brother's advice, settle down for a while before thinking about those wild ideas."
"Here, living... is more important than anything!"
The Eighth-Level Great Gale looked at Lin Bei, the smile on his lips turning bitter and helpless.
Once upon a time, he, too, was full of confidence in the future, just like the young man in front of him.
But now, reality had smoothed out his edges.
At this moment, he had lost too much fighting spirit.
He was already very lucky to be alive.
"Thank you for the reminder."
Lin Bei thanked him, he could feel the genuine emotion in the other party's words.
It seems this old brother is also a man with a story.
However, he didn't ask too much about other people's private matters, but continued to ask curiously: "By the way, since those Major Powers don't dare to provoke those Reborn Ones, if I can entrust those Reborn Ones to help me sell resources in exchange for star stones... that should be feasible, right?"
A thought suddenly popped into Lin Bei's mind.
So he directly asked the Gale.
Upon hearing this, the bitter smile on the Gale's lips suddenly froze, and his face was full of stupefaction.
"You... are you serious? But... but those Reborn Ones are only interested in medals!"
"No big deal, I can spend some medals to hire them to help me trade resources. Do you think this is feasible?"
"Uh... this... I don't know, but you can ask them yourself, maybe it will work."
The Gale was a bit unsure, but he still advised, "However, the Reborn Ones' fees are not cheap, and medals are also very precious. Don't put the cart before the horse."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Lin Bei replied with a smile, then looked around again, and quickly locked his gaze on a shop named "Xiaobai General Store" in the northwest corner of the square.
The storefront didn't look big, in fact, it could be said to be quite small compared to the surrounding shops.
But Lin Bei immediately took a liking to this shop.
Because of its name.
Xiaobai, hmm... feels like a perfect match for Dahei.
He just didn't know if the other party was also from the Tianmo Clan. If so, maybe he could use his connection with Dahei to get more benefits in the future.
So, he stood up directly, greeted the Gale, and then walked towards the shop.
"Holy crap, no... are you really planning to cooperate with those Reborn Ones?"
Watching Lin Bei's receding figure, the Gale was completely stunned.
He originally thought the other party was just casually mentioning it, and even if he were to execute it, he would need to investigate first before making a decision.
But who would have thought that he would just decide to go for it after a moment's thought?
This... he really didn't know whether to call the other party bold or reckless.
"Forget it, everyone has their own choices. I've already explained the pros and cons to him. If he's still stubborn... there's nothing I can do."
"Just some star stones, although precious, there shouldn't be too much demand for them, right?"
"Could it be that he got some powerful blueprint and needs a lot of star stones as materials?"
"Or is he actually a core member of a large starship fleet and needs to collect a lot of star stones for the fleet?"
"Forget it, whatever, what does it have to do with me? I'm just his temporary guide. As long as he can provide a novice protection mechanism to make our team's next action in the Dark Forest easier, that's enough."
"As for the rest... that's not something a lazy Survivor like me should consider."
He knew one thing: in the Survival World, there were many hidden Talents, and their actions were often unpredictable, incomprehensible, and even... irrational.
But these people were all incredibly powerful.
They seemed to be darlings of heaven and children of fortune. No matter what difficulties they faced, they always managed to turn bad luck into good, and proceed unhindered.
His evaluation of this was... see less, inquire less.
Otherwise, it's easy to get oneself into trouble.
He himself was no child of fortune; if he really provoked trouble, ten lives wouldn't be enough to die.
And that young man who had just arrived gave him such a strange and unfathomable feeling.
"So... what's wrong with me wanting to lie flat?"
"As an ordinary Survivor, how can I compete with those perverts?"
"It's better to recognize reality early and prepare for retirement."
"Otherwise, if I keep fighting, one day I'll become someone else's stepping stone, and I won't even know how I died."
"Sigh... the difference between people is sometimes really greater than the difference between people and dogs."
The Gale looked at Lin Bei's receding figure, and for some reason, he suddenly had the illusion of looking up at a tall mountain.
His heart was filled with mixed emotions... Xiaobai General Store.
Behind the counter, a young girl with a pair of pure white wings was propping her chin, dozing off.
Ding-a-ling.
The wind chime at the shop entrance gently swayed, producing a crisp sound.
"Oh, a customer has arrived?"
The girl rubbed her sleepy eyes and looked up at the door.
Soon, she was stunned.
At the entrance of the shop, a tall figure was curiously looking around. Sunlight poured down, hitting the figure and casting a long shadow on the shop floor.
"Hello, are you the shopkeeper here?"
Lin Bei looked around and smiled at the young girl in front of the counter.
"Wow, this... this is too handsome!"
The girl looked at the bright smile on his face, her heart couldn't help but flutter, and her legs unconsciously tightened a little.