Time flowed like water.
In the blink of an eye, about ten hours had passed in the Underworld.
During this time, Lin Bei had cleared all the Dark Mist Instance Dungeons in the thirty-six main city areas of the Underworld and had achieved first place on both rankings in all main cities.
Next, he only needed to wait for the next settlement to receive a massive amount of prestige points as a reward.
Along the way, he also obtained many Elemental Crystals and reward packages of various grades.
However, he wasn't in a hurry to use them immediately.
At this moment, in the King-Level Dungeon World, the Survivors in the various main cities were already in chaos.
"Holy crap, who exactly is that guy named Beiming? He actually snatched first place on both rankings in our Tianshang City's Scorching Sun Mountain! Who the hell is he? I've never even heard of him!"
"Damn it! What's the deal with this Beiming who suddenly appeared? He actually cleared our Tiansha City's Blood煞 Land! And he even got first place on both rankings! Who is this divine being? He's so awesome!"
"My heavens, Beiming is that fierce? This is Tian Gang City, where all the experts from the main cities gather, and he actually got first place on both rankings too? What kind of joke is this?"
...Without exception, the hottest topic of discussion in every main city was monopolized by Beiming alone.
Soon, Survivors who had friends in various main cities exchanged information and came to a conclusion that shocked everyone.
Beiming had actually achieved first place on both rankings in all thirty-six main cities!
This had never happened before in the entire King-Level Dungeon World!
But today, they witnessed it!
They... witnessed history!
And as everyone delved deeper, more and more information about Beiming surfaced.
"Damn, he actually has a shop under his name in Tianjian City! I heard it sells all sorts of top-grade items and ingredients, and you don't even need to use badges for transactions, only star stones! This is... I have to go there! star stones... I have plenty!"
"It's not just that! It's said that this Great Lord named Beiming formed a force called [Sword·Extreme] in Tianjian City a few days ago, which drew an encirclement from the Three Major Forces of Tianjian City!
And guess what? The people from the Three Major Forces were all captured by Beiming in one fell swoop! All of them were imprisoned!
The leader of the Order Dynasty was even ruthlessly Executed by him, leaving no Survivors!
At this moment, the Order Dynasty is in chaos, and the other two Major Powers have also kept their distance, no longer daring to provoke Beiming's force!"
"Hehe, I also heard from a friend that Beiming plans to open his branch stores in all thirty-six main cities next!
As everyone knows, if a Survivor wants to open a shop in a main city, they need to apply to the City Lord's Mansion!
Those City Lords are much more powerful than the leaders of the Major Powers in the main cities!
Do you think he can succeed?"
"Hmph, in the end, it's all about profit! If you ask me, as long as Beiming can offer enough benefits, those City Lords... will definitely not make things difficult for him!"
"To be honest, I hope he can open a shop in our main city. That way, I can save a lot on Teleportation fees."
"You're right, the Teleportation fees between the main cities are too expensive, and common Survivors like us hardly have any opportunities!
Moreover, if you don't want to use the Teleportation Array, you can only forcefully break the Barrier between the main city areas with your own strength, which requires at least ten million Combat Power!
For us, it's even harder than ascending to heaven!
Therefore, I support Beiming opening branch stores in other main cities!"
"Speaking of which, you're all discussing his shops, am I the only one who wants to join the force established by Great Lord Beiming?"
"Who said that? Count me in! I also want to join the Great Lord's force! I heard that the members of their force have excellent benefits! Much better than the benefits of the Major Powers in our main city!"
"Really? Does anyone here have connections? I want to join too!"
"Go to sleep everyone! [Sword·Extreme] just announced that they have no plans to recruit people for the time being!"
"What a pity, I still wanted to join [Sword·Extreme] and give birth to monkeys for Great Lord Beiming!"
"Oh, please! With your looks, you'd at most give birth to a baboon!"
"You damn fat pig! Are you looking for death? I'll kill you!!!"
In the various main cities, almost everyone was discussing the topic of "Beiming."
This scene brought Lin Bei joy.
"It seems that taking first place on both rankings in all main city Instance Dungeons was indeed the correct choice!"
"Now, my reputation has been established!"
"If I open shops in various main cities next, I shouldn't have to worry about customer traffic for a while."
Lin Bei, a faint smile on his lips, arrived outside the Tiansha City Lord's Mansion.
At the entrance, two giant guards still stood.
But this time, Lin Bei didn't waste words with them. Instead, he directly activated his Mental Barrier, and before they could react, he confined them in place, then walked straight through the main gate as if no one else was there.
The two giant guards' brains had stopped functioning. When they came to their senses, they merely exchanged glances, feeling as if they had only zoned out for a moment, with no memory of Beiming in their minds.
"That's strange, I seemed to have fallen asleep just now, but... it also felt like I just drifted off."
"Huh, me too. It seems I need to reduce my workouts recently. I don't want to die on a woman's belly one day."
"Heh, is that a woman you're looking for? Isn't it clearly a mountain of flesh?"
"Hmph, don't talk as if you're any better! You're worse than me! Don't think I don't know about those disgusting things you did to the monsters in the Blood煞 Land!"
"Pah! Don't talk nonsense! I did that for... for art! It wasn't simple lust like yours!"
"I don't believe a word you say! I even used a Shadow Stone to record it back then. How about I play it for you now, and we can discuss what art is together?"
"Damn it! You're shameless!"
The two giant guards glared at each other, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement.
Inside the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Bei activated his Mental Barrier and proceeded unhindered, arriving outside the reception hall.
At this moment, two figures were seated in the hall.
One black, one white.
The two were engaged in a heart-to-heart talk.
Lin Bei recognized the black figure; it was Bailing's second uncle, Hei Feng, the City Lord of Tianjian City.
The white figure, with an elegant aura, appeared refined and scholarly. His build was somewhat slender compared to the robust Hei Feng. At this moment, he was sipping tea with a faint smile, listening silently.
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened, and he turned to look outside the door. When his eyes fell on Lin Bei, a hint of confusion and vigilance flashed in his eyes.
"You are?"
"Huh, why are you here, kid? Big brother, this is Beiming I mentioned to you earlier, he's very capable!"
Before Lin Bei could speak, Hei Feng boomed, "Oh, right, he's also our future nephew-in-law, that little girl Bailing's future husband!"
As his words fell, the entire hall fell silent.
Lin Bei's eyelids twitched.
And the elegant man in white also froze, his smile becoming very stiff.
Only Hei Feng grinned foolishly, his mood extremely pleasant.