Xu Youyou suddenly thought of something else.
“By the way, Brother An, how many Contribution points do you have now?”
“Never mind, let me calculate it myself.”
“You had 27 points before. Plus the 10 points for those two unsolvable specters still wandering around in your dungeon, and the 1 point reward for wiping out the players this time...”
“That's a total of 38 Contribution points!”
Xu Youyou sighed.
“That's so many. My Contribution points are still in the single digits!”
Zuo Lin'an asked, “Why can't you get any unsolvable specters on your end?”
Xu Youyou shrugged. “Because every single time the dungeon opens, there's always a player who immediately tells everyone else about it.”
“They claim it's to make sure players don't kill each other.”
“After all, many novice players don't know the rules. But since they practice martial arts and are quite powerful, there's always a fear that they might casually beat someone to death if they're in a bad mood.”
“After all, that sort of thing happens all the time when newbies first encounter a specter dungeon.”
“As for those who haven't learned martial arts, even though they know they'll turn into unsolvable specters to seek revenge after they die, who would actually want to die if they can keep living?”
Zuo Lin'an said, “I see. You really are quite unlucky, then.”
Xu Youyou looked completely speechless. “Tell me about it.”
He wanted to get unsolvable specters, but there was just no way.
Zuo Lin'an tried to materialize the specter item gold hairpin into an ethereal form, thinking he could store it inside his body, but he failed.
It made sense.
Having been a dungeon boss for so long, he had actually known for a while that specter items in the supernatural world were referred to as specter objects or special items.
It was completely impossible to turn them ethereal and hide them inside one's body.
Only players could do that.
So if he wanted to bring this gold hairpin with him, he could only carry it on his person.
Xu Youyou sighed and lamented for a moment before quickly cheering up.
“By the way, while One-Star dungeons don't allow permanent specter items, we're going to the National War Dungeon in a few days to guest star as student NPCs. You should be able to bring the gold hairpin into the National War Dungeon, right?”
Zuo Lin'an's eyes lit up at his words.
“That makes sense. I'll bring it along and try. Since the specter item belongs to me anyway, I won't lose it.”
However, they were going as guest-star student NPCs this time, not as specters.
So carrying this gold hairpin didn't seem to be of much use.
Whatever.
Since there were no restrictions, he would just bring it along just in case.
While they were talking, Zuo Lin'an's work phone suddenly buzzed with a message.
“Hmm?”
Curious, Xu Youyou leaned in to take a look.
“Whoa!”
“It's a message saying the staff is coming to retrieve the unsolvable specters. Why are they coming so fast this time?”
“I thought you'd have to wait another half a month!”
Zuo Lin'an also found it a bit strange, but he quickly realized the reason. It was highly likely related to the emergency situation.
If they really made him wait half a month, wouldn't he miss out on opening the Daily Dungeon twice?
Since the higher-ups had mandated that all dungeons must be at full capacity every time they opened, the process of retrieving unsolvable specters naturally had to be sped up.
He stood up and walked outside. Just then, the specter bus pulled up, and a person stepped off.
Xu Youyou leaned in and whispered in his ear.
“It's not the same person as last time.”
He scratched his head after speaking.
“Why does he look a bit like that kid Bai Yuan?”
Right after saying it, he quickly shook his head.
“No, no, no, impossible! Their vibes are completely different.”
Ignoring him, Zuo Lin'an stepped forward.
“Please follow me.”
The newcomer stared at the two of them for a moment, his expression flat.
“No need.”
Zuo Lin'an was slightly surprised. What did that mean?
In the very next instant, the scenery around the three of them underwent a earth-shattering transformation.
The withered forest and barren mountains vanished in the blink of an eye, replaced by a dark, terrifying prison.
They were currently standing on one of the levels.
Overwhelmed by shock, Zuo Lin'an didn't have time to react and instinctively looked around.
The center of the prison was hollowed out, stretching vertically so far that neither the ceiling nor the floor could be seen.
But countless corridors branched out from every floor.
Countless cells lined both sides of each corridor, one after another. Staring at them for too long made his head spin.
As for exactly how many cells there were...
It was impossible to count!
There was simply no way to count them all!
It was as if they stretched on boundlessly.
Right then, Zuo Lin'an suddenly saw two somewhat familiar figures appear in the two cells closest to him.
Those were...
Ah, yes. Those were the unsolvable specters that Wang Luoshan and Yuan Shan had turned into.
They were locked up?
Just as he was reeling in shock, the prison suddenly vanished, and their surroundings returned to normal.
Zuo Lin'an was in a daze. Could that have been...?
“Is this... a Domain Rule?”
He had never seen a Domain Rule before, but after browsing the forums for so long, he knew of their existence.
“Yes.”
The newcomer glanced at them.
“Kill more players, earn Contribution points, and buy Rule Sublimation Stones. Perhaps one day, your rules will also have the chance to sublimate into a Domain Rule.”
Zuo Lin'an snapped out of his daze.
Rule Sublimation Stones?
That's right. He recalled seeing them for sale in the shop, with each Rule Sublimation Stone costing 100 Contribution points.
Zuo Lin'an took a deep breath.
It seemed he really needed to work hard.
Who knew how many Rule Sublimation Stones it would take to sublimate an ordinary Death Rule into a Domain Rule?
He wasn't naive enough to believe that a single stone would be enough to get the results he wanted.
The man added one last thing before leaving.
“Going forward, all dungeons will enter emergency mode. It is now mandatory for all One-Star and Two-Star difficulty dungeons to open every Monday, and they must be at full capacity each time.”
He paused briefly before continuing.
“You should increase the difficulty of the main quest as much as possible, to the absolute limit.”
The two of them stood side-by-side obediently.
“Understood.”
Seeing how obedient they were, the man's expression softened slightly. Without another word, he turned and stepped back onto the bus.
The two of them watched blankly as the bus drove away and completely vanished from sight.
It took Xu Youyou a moment to snap out of it.
“My god, the pressure that guy radiated was intense. Is that what a senior is like?”
“That was actually my first time seeing a Domain Rule with my own eyes. So powerful!”
Zuo Lin'an let out a long sigh.
“They say you need at least four rules to possibly possess a Domain Rule. Which means that person just now...”
“We still have a long way to go before we reach that level.”
Xu Youyou looked utterly defiant.
“Didn't that senior just say so? As long as we have enough Rule Sublimation Stones, we'll have a chance to sublimate an ordinary Death Rule into a Domain Rule!”
Zuo Lin'an asked, “Then how many sublimation stones do you think it would take?”
Xu Youyou paused, then scratched his head in frustration.
“Uh...”
“I'm not really sure either... But as long as there's hope, that's enough!”
“By the way, are those two unsolvable specters still in your dungeon?”
Zuo Lin'an raised an eyebrow.
“You didn't see them just now?”
Xu Youyou's eyes were filled with pure confusion. “See what?”
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