Taking Stock of the Spoils, and a Promising Future

Time always slips away unnoticed.

Especially when you're woken up by your alarm in the morning and decide to sleep for just two more minutes.

After Xu Feng left, Bai Zhi put the [Dawn Storage Box] back into the corner of his Inventory.

He had a brief encounter with the [New Humans] organization, but apart from that cowardly fat man, only the so-called Doctor left a deep impression on him.

[Dead Zero] had previously told him that they would take action against this organization, but he didn't expect the operation to begin so quickly.

According to Xu Feng, although they were not able to wipe out the enemy in this operation, several core members of the [New Humans] were captured, otherwise they would not have been able to obtain such top-secret information.

"Zhao Mugong... Zhong Mogu..."

Shaking his head, Bai Zhi didn't pay any more attention to this matter. Taking advantage of the fact that Qingyi and the others had no intention of returning from the Shadow World, he took the opportunity to take stock of his gains from the previous Dungeon.

Since he had only reached 51% of the Walkthrough rate, he didn't receive many Item rewards, but he did earn a lot of points. However, his biggest gain from this trip was the Perfect -Level mount.

However, some things are always true: even if you obtain Level Item, if your own basic strength is not up to par and you cannot meet the Usage Condition, then obtaining those items is useless.

Aside from these, the only other reward was the ten random Puzzle Card of random Quality given by the system.

The Puzzle Card are half the size of common Playing Cards, and are made of a material that is harder than wood but softer than metal.

Bai Zhi took out the ten Puzzle Cards and laid them out on the table, then looked at them one by one.

Of the ten Puzzle Cards of random Quality, seven Level common, two Rare Level, and one Elite Level. In terms of probability alone, his luck was actually pretty good.

The seven common- Level Puzzle Card mostly have very simple Special Effect. For example, the [Puzzle Card ▪ Wind] summons a Gale of wind with a force roughly equivalent to a level 3 Electric Fan, lasting for five minutes with a ten-minute cooldown.

The seven Common Quality Puzzle Card are basically all of this Type, while the two Rare Level Puzzle Card are a slight improvement over the original ones.

For example, the [Puzzle Card ▪Strength] increases your Strength attribute by 10 points for one minute, with a 10-minute cooldown. It 'Special Effect like getting the same attribute boost you get after leveling up five times in one go, which is pretty good, but the cooldown is a bit long.

As for the last Puzzle Card, the Elite Level one, it was quite interesting.

Unlike other Puzzle Card, this Elite Level Puzzle Card features a unique design with a dense array of gears connected one by one, making Puzzle Card look quite Special.

[Item Name: Puzzle Card ▪ Swap]

[Type: Special Equipment]

[Quality: Elite]

[Special Effect ①: Swap. Select two targets within your field of view and swap their positions.]

[Special Effect ②: Splice. Can be pieced together with any Puzzle Card to obtain a brand new Puzzle Card. The Special Effect and Quality after piecing together are unknown.]

[Usage Condition: Visual acuity of 2.0 or better in both eyes.]

[Consumption:: Spiritual Energy cost depends on the target of the exchange / None]

[Note:: I once had a friend who was a master thief; his name was Ji Ling.]

After thinking for a moment, Bai Zhi picked up the Puzzle Card and looked up thoughtfully at the wall.

Bathed in the warm sunshine and caressed by the sea breeze, a rather plump pigeon was leisurely strolling around.

As the clock struck four, Qingyi, covered in dirt, and Anna returned from the Shadow World.

"You're back?"

Hearing the noise, Bai Zhi, who was sitting in the garden brushing seasoning onto the grill, looked up and smiled at the two little girls over there.

I must say, this new place is really quite nice. Not only is the scenery beautiful, but the place is also large enough, and the private space is quite spacious.

If this were back in that old Rental Apartment, where could you find the leisure to roast pigeon so comfortably?

"Prince Your Highness, you're finally back!!"

Following the sound, Anna's eyes lit up when she saw him sitting by the doorway outside the French windows, roasting pigeons. Without thinking, she rushed towards him.

"Anna's going to tell on us! Qingyi, she..."

"You're all filthy, go take a shower first!!"

With lightning speed, she grabbed Anna's hand, gave a soft White-haired loli, and pulled her upstairs without any mercy.

"You've been working so hard in that place for so long, how dirty are you...?"

She stopped abruptly Qingyi through her sentence.

Just then, Tian Huo came downstairs from in front of her, drying his hair with a towel in his hand.

Upon seeing the two filthy little girls in front of him, Tian Huo was momentarily stunned.

Qingyi: "..."

Now she seriously suspects that the main reason someone didn't bring anyone back from the last Dungeon run was because the house was too small... How much longer can this villa last?

"Alright, hurry up and take a shower, then come downstairs to eat. I caught three fat pigeons this afternoon; roasted pigeon tastes really good."

--Bai Zhi's voice came from behind at just the right moment.

Ten minutes later.

"The revival of the Shadow World..."

After listening to Bai Zhi's account and Tian Huo's speculations about the conditions for the world's revival, Qingyi couldn't help but look up at the person beside her.

"That's right. The first prerequisite for revival is that the Shadow World itself must attract enough Player. However, judging from the current situation, this goal is not easy to achieve."

Unaware of the strange look in the eyes of the White-haired loli, Bai Zhi casually handed a roasted pigeon to Anna, who was staring intently at the grill. Bai Zhi nodded.

He had learned from some Player Forum that when the Shadow World was first opened, although each Player could only stay in the Shadow World for a limited time, this did not stop a large number of Player from exploring that world with fervor and enthusiasm.

However, after spending a considerable amount of time and effort there, they found nothing and, confirming that it was a worthless place, the Large Organization stopped doing so.

Aside from creating a Player Plaza to facilitate trading and communication, they haven't put much more effort into the Shadow World.

Although the number of Player entering the Shadow World to set up stalls and trade or buy goods every day is not small, it is clear that it is far below Bai Zhi's expectations.

"In short, [Shadow World] lacks a unique feature that can attract Player."