What tier are you actually at now?
"Since you really have this skill, why don't you give it a try?" Lin Yu looked at Chen Le, who had completely untied the fishing line from the [Super Fishing Rod], chosen a hook, and hung a kernel of corn on it. "You're quite the ritualist."
Chen Le said seriously, "Of course, I'm serious about 'fishing'—and the effect of this skill is to randomly obtain something that can give me 'inspiration,' which sounds powerful, right? I definitely need to prepare carefully."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yu agreed, "That's true..."
After all, this ability to obtain information unconditionally is still too powerful and rare for Player.
The "Death game" will prevent this ability from becoming too widespread, and the activation of this type of ability is often subject to many restrictions.
Even those "Diviner" who use "divination" as their title, based on the information Lin Yu currently has, cannot perform divination and prediction without conditions or restrictions.
Li Nian couldn't help but get serious. "Oh, Brother Le, is there anything else you need to prepare—do you need our help?"
"Does your move require any specific Venue or anything like that...? The good thing about the Nether Void Realm is that there's water and water bodies everywhere. Even in this Ruins City, you can find it if you look around."
Chen Le shook his head. "No need, preparations are complete... I don't necessarily need a body of water to fish."
Lin Yu was quite surprised to hear this. "It seems that the limitations and energy consumption of your move aren't that great?"
"After all, the results are rather unpredictable; I can't say for sure what you'll catch. There's a lot of randomness involved," Chen Le said, raising his Fishing Rod. "But that's what 'fishing' is all about... If you knew exactly what you'd catch with each cast, the fun of casting would be gone."
Yo--hey!
He happily cast his Fishing Rod.
The metal fishhook, laden with corn kernels, traced an arc in the air, a flash of iron light, before it fell.
"Thump."
Chen Le cast his line into an empty space with nothing in it, but while in mid-air, the hook seemed to touch some invisible water surface and fall into it.
Ripples spread through the air like waves, the fishing hook and line vanished into thin air, and the float floated in mid-air.
This move made Li Nian exclaim in surprise.
"Oh--what's going on?! That's amazing, Brother Le!"
Chen Le laughed, "It's no big deal... A Nian, you really know how to provide Emotional Value."
Watching this scene, Lin Yu asked, "Is the principle behind this that you created the image of a body of water, or that you cast your Fishing Rod into another magical dimension?"
"It's the latter. To be precise, I cast my Fishing Rod into a concept of 'World-Crossing' —a concept that, through the action of my Fishing Rod, was personified as a 'River' that runs through Ten Realms, allowing me to obtain objects in this River by 'fishing'."
Chen Le did not hide the nature of his ability and explained.
Although Li Nian was completely confused, Lin Yu understood.
"Could this ability be borrowing the power of some 'Unclaimed Authority' or 'Unformed Authority'?"
Lin Yu looked at Chen Le and asked.
Chen Le laughed.
Hey... correct answer.
"So if I open my 'Heart Domain' and reach the 'Tier 4,' I'll probably start to merge with this Authority," Chen Le said with some emotion. "Who knows... I might meet Fang Qing Boss before Old Wu and Uncle Zhuo do."
Li Nian stroked her chin. "That's hard to say. Didn't Old Wu say that he's already found an Authority that suits him very well?"
"'Forging,' as I know, has already taken shape in the Prison Mountain Realm, and no one knows it," Chen Le said casually. "But that's not the most suitable for Old Wu. Fang Qing has assessed it... and most importantly, Old Wu wants to leave this Authority to Yu Yang."
He felt he still had time to slowly look for others.
Hearing Chen Le say this, Li Nian seemed to be deep in thought.
"Indeed, this Authority sounds like it could be useful to Brother Wang... but Brother Wang is only at the 'Tier 2,' isn't it taking too long?"
"His Unique Profession,' unlike ours in Normal Profession. By making good use of Unique Profession characteristic, he can temporarily assume some suitable Authority relatively early on..."
"What's more, once the [Instance] comes out this week, Yu Yang and his partner should have completed the 'Tier 3' Trial," Chen Le said. "And given Yu Yang's Profession characteristics, he might be able to craft the [Exclusive item] immediately after getting the blueprints and directly advance to 'Tier 3'."
"By then, you two will be 'Tier 2' in the organization," Chen Le glanced at Lin Yu, "Hmm, it seems like 'Zhu Ming' might have to come sooner."
Li Nian was somewhat dissatisfied. "Hey, Brother Le, what you're saying is... Although Sister Zhu Ming is indeed a few years older than me, I was the one who joined the 'Death game' much earlier, okay?"
"And... my 'Rank Advancement Trial' is also next week—don't forget, I'm also a high-potential candidate certified by the 'Psychology Society,' and I 'Tier Advancement' after just six [Instance]."
Chen Le suddenly realized. "Oh, I almost forgot... Then be careful, whether you pass or not isn't important, just be careful."
Li Nian said angrily, "I'll definitely pass—I'll get the 'Tier 3' blueprints as soon as possible, gather all the materials, and forge it right away."
She looked at Lin Yu: "Then I'll be 'Tier 3'! Sister Zhu Ming, I can protect you again!"
"And who knows, maybe after I advance to the 'Tier 3,' I'll immediately have an epiphany and open my 'Heart Domain,' then immediately attract the most suitable Authority for me, allowing me to skip two Divine Rank, from the 'Tier 3' directly to the 'Tier 4,' or even the 'Tier 5,' Becoming a God on the spot!" Li Nian was initially a bit resentful, but at this point, she couldn't help but laugh, praising herself too much. "Hehe, maybe then I'll be the 'God of Dexterity,' the 'God of Theft,' the 'God of Concealment'... I'll directly... Brother Le, and Old Wu..."
Uncle Zhuo overtook everyone on the curves, how about that!
Looking at the cheerful Li Nian, Chen Le shook his head and looked at Lin Yu.
"This is a typical case of hysteria. A Nian is mostly normal, she just likes to daydream."
Lin Yu laughed, "That's good. People should still have dreams."
Listening to their conversation, Li Nian became somewhat dissatisfied. "What do you mean? You two... don't you even believe that I can really do it, even Sister Zhu Ming?"
However, Li Nian didn't stay angry for long this time; she just shook her head dismissively.
"Fine, I, a future Deity, won't stoop to your level... Just you wait and see, you know what it means to never underestimate a young girl's potential."
Lin Yu smiled and said, "Then I'll wait and see."
Chen Le then asked, "Zhu Ming, when is your 'Tier 3' Trial, and how many [Instance] are there?"
Lin Yu said, "It should be soon. I haven't counted them carefully yet, I'll calculate it later... I've used [Item] to enter [Instance] a few times recently, so I'm a little confused about the numbers."
He hasn't decided when to upgrade his "Zhu Ming" identity to "Tier 3".
Li Nian looked at Lin Yu and said seriously, "How can this be? Sister Zhu Ming, the 'Rank Advancement Trial' is a big deal, especially the 'Tier 3' 'Rank Advancement Trial,' which is a watershed moment for Player."
"Tier 1 of the 'Rank Advancement Trial' isn't the dividing line anymore."
Lin Yu said helplessly.
Li Nian's words reminded Lin Yu of some educational marketing accounts—in the content published by those accounts, each year from "first grade" to "sixth grade" is a crucial watershed for children.
But the difference is... no year in a child's education is so crucial that you have to force them to do anything.
But the "Rank Advancement Trial" for "Player" are truly important every time.
So, after hearing Lin Yu say that, Li Nian waved her hand and gave him some advice.
"Oh, Sister Zhu Ming, you know what I mean... Anyway, you really need to pay attention to these things. Don't let your guard down just because you passed the first two 'Rank Advancement Trial' smoothly on the first try."
"If you need any help later, don't keep quiet just because you're too proud to ask."
Lin Yu nodded. "Don't worry, I'll definitely let you know if I need any help... that's what I'll say then."
As Lin Yu was speaking, Chen Le suddenly seemed to realize something and asked a question.
"Hey," Zhu Ming, I remember your potential rating was at the highest level in the "Psychology Society," so much so that an S-Rank Operator specially sent you in, right?"
Before Lin Yu could respond, Li Nian nodded and blurted out, "That's right, that's right. Not only is she an S-Rank Operator, but she's also that neurotic 'Fluoxetine' —but this also proves how valuable 'Zhu Ming' is."
Hearing this, Chen Le gripped his Fishing Rod, slightly lost in thought, as if calculating something in his mind.
"When you joined the organization, you were at 'Tier 1'. Although I don't know how many levels you cleared back then, your 'Tier 2' level was..."
Chen Le calculated for a long time, then spoke as if joking.
"Your 'Tier 3' Trial seems to be coming soon, maybe right after Yu Yang's, or even the same time as A Nian's," Chen Le said, pausing for a moment. "Because I don't know how many [Instance] you've Tier Advancement, I'm counting as six... Hmm, but if you're faster, you wouldn't have already completed the 'Tier 3' 'Rank Advancement Trial,' would you?"
Chen Le asked casually.
Lin Yu laughed, "This... guess is quite bold."
He did not directly deny it.
Chen Le and Li Nian, who were about to continue their lighthearted conversation and make a few jokes, suddenly realized the hidden meaning in Lin Yu's words.
"Wait a minute... Zhu Ming, what do you mean by this?"
"No way, Sister Zhu Ming... you're really that exaggerated?!"