Every Instance Should Be Tackled as Though It Were the Last
"You did a great job, Sherlock."
"I thought you wouldn't be able to withstand the pressure and would confess!"
While Lin Yu was studying hard, Fu Luo sat upright in a private room of an internet cafe in Jiang City, looking at the cursor jumping on the screen and the words that appeared out of thin air in the notebook, his expression serious.
He spoke softly into the microphone.
"How could I, my lord, dare to betray you?"
Fu Luo spoke, new words appeared on his notebook.
"Hehehehe, it's good that you know, otherwise you would know my methods better than anyone!"
"Now I have a new task for you."
Fu Luo looked at the two lines of text, nodded and bowed, and said, "Please tell me, I guarantee I will complete it, even if it means going through fire and water!"
"..."
"Okay, the S-Rank Operator of the Psychology Society, Fluoxetine, is currently in Jiang City. I'll send his location to your phone."
"Go and get rid of 'Fluoxetine'!"
Fu Luo turned deathly pale upon seeing this line of text.
"Take down the S-Rank of the 'Psychology Society'... Me?"
Fu Luo immediately stood up, slammed his hand on the table, and jumped up!
He then aimed at the Camera in front of the computer, jumped precisely onto the sofa chair in the private room, and knelt down in front of the computer.
"My lord, my great 'Hacker,' it's not that I'm unwilling to do it, it's just that my abilities are truly limited!"
"I have elderly parents to care for and young children to raise... I have two elderly parents to care for, I really can't go."
Fu Luo spoke, she wiped her eyes with both hands, and tears instantly streamed down her face.
If Lin Yu were there and saw this, he would probably be amazed by Fu Luo's acting talent.
With just this skill, even without performing on stage, one could easily become a Profession mourner in the surrounding villages.
New words appeared in the notebook.
"Haha, just kidding."
"I still have a use for 'Fluoxetine'."
Fu Luo wiped his eyes and said with a wry smile, "Even if you were useless, I still couldn't kill her."
"But I do need you to cause trouble for someone."
Fu Luo looked at the new entries in the notebook and said, "You can say whatever you want, as long as it's not 'Fluoxetine'... uh, as long as it's not too strong, it's fine."
The cursor in the notepad blinked for a moment, making Fu Luo feel uneasy.
"This 'Hacker' might actually be a master...!"
He gritted his teeth.
"Anything below 'Tier 3' is fine, anything higher really can't be handled!"
The cursor is still blinking.
Fu Luo's face was pale. "If it's just about causing trouble... I'll find some help. 'Tier 3' should be an option, as long as we don't get on the leaderboard!"
Hearing Fu Luo say that, the notebook finally started moving.
"Hey-hey!"
Fu Luo burst into tears again. "Please stop teasing me, it's really on the Rankings?!"
"You already had a grudge against him."
When the new text appeared, Fu Luo almost peed his pants in fright.
"What? I have a grudge against the Player on the Rankings?! Which ones?"
A single character appeared on the notepad: ""Twenty"".
Fu Luo was stunned, then said, "What the hell? He's on the Rankings, and he's even 'Tier 3'?! You must be kidding me!"
"I'm not kidding, he's an anonymous Player, ranked 77th."
Upon seeing the words in the notebook, Fu Luo Leng Jing down.
"If it's that guy... well, it's worth a try."
"After all, that guy doesn't kill people, and... 'Hacker' sir, you'll assist me, right?"
Notepad is closed.
The next moment, beads of sweat appeared again on Fu Luo's face, which Leng Jing down.
"My lord... my lord, please don't run away!"
The peaceful days passed in the blink of an eye.
On Second High School, Lin Yu stretched after finishing his open-book exam and ate his meal in the cafeteria while looking at the blood-red words that appeared in front of him.
"Less than 24 hours remain until the latest start time of the next Game!"
"Please find a dark and enclosed environment before midnight tonight, use methods to restrict your breathing and oxygen intake, and wait to enter the Game."
Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.
"Is it here? This time it's suffocating..."
But that's not important. What's important is...
Why did the notification for the "Tier 2" Rank Advancement Trial appear?
Lin Yu felt something was off.
His "Tier 1" Tier Advancement Instance is the third Instance, [Frozen Winter Mountains].
According to the experience summarized by predecessors, the "Tier 2" Tier Advancement Instance should be the sixth Instance.
But...
The blood-written message did not contain any information about Tier Advancement.
Logically, it should have appeared when the game returned, but it hasn't appeared yet...
"Is it highly likely that it really won't 'Tier Advancement'...?"
Lin Yu muttered to himself.
However, Lin Yu didn't seem to care much, thinking it was perfectly normal.
It's already a bit unusual to advance to "Tier 1" after only three Instance...
Therefore, it was expected that the sixth Instance would not have a "Tier 2".
"It's probably better not to be promoted now..."
Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.
He no longer feels such an urgent need to become stronger—although it's still urgent, it's not to the point where he "must Tier Advancement as soon as possible."
Having more time to prepare and ensuring everything goes perfectly is the most important thing.
His only worry right now is...
What if the "Tier 2" Rank Advancement Trial is a completely different process from the "Tier 1" trial?
He currently has no way of inquiring about the "Tier 2" Tier Advancement —although he already knows quite a few "Tier 3" experts, given his current status... none of his current statuses are yet at the right time to advance to the "Tier 2".
Lin Yu could not verify this.
He could only proceed with his preparations cautiously, with the assumption that "he might actually have to Tier Advancement immediately when he enters the Game."
Certainly...
He didn't have anything particularly well prepared.
I just ate a huge meal in the cafeteria and got a few really useful buffs.
Besides [The Stingy Rich Man], the Immortal Wine stored in the Immortal Pot currently also contains two other buffs: [Closed Mind] and [Ice Blessing].
[Closed Mind (12 hours remaining): Immune to all mental and spiritual attacks, blocking all attempts to probe the soul.]
[Ice Blessing (3 hours remaining): Increases movement speed by five times, grants the ability to move regardless of terrain, and lowers the temperature within five meters of the user to freezing.]
In addition to these three blessings, Lin Yu also has several minor buffs that enhance his physique, which together increase his physique to about half of the "Soldier" buff.
"Alright, even if this really is the second 'Rank Advancement Trial,' there's nothing to be afraid of."
Lin Yu let out a sigh, then sighed with emotion.
But then again...
Thinking about it carefully, even those Instance that weren't part of the "Tier Advancement were still quite difficult and challenging.
The first Instance I encountered was against someone with S-Rank potential, and I was even assigned to a very unfair faction.
In the second Instance, we encountered Deity.
In the third Instance Tier Advancement, we encountered "Chate," a monster created by the Truth Company.
The fourth Instance... I encountered Deity again!
In the fifth Instance, we encountered the "Freedom Alliance" team building activity and then arrived at the territory of the "Truth Company".
Recalling his past experiences, Lin Yu suddenly sighed.
"From now on, let's treat every Instance as a Tier Advancement Instance..."