Entering the Game! How to Deal with Uninvited Guests!
It was almost midnight.
Lin Yu carried a basin of warm water from the kitchen into the room. After locking the door, he used the [Targeting Dagger] to cut his wrist and then soaked it in the basin of water.
The blood spread out, like a beautiful crabapple blossom slowly unfolding.
Lin Yu soaked his left hand in the basin. The hot water made the originally sharp pain become dull and lingering, throbbing continuously with the gushing blood.
So Lin Yu simply started playing on his phone to distract himself.
I've been so busy dealing with "May May" this week that I haven't had much time to check other people's messages.
On Zhu Ming's side, it seems he missed an offline gathering of a certain "Psychology Society"—which Lin Yu found slightly regrettable, as it was originally a good opportunity to gather information or even make some moves.
Meanwhile, Li Nian sent a message saying that since Chen Zhuo couldn't contact her, he had temporarily stored the "reward" he was owed to her, and she could retrieve it when she had time.
On "Old Yao's " side, "The Tycoon" also made time for him to show his face, preparing to formally begin his contact with the core circle of "Jiang'an Hall".
As for "Heavenly Artisan"... with "Almond's" failed operation, he was already largely ignored within "Marauders," and now he's practically invisible.
However, Lin Yu did see some discussions about the Sea City incident—within the "Marauders," there seemed to be different opinions about the "Player Mutual Aid Society" being temporarily leaderless: many "Marauders" members believed that this might be an opportunity.
This indirectly confirms that Li Hua's judgment was correct.
Lin Yu originally wanted to see what the "Diviner" was up to, but unfortunately there was no news from within the "Marauders".
It seems that "Heavenly Artisan" is not at a high enough level; they can only see "public information" and can't hear any truly core rumors.
Before Lin Yu came into contact with these high-end Player, he had enough information about "Heavenly Artisan".
But now it seems...
"Not only Old Yao, but should the 'Marauders' also have their identities upgraded...?"
Lin Yu pursed his lips, feeling a little regretful at the same time.
I haven't had time to collect my payment from Chen Zhuo yet, but I should be able to get some benefits from the Tycoon as well.
If I hadn't gone to Sea City this week, I might have been able to get some more [Item] or something.
Fortunately, it's enough for now. Although Lin Yu lacked some direct combat capabilities before, with the [Prayer Water Necklace] and the [Item Integration Set] he obtained from "Order" earlier, Lin Yu no longer has any obvious weaknesses.
His Item reserves were indeed very abundant compared to the average Player — Lin Yu felt that many experienced Tier 2 Player probably didn't have as many Item as he did!
Looking at his [Item Space], Lin Yu couldn't help but sigh after taking a quick inventory.
"In a sense, I'm quite well-off!"
Currently, Lin Yu's regular [Item] include: [One-Shot Hit Revolver], [One-sentence Lie Detector], [Fear Torch], [Chat's Supplies], [Fear Lens], [Activity Map], [Ancient Notebook], [Employee Identity card (Vill Valetti)], [BBE-300], [Safety Helmet (White)], [Bone Crusher], [Blissful Immortal Pot (The Stingy Rich Man, Ice Blessing, Closed Mind)], [Reusable Delicious Paper], [Carnival Pendant], [Rage Spray], [Shady Corner], [Mind-Reading Mirror], [Melancholy Little Fish], [Madhouse Patient Uniform], [Repaired Mist Pocket Watch], [Cyber Ghost's Electronic Coffin], [Item Integration Set (Intermediate Protective Suit, Targeting Dagger, Reusable Universal Healing Potion, Reusable Universal Buff Potion)], [Prayer Water Necklace].
In addition to [Profession Item: Mask], [Profession Item: Counterfeit], and [Tooth of Prophecy] and [Tongue of Deception] (each with one remaining), there are also three "Summoned Creature": [Little Chef Apprentice], [Head of Truth Company Security Department Delta Group], and [The Sage's Active Brain]...
Lin Yu possesses a total of 30 [Item]!
Looking at the abundant Item, Lin Yu suddenly felt less panicked.
Especially since I currently have three newly acquired buffs.
[Moonlight Affinity (144 hours)] increases dark vision and recovery speed; [Mastery of Rock Climbing (24 hours)] enhances wrist strength and stamina and grants outdoor cross-country proficiency; [Hound-type Enhancement (48 hours)] increases sense of smell and hearing.
This was thanks to the fact that starting in the evening, Lin Yu estimated that it would be almost time to enter the Game, so before Lin Zhao returned, he went downstairs and bought a lot of snacks, cooked food and ingredients, and began to feast in the house using the [Carnival Pendant].
I ate the snacks and cooked food directly, and Hannah to do some simple processing of the ingredients before eating them too.
Although the buffs in the [Blissful Immortal Pot] don't need to be replaced for now, it's still good to farm some and keep them on you when entering Instance.
After consuming nearly 20,000 calories of food, Lin Yu successfully activated three useful long-lasting buffs.
These three buffs, combined with the already permanent "Soldier" and "Doctor" Profession abilities, allow Lin Yu to have strong direct combat power even without the aid of Item.
Even if he couldn't fool any of the NPCs, Lin Yu felt that he should at least be able to clear the game.
"I hope the [Carnival Pendant] only increases my appetite, and doesn't make me gain too much weight from digestion and absorption. I'm going to perform out of town in a few days... It would be such a disservice to the audience if I got fat."
"My Senior Sister will definitely tease me too."
Lin Yu sighed.
It was 11:57 AM, and he was now experiencing mild dizziness due to blood loss.
Just then, Lin Yu's phone rang—a message from Shen Bingmiao popped up on it.
"Someone used a [Instance Chain Card] to send another Player into the same [Instance] as you, and it worked."
"[Instance Chain Card] is only available to players at 'Tier 4'. It has a chance to force one Player into another Player's [Instance]. The conditions for using it are very strict."
"First, the difference in Divine Rank and strength assessment between the two Player cannot be too great. Second, the [Instance] that the two Player are about to enter must already be within the same 'realm'. Finally... he must have interacted with both Player and know Player IDs."
Even if all conditions are met, there is still a chance of failure.
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised when he saw the message from his Senior Sister, but he quickly replied.
"Who is it? Which of my identities are they targeting?"
"I don't know who used it, but it was 'Twenty' who hacked it; you should have been in contact with him."
"The identity that's been locked in is naturally your identity as 'May May'!"
Lin Yu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing Shen Bingmiao's message.
"Don't these 'Rank Advancement Trial' ever give us a break... and they're all pretty efficient."
Fortunately, Shen Bingmiao had informed him in advance, which gave Lin Yu a lot of room to maneuver.
Even...
Lin Yu had already begun to think about how to utilize this point.
Although there was no conclusion yet, in the last few minutes before entering the Game, Lin Yu was still able to figure out the first step he should take.
Lin Yu pressed his hand to his face, feeling his consciousness beginning to fade.
The blood-written words then appeared before them.
[Coming Soon to the Game-- ]
Looking at the line of blood-red text and feeling the usual dizziness of entering the Game, Lin Yu Yunan spoke.
"You're here to see 'May May,' right?"
"Then you'd better prepare to come to nothing!"
[Mask] activated, and Lin Yu's facial features began to distort and change!