Combination Techniques and Lin Yu's Trump Card

Faced with Lin Yu's sarcasm, the other party's expression turned serious.

"I understand, Sherlock ... I underestimated you."

"The rumors were indeed problematic—your delay in Tier Advancement was merely a ploy to feign weakness!"

Upon hearing the other person's words, Lin Yu refuted them.

You're overthinking it...

"Enough with the nonsense. Even if you're a little stronger than I thought, you're still just a 'Tier 1'!"

The opponent shouted again, and then slashed at Lin Yu with his scythe once more.

"Bang!"

Lin Yu blocked his attack again, and then the bone knife grazed his forearm once more.

"Yes, I'm only at 'Tier 1'... but have you ever thought about this?"

The two men's weapons clashed and separated, the clanging sounds as continuous as a craftsman striking iron.

Despite the intense and passionate exchange of blows, both Lin Yu and his opponent still had energy left and were able to converse with each other!

"What are you trying to say, 'Detective'?"

Lin Yu said in a low voice, "What I mean is... even if I can't beat you, I don't need to beat you—I just need to keep you occupied."

Although those bodyguards are still unable to take action...

But Reinforcements will arrive eventually!

"So... stop, Azu."

Lin Yu earnestly advised.

The other person remained silent, but his movements became even faster and he seemed somewhat impatient—clearly, he too was under pressure from Lin Yu's words.

If one side attacks and the other defends, and the game drags on, time will naturally be on the defending side's side!

Although Lin Yu was putting pressure on him with his words, he knew very well that his opponent probably still had some trump cards up his sleeve.

"Although this person doesn't seem to be a 'Tier 3' Player, even if he's not one of the top 'Tier 3' players like Robin or Nian, he's still a whole level weaker."

"At least if he were a 'Tier 3' Player, I wouldn't be able to hold the upper hand in a head-on fight just by relying on my physical abilities—his methods would definitely be more diverse."

"But judging from his disdainful attitude towards 'Tier 1' beings, he should at least be 'Tier 2' as well..."

"So, at the very least, we need to be wary of his [Professional Item] -- if I were him, I'd be using [Professional Item] right now."

Lin Yu pondered this for a moment...

The opponent launched a sudden attack, their three scythes forcing Lin Yu to retreat repeatedly.

Then, taking advantage of this gap...

The other person pulled a handful of dirt from their pocket and sprinkled it out.

This seemingly thin clump of soil fell to the ground and quickly covered the surface.

Lin Yu didn't recognize this [Professional Item], after all, he knew very little about [Professional Item].

Most organizations do a good job of keeping information about "Tier 2" Item confidential.

Or rather... the information exchange within the entire Player community follows a set of unspoken and hierarchical "unwritten Rule of secrecy."

Player who haven't Tier Advancement rarely find information about "Tier Advancement," and even "Tier 1" Player have a hard time finding out the Rule for "Tier 2."

From the snippets of conversation between those "advanced Player" and Shen Bingmiao, Lin Yu could roughly piece together the fact that it seemed that simply "knowing" or "spreading" information about the Game came at a certain hidden cost.

But...

Fortunately, Lin Yu now has an "encyclopedia"—and it's Old Zheng's "barefoot and fearless," having nothing left but his brain and not worried about any consequences.

"Oh my... [Fertile Land], he's showing off his [Advancement Item]! Looks like the [Scythe] in his hand is also a [Profession Item] -- watch out, this is a 'Tier 2' 'Farmer,' and the most violent combination of 'Farmer' Item."

Lin Yu bluntly berated Old Zheng: "Explain yourself clearly, how to be careful, and where to be careful!"

As for the "Tier 1" [Profession Item], Lin Yu basically memorized them all, just like he had memorized the "Profession" abilities back then.

However, because the appearance of the sickle was quite common, Lin Yu wasn't sure if it was a "farmer's" [Profession Item].

After all, the effect of the [scythe] is not noticeable in direct combat, but it can be used to harvest "plants".

Combined with the "farmer's" inherent ability of "receiving a supply once a day, randomly obtaining a certain type of food, and if there are plants, consuming the plants and resetting the skill cooldown once," using the [scythe] to harvest plants can produce better food with effects that restore stamina and heal injuries, and the farmer can choose to skip the eating process and directly absorb the produced food.

To be honest, the "farmer's" abilities are basically similar to the [Item] obtained from the God of Banquets.

Therefore, in Lin Yu's view, there was nothing about the [sickle] that he needed to be wary of.

Old Zheng quickly explained, "[Fertile Land] creates a patch of fertile land that can quickly grow a large number of random crops, and these crops will obey the other party's commands and manipulations."

"In short, if you coordinate with the [Scythe], fighting in [Fertile Land] is like giving your opponent home-field advantage—not only will they have Summoned Creature to attack you, but they'll also have a constant supply of resources."

"Therefore, the combination of [sickle] and [Fertile Land] is also known as the 'Youthful Heart Domain' or 'Mass-produced Heart Domain'..."

Old Zheng spoke, Lin Yu frowned slightly.

"That's troublesome enough!"

In that instant, layers upon layers of green shoots rapidly appeared on the soil covering roughly half the classroom area—and then, these green Unraveling the Clues and grew into various robust crops in just a few seconds.

Sorghum, rice, barley, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes...

Kill him!

Accompanied by the other party's cold words, the abundant grain crops then began to attack Lin Yu!

Sorghum, rice, and barley swayed wildly, their ears lashing out at Lin Yu; corn cobs shot towards him like missiles; potatoes and sweet potatoes sprouted from the ground, Lin Yu vines binding his feet...

These crops were clearly not ordinary plants. Lin Yu slashed at them with his twin swords, only to find that they were much harder than ordinary crops.

Although it can still be cut down quickly, new crops are constantly growing.

Moreover, hiding behind the green canopy of these crops, it's now the "farmer" Player's turn to launch sneak attacks!

He would occasionally come out and strike Lin Yu with his scythe—although he still couldn't hurt Lin Yu, he still left Lin Yu somewhat on the defensive.

"Well, Sherlock, the tables have turned now!"

The other party made a sarcastic remark.

As the crops multiplied, the other party said coldly, "Now I'm going to kill Barry, how are you going to stop me!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu tilted his head to avoid a plump, bouncy cornbread, and let out a cold laugh.

"Really? Then you'd better actually be able to find him."

After Lin Yu finished speaking, the Player frowned slightly and looked outside [Fertile Land].

Then, the other person looked surprised.

"What?! Where is he?!"

Lin Yu also heard Hannah's voice.

"Quack, Director, I've given him the [Reusable Universal Healing Potion], and the bleeding has temporarily stopped."

"The disguise is complete; the other side shouldn't be able to detect it!"