Super System, Click to Receive

The Cthulhu Expert had exhausted his interest in conversation. With a wave of his tentacle, he packed up the bizarre items—eyeballs, brains, and such—into his Storage Space. Before leaving, he said mockingly, "Oh, right, Black-and-White Bro."

"Since you treated me to a meal, here's a piece of advice."

"The Tier 5 Auction House has free Knowledge Systems. The High-Level Beasts toss out 'bait' every day. Whoever bites is an idiot!"

"Once you start your first Tier 5 dungeon, you'll get a chance to see what happens to those idiots who bite the bait."

"Hehehehe. Dying in new ways, dying in style—the breathtaking variety of deaths is way too entertaining."

Old Xu shuffled his indescribable form out of the private room. Meng Yi's expression twisted.

"This routine feels familiar. Isn't it pretty much the same as how I tricked Wesker?"

He had developed the "Longevity · Type II · Ouroboros" on Albert Wesker, and Wesker ended up being crowned "Umbrella Corporation's Top Ten Annual Representative Figures, Number One."

The High-Level Beasts of Shit Pit Paradise used clueless Tier 5 players as lab rats.

He-self, avatar, assimilation, contamination...

Desperate Tier 5 players drank poison to quench their thirst, paying a brutal price for a fleeting chance to live on.

No matter how strong their power, they'd still be harvested by higher-tier players, losing their "Infinite Possibilities" as players.

"Evolution Paradise needs 'differentiation,' not 'homogenization.' Players who get assimilated end up..."

Dungeon difficulty skyrocketing? Trashing worthless garbage?

"Damn! Evolution Paradise? More like Shit Pit Paradise!"

No wonder "Player: I'm a Magical Girl" only sold magic scrolls and instantly changed the subject whenever basic knowledge came up.

"Low-level players buying creations from High-Tier Players—never mind the resource drain, the potential risks Cannot Be Underestimated."

Those two magic scrolls he'd seen on Commercial Street earlier—B-Rank nation-destroying and B+-Rank world-destroying—didn't even clearly state that the user would be protected from collateral damage.

Players at the same tier buying consumables to expand their options was one thing. Low-level players using high-tier items? They'd die without even knowing how.

At the very least, Meng Yi was certain that at his current stage, he absolutely couldn't withstand the indiscriminate AOE of a B-Rank Forbidden Scroll.

That meal cost 130 Paradise Coins. He had 2B+1D+43,870 Paradise Coins left.

Leaving the restaurant, Meng Yi wandered around Commercial Street for a while.

But without exception, every player was selling External Things that didn't touch the fundamentals.

Fantasy gear, cultivation artifacts, miraculous elixirs, technique jade slips, forbidden tools, sci-fi weapons...

There was plenty of Good Stuff, like basic materials, herbs...

But unfortunately, his funds were lacking. The prices were out of his range, and the cost-performance ratio was just too low.

Giving up on the "protagonist" approach of finding bargains, Meng Yi went to check out the most eye-catching Auction House in the Free Trade Zone.

The plaque on the massive, luxurious high-rise building bore text he couldn't read.

As Meng Yi's gaze fell on it, the characters shifted into something he could understand. Roughly, it meant "Paradise Auction House."

Entering the Auction House, there were no employees. Every "customer" was instantly transported to a private meeting room.

A faint virtual light screen appeared.

Top-left corner: Tier Search. Top-right corner: Manual Input Box. Left side: Category Filter Bar.

The most eye-catching part was the center-top of the virtual screen, displaying the words "All Players Unlimited Grand Auction" Marked in Red.

Curious, Meng Yi clicked on "All Players Unlimited Grand Auction." What popped up left him Breathtaking.

[Name: Constant Destiny · Protagonist Halo (Version 3.15.14)

Type: Magic Side · Fortune System · Parasite

Tier: Tier 5 (Originally 11th Order)

Function: Gathers the world's fortune, bears the world's destiny, shapes a destined protagonist. [Paradise Note: Will become a transmission medium for "Player: Proud Chen the Creator."]

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Seller's Note: Still worried about insufficient fortune? Still troubled by difficulty in advancing? Protagonist Halo—you deserve it!]

[Name: Great Freedom Through Killing Heavenly Demon Art (Version 77.115.622)

Type: Cultivation Side · Demonic Path System · Knowledge-based

Tier: Tier 5 (Originally 12th Order)

Function: Simple and brainless, quick to master. Embeds into Abyss Blood War mode. Kill to grow stronger without limits. [Paradise Note: Will degenerate into the He-self of "Player: Mo Yao."]

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Seller's Note: Please! Trust me one more time! There's really no problem this time. Easily bypassing the Paradise monitoring mechanism!]

[Name: Truth Myriad Phenomena Mystery Unification Method (Version 229.5566.15447)

Type: Weird Side · Origin System · Knowledge-based

Tier: Tier 5 (Originally 13th Order)

Function: Gain passive ability · Source of All Things, traverse the River of Time, perceive past and future. [Paradise Notice: Will become the vessel of "Player: Source of Calamity."]

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Seller's Message: Shit Pit Paradise, I don't believe this bullshit! Let's see if your monitoring mechanism updates faster than my innovation speed.]

[Name: All-Function Custom System (XX.XXX.XXXX Version)

Type: Technology Side · Creation System · Parasite

Rank: 5th Order (Originally 14th Order)

Function: Heaven-Defying Comprehension, Many Children Many Blessings, Ten-Thousand-Fold Amplification, Attribute Allocation, Check-In, Creation God System, Simulator System, Treasure Chest System, Collection System, Emperor System, Extraction System, Upgrade System, Godly Tycoon System, Chef God System, Mall System, World-Crossing Gate System, Affinity System... [Paradise Notice: Will become the puppet of "Player: System Lord."]

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Seller's Message: Heartbreaking clearance sale! Buy one system, get ten free; buy three, get a hundred; buy five, get a thousand. The more you buy, the more you get! There's nothing you can think of that I can't do. Want a feature? Add me as a friend and we'll talk—I'll install it all for you! The top choice for getting something for nothing. Act now before you hesitate any longer!]

[Name: <On How a 5th Order Newbie Becomes a Qualified Old Farmer Harvesting Leeks (XX.XXX.XXXX Version)>

Type: Fantasy Side · Fate System · Knowledge-based

Rank: 5th Order (Originally 14th Order)

Function: Scatter Seeds of Cause and Effect, Weave the Web of Destiny, Harvest Worldview Resources. [Paradise Notice: Will become the anchor of "Player: Master of Fate."]

Price: 1 Paradise Coin

Seller's Message: Heart Tired, I give up. Shit Pit Paradise is really damn sneaky. When I get promoted to Strategic Partner, I'll patch things up and block you bunch of sword graves that deserve to be annihilated!]

There were too many such scam techniques, even including private customization versions of systems, so I won't list them all.

The Great Sword Graves of 11th Order, 12th Order, 13th Order, and 14th Order—the things they "freely" spread were a total Scammed.

The most expensive things are free.

Meng Yi and Cthulhu Expert · Old Xu spent over a hundred Paradise Coins just on a meal. These high-end goods cost only 1 Paradise Coin to buy—the price was obvious.

"Strategic Partner? For a Tier 14 ultimate beast to call it a 'promotion,' could it be a 15th Order Player?"

"Tier 11 to Tier 14 players who've left the 'Novice Village' are causing trouble everywhere, while Tier 15 players patch things up with the Paradise. Why not completely block the possibility of these 'beasts' exploiting loopholes?"

Three chapters today, so tell me, is that fierce or what? A little hand wave, a meaningful glance (Moon Ticket, recommendation ticket, tip 2 Qi coins, got it?)