The Moment of Reckoning!

[Tear Drop Larva - First Clear Exclusive]

Used at the campfire, it resets all stats and allows for reallocation.

This item can only be used by warriors attempting the dungeon for the first time. It is extremely rare, so use it with caution.

Upon first reading the description of the Tear Drop Larva, everyone felt a sense of awe and confusion. Reset? Ability values? Does it refer to the levels gained at the campfire?

None of the members of the Exploration Team had ever heard of something like "reset" before.

If someone adds points incorrectly and regrets it, they might be able to use the Tear Drop Larva when they regret it; its extreme rarity, as described in the introduction, also indicates its value.

However, there is a problem—

Half of the Exploration Team had never been to the Zane Dungeon before. Even though they learned about the campfire upgrade mechanism during this exploration, they could only level up a few times with the number of souls they had. This was not only because the experience gained was split due to the team, but also because everyone was already very strong, and the souls required for leveling up were in the tens of thousands.

Even Pei Li, whose overall strength is at the bottom, currently only has enough souls to level up eight times.

Are these pitiful levels really worth resetting with items?

Perhaps the value of the Tear Drop Larva will become apparent when everyone has leveled up a lot in the dungeon.

This leads to a frustrating situation: everyone knows it's a good thing, but they can't use it, so they don't feel particularly excited.

It felt pretty bland.

However, this uneventful period ended when Leon lit the campfire.

This campfire, though without any visible image, possessed the power to heal the spirits of everyone gathered around it, and

Leon

[Level: 55]

Life: 10

[Strength: 13]

Intelligence: 9

Endurance: 7

Sensitivity: 10

[Sensitivity: 6]

"Ah?"

The changes were so drastic that he jumped up.

What happened? The first two campfires had single-digit stats, and the points for each one were 1. How did they suddenly become so many?

He clenched his fist, but he didn't feel like he had become super strong.

Could there be something wrong with the campfire?

He quickly called the others over, and after they tried it one by one, they found that everyone's level had increased.

Si Telan level 33, Pei Li is level 29, Luo Jieer is level 51, Delu is level 48, Te Er is level 50.

However, the number of souls required for leveling up was exactly the same as the first two campfires, and their strength didn't increase. What could be the reason for this?

When the campfire was touched again, a message flowed into everyone's minds, and they immediately understood what was going on.

The third bonfire displays a numerical representation of people's strength, showing exactly how strong they are.

The first two campfires treat everyone the same, with all values defaulting to one.

Aside from the different numbers, the mechanics are largely the same, and the number of souls required for upgrades remains unchanged. The difference lies in the ability to clearly identify one's strengths and weaknesses.

Wait, but what if we look at it in conjunction with Tear Drop Larva?

Wouldn't that mean all of one's strength could be reset?!

Once they realized this, everyone's breathing became heavy.

Many adventurers have regretted their career choices: mages want to become Warrior, Warrior want to become assassins, and assassins want to try their hand at alchemy.

However, very few people can successfully change jobs. Once an adventurer invests time in training a certain profession, their stats will change. Mages have higher intelligence than other attributes, while Warrior have health and strength that far surpass intelligence. If they want to change jobs, they have to train other aspects again.

This is difficult, extremely difficult.

Is it a curse or a blessing? When people work in a certain profession for a long time, their bodies adapt to that profession. Attributes that match the profession improve quickly, while attributes that don't become difficult to improve.

For example, it's very difficult to improve Warrior's intelligence.

It's not that it's impossible to improve, but it requires countless times the effort to achieve the same rate of improvement as normal training of professional attributes.

Researchers call this phenomenon "occupational adaptation," and everyone in the world experiences this problem without exception.

For adventurers who don't like their current profession, this phenomenon is absolutely awful. What were the gods who created this world thinking?!

While it's possible to become a genius by working twice as hard, diligently, and even desperately, what adult has that kind of time? The daily grind of making a living is already exhausting enough; after a long day, all you want to do is lie in bed and sleep.

If given the chance to start over, from legends to ordinary people, there would be plenty of people willing to pay for it.

Coincidentally, Leon knew an older colleague who deeply resented his profession.

He held the strangely shaped Tear Drop Larva, feeling as if he were holding an invitation, hoping to do the old man a favor by giving it to him.

Leon saw an opportunity to make up for his regret, but Luo Jieer saw something else: if he put the points for strength, an attribute that can be increased through training and at a relatively fast rate, into other areas, and then increased his strength through hard training, wouldn't he be able to level up easily?

No, the Tear Drop Larva are marked as extremely rare, so this method is highly improbable.

He muttered to himself, "But as long as there's hope, there will always be people."

Luo Jieer carefully put away the Tear Drop Larva. He had a premonition that the Zane Dungeon would become the most popular dungeon in history.

Even though Tear Drop Larva are extremely rare, it would be enough to drive people crazy if one out of thousands or even tens of thousands of people who enter the dungeon could obtain one.

Inside the city lord's room.

"It seems everyone has realized it," Gong Qiying said, appreciating the people's reaction. "The people from another world aren't lacking in comprehension."

"If the upgrade mechanism of the campfire is the purple quality, then resetting skill points is the gold legendary quality. The regret pill is always a rare commodity."

"Perhaps the Tear Drop Larva can attract the high-level combat forces of this world. Should I make some preparations in advance?"

He certainly didn't intend to confront the strong head-on, but rather to use some tricks, such as setting various traps and monsters to annoy them, or using tear-jerking stories to move the strong, in short, to increase the Spirit Power they exuded.

The stronger a person is, the more Spirit Power possess. For an elite like Leon, the amount of mental energy he can dissipate in a single day in the dungeon is more than the amount of Spirit Power that would be lost by several ordinary people.

As for the stronger ones

Gong Qiying pondered for a moment, "I need to set the drop rate of Tear Drop Larva very, very low, and I need to personally manage each one. These things are too expensive, and I absolutely cannot distribute them unless I earn enough Spirit Power to far exceed the cost."

Let's just use the Tear Drop Larva as a last resort and consider it the ultimate selling point of the Zane Dungeon for now.

As he pondered his future course of action, he continued watching the images on the Crystal Ball.

Those treasure chests also contain a lot of good stuff. The reaction of getting rare items that suit their needs is not to be missed. The adventurers' expressions must be quite delightful!

While Gong Qiying was engrossed in the live stream, he didn't notice that the Shrine beneath him was slowly lighting up, as if some change was taking place.

[Spirit Power reserves have reached the required level; activation is in progress.]

The Crucible Knight BOSS room.

Everyone carefully put away the Tear Drop Larva, their eyes gleaming.

A moment of silence fell as everyone pondered their own thoughts. After a long while, Malu spoke up:

"Hurry up and open the treasure chest, the dungeon is about to close!"

The adventurers then realized they were in a daze, and looking at the private rooms, there were just the right number, one for each person.

"How about everyone takes one? Pick whichever you like."

"If I offer something I don't want, can we exchange it? Don't be so inflexible,"

"Whatever, whatever,"

Actually, the items inside these treasure chests vary depending on who opens them.

Si Telan was the first to open the treasure chest, and what appeared before her was—

[Black Bow]

[Weapon Skill: Continuous Shooting]

[The bow's blade-like shape makes it lightweight and capable of tearing through gales; although it is a longbow, it can be used like a shortbow.]

[War Ashes: Arrow Rain]

[Weapon Skill involving lowering one's stance and drawing the bow, followed by firing multiple arrows into the sky in one breath, causing them to rain down on the enemy like a storm.]

[How to make Beast Bone Hypnotic Arrow], [How to make Beast Bone Bleeding Arrow], [How to make Beast Bone Poison Arrow] (Materials evolved into otherworldly materials)

"It feels pretty good," she said, picking up the Black Bow and trying it out. Although it was a bit difficult to handle, the feel of it was far superior to the longbow she was currently using.

Does the War Ash Arrow Rain have to be used in conjunction with it? Never mind, I'll test the Continuous Shooting later before deciding whether to switch to War Ash.

Luo Jieer opened the treasure chest and, with a strange expression, took out several spheres that looked similar to Poké Ball.

[Super Ball x2], [Heavy Ball x2], [Poké Ball x4]

[Magic: Surprise Magic Gravel]

The Night Magic of Sorcerous Town of Sellia, can continuously unleash pebbles that can ambush enemies from behind. It is said that the magicians of Sellia are assassins, and their targets are fellow magicians.

He was already proficient in stealth and assassination magic, and now he's launching a Surprise Magic Gravel.

Isn't this pushing him down a sinister path?

What is Super Ball? An upgraded version of Poké Ball? And these precious items are being sold in bulk?!

Luo Jieer carefully put the various Poké Ball into his waist pouch, as if they were his own children.

Te Er took out a strangely shaped hammer from the treasure chest, weighed it in his hand, and then smiled with satisfaction.

[Flame Feather Hammer] (Anjanath Great Hammer)

Malu received two ugly-looking curved swords, and her little face immediately fell.

[Corpse Peeling Curved Sword x2]

[Weapon Skill: Blood Slash]

A curved sword with a serrated edge, the weapon of scavengers wandering the ruins of battlefields.

The Flame Monk immediately knelt on the ground, loudly praising his god. The treasures he had obtained included:

[Prayer: O Flame, Grant Me Strength], [Prayer: Flame's Healing], [Pyromancy Flame], [Fire Throw]

The Holy Light Knight took out a cross from the treasure chest, a weapon no less massive than a sledgehammer, his expression somewhat complicated.

According to their church's legend, the Holy Light God was once nailed to the cross and tortured by an evil god.

Therefore, he still considered the cross to be quite blasphemous.

"It has to be paper that can instantly learn magic, it has to be," Pei Li muttered to himself.

Although he said that magic should be learned carefully little by little, he still longed for a way like the [Thunder Spear] that would allow him to quickly learn new skills.

He doesn't want to be a diligent and good student!

However, what appeared before him was—

[Crystal Scroll]

[A scroll containing Crystallization Magic; those who study it diligently should reap great rewards.]

Pei Li was stunned and let out a long howl.

Delu glanced at Pei Li, then at the [Ancient Scroll] in his hand, and said:

"Young people should work harder,"

Looking at his companions' reactions, Leon nervously opened the treasure chest.

However, the three purple dots lying quietly in the treasure chest delighted him, and he picked them up to take a look.

[War Ash: The Great Carian]

[Weapon Skill symbolizing the Caria Royal Family, it transforms the sword into a magical Greatsword, which is then swung downwards to crush all enemies.]

Saw Cleaver

The hunter's peculiar weapon, stained with inhuman blood, may be able to transform during combat.

These things looked quite powerful, Leon was even more eager to see what the next reward would be, so he quickly grabbed the purple light spots.

How to make Dung Pie?

Leon: "???"

The campfire setting in this chapter might be a bit complicated. Using the previous campfire mechanism directly here doesn't feel quite right, so I'll have to spend some time revising it.

There are quite a few settings in this chapter, and I will fix them immediately if there are any bugs.

Besides, this chapter isn't short! It's almost four thousand words!