The Eternal Compass could help Lin Yuan reach the main storyline's final destination directly. Naturally, that was very good news.
After all, the third-stage Instances were all in the Deep Sea and the Abyssal Sea. If he ventured there recklessly, he could easily be caught red-handed by the Crawlers' Apostles.
Moreover, back in the East Pole Sea, the East Pole Island Lord had given Lin Yuan a rough explanation of the game's stages.
Normally, the game was divided into five stages.
Aside from the fifth stage, which the East Pole Island Lord had been extremely secretive about, Lin Yuan now knew something about the other four.
According to the East Pole Island Lord, the first stage, "Paradise," and the second stage, "Free Development," were the golden period for Players to develop.
The Instances in those two stages yielded plenty of resources, enough for Players to grow rapidly.
By the third stage, although Instances still yielded resources, the amount dropped dramatically. It was no longer possible for Players to maintain rapid growth in strength through Instance rewards alone.
As for the fourth stage, the Instances basically yielded nothing.
Of course, Players who could participate in the fourth stage were all Authority Holders. There were very few of them, and each had their own ways of growing stronger, no longer relying on the system.
Thus, with the Eternal Compass, Lin Yuan could skip those Instances without losing out on much.
That should have been a good thing, yet it left Lin Yuan with something of a headache.
Because his original plan had been to sell the Eternal Compass.
The Eternal Compass was a Divine Artifact for comprehending spatial Authority Power. It was gentle and had no side effects, but it also lacked powerful direct abilities.
As for its ability to suppress spatial