"The Demon Suppressing Master's Town Demon Waist Plaque isn't actually in the unique first completion rewards, and it's an item instead of a card?" Wang Linchi knitted his brows as he discovered this.

In the first completion rewards, there were only the silver needle, Crane's Crest Red, and the Qingfrost Ancient Sword. The waist plaque, which turns slain Abyssal Demons into temporary servants, was in the regular rewards. This implied that it could also drop from Nightmare Level dungeons and was not a unique reward.

"Now that's interesting."

Wang Linchi thought that this was probably another measure aimed at the Demon Suppression Alliance, but he guessed the drop rate of this item must be quite low.

After exchanging his items, Wang Linchi did not linger, primarily because there wasn't much else to buy. He didn't lack equipment, and there was just one skill. After purchasing and maximizing it, he ignored everything else.

"The rewards from the special quest are indeed plentiful. Just the set equipment saved me a lot of Abyss Crystals."

He was already at level 30. Next, all he needed to do was complete an advancement quest, and he would receive another set of level 30 equipment. He didn't have to worry about a thing.

Furthermore, his third announcement reward had also arrived. As he had predicted, it was a passive skill named Jewelry Mastery, applicable to all professions, allowing him to equip jewelry regardless of its level.

Wang Linchi learned it right away. Unfortunately, the first completion rewards from the Abyssal Dungeons are only granted thrice. There would be no more after that. I wonder if there are any benefits to being on the Abyssal Leaderboard. If it were just for recharging my Cycle Remnant Mark, it would seem a bit meager.

As Wang Linchi mulled over this, he went to submit his advancement quest.

[Congratulations...]

A long list of quest notices appeared. Wang Linchi didn't bother reading them; the attributes and skills of his game character were becoming less and less helpful to him.

"Skillful Scholar" transformed into "Writing Scholar," gaining two active skills and two passive skills.

As for the Navigator title, it was the higher-order title of Supernova, with doubled effects; no other changes occurred.

His level 30 full equipment set was an upgraded version of the White Tiger Set he had worn; the prefix changed to "Vermilion Bird," and an additional bonus was added to the set:

[2-piece Set: +500 Reverence]

[3-piece Set: Purchases from the store receive a 30% discount.]

[4-piece Set: 4x Experience received]

[5-piece Set: +3 Root Bone, +3 Spiritual Power, +3 Comprehension]

[6-piece Set: +1,000 Fixed Damage, +1,000 Fixed Defense]

[7-piece Set: 5% chance of casting skills without consuming Mana]

The effects were indeed increasing in strength, and the number of pieces in the set was also growing. However, the core components still revolved around weapons, armor, and jewelry.

"As of now, the quests seem more and more perfunctory. There was still a level 20 transitional quest, and now it has simply turned into a requirement for me to hit level 70 to begin my Third Transformation."

After choosing the highest difficulty Third Transformation quest, Wang Linchi paid it no mind.

The rewards were the same: a set of level 70 equipment, an advancement certificate of the highest tier, and a title.

Clearly, most of the value was now shifting towards his chosen profession, so the quest rewards had decreased.

It was initially meant as compensation to prevent falling behind most players in leveling after game balancing. Now, Wang Linchi's level was rising rapidly.

Excluding Ye Tian and his Celestial Palace, most players were currently only around level 40. Wang Linchi had already hit the experience cap twice and still managed to catch up.

Even Ye Tian, who topped the leveling leaderboard, was only at level 55.

Of course, they didn't level up by running Abyss Difficulty dungeons but through conventional methods, hence their slower progression.

Wang Linchi was thinking, Should I jump to a level 70 Abyss Difficulty dungeon for my next run? The generous experience would certainly boost me from level 1 to 70.

And the reason for being level 1 was simple: he planned to return and convert all his experience, turning it into his actual power.

After advancing, absorbing Experience Value would not only lead to strength growth but also further unlock his own power, providing him with sufficient capability.

However, he didn't take the body fragments of the Evil Human King this time, mainly because he was genuinely afraid.

The original True Magicians were all at the Bright Moon Level, and now, the Evil Human King was definitely even more terrifying. Even a single body fragment could potentially retain formidable power and cause massive problems. It's better to be cautious. After all, I don't need it anymore. Unless I want to follow the path of the Abyssal Demons, there's no need for in-depth research; I should focus on my own progression system.

Before he logged off, he had to exchange all the Abyss Crystals for materials to upgrade his wings and mount.

"The basic levels should be maxed out this time," Wang Linchi mused. After maxing out the basic levels, the rest... will have to be accumulated slowly. Otherwise, what else can I do? Do they really think a reskinned browser game would be easy just because the Charging Money aspect was removed?

The exchange process was quite fast, but after the exchange, the materials needed to be applied on the corresponding interface. This consumed quite a bit of time, so Wang Linchi simply activated an automation assistant and started applying them automatically.

He then opened the forum; casually browsing it was also quite enjoyable.

On the forum, there were many posts related to Wang Linchi, since the Abyssal Leaderboard was up.

Opinions on this matter were mixed. Some accused him of using plug-ins, while others said he was lucky. However, most believed his achievements were due to his abilities. After all, you could pass once on luck, but passing three times on luck? That would be an insult to anyone's intelligence.

Additionally, various game factions were extending olive branches to him, but Wang Linchi ignored them all.

"Huh? This post…" Wang Linchi suddenly spotted a popular thread related to him, accusing him of indiscriminate killing.

"Oh, the player killed by the anti-harassment system." Wang Linchi glanced at the post. The other party had first used misrepresentation and then twisted facts, painting Wang Linchi as an arrogant figure who looked down on other players. Meanwhile, the poster portrayed themselves as a naive, innocent victim who was killed and lost a level merely for expressing a few words of admiration for Wang Linchi.

"I remember that player was a guy, right? How did this sob story become a trending post?" Wang Linchi sensed something was amiss.

Upon closer inspection, it was highly probable that some hidden forces were scheming against him; otherwise, this situation wouldn't have occurred.

Previously, when he held no value, no one bothered to scheme against him. But now that he was valuable, ambitious people would undoubtedly want to extract corresponding value from him.

Wang Linchi remained calm and indifferent.

If they wanted to doxx me, they'd first have to get past the 'God-given World' Game System's defenses. If they had such capabilities, they wouldn't be struggling with Abyss Difficulty dungeons to begin with. Public opinion pressure is even more laughable. They can't even find me. I'm not from their world, so I lack any empathy for their situation. In fact, I find their actions rather amusing.

"The Abyss is about to invade, yet this is their response. If Great View's society is warped, then this world's society must be driven by capitalism." Wang Linchi couldn't help but grin, hoping that the Abyssal Demons could be defeated by their public opinion in the future.

Because of this maneuver, Wang Linchi's reputation on the forums was indeed tarnished. Perhaps he would face difficulties forming teams for dungeons, but for Wang Linchi, teammates were completely unnecessary.

His true conflict of interest had never been with these players, but with 'God-given World' and the Game System itself. They had completely missed the point.

This situation gave Wang Linchi the same disdainful feeling that the Sunlight ministers in the Great View court had towards Yan Ming King. They thought they could manipulate others, but they were merely clowns. In the face of absolute power, many things are insignificant.

Especially since Wang Linchi was shameless.

"Looking at it this way, it's not only not infuriating but actually quite amusing." Wang Linchi felt it was like a group of ants criticizing an elephant.

He felt a sense of helpless superiority. The helplessness stemmed from knowing the truth: he couldn't solve the Abyss invasion on his own.

"By the way, can infamy also charge the Cycle Remnant Mark?" Glancing at the Cycle Remnant Mark and analyzing it, Wang Linchi confirmed that it could indeed provide energy. This realization made him even happier; this way, he could gain energy from two sources. The "fame" component required for charging simply meant having a significant reputation, regardless of whether it was good or bad.

"Speaking of which, what's the principle behind this thing?" Wang Linchi took the opportunity to examine the Cycle Remnant Mark, wondering if he could find a bug to exploit.

Wang Linchi was always thinking of shortcuts. His main concern was the need to escape quickly because he didn't know how long 'God-given World' could suppress the Abyssal Demons. He had already cleared three Abyss Difficulty dungeons, but this was just a drop in the ocean. Otherwise, why would there be a need to cultivate so many players to help? The enemy was too strong, necessitating a mobilization of everyone.

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