One skill point per second, I turn fireballs into forbidden spells.

Chapter 260 Trial Begins! Let's dominate the leaderboard first!

Lin Yi listened to Guo Yinglong's words.

Some were dumbfounded.

He licked his lips, feeling his mouth dry as well.

Although you can survive in the camp without drinking water or eating.

But I just can't get used to it.

Where did they get those popsicles?

"Could it be something they brought from the camp?"

Guo Yinglong shook his head: "Of course it wasn't brought from the camp."

"You have to buy it from the tower keeper."

Guo Yinglong sat down again.

“Every day at noon, in addition to opening the trial entrance, there will be dedicated tower guards who come to sell a lot of supplies.”

"Killing monsters in the Trial Tower will drop something called Sea Eye Stone, which is the currency for all transactions in the tower."

"And they will start selling goods from the S-level camps and proceed clockwise."

"Food, drinks, and snacks are all available for sale."

"It's very likely that we won't get a turn before they sell out of everything."

"But food and drinks are just for satisfying one's appetite."

"They're selling things that are truly valuable..."

"One is an item that can give you an extra chance to clear the level."

"But so far, according to Uncle Wang, he has only seen them sell it five times."

"The other is intelligence."

"This information will tell you which bosses will guard specific levels after today's trial begins."

"And what beneficial effects are more likely to appear during the exploration process."

Lin Yi seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this.

This intelligence is indeed very important.

If you know the BOSS's information in advance, you will know how to handle it and how to deal with it.

Knowing which buffs are more likely to appear is helpful in creating a playstyle.

Having played many roguelike games, Lin Yi naturally knew what a genre was.

But others who enter the Upside-Down Sky Tower for the first time are unaware of this.

"I can understand knowing that the BOSS should prepare in advance, but why is even a buff that is easy to appear considered part of the intelligence?" Ding Yue asked this silly question.

"Because if you randomly select these buff states, you won't be able to go any deeper."

"The people here call these beneficial status effects blessings."

"Apart from a few SSS-level blessings that you can just grab without thinking, the others need to be carefully considered."

"Many blessings complement each other, and when they are all put together, the effect is very strong."

As Guo Yinglong spoke, he took out a thick stack of handwritten notes from the table next to him.

"Uncle Wang, let me show them the complete collection of blessings you recorded."

Wang Yizhong nodded, and simply said, "Don't break it."

Lin Yi picked up the stack of handwritten notes and only glanced at the contents of the first page.

The first page is filled with details of fifty blessings.

Then, Lin Yi counted how many sheets of paper there were in total.

It's close to 200 pages.

"This is a collection of blessings compiled by Uncle Wang over the past thirty years through his own practice and through communication and exchange with other participants who have passed the trials."

"They range from D-level to SSS-level."

"If we're talking about who understands the trial rules, blessings, and mechanics best in the entire Trial Tower, if Uncle Wang says he's second, no one dares to say they're first!"

Guo Yinglong's praise clearly pleased Wang Yizhong, who was pretending to read a book but actually observing everyone's reactions.

"Xiao Guo, don't mislead people. This is not a complete list. It only records about 60% of the blessings at most. Those that require certain special events to trigger, or are sold by Soul Coin merchants, as well as the extremely rare ones, have not yet been fully explored."

Lin Yi was somewhat taken aback.

These 60% of the blessings alone already amount to about a thousand.

The total number of blessings that may appear in the entire Trial Tower could then approach 2000!
None of the roguelike games from my previous life have achieved this scale.

hiss……

What should I do if this Trial Tower suddenly seems kind of fun?
Seeing the admiring looks on everyone's faces, Guo Yinglong continued, "I'll tell you in secret."

"Uncle Wang and five or six other seniors from the Great Xia Dynasty who are still in the Trial Tower."

“He’s different from that old man Liu.”

"They are perfectly mentally sound."

"They just find the Trial Tower's system of selecting blessings and building playstyles based on the synergy between blessings very interesting."

"So they decided to dedicate their lives to building a super faction that could clear 99 floors and reach the first floor directly."

"In other words, they are doing research."

"This guide is very detailed, including every single floor."

"In a few years, or even a decade or more, when their strategy is finally complete, our descendants who enter this Trial Tower will be truly blessed!"

After Guo Yinglong finished speaking, everyone looked at Wang Yizhong with admiration.

This spirit of planting trees by predecessors is undoubtedly great.

when!
when!
when!
Three chimes suddenly rang out.

Lin Yi felt the ground beneath his feet tremble slightly.

Then he saw that all the people who had been wandering outside the camp suddenly ran back to the camp like madmen.

Those who were already in the camp chose to dump their trash outside the camp.

Ten seconds after the bell rang.

A dark hole suddenly appeared in the central pillar.

Black water ripples rippled at the cave entrance.

Then, a terrifying suction force emanated from the hole.

Lin Yi witnessed firsthand how all the trash on the ground was sucked in.

Cow batch.

This mechanism, which forces people to enter and pass through checkpoints, has been used by these people as a fully automated garbage collection mechanism.

Lin Yi glanced at the time on his wrist.

12 noon.

The trial has begun.

At the same time, Lin Yi also saw more than a dozen people dressed in black with swirling masks on their faces appear out of thin air in the Korean camp next to them.

These people should be the tower guards that Guo Yinglong and Cheng Xiao mentioned before.

"Hehe, not bad."

"These eye slaves are quite dedicated."

"Why haven't I seen Zaina?"

Inside the Necromancer's Space.

Lin Qianqian and Lin You were both paying attention to what was happening outside.

When Lin Qianqian saw the tower guards, she said something that left Lin You completely confused.

“Zaina…”

"who is it?"

Lin You felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn't remember anything about it.

"Sister, you will remember."

"We are all on the predetermined path of fate, I just met you earlier."

Lin Yi was actually secretly observing the conversation between the two sisters.

But Lin Qianqian remains a mystery.

He didn't say much.

We can only focus our attention back on reality.

During the time they were distracted, the tower guards had already reached the camp where they were supposed to be at seven o'clock.

All the goods they were able to sell were officially sold out.

A weathered voice echoed throughout the entire trial tower.

"The Trial Tower is now open for today."

"The standings remain unchanged."

"All camp levels remain unchanged..."

"The initial blessing of the camp has been refreshed."

As the tower keeper finished his announcement, a leaderboard appeared on the central pillar.

[S-Rank Camp: Korea, Current Score: 1547, Total Floors Cleared: 16425]

[Rank A Camp: Nanyue Kingdom, Current Score: 996, Total Floors Cleared: 2145]

……

[C-level camp: Japan, current score: 437, total number of floors cleared: 40103]

[Rank D Camp: Great Xia Kingdom, Current Score: 275, Total Floors Cleared: 258746]

Looking at the entire series, the difference between the current floor number and the historical floor number in the final Great Xia is frighteningly large.

This accumulated number of historical floors directly surpasses the second-ranked Japan by more than 200,000 floors, and is a hundred times more overwhelming than Korea.

However, this is precisely the source of pride for people like Wang Yizhong, who have remained unknown and dedicated themselves to this tower for decades.

Behind them is a powerful nation.

Lin Yi took a deep breath.

Suddenly, my competitive spirit kicked in.

He set a small goal: to make Great Xia the number one S-class city on the leaderboard today!

The next chapter is going to be a climax!

I humbly request that all readers continue reading!

This is extremely important for a book.

Even if you don't have much time during the week, you've saved up over ten chapters and tens of thousands of words over the weekend. You can read them all in one go. Thank you!
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