Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

When Lin Yi arrived at the Blue Chamber of Commerce again, the scene before him made him raise an eyebrow slightly—the already sizable storefront of the chamber of commerce had now expanded by a full third of its area.

Through the bright glass windows, one could see people coming and going inside the chamber of commerce, which was even more bustling than usual.

Clearly, Lan Jin not only bought the two shops next door, but also completely integrated them into the Lan Chamber of Commerce's business empire.

Judging from this, the Blue Merchant Guild should not be far from reaching the level of high-level contractors.

When Lin Yi arrived, he found Lan Jin seeing off a group of sixth-tier contractors, who seemed to have just finished negotiating a cooperation agreement.

"Xiao Qi, tidy up room number 5. I'll take the physician there later." After seeing the person off, Lan Jin came to Lin Yi and gestured to one of her subordinates to tidy up the room.

"I'm sorry, there are quite a few people here today, and many rooms haven't been cleaned yet. Please wait a moment." Lan Jin rubbed her slightly tired temples and gave Lin Yi an apologetic smile.

Today, Lan Jin was dressed in a well-tailored indigo blue business suit. The sharp suit accentuated his tall and slender figure, and he exuded a capable and sharp aura.

However, the weariness that couldn't be hidden between her brows still betrayed the toil she had been carrying these past few days.

"Chairman Lan has quite the audacity to take over two shops in one go."

"Thanks to you, and also to the care and support of friends from all sides." Lan Jin led Lin Yi to the nearby rest area, where it was relatively quieter.

Lan Jin personally poured Lin Yi a cup of tea, and the aroma of the tea slowly spread in the air.

"Recently, several big deals have been closed, and the Chamber of Commerce's reputation and cash flow have both improved significantly. The Paradise of Reincarnation has also raised the Chamber of Commerce's rating considerably." As she finished speaking, a hint of ambition flashed in Lan Jin's eyes. Having established a Chamber of Commerce within the Paradise of Reincarnation, Lan Jin was naturally unwilling to let the Lan Chamber of Commerce remain at a low to mid-level.

Lin Yi took a sip of tea, his gaze lingering on Lan Jin's slightly pale face for a moment: "That's a good thing. However, if you keep working like this non-stop, you'll collapse before anyone else even has a chance to cause trouble."

Lan Jin paused slightly in her teacup, then gave a wry smile: "As expected, I couldn't hide it from you. There have been too many things going on lately, and there are a few restless forces lurking in the shadows. With promotion imminent, the bigger the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. There are always people who want to take advantage of the situation and bite off a piece of our flesh, or simply suppress us."

"The more pressing issue is the internal problem. With such rapid expansion, the newly recruited members are a mixed bag, and it's hard to guarantee that no one with ulterior motives has infiltrated."

At this moment, Xiao Qi walked over quickly and stopped at an appropriate distance: "President, Doctor, Room 5 has been prepared."

"Thank you for your hard work." Lan Jin nodded and stood up. "Doctor, the room is ready. Shall we go over and talk?"

Lin Yi put down his teacup, the bottom of which made a crisp clinking sound against the coffee table: "Lead the way."

The two walked through the front hallway, where the newly expanded area still smelled of wood and paint.

Several paintings that had not yet been opened hung on the wall, and traces of the renovation were scattered on the floor.

The transaction process was not complicated; the main issue was the large quantity of ore.

Inside room number 5, a dozen sealed metal boxes were neatly arranged, and several appraisers were checking the purity and weight of each piece of ore.

"So, the total is nine million Paradise Coins. Here is the savings card, please keep it safe, Doctor."

"Once you advance to a higher level, if you need help, you can contact this person." After saying that, Lin Yi sent the ancient number to Lan Jin.

"Doctor, this is a great favor."

For Lan Jin, once he is promoted to a high-level business guild, the most troublesome thing will be expanding his business resources.

Lin Yi essentially helped Lan Jin solve the most troublesome problem: high-level business warfare is far more complex than simply focusing on volume and channel efficiency in the mid-to-low-level stages.

The items needed by high-level contractors are often not mass-produced goods that can be easily purchased in the Paradise Market.

Moreover, there are not as many high-level contractors as there are mid- to low-level contractors; their numbers are relatively small.

This means that every high-level chamber of commerce goes to great lengths and uses every means to compete for these high-value clients.

Intelligence warfare, resource blockades, price wars, and even covert sabotage of the opponent's supply chain or reputation... The battlefield of high-level chambers of commerce is a jungle law-based arena where the smoke of gunpowder is invisible yet far more deadly.

Once the Blue Chamber of Commerce is truly promoted to a high-level chamber of commerce, it will likely immediately face vigilance and suppression from other established high-level chambers of commerce.

Established powers will never sit idly by and watch a newcomer easily take away their share of the pie.

At that time, the Blue Chamber of Commerce will face not only a development problem, but a survival problem.

To break free from this encirclement and strangulation and survive tenaciously, one must have the help of allies and a unique way of survival.

In response to this crackdown, some chambers of commerce have chosen alternative paths to open up markets and engage in differentiated competition.

For example, the "Gem Merchants' Guild" abandoned the lucrative but fiercely competitive mainstream markets such as high-end equipment and potions, and devoted all its resources and energy to gems, specializing in this field and even monopolizing the high-end gem market.

In this way, while other established chambers of commerce may be envious of its profits, they will not waste their resources fighting a chamber of commerce that specializes in this "relatively small profit" and highly specialized industry.

There's also the "Sword Dance Merchant Guild," which similarly abandoned a strategy of expanding across the board and instead focused on the ultimate high-end equipment route.

The reason these chambers of commerce made this choice is because in this brutal high-end market, there is an unwritten iron rule: anyone with too big an appetite and attempts to dominate all areas will immediately be attacked by all the established chambers of commerce!
The logic is simple: the market is only so big, and there are only so many high-end customers. If you take them all, how will others get a share?
For newcomers to survive, they must find a niche field that is unique, professional, or even "unnecessary" enough, cultivate it deeply, survive first, and then plan for development.

Just as Lin Yi was about to leave, the witch suddenly sent him a message.

The witch said, "A customer has taken a fancy to the Seed of the Ancient God, but he doesn't have enough Soul Coins and is prepared to trade other things for it."

[Attachment: Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword (Basic Skill)]

[Note: The minimum level for this technique is Tier 5, and the maximum level is Tier 8.]

"Oh, so someone actually got a support-type technique."

Support skills are not common in the market. These skills are fundamentally different from the swordsmanship he has mastered. They are more like carefully designed ability plug-ins that can be quickly integrated into the contractor's existing combat system to make up for weaknesses in a very short time.

However, the cost is also obvious: this type of technique can never break through its limits, and even gold skill points cannot break this ironclad rule.

It's like grafting a branch onto a tree; it can bloom and bear fruit immediately, but it will never grow into a towering tree.

In the ecosystem of the Reincarnation Paradise, such abilities are highly sought after.

For the vast majority of contractors, this skill, which can quickly make up for weaknesses and improve combat effectiveness, is even more valuable than rare equipment or powerful items of the same level.

Especially on the eve of facing promotion challenges or high-intensity tasks, this "quick-fix" ability is a lifesaver.

For example, if a mage discovers that their melee combat is weak in a certain battle, they can buy this gravity sword technique and gain swordsmanship skills equivalent to ten years of hard training within three months.

Of course, thinking you can compete with true masters of close combat using this? That's wishful thinking.

Therefore, they are collectively referred to as "auxiliary techniques," and are among the most popular auxiliary abilities in the Paradise of Reincarnation.

To put it simply, this technique is used to compensate for some of the contractors' shortcomings.

However, for Lin Yi, he can integrate some of the techniques from the [Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword] into his own swordsmanship by studying them.

It's like a top chef getting a quick and easy recipe; while they won't copy the steps exactly, they can certainly draw inspiration from it to create entirely new dishes.

"Okay, let's do it this way."

Exchanging the Seed of the Ancient God for the Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword isn't really a matter of who gains or loses. After all, the Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword has a maximum level of eight, and if we really calculate based on the market price, the market prices of both should be about the same. After all, the Seed of the Ancient God has side effects, while the Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword does not.

Three minutes later, Lin Yi retrieved the skill scroll for [Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword] from the attachment sent by the witch.

Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword

Type: Passive skill

Skill effect: Allows mastery of thirteen sword techniques of Gravity Swordsmanship - Light Sword.

Prerequisite 1: True Agility attribute is greater than 90 points.

Prerequisite 2: Swordsmanship proficiency level is higher than 10.

Introduction: This is a part of a certain sword technique. If the complete sword technique can be assembled, it may be possible to develop a completely new sword technique.

"An auxiliary technique with an upper limit of the eighth rank... that's quite rare," Lin Yi muttered to himself.

While these "quick-learning" techniques are scorned by mainstream users, the unique concepts and skills they contain are actually more valuable for him to study. In particular, the phrase in the introduction, "This is a part of a certain sword technique," greatly piqued his interest.

What would a sword system that can be broken down into eight levels of auxiliary techniques look like in its entirety?

After obtaining the [Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword], Lin Yi immediately went to the Skill Enhancement Hall. However, Lin Yi did not plan to learn the [Gravity Sword Technique - Light Sword] there. He intended to study this skill scroll properly in the Land of All Beings.

[Do/Do you want to upgrade Sword Master Lv.29? Upgrading this ability requires 5 complete Soul Crystals + 135000 Paradise Coins.]

[Hint: Swordsmanship Mastery has been raised to Lv.30.]

Swordsmanship Master: Lv.30 (Passive Skill)

Skill effect: Increases sword attack power by 499%, nerve reflex speed by 139%, and greatly improves sword skills and reaction ability.

Level 10 Additional Skill: Weakness Specialization.

Level 20 Additional Skill: Soul Shadow Sword.

Level 30 Additional Skill: Heart Sword Without Dust.

During combat, sword attacks will accumulate "Sword Heart" stacks (1 stack per attack, up to a maximum of 10 stacks).

Each stack of "Sword Heart" increases sword damage by 3%. When "Sword Heart" is fully stacked, it automatically enters the "Dustless" state, guaranteeing that the damage of the next sword attack will be doubled.

During combat, you can consume 100 points of Abyss Power + 5 stacks of "Sword Heart" to enter the "Heart Sword" state, which lasts for 8 seconds.

In Heart Sword state, the power of all sword techniques is increased by 30%~45% (depending on the type of technique).

After the Heart Sword state ends, you will enter a 5-second "Sword Fatigue" period during which you cannot gain "Sword Heart" stacks.

After the Sword Master advances to level 30, a new branch skill finally appears.

This branch skill, 【Heart Sword Without Dust】, leans towards a sublimation of the "sword intent" level.

"Dust-free" means that sword moves are no longer subject to any interference and there is no longer any waste of extra force.

The sword at that moment will be the most perfect sword.

[Do/Do you want to upgrade Sword Master Lv.30? Upgrading this ability requires 10 complete Soul Crystals + 300000 Paradise Coins.]

With the shattering of 70 intact soul crystals in this world war, Lin Yi's consciousness once again sank into chaos.

This time, Lin Yi possessed the body of a giant star beast.

As soon as consciousness was formed, an unprecedented sense of grandeur and vastness surged forth.

Lin Yi "looked" around. The boundless dark universe was the background, and in the distance were swirling nebulae, emitting a hazy halo.

Just now, a huge, cratered sphere was slowly sliding past him—it was a planet!
In Lin Yi's perception at this moment, this star, which was capable of supporting billions of lives, was not even as large as one of the claws of the giant beast he was possessing.

The behemoth's scales resembled a continuous mountain range, and each faint breath seemed to stir up the surrounding stardust tides.

"This is... the perspective of a cosmic behemoth?" Lin Yi was shocked.

Unlike all his previous experiences, this time Lin Yi felt a "force" that was pure to the extreme.

Just as Lin Yi was immersed in this new experience, a destructive intent came from the side.

"Roar--!!!"

The silent vacuum of the universe cannot transmit sound, but the roar at the level of the soul is like a tangible shockwave, crashing heavily into Lin Yi's consciousness.

Lin Yi instantly "saw" another ferocious beast covered in lava-like armor, tearing through space and rushing towards him, carrying with it a trail of broken meteorites.

Its target was the giant beast that Lin Yi possessed.

War broke out in space.

The giant beast that Lin Yi possessed reacted incredibly fast, its massive body displaying terrifying agility in the void that belied its size.

Instead of dodging, it charged straight at the other side.

Just as they were about to collide—whoosh!

The behemoth swung its claws, which were larger than planets.

There are no fancy techniques, no concentrated energy beams, only the purest, most primal claw strikes, the ultimate compression of power.

The path traced by the giant claw's tip tore a dark crack in space, like the sharpest sword energy tearing through cloth.

The collision of the two colossal beasts stirred up a silent storm in the starry sky.

The shattered debris of the star exploded like fireworks.

The giant beast that Lin Yi possessed displayed astonishing combat instincts. Every claw strike and tail whip landed precisely on the enemy beast's vital points, perfectly demonstrating the "swordsmanship" that originated from overcoming skill with force and overwhelming with momentum.

Just as this colossal battle that shook the stars reached its climax, a powerful repulsive force suddenly descended.

Lin Yi's consciousness was as if it had been seized by an invisible giant hand, instantly stripped from the enormous body of the star beast and returned to his own body.

[Hint: Swordsmanship Mastery has been raised to Lv.37.]

Swordsmanship Master: Lv.37 (Passive Skill)

Skill effect: Increases sword attack power by 569%, nerve reflex speed by 181%, and greatly improves sword skills and reaction ability.

Perhaps because the level of swordsmanship mastery he had improved to this time was too high, Lin Yi suddenly felt like he had eaten too much.

To alleviate this feeling, Lin Yi took out the [Master Trial Certificate for Basic Healing Skills] Tear.

The smell of disinfectant mixed with blood and burnt odor rushed into Lin Yi's nostrils, and the sharp alarm sounded intertwined with painful groans.

Lin Yi found himself standing in an extremely busy, even chaotic... hospital? Or perhaps a large medical center that had suffered a catastrophic attack? All around him were makeshift hospital beds, filled with wounded people of all shapes and sizes, some human, and many non-human races.

"What are you standing there for? Go save them!"

Lin Yi looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old doctor wearing a blood-stained white robe, holding a healing staff with an emerald gem at the top.

A warm white light enveloped a severely wounded man whose intestines were spilling out.

The treatment quickly stabilized the wounded's vital signs and repaired their damaged internal organs.

Right next to the old doctor, there were three or four other wounded soldiers, all with similarly serious injuries, painfully waiting for treatment.

An hour later, after treating the patient, Lin Yi was teleported to a new location.

However, the environment this time was not as good as the hospital last time. This time, Lin Yi was in a makeshift trench, and all around him were groaning wounded soldiers.

"Good heavens, they really don't give people a break." Lin Yi looked at the muddy trenches in front of him and the groans of pain rising and falling around him, and couldn't help but mutter a complaint under his breath.

Lin Yi quickly scanned his surroundings. The makeshift stretchers were haphazardly laid out in the mud and water. Most of the wounded were barely clothed, and their wounds were exposed to the filthy environment, many of which were already infected and suppurating.

Severed limbs and remains were scattered everywhere. Several medics in tattered uniforms with numb eyes were busy in vain. Their actions were less about treating patients and more about barely maintaining vital signs so that the patients would not die immediately.

"Doctor... Doctor! Save him!" A young soldier with his face covered in blood and dirt rushed over and grabbed Lin Yi's robe tightly.

He pointed to a companion lying in the mud beside him—the man's abdomen had been ripped open by some kind of explosive, his internal organs were vaguely visible, and blood mixed with mud was gushing out.

"Someone, carry him to the operating table." He glanced at the so-called "operating table"—it was nothing more than two relatively flat ammunition boxes pieced together, covered with a fairly clean tarpaulin; the conditions were appallingly rudimentary.

Several equally exhausted medics paused for a moment, seemingly unable to believe that surgery could still be performed in such a place.

But Lin Yi's aura made them act instinctively, and they hurriedly and carefully lifted the severely wounded man, whose abdomen had ruptured and intestines were spilling out, onto the makeshift "operating table." (End of Chapter)