Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 553 Reserve Service Substitute Platform

Information about the world of Seeking Light?
The shop owner's smile vanished completely. As if he hadn't seen Li Xia clearly before, he scrutinized her closely once more.

He doesn't seem like a poor guy. Does he think he's exceptionally capable and wants to take a gamble?
He sighed inwardly. There were quite a few apostles like this, and there was no need to waste words trying to persuade them.

"The information about the World of Seeking Light is a package deal, costing 100,000 Hall Points per item. It's the same price no matter where you buy it."

One hundred thousand per serving, that's quite expensive.

Aowu and Heitan clicked their tongues. This was just information, not a strategy guide. If it were a strategy guide for the original world, this price would be fair.

But this is just intelligence!

Having just entered the fourth tier, before they could experience anything else, the soaring prices gave them a small shock at the fourth tier.

"Row!"

Li Xia paid without hesitation, took the intelligence, and turned to leave. The shopkeeper watched his retreating figure, shook his head, and turned to walk towards the other apostles in the shop, a warm smile returning to his face.

"So, is there anything you like?"

The moon was bright and the stars were few; the clear moonlight illuminated the ground, making it appear as if it were covered with a layer of white frost.

The hint given by the Hall of Light

Li Xia devoted part of his attention to reading the newly acquired materials, while simultaneously engaging in a discussion with Aowu and the others.

The information about the world of Seeking Light was quite detailed, but the key parts were somewhat vague. After glancing at it a few times, Awoo sighed and said:
"Why is it dark again? Can't we go somewhere sunny and beautiful?"

They had just emerged from the Black Descendant Star, a world that was gloomy and infested by the Old Gods.

"It's still a bit different. The darkness in the world of Seeking Light is real darkness, not something created by the Old Gods or anything like that."

According to the intelligence report, the world of Seeking Light is shrouded in darkness, and only a faint light can be generated artificially.

But legends about light have always circulated there, so the creatures living in the world of seeking light spend their entire lives searching for it.

Sometimes the sky will suddenly crack open, and light will shine through the hole; this is called "sky light".

The creatures of the Light-Seeking World, after being bathed in the sunlight, undergo peculiar changes and are given a special name: Light-Bathers.

And those rays of dawn are the core that condenses inside the body of the one who basks in the light after death.

However, the Apostles were not interested in what the World of Seekers of Light was like; their only goal was to hunt down the Lightbringers and obtain their cores.

"Well, they're all black anyway. But this place says that creatures bathed in light are quite difficult to deal with. Could that be an exaggeration?"

Awoo clicked its tongue, not hesitating to assume the apostle with the utmost malice, but the apostle was often worse than it imagined.

"It shouldn't be. If it were easy, the apostles wouldn't be so foolish as to insist on buying it at a high price in the store."

"I've already done it myself."

As they were talking, the buildings in front of them gradually became fewer, and each building was larger than the ones they had seen before. Even the public decorations in the vicinity were particularly exquisite.

Once they reached the innermost part, Li Xia and the three little ones looked at the magnificent gate before them and began to doubt whether they had gone to the wrong place.

[Respected Acting Third in Line of Reserves, welcome back to your exclusive manor]

The gate slowly opened, revealing a vast open space inside. How big is 20,000 square meters?

Equivalent to approximately three standard football fields or 48 standard basketball courts, a small house stands in the center; this was his former residence.

"Wow, that's huge."

Although real-life island estates are larger and more spacious, can an island and a palace be the same?

The three little ones excitedly rushed over and ran around in the open space for a while, but soon got bored and sneaked back to their old hut.

"Boss—"

"Meow!"

Seeing their excited expressions, Li Xia knew what they wanted to do, so he simply shared his personal space decoration permissions with them.

The three little ones immediately cheered and gathered around to play.

The benefits for the quasi-agent are quite good. They used to have to pay for things like furniture and templates, but now they don't have to pay for any of that.

Although the money saved is at most a few hundred or a thousand points, is money important? What's important is that others spend money while you don't, and that's the difference in treatment!
Li Xia took out the Divine Enemy Armor. This armor absorbed the chip thrown by the Stone Golem during the battle with the Old God, which caused a benign mutation.

Not only is its defensive tier stronger, but it also offers good resistance to energy-based attacks and is much lighter, feeling almost like light armor when worn.

He then took out divine blood, which was unlike any liquid he had ever seen. No, it should be said that divine blood did not resemble a liquid, but rather a magical, flowing light.

The bottle was tilted, and the glowing liquid dripped onto the armor.

"Buzz!"

The armor suddenly trembled, and the plates collided with each other, making a crisp sound like the clinking of jade pendants.

Li Xia's actions did not stop. Following Ma Da'ou's instructions, he poured the divine blood in his hand into it, then channeled his true qi and made a stroke with his fingertip in the palm of his other hand.

Crimson blood seeped out and dripped onto the armor.

The armor shone brightly, instantly engulfing the entire living room. Even Li Xia narrowed his eyes slightly and turned his head away.

When they turned around again, they saw that the armor had returned to the size of a palm, with rings of light surrounding the magnificent gem-like core, rotating erratically.

[Under transformation, please wait 122 hours, 38 minutes, and 45 seconds]

More than a hundred hours, which is about five or six days, is not a long time.

Having already accumulated considerable experience in equipment upgrades, Li Xia was unsurprised and placed the Divine Enemy Armor aside.

He then turned his attention to other things, such as the [Godslayer] title and the [Old Hunter] exclusive privilege pool that he had previously obtained.

First is the title of "Godslayer".

【God Killer】

[Rank: Legendary Title] 1. Godslayer: Increases damage dealt to god-like enemies and reduces suppression from god-like enemies.

2. Legend: If you use identity swapping when entering the world, your initial identity will be raised by two tiers (provided by the Hall of Light, and can be stacked).

Legendary titles can produce an effect even without being worn.
Title Advancement:

[Godslayer] — [Godhunter] — [Enemy of the Gods] — [Ragnarok]

[Description: A legendary title that only those who accomplish the feat of slaying a god deserve.]

This title is undoubtedly extremely powerful; its effect 1 goes without saying, and the specific numerical values ​​are not listed.

But the second effect, Legendary, is truly amazing; it doesn't just raise your level, it raises your tier.

Li Xia also has a similar title, Dragon Hunter, which can raise the initial status by two levels, but it's really not enough compared to the social hierarchy.

For example, when you enter the world, your initial identity is that of a commoner, and after advancing two levels, you might become a merchant with some assets.

But if you rise two ranks, you become a noble. It's much easier for a noble to cause trouble than for a merchant. Most importantly, the two titles can be combined!
That's even more amazing! From a minor noble to a major noble, the happiness doubles!
Li Xia closed the title page with great satisfaction and turned to look at the exclusive privilege pool for the [Old Hunter].

This is somewhat similar to a shop or a bounty list, with each ancient deity corresponding to a different price. Li Xia roughly counted them and was surprised to find that there were quite a few ancient deities. Not counting the question marks, there were dozens that Li Xia could see.

Furthermore, the rewards are different, and Li Xia couldn't even understand what some of the rewards were. However, it was clear that there were differences in strength among the Old Gods.

However, each time an Old God is killed, you can obtain Ascension Skill Points, Law Fragments, and a treasure chest whose rank is not apparent.

Li Xia suddenly fell into deep thought. If killing an Old God gives you something, then why didn't I get anything when I killed an Old God?

Could it be that they've been misled by the Temple of Light?
But then I thought about it again, and the old god's entire body was probably refined by the Temple of Light to help him advance his rank.

One is an ancient deity who can adjust its rank at any time, and the other is a third-order apostle. Even a fool could understand how incredible it is for a third-order apostle to swallow the most essential core of an ancient deity.

But the Hall of Light managed to melt itself down, which must have taken a considerable amount of effort.

Thinking about it this way, Li Xia calmed down, mainly because thinking about it was useless anyway.

He took out the reserve officer badge again, remembering that it could be used to convene reserve officer meetings and join some kind of exclusive communication platform.

Li Xia tried to focus his attention on the badge, and the pure white badge flashed.

A page completely different from a normal chat channel unfolds before you.

Ten profile picture frames are arranged in a circle in front of me; some profile pictures are lit up, while others are grayed out.

The center is a series of chat logs, and every now and then, a new chat log will pop up next to an avatar and enter the center. At first glance, it looks a little awkward, but the more you look at it, the more comfortable it feels.

It seemed quite lively. Li Xia curiously scrolled through the chat history, but the only records she could see went up to the time when she returned to the Hall of Light. She couldn't see any records before that.

[Dragon God - Eighth Place]: A newcomer?? Or is he third?? He's pushed me down one place.

[Dragon God - Eighth in Order]: Poor Ah Shui, he finally managed to squeeze in, and before he could even be happy for two days, he was squeezed out again.
[Dragon God - Eighth Place]: I can't take it anymore, I have to go and make him laugh!
[Dead Silence - Sixth in Order]:
[Dragon God - Eighth in Line]: Where are the newcomers? Can they come out? Let's see which big shot it is. We're all just reserve substitutes, so put on some spirit and don't embarrass yourselves!
[Dragon God - Eighth in Line]: So aloof? Who is this person, suddenly appearing in the third in line?

[Dragon God - Eighth Pick]: Brother Dao? Any news about Brother Dao? Can you give us a hint?

[Overlord Blade - Second Place]: I don't know either, maybe Brother Guang knows something.

[Divine Light - First Place]: Hmm, the newcomer killed an old god and was directly promoted to reserve officer.

[Dragon God - Eighth in Order]:
[Dead Silence - Sixth in Order]:
[Blackfire - Fifth Pick]:
[Thunderbolt - Seventh Pick]:
[The Hunt - Ninth Pick]:
[Water Cooling - 10th in Rank]:
[The Hunt - Ninth Tier]: Just by killing an Old God, you can directly reach the third tier? I only killed one in the world before last. Although it was indeed very difficult to kill, and I paid a huge price, but... it can't be that bad, right?

[Divine Light - First Priority]: Low rank. I don't know the more specific details, but this is how the permissions are displayed.

Immediately, a dense array of question marks flashed across the screen.

[Pursuit - Ninth Place]: Low-tier? ? ? Sorry for being hasty! But such an amazing thing as a low-tier character killing an old god only ranks third. Light Bro and Blade Bro are still strong after all.

A series of approving comments followed.

In the starry sky, a middle-aged man who looked rugged yet exuded a heroic spirit was holding a badge and about to say something when he saw a huge claw emerging from a massive black hole in the distance. The claw was not large when it first emerged, but it grew larger as it stretched out.

Finally, even the largest stars looked like glowing marbles in front of this claw.

The man's eyes lit up, and he reached behind his back to grasp the hilt of the knife. After waiting for a long time, the Star-Eating Beast finally emerged!

With his other hand, he held the badge and flashed it, sending out the message:
[Overlord Blade - Second Place]: It's not that it's stronger; it's based on a cumulative points system. Over time, the points will naturally increase.
[Divine Light - First Place]: Yes, that's how it is.
From then on, the exclusive chat platform became deserted. Apart from the eighth-ranked Dragon God occasionally sending a message, most of the others remained silent.

Clearly, these top apostles within the Hall of Light are not people who enjoy chatting. They only ask questions in the group occasionally when they encounter problems, and those who know the answers will patiently provide them.

They lacked the competitive spirit that should theoretically exist, and did not treat others as rivals to guard against.

Li Xia was puzzled at first, but soon her brows relaxed and she understood.

There should indeed be a competitive relationship among reserve substitutes, since the order of priority represents the order of filling vacancies, and all reserve substitutes should strive to improve their ranking.

But the problem lies in filling the gaps!
According to Li Xia's understanding, the position of the acting head of the Hall of Light was so secure that it seemed that the only time the acting head had fallen was during the siege of Transcendence.

Furthermore, according to the chat in the group, Shenguang and Badao, who are ranked first and second respectively, have obviously been in reserve for a very long time and have accumulated a lot of points.

In other words, even with intense competition, it's virtually impossible to shake the first and second positions, so why bother competing?

For the apostles, changing their mindset in time and turning this platform into a communication platform that was most advantageous to themselves was something they didn't even need to think about.

Those who can be selected as reserve agents are definitely top-tier powerhouses, and some even know each other. Where else can you find a communication platform of this level?
The original first and second place winners, Shenguang and Badao, were obviously happy with this arrangement. Everyone was keeping to themselves, which made things easier for them. Although they had accumulated a lot of points over a long period of time, theoretically there was no possibility of them being surpassed.

But who can say for sure about apostles?

Just like this time, a low-level apostle suddenly appeared and killed an old god, causing his points to skyrocket, almost reaching half of the second-place score, and widening the gap with the fourth-place score.

What if he does something earth-shattering later, like relentlessly seeking out and killing the old gods?

Once you've tasted the goodness of the old gods, can you go back?

Can not go back!

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)