Surviving the Maze of National Destiny: Hints from the Chinese Characters I Understand

In the video, Lin Mo covers his face and continues to say hi.

Kabu was eating potatoes, listening to music, and bouncing around on the spot; it was super happy.

[Chinese netizens: Pfft... Hahahaha! These two are unbeatable.]

[A netizen from China: I can already picture it. On the day Lin Mo returns to Earth, we'll all go to welcome him, and ten thousand of us will sing this song together.]

[A netizen from China: Aren't you afraid Brother Lin will beat you to death? Go ahead and sing.]

[Chinese netizens: Wait, wait, didn't you guys notice something's off? Why did we get 2 National Fortune Points this time after killing the boss, instead of 1?]

Viewers in the live stream noticed something was wrong after seeing the highlighted and bolded notification that the national fortune value had increased.

[A netizen from China: We noticed before that the monsters Brother Lin killed were different from the others, clearly much stronger. Could it be...?]

[A netizen from the Coldest Country: Did we mutate after drinking wastewater discharged by the Rising Sun Country?]

[Netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom: Holy crap!]

Chinese netizens had already guessed some information, feeling that Lin Mo was playing something new, but they didn't expect that Lin Mo was already playing something newer, and the version had been updated again, directly to nightmare difficulty.

In the scene, Lin Mo and Kabu sing together, toast, eat potatoes, eat grilled fish, and when they get tired, they fall asleep together on the stone platform, with Lin Mo using Kabu's belly as a pillow.

After six hours of sleep, Lin Mo woke up. He had just had a dream in which Kabu could fly and beat up its owner every day, since they could never catch it anyway.

"Thank goodness it was just a dream!" Lin Mo thought to himself with relief.

Next, Lin Mo has two important things to accomplish. First, his swordsmanship is about to reach level 20, and he will be able to awaken his second move.

Second, try killing the nightmare and see how salty this difficulty level is.

"There's a third point: get me wings. I want to fly, I want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun." Kabu, who was also awake, knew what Lin Mo was thinking and added a point.

"Look at you, so capable." Lin Mo chuckled, then walked straight into the passage to the third floor, with Kabu following him eagerly.

Upon reaching the third floor, a corresponding notification sound was heard.

[Congratulations on entering the third level of the maze (Nightmare difficulty). You will receive 3 maze points for each node you pass on this level. Here you will encounter maze monsters with a health level of 3-13. However, given that you have chosen Nightmare difficulty, the monster levels are generally higher, and the probability of encountering low-level maze monsters is relatively small.]

Lin Mo used 2 units of refined iron to repair his fine alloy armor, then looked in the four directions in front of him. The prompts were still as flashy as ever.

Ahead of you lies a dilapidated neighborhood, devoid of human presence. Arrogant humans once believed themselves to be the masters of nature, but after their disappearance, this place became a paradise for the Creator.

The plants that climb the walls have become the masters here. Ten level 13 ivy trees have surrounded the entire community. They want to have some fun. Would you like to give them a try?

In the central building of the residential complex, you can find 4000 ml of drinking water, 2000 grams of premium rice (an average adult only needs 10 grams to meet their daily needs), and one rare wind element.

Wow! As expected of a nightmare-level terrain, the drop rate is really high.

Lin Mo was stunned. Even the quality of the food had improved. He felt that as long as he could conquer the Nightmare Maze, the people of the Dragon Kingdom would be able to barely have enough to eat.

However, both Kabu and I are only level 12 at the moment. To be honest, I'm a little unsure about how to deal with 10 level 13 ivy creatures on our own.

Lin Mo didn't know how much stronger the monsters in the Nightmare-level maze were than those in the Hard-level maze, let alone the fact that they were a level higher.

Lin Mo looked at Kabu beside him. "My silly battle pet, do you think you're up to the task?"

"My foolish master, I think the other party is terrifyingly strong. Isn't our bond just bullying the weak and fearing the strong?" Kabu's eyes were very clear.

Hmm! Let's forget about it then. My current situation is great, and there's no need to take unnecessary risks. It's best to play it safe and assess the situation first.

Even if I were to challenge him, I'd wait until Kabu reaches 100 affection points and unlocks the 1.5x power boost, or until I learn the second move myself. Why am I in such a rush?

With this in mind, Lin Mo looked in another direction.

Behind you lies a maglev train, now abandoned and empty, but now a playground for Iron-Eating Behemoths. They are currently destroying your home; there are 5 of them, level 13. In the second carriage, you can find 5 kilograms of high-quality beef, 1 rare lightning elemental, and 2000 ml of drinking water.

This one is a bit easier, but Lin Mo still plans to continue reading.

To your left lies a vast beach, covering an area of ​​100 million square meters, inhabited by 20 mutated two-armed crabs. These are definitely not ordinary crabs, because they don't beat up the referee during their rock-paper-scissors contests. Their giant pincers can successfully evolve to play rock, paper, and scissors.

This made them incredibly proud, as it washed away the millennia-long humiliation of their species. Before, you said I only knew how to use scissors and nicknamed me "idiot crab," and we didn't care. But now... just watch whether I hammer you or not.

There are 20 giant cat's-eye snails (half a pound each) buried under the beach. They're veterans, often appearing in live streams of beachcombing. You can try looking for them too.

Lin Mo was a little speechless. Had these crabs gone a bit astray in their evolutionary direction?

[To your right lies a military fortress, where fierce battles once took place. Now, there is no trace of humanity left, only eight wandering burrowing worms with a life level of 11. They dig through basement after basement, but have found no more fresh and delicious food. If you go inside, they will be very enthusiastic and will open their hearts to you.]

The fortress contains 798 rooms. Room 309 contains 10 jin of high-grade flour, 5000 ml of drinking water, and one rare wind elemental.

Oh dear! There's no other choice but this one. It has 8 of them, and they're level 11, which is one level lower than Lin Mo and Kabu.

"Kabu, do you have confidence?" Lin Mo looked at Kabu, who was picking his teeth, with a determined gaze.

Kabu gave a disdainful smile. "Lin Mo, from now on, don't ask me who the enemy is. Just tell me the time, the place, and the direction!"

Lin Mo: ...Hey, that's not what you just said. Who was it that said we, the Bonds, are bullies who prey on the weak?

The two, one man and one woman, entered the passage on the right while arguing and cursing.

The next second, the scenery changed, and they were standing beneath a massive concrete defensive fortress.

There is a magnificent semi-circular concrete defensive wall here, which is 1100 meters long, 20 meters high, and 2 meters thick.

The defensive wall guarded a narrow passage, lined with various sophisticated cannons and numerous firing ports.

Lin Mo couldn't imagine what kind of creature could break through such a defense, because behind the defensive wall was a military base with an airstrip, barracks, and armory.

"Crack, crack..." The sound of earth and rocks cracking came from under Lin Mo and Kabu's feet. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the solid concrete defensive wall under their feet was actually cracking little by little.

Lin Mo: "Holy crap!"

Kabu: "Fuck me!"