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

Lin Mo and Kabu were having a blast fighting, but the viewers in the live stream were completely dumbfounded.

[Chinese netizen: Wait, why would I encounter aliens?]

[A Chinese netizen commented: "Kabu seems to understand these aliens' conversations? Could Kabu be an alien toad? That makes sense, it wasn't originally a toad from Earth; I just always thought it was a labyrinth monster that Lin Ge had contracted with."]

[Chinese netizens: This is so bizarre! There are even places under attack. Are these other planets?]

[A netizen from the Free Nation commented: "Rifle bullets can damage these descending monsters, so they're not that effective. Just switch to a large-caliber sniper rifle, or even a 12.7 caliber autocannon, or an RPG rocket launcher, and they'll be instantly killed."]

[Chinese netizen: You're overthinking it. If a country doesn't have good organization and people wander around like you, no amount of soldiers can protect you.]

[A netizen from Pakistan commented: Yeah, these maze monsters won't just stand there and let you kill them. They're constantly running around, and it will take the army time to clear them out.]

[A netizen from Russia commented: In this regard, I favor China. Their infrastructure is the most complete, with air-raid shelters, underground bunkers, and so many reinforced concrete skyscrapers. As long as the ground is properly reinforced, the monster in the picture really can't get in, and then the army can just clean it up.]

[A netizen from India: This time I'm on the side of China. Their people are so unfree; they only know how to obey their superiors. I never thought it would actually be an advantage! Hey? Don't tell me, the Free Country is constantly protesting and demanding freedom in the streets. What if a wave of monsters descends? Wouldn't that just cause chaos?]

[Chinese netizens: You guys from the Free Country are doomed, haha, the rule-based weapons are starting again.]

[A netizen from the Free Nation: Shut up! If I could get through the internet, I'd definitely kill you, you idiot.]

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On Lin Mo's side, under the commander's guidance, Kabu and Lin Mo quickly located the remaining dozen or so Gale Beasts.

The battle basically consisted of Moonlit Slash clearing the way, Kabu charging forward, Lin Mo finishing off the attackers, Kabu delivering a powerful punch, and then the fight was over.

Apart from both of them losing 5% of their health and 8% of their health, and Lin Mo's armor durability decreasing by 10 points, there were no other problems.

Lin Mo smiled slightly as the notification sound rang out again. The feeling of growing stronger together with Kabu at all times was reassuring.

Hahaha, awesome! Lin Mo was grinning from ear to ear, ignoring the conversation between Kabu and the villagers next to him. The conversation was mostly about where Kabu came from and expressing gratitude, while Kabu kept asking if there were any potatoes in the warehouse.

360 beast cores, and my level has increased by more than one level. This is awesome!

"System, use all beast cores." Lin Mo didn't hesitate. He knew that after his swordsmanship was raised to level 25, he could split the moonlight again, which was very useful.

[You have successfully used 360 beast cores to raise your swordsmanship to level 22 (67.3%).]

Holy crap! Although the skill progress for using a beast core was reduced to 0.5% after level 22, I still have a lot of them, so my swordsmanship level jumped straight to 22.

So it seems like level 25 isn't so far away, and... at level 30, you can even learn a new move.

Before I knew it, I was already level 14. That's too slow. I've been in the maze for 3 days and I still haven't caught up with these veteran explorers who have been in the maze for a year.

Lin Mo began to reflect deeply: This is truly a disgrace to Earth's transmigrators!

Just then, several soldiers and villagers hurried over from a distance, carrying a large pile of things.

[Kabu successfully protected the village chief and earned the unanimous approval of the villagers and the defense forces. Kabu received 20 high-quality potatoes, 1 ml (20 catties) of drinking water, and 20 catties of high-quality rice.]

Lin Mo was shocked because he saw the villagers praising Kabu and feeding it, and he almost gave them a thumbs up and put in coins.

Damn it! Why is the notification sound saying Kabu successfully protected the village? What about me? What about me, Lin Mo? Am I not worthy?

Startled awake from his deathbed, Lin Mo realized the clown was himself. He laughed in exasperation, thinking he should have just robbed him.

That's so unfair, so biased! But Lin Mo wasn't without options. He simply walked over, grinning as he stored the items in his personal space.

Kabu: "(ΩДΩ) Huh?"

"Kabu, you're still young. I'll keep all these things safe for you and return them to you when you grow up. You can't handle them now." Lin Mo looked just like a parent who had confiscated a Chinese New Year red envelope, with a sly grin on his face.

[Chinese netizens: Hahaha, Lin Mo knows how to educate children.]

[Chinese netizens: Give him back his things, immediately! Kabu is so cute, haha!]

[A netizen from China: Am I seeing things? So many things? This is unbelievable! Can you believe Brother Lin is only on level 3? What will he be like when he enters the deeper levels?]

[A netizen from Batan: I've carefully observed the monsters Lin encountered on level 3. Take the level 13 burrowing worm in the previous terrain, for example. I bet it's stronger than the level 19 monsters encountered in the Free Country at level 18. That's very strange.]

[A netizen from the Free Nation: Listen to what you're saying! Listen to this? A level 13 monster is stronger than our level 19 monster? Is that something a human can say? Have you no shame at all?]

[A netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom commented: "The Chinese have won again. Even at this point, the 'winner-centric' approach is still going strong."]

Lin Mo was unaware of the argument in the live stream. He was in a good mood, having gained a lot from this operation, and quickly returned the supplies to Longguo.

If I'm not mistaken, I told my fellow countrymen in the Dragon Kingdom that monsters might be coming. Given the Dragon Kingdom's efficiency, they must have been preparing for war across the country. At this time, food and water are extremely scarce for them. It's a pity that this is all I could manage to get.

Fortunately, besides myself, there were more than a dozen other explorers working hard as well.

"System, return the supplies!"

[You have successfully returned 1904 million jin of high-quality potatoes, 1904 million jin of drinking water, and 1904 million jin of high-quality rice to your country. The supplies have arrived.]

This was the largest amount of supplies he had returned to the Dragon Kingdom since entering the labyrinth. Lin Mo felt somewhat relieved, and the pressure lessened.

In this desperate situation, the survival of the entire Dragon Kingdom's 14 billion people depends on 20 explorers. Whether they are fellow Dragon Kingdom citizens or labyrinth explorers, the pressure is immense.

"Kabu, stop fooling around, we should leave." Lin Mo looked at the four passages around the village, but he found that the natives seemed unable to see them.

Kabu, who was frantically tearing at Lin Mo's trouser leg, finally stopped.

Just then, an old man who claimed to be the village chief ran over and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

"Kaji kawa kaji kawa kajiri! (Great Kabu, please help our village get rid of the river monster! It has already eaten four water buffaloes.)"

A notification sound appeared in Lin Mo's mind, which was quite surprising: a hidden mission?