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

Lin Mo was unaware that the online environment had begun to go astray, with more and more people starting to envy and take China seriously.

He killed a human and a lizard, gaining a small amount of life essence: "Huh? Kabu's level 16!"

[Congratulations on defeating the level 17 Explorer Kajo and his battle pet. You have gained a small amount of Life Essence, and your Life Level has increased to level 15 (87%). Kabu has gained a certain amount of Labyrinth Essence, and his Life Level has increased to level 16 (1%).]

[Kabu's level has been upgraded, and his weight has increased to 750 jin (7.5% overall increase).]

"Good, good, not bad, an easy find." Lin Mo was secretly pleased.

Now that Kabu is level 16 and has a new avatar, its combat power is off the charts! If it reaches level 20, it can continue to evolve and awaken its third talent.

Although I am only level 15, I have the damage increase from the Calamity Blade and a 50% suppression effect on dungeon monsters, so killing nightmare monsters above my level is not a problem.

Lin Mo's swordsmanship is almost at level 24, which is the area he most wants to improve. A big breakthrough should be enough.

I also need to get my hands on Kabu's wings. Perfect-level wings should be really powerful, since there's Hell difficulty above Nightmare difficulty. If I don't get some good stuff, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle it.

There are four more listings in the trading mall, all from compatriots from the Dragon Kingdom who used Lin Mo's blueprints to create perfect-grade Calamity Blades and alloy armor. A good weapon can save a lot of trouble.

Some people even switched from using swords to swords, since the beast cores consumed for upgrading skills can be refunded. They can simply relearn swordsmanship, only losing a small amount of the proficiency gained naturally during combat.

"Gurgle! (Lin Mo, I'm a little hungry!)" Kabu rubbed his stomach.

Lin Mo took out 10 roasted potatoes from his personal space and also prepared 2 jin of high-quality rice for it to eat. "Be careful, there's not much left."

Lin Mo himself was eating grilled fish and drinking honey water.

"Okay!" Kabu downed eight in one go. "Lin Mo, lately I've been having some strange images flash through my head, but I can't remember what they are. Did I eat something bad? Hallucinations? That shouldn't be the case, the Maze Toxin doesn't really work on me."

Hmm? Lin Mo felt that Kabu must be hiding something. This guy was able to communicate with others without any problems in the Chaotic Realm last time, so there must be some connection between them.

Now that it's said that there are images in its head, it must be related to the maze or its origins.

It should evolve a few more times, then it will remember.

"It's okay, don't think about it if you can't remember. Just eat, sleep, and fight monsters." Lin Mo felt that it was important to provide psychological support for underage battle pets, so he comforted them.

Kabu swallowed the last two potatoes in one gulp, his beady green eyes darting around. "Lin Mo, you're absolutely right! You're practically light, electricity, a myth, love, warmth, hope, the April day on earth, and the celestial being Taibai! Two more potatoes, please."

Lin Mo: "..." You use such a set of phrases, who taught you that?

This time, Lin Mo didn't give any potatoes, because the rest hadn't been baked yet, and looked directly at the four directions in front of him.

[You are about to reach a huge lake inhabited by 20 level 11 Six-Eyed Flying Fish. At the bottom of the lake, you can find 5 river clams weighing 1 pound each, which are high-grade food for the maze.]

The level 11 dungeon monsters are too low-level, have too little life essence, and too few loot. I won't go; I'll look around some more.

Behind you lies a forest inhabited by 20 level 13 Bloodthirsty Coyotes. They've heard a rumor that a place called the Free Kingdom offers abundant food. Deep within the forest lies a rice paddy where you can harvest 20 kilograms of high-quality rice.

Wow, these maze monsters have a lot of ideas! This direction isn't bad, let's see if there's anything better.

[To your left is the room of Wu Xiaoqi (Level 4), the Dragon Kingdom Explorer, who is currently sleeping and resting.]

Huh? I caught up with a fellow level 4 player? This player is also on the third floor? I can mix with them on Normal difficulty even on Nightmare difficulty?

Following this prompt, Lin Mo communicated with the system and received a result.

The difficulty level does not affect the maze terrain, but it will change the maze creatures encountered within the terrain.

In other words, Lin Mo still has a chance to encounter other explorers on any level.

However, the maze world has been open for a long time, and most explorers are now level 10 or above, beyond the 10th floor, so Lin Mo is currently finding it difficult to encounter them.

[To your right lies a fallen village, inhabited by 20 level 13 Wind and Thunder Beasts. They walk upright, their left arms weak, but their right arms powerful enough to unleash wind and thunder attacks, constantly shouting, "Who else dares challenge us?" Inside the village's cellar, you can find 20 high-quality potatoes, 5000 ml of water, and a golden treasure chest. The chest contains 5 units of copper, 3 units of gold, 3 rare wind elementals, 3 rare thunder elementals, and a special item: "What a Fate!"]

[What a coincidence! You will be randomly selected to visit 5 maze explorers. You can choose to briefly travel to their location (limited to 30 minutes; regardless of what happens, you will return to the original location after 30 minutes). This item has countless uses.]

Lin Mo immediately understood that his third brother and sister-in-law had entered their territory through this. You know what, this prop was really useful.

Since my third brother came to visit me, shouldn't I bring a case of milk to pay him a visit?

Visiting the Third Brother will grant me 6 National Fortune Points this time! Holy crap, hahaha, the Dragon Kingdom is about to take off!

Besides this prop, there's also the wind and thunder element that Lin Mo needs most, which is quite difficult to obtain.

According to the system, you have a chance to obtain it on Normal difficulty after level 20, and on Hard difficulty after level 8. Only on Nightmare difficulty can you obtain it after level 2.

There's no way around it, going for the high-end market is just so satisfying.

Without much hesitation, Lin Mo chose the right direction.

Stepping out of the passage, one is greeted by a scene of devastation; most of the village's houses have been destroyed, a result of a violent and savage force.

Several rag dolls and a children's toy car are scattered on the path at the village entrance, but their owners have disappeared.

Having witnessed too many tragedies, Lin Mo was determined not to allow such a thing to happen in the familiar world.

"Click..."

With a deafening roar in the sky, the Wind and Thunder Beast made its dazzling appearance.

This is a very strange creature, 5 meters tall, humanoid, with wind elements flowing on its feet, making it incredibly fast when it runs.

The two arms were of different sizes, with lightning flashing on the thicker right arm, just as the prophecy had said: the left arm was weak, while the right arm was incredibly strong.

Without any opening remarks, 20 Wind and Thunder Beasts immediately surrounded Lin Mo and Kabu, seemingly starving.

Twenty bolts of lightning rapidly took shape as the right arms of these wind and thunder beasts danced, then struck directly at Lin Mo and Kabu.