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

"The drop rate is really high!" After Kabu and Lin Mo took down the silverback gorilla together, a series of notification sounds came one after another.

Congratulations on completing all nodes of the third level of the maze! You have earned 3 maze points, bringing your current maze score to 24.

[Congratulations on defeating the Silverback Gorilla and gaining 3 National Fortune Points. The Dragon Kingdom currently has 83 National Fortune Points and a National Fortune Index of 0.83.]

[Congratulations on successfully defeating the level 3 boss! You have obtained 100 Beast Cores and a certain amount of Life Essence, increasing your Life Level to 21 (1%). Kabu has also obtained a certain amount of Labyrinth Essence, increasing his Life Level to 21 (10%).]

【您在战斗过程中获得1%刀术熟练度，刀术等级28级（28.1%，你与卡布好感度+1，当前好感度111（61%全面增幅）】

"Using 100 beast cores."

[You have used 100 beast cores to raise your swordsmanship to level 28 (38.1%).]

[Kabu absorbed 3 points of Treasure Energy, current Treasure Energy: 10 points.]

"Huh?" Lin Mo found that the treasure points gained from killing the boss were not bad, a full 3 points. Last time, he only got 7 points after killing 30 nightmare-level monsters.

If the monster's level is higher, and if it's a higher-quality Hell monster, the treasure value will definitely be more. Lin Mo rubbed his hands together, somewhat expectant.

[Congratulations! You have obtained 1 Wood Element, 2 Water Element, 3 Lightning Element, 3 Wind Element, and 10 Fire Element. You have also obtained 10 Premium Potatoes (1 pound each, a rare delicacy in the maze) and 1 Lava Heart. You have obtained the item "Hell's Choice".]

Goodness, of the five elements (metal, wood, water, fire, earth), only the metal element is missing now. It seems the metal element is the most precious.

Lin Mo returned 10 premium potatoes to the Dragon Kingdom and also set up a campfire to prepare something to eat, as he needed to rest a bit after continuous fighting.

"(๑‾ ꇴ ‾๑) Kagu! (Wow, what a big potato!)" Kabu completely ignored everything, quietly squatting by the campfire, his beady green eyes fixed on the potato in the flames, his chubby fingers occasionally poking at it and flipping it over, afraid of burning it.

Cappuccino thoroughly enjoys watching the potatoes slowly turn golden brown and caramelized.

Lin Mo excitedly opened the Hell selection.

[Hell's Choice: Using this reel, you have two choices.]

[1. Brave the Hell! From now on, the monsters you encounter in the dungeon will be adjusted to Hell Mode. For example, the same level 20 dungeon monsters will grant 30% experience on Hell Mode if the experience gained is 10% on Normal difficulty. The same applies to Beast Cores. Resource rarity is increased by 200%. Friendly reminder: To completely eliminate the dungeon, you must reach the highest difficulty and defeat the Final Fantasy. Your country will receive the final solution, restoring rivers, lush rice paddies, and the sounds of birdsong...]

[2. Lie Down Peacefully: Choosing to remain as is will grant you 2 Lightning Element, 2 Wind Element, 2 Wood Element, 2 Water Element, 10000 ml of Water, and 5000 g of High-Quality Rice.]

"I choose 1." Lin Mo said without hesitation, having waited for this moment for too long.

Congratulations on unlocking Hell Mode! The dungeon monsters you encounter in the future will be significantly enhanced, and your rewards will be greatly increased. The dungeon monsters you encounter can be up to 20 levels higher than the dungeon level.

Meanwhile, the Hell-level map has been highly compressed. In the future, clearing one terrain level will grant you 50% of the exploration progress for that level, and after clearing two terrain levels, you will gain the right to proceed to the next level or challenge the level's boss.

"Is this hell mode? I love it, I love it!" Lin Mo exclaimed excitedly.

It's 20 levels higher than the maze level, which means I can encounter level 24 monsters on the 4th floor. There's no doubt that Kabu and I are about to experience another big level increase.

Having reached level 21, Lin Mo's Moonlit Slash has undergone some changes. Now he can release 3 Moonlit Slashes, each 10 meters long and 500 meters in range, with a 3-second interval between releases.

Another type of Lava Heart has a similar use to Snow Lotus, which is to increase bloodline concentration, but the Lava Heart's effect is more powerful.

"Use the Heart of Lava," Lin Mo said calmly.

[You used the Heart of Lava to upgrade the Candle Dragon Bloodline to level 3 (3%)].

"Holy crap, this is awesome!" Lin Mo glanced at the new bloodline introduction and said, "It's upgraded to level 3 directly."

…………

Zhulong bloodline level 3 (3%)

Basic Attributes: All attributes increased by 30%

Feature 1: Unrivaled during the day (has a 20% suppression effect on all creatures during daytime battles)

Feature 2: Unlocked at level 5

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"Haha, very good, very energetic, one step closer to beating up Kabu." Lin Mo was in a great mood and enjoyed eating the grilled fish that he had prepared earlier.

Kabu is still patiently waiting for the premium potatoes to bake. You see, today's potatoes are special; they are premium potatoes rarely seen in the maze, each weighing one pound, and their taste far surpasses that of ordinary potatoes.

Seeing Kabu's focused expression, Lin Mo couldn't help but chuckle. He then took out an iron pot, salt, high-quality flour, water, and rapeseed oil.

"Kaji-gu? (Lin Mo, what delicious food are you going to make?)"

"I'm in a good mood today, so I'll make you some pan-fried potato pancakes." Lin Mo decided to try a different way of cooking potatoes for Kabu.

"Great!" Kabu clapped his hands, looking excited.

The method is not difficult. Just mash the roasted potatoes into a paste, mix in a little flour, water, and salt, and then spread them into round pancakes.

Coat the wok with rapeseed oil, and when the oil is hot enough, start frying until golden brown on both sides.

Kabu stared at Lin Mo with his beady green eyes. "Kajikagu! (Lin Mo, you're so sweet! You actually remembered my birthday today! Wow! I'm so touched!)"

Kabu suddenly burst into tears, leaving Lin Mo completely bewildered.

"Wait! Stop, stop! What birthday? Didn't you just have one?" Lin Mo exclaimed in shock.

"Kagugugu (But a day has already passed, shouldn't we stop today?)" Kabu shrugged, looking as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"You toads have birthdays every day?" Lin Mo's pupils dilated in shock.

"Goo goo goo! (Aren't you humans? Lin Mo, sing, let's say hi hi together!)"

Lin Mo was both amused and speechless. He looked at the potato pancake that was taking shape in his hand and really wanted to put some ant eggs inside.

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Lin Mo was furious, but the people of Da Han were absolutely furious.

In Jin Zeyu's live stream, Jin Zeyu had been impaled upside down in the ground by a raging black bear. His health bar was down to 5%, and his two legs were sticking out and twitching. It was both comical and tragic.

Facing four level 20 raging black bears, Jin Zeyu couldn't even last a single round. Despite his loud shouts, it was all for naught. Relying solely on shouting for damage? That's not an option.

[A netizen from India: You're doomed! This time it's not just one, it's four! Holy crap! Your country is so small, highly urbanized, and doesn't even have a buffer zone. Can you really withstand it?]

[Netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom: Who said we're the worst off? Aren't there people even worse off?]

Just then, a broadcast broke the silence between Blue Star and the Labyrinth World. The message was broadcast in red and bold in the Labyrinth World in divine script, and in the live broadcast room in Blue Star script.

[Maze Game: A friendly reminder: Due to an explorer's deeper exploration of the maze's forbidden areas, maze monsters are now moving in both directions. They are also becoming more adapted to Earth. If monsters that descend upon Earth in the future destroy a nation, these maze creatures can bypass the invisible walls and invade neighboring countries.]