Survival in the Core: I'm writing a guide for the entire server.

A dark golden light burst forth from Lin You's body, and an upgraded, refreshing sensation spread throughout his entire being.

But this time the improvement was more noticeable than before, as if every cell was cheering with joy.

Lin You gasped for breath, feeling a burning pain in her left arm and back.

He glanced down at his own condition.

【Life: 53/100】

The elite monster's whip left him with a deep bloody gash.

He was whipped more than once during the fight and has at least three wounds on his body.

Fortunately, the blood volume is still within a safe range.

"Phew...finally finished them off."

Lin You wiped away her sweat and squatted down to examine her spoils.

Beside the corpse of the kobold overseer, several gleaming objects lay scattered.

You have received 80 "Copper Coins"!

You have obtained "Kobold Overseer's Whip" x1!

You have obtained "Skill Card: Pickaxe Strike" x1!

Lin You's eyes lit up.

There are a full 80 copper coins!

I can buy quite a few materials on the trading market now.

He couldn't wait to check out the other items.

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[The dog-headed overseer's whip]

Grade: Level 2 (Green)

Attack: 8~20

[Durability: 300/300]

[Additional Information: The whip used by the kobold overseer to discipline his underlings is extremely effective against kobolds.]

Deals +50% damage to "Kobold Miners" and inflicts the "Fear" status.

Attacking the "Kobold Overseer" with this weapon will enrage it.

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"A weapon specifically designed to counter kobolds... its stats are good, better than the bronze sword."

Lin You put the whip into his backpack and looked at the skill card.

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[Skill Card: Pickaxe Strike]

Grade: 1 (White)

[Requirement: Strength > 10 (Rank E)]

[Description: This skill will teach you the "Pickle Smash (Lv1)" skill. It can be activated while holding a pickaxe, consuming 10 stamina points. It increases the mining efficiency of this mining operation by 100% and adds an additional 10 melee damage.]

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"Hmm...it's alright, better than nothing."

Lin You recognized that this was the skill used by the kobold miners, and was somewhat disappointed.

However, he doesn't have any other skills to learn right now.

The next job skill for the Card Master can only be learned at level 5.

[Do you want to learn the "Pickle Smash" skill?]

"Yes."

Lin You's attributes far exceeded the requirements for learning the skill, so she used the skill card on the spot.

Soon, the skill card transformed into a cool stream of air and entered his mind.

You have learned "Help Smash (Lv1)"

[Additional Information: You can upgrade skills by consuming different types of "Skill Orbs," which can be obtained from loot or crafted from various gems.]

"Skill Orb..."

Lin You touched her chin thoughtfully.

In fact, he realized after changing jobs that skills could be upgraded.

Card making and card control are core skills for the profession and there is no need to upgrade them.

But this does not mean that other skills cannot be upgraded.

Here comes one.

"Now is not the time to consider these things."

"Having a skill to use means you've already surpassed 90% of the players."

Lin You took one last look at the mine, feeling quite emotional.

It's been less than an hour since we entered the secret realm.

But he gained more than he had in the previous two days combined.

He then brought up the game menu and selected to leave the secret realm.

[You have achieved all the objectives. Do you wish to leave the realm?]

[To leave the secret realm, you need to remain stationary for 10 seconds while not in combat.]

"leave."

[Leaving the secret realm, countdown 10.....9.......]

Ten seconds later, Lin You's vision was engulfed by a blue light.

When he came to his senses, he was already back in front of the mysterious blue gate to the secret realm.

But the notification messages kept appearing in his field of vision.

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[The exploration of the secret realm is complete; rewards are being calculated!]

You have completed all the level objectives; the level completion reward has been doubled!

You have gained 200 experience points, 20 copper ore, and 2 silver coins.

The "Dark Mine" dungeon will open in the current beginner area in 24 hours.

As the first player to complete the game, you have received a "Selectable Blueprint Chest (Green)" x1.

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The rewards for completing the level are quite substantial.

Lin You had just leveled up, and his experience bar had increased by half again.

It reached 240/400.

This made him somewhat hopeful.

Because when you reach level 5, you can unlock new job skills.

As an S-rank profession, the Card Master's skill strength is clearly incomparable to something like "Pickle Strike".

There are 20 copper mines, some of which are mediocre.

After sweeping through several mining sites in the mine shaft.

Lin You's backpack was already stuffed full of copper ore, and some iron ore as well.

However, for other players, these copper ores are a good thing.

Two silver coins, or 200 copper coins, allowed Lin You to recoup some of his losses after the auction.

Finally, I have some money in my wallet that I can spend.

Finally, there is...

"Let me see how the 'self-selection' method works."

Lin You rubbed his hands together and received the reward email from the survival game.

In the blink of an eye, a suitcase gleaming with a green light appeared in front of me.

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[Selectable Blueprint Chest]

Grade: 2 (Green)

[Requirements: Soul bound, cannot be traded or gifted, only available to player "Lin You"]

[Note: After activation, you can choose from "Assembly", "Forging", "Crafting", "Cooking", and "Miscellaneous" to obtain a green recipe blueprint of grade 2.]

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"Having so many options is not bad."

Lin You browsed through all the options in the blueprint treasure chest and fell into thought.

He has a discerning eye, allowing him to obtain some recipes in addition to those of other players.

Therefore, assembly, forging, and manual work are probably not necessary.

As for "miscellaneous"... that's too broad a scope.

It's easy to draw a useless recipe.

After much deliberation, Lin You finally made a decision.

"I choose the 'Cooking' recipe!"

He then opened the briefcase in front of him.

A blueprint floated out from inside.

Lin You suddenly felt a lightness in her hand; the suitcase was gradually disappearing.

"Tsk, I thought it was like a treasure chest that I could use."

Seeing this, Lin You curled his lip, thinking to himself that this survival game really didn't give him any extra benefits.

However, once the blueprints were in hand, these other things didn't matter anymore.

Lin You took the blueprints into her hands, examined them carefully for a moment, and a surprised smile appeared on her face.

"In that case... that thing can finally come in handy!"

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[Cooking Recipe: Mushroom Stew]

Grade: 2 (Green)

[Requirements: Cooking pot, any edible mushrooms x3, rock salt x1, purified water x500ml]

[Output: Mushroom Stew x1]

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Mushroom Stew

Grade: 2 (Green)

[Effect: Restores 75 stamina points within 5 minutes and increases maximum stamina by 10% for 60 minutes. This effect is not stackable.]

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"nice one!"

Lin You's own stamina was only 100 points.

This bowl of mushroom stew will restore most of your health!

It can also increase your maximum stamina by 10% and reduce fatigue.

The only downside is that Lin You doesn't have any "rock salt" material on hand.

Although the demand is not high, there is still no supply, so we have to look for it in the market.

"Hopefully, some players will find rock salt."

Lin You casually burned the recipe with a torch and returned to the minecart.

Recipes are different from skill cards; once you know them, you don't need to use them.

"Move it over here."

After directing the kobolds to place the heavy backpacks onto the minecart, Lin You began to sort through her spoils.

More than 100 units of copper ore were thrown into the furnace for smelting.

The remaining iron ore is also waiting in line, since Lin You only has one furnace.

"When can the carriages be expanded?"

Looking at the mine carts, now fully loaded, Lin You sighed.

"Well, since things have come to this, let's write the guide first."

"After all... there's less than an hour left before the newbie protection period ends."

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