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

Lin You jumped off the mine cart, holding a torch and looking around.

This inner Earth space was unlike anything he had ever been to before.

There were no monsters, no mineral veins, not even a single extra piece of rock.

Only a half-withered garden lay silently bathed in pale blue light.

The garden is not small, about the size of two basketball courts.

The ground was neatly divided into flower beds, as if someone had carefully tended to them.

But now, most of the flower beds are abandoned, the soil is cracked and overgrown with weeds.

Only a small area near the center still stubbornly blooms with some kind of flower.

Lin You stepped forward, squatted down, and examined the area carefully.

The flower is shaped like a tulip, but its petals are translucent and glow with a soft luminescence.

They emitted a faint blue-white light, like twinkling stars in the night sky.

……

【Neon Tulips】

Grade: 3 (White)

[Description: A common magical plant that glows naturally in the dark and can be used to make lighting items]

[Bonus Information: You have obtained the crafting recipe for "Fluorescent Potion"!]

[Glowing Potion: 1 Glowing Tulip, 1 Gel, 300ml Clean Water; requires a Crafting Table or Cooking Pot]

[Effect: After drinking, the user will emit a blue fluorescent glow within 60 minutes, increasing light intensity by 50%]

……

Lin You stared at the recipe information, lost in thought.

"A potion that makes you glow, interesting..."

Fluorescent agents can increase light intensity by 50%.

It's like having an extra torch shining from nowhere.

Moreover, it is "increase" rather than "provide".

This means it can be stacked with regular lighting items for an even stronger effect!

"This glowing potion is a good thing!"

Lin You took a deep breath and scanned the entire garden with her eyes.

There are about thirty fluorescent tulips blooming in the garden.

If all of them are collected, at least thirty servings of fluorescent potion can be made.

Each serving lasts 60 minutes, which is enough for him to use for quite some time.

But he didn't rush to take action.

Because the Intermediate Eye of Insight has provided new additional information.

[Additional Information: This flower field is in a semi-withered state. If you irrigate it with enough clean water to make the withered parts bloom again, a hidden event can be triggered.]

[Hidden Event: Awaken the "Flower Fairy" and gain her favor]

[Flower Fairy: A rare friendly unit with the ability to purify pollution and accelerate plant growth]

[Awakening Conditions: Irrigate the flower field to revive at least 60% of the withered flowers; any picking will cause awakening to fail.]

Lin You paused slightly.

Flower Fairy.

Rare friendly unit.

It can purify pollution and accelerate plant growth.

"This is much more cost-effective than using natural light all at once."

Lin You made a decision almost without hesitation.

He stood up, took out the stored clean water from his backpack, and began to irrigate the flower field.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

Clear water is poured onto the dry, cracked soil and quickly absorbed.

But the withered flowerbed was too large, and the amount of clean water he had was simply not enough.

"There's not enough water..."

Lin You frowned and opened the trading market to search for purified water.

There were many search results, but the prices made him frown even more.

[500ml purified water: 15 copper coins/bottle]

[500ml purified water: 12 copper coins/bottle]

[500ml purified water: 18 copper coins/bottle]

The cheapest option costs 10 copper coins per bottle.

Lin You made a rough estimate.

To get half of the withered flower field to bloom again, at least several hundred bottles of clean water would be needed.

Hundreds of bottles of clean water cost thousands of copper coins and tens of silver coins!

Even if his copper key business is thriving, he can't afford to burn through so much money.

"No, it's too expensive."

Lin You shook her head and shut down the trading market.

He re-examined the flower field, his mind racing.

"Since buying water isn't cost-effective, let's produce our own."

He opened the metalworking table and began mass-producing simple water collectors.

[Simple Water Collector: 10 Copper Ingots, 5 Coal, 5 Slime Gel, requires a Basic Workbench]

He has all of these materials, and his inventory is plentiful.

One water collector produces 100 milliliters of clean water per hour.

Ten units means 1 liter per hour, which is equivalent to two bottles.

Twenty units means 2 liters per hour, or four bottles.

Although it's not as fast as buying water directly, it's cheaper and more sustainable.

"Anyway, the flower field won't run away, so waiting a few more hours won't matter."

Lin You made up her mind and began mass-producing simple water collectors.

One by one, water collectors were taken off the worktable and placed in the open space around the flower field.

[A simple water collector has been placed and is collecting water...]

Collection efficiency: 100 ml of purified water / 1 hour

One, two, three...

Lin You is like a precise machine, tirelessly producing and placing things.

Flame Spirit followed at his feet, curiously sniffing the metallic smell emanating from the water collector.

Meow~

"Stop causing trouble, go play somewhere else."

Lin You gently pushed Yan Ling aside and continued with her work.

Half an hour later, the area around the flower field was filled with simple water collection devices.

"This should be enough."

Lin You wiped his sweat and nodded in satisfaction.

Although irrigating the flower field requires a lot of clean water, he is not in a hurry.

Just wait for the water to accumulate slowly in the collector.

Just then, a system announcement appeared before all players.

[System Announcement: The "Newcomer Competition" event has officially begun]

The special subterranean dungeon "Abyss City" is now open.

Registered players can enter the secret realm through the event page.

The announcement immediately caused an uproar in the temporary cross-region chat room.

"It's starting! The Abyss Dungeon is open!"

"I'm going first, brothers! Wish me luck!"

"I'm going too! I hope I get good results!"

"Don't rush, don't rush. Let's assess the situation first before going in."

"What are you looking at? The sooner you get in, the sooner you finish and get your reward!"

"Exactly, it's not like you can only do it once; you can challenge yourself every day."

"I'll go in and scout ahead, then I'll come back and share the intelligence with you!"

"Let's go! Let's go!"

In the chat room, players who had signed up flocked in, eager to enter the secret realm.

Lin You didn't rush inside.

He first opened the event page and carefully browsed the detailed information about the Abyss Dungeon.

……

[Abyss Dungeon (Special Realm)]

[Depth of the Secret Realm: 1~5]

[Challenge Time: Unlimited]

[Player Limit: This challenge can only be completed solo, but you will encounter other players in the dungeon.]

[Dungeon Description: Corrupted by a dark curse, each level reduces light intensity by 10%. Players must find the entrance to the next level in the darkness while defeating the monsters lurking in the city.]

Special Rule ①: Killing monsters in the Abyss Dungeon will not grant experience points or loot.

[Special Rule ②: Dying in the Abyss Dungeon will not incur the "Soul Weakness" penalty, but will force you to exit the dungeon and consume your daily challenge chance.]

[Special Rule 3: The Abyss Dungeon Ranking is based on a comprehensive score of three indicators: "Number of Floors Cleared", "Completion Time", and "Number of Kills"]

Current number of users who have cleared the border: 0

[Rankings: None available]

……

Lin You frowned slightly after reading the message.

Five-layer structure, dark curse, no experience, no loot.

The design concept of this secret realm is very clear—it purely tests the player's raw strength!