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

Lin You sat in front of the console, opened the posting page, and created a new post.

The title is concise and direct: "A Summary of Anti-Drug Guides and Counterfeits (Updated in Real Time)"

In the main text, he didn't waste any words and got straight to the point.

I have listed the specific errors in the problem posts I just saw.

Lin You wrote the main text with great restraint, simply stating the facts.

But he added a final paragraph, his tone unusually serious.

"Public forums are places for cross-regional exchanges, not tools for some people to sell goods, scam money, or cause death."

"If you see any suspicious guides on public forums, feel free to leave a comment. I will verify them one by one and update this post accordingly."

"above."

Click Publish.

Unlike the newbie forum, public forums don't attract a lot of clicks and views as soon as a post is made.

Lin You wasn't in a hurry; he had done everything he was supposed to do.

As the saying goes, it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them.

Building a reputation in a new field is a long process.

After posting the clarification, Lin You closed the forum and went to check out today's undead invasion event.

With the summoning lantern given by Shakky, you can start farming directly without needing to make a new one.

What Lin You didn't know was that he wasn't very famous on public forums.

However, his post exposing the fakes was specific and well-organized, and was quickly forwarded and discussed by a large number of players.

"Damn it! I read that elite monster strategy guide and spent 5 silver coins on Frost Arrows, and they were completely useless!"

"I believed that post about hidden resource points too, but after digging for ages, I found nothing and almost ran out of supplies..."

"No wonder silver ore prices have risen so quickly; it turns out someone's been manipulating things behind the scenes!"

"Who posted this? Is someone new? So ruthless in exposing fake news, aren't they afraid of retaliation?"

"I noticed his ID prefix is ​​25535, and he also has a title below his avatar..."

"The Earth's Core Pioneer? Good heavens, this guy is Lin You, the one who got the first kill on the Watcher in the entire server!"

"In the previous cross-regional event, the one where they competed for new players, I saw that his ranking was quite high."

"Finally, an expert has had enough. I wonder what those unscrupulous merchants will do."

The post's popularity continued to soar, with more and more players sharing their experiences of being misled by toxic strategy guides.

The comments section has become a venting forum for players from different newbie zones.

However, Lin You cannot see these comments yet.

……

"Let's begin."

Lin You arrived at a spacious underground space, took out a spirit-summoning lantern from his backpack, and smashed it.

The eerie green flames seeped into the ground, and the earth began to crack.

A few seconds later, the first batch of undead broke through the ground.

Skeleton soldiers, zombies... just like always.

But then, a new enemy emerged from the crack.

A hunched skeleton, holding a worn-out short bow, with ghostly blue flames flickering in its eye sockets.

Unlike other undead, it didn't rush directly into the forest, but stood still, nocked an arrow, and drew the bowstring.

whoosh-

A bone arrow shot out, hitting Lin You precisely in the chest.

The magic barrier rippled slightly, and the arrow was deflected.

[Magic Barrier activated; 24 points of damage are negated by magic.]

[You have been "marked," increasing your chance of receiving a critical hit by 10%!]

"Remote units?"

Lin You narrowed his eyes, his gaze locking onto the skeleton archer.

Immediately afterwards, another figure darted out from the crack, moving so fast that only a blur could be seen.

It was a long, thin, canine-shaped undead with exposed bones and a row of sharp bone spurs on its back.

Its eyes gleamed with a dark red light as it bared its teeth and lunged at Lin You.

However, they were stopped halfway by the Flame Spirit, and the dog and the cat began to fight each other.

Lin You summoned a large number of undead, finally bringing the situation under control, and then began to observe the new enemies.

……

Skeleton Archer

[Level: 7]

【Life: 100】

[Defense: 5]

[Skills: Return of Death, Marked Shot]

【Marked Shot: Launches a ranged attack that applies the "Marked" effect to the target】

[Weakness: Takes 50% more fire damage and 100% more holy damage]

……

【Zombie Dog】

[Level: 7]

【Life: 150】

[Defense: 10]

[Skill: Vicious Bite]

【Vicious Bite: Launches a powerful bite attack, dealing damage and having a 30% chance to inflict Bleeding and Poisoning on the target】

[Weakness: Takes 50% more fire damage and 100% more holy damage]

……

"Range attacks and high-speed melee attacks, combined with ordinary skeletons and zombie minions, are indeed much more troublesome than before."

While observing the battlefield situation, Lin You checked the depletion of the magic barrier.

Although several arrows struck him, his magical barrier blocked all the damage and posed no real threat to him.

In the subsequent waves of invasions, Lin You deliberately left the skeleton archers and zombie dogs for last.

As he fought, he observed their behavior patterns and silently noted down how to deal with them.

These newly appearing undead units pose little threat to him.

But it's extremely dangerous for ordinary players.

Especially the skeleton archer.

With it around, the old method of farming undead invasions without taking damage will probably no longer work.

It needs to be significantly modified to achieve the original effect.

After completing 10 undead invasions, Lin You glanced at his experience bar and found he had only gained a little over 1000 experience points.

Although the enemy's level is increasing, his level is already almost twice that of these monsters, so the experience he can gain is pitifully little.

The only decent gain was the Skeleton Archer and Zombie Hound cards.

……

[Magic Card: Skeleton Archer]

Grade: 7 (White)

【Effect 1: Summon】

【Effect ②: Absorb this magic card to increase your strength by 2 points, up to a maximum of 75 points at Rank E】

【Effect 3: Absorb this magic card to gain the skills "Return by Death" and "Marked Shot"】

……

【Cardcaptor Sakura: Zombie Dog】

Grade: 7 (White)

【Effect 1: Summon】

【Effect ②: Absorb this magic card to increase Constitution by 2 points, up to a maximum of 75 points at Rank E】

【Effect 3: Absorb this magic card and gain the "Vicious Bite" skill】

……

"These new magic cards are much stronger than my old low-level summons."

Lin You prioritized creating the Skeleton Archer and Zombie Hound cards and neatly added them to his card collection.

Skeleton Archers have decent ranged attack power; assembling a squad of them allows you to enjoy the thrill of hitting any target you aim for.

The high mobility of zombie dogs makes them ideal for initiating attacks and harassing enemy units, such as flanking the backline.

"From now on, you will be my main summoned creatures."

Lin You nodded in satisfaction.

Just as he was preparing to turn the remaining undead corpses into magic cards, the dark gold card box at his waist suddenly trembled violently.

"Um?"

Lin You looked down and saw the Myriad Manifestations Card Box fly out of his waist on its own and hover in mid-air.

The intricate geometric patterns on the surface of the card case are slowly flowing, radiating a warm golden light.

The lid vibrated slightly, producing a clear, ringing sound like silver bells jingling.

Before he could react, a notification popped up in front of him.

The "Impermanence of All Things" card box has accumulated 10000 magic points!

[Drawing the "Impermanence of All Things" card...]

[Draw complete!]

The result of this gacha pull is "Night".

"Varied……?!"

Lin You's eyes widened in surprise, never expecting that the effect of the Dark Gold Card Box would be triggered at this moment!

The card box suddenly opened, and a jet-black card flew out, transforming into a deep shadow in mid-air.

The shadow expanded rapidly, instantly enveloping the entire Gold Rush vehicle.

Lin You felt a sudden darkness before her eyes, and her body felt weightless for a moment.

It felt as if an invisible hand had suddenly pulled me down.

The next moment, the shadows disappeared, and vision returned to normal.

He looked around and realized that he and his car were no longer in the same place.

……

【The Impermanence of All Things Card: Night】

【Effect 1: You will be teleported to a random location within the current level along with the minecart】

[Effect 2: You gain the "Darkvision" buff for 24 hours]

[Dark vision: The ability to see normally in completely dark environments, regardless of reduced light levels]

……

Lin You paused for a moment, then looked around.

A rusty railway track appeared before him.

The railway tracks lead directly to a passage that is buried in rubble.

Two twisted and deformed metal door panels were half-buried in the pile of rubble.

Several sharply defined characters can still be vaguely discerned on it.

"What have you done to me?"

Just as Lin You was wondering, several buzzing sounds suddenly came from nearby.

Turning my head, I saw three strangely shaped mechanical bodies hovering in mid-air, slowly patrolling towards us.

One of the machines happened to scan the Gold Miner and then quickly locked onto Lin You.

A notification quickly popped up in the latter's field of vision.

[WARNING! You have been detected by a "tungsten carbide drone"!]

……