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Lin You stood at the edge of the elevator platform, his gaze sweeping over the secret realm information that popped up in front of him.

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[The Hidden Realm of the Earth: Tungsten Steel Machinery Workshop]

[Depth of the Secret Realm: 7/9 (Normal/Hard)]

[Challenge Time: 30 minutes]

[Player Limit: Maximum of 4 players can challenge simultaneously; minecarts cannot enter the secret realm]

[Location Description: An abandoned tungsten steel machinery production workshop. Some security equipment is still patrolling inside. The workshop is scattered with a large amount of metal scrap, machine parts, and abandoned supply boxes.]

[Objective: Find any evacuation point and successfully evacuate]

【Special Rule ①: Items obtained within the secret realm can be directly recycled upon leaving the secret realm, or you can keep them yourself】

[Special Rule 2: If you die or get lost within the secret realm, you will lose all your carried items.]

[Special Rule 3: An "Emergency Alarm" mechanism will be added to Hard Mode dungeons]

[First Clear Reward: 1 random purple-grade container item]

[Death Penalty: "Soul Weakness" for 24 hours]

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Lin You was stunned for a moment after reading it.

"...Should the search and raid be lifted?"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Isn't this the classic gameplay of entering the map to loot resources, fighting enemies, and finally finding a spot to retreat?

"Since we're already here, let's play through the normal difficulty first and familiarize ourselves with the map."

Lin You parked the Gold Rusher in an open area next to the elevator platform.

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Then, leading Yanling, they headed towards the entrance of the secret realm.

The entrance to the secret realm is a half-open metal gate next to the elevator platform.

A faint blue light shone through the crack in the door, accompanied by a slight crackling sound of electricity.

As soon as Lin You got close, a notification popped up in front of her.

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Please select the difficulty level of the dungeon you wish to challenge.

【①：Normal】

【②: Difficulties】

[Complete any difficulty level to receive the first-clear reward]

[After the dungeon is cleared for the first time, it will be available to players in the current new player zone 24 hours later.]

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"Normal difficulty"

Lin You did not overestimate himself.

Although he considers himself to be quite capable.

However, the withdrawal mechanism in the search and strike withdrawal mode doesn't care how many levels you have.

If you can't retreat, you can't retreat; dying or getting lost will also mean losing all your equipment.

[Entering the underground wonderland "Tungsten Steel Machinery Workshop (Normal)"]

A familiar feeling of weightlessness came from the soles of my feet.

When Lin You came to her senses, she found herself in an unfamiliar place.

Meow~

Flame Spirit also teleported over with him, cautiously scanning the surroundings.

Lin You quickly glanced around at the surroundings.

Before me was a huge underground workshop, at least seven or eight meters high.

Many robotic arms that have stopped operating are suspended from the top.

Several conveyor belts in the distance had broken, leaving behind a large number of unfinished parts.

There was a row of control consoles on the left wall; the screens were long since turned off and covered in dust.

Thanks to the "Night" state provided by the Myriad Impermanence Card.

Even without a torch, he can now see clearly in the dim light.

"This workshop is quite large."

Lin You opened the mini-map, ready to start recording the terrain.

He knew very well that the core competitive advantage of this search-attack-withdrawal mode in the secret realm was map familiarity.

Once you figure out the locations of resource spawn points and evacuation points, you can greatly improve efficiency and profits.

"Flame Spirit, stay close to me and don't wander off."

"Meow."

The little guy responded and quietly followed at his feet, the flame on its tail flickering slightly.

Lin You explored forward along the passage on the left side of the workshop.

Along the way, he could see some scattered metal scraps, which he picked up and stuffed into his backpack.

Obtain "Tungsten Carbide Metal Scrap" x2

His current backpack is still a level 3 green backpack called "Adventurer's Backpack".

There are only 15 storage slots.

Remove supplies such as torches, potions, and food.

There are only about 10 slots of space left that are usable.

"Looks like I need to get a good backpack."

"I hope the purple container item from the first clear reward suits me."

As I was pondering this, a mechanical humming sound suddenly came from around the corner ahead.

Lin You immediately stopped, pressed herself against the wall, and peered over.

A tungsten carbide drone is patrolling along a fixed route.

It slowly floated in mid-air, with searchlights sweeping back and forth at its bottom.

"Another drone."

Lin You did not rush to make a move, but continued to observe.

Further away, he discovered two mechanical entities he had never seen before.

One of them is a square metal box that floats in mid-air.

It is about the size of a computer tower, and it keeps itself suspended by a light blue stream of air coming out from its bottom.

The other one was shorter, like a robot vacuum cleaner that had been enlarged several times.

A ring of indicator lights is on the disc-shaped metal casing, which is slowly moving along the ground.

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Tungsten Steel Suspension Tank

[Level: 7]

【Life: 120】

[Defense: 30]

[Skill: Charge]

[Weakness: Takes 50% more damage from electric attacks]

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[Tungsten Steel Edifier]

[Level: 7]

【Life: 130】

[Defense: 20]

[Skill: Charge]

[Weakness: Takes 50% more damage from electric attacks]

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Lin You's lips twitched slightly after reading the attributes.

These tungsten steel machines are all incredibly tough, with at least 20 points of defense.

Although the two newly appeared tungsten steel machines only have the "ramming" skill, their attack methods are limited.

But the numbers are there, and if you get entangled with them, it will be very troublesome.

For an average player, they might simply turn around and explore another path.

Lin You, however, does not need to be so timid.

"Normal difficulty, just breeze through it."

Lin You stopped hiding and flashed out, raising his crossbow.

An arrow was fired at the foremost drone.

I was lucky this time; I randomly got the most effective lightning element!

Elemental Strike - Chain Lightning!

The crossbow bolt, crackling with electricity, flew out and instantly pierced through the drone.

The electric arc jumped across the metal shell and then conducted to the hover tank and the walker next to it.

-240! -180!

Both machines emitted black smoke simultaneously and were rendered unusable on the spot.

The battle was over before Yanling could even lower her head and rush out.

"Meow meow cat!"

It turned its little face away, its eyes filled with resentment.

"I'll leave you a few prey later."

Lin You reached out and stroked Yan Ling's fur, finally calming it down.

He then went forward to collect the spoils, which included several pieces of tungsten steel scrap and three magic cards.

[Card production successful!]

You have obtained "Magic Card: Tungsten Steel Drone" x1

You have obtained "Magic Card: Tungsten Steel Hover Tank" x1

You have obtained "Magic Card: Tungsten Steel Walker" x1

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【Magic Card: Tungsten Steel Hover Tank】

Grade: 7 (White)

【Effect 1: Summon】

【Effect ②: Absorb, +10 Defense, lasts 5 minutes】

[Effect 3: Absorb, gain the "Charge" skill]

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【Magic Card: Tungsten Steel Walker】

Grade: 7 (White)

【Effect 1: Summon】

【Effect 2: Absorb, +10 melee damage, lasts 5 minutes】

[Effect 3: Absorb, gain the "Charge" skill]

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"Just like the tungsten steel drone, it's a consumable-type buff effect."

Lin You thoughtfully flipped through the newly acquired magic cards.

The absorption effect of the tungsten steel suspension tank is quite good.

It provides 10 points of defense over 5 minutes, which is equivalent to a set of armor.

Unfortunately, his defense is reduced to 0 after activating "Magic Barrier," so it's generally unusable.

"keep going."

Over the next few hours, he steadily advanced along the edge of the workshop.

Gradually, carefully light up every corner of the minimap.

Warehouse, control room, conveyor belt, maintenance passage, ventilation ducts...

Of course, he and Yanling also cleaned up any patrol vehicles they encountered along the way.

The enemies on normal difficulty are not strong.

Despite its high defense, its attack method is limited, making it easy for ordinary players to deal with once they become familiar with it.

Moreover, mechanical beings don't have the disgusting "death return" skill of undead; once they're killed, they're dead, which saves a lot of trouble.

The only thing to watch out for is the supply boxes in some rooms.

Lin You casually opened a few and collected a bunch of strange things.

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Damaged coil (white)

[Additional Information: This item is worth 30 copper coins when recycled.]

Rusty metal parts (green)

[Additional Information: This item is worth 50 copper coins when recycled.]

[Workshop Production Documents (Blue)]

[Additional Information: This item is worth 5 silver coins when recycled.]

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"These should be special tools for exchanging gold."

Lin You glanced at them and immediately understood their purpose.

Time passed by, second by second.

With five minutes remaining before getting lost, Lin You had already figured out the complete map of the entire workshop.

He marked two evacuation points on the minimap.

One is the entrance to the sewage pipe, and the other is the exit gate of the workshop.

"That's enough, it's time to leave."

Lin You walked towards the nearest sewage pipe and stood in front of the pipe opening.

Flame Spirit had already climbed onto his shoulder—because the little guy disliked the dirty ground around the sewage pipes.

[Evacuation in progress, please remain still for 10 seconds...]

Ten seconds later, a white light flashed.

The scene before Lin You changed, and he found himself standing once again at the entrance to the secret realm.

[Secret Realm Exploration Completed, Settlement in Progress...]

[Will you conduct a "special recycling" exchange?]

After thinking for a moment, Lin You kept the tungsten steel scrap and chose to recycle all the other miscellaneous items.

[Recycling complete. Rewards for this dungeon run: 14 silver coins and 75 copper coins]

Congratulations on achieving your first clear in the "Tungsten Steel Machinery Workshop"!

[First-clear reward has been issued; please claim it from your mailbox.]

The "Tungsten Steel Machinery Workshop" dungeon will be open to players in the 25535 newbie zone in 24 hours!

"About 15 silver coins, less than half an hour for a trip, not bad."

"If the backpack had a larger capacity, I could earn even more."

Lin You stretched her shoulders and glanced at the time.

There's still some time until midnight.

However, he wasn't in a hurry to challenge the hard mode dungeons.

"This scrap tungsten carbide... should be enough to make a new set of equipment!"

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