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

"Who?!"

Lin You quickly opened the 25535 Major Events Conference Channel.

[Lin You: Is anyone on the 10th level of the Earth's core?]

After the message was sent, there was a brief silence in the channel.

It immediately became lively.

[Vincent: Floor 10? Wow, you've already reached floor 10?]

Cheng Yan: So fast?! I just upgraded my minecart to level 10.

[Lu Ge: ...I'm on the 9th floor]

[Kane: Hmph, I'm still on the 8th floor, but it won't be long before I am.]

[Lin You: So nobody's here?]

Lin You frowned as she looked at the replies in the chat room, preparing to close the interface.

Suddenly I noticed a detail.

Xia Qi did not speak.

Since the message was sent, the usually lively and somewhat noisy girl has not appeared.

[Lin You: Xia Qi? Are you there?]

A few seconds later, her avatar finally popped up in the chat room.

[Xia Qi: You finally noticed me?]

[Shawn: I thought you'd forgotten me in the corner~]

Lin You was slightly taken aback, and a thought popped into her mind.

Instead of asking further questions in the chat room, he directly opened his friend list.

Click on Xia Qi's profile picture.

[Player: Xia Qi]

Current depth: 10

"..."

Lin You stared at the message for two seconds, stunned.

"She's on the 10th floor too?"

He sent a private message directly.

[Lin You: When did you get to the 10th floor?]

[Xia Qi: Just arrived, only a tiny bit slower than you, big brother~]

Lin You remained silent for a moment, not dwelling on the matter.

[Lin You: Did you break the second Shadow Orb just now?]

[Xia Qi: Yeah, we got a lot of loot! This place is a bit dirty, but the items they gave us were pretty good.]

Lin You sighed and rubbed her forehead.

He forgot that only he could see the additional information through the Eye of Insight.

Other players are unaware that shattering the Shadow Orb will awaken the "Eater of the World".

[Lin You: In short, stop first.]

[Lin You: Once the third Shadow Orb is shattered, the guardian of the 10th level of the Earth's core will be immediately awakened.]

Xia Qi: Is that so? Big brother, how did you know...?

Shakky: Oh, I see. But didn't we go down to the lower levels precisely to defeat the Watchers?

Lin You: "..."

What does this girl know?

In any case, she seemed to have convinced herself.

Lin You thought for a moment and then responded.

[Lin You: I'm not ready to challenge the Watcher yet, please wait.]

There was a two-second silence on the other end.

Then a bland reply pops up.

[Shawn: But I don't want to miss out on the good stuff in the Shadow Orb!]

Xia Qi: Unless—big brother, you promise me one thing.

Lin You raised an eyebrow.

[Lin You: What is it?]

Xia Qi: I want to meet my older brother.

[Xia Qi: We're already on the 10th floor, it wouldn't be right not to meet up, would it?]

[Shawn: Besides, the name "Warden" sounds scary. It's always easier for two people to fight together than one.]

Lin You stared at the text on the screen and thought for a few seconds.

Xia Qi is right.

The guardian of the 10th level of the Earth's core, the "World Eater," is a force to be reckoned with just from its name.

Teaming up with two people is definitely more reliable than playing solo.

[Lin You: Okay, I'll send you a teleportation request later, please approve it.]

Xia Qi: What teleportation...?

Before she could finish speaking, Lin You directly redeemed a friend teleportation card from the strategy shop.

Compared to the Secret Realm Refresh Card, which requires 500 points.

The friend teleportation card, priced at only one-fifth of the original price, is practically a steal.

Unfortunately, Lin You doesn't usually have that many friends who need to be teleported to.

"Target: Shakky."

[Awaiting transfer request... Request approved]

In less than a second, Xia Qi accepted Lin You's teleportation request.

The teleportation light flashed, and Lin You's figure disappeared from the Gold Rush.

In the blink of an eye, he found himself in an unfamiliar passageway.

Then he was surrounded by a dense horde of undead.

Skeleton soldiers, zombies, skeleton archers, zombie dogs—

Looking around, there were at least forty or fifty dead souls crammed into the narrow passage.

They all turned their heads in unison, their eyes flickering with eerie blue flames.

Lin You instinctively gripped the handle of the musket.

A crisp laugh came from behind the horde of undead.

"Don't be nervous, big brother. They're my adorable little ones who listen to me~"

The undead parted to create a passage, revealing a petite figure behind them.

Xia Qi stood among several tall skeleton warriors, waving happily at Lin You.

"Over here, over here."

Lin You looked around, his gaze quickly sweeping over the undead.

He noticed that these undead were different from ordinary skeletons and zombies.

A faint gray mist clung to them.

The movements were also more coordinated than those of the undead in the undead invasion event.

He activated his Advanced Eye of Insight, his gaze lingering on Xia Qi for a moment.

Lines of information appeared before my eyes.

……

[Player: Xia Qi]

【Occupation: Summoner (Rank A)】

[Level: 9]

[Attributes: Strength 15 (E), Constitution 50 (E), Spirit 35 (E), Willpower 50 (E), Luck 10 (E)]

[Inherent Talent - Daughter of Death]

The maximum number of summoned creatures has been doubled, and time-limited summons can be permanently maintained (maintaining them consumes mana).

[Upgrade Requirements: Accumulate a loss of 100 million health points through any means]

……

Innate talent?

Lin You's eyes flickered almost imperceptibly a few times.

The Advanced Eye of Insight does indeed have the function of "viewing player details".

But he had seen Qi Chuan's information before, and could only say that it was unremarkable and nothing to see.

There are no strange or unusual things like "innate talent".

Could it be that... only a very small number of players possess this unique ability?

Moreover, this "Daughter of Death" possesses an extremely strong talent.

The maximum number of summoned creatures is doubled.

Summoned creatures can be permanently maintained even if their existence is limited.

This talent is a perfect fit for summoner classes.

No wonder Shakky can have so many undead around her...

"Big brother, what are you looking at?"

Xia Qi's voice drifted over.

"Could they be trying to pry into someone's secrets?"

Lin You withdrew her gaze, her expression unchanged.

"No, I'm just surprised that your profession is related to the undead."

"What's so strange about that? To survive, you have to use whatever you have."

Xia Qi smiled, then changed the subject, her tone becoming somewhat probing.

"Big brother, do you also have that... special ability?"

Lin You glanced at her.

If it's about an inherent talent like "Daughter of Death," he certainly doesn't have that.

However, his strategy system more than made up for this shortcoming.

At least the advantages that the system can provide him are those that his inherent talents cannot.

"Let's not talk about that now."

He promptly changed the subject.

"Do you know the locations of the other Shadow Orbs?"

"I don't know, I just got to the 10th floor and haven't had a chance to explore it yet~"

Xia Qi shrugged.

"Why don't we meet up first, and then they can go with you to find the third gem?"

"Then let's challenge the Watcher together?"

Lin You pondered for a moment and then nodded.

Xia Qi is quite capable; having an extra helper increases the chances of victory.

Defeating the Watcher is the top priority.

If you can defeat the "World Eater" once, then you can do it a second and a third time.

This is Lin You's confidence.

"Okay, I'll go back and get the minecart first. You wait for me here."

"No problem~"

Lin You activated the return function, and his figure disappeared in the pale blue light.

A few seconds later, he reappeared in the cockpit of the Gold Rusher.

The teleportation just now revealed a new area on the minimap.

It's about ten kilometers away from where he is now.

"The journey is quite long; hopefully, there won't be any corrupt lands blocking our way."

About an hour later, the Gold Rush ship entered the area where Shakky was located.

Xia Qi was sitting on a pile of rubble, her two little legs dangling in mid-air.

The rows of undead behind her still stood in place, like a silent army.

Upon seeing the Gold Miner appear, she jumped off the pile of rubble and dusted off her skirt.

"Wow—big brother, your mine cart is so cool!"

She leaned closer to the front of the car and reached out to touch the metal surface of the blazing ram.

"That ram is so powerful, it must be able to knock enemies away, right?"

"It can knock a lot of things away."

Lin You pushed open the driver's seat door, and Yan Ling jumped down from his feet, staring warily at Xia Qi.

Flames danced on the little guy's tail, and a low gurgling sound came from his throat.

It didn't like Shakky's scent.

The aura of death made Yanling instinctively feel uncomfortable.

"Meow……"

Xia Qi crouched down and reached out her hand to Yan Ling.

"Don't be afraid, little one, I won't hurt you."

Yanling took two steps back and hid behind Lin You's legs, only showing half of her head.

Vivian also leaned out from Lin You's shoulder, her expression equally wary.

"Master... I don't like the scent on her."

You'll get used to it.

Lin You rubbed Vivian's head and turned to look at Xia Qi.

"Neither of them are very friendly with strangers, so please don't mind them."

"Oh, it's okay."

Xia Qi stood up, her tone revealing no disappointment, as if she were used to being treated this way.

Her gaze shifted from Yan Ling to Lin You.

"Which direction should we go next?"

Lin You took out the Explorer's Compass from his waist.

The compass needle pointed steadily in one direction, clearly indicating that it had locked onto a certain location.

"On the way here, I discovered the location of a Shadow Orb."

"Break it down, and we'll be able to face the guardian of the tenth floor..."

"World Eater!"

……