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

The surging tide of corrupted monsters, like moths drawn to a flame, rushed toward the seal of order that emitted a faint white light.

Then it was blocked by the defensive line formed by Lin You's summoned magic cards.

The front row consists of tungsten steel machines with high defense as meat shields, followed closely by tungsten steel drones and skeleton archers as the main attackers.

"The number of tungsten steel mechanical magic cards in the encyclopedia is not large, and they are constantly being depleted."

"We can only sustain the war through war, producing cards as we fight."

Lin You raised his hand and unleashed an elemental strike, eliminating the few survivors who had broken through the defenses.

They then methodically crafted the fallen monster corpses into magic cards.

[Card crafting successful! Obtained "Magic Card: Soul Eater" x1]

[Card crafting successful! Obtained "Magic Card: Devourer" x1]

The number of corrupted creatures in the Magic Card Encyclopedia is growing at a visible rate.

With each new magic card, Lin You's "troop strength" increases by one point!

For a card master, forming an army by himself is not a difficult task.

Half an hour later, Lin You's magic power was finally exhausted.

At this point, he no longer needed to take action, as the defense line had been completely taken over by the summoned creatures.

"Phew... I'm finally feeling better."

Wiping away his sweat, Lin You retreated to the rear of the defensive line, retrieved another batch of purification powder from the Gold Rush ship, and put it into the Order Seal.

The white light continued to spread across the wall, and the erosion level slowly but steadily decreased.

[Erosion level: 60% → 59.9%]

"At least there's hope."

Lin You made some purification powder himself, but it was still far from enough.

One serving of Purification Powder requires 1 unit of Silver Powder, 1 unit of Magic Powder, and 1 serving of Glowing Tulip.

The above three materials need to be made at the alchemy table, and one can be made in 5 minutes.

The easiest thing to obtain is silver powder; one silver ingot can make two portions of silver powder.

Silver ore can be obtained below level 3 of the Earth's core, while magic ore can only be produced at level 6 of the Earth's core.

The top tier in the 25535 newbie zone consists of experts like Lin You and Xia Qi, who have already reached the 10th floor of the Earth's core.

The second tier consists of the best among ordinary players.

These players have already defeated the guardian of level 5 and are continuing deeper, making up only about 20% of the total.

In fact, players like Qi Chuan are already considered to be among the advanced players.

The third tier consists of the mainstream group of players.

Most players have not yet broken through the fifth level of the Earth's core.

Players like Elena, who are not good at combat, are mostly still stuck at the third or fourth level of the Earth's core.

This group can account for 6% or more of the total number of players!

This player distribution resulted in a situation where silver ore production was high, but magic ore production was insufficient.

As for fluorescent tulips, as long as there are enough seeds and more people plant them, the yield can increase exponentially.

"There's still a long way to go..."

After submitting the purification powder, Lin You casually opened the forum.

The discussion area of ​​the 25535 newbie zone had now completely transformed into a large-scale collaborative site.

Looking around, all the post titles were related to purifying the seal of order.

"Long-term Purchase Notice for Purification Powder Materials"

Free fluorescent tulip seeds are being given away; please share!

"Silver Powder Production Tutorial" and "Recommended Magic Ore Mining Routes"

In the comments section, players spontaneously organized themselves and divided the work together.

Those with mines mine, those with flowers grow flowers, and those with alchemy tables process gold.

"Brothers, I contributed 200 units of silver powder. It's not much, but I did my best!"

"I mined magic ore all day and smelted 50 portions of magic powder. My brothers on the same floor helped me make purification powder."

"Anyone else want fluorescent tulip seeds? I just harvested another round."

"Our district has a million people. Even if each person only makes one serving, that's enough for a million servings!"

Lin You looked at the comments, and her tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

With him setting an example in the 25535 newbie zone, players are very willing to cooperate.

But the style of public forums is completely different.

His previous warning post has been pushed to the top of the trending list.

However, the comments section was filled with heated arguments.

"Could you please refrain from spreading matters from your district on public forums?"

"As long as I can outrun corruption, why waste resources making purification powder?"

"Is this person trying to slow everyone down so they can get ahead?"

"It's just selling anxiety. Go up to the 11th floor for the meat, and leave the rest for the soup—isn't that common sense?"

"I suggest those who believe him wake up. Survival is a game where everyone has to rely on their own abilities."

"Hilarious! Where did this saintly figure come from? You think you're the only good person?"

"I think he's just trying to incite conflict and division among players in other newbie zones!"

Lin You read through several popular comments without expression, casually blocked a few players with unfriendly language, and then closed the public forum.

He had long anticipated such comments.

Everyone has the right to choose their own path, and he doesn't intend to make decisions for others.

The atmosphere in other newbie zones is indeed much more "aggressive" than that in the 25535 newbie zone.

"I've done everything I could."

Just then, Cheng Yan's private message popped up.

[Cheng Yan: Are you there? I've done a preliminary count, and we've collected materials for about 5 doses of purification powder. We're working overtime to produce them.]

[Lin You: 5 copies?! How did you do that?]

Lin You was startled by this number.

Although 5 units of purification powder only represent 5% of the total task requirements.

But in reality, that translates to 5 units of silver powder, magic powder, and fluorescent tulips!

This is something that ordinary players can't do.

Soon, Cheng Yan replied with a playful message.

Cheng Yan: Hehe... Have you forgotten what day it is today?

Lin You: ?

Lin You glanced at the system time subconsciously.

Just then, an announcement popped up in front of all the players simultaneously.

[System Announcement: The Core Alliance feature is now officially open!]

Players can create or join an Underground League via the game menu.

Alliance members can enjoy privileges such as reduced cross-level teleportation fees, exclusive buffs, and shared storage.

[More advanced features can be unlocked once the alliance reaches a certain level.]

Creating an alliance requires: 10 Gold Coins and a Level 10 Simple Minecart.

"……I see."

After reading the announcement, Lin You realized that he had almost forgotten about it.

The Core Alliance system is officially open!

[Lin You: You've been preparing this all along?]

Cheng Yan: That's right, I've organized some... well, players who aren't very good at fighting, to establish a merchant alliance.

Cheng Yan: Most of these 5 pieces of material came from them, and there will be more to come.

Lin You: This is a huge help, thank you so much!

Cheng Yan: We are also trying to save ourselves. After all, once the Corruption spreads, even if we run ourselves ragged, we still can't catch up with you experts.

Cheng Yan: By the way, would you like to join our alliance? The benefits are excellent!

[Lin You: I don't plan on that for now. Let's finish the Earth Core Breakthrough mission first.]

Cheng Yan: That's true. I'll go take care of building the alliance now. Just let me know if you need anything.

Lin You: Okay

After exiting the private chat, Lin You stretched and felt much more relaxed.

He wasn't the only one working hard; everyone was moving towards the same goal.

"After the establishment of the Underground Alliance, the cohesion among players will be stronger."

"The goal of 100 million doses of purification powder... is getting closer and closer."

Just as Lin You was about to check the defense line again, a sudden tremor came from the soles of her feet.

Meanwhile, from the passageways of the Corrupted Lands, a familiar, eerie shriek echoed.

"This is……"

Lin You's gaze sharpened, realizing something.

Sure enough, after the strange noise subsided, a notification popped up in front of him.

The first "Shadow Orb" has been destroyed!

"It seems Shakky has found a new Shadow Orb."

"This girl is pretty efficient, is she like a groundhog...?"

However, just a few minutes later, another chilling noise came from the depths of the Corruption Land.

The second "Shadow Orb" has been destroyed!

The third "Shadow Orb" has been destroyed!

"So fast?!"

Lin You was taken aback and sent Xia Qi a private message.

"Take it easy, can you manage alone?"

Xia Qi's reply popped up quickly.

"It wasn't me!"

"It's that guy named Kane—he wants to break through directly to the 11th level of the Earth's core!"

……