Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 659 Teammate Selection?
One day later, exclusive room.

[Reminder: Payment successful, park points*29838733 have been deducted]

[Reminder: The collection is complete and the following items have been obtained]

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Nightmare Eye (Curse Material)*1
Poison Potion (Negative Potion)*1
Toxin polymer (negative item) *1
The Cursed One...

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Water of drowsiness (negative item) *1
Blood of Ashes (negative item) *1
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The cold reminder sound echoed in his mind. Inside the room, Xin Lailai, who had paid the maintenance fee for the laboratory, looked at the pile of bottles and jars placed in front of him, sensing the ominous aura emanating from these cursed and negative items and potions, and nodded slightly.

"Um... Lailai, are you sure you want to eat all of this?"

Ling Yuzi, who was still in soul form, floated to the experimental table, picked up a strange biological organ that was slowly wriggling as if it had fallen into a quagmire, and pinched his nose subconsciously.

"Well, there's nothing we can do. Time is too tight. We can only finish it in one go. Anyway, after we finish eating, we can just cut off our senses and leave them here to digest."

[Tip: "Evil Bite" has been equipped, and the "Starving Body" effect has been obtained. The hunger feeling has increased "super-hugely", and the digestive ability of cells has increased "super-hugely". During this period, "eating" type behaviors can trigger the "hunger digestion" effect]

The prompt for equipment change flashed from the edge of the sight. Xin Lailai put on the black belt that looked like it had a living body, looked at the pile of items on the table, and explained with a reluctant expression.

Honestly speaking, from the perspective of taste and visual experience, taking these negative items is definitely not a good experience, but in order to increase resistance to various abnormalities with the highest efficiency, they can only hold their noses and do it.

- At least, compared to purchasing various permanent enhancement items that can increase abnormal resistance, purchasing these cursed materials and items that can make people feel physically uncomfortable at the mere sight of them is more than ten times cheaper!
"Well, time is running out, let's get started."

"Um……"

After taking a few "Bigu Pills" and a delayed-trigger antidote as a precaution, Xin Lailai coughed lightly, and entered the elf assimilation state in the complex expression of Ling Yuzi. Then he looked at the items on the table, took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, grabbed a handful, and stuffed them directly into his mouth.

next second...

"vomit---!!!"

A retching sound more painful than a mouthful of Netherworld-rich mud rang out from the room, symbolizing someone's determination to die heroically in order to get the abnormal resistance for free.

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Twenty minutes later, Golden Avenue.

"Well... well, my two guests, are you sure you still want to..."

"Another one, quick!" "Yes! I want one more too!"

In a restaurant that looked quite large, a black-haired young man and a white-haired girl were seen each holding a plate of bowls and chopsticks. They quickly finished off a plate of delicious food like starving ghosts, and then threw it directly onto the mountain of plates that had already been stacked high. As the waiter hesitated, they looked at each other and continued to request for the dishes.

"Okay...Okay! Please wait a moment, your meal will be ready soon!"

In response to the two people's request, the waiter stammered something and did not dare to delay any longer. He pushed the food cart that was already piled with dozens of pairs of bowls and chopsticks and quickly rushed to the kitchen. The black-haired young man sitting at the seat grabbed the drink beside him, took a big gulp, and then he breathed a sigh of relief, looking as if he had been saved.

"Huh... I finally got rid of the taste in my head. Next time, I'll deal with the taste of those things before eating them, and put the cost aside!"

"Indeed...Luckily I made a reservation at the restaurant in advance, otherwise I would have vomited while waiting in line."

Xin Lailai, who was wearing an alchemy doll vest, touched his mouth and recalled his experience not long ago. His expression stiffened slightly. Ling Yuzi on the side also nodded in agreement, looking scared.

It turns out that the consequences of doing dozens of negative things in one go are much greater than they imagined.

In other words, in their haste, they accidentally overlooked that the hunger digestion of the "Evil Devourer" not only increased the digestion speed of their cells on the food they ate, but also relatively amplified their senses such as taste and digestion. This resulted in that after they "finished" those negative materials and potions, even if they directly changed into the vest composed of the alchemical doll + soul shell, they were still almost vomited due to the aftereffects of the taste lingering in their minds.

——If I have to describe it, it’s probably like accidentally biting a stone in your mouth. Even if you have washed it clean, the spiritual shadow will still remain in your mouth.

"Um... two guests, here are the white camphor and braised crystal pork you ordered, as well as two copies of the latest issue of Paradise Express. May I ask..."

"Sorry for the trouble. Just put it here."

"Okay, okay! Enjoy your meal!!"

Xin Lailai, whose shadow had been somewhat dispelled by the large amount of delicious food, spoke, forcing a gentle smile. After paying the other party a tip, he picked up the newspaper and began to read it under the waiter's suddenly energetic gaze.

"Don't miss it if you pass by! Big sale of golden treasure chests! The top golden treasure chests originally priced at 30 are now only 20 each!"

"Take a look! Are you still worried that your class is not strong enough? Super rare Abyss-type enhancements! Becoming the top overnight is not a dream!"

"Want to experience a dreamlike feeling? The legendary nightmare item is here..."

Outside the window, all kinds of shouting sounds swirled from the busy streets, and blew into the ears of the two people from the window along with the slight breeze.

"Compared to before, the park seems to be much more lively?"

Ling Yuzi, who was enjoying his favorite brain flower, glanced sideways at the scene outside the window. Looking at the street that was obviously much busier than before, he communicated in his mind.

"Well, it's probably because the contractors who were sent into the Dead Sea ruins have returned one after another. After all, according to the time, the first group of people who went in should have returned."

Xin Lailai nodded slightly and answered in her mind, without much surprise in her eyes.

After 04296 and others explored all areas outside the core area of ​​the Dead Sea ruins with projection, the paradise directly launched a large-scale recruitment operation related to the Dead Sea ruins. As long as there were free top-tier third-level contractors, they would basically be thrown into the Dead Sea ruins to "enjoy" and experience the malice from the abyss.

Although in terms of difficulty, those ruined worlds on the periphery that have been cleared once do not actually pose much of a threat, this is only relative to the contractors of the outer echelon like them.

For those top-tier contractors, even if it is just a newly born Lord-level Abyss derivative, it is estimated that a complete team will be needed to independently kill it. If you encounter a monster tide composed of Abyss derivatives, unless it is the smallest scale, you can only dig three to fill one or run for your life.

As for the mortality rate, there is nothing to worry about. Not to mention that those worlds are not the kind of super-high-risk abnormal worlds that they can only enter but not exit, just the contractors who can reach the top echelon and above in the third level are actually few of them.

Even many contractors in the top echelon are stuck in this echelon simply because they did not have enough opportunities in the first or second stage, which prevented them from snowballing.

Now that we have this opportunity of the Dead Sea Ruins, we can foresee that many top-tier and super-top-tier contractors will move up to a higher level, such as increasing the overall strength from 1 point to 2 points.
As for whether someone will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to advance to the Lunwai level? That is hard to say.

After all, reaching the level of the Outer Level Team is not something that can be achieved by just a wave of chance. After all, even the contractors of the super top level team only entered the middle and deep areas of the Dead Sea Ruins. At the same time, they were all thrown into the deepest area of ​​the Dead Sea Ruins by Paradise, and were required to deal with the abnormal characteristics there under the condition of success or death. The gap here can only be said to be not something that can be caught up overnight. Of course, nothing is absolute. Just like they can catch up with the pace of the Dead Man, if they are really determined enough, then it is not incredible that there will be another Outer Level Team that can catch up with them. It's just that the probability is relatively small. After all, those who are capable of reaching the level of the Outer Level Team usually reach it at the second or even first level, and will not drag it until the third level to catch up.

In other words, this thing is just like what Dao Ji said about Yan Yi's view on the 'late bloomer'. In a place like Paradise, even if it is a true 'late bloomer', it is bound to start to emerge in its own way at a low level, and there will not be a plot where the first few levels are always the grandsons of the same level, and the later few levels suddenly become strong enough to be the grandfathers.

'The chat channel in the newspaper seems to be quite lively. Hey, Lailai, look, they seem to be discussing you?'

Suddenly, Ling Yuzi seemed to have discovered something interesting, and pointed to a certain place in the newspaper, his eyes lit up. Upon hearing this, Xin Lailai looked in the direction he pointed, and found that they were passionately discussing the strength of Jiren Yuanying, and there were also several familiar super-top echelon and top echelon contractors participating in it:
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Kuuga: "Hahahaha, I made it back alive. Damn Abyss derivatives, I don't want to see these things again in my life!!!"

Yuan: "666, congratulations, now I am truly at the top of the league! Remember to help me when you have time."

Kuga: "@Yuan, what the hell, stop pretending, weren't you already at the top level after you perfected your world in the last world? Now that you've experienced the Dead Sea ruins, I'm afraid you can directly reach the outer level!"

Yuan: "Fuck, don't do this to me! I can't even get into the outer echelon. I still feel like I can't even handle the abyss creature that appeared in the newspaper of the last time I saw the black sword!"

You Meng: "Hey, so you think so too, Boss? I almost thought I was the only one who thought so."

Hunting Z: "Huh?! So you all feel the same way? I thought I had made a mistake in breaking through this Grandmaster-level technique! After breaking through, I found that I still couldn't withstand a single blow from the abyss creature in the newspaper last time!"

Xiao Xiaoyi: "Really? I'm not a magician. Is that abyss creature really as powerful as you say? Black Sword Master wasn't even at level 3 at the time, right? How could he have gotten through it if that thing was so powerful?"

Yuan: "Don't ask me. This time I encountered a double Grandmaster LV.10 Abyss derivative, which almost made me shit my pants. Its performance is just a piece of cake compared to the Abyss creature in the newspaper. If you don't believe me, watch the video and compare it yourself."

Yuan: ""Shared file has been sent (this file can only be previewed for 3 seconds. If you want to watch it in full, you need to pay 1000 park points)""

Kuga: "Fuck, you're such a thief to that old wall lamp!"

Yuan: "Haha, forget it if you don't want to watch it. I barely survived a near-death experience to get this video. You can't even beat me, you're such a bastard!"

Xiao Xiaoyi: "Oh my god, there is a big difference. Although the abyss creature here seems to be very strong, the sense of oppression is completely incomparable to the one in the video of Black Sword Boss, eh?"

Yuan: "I've already told you, don't push me into the outer echelon. I'm a piece of shit, how can I be at the same table with them? If that abyssal creature in that video appeared in my world progress this time, I don't think I would even have the time to activate the return authority."

You Meng: "Emm, so, what is the strength of the abyss creature in the Black Sword video?"

Yuan: "I don't know, but he's better than me anyway."

Kuuga: "Well, in my opinion, that thing's swordsmanship must be at Grandmaster LV.20 or above, maybe even higher. At least none of the Grandmaster LV.20 swordsmanship masters I've seen can give such a strong sense of oppression. When I watched the video, I was even afraid that the thing would chop out of the screen with a sword!"

Hunter Z: "To be honest, that video scared me so much that I thought I might encounter something like that. I prepared a lot of things but found out that I didn't need them at all."

Seeker: "You know what, it's true. I was prepared that all my elemental spells would be useless after entering the cave, and I would have to live in the cave for the rest of my life. But I found that except for the harsh environment, everything else was actually quite relaxing."

Lan Zhanxing: "So, does anyone of you need a golden treasure chest? The treasure chests I have are not selling well. I can't sell them."

Yuan: "Le, you're on your own. Luckily I came back two days early and gave away all the goods I had in advance. Next time during the competition, just stick your butt out obediently, little Lan Liang~!"

Lan Zhanxing: "@Yuan, I @*&@?! (This user's language is abusive and has been automatically banned)"

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Just like Ling Yuzi said, it is indeed quite lively.

In the box, Xin Lailai flipped through the comment section of the newspaper with interest for a while, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes, and finally he rubbed his temples gently and sighed.

'Laila, what's wrong?'

"Nothing, I was just wondering if I could find a suitable teammate among the contractors who came back this time, but after looking around, I found that it was still a little too difficult."

Xin Lailai sighed in his mind, looking at the newspaper in his hand, with a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

Just like he said, in fact, when he went out this time, he actually wanted to find a suitable teammate. After all, there were only two days left before his stay in the paradise ended. If he didn't hurry up to settle the matters of teammates, he would really have to enter the world battle alone with Ling Yuzi.

But they only have 1 point of recruitment quota to use, which means they can only find lower-average contractors in the top echelon as teammates. In this case, finding a teammate who can be useful in the confrontation between the outer echelons is more difficult than collapsing a third-order native world.

"As expected, it's better to go it alone?"

After continuing to search the newspaper for a while, Xin Lailai rubbed his temples and had already decided to give up.

If you think about it carefully, in this situation, it is indeed more convenient for them to work alone than to force themselves to find a teammate.

Moreover, compared to finding teammates, they now have a more troublesome problem to face, which is the identity issue after entering.

You know, the code names of all participants in the world battle will be announced, and they only occupy one place.

In other words, once they choose to enter, they can only choose one identity between "Black Sword" and "Performer"... No, to be precise, they can only use the identity of "Black Sword" and cannot reveal the existence of "Performer".

After all, those who can participate in the world battle are not fools. If a "performer" suddenly appears when there is no "performer" on the list of participants, even if they can use it as a violation to get away with it, it will inevitably cause...

Wait? Violation?
Suddenly, Xin Lailai seemed to have thought of something. He slammed the table, stood up from his seat, and his eyes became unusually bright.

"Lai Lai, you are... "

"Nothing, it's just that I seem to have found a suitable teammate."

Xin Lailai said in his mind, looking at something in his storage space, and a playful smile gradually appeared on his face.

That's right, he thought of the most suitable person to be his teammate this time.

As violators, the performers cannot directly appear in this world battle, otherwise it is likely to expose the fact that they are the violators and are the Black Sword. This is the most difficult problem they are facing now.

but--

What if they could actually have a rule-breaker teammate codenamed 'Performer' who only took up 1 recruitment point?

After all, who said that Paradise has never stipulated that code names...cannot be repeated?

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(End of this chapter)