After quitting the team, the adventurers regretted it

The setting sun passed through the glass, and fine dust danced in the light.

The female secretary acted vigorously and resolutely, her high heels seemed to be carrying the wind, and the branches and leaves of the green plants in the office were swaying slightly.

The good news brought by Nora made the smile on Viren's face grow even brighter.

After all, he is just an adventure guild leader and cannot have full authority to arrange 500 million gold coins.

The specific allocation method must be discussed by the city committee.

Viren is not good at talking, so he sends his confidant secretary Nora to go. Seeing the faint smile on Nola’s red lips, she knew that the matter was settled.

Noila pushed up her glasses again, spoke quickly and clearly, giving people a capable feeling:

"According to the discussion of the city committee, Chaoyang Fund's first batch of funds is currently scheduled to be 100 million gold coins. First, 50 million will be allocated to make key investments in the following teams.

They are respectively.
The White Pigeon Adventure Group has 10 million.

The Luanweihua Adventure Team has 10 million.

The Ice Flower and Snow Goose adventure teams each have five million.

Three million for the brave adventure team.

The remaining gold coins are used to invest in rock-level adventure teams. "

One billion.

It's really not a small amount. Velen couldn't help but be secretly surprised that those stingy city committee members were willing to spend such a large sum of gold coins to invest in adventurers...

The people on the city committee are a group of old people with extremely conservative ideas who live by counting gold coins. Viren thought that it was great that they were willing to spend 50 million.

Sure enough, it was because of the review in Adventurer Weekly.

Viren read the newspaper as early as possible.

In Baige City, four people appeared on the Adventurer Weekly at the same time.

There is even one person whose potential rating reaches nine stars!

This is equivalent to official certification. As long as this person practices normally, he will definitely be able to step into the moon stage!

Just an hour after the Adventurer Weekly was published, the adventure guild presidents of Heart City and Nanyan City activated their magic mirrors to send congratulations.

In a few years, Baige City will be on equal footing with them.

For the first time, Viren felt respected. The presidents of those two cities finally stopped looking at people through their nostrils.

I'm afraid that the old guys on the city committee saw the potential of the adventurers in Baige City and were willing to put 100 million into the Sunrise Fund.

Velen said with emotion: "I hope this gold coin can help them advance to the Chaoyang level faster."

Today's Baige City is booming.

Four potential seeds including the White Pigeon Adventure Group began to germinate, rising a new sunrise for this old city.

A smile appeared on Nora's cold face: "President, one day, we can become a large city like Cangqing City."

"I hope so in a large city." Viren smiled helplessly.

On this continent, only with 25 levels of World Tree can it be called a large city.

To water the World Tree and increase its layers, you need an extremely precious resource that can only be produced in the royal capital - the World Tree Dew Flower.

On the first morning of every year, golden dewdrops appear on the leaves of the sacred tree.

Collect them and refine them with the fruits of the World Tree to get the World Tree Dew.

Its function is to increase the upper limit of the branches of the World Tree.

The size of the official class, city size, and prosperity are closely related to the upper limit of the world tree level.

Viren knew what Nora meant. If one day these four adventure teams are all promoted to the Chaoyang level, Baige City will be able to obtain a drop of World Tree Dew.

Even if Abner and Linda leave Baige City one day, Baige City, as their native city, will receive a handsome reward whenever they achieve new achievements in the future.

Each city is an independent merchant, investing in a wide range of adventurers.

This time, Viren bet on Linda and four other people.

Velen, who was in his fifties, felt his dry heart beating again.

If Baige City can be ranked among the top 100 in the province, he will be eaten by a giant dragon tomorrow, and he will feel that he will die without regrets.

If there is anything that can surpass women and drinks, it is undoubtedly wealth, power, and fame.

"Hopefully I can still live to see that day come."

Looking at the lively construction scene outside the window, Viren's tall body stooped unconsciously. The adventures in his early years damaged Velen's magic circuit and his body was full of hidden wounds.

Velen didn't feel sorry for this. After all, the average lifespan of an adventurer was only fifty years, and he had already exceeded it.

I just feel a little sad that I may never see the day when Baige City becomes famous in Cangqing Province.

At the same time, hundreds of miles away in the south, in Heart City, was the mansion of the Mandala family.

The study room is filled with various weapons and monster head specimens, the temperature control array on the ceiling whirrs, and the whole room is as cold as an ice cellar.

The one-eyed red-haired man was sitting on the sofa, holding a fresh Adventurer Weekly in his hand.

His eyes scanned the [Gathering of Heroes] section, and when he saw Leah's name above, his eyes changed slightly.

The man is nearly two meters tall, with short red hair tied into a ponytail, wearing a black trench coat, and his big rough hands are covered with colorful gemstone rings.

On his desk, there is a cup of blood-colored hot tea.

To be precise, it was blood, taken from a freshly slaughtered sheep.

"Father, I think you should admit that she is a member of the family...

Her Snow Goose Adventure Team was not only promoted to the Steel Level, but was also recognized by the Adventurer Weekly and issued an "Ice Abyss Training Camp Ticket" as an exception.

I have a feeling that Leah will be a glory to the Mandala family. "

Dawen stood on one side, leaned down, and said respectfully.

"Hehehe"

A low laugh came from the throat of the red-haired middle-aged man.

He closed the newspaper, grabbed the sheep's blood on the table, and drank it in one gulp.

The bright red color is applied to the thick lips, making the smile look particularly evil:
"That bastard that Bellini brought back? Steel level? Hehe, hehehe, yes, I made a mistake. Not only did he not die outside, he also became a star level hahahaha!"

The harsh laughter made Dawen's scalp tingle.

The man in front of him with an ambiguous attitude and an aura of terror was none other than Oguto, known as the Bloody Baron.

He entered level 39 more than ten years ago. Due to his limited talent, even if he accepted the light given by God, he still could not take the final step.

Since then, Ogutuo's character has become more and more eccentric. He likes to hide in cold study rooms and drink the blood of various animals.

Even his flames had an imperceptible coldness to them.

Dawen felt that his father was becoming more and more unfamiliar.

Augusto put down the newspaper and grinned: "Prepare a gift for me. I will visit my daughter in person in a while."

"Yes, father!" Hearing that Ogutuo was finally willing to see Leah, Dawen couldn't help but a joyful look flashed in his eyes.

Although Leah doesn't care about her family at all on the surface, if she can get her father's recognition or even praise, she will definitely snicker under the covers.

……

The news that the four teams from Baige City appeared on the Adventurer's Weekly News was spread to ten and hundreds of people, sweeping thousands of miles around at a thunderous speed.

When adventurers from Baige City met adventurers from other cities in the wild, they clearly felt that the contempt in their eyes had disappeared, and they no longer had that sense of superiority over others.

"Ah? Are you an adventurer from Crawfish City? Isn't that a hot chicken city at the bottom of Cangqing Province?
How can it be compared to our Baige City? Four teams have the potential to be promoted to the Chaoyang level, and all of them have been published in the Adventurer Weekly.

I'm only level 10, and I get an adventure allowance of one gold coin every month.

Hi, I see that your Crawfish Market is not good at all. The monthly allowance is only a few silver coins, right?

ah? Not a single silver coin? Tsk, tsk, brother's life is miserable. "

Some adventurers in Baige City who were used to being looked down upon changed their humble demeanor and became proud outside.

He took out all the things he had suffered on a city that was even more embarrassing than Baige City. People in Crawfish City are angry and dare not speak out. Who allowed four people from Baige City to be published in the Adventurer Weekly? This is a sign of takeoff!

As long as a team can enter the Chaoyang level, Baige City can rise in the rankings and become the top 150 in Cangqing Province!

Baige City has the confidence to despise them!

If you fall behind, you will be insulted. This is a traditional skill among adventurers.

If you don’t want to be humiliated, then go climb the World Tree and become stronger.

Forming a cycle of "dragon slayers eventually become evil dragons".

That afternoon.

Baige City, 14th floor of World Tree.

The Luanweihua Adventure Team entered the World Tree ten minutes ago after a night's rest.

We came to this dark, black box-like world with no up, down, left, or right.

"Yeah!"

Monica thought she fell into the abyss and let out a cute scream.

Here, there was nothing similar to the floor under the feet. The soles of the feet were dark, and the top of the head was also dark. Her brain couldn't tell the difference between up and down for a while. Monica was so dizzy that she leaned on Linda.

"Take a deep breath and slowly relax your body!"

As Linda spoke, he took out a bag of flour from the space ring and sprinkled it on the ground.

In this way, there is a "ground", which will not cause visual illusions.

"Captain, you are so awesome." Monica said with an expression of admiration.

Linda was very embarrassed.

It's easy to feel carried away when you're basking in the admiration of your teammates all day long.

He looked around at his team members: Monica, Lulu, and Kafeni, all three of them were wearing adventurer combat uniforms, brown overalls, white shirts, and a bunch of magic scrolls and potions on their tactical belts.

Everyone is very energetic.

After Luanweihua clears the 14th floor, Tasia can join in all subsequent floors, greatly improving the overall combat capability.

Linda said with a straight face: "The 14th floor of the secret realm, the recommended strategy level is 28, and our average level is more than 35.

However, don't be careless.

No matter how simple the secret realm is, there is still a possibility of failure!

Until the moment you clear the level and leave, don’t take it lightly! "

"Yes!"

The three of them nodded in unison.

Immediately, Linda looked forward.

In this dark and empty space, there is only a huge ancient building located there.

Shaped like a cube, the walls tower into the dark void with no end in sight.

There are many totems of primitive people carved on it.

People dressed in grass skirts, carrying bows and arrows on their backs, knelt in awe and worshiped the woman on the throne.

Curved sheep horns and a black heart-shaped tail. When Linda saw the image of a woman, her expression changed subtly.

Succubus?

In the ancient history of adventurers, succubi were regarded as symbols of desire.

It seems that this layer is related to desire.

"Leaves appear!" said Kafeni.

In the plot-type secret realm, everyone will get a maple leaf-shaped leaf of the world tree to receive the plot.

Kafeni had experience participating in "Dark Night City" and quickly recognized it.

Linda caught the leaf from the void and looked at it intently.

[14th Floor Secret Realm: Maze of Desire]

["The human heart is composed of desires. Whoever can control the human heart can drive adventurers to be their own beasts and horses." - Lilith, the Succubus King.

This labyrinth of desire is a reflection of the building Lilith left somewhere.

According to historical records, adventurers who sink in the maze will be beheaded by the executioners, and handsome men will become Lilith's horses.

However, this labyrinth of desire is a historical projection.

Regardless of male or female, regardless of appearance, once lost in the maze of desire, they will be attacked by the executioner.

The executioner will not tolerate disobedience.

Please follow the rules of the Labyrinth of Desire, break through the trials, and reach the center of the labyrinth. 】

[Optional goal 1: Success in all trials]

[Optional goal 2: Fail all trials]

[Optional goal 3: Kill? ? ? 】

The above is all the content on the leaves of the World Tree.

Linda read it in detail, put away the leaves, and looked at the ancient cube building in front again.

He thought silently in his mind: It turns out that the name of this building is the Maze of Desire, and the way to clear it is to walk to the center of the maze.

There are three optional goals in this plot-type secret realm. The first two are obvious at a glance. Either they all succeed or they all fail.

With Linda's style, he would naturally choose the former.

As for the third one, the adventurer is required to kill something.

Exactly what he killed is still a mystery.

The biggest feature of plot-type secret realms is that they are unknown. In the game, they are called pigeon-type levels, which are randomly generated by the program.

If placed in a different world, it will become an original story-type copy similar to Infinite Streaming.

Moreover, each adventurer will lose the memory inside after passing the level, which means that the adventurers who are behind will not be able to refer to the experience of their predecessors.

Linda, a visitor from another world, is an exception and will not be affected by memory erasure. The same is true for the team members who team up with him.

"The rules are clear, let's go!"

Linda took the members of the Luanweihua team to the entrance of the maze.

This is a stone door ten meters high and more than twenty meters wide, enough for giants to pass through.

There was a thick white mist inside the stone door. The moment Linda and the others stepped in, a mischievous girlish laughter sounded in their ears:

"New toys, show your ugliness in front of desire as much as you like, please me, Lady Lilith~ By the way, children who become obese early are not welcome in the Desire Maze, and the executioner will get rid of them directly!"

"Is this the voice of the Succubus King Lilith? Is that a monster above level 90?"

Linda was shocked.

But then I thought about it, it was written in the leaves of the World Tree that this maze is a projection of history.

In this way, "Lilith" is also a part of the projection, simulated by the secret realm, and has only a small part of Lilith's power.

If we were to face the true form of the Succubus King now, everyone in Linda would have nothing but to be squeezed dry.

The surrounding mist surged and turned into a rich, invisible white.

"Team, Captain!"

"Linda?"

"Wow, I feel like my brain is going to break!"

The team members' exclamations sounded everywhere. (End of chapter)