The quality of the treasure chests I open will always increase by 3.

Beginner Trial Level 13!

Unprecedented!

This is the theoretical maximum level, because after level 13, you can no longer gain experience from fighting any monsters in the beginner area.

Fighting monsters in dungeons?

It's possible, but there aren't enough monsters to reach level 14.

The SuperStar game has a history of over 80 years, and there is only one person who can reach level 13!

All major factions are now searching for this player named "Qingfeng" and have offered extremely high recruitment prices—including top-tier equipment for every major level.

In SuperStar, equipment levels increase every 10 levels.

For example, level 10 or level 20, it's impossible for level 15 to appear.

In other words, when Lin Yuan reaches level 10, this faction will provide a full set of level 10 black iron armor; at level 20, it will provide a full set of level 20 black iron armor; and at level 30, it will provide a full set of level 30 bronze armor!

They are quite sincere.

But that's all.

Because what these forces want is the "Newbie Trial Level 13" signboard to recruit people!

Lin Yuan's talent may not be suitable for later leveling up, or he may not be very useful in one-on-one battles, or he may even die a violent death after reaching several dozen levels, but none of these matters.

This is called "spending a fortune to buy a horse with bones".

Lin Yuanlai, they have enough to get the strongest newcomer.

Besides the terrifying level 13, there's also the amazing record of Lin Yuan and Su Yunmeng clearing the Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave dungeon in just 11 minutes.

11 minutes!

The key point is that this is still completely un-weakened.

Now, in addition to searching for Lin Yuan, the major forces are also looking for the other five people who can clear this dungeon. In the eyes of these major forces, clearing the most difficult Ten Thousand Ghosts Cave in just 11 minutes is definitely not the achievement of one or two people, but rather the result of a very strong team.

Therefore, all members of this team are worth recruiting.

Of course, Lin Yuan, who set the highest level in the novice trial, was placed first, and the conditions offered were the most generous.

In addition, two top martial arts universities are also looking for Lin Yuan, saying that Lin Yuan does not need to take the martial arts exam at all. He only needs to contact their admissions office in the game to complete the enrollment procedures in advance and be given S-level resources!

Wuhan University in Beijing! Wuhan University in Shanghai!

These are only two top-tier martial arts universities in China.

Although Lin Yuan was tempted, he did not contact either of the two martial arts universities.

Because his ambitions are even greater.

He wants SSS-level resources!

Let's check it again.

Food is ready; water is ready; there are two sets of clothes to change into, that's enough...

Enter!

He took a deep breath and then stepped through the "door".

He felt a slight tremor in his body, and the scenery before his eyes instantly changed.

This is a remote, mountainous area, completely empty.

He stood in front of another "door," and if he took a step back, he would be back in the same place.

However, each time you leave through the door, there is a negative effect: you can only re-enter the game after 10 minutes.

Therefore, Lin Yuan naturally couldn't back down. With the Yang family as a threat, time was too precious for him right now.

I don't want to waste even 10 minutes!

Lin Yuan pulled up a picture.

This is a map drawn by a player, corresponding to this area, which cost him 10 star coins.

Since the game merged with reality, many features have been lost.

For example, the built-in map in the game.

He can only rely on hand-drawn maps by players for reference, which is very prone to errors. Many players get lost and stay in the game for days, and it's not uncommon for some to lose supplies and die in the game.

and!

Players cannot stay in the game indefinitely. If they stay for more than seven days, there will be a negative effect. If they do not leave the game within an hour, they will die suddenly after an hour.

At first, this effect was jokingly referred to by players as the "anti-addiction system," but now it has become a death knell.

Of course, Lin Yuan still has a foolproof trick to guarantee a minimum return.

Teleportation symbol.

However, it's such a waste to use a precious teleportation talisman on getting lost.

Alright, time to start fighting monsters!

Lin Yuan's target was the "Zombie Cave" 10 kilometers away, which was full of zombies of around level 13. After clearing it out, he continued forward to the "Wastewater Pool," where slime monsters of around level 15 would continuously spew out.

The wastewater pool sprays out once every hour, releasing about 100 monsters each time.

Finally, if he continues forward, he will reach the "Sad Ridge" instance.

The dungeon can only be run once a day, so Lin Yuan can't waste today's chance.

Although it's difficult to get good loot in dungeons, the advantage is that monsters are concentrated and you don't have to worry about others stealing your loot. If a group of people enter the dungeon, they share the experience, and if you achieve good results, you can also get extra rewards.

Lin Yuan didn't plan to team up with anyone; he wanted to solo the dungeon and gain as much experience as possible.

He hadn't even reached the zombie cave when he was stopped while crossing a canyon.

If you want to get to the Zombie Cave, this is the only way; otherwise, you'll have to go around the mountain, which will take at least three more hours.

Wasting three precious hours on the road?

How can that be!

Lin Yuan is now racing against time. If he can reach level 20 before the martial arts exam, he can wear level 20 equipment and use level 20 items. Even if he is only one level short, at level 19 he can only wear level 10 equipment.

The Treasure Chest King's talent is overpowered, but it's not so overpowered that it can create level 14 or 19 equipment.

What's the difference between level 10 and level 20 equipment?

50% attribute bonus!

Therefore, Lin Yuan would never take a detour.

Like him, more than a dozen other people were also stopped.

Is this... a private leveling session?

Lin Yuan recalled the map and remembered that the canyon was called "Tufeng Gorge". There were many level 10 to 11 monsters in the gorge, which was very suitable for players with levels 8 to 13 to farm. After completing the novice trial, most players should be level 8 to 10, so Tufeng Gorge was their monster-farming paradise.

Those who were stopped were probably people who had just awakened their talents this year.

Last year's?

A year has passed, and you still haven't reached level 13?

—After reaching level 13, grinding level 11 monsters is inefficient and completely unnecessary. It's better to go a little further ahead to the Zombie Cave.

Lin Yuan glanced around and, not finding any of his classmates among those who had been stopped, breathed a sigh of relief. No one could recognize him by his voice.

"Even if you're the Arrogant World Guild, you can't bully people like this! Why won't you let us in to level up?" a girl said, on the verge of tears.

"Indeed, that's too domineering!"

"This is the only place in this area where monsters are concentrated, making it the most suitable for leveling up. Your decision to prevent us from going in to level up is extremely selfish. To put it bluntly, perhaps in the future, it's because we're one level lower that we couldn't stop the monster horde, causing a catastrophic disaster for humanity. Can you afford to compensate us for that?"

Those who were kept outside were all filled with righteous indignation.

There were 10 people blocking the entrance to the canyon. They were completely different from the novices. They were all wearing dark equipment, not just one piece, but at least two or three pieces!

It's obvious at a glance that it's black iron equipment.

In the game "Super Star", the stat boosts from leveling up are negligible; equipment is what truly matters.

Oh, so those blocking the way are from the Aoshi Guild.

Lin Yuan immediately began to ponder: These people were obviously protecting the newcomers of the Aoshi Guild to level up, but could they possibly be high-level players?

will not.

High-level players would have to come through another entrance, taking a long detour that could take two or three days to arrive. They might also have to pass through level 50 or even 60 maps. So, is it possible for a group of players at least level 50 to come and act as security guards for newbies? It's simply impossible.

So these people should be stuck at level 20, so they can all come in through the door together. Then, while the newbies level up, they act as security guards, preventing anyone from going in and stealing monsters.

If we just stop the newbies, wouldn't it be enough for them to reach level 20 and get a few pieces of black iron gear?

This speculation is reasonable.

A smile appeared on Lin Yuan's lips; he would never waste time taking a detour.

Just do it!

A member of the Arrogant World Guild scoffed, "I said, today, tomorrow, and for the next month, our Arrogant World Guild has this place booked. If you want to level up, go somewhere else!"

After the game merged with reality, many mechanisms changed.

For example, the respawn rate of monsters.

In the first three years, this place was enough to accommodate more than 100 players leveling up at the same time because the monster respawn rate was fast enough. But what happened later? The monster respawn rate in the game plummeted, and this huge canyon could only accommodate about 10 people leveling up at the same time.

It's not uncommon for powerful forces to monopolize a certain area and dominate monster leveling; in high-level areas, this happens every day.

You disagree?

Let's have a fight!

But the newbies were clearly not used to it yet, otherwise they wouldn't have said those things.

Another member of the Aoshi Guild stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the newbies, lingering on a few girls for a few more seconds, and he lewdly said, "Why bother arguing with them? This isn't real life, there's no need to worry about this and that. Kill all the men, keep the women for fun, and kill them when we're done."

"Hehehe, okay." The other nine people chuckled and then drew their weapons.

The carnage is about to begin!