Is there something wrong with playing Genshin Impact in the dungeon?

If this continues, once the 'promised day' arrives, when the 'calamities' are no longer restrained and no 'hero' emerges, the world will surely be destroyed.

In short...

Orario today is, in fact, just as a certain 'evil god' worried about years ago, too 'comfortable'.

In this situation, although the risk of adventurers dying has decreased significantly, the number of 'strong' individuals has decreased.

the reason is simple.

Before the gods descended to earth, ancient humans did not possess the power of 'benevolence'; they relied on themselves to break through their limits.

The first person to do this was the 'original hero'—Argo.

However, when the 'Heroic Age' ended and the 'Divine Age' arrived, although people gained the power of 'Blessing,' their living environment was far worse than in ancient times.

It's getting more and more comfortable.

The direct result is that, over the course of a thousand years, the number of people who can step into the 'Hero Realm'... that is, those at level 6 and above, is becoming increasingly smaller.

More than a decade ago, when the 'Zeus Familia' and 'Hera Familia' were still around, Orario even had a Level 8 'Hero' and a Level 9 'Empress'.

Among the two strongest clans, the Lv.7 [Gluttony] and [Tranquility] are both exceptional.

The former, at the cost of mutual destruction, helped his companion kill the "King of the Land - Behemoth".

The latter played a crucial role in the campaign against the 'King of the Sea - Leviathan'.

In fact, when she had just advanced to Lv.7, she already possessed the strength to fight against the Empress.

At that time, Jingmi was only sixteen years old.

She was therefore called by the gods as a monster of talent.

That was undoubtedly a golden age.

Unfortunately, it was shattered before the 'one-eyed black dragon'.

But it still reached a height that is difficult to attain.

Looking at the present...

Within Orario, there is only one Lv.7, 'Ota'.

The other Lv.6 characters, like Ota, have been stuck at their current level for several years.

These elite groups, although they have accumulated some basic ability values, have not made any further breakthroughs.

Without a doubt, if the surface still possesses this level of combat power when the 'Agreed Day' arrives, it will absolutely be doomed to 'destroy the world'.

Regarding this...

"If this world follows the trajectory of the 'story' I know, then a 'hero' is about to appear."

"And he (Bell Crane) did indeed succeed in saving the world."

Before transmigrating, Ling Shu not only read the novel "Myth of the Familia" and watched its anime adaptation, but also played the related mobile game "DanMachi: Memoria Freese" for a long time.

In fact, he arrived at the latter abruptly on the very day it ceased operations.

Therefore, Ling Shu remembers one scene—

In the original story, Artemis, the moon goddess, who was killed by Andaris, the scorpion of the Great Tree Sea, needed tens of thousands of years to be resurrected. However, in the mobile game's story, when she was resurrected, the first thing she saw was Hestia, who had been waiting for a long time, and Orion, who had been reincarnated countless times... in her heart.

From this perspective alone, there is a high probability that the Netherworld was not 'destroyed'.

However, there is also the possibility that 'the lower realm has been destroyed, so Hestia and Bell's reincarnations are in the heavenly realm'.

In short...

"Instead of relying on others, it's better to enrich yourself."

Ling Shu doesn't like to place all his hopes on others.

Especially when you've already "cheated" yourself, it would seem rather incompetent if you hadn't achieved anything significant.

It was with this mindset that...

"The comfortable environment of the modern lower realm has led most adventurers to voluntarily give up the opportunity to 'break through their limits'."

"This is only human nature."

"After all, if life is manageable, who would want to 'seek death'?"

"Not to mention, they keep 'courting death' time and time again."

Ling Shu understands the considerations of ordinary people.

However, it must be said that it is precisely under these circumstances that...

"Sigh, there's hardly any 'profit' in the first few levels of the dungeon."

This is the helplessness he (Kong) and Ying experienced firsthand after entering the dungeon for the first time.

Unfortunately, this secret realm of the dungeon has a funnel-shaped structure where the floor area increases as you go down.

Around the 30th or 40th floor, the area of ​​a single floor would exceed that of Oralie.

In other words, the floor area of ​​the first few floors is the smallest.

And it is precisely these few floors that support the vast majority of adventurers who 'don't want to risk their lives'.

As is well known, most of the adventurers in Orario are Lv.1 who have never leveled up.

Why did the gods specifically divide adventurers into "upper" and "lower" levels based on whether they had leveled up?

Ultimately, it's all about encouraging beings in the lower realms to break through their limitations.

Therefore, every adventurer who reaches Lv.2 will be given a 'title'.

For example: Ota's [Fierce Warrior], Riveria's [Nine Demon Princesses], Lefia's [Thousand-Mage Elf]... and so on.

Ling Shu knew that among the gods who had voluntarily sealed their divine power to descend to the mortal realm, there were indeed many 'fun gods', but there were also gods who 'deeply loved the beings of the mortal realm'.

They were truly considering the future of the lower realms.

This shows that...

"No wonder the original protagonist, the 'Red-Eyed Rabbit Boy,' went straight to the 'fifth floor' when he first entered the dungeon, less than half a month after becoming an adventurer."

Ling Shu (Kong) and Ying walked together, slowly making their way through a cave tunnel that was about two or three meters wide. "We hardly encountered any 'monsters' along the way."

Yes, the first few floors, especially the 'first three floors' area, are almost all about 'stealing monsters' and killing them.

You can easily spot one or two poorly equipped adventurers camping out just a few steps away.

In this environment, people would flock to the dungeon as soon as a few monsters 'spawned'.

Add to that the occasional big shot passing by, casually 'sweeping' the floor as if chopping melons and vegetables...

"Don't even think about the first three floors."

Ling Shu decided to continue, thinking to himself, "I'm not destined to be the protagonist, so it's impossible for me to encounter the Minotaur in the 'upper level,' right?"

Chapter 8: The Novice's First Battle

Although Ling Shu had just become an adventurer and possessed the unique 'return to town' ability, he still made sure to learn about all the relevant information before entering the dungeon.

He knew that the monsters in the first nine levels of the dungeon were few in variety and relatively weak.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be possible to support so many exploratory level 1 players who just coast along.

Generally speaking...

"Goblins, Earth Spirits, War Shadows, Tongue-Spiked Lizards, Giant Purple Moths, Needle-Horned Rabbits, Giant Frogs, Killer Ants... Hmm, that's about it."

——Dungeon - Fifth Floor——

At this moment, as Ling Shu (Kong) and Ying walked, a petite figure holding a 'lamp' floated beside them.

It was Paimon who owned the smartphone.

She is now acting as a 'supporter', fulfilling the various responsibilities that Ling Shu had envisioned very well.

For example, use the camera's built-in flash for illumination.

For example, a map recorded by taking a photo can be used in conjunction with an electronic compass app for navigation.

By now, the map routes of the 'upper level' of the dungeon have been thoroughly explored by adventurers.

The first nine levels, in particular, are all like 'man-made mines'.

Its overall road is in the shape of an inverted U, about three or four meters wide and high. The ground is very flat, and there are even 'steps' in the larger areas where there are differences in elevation, which is very convenient for combat.

It's practically the same as the 'newbie zone'.

Under normal circumstances, the map information will not be incorrect unless a large-scale landslide occurs in the 'upper' area.

The guild even divided the exploration process into a 'regular route' based on the information provided by the adventurers.

The 'first layer' has five sectors, A to E, and each sector has several branch routes, from 01 to 09.

For example, the route Ling Shu passed by just over ten minutes ago was the regular A-01 route.

Because this road leads directly to the entrance to the 'second floor'.

As mentioned before, the floor area of ​​the underground city increases as you go deeper.

Therefore, by the 'fifth layer', the sector was further subdivided into as many as nine, from A to I.

The number of branch routes has also increased significantly.

Currently...

"This is the official 'D-13' route."

"A region where 'Earth Spirits' frequently arise."

Earth Spirits are monsters that resemble werewolves in appearance... well, because they're not as robust, strictly speaking, they should be called 'knives'.

They typically use their 'claws' and 'fangs' to pounce on adventurers.

In the first few floors, the monsters are considered to be of higher threat level.

New players entering the dungeon for the first time will definitely avoid it and instead choose to practice on 'goblins'.

But Ling Shu's side...