Crystal Palace from Infinite Anime

At noon, the sun was shining brightly, the streets were noisy, and shouts could be heard one after another.

In the crowd, Lin Zhiyu, who had finished the game but was still covered in armor, was walking on the way back to the tavern. Beside him, Shiraki Meiko and others followed closely.

"...So, you participate in the competition just to earn gold coins?" On Lin Zhiyu's left, Sayaka Saeki stood side by side with Lin Zhiyu, skeptical about Lin Zhiyu's motivation for participating in the competition.

Lin Zhiyu glanced at Saeki Sayoko, guessing what she was thinking, and jokingly said, "It's true that I can just take whatever I want with my unstoppable martial arts. Participating in a competition seems unnecessary, but if I really have no bottom line... well... hehe."

At the end of his words, Lin Zhiyu used his eyes instead of words, and his gaze fell on Sayaka Saeki's broad mind.

The implication is that if he really had no bottom line, Sayaka Saeki would have lost her virginity last night.

"Tsk, you hooligan." Sayaka Saeki, who understood the meaning, blushed suddenly and couldn't help but spit.

Lin Zhiyu then showed off a platinum badge with an oval sword and shield carving, and told the women around him with interest that although the prize money for today's competition was very generous because the opponent he defeated was Vera, who was ranked in the top ten on the leaderboard, the biggest gain was still the platinum badge in his hand.

This badge was also obtained by defeating Vera.

This is the identity symbol of a top-level warrior. It is said that if you hold this badge, you will receive a series of preferential treatments even if you leave this small island and arrive in overseas countries.

"Haha, after hearing what the master said, I really want to run and sign up for the competition~" Li Meifeng covered her mouth and chuckled. It was just a joke.

Lin Zhiyu then said, "Sure! I plan to leave this island in two days at most. You all should participate in the competition, so we can earn some extra money. Then we can relax and spend lavishly on all kinds of delicious food and drinks during our trip!"

Lin Zhiyu believed the possibility of Bayonetta and the others being on this island was close to zero, so he wasn't kidding. These last two days were both a final wait and a way to save up some money. After all, having enough wealth would make travel more convenient!

You have to know that even though Lin Zhiyu is simple-minded and has no demands for food, clothing, housing and transportation, he is not alone. Even if his friends are willing to suffer with him, he himself always hopes that everyone has no worries about food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"It seems that there are not many masters on this island. At least in the arena before, I didn't feel any other powerful characters." Uehara Rin said as he walked behind Lin Zhiyu with his arms folded and his chest in his hands.

"Hmm~ Then we can really sign up and participate in the competition, and try to get into the top ten of the rankings or something. We do this to help the master make more money. The only problem is that we just hope that we won't be the master's opponent by then." Li Meifeng said with interest.

"Well, as long as you want to sign up, just go ahead and sign up!" Lin Zhiyu patted Li Meifeng's butt, causing Li Meifeng to roll her eyes at him coquettishly.

After that, Lin Zhiyu asked Saeki Sayaka and Shiraki Meiko about their ideas. The two girls didn't want to do nothing and then have to spend Lin Zhiyu's money later, so they unanimously expressed that they would participate in the competition to make money in the next two days.

Although they are far inferior to Li Meifeng or Uehara Rin in terms of strength, they are still able to beat the weak ones.

You have to know that Sayaka Saeki is a "demon", and in the animation, Meiko Shiraki is also a remarkable woman who can easily defeat muscular men and fat men weighing hundreds of pounds in arm wrestling. She possesses a strange strength that is completely inconsistent with her graceful figure.

The most important point is that as newbies entering the Infinite World for the first time, they both chose 10 redemption coupons as the newbie bonus. They each spent some of these coupons on weapons for self-defense: Sayoko Saeki bought a katana, and Meiko Shiraki bought a demon gold rod.

As for the remaining exchange coupons, they had kept them and had not used them before they met Lin Zhiyu.

As a veteran, Lin Zhiyu knows exactly how to spend his redemption vouchers, and he offers a piece of advice to Saeki Sayoko and Shiraki Meiko: before your base attributes reach 100, simply use your redemption vouchers to buy attribute points and increase your base attributes! This is a surefire way to earn money!

Therefore, Sayaka Saeki and Meiko Shiraki also purchased attribute points respectively to further improve their strength. Now their levels are estimated to be no weaker than Vera, or even stronger.

"But, isn't Shiraki's weapon damaged? He can't participate in the arena competition with bare hands, right?" Sayaka Saeki pouted and began to think about Shiraki Meiko's lack of equipment.

It was only after hearing what Saeki Sayaka said that Shiraki Meiko remembered that her ghost gold rod was already scrapped.

Participating in a gladiatorial contest without weapons, where real swords and guns are involved and people may even die, is a very disadvantageous and troublesome thing no matter how you look at it.

At this time, Li Meifeng suddenly said to Shiraki Meiko, since you don’t have any weapons, why don’t you borrow some money from Lin Zhiyu and go buy some now?

Lin Zhiyu turned around and looked at Li Meifeng.

Li Meifeng blinked at Lin Zhiyu, as if to say, "Master, I'm helping you with the assists. Don't forget to reward me later~"

Meiko Shiraki didn't want to make it seem like Lin Zhiyu was helping her. To appear fair, she proposed to Lin Zhiyu that if he lent her some money to buy a good weapon, she would pay him back double.

"Borrow money to buy a new weapon? Forget it! There's no need! Because I happen to have an extra piece of equipment here that seems to be suitable for you." Lin Zhiyu said as he produced the steel pipe that originally belonged to Cody Travers in his hand.

[Cody Travers's Steel Pipe]: An originally ordinary steel pipe, after being strengthened by infinite space, this steel pipe becomes extremely hard and has the characteristics of rebound fluctuation.

"This... where did you get this thing?" After taking the steel pipe, Shiraki Meiko stared at Lin Zhiyu in surprise and suspicion.

Lin Zhiyu said openly:

"What? You're not allowing people to touch the corpse and put away the useful things?"

"..." Shiraki Meiko was suddenly speechless.

"If you don't want to take my things for free, just think of this steel pipe as me lending you. Not only do you have to return the things to me, but you also have to give me half of the prize money you earn from the competition, OK?" Lin Zhiyu looked straight into Shiraki Meiko's eyes.

Shiraki Meiko did not dodge, but was silent for a moment, then nodded and accepted Lin Zhiyu's proposal.

At this time, the group was approaching the tavern where Lin Zhiyu was staying.

"Hmm? Isn't that your previous opponent?"

From a distance, Uehara Rin saw a familiar figure.

So everyone followed Uehara Rin's gaze and looked towards the door of the tavern in front of them.

There, the dark elf Vera leaned against the wooden wall of the tavern with her arms folded, clearly waiting for someone to appear...

Chapter 17 She really wants to improve!

When Lin Zhiyu and others turned their eyes to Vera, Vera also noticed Lin Zhiyu. Her eyes swept over the women around Lin Zhiyu, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

Even as a woman.

A woman with an enchanting figure and appearance.

Vera also had to admit that each of the women following Lin Zhiyu at this time was stunningly beautiful, and in terms of figure and beauty, some were even better than hers.

"Maybe I misunderstood him before..." As a wild and sexy dark elf assassin, Vera has always been confident in her figure and beauty, but now she feels complicated.

The previous friction between her and Lin Zhiyu was simply because Lin Zhiyu looked at her a few more times.

Now she has changed her mind, firstly because there is obviously no shortage of beauties around Lin Zhiyu, and secondly because Lin Zhiyu defeated her in the competition, fully demonstrating his strength.

When Lin Zhiyu did not show any extraordinary talents, even if Lin Zhiyu was wearing gorgeous armor and carrying exquisite weapons, she would only think that Lin Zhiyu was a silver-plated spear head. After Lin Zhiyu looked at her a few more times, she was convinced that under the seemingly gorgeous armor, there was a person with no skills and a lustful mind.

But the fact is that Lin Zhiyu easily defeated her in the competition, and now Lin Zhiyu is surrounded by a group of women who are more beautiful than her - this makes her reflect.

I couldn't help but imagine what kind of heroic face was hidden under that face-covering helmet.

This is what women are.

When it seems like you can only watch them from afar, they really will think that you are only fit to hide in the shadows and peek at them secretly.

And when you win it all.

Without saying anything, they will start looking up.

"At the registration counter before the competition, he kept looking at me. He must have recognized me. After all, I'm one of the top players in the arena rankings, so it was more like a kind of crowd-following mentality when seeing a celebrity. But I misunderstood him because of my arrogance..."

Thinking of this, Vera felt a little regretful in her heart. After all, if she had not misunderstood Lin Zhiyu's words, it seemed that Lin Zhiyu was quite admiring of her.

If Lin Zhiyu knew Vera's current state of mind, he would definitely shout:

"Good guy!"

When a buddy doesn't show any outstanding qualities, if he looks at you for a few more seconds, it means he is full of lust and is coveting your beauty.

After the facts prove that your buddy is awesome, you feel that the fact that your buddy looked at you a few more times at that time was not covetousness, but should be regarded as "admiration"?

You women...

Lean less.

Lin Zhiyu came to the door of the tavern.

"Wait!" Vera stopped Lin Zhiyu before he entered the door.

"Hmm? Miss Vera, what can I do for you?" Lin Zhiyu looked at Vera calmly.

When he first met this hot dark elf, he looked sideways frequently, simply because he recognized her as one of the three heroines of the anime "Dogeza Hypnosis".

After the novelty of the first meeting, Lin Zhiyu was now not interested in facing this elf lady who was full of wild beauty.

If you have to think about things in a more complicated way, it is because Lin Zhiyu now has a target that he wants to conquer more.

After all, objectively speaking, Sayaka Saeki and Meiko Shiraki were more beautiful than the dark elf lady. Furthermore, Sayaka Saeki and Meiko Shiraki were chosen by the Infinite Space to participate in the trials. This meant that after conquering them, Lin Zhiyu didn't need to spend coupons on [Follower Recruitment Posts] or [Trial Invitations], and would have two teammates by his side from now on.

As if she sensed the strangeness in Lin Zhiyu's voice, Vera became even more certain that she had misunderstood Lin Zhiyu before.

It's a very simple logic. If Lin Zhiyu really coveted her beauty...she was obviously waiting for Lin Zhiyu here, so how could Lin Zhiyu not show any enthusiasm at all?

"Well, Mr. Lin, I do have something to talk to you about." Vera, who was originally quite conceited, behaved quite humblely under the gaze of Lin Zhiyu and the women who followed him.

She unconsciously put herself in a low position, and then asked Lin Zhiyu with hope in her eyes, do the things she said during the previous competition still count?

"Huh? Did I promise you anything at that time?" Lin Zhiyu had no idea what this dark elf meant.

Vera was stunned for a moment, feeling lost. Unexpectedly, Lin Zhiyu reacted like this. But she soon noticed that Lin Zhiyu looked confused, as if she really hadn't reacted. What on earth was she talking about?

So, the anxious dark elf mustered up the courage and added in a low voice:

"Didn't you say at the time that if I wanted to learn, you could teach me..."

Lin Zhiyu: “…”

Only then did Lin Zhiyu remember that after he defeated the sexy dark elf lady with the Storm Fighting Skill in the previous competition, he had said something completely playfully: "Want to learn? I'll teach you!"

But how could Vera know that he was joking?

and so……

Did this girl take it seriously?

Thinking of this, Lin Zhiyu looked at Vera in astonishment and couldn't help asking:

"Ms. Vera, are you serious?"

"Ah? Of course! Of course I'm serious! How can I be joking about such a thing?" Vera answered solemnly.

Her ambition is to become a legendary figure, to revitalize her homeland with unparalleled strength, and to lead her dark elves to greatness again.

She really wants to improve!

If Lin Zhiyu was only slightly better than her, she would never lower herself so low.

But it was because she had fought with Lin Zhiyu before and knew how at ease Lin Zhiyu was in his previous fights with her that she was so humble now.

You should know that she is among the top ten in the arena rankings and has a platinum badge given by the arena officials as a symbol of strength.

Orichalcum, Mithril, Gold, Platinum... The arena awards badges based on competition results. The platinum badge is the highest level and is the identity proof of the first-tier strong players in the arena.

This classification system is recognized in overseas countries even outside this small island.

Because Lin Zhiyu easily defeated Vera, who had a platinum badge, in the competition, the arena also awarded Lin Zhiyu a platinum badge.

But Vera knew that the platinum badge was far from worthy of Lin Zhiyu.

Given that Lin Zhiyu was able to easily defeat her, in this world, a strong person of this level should be called a "legend".

legend……

This is what Vera has been striving for.

It is her ultimate dream.

And now, when she looked at Lin Zhiyu, there was a hint of longing in her eyes.

The author says:

Author's Note: I can't help it. After Elise, I've laid the groundwork for so many chapters. I'm going to start rushing through.

Chapter 18: Strength + Beauty = Aphrodisiac

Lin Zhiyu only has one game today, which is the previous game with Vera.

Now, the game has ended, but it is still early and it is not dark yet.

Since he was free anyway, Lin Zhiyu originally wanted to go back to the pub to rest and do some exercise with Melina.

As for the others, namely Li Meifeng, Saeki Sayaka and the others, didn’t they just say that they wanted to go to the arena to compete and earn some money?

But you have to register first to participate in the competition. Lin Zhiyu guessed that only Melina might not want to "fight and have fun" at all. If everyone else goes to register for the competition later, won't Melina be left alone with Lin Zhiyu?

However, Vera's appearance disrupted Lin Zhiyu's plans for the rest of the day.

...It was three o'clock in the afternoon.

Li Meifeng, Saeki Sayaka and a few others still went to sign up for the competition.

Lin Zhiyu did not stay in the tavern to rest, but went with Vera to a dense forest outside the city where few people went. This was because Lin Zhiyu accepted Vera's request for advice - someone came to his door, and he was free anyway, so why would he refuse?

But there was no place in the tavern for Lin Zhiyu to teach Vera the storm fighting skills, so Lin Zhiyu simply left the city with Vera.

just now.