Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

"Haha, let's go." The burly man reminded him, "If we delay any longer, the tickets might be sold out."

Fan Xiao nodded and took a taxi with them to the black market.

……

The process of buying the train ticket went smoothly.

With the help of the ticket held by the burly man, the group of four successfully entered the hidden black market area. After wandering around for a while, they used 120,000 game coins to buy four tickets to the same C-level dungeon.

The whole process went so smoothly that it surprised the three bespectacled youths.

Isn't it said that tickets are hard to come by these days?

Were they tricked?

The burly man looked at the train ticket in his hand and cursed, "It's fucking expensive! It's gone up to 30000 coins a ticket! Why don't these guys just rob us?!"

"How can you make money faster by robbing others?" Fan Xiao guessed. "It's probably a marketing ploy. They're telling people that tickets are almost sold out and that the authorities are cracking down on them, and then they're selling them at high prices to us who are rushing here."

"30,000... According to the game system's item recycling price, that's equivalent to three E-grade items." The woman with bangs sighed, "I wonder if I can earn it back in section 011?"

"Speaking of which," Fan Xiaochao and the other two asked, "what benefits will the partition that is about to merge with the ninth dimension bring?"

"You don't know?" the burly man asked in surprise.

"I haven't really learned much about this before."

Fan Xiao shook his head.

"Your recent memories don't contain any relevant information, how am I supposed to know..." he thought to himself.

"Okay, this knowledge is indeed not very useful."

The burly man, unsuspecting, replied, "The most obvious benefit is the props."

"During the merging of partitions and dimensions, a large number of new copies will be created."

"And in the new dungeon, it's easy to find some good items... I'm not referring to the items you get as rewards after clearing the dungeon, but the items that are already in the dungeon."

"There are items in the dungeon?" Fan Xiao looked surprised.

"Not every new dungeon has it, but the probability is still quite high."

The bespectacled young man added, "These kinds of items are usually related to the rules of the dungeon, and they are all quite special... Simply put, their effects are top-notch among similar items."

"They are usually held by the dungeon boss, or hidden in some corner of the dungeon. If it's the former, you can inherit it by killing the dungeon boss, and if it's the latter, you have to find it yourself."

"The dungeons we usually participate in are old dungeons that have been explored by a large number of players many times. The possibility of keeping any items is basically zero, so this information has been known to very few people."

"You haven't paid attention to this... well, it's normal not to know."

"I guess those who know about it want to make a fortune quietly, so they haven't publicized it."

Fan Xiao sighed.

This was the first time he had ever known that items could be generated in dungeons... no, not the first time.

Fan Xiao couldn't help but recall the first instance he participated in after becoming an E-level player, "Auspicious Hotel".

There's a dungeon-exclusive item in that hotel that allows players to become a werewolf in "Werewolf" and gain an extra boost to their combat power.

Why isn't there a fairytale town in his book?

Fairy Tale Town was a dungeon he obtained by expending a lot of luck.

What? Fairy Tale Town is considered an old dungeon?

Oh, that's okay.

"That's part of the reason."

The bespectacled young man adjusted his glasses and continued, "We're mainly going there to try our luck."

“Some of these ‘dungeon items’ can be taken away, while others cannot be taken out of the dungeon.”

"Hopefully we can find something we can take with us."

"What about item levels?" Fan Xiao asked. "Do they correspond to dungeon levels?"

He was about to head to a C-rank dungeon, and C-rank items... he didn't really care about them.

“It could be a corresponding item, or it could be a higher level,” the burly man said. “We’re not going to make a special trip to another node just for a C-level item.”

“Players can’t avoid dungeons anyway, so let’s stay in the 011 partition of the G02 node for a while and do dungeons.”

The female player with bangs reminded Fan Xiao, "As long as there are enough new dungeons in that area, you'll eventually come across some good items."

"If we go now, will we still be able to make it?" Fan Xiao asked doubtfully.

"Don't worry, dungeon items aren't that easy to find." The burly man laughed, "District 011 has only recently merged, so our chances are still pretty good."

He looked expectant and said, "It would be great if I could get a powerful B-grade item."

"Hmm... I wish I could get a powerful A-rank item."

Fan Xiao also said something expectantly.

"..." The bespectacled youth said speechlessly, "You really dare to dream! Besides, A-grade items are like hot potatoes; even if we could get them, we wouldn't be able to hold onto them."

"Really?" Fan Xiao asked.

“It’s definitely not in C-level dungeons,” said the female player with bangs. “A-level items are probably only possible in the newly created B-level dungeons.”

She shook her head and said, "Don't even think about it. Even if it were true, it wouldn't concern us. Besides, the probability of that is very small."

"Haha, Brother Fan was just saying it casually, why are you taking it so seriously?"

The burly man stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "The probability is indeed small, but it's not zero. Let alone A-grade items, I've even heard of S-grade items being created in this way."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao silently pricked up his ears: "An S-rank item?"

"It's a legend I heard, passed down from an earlier point in history. I don't know if it's true or not."

The burly man, who was very talkative, said, "There are many ways for S-level items to be created. It is rumored that some of them are created in A-level and S-level dungeons."

"Whenever an S-rank item appears, the Evolution Game will broadcast it across all time and space nodes. At that time, all players except super players will be able to participate in the competition."

"Of course, such a big event has nothing to do with us lagging nodes. Even if an S-level item is created in a lagging node, it will eventually be snatched up by players in a higher node. We can't protect it."

"Is that so? It's getting me all excited!" the bespectacled young man exclaimed in surprise. "Old Qian, you know a lot, how come I've never heard you mention this before?"

"This kind of thing is too far removed from us, why bring it up?"

The burly man shook his head: "Let's go. We've got the tickets. We should set off now, lest other players snatch them away."

Fan, Xiao, and the other two nodded, took out their tickets, and chose to use them.

The next second, they arrived at the G03 node station.

Chapter 528 The "God's" Encounter with Telecom Fraud

Compared to the station architecture of G08, which is steeped in rich historical charm, the station of G03 appears more futuristic, highlighting a cold and hard feel created by the combination of lines.

The enormous time-travel train is stationary on multiple starting tracks.

Looking ahead along the track, at the end of the field of vision is a huge vortex surrounded by layers of energy halo. The center of the vortex seems to connect to an unknown space-time, and starlight flows from the opposite side, illuminating the entire station.

The players walking around nearby had varying levels of spiritual energy.

Normally, only high-level players and some wealthy tourists frequent the node stations. However, due to the merging of zones, many low-level players have flooded in, making the once empty stations feel noticeably crowded.

Following the dense flow of people, Fan Xiao and his group of four boarded the corresponding train.

As the announcement came on, the train started moving and headed towards the vortex of starlight.

Fan Xiao sat in the inner seat by the window, turned his head to look out the window, and experienced the node shuttle for the second time, and was still quite shocked.

It felt like flying into the deep starry sky in a spaceship, heading towards the vast ocean of stars.

At the same time, he sorted through the existing information in his mind and made some speculations.

If nothing unexpected happens, Lu Baizhi should be involved in the battle for the props.

She definitely wanted to come back and help, but her luck got in the way, and she got caught up in a new instance where items were created.

As for how many times I got involved... that's hard to say.

"First, get to the instance, accumulate luck while clearing it, and then use the wooden stick to find your way in section 011... That should get you there."

Fan Xiao finalized the next steps.

At this moment, the node train had entered the vortex and was traveling on the node track constructed from highly concentrated fantasy matter.

The tracks emitted a dazzling glow, illuminating the view outside the train windows and extending into the endless surrounding darkness.

"...children...area..."

“…divided into…zones…”

"……initial……"

"Child, come to the initial partition."

The familiar call, once again mediated by the radiance emanating from the fantastical matter, entered Fan Xiao's mind.

It was like a call from the depths of one's heart, which could not be blocked even if one covered one's ears.

Fan Xiao removed the "Blood Duke" and equipped the B-grade item "Gate to the Incredible Kingdom" in his item slot. A semi-transparent door opened in front of him, placing him inside the alternate dimension.

He attempted to use the props as a form of mental defense to block out the call.

Fan Xiao's actions aroused the suspicion of the three bespectacled young men sitting next to him.

The burly man asked, "Brother Fan, what's going on...?"

"Oh, this is my first time crossing a node, I'm a little nervous," Fan Xiao said. "Let me test if the props still work."

He had already sensed that he had lost contact with Fairy Tale Town.

He is about to head to node G02, which is outside the radius of Fairy Tale Town.

Therefore, at this moment, he has no way to conceal his abnormal behavior through illusion.

"A prop?" The bespectacled young man suddenly became alert. "What are you doing with the prop?"

Seemingly sensing that something was amiss, the burly man and the female player with bangs also became somewhat serious.

"Don't worry, it's really just a test," Fan Xiao said with a smile. "Don't be so nervous."

Upon discovering that the call from the depths of his heart showed no signs of weakening, he put away the "Gate to the Inconceivable Kingdom".

Whose call is this coming from?

The item couldn't stop it... Was it because the force wasn't strong enough, or... did the opponent have higher authority over the item, thus obscuring its function?

Yu Xuezhao had previously guessed that the call came from "God," but she didn't know how accurate that answer was.

Fan Xiao quickly gathered his thoughts and focused his attention on the wary expressions of his three companions.

Seeing that they had become wary and suspicious, in order to avoid trouble, he directly activated "The Land of the Vanished Gods," enveloping the three of them in a dual domain of mental suppression and oblivion.

After expending some of his mental energy, he made all three of them permanently forget what had just happened, returning them to their state of mind before they became suspicious.

The three bespectacled youths' wary expressions disappeared, and they stopped asking about the matter.

After doing all this, Fan Xiao shifted his attention back to the gleaming tracks outside the car window.

"child……"

"child……"

The calls, like a persistent curse, continued to echo, without a trace of impatience in the voice.

If a timid person encountered this, they might think they had experienced some kind of paranormal event.

"Trying to trick me into going there? You're just an S-rank psionicist? Look at you, so naive."

While idly complaining to himself, Fan Xiao separated some of his own flesh and blood and injected a portion of his spirit into it. Then, he manipulated his flesh and blood to slip out through the gaps in the train and land on the track constructed of highly concentrated fantasy matter, moving at high speed while remaining relatively still with him.

After the flesh and blood... or rather the spirit within the flesh and blood came into contact with the orbit, the call that Fan Xiao heard suddenly became even stronger.

It felt like a loudspeaker was being held close to my ear.

It actually worked... Fan Xiao tried to integrate the separated part of his spirit into the track—the track is made of fantasy matter and has strong spiritual attributes, which are compatible with the player's spiritual power.

He discovered this when he had Yan Keke absorb the fantasy substance.