Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead-Chapter 118: Genetic Tower (17)

The scene before his eyes gradually blurred until it vanished completely from Bai Lian’s sight. He was back in the Player Space.

Looking at the slightly yellowed slip of paper in his hand, a particular emotion surfaced in Bai Lian’s eyes.

“Shine without dazzling, like deep, still waters. Guard simplicity and caution within, walk steadily and go far.”

These words he had heard in childhood from a very special teacher.

Well-behaved children always earned their teachers' favor, and Bai Lian was no exception.

In his youth, when everything went smoothly, he had been a bit arrogant.

The core meaning of these words was that even when basking in favorable circumstances and radiating brilliance, one should know how to conceal their sharp edges, maintain composure to journey further.

Later, Bai Lian weathered several setbacks and came to understand the true essence of these words a little better, learning to be more restrained.

But in this Mysterious World, everything had gone far too smoothly, as if he were here by the protagonist’s birthright.

He had become far too self-assured.

Bai Lian looked at the slip in his hand and chuckled, “If I weren’t like this, would I even be Bai Lian?”

He knew Lin Ya had given him this phrase with good intentions, and he should simply remember it.

How to actthat still depended on himself. Living according to someone else’s dictates would be far too exhausting.

He had already died once; now, let things proceed by his rules... Bai Lian folded the slip and tucked it into his pocket.

Incidentally, another slip had appeared in his pocket. Would his pocket eventually overflow with paper?

Dismissing the thought, Bai Lian began organizing his dungeon clearance rewards.

According to that woman, the “Cursed Spirits Quest” dungeon would only open after a player completed ten dungeons following their class change.

Counting everything as is, Bai Lian had already cleared four dungeons. To unlock “Cursed Spirits,” he needed six more.

Furthermore, that dungeon required killing monsters to gain experience.

It was unclear how much experience was needed to reach Level 2, or perhaps experience wasn’t the metric at all, and rewards were solely based on the number of monsters slain?

Seemed he’d need to find time to question Li Xin thoroughly about the “Cursed Spirits Quest.”

But that woman, like Bai Lian, was money-hungry. Information on such dungeons wouldn’t come cheap; getting it for free wouldn’t be easy.

“Maybe try using my charm?” Bai Lian scratched his chin, thinking his looks were quite decent; winning over a woman shouldn’t be hard.

But on second thought, he discarded the idea. Li Xin, as the captain of an organization, was clearly no simple character. Trying to seduce her for free intel with his looks likely wouldn’t work.

If he didn’t want to pay, he’d have to trade information. Information exchange was fair.

Given how many SSS Ratings he’d already earned, they’d surely want to know his dungeon strategies.

Bai Lian could simply tell them how he cleared them; whether they could replicate it wasn’t his concern.

After all, if they were unlucky and didn’t draw good skills, surely they couldn’t blame Bai Lian, right?

Shaking off his thoughts, Bai Lian opened his player stats panel.

【Player: Bai Lian (New King)】

【Age: 19】

【Class: Shadow Sovereign lv1 (Unique)!】

【Skills: Initial Genetic Enhancement, Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery, Mastery of All Weapons】

【Pet: Facai lvl 1 (Click for Details)】

【Dungeon Clears: 9】

【Titles: Rookie of the Year (Equipped), Redeemer, Friend of Anomalies, Speedrun Master, Capitalist, Perfect Escape, Traveler of the Century, Eye of Insight (Click for Details)】

【Rule Points: 20,000!】

“20,000 Points! Enough to buy the Mid-Grade Genetic Elixir in the shop.”

Looking at his Rule Points, Bai Lian nodded with satisfaction.

After settling all his debts, he’d reached 190,000 Rule Points. He’d checked the shop then; the Mid-Grade Genetic Elixir cost 200,000 Points.

He’d been short by 10,000, but the clearance reward had just granted 20,000 Pointsenough to meet the purchase requirement, with 10,000 left for contingencies.

The Mid-Grade Genetic Elixir was something Bai Lian had seen in public listings, sought after but never offered for sale.

Perhaps he just hadn’t monitored it long enough, but it was clear that if such enhancement resources appeared, organizational players would snap them up instantly.

Player organizations possessed immense wealth; their resources dwarfed anything a solo player could muster.

Bai Lian had actually considered founding his own player organization. With his strength and clearance efficiency, he’d accumulate more perfect strategies; starting an organization wasn’t the issue.

As for the problem of strategies being uniquely suited to him, Bai Lian could solve that easily, if slightly more complicatedly.

But it was just a thought, and Bai Lian ultimately dismissed it.

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Building an organization required seed capitalnot just profitless, but potentially loss-making initially.

It would take too long to develop it into a profitable venture, and Bai Lian lacked the patience for that.

He opened the shop and immediately purchased the Mid-Grade Genetic Elixir. With a flash of white light, a syringe filled with pale blue liquid appeared before him.

Lifting the syringe, Bai Lian unhesitatingly injected the needle into his shoulder and administered the entire dose.

As the genetic solution entered his system, noticeable changes began occurring within Bai Lian’s body.

A warm current radiating from the injection site swiftly spread throughout his limbs. His heart began pounding fiercely, as if trying to burst through his ribcage!

Simultaneously, the muscles on Bai Lian’s frame became more defined and aesthetically sculptedthis was improvement at the genetic level!

In this state, his senses sharpened dramatically; his vision became crystal clear.

Every nerve ending in his body seemed activated, and Bai Lian distinctly felt his physical strength surge instantaneously in every aspect.

He raised his hand and gave a casual flick; the air parted with substantial force. The power, even without leverage, felt staggering!

“Apart from being expensive, there’s no downside. As expected, you get what you pay for.” Feeling the surge in his strength, Bai Lian thought the 200,000 Rule Points were well spent.

Compared to the Initial Genetic Preparation, the Mid-Grade Elixir provided significantly greater enhancement. Frankly speaking, defeating Jian Ran now would require just one finger!

Having bolstered his strength, Bai Lian opened his inventory and retrieved a purple fruit resembling a cherry.

The moment it appeared, Facai, dozing on his shoulder, instantly perked up.

Squeak~squeak!

“What are you staring at?” Bai Lian looked at the drooling Facai and decided to tease him. “When we get back to the shop, I’ll cook you up. Just wondering what side dish to serve with you... this fruit might do nicely.”

Facai remained unmoved, his beady eyes fixated on the Pet Experience Fruit.

Instinct screamed that eating this fruit would make him much stronger.

Maybe then he could escape his fate as this man’s slave. Maybe then, he could turn the tables!