Weird Rules Rumor: At The Beginning, He Insisted That He Was Not Dead-Chapter 119: Genetic Tower (18)

【Item Name: Pet Experience Fruit】

【Effect: Can be consumed by pets to grant 100 experience points.】

A 100 experience points?

So pets could level up too. Bai Lian hadn’t paid much attention to this before. The stats panel now displayed a new pet-specific section with a "Details" button.

He clicked it, opening a status window:

【Pet Name: Lucky Mouse】

【Pet Level: LV1 (0/1000)】

【Equip Effect: While equipped, increases the player’s Luck stat by 20 points.】

The description seemed underwhelmingeven more pitiful than when Bai Lian first entered the dungeon. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Besides the +20 Luck, the pet showed zero combat capabilities.

"After leveling up, I hope you stop being decorative and at least gain some battle skills!" Bai Lian muttered.

He glanced at Facai, then tossed him the Pet Experience Fruit.

Facaiwho’d been waiting eagerlysnatched it mid-air and devoured it in two bites.

Licking his lips, Facai looked expectantly at Bai Lian but clearly felt no significant change.

Bai Lian retrieved another fruit and continued feeding him until all ten were gone.

Yet no dazzling transformation followed: no light bursts, no size increase. Before him sat the same groundhog, picking his teeth with a claw, seemingly as useless as ever.

Undeterred, Bai Lian reopened the status panel:

【Pet Name: Lucky Mouse】

【Pet Level: LV2 (0/2000)】

【Equip Effect: While equipped, increases the player’s Luck stat by 25 points.】

He leveled up! And added five more Luck points!

“Do you feel any different after leveling up?” Bai Lian studied Facai. “Stronger senses? New strength? Anything?”

Hearing this, Facai froze mid-toothpick, then suddenly struck a combat poseonly to immediately slump back down and resume dental hygiene.

Used to it. Fine. Since escape is hopeless, better accept my fate as a dead fish adrift than struggle pointlessly.

Bai Lian sensed his resignation. He reached out, ruffled Facai’s head, and consoled him:

“It’s fine! It’s only Level 2minor changes are normal. Don’t lose heart! Even if others doubt you, you must persevere. Besides, you have me! I’ll support you! Go on, you useless furballcharge!”

Facai: “…”

Ignoring Facai’s near-mental breakdown, Bai Lian examined his final reward:

【Title: Insight Eye (Unequipped. Stat Gain +20%, Effect Amplification +50%)】

【Acquisition: Player must clear "Genetic Tower" dungeon with SSS Rating!】

【Title Effect: Equipping this title grants "All-Seeing Insight." Regardless of targetstats, skills, or bodily weaknessesall is revealed with absolute clarity. Limited to 5 uses per dungeon!】

Insight Eye: To See All!

Bai Lian narrowed his eyes. The effect was potentexposing everything about an opponent.

Knowing stats and skills was good, but physiology was the true prize. He’d effortlessly pinpoint fatal flaws!

And also…

Bai Lian’s gaze drifted toward Facai. New skills demanded test subjects. But a groundhog? Pointless.

Only a player would doto know your enemy, you must dissect them!

He itched to test this power.

Beep! Beep!

Just as he plotted his experiments, two notifications chimeda message had arrived.

Bai Lian had only one contact: Li Xin.

He opened it, unsurprised:

【Li Xin (Gemini): Out of the dungeon?】

【Bai Lian (New King): How’d you know?】

【Li Xin (Gemini): Told you beforewe have eyes in the Professionals’ Association. Heard their captain trashed his office in rage. No need to guess who caused it.】

【Li Xin (Gemini): 「Mysterious Smile」 What’d you do in there to piss him off so badly? Even a botched ambush isn’t worth that meltdown.】

【Bai Lian (New King): 「Shrugs」 What if I said I don’t know?】

【Li Xin (Gemini): No.】

【Bai Lian (New King): Suit yourself.】

【Li Xin (Gemini): That thing you asked for last time? Done. Come collect your Rule Points.】

【Bai Lian (New King): Can’t you just transfer them?】

【Li Xin (Gemini): 「Eye Roll」 Got something to tell youit concerns you. Don’t want to hear it? Fine.】

【Bai Lian (New King): Then I won’t. Deduct your service fee and send the points.】

【Li Xin (Gemini): 「Speechless」 You win. Fineplease come.】

【Bai Lian (New King): …Alright, I’ll humor you.】

Closing the chat, Bai Lian clicked the entrance to the Professionals’ Trading Center.

Light erupted around him as a portal materialized. He stepped through.

At Nullification’s base, Li Xin wasn’t in her office but lounged in a chair in the communal workspace.

Around her, guild members debated dungeon strategies or traded achievementsnever for free, of course. Equivalent exchanges only.

A red-haired girl with twin ponytails slid her office chair toward Li Xin, makeup bright with excitement.

“Captain, check the main chat! They’re saying Xia Dongjiethe Professionals’ captainraged so hard he smashed his office!”

Gossip glittered in her eyes. “What happened? Last time they lost a rookie prospect, he didn’t blow up like this.”

Li Xin smiled faintly, her tone suggestive.

“Maybe a certain ‘acquaintance’ of ours screwed him over again.”

“Who?” the girl leaned in, intrigued.

“A shameless freeloader who’d milk a stone for blood,” Li Xin rubbed her temples, just thinking about Bai Lian gave her a headache.

That guy constantly grubbed for freebies, even treating hercaptain of Nullificationas a tool. Since when did Li Xin sink so low?

The makeup-heavy girl giggled:

“Aren’t you afraid he’ll hear you badmouthing him?”

“Why? He’s not here,” Li Xin replied calmly. By her estimate, he’d barely have reached the exchange.

But as the words left her lips, an icy voice cut through the air beside her:

“What did you just say?”