Chapter 602 [(*^▽^*)]

Qin Xingyu: "The problem with this dungeon is that if you don't know your own death rules, you'll be careful about your words and actions at all times, for fear of dying before you even get a resurrection coin."

Lin Leyou: "What if someone randomly gets a death rule like not being able to walk or not being able to breathe? Wouldn't that be incredibly unlucky?"

Qin Xingyu: "That depends on luck. Sometimes luck is also a part of strength, and there's nothing we can do about it. Generally speaking, it's only recommended for residents who have activated their luck stat to go to the Rules Kingdom dungeon. You probably don't have that yet, right?"

Lin Leyou glanced at his points and realized he indeed had none. To have total assets exceeding 10 billion points, he didn't even have one-tenth of that... Hmm?

Lin Leyou carefully examined his points, along with the various items in his backpack. The total value of these items seemed to exceed two billion, meaning that he had already achieved more than one-fifth of his goal. It seemed that he was not far from unlocking the Luck Value.

Qin Xingyu: "Where is he?!"

Lin Leyou snapped out of her daze, "It's okay, it's okay. I really didn't activate my luck stat, so this is why I got a really bad death rule randomly?"

Qin Xingyu: "That's not necessarily true."

Lin Leyou: "Then... can we go to this instance?"

Qin Xingyu said, "I don't recommend you go now. The dungeon mission is very simple. It's just about how long you survive. But the time limit is not fixed. Sometimes it's five days, sometimes it's seven or ten days. It depends on luck."

Lin Leyou said, "Actually, the most important thing right now is... the difficulty of that dungeon will be adjusted randomly. If you get an S rank, you can still go, but..."

Qin Xingyu said, "If you want to go, then go ahead. Just remember that in this instance, besides each person's own unknown death rules, there is a series of rules that everyone must follow. Some of these rules are normal, but some are very strange. For example, you must get up before eight o'clock in the morning, or you must drink a glass of water before going to bed at night."

Lin Leyou said, "I understand. Thank you, Teacher Qin. I'll discuss it with my partner and see if we should go or not. After all, it's not just my decision."

Qin Xingyu didn't say anything, and after a few seconds, she hung up the phone.

Lin Leyou chuckled as he looked at the phone that had just ended, tossed it aside, and touched his black jade ring. "Xiao Rui, I found out."

While handling his work, Xue Rui was also waiting for Lin Leyou's response. "So fast?"

Lin Leyou: "Yes, Teacher Qin is very friendly. I asked him a general question, and he answered it all."

He briefly shared the information he had gathered with Xue Rui, saying, "Do you think we should go to this instance? It looks very difficult, and... it seems to treat everyone the same."

Treating everyone equally means that once you enter a dungeon, whether you're a player or an NPC, you participate in the dungeon game with the same status. But right now, the most important thing isn't that, but rather...

"The most dangerous thing now is whether the difficulty of the dungeon will be increased, and if so, to what extent? If the difficulty is increased, the rules and restrictions of this dungeon will definitely be increased."

Lin Leyou was also worried about this, "We shouldn't be that unlucky, right?"

Xue Rui, "In a country of rules... the rules are the key."

Lin Leyou suggested, "How about we play it safe and take on a few A-level quests first, and then go for S-level quests after we've accumulated enough points?"

Xue Rui said, "There's no need for that. Even if you complete an A-level dungeon, you can only earn a few hundred thousand points each time. But if you choose an S-level dungeon, the difficulty will change randomly, and we might encounter a 3S-level dungeon. If we fail, we will lose at least 500 million points. After all, the reward for a 3S-level dungeon is at least 100 million points, so failing means losing 500 million."

Lin Leyou: "I do have 500 million points, but you don't. How much more are you short?"

Xue Rui glanced at his points. Because the difficulty of the missions and dungeons was very high, he didn't dare to spend his points casually, even though he had a lot of points.

"We're still short about 50 million. If we participate in A-level dungeons, it costs an average of 500,000 per run, so we'd have to run it a hundred times... A-level dungeons are run once every 15 days, so that would take 1,500 days, or more than four years. I definitely can't accept that timeframe, and there's no need for it."

Lin Leyou calculated the time and said, "You're right. In that case, let's go. There must be some hidden quests to complete in the dungeon. Getting 50 million might be easy then."

"Besides, increasing the difficulty from S-rank to 3S-rank is only the worst-case scenario; we shouldn't be that unlucky."

Xue Rui: "Yes, we've been quite lucky before."

Lin Leyou: "Since that's the case, then let's go to this instance, is that alright?"

Xue Rui: "No problem."

Lin Leyou nodded in satisfaction. "How about this? This time, wait until after midnight. Take a look at the latest game rules, and then enter the dungeon five minutes later. Is that alright?"

Xue Rui: "Okay."

After confirming the time to enter the instance, the two chatted for a few more minutes before disconnecting.

Lin Leyou thought for a moment, then half-reclined on the bed and started searching for information about the Rule Kingdom on the internet with his phone. In some forums, there were still many people discussing the Rule Kingdom.

But there wasn't much useful information; it was mostly just complaints about how perverted, disgusting, and difficult things were. I spent half a day looking but didn't find much useful information.

It seems that finding information about many S-rank and higher dungeons online is impossible; you need connections to get it.

I consider myself lucky to have met Qin Xingyu, since Lin Wanyi introduced them. I'll find some time to thank him properly.

No, I helped him catch up with him all the way to Jiangxia Village. Shouldn't that be the highest level of gratitude?

Lin Leyou thought for a moment, then returned to the real world. He took out the snacks he had put in the refrigerator earlier and continued to eat while watching TV. Anyway, he already knew what he needed to know, and he would deal with the rest after entering the dungeon.

When it was almost midnight, Lin Leyou returned to the Endless World. He first took down the items he had rented from the system and put them back in his backpack. Then he checked how many points he had earned this time.

I rented out six times today, each time for 950,000 points, for a total of 5,700,000 points.

Lin Leyou lay on the bed waiting for midnight to arrive. Just after the time passed, he received a system notification.

Just as Lin Wanyi said, the difficulty of S-rank and above dungeons will be randomly adjusted, there will be a time limit for actively accepting quests, and there is that leaderboard.

Lin Leyou opened his panel, where a leaderboard appeared. Now he could even see the rewards for the top 100, and the rewards were refreshed every month.

The first place winner will receive 500 million points plus three gold-tier weapon/item cards; the second place winner will receive 300 million points plus two gold-tier weapon/item cards; and the third place winner will receive 100 million points plus one gold-tier weapon/item card.

The fourth and fifth place winners will receive 50 million points, plus three purple weapon/item cards. The sixth to tenth place winners will receive 10 million points, plus two purple weapon/item cards. The eleventh to fiftieth place winners will receive 5 million points, plus one card.

Finally, for those ranked 51st to 100th, the points are only one million, and the item cards are three blue-grade weapon item cards, all of which are random.

But there's a silver lining: these are all weapon and item cards, so even the worst card will give you a weapon! Not to mention the first place winner...

In addition, the top 100 residents will each receive two random travel vouchers, allowing them to decide where to go. This randomness is not a random draw, but rather a free choice of where to go.

To be honest, Lin Leyou really liked the rewards for the top three. He wished he could get first place, but that would mean he would have to do a lot of voluntary work!

Lin Leyou checked the time and realized it was almost time. If they were delayed, they wouldn't be able to team up with Xue Rui for a dungeon, which would be a huge loss.

Besides... it's only the first day, there's no rush now. Let's discuss it with Xue Rui first, and then we'll talk about it later.

However... the residents have leaderboards, but I wonder if the players have them too.

He closed his eyes and selected the "Rules Kingdom" instance on the recruitment page. The difficulty level was listed as S, but... the final difficulty would depend on luck.

"System notification: Welcome resident Lin Leyou to the Rule Kingdom, a 3S difficulty dungeon. In this kingdom, only those who abide by the rules can survive. Good luck."

When Lin Leyou opened his eyes, he found himself in a pure white space. There was nothing around him, but he knew that this was not inside the instance.

"System prompt: Please survive for seven days! You will receive 200 million points for clearing this dungeon, and 1 billion points will be deducted for failure! You will receive 10 million points for successfully killing one person."

Upon hearing the figure of 1 billion, Lin Leyou felt a wave of dizziness. Now, not only Xue Rui, but even he himself didn't have that many points to deduct!

This is really dangerous... I can't afford to fail to complete the game, because if I fail, I'll die!

"System notification: Resident Lin Leyou has obtained two death rules, one of which is known to be no smoking, and the other is unknown. Please explore on your own."

"System notification: The Rule Kingdom has a few rules, please be aware."

"First, do not go out after 8 PM. Second, do not visit other people's homes for the first three days. Third, if you encounter danger while out at night, you can seek help from the person in red. Fourth, do not exchange more than three sentences with the person in red. Fifth, do not eat food given by others. Sixth, you can only kill using the rules. Seventh, those killed outside the rules can return as evil spirits to seek revenge. Eighth, ninth, and tenth are unknown; please explore them yourself!"

"Friendly reminder: The number of players entering the instance is limited to 500. The remaining number will be announced at midnight every day. There are some special items inside the instance, so please look for them; they might save your life."