After saying goodbye to everyone watching on screen, Linda turned off the live stream, took out the teleportation stone, and took Monica back to the Secret Realm Plaza.
The midday sun shone on Linda's face as he held Monica's hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.
The price difference between hiring someone to clear a Greater Rift and a Greater Rift that can be entered infinitely is enormous.
If someone else helped Luanweihua clear level 13 and then returned to their original team, they can no longer enter level 13; they can only join again on level 14.
Fortunately, Linda is not short of money.
The first person he thought of hiring was the Holy Mage, Echo.
With Ike's help, clearing the hidden level 13 shouldn't be a problem.
However, he had just rejected Ai Ke not long ago and decided to stay away from her.
And... will Leah release them?
Xueyan was stuck on floor 13 and couldn't get past it, so he borrowed Ai Ke. Xueyan then lost her magic damage output and couldn't get past floor 13 anymore.
Thinking about it this way, Linda's head started to ache.
'Never mind, we haven't reached the 13th floor yet. Let's talk about it when we're closer.'
Linda thought to herself.
Compared to the 13th floor, which he had not yet reached, the 10th floor of the Great Secret Realm lay before him.
According to the announcement released by the World Tree Divine Court, there are still half a month before the opening of the 10th level of the Great Mystic Realm.
Linda originally had no intention of coveting 'that thing'.
But Tasia's arrival was a pleasant surprise.
In addition, there's the newly promoted Star Rank Lulu.
The Phoenix Flower is no longer the weakling it once was, one that you'd avoid at the mere sight of its star rank.
They have qualified to compete on the tenth floor.
'Before the Grand Rift opens, try to increase your strength as much as possible. I haven't used the 300,000 [Experience Guidance Tickets] yet; I wonder if I can push Monica to the next Star Rank before then.'
As Linda pondered, she took Monica's hand and headed towards Chilang Trading Company near the square.
At that moment, a commotion broke out in the crowd ahead, interrupting Linda's thoughts.
Approaching them was a team of twelve adventurers.
The leader was about forty or fifty years old, with silver-gray hair parted in the middle, a sinister face, wearing a black robe, and carrying a pair of swords on his back.
This adventurer had an impressive presence, which made Linda feel a sense of pressure.
However, compared to Tasia, Lulu was much less intimidating to him, and was roughly a level 30 star-rank.
Combined with the other person's somewhat familiar appearance and the ghost-patterned badge on their chest...
Linda suddenly realized, it was Kam, the vice-captain of the Ghosts and the younger brother of Halus!
"Captain..."
Monica timidly grasped the hem of Linda's clothes with her small hands.
Then, Kam, the vice-leader of the Ghosts, walked straight toward them with a strange smile on his lips.
This made the onlookers sense a hint of tension.
To withdraw or not to withdraw?
Linda had only one choice in mind.
Phoenix Flower was considered the successor to the White Dove Adventurers, but she retired here, causing Linda to lose face and sleep poorly for a month.
"Kid, my brother Harus has been taken care of by you." Kam, leading the Ghosts, strode up to Linda and said with a half-smile, "I hope you don't give me a chance."
"What do you mean?" Linda stared directly at the other person, asking a question she already knew the answer to.
Kam's face hardened with murderous intent: "My elder brother, Halus, is a kind man. It was definitely not him who sent assassins to attack you, Linda. You framed him!"
Is Halus kind?
Linda was taken aback. She looked closely at Kam's serious expression and realized that he wasn't joking.
Have you seen the movie "The Summer Romance of the Elf Girl Emily and the Woodcutter"?
"I've seen it, what's wrong?" Kam frowned, not understanding what Linda meant.
"You're as innocent and adorable as the noble elf lady Amy in the story. You were so easily swayed by the woodcutter's axe that you couldn't resist. You rejected a prince and chose a poor woodcutter who had nothing but his axe. You're a pure and naive girl."
Linda patted her head, as if remembering something, and added, "Oh right, I'm not praising you. What I mean is that your brainstem development is relatively slow. You're in your forties or fifties and still haven't reached the level of a normal person."
"What? You're humiliating me?"
Kam's face flushed red, and his voice became shrill.
Even if he wasn't very bright, he could tell that Linda was mocking him.
It was still a scholarly and literary satire, comparing him, a man in his forties, to the defenseless elf, Amy.
Enraged, Kam drew the twin swords from his back!
The [momentum] of the Star Rank erupted, and a gravitational force pressed down on Linda.
The onlookers panicked and retreated in panic.
"Is the vice-captain of the Ghosts going to kill someone in public?"
"The Knights should do something about this!"
"How dare this old geezer lay a hand on my brother Linda? I'm going to file a serious complaint with the law enforcement department!"
Everyone sided with Linda.
Linda's reputation is just too good. She provides free guides, treats people with a peaceful attitude, and doesn't have the airs of a top adventurer... which has earned her a large number of casual fans.
If Kam dares to lay a hand on Linda in public, the Adventurers' Guild will receive a whole carriage of complaints about Ghost tomorrow.
The murmurs of the crowd were like a bucket of cold water, sobering Kam up considerably.
A bead of cold sweat slid down Kam's forehead.
"What, not going to make a move? Turns out you're just a good-looking but useless coward."
Linda, with a verdant shield above her head, pursed her lips.
"You little brat..."
Kam's expression was gloomy.
"Deputy Commander, no, that won't do."
A blonde woman with freckles and wearing a black robe grabbed Kam.
“If you act now, even if you kill Linda, you won’t escape the Knights’ pursuit.” The blonde woman lowered her voice.
Kam clicked his tongue.
"You brat, be careful when you walk at night in the future. A flowerpot might fall from the sky and crush you!"
Kam led the Ghosts' team toward the World Tree.
The square was quiet for a moment, until the ghostly figures disappeared in the blue teleportation light, then a discussion broke out.
"Judging from the Ghost Vice Commander's behavior, is it true that Halus sent someone to assassinate Luanweihua? Otherwise, why would he be in such a hurry?"
"Not necessarily. It's possible that Harus was indeed framed by Linda. Otherwise, how brain-dead must Cam be to provoke Linda at this time? This shows that Cam is fearless and knows that Linda is lying."
"I believe in Linda."
"That's right, my husband would never lie!"
A pair of twin girls glared fiercely at the person who had spoken ill of Linda.
...
After Linda left the Secret Realm Plaza, her face turned completely cold.
He originally wanted to let the ghost have a few days of peace before making a move, but since Cam himself offered his face, he had no choice but to hit him.
When Linda returned to the villa, she found Gail there as well.
The aroma of black tea filled the living room.
A silver-haired maid held a wooden tray and served the guests from the White Dove Adventurers.
Seeing Linda return, Gail stood up and took a magical piece of equipment out of his spatial ring.
"The equipment you requested, the [Dragon Armor], is now complete. Take a look and see if you are satisfied."
Linda's eyes lit up.
After waiting for more than a week, it's finally finished.
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