Chapter 111 Strange Secret Realm, Mysterious Stone Tablet, Xu Jin is dumbfounded!
The sudden turn of events shocked everyone present.
At that moment, the Moon King's Court that had appeared slowly dissipated and eventually disappeared completely from the world.
The entire mountaintop was completely silent.
Everyone was speechless for a moment, and finally they looked at each other blankly.
"Master Frostblade..."
Especially those who came with Xu Jin, after the initial shock, looked at Shuang Ren with some panic.
Frostblade's expression was somewhat solemn. Her gaze was fixed on the royal court ahead, her brows furrowed.
Clearly, even she was at a loss for what to do in this situation.
But the voice beside her brought her back to her senses. After a moment of contemplation, she said, "Judging from the current situation, the amusement park owner's goal is that mysterious scroll, so there's probably no danger. Xu Jin just seemed to have entered some kind of sub-space, like a dungeon or secret realm. With his strength, he should be fine. Let's wait here for a while; he should be out soon."
"In addition, immediately send people to investigate whether anyone has seen similar strange phenomena during this period. If so, find out the time and place."
The people from the United Front Work Department were stunned for a moment, but quickly accepted the order and went to make arrangements.
Clearly, with Xu Jin absent, Shuangren holds the highest position.
Seeing his subordinates move, Frostblade still looked ahead, his brows furrowed.
She had a feeling that something was off.
But what exactly was strange about it? She couldn't figure it out for a moment.
The boss suddenly appears and tries to steal the scroll?
This was supposed to be a strange place.
After all, what makes a Tier 1 dare to snatch things from so many Tier 3 and Tier 4 players?
But recalling what happened yesterday, this strange thing seems to have found its answer again...
That boss seems to be an extremely confident person!
The park staff were captured by them, and this boss even dared to personally rescue them.
And he actually succeeded.
So it seems reasonable that he would appear here today to compete for that scroll...
The opponent is extremely confident and has plenty of trump cards up their sleeve.
"Could it be that Paradise had some kind of intelligence, knowing that this strange phenomenon would occur here today, which is why they sent someone here? And the moment they realized they were being monitored, they immediately sent that person away? While he himself remained hidden nearby, waiting for the right moment to act?"
Frostblade reviewed the situation in his mind.
I think this possibility is not small.
This even seemed to resolve a question that had been lingering in her mind... If the 'privileged equipment' was in the boss's hands, how did this member of the amusement park, whose presence was only detected by Xu Jin for a fleeting moment, manage to time it so precisely and escape in time?
...If the boss had been there and immediately reminded him...it would make sense.
Unfortunately... there are still too few clues.
Finally, she rubbed her temples.
Look ahead.
See through the phenomena to the essence.
Essentially, it seems that the boss and his group came for the scroll.
So that means...
The place the scroll leads to must be beneficial!
so.
If Xu Jin can gain amazing benefits from it, then it's highly likely that, just as she's guessing, the amusement park owner came for this scroll.
But if...
There's no benefit to it.
Or the benefits aren't significant enough, or impressive enough.
Then there's another possibility...
Her eyes flickered as she continued to ponder...
...
As everyone on the mountaintop busied themselves, Xu Jin had already figured out where she was.
This seemed to be a secret realm or instance; the sky was dark, a cold wind was blowing, and faint sounds of ghosts wailing and howling could be heard.
Xu Jin frowned, but there was no trace of panic on his face... As a fourth-level expert, what kind of situation hadn't he seen?
"A dungeon? Or a secret realm? It looks... like some kind of undead-themed scenario."
As he pondered this, he glanced around. He seemed to be in a desolate wilderness, with ghostly figures looming in the distance, creating an oppressive atmosphere.
After a moment of silence, he simply stopped thinking about it.
Since it's a dungeon or secret realm, there are monsters, and there's a chance to clear it. With his strength, he doesn't think he'd be afraid of a dungeon or secret realm corresponding to a scroll that's highly sought after by bosses.
After all... that boss was only at level 1.
"In that case, the probability of it being a secret realm is higher."
After all, dungeons usually have tier restrictions. He can't enter a tier 1 dungeon.
However, secret realms are different. Except for some special secret realms, most secret realms can be entered by professionals of all ranks.
With these thoughts in mind, he strode forward, wanting to see what this secret realm was all about.
...
Amidst the rolling cold wind, Qin Fang looked at Xu Jin in the distance and breathed a long sigh of relief.
It was a success.
The black scroll... is, of course, an invitation.
The style was that of a 'black scroll', not the one Qin Yue and the others received... naturally because it was specially made by Qin Fang.
After all... the style of the invitation could be changed at will. He had just chosen the 'poster' style before.
Furthermore, the company logo is also arbitrary. They can put it on the cover if they want, or inside if they want…
The message he wrote on the invitation was: "Invited by: Xu Jin. Interview time: 5 seconds after Xu Jin touches the invitation."
The reason he left 5 seconds was naturally for his 'performance'... He had to make Xu Jin believe that he desperately wanted the scroll, but the other party got it, so he was 'angry'.
But it can't be left too long... otherwise the other person will see the contents directly.
Five seconds is just right.
And this 'secret place' right now is, of course, the interview setting...
Is it unfamiliar?
Of course, it's unfamiliar.
This is because Qin Fang just spent 1,000 corporate reputation points to unlock the brand new scene 'Hellish Charm'!
Thinking of this, Qin Fang shook his head helplessly... The recruitment of legendary professionals would have to be postponed.
But if we can achieve our goal...
He narrowed his eyes slightly.
Then it's absolutely worth it!
In fact, just creating this scene is worthwhile.
After all, the special effects of his interview venue have now been stacked up to the point of [100% chance of advancing to a Tier 1 professional].
And just as he predicted, the probability of advancing to the next level is 105% after the probabilities of the sixth scenario are added together.
The extra 5% probability becomes [0.5% chance of advancing to a Tier 2 professional].
A decimal point was added.
However, theoretically speaking... new employees already have a chance to be promoted directly to level 2.
A direct promotion to level 2 is roughly equivalent to saving new employees more than a year of promotion time... so this probability is understandable.
Therefore, the reputation gained from these 1,000 companies is actually not a loss.
The only downside is that it will take a little longer to get the legendary class...
After all, according to the plan, the headhunting company that successfully recruited the legendary potential employees could be cooled down tomorrow.
But plans can't keep up with changes.
no way.
The reason for having to create a new scene was out of necessity...
Because none of the previous five scenes were suitable to appear as a 'secret realm'.
Because they're all offices...
'Modern Office' is a modern office; 'Round Table Conference' is a medieval Western office; 'Western Papacy' is a religious office; 'Eastern Palace' is a court office; 'Upside-Down Cloud Realm' could be considered an office for cultivators?
...Anyway, it's all an office!
That kind of scene probably wouldn't scare Xu Jin.
Therefore, Qin Fang had no choice but to open up a new location...
Fortunately, the name 'Hellish Charm' sounds rather eerie, so it's unlikely to be an office...
And indeed, things turned out exactly as he predicted.
This scene is a chilling, hellish landscape. Ghostly figures are everywhere, creating an atmosphere of utter terror…
Of course, in reality, the atmosphere here is just intimidating on the surface, but there is no real danger.
Fortunately, his purpose was just to bluff.
...A Tier 4 Assassin, 970,000 HP, 60% absolute damage reduction...
Is he going to fight someone head-on?
Even in the interview venue, it's useless... After all, there's no such thing as 'being in the interview room and the boss being invincible' in an interview room.
In some settings, the boss can control everything in the interview setting at will. Without the boss's permission, the interviewee cannot act freely.
Even a Tier 4 professional would likely be controlled.
But controlling it with light is useless, and it can't cause any harm.
Furthermore, interviewees can only stay for 24 hours before being sent away. Naturally, it can't be used as a prison cell…
With the opponent having 970,000 HP, even if I were to try and whittle them down, how long would it take? If the opponent stood still with 60% damage reduction, I probably wouldn't be able to kill them.
On the contrary, it will expose some things.
So after much thought, I realized I could only fool people with my appearance.
Fortunately, the space in the hellish setting is large enough.
In a modern office, the space is so tiny... it's impossible to fool anyone.
The Hellscape is a large and mysterious scene.
The only thing that might be considered unusual is that there are no monsters here.
But Qin Fang had no choice.
To solve this problem, he had previously considered whether to create something like a challenge dungeon.
For example, he might wear a mask, disguise himself as the monster inside, and fight the other party a few times. If he loses, he gives the other party some of the scene's default items, which can be exchanged for with corporate reputation to increase attributes...
Anyway, he has different professions and isn't worried about being recognized as the same person.
But he quickly dismissed the idea.
Firstly, the company's reputation does not support this.
Secondly...
But nobody talks about whether the boss might get killed in the interview space.
He'd better not take any risks.
There's a saying that goes something like this: the more you do, the more mistakes you make; the less you do, the fewer mistakes you make; and doing nothing is the best you can do!
Therefore, he ultimately decided to focus on the mystery of this secret realm, letting Xu Jin fill in the blanks in her own mind.
All of this was a prelude to one final goal...
He touched the mask of lies on his face.
"The liar... is about to start lying."
He stared at the other person's figure, narrowing his eyes.
Success or failure hinges on this moment.
...
Why is there not a single monster in this secret realm?
Xu Jin had been walking for more than ten minutes, but the world in front of her seemed to be forever pitch black. There were many ghostly figures in the distance, but not a single ghostly figure was nearby.
It was as if the ghostly figures would mysteriously move away the moment he got close.
This made him frown.
Just as he was getting more and more impatient, suddenly, a stone tablet appeared in the space in front of him.
The stone tablet was pitch black, appearing very out of place and mysterious amidst the many ghostly figures.
He frowned, but with his superior skills and daring, he walked straight over.
The stone tablet, entirely black, exudes a sense of age and vicissitude, yet it is inscribed with text.
The writing was strange and unfamiliar; I couldn't understand it at all.
As he frowned, he noticed that the characters on it began to distort and change, eventually transforming into the Xia Kingdom script that he could recognize...
The stars fall upon your silvery spindle.
The loom of time has taut the weft of destiny—
Look at the volcano lurking in the spine of the crawling creature.
His parched soul was burning like morning dew!
I forged its claws with eternally cold iron.
His pupils were tempered by the molten gold and the moon's marrow.
The blood of the void boiled within my body.
As the drops fall, they reveal the footprints of travelers;
Your name should be branded—
The inscriptions on the weathered black stone tablet are full of mystery, like a divine lament, telling a mysterious and unintelligible story.
Xu Jin was immediately drawn to the mysterious script, but when she got to the end, she found that the last one or two lines were covered by dirt, making it impossible to read the rest of the text.
Without even thinking, he reached out and wiped away the grime, wanting to read the words on the other side...
[—The Wanderer of the Abyss]
[Contract achieved!]
A contract has been reached?
Xu Jin looked puzzled.
What agreement was reached?
At that moment, a purple flame inexplicably appeared on the stone tablet in front of them.
This startled him, and he instinctively withdrew his hand.
He then discovered that the purple flames had actually spread to his body.
Just as he was stunned, his eyes widened suddenly in the next second!
"What?!"
For the first time, a look of horror appeared on his face!
Just because...
His panel was now being burned by a mysterious purple flame!
(End of this chapter)
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