Compared to the golden ruins we've seen before, this one is much more difficult.
The golden soldiers inside the ruins are even larger, and some of them have even mastered the Shuofeng Sword Technique, which allows them to summon fierce winds to attack enemies.
Lin Xu fought with these soldiers for a while, and then disassembled more than a dozen golden soldiers to figure out how to make this superior model of puppet.
He then used his golden powers to quickly finish off the soldiers.
Unlike the last ruin, this one doesn't have a maze; instead, it's full of golden traps.
However, these traps couldn't even scratch the surface of Lin Xu's enhanced armor.
Lin Xu easily solved the entire ruins and then obtained a golden robe.
He took out the robe he had obtained earlier to compare with it and found that the two garments seemed to be no different, and the rewards were not more or better because the Golden Ruins were more difficult.
The only difference between the two ruins is that the amount of gold obtained after conquering this high-difficulty ruin is twice that of the previous ruin.
"Perhaps the amount of gold was also an important condition for this ritual?"
Lin Xu stroked his chin and guessed.
The gold obtained from the ruins is indeed different from ordinary gold; it must contain some special substances.
Chen Shaojie and his group didn't specifically choose low-difficulty ruins; instead, they deliberately came to attack high-difficulty ruins, most likely in order to collect more of this type of gold.
This gold must have some special purpose.
However, Lin Xu now values his ranking more than gold.
He then opened the island owner interface to check his ranking on the newbie leaderboard:
[Xiao Xing, 1st Place]
...
Lin Xu, ranked 21st.
...
Lin Xu's eyes lit up.
His ranking really did rise.
I checked the new island lord's points again, and his points increased by 2000 points.
It appears that a single Golden Robe is worth 2000 points.
Lin Xu suddenly realized.
It seems his earlier guess was correct; Xiao Xing and his group did indeed change the ranking rules, making conquering the Golden Ruins the most important point-scoring event.
As long as we continue to conquer the Golden Ruins, our score should continue to increase.
In this way, he also mastered the method to improve his ranking and could strive for the first place.
Lin Xu's lips curled up, a hint of anticipation in his heart. He then instructed Tao Yao and the others to gather the spoils and loose soil before quickly heading to other coordinates to find more golden ruins.
At this moment, Lin Xu also opened the chat group with his classmates and left a message directly:
[Everyone, I've posted the coordinates of the gold ruins you found. I'm going to start exploring these ruins.]
The other students quickly realized what was happening:
[A big shot has appeared!]
Lin Xu, how are you?
[Lin Xu, did you win your challenge against Chen Shaojie?]
[Hey bro, you didn't fail and then run away, did you?]
Lin Xu raised an eyebrow as he watched the group start spouting nonsense:
Chen Shaojie has been eliminated. If he didn't have an island to survive on, he has now essentially lost his island lord status.
There was a two-second silence in the chat group.
Then things exploded again.
Holy crap!
[Boss, did you really kill Chen Shaojie?]
[Lin Xu, the boss, is awesome!]
Boss, you're my idol! You even took down the real nobles!
The class monitor also spoke:
[Lin Xu, did you really defeat Chen Shaojie? Did you suffer any losses? Do you need us to replenish your supplies?]
Lin Xu smiled as he read the class monitor's message.
These classmates are really good; they know he has offended a nobleman and will inevitably face endless trouble, yet they are still willing to offer their help.
Lin Xu:
I didn't suffer any losses; in fact, I gained a bunch of loot. Once these things settle down, I can upgrade your equipment again.
Other students:
[Great job! But you don't need to change your equipment so often.]
Lin Xu, don't push yourself too hard. Our equipment is already good enough to crush a lot of people.
[Yeah, boss, don't let your own development hold you back. You're our backbone.]
Lin Xu:
[I know about the equipment; you just need to be prepared. Now send me the coordinates of the Golden Ruins; I need them very much.]
Other students:
【learn! 】
【Understood! 】
After upgrading their equipment, these students' islands saw a significant increase in flight speed. During this time, they came into contact with many other island owners and obtained a considerable number of coordinates.
Now that they had sent over all these coordinates, Lin Xu quickly checked them and calculated the best route to conquer the Golden Ruins more quickly.
Lin Xu:
【Well done! Conquering these ruins would greatly benefit our plans. If I could forge the authority, you would certainly be able to obtain the corresponding positions beneath it.】
Other students:
[Eyes lighting up!]
[Boss, you'd better remember your promise!]
We believe in our leader!
Lin Xu chatted with his classmates for a few more minutes about the current situation, and then arranged for them to continue searching for coordinates.
Then he told Xiaoyu the calculated route and coordinates.
With Xiaoyu in control, the island began to speed towards the nearest golden ruins.
As long as he conquers more golden ruins as soon as possible, Lin Xu is quite confident that he can intervene in the forging of this authority.
Time passed in this way.
About three days later, Lin Xu had just finished an expedition to the Golden Ruins.
During this period, he has already conquered more than a dozen golden ruins.
His current ranking has reached second place, second only to Xiao Xing.
The score difference between the two has narrowed to 1,000 points.
If Lin Xu continues to explore a new ruin, he can directly surpass Xiao Xing and take first place.
During this time, his classmates also kept sending him new coordinates of the Golden Relics, which was a great support to him.
Moreover, since none of the island lords who contacted the nobles spoke out afterward, many island lords sensed that something was amiss.
Therefore, most commoner island owners would seek cooperation with Lin Xu's classmates and inform Lin Xu's side about the discovered ruins.
Lin Xu thus obtained a considerable number of relic coordinates.
In addition, Lin Xu encountered more than just those island lords who were cooperating with him during his time conquering the Golden Ruins.
Some equally ambitious commoner island owners want to monopolize or scheme to obtain the rewards from the Golden Ruins.
There were also some knights' lackeys and genuine knights who were sent out to conquer the Golden Ruins.
He encountered several waves of these people, and by eliminating them all, he gained a stacked killing curse buff, which also led to a surge in territory and resources.
"At this rate, collecting 33 Golden Thread Robes should be easy. But what happens if we stack them together?"
During this period, Lin Xu acquired a total of sixteen Golden Thread Robes.
These threads are all exactly the same; they are naturally stackable objects.
However, due to the authority ceremony, Lin Xu had never tried to layer the golden robe.
If the Threaded Robe were to be stacked to create a dual-existence Threaded Robe, wouldn't that directly boost his score to the max and allow him to take first place?
Lin Xu was interested in trying it, but after careful consideration, he felt it was unnecessary to do so for the time being.
At the very least, one should figure out how the ordinary gold-threaded robe is used before layering the gold-threaded robe on top of it to be appropriate.
What Lin Xu was more concerned about was the actions of Xiao Xing and his group.
He has now clearly become the biggest threat to the race for first place in the points rankings, and has certainly attracted the attention of Xiao Xing and his group.
Those people probably won't let him do as he pleases.
Thinking this, a message suddenly popped up on Lin Xu's island owner interface:
[Island Owner Xiao Xing requests to speak with you...]
"They've arrived as expected."
Lin Xu's eyes flashed, and after thinking for a moment, he opened the call link.
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