But who can guarantee that the powerful figures from higher realms wonât set their sights on Blue Star?
Lin Yi wanted to take advantage of the downtime to enhance his strength as much as possible, leaving the enjoyment of flowers and applause for later.
"Lin Yi, esteemed leader, why donât you let us handle your friendsâ dungeon efforts? Our Gangguoâs national strength doesnât match Xia, true, but weâre not particularly weak either. Plus, with your help recently, Gangguo has produced quite a few War God level experts. How about we sit down for a drink?"
The person speaking was the leader of Gangguo.
After learning of Lin Yiâs arrival in the area, he rushed to the scene without hesitation to give Lin Yi and his team a grand welcome.
To further build camaraderie with Lin Yi, he even spared a few of their limited War Gods to accompany the young talents of Shenxiao on missions.
Such treatment, Nangong Ling and the others could hardly imagine on a daily basis.
Even though Gangguoâs national strength is much weaker than Xia, itâs still a country after all.
Lin Yi declined the local leaderâs proposal.
The difficulty of the Descent Abyss dungeon, Green Barbarian Ruins, is genuinely high.
Even the average War God expert canât guarantee a 100% clear rate.
The clearing probability is secondary, but if Lin Yi personally participated, it would increase the dungeonâs difficulty and rewards, tying into his brothersâ interests. How could Lin Yi not take personal responsibility?
Politely declining, the leader, possessing high emotional intelligence, didnât question further, knowing Lin Yi had his plans, and refrained from unnecessary talk.
What he could do was see if Lin Yiâs team lacked any materials, ones that Gangguo could provide.
No matter the value or rarity, it wasnât worth being stingy.
After all, Lin Yiâs progress is tied to the progress of all Blue Star.
Having reached this point, Lin Yi wasnât shy.
Indeed, there were some materials he needed.
Raising the skill limit from Forbidden Curse to Ancient Forbidden Curse, up to the tenth level, would significantly increase Lin Yiâs combat power.
However, such materials are quite rare. Even Xia, a country with thousands of years of history, found it hard to gather all the materials for Lin Yi.
Since it wasnât too urgent, Xia hadnât offered bounties nor made it public that Lin Yi needed them, leading to a situation where Xia was searching but doing so slowly.
Lin Yi didnât have high hopes of obtaining useful materials from Gangguo, just symbolically mentioned what he needed.
Unexpectedly, while Gangguoâs leader didnât have the Ancient Forbidden Curse advancement materials on hand, he had intelligence regarding related materials.
"Lin Yi, esteemed leader, please wait~"
Just as Lin Yi was exchanging pleasantries and preparing to lead his team into the dungeon, the Gangguo leader, Latar, called out to him.
"Lin Yi, esteemed leader, although we canât provide the materials you mentioned, we can offer you a way to acquire them. Regarding that De Zhi Xin you mentioned, I know how to obtain it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yi immediately halted and turned around.
"Mr. Latar, please elaborate?"
Every country has exclusive dungeons that arenât open to outsiders, something known by virtually every Blue Star professional.
These dungeons sometimes arenât suitable for foreign professionals, or they produce extremely valuable resources that countries are unwilling to share.
There are quite a few dungeons like this.
The information about these dungeons is mostly not publicly transparent, including the rewards obtainable.
So itâs understandable that Xia hadnât noticed Gangguo could produce the Earth Element material, De Zhi Xin.
Latar told Lin Yi about Gangguoâs unique dungeon, Ancient Wild Ridge.
This dungeon originally served as a trial dungeon for Gangguoâs youth at the age of 24, with their performance in the dungeon roughly estimating their potential, granting resource preference accordingly.
Of course, professionals who want to gain more official resources can also use this dungeon to prove their strength.
The dungeon appears unremarkable, nothing particularly special, yet for centuries, the people of Gangguo have only explored its perimeter.
As the dungeon progresses, the monsters get stronger, and defeating them yields increasingly rich rewards.
This naturally includes the skill advancement material Lin Yi needed, De Zhi Xin.
However, as he spoke, a constipated expression surfaced on Latarâs face, indicating some unspeakable dilemma.
"Mr. Latar, is there something inconvenient to say? You should know, with my strength, you neednât worry about the dungeonâs clearance. As long as youâre willing to offer the opportunity to participate in the dungeon, once I obtain the materials I want, Iâll be sure to thank you in other ways, like offering twenty thousand skill points or something...."
It wasnât difficult to allow Lin Yi into their exclusive dungeon.
No one in all of Gangguo would likely oppose.
Who in all Blue Star doesnât know that its current state is largely due to Lin Yiâs contributions?
"No, no, no, Lin Yi, esteemed leader, youâre too kind. Allowing you into the dungeon is what we should do."
"Your contributions to Blue Star and the care for small countries like us, weâre all well aware. We certainly canât fail to show gratitude. Itâs just that the dungeon is quite important to our country. Considering you previously had a reputation as a dungeon destroyer, weâd like to trouble you to show a little mercy during your journey, as this dungeon is very important to Gangguo."
"Can you see it in your heart to show restraint...."
Hearing Latarâs words, Nangong Ling and his team couldnât help but laugh.
Indeed, Lin Yiâs renown truly spreads far.
The dungeon hadnât even been entered yet, and Latar was already under immense pressure.
"Mr. Latar, rest assured, Blue Star is not what it used to be. Itâs entered a resource-sharing era, and I certainly wonât harm everyoneâs interests."
"Rest assured, Iâll be prudent in any dungeon, not causing trouble."
With these words, Gangguoâs executives breathed a sigh of relief, promptly thanking Lin Yi profusely.
And they promised, regarding that De Zhi Xin material, Lin Yi could take as much as he wanted, as long as it was inside the dungeon.
After all this, Lin Yi led Sun Dachuan into the 39th layer of the Descent Abyss dungeon, Green Barbarian Ruins.
This dungeon is fraught with peril.
Thereâs a reason itâs classified as Soul Suppressing 4 in difficulty.
This place was once the ruins of a highly advanced civilization on Blue Star.
Inside the dungeon, not only can the necessary quest materials be found but also unexpected rewards are possible.