37: Phase two mission complete, summon Kelly.

The next day, Lin Chuan set aside the matter of Peak Master Di Lan's disappearance and arrived at the entrance of the Secret Realm with great anticipation, wanting to see if today's System mission could be completed.

At this time, the entrance to the Secret Realm was extremely lively. Numerous Loose Cultivators and Mortals had spontaneously organized a small market, hawking gold coins and equipment from the game.

Lin Chuan saw many Prodigy Disciples weaving through the crowd, questioning the stall owners with excitement on their faces.

Just then, Lin Chuan saw the Second Prince of the Imperial Family from yesterday heading straight towards him.

“What is it? Do you need something from me?” Lin Chuan took the initiative to ask.

“Lord Administrator, I wanted to ask where one can purchase those vouchers for the Secret Realm?” the Second Prince asked with a smile.

Lin Chuan pointed to Seria nearby and said, “If you have Spirit Stones, you can just buy them from her.”

The Second Prince gave his thanks and walked directly toward Seria.

Not long after, Lin Chuan suddenly heard the System's notification sound.

[Congratulations to the Host for completing the mission.]

[Mission rewards are now being issued: New classes for the Dungeon are unlocked, and the new Auction House function is enabled.]

[Gunner, Cleric, and Mage classes are now unlocked.]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the Doll: Kelli.]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining an experience capsule LV+1.]

[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining Elementary Event Planning Rights.]

[The third stage mission has begun: Please recruit 100,000 trialists for the Secret Realm.]

[Current mission progress: 64,231/100,000.]

Lin Chuan's attention was instantly drawn by the massive amount of System information. He couldn't help but feel a bit confused. He was clearly still short tens of thousands of Spirit Stones to complete the mission; how did it suddenly finish?

At that moment, the Second Prince happened to leave Seria's side. Lin Chuan stopped him and asked, “How many vouchers did you buy?”

The Second Prince smiled and said, “I bought several tens of thousands of Spirit Stones' worth.”

“Tens of thousands?!” Lin Chuan shouted in shock.

“None of my subordinates have Avatars to wear yet, and I also plan to prepare a few sets for myself. This should be about enough,” the Second Prince said nonchalantly.

Lin Chuan cursed inwardly, “Damn, what a whale. The Imperial Family is truly loaded.”

After bidding farewell to the Second Prince, Lin Chuan couldn't wait to claim his System rewards.

In an instant, two items appeared in Lin Chuan's hands.

Lin Chuan first impatiently consumed the experience capsule and checked his own status.

“Mm, so I’ve reached Core Formation. No need to Cultivate at all; eating one capsule directly skips an entire major Realm. This is just too great.”

Next, he looked at the doll in his hand. It looked similar to the one used to summon Seria. He threw the doll onto the ground, and in a flash of white light, a tall woman instantly appeared.

“Hehe, I am Kelli from the Empyrean!” the woman said with a laugh.

This wasn't what surprised Lin Chuan; what surprised him was that there was a strange machine beside Kelli.

“Kelli, could this be...?” Lin Chuan asked cautiously.

“Haha, this is the enhancement machine from the Empyrean,” Kelli gave Lin Chuan a definitive answer.

Lin Chuan stood frozen on the spot. He knew exactly what the appearance of this enhancement machine here meant. If those Cultivators' weapons could be enhanced just like in the game, what would happen?

“Kelli, what can you do?” Lin Chuan asked.

“I mainly maintain this enhancement machine, and I can also craft some weapons. Additionally, if necessary, I can fight,” Kelli replied casually.

Lin Chuan nodded with satisfaction. Kelli's utility was much greater than Seria's.

“What kind of weapons can you craft?”

Kelli gave a hearty laugh and said, “All kinds of firearms, of course. As long as you have money, I can craft Elementary firearms for you. As for Advanced ones, you'll need to have the design blueprints.”

“And where can I get those design blueprints?” Lin Chuan asked with some joy.

“How would I know? Anyway, if you have the blueprints, I can forge them,” Kelli said nonchalantly.

Lin Chuan felt a bit disappointed. He didn't know where to obtain the firearms blueprints yet. It seemed that for the short term, he could only have Kelli make some low-level firearms.

[Secret Realm upgrade detected. Would the Host like to implement it?]

The System's voice rang out again.

Lin Chuan immediately nodded and said, “Implement it.”

At this moment, inside the Secret Realm, everyone heard the System's mechanical broadcast voice.

[The Underground City Secret Realm has been fully upgraded. Three new classes have been opened: Gunner, Cleric, and Mage. The Auction House System is officially enabled. Trialists can open the Auction House through their interface to sell or purchase Materials and equipment, with gold coins used as the unified currency for transactions.]

Once the broadcast went out, everyone inside the Secret Realm—whether they were fighting or strolling through the town—was stunned. They stopped what they were doing and opened their interfaces to check the information on the new classes and the Auction House.

At this time, the bulletin board inside the Secret Realm was suddenly covered with information about the new classes.

Gunner: An Adventurer from the Empyrean, a sharpshooter skilled at using firearms to kill enemies from a distance.

Cleric: A devout believer who has undergone rigorous training to punish evil, promote good, and deliver all living beings.

Mage: A member of the Demon Race who excels at using magical power to attack enemies.

Each person can only choose one class. If you wish to create a new character, please delete your current character.

Inside the Secret Realm, Xiao Hongyuan's group of four, who were preparing to go to Graka, also saw the System information.

“The Gunner must be the class of that woman who can enhance weapons, right? The one who uses strange hidden weapons to attack people,” Quan Wudi asked.

Jian Wuxie nodded and said, “That should be right. I didn't expect this Secret Realm to still be adding new characters.”

After reading the information on the new classes, Xiao Hongyuan said doubtfully, “That Cleric sounds quite similar to a Buddhist Cultivator, always talking about delivering all living beings.”

A Fei's attention, however, was focused on the last one, the Mage. He spoke up, “That Mage is actually from the Demon Race? Why would the Secret Realm specifically set up a character for the Demonic Path?”

Xiao Hongyuan explained, “That Demon Race isn't the same concept as the Devil Heads on our side. I heard Master Blacksmith Xinda say that the Demon Race in this Secret Realm is no different from the Human Race or the Elf Clan. They aren't some wicked path, but rather the name of a race. They live in what's called the Demon Realm.”

Jian Wuxie shook his head and said, “To use a new character, we have to delete our current ones. Wouldn't all our previous efforts go to waste then?”

Xiao Hongyuan smiled and said, “It sounds like those new characters aren't very suitable for us anyway. We are Sword Cultivators, so naturally, we should use swords.”

Hearing Xiao Hongyuan's words, the other three all nodded. Indeed, the current characters were the best fit for them; there was truly no need to worry about the new ones.

Outside the Secret Realm, Lin Chuan carved the information about the new characters onto a large wooden sign and placed it right next to Seria, to save himself from new arrivals who didn't understand and would constantly swarm him with questions.

Lin Chuan satisfiedly inspected his Core Formation Realm again and decided it was time to take his two little Disciples down into the Secret Realm.