123: Chapter 123: Refreshed Resources – A pleasant surprise!

Originally, once was enough.

However, when The three women were washing up, the sound of water trickling in the bathroom made one's heart itch unbearably.

Moist mist spilled out from the crack in the door, carrying the sweet scent of body wash, threading its way into Lin Xiao's senses.

He waited for a moment, but couldn't hold back, so he turned back.

What happened later, no one could say clearly.

Only that the shower was left running, the mirror was covered in thick white fog, and the water droplets on the wall coalesced into thin streams, sliding down one by one.

By the time they finally returned to bed, the night outside was thick and impenetrable.

The bedding was soft and still retained the faint scent of pleasure.

The three women lay on the bed; none of them wanted to move, and none of them wanted to speak.

Only the sound of the waves remained.

It was all the black-veined goji berry's fault!

Lin Xiao stood in front of the window and turned to look at the clock.

The hands had just passed 01:47.

Afterward, he looked out at the pitch-black sea outside the window.

This time he was slightly more restrained, ending the battle in about two hours.

[Base Desire Value 379, Atmosphere Boost 152%]

[Total pleasure tokens obtained + 955]

[pleasure tokens: 1409] → [2364]

The Mystery Shop has refreshed.

But Lin Xiao did not enter immediately.

He was more concerned about another matter.

The special status [titanic] in the bottom right corner of his vision had disappeared.

This meant the effect of the event card had ended.

Based on the experience from the previous stage, the current Calamity Creatures round should have ended simultaneously.

However, that emotionless broadcast voice never sounded.

Previously, when Lin Xiao took The three women for live-fire drills, he had emptied several rounds of ammunition.

But he never waited for the announcement, "The first round of the second stage of the Calamity Creatures event has ended."

Strange.

Very strange!

It couldn't possibly be one endless round, could it?

The moment this thought emerged, Lin Xiao frowned.

He suddenly had an ominous guess.

Endless Tower Defense Mode.

In his past life's Mist Dungeon, this nightmare-level difficulty mode only appeared from the mid-game onwards.

The Calamity Creaturess would no longer spawn in rounds but like a tide, wave after wave, without end.

Until all participants were dead, or some condition was met.

Therefore, it was affectionately called the Meat Grinder Mode by the survivors!

No way...

If it really was Endless Tower Defense Mode, could these people on the train hold out?

He wasn't worried about the front of the train; they were organized and followed orders.

Fan Sinian and his group had followed him through so many battles; they had the equipment foundation, and their morale was at its highest.

But the stragglers and undisciplined soldiers in the back might well become a weak point.

Lin Xiao sneered.

If the future situation spiraled out of control, he would simply turn the back of the train into a buffer zone!

His gaze pierced through the glass, casting toward the receding clusters of icebergs in the rear.

Those towering ice peaks were slowly retreating into the night.

The train was entering a completely pitch-black sea.

Even wearing the [spirit realm lens], his field of vision contained only darkness that swallowed everything, making it impossible to see what was specifically there.

Keeping this question in mind, Lin Xiao turned and sat back on the sofa, opening the Mystery Shop.

Since things had come to this, he might as well refresh a wave of resources.

In the showcase that refreshed automatically at midnight lay three equipment blueprints.

Two pieces of Level 2 armor and one piece of Level 3 armor.

It was a decent start.

Lin Xiao spent 120 pleasure tokens to buy the Level 3 armor.

It seemed, his fingers tapped continuously in the void, and he began to refresh.

His strategy was very simple.

Prioritize buying curios, medical supplies, and special items.

Secondly, take all Level 3 equipment and facility blueprints.

Finally, consider affordable food or purple furniture recipes with additional effects.

His pleasure token balance dropped at a visible rate.

2364 → 2124 → 1911 → 1705 ...

Blueprint after blueprint was collected into his possession.

The stack of drawings on the workbench grew thicker, and Sean Clement's briefcase gained a few more pages of yellowed paper.

On the seventeenth refresh, he bought a blueprint for the [Shadow Servant] arm guards.

On the eighteenth refresh, a pile of unsightly trash appeared; he had no desire to buy it.

On the nineteenth refresh, a purple recipe for [Palace Wind Chimes] appeared, Atmosphere Value +15.

On the twentieth refresh.

Lin Xiao's fingers paused.

In the shop showcase, a special item appeared.

The type was food.

But...

[Food - blood worms (150 pleasure tokens): The larval form of the Disseminator, blood-red throughout, extremely aggressive, but the meat is delicious and tasty; it is also bait to attract certain Calamity Creaturess.]

Bait?

Lin Xiao immediately thought of the red worms used for fishing.

Afterward, the [Primary Fishing Rod] he had bought earlier flashed through his mind.

Fishing rod, bait.

Could there be some strongly related event later?

Although Lin Xiao was a bit puzzled, it was, after all, a rare item.

He still bought it, holding the mindset of giving it a try.

The second the purchase succeeded, a large glass jar appeared in his hand.

At the bottom of the jar, ten blood-red worms were coiled.

Each one was as thick as a cauliflower snake, translucent throughout, and one could vaguely see the dark red liquid flowing inside.

He just took a couple of extra looks.

One of the blood worms suddenly lashed out, its body slamming against the inner wall of the glass with a muffled "bang."

Its head was covered with light-sensitive crystals, reflecting Lin Xiao's face.

Four sharp chelicerae near its mouthparts opened frantically, and one could hear the "hissing" warning sound even through the glass.

Lin Xiao frowned.

This thing can be used for fishing?

He didn't dare to imagine how big that fish would be!

Putting the glass jar into his backpack, Lin Xiao continued to refresh.

Just as he had planned, he originally intended to complete the [Shadow Servant] set.

If he could complete this Level 3 speed-type set, combined with his current attack methods, he could move like the wind on the battlefield.

He was still missing two pieces, the chest armor and the helmet, so he had to keep refreshing.

The pleasure token balance continued to dive.

On the twenty-fifth refresh.

Lin Xiao looked at the items in the showcase and paused for a moment.

[Set Blueprint · Treasure Hunter Lucky Star · Boots (105 pleasure tokens): Level 3, set component, provides an additional 1 point of Constitution attribute, 1 point of Luck attribute]

Although it wasn't a part of the [Shadow Servant] set, it was, after all, equipment that increased the Luck attribute.

He still bought it.

On the thirtieth refresh.

[Set Blueprint · Treasure Hunter Lucky Star · Shoulder Guards (155 pleasure tokens)...]

On the thirty-second refresh.

[Set Blueprint · Treasure Hunter Lucky Star · Leg Guards (130 pleasure tokens)...]

On the thirty-fifth refresh.

[Set Blueprint · Treasure Hunter Lucky Star · Chest Armor (310 pleasure tokens)...]

...

As he kept refreshing.

Lin Xiao looked at the gradually forming set blueprints in his backpack, and his expression became interesting.

He originally wanted to collect the [Shadow Servant] set, but the [Treasure Hunter Lucky Star] set had delivered itself to his door.

Opening the set guide, the attributes of the eight-piece set appeared before his eyes:

[Exclusive Trait 1 · Pleasant Surprise (Activated by wearing any two pieces)]

[When you open any container, there is a 1% chance to additionally discover a piece of loot that "should not have existed there."]

[Exclusive Trait 2 · Treasure Scent (Activated by wearing any four pieces)]

[When exploring the map, your sixth sense will be in an excited state, especially when you are within 20 meters of hidden treasures, secret rooms, or rare mineral veins; the sixth sense will give a strong warning.]

[Exclusive Trait 3 · Gambler's Moment (Activated by wearing any six pieces)]

[After active activation, in the next 10 seconds, your every attack/treasure hunt has a fixed 50% chance to deal double damage/obtain double items, or a fixed 50% chance to gain nothing.]

[Exclusive Trait 4 · Heaven-Sent Opportunity (Activated by wearing all eight pieces)]

[Luck attribute permanently increases by 5 points. At the same time, for every ownerless item you collect, you will accumulate a 0.5% luck bonus for the next similar action, stacking up to 20%.]

After reading the set description, Lin Xiao took a deep breath.

What kind of heaven-defying traits were these?

In this doomsday survival game, did equipment that affected game balance like this really exist?

Just the 10 points of Luck attribute added by the eight pieces of equipment, plus the 5 points from the fourth trait.

A total of 15 points!

What kind of concept was this?

After wearing the full set of equipment, it was equivalent to increasing the drop rate of high-quality supplies by 15%.

Not only that.

In the rules of the survival game, the Luck value could also affect the trigger probability of certain skills and traits, and even the critical hit rate.

Looking at it in the long run, this set of equipment, which cost nearly a thousand pleasure tokens, was absolutely a huge profit!

However, the overjoyed Lin Xiao did not craft it immediately.

The attributes of [Treasure Hunter Lucky Star] were too extreme.

Although the eight-piece set effect was heaven-defying, the durability of the equipment, as well as the added base attributes, were all pitifully low.

Wearing it to go treasure hunting, if he encountered any accidents, he might be in mortal danger!

Lin Xiao began to calculate in his heart.

When using the equipment bench to craft weapons and armor, there was a certain probability of inheriting the traits or additional attributes of the base material.

Why not first select a batch of sets or individual pieces with suitable attributes to use as the base material for crafting the [Treasure Hunter Lucky Star]?

Tomorrow, he would let Wen Yiran go make the purchases; she was very familiar with this aspect.

Of course, doing so was very expensive.

But...

Lin Xiao took a look at his backpack: as much as 130,000 stardust.

Phew, he wasn't afraid at all!

Putting away all the supplies, Lin Xiao returned to bed.

The three beauties were sleeping soundly.

Jiang Wanwan was curled up in his usual spot, Wen Yiran was sleeping soundly with her legs wrapped around the duvet, and Tian Xiwei was lying on her side on the outermost edge, breathing evenly.

He lay down lightly and pulled Jiang Wanwan into his arms.

In her sleep, Jiang Wanwan nuzzled into his arms, found the most comfortable position, and continued to sleep soundly.