“Brother An...”
“The staff haven't come to collect my unsolvable specters yet.”
“Six unsolvable specters in total, thirty Contribution points haven't been credited to my account yet. I haven't even set off!”
Zuo Lin'an was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. He couldn't help but crack a smile, though fortunately, he didn't laugh out loud and quickly suppressed it.
“Huh?”
He casually pulled the guy up and dragged a chair over for him to sit down.
“It's not that big of a deal.”
“The staff will show up sooner or later anyway. It's just a matter of a few days' delay. Is it really worth getting this worked up over?”
Right.
He had almost forgotten about this. He hadn't thought of it earlier.
Previously, the unsolvable specters had been collected so quickly because the 【Wuxia World】 had not yet been successfully assimilated. The energy reserves within the World Furnace were insufficient, which was why the collection speed had been accelerated.
It was all to do everything possible to stockpile energy to deal with any trouble that might arise later.
But now that the 【Wuxia World】 had been successfully assimilated, they had received a massive amount of energy feedback.
In other words, they had enough energy for the time being.
Aside from that, Zuo Lin'an also thought of another point.
The 【Paranormal World】 had just been connected, after all. Many players entering the specter dungeons who held grudges or were in hostile relationships would likely start fighting each other.
The more fights there were, the more people would surely die.
Consequently, there would definitely be no shortage of unsolvable specters.
Only when a portion of the players managed to survive and become experienced veteran players would unsolvable specters cease to be a secret. Only then would the situation improve significantly.
So, did this mean the two of them might have to wait another ten days or so this time?
Xu Youyou pulled his phone out from his pocket.
“I remember Bai Yuan's brother is in charge of collecting unsolvable specters. Let me try contacting Bai Yuan to see if I can cut in line. It should work, right?”
Zuo Lin'an didn't say anything, simply watching as he sent the messages.
As a result...
【Bai Yuan: Don't. My brother has been busy out of his mind lately. I wouldn't dare say a single word to him. You'd better just wait a bit longer. It's not like a few days will make a difference anyway.】
Xu Youyou slumped weakly onto the table.
“Brother An, what do I do now?”
Zuo Lin'an got up and went inside, bringing out some snacks and drinks to place on the wooden table outside.
“Have something to eat.”
“Bai Yuan is right. A few days won't make a difference.”
Xu Youyou was still a bit down, but his spirits recovered slightly.
“Alright then.”
Once he gathered his wits, he remembered something and asked, “By the way, this was the first time your dungeon opened after advancing to Two-Star difficulty. How did it go?”
“You mentioned earlier that you wanted to test out the storyline. How did it feel?”
Zuo Lin'an's lips twitched as he thought of his previous showy maneuvers.
“It was alright, I guess.”
He spoke somewhat vaguely.
“Anyway, no players cleared the dungeon. I got two unsolvable specters for free, and even kept two new puppets.”
“So it was a pretty huge win.”
Xu Youyou nodded to himself, but soon realized something was off.
“Wait, something's not right!”
“In the past, whenever I asked you about the dungeon, you'd tell me everything down to the last detail. Why are you being so... vague now?”
“What about the process?”
Zuo Lin'an felt helpless.
He could only give a brief overview of what had happened. It wasn't a big deal anyway; he had just been a bit careless, but fortunately, he hadn't ended up failing in the end.
After hearing the story, Xu Youyou's mood suddenly improved significantly.
“So that's what happened!”
“To think even you would almost mess up.”
“Haha!”
Then, another thought occurred to him.
“So the two puppets who stayed behind this time are that purple-robed old Heavenly Master and a little Daoist named Lin Xiaolei? They're grandfather and grandson, right?”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“Correct.”
Xu Youyou suddenly wore a look of yearning.
“A purple-robed old Heavenly Master? I've only ever seen them in TV dramas.”
This was indeed the truth.
This was the supernatural world, after all, where the only power system was that of specters.
As for other power systems?
They simply did not exist.
As for why Heavenly Masters appeared in TV dramas and movies?
It was likely because the supernatural world had detected similar worlds in the past, thereby recording their background settings and power systems.
Of course, once recorded, these things weren't just thrown into a corner to gather dust.
Instead, they were released through more subtle means, mostly utilized in novels, comics, anime, and TV dramas.
This could be considered a form of hidden welfare for the general public.
Naturally, those who grew up watching and reading these things would be able to adapt to and accept these complex situations much faster once they left the ordinary world and entered the supernatural circle.
Xu Youyou looked at him.
“So what do you plan to do now?”
“Based on the process you just described, I feel like the storyline you set up earlier might have been a bit too simple?”
Although the grandfather and grandson had relied on talismans to quickly uncover the truth, the plot was indeed not perfect.
Zuo Lin'an sighed helplessly.
“I know, but there aren't many NPCs, so it's impossible to set up complex storylines.”
“Furthermore, I wanted to test the storyline this time, which was why I dragged it out for so long and gave the grandfather and grandson an opening.”
“When the dungeon opens in the future, I won't bother testing any storylines.”
“As soon as the dungeon starts, I'll go straight to killing—one kill per hour. I absolutely won't drag things out again.”
Xu Youyou smiled to himself.
As expected, once Zuo Lin'an suffered a setback, he would never make the same mistake twice.
“So you don't plan to refine the storyline anymore?”
Zuo Lin'an waved his hand.
“Not necessarily.”
“The storyline definitely needs to be refined, but there's no rush for now. I'll buy a few puppet NPCs first to make the dungeon livelier.”
“Once there are more people, that'll be the time to perfect the plot.”
Xu Youyou casually grabbed a bag of snacks.
“That's true.”
Zuo Lin'an pulled out his phone, wanting to see if there were any suitable puppet NPCs in the system's mall. If the prices weren't too high, he could buy a couple first to check them out.
Ideally, one who knew how to cook.
However, perhaps out of habit, the moment he opened the app, his finger instinctively tapped on the forum.
Huh?
Tapped the wrong thing.
Just as he was about to switch to the system's mall, he noticed a new post refresh at the very top of the forum.
【Shocking! The Paranormal World's first unique special talent has appeared! Come quick and take a look!】
Seeing this, Zuo Lin'an immediately sat up straight, his expression turning serious.
Noticing this, Xu Youyou quickly leaned over to take a look.
“Oh?”
“A unique special talent? It appeared this quickly?!”
“Hurry, tap on it and let's see!”
Zuo Lin'an opened the post.
【I know everyone is eager to find out, but I still want to say one thing: this talent is seriously %#￥%...#￥%】
【Alright, now that I've let off some steam, I'll tell you all about the details of this talent. Future dungeon bosses who encounter this player must absolutely be careful.】
【Of course, being careful might not even help, because this talent is honestly extremely targeted.】
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