Mining coal...
“Something like that.”
“After all, money doesn't come easy.”
Zuo Lin'an turned and walked toward his room.
“I take quick showers, so it won't be long. Have a seat and wait a bit.”
“Sure.”
By the time Zuo Lin'an came out after his shower, he felt completely refreshed.
He walked into the living room, plopped onto a chair, and casually picked up a fragrant roasted duck leg from the plate.
“So, tell me. What kind of rule did you acquire this time?”
“I heard you mention earlier that it's an auxiliary rule?”
“Didn't you say before that you wanted to get another Death Rule first, and then base three auxiliary rules around that second Death Rule?”
Xu Youyou swallowed the meat in his mouth.
He grabbed a can of beer, popped it open, and set it down next to Zuo Lin'an's hand.
“Hehehe.”
He grinned smugly.
“I did say that, but after going to the training base and discussing it with Instructor An Wen for two whole days, the two of us came up with a great alternative.”
Zuo Lin'an's interest was piqued.
“What kind of alternative?”
Xu Youyou spoke with conviction.
“That is to directly use my first Death Rule as the primary rule, and build three auxiliary rules around it.”
Zuo Lin'an frowned slightly.
“Didn't you say before that your Death Rule wasn't suitable for advancing into a Domain Rule?”
“How is it possible now?”
Xu Youyou chugged half a can of beer.
“That was the case, but Instructor An told me that there are exceptions to everything, and rules are no different.”
“As long as the subsequent auxiliary rules are all related to a specific kind of power, my Death Rule might eventually evolve into a Domain Rule after all.”
“Of course, the probability of that happening definitely isn't as high as yours.”
Xu Youyou's expression gradually grew serious.
“At the time, Instructor An asked me if I wanted to take a gamble.”
“My decision was to go for it!!”
“If I didn't take the gamble, I really wouldn't be able to live with myself!”
Zuo Lin'an saw the determination on his face.
“Alright, then.”
“Now tell me, what kind of auxiliary rule did you formulate this time? What kind of power is it related to?”
His own power was related to Time.
As for Xu Youyou...
Xu Youyou didn't say it directly, but instead mentioned a person.
“Brother An, do you remember Brother Bai?”
Zuo Lin'an thought of Bai Mo, who possessed the endless prison.
“Of course I do. Bai Yuan's older brother. He's a powerhouse who can completely control an entire Regional Dungeon by himself. He even activated the Ultimate Dungeon alone before.”
“On top of that, he killed all the players in a short amount of time, ending it perfectly.”
Because of that, their supernatural world had successfully assimilated the Wuxia World, receiving a massive amount of energy feedback that greatly alleviated the supernatural world's crisis.
“Are you mentioning him now to tell me that the auxiliary rule you formulated this time was inspired by him?”
Zuo Lin'an pondered.
He knew Bai Mo had five rules, but he only knew the specific details of two.
And the one that could be adapted into an auxiliary rule...
Could it be?
“Is it related to Brother Bai's rule that allows him to travel through mirrors?”
Zuo Lin'an's mind raced, arriving at a possibility.
“Space?”
Xu Youyou snapped his fingers.
“Bingo!”
“As expected of Brother An!”
“The auxiliary rule I formulated this time is Spatial Conversion.”
“Transfer Rule: Any target marked with a Death Lock will be transported to the space where the user is located the moment they pass through a door.”
Zuo Lin'an mulled it over.
“Any target marked with a Death Lock?”
“A door?”
“The space where you are located?”
His brow relaxed slightly.
“Honestly, this auxiliary rule of yours is indeed very powerful. But what next?”
“What are the restrictions?”
The smugness on Xu Youyou's face faded a bit.
“Uh...”
Zuo Lin'an raised an eyebrow.
“What? Are they very restrictive?”
Xu Youyou chuckled awkwardly. “There are two restrictions.”
Zuo Lin'an was taken aback.
“I remember your original Death Rule already had two restrictions. Now you've added two more?”
Xu Youyou nodded heavily.
“Yes.”
Zuo Lin'an frowned. “Were they automatically generated, or did you set them yourself?”
Xu Youyou replied, “Of course I set them myself.”
“Who knows what automatically generated restrictions would look like?”
“What if they ended up completely ruining my rule?”
Hearing this, Zuo Lin'an also breathed a sigh of relief.
“That's good.”
Speaking of automatically generated restrictions, he was reminded of Fang Tang.
Her first Death Rule was that anyone who made direct contact with her would die.
Because she hadn't set any restrictions herself, the system had automatically generated one requiring the other party to initiate the contact.
Once that restriction came into play, it instantly rendered that otherwise brutal Death Rule mostly useless.
“What exactly are the two restrictions?”
Xu Youyou coughed twice, turning serious.
“For the Transfer Rule, each target can only trigger it once per day. Furthermore, I must be indoors when the rule is triggered.”
Zuo Lin'an nodded slowly. He pondered for a good while before speaking.
“It seems to me that your auxiliary rule doesn't just have two restrictions; it actually has four.”
“The other two are hidden within the rule itself.”
“First, it only works on targets who have triggered a Death Rule. Second, they must pass through a door.”
“Only then do your two restrictions apply: each target can only trigger it once a day, and you must be indoors.”
“Hmm?”
Speaking up to this point, Zuo Lin'an suddenly realized something.
“This Transfer Rule requires your active initiation, doesn't it? It's not that a player automatically triggers it the moment they pass through a door after triggering a Death Rule, right?”
Xu Youyou's lips curled up.
“Brother An, you finally noticed.”
“As long as they trigger a Death Rule and have a Death Lock on them, I can choose to have them appear right next to me at any time when they pass through a door!”
“There's actually another benefit to this, though it's useless to you.”
Zuo Lin'an lowered his head in thought.
He quickly figured it out.
“Triggering a Death Rule and being marked with a Death Lock... There doesn't seem to be a specific requirement that they must trigger your Death Rule.”
“So... triggering another specter's Death Rule works too? As long as they have a Death Lock on them?”
Xu Youyou gave him a thumbs-up.
“Exactly. It's actually a pretty great feature. Unfortunately, Brother An, you don't need them to trigger a Death Rule to kill them, so you won't be able to make use of this.”
After saying this, he winked playfully at Zuo Lin'an.
“Aside from that, think about what other benefits there might be.”
Zuo Lin'an was a bit speechless at his strange expression.
But before long, he seemed to think of something, and his expression gradually turned odd.
“You...”
“Could it be that you found the bus tickets too expensive, and combined with knowing that Brother Bai can move quickly through mirrors with his Shuttle Rule, you came up with this auxiliary rule for that reason?”
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