The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle
Chapter 401 - 261: Invitation from The Most Evil World!

[Transferring away from the dueling ground instance]

[Number of people in dueling ground: Ten]

[Combat rating: 100]

[Settling scores]

[Player Su Buxian achieved victory in the duel, earning 1000 duel points]

[Player successfully defeated a projection, earning 23123 duel points]

[Your ranking in the Seventh Rank Duel Arena has risen, your current level is Silver]

[The likelihood of encountering special events has increased]

[Your attributes for firearms, sword-type weapons, knife-type weapons, and cooking have slightly improved]

[A random Silver-level dueling badge can be obtained]

[Note: You touched Pandora's Box, learned of an astonishing inside story, but also contracted more Ominous...]

"Ominous, huh?"

Su Qi slightly narrowed his eyes, recalling the question mark he encountered after fleeing the Rainbow Bridge, which also mentioned Ominous.

However,

The Traveling Merchant had acted to conceal himself.

"It seems that Ominous is also related to the Old Days, that guy..."

An image of the Traveling Merchant surfaced in Su Qi's mind as he had been pondering a question since exiting the dueling ground.

That was the real identity of the Traveling Merchant.

He definitely was not just a simple Traveling Merchant walking among the Ten Thousand Realms.

"That finger bone, that sheet of music, do they represent coordinates within the Old Days? I will only know the next time we meet."

Su Qi then shifted his gaze back to the panel.

[Drawing a Silver-level dueling badge]

[Congratulations to the player for drawing... Silver-level Badge: Open Swinging]

"?"

Su Qi raised an eyebrow and grasped the materialized badge in his hand.

[Name: Open Swinging!]

[Type: Tool]

[Effect: Using this badge, you can enter Open Swinging mode anywhere (subject to system determination; once determined successfully, you can enter Open Swinging state). The state lasts for three minutes, allowing you to recover from all injuries, regain full physical strength, release all negative status BUFFs, and restore 50% of your Spiritual Energy]

[Note: Open Swinging can only be used once per instance. If the Open Swinging state is interrupted, the attempt will fail]

[Note: Who wouldn't want to lie down and rest for a few minutes in a weary journey?]

"Great stuff."

A light shone in Su Qi's eyes. This item perfectly struck his fancy.

Sometimes during battles with other people or bosses, there would be a moment when he wanted to stop, lie on a chair, play some music, drink a cup of tea, and take a brief rest.

"Speaking of badges..."

Su Qi reached out and took out two other badges.

One was a [Srilan Badge], which could block a fatal attack.

The other one was a highly rare badge awarded by Paradise after the final ranking battle, the [Twelve Dimensions Grand Slam World Tree Badge]. Originally, it was said that players should discover its value themselves.

But in reality.

Looking at the badge engraved with a vast ancient tree,

Su Qi had tried many methods, but had failed to activate it.

Question marks could occasionally provide him some inside information; it seemed vast and possessed extraordinary power, but damn... he had no idea how to activate it!!

He put all those away,

and a frame popped up in front of Su Qi again.

[Player has completed the dueling ground mode, and needs to experience two more instances before acquiring another opportunity to enter the dueling ground]

"Then there's no rush."

Su Qi had no intention of using points to exchange for chances — the dueling ground was good, but it only offered high rewards when encountering projections like the black-haired youth; if it was just fooling around with a group of players, the gains were very low.

Rather than actively seeking it, it was better to let things take their natural course.

"Also... it mentioned that the probability of encountering special events has increased, and it seems not limited to the dueling ground, so perhaps it includes other instances as well."

Su Qi thought he already had a high probability of encountering special events; if it increased further... who knew what might happen.

At this time,

another message arrived.

[You've received a friend request]

Su Qi opened it to find requests from Bai Yilin, Old Mo, and others, but of course, he only approved Bai Yilin and Old Mo.

"How are you considering it?"

Su Qi sent the message directly to Bai Yilin.

"....."

Bai Yilin sent back a string of silent symbols: "Brother Su, are you serious?"

During the time at the dueling ground, Su Qi had invited him to join the so-called Hustlers Sect.

"Of course, I am a man of my word."

"But..." Bai Yilin showed some hesitation: "Right now, besides my former companions, I have nothing, and I also have many enemies like that man with glasses."

"You can't possibly have more enemies than me."

Bai Yilin seemed taken aback: "That's true."

"But... my strength is still only at a mid-level among the many new stars." Bai Yilin was still unwilling to become a burden; his talent had fallen, and no one was willing to trust him anymore. An abandoned genius, just a wandering stray dog.

"When I was in that world, what I valued was your confidence, how come now you are hesitant and fearful?" Su Qi softly said.

"I just don't want to be a burden...."

"Don't worry, there's no such thing as a burden. Our sect is not only still in its growth phase, but also operates on a... pay-for-work basis, needing you all to contribute to building it."

Bai Yilin: "?"

However, these words made Bai Yilin fall into deep thought.

At first, he thought the Hustlers Sect was a vast organization and joining it would only make him a burden.

But now it seemed, not having heard of the Hustlers Sect was simply because... this organization hadn't developed at all yet.

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