The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen
Chapter 147 - 63: Jun Lin’s Memories (3k)

Chapter 147: Chapter 63: Jun Lin’s Memories (3k)

On the outskirts of White Poplar City, Mechanical Workshop

Jun Lin appeared abruptly inside an empty factory building within his territory, accompanied by two men and a woman who solidified from illusions into reality behind him.

"This, is this the world beyond the heavens..."

The woman was dressed in a retro-style dress, white robes fluttering, with a sword at her waist, looking like a Cultivator who had traveled from ancient times.

Or rather, she was someone who had followed Jun Lin from another world to this place.

Even Jun Lin and the two men behind him were dressed in the same style; they had just been brought out of an instance by Jun Lin using the Hero Unit transformation certificate.

That was an Immortal Cultivation World, where, after entering, he replaced a disciple of an Immortal Cultivation Sect and, with his superpower, quickly became a prodigy, establishing a power with a group of two hundred people he brought in.

Advancing triumphantly while completing tasks, he finally overthrew the oppressive sect, and luckily gained a devoted female cultivator and two loyal brothers—the three people behind him.

However, this female cultivator still thought he did not understand her feelings, yet she still followed him here.

"Of course, have I ever lied to you? Come on, let’s get some rest first, we can talk about the rest later."

"Okay." The female cultivator shyly agreed, following behind Jun Lin.

After settling them in, Jun Lin returned to the factory building, took out a stack of cards, picked out everything except the living creatures, and released the rest from their Sealing, forming a large pile inside the factory.

A smile overflowed on Jun Lin’s face; these were one of his important gains this time.

"High-level instances are indeed extraordinary. Although they’re more dangerous, as long as you have the strength, the rewards are much higher."

In his past life, the dungeon tickets he got were all just ordinary versions, and the gains from those worlds were mediocre.

Unlike this time, with a time flow rate of ten to one, although only six days passed in the territory, two months had actually gone by inside the instance!

It allowed him to successfully complete the difficult A-rank task, overthrowing that Immortal Cultivation Sect and seizing all its possessions.

Regrettably, he could not bring the most valuable Immortal Mountain with him; the next time he enters, it might already be occupied by someone else...

Jun Lin took out a dungeon ticket and sighed as he looked at the panel’s prompt.

This was one of the rewards for completing the A-rank task, allowing him to re-enter that instance to continue the adventure, but the cooldown was a full month long.

"It’s said that as long as you successfully occupy a territory recognized by the game in the instance, you can gain access periodically, but that’s just information revealed by big shots from my past life; its authenticity is uncertain..."

Regrettably, he had only explored the tip of the iceberg of that world; judging from various pieces of information, the highest Combat Power of that world might reach the sixth or even the seventh tier, not something he could covet now.

After putting away the dungeon ticket and looking at the collected materials in front of him, the displeasure in his heart dissipated.

These were the materials accumulated from an entire sect!

Including all sorts of low-tier pills, various low-level Spiritual Artifacts, even exclusive Spirit Plants from that world, and various Immortal Cultivation Techniques for martial practice!

Even if they were of no use to him, they could still fetch a good price!

Most importantly were those Immortal Cultivation Techniques; with them, he could break free from the game’s judgment system, and that’s when he could truly be considered a top player!

Only then could he seize a spot in the ensuing free-for-all!

Thinking back to the real top players from his past life, they all publicly displayed Combat Power of the fourth or fifth rank, but secretly harbored power exceeding their own tiers.

Without any power exceeding what’s shown on the panel, none dared claim to be a top player!

Soon, local Lords will start warring with each other guided by development and cycle challenges; if you don’t have hidden strength, you might become a target.

After all, with game development, the gap between Lords grows, with top Lords even able to oppress entire regions!

Swallowing the gains from all low-level Lords isn’t even comparable to taking down a powerful Lord.

Plus, he had once reached the fourth rank, so he knew the requirements to advance territory and Lords to the fourth rank; competition for population is an inevitable conflict among top Lords!

Despite that, in his past life, he never heard of any big shot from Territory 33 being swallowed up, but that doesn’t mean that everyone in Territory 33 loves each other.

It might also be due to small differences in power preventing decisive action, resulting in a surface-level peace.

Once regional fusion begins, it’ll truly become the world of those top Lords!

"Last life, although I was one of the few low-level Lords who luckily survived the regional fusion, I can’t stand the feeling of living in the cracks between big shots...

But this time, I have the qualifications to join their ranks.

Ha, this time, I might even be able to occupy a region outside and become an Area Master!"

Thinking about how he barely survived the regional fusion in his past life, only to be crushed by a Lord who came to Territory 33 to become an Area Master, he remembered—it was a Lord from neighboring Territory 32. This time, he must seek his vengeance!

Jun Lin clenched his teeth, full of resolve, without noticing his own abnormalities or changes, as if everything came naturally from within him.

But soon, he suppressed his anger, continuing to reflect on his past life’s memories and considering his next steps.

Another important gain from this instance run was confirming a guess from his past life.

The population in an instance can indeed be part of the task conditions!

This could also explain why Lords from his past world would suddenly promote their territories after a period of silence!

The regional population is limited; even spreading it out won’t suffice for several Lords’ ascension.

This means he might be able to ascend through the respect of the instance’s population, rather than by instilling fear!

When he ascended to Rank 4 in his previous life, he used people’s fear—as it is the simplest method. As long as one establishes a ferocious name, the goal is achievable with minimal effort.

For him, who needed to strengthen his power urgently back then, this was the only way.

But from his previous life’s experience, he learned through the hints from those powerhouses that the territories ascended through respect and fear are different!

Ascending through fear grants only a one-time extra reward based on the number of Fearful. After ascension, there’s no need to care whether those used for ascension are dead or alive.

However, territories ascended through respect not only receive that one-time reward but also gain continuous strengthening based on the number of Admirers and their impression of the Lord.

Although he’s not sure about the exact strength, judging from the tone of that powerhouse from his previous life, it must be significant!

This is also why he wanted to ascend to Rank 3 territory before entering the instance!

In his past life, he had bypassed tasks using Task Settlement Cards, thus missing out on those one-time rewards, only receiving the most basic territory ascension rewards.

He still has a few dungeon tickets now. As long as he prepares adequately, he can attempt to ascend within the instance next time.

But before that, he needs to deal with the gains from this time and continue accumulating strength.

"I remember, the next Cycle Challenge was when the game first revealed its dangerous side, the cold disaster dissipated, and there was a large-scale melee between Lords and Mutant Creatures.

Ha, I remember this challenge’s name is man and beast?

It is indeed apt, not only representing the war between man and beast but also symbolizing no difference between them.

However, at the start of the event, the game’s hint didn’t explicitly state that one could attack Lords; it was later discovered by Lords competing for points.

Some even thought it was a bug and submitted it, only to receive feedback that it was by design, which plunged many Lords into despair.

Back then, no one had ascended to Rank 4 territory, or else..."

Memories from way back were somewhat blurry, but after careful recollection, Jun Lin managed to retrieve the relevant memories.

"I remember, it seems something happened at the start of the Cycle Challenge, didn’t it?"

Jun Lin muttered as he categorized a pile of materials in front of him, storing them in his panel, preparing to deal with them separately later. He called over a Hero Unit that had been managing the territory in his absence, wanting to get an update on the state of the territory.

"I asked you to keep an eye out when I left, how did that go? Also, did you notice anything strange?"

The Hero Unit, happy to see Jun Lin return, then responded to Jun Lin’s questions.

"Lord, the few Lords you told me to watch just did as you had predicted. They stayed silent after you left.

Only yesterday, Fan Mao warned the Lords around White Poplar Mountain, saying a beast tide was about to erupt, telling them to be cautious.

Regarding anomalies, indeed, there was one significant event.

The night before last, an unusual phenomenon suddenly occurred in the direction of White Poplar Sanctuary; first, a bright light appeared, followed by Lightning, and more that was hard to discern in the night.

Our people are currently out hunting Mutant Creatures to earn Challenge Points; we don’t have extra manpower to investigate, so it is not clear what happened."

"Fan Mao is back, huh..."

Jun Lin immediately picked up on this information. Before he left, he had noticed that Fan Mao had already gone silent.

At that time, the Lords in the channel were speculating whether Bai Yi had stumbled due to the cold disaster. However, he knew that with Fan Mao’s strength, he wouldn’t flounder; instead, he had entered an instance using a dungeon ticket.

It was also because Fan Mao took the lead that the other powerful Lords in the channel made their preparations and subsequently entered the instance at nearly the same time.

Now, considering the average duration of an instance is about a week, and he had already returned, their return time should also be within these few days.

But the anomaly at the Sanctuary...

Could it be an internal conflict within the Sanctuary?

Jun Lin could only guess this much; as a lower-tier Lord in his previous life, he wasn’t lucky enough to have his territory near the Sanctuary and lacked more information. He only knew that later on, the Sanctuary disappeared from everyone’s view.

However, he suspected that it was taken over by a Lord to be used as part of their ascension task.

A Rank 5 Superpower User could indeed create that kind of phenomenon. Aside from an internal conflict, he couldn’t think of any other possibility.

After all, the most powerful Lord is only at Rank 3; the Sanctuary housed actual Rank 5 Superpower Users, not just one, and Lords at the current stage were no match for them. Sure enough, nobody could take down the Sanctuary now, right?

Butterflies don’t flap their wings like that!

Jun Lin shook away these unrealistic thoughts and opened the ranking list, wanting to see how the strength of other Lords had changed during his absence.

However, he noticed a change that caused his pupils to involuntarily dilate.

The top spot on the Territory Ranking was no longer held by a Rank 3; he repeatedly confirmed, suspecting his eyes were deceiving him. But that position was now clearly marked Rank 4.

"Holy shit, which godlike person has successfully ascended?"

.......

Su Su: Heavenly Pride Girl of the Green Mystic Sect, reached Qi Cultivation Perfection before the age of ten, Foundation Establishment at twelve, and achieved a Golden Core by the age of eighteen. A kind person at heart, she couldn’t stand the toxic atmosphere within the sect but bided her time focusing on cultivation until one day, a male Cultivator skilled in Fire Series Magic came down the mountain...

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