[Regional Announcement: Players of the First Survival Base, please note, there are only 30 minutes remaining until the Monster Siege arrives!]
At this moment, the Regional Announcement sounded.
Only then did the players remember that the First Survival Base still had one tribulation left to face.
"Brothers, since things have come to this, the Monster Siege is imminent. Stop worrying about other things and quickly gather in the Eastern Region!"
"Those who know each other and have good synergy should form teams; those who don't should quickly form pickup teams to try and contribute."
"We shall live and die with the Base!"
...The players grew busy. For a time, no one paid attention to Lin Chen, and certainly no one dared to gossip.
Lin Chen was in a great mood. He put away his shadowless bow and walked towards the nearest Teleportation Array.
A few minutes later, he arrived at the large plaza in the Central Region, where many people were active.
Since the game opened, players with even a little strength have accumulated some Survival Points.
Now that the Monster Siege was approaching, they naturally had to exchange the points they held for equipment or other resources.
Lin Chen walked out of the Teleportation Array and saw the towering Crystal Stele. When his gaze fell upon it, several options automatically popped up.
[1. Open Crystal Stele Shop]
[2. View Available Quests]
[3. View Base Facility Status]
The Crystal Stele only provided low-level quests, such as clearing surrounding monsters or collecting Energy Ore.
To be honest, Lin Chen wasn't very interested, but since he was here, he picked up a monster-clearing quest anyway.
Immediately, he opened the Crystal Stele Shop.
A shop interface appeared before Lin Chen.
At the top of the shop interface was a categorization list, divided into major categories such as Equipment, Skill Books, Potions, Materials, and Items.
Besides categories, there were also level divisions; as players leveled up, the items available for exchange would gradually unlock.
Of course, anything that appeared in the Crystal Stele Shop was not rare commodity.
Lin Chen's gaze shifted down, and he saw the words "Hidden Shop" at the bottom of the interface.
He clicked it, and the shop interface before him flipped like a book, revealing an entirely new screen.
This was the Hidden Shop that only the number one ranked person in the Dimensional World could access!
The categories in the Hidden Shop were the same as the regular shop, but the displayed items were of higher value.
Lin Chen took a casual look and found that the equipment was excellent.
But he wasn't interested.
With his abilities, getting good equipment wasn't difficult; what he wanted was a Special Class Item!
Lin Chen clicked the "Items" tab and browsed through them one by one.
"High-Tier Class Scrolls, they really have them!"
Soon, a mysterious scroll emitting a faint glow entered Lin Chen's sight.
He wasn't in a hurry to exchange it. After looking through the other items, he found that only that scroll met his requirements.
[Storm Shooter Class Scroll]
Type: Main Class Scroll
Rank: B-Rank
Effect: Using the scroll allows transfer into the Main Class "Storm Shooter" (Click to view Class Skill Preview).
Required Class: Archer
Required Level: None
Survival Points Required: 50,000
"It requires fifty thousand points to exchange for it."
Lin Chen checked the "Dimensional World Survival Handbook," which recorded all the points he had acquired—he only had a little over six thousand points.
The higher the monster level, the more points provided. Moreover, this quantity undergoes a qualitative change every 10 levels, and points provided by BOSS and Elite-level monsters surge dramatically.
Lin Chen hadn't had time to slaughter Level 10 monsters after reaching Level 10, which was why his current points were low.
However, he never intended to play by the rules from the start.
Taking a light breath, Lin Chen activated his Talent: "God-Tier Replication!"
To be honest, he wasn't sure if his Talent could affect the items inside the shop.
If it couldn't, then he would truly have to expend some effort.
[Please select the Replication Target or Replication Carrier.]
Lin Chen set the target as the Class Scroll.
Instantly, he stared motionless at the shop interface before him.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, the area around the scroll was encircled by the unique white glow of the God-Tier Replication Talent, and it displayed simple descriptive information as usual.
"It actually works."
Seeing this scene, Lin Chen was secretly delighted.
The Replication Talent truly defies all logic!
Even now, Lin Chen still felt that the Talent he obtained was too heaven-defying.
Compared to other Talents, this one was simply unreasonable.
Was this merely due to the "Blessing of the Heavenly Dao"?
"No, that's wrong."
Lin Chen couldn't help but recall the scene when his Talent awakened.
At that time, there seemed to be some kind of anomaly, but what exactly was it?
Moreover, even the Goddess of Life, who was present at the time, seemed not to understand what was happening.
Unfortunately, Lin Chen had no way of knowing the answer right now and could only wait to slowly uncover it later.
Right now, he selected the Hidden Class Scroll and activated Replication!
[Replication Successful!]
[God-Tier Characteristic takes effect. Replication product Rank +1. You have obtained the A-Rank 'Storm Shooter Class Scroll'!]
At this point, he still had six Replication attempts remaining (equivalent to twelve Replication Exchanges).
Lin Chen opened his Inventory and indeed saw a scroll lying quietly inside.
He closed the shop interface, spent some time returning to the Eastern Region, and headed toward the edge of the eastern barrier.
The Monster Siege he triggered was small in scale, and the monsters would concentrate in the east, so Lin Chen naturally had to go there.
One reason was to level up quickly.
During a siege event, monsters are definitely denser than at outdoor grinding spots, making leveling easier.
The second reason was based on fundamental principles.
At least when there was no absolute profit temptation, he still adhered to some principles.
The Monster Siege started because of him; he couldn't ignore it. He had to at least try his best to protect the base.
Of course, Lin Chen believed he completely possessed this strength.
Along the way, he opened his Inventory, selected the "Storm Shooter Class Scroll," and activated Replication Exchange—
He intended to use the God-Tier Characteristic to elevate this class to its limit!
[One direct Replication attempt consumed. Replication Exchange initiated. Cost halved. One Replication Exchange currently remaining!]
[Replication Exchange Successful!]
[God-Tier Characteristic takes effect. Replication product Rank +1. You have obtained the S-Rank 'Elemental Shooter Class Scroll'!]
[Replication Exchange Successful!]
[God-Tier Characteristic takes effect. Replication product Rank +2. You have obtained the SSS-Rank 'Star Chasing Hunter Class Scroll'!]
[Replication product reached maximum rank. Cannot be replicated further!]
"It seems that classes below SSS-Rank can only be elevated to SSS-Rank at most, and equipment below Mythical-Rank can only be elevated to Mythical-Rank at most."
Having used his Replication Talent multiple times, Lin Chen gradually understood its characteristics.
This meant that if he wanted to obtain equipment above Mythical-Rank, he would first have to find a way to obtain Mythical-Rank equipment.
Immediately, Lin Chen unfurled the scroll.
Upon it, a vast Star Map emerged, stars interwoven, faintly forming an overlapping pattern of a longbow and arrows, magnificent and radiating light.
"Whoa, what is that?"
"Peerless Dust? What is that thing in his hand?"
"Need you ask? This guy is ranked first in strength and even got the First Kill. He must be rolling in wealth. It's probably some kind of treasure we don't know about."
"I truly envy Big Boss!"
The anomaly of the scroll drew the attention of passersby.
But while they watched, no one dared to approach.
The violent scene of this God of Slaughter massacring the experts on the Level Ranking had just passed. Who would dare look for trouble with him now?