After leaving the team, the adventurer ladies regretted it deeply

Under the Ultimate Clear bonus, the three Black Magic Dogs exploded into another pile of loot.

Lin Da glanced over and saw within it five Level 6 equipment emitting purple light and one piece of rare equipment glowing orange.

The only pity was the level was too low, all Level 6, not worth much.

A Mountain of Gold Coins, 1200 in total, which was not too shabby.

Along with the equipment, everything was stuffed into the bag Kafni was carrying on his back.

These low-level pieces of equipment weren't worth collecting, so Lin Da planned to sell them to a shop once they got out.

Suggestions kept flooding the chat.

[5 purple, 1 orange? What's really going on, guys, I'm not trying to be sour, but I seriously doubt there's something fishy between the World Tree Goddess and Lin Da!]

[It must be because the trial completion rate was high. The method to clear the Phoenix Tail Flower level satisfied multiple hidden trial rules, which is why so many rare equipments could be obtained.]

[Is that orange earring for sale? I'll offer 1000 Gold.]

As Lin Da looked at the sensor ladybug, he thought to himself: Other adventure teams are not aware of the method to achieve a high rating for clearing the levels.

Each level has numerous hidden conditions that have to be met in order to achieve [Ultimate Clear], and even [Perfect Clear].

But the requirements for a Perfect Clear are too stringent, an adventure team on their first attempt wouldn't be able to accomplish it.

Take the first floor's Arid Corridor, for instance, where you're tasked with killing a Metal Slime, and it's stipulated to be done "within a single skill".

The Metal Slime has 10 hit points, so to kill it with one skill, you would need an ability that deals multi-stage damage of over 10 hits, and it all has to burst instantly. It won't work with something like a Venom Magic Sphere that deals damage every second, as it will scare the Metal Slime away.

What Lin Da achieved was an [Ultimate Clear].

In the game, to reach the top floor and pull out the Sword of the Brave, one must complete a severely difficult prerequisite. Otherwise, even if you reach the 50th floor, you can only stare at the Sword of the Brave.

That condition is: to achieve an Ultimate Clear on 90% of the levels!

Under this prerequisite, aside from Lin Da, no adventurer on this continent can pull out the Sword of the Brave.

The strength of the adventure groups from the Royal Capital is greater than the current Luanwei, but they don't know how to achieve an Ultimate Clear.

Thus, even if an adventure team got to the 50th floor ahead of Lin Da, they still wouldn't be able to pull the sword out.

Lin Da's opponents were never the other adventurers; he didn't need to participate in a rat race with his own kind.

His enemy has always been one: the King of the Demon Realm, the ultimate BOSS Satan.

...

The second floor of the World Tree is named [Leaf-drop Forest].

On this floor, there are no hidden Magical Creatures.

Lin Da gave the lower-level adventurers some strategy tips and breezed through the level.

The challenge lay in the hidden trial of the third floor.

For that one level, Lin Da rigorously drilled his team for three days to perfect their strategy.

Through his serious demeanor, the audience outside the screen could sense something was up.

A pair of nervous eyes stared at Lin Da: Could it be that the third floor also has a hidden trial?

Jite glanced at Gale's darkened face and taunted, "So the so-called all-knowing fellow missed quite a few things, huh?"

"Who knows where he got this information from! I bet even the Sun Adventure Group has no idea about the undiscovered hidden trials on the first and third floors!"

Grinding his teeth, Gale said, "That kid is either damn lucky or... he's an undercover big shot, the kind that's even tougher than the Sun Adventure Groups!"

"Haha." Both Jite and Dawen laughed at his words.

A big shot tougher than a Sun Adventure Group, how could one possibly stay in White Dove City?

Different cities have maximum levels on their World Trees, which are determined by the size of the World Tree and accordingly decide the scale of the city.

Why is the Royal Capital flourishing? Because it has one of the largest World Trees in the entire continent at its back.

If you want to go above the 40th floor, you must head to the Royal Capital!

White Dove City's World Tree is small scale, with an upper limit of 20 floors.

The one in Red Heart City is slightly higher, capped at 25 floors.

If Lin Da were a hidden big shot, he'd be in the Royal Capital making his mark, not in the 'small place' of White Dove City.

"Let's see what hidden trial the third floor has in store." Laid back, Jite leaned on the railing, a giant panda pad beneath him attracting Gale's envious gaze.

At this moment, Lin Da was completely ignoring the chat suggestions, all his focus was on tackling the hidden trial.

World Tree Secret Realm's third floor: Silent Plains.

The team walked out from the Teleportation Array into an endless plain covered in lush green grass.

The sky above was a clear blue, with birds flying by.

At first glance, it seemed quite peaceful.

But beneath the grass, there were many venomous snakes ready to attack at any moment.

In the green brush of the plains, one might also encounter a creature known as Goblin, which the locals called 'Lao Liu'.

Once an adventurer let their guard down, these Lao Lius would leap out of the brush with a snarl, attacking unsuspecting victims from behind with a Wolf Fang Club.

Adventurers that slipped up on the third level met a grisly fate.

No matter their gender, they would first be violated by Goblins, then killed!

This is a malevolent low-ranking species that is as lustful as it is alive, able to wield its club anywhere there is a hole!

Lin Da and his companions cautiously observed their surroundings, using a magic compass to continuously discern their bearings, and then found a piece of turf, which the three of them pulled aside with combined effort.

What looked like turf was actually a lifelike carpet, deceptively realistic and difficult for anyone to distinguish.

Even after finding this spot, there was still another step needed to unlock the hidden trial.

Otherwise, it was merely a discovery of a den where one could hide and rest temporarily.

More suggestions flew across the belly of the sensor ladybug:

"I know this place; I stumbled upon it while passing through the third layer. But it was pitch-dark below, with nothing in it. My team and I turned everything upside down and found nothing!"

"Let's see how the pro handles this."

"Eye of True Knowledge pro, can you share what the hidden trial on the third layer is, and the recommended level for the strategy? My team just so happens to have not entered the third layer yet."

Lin Da took out a torch he had prepared in advance, lit it, and led the way into the cavern, glancing at the suggestions on the ladybug and said, "The hidden trial on the third layer is not recommended for everyone to take lightly, clearing the level normally is fine."

"If you must try... I recommend level 15 and above."

"Level 15??? The average level of Magic Creatures on the third layer is only 8."

"Your team doesn't seem to have an average level of 15, do they?"

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"Please, don't let anything happen to you!"

The members of the Snow Goose Adventure Team, hearing that Lin Da recommended a strategy level of 15, all had a change in their expressions.

"Why didn't you tell me about such a dangerous thing that night?"

Aiko felt a bit of pain in her heart. If Lin Da didn't make it out of the World Tree Secret Realm, she feared she wouldn't have any sexual interest in other men.

It was not until Lin Da left the team that Aiko realized how outstanding this dog was. Compared to others, it was truly the difference between a purebred and a mixed-breed.

"Don't let anything happen to you, Small Fry Uncle!" Klrona's lips pursed as she put down her chips and said softly.

Oru and Klyne were also looking worriedly at the glowing screen, not understanding why Lin Da was so reckless, rashly taking on a hidden trial with a recommendation level of 15.

In the corner, a red-haired girl with a hood on, paused, murmuring to herself: "You can't die in the hands of Magical Creatures before you're defeated by this missy."

...

Lin Da, holding a torch, lit up the cavern below the turf.

Descending the moss-covered stone steps, they arrived one by one at a vast, dark space.

The place was filled with the smell of damp earth and had plenty of bizarre shapes of underground fungi growing around.

Lin Da walked around inside with the light of the fire, seemingly finding nothing.

"Hand it over," he nodded at Kafni.

The latter understood and took out a black bottle from her pocket.

Lin Da took it over and opened the bottle.

From the sensor ladybug's view, one could see that the bottle contained a green colored liquor.

Highly concentrated, known as 'Green Nightmare,' a glass of it can let an adventurer comfortably spend the night.

"Are they going to drink liquor in there? When they are about to face the hidden Magic Creatures?"

"That's too rash!"

"Everyone calm down, I guess that glass of Green Nightmare is the key prop."

"But I really can't imagine how a glass of liquor can start the hidden trial."

All they saw was Lin Da placing the glass on the ground, and then doing nothing, quietly waiting.

One minute, two minutes... Five minutes passed.

Everyone grew impatient, thinking perhaps there was an error in Lin Da's method.

"Lin Da wouldn't act without being sure," Aiko's eyes sparkled with worry, believing there was reason behind his actions.

But she was concerned that Lin Da might encounter unexpected dangers during the hidden trial—with the unreliable Kafni and a soft and silly young girl, how could Luanwei succeed in a level 15 hidden trial?

A layer of sticky sweat emerged on the palm of Aiko's hand; even if they didn't start the hidden trial, it didn't matter. She just hoped Lin Da could return from the World Tree safely. After all, no girl who likes pets wants to see them hurt!

Another minute passed, and the silent image on the screen broke.

"Huff huff! What delicious wine aroma, the old fellow can't hold back anymore!"

An elderly but excited voice came from the wall.

The earthy wall started to undulate like an illusion, and a gray-bearded Dwarf about one meter and thirty centimeters tall, with a round cylindrical body, appeared in everyone's view.

"This is... the Dwarf Race? No wonder they used the strong liquor, Green Nightmare!"

"So the strong liquor is the key prop to unlock the hidden trial?"

"No wonder when my team accidentally entered this cavern, no matter what, we couldn't find anything unusual, it was hiding behind that wall..."

Unlike in the outside world, in the World Tree Secret Realm, one must rigidly meet the conditions to initiate the hidden trial. Just like the Dwarf behind the wall, he wouldn't have been discovered by the Sun Adventure Group, even if they had come here, without the lure of strong liquor.

Lin Da performed the standard adventurer's salute with a smile, "If you don't mind, sir, please accept this glass of strong liquor as a gift from me."

The Dwarf in front of them had a long beard braided into five thick plaits, dressed in dark green cloth clothes, with a large round red nose like a wine barrel, his eyes unblinkingly staring at the strong liquor in the glass, his mouth unconsciously open, drooling already.