Death Game: Starting as a Trickster, Pretending to Be a God
Chapter 331: The Role of Authority
Although she realized she had been tricked into revealing information, considering the complexity of this dungeon and trusting Lin Yu's high credibility as a new member of Order, Robin struggled briefly before choosing to lay her cards on the table with Lin Yu.
"Alright... if I tried to conquer this dungeon entirely on my own, it would indeed be somewhat troublesome..."
"And the special nature of this dungeon... since you already know about the 'Misty Islands Master,' telling you should... shouldn't be a big deal."
"No, it definitely won't be a big deal!"
Robin clenched her fists as she spoke, seeming to explain to Lin Yu but even more like she was psyching herself up.
Hearing this young girl's declaration, Lin Yu nodded slightly.
"Then tell me as much as possible... if there are any difficult parts, you can briefly skim over them or directly say it's inconvenient to disclose, that's acceptable too."
From the moment he realized this dungeon was connected to the Psychological Society, Lin Yu understood... perhaps the secrets involved in this dungeon, including the "secrets" about Robin obtained through the Seer ability, were likely quite significant.
Plus, Robin's current conflicted demeanor made Lin Yu even more alert.
Therefore, Lin Yu chose to "retreat in order to advance."
While he was certainly curious about these secrets, it was better not to get into too much trouble, and even better not to push Robin too far.
No matter how friendly her personality might be, she was after all a Third Tier expert, someone who could confront Fluoxetine head-on.
Using the new Jiangcheng Order team captain Good Night as a combat power reference again, Lin Yu felt that Robin's overall strength...
He should probably look among the anonymous users ranked between 60th and 80th on the leaderboard, where Robin was likely hidden!
Hearing Lin Yu's slightly more accommodating tone, Robin indeed relaxed a bit.
"Mmm... then I'll pick out some important things to say."
"Anyway, before introducing this dungeon, I need to tell you some things you would have learned in the future..."
"That, that, since you're currently First Tier, have you learned about 'privileges'?"
Robin asked cautiously.
Lin Yu was momentarily stunned, briefly conflicted before deciding to be slightly more aggressive: "I've already met the conditions for First Tier to unlock privileges and obtained the [Social] privilege."
Although the identity of May May hadn't mentioned to Order members that he had already completed unlocking the [Social] privilege...
After all, May May was different from Zhu Ming!
There was actually no consensus in the player community about when May May completed his promotion.
So...
Him now obtaining the [Social] privilege wasn't too surprising.
More importantly...
Although Robin had high status and relatively extensive connections, he didn't think this seemingly somewhat autistic and quite introverted girl would go around talking about his affairs.
So, telling her that he had unlocked [Social] wasn't problematic at all.
Sure enough, hearing Lin Yu's words, Robin breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see... since you've already unlocked the [Social] privilege, your understanding of Promotion is deeper than those who just reached First Tier."
"For Promotion, while the obtained [Class Items] and even [Exclusive Items] are important, the importance of [privileges] cannot be overlooked either."
"Just like the [Social] privilege unlocked after reaching First Tier... I don't know how well you've developed this function."
"What it represents isn't just more reliable 'identity verification' allowing you to interact better with other players—the truly important use is that you can utilize this to conduct reliable 'transactions' with other players and even NPCs."
"Because if you haven't obtained the [Social] privilege, haven't obtained a game-recognized 'code name,' except for a very few extremely powerful, high-status entities within the game... those NPCs affected by cognitive interference have difficulty remembering your 'identity characteristics' and 'reputation.'"
Hearing this, Lin Yu understood while also feeling fortunate.
Luckily he had completed his Promotion in that snowy mountain dungeon.
Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to enjoy the identity benefits brought by Vale Valetti.
"So, after having the [Social] privilege, players' means of obtaining regular [Tools] are greatly enhanced, and if you're lucky enough, you can even receive 'quests' from NPCs closely connected to you that span multiple dungeons."
"Even... after having the [Social] system, you can establish very stable cooperative relationships with NPCs—even if these relationships aren't useful initially, accumulating them will definitely become your assistance in other dungeons later."
"Even... these themselves are also important foundations for your Second Tier Promotion."
Robin spoke softly.
As a Third Tier player, she clearly had deep understanding of these contents, and through these words, Lin Yu could cross-reference with what Tycoon and even his senior had mentioned before.
Indeed, for the various worlds where [dungeons] exist, more interaction and increasing your influence is the true path.
But...
"While this is valuable experience and I'm grateful for your sharing, what does the [Social] privilege have to do with this dungeon?"
"Could it be that the Psychological Society used the [Social] privilege to gain control over this place?"
Lin Yu looked at Robin and continued asking.
Robin shook her head: "[Social] plays a certain role, but wanting to completely claim somewhere in the Ten Realms, even a place that can serve as a [dungeon], as your own 'territory' is absolutely not something the [Social] privilege can accomplish."
"This requires subsequently unlocked privileges—as you experience more and more dungeons and complete more Promotions, you'll realize... your connection with these worlds where [dungeons] exist is gradually deepening."
"The privilege unlocked at Second Tier is called [Encyclopedia]—players who haven't unlocked this privilege only receive prompts when obtaining [Tools], but after having [Encyclopedia], you can see prompts and annotations about materials, NPCs, and even various regions throughout the Ten Realms."
"At the same time, just like how [Social] can extend into a tool for building relationships with NPCs, after unlocking [Encyclopedia], you can also obtain the privilege to collect materials and use those materials to find NPCs or players with corresponding abilities to craft [Tools]..."
"So, as long as an organization has enough First Tier and Second Tier players, they can utilize transactions and crafting with NPCs inside dungeons to obtain plenty of standardized tools."
"And the Third Tier privilege is even more powerful, called [Map]..."
"The simplest and most important aspect of this privilege is that it allows you to gain additional opportunities to enter [dungeon] worlds!"