Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Elulu caught the thirteen [Sealed Boxes] that Su Xiao threw to her and immediately started counting them with her teammates.

The quantity was correct, the seal was intact, and the highest authority mark belonging to Holy Light Paradise was clearly visible on it, indicating that the other party had indeed not tried anything funny at this last moment.

Without a moment's delay, Elulu quickly used her branding privileges to submit the thirteen boxes, which were crucial to their mission rating and future earnings, to Holy Light Paradise.

[Note: The main quest 'Recover the Sealed Box' has been completed.]

[Task settlement in progress... based on task completion rate, contribution rating...]

You have gained 15000 Holy Light Merit Points.

[You receive 1800 Soul Coins.]

You have obtained 3 'Holy Spirit-level Equipment Exchange Certificates'.

[Team Reward: Divine Blessing (Large) x1, to be distributed upon returning to the park.]

A series of generous reward notifications rang in the minds of Elulu and her teammates, finally putting their minds at ease and bringing smiles of relief and joy to their faces.

Although Elulu and the others were "bleeding" a lot, as long as they could complete the mission, all the sacrifices were worthwhile, and they could even be said to have made a huge profit.

For them, other rewards were secondary; the most important thing was the Holy Light Merit.

This thing can be said to improve their status in the eyes of the Holy Light Paradise. Most of the worlds and missions they will be assigned afterward will be simple missions with high benefits. This can be regarded as a privilege for those with high Holy Light merit.

After the transaction was completed, the atmosphere on both sides became noticeably more relaxed.

With a smile on her face, Ai Lulu took out two earring-shaped communicators that looked like they were carved from white jade from her personal space and handed them to Lin Yi and Su Xiao.

"This is a communication device used within our Holy Light Paradise."

Elulu explained, "While it's not as secure as the dedicated channels in the amusement park, it has the advantage of wide coverage and makes communication across amusement parks very convenient. It's a mixed bag, but there are many channels for intelligence and transactions. If two parties need to have a private face-to-face meeting, it can also consume amusement park coins to create a temporary confidential space, which is one of the unique products of our Holy Light Amusement Park."

She spoke subtly, but Lin Yi and Su Xiao both understood.

Holy Light Paradise is rich in support professions, and its members are often hired by other paradises. Over time, this has formed a neutral communication platform open to all paradise contractors.

The importance of connections and intelligence during a mission is self-evident.

Lin Yi played with the smooth, white jade earrings, asking with interest, "These are nice. Do you have any others?"

Upon hearing this, Ai Lulu immediately pulled out four or five more of the same communicators from her personal space and generously handed them to Lin Yi: "Take them. These things are worthless to us. One soul coin can buy three of them."

She paused, then added somewhat helplessly, "It's just that people from your Samsara Paradise are too difficult to reach, otherwise we would have already found a way to promote it."

The implication is that most of the madmen in the Paradise of Reincarnation don't play by the rules, making it difficult to do business normally.

After chatting for a while about interesting anecdotes and gossip about other amusement parks, Elulu, along with her teammates who were both heartbroken and relieved, activated their return privileges and disappeared in a flash of white light.

After the Holy Light Squad left, only Lin Yi, Su Xiao, Xia, and Bubuwang remained in the arena.

All eyes fell on the mountain of trade goods—it was time to "divide the spoils."

Lin Yi and Su Xiao walked up to the supplies and began to sort through them methodically.

The two had excellent chemistry and hardly needed to communicate.

Xia was still standing next to Bubuwang, muttering to herself and rubbing its fluffy head as if to "get revenge" for its previous deception.

Just then, with a "smack," a scroll gently hit her head.

"Ouch!" Xia touched his head and picked up the scroll from the ground in confusion.

When she saw the scroll's attributes, her eyes widened instantly.

The Heart of Harmony Among All Things

Origin: Holy Light Paradise (Special Cooking System Derivative World)
Quality: Epic
Type: Skill Scroll

Effects: After learning, you will master the method of "harmony among all things." It greatly enhances your understanding and ability to harmonize the energy essence, compatibility, and potential of ingredients.

When cooking: There is a 15% chance to grant the finished product additional permanent attribute bonuses (the bonus effect is positively correlated with the quality of the ingredients). Slightly improves the base quality of the finished product (e.g., increases the probability of blue quality dishes to purple quality). Slightly increases the cooking success rate and the yield of top-quality items.

Learning requirements: Cooking Proficiency LV.40 or above.

Rating: 650
Introduction: "Ingredients are not inanimate objects; they contain the most primal energy and memories of heaven and earth. The temperature of the fire, the trajectory of the knife, every choice made during seasoning... all are dialogues with the spirit of all things. True cooking is not simple processing, but using mortal hands to harmonize yin and yang and touch the essence of creation." — Food God of Holy Light Paradise

……

"This...this is..." Xia's voice trembled with excitement.

This is practically a magic skill tailor-made for her! With it, her cooking skills and the quality of the food she produces will experience a qualitative leap!

Lin Yi waved his hand without turning his head: "Take it, practice hard, our meals will depend on you from now on."

For Lin Yi and Su Xiao, investing in Xia's culinary skills was an investment in their own and their team's logistical support—a sure-fire way to make money.

Xia held the scroll, a bright smile spreading across her face. The little grievances she had felt from being bullied by Bubuwang earlier had long since vanished.

The division of spoils continued.

First, there's the hard currency, the Soul Crystal. Regardless of size, it's split equally between the two of them, which is fair and reasonable.

Next are skill scrolls, which are difficult to allocate directly, so they can only be allocated as needed.

Lin Yi mainly selected powerful healing, protection, and group buff skills, such as [Archangel's Breath] and [Holy Light Barrier], which can greatly enhance his support capabilities and the team's survivability.

Su Xiao prefers to choose skill scrolls that improve basic attributes, enhance attack effects, or have special passive effects, such as [Iron Will] (passive, increases abnormal status resistance and will judgment) and [Weakness Insight] (active, greatly increases critical hit chance and critical hit damage for a short time).

These legendary and even epic-level passive skills can significantly enhance his overall combat strength.

Although Lin Yi was also envious of several passive skills, he had already taken most of the support skills, so he took the initiative to give them up. Su Xiao understood Lin Yi's thoughts and accepted them all without hesitation.

Finally, there were various equipment and items. Lin Yi's gaze fell on a special item called [Growth Essence].

[Essentials of Growth]

Origin: Holy Light Paradise

Quality: Epic
Effect: When used on a piece of equipment with growth potential, permanently increases its growth potential by 5% (only effective on equipment with a growth potential of less than 100%, and can only be used once on a single piece of equipment).

Description: A rare essence containing pure evolutionary power, said to originate from a primordial world renowned for its forging techniques.

"I'll take this." Lin Yi picked up the [Growth Essence] directly.

His [Black and White Rose] was only 2% away from completing its transformation, and this item came at just the right time.

Su Xiao had no objection to this. He selected several epic-level pieces of equipment and weapons with good attributes, which could be used as spares or as nourishment for strengthening the Dragon Slayer.

The two quickly allocated the remaining materials, amusement park coins, and other miscellaneous items according to their respective needs.

The entire process of dividing the spoils was very harmonious, and the two even shared some good stuff with Xia.

After all, without Xia's help this time, dealing with the Bronze Gate wouldn't have been so easy.

Just as the division of spoils was nearing its end, Bubuwang suddenly let out a "woof," broke free from Xia's arms, grabbed a sparkling, legendary necklace to enhance its charm, and disappeared in a flash.

"Hey! Bubu! That's mine!" Xia stomped her foot angrily and chased after him.

Su Xiao stared blankly in the direction where Bubuwang had disappeared, and said indifferently, "It doesn't need it."

Lin Yi smiled and put away the supplies he had been allocated.

"Do you have a way to deal with these things after you go back?" Lin Yi glanced at the storage space that was crammed full of items. He didn't need most of these things and would need to exchange them for the equipment he needed through other channels.

Su Xiao glanced at her received package and shook her head.

At this time, although Su Xiao had contact information for many chambers of commerce, these chambers were not of a very high level, and the top-tier goods they had were at most epic-level, making it quite troublesome to dispose of them all at once.

"Alright, wait for my news when you get back. I'll see if we can handle it all together then." Hearing Lin Yi's words, Su Xiao understood that Lin Yi was planning to use his channels to help her sell the goods, so she nodded and said she would discuss it when she got back.
After everything was over, the two of them simultaneously submitted their applications to return to the Paradise of Reincarnation.

……

【Transmission completed.】

The hunter has returned to their private room, and the native world rewards are now being calculated.

Original World: Wizarding Continent

World Difficulty: Lv.49～Lv.56 (Fully Open Native World)
Source of the World: 75.6%
Number of completed tasks: 4 (Main task x 4.)
Overall rating: S+
Begin collecting the Source of the World…

Hunter's abilities are being assessed... The Abyss's Healing Gift effect has been triggered, and the Hunter has gained 4 Gold Skill Points.

[Note: Special mission activated.]

Mission Information: Resource Star SID-466 is located within a war zone. Hunters are requested to proceed to negotiate. War Zone: North Kehai Science District.

Mission Requirements: Negotiate with the current controlling party or the party with the greatest potential for control of the planet regarding "equity and future mining rights." The negotiation method is not limited.

Task deadline: 1 day.

Task Reward: Permission Level +1, SID-466 Resource Star (1% equity) (Available only at Tier 9 and above).

……

The collection of the source of the world is completed, and the counting of rewards begins.

Rewards: 20 real attribute points, 102000 Paradise Coins.

The overall rating is S+. The current level of the hunter is Lv.50. The hunter level is increased by 4 (original world rank × number of missions completed + overall rating - mission completion time). The hunter level has been raised to Lv.54.

Settlement complete, rewards have been deposited into the Hunter's Mark.

……

As the familiar sense of time and space shifts disappears, the familiar feel of the floor beneath one's feet, belonging to a private room, brings a sense of security.

[A soul injury has been detected in the hunter. Repair it/Do not repair it.]

Lin Yi immediately confirmed, and the next second, he was shocked to find that his soul coins were decreasing rapidly.

Only after the number of Soul Coins dropped to single digits did Lin Yi feel that the tearing sensation in his head had lessened considerably.

It turns out that the Paradise of Reincarnation consumes Soul Coins, not Paradise Coins, when repairing soul injuries. This information also made Lin Yi understand why Soul Coins are so valuable.

After resting for a while, Lin Yi calmed his mind and then took out the [Black and White Rose] and [Growth Essence] from his personal space.

A long sword lay across his face, the rose patterns entwined on its blade seeming to flow gently under the soft light of the private room.

On the Black and White Rose interface, the progress bar representing the "origin of death" had reached the critical point of 98%, just one step away from completion.

Without further hesitation, Lin Yi picked up the ball of [Growth Essence] that flowed slowly like liquid starlight and gently pressed it into the center of the hilt of the [Black and White Rose].

"Om-!"

The moment the two made contact, the [Essence of Growth] seemed to have found its home, instantly transforming into countless fine streams of light that rapidly spread to every corner of the sword.

The black and white rays of light intertwined and swirled around the spine of the sword, yet remained distinct, creating a harmonious scene resembling a yin-yang symbol.

The sword began to vibrate slightly, emitting a clear and melodious sword cry. This cry was no longer filled with killing intent as before, but instead carried a joy and exhilaration like a butterfly emerging from its cocoon.

Lin Yi held his breath and focused his attention. He saw that the black and white rose patterns on the sword seemed to come alive, with the petals becoming more intricate and delicate, and the branches and leaves more graceful and lively.

[Hint: Your evolving weapon 'Black and White Rose' is absorbing 'Growth Essence'...]

[Growth rate is increasing: 98%... 99%... 100%]

[Growth conditions met! 'Black and White Rose' begins its advancement!]

As the progress bar reached 100%, all the light instantly converged inwards and merged into the sword.

Intense energy fluctuations emanated from within the sword, even causing subtle ripples in the surrounding space.

"Qiang——!"

The light completely faded, and the brand-new [Black and White Rose] appeared before Lin Yi's eyes.

The length and width of the sword seem to have not changed much, but the overall lines have become smoother and more harmonious. The boundary between black and white seems to have become a little blurred, but at a deeper level, they have achieved unity.

The black and white rose relief on the hilt of the sword has now fully "bloomed," with its petals layered and lifelike. At the center, there seem to be two faint lights, one black and one white, slowly rotating like the stamen of a flower.

The sword appeared simple and unadorned, but Lin Yi could sense that its sharpness and energy conductivity had undergone a qualitative leap.

More importantly, the connection between him and the sword seemed to have become even clearer.

Lin Yi reached out and gently grasped the sword hilt.

A peculiar sensation, a mixture of coolness and warmth, instantly washed over him. Lin Yi gently stabbed, and a white dot appeared in the air.

[Black and White Rose +0 (Origin of Death 0%; Origin of Life 0%)]

Origin: Abyss Doctor

Quality: Holy Spirit Level
Durability: 90/90 (increased by 15 points)
Attack power: 298~456 (increased by 32~50)

Equipment requirements: Inheritor of the Abyss Physician.

Redemption Blade Effect 1: Black Rose Piercing Rank +1, Armor Penetration Rank +1.

Redemption Blade Effect 2: White Rose Healing Rank +1.

Effect 3 of Blade of Redemption: The above attributes can be enhanced when upgrading the quality. The higher the quality, the greater the gain.

Rating: 997 points (Holy Spirit level equipment has a rating of 700-1000 points, and epic equipment with a maximum rating of 1000 points will have special effects)
Synopsis: A miraculous flower blooming on the edge of life and death, its true potential can only be revealed through balance and choice.

Price: Not tradable.

With a thought, Lin Yi directly applied to the Samsara Paradise through the brand to install a 'Standard Extreme Strength Test Target Board' in his private room.

Application received, searching for corresponding supplies... Search complete.

[Standard ultimate strength test target plate (star steel substrate, doped with void powder and regularly cured fibers), installation fee: 50000 Paradise Coins.]

[Confirm installation?]

"confirm."

With a flash of light, a metal plate about the height of a person and half a meter thick silently appeared in front of the blank wall of the private room.

The metal plate has a matte dark gray color and no reflective surface, as if it absorbs all light. Its amazing density and indestructible properties can be felt with the naked eye.

This was the same "old buddy" that Lin Yi had used to test the sharpness of weapons, known for its almost abnormal hardness.

Last time, even with all its might, the epic +13 Black and White Rose only managed to leave a small pit 1 cm deep on it.

Lin Yi held the Black and White Rose in his hand, but did not mobilize the energy in his body. He simply twirled the sword and aimed it at the test steel plate.

The black and white rose relief on the hilt of the sword lit up slightly, and the rotating stamens seemed to accelerate a little.

Lin Yi took a step forward, his arm propelling the sword, transforming it into a blurry afterimage as he thrust it straight towards the center of the target!

"laugh--!"

The sword tip pierced the target plate without any obstruction, continuing until it was nearly twenty centimeters deep.

Lin Yi sheathed his sword and stepped back, looking at the target board.

There was a neat hole with smooth edges and a depth of ten centimeters. The hole walls were as smooth as a mirror, and you could even see the traces of the metal being cut.

Compared to the previous ones that could only leave small pits, the penetrating power of the black and white roses this time is simply worlds apart.

"Even a simple puncture can have this effect..."

So, what about using skills?

Lin Yi's mind stirred again, and the blade of the [Black and White Rose] sword began to be covered with a layer of abyssal power.

"puff!"

The sword pierced through the entire target plate as easily as piercing a thin sheet of paper.

The sword tip pierced through the back of the target plate, raising wisps of metallic dust that had been annihilated into the most basic particles.

Centered on the sword hole, a spiderweb-like black crack rapidly spread out, and the abyssal power within the crack continuously eroded the surrounding metal structure.

Lin Yi drew his longsword, looked at the target plate that was almost half covered by black cracks and had a transparent hole in the center, and nodded in satisfaction.

The destructive power of the Saint-level [Black and White Rose] is completely incomparable to what it used to be.

After the test, Lin Yi had a clear understanding of the destructive power of the upgraded [Black and White Rose]. (End of Chapter)