As everyone in the game rushed to level up, aiming to reach level 40 as quickly as possible.
In the rented room.
Lin Feng was on the phone.
He had just contacted the brothers Zhan Shen Ba Dao.
Informing them of his plan to establish a real-world defense line in advance.
He also let the two know that their team building could begin ahead of schedule.
Zhan Shen Ba Dao and his brother responded with an "Understood" and immediately began execution.
After hanging up the phone.
They started contacting their fellow disciples with whom they had learned martial arts and grown together.
Some of these individuals were now working as sparring partners in martial arts schools.
Others were fitness coaches at their gym.
Even those who had fared a bit better were only working as bodyguards for the wealthy.
Those who were not doing as well were security guards in high-end residential areas.
He contacted them one by one.
Many still held great respect for their former senior disciple and indicated they would resign from their current jobs and come over immediately.
The majority assured him with firm resolve that if their senior disciple had a good project, they would wholeheartedly support him without any reservations.
Only a few who were working as bodyguards expressed that it would be difficult to take leave and they did not wish to disrupt their peaceful lives.
Zhan Shen Ba Dao did not force them.
There was only one opportunity to change one's life, and if it couldn't be grasped, there was nothing to be done.
In the end.
A total of 32 fellow disciples confirmed they would be arriving soon.
After contacting people, Zhan Shen Ba Dao began to handle his own businesses.
The gym was rented, which was straightforward.
He would ask Persian Cat to make a call, and they could settle the rent in advance.
As for the training equipment inside, it was all purchased with their own money.
They planned to transport it all to the base Lin Feng had established at Zhoushan Port.
And among the gym members.
There were also some individuals worth recruiting.
He composed a text message.
Using the pretext of a good project, he only mentioned the general work location and compensation.
However, he also stated very high requirements.
This included signing a non-disclosure agreement and unconditionally obeying management.
Although with such stringent conditions, perhaps not many would be interested.
But this was precisely the method he used to select those who were willing to trust him, to ultimately become Lin Feng's foundation.
He thought of the future Lin Feng had described, and his body felt a surge of heat.
In the future, they would all become the main force of humanity against the monsters from other worlds, and even against Immortals and Buddhas.
They would fight not only for their own survival.
But also.
They would fight for humanity!
This was far more impactful than his original dream of learning martial arts!
After arranging everything in the real world, he greeted a few teammates and prepared to enter the game.
Currently.
The most important thing was progress within the game.
Lin Feng was forging ahead at an incredible pace, and while they couldn't match him, they couldn't fall too far behind.
At least.
They shouldn't be worse than other players.
However.
When he entered the game, he discovered the world had changed.
The world channel was livelier than ever seen before.
"Who do you think will reach level 40 first?"
"I bet on Tian Jian Wei Mo, he's already level 35."
"I guess it'll be Huang Zu Rong Yao, before Fen Shao appeared, he was a renowned powerhouse."
"I'm rooting for Dong Huang Jian, this is the glory of us Sword Dao players, a legend in our hearts!"
"No one is betting on Fen Shao? After all, he's the biggest spender in this game, right?"
"He's only level 30, others are level 35, how can you bet on him? The gap is too big."
"I heard from a friend in the Prague guild that the mighty Fen Shao is leading their top players through dungeons non-stop, rumored to be heading straight for level 40!"
"Damn, straight to level 40, how much cultivation would that take? Impossible!"
"Why impossible? They say he's using a 10x cultivation boost pill, in high-difficulty dungeons, a single Boss drops tens of millions, what's level 40?"
"Having money is great, the cultivation boost pills are so expensive, yet someone actually bought them."
"A 30% discount, who wouldn't buy it is an idiot!"
"The upstairs is a shill from the game company, right? Does a 30% discount mean it's free?"
"This game is different from others, no matter how much you spend, it's worth it, those who know, know!"
Zhan Shen Ba Dao was stunned.
What in the world was going on?
They had only just achieved three breakthroughs, and now someone was aiming for level 40?
Was there a generous reward for a level-up competition hosted by the system?
Why were so many powerhouses emerging after being offline for a while?
When he opened the mall, he discovered the many newly listed items.
Only then did he understand the reason for the players' rapid leveling speed.
However.
He didn't feel any pressure.
Tens of millions of cultivation were impressive?
They hadn't said anything after following Lin Feng and gaining hundreds of billions in cultivation.
If they were willing to level up.
Let alone level 40, level 60 would be no problem at all.
However.
The sudden appearance of players on the level leaderboard also made him dare not be careless.
At this moment, he saw the avatars of his teammates lighting up in the group chat.
He began to ponder.
Should they level up directly to achieve the four breakthroughs as soon as possible, or wait a while longer and re-clear all dungeons up to level 40?
"Xiao Dao, we just cleared a level 30 Boss, hurry over and help me and Xiao Pang with the breakthrough quest."
Persian Cat's message instantly jolted him awake.
Right.
Earlier, they were worried about Luoluo's condition, and even Persian Cat and Cai Ji Da Shi hadn't finished their third breakthrough quests before rushing offline.
He quickly rushed towards the coordinates Persian Cat had provided.
A moment later.
This level 30 Excellent-grade Boss fell with a loud crash.
Persian Cat seized an opportunity to deal 10% of the damage, and Cai Ji Da Shi delivered the final blow.
The entire process took less than a minute.
Finally, the breakthrough quests for the two were also successfully completed.
Persian Cat's eyes held a hint of surprise.
"Xiao Dao, your strength is amazing."
Zhan Shen Ba Dao, however, showed no joy, but rather a sense of guilt.
They had all received rewards for the top three rankings, gaining many extra attribute points.
Because of the delay, Persian Cat and Cai Ji Da Shi hadn't received the extra attribute points for the top 10.
Cai Ji Da Shi was somewhat better off, with an S-grade talent granting an extra 10%-20% bonus.
Persian Cat, with an A-grade talent, could only combine the basic 50% + 50% + 20% like ordinary players.
He decided that for the fourth breakthrough, he would prioritize them.
He couldn't be the only one benefiting.
With his mind made up, he shared his plan.
"Go straight to level 40?"
Persian Cat was a little surprised.
"But don't we still lack extra attribute points?"
Through the accumulation from Nightmare-grade dungeons, they didn't lack secret medicine recipes.
The few of them estimated that relying solely on secret medicines would almost be enough for the extra attribute points.
However, Luoluo, with her SSS-grade talent, had an alarmingly high cap for extra attribute points.
It was several times higher than theirs.
Even consuming all the secret medicines before level 40 might not be enough.
But if it was to rely on killing Bosses for first-kill attribute points, Lin Feng had already led them through a round before.
Currently, there weren't many new Bosses in Huizhou.
Unless they weren't pursuing perfection.
Zhan Shen Ba Dao shook his head.
If it were an ordinary game, it would be fine to take a loss early and then exert strength later.
This game could transfer abilities to reality.
Not being in a perfect state now might make things even more difficult during the invasion of other worlds.
He already had an astonishing plan in mind.
But the key to implementing this plan depended on Luoluo.
If Luoluo's strength was not up to par, his plan would remain an empty dream.
At this moment.
He felt a little nervous.
"Luoluo, what is your total attribute points now?"
The other three also looked at Luoluo with curiosity.
As the most talented member of the team, even though they had seen the huge percentage increase after Luoluo completed her breakthrough quest.
They truly couldn't guess how much her specific changes were, or how strong she had become.
For a moment, all four became expectant.