29: Another beauty added, aiming for the top spot.

"Beep beep beep!"

The contact list on Huang Chen's panel hadn't stopped ringing since last night.

Friend requests in the friend bar had reached 99+, and annoyed by the constant noise, Huang Chen simply set the friend notification to mute.

Just as the group was preparing to set off to level up again, Chen Yichun hesitated before speaking to Huang Chen: "Brother Chen, a friend contacted me last night... she said she wants, wants to join us."

The moment Chen Yichun finished speaking, the girls looked at Huang Chen expectantly.

They had discussed it last night; Huang Chen's system destined him to have many women in the future.

Rather than letting Huang Chen pick wild flowers everywhere, it was better for them to vet the candidates themselves.

Moreover, doing this would further solidify their position in Huang Chen's heart.

Sure enough, after they returned yesterday, many people contacted them wanting to join Huang Chen's team.

One of them was Chen Yichun's best friend—Li Ruo, the Campus Flower of the Performing Arts Department.

Huang Chen frowned and asked, "A woman?"

"Yes! The Campus Flower of the Performing Arts Academy, Li Ruo! She looks very, uh, unique..."

Upon hearing this, Huang Chen's brows relaxed. He glanced at the girls and understood their intentions.

Apparently, to consolidate their status as the masters of the Harem, they were proactively finding women for him.

As long as they weren't suffering from a sudden bout of saintly compassion, it was fine.

This could also prevent large-scale Harem rivalry dramas from playing out later.

"Then call her over so I can take a look," Huang Chen said.

They didn't have to wait long before Shu Xi brought Li Ruo before Huang Chen.

Li Ruo was a completely different style from Chen Yichun and the other two. She was only about 150 cm tall, with a baby face and a large chest. She was indeed a very unique... loli.

[Ding!]

[A beauty meeting the standard has been detected. Would you like to view detailed information?]

"View."

[Scanning detailed information initiated]

[Name: Li Ruo] <Bond Not Established>

[Age: 22]

[Appearance: 92 points]

[Figure: 90 points]

[Purity: 100 points]

[Overall Score: 94 points]

[Intimacy: 40]

[Evaluation: Meets the standard, can be collected.]

Huang Chen was momentarily stunned by the prompt, then asked internally, "system lord, is there no reward for this one?"

[Only women collected who achieve 95 points or higher receive an extra bonus!]

So that's how it is.

In fact, according to the system's standard, an overall score of 80 points already meets the requirement.

Although 80 points is the minimum score, that level of beauty would still be top-tier among ordinary people.

Moreover, Li Ruo reached 94 points, just shy of triggering the bonus reward.

Although Li Ruo's Purity was 100, her demeanor lacked the shyness of someone inexperienced.

She looked at Huang Chen calmly, seemingly indifferent to everything that was about to happen.

When she first arrived at the Novice Village, Chen Hao had actually pressured her, and she nearly submitted.

But after Chen Yichun told her about the benefits of following Huang Chen,

she agreed without the slightest hesitation.

What kind of caliber was Chen Hao, and what kind of caliber was Huang Chen?

She had figured it out: weak women were treated like objects in the Star Abyss.

If that was the case, why shouldn't she choose to become a higher-grade object?

Especially the torment she had endured recently made her realize she absolutely had to become stronger.

She,

was truly desperate for improvement!

"What's the procedure now?"

Seeing that Huang Chen hadn't spoken, Li Ruo proactively asked.

"Uh, procedure!" Huang Chen was taken aback.

"Yes. Just say directly whether you've chosen me or not. We still need to level up after this is done." Li Ruo pouted, finding him too slow.

"Hahaha!"

Huang Chen burst into laughter, strode over... An hour later... While Li Ruo received a system prompt, Huang Chen also received a notification.

[Li Ruo Intimacy +30]

[Congratulations, Host, you have successfully established a bond with Li Ruo]

[Dual Bond Activated:

One party's Health/Mana recovery is simultaneously fed back to the other party.

When one party's potential increases, the other party receives an equivalent increase.]

[Flowing Water Aura Level 2, Experience 4/9]

[Dream Butterfly Halo Level 2, Experience 4/9]

[Lotus Halo Level 2, Experience 4/9]

"Huang Chen, since the business is done, hurry up and go level up. Yi Chun told me they gained ten levels yesterday. Don't tell me you're just here to trick me into sex!"

As soon as they finished, Li Ruo impatiently put on her clothes and dragged Huang Chen to go level up.

"Let's go then!"

Huang Chen was quite satisfied with the recent experience, especially those 'big lamps' that dazzled his eyes.

He didn't care why Li Ruo was with him, as long as she could bring him strength.

That was enough!

As long as she didn't get involved with other men after following him, it was fine.

Forming a team, Huang Chen waved his hand, and the seven people instantly appeared in the White-Browed Tiger area.

This was the first time Huang Chen had used the team teleport function since acquiring the Void Teleportation Ring.

Aside from feeling a little dizzy, the group didn't experience any other sensations.

As soon as Li Ruo landed, her eyes immediately shone brightly.

This man was indeed powerful enough to possess such a divine item.

"Are we still fighting here?"

Bai Zhaoning looked at Huang Chen after landing.

All of them were Level 20 or higher yesterday. Frankly, with the enhancement of their Halos and domains, the White-Browed Tigers were a bit too easy to fight.

Huang Chen shook his head, his expression slightly solemn as he said, "Today I want to try and see if we can tackle The Mine."

The highest-level player has already reached Level 28. The first 100 players in the Star Abyss to reach Level 30 receive a bone structure reward.

Huang Chen didn't want to miss this reward, but a place like The Mine...

just thinking about it was horrifying.

"What level is The Mine?" Li Ruo looked at the Level 25 White-Browed Tiger not far away and guessed, "It couldn't be a Level 30 area, right?"

Huang Chen nodded, "That's right!"

"Can we beat it?"

Li Ruo found it a bit unbelievable.

Fighting monsters above one's level was already extremely difficult in the Star Abyss, and now Huang Chen actually wanted to fight monsters 6 or 7 levels higher.

Huang Chen shook his head. "There are quite a lot of monsters there, and they are rather unique... We'll go try it. My Void Teleportation has one use left before cooldown. If things go wrong, we run immediately."

This was the first time Chen Yichun had heard Huang Chen talk about running away, making her curious about The Mine.

She pressed, "First, tell us what's so special about The Mine! So we can be mentally prepared!"

Huang Chen showed a look of recollection. In his previous life, he and a few buddies stepped inside only once before being scared witless.

Later, he heard people from the High Martial World say that they organized a team of several hundred people just to slowly push through it.

The reason Huang Chen dared to consider tackling The Mine now was because his Level 20 Wood Elementals had an area-of-effect skill—Sky-Filling Floral Language.

His current Health pool was thick enough, and his All Resistance was also in the tens of points.

[A quick explanation of the All Resistance setting here: within 50 points of All Resistance, each point reduces damage by 1%. Exceeding 50 points leads to diminishing marginal returns, eventually approaching a maximum damage reduction of 80%.]

Under the Life Link and the bonds, as long as the Water Elementals continuously used Universal Salvation, he would likely be able to tank it.

"The reason I say it's unique is because the monsters there... are, all, humanoid..."

"Just like zombies in the movies!"

"Moreover, the monsters there are so densely packed you can barely find a place to stand, and there are also ranged caster monsters."

"That place is simply a living hell..."

Except for Li Ruo, who showed a faint trace of excitement, the girls' faces instantly turned pale upon hearing the word "zombies."

"How about, how about we just keep fighting the White-Browed Tigers?" Chen Yichun asked tentatively.

Huang Chen laughed, "If we keep fighting the White-Browed Tigers, we definitely won't make it into the top 100 to reach Level 30. And the top 100 get a bone structure reward! Are you sure you don't want to try?"

"What?"

"bone structure reward?"

The potential advantage brought by improving one's bone structure was significant, especially for Bai Zhaoning and the others.

Having tasted the benefits, their eyes immediately lit up.

"Fight! We must fight!" As soon as Li Ruo heard about the bone structure reward, she became completely excited.

Huaxia previously rewarded 10 points, and that feeling of power was unforgettable for her.

Her eyes became resolute, as if possessed, "If we have the conditions, we fight. If we don't, we'll create the conditions and fight!"