Global Grave Digging: My Reward Increased Ten Thousand Times

172: 21st floor intelligence, war on topThe morning sun shone through the old but spotless glass windows of the orphanage, casting warm patches of light across the floor.

The air was filled with the familiar, sweet aroma of rice porridge that Aunt Chen had cooked herself.

Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi had returned not long ago and were sitting in the small dining room, chatting idly with Aunt Chen.

Although they downplayed their experiences on Saka Star, saying only that they had gone to a faraway place for ”special training,” Aunt Chen could see their increasingly calm and unfathomable demeanor. Despite having a thousand worries in her heart, they eventually dissolved into a loving sigh and the words, ”It’s good that you’ve returned safely.”

Additionally, Aunt Chen was now an Astrologer, and her strength had improved, though of course, it still could not compare to Lin Fei and the others.

In the midst of this warm and peaceful atmosphere, the orphanage’s iron gate, which had never been locked, was gently pushed open.

A tall, familiar figure stood quietly in the doorway, bathed in the morning light.

On her face was a hint of hesitation like a traveler nearing home, a touch of excitement at returning, and a trace of relief at finally laying down all her burdens.

”San... San-yatou?!”

Aunt Chen, who was walking out of the kitchen carrying a bowl of porridge, saw that face she had missed day and night, yet which had become somewhat blurred in her memory. The bowl in her hand crashed to the floor with a ”clang,” sending shattered porcelain and hot rice porridge splattering everywhere.

But she could no longer care about such things.

Aunt Chen’s eyes instantly turned red, and murky tears rolled down like beads from a broken string. She reached out with trembling hands, pointing at the figure in the doorway, her lips quivering as she could hardly believe her eyes.

”Is that Zhifei? Is it you? My good child...”

Having lost contact for eight years with no news, Aunt Chen had even once thought that this child, the smartest and the one who made her most proud, was no longer in this world.

The shock of regaining what was lost almost made her faint on the spot.

”Aunt Chen!”

Lu Zhifei could no longer suppress her emotions; she stepped forward quickly, caught the swaying Aunt Chen, and pulled her tightly into her embrace.

”It’s me, Aunt Chen. I’m back! I’m sorry, I came back late!”

Eight years of loneliness and conquest, eight years of disguise and struggle—when she embraced the aunt who had given her the only warmth of her childhood, all her strength and defenses dissolved into a flood of tears.

Watching the Third Sister and Aunt Chen weeping in each other’s arms, Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi also stood up, their eyes filled with gratified smiles.

The family was finally complete.

After the emotional reunion, Lu Zhifei, her emotions slightly calmed, did not choose to rest immediately.

She simply walked calmly around the orphanage courtyard, her jade-like fingers tracing through the air as if measuring something.

Immediately, in the Void Realm behind her, the twelve-pointed star divine weapon halo, which only Lin Fei and Lin Mengzi could see, quietly lit up.

The computing power of the 【Dawn Morningstar】, the defensive Law of the 【Earth Divine Shield】, and the spatial Profound Truth of the 【Phase Walker】—the power of these three was at her fingertips.

Hum—

A barely perceptible ripple of Law, like the gentlest ripple in spring, spread outward from the orphanage as the center.

Immediately following this, within every brick, every blade of grass, and every wisp of air in the orphanage, countless invisible nanobots were quietly deployed and linked, forming a seamless absolute defense network covering both physical and energy dimensions.

From the outside, the orphanage showed no changes.

But if any entity with hostile intent attempted to approach, it would immediately trigger this terrifying killing formation that fused the Laws of eleven divine weapons!

After finishing all this, Lu Zhifei finally breathed a sigh of relief, a look of peace appearing on her face.

On the other side, Lin Fei found Xu Zhengyang.

”During the time I was away, were there any new developments in the outside world?” Lin Fei asked straightforwardly.

Since he last met him in the instance world, over a month had passed.

Xu Zhengyang immediately and respectfully handed over a compiled electronic report, reporting concisely:

”Boss, you and Sister-in-Law have been gone for over a month. In this month, the changes in the outside world have been tremendous.”

”The biggest change is that the top-tier contractors of the first echelon have successfully cleared the 20th floor and entered the trial world of the 21st floor!”

”According to intelligence, the 21st floor is actually a super-large battlefield world themed around the ’One Piece: Summit War’!”

”The Summit War?” Lin Fei raised an eyebrow, his interest piqued.

”Yes!” Xu Zhengyang’s tone also held a hint of excitement. ”And, according to news from contractors who returned alive from inside, in that world, there is a chance to obtain the real—Devil Fruit!”

Lin Fei’s eyes flickered.

He had completed the ultimate task and had obtained the privilege to skip the conventional 11-20 floor instances of the second stage and choose to enter the third stage of trials directly, which was the 21st floor!

”The most critical point is,” Xu Zhengyang pointed to a line of highlighted text in the report, ”the System indicates that some special job-class holders, if they can obtain and successfully complete a Fusion with a Devil Fruit that matches their own attributes, will have the chance to unlock a brand new—skill branch!”

Lin Fei’s gaze instantly sharpened!

He could ignore other intelligence, but the words ”Devil Fruit” and ”brand new skill branch” struck like a thunderbolt, precisely hitting his heart that craved power!

Relying on the 【Perfect Heart of the Archmage】, he had already maxed out his existing Spell System, and his strength had reached a Bottleneck.

If he wanted to achieve another Breakthrough, opening a brand new, infinitely potential Spell branch was undoubtedly the best path!

Logia type? Paramecia type? Or even Mythical Zoan type?

Any one of them, combined with his MAX-level Spell Profound Truth, would erupt into what kind of terrifying chemical reaction?!

The corners of Lin Fei’s mouth slowly curled into a domineering and expectant smile.

”Xu Zhengyang, prepare a detailed dossier on the One Piece: Summit War for me, including the abilities and personalities of all characters who appear, as well as every key node of the event.”

Lin Fei had watched One Piece, but only a few episodes, so he did not know about some of the events of the Summit War.

”Understood, Boss!”