Zhou Lu and the others, who had just been joking around, suddenly fell silent.

All of them stared, dumbfounded, at the newly revealed title: Grave-Wrecker of Lan City.

[Title: Grave-Wrecker of Lan City]

Description: Awarded for destroying a graveyard.

(P.S. — Has currently destroyed two graveyards.)

The system, in its infinite "thoughtfulness," had even helpfully bolded and color-coded the P.S. section—as if worried someone might miss it.

“Grave-Wrecker of Lan City? Two graveyards already?” Zhou Lu looked equally stunned and conflicted.

No way.

Could it be…?

He had a sinking suspicion that one of those destroyed graveyards might have been the fallen hunters’ grave.

The team’s minds all flashed back to that unexpected meteor shower the other day.

...Could that really have been Bai Wan’s doing?

Everyone fell into deep doubt.

Su Yuening nearly burst into laughter the moment she saw Bai Wan’s titles.

Hmph. Serves him right. Busted!

As expected, misfortune always followed whenever Bai Wan was around.

She was starting to develop a clear picture of just how chaotic his powers truly were.

While the Lan City team exchanged uneasy glances, there came a knock on the door. Zhou Lu frowned and opened it.

Standing outside were a man and a woman. The girl smiled politely and introduced herself.

“Captain Zhou Lu? Hello, I’m Luo Yimeng from the HQ Special Evaluation Division.”

The man nodded and added, “I’m Zhao Jie.”

Zhou Lu paused—then his face lit up.

“You’re here for Family, aren’t you?”

The Special Evaluation Division was tasked with assessing high-potential new recruits and awarding them bonuses based on their performance.

Their arrival meant only one thing: HQ had taken notice of Bai Wan.

Luo Yimeng smiled and nodded.

“That’s correct. Per Captain Wang Ye’s instructions, we’re conducting a full evaluation of the player ‘Family.’ Do you have his contact information? It’s time-sensitive, so if you could help us reach him, we’d appreciate it.”

“No problem at all!” 

Zhou Lu was thrilled. Bai Wan was from Lan City, after all—if HQ decided to cultivate him, it would reflect well on their entire branch. He didn’t even care about the graveyard thing anymore. Surely, the fallen were generous enough not to sweat the details.

…

Meanwhile, Bai Wan was busy upgrading his skills.

He had earned two skill points this time, and he planned to invest one in Mario's Coin Room and the other in Sunflower That Absorbs Sunlight.

Ding!

Congratulations! Mario’s Coin Room has been upgraded to Level 3.

Mario’s Coin Room (Lv. 3)

Description: Enter any sewer in the dungeon to access Mario’s Coin Room. Usable once per dungeon.

New unlocks:

[Hidden Room] — Starry Sky Room

[Mario Creator unlocked] — detected synergy with a paranormal artifact’s ability [World Inside the Painting]. You may now spend Mario Coins to modify the painting’s terrain, add traps, or summon monsters.

Bai Wan read the new effects and blinked in surprise.

He’d expected the Starry Sky Room to unlock—that’s where the hammer he wanted was.

But this Mario Creator thing was new.

He still had Painter’s Ordinary Artwork, the item gifted to him by the painter Lin Yuan, which allowed him to manifest a forested scene in the real world. It had a solid utility, mainly to slow down enemies—but its effect was limited.

Now, paired with Mario Creator, he could turn the painting’s forest into a maze. He could modify the terrain, set traps, or even spawn monsters to block enemies.

His eyes lit up. With this combo, the painting was no longer just a defense tool. It was a full-blown Mario World deathtrap.

Unfortunately, he didn’t have enough Mario Coins at the moment, so that part would have to wait.

Next, he leveled up the Sunflower.

Ding!

Sunflower That Absorbs Sunlight has reached Level 2.

Sunflower evolution detected. Random rare hybrid unlocked...

Ding!

Congratulations! Your Sunflower has evolved into: Twin Sunflower!

You have also unlocked a new plant: Peashooter Fountain.

Bai Wan leaned in to check the details.

The original sunflower sprout now had two cheerful heads.

[Plant Name: Twin Sunflower

Effect: Doubles sunlight absorption. Starts with a reserve of sunlight for early-game summons.]

Not bad at all.

Back in The Letter dungeon, his early-game was severely hampered by lack of sunlight. If not for stumbling across a Giant Sunlight Mushroom, he wouldn’t have had enough to summon his plants and would’ve had to rely on the Blood Husk Idol to escape.

But Giant Sunlight Mushrooms were rare and not always for sale. With this sunflower upgrade, he’d be far stronger right from the start—even if it wasn’t quite as powerful as a mushroom.

Next, he checked the new plant, and that surprised him even more. It looked like a cluster of intertwined peashooters, wound together into a round fountain-like formation.

[Plant Name: Peashooter Fountain

Effect: Fires in all directions, a full 360-degree pea barrage. Can also be set to target a specific direction.]

Bai Wan grinned.

He’d played modded Plants vs. Zombies before, and he knew just how terrifying this plant could be. It was a teamfight monster—a spinning turret of relentless firepower.

If he’d had this in the fight against the graveyard ghosts…

With Ghostflame Wall-nuts and a barrage of burning peas, he might have made the entire graveyard surrender on the spot.

He was getting excited just picturing it. Next time he entered a dungeon, he would absolutely try it out on some unfortunate paranormals.

Then came the final reward: a new bug skill.

Ding!

You have learned a new bug skill: Misfortune.

[Misfortune]

Description: Target any creature. Target becomes comically unlucky for ten minutes. Cooldown: 10 hours. Can be upgraded.

Bai Wan squinted.

It reminded him of that one time, when he was a kid—his parents had taken him to a temple to pray, but he accidentally drew the worst possible fortune slip. That entire month, not just he, but everyone else who drew that same bad luck charm, suffered one disaster after another.

The temple actually became famous after that. People started saying the Buddha there really worked.

“No idea how strong this’ll be… but I’ll test it on Liu Tong later,” Bai Wan muttered to himself.

Then another prompt popped up:

Would you like to retain the temporary bug skills—[Kun Flash Lv.1] and [The River God Who Doesn’t Play By the Rules Lv.1]?

Each one cost 50 Paranormal Coins to keep.

Now that Bai Wan was rich, he didn’t hesitate—dropped 100 coins and bought them both.

These temporary skills had no cooldowns and were usable right from dungeon start, which would be much more flexible than his Level 4 skill Door Vanish, which had a cooldown of 3–4 days.

Granted, Door Vanish was incredibly useful—especially when he could use it to glitch a paranormal entity from existence.

After stretching out with a yawn, Bai Wan decided it was time to nap.

But just then, a message from Liu Tong popped up on his phone:

[Yo, Bai Wan, you around? HQ sent people. They’re here for you. Big deal! Come to Lan City Division HQ ASAP!]

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