More importantly, female humanoid monsters.

The information mentioned that Harpies and banshee-type monsters would appear in the Rift Valley. These are all humanoid or semi-humanoid, fitting the definition of "female humanoid monsters."

The golden accessory is right here.

Lin Feng was about to turn off his communicator when he suddenly remembered something: he was about to reach Level 16.

In other words, as soon as he reached Level 16, the next Nightmare Tide in Beacon Fire Town would automatically become a "Highest Grade Level 2 Tide."

The leading monsters would be Rare Bosses between Level 15 and 19, with a total count of eight hundred to a thousand.

It sounded quite intimidating, but Lin Feng only smiled.

He had twenty-meter-high White-quality city walls, four Blue city gates, and twelve intermediate arrow towers.

He had the Great Qin Garrison Soldiers' infantry and Crossbowmen about to take shape, and a group of class-changed individuals like Zhao Hu, Shadow Snake, Wang Wu, Arrow Eye, Su Yurou, and Tie Dun.

More importantly, he himself had a hero template, his life-bound Wildfire Spear, a piece of Purple equipment, and his trump card, the Desperate Beacon.

Never mind a Level 19 Rare Boss; even if a Level 20 one came, he had the confidence to fight it.

"Just as well," he muttered to himself. "After returning from the Rift Valley, I'll raise my level a bit more and swap out some equipment. When the Nightmare Tide comes, I'll treat it as practice."

He stood up, walked to the window, and looked outside.

Crying Rift Valley, monsters from Level 15 to 30, Mage Class Change Books, Mage equipment, and... the golden accessory.

Every single item made his heart race.

But more importantly, there was enough experience there.

So what if a great terror was coming?

As long as he was strong enough, he could burn through any catastrophe.

Lin Feng clenched his fists, an unprecedented fighting spirit igniting in his eyes.

He turned around and sat cross-legged on the bed.

His consciousness connected with the Lords Authority—in the next second, his figure began to turn blurry and transparent.

...

Nightmare World, Beacon Fire Town.

On the second floor of the Council Hall, Lin Feng opened his eyes.

Sunlight from outside spilled through the window frames, carrying the dark red hue unique to the Nightmare World.

Faint sounds of commotion came from the distance; it was the Refugees repairing the streets and clearing the ruins under Zhang Ping's command.

He stood up, stretched his limbs, and pushed the door to go downstairs.

Downstairs, Zhao Hu was standing in the center of the hall, talking to Tie Dun. Seeing Lin Feng come down, his eyes lit up, and he strode forward to meet him:

"Lord! You're finally back! There's good news!"

Lin Feng raised an eyebrow. "What good news?"

Zhao Hu smiled so wide that the scars on his face bunched together. "That Copper-Tin Mine thirty miles to the west! The people from Baigui County didn't occupy it!"

Lin Feng paused in his tracks.

"What?"

"It's absolutely true!" Zhao Hu slapped his thigh. "While you were back on Blue Star, I sent a few clever brothers over there to keep an eye on things.

They returned shortly after; the mining area was completely empty, not a soul in sight!"

He leaned in closer and lowered his voice. "For some unknown reason, the people of Baigui County just didn't occupy it. I saw this as an opportunity, so I took the initiative..."

Lin Feng looked at him. "What did you do?"

Zhao Hu scratched his head, looking a bit embarrassed. "I had Scarface Liu and A Wang take Zhao Liu and seven Beacon Guards, along with a hundred handpicked ⊛ Nоvеlιght ⊛ (Read the full story) laborers and a dozen wooden carts, to the mining area."

"By now..." He looked at the sun outside. "They've probably arrived."

Lin Feng was stunned for a second, then burst into loud laughter.

"Good! Good! Good!" He said "good" three times in a row, laughing heartily. "Zhao Hu, you did exactly the right thing!"

He patted Zhao Hu's shoulder hard. "In matters like this, speed is key!

Regardless of why Baigui County didn't occupy it, since we took it first, it's ours!"

Zhao Hu winced from the pat, but the smile on his face grew even brighter.

Tie Dun watched from the side with envy and shouted, "Lord, I want to go too! I can mine too!"

Lin Feng laughed. "You? Can you use that shield of yours as a hoe?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

After the laughter subsided, Lin Feng sat back in the main seat. His gaze swept over the people in the hall: Zhao Hu, Tie Dun, Wang Wu, Arrow Eye, Su Yurou, and Shadow Snake standing in the corner shadows.

"The Copper-Tin Mine matter is being handled; it's time for us to get busy with our own tasks."

He paused and looked at everyone. "During my trip back to Blue Star, I found a good place."

Everyone perked up and listened intently.

"Crying Rift Valley," Lin Feng said slowly. "It's about a hundred miles northeast of here, at the foot of Tianji Mountain."

Wang Wu frowned. "Lord, I've heard of that place. It's said to be quite eerie..."

"Eerie, but valuable." Lin Feng interrupted him and began to recount the information he had received from Lin Xiaoyu.

"Crying Rift Valley is thirty miles long and is the only passage connecting Canglang Plain and the Brown Earth Plain."

"Everything is normal during the day; there's nothing in the canyon. But at ten o'clock every night, a gray mist surges from the bottom, enveloping the entire Rift Valley.

In the gray mist, a large number of Western fantasy creatures will appear: Orcs, Goblin Warriors, Trolls, and Harpies, with levels ranging from 15 to 30."

"Before dawn, the gray mist will dissipate, and those monsters will vanish as if they never existed."

Zhao Hu scratched his head. "Lord, what you're saying... sounds pretty scary. Why are we going there?"

The corner of Lin Feng's mouth curled into a smile. "Because good things are produced there."

He looked at Su Yurou. "Mage Class Change Books. Also Mage equipment—staves, robes—the kind that all have magical attributes."

Su Yurou's eyes instantly lit up.

"Lord, really?" Her voice carried an irrepressible anticipation. "Mage equipment? And with magical attributes?"

Lin Feng nodded. "The information states it clearly. Crying Rift Valley is one of the dozens of special areas in the Nightmare World that specifically produces items for Mage classes."

Su Yurou's hand tightly gripped her short staff, her cheeks flushing slightly with excitement.

Currently, everything she had except for her staff was of White quality. She had wanted to replace them for a long time but never had the chance.

Wang Wu also became interested. "Lord, what about Melee classes? Is there anything we can use?"

"There is, but the probability is about the same as outside," Lin Feng said.

"Mage items are a small probability. However, those monsters themselves are high level and provide high experience points, making them perfect for leveling up."

He paused and looked at everyone. "Our current levels: I'm Level 14, Zhao Hu is Level 12, Shadow Snake is Level 12, Wang Wu is Level 12, Arrow Eye is Level 11, Su Yurou is Level 11, and Tie Dun is Level 11."

"It's the perfect time to go to the outskirts of the Rift Valley and start grinding monsters around Level 15. Killing monsters of a higher level also yields a higher drop rate."

"Any Mage equipment we get will go to Su Yurou. Class Change Books will be kept for future newcomers or traded for resources."

Other items will be put into storage and distributed uniformly.

Our main goal for this trip is to level up and strive to push all our levels higher."