Hearing Zuo Lin'an's resolute response, An Wen wore a look that said “just as I thought.”
“Good! I knew you had grand ambitions. In that case, I'll explain it to you in detail.”
“First, I need to explain the unique nature of Domain Rules.”
“A specter's Domain Rule can manifest in two ways. The first is by creating an independent space, while the second is by directly covering a certain area.”
“If we're comparing them, the first one is definitely stronger.”
“However, regardless of which type it is, once the domain is activated, it will inevitably come with a variety of additional abilities inherent to that domain.”
Zuo Lin'an only half-understood.
“Additional domain abilities?”
An Wen pondered for a moment. “Saying it like that might be a bit too abstract. Let me give you an example.”
“Suppose there is a Domain Rule, and the domain is named Amusement Park.”
“Once the rule is triggered, everyone is thrown into an independent space, and the inside of this space is an amusement park.”
“And after entering the domain, everyone will be restricted by the domain's abilities.”
“For instance, within this domain, you must choose any three rides to play before you can leave. Or, for example, you must keep smiling while in the amusement park, or else you die.”
“In this case, having to play three rides and having to keep smiling are the additional abilities of the Amusement Park domain.”
“Think about it carefully. Doesn't that practically equal two more rules?”
Zuo Lin'an seemed to grasp it.
An Wen continued.
“You can use your current Death Rule as your primary rule, and then customize a few auxiliary rules to support it.”
“As your Death Rule is continuously upgraded and begins to transform into a Domain Rule, there is a certain probability that it will fuse with one or more auxiliary rules, which will then become the additional abilities of your domain.”
Zuo Lin'an's eyes widened.
Now, he finally fully understood what An Wen meant!
“That's actually possible?!”
An Wen nodded solemnly.
“Of course. It's a Domain Rule, after all!”
“To form a domain, it naturally requires many additional abilities. If a single Death Rule is to transform into a Domain Rule, where do those additional abilities come from?”
“Naturally, you must customize the corresponding auxiliary rules in advance.”
An Wen warned him with a serious expression.
“The higher the potential of your Death Rule, and the better the auxiliary rules match it, the more auxiliary rules will be fused, and the more powerful the resulting Domain Rule will be.”
Zuo Lin'an took a deep breath.
“This...”
Although he understood, a flood of new questions arose in his mind, and for a moment, he didn't even know what to ask first.
Seeing his reaction, An Wen chuckled softly to himself.
“I know that as a specter, you must possess at least one Death Rule.”
“If you only have one Death Rule and later transform it into a Domain Rule, you'd be left with no basic Death Rule, which is definitely not allowed.”
“Therefore, before you transform into a Domain Rule, you must possess at least two Death Rules—one to be transformed, and the other to act as a safety net.”
“Because of this, you must not get greedy. You can only set a maximum of three auxiliary rules.”
“As for when your auxiliary rules are fused and your total number of rules decreases, that's not a problem either. You can just buy a few more city entry applications and return to Sin Hunter City.”
“By then, a mere few hundred Contribution points should be pocket change to you.”
Zuo Lin'an slowly snapped out of his thoughts.
“Alright, I understand.”
He was currently pondering what kind of auxiliary rules he should customize.
An Wen leisurely picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and popped it into his mouth.
“Well then, let's start discussing your second rule.”
“Since you must have two Death Rules to maintain the specter baseline of at least one Death Rule, you now have two choices.”
“First, customize another backup Death Rule now, and formulate the auxiliary rules later.”
“And second...”
“...is to formulate the auxiliary rules first, and leave the backup Death Rule for the very end.”
Zuo Lin'an lowered his head in thought and quickly made his decision.
“Let's formulate the auxiliary rules first.”
Having an extra Death Rule wasn't really necessary for him right now.
His current Death Rule, although it had many limitations, was already sufficient.
Plus, now that his dungeon had upgraded to Two-Star and he had his gold hairpin specter item, he would have far fewer worries when hunting players. Thus, it was better to focus on his Domain Rule first.
An Wen also approved of his decision.
“In that case, let's analyze your current Death Rule.”
With a solemn expression, Zuo Lin'an said,
“My current Death Rule is: on the hour, I can randomly kill one person! The hunting window is one minute.”
An Wen asked, “So, do you have any thoughts?”
As a matter of fact, Zuo Lin'an did.
“I've opened the dungeon a few times now and faced many players. During practical application, I've noticed some inconveniences.”
“Most of the time, I'm far too passive.”
“Although I can kill them without requiring them to trigger any rules, I can only make a move on the hour, which greatly restricts my mobility.”
“There are even many times when I see a perfect opportunity to hunt a player, but because the time hasn't come, I can only watch the opportunity slip away right before my eyes.”
“So the auxiliary rule I want... is something that allows me to kill even when it isn't on the hour.”
While Zuo Lin'an was speaking, An Wen already had a rough idea in mind.
“You mean your own Death Rule has very low flexibility, right?”
Zuo Lin'an looked at him.
“Yes. Instructor, do you have any suggestions?”
An Wen said, “First, analyzing your current Death Rule, the types of auxiliary rules can be broadly divided into three categories.”
“Attack window, number of people, and number of attacks.”
“To be honest, these three points can actually all be achieved through a Rule Sublimation Stone.”
“For example, if you have a Rule Sublimation Stone right now and use it to upgrade your Death Rule once,”
“then your Death Rule would become: on the hour, you can randomly kill two people.”
“Or: on the hour, you can randomly kill one person, with a duration of two minutes.”
“Or even: on the hour, you can randomly kill one person, with a maximum of two attacks.”
“The last one, the number of attacks, gives you an extra attempt in case your first attack is blocked by a player's talent or specter item.”
“I assume you've encountered this kind of situation before?”
Zuo Lin'an nodded.
“Earlier, I encountered a player's talent creation called the 【Life-Buying Coin】.”
“If a player gives this to me, they can save their life. But this coin doesn't just buy their life; it also buys away one of my sure-kill attacks.”
“So, after I accepted the coin back then, I couldn't kill him during that hour, nor could I attack other players.”
“If I had an extra attack attempt, it would indeed prevent such situations from happening.”
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