Joe Elm's head was filled with giant question marks.

Don't send? Why the hell didn't you say so earlier!

I killed that damn spider queen, and now you tell me not to send her? Are you kidding me?

"Elm, do you really not need to take some medicine or bandage yourself up first?"

Yang Xiangdi pointed to the bloody holes still oozing on Joe Elm's body.

"It's fine, just a minor injury, nothing to worry about," Joe Elm waved his hand dismissively.

"By the way, Elm, what was that Baize organization you mentioned to Xun Dong before? It sounded really powerful!" Yang Xiangdi asked.

"How would I know?"

Joe Elm and Yang Xiangdi stared at each other, dumbfounded.

"I was just a little tired at the time, so I was just bluffing that old hag Xun Dong. I've never even heard of Baize."

"Damn, it's one thing to lie, but you even lied to the spider queen? Elm, you're such a pervert. No wonder you're my brother!"

Realizing what had happened, Yang Xiangdi grinned mischievously.

"Right? Hehehe, if that spider queen wasn't so gullible, I really wouldn't have been able to beat her," Joe Elm chuckled.

If Xun Dong heard their conversation, who knows if she'd be so angry she'd come back to life.

At that moment, the dormant Otherworld System finally reacted again.

[The Unknown Error in the Myriad Poison Cave dungeon has been resolved. Recalculating...]

[Congratulations to the five players for successfully clearing the mage-exclusive dungeon! The system is evaluating the players' completion level.]

[Evaluation Complete:

Player Long Chang Rating: F

Player Fang Xun Rating: E

Player Fang Yuan Rating: E

Player Yang Xiangdi Rating: A

Player Joe Elm Rating: S

The system will distribute rewards based on the players' ratings.]

[S-level reward for Player Joe Elm: Experience +100, 10 free attribute points, A-level skill book "Gates of Akka"]

[Congratulations on leveling up, Player. Current experience: 15/1000. Reward: 5 free attribute points.]

Looking at the 15/1000 experience, Joe Elm felt a pang of pain. How long would he have to grind dungeons to break through to lv11?

But that made sense. After all, lv10 to lv11 represented a transformation from the Apprentice Realm to the Elementary Realm.

After entering the Elementary Realm, one could be considered an independent Otherworld player.

Joe Elm walked over to Xun Dong's soul core, but quickly retracted his hand as he was about to reach for it.

"Long Chang!"

"Huh? What's wrong?" Long Chang looked bewildered.

"Give me a water-based spell. I need to wash my hands!" Joe Elm said seriously.

Long Chang: .......

Finally, after Joe Elm had washed his hands to his satisfaction, he began to open Xun Dong's soul core.

"Hmm?"

A look of shock filled Joe Elm's handsome face because he had found three pieces of equipment!

[Mad Spider Armor]:

Grade: B

Effect: Increases player's maximum health by 800 points.

Class Restriction: None

Level Restriction: Elementary (lv11)

"Oh, not bad!"

Looking at the completely black Mad Spider Armor, Joe Elm was overjoyed. This equipment was perfect for his Mighty Contract skill.

Moreover, the massive 800 health point bonus would undoubtedly make his health bar even thicker.

Now, even if his agility wasn't high enough and he was easily hit, he wouldn't be instantly killed.

The only downside was that he had to wait until the Elementary Realm to use the equipment.

After putting the Mad Spider Armor into his storage space, Joe Elm continued to look at the other two pieces of equipment.

[Azure Dragon Crescent Blade]:

Grade: D

Effect: An indestructible greatsword that doesn't seem to have any special effects.

Class Restriction: None

Level Restriction: Apprentice (lv5)

[Fairy Robe]:

Grade: D

Effect: Increases player's intelligence and mental strength by ten percent.

Class Restriction: Mage

Joe Elm picked up the Azure Dragon Crescent Blade and weighed it in his hand.

The blade was very heavy. The body of the blade was inlaid with a pattern of a coiling dragon swallowing the moon, and the embossed dragon scales increased the friction of the grip, making the blade less prone to slipping.

Buzz!

Joe Elm flicked the blade lightly, and the heavy blade vibrated the air with a buzzing sound.

"Great! A heavy blade like this is perfect for us necromancers!"

Joe Elm couldn't hide his joy. The Azure Dragon Crescent Blade was much better than his previous novice staff.

With this blade, Joe Elm believed that if he fought Xun Dong again, he could easily chop off Xun Dong's eight legs.

"Hmm...Fairy Robe..."

Joe Elm turned to look at Yang Xiangdi.

"Xiangdi, how about it? What kind of B-grade skill did you get?"

Based on his previous experience with an A-grade rating, it seemed like an A-grade rating could earn a B-grade skill book.

There were two main ways to acquire skills in the Otherworld. One was through monster drops and system rewards, and the other was through marketplace transactions.

"No B-grade, but it gave me three C-grade skills!" Yang Xiangdi said.

"Three C-grades?" Joe Elm was taken aback. It seemed that the Otherworld's rating rewards weren't fixed. "What skills are they?"

"Wait, let me see... Earth Shield Wall, Earth Dragon Bullet, and a C-grade Yellow Spring Earth Swamp!" Yang Xiangdi's face was filled with ecstasy.

Yellow Spring Earth Swamp was a control skill similar to Sand Binding, but stronger.

"Don't be in a hurry to be happy. I have a good thing for you!" Joe Elm grinned.

"Ta-da!"

"Fairy Robe!"

Joe Elm took out a pink robe with a cute Hello Kitty printed on it.

"Alright, I get it. It's for me again, right? Come on, you beast!"

Yang Xiangdi cooperated very well and put the robe on.

Yang Xiangdi, without any fat, wearing a Hello Kitty robe and holding a butterfly-knot staff, looked quite unique.

Looking at Yang Xiangdi's stalwart figure, Joe Elm felt very uncomfortable. He still preferred Yang Xiangdi's chubby, cute appearance.

"By the way, will you always be this handsome now?" Joe Elm asked.

"No! Elm, let me tell you," Yang Xiangdi's eyes were filled with light.

"I found that burning fat not only makes me temporarily stronger, but also gives a permanent bonus of about one-tenth of my mental attributes!"

"So, after I go back, I must eat even more! I want to be the fattest man. If I eat 500 pounds and then burn fat..."

Yang Xiangdi's eyes were full of longing. Being able to get stronger just by eating was like a dream come true for him.

Joe Elm's eyes were also filled with envy. Why did he have to work hard to fight to get stronger, while Yang Xiangdi just had to eat?

And he could instantly lose weight after eating. It was outrageous to the max! Hey, Otherworld System? There's a cheater here!

After taking stock of their gains, the group left the Myriad Poison Cave dungeon through the light gate. Irene was already waiting for them.

Irene smiled sweetly and said.

"Congratulations to the five players for completing the Myriad Poison Cave dungeon and resolving an unknown error for the Otherworld."

"As an extra reward, I will increase your mental and intelligence attributes by twenty percent."

Irene waved her hand gently, and five beams of light fell on Joe Elm and the others, instantly increasing their mental and intelligence attributes by twenty percent.

"Damn, Elm, this reward is awesome! A twenty percent increase!" Yang Xiangdi said in surprise.

"Yeah, yeah."

"Huh? Elm, what's wrong? Are you sick? Why is your face so dark?"

"It's nothing. I just drank too much dark soy sauce." Joe Elm's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, but he couldn't say it directly.

His intelligence and mental strength were both 0, so a twenty percent increase was still 0! This reward was useless to him!

No!

The more Joe Elm thought about it, the angrier he got. He was the one who had put in the most effort, but he didn't get any benefits.

He had to get some benefits from Irene; otherwise, he would feel too uncomfortable.

Under Yang Xiangdi's questioning gaze, Joe Elm slowly approached Irene's crystal-clear earlobe and whispered, as if telling a secret, "I am your father!"