There's a skull dungeon attached to my basement

What a nice person!

No, that doesn't sound right. Besides, I can't even be sure if this big shot is human.

In any case, I'm very lucky. I really feel like I've met a great group of big shots!

Soon after, in the quiet Justice Squad group chat, Xiao Yang started to peek in.

[A True Newbie!: Big shots, does anyone know what the process for ascending a tier is like!]

Quickly, someone in the group answered Xiao Yang's question. Don't let the quietness of this group fool you; it seems many big shots are silently lurking. The person answering Xiao Yang's question was the Cultivator. Judging by the name, this big shot should be a player in the Eastern system.

[Cultivator: Ascending a tier, huh? It seems my little friend has reached this crucial step. Ascending a tier is more of a transformative hurdle. Break through it, and you'll be able to walk more smoothly towards transcendence.]

With the Cultivator's explanation, Xiao Yang gradually gained a better understanding of ascending a tier.

Each stage for players has a fixed attribute limit. Not every player can reach this attribute limit. Depending on the player's situation and circumstances, some can reach the attribute limit, while most are busy progressing in a more ordinary way.

For example, Xiao Yang. If Xiao Yang hadn't obtained the Jar of Gluttony, then without a class or special talent, relying solely on the ordinary human race panel, he wouldn't have been able to reach the attribute limit of twenty points at level ten.

Ordinary God Game players don't need to break through the boundary to ascend a tier. Every ten levels, the boundary will naturally loosen a bit for them. If Xiao Yang doesn't choose to ascend a tier, then even after reaching level ten, he can still continue to increase his attributes.

But in every group, there are ordinary folks and not-so-ordinary folks. In the God Game player group, the unusual ones are those like Xiao Yang who can reach the limit attribute before a fixed level. At this time, the fixed limit becomes a restriction. Thus, ascending a tier becomes the path the God Game provides for Xiao Yang and these unusual individuals to take a step further.

After ascending a tier, players can have a higher attribute limit and gain some unique bonuses.

The process for ascending a tier is simple. Every ten levels, when an attribute reaches its peak, you can choose to ascend that attribute. You can ascend a single attribute, or you can ascend all attributes that have reached their limit.

However, be careful. Even if many attributes have reached their limit, it's best not to add them all at once.

Ascending a tier is a rather dangerous examination. Often, the God Game will give you a dangerous challenge based on your situation, with extreme difficulty. This is the necessary process for you to prove to the God Game that you are not ordinary.

The more you want, the more dangerous the test will be.

Speaking of this, the Cultivator gave Xiao Yang a warning.

[Cultivator: Little friend, I know you may be quite talented, but you must still be cautious when ascending a tier and act according to your ability!]

[A True Newbie!: Okay.]

Xiao Yang's situation is very special. All four of his attributes have reached the peak of this stage. Should he heed the Cultivator's warning and act according to his ability, or should he go for a big one and say, 'I want them all'?

This is a question. Xiao Yang thought about it, and soon he had an idea. In fact, after obtaining the Jar of Gluttony, his choice was basically already determined.

He is different from other God Game players. Even if other players greedily choose 'I want them all', they may not be able to really bring all their attributes to the peak in the next stage. The cost and difficulty of increasing each attribute are too great. Making trade-offs is a necessary choice.

After all, the benefits of wanting everything may not be obvious, but the disadvantages of wanting everything will immediately become apparent: the skyrocketing difficulty of the tier ascension test.

But Xiao Yang is different. He has the Jar of Gluttony. In this situation, even if he knows that wanting everything will bring exaggerated difficulty, he will definitely want everything.

The name of the Jar of Gluttony and its effect are very fitting. Having it almost guarantees that you must be greedy, otherwise it will be useless to you.

But does the current Xiao Yang have the confidence to face the exaggerated difficulty that may appear? If he passes, he will have everything he wants. If he doesn't pass, then he will have nothing. Players only have one chance to ascend a tier every ten levels.

Thinking about it, Xiao Yang came to this conclusion.

Let's see what happens!

When soldiers come, we will block them; when water comes, we will dam it. Do a few more dungeon runs, get some more equipment, and maybe the problem won't be a problem anymore. Oh right, there are also skills and classes.

Now, Xiao Yang has raised all his attributes to twenty points, the peak before a tier ascension, excluding the bonuses from equipment. He can't raise them any further, so he can put more energy and attention into equipment, skills, and classes.

But there's no need to rush too much. Although Xiao Yang is already level nine, he is still far from level ten, especially when Xiao Yang looks at the number of experience points required for leveling up, seeing that long string of zeros.

For now, he should worry more about his gem bug farm.

Earning more money will always be useful.

[Mage's Hand is Really Useful: I have some here, and I can also sell you a small elemental pool to use to cultivate gem bugs, but I don't want spirit coins, I want those pure gems.]

A series of words suddenly appeared. Not only did Mage's Hand peek in, but the Cultivator also chimed in.

[Cultivator: Elemental pools still have the risk of mana leakage. Little friend, I also have a set of small stealth arrays available. If you don't have any preventative measures, it's best to take it to pair with it.]

Instantly, a complete set of equipment and processes for breeding guides, living environment, and site construction appeared in the conversation between Mage's Hand is Really Useful and the Cultivator. As expected of big shots, they really have a lot of good things on hand.

Faced with this situation, Xiao Yang certainly wouldn't refuse.

[A True Newbie!: Okay!]

Soon after, Xiao Yang's gem bug breeding industry should be able to get started.

The transaction was completed. Xiao Yang gave away almost all of his pure gems except for the Heart of Life and the Flame Gem, as well as a large batch of various ordinary gems dug out of the mine, in exchange for a small elemental pool, a book of Monster Beast Anecdotes, a set of small stealth arrays, five clay golems, and one set each of the Lightness, Fireball, and Golden Light talismans.

The clay golems and the three sets of talismans were extra gifts from the Cultivator and Mage's Hand to him, a newbie and junior in the group. Although they weren't as precious as the World Tree's protective leaf, Xiao Yang was very satisfied.

The clay golems can help him mine and do chores, and these talismans can enrich his abilities.

He obediently said thank you to the two big shots.

Basically, everything he wanted to do this time has been accomplished, perfect. Next, he needs to grind experience and prepare to ascend a tier.