Infinity, The Arcade Age-Chapter 282 Benefits of Intermediate Adventurers

As soon as he returned from the mission world, a flood of data appeared in Qin Ming's mind.

"Adventurer has returned. Data analysis in progress... Analysis complete!

Mission World: Knights of Valour 1 (Promotion World)

Primary objective completed! Congratulations, Adventurer 441985, on successfully advancing to Intermediate Adventurer!

Your adventurer privileges have been upgraded!"

Rest period extended from one month to three months (you may start a mission early, and any unused rest time will carry over to the next break).

You will receive 5,000 Nightmare Points per month, which can be used to exchange for special items in the Nightmare Space.

Your room size has expanded from 50 square meters to 500 square meters. You may freely modify its layout and add furniture.

You may spend points to create a humanoid companion to accompany you in your room. These androids cannot learn skills, equip gear, enter mission worlds, or be brought into reality.

You may skip one promotion mission without penalty and immediately begin accumulating your next mission count.

Qin Ming was stunned.

He knew that advancing would come with benefits, but he hadn't expected them to be this generous.

Nightmare Space had granted him five major perks—free items, a massive new living space, and even a free "wife"!

Good lord! If the missions weren't so deadly and the mortality rate wasn't so high, he'd almost think Nightmare Space was the perfect employer!

This time, he hadn't received any direct attribute or point rewards—it seemed they had been converted into these privileges instead.

However, he had completed two Title Missions, both earning green-tier titles. Unfortunately, neither was of any use to him, so he stored them away to be fused later.

Snapping out of his daze, Qin Ming glanced around.

His room had massively expanded.

If his previous living quarters had been a cramped studio, this was now a luxurious villa.

And right at the most prominent spot in the room, there was now a gigantic screen, displaying the logo of Nightmare Space.

This was the Nightmare Exchange Platform.

Previously, if he wanted to purchase special Nightmare Space items, he had to travel to designated locations.

But now, as an Intermediate Adventurer, he had been granted his own personal exchange terminal!

Excited, Qin Ming immediately rushed forward and activated the Nightmare Platform.

A bright light flashed, and a vast selection of exchangeable items appeared before him.

Some of the previously purchased items—like the Identity Verifier and Tracking Ticket—were still available.

However, now, there were many new items that had never been accessible before—exclusive to Intermediate Adventurers.

Single-Player Entry Ticket (3,000 Points) – Prevents anyone from tracking you into a mission world. Nightmare Health & Energy Potions (5,000 Points each) – Restores 50% of HP or Energy (blue-tier quality). Leave of Absence Slip (5,000 Points) – Grants an additional three months of rest before the next mission. VIP Nightmare Card (10,000 Points) – Allows you to freely choose your next mission world.

And at the very bottom of the exchange list, there was an especially unique option—the "Create Companion" feature.

Here, for just 2,500 points, he could craft a fully customizable android.

This android would be completely loyal and could be designed to look and act however he wanted.

If he wished, he could even recreate mission-world characters—yes, even bosses!

Updat𝒆d fr𝑜m freewebnøvel.com.

Forget Mai Shiranui—if he wanted, he could customize an android version of the KOF final boss, Orochi!

Of course, it would only look and act like Orochi—it wouldn't actually have its godlike powers.

There were plenty of valuable items in the Nightmare Platform, all incredibly useful—the only issue was that they were expensive as hell.

But that wasn't a problem.

As an Intermediate Adventurer, Qin Ming would now receive 5,000 Nightmare Points every time he returned from a mission.

These points couldn't be traded or used to buy ordinary goods, but they could be spent freely on anything in the Nightmare Platform.

He could use them to stock up on powerful consumables, secure a safe solo entry into missions, or...

If you lived long enough, you could have as many wives as you wanted!

Looking at the dazzling selection of items on the platform, Qin Ming couldn't help but sigh.

At first, he had been a little dissatisfied—after such a brutally difficult promotion mission, it seemed like he had received no direct rewards.

But now, he realized that all the rewards were right here, just waiting for him to take them!

A guaranteed 5,000 points per mission! Not bad! Not bad at all!

Though Qin Ming was tempted to test out this so-called "Create Companion" feature, after hesitating for a moment, he suppressed the impulse.

The reason was simple—he wasn't exactly lacking in women right now.

If he ever felt lonely, one pull of the trigger, and Kasamoto Eri would appear by his side.

Aside from that, there were three mermaids and a tiny fairy waiting for him on Dream Island—he could use the key to visit them whenever he wanted.

Relaxing in a hot spring, playing with fish and spirits—wasn't that much better than staying here?

Besides, this time...

Pulling an item from his pocket, Qin Ming raised an eyebrow at the strange object in his hand.

It was a "parting gift" from Sun Ji—a keepsake from a woman to her lover.

Name: Puppet Doll (Knights of Valour 1)

Type: Special Item (No Grade)

Requirement: User ID 441985

Effect: Upon use, summons a duplicate of Sun Ji.

Description: A keepsake from a certain unrestrained woman to her boy toy. Rumored to be crafted by the demon priest Yu Ji, this sinister object can create a puppet clone and transfer the original owner's soul into it. Originally designed for soul manipulation—now repurposed for adultery.

A special summoning item that could summon Sun Ji's duplicate—that was the "gift" she had given Qin Ming.

He had already tested its effect—the clone was indistinguishable from the real one, except for one thing:

It was much weaker, with only 20 points in all attributes, equivalent to a standard elite enemy.

Honestly, that wasn't a bad thing. If her clone was too powerful, she might force him into playing along with her every whim through brute strength—which was a situation he'd rather avoid.

With a casual flick, Qin Ming tossed the Sun Ji doll into the air, caught it, then set it on the table.

After that, he pulled out several keys from his pocket and placed them beside the doll.

These were all the keys he had obtained from this mission.

—A dull silver key from mini-boss Zhou Dun.

—Another dull silver key, obtained from random enemy loot fusion.

—And the highlight of the haul—a silver key dropped by the hidden boss, Gan Ning.

Though Gan Ning's key had been affected by Zhao Yun's involvement, reducing its quality to ordinary silver, the deep silver hue suggested that it still contained valuable loot—definitely not a dud.

Aside from these story boss keys, there were also four blood-red keys—all dropped by the Hunters. Every single one was accounted for.

Staring at the pile of keys on the table, Qin Ming's eyes gleamed with excitement.

Without hesitation, he decided to open them all at once.

As a brilliant light filled the room—

A mountain of loot appeared before him!

(End of Chapter)