Chapter 203: Deserted Island Survival 27

Hearing Patience say this, Moira Lynch was now almost certain that the Black Hole Core was, in all likelihood, the culprit behind Shirley Blackwood’s monstrous transformation.

’Right, what was that all about before?’

Moira Lynch suddenly recalled the aurora that had abruptly appeared during the previous battle, and the faint warmth in her left eye.

’An aurora?’

As if she had realized something, Moira Lynch took off the beauty contact lenses she always wore. She pulled out a mirror and, just as she’d suspected, saw that her originally black eyes had changed color.

Her left eye had turned a pale, hazy blue, like a thin sheet of ice on a winter lake, while her right eye had become a solid blue.

"The Ice Sprite’s blessing."

Moira Lynch thought she had already been incredibly lucky, having received so many blessings in a row. She never imagined there was another one she hadn’t even discovered yet.

’If it hadn’t suddenly manifested this time, who knows when I would have found out about it?’

After all, she was so used to wearing the beauty contact lenses that she practically never took them off.

If she remembered correctly, the abilities corresponding to her eyes’ new colors were Aurora Curtain—the one from yesterday—and Blizzard, which allowed her to create snowfall in a designated area at will.

After calming herself, Moira Lynch put the beauty contact lenses back in.

She then spent the next three full days processing Shirley Blackwood’s body.

The Crystal Stones she collected from it numbered over a thousand.

Shirley Blackwood’s skin was riddled with holes from all the Crystal Stones, greatly diminishing its value. Still, it should fetch a good price if sold in a shop.

On the second day, Black Wolf finally found the stone it was looking for inside Shirley Blackwood’s body: a smooth, fist-sized stone.

Moira Lynch looked at the stone. ’No matter how I look at it, it seems familiar. Why does this look so much like an Awakening Stone?’

Just then, Patience provided a definitive answer.

[SSS-Rank Awakening Stone: Also known as the Eternal Awakening Stone. Can continuously help people awaken their talents.]

Moira Lynch’s heart clenched as she watched Black Wolf toss the SSS-Rank Awakening Stone around like a toy.

’That’s an Eternal Awakening Stone! How can it be treated like that?’

"Hey, Black Wolf, can I ask you something?" Moira Lynch began.

At her words, Black Wolf caught the Awakening Stone in its mouth and looked at Moira Lynch quizzically. "Awoo?"

"What is it?"

Moira Lynch didn’t beat around the bush. She pointed directly at the stone in its mouth and said, "I’d like to trade you for that stone."

"Awoo."

Alright, but I get to choose what we trade for.

Moira Lynch hadn’t expected Black Wolf to agree so readily.

"But... isn’t this the thing you’ve had your heart set on? Why are you..."

Black Wolf snorted. "Awoo..."

I just don’t like it when someone tries to take my things.

When it was young, the stone had been of great benefit. Now that it was grown, the stone’s effects were no longer as significant.

’So it was just being possessive.’

’Still, this is good news for me.’

In the end, Moira Lynch traded the remaining flesh from Shirley Blackwood’s body for the SSS-Rank Awakening Stone.

The moment she got the Awakening Stone, her mind was already racing with how to use it.

’There may be many players on Caelus now, but compared to the enormous total population of humanity, they don’t even make up one percent. What’s more, the number of players decreases with every round of the game.’

’And while players who lose their eligibility don’t lose their awakened talents, the number of people with talents on Caelus is still far too low.’

’But if I were to openly reveal the Awakening Stone, the people at the base would definitely confiscate it.’

Moira Lynch was unwilling to hand over an item she had worked so hard to obtain, not even if the base offered an item of equivalent rank in exchange.

’Then my only option is to use my SoySauceDrunkard identity.’

At this thought, Moira Lynch suddenly remembered her magical Pharmacy Box. After she had placed eight Crystal Stones inside, the box evolved from a mid-tier item to a high-tier one, and its daily output of Medicine increased tenfold.

In addition, it began producing combat-enhancing potions like the Golden God Potion, Wood God Potion, Water God Potion, Fire God Potion, Earth God Potion, Thunder God Potion, Ice God Potion, and Wind God Potion, all of which could boost one’s fighting power for a short time.

It also produced the Nine Revolutions Potion, Energy Potion, and Life-extending Potion, which were generated from Soul Resurrection Grass.

Among them, the Nine Revolutions Potion was the most precious; over several days, Moira Lynch had only managed to obtain a single bottle.

’If Crystal Stones can be put inside, can an Awakening Stone be put in too?’

Deciding to give it a try, Moira Lynch placed the Awakening Stone into the Pharmacy Box.

The instant the Awakening Stone was inside, a white light flashed across the surface of the Pharmacy Box. The light then began to expand.

The palm-sized Pharmacy Box grew to the size of a first-aid kit in the blink of an eye.

Watching this unfold, Moira Lynch’s expression was a mixture of shock and pleasant surprise.

’This means my idea worked!’

[Item Name: Magic Medicine Box

Level: Unidentifiable

Functions: 1. Randomly generates various Medicines each day. The types of Medicine are determined by the effects of the ingredients fed to it.

2. Can be designated to produce a specific type of Medicine once per day, yielding 10,000 bottles.

Item Description: A mysterious medicine box from an unknown creator that cannot be Identified.]

When the light faded, rows of different colored buttons appeared on the front of the white Magic Medicine Box. Each button, about the size of an M&M, represented a different type of Medicine.

At the very front was a white button, labeled with the words "Awakening Potion."

Seeing this, Moira Lynch decisively selected this potion for production.

She opened the Magic Medicine Box and saw the round stone, glowing with a white light, resting quietly inside.

Perhaps because its rank was too high, the Awakening Stone had not been consumed.

Moira Lynch now had over twenty thousand bottles of Awakening Potion.

’Awakening Potions can allow ordinary, non-player people to awaken talents. This will greatly increase their chances of survival when facing the cataclysms.’

Moira Lynch felt that when she returned, she could set aside a special area just for these potions.

On the sixteenth day of the game, Moira Lynch was walking through the rainforest with Black Wolf.

Over the past few days, a strange sight had appeared on the deserted island: one half of it was vibrant and full of life, while the other was blanketed in snow.

Though it was the same island, it was as if it were two different worlds.

By now, many people knew that the snowy half of the island had fresh water, so even though temperatures had dropped below freezing, some still braved the journey to collect it.

During this time, Moira Lynch could feel the underwater volcano beneath her feet growing more active, and an ominous premonition welled up inside her.