Chapter 912: A Strange Card Item

912. A Strange Card Item

"What will you do? Do you need me to send you out?"

Lin Ye placed the Starfish Ornaments into the loot space, then turned to look at Ayla, who was hiding behind him.

"No need. I run into this kind of situation often, so I made plenty of preparations in advance... See you next time."

Ayla tore apart a card, gave Lin Ye a brief farewell, and vanished on the spot.

"Quite practiced... Well then, goodbye. The ritual is over, and I should head back too."

After saying that, Lin Ye returned to the confession booth.

The system had probably sent him here to deal with those two Controllers who killed the previous ritual executor.

Now that those two had turned into parasitic cubes, Lin Ye ended his Exploration Mission and returned to the Shelter.

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【Exploration Mission Complete】

【System Rating Increased】

【Obtained Exploration Chest ×1】

【Please draw Today's Card】

"My turn! Draw a card!"

This time, the card face was a glowing gray-white sphere. The card dissolved, and a basketball-sized sphere appeared at the center of the Shelter.

"...What the hell is this thing?"

Lin Ye picked up the sphere at the center of the Shelter. It emitted a soft white glow, and its surface was covered in numerous pockmarked dents.

"Don't tell me this is the moon?"

Lin Ye glanced at the system information.

【Moon】

【This is a card】

【Note: One of the cards from the Abyssal Relic Card Box】

"Holy crap! It really is the moon!"

Lin Ye wasn't sure whether to classify this as a creature card or an item card. If it was a creature card, then when he went on missions, he could gain two moon-related Special Abilities.

"But doesn't the moon not emit light?"

Lin Ye placed the moon on the tabletop, then continued examining the loot he had obtained from this mission.

First was that Starfish Ornaments that had absorbed deity power.

【Starfish Ornaments】

【This is a Starfish Ornaments containing deity power, currently undergoing some kind of transformation】

【Note: Perhaps you can treat it as a deity】

"...Forget it, I'll research this later."

Lin Ye didn't want to delve into deity power just yet. He tossed this Starfish Ornaments made of Blood-Colored Cubes to Little Black. Little Black bit down on the Starfish Ornaments and delivered it to the collection area in the basement.

After dealing with the Starfish Ornaments, Lin Ye opened the exploration chest. Inside was a cube composed of Blood-Colored Cubes.

【Block Aggregate】

【This is a very unique Block Aggregate. It will not autonomously alter its surrounding environment, and you can freely change its shape】

【Note: After dispersing, it will reassemble into a single whole】

"...Is this thing really safe?"

Lin Ye used mental energy to inspect the state of the Block Aggregate. Just as the system information said, it hadn't altered the material structure nearby.

'...I can study it first.'

Putting away the Block Aggregate, Lin Ye tidied up the Shelter, tended to the plants and animals in the Shelter for a while, and only then began preparing his dinner.

Once dinner was ready, Lin Ye opened the Group Chat and the Music Box, and started eating.

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"It's the weekend again. How are you all preparing, big shots?"

"Not bad. I'm planning to advance next week."

"I've already finished advancing. As long as my perception range is decent, that's enough."

"When you say decent, how many kilometers is that?"

"Definitely over a thousand meters, otherwise it wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

"The wait-and-see faction never loses."

"There's a wait-and-see faction here too? You're practically waiting to die."

"There's no helping it. I've been working hard, but I'm still just short."

"Raising mental energy is too hard. Even with the training plans compiled by group members, I can only slowly raise my mental energy cap."

"That's already pretty good. You should have encountered cultists while completing Exploration Missions. If you don't want to end up like them, then don't think about taking shortcuts."

"True. I once got a method to rapidly boost mental energy. At first I thought I was invincible, but after using it just once, I developed some mental problems. Luckily I could rest in the Shelter, otherwise I'd have died long ago."

"Don't think about shortcuts. Physical Alienation can still be dealt with, but mental alienation is very difficult to handle."

"Physical alienation affects the mind, but as long as your mental energy is strong enough, you won't be affected too much."

"The enhancement levels of your body and mental energy can't have too large a gap, otherwise there will definitely be problems."

"It's too hard. I enhanced my body too much, and my mental energy can't keep up at all. Now when I move, I always feel like I can't control my body."

"A big shot had that same problem before. That big shot's name has gone dark now."

"Thanks for the reminder. Luckily my body and mental energy are fairly balanced."

"That way you'll easily die during missions. Only by having outstanding power can you survive those dangerous missions."

"You're right, but I have spiritual energy items made by Brother Lin."

"If you put it that way, then I have nothing to say."

"Damn lucky bastard. At least I have a decent talent ability."

"True. Without my talent ability, I'd have died long ago."

"Speaking of talent abilities, where's Old Yu? Still not dead yet?"

Yu Feng: I really thank you for your concern.

"By the way, Old Yu, have you gone to stay at a hotel? Some budget hotels aren't too expensive. I tried one for a night."

Yu Feng: Hmph, I already have the divine artifact snail shell. I don't need that kind of thing at all.

"Damn it, I should have snatched that turtle shell back then! With a turtle shell, I could totally build a base to use during missions!"

"True. At the time I thought it was some kind of special protective equipment, and because I was afraid it would be troublesome to use, I bought other items instead."

"You guys still had time to think? I couldn't even grab one!"

"You still have to raise mental energy. Apparently, if your mental energy is strong enough, you can even enter a state close to time stopping."

"We're getting off topic. Tomorrow we enter the battlefield again, so let's trade our surplus spiritual energy items."

"Who trades at this hour? I got ready on Monday."

"You're early. I only started preparing yesterday."

"Isn't Brother Lin going to release a few spiritual energy items today? Unfinished experimental products are fine too. I'm willing to provide experimental data. Of course, if I die, there's nothing to be done."

"Holy crap, he actually posted them!"

"I knew Brother Lin was lurking!"

"Damn, missed again!"

"Holy crap! I grabbed one! I've made it!"

"Damn beast! What have you made it as?!"

"So comfortable. I'm going to get a late-night snack to celebrate."

"Anyone selling theirs? I'll buy at a high price."

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After finishing dinner, Lin Ye closed the Group Chat and the Music Box, held the Scapegoat and the Penguin Doll, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes.

The moon emitted a soft white glow. Bathed in that white light, Lin Ye quickly entered the depths of the Dreamrealm.