Chapter 939: Choosing a Book

939. Choosing a Book

After preparing dinner, Lin Ye opened the Group Chat and Music Box and began to eat.

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“It’s the last day of the week again. I wonder how many people will still be able to chat in the group tomorrow.”

“Either way, I’ll survive. Whoever wants to die can go ahead and die.”

“Exactly. No matter how dangerous the battlefield is, I’m going to survive.”

“Could we not talk about such a serious topic? Let’s guess whether Brother Lin will put anything up in the trading area tonight.”

“Isn’t your topic even more serious?”

“Hard to say. He put something up at noon.”

“I’ve been keeping an eye on it the whole time. Nobody’s taking anything from me.”

“Every time I fight to grab something, I feel like my mental energy improves.”

“It really does train your mental energy. My perception range now exceeds a thousand meters.”

“Brothers, does it feel like the Exploration Missions have gotten a lot harder lately, or is it just me?”

“They have gotten a little harder. It should have something to do with our strength. The system can accurately find missions suited to you.”

“Have any of you ever wondered why the system wants us to complete these missions?”

“No. That’s not something we should be worrying about.”

“Exactly. It’s no good thinking too much.”

“Sigh, I hope this week’s battlefield is a little safer.”

“Can anyone recommend a good spiritual energy item for protection?”

“Sigh, I kind of regret not grabbing that snail shell.”

Yu Feng: You couldn’t have beaten me to it anyway.

“Old Yu’s doing pretty well for himself now. I went to his room once and saw that he had a lot of good stuff in there.”

“True. I live right above Old Yu, and every time I pass his place, I want to sneak in, grab something, and run.”

Yu Feng: No use. I set up a lot of protective measures in my room. Unless you’re a real powerhouse, any group member who comes in will have to leave an arm behind at the very least.

“There’s got to be a story behind this.”

“Old Yu’s had it rough enough. You guys are actually stealing his stuff?”

“Can you really call it stealing when you’re a Survivor? We just happen to pick up a few things as we pass by.”

“Can’t help it. At first, all his stuff was just piled up in his room, and his Shelter had no protective measures. It was like stealing crops from someone’s garden. You just couldn’t resist...”

Yu Feng: I only went on an Exploration Mission. When I got back, even my simple toilet had been stolen. I wonder which bastard took it.

“Huh? That was a simple toilet? I thought it was some kind of spatial item!”

“Hey, brother above me, tell us your story.”

“It wasn’t me! Someone in the building was selling spiritual energy items at a really cheap price! Damn it! He had his face covered with a spiritual energy item, so I couldn’t even tell who he was!”

“Well, that guy’s got a real talent for it.”

Yu Feng: It’s fine. The bastards who stole my stuff later all left an arm behind. I sold those arms off.

“That’s so like you.”

“I remember. Back then, Old Yu had arms listed all over the trading area.”

“Could it be the brothers themselves were buying them back?”

“I bought one to study Alienation.”

“Ah, got one!”

“Holy crap!”

“Damn it, I was a little too slow again!”

“Old Yu’s to blame!”

Yu Feng: Why blame me? I managed to grab one too.

“I’m so miserable.”

...

After finishing dinner, Lin Ye closed the Group Chat and Music Box, then lay down on the bed with the full-bellied Pelican in his arms and closed his eyes.

Early the next morning, Lin Ye climbed out of bed. First, he went to the Rule Mining Area and mined for an hour. Then he returned to the Shelter and spent some time looking after the plants and animals before lying down on the bed to begin his daily simulation.

【Please choose whether to start a new simulation mission or enter a simulation base】

“Enter a simulation base.”

【Please select the simulation base you wish to enter】

“Asylum.”

……………………………………

【Personnel at simulated base: Kevin】

【Special Ability acquired: Devour】

【Devour】

【You can swallow one enemy into your stomach and slowly digest them】

【Note: You can only swallow one enemy at a time. You cannot use your Special Ability again until the enemy has been completely digested】

【You may end the simulation at any time】

When he came to, Lin Ye was standing in a corridor. He glanced at the patient rooms along it, but the familiar one wasn’t anywhere nearby.

“What are you looking for?”

Mia appeared behind Lin Ye and greeted him.

“Is that Dream World difficult to deal with?”

Lin Ye asked, a little surprised.

“Not really. The Civilization Tower is the main problem.”

Mia circled Lin Ye once, then gave him a smile that made him feel uneasy.

“Today, let Big Sister Mia take you out for some fun!”

“You want to go out and cause trouble again? We’re not going somewhere like last time, are we?”

Mia had previously taken Lin Ye to cause trouble on the cult’s turf. The cult had already been his enemy, but that place had still been far too dangerous.

As Lin Ye looked at Mia, he suddenly felt like trying out his Special Ability.

“It’s fine. This time it’s for something good. I know a place that’s holding a festival celebration. We can go enjoy the festive atmosphere and sample some local food while we’re there.”

Mia met Lin Ye’s gaze with an utterly serious look.

“...I’ll trust you one more time. If this place turns out to be trouble too, there won’t be a next time.”

Lin Ye did want to go somewhere he could eat. After all, he had a Special Ability, but taking in the festive atmosphere didn’t sound bad either.

“Don’t worry. Nothing will go wrong this time. Come with me!”

Mia led Lin Ye into the nurses’ lounge and handed him a book with a bright orange cover.

Lin Ye took the book. The cover showed several little orange-red figures cheering, and its title was The Day of Revelry.

“...I think I have an invitation to the Day of Revelry. Are you sure this place is safe?”

Lin Ye put some distance between himself and the book.

“I think... it should just be the same name?”

Mia looked at the book cover uncertainly.

“The same name? I’d rather go somewhere else. Or we could just have some tea here.”

Lin Ye didn’t believe there could be such a coincidence.

“There aren’t any other places as safe as this one. Are you sure?”

Mia pulled several books out from behind her. None of their covers looked particularly safe.

“I’ve wanted to visit these places for ages. Pick one.”

Mia handed all the books to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye took the books and looked at their covers.

《Catalogue of the Abyss’s Hidden Treasures》

《The Delicious Red Sea, the Red Sea’s First Piece of Flesh》

《The Land of the Unknown》

《The Forgotten Road Through the Gray-White World》

《Beyond the Plane》

...

“...I think the Day of Revelry sounds pretty interesting after all. Let’s go try the food.”

Lin Ye returned the books to Mia. These places looked far more dangerous than the Day of Revelry.

If he weren’t reluctant to waste his Special Ability, he would have wanted to return to the Shelter outright.