Chapter 231: Cube
The Purify Slime looked like a bottle of blue shower gel, with a capacity of about 500 milliliters.
"Not bad, should be usable many times."
Lin Ye put away the shower gel - this type of item would always come in handy eventually.
After placing the thirty Waste Stones obtained from the treasure chest into the storage room, Lin Ye picked up the two Waste Stones that Little Ye had specifically selected - these were the most valuable gains from this event.
"How should I open this thing? Can I just cut it open directly?"
Lin Ye created a spiritual energy blade using the spiritual energy within his body, then used the spiritual energy blade to cut open the Waste Stone.
A golden phantom shot out from the center of the Waste Stone and entered Lin Ye's body in the blink of an eye.
Lin Ye carefully sensed every part of his body but found nothing unusual, and the system showed no reaction either.
'Damn, what the hell is this thing? Is it the so-called Rule Fragment? Or something else?'
Lin Ye hadn't expected that opening a stone inside the Shelter could lead to such an unexpected incident. 'Forget it, Little Ye didn't give any warning - she probably wouldn't screw me over... unless she forgot to warn me?'
Lin Ye didn't dwell on it too much - what had happened had happened, and no amount of thinking would change it.
'The current question is, should I open the other one too?'
Lin Ye thought for a while and finally decided to open both. He figured that if there were really a problem, Little Ye would have warned him.
Using the spiritual energy blade to cut open the Waste Stone, inside was a pitch-black cube with five-centimeter sides made of unknown material.
[Strange Cube]
[Relic, is it really a cube?]
[Note: Are you really going to carry this with you?]
Lin Ye unconsciously picked up the cube. He wasn't affected in any way, yet he couldn't tear his gaze away from it.
Its astonishing beauty and mesmerizing depth made Lin Ye instinctively want to lose himself in it.
"Baa baa."
Just as Lin Ye was gazing intently, a tongue snatched the cube away.
Only then did Lin Ye snap out of it. He had apparently seen a vast amount of knowledge related to space - that knowledge was filled with perfect aesthetic appeal, like an absolutely smooth plane that made it impossible for him to look away.
Of course, if he had kept staring like that, what would have become smooth wouldn't just be the plane, but his brain as well.
Thud.
"Thanks."
Lin Ye picked up the goat and petted it for a while, ignoring the cube that had fallen to the floor from behind the goat. He didn't want to look at that thing for the time being.
After petting the goat, Lin Ye began tending to the plants and animals in the Shelter and prepared a large amount of concentrated nutrient solution for the goat.
As for the cube, Lin Ye stored it in a box. The knowledge contained within it was too complex for him to study at his current level - the miscellaneous items area in the basement was where it belonged.
If not for that system note, Lin Ye might have carried it with him as a crowd control tool.
Just by throwing it into the air, any creature that looked at it would become captivated by its beauty. To resist it, one's mental energy would need to completely overwhelm Lin Ye's.
After handling miscellaneous tasks, Lin Ye prepared himself a lavish breakfast, then opened the group chat and began eating.
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"Finally over, nearly crashed and burned this time. (Loot image)"
"Damn, showing off your wealth, huh? (Loot image)"
"You guys are too much. (Loot image)"
"The big shot's items work really well, just a bit dangerous. (Corpse image)"
"Dammit, I'm eating right now! (Breakfast image)"
"Truly... mind-splitting."
"Too terrifying, I've watched all the famous horror movies but never seen anything this horrifying."
"Actually splitting one person into two, and you can see how each organ splits from the connection point, with different splitting methods at different positions - is this the big shot's artwork..."
"Don't say it, but you're not wrong..."
"The bullets that drive people insane work well too, but it was a bit dangerous at the time, didn't have time to take pictures."
"Waste!"
"Next time, please let survivors who have time to take pictures purchase the big shot's works."
"Exactly."
"By the way, still no news from Old Yu?"
"None, probably something happened."
"Old Yu, in danger."
"Really not hiding?"
"Unless he never uses the group chat and trading area again, how could he hide?"
"True, with Old Yu's Shelter in that condition, he can't do anything besides browsing the group chat normally. I don't believe he can lurk forever."
"I think I saw Old Yu outside my window, but he was too far away, I'm not very sure. (Street image)"
"Holy shit, it really looks like Old Yu. I've seen that outfit before, in that picture of his Shelter."
"Why is he taking a stroll on the street?"
"Who knows, maybe he's controlled by some kind of monster. Although not dead yet, probably close to it."
"Damn, I knew we shouldn't go outside. It's still too dangerous out there."
"What do we do now? Just watch Old Yu die outside?"
"What else can we do? You go out and save him?"
"I can't save him, but he became like this because he was scouting the way. I'm not morally blackmailing everyone, but I hope everyone can think of something. One person certainly can't save Old Yu, but there are over 500,000 of us, and Old Yu is one of those 500,000 - he's our companion."
"The process of saving Old Yu is also our process of understanding this city. We can't hide in our Shelters forever. If we can save Old Yu, we'll understand this city better. Helping Old Yu is helping ourselves."
"Everyone, take a look outside your windows. The fog is light today - let's first confirm Old Yu's location."
"I see him, he's on the road outside the residential complex! (Street image)"
"I see him too, so your complex is opposite my office building. With the fog between us, I couldn't see it before. (Street image)"
"Perhaps we can map the city through Old Yu's movement trajectory."
"Right, we have 500,000 people distributed throughout various parts of the city. As long as everyone watches from their windows, we can map the city through Old Yu's movement path."
"Then what? How do we save him?"
Lin Ye: I have a type of slime that can remove abnormal statuses. If he passes by my apartment window, I might be able to use spiritual energy to remove his abnormal status from a distance. Have any of you opened your windows?
"I opened a small crack before. At the time I wanted to absorb the spiritual energy outside the Shelter, but that spiritual energy couldn't get in at all, and I didn't dare stick my body out the window."
"You're too brave."
"Can anyone else apply the slime to Old Yu from a distance? After all, Old Yu might not necessarily pass by Brother Lin's apartment."
"I probably can, my talent ability has functionality in this area."
"I can do it too."
"I can try, but only have about a 50% chance of hitting."
"I can definitely hit - guaranteed hit."
"I can precisely hit Old Yu's head."
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Numerous Survivors spoke up in the group chat, already discussing who could aim more accurately.