Chapter 295: White Books
"...Master, save me!"
Lin Ye lay face down on the hospital bed, preferring death over transforming into that kind of monster.
"No need to rush. The Risk Hedging Plan exists precisely for situations like this."
The young girl smiled as she set down the peeling knife, extending her right hand toward the bookshelf. A pure white book materialized in her grasp.
"Is this another Dreamrealm story? This book doesn't look as dangerous as the last one."
Lin Ye took the book, then glanced at its back cover.
"...No title this time either? Are you trying to kill me?"
Lin Ye had absolutely no desire to open this nameless book.
"This is a forgotten story. You need to go there and learn techniques to suppress the God's Blood. As long as you handle it properly and don't do anything unnecessary, this Dreamrealm isn't dangerous."
The young girl didn't mention what would happen if things weren't handled properly. "Alright, but before the story begins, can I ask a few questions first?"
Lin Ye preferred to finish pending matters before moving on to the next task.
"We can finish the pineapple before starting today's story."
The young girl stabbed a pineapple carved into Mia's shape with the peeling knife and offered it to Lin Ye's mouth.
Mia wriggled like a speared fish on the peeling knife.
"Can you distinguish the value of Waste Stones without cutting them open?"
Lin Ye bit off Mia's head in one gulp. There were still some Waste Stones in the Shelter that Little Ye hadn't appraised yet, and he wanted to evaluate them before trading.
"No. The structure of Waste Stones is quite peculiar. Unless I break their structure, I can't examine what's inside. What you're describing sounds like some kind of technique I'm not familiar with."
The young girl showed little interest in such skills.
"Then can you contact Little Ye? I need to discuss something with her."
Lin Ye finished the remaining pineapple and continued speaking.
"...Actually, it's not completely impossible. Let me research it and I'll give you an answer the day after tomorrow."
The young girl carved another Mia from pineapple. This Mia glanced at Lin Ye's mouth, then jumped off the peeling knife and ran away.
"Alright. Do you know about Falling Materials? I acquired several Storage Boxes containing developing Falling Materials. Should I open them or sell them directly?"
Lin Ye didn't eat another Mia, feeling the pineapple figures' gazes were somewhat off... somewhat similar to the real Mia's.
"Don't open them or sell them. Falling Materials are extremely rare resources, specialties of the Falling Space. You'll probably need them later, so open them only when needed. Otherwise, they can't be preserved long-term."
The young girl sliced a Mia in half, skewered one portion, and put it in her mouth.
"How should Rule Fragments be used? Would using the Flesh and Blood Rule Fragment affect the God's Blood?"
Lin Ye really wanted to use the Fate Rule Fragment like he used the Flesh and Blood Rule Fragment.
"It would have an effect, but if you want to control the God's Blood, you'd better master using the power of the Flesh and Blood Rule Fragment. As for the other Rule Fragment, if you can't sense its power, it's best not to force its usage."
The young girl spoke with some seriousness.
"Okay, I'm done asking. Should I open this book now?"
Lin Ye picked up the pure white book and placed it on the edge of the hospital bed.
"Please proceed. Don't do anything unnecessary... Actually, never mind, you decide for yourself. Whether to end it dully or make the story more exciting."
If not for their previous cooperation, the young girl probably wouldn't have given this book to Lin Ye.
Lin Ye opened the white book.
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"...Huh?"
Lin Ye opened his eyes to find himself standing outside a green portal.
What surprised him wasn't the glowing portal behind him, but the fact that he hadn't lost his memories.
Lin Ye clearly remembered everything that had happened before, including Ward 419 and his purpose for coming here.
'This starting situation is way too frightening.'
This was the first time Lin Ye had encountered such an opening.
Having memories versus not having memories made a tremendous difference for Lin Ye.
The portal stood in the center of a sealed room. The room was spacious, with high Spiritual Energy Concentration in the environment. Lin Ye's current body was that of a young male.
After leaving the portal, Lin Ye was led by an attendant to join a nearby line. This line contained 23 beings including Lin Ye, with only three being normal humans.
Standing in front of Lin Ye was a tendril monster wearing formal attire with an unusually symmetrical body, its tendrils laden with numerous suitcases.
When the 25th being teleported in, the attendant who had them line up led them out of the room.
Outside the room was a hollow circular corridor.
Standing at the inner ring of the corridor, one could see stacked circular corridors below, stretching down into unfathomable depths.
This was a Tower.
A tower hundreds of meters in diameter with immeasurable height.
The Tower's outer ring contained rooms along one side of the circular corridor, while the inner ring was an empty cylindrical space a hundred meters across, separated by a circular corridor over ten meters wide.
'...What kind of insane place is this?'
This was Lin Ye's first time seeing such an exaggerated structure.
Not just Lin Ye—others also stared in astonishment at the massive circular corridor.
"Welcome to the Tower."
The attendant standing nearby spoke.
This wasn't his first time witnessing such a scene.
Lin Ye and the others were led by the attendant to the dormitory area. The Tower was an institution similar to an academy, with students sourced from various Planes.
All students could only move within their own floors and were forbidden from visiting other levels.
The students on this floor weren't just Lin Ye's group—there were other teleportation rooms here, totaling 100 students altogether.
The dormitory area was extensive, with each student having a private room. These rooms were customized according to the students' races, fully equipped with various facilities. Any needs could be communicated to the attendants.
Lin Ye had no luggage nor memories of this body. He inspected the room's interior but found nothing particularly important.
'So this is just a slightly larger school where I need to learn techniques to suppress the God's Blood. As long as I don't do anything unnecessary, there's no danger... This is way too simple, so simple it feels unfamiliar.'
This was Lin Ye's first time encountering such a straightforward simulation task.
'No, I can't relax yet. Before understanding this place, I shouldn't jump to conclusions.'
Lin Ye stood up intending to gather information outside, but suddenly found himself lacking strength.
An intense hunger spread from Lin Ye's stomach throughout his entire body. Since becoming a spiritual energy user, he hadn't felt this hungry in a long time.
'I knew it couldn't be this simple.'
Lin Ye forced himself to crawl to the cabinet, where he found a box of biscuits and a bottle of mineral water—the only food in the entire room.
Since Lin Ye had no luggage, this was also his remaining food supply.