Chapter 315: Colored plant seeds
【All participants have been eliminated. Participant Lin Ye is the last one standing. The personal special random event has ended. Please prepare for return to shelter】
【After returning to the shelter, all cards except pink cards will be reclaimed and settled. Cards, items, and summoned creatures will be reclaimed after the survivor returns. All reclaimed items will be calculated as part of the loot】
【The survivor will automatically return to the shelter when the countdown ends】
【00:59:59】
Victoria: It's over. Congratulations on winning the game.
Lin Ye: Congratulations to you too for not losing everything.
Victoria: I have many matters that need urgent handling on my end, so I won't chat with you further. I'll contact you after you reach the intermediate stage, and I'll prepare a thank-you gift for you then.
Lin Ye: Until we meet again then.
Victoria: Until we meet again.
After bidding farewell to Victoria, Lin Ye turned his gaze to the Divine Emissary. Its body was densely covered with red flowers, creating a highly bizarre appearance. Lin Ye wanted to approach to search for some loot, but at that moment the World of Ashes was just about to close.
'Forget it, I doubt those mutually parasitic things would leave behind any useful loot for me.'
As the World of Ashes faded and disappeared, Lin Ye reappeared in the underground space of the cult base.
"Teacher, are you alright?"
Song Qian excitedly ran to Lin Ye's side.
"I'm fine. Those cultists have been dealt with. What about the other students?"
Lin Ye looked around but didn't see the other students. The survivors had also disappeared.
"We moved all the mobile survivors to the surface. The remaining survivors in poor condition are in that underground passage over there. This area is full of corpses, so it didn't feel very safe."
Unlike Li Shiyan, Song Qian didn't know how to treat injuries, so she stayed here waiting for Lin Ye to emerge.
"Weren't you afraid that someone else might come out instead of me?"
Lin Ye followed behind Song Qian as he spoke.
"Of course I was afraid. But if what emerged wasn't you, Teacher, hiding back in the city wouldn't help us anyway."
Song Qian understood clearly that without Lin Ye, they wouldn't have survived this long, so she didn't want Lin Ye to emerge and find no one waiting for him.
"That's true. And you won't always have someone to help you when you encounter situations like this."
As a teacher, Lin Ye hoped she would live a long life.
The students had handled the survivor situation quite well. One particular student had even used communication equipment to notify the Public Security Bureau, and rescue personnel were already on their way.
Considering the intensity of the battle, Lin Ye hadn't pulled the little dog into the World of Ashes earlier. The little dog had been scavenging throughout the entire cult base outside. It seemed to have eaten many things, as its belly was noticeably swollen.
"Meow meow."
The little dog grabbed Lin Ye's pant leg, trying to lead him somewhere.
Lin Ye followed the little dog into a room piled high with cultists' personal belongings, including some spiritual energy items and biological materials.
The most conspicuous items were the piles of Salted Fish stacked in the corner.
"Did you gather all these here yourself?"
Lin Ye patted the dog's head. He hadn't expected the brainless little dog to accomplish something like this.
"Meow meow."
The little dog bounced around and carried a Salted Fish to Lin Ye.
"You ate this?"
Lin Ye looked curiously at the little dog's belly, finding it hard to imagine what the creature would eventually become.
"Meow meow."
The little dog puffed out its belly, indicating it had eaten quite a lot.
"Alright then."
Lin Ye loaded the loot onto a handcart that the cultists had used for transporting goods, then pushed the cart to reunite with the students outside.
After settling the students, the countdown finally ended.
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【Personal special random event completed】
【System evaluation improved】
【Random task completed. Obtained Random Task Chest*1】
【Cards, items, and summoned creatures being settled and reclaimed...】
【Settlement completed. Obtained exclusive pink card*1】
【Please draw today's card】
"My turn! Draw a card!"
This time, the card depicted a pale red jellyfish. As the card dissipated, a pale red, semi-transparent jellyfish appeared in the center of the shelter.
The jellyfish emitted a faint red glow as it drifted through the shelter, as if invisible seawater filled the air.
"Can you speak?"
Lin Ye touched the jellyfish's surface with his finger, recalling that jellyfish typically lack vocal organs.
The jellyfish made no sound, instead wrapping its tentacles around Lin Ye's finger.
Lin Ye stroked the jellyfish's epidermis, finding it cold and soft to the touch.
After playing with the jellyfish for a while longer, Lin Ye began organizing the loot. The little dog had been teleported back to the shelter by the system, and the cart of miscellaneous items had been brought back by Lin Ye, containing numerous Salted Fish.
【Salted Fish No. 4】
【An excellent biological material. Consuming large quantities has a low probability of causing salted fish transformation】
【Note: Surely nobody would eat this, right?】
Lin Ye sorted and stored the miscellaneous items before examining the loot piled in the shelter's center: one chest, one exclusive pink loot card, and four ordinary pink loot cards.
Possibly due to their origins, the four ordinary loot cards contained only miscellaneous items without much value.
'The exclusive pink card can't possibly be junk too, right?'
Lin Ye crushed the exclusive card.
【Colorful Plant Seed】
【Implant the colorful plant seed into your body to cultivate a spiritual energy plant that maintains a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with the host】
【Note: Since replacement is difficult, please carefully choose the type of symbiotic plant】
"A symbiotic plant? Isn't this the Emerald God Cult's thing?"
Lin Ye picked up the colorful seed and examined it. He had no intention of planting a symbiotic plant inside his body—the thing looked suspicious from the start.
After storing the seed, Lin Ye opened the random task chest.
【Small Planting Space】
【You can grow some plants inside】
【Note: Please provide all necessary substances for plant growth yourself】
The small planting space was a half-transparent crystal ball, with the other half filled with black soil.
Lin Ye used his mental energy to perceive its internal structure. Inside the crystal ball was a hemispherical space ten meters in diameter where plants would automatically take root once placed inside.
This space connected to the outside world, allowing control over plant entry and exit through consumption of mental energy and spiritual energy.
Unfortunately, this space could only be used for growing plants, not for storing items.
After processing the loot, Lin Ye began tending to the animals and plants in the shelter, then prepared breakfast for himself.
With breakfast set out, Lin Ye opened the Music Box and Group Chat, beginning his meal accompanied by melodious music.
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"Sigh, it's the weekend again. Who knows how many people will die today."
"Hope we get an easy battlefield mission."
"There's no such thing as an easy battlefield mission. If we can't return early, the group will lose more than half its members."
"Stop saying that, it's terrifying. Let's share some loot instead. (Loot picture)"