Chapter 480: Today's card draw
"Are those two your companions? Perhaps you could try taking them away."
The Doll showed a not-so-friendly smile.
"Why are they trapped here?"
Lin Ye glanced at the portal. He couldn't think about overly complicated things right now, but was the portal really the exit?
If the portal was the exit, how could these two powerful individuals who made it this far fall into a state of stupor?
"Because they didn't believe me. This portal can be traversed from both the front and the back. They chose the wrong direction. Now it's your turn to make a choice. Will you believe me and choose to enter the portal from the front, or will you doubt me and choose to enter from the back?
Of course, you can also stay here until you are swallowed by the darkness. If you don't want that, then there isn't much time left for you."
The Doll stared into Lin Ye's eyes. It wouldn't let go of the treasure that was almost within its grasp. Anyone who entered the treasure room would definitely become a collection of the treasure room.
"I choose to enter from the front."
Without hesitation, Lin Ye pulled the others and walked towards the portal. As for those two seniors trapped in a stupor, they were beyond his ability to help. "... Wait, aren't you afraid I'm lying to you?"
It wasn't until Lin Ye pushed a researcher into the portal that the Doll couldn't help but ask.
The smile disappeared from the Doll's face. In the end, it still couldn't hold back.
"Alright, since you put it that way, then I'll take the back side."
Lin Ye pulled the others towards the back of the portal.
"Are you sure you don't need to reconsider? What if I'm deliberately saying that?"
Sweat began to bead on the Doll's forehead. It hadn't expected Lin Ye to be so straightforward.
"... You must be wondering why I'm so straightforward, right?"
Lin Ye swung the Dragon Fishing Rod, pushing the others into the back of the portal.
"... I don't understand what you're saying."
The Doll forced out a faint smile, but the sweat on its forehead betrayed it.
"If you weren't so human-like, it would be harder for me to judge the front and back of the portal. Of course, none of this matters. Why don't you guess which side the coin in my hand will land on?"
Lin Ye tossed the Lucky Coin and casually caught it. He pushed the Captain, who was almost in a stupor at the very back, into the back of the portal.
"You win..."
The Doll still wanted to speak, but then it saw Lin Ye turn and enter the front of the portal. As Lin Ye entered the portal, the sky outside just happened to turn dark.
[Check-in completed: Black and White Corridor]
After passing through the portal, Lin Ye felt his entire mind clear up.
That feeling of being able to think rapidly but being unable to do so was truly terrible.
"I thought I was going to die there. I didn't expect you to get me out."
Dr. Wells struggled to get up from the ground. He still hadn't completely shaken off that stupor.
But he was the fastest to recover. The others were still lying on the ground in a daze.
"It's a shame we couldn't retrieve the mission items."
The Captain also got up from the ground, his face stiff as he spoke.
"It's fine. As long as we know where they are, there are ways to get them back."
Dr. Wells didn't think it was a pity. He hadn't expected to achieve the goal in one attempt anyway. The gains from this operation were already quite good.
Lin Ye looked around. They had been teleported to a sealed room filled with boxes. There was a portal in the center of the room. Inside the room were ten boxes of various sizes and colors.
[It is best you take away any one of these treasures. This is the reward for those who pass through the Black and White Corridor]
[Check-in completed: Treasure Room]
Two system notification messages appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.
His identity skill showed that this was indeed the location of the treasure.
'Kinda don't want to take anything, but since the system prompt says so...'
Lin Ye hesitated for a quarter of a second, then selected a palm-sized pure black box and placed it into his loot space.
"Is that alright?"
Dr. Wells looked at Lin Ye with confusion. In his view, Lin Ye shouldn't be acting so recklessly.
"This is something I must take. I suggest you don't touch anything and just leave through the portal. But in the end, this is just my suggestion. What you want to do is your own business, and you must bear the consequences yourselves."
Lin Ye wouldn't stop the others, but everyone must bear the consequences of their own choices.
"I'll listen to you."
The Captain pulled up the team members from the ground and walked straight into the portal.
Lin Ye didn't waste any more words. He just gave Logan a pull, and together with him and Dr. Wells, they entered the portal.
Just before Lin Ye left, he sensed a wisp of the Abyss's aura. One researcher ultimately couldn't resist and opened a white box.
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[Personal Special Random Event Completed]
[System Evaluation Increased]
[You have received a gift, which has been placed inside the Shelter]
[Please draw today's card]
"My turn! Draw a card!"
This time, the revealed card face was a card. The card depicted on the card face showed a question mark. The card dissipated, and a new card appeared in the center of the Shelter.
Lin Ye: ?
"It can be like this too?"
Lin Ye picked up the card from the ground. This card was the same specification as the other cards in the Card Box. Its back was pure black, and its front was pure red. In the center of the red card face was a pure black question mark.
"So this is a question mark card... Hello?"
The card did not respond, just lying quietly in Lin Ye's hand.
"Alright, I had a feeling it would be like this, but I had to try."
Lin Ye placed the card on the bed and began checking the loot from this personal activity.
First were the three treasures: the deep red crystal, the unknown root system, and the black box.
[Flesh and Blood Essence]
[An essence crystal condensed from a large amount of flesh and blood. It is a very precious special material.]
[Note: If you use it as a sacrificial offering in a ritual, many beings would be willing to listen to your request.]
"So it really is treasure. As expected of a Special Ability. Thanks, Red Frog."
Lin Ye had dug up a total of seventeen pieces of Flesh and Blood Essence. According to the system description, this type of crystal should be very valuable.
Moreover, Lin Ye possessed the Flesh and Blood Rule Fragment, so this Flesh and Blood Essence was also quite useful and precious material for him.
Putting away the Flesh and Blood Essence, Lin Ye picked up the root system next to it.
[Root System of the Color Nest]
[This is the residual root system left behind when a certain information-based lifeform materialized. This situation is extremely rare, so almost no one has seen this kind of thing.]
[Note: So what exactly can it be used for?]
"Huh, because it's rare enough that no one has researched its usage method?"
Lin Ye picked up the Root System of the Color Nest and carefully sensed it with his mental energy. In a daze, he seemed to see a world of dazzling colors.
"... I'll research it later when I have time."
Lin Ye carefully stored these root systems. This thing was very valuable. Perhaps the young girl and Little Ye might know how to use it.