Chapter 38: The Dragon’s Judgment

It was the fifth day since leaving the Star-Dream Farm.

Through the little white cat, Xi Yu transmigrated once again without much conscious direction into an unknown location.

The sky here appeared dark and gloomy, and the surroundings seemed to be shrouded in a thin layer of black mist.

At his feet was a hill that was not low.

Xi Yu looked around and found that the surroundings were filled with tall and dense trees.

As a gale blew past, the massive trees began to sway one after another.

Even so, a sound that inexplicably made one’s heart palpitate occasionally echoed from the forest, as if something were whispering in secret.

Xi Yu casually chose a direction that felt like the source of the most terrifying sound and walked over.

The forest below the hill was filled with dense shrubs covered in sharp thorns and barbs.

With a stomp on the ground, Xi Yu leapt directly to the top of a giant tree.

Under the buffeting of the gale, the massive tree swayed and lashed at Xi Yu like a willow branch controlled by someone.

Xi Yu evaded it with ease, lightly stepping and leaping across the tree canopy.

“Squeak.”

At this moment, a strange sound flashed by beneath the giant tree.

However, Xi Yu remained unmoved, continuing to leap forward.

“Tinkle, tinkle.”

As a crisp sound of bells drifted over, Xi Yu suddenly halted his steps.

Before him, blue bell-monsters flew and appeared one after another.

These bells flew with difficulty in the wind, but they were never dispersed by the gale.

They were only about the size of a palm, looking exceptionally delicate and beautiful, yet possessing an incredibly stubborn resilience.

These little fellows were particularly cute and interesting, prompting Xi Yu to admire them for a good while.

Naturally, they looked completely harmless, but if one truly treated them as harmless little sprites, the outcome would likely not be good.

At this moment, a small bell finally couldn’t hold out under the gale and was blown onto Xi Yu’s body.

Puff.

A cloud of thick blue smoke immediately blanketed Xi Yu from above.

Xi Yu didn’t bother to evade; the toxic smoke of this bell monster could induce hallucinations, but it was completely useless against him.

He casually grabbed the bell monster, and the little thing immediately struggled frantically in his hand.

Without teasing it, Xi Yu released it directly, and in an instant, the bell monster was hurriedly blown away by the gale, flying off.

Running into such an interesting event put Xi Yu in quite a good mood.

These little ghosts were like the beautiful little insects before the catastrophe; as long as you didn’t provoke them, nothing would usually happen.

Just then, a black light suddenly lunged toward Xi Yu from beneath the giant tree.

[Sequence 8: Fierce Ghost Class. A bunch of fellows hiding in dark corners, nothing but trash.]

“Decapitate.”

Thud.

A large black spider instantly fell from the top of the giant tree to the ground.

The white cat’s figure appeared out of air, picking up the spider monster and handing it to Xi Yu.

After throwing it into his space, Xi Yu continued his journey.

Soon, more spider monsters appeared one after another; they possessed extremely strong aggressive desires, but in the end, they all became Xi Yu’s spoils of war.

At this moment, Xi Yu heard a shrill, miserable screech, and after a brief thought, he glided toward the source of the sound.

Before long, a flat patch of grass suddenly appeared before Xi Yu.

A battle was currently unfolding.

Two massive green snakes, about seven or eight meters long, were locked in a fight with a horde of black spider monsters.

The ground was littered with the corpses of spider monsters, but the state of the green snakes was extremely poor.

Their bodies were covered in one wound after another, and there was a large pool of blood on the ground, unclear if it belonged to them or the spider monsters.

And on their bodies, many spider monsters were tearing and biting at their flesh.

These spider monsters seemed to completely disregard the mutation traits on the green snakes, biting them in large mouthfuls.

Even though they were swatted to death one by one by the green snakes, they still surged forward to fling themselves at the snakes’ bodies.

Looking at the green snakes, Xi Yu suddenly felt his heart stir; he actually sensed a trace of a familiar, kindred aura from them.

Furthermore, the energy fluctuations radiating from them at this moment actually felt exceptionally strange to him.

Just then, a swarm of black spiders emerged from beneath the trees and lunged at him.

Xi Yu extended his left hand, and the dragon scales on his palm stood on end instantly; the next moment, a burst of dazzling light erupted from his hand.

Bang, bang, bang.

The bodies of the spider monsters instantly rained down onto the ground.

Xi Yu lightly tapped the leaves of the tree canopy and dropped into the center of the battlefield.

Using the dragon scales on his left hand as a weapon, he rampaged through the spider swarm, wiping out the thousands of spider monsters before him in no time, and then killed all the spider monsters on the two green snakes.

Although he was at the same C-class as the green snakes, with the enhancement of the dragon scales, the combat power he unleashed was simply not something the spider monsters could contend with.

[Sequence 7: A legendary Food Seed body that might not even appear in an entire world. Say no more, everyone knows they are treasures. Go for it, quickly! If you don’t, I will.]

Just as he was about to make a move—

BOOM.

The breath of life vanished bit by bit from their bodies.

Perhaps they had long been unable to hold out, only relying on their powerful willpower to endure, and now their energy suddenly dispersed.

“Really, this is actually a Food Seed body,” Xiao Bai said in shock before them, “How can there actually be…”

“A Food Seed body?”

Xi Yu looked at the two lifeless green snakes and felt rather regretful, but the term ‘Food Seed body’ immediately piqued his curiosity.

According to the ghosts, pure meat was Food Seed meat; did this mean a Food Seed body was a living being that didn’t carry any mutation traits?

Shouldn’t such Food Seed bodies only be possible at the very beginning of the catastrophe?

But so many years had passed since the catastrophe, yet a Food Seed body was actually born?

No, a Food Seed body was likely not that simple.

“What is a Food Seed body?” he directly asked the white cat, truly unclear on this knowledge, as he had never traded pure meat with ghosts in his past life.

“A Food Seed body is a living being that lacks mutation traits on its body, yet still contains Mutation Particles within,” the white cat said regretfully, “What a pity they are already dead. Otherwise, if we could raise them, they would be a source of high-grade Food Seed meat.”

However, even though the green snakes were dead, in the past, these two carcasses would have absolutely caused a fight between it and other A-class existences.

Currently, though it was still a bit enticed, it didn’t truly value the two green snake carcasses; after all, the Food Seed meat it had stored with Xi Yu already amounted to tens of thousands of pounds.

Xi Yu reached out and touched the blood of the green snakes; indeed, he sensed not a single mutation trait from it, yet their blood did contain abundant Mutation Particles.

So this was the key to a Food Seed body.

This truly surprised Xi Yu, and he even found it a bit incredible; at the very least, he had never encountered such a lifeform in his previous life.

A Food Seed body was naturally edible; no wonder these spider monsters had been so crazed.

Perhaps to all existences, these two green snakes were like natural treasures of ingredients, bound to tempt anyone.

The more Xi Yu thought about it, the more regretful he felt.

A Food Seed body was far too miraculous, yet they were already dead.

To think such a miraculous creature could be born in this world; nature truly was incredibly wondrous.

He didn’t know how they had managed to hide safely here for so many years, nor how they had been discovered by the spider monsters now.

But what he felt most regretful about was the familiar aura he had sensed from the two green snakes; he suspected these two snakes might share a connection with the white dragon.

However, after they died, these traces of aura had also gradually dissipated.

It seemed he could no longer obtain an answer.

The Shadowless Rat also emerged suddenly, its eyes gleaming as it stared at the two giant green snakes, wondering how many meals it could get out of such massive creatures.

Xi Yu collected the two green snake carcasses, thinking that perhaps he might discover some clues from them in the future.

The Shadowless Rat watched the giant green snakes disappear before its eyes, feeling a bit disappointed.

Forget it; it didn’t like eating snake anyway, preferring to eat large duck legs.

After collecting the green snakes into his space, he prepared to collect the spider monsters scattered on the ground as well, but just then, his heart stirred.

Subsequently, he cast his consciousness into the glove space, only to see a section within the body of one of the green snakes squirming slightly.

Using his consciousness to slice open the green snake’s body, an arm-length little green snake tumbled out of the carcass, struggling painfully in the space.

Living beings could not be kept inside the space; if left alone, the little green snake would soon suffocate.

Xi Yu quickly retrieved the little green snake from the space.

Once out of the space, the little green snake’s state restored immediately.

Xi Yu lifted the little green snake before him.

The size of this little fellow was night and day compared to the two giant green snakes, yet it was truly incredible that neither he nor the white cat had detected its presence.

Perhaps this was the reason those two giant green snakes had held out until now.

The little green snake was as beautiful as an emerald.

Its eyes were pitch black, like two black gemstones, appearing highly intelligent.

Two small bumps rose on its head, and its little head was round.

Xi Yu didn’t particularly like snakes, but this little green snake appeared remarkably cute and adorable, to the point where even he felt this little snake was quite lovable.

“Lord Dragon, this is a true treasure!” the white cat looked at the little green snake with immense envy.

With this Food Seed body, the white dragon essentially possessed a cornucopia that could continuously generate wealth.

But the white cat quickly thought: the white dragon didn’t lack Food Seed meat at all, so having a little green snake was of little use to him.

It wondered if it could trade with the white dragon to get it, its eyes gleaming.

“Lord Dragon, why don’t you give this little green snake to me? I’ll trade all the Food Seed meat I’ve stored with you for it,” the white cat said in a hurry.

“That won’t do,” Xi Yu smiled and refused, “I plan to raise this little fellow myself.”

Holding the little green snake, he perceived its kindred aura with the white dragon even more clearly, as if this little fellow and the white dragon originated from the same place.

The white cat felt a bit of regret; indeed, it had been too whimsical.

But it wasn’t too disappointed; even if the white dragon were willing to trade, all its stored meat wouldn’t be enough anyway.

“Little fellow, follow me from now on.” After refusing the white cat, Xi Yu patted the little green snake’s head.

And in an instant, Xi Yu discovered a spark of light rise from the little green snake; it seemed to understand that Xi Yu’s decision just now had saved its life.

“Huh?” Xi Yu was startled. “Can you actually understand my words?”

Furthermore, with this additional point of Fate Connection value, Xi Yu discovered he could finally summon his second believer.

He quickly set the little green snake on the ground, then checked the [Believer] ability.

He had been looking forward to summoning his second believer for a long time.

But as soon as he set the little green snake aside and sat on the ground, the little snake quickly slithered to Xi Yu’s side, keeping far away from the white cat.

The white cat couldn’t help but bare its teeth at it.

Scared out of its wits, the little green snake burrowed straight into Xi Yu’s clothes.

Sensing the cool texture of the little green snake on his body, Xi Yu was bewildered; this little snake truly wasn’t afraid of him.

But just then, an astonishing transformation occurred in the sky.

A black barrier that severed the connection between sky and earth appeared alongside a giant building.

Looking at them, Xi Yu couldn’t help but feel shaken in his heart.

These were the human forbidden zone [Abyss] that frequently appeared on Kun Star in the later stages, and [No. 23 Hospital], which was also a divine wonder like the [Green Train].

These two existences were each more bizarre than the other.

Even in his past life, they had never appeared together, yet today they had not only appeared simultaneously, but had landed right in front of him.

“The little green snake?” This was Xi Yu’s first reaction.

This made alarm bells ring in his mind.

The Shadowless Rat nearby was completely terrified, instantly hiding inside a spatial crack.

The white cat shivered and crouched behind Xi Yu, even more of a coward than the little green snake from moments ago.

Actually, [No. 13 Hospital] was fine; like all hyper-dimensional phenomena in his past life, they never intervened in the physical world.

But [Abyss] was different; it was one of the three major forbidden zones for humans.

In his past life, he had once believed the Abyss was the manifestation of a Food Sequence Lord in the world.

It was a dread land far more terrifying than a Ghost Domain, and even ghosts had to stay far away from it.

In his previous life, Xi Yu had even witnessed an SS-class terrifying ghost get swallowed by the Abyss, so he was highly wary of its appearance.

Fortunately, the Abyss was not permanent; once it appeared in the physical world, it would vanish out of thin air after a period.

At the sight of them, Xi Yu didn’t hesitate to grab the white cat to flee this place immediately.

But just then, an unimaginable, terrifying voice echoed from the Abyss, and a colossal claw emerged from the black barrier, lacing toward Xi Yu with incredible speed.

Xi Yu’s heart jolted violently.

The Abyss had actually launched an active attack against him?

This had never occurred in his past life.

While the Abyss was terrifying, it was like a Ghost Domain that only expanded outward bit by bit, never cross-regionally lashing at any living beings.

Yet now, the Abyss was truly laying hands on him.

Xi Yu no longer hesitated, preparing to transform into the white dragon.

But the next moment, an even more shocking thing occurred.

Vroom—

A crisp sound drifted from [No. 23 Hospital], and a burst of white light emerged out of thin air, slashing down at the colossal claw.

Crr-ack.

Like the sound of shattering glass, the colossal claw was directly sliced in two.

Following that, the white light continued to slash the black barrier, cutting a massive rift resembling an eye in an instant.

Xi Yu’s heart thundered.

An existence he suspected to be a Food Sequence Lord had been injured so easily by a divine wonder.

He saw clearly that the white light that sliced the barrier was actually a scalpel.

After cutting a rift in the Abyss, the scalpel didn’t launch further attacks, returning into the hospital.

Then, with a sudden heavy thud, the main gates of [No. 23 Hospital] swung open.

Xi Yu was stunned again.

This was yet another unprecedented change.

Not only had the divine wonder intervened, but even its gates had opened.

Xi Yu couldn’t describe the feeling in his heart.

He had encountered several divine wonders in his past life, including this hospital, but neither the [Green Train] nor this hospital had ever intervened in reality, let alone shown such changes.

Xi Yu had once suspected that divine wonders were also Food Sequence Lords, just aligned with the good faction, but now he suddenly wasn’t certain.

The feeling that scalpel brought him was far too terrifying; he felt not even a Calamity Lord could withstand that strike.

He even felt this scalpel was truly more powerful than a Food Sequence Lord.

Regardless of whether the hospital was a Lord, the issue before him was that the divine wonder clearly wanted him to enter.

But before he could ponder further, a black-clad human male figure emerged from the black barrier behind him!

Xi Yu felt he was truly becoming numb.

The Abyss could actually transform into a human.

He couldn’t help but look at the black-clad man while remaining on guard.

His appearance was peerlessly handsome and demonic.

However, his current state didn’t look very good, his face appearing somewhat pale.

Perhaps the scalpel from earlier had indeed injured him.

Even so, his face revealed a ferocious look as he glared at Xi Yu viciously.

But ultimately, he ignored Xi Yu and charged headfirst into [No. 23 Hospital], and the hospital made no attempt to stop him.

Watching his figure vanish, Xi Yu no longer hesitated and strode through the hospital gates.

Since the divine wonder had intervened against the Abyss, it was clearly helping him, so he had no reason to hesitate.

If it had truly wanted to harm him, he would have died countless times in his past life.

He was only puzzled as to why this divine wonder had shown such a massive change this time.

In his past life, he couldn’t be sure if it was the same for everyone, but at least in his experience, divine wonders had never intervened in the physical world.

Yet this time, even the Abyss had appeared.

Could it truly be because of the little green snake?

Aside from it, he didn’t believe Xiao Bai and the rat could attract the divine wonder’s manifestation.

Could a Food Seed body truly hold some major secret?

The hospital was tall and magnificent, yet its surface appeared eerie.

There wasn’t a single shred of light within the hospital, showing not a trace of greenery, and even the window panes were shattered, bringing a sense of horror as if it were a ghost hospital abandoned for centuries.

The black-clad man vanished within the hospital quickly after charging through the gates.

Xi Yu also stepped through the gates.

The white cat leaped off Xi Yu’s body, not daring to enter.

But seeing Xi Yu’s figure about to vanish completely, the cat closed its eyes and chased after him, charging into the hospital as if facing death.

The Shadowless Rat pulled open a spatial crack to peer inside the hospital with immense hesitation.

Just then, the rat felt a sudden jolt, as if someone had kicked its backside hard.

The small squirrel leaped three feet into the air, tumbling out of the spatial crack.

The rat was terrified; even the white dragon had been helpless against this spatial crack previously, so who had actually kicked it now?

The small squirrel’s courage was completely shattered, and it rushed into the hospital without looking back.

At this moment, it suddenly felt that perhaps only the Lord Dragon could bring it a sense of security.

Upon stepping through the gates of the hospital, to Xi Yu’s surprise, the scene before him hadn’t changed at all, still appearing as dilapidated as before.

Even the floor was covered in withered leaves.

Only, the interior was exceptionally quiet without a single sound, to the point where he could clearly hear his own heartbeat; it was quiet enough to cause panic.

After taking a few steps, Xi Yu stepped on something.

He moved his foot to look, and discovered the object was a bizarre contraption he had never seen, bearing several Middle Continent characters: ‘Little Sublord Learning Machine’ (小霸王学习机).

Xi Yu’s mind was in a whirl; what was this thing?

Could it be an item from before the catastrophe?

He was now growing increasingly curious about the origin of this hospital.

Looking back, he found that the white cat and the others had vanished completely; not only the cat, but even the little green snake on his body had disappeared.

Yet he didn’t even know when they had vanished.

After a brief hesitation, Xi Yu didn’t search for them, continuing forward instead.

Finally, he arrived at the first building directly facing the main gates.

Several signs on the building read [Outpatient Department].

Although the hospital was dilapidated and aged, these characters seemed untouched by time, clean and eye-catching.

Upon entering the lobby, the scene before Xi Yu finally changed.

From the outside, there had been no signs of life, but stepping into the lobby, he discovered it was exceptionally lively.

A glance revealed crowds of figures moving everywhere, though calling them crowds of humans wasn’t accurate, as they weren’t all human, belonging to all kinds of races.

Some races Xi Yu recognized, while others he had never even heard of.

But like the exterior, the interior was exceptionally dilapidated, looking as if it were on the verge of complete decay, forming a stark contrast with the lively atmosphere of the lobby, which made the entire hospital appear highly eerie.

“Get out of the way.”

A black skeleton shoved Xi Yu and squeezed past him into the lobby.

Xi Yu shook his head and stopped overthinking, continuing forward.

The department had several floors, with a second floor above the lobby.

The escalators leading up appeared decayed but were fully operational, and in the center sat a wide staircase capable of accommodating dozens of people simultaneously.

In the center of the lobby, directly in front of the staircase, sat an information desk, with several unique lifeforms wearing nurse caps sitting inside.

This was a race Xi Yu had never encountered, led by a beautiful female radiating a crystalline starlight from her entire body.

Her light illuminated the surroundings, finally bringing a trace of vitality to the dilapidated hospital.

“Hello?”

He stepped forward, but paused as soon as he spoke, realizing he didn’t know what he wanted to ask.

This was a hospital, so there was indeed no need to ask much.

And the hospital hadn’t forced him to enter; he had walked in on his own. The problem was, he had no idea why he had entered the hospital in the first place.

Could he directly ask them about the origin of this hospital?

“Hello, is there something you need?” the starlight entity asked Xi Yu gently, and she actually spoke fluent Middle Continent language.

Xi Yu remained silent, still unsure of what to ask.

“You’re new here, right?” Seeing his silence, the nurse’s attitude didn’t turn poor; instead, she continued gently with a smile, “If you’re new, I suggest you register a card and pay first, so you can see a doctor directly. Of course, you can also queue up to register; are you feeling unwell anywhere?”

Xi Yu shook his head. “Thank you. May I ask where to register a card?”

“It’s right over there,” the nurse pointed to her left with a smile.

Xi Yu looked toward the left, and indeed found rows of machines.

However, the screens were all black, and not a single person was over there.

“Thank you.” Xi Yu thanked her once more and walked over.

He currently felt a bit absurd; was he truly going to see a doctor in this hospital?

But he was perfectly fine, without a single ailment!

For now, he could only take things one step at a time.

Upon reaching the machines, he found the screens were indeed black, and seeing no one coming over to register or pay, he wondered if they were truly broken.

The machines bore several prompts, and the first to catch his eye was a biometric scan area displaying a human handprint.

Xi Yu thought it over and placed his palm on it.

Suddenly, the screen before his eyes lit up.

Xi Yu was indeed startled; he had truly thought it was broken, but since it worked, why was no one over here?

He looked around; the lobby was indeed packed with figures, yet only his spot was quiet.

Xi Yu stopped overthinking, continuing to browse the screen prompts.

[[Card registration complete and successfully bound to you. The card registration fee is 0.1 Wei elements. Your current card balance is -0.1 Wei elements; please top up first.]]

“0.1 Wei? What is that? Can I pay with essences?” Xi Yu asked instinctively.

But he immediately realized this was a machine; would asking it yield any results?

[[Wei is the unit of dimensional value. This hospital only accepts dimensional values, which cannot be exchanged for essences or any other items.]]

The machine actually answered.

But he was a bit dazed; he knew what dimensions were, but what was this ‘dimensional value’?

He had never encountered such things in his past life.

[[Respected customer, if you do not possess dimensional value, are you willing to accept the hospital’s tasks to earn dimensional value?]]

Before Xi Yu could respond, a machine next to him suddenly lit up.

The black-clad man who had entered before him suddenly appeared before the machine, though currently, he looked a bit disheveled.

Seeing Xi Yu nearby, the man appeared highly surprised. He frowned and ignored Xi Yu, then walked up the stairs to the second floor as if highly familiar with the layout.

Along his way, many races seemed to recognize him, quickly steering clear.

Watching the black-clad man, Xi Yu suddenly realized that many races were actually staring in his direction. Although no one was pointing at him, he was certain they were indeed looking at him.

“What tasks does the hospital have?”

Without hesitation, Xi Yu asked directly.

Having come this far, he had to see it through; he only hoped the tasks weren’t exceptionally troublesome.

But the result once again caught Xi Yu off guard.

The tasks didn’t look difficult at all, instead appearing exceptionally simple.

[[Mining: 100 pounds of Spatiotemporal Crystals can be exchanged for 1 Wei element (minimum).]]

[[Guarding the Herb Garden: 30 days for 1 Wei element.]]

[[Breeder: 30 days for 1 Wei element…]]

Setting aside the units and duration, Xi Yu was truly filled with doubt looking at these tasks.

He had thought he would have to participate in some kind of battle royale-like survival task, never imagining it would be something like this.

These tasks were basically ordinary manual labor, though the work didn’t look ordinary at all. He had no clue regarding them, knowing he would only find out when he actually performed them.

Xi Yu browsed through them, deciding to go mining.

Other tasks were far too time-consuming, while mining seemed like it wouldn’t take too long.

Of course, he couldn’t be certain, so he could only try it out first.

Just as he was about to make his selection, the black-clad man rushed down from the second floor, his face dark.

Ignoring Xi Yu completely, he picked a machine, and his figure vanished in the next moment.

Xi Yu didn’t delay either. “I choose the mining task.”

As soon as the words left his mouth, the scene before him shifted instantly.

He appeared within a pitch-black space where the air was slightly murky and heavy, as if he had truly arrived at a mine.

Currently, Xi Yu could perceive that this space wasn’t very large, with only a trace of dim light before him.

And within the light stood a machine identical to the one in the hospital lobby.

And this machine was currently powered on.

The light before his eyes originated from this machine.

Without the machine’s light, with his current C-class strength, he would have been completely unable to see in the darkness.

Xi Yu quickly walked up to the machine again.

[[Eye of the Black Hole: 1 for 10,000 Wei elements.]]

[[Heart of the World: 1 for 8,888 Wei elements.]]

Looking at these items he had never even heard of, Xi Yu didn’t bother to think further.

The tools were provided for free, so there was no need for him to pay to rent them.

However, the headlamp carried a fee—0.1 Wei elements for three hours of power, which Xi Yu felt was quite steep.

But this was indeed necessary; otherwise, he would be completely blind in the mine.

Fortunately, the rental fee could be paid upon departure, otherwise he truly wouldn’t have been able to afford it.

Xi Yu didn’t bother checking which minerals could be exchanged for how much; currently, whatever he could dig out was fine.

Carrying the lamp and wearing the mining helmet, he walked toward the depths of the mine with his shovel.

The further he went, the larger the tunnels became, yet there was not a single person inside, leaving everything deathly quiet.

It was quiet enough to inspire fear.

Finally, a colossal cavern appeared before his eyes.

He couldn’t see the end of it, nor did he know what lay inside; the far distance was completely enveloped in darkness, as if some terrifying monster were lurking within.

Clang, clang, clang.

Suddenly, Xi Yu heard a strange tapping sound, which gave him a fright as well.

After regaining his composure, he couldn’t help but laugh; he hadn’t expected himself to grow so timid.

Following the sound, he once again spotted the familiar black-clad figure.

Only, the black-clad figure currently looked exceptionally disheveled; he was shirtless, covered in dust, and even his face bore a black smudge, heaven knows how he got it.

But his harvest looked very good; at his feet sat a large pile of Spatiotemporal Crystals, numbering around eighty. As for their weight, there was no telling.

Sensing movement behind him, the black-clad man turned his head, and Xi Yu looked at his expression with amusement—to think that a Lord of the Abyss was actually mining here as well?

“What are you looking at? Haven’t you ever seen a handsome guy?” the black-clad man glared at Xi Yu.

In truth, he had been startled as well.

Seeing that the man didn’t charge over, Xi Yu lowered his defensive posture; he naturally didn’t harbor any good feelings toward this Lord of the Abyss who had attacked him for no reason.

So, out of kindness, he reminded him, “Your face is dirty.”

The man was stunned, quickly wiping his face, only to make it even dirtier.

Although amused, Xi Yu couldn’t help but frown; with the man’s power, could he really not remove the dirt from his face?

“Hey, I’ve already claimed this spot. Go mine somewhere else,” the man gave up after wiping his cheek a few times, barking at Xi Yu with a ferocious look.

Looking at him, Xi Yu felt exceptionally strange.

If he hadn’t personally witnessed the man emerge from the Abyss, he never would have believed that a fellow who wore all his emotions on his face was actually a Lord of the Abyss.

“I just like the atmosphere here,” Xi Yu chuckled, completely ignoring the man’s attitude.

He had realized there must be some restrictions here, which was why the Lord of the Abyss didn’t dare attack him.

This spared him any reservations; after all, they had become enemies from the moment the man attacked him.

In that case, he naturally didn’t need to show him any respect.

Seeing that Xi Yu didn’t leave, the man gritted his teeth with rage, but remained helpless.

But he couldn’t leave either; leaving now would be equivalent to admitting he feared this human.

With no other choice, the man had to resume mining with a huff.

After mining for a while, he suddenly said to Xi Yu, “Uh, thanks.”

Xi Yu was observing the cavern, wanting to see if he could spot any signs of minerals, but clearly, he lacked this talent.

Hearing the sudden thanks from the Lord of the Abyss, he was taken aback, but assuming the man wasn’t speaking to him, he ignored it.

After watching for a bit without figuring out anything, he had to take his pickaxe and swing it at the vein with force.

Xi Yu quickly discovered that his physical strength was also restricted. His strength was limited, and no matter how much force he used, he could only chip off a tiny piece of ore.

Since that was the case, Xi Yu abandoned any alternative expectations; with nothing else to think about, he simply dug piece by piece.

As he dug, Xi Yu also pondered the purpose of the mastermind behind [No. 23 Hospital].

If not for the fact that even the Lord of the Abyss was mining here obediently, he would have assumed this task was merely designed to tease them.

But currently, the work they were doing seemed to hold no meaning to an existence of that level.

There had to be some purpose behind this that he was completely unaware of.

As he thought…

Clang.

Under the light of his headlamp, a brilliant, crystalline glow appeared before Xi Yu’s eyes.

Comparing its appearance to the images on the machine, Xi Yu recognized it instantly; this was a Spatiotemporal Crystal.

Calculating the time, it had only taken him about ten minutes to dig out one, which didn’t seem too difficult. At this rate, he could harvest six in an hour; with each weighing about half a pound, two of them would be enough to exchange for 1 Wei element.

Although it felt a bit slow, incomparable to the pile next to the Lord of the Abyss, this was at least far more efficient than guarding the herb garden.

Though this was only theoretical, Xi Yu was instantly filled with motivation.

Fortunately, it was very quick.

Clang.

Another Spatiotemporal Crystal was harvested.

Clang.

And another Spatiotemporal Crystal was harvested.

In no time, he had actually dug out over twenty crystals, earning his first 0.1 Wei elements.

Suddenly, Xi Yu realized something was off behind him, and turning his head, he found the Lord of the Abyss staring at him with a slightly open mouth.

Xi Yu looked at his own pile of crystals and couldn’t help but smile; at this moment, the Lord of the Abyss was clearly having poor luck, not having dug out a single one.

“Uh, how did you do that?” the man couldn’t help but ask Xi Yu.

Xi Yu turned his head and ignored him completely.

This immediately made the man’s face turn black with rage.

He had no choice but to resume mining.

However, his gaze couldn’t help but steal glances at Xi Yu, and in just this short time, Xi Yu had dug out three more.

The Lord of the Abyss finally couldn’t hold back, coming over to Xi Yu’s side. “Hey, how about the two of us swap places? I’ll trade you this pile of mine for your spot; you definitely won’t lose out.”

Xi Yu looked at him as if he were a fool, completely ignoring him.

Only a fool would give up such a blessed spot.

It seemed luck was indeed on his side today.

But the man’s attitude confirmed that his pile of crystals had likely taken a lot of time to accumulate.

Yet hadn’t he only arrived here moments ago?

In any case, he wouldn’t give up his spot.

The man had no choice; he didn’t dare use force here, and besides, his combat strength in this mine might not even match Xi Yu’s.

But watching Xi Yu harvest one after another, his eyes grew red with envy.

In the end, the man shamelessly moved next to Xi Yu, mining alongside him.

He had completely cast aside his pride this time.

If other existences learned of this in the future, his reputation would surely be ruined.

However, the spot before Xi Yu was clearly the true vein; while Xi Yu harvested seven or eight in no time, he only got one. Even so, the Lord of the Abyss was extremely delighted, even humming a tune.

Xi Yu was truly annoyed.

He glared at the man, but the Lord of the Abyss acted as if he hadn’t noticed. ‘Glaring won’t cost me a piece of flesh.’ He discovered that once one truly cast aside their shame, they became virtually invisible.

“How about this: I’ll give this spot to you, and I don’t want your crystals either. You just need to answer a few questions for me, how about it?” Xi Yu stopped and looked at the Lord of the Abyss.

“Ask away.” The man hesitated for a moment, but seeing that Xi Yu had already dug out nearly two hundred crystals, he agreed immediately.

Xi Yu set down his pickaxe, staring at the Lord of the Abyss intently, and asked directly, “Are you a Food Sequence Lord?”

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