Chapter 831: Artist

831. Artist

"Wow, how much is this worth?"

Looking at this lifelike painting, its colors seemingly about to overflow from the paper, Little Spiral let out an excited voice.

"This is a piece we collaborated on, it should sell for at least a few tens of thousands of trade points."

Lin Ye looked at the painting, feeling very satisfied.

He had casually drawn a few strokes just now, yet he had captured the very essence of this spiral starry sky. Even if he were to redraw it, it would be difficult to do any better.

"Then what if I photocopy this painting tens of thousands of times..."

Little Spiral's eyes sparkled with the gleam of money.

"Don't even think about it. Copies aren't worth anything at all, and the original isn't worth that much either... probably isn't worth that much."

Margaret was also a bit uncertain about the painting's value.

"That's hard to say. Art can't be measured by price. All we need is to fabricate some bizarre story behind it, then find some sufficiently wealthy buyers... hehe... hehehe..."

Little Spiral couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"This isn't yours."

Margaret looked speechlessly at Little Spiral standing there giggling foolishly.

"I only added the final stroke. This painting is yours to handle as you see fit. Besides, I can't take it back with me anyway... Ah, how about I make you a few copies?"

If he left this place, it would be difficult for Lin Ye to produce a painting of equal caliber again.

Fortunately, there was still ready-made material here.

"No, one is enough."

Margaret rejected Lin Ye's suggestion.

"...That's right, it's precisely because it's a one-of-a-kind piece that it has value."

Under Margaret's gaze, Little Spiral stuffed the painting paper back into her bag.

"Then let's go, it's time for us to head back as well."

The turmoil above gradually settled, and the conch shell appeared on the platform.

Little Spiral put away the painting, and the three of them entered the conch shell, leaving this area.

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[Simulation Ended]

[Remaining Simulation Attempts: 6]

[Obtained Random Item from the Event *6]

[Obtained Title: Artist]

[You Received a Gift]

[You Received a Treasure from the Spiral Maze]

Lin Ye climbed out of bed. After leaving the conch shell, he had returned to a research facility inside the organization, and then his consciousness had returned to the Shelter.

Until the very end, Lin Ye never learned what the organization's mission had been.

Maybe it was to handle the abnormal incident caused by that Colorful Star, or maybe it was to deal with something else.

'Whatever, forget it.'

The spiral creature that resembled a ball of yarn had already been delivered to the Shelter. Lin Ye pulled the ball of yarn out of Little Black's mouth and tossed it onto the floor.

Little Black shot Lin Ye a confused look. It liked the way the thing tasted.

"That's not food."

Lin Ye began inspecting the loot obtained from this simulation mission.

First were three boxes of colorful dye.

[Concentrated Color]

[This is concentrated Color, a very expensive spiritual energy material]

[Note: This is not just a visual experience, but a far more expensive one]

"It's actually this stuff, not bad at all."

Lin Ye put away the three boxes of Concentrated Color. This was no ordinary dye, but concentrated colorful substance. Just as the system description mentioned, it was a very expensive material.

The remaining three items were a silver coin and two boxes of spiral creature building blocks that could be assembled.

[Miracle Silver Coin]

[This is a silver coin representing life. Carry it on you, and it will take effect when you need it most]

[Note: Please do not hold excessive expectations for it. It is only a limited miracle]

"Feels pretty useless..."

Relying on the World of Ashes, Lin Ye could resurrect at any time. If someone could actually kill him despite the World of Ashes, then this silver coin probably wouldn't do much good either.

'Still, I can use it as a research material.'

Putting away the silver coin, Lin Ye began checking the system information for the two boxes of building blocks.

[Spiral Theme Park Memorabilia]

[This is an activity building block set from the Spiral Theme Park. It can be assembled into various movable spiral creatures, and is very popular with children]

[Note: Who can resist a set of building blocks that move on their own?]

"...Ah?"

It had been a long time since Lin Ye had received something so completely useless to him.

Tossing the two sets of spiral building blocks to Little Black, Lin Ye picked up the final piece of loot, a bright golden gift box containing the treasure from the Spiral Maze.

Opening the gift box, inside lay a spiral bayonet.

[Spiral Bayonet]

[Relic, can pierce through and destroy most substances]

[Note: This is a dangerous relic capable of destroying the material properties of objects]

"Now this is more like it."

The Spiral Bayonet was a black bayonet of somewhat strange shape, its blade 1.2 meters long, twisted in a spiral.

Lin Ye stabbed with the Spiral Bayonet a few times. He didn't use any force, yet it somehow affected the space it struck.

If he infused it with spiritual energy, Lin Ye suspected this bayonet could pierce through space itself.

"Pretty great, just a little dangerous."

Lin Ye put away the Spiral Bayonet and opened the system interface to check the new title.

[Artist]

[You have created an artwork that can leave its name in history]

[Note: Even with different aesthetics, some things are universal]

"I knew the system would recognize my artistic talent. I can use this title this afternoon."

Closing the system interface, Lin Ye began tending to the plants and animals in the Shelter. Afterwards, he took his pets to the Rest Area and enjoyed a hearty lunch.

Although the conch appeared quite small, the little dog had stuffed several tables full of food into it before it expressed satisfaction.

The ball of yarn didn't eat much. After lunch, it seemed to have grown slightly bigger.

In the afternoon, Lin Ye went to the library to borrow a book related to spiritual energy. He planned to find a Plane with a higher spiritual energy concentration later to advance. Now that the Seed of Spirit issue was resolved, he could advance to a high-level spiritual energy user at any time.

Tomorrow, he planned to consult that young girl about the advancement process. Barring any surprises, he could advance again tomorrow afternoon and become a high-level spiritual energy user.

Having made his preparations, Lin Ye used the spiritual energy-related exploration card.

[Detected Identity Card--Blank. Import random identity?]

"Yes."

[Adding a title can affect the Exploration Mission and initial identity. Would you like to add a title?]

"Add title, Artist."

[Obtained Special Ability: Conch Ritual]

[Conch Ritual]

[You can perform one Conch Ritual (1/1)]

[Note: Please prepare your sacrificial offering]

[Exploration Mission Drawing...]

[Exploration Mission Drawing Complete. Importing...]

[Import Complete]

Lin Ye's vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.

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'Conch Ritual? What the hell is this thing again?'

Thinking of the Spiral Maze, Lin Ye had a feeling this probably wasn't anything simple either.