Chapter 865: New Rule Fragment

865. New Rule Fragment

"...Please help me one more time. I might regret knowing the result, but this is something I must know."

Rex answered firmly.

"Alright."

Lin Ye activated the Fate Rule Fragment and, on a whim, repaired the bodies of everyone in the slums. The New Version Parasitism Network worked wonderfully, though some people had grown parts with an ocean-themed aesthetic.

Amidst the exclamations of surprise, the three of them left the slums. Relying on Fate's Guidance, Lin Ye found an Abyss follower base out in the wilderness.

Fate hadn't helped Rex find his family. Instead, it pointed toward the base's Administrator.

Accelerating a Plane's Abyssal Corruption wasn't easy. Living beings made excellent sacrifice material.

And the "untouchables" of the slums were clearly the most cost-effective option.

They were like weeds in the wasteland. Even if they were trampled to death, no one would care.

"It's yours now."

Lin Ye dealt with the cultists in the base, leaving only the Administrator for Rex to handle.

"Can you save her life? I'm willing to give up my own!"

Rex didn't even glance at the cultist. He knelt on the ground, begging Lin Ye.

"I'm only a Seventh-tier spiritual energy user. I can't bring back someone who's been dead for a year. Your situations are different—you merely merged with the Abyss. To be precise, you never actually died."

Through the spiritual imprints of these cultists, Lin Ye expanded his Parasitism Network and cleaned up the other cult bases.

He was only the weakest of deities. He couldn't do things beyond his abilities.

Rex knelt there, eyes hollow. After a moment, he crawled over to the base Administrator.

"I'm heading back. Even if I destroy the Sea of Death, the Abyss will still devour this Plane. That process can't be stopped—at best, it can only be delayed for a while.

I can establish a portal and send you to another Plane. Once you're there, you can keep doing the things you love."

Listening to the screams behind him, Lin Ye wore a slightly pleased smile.

He'd always believed that enjoying the screams of evil people wasn't a bad thing at all.

Doing good deeds should bring happiness. That was only natural.

"...Forget it. Just send the kid away. I'm already an old geezer. Someone like me should die at home."

Von rejected Lin Ye's offer. This was his Plane, the place where he was born and raised. Even if it would eventually be devoured by the Abyss, he hoped to stay here a little longer.

"I don't need it either. I'll go to the Abyss to search for my family."

Rex walked out of the base, his face expressionless.

"Fine, that saves me some trouble... I've been researching the enhancement system lately. I'll give you both a copy."

Lin Ye sent the two of them a basic enhancement panel, then chose to return to the Shelter.

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[Exploration Mission Complete]

[System Evaluation Improved]

[Obtained Exploration Chest x1]

[Please draw Today's Card]

"My turn! Draw!"

This time, the card face showed a red starfish. The card dissipated, and a red starfish slightly larger than a palm appeared in the center of the Shelter.

The starfish's surface was smooth, but beneath it, there were many intricate patterns.

"Hello?"

Lin Ye picked up the starfish and took a look.

The starfish didn't react at all. Another ocean creature that couldn't speak.

Setting the starfish down, Lin Ye began sorting through the loot from this exploration mission.

The main goal of this mission had been to complete his advancement, so there wasn't much loot.

Those Abyss items were stored by Lin Ye inside a Spatial Ring. He tossed the ring to Little Black, who delivered it to the collectibles area.

He didn't want to research Abyss items for now.

After dealing with the Abyss items, Lin Ye opened the exploration chest. Inside was a pitch-black Rule Fragment.

[Abyss Rule Fragment]

[You know what this is]

[Note: Do you really know what this is?]

"...Huh?"

Lin Ye hadn't expected to pull something like this from an exploration chest.

He hesitated for a moment, then personally delivered the Rule Fragment to the collectibles area in the basement.

This wasn't something he could touch right now.

Perhaps after becoming a Controller, he'd consider integrating this Rule Fragment.

After handling the loot, Lin Ye tended to the plants and animals in the Shelter and made himself a hearty midnight snack.

With the snack ready, Lin Ye opened the Group Chat and the Music Box, then started eating.

(464994/1000000)

"Let me tell you all a secret."

"Well, spit it out!"

"Those who know, know."

"Damn! Missed it again. Do you all live in the trading area?"

"Brother Lin back at the Shelter? Or just finished making spiritual energy items?"

"Should be items made earlier. Back when there were system events, Brother Lin would occasionally list things at this time too."

"This spiritual energy item is pretty high-end. Even the system note is different."

"The item incorporates a special substance, please use with caution... What's a special substance?"

"You're asking me?"

"It's naturally an extremely precious special substance. Otherwise, the system wouldn't have specially flagged it."

Lin Ye: This batch of equipment uses a special substance from an Unstable Zone. However, I only used a derivative of the substance, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem. Think it over yourselves before using. If you do use it, remember to post your feedback afterward.

"Got it!"

"Received, thanks to the big shot."

"Using it right now. Will write feedback as soon as I'm done."

"What exactly is an Unstable Zone?"

"Don't ask. Your level's too low. You're not qualified to know."

"Those who know, know."

"If you don't know, don't ask either."

"You don't know either, do you?"

"Big shot, could you tell us what level of mental energy is needed to advance?"

"Yeah, I wanted to ask that too."

"Is there a way to improve mental energy?"

Lin Ye: Honestly speaking, in a normal spiritual energy environment, as long as your mental energy can sense the specific situation within a hundred meters, you can attempt to advance. But after advancing, you might end up as the weakest high-level spiritual energy user. If your foundation is too poor, you might even fail the advancement.

Lin Ye: Two to three hundred meters is the standard level. Even so, advancing at that level doesn't make you particularly strong.

Lin Ye: The library has techniques for training mental energy. I suggest you look them up yourselves. The books have very detailed descriptions, and you can feel it firsthand. If I just tell you directly, it's easy to run into problems.

"Thanks for sharing, big shot."

"Huh? The library has them? Why haven't I ever seen that?"

"A hundred meters to advance into the weakest high-level spiritual energy user? Then what am I with eighty meters?"

"Did you successfully advance?"

"Of course not. I don't even dare to try."

"Good thing I didn't advance. I'm only at 110 meters."

"The person above is already a big shot in this group."

"At how many meters did Brother Lin advance?"

"That's got to be several thousand meters, right?"