Chapter 880: Starfish Ornaments

880. Starfish Ornaments

On the Bus, Lin Ye watched the stations passing outside the window. He still had not decided where to get off.

He planned to visit the asylum tomorrow to ask about the Tower before deciding whether he should deal with that troublesome Dream World.

He had nothing that needed to be done today, which was why he was struggling to decide where to go.

‘Forget it. At worst, I can just go straight back.’

Lin Ye only needed an Exploration Mission Card. It did not matter even if he did not get off the Bus.

The Survivors had completed the map of the city’s Safe Zone. It showed the routes and stations passed by the Bus, and the map was available in the group for anyone to view.

Of course, this was only a map of the Safe Zone. Beyond the Safe Zone lay the Dangerous Area, whose end could not be sensed. The city was far larger than they had imagined.

Even Lin Ye had never ventured deep into the Dangerous Area. Going too far in gave him a distinctly unpleasant feeling.

After the Bus completed a full circuit along its fixed route, Lin Ye paid a red coin and got off at the station where he had boarded. He had originally intended to visit the library and find a book to read, but when the Bus passed the library, he had not gotten off.

After returning to the Shelter, Lin Ye received an Exploration Mission Card. He organized his equipment, then inserted the Card into the card reader.

【Identity Card--Blank detected. Import random identity?】

“Yes.”

【Adding a title may affect the Exploration Mission and initial identity. Would you like to add a title?】

“Add a title... Cage That Imprisons a Deity.”

【Special Ability obtained: Starfish Ornaments】

【You can make Starfish Ornaments. Using different materials and crafting methods will produce different types of Starfish Ornaments.】

【Note: Perhaps you can open a shop that sells Starfish Ornaments.】

【Drawing Exploration Mission...】

【Exploration Mission draw complete. Importing...】

【Import complete.】

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

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‘What kind of godforsaken place is this now?’

Lin Ye leaned back in his rocking chair. Nearby was a slum that was almost reduced to Ruins.

There was not the slightest trace of spiritual energy in the environment. His mental energy could only sense the nearby surroundings, and every use of his senses consumed spiritual energy.

‘Making Starfish Ornaments? A shop?’

Lin Ye sat outside a general store. There was not a single person inside, only a headless corpse. Everything on the shelves had been looted.

Several Silhouettes were hiding inside the nearby buildings, observing Lin Ye’s movements.

The spiritual energy within Lin Ye’s body had not been affected, but because he could not use the spiritual energy in the environment, many large-scale techniques were unavailable.

Moreover, his spatial item contained a large supply of spiritual energy crystals. As long as he did not use them recklessly, he did not need to worry about running out of spiritual energy.

However, he could not deploy the Parasitism Network. After all, creating parasitic organisms consumed a tremendous amount of spiritual energy, and deploying the mental network also required an environment containing spiritual energy.

‘There really isn’t a deity imprisoned here, is there? I only wanted to try using my new title...’

Lin Ye decided that he would be more careful when using titles related to deities in the future.

Just then, a Silhouette suddenly darted out of an alley and rushed to the entrance of the general store.

It was a young woman wrapped in tattered cloth. She looked extremely bedraggled, like a homeless person who had spent a long time sleeping on the streets.

Several Silhouettes wearing black masks and cloaks followed behind her, stopping ten meters from the store entrance.

“Are you hiring here?”

The woman was in her twenties. She was thin and frail, and her breathing was hurried.

“I can hire someone.”

Lin Ye lounged comfortably in his rocking chair. Even without using his mental energy, he could see the strength of these people.

“Would I do?”

Lola asked nervously.

“Do you have any qualifications? Do you have any work experience?”

Lin Ye asked casually with his eyes closed.

“...I’m still a student who hasn’t graduated, but I used to work here.”

Lola answered seriously.

“All right, then. First, carry that corpse over here and put it beside me.”

Lin Ye pointed at the ground beside the rocking chair.

“Okay.”

Lola entered the general store, picked up the corpse, and placed it beside the rocking chair.

The people wearing masks did not approach Lin Ye. They simply stood there, as if waiting for someone’s orders.

Lin Ye plunged his hand into the corpse. Before long, the headless corpse had been transformed by Alienation into more than a dozen red Starfish Ornaments, each about the size of a palm.

These starfish were essentially identical in size and specifications, but careful observation revealed many differences in their details.

“Put these Starfish Ornaments on the shelves and mark the price... fifty Trade points.”

Lin Ye did not know whether Trade points existed here. More importantly, he had no use for any other currency.

If there were no Trade points, he could use Trade points to set the prices of the items here.

“Yes.”

Lola did not waste any words. She carefully placed the Starfish Ornaments on the shelves.

At that moment, a man wearing a white mask walked out of the alley. He passed by the people wearing black masks and came to stand before Lin Ye.

“This is not an ordinary general store. I suggest you find somewhere else to rest.”

The man in the white mask stared at Lin Ye and placed his hand on the weapon at his waist.

“Thanks for the warning. Let me give you a warning as well. You’d better not come bother me. Otherwise, I’ll turn all of you into Starfish Ornaments.”

Lin Ye held a brown Starfish Ornament in his hand. He was trying to make Starfish Ornaments from different materials.

“...You’re using spiritual energy to make ornaments? Your spiritual energy hasn’t dissipated yet?”

The man in the white mask retreated half a step.

“As long as you have a certain degree of control over spiritual energy, you can slow down the rate at which it dissipates.”

Besides, Lin Ye could replenish his spiritual energy with spiritual energy crystals. Even if he stayed here for a year, he could maintain a normal level of spiritual energy.

“Even if you still have spiritual energy in your body, you cannot survive here for long. Not unless you accept our help.”

The man in the white mask did not give up, but he did not want to fight Lin Ye while Lin Ye still possessed spiritual energy.

“If you want to fight, then hurry up. If you don’t, stop spouting nonsense here, or I might lose my patience and attack first.”

Lin Ye disliked wasting time. If he had been able to deploy the Parasitism Network, these people would have quieted down long ago.

The man in the white mask turned around and left the general store. Since Lin Ye refused to listen, he could only find that thing and have it eliminate Lin Ye.

The people wearing black masks did not leave with him. They entered the building opposite the general store and monitored Lin Ye from there.

“He went to find that monster to deal with you. We should leave this place first. That monster isn’t very intelligent. We can come back and open the shop again after some time.”

Lola walked behind the rocking chair and reminded him softly.

“No need. I happen to need some materials to make Starfish Ornaments. If you’re afraid, you can leave.”

Lin Ye toyed with the brown Starfish Ornament and spoke casually.