I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 411: Chapter 298: A Slightly Weaker Temptation

’If I had a Flying Spiritual Artifact like this, my efficiency hunting Mutant Beasts in the wilds would skyrocket.’

’Hmm, but this Flying Spiritual Artifact has one small drawback—its duration is too short.’

Afterward, Lin Li flew back and forth within a small area a thousand meters up, savoring the sensation of flying freely.

In the park, Su Yue sat on the grass, her head tilted up. She watched the faint, golden dot of light darting back and forth in the sky, a small smile playing on her lips.

Six or seven minutes later, feeling he’d had his fill of the experience, Lin Li flew down from the sky.

WHOOSH...

The golden wings, woven from faint golden Spiritual Light, flapped, kicking up a fierce gust of wind.

Upon landing, Lin Li raised his right hand, and the pair of golden wings on his back rapidly dissipated.

Then, a pool of golden liquid appeared in his palm. In the blink of an eye, the liquid changed form, becoming an exquisitely crafted, lifelike golden feather that lay quietly in his hand.

Seeing Lin Li land, Su Yue stood up and walked over to him. With a bright smile, she asked, "So, what’s it like to fly freely through the sky?"

"It was a lot of fun." Lin Li was very satisfied with his first experience of free flight. He smiled. "This Flying Spiritual Artifact still has about twenty minutes of use left. Do you want to give it a try?"

"No, that’s okay. I’ve tried it before at home. And you’re right, using this Flying Spiritual Artifact in the city attracts too much attention.

Tomorrow, we can go out to the suburbs, find a deserted spot, and really have some fun with it," Su Yue said with a smile.

Lin Li had already had his fill from flying just now. When Su Yue suggested going to the suburbs to find a deserted spot to play with the Spiritual Artifact again tomorrow, he shook his head.

"You don’t want to fly again?"

"No, that one time was enough for me."

As Lin Li and Su Yue were talking, a sound came from the direction of a distant, dim gravel path.

"That flash of golden light just now fell from the sky. It must have landed somewhere up ahead."

Lin Li turned toward the sound and could faintly make out a group of older women, fans in hand, walking in their direction.

These women had likely come to the park for their square dancing practice. When they suddenly saw a golden light fall from the sky into the park, their curiosity got the better of them, and they came over as a group to see what it was.

"Someone’s coming. Let’s go," Lin Li said.

"Mhm." Su Yue nodded, and the two of them walked out of the park.

...

At the Rongcheng Spiritual Energy Research Institute, Zhao Tianfu returned to his personal lab after finishing an experiment with a colleague.

He glanced at the corpse of the yellow cattle Mutant Beast on the platform in the center of the lab. Then he walked over to his desk, picked up the landline, and called the logistics department.

He asked the head of logistics to arrange for personnel to come to his lab and remove the now-useless corpse of the yellow cattle Mutant Beast.

Zhao Tianfu had just hung up with the head of logistics when the lab door opened. The director of the Spiritual Energy Research Institute, Wang Shi, walked in.

"Director," Zhao Tianfu greeted upon seeing Wang Shi.

"Still here so late?"

"I just finished up what I was working on and was about to head home. Did you come to see me about a new experiment, Director?"

"I’m not here to assign you an experiment. It’s about this: the weather in Rongcheng has been unbearably hot lately.

The government held a meeting and wants to induce some artificial rainfall to cool Rongcheng down.

The head of the relevant department just called me, hoping we can carry out the plan for this artificial rain," Wang Shi said, getting straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianfu glanced at the Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact under the glass case, then turned back to Wang Shi and said,

"Director, are you saying you want me to use that weather-controlling Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact to create a heavy downpour?"

Wang Shi nodded. "Yes. While we could use other methods to make it rain heavily over Rongcheng, those methods would require considerable resources. Using your Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact is both more convenient and resource-efficient."

"Alright, leave it to me." ’Using the Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact to make it rain really is convenient,’ Zhao Tianfu thought as he nodded in agreement. He then asked, "So, when should I start the rainfall?"

"An hour of rain should do it. Start tomorrow morning at 9:30 and stop at 10:30..." Wang Shi said.

The government had decided on this time slot during their meeting because it was just after the morning rush hour, so it wouldn’t affect people’s commute to work.

The two chatted for a little while longer before Wang Shi left Zhao Tianfu’s lab.

After Wang Shi left, Zhao Tianfu walked over to the Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact.

He gazed through the glass case at the Jade Talisman Spiritual Artifact lying silently on the lab platform. ’This is a good opportunity,’ he thought. ’During the artificial rain tomorrow, I can collect some data on this Spiritual Artifact.’

...

At the entrance to the Ping’an Garden District, Lin Li walked into the complex while eating an ice cream bar.

Having just experienced free flight high in the sky using the Spiritual Artifact borrowed from Su Yue’s father, he found himself looking forward to it even more—to breaking through to the Initial Stage of the Third Order and gaining the ability to fly on his own.