Free Web NovelChapter 504: Chapter 247: Raw Stone, Plundering Fire
After confirming safety without error, Ye Mingqiu took out an Ink Jade Bottle with a special material, its inner walls engraved with intricate patterns, and pointed its mouth towards the pool of still Black Oil on the ground.
[Telekinesis]
With a slight motion of his finger, he used Spiritual Energy to drive the magic, guiding the Black Oil on the ground to form a thin stream that obediently flowed into the bottle, leaving not a single drop behind.
This special bottle was what Ye Mingqiu and Tang Ruobing needed. Ever since encountering Spiritual Power Liquid at the Wisdom Tower, he realized a problem: if he were to encounter another highly valuable but unstable and dangerous special liquid, could he successfully collect it? If not, wouldn’t he miss out on treasures?
Therefore, he later asked Tang Ruobing for a customized bottle, specifically for collecting such things. This bottle might be useless most of the time, but when needed, it was indispensable.
Otherwise, it would be unbearably frustrating at a critical moment!
Missing it at first might feel like losing ten thousand Spiritual Points, but upon careful reflection, he might feel it was a loss of a hundred thousand Spiritual Points, and after deep pondering, this could grow to a million or even ten million.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt at a loss!
The more he thought about it, the more frustrated he became!
It’s like a big fish slipping away from an angler’s hands, growing in the angler’s imagination, bigger and bigger.
’The bottle’s patterns didn’t shine, indicating the Black Oil is stable and not dangerous.’
’I’ll just store it in the Storage Space for now.’
Though he didn’t know the exact situation with the Black Oil, it was clear the item had high value as an energy source. Given to a Spiritualist specializing in treasure appraisal for careful examination, it should sell for a high price.
Moreover, while ordinary magic skills might not have much use in combat, ordinary Spiritual Power Skills can be quite effective in daily life.
Without Telekinesis, collecting this Black Oil might be a bit troublesome.
Learning more knowledge is always beneficial.
"Truly terrifying."
Adira watched Ye Mingqiu’s actions, subconsciously stepping back.
Her face showed fear of danger, but even more so an intense curiosity, as though witnessing the collection of some forbidden knowledge, and if there were any slight mishaps, it would be even more interesting.
Unfortunately, there were no mishaps.
Modus frowned tightly, feeling that this Black Oil was not something good, but since the Blood Erosion Tyrant collected it, it showed confidence in controlling it, so he saw no reason to comment further.
Ye Mingqiu put away the Ink Jade Bottle, disregarding their reactions, and said, "Let’s go find the Raw Stone."
....
The search that followed was unexpectedly smooth.
Though the interior of the Elf Detection Institute was huge and complex, it held no dangers. After all, it was a Detection Institute, not a dangerous military base.
The hidden dangers within also seemed to have quietly disappeared, as the three of them climbed the battered stairs and corridors upwards without encountering any serious obstacles.
Finally, in a relatively well-preserved vault on the third floor, they found their target.
A crystal about the size of a fist was placed on a starry pedestal, with liquid starlight seeming to flow slowly within it.
[Raw Stone]
It emitted a pure, cold, mysterious glow, starkly contrasting with the chaos and filth of the Black Tide.
Scattered in the vault were other ancient artifacts, elf-style armor, a magic staff embedded with huge gemstones, and some sealed scrolls... but most had lost their luster over time, becoming dull and fragile, crumbling at a touch.
"Such a pity."
Adira touched a rusted longsword but still could see the extraordinary traces on it. As the blade crumbled at his touch, he said sadly, "These are all historical treasures."
Modus didn’t care much and said casually, "Finding the Raw Stone without encountering any danger... that’s already a blessing."
Then he glanced nonchalantly at Ye Mingqiu, and that glance held deep meaning.
He knew very well that the smoothness of this exploration was no coincidence, and those ancient evil spirits lurking in the shadows were likely silently cleared away by this Blood Erosion Tyrant.
If there were no surprises, the dizziness experienced by the Blood Erosion Tyrant earlier was related to these evil spirits, but the spirits’ Power couldn’t compete with this Tyrant.
’This guy is unbelievably strong!’
’As expected of a former Hero, it’s only natural for a Hero to have the Power to suppress evil spirits and absorb them.’
On the other side, Adira was also fully aware but only showed an appropriate expression of regret, cleverly playing dumb.
In the presence of a strong person, displaying appropriate foolishness and carelessness is a necessary survival skill.
"There seems to be another level behind the vault?"
Adira pointed towards the depths of the vault, where a stone door was half-hidden by vines and dust. It looked inconspicuous, and he smilingly suggested, "Shall we take a look? Maybe there’s something even more valuable."
"Let’s take a look."
....
Behind the stone door, the stairs leading to the fourth floor were a structure of wood and metal, creaking underfoot while fragments of stone and dust constantly fell from the staircase.
Clearly, weathered over time, this staircase became highly unstable, seemingly ready to collapse at any moment. Adira moved cautiously, and Modus kept his guard up internally.
At the front, Ye Mingqiu’s steps remained steady, as if he walked not on a dilapidated bridge but a broad avenue.
But upon closer observation, the places he stepped on showed no traces of stress; it was clear he had quietly used the skill [Celestial Travel], unaffected even if the staircase collapsed.
