Chapter 535 - 392: Acquiring Another Gem Raw Stone, Bold Conjecture! (Extra for Alliance Leader Bai Shiyu!)

Gemstone?

[Emerald Rough]

The system immediately identified the true name of the huge semi-transparent green stone that Bai had in his big paw.

Lin Yue weighed this massive gemstone and couldn’t help but feel secretly astonished!

"This, must weigh two or three kilograms..."

The enormous gemstone shone with an unbelievably beautiful green light under the lamp, as if it contained a mysterious force, making Lin Yue unable to look away.

But, where did this thing come from?

"Bai, where did you find this thing?" Is there a mine nearby?

Or is it...

"Gawu!"

Bai pointed outside and then led Lin Yue out of the Doomsday Bunker.

With doubt in his mind, Lin Yue followed Bai from the exit, only to immediately see a large fish struggling on the ground, barely alive!

"This is... a Blind Hunting Fish? No, why is it so huge?"

However, the size of this Blind Hunting Fish was far larger than those he had seen before!

With a body nearly four meters long, its mouth full of sharp teeth, beside which lay a curled-up Lizardman with half its body missing, its claws bent as if it had tightly held something before, revealing a space.

Lin Yue understood, Bai meant that this emerald gem was taken from this Lizardman’s arms.

Lin Yue also noticed that the Lizardman was wearing armor, appearing like one of those squad leaders capable of producing a Silver Treasure Chest.

Looking at the Blind Hunting Fish again, Lin Yue was surprised to see that its hind limbs differed from those he had seen before, which were more like appendages akin to legs, whereas this Blind Hunting Fish’s hind limbs genuinely resembled those of a lizard!

Even its forelimbs showed signs resembling those hind limbs found on ordinary Blind Hunting Fish!

This creature made Lin Yue feel like it was an ancient life form about to evolve into a dinosaur, not a fish.

Is this thing evolving too?

Or has it simply grown larger, developing more features like a tadpole gradually losing its tail, growing hind legs, then eventually becoming something completely different from its childhood form?

Lin Yue felt something seemed off, but he couldn’t pinpoint it.

Since this cycle of disaster began, everything seemed to have changed.

This Blind Hunting Fish only appeared after this cycle started, never seen before, and originally, they should have emerged from underground rivers to reach the outside.

Previously, they only appeared near Belger Lake.

Fei Yue had also reported encountering strange fish attacks, and there were numerous eyewitness accounts on the World Channel.

This creature, which was never seen in previous disasters, appeared in large numbers during this disaster...

Could it be related to this disaster?

Lin Yue hoped he wasn’t overthinking, but this strange mutation forced him to connect these to the new unknown disaster.

Solving this Blind Hunting Beast with the Outstanding Iron Spear, Lin Yue discovered the system called it a "Blind Hunting Beast"!

Even the box that dropped was a Silver Treasure Chest!

Good grief, this confirms his earlier theory of these strange fish evolving!

Lin Yue felt as he continued to gather new information and intelligence, these mysteries only multiplied.

If he didn’t further explore fresh information and intelligence, these mysteries would forever remain unsolved.

Storing the Blind Hunting Beast’s corpse into the Storage Space, Lin Yue headed to the lakeside, seeing Bai had pulled thirty-two Blind Hunting Fish ashore, along with one Blind Hunting Beast.

After quickly eliminating them, he also obtained the corresponding Copper Treasure Chest and Silver Treasure Chest.

After storing them in the Storage Space, Lin Yue asked Bai to repeatedly emphasize the task of Red Line commanding the Little Ice Lizards to guard here, then glanced at the setting sun and knew he had to return to the Shelter quickly.

Looking at the huge emerald rough in his hand, he thought of the other three.

Diamond, Sapphire, and Ruby roughs were things he had found deep within the Underground Ruins before, each as large as the one in his hand.

Even their shapes were not significantly different!

Is this a coincidence?

Lin Yue knew clearly, it obviously wasn’t.

The rough stones were closely related to "Lizardmen," the first three discovered in secret spaces within the Underground Ruins, while the emerald rough was taken by Bai from the Lizardman held by the Blind Hunting Beast.

These rough stones have much to do with Lizardmen, and most likely involve a mysterious matter he couldn’t yet imagine!

What could this matter be?

Gemstones are extremely valuable on Earth, capable of exchanging vast sums of money, even granting certain status, just like the four in his hand, enough to make someone a billionaire in an instant.

But that’s Earth, not this Otherworld.

In the Otherworld, transactions aren’t conducted with money; instead, it’s always been barter. Before money that truly assesses the value of goods is born, these gemstones are barely different from ordinary stones.

With Lizardmen, it’s even more out of the question; they remained in the Stone Age until the beggars arrived, even the survivors are better off, teaching them many things, improving their civilization, and at most, reaching barter levels like humans.

So, what on earth are these stones meant for?

Lin Yue’s mind kept pondering.

Lizardmen are a Stone Age civilization, having countless altars within the Underground Ruins, plus their murals depicted many mysterious scenes.

Sculptures of various mutated creatures, bizarre ceremonies, door patterns with lines and circles, those clay pots.

And those two Moons...

Four equally sized gemstones...

Wait.

Lin Yue suddenly thought of something.

"Maybe, these gemstones are for rituals or maybe even ’summoning’ something important from those two Moons?"

Suddenly feeling a tingling sensation down his spine, Lin Yue pondered more and grew worried.

"However, this might just be my guess, without solid evidence yet."

While contemplating, Lin Yue climbed onto Bai’s back, and as the sun gradually set, it was time to head back.