Chapter 539 - 395: Obtaining the Palladium Treasure Chest! Receiving Double Rewards! _2

"Haha, you two are really something. This Silver Treasure Chest, let me handle it myself first. Splitting just one between the two of you doesn’t really work, right? Next time, next time." Lin Yue waved his hand at two eager little ones.

Upon hearing Lin Yue’s explanation, the two little ones were no longer as excited. Their little heads now started thinking about how to bring Lizardmen or mutant creatures from the Underground Ruins or elsewhere to their master, so the master could open more treasure chests.

Lin Yue placed his hand at the edge of the Silver Treasure Chest, took a deep breath, and opened it!

[You have obtained 10kg of nitrocellulose!]

Nitrocellulose!

And, it’s 10kg!

"Wow, does this belong to the realm of ’speaking things into creation’? To actually open up nitrocellulose, and such a terrifying amount too."

What does 10 kilograms of nitrocellulose mean?

The number of bullets that could be manufactured with this would likely be an absurdly high figure, wouldn’t it?

Lin Yue thought that for quite a long time, he probably wouldn’t have to worry about bullets.

The only downside is that storing nitrocellulose requires very strict conditions—it easily ignites and explodes under open flame and high heat, and can react strongly upon contact with oxidizers and most organic amines.

This worry and that concern—really, the best place for it is in the Storage Space.

And 10 kilograms of nitrocellulose isn’t a small volume; a typical Storage Space can’t fit it.

But Lin Yue is someone who soon will have two thousand cubic meters of Storage Space, so this is really nothing to worry about.

"Consider this a good start before welcoming the Palladium Treasure Chest. It feels more joyful than getting some kind of weapon."

Lin Yue was quite thrilled to get this; no matter how quickly Medium Electric Guard Machine Gun Platform’s bullets could be used up, this time there’s no need to worry.

Shoot away, there’s plenty here!

The follow-up problems with nitrocellulose, which he had been quite concerned about before, were also easily resolved now, and he wouldn’t have to seek out Xing Lingfeng anymore.

He is self-sufficient now.

Speaking of Xing Lingfeng, that guy hasn’t replied to his messages yet. Who knows what he’s up to?

Could it be that he’s noticed the oil river has been claimed by him?

After all, he’s not the only one with an area map.

Of course, maybe he’s busy with other things, possibly going to the Secret Realm or something.

Forget it, doesn’t matter. If he really wants to trade, then he can decide it then.

"Bai and Meng, you two come with me. Let’s go grab the air drop!"

Armed with the Fire Axe, Lin Yue, Bai, and Meng quickly made their way from the basement to the first floor, but Lin Yue didn’t rush outside.

He put on his night-walking suit, applied Lizardman’s sweat and blood on Bai, Meng, and himself, before finally pushing the door open to venture out.

Although he is already quite powerful, those flying mutant creatures that only move at night are still a potential threat after this mild disaster; if he were careless, these seemingly insignificant creatures could cause him significant injury!

Lin Yue is very cautious now. He knows that he must continue to be as cautious in the future.

For survival!

"Gaa-oo!" Suddenly, Bai flew into the sky beside him, Lin Yue put on his Night Vision Device and looked into the pitch-black night sky, uncertain why Bai was so anxious.

Usually, this little guy never flies up because the air drop is slow, and it has never rushed to meet it.

However, Lin Yue soon understood.

He saw in the night sky, under the two full moons, a shadow hanging from a parachute descending rapidly!

"What’s going on? Is it about to crash into the Shelter?"

The parachute clearly couldn’t hold the incredibly heavy wooden box anymore, and its descent path unmistakably pointed towards his Shelter!

If this big metal lump crashes directly into his Alloy Shelter...

With such high altitude acceleration, even though his shelter has a thick alloy layer, it would likely be dented or even penetrated!

Not to mention other losses; even just a dent—being slightly obsessive-compulsive in this regard, Lin Yue wouldn’t accept it.

If it got penetrated, it would be a truly severe loss.

Not to mention, the box would likely be severely deformed as a result, ultimately unable to be opened!

Lin Yue looked up at the sky. Under the moonlight, amidst the countless stars, a dragon flew high up and turned into a black shadow.

This shadow quickly approached the parachute’s direction, suddenly hugged the falling wooden box, vigorously flapped its wings to reduce its impact, and then fiercely knocked it outward!

With this strike, the parachute along with the treasure chest veered in another direction!

Bang!

Several seconds later, the wooden box crashed beside the Melting Furnace and scraped against its outermost side, bursting open on the spot.

The mutated creatures on the surrounding rooftops were startled by this impact, quickly scampering away and disappearing from sight.

At the same time, the exhausted Bai fell to the ground, gasping for breath, seemingly unable to stand up.

"Great job, Bai, you’re not hurt, are you?" Lin Yue hurried to check for any injuries on Bai, as that was indeed a bit of a risky move.

It sensed in advance that the treasure chest would crash into the Shelter, which prompted it to fly up quickly, and it had genuinely pushed its limits.

"Gaa-oo!" Bai waved its big paw, indicating it was fine, but Meng beside it signaled to Lin Yue that Bai seemed to have some kind of strain; whenever Meng touched Bai’s arm, Bai would display a bit of a painful expression.

Really?

A strain? Or a fracture?

Lin Yue’s heart skipped a beat. Really?

If it’s a fracture, it would be quite troublesome, since his medical skills are quite limited; with various surgical tools in a first aid kit, he can only treat external injuries, not internal ones.

Driven by worry, Lin Yue asked Bai to slightly lift its sides and move around a bit; although it looked quite painful, it quickly flexed and extended continuously as he said.

The wings seemed to be in a similar state but not quite as serious.

It seems Bai was focused too much on holding the treasure chest, reducing its speed, and overdid it.

"Fortunately, it’s just a strain, Bai, don’t do that next time."

This little guy really values this place.

"Gaa-oo," Bai called weakly and nodded.

"Meng, take it to the sheepskin rug in the living room; I need to treat it later."

"Gurrr!" Meng nodded, but as soon as it lifted Bai, Bai looked towards the direction where the box crashed and pointed its big paw once more.

"Come on, still eager to see the Palladium Treasure Chest now?"

Lin Yue even noticed Meng similarly pointing its big paw towards that direction, appearing in a way that it had to see it.

"Alright, alright, Meng, take Bai down to the treasure chest-opening area, the space is larger there. In case something big comes out, I can fit it."

Although opening it outside would be fine, it feels much safer indoors in the night.

Besides, indoors feels more ’official.’

When opening high-level treasure chests, Lin Yue likes to thoroughly wash his hands first, preferably take a bath, and change into cleaner, fresher clothes.

Whether luck is real is kind of mystical. Even though Lin Yue doesn’t believe it, he slowly started doing this.

After all, what’s in a treasure chest is an unknown, and everyone hopes it’s something good.

Just like the previous Platinum Treasure Chest, opening it can reveal a big killer or something useless like a siege vehicle.

Not to mention opening the blueprint of a micro-robot, which can’t even find the parts needed, making manufacturing extremely difficult.

Very soon, Meng with its immense strength carried Bai down first, while Lin Yue walked directly to the shattered wooden box, took out the Fire Axe, and hacked it apart.

Then, a silver-gray treasure chest, larger than the Platinum Treasure Chest, was revealed!

"So this is... the Palladium Treasure Chest?" Lin Yue touched the heavy exterior of the chest.

Suddenly, the system’s voice sounded in his ear again!

[Congratulations, you are the first Survivor among all Survivors to obtain a Palladium Treasure Chest!]

[Air drop reward is about to be deployed!]

[Reward is a Platinum Treasure Chest!]