Chapter 540 - 396: They Are All Beggars (Extra for Deacon Sunset Q!)”

爽,究竟能用什么来表达?

Lin Yue at this moment felt like he was at an emotional peak!

And this wasn’t because of anything else.

The reason was when he touched the just airdropped Palladium Treasure Chest, the system reminded him again of a new reward!

Moreover, the reward was a Platinum Treasure Chest!

One layer after another!

The Palladium Treasure Chest is an extremely rare and precious chest, which was granted after painstakingly piecing together regional map fragments and fully unlocking the entire Desert Zone map — currently considered the most precious reward the system can give.

Before the appearance of the Palladium Treasure Chest, the highest level reward was the Platinum Treasure Chest.

To obtain a Platinum Treasure Chest, one had to undertake tasks like storming the Underground Ruins guarded by vigilant and extremely dangerous Lizardmen and beggars; or defeating enormous creatures with incredible attack power; or becoming the number one existence in this Otherworld...

Whichever it may be, they’re all extremely challenging tasks that require great effort.

Some of these don’t even provide a feasible chance with effort alone.

A Platinum Treasure Chest is something so hard to obtain yet incredibly valuable.

To date, Lin Yue hadn’t seen or heard of anyone else obtaining a Platinum Treasure Chest.

Because he discovered that when the system distributed a Platinum Treasure Chest, it announced it widely on the entire world channel, as if afraid no one would know.

And with this time’s Palladium Treasure Chest drop, without even looking at the world channel, Lin Yue knew the scene over there must have been stirring an extreme commotion.

Confirming the system’s reminder, Lin Yue looked up at the sky once more. This time there was no incident like before, it drifted down slowly and eventually landed in front of the main Shelter.

Lin Yue picked up the Fire Axe and quickly split open the wooden box, immediately seeing the old friend inside.

"A Platinum Treasure Chest, huh? Isn’t this a case of receiving much for less?"

To be able to open two treasure chests continuously, and both are of extremely high level.

Not bathing feels inappropriate for such high-level treasure chests; even Lin Yue thought using the shower gel twice wasn’t enough.

However, he had to check Bai’s injuries first, although it didn’t seem too serious, he should thoroughly examine it.

Taking out the emergency kit, Lin Yue headed straight for the treasure chest area, seeing the little fellows eagerly awaiting his arrival.

Yet, Bai lay directly on the cold ground. Although it liked the cool, being injured meant maybe not directly lying on the ground.

Lin Yue took out two thick sheepskins from Storage Space.

"Xiao Meng, move Bai onto this. Watching the opening of a treasure chest ought to be comfortable, right? Once done, let me check your specific injuries, Bai."

Placing the medical kit, Lin Yue quickly took out a white medicine spray from it.

After Xiao Meng moved Bai onto the sheepskin mat, Bai obediently held out its arm for Lin Yue to inspect.

"Here?" Lin Yue lightly touched the central upper arm, where the shoulder and arm connect, and where the large claw and lower arm connect, these spots are the most liable to strain. Bai immediately nodded.

Lin Yue recalled when he used to climb the orphanage wall to sneak out as a kid; he strained his arm countless times at roughly the same places.

That was how he got good at dealing with strains; he knew exactly where they typically occurred.

But speaking of which, the anatomical structure of Ice Lizards and humans turns out to be quite similar.

Lin Yue got out the white medicine, spraying Bai initially with the safety, observing no adverse reaction or aggravation within five minutes. He then sprayed the main areas on Bai’s arms, joints, and near its wings.

"Bai, bear with the smell, Xiao Meng, if you want to hold your nose go hold it over there, okay? This smell is pleasant!"

Lin Yue quite liked the smell of white medicine, not sure why, but he found it pleasing.

Just as some people like the smell of gasoline or the scent of traditional herbal medicines, he particularly adored the white medicine’s aroma.

Probably because he got injured so often, the orphanage’s vice director often brought white medicine from home for his arm strains.

Speaking of which, why was the orphanage wall so high, and the last bit of the distance to the ground so far down? Each time he climbed over and dropped down, he had to hang by his arms before jumping to the ground.

Throughout the orphanage, only the vice director was a good person, always caring for everyone there. But alas, good people don’t live long.

Others, like the director, treated it as a money tree, always scheming to make money...

By the way, is the director still alive? And the rest?

While waiting for the white medicine to take effect, Lin Yue slightly opened the world panel to check.

emmmmm...

That old director is still alive, and the old witch who used to pinch his arm with sharp nails is also around...

Good people don’t live long while evil ones live for a thousand years.

All this time, these people are surviving well amidst the harsh conditions of the Otherworld.

"But, it’s not entirely a bad thing, as it seems they all belong nowhere, and without allegiance, now they can essentially be judged as ’beggars.’"

Since the last system upgrade, information behind every found individual’s name on the world panel now includes their Refugee Village allegiance symbol.

Even lone wolf survivors like himself have a suffix saying "Lin Yue’s Refugee Village."

Lack of any signs typically indicates one’s status as a "beggar."

The system didn’t assign this name to those who allied themselves with Lizardmen, but due to his earlier call on the world panel, now almost all survivors habitually refer to them as "beggars."

Speaking of beggars, Lin Yue discovered Liu Kai, prior a trading partner and leader of a Refugee Village, was also a beggar; and long unseen, ’resurrected’ Du Ping was a beggar too.

These individuals have sold their souls to the Lizardmen, forfeiting their humanity.

If there’s a chance to encounter them in the future, Lin Yue thought, he wouldn’t just let them escape simply.

"Beggars are the true menace to survivors."

The ones who understand humans the most are humans themselves.

Taking out some ointments from the medical kit, Lin Yue peeled them open and applied them to Bai’s joints and muscles, making Bai look quite funny.

"You’ll feel a bit chilled for a while, then you’ll feel better."

Lin Yue patted the little partner. Ointments certainly were interesting.

"Let’s leave the treasure chests here. You two stay put; I’ll go buy an orange, no, shower and come back, okay?"

Placing the Palladium Treasure Chest and the Platinum Treasure Chest in front of the two little guys, after some instructions, Lin Yue headed upstairs.

After waiting for a while, the two little guys looked at each other and then at the intriguing and enticingly glowing treasure chests before them under the light.

At this moment, a strange feeling quietly emerged in their hearts.