Chapter 106

Lin Yifan shook his head, dismissing the random thoughts in his mind.

What god, not a god?

For him now, it's simply too far away!

Even if there really were a god, what could it do?

He is merely a human whose Life Tier has just reached Transcendent; if he truly encountered a god, he might be flicked away with a single finger.

Instead of wasting time on random thoughts, it's better to focus on how to clear the instance—that's what matters.

Of course, before that, we should first take a good look at the reward chest left by the Purified Vengeful Spirit to see what it might yield.

The chest is now open; Lin Yifan urgently needs 【Advanced Cast Iron】 to upgrade the Level 4 Shelter.

So, he actually became superstitious for once, couldn't help saying to Ruan Qingtán:

"Qingtán, hurry and see what's inside the chest!"

Ruan Qingtán stared for a moment, then didn't refuse, immediately stepped forward to the chest and reached in, pulling out two items.

One of the items slipped from her hand as soon as she grabbed it, nearly smashing her foot.

"Heavy!"

She cried out and jumped back, thus avoiding injury to her foot.

Lin Yifan saw the item fall to the ground, and his eyes lit up immediately.

"It's Advanced Cast Iron! Really Advanced Cast Iron!"

Although these materials are counted by unit, Lin Yifan had previously determined that while they aren't divided by weight, each unit is definitely not light.

For example, cast iron—even the lowest grade 【Primary Pig Iron】—a single unit weighs at least about ten catties.

The weight of 【Intermediate Cast Iron】 is heavier per unit, even reaching about twenty catties.

The weight of 【Advanced Cast Iron】 is even greater; Lin Yifan had previously obtained two units, each weighing around fifty catties.

No wonder Ruan Qingtán couldn't lift it!

Lin Yifan stepped forward, picked up the 【Advanced Cast Iron】 that had fallen to the ground, played with it fondly for a moment, then excitedly said to Ruan Qingtán:

"Qingtán, your talent is amazing—you actually managed to get 【Advanced Cast Iron】 as you wished!"

"Unfortunately, it's only one unit." Ruan Qingtán said, somewhat disappointed.

"This is high-grade material; having even one unit is already not bad." Lin Yifan waved his hand, saying nonchalantly:

"Moreover, this is only the first Vengeful Spirit; the instance contains a full three hundred Yuanlings—even if each garden could yield only one unit of 【Advanced Cast Iron】, that would be more than enough."

"Oh, right, there's another thing in the chest!" Ruan Qingtán handed the item she was holding in her other hand to Lin Yifan, looking puzzled.

"This item is strange; its description says it needs appraisal, and I don't know if it has any value."

It was a prismatic fragment, looking dark, its material somewhat like jade, somewhat like metal, and somewhat like stone.

Overall, it's just an ordinary fragment; if it weren't from the chest, probably no one would bother picking it up if it fell on the road.

But Lin Yifan's expression turned grave the moment he saw the fragment.

He reached out, took the fragment from Ruan Qingtán, and said in a low voice:

"Although I don't know what this is, since it came from the Vengeful Spirit chest, it's definitely not ordinary, and I happen to have a way to appraise it."

As he spoke, a string of information appeared before his eyes:

【Mysterious Fragment】 (requires an appraiser or an Appraisal Card to know the item's info)

Item Grade: currently unknown (at least Excellent or above)

【Eye of Appraisal detects an item needing appraisal; appraise?】

"Appraise!"

Lin Yifan hesitated not at all and immediately chose to appraise.

The next second, the fragment that had looked utterly ordinary suddenly burst forth with a gray-blue light.

Though the light was only a flash, after it faded the fragment that had seemed utterly ordinary changed dramatically.

Now the fragment was a deep blue, its texture closer to jade, yet still emitting a metallic sheen; overall, it felt quite remarkable.

If the unappraised fragment was a rough stone, the appraised one is a diamond!

New information also gradually appeared on the fragment, but it was very simple—just a name.

【Water Attribute Source Stone Fragment】 (Special Item)

Lin Yifan looked at the information on the fragment, his brows slightly furrowing.

This was his first time encountering this; normally, all items have attribute descriptions.

Yet this fragment not only lacks attribute descriptions, but also has no explanations of its origin or function.

It's practically appraising nothing!

Beside him, Ruan Qingtán and Hong Shaóqiang were equally puzzled and couldn't help asking:

"Does… this count as having been appraised?"

"How can it be appraised yet still have no information? Did we make a mistake?"

Meanwhile, Lin Yifan suddenly recalled something: when he first entered the instance, the instance information he received included a very special note.

That note, though not explicit, hinted at a situation: the town in this instance being flooded likely had an unknown cause.

The appearance of this fragment so oddly might be related to the town's flooding.

Perhaps collecting more fragments will clarify what these fragments are actually used for!

Lin Yifan shared his speculation with Hong Shaóqiang, then spoke:

"Anyway, anything that appears in the instance certainly isn't without reason; let's not worry about that for now—first finish the Vengeful Spirit task, then we'll talk."

Hong Shaóqiang and Ruan Qingtán exchanged a glance, also nodding in agreement.

However, Hong Shaóqiang looked around and couldn't help voicing his concern:

"According to the information prompt, aren't there still 299 resentful spirits? But where exactly are these resentful spirits?"

Ruan Qingtian tilted her head, carefully recalling, and said:

"Apart from seaweed and fish schools, this ruin only has broken spears and broken walls; if there were any other resentful spirits, we couldn't possibly miss them."

"So, those resentful spirits must be hiding somewhere we can't see; perhaps we need to meet some condition for them to appear."

"Why don't we think: before that giant octopus appeared earlier, did we touch anything special?"

Lin Yifan, upon hearing that, also couldn't help but start to recall what they had done before the giant octopus appeared.