Chapter 48: Pocket-sized Dimensions

No, it's not necessarily human!

Because the dimensions of that stone bed, stone table, and stone chair are wrong!

Whose normal person's bed is only one meter wide and about 1.2 meters long?

Moreover, the table and chair are also pocket-sized, with height and size only suitable for children.

But if it's really just a child, how could they possibly live here?

Lin Yifan just took a look; besides coming from the Water Pool, this cave has no other entrance.

Moreover, one has to swim from that Water Pool, which requires diving several meters!

How many children could manage that?

But if it's not a child, what could it be?

Could it really be that other races' creatures are also struggling to survive in this world?

Lin Yifan had this absurd idea when he saw the manual referring to them as the human race.

But precisely because it was too absurd, he didn't think much about it.

But now, he has no choice but to think more!

Because at that moment, he discovered a leather-bound book on the table.

The book was covered in dust, proving its owner hadn't been here for a long time.

Lin Yifan picked up the manual, brushed off the dust, and then carefully opened it.

The book was filled with text, but unfortunately, he didn't recognize a single character!

Those characters were completely a bunch of ghostly scribbles, looking somewhat like pictographs but extremely abstract.

Even half-guessing, it was of no use.

Because this is entirely a different writing system, completely unlike the Earth-core Civilization's system.

Although the Earth-star Civilization's writing and language appear in many varieties, tracing back to ancient times, they actually still derive from oracle bone script, pictographs, and cuneiform.

So, even without exposure to those scripts, anyone from Earth Star will have a sense of familiarity.

But the text on this book is different—it's a completely unfamiliar feeling, something never seen or understood before.

After finally finding a clue, only to be unable to understand it, this truly vexed Lin Yifan.

Especially now, his time is running short, yet after searching the entire cave, he found no diving suit.

Helpless, Lin Yifan could only temporarily give up, planning to return tomorrow to complete the task.

However, having come all this way, returning empty-handed left him unwilling.

Coincidentally, the Space Ring still had some reserved space left; leaving it empty would be wasteful.

Thus, Lin Yifan stuffed the stone bed, stone table, and stone chairs from the cave entirely into the space.

Of course, the most important thing not to miss was that glowing stone.

This is an oval-shaped stone, about the size of an adult's head, emitting a soft white light.

When approaching the stone, there was even a warm sensation, its effect roughly similar to a heating device used by many ordinary households in the south during Earth Star times—the Little Sun.

Lin Yifan was overjoyed; even without saying more, just this heating effect was enough to delight him.

Yet when he looked at the stone, attributes appeared.

【Blazing Light Stone (Special Item)】

【It has the effect of emitting light and heat, can be used to replace a fire, but requires charging with crystal stones, allowing a large amount of charge to be stored for cumulative usage time.】

【Current Energy: 165 points (1 day/15 points)】

This thing can actually replace a fire!

Lin Yifan's eyes lit up directly!

Although burning a fire in the Shelter isn't troublesome.

But burning a fire produces carbon dioxide, so the Shelter must have windows open or doors left ajar to keep the air flowing.

For now, it's fine; even if the temperature drops further, it hasn't reached the point of freezing someone to death.

But if one day the temperature drops below zero, this would greatly affect the Shelter's insulation.

Moreover, unlike other things, when no one is home, there's always a fire hazard.

Don't think that just because he's upgraded to a Level 3 Shelter, a fire would still be dangerous.

But with this Blazing Light Stone, all of that can be avoided!

Although the Blazing Light Stone needs Spirit Crystals to charge, this seems somewhat extravagant.

After all, when he hatched the Golden Eagle, he only used two Spirit Crystals.

However, according to Lin Yifan's past gaming logic, he might lack Spirit Crystals now, but may not necessarily lack them in the future.

Moreover, the Blazing Light Stone still contains 165 points of energy, consuming an average of 15 points per day, so it can still be used for 11 days.

And he still has four Spirit Crystals in hand; once those are used up, he might not lack them either.

Thinking this, Lin Yifan quickly took off the Blazing Light Stone, but instead of putting it into the space, he held it in his hand and began to carefully explore the cave.

However, aside from those few stone furnishings, the cave doesn't have many large items.

In the corner, there's a small stove made of stacked stones and dirt, about forty to fifty centimeters high.

Like those stone furnishings, it's quite pocket-sized.

On the stove sat an iron pot and an iron shovel, several sizes smaller than the iron pot for beets that Lin Yifan knows.

That iron pot is roughly the size of a soup bowl, and the iron shovel is more like a spoon.

Moreover, the iron pot and shovel are rusted beyond use, and it's unknown if they still work.

Since we've already come across them, we naturally shouldn't waste them—maybe polishing could make them usable again!

Lin Yifan collected the iron pot and shovel into the space, then continued his investigation.

In a corner not far from the stove, another three iron tools were found, their size also similarly compact.

Moreover, the shapes of these three iron tools are quite unique; one of them resembles a hoe, but its base is triangular.

The second one is somewhat like an axe, but it has no blade, instead resembling a pointed corner.

As for the third one, Lin Yifan actually recognizes it.

Because it is a hammer!

Moreover, this hammer is about the same size as the hammers he has seen before; judging by appearance, it probably weighs around twenty catties.

However, when Lin Yifan reached out to pick up the hammer, he was stunned!

He originally thought that weighing about twenty catties would already be quite good, but the fact is, he couldn't even lift it with one hand.

You should know, he currently has 10 points of strength, which is already in the upper-middle range for humans.

According to ordinary human strength, he should be able to lift seven or eight hundred catties with one hand without problem.

Yet he couldn't lift this hammer!

Then the weight of this hammer must be at least over a hundred catties!

Such a small volume yet so heavy—this is completely unscientific!

Lin Yifan thought for a moment, put the hammer down, and went to pick up the triangular hoe.

He could lift this one, but its weight is also quite unreasonable; according to his estimate, this small hoe must weigh at least forty or fifty catties.

He also tried the iron corner, and its weight turned out to be about the same as the triangular hoe.

Is this a tool that ordinary humans can use?