Chapter 70: Another Blue Treasure Chest

Lin Yifan stared intently at the Maggot Human Bone standing at the Shelter's door, scanning left and right for his Maggot Human Bone.

He took out a bow and arrow from his space, then grabbed a bundle of previously saved straw, twisted it into grass rope, and wrapped the grass rope around the arrowhead.

Next, he took out the wild boar meat that Hong Shaoqiang had given him earlier and cut off the fatty portion.

However, the wild boar meat was mostly lean with little fat; after great effort, he only managed to get a piece about the size of a fist.

Lin Yifan threw the fat into the flat pan and placed it over the fire to render the oil.

He needed to make a combustible "fire rocket"; although animal fat isn't as flammable as diesel or gasoline, it could still be used.

But this amount was still a bit low; after thinking, Lin Yifan went to find Hong Shaoqiang again and asked for some more fat, eventually rendering an entire pot of hot oil.

Lin Yifan worried the grass rope wouldn't absorb the oil, so he tore a piece of cloth from the sleepwear he had brought over, stuffed it into the grass rope, and then carefully poured the pig oil onto it.

Once the cloth and grass rope on the arrowhead were soaked with pig oil, he then placed the arrow on the fire to ignite it.

When the arrowhead burst into a large flame, he then took the remaining hot oil together with the flat pan to the doorway.

Outside the door, the Maggot Human Bone was still wandering, with no intention of leaving.

Lin Yifan picked up the flat pan, gauged its weight a bit, found a good angle, and directly flung the hot oil from the pan toward the Maggot Human Bone.

The Maggot Human Bone could block attacks with an axe, but hot oil is a liquid, not something a few small axes could stop.

Sure enough, although some of the hot oil was blocked, most of it still splashed onto the Maggot Human Bone's body.

The hot oil was hot, so it scalded many maggots to death, but relative to the number of maggots on the Maggot Human Bone, it was just a drizzle.

Moreover, the Maggot Human Bone apparently felt no pain; even with hot oil all over its body, it showed no reaction at all.

However, as long as the hot oil hit the Maggot Human Bone, that was enough; Lin Yifan drew the Wind-Chasing Cloud-Breaking Bow from his space, walked to the doorway, nocked an arrow, and aimed straight at the Maggot Human Bone.

Exactly, Lin Yifan's solution was to set it on fire!

Throwing a burning piece of wood would be blocked, but this is a Bronze Grade bow; he didn't believe a mere Level‑2 Maggot Human Bone could dodge it.

Now the Maggot Human Bone is covered in hot oil; as long as it's ignited, it will surely be burned to a crisp.

"Whoosh!"

The flaming arrow tore through the air, producing a burst of sonic boom.

The flame on the arrowhead dragged out a long tail behind it.

And this arrow, just as Lin Yifan expected, the Maggot Human Bone tried to block it but couldn't stop it at all.

The arrowhead lodged directly in the Maggot Human Bone's head; the previously lit flame hadn't gone out, merely because animal oil burns slower than gasoline or diesel.

Still, it's fuel; given time, it will definitely catch fire.

Sure enough, after about two or three minutes, the oil on the Maggot Human Bone finally ignited.

In an instant, the flames instantly engulfed the Maggot Human Bone's entire body.

Countless twisted worms writhed incessantly, then died in the fire.

The remaining maggots finally sensed danger and frantically crawled toward the ground, trying to escape.

However, Lin Yifan had anticipated this, so he also set the oil on the ground ablaze.

Half an hour later, the burning flames finally consumed all the pig oil, and the fire gradually died down.

And the maggots on the Maggot Human Bone were finally wiped out completely, leaving only a scattered human skeleton on the ground.

Beside the skeleton lay a blue treasure chest, emitting a faint blue glow.

Lin Yifan looked at the blue treasure chest, and his eyes lit up instantly.

"It can actually drop a treasure chest!"

Lin Yifan found it hard not to be happy; so far he had only ever obtained one blue treasure chest, which had yielded plenty of good loot.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have developed this well.

Now that he could get a second one, he estimated his strength would increase considerably.

However, although the treasure chest was an unexpected delight, it was the pile of human bones beside it that truly caught Lin Yifan's attention.

Before the Maggot Human Bone died, one could only vaguely see through the maggot swarm that its bones had a pallid white hue.

But now, Lin Yifan suddenly discovered that the bone had undergone an aberration.

No longer a cold, pale white, it now emitted a warm, jade‑like milky white; under the red moonlight, it even gave off a sense of holy beauty.

Lin Yifan equipped the Radiant Stone, wore the Pure Spirit Flower, then cautiously stepped out of the Shelter and approached the bones.

【A Pile of Holy Mysterious Bones】（the leftover product after the Maggot Human Bone was slain）

Function: unknown

（Special Task Reminder: A pile of bones that looks useless but has a decent appearance—perhaps it could be used for sacrifice？）

Sacrifice?

Lin Yifan looked at the information on the bones, and his brow twitched slightly.

It turns out these bones can be used for sacrifice—but who should they be offered to?

Could it be… burned for Guanyin Bodhisattva?

Lin Yifan scoffed; regardless, since it could trigger information, he still collected the bones.

After all, this thing is human remains; keeping it in the Shelter feels somewhat off‑putting to look at.

So he took an Empty Treasure Chest, placed the bones inside, and dumped it in a corner nearby.

As for sacrificing and such, he had no interest!

If worshiping deities were useful, why would he still be striving?

Having finished what needed to be done, Lin Yifan hugged the blue treasure chest and returned inside the Shelter.

Speaking of which, he had also gathered several treasure chests today—three white, two green, plus this blue one—and none of them have been opened yet.

At this point, it's only a little over an hour until noon; he still wants to wait, hoping to see if he can open one tomorrow to gain a good buff for opening treasure chests.

And at that moment, he received a message from Chen Yunuo:

Lin Yifan, the supplies you have collected have already been completely distributed to those in need. Currently, our whole District, everyone has already upgraded the Shelter to level two; the outcome of this natural disaster is absolutely fine.

Lin Yifan saw the message and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

After putting in so much effort, if there were no effect at all, he would really become withdrawn.

He then replied: "Okay, I got it. Keep an eye on this; if you see the number of Survivors dropping rapidly, tell me right away."

"No problem."

Chen Yuno hesitated for a moment, then sent a message asking:

"By the way, can you see the rankings now? What place is our District in? Are we confident about getting into the top 200?"

Just then, it became 12 o'clock.

Now the task progress will be broadcast every hour; the new task progress has finally arrived!