Chapter 82: Bottomless Depths (Revised Once)

However, although the iron ore matter is urgent, it still cannot compare to the mysterious treasure chest's Chain Tasks.

After all, where exactly is the iron ore?

It's still nowhere to be found.

But the reward for that treasure chest's Chain Tasks is something you can actually get your hands on.

So the most important thing right now is still to go and finish that task first.

However, thinking about iron ore, Lin Yifan suddenly thought of something.

At the place where he picked up the iron ore, he also discovered an Old Mouse Hole, and inside he found quite a few Chestnuts!

He previously took one and tasted it; although it was still raw, the taste was very sweet.

If made into sugar-fried chestnuts, they'd also make a pretty good snack.

Moreover, if cooked with the Mithril Cast Iron Pot, it might even gain a bit of attribute.

Anyway, since it's still early, Lin Yifan took out the chestnuts from his space, washed them, then put them in the iron pot and began to fry.

However, the iron pot is small, only able to fry one or two catties at a time, so Lin Yifan could only make a portion first.

He threw the chestnuts into the pot, added water and began to simmer; after the water boiled, he opened the lid and let it stew.

His family didn't have much water, just enough to barely cover the chestnuts, so when the water was about to boil off, the chestnuts were just fully cooked.

He then added some newly obtained white sugar and quickly stir-fried them.

After a dozen or so minutes, a pot of sweet chestnuts came out of the pot.

【Sugar-Fried Chestnuts】

Physical Stamina recovery +5 per hour (per 5 chestnuts)

Lin Yifan looked at the chestnuts; although there was only one attribute, he was quite satisfied.

Physical Stamina recovery +5 is already the attribute limit this iron pot can achieve; what does he have to be dissatisfied about?

Although he doesn't need to recover stamina now, he still grabbed two to quell his cravings, drawn by the sweet aroma.

That aroma, fragrant and sticky!

And at this time, the sky finally brightened.

Lin Yifan opened the door, only to discover that the rain had actually stopped.

However, although the rain had stopped, the fog was quite thick, visibility only four or five meters.

If one were to enter unfamiliar wilderness, a moment's inattention would likely lead to getting lost.

However, Lin Yifan wasn't worried about that; he always had a good sense of direction, and besides, his destination today was the Water Pool.

And the path to the Water Pool was one he had hacked out himself with his own blade; no matter what, he wouldn't get lost.

Lin Yifan took out the space-occupying supplies from his storage and placed them in the Shelter.

After harvesting the plants that needed harvesting in the Cultivation Soil and tidying up those that needed care,

He then rode his newly acquired Mountain Bike toward the Water Pool.

However, when passing the spot where he had picked up ore yesterday, he couldn't help but look around a bit, hoping to find iron ore.

Unfortunately, he still found no trace, so he could only set this aside for now and first go complete the task.

Upon reaching the Water Pool, even if delayed a bit en route, the total time taken was actually just over half an hour.

You know, yesterday he spent nearly four or five hours opening the path, and the return trip also took over an hour.

Now it only takes just over half an hour; the time saved is truly considerable.

And at the moment he arrived at the Water Pool, he discovered that the task he had completed last night but had been unable to submit finally underwent a change.

【Congratulations, Survivors, you have completed the third stage of the Special Treasure Chest Quest, reward Random Attribute Points: 3 points.】

【Now starting the fourth stage of the Special Treasure Chest Quest (Total Five Phases): Explore the Water Pool (this is a suddenly appearing mysterious water pool, the bottom seems to hide many secrets, please explore it well. Exploration Area: 0%) (Countdown: 5 hours 59 minutes).】

Lin Yifan looked at the reward of three Random Attribute points and felt slightly disappointed.

He originally thought the reward would double according to the round number, so the Third Round task should have yielded 4 Random Attribute points, but he didn't expect it to increase by only one point.

However, although he was a bit disappointed, he was still quite satisfied.

This is Random Attribute after all!

Yesterday, after expending great effort on the heavenly disaster task, he only obtained 17 points of task Random Attribute reward.

But this mysterious treasure chest quest, just from the Random Attribute rewards obtained in the first three rounds, already totals 6 points.

If the latter two rounds were like the previous tasks, with each completed round increasing the Random Attribute reward by one point, then just by finishing these rounds he could gain fifteen points of Random Attribute reward.

This is simply too good!

And the content of the fourth round task also didn't surprise Lin Yifan in the slightest.

Since the third round had him look for a set of diving gear, the fourth round having him explore underwater is only natural.

However, the task time has actually been reduced to a mere 6 hours.

Come to think of it, Lin Yifan's diving gear can just operate underwater for 6 hours, meaning his round trip exactly matches the task time.

Hope this dive goes smoothly!

After Lin Yifan silently prayed in his heart, he took off his clothes and put on that set of diving gear.

Then he ate another 5 chestnuts, ensuring he would have 5 points of Physical Stamina recovery within an hour, and only then did he go into the water after warming up.

Today's temperature has already dropped to 5 degrees; the water temperature at this moment is truly freezing cold.

However, fortunately, the diving suit has some temperature regulation function, so it's not too hard to endure.

After adapting in the water for a moment, he immediately headed toward the bottom of the Water Pool.

The cave he found yesterday was exactly at a depth of 10 meters.

Yet at that position, he still couldn't see the pool bottom, so even Lin Yifan didn't know how long he would have to swim to reach the bottom.

Soon, he dove to the place where he had found the cave yesterday. He stood in place and observed briefly, and only then did he discover that the surroundings of this Water Pool were all sheer cliffs.

Moreover, from the marks on the cliff, this Water Pool looks like it was artificially dug out.

This discovery shocked him greatly.

You should know, the entire Water Pool is within the cliff; in other words, the whole Water Pool is a deep pool carved out of a rock mass.

Such difficulty, even if placed in a high-tech era, is probably not an easy task.

I have no idea how it was done.

And who dug it out here?

Lin Yifan sighed a couple of times, then didn't think about it further.

Right now, the most important thing is to complete the mission; there's no time to waste on these matters.

He gathered his strength and continued swimming down toward the bottom of the Water Pool.

The deeper he went, the dimmer the light became.

Eventually, everything ahead turned pitch black.

"This deep, it's probably below 50 meters!"

Lin Yifan turned on the searchlight built into his diving suit, silently calculating.

He had once been a diving instructor, so he also had some knowledge about water depth.

Light passing through the water surface continually weakens with depth.

At a depth of about ten meters, the light is already quite weak; yesterday it wasn't just Lin Yifan's luck—he might not have been able to find that cave at all.

By the time he reached fifty meters depth, there was basically no light left.

Yet even now, Lin Yifan still hasn't felt the bottom of the pool, which makes him increasingly uneasy.

This Water Pool, just how deep is it really?