Chapter 96: Qingling Fruit

Lin Yifan, who originally wanted to comfort everyone, saw this huge wall of text and his mood instantly soured!

They say, 'Give a measure of rice, you earn gratitude; give a peck, you breed resentment.'

Lin Yifan has always been clear on this point, and therefore, unless absolutely necessary, he never takes the initiative to help others.

On the night the Mosquito Swarm Disaster struck, he desperately tried to keep more people alive, purely for his own benefit.

But he also clearly understood that doing so would leave him with many future troubles.

Yet not doing it wasn't an option either, so he could only pray that these people would feel at least a little gratitude and not get arrogant.

Before, things were fine; although last night the collective reward matter made him slightly displeased, it never came to a head, he could still tolerate it, and today he was still willing to offer everyone some advice.

But now he's really about to be disgusted to death.

This can be tolerated, but what cannot be tolerated!

Lin Yifan is certainly no compassionate Guanyin; he directly opened the chat channel and sent seven characters:

'Everyone who spoke just now, get blacklisted!'

He then decisively threw everyone who had just spoken into the blacklist!

Instantly, the entire chat channel was clean!

Since blacklisting can be done with mere thought, Lin Yifan didn't even bother to check how many people he'd blacklisted; anyone who made such remarks was simply thrown into the blacklist.

Only after he finished did he shockingly discover that the number of people he had just blacklisted amounted to a full twenty to thirty thousand!

Twenty to thirty thousand people!

The entire district now has fewer than 60,000 people, meaning about half of them had just spoken out—no wonder he's furious!

At this moment, Lin Yifan didn't even want to undertake the next round of disaster missions!

It's just about the rewards, isn't it!

Even if he skips the disaster missions, isn't there any other way to obtain resources?

Better to avoid making himself unhappy than to do it!

At this moment, Lin Yifan made up his mind directly.

Just then, dawn broke, and at that very moment, Mao Mao, who had flown out earlier, finally returned!

Mao Mao's claws clutched a yellow fruit, which it flew to Lin Yifan's face and dropped into his hand.

'This fruit… is it for me?' The previously displeased Lin Yifan instantly brightened up.

Mao Mao nodded, nudged the fruit with its head, signaling him to eat it quickly.

Lin Yifan held the fruit, examined it closely, and found it completely unlike any fruit he had ever seen before.

In shape, it resembled a peanut but was palm-sized, with smooth skin somewhat like a plum.

Its color was a bright yellow-orange, but that was not the skin's color—it was the flesh's hue showing through.

Because when he held it up to the light, the skin was actually transparent, and the color came from the flesh showing through.

Moreover, as he neared the fruit, he could smell a faint fragrance, quite distinctive, like a blend of apple and peach.

Although the scent was barely there, when he caught a whiff, he instantly felt an ethereal, soul‑lifting sensation, as if all the junk in his brain had been cleared out.

In just an instant, he felt his mind much clearer!

And when he saw the fruit's information, he finally understood why.

Qingling Fruit

Attribute: Intelligence +8

Special Effect: Can cleanse Spiritual Pollution

It is indeed an intelligence‑boosting attribute fruit, and it can also cleanse Spiritual Pollution.

Although Lin Yifan still hasn't figured out exactly what Spiritual Pollution is,

but just smelling the fruit's fragrance clears his mind, which is enough to show that his spirit has surely been polluted!

As for the source of pollution, Lin Yifan also suspects it is the eerie whispers that appear out of nowhere at night.

Of course, this is only speculation; he currently cannot confirm it, but regardless, this fruit is crucial to him.

So he hesitated no longer; when Mao Mao signaled him to eat it quickly, he ate the fruit.

He had thought he'd have to gnaw at it, but as soon as he bit the skin, juice kept flooding into his mouth, almost spilling out.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly, lifting his head to stuff the whole fruit into his mouth, thus avoiding waste.

Even the juice that accidentally got on his lips, he carefully licked clean, afraid to waste a drop.

The rich fragrance intoxicated Lin Yifan to the point of almost losing himself, and he remained dazed for a long time.

Until his brain cooled, a chill swept back and forth inside it, making him almost shiver, and only then did he finally regain his senses.

Then, even though his brain felt icy enough to burst, his mind became extremely clear, and he even felt a sensation of his soul leaving his body and his consciousness soaring!

Lin Yifan could not even put into words what he was feeling at that moment!!

The only thing that can describe it is.

Refreshing! The kind of refreshing that's refreshing to the heavens!

After who knows how long, he finally felt his soul return to his body, and upon opening his eyes, he had the illusion that the entire world had become clean.

Before, whenever he observed this matter, there was always a hazy, gray mist feeling, as if the whole world were shrouded in a layer of gray fog, and he had always thought it was just fog.

But now, the mist is gone!

That hazy feeling is also gone!

The whole world is now crystal clear; at a glance, mountains are mountains, trees are trees!

Everything is so vivid!

Lin Yifan stared in shock at everything before him, unable to help rubbing his eyes hard, almost thinking he was hallucinating.

But everything remained unchanged, prompting him to mutter in astonishment:

What on earth is going on? Isn't this supposed to cleanse the spirit? Could it possibly cleanse the eyes as well?

I can't figure it out!

I just can't figure it out!

But Lin Yifan knew this fruit was not ordinary!

Qingling Fruit — its name differs from Pure Spirit Flower by only one character; to say it's a coincidence, he wouldn't believe it even if beaten to death!

Besides the name, even the effect targets the spirit; if it's a coincidence, it's far too deliberate!

However, their descriptions show no relation whatsoever, and he can't figure out what connection they have.

But regardless of their relationship, there's no doubt this is a good thing!

Just a single Qingling Fruit boosted his intellect by 8 points and caused a huge change in his body — it's practically a treasure!

If he could get a few more, his Life Tier would definitely advance rapidly!

But just as Lin Yifan was about to ask Mao Mao about the Qingling Fruit's origin, he suddenly found Mao Mao lying motionless on the ground!

It was then he noticed Mao Mao's originally gorgeous, lustrous golden‑red feathers had lost their sheen!