Chapter 98

Qingling Fruit is so extraordinary, Mao Mao got injured, and it's highly likely related to it.

Because, judging by Lin Yifan's past gaming rules, the more precious something is, the more it comes with danger.

Especially those precious fruits and medicines that increase one's own attributes; the surroundings often have powerful guardian beasts.

Mao Mao's injury very likely comes from the creature guarding the Qingling Fruit.

So Lin Yifan guessed that as long as he could find the location of the Qingling Fruit, everything would become clear.

Moreover, the Qingling Fruit is indeed very useful to him; if he could find more, he naturally would want more.

Mao Mao brought its head close to the fruit peel, sniffed it carefully, and the mung bean sprouts instantly brightened, then it immediately struggled to run out the door.

Lin Yifan hurriedly held it, smiling softly in a pleasant mood, and said:

"It seems you remember where this fruit comes from, but we're not in a hurry; let's wait until your injury heals, then we'll go look for this fruit, okay?"

Mao Mao obviously seemed a bit unwilling, struggled hard twice, but unfortunately being held in Lin Yifan's arms, the struggle was utterly useless.

Lin Yifan saw Mao Mao drooping its head, listless, and amusedly comforted it, saying:

"Alright, you don't need to feel so down; stay home these few days, and once your wings heal, we'll go right away, okay?"

Actually, Lin Yifan bandaged it like this also because he didn't want it to go out and fly around wildly.

He originally thought Mao Mao's feathers were tough, giving it some self-defense ability in the wild, but the result was that on its very first outing to play, it injured itself like this.

How could he feel at ease?

It's hard to have a pet that can stay by his side; Lin Yifan doesn't want Mao Mao to get hurt, and even if he could find an extremely precious Qingling Fruit, it's still not as important as its life.

Moreover, as long as Mao Mao remembers the way, going to look for the site earlier or later makes no difference.

What's more, he has more important things to do today!

By now the sky was fully bright; Lin Yifan packed the prepared lunch and the stir-fried Chestnuts for replenishing Physical Stamina.

Then he took out everything that could be retrieved from the space, leaving as much room as possible, before preparing to walk out of the Shelter.

Then he took out everything that could be retrieved from the space, leaving as much room as possible, before preparing to walk out of the Shelter.

Speaking of which, because of this special talent, he always feels anticipation for each new day.

He had no idea what buff he would draw today!

Hope it's a buff that helps clear Instances!

Lin Yifan put his palms together, sincerely prayed to the Heavenly Gods and Buddhas, and then silently spoke with his mind:

"Draw!"

Draw Success! Today's buff: Pathfinding Spirit

Pathfinding Spirit: When you really want to go to a place, you can easily find the road leading there, and it's the fastest shortcut!

"There's even such a buff!"

Lin Yifan was so surprised he couldn't close his mouth, and this buff came at just the right time!

He was just thinking about finding where the Qingling Fruit is, and then he drew this buff—it's practically a case of sleepiness bringing a pillow!

However, he had already planned beforehand to first go to the Instance today to check it out, and of course, locating the Qingling Fruit's whereabouts is still necessary.

He had just calculated that the Instance time is six hours; if his luck improves a bit, maybe he can exit the Instance early.

Even if his luck is terrible, he must spend six hours in the Instance; then the buff will expire in about eight hours, by which time it will be dark.

But given his current Life Tier and the trump cards he now holds, even if traveling at night is dangerous, he should still have some self-protection ability.

In life, one must always take a risk!

Lin Yifan made up his mind and no longer hesitated.

Of course, his insistence on entering the Instance today isn't really about clearing the Instance; the point is he wants to try that teammate Summoning Scroll.

Although he's only been in this world for a few short days, and he doesn't lack food or clothing, even his Shelter has now been upgraded to level three, giving him a two-bedroom, one-living-room, one-bathroom, one-kitchen home.

But humans are social creatures; although chat channels allow communication, virtual interaction remains virtual, and lacking real-life meetings always feels lacking.

Furthermore, since Lin Yifan intends to form a team he can absolutely trust, to whom he can entrust his back, the necessary scrutiny is naturally indispensable.

The Hong Shaoqiang and Ruan Qingtian he has currently selected have, so far, performed adequately, but since he hasn't met them in reality, he still feels somewhat uneasy in his heart.

You may know a person's face but not their heart; he still wants to meet them in person before deciding!

Since the plan has already been made, Lin Yifan won't easily change it; after walking out of the Shelter, he took out the Level 1 Squad Dungeon Teleport Scroll.

Using this teleport scroll is also very simple: just step out of the Shelter's range, then activate it with your mind.

"Teleport to the Instance!"

Lin Yifan was outside the Shelter's door; after silently reciting in his mind, he suddenly felt his vision go dark.

When light appeared again, he saw himself standing before a cave.

He stood in place and roughly observed the surroundings, discovering that aside from the cave ahead, there were no paths in the other directions.

Even from where he stood, the surroundings were completely enveloped in white mist; he wanted to walk into the mist to scout, but found he couldn't step into it at all.

Before the mist was like a transparent wall; no matter how he rubbed, pushed, or struck, he couldn't break through it.

"Looks like this is an air wall."

Lin Yifan has played many games; many online games, to reduce development costs, use air walls to block players from entering anywhere except the necessary game map.

So he could quickly accept the air wall, but where is the Instance?

Since it's an Instance, there must be some Instance content, right?

Whether it's monster slaying for leveling up or treasure hunting exploration, there must be a theme; it certainly can't just be for sightseeing.

Given the current situation, it's likely that only by entering this cave before him can he find out what this Instance is actually for.

Lin Yifan didn't rush into the cave; instead, after confirming there was no danger here, he took out the Instance Teammate Summoning Scroll (three-person).

Since this teammate Summoning Scroll appeared together with the Instance teleport scroll, it's highly likely they are meant to be used as a matching set of items.

This also indicates that the Instance is not a solo Instance; one must first summon teammates before proceeding.