Lin Sanjiu sat cross-legged on a dilapidated sofa. She lowered her head and looked at the row of cards in her hand.
Although it was called a hotel room, it was actually just an abandoned residential building that had been cleaned up. The walls were mottled with dirt, and even the floor was cracked and deformed. What was even more surprising was that there was a light bulb hanging from the ceiling, and it was swaying back and forth, dimming the entire room with its dim light.
When the shadow behind her flashed across the card again, Lin Sanjiu couldn't stand it anymore.
"Sit down," she patted the sofa cushion beside her, "Stop walking around. You're making me dizzy."
Ji Shanqing's footsteps finally stopped, and he crawled into the sofa with a rustle.
Lin Sanjiu saw that his face was pale and he looked as if he was about to leave the mirror maze. Lin Sanjiu comforted him, "It's not a big deal to switch worlds. This is already my fourth time. Since you're essentially an item, you can definitely come with me. "
Ji Shanqing didn't say anything. He swallowed his saliva. Even though he was essentially the grand prize, Lin Sanjiu could hear his thumping heartbeat clearly.
Lin Sanjiu didn't know why the grand prize had to be so anthropomorphic … Who could bear to tear him apart? Lin Sanjiu shook her head and looked at the cards again.
Compared to before she came to Red Nautilus, the cards in her hand were few and far between.
She had used up all her [Cat Litter], lost her [A Maiden's Sorrow], and only one bottle of [Mermaid Cultivation Fluid], which was useless. As for her [Rob the Rich to Give the Poor Box], she had already thrown it away. She also had a [Bone-melting Hairdryer]. She was still stuck in her [ScroogeDuckPower] ability. Since she didn't have enough red crystals, she couldn't take it out. Even though these things were meant to be used, it was a big loss.
Sighing, Lin Sanjiu looked at the remaining Special Items in her hand.
[Ability Polishing Agent]: A loyal lighting companion that has been by my side since my first world. Even now, I have figured out how to use it.
[Tornado Whip]: Convenient and handy. Its attack power is also pretty good. With a swing of his hand, he could create a small tornado, which was very suitable for lazy people to use in battle.
[High Frequency Particle Vibroblade]: Made with the latest technology from the Garden of Eden, it is said that everything touched by the blade will be sliced apart like tofu. It and the [Tornado Whip] are both commonly used weapons.
[Pygmalion Choker]: Become Superman for 5 minutes every day. It helps to increase the user's blind confidence.
[Tape Recorder]: When used with the necklace, the effect is even better.
Even though she didn't need the [Voice Recorder] as much now that she had a grand prize by her side, just in case, she still asked Ji Shanqing to take the [Voice Recorder] out of the room to record a few descriptions of the ability. He picked up the next card.
[Oh no! [Wallet is Gone]: The activation method is to ask the opponent, "Have you heard of route 300?" Then, all the special items on the opponent will be frozen for an hour. However, it should be noted that it cannot attack the same person twice.
[In the Season of Falling Spring Flowers, Your Sweet Laughter Melts the World]: Its effect is to make up the number of words and make the male who hears your laughter lose all his evil thoughts. Time limit: 1 minute. It has no effect on females. The number of times it can be used is equal to the number of times the user has fallen in love. Currently, it has been used once.
"I can still use this …" Lin Sanjiu muttered softly and kept the card. The next few cards were ones that she didn't have the chance to use or hadn't studied thoroughly yet.
[Bubble Blowing Girl]: Large-sized. It's a large-sized device that tracks explosive machines. After locking on to a target, the bubbles it blows will chase after the target until it explodes. However, even though it's powerful, it can't be used in combat due to a series of operations such as removing the card, fixing the doll, and locking on to the target.
[Howtorender]: It has a powerful effect of distorting light and shadows. It seems to have a lot of potential, but it still needs to be explored.
[Meowing Alarm Clock]: It has a cute cat head and its voice is the same as a cat's. It seems to be very useless.
[Tranquilizer Gun for Pawns]: A gun found on a soldier in Garden of Eden. It's brass in color and has a bulky and bulky design. She hasn't used it ever since she got it.
Other than these, Lin Sanjiu only obtained two other Special Items from Red Nautilus. Fortunately, these two Special Items were very effective, which gave Lin Sanjiu some comfort.
[Unfinished Painting]: As long as you call the artist out, he will stay where he is obediently. It can quickly paint a vivid and lifelike surrounding environment. Anyone who appeared in the surrounding environment but was not painted by the painter would be sucked into the painting by a powerful suction force to complete the painting, based on the principle of perfection.
[Empty-handed Kleptomaniac]: You can hide this item in your palm and tap on the target's skin to suck the target's entire combat system into the box. This is a very powerful Special Item that is close to cheating. However, it is important to note that the process of "tapping on the target's skin" might be very risky. Just think about [Versu Poison].
After Lin Sanjiu put away all her Special Items, she still had a few cards in her hand.
When she was in Kisaragi Station, she found a few bags of daily necessities from the hotel she stayed at before the transfer. Toilet paper, toothpaste, toothbrush, towels, linen … It was enough for her to use for a few years. During the few days she was waiting for the transfer, she asked Ji Shanqing to buy some supplies that she might need when she first arrived in the new world. For example, a few sets of clothes, shoes, a box of bottled water, instant noodles, eggs, sausages, and other food.
The living necessities in the Twelve Worlds Centrum were not cheap, so Lin Sanjiu followed the unwritten tradition of the residents here. Before she left for the next world, she would only prepare three to five months' worth of food and water. As for the rest, she would search for them in the apocalyptic worlds.
However, the value of all those things added up couldn't be compared to the value of the next card.
It was a notebook. There was not a single word on the cover. It was simply wrapped in oilskin paper.
Although it was called a notebook, it was limited. Of course, it couldn't be printed or bound. Every page of the notebook was filled with handwritten words. The paper was also made of coarse papyrus. Some parts of the paper were stained with gastric juice and were tied together with a thread. If one was not careful, one of the pages would fall off. It was obvious that the person who wrote this notebook had collected it himself.
However, Lin Sanjiu couldn't help feeling thankful for her good luck when she saw such a crude thing.
Speaking of which, it was really a coincidence that she was able to get this notebook.
Even the Twelve Worlds Centrum, which had developed to a mature stage, was still an apocalyptic world. Due to the fact that people from all walks of life were more complicated and the underlying interests were more complicated, almost every day, there would be posthumans who didn't live to see the sun rise again.
These people who died due to various reasons became the wealth of the "Vultures".
As the name suggested. The "Vultures" were a group of posthumans who specialized in making money from the dead. Lin Sanjiu didn't know why they were so well-informed. Usually, the moment a dead person appeared, the Vultures would immediately rush to the scene. Not only would they loot the dead posthumans' belongings on the spot, sometimes, they wouldn't even be able to preserve their limbs. However, even though they were such an annoying group of people, the operation of the Twelve Worlds Centrum couldn't be done without the Vultures.
When Lin Sanjiu walked out of the Mokugyo Encyclopedic Forum empty-handed, she bumped into one of the Vultures.
Compared to the other posthumans, this guy looked a lot worse off. He reeked of the stench of dead flesh and his hands were wet and sticky. There was a long pouch hanging from his waist that made a "squeak" sound with every step he took. It made Lin Sanjiu's teeth ache.
When Lin Sanjiu walked closer to him, the Vulture opened the pouch weakly and asked, "Do you want to buy second-hand goods?"
At that time, Lin Sanjiu still didn't know what a "second-hand goods" was. She glanced into the pouch and was stunned.
Even though the pouch was tightly wrapped by a piece of human skin that had been stretched out, it was obvious that there was a dead person in the pouch. From the looks of it, the person had been wrapped to death by human skin.
"… Some monsters appeared in Seagral Square a while ago." Vulture had obviously repeated these words countless times. "They're like empty human skins. After wrapping people up, they corroded them to death … Not only did this guy die in a strange and ugly manner, his skin had also fused with those monsters that looked like empty human skin. I don't know what's inside … Do you want it? If you want it, I can sell it to you at a low price. "
Lin Sanjiu furrowed her brows. She had a vague feeling that she had recalled something, but she didn't know what to think. However, she didn't know what she was thinking and realized that she really didn't know anything about the monsters in Seagral Square.
With this doubt in her mind, Lin Sanjiu spent another five red crystals to buy this bag of human corpses, even though she still had one corpse that she had yet to dispose of.
The Vulture wasn't lying. After a few layers of human skin had fused together, there was no way to know what was inside. However, this wasn't a problem for Lin Sanjiu. After she turned the corpse into a card, the description on the card read, "There is a rolled up notebook hidden in his chest. I don't know how he managed to swallow it. "
With this description, Lin Sanjiu followed the description and found a bloody notebook. Then, she found a place to bury the body bag and Er Dao, whom she found somewhat familiar.
She couldn't remember the last time she read a book.
Since she had nothing to do before the teleportation, she took out the booklet and flipped through it curiously.
On the first page, the notebook categorized all the Special Items in the world into four main categories.
The first category was the "Defense" category. In this category, other than Sandwhale's Belt, which could provide a real protective barrier, there were also Special Items like [Cat Litter], which could hide one's tracks, and [Versu Poison], which could kill the target upon contact.
The second category was the "Disruption" category. It could interfere with the target's body, ability, and mental state. Similar to the third category, the "Attack" category, Lin Sanjiu had the most Special Items in her possession.
As for the fourth category, it was difficult to unify them as they had various functions, so they were all categorized as "Other".
When Lin Sanjiu finished reading the criteria for the four categories, she grumbled, "What's the use of this?" However, when she flipped to the next page, she was stunned.
The next few dozen pages were divided into four categories. The Special Items that had a higher probability of appearing in the Twelve Worlds were drawn one by one. They were also illustrated with detailed descriptions of their functions, appearances, activation methods, and limitations. Lin Sanjiu quickly counted. Under each category, there were at least 30 illustrations of Special Items.
Lin Sanjiu had never heard of any of the Special Items.
If she encountered one of the Special Items in the notebook during a battle, the advantage she would gain would be unimaginable.
However, this wasn't the most surprising part of the Special Items.
After skimming through the dozen or so pages, Lin Sanjiu couldn't resist her curiosity and flipped through the rest of the illustrations. When she read the following content, she was shocked. The author had actually deduced the location of the Special Items and how to search for them based on the information he had collected and understood over the years!
All along, Lin Sanjiu had obtained her Special Items from battles. She had never thought about where these Special Items came from … Indeed, no matter what they were, they had to have a source.
If she remembered correctly, the description of the [Pygmalion Choker] mentioned that it grew in a place where a team fought.
"I didn't expect that sentence to not be a joke …" Lin Sanjiu exclaimed softly. She was even more eager to know the rest of the content.
The "Evolved Abilities" chapter that followed could be said to be the thickest and longest part of the entire book. Apart from the explanation of the ability system, it also summarized the common characteristics and evolution methods of many different abilities, as well as illustrations of close to a hundred types of Evolved Abilities.
"What kind of person is this author?
Could it be that the unfortunate victim who was devoured by the monster is this amazing author? "
"Sis, I'm done," Just as Lin Sanjiu was wondering if she should read another page, Ji Shanqing opened the door and walked in. He placed the [Voice Recorder] beside her, "You only recorded four paragraphs. This seems to be the end of the tape."
"Okay," Lin Sanjiu snapped out of her reverie and kept the notebook. Then, she reached out to put the [Voice Recorder] away. However, the moment she touched the device, she frowned.
The color of her skin was obviously lighter than the [Voice Recorder]. It looked as if the color had faded.
Lin Sanjiu shuddered and immediately understood what was going on.
"Quick! Grab my hand! " She shouted as she grabbed the handle of the [Voice Recorder]. Ji Shanqing didn't know what was going on, so he grabbed her sleeve anxiously.
In the next second, Lin Sanjiu's body became completely transparent. (To be continued.)
PS:
Even after Big Brother T returned, you still didn't forget about He Shi Bi. I'm really scared of you. Thank you for always supporting me … I received a lot of tips today. Amano and Eggsun, you two seemed to have telepathy with each other. Was this a surprise that we discussed beforehand? I don't think anyone wants to add more chapters anymore. This is really a good (?) phenomenon. What should I do in the future? Should I dance the Yangko version of Swan Lake?
Hehehe, I didn't expect that I wouldn't be able to enter the next world after I finished my chapter today. Sorry to keep you guys waiting.
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