Chapter 931: A Midday Nap

931. A Midday Nap

The moon hung from the ceiling of the bedroom, radiating silvery-white light.

Lin Ye wriggled around on the bed for a while before getting up to inspect the loot in the middle of the bedroom.

This time, the loot consisted of four cards and a bottle of pills.

The four cards were three Black Cards and one multicolored card with somewhat murky colors.

Lin Ye picked up the multicolored card and took a look.

【Anomalous Phenomena Blended Together】

【Use this card to obtain Anomalous Phenomena Blended Together】

【Note: Please do not use this card lightly unless you are confident you can handle it】

Just touching the card made Lin Ye feel deeply uneasy.

When he remembered that he had spent some time inside something like this, that unease turned into discomfort that spread throughout his body.

‘Better leave this thing for later.’

Lin Ye handed the card to Little Black and had it take the card to the collectibles area in the basement.

Next came the three Black Cards.

【Door】

【Use this card to summon a door connected to an unknown area】

【Note: This is a safe version. Feel free to use it】

‘This one’s pretty good.’

Lin Ye put the three Black Cards into his loot space.

Last was the bottle containing the pills.

【Unknown Medication】

【Open the bottle to take out a pill with unknown effects】

【Note: Hopefully, the medicine inside will give you a pleasant surprise】

‘What the hell is this?’

Lin Ye had seen random food, random cards, and random missions, but this was the first time he had come across random medicine.

Would anyone really dare to take something with unknown effects?

Lin Ye looked at the medicine bottle. It was a small, semi-transparent bottle containing ten white pills.

It looked somewhat like the painkillers the medical director had given him.

Considering the strange medicines in the Infirmary, Lin Ye had absolutely no desire to try this suspicious stuff.

‘Forget it. I can test its effects on an enemy later.’

Lin Ye put the bottle away, opened the system interface, and checked his new title.

【Anomalous Phenomena Blended Together】

【You are an anomaly formed from blended phenomena, something impossible to understand through common sense】

【Note: Even that well-traveled Door has never seen an anomaly like you】

‘Obviously. I’ve never seen one either.’

After closing the system interface, Lin Ye glanced at the moon hanging from the bedroom ceiling. He wasn’t planning to eat at the Rest Area today. Instead, he intended to make lunch in the Shelter.

Lin Ye first tidied up the Shelter, then spent some time caring for its plants and animals before starting to prepare his lunch.

Once lunch was ready, Lin Ye opened the Group Chat and the Music Box, then began to eat.

（464641/1000000）

“It’s time for our daily lunch sharing. (food picture)”

“That looks pretty good. (food picture)”

“Sigh, every time we share food pictures, I’m reminded of those first two weeks after we got here. Brother Lin used to share pictures of goose leg rice back then, and I was so jealous. Now I can eat goose leg rice whenever I want, too. (food picture)”

“That wasn’t all that long ago, was it? (food picture)”

“Half of the million people are already dead. Thinking about that makes me want to eat a few extra bowls. It’s so good to still be alive. (food picture)”

“Nutcase.”

“Most of the other regions must be nearly wiped out by now, right?”

“Not exactly. Everyone who was bound to die is already dead. Those who are left aren’t weak.”

“I’ve been in touch with my old teammates. Some regions have tens of thousands left, and others have over a hundred thousand. Our region probably has the largest population.”

“Good thing I’m in the same region as Brother Lin. With my abilities, I’d probably have died ages ago otherwise.”

“Exactly. If I hadn’t managed to get one of the spiritual energy items Brother Lin put up for sale, I wouldn’t have survived this long.”

“Speaking of spiritual energy items… Hee hee.”

“...Why do I have a bad feeling about this?”

“Face reality. Hee hee.”

“No hee hee.”

“Wait, why did the time change today?! Doesn’t Brother Lin usually put things up in the trading area in the afternoon and evening?!”

“Who knows? Maybe he got up early today, or maybe he didn’t sleep at all last night.”

“Damn it, I was still eating when everything got snapped up! Now I’ve lost my appetite!”

“Even the goose leg rice in my mouth doesn’t taste good anymore...”

“It happened so suddenly. I was bored, so I opened the trading area and checked Brother Lin’s listings out of habit. The moment the items refreshed, I grabbed one without even thinking.”

“It’s become a reflex.”

“I’m in luck today. I’ll add a chicken leg to my lunch.”

“I kept watching Brother Lin’s listings, but I only managed to grab one.”

“Brother Lin, could you put up some more Starfish Ornaments? They’re really useful.”

“Who could say no to an obedient little starfish?”

“Buying Starfish Ornaments. I can trade spiritual energy items made by Brother Lin.”

“Forget it. Brother Lin hasn’t put up many to begin with. There might not be any more of these special spiritual energy items in the future.”

“What a shame.”

……

After finishing his generous lunch, Lin Ye closed the Group Chat and the Music Box, then went to the spiritual energy workshop to study the various items he had obtained earlier.

At two in the afternoon, Lin Ye left the spiritual energy workshop and took a stroll outside the Shelter.

This time, he didn’t enter a Dangerous Area. Instead, he spent a while reading in the library’s second-floor reading room.

He didn’t focus on any particular type of book, but read all the ones that caught his interest.

At half past three in the afternoon, Lin Ye returned to the Shelter and received a new Exploration Mission Card.

After organizing his equipment, he inserted the card into the card reader.

【Identity Card--Blank detected. Import random identity?】

“Yes.”

【Adding a title can affect the Exploration Mission and initial identity. Add a title?】

“Add a title… Escape Artist.”

【Drawing Exploration Mission...】

【Exploration Mission draw complete. Importing...】

【Import complete】

Lin Ye’s vision went black, and he completely lost consciousness.

………………………………

‘Let’s see what kind of hellhole this is.’

Lin Ye opened his eyes. He was lying on a lounge chair by the seaside, with a vast, pale-blue, translucent sea before him.

The sky was a gorgeous pink. The temperature was comfortable, and the Spiritual Energy Concentration was average.

He was the only person on the entire beach. The sand was exceptionally flat, though, and didn’t look like it had formed naturally.

He wasn’t under any restrictions, and the items on him were all usable.

‘This is a pretty good start. I wish they were all like this.’

This time, Lin Ye had deliberately chosen not to use his newly acquired title. He was a little tired today, so he planned to save that title, which sounded like a pain to deal with, for his next Exploration Mission.