Gu Mian: ...

The newly added territory was indeed a contaminated area; I knew the system wouldn't be so kind as to give her clean land.

[Contaminated soil detected. Current status: Can be cleaned. Clean the soil now?]

"yes."

Fortunately, she didn't put the purification stones she got from the intermediate blind boxes up for sale to exchange for points.

See, now it's come in handy!

The thick fog slowly dissipated, revealing a corner of lush forest.

It looked eerie, so Gu Mian hesitated to go inside and explore, and instead opened the system shop.

They purchased 10 combat robots, 10 support robots, 10 exploration robots, 1 robot butler, and 31 energy cores.

A total of 71,000 points were spent.

The robot butler has functions such as combat, assistance, exploration, and management, so as long as there is one robot butler, Gu Mian basically doesn't need to worry about anything else.

After placing the robots on the island, let them explore freely.

Gu Mian opened her personal panel and clicked "Teleport".

...

Before entering the ruins, just in case, Gu Mian carefully took out the crimson armor from her backpack and put it on.

[Relic Fragment: Collect 50 relic fragments to enter an unknown relic. You currently have 50/50 relic fragments. Enter the relic?]

"yes!"

[Match successful, about to enter the underwater ruins, teleporting 5, 4, 3, 2...]

It's an underwater ruin?

Gu Mian quickly took out the diving bubble device from her backpack and put it on. A transparent bubble instantly enveloped her whole body, and then she felt dizzy and found herself in the dark deep sea.

[Diving bubble: Allows breathing underwater and is unaffected by water pressure or seawater contamination (durability 100).]

All I could see was oppressive darkness; I couldn't see anything, only hear the pounding of my own heart.

Gu Mian took out an underwater light from her backpack and put it on her head. The soft light instantly dispelled the darkness, revealing a huge underwater maze.

Even within the illuminated area, it's clear that this maze is enormous, especially since a portion of it is hidden in darkness.

Gu Mian swam into the maze like a nimble mermaid, and after groping around outside for a long time, she finally found the entrance.

[Player detected to have entered the ruins. Exploration countdown: 2:59:59.]

Only three hours?

Before she could finish her surprise, a tentacle as thick as her waist suddenly emerged from the darkness and lashed out at her.

Caught off guard, Gu Mian was struck on the back and thrown to the ground.

Stunned for a moment, Gu Mian thought with lingering fear: Luckily, she had put on the crimson armor before coming in just in case, otherwise she would definitely have been injured!

Before she could turn around to see what was attacking her, two more equally thick tentacles lashed out from the darkness.

!

Fortunately, she was prepared and quickly turned and moved away, nimbly avoiding the attack.

When the first attack missed, several more tentacles lashed out from the darkness, whipping wildly.

Gu Mian stared intently, but the distance was too great and the inside too dark; she couldn't see where the thing attacking her was at all.

After a moment's thought, she dodged the tentacles' attacks while opening the trading channel to search for something that could provide large-area illumination.

[Flashlight: A one-time use item that illuminates a 50-meter radius for one minute after being thrown.]

Got it!

I just don't know if it will work in the sea?

Forget it, whether it works or not, let's use it first and see!

He bought a flashlight with 100 points and then threw it forcefully in the direction a tentacle was coming from.

A moment later, a blinding light shone from the seabed.

Squinting, Gu Mian finally saw what had been attacking her after her eyes adjusted to the light: an enlarged blue-ringed octopus!

[Mutant Blue-Ringed Octopus: Tier 3 Pollutant, Health 600, Attack 80, Speed ​​60, Defense 100.]

Another tentacle covered in blue ring-shaped markings lashed out, but thanks to the flashlight, Gu Mian could now clearly see the giant octopus's location.

While dodging the tentacles, he took out the Frostbow and shot an arrow at the giant octopus.

The arrow did not trigger the freezing skill; the giant octopus was instantly killed and disappeared in the form of photons.

[Defeat the Tier 3 Mutant Blue-Ringed Octopus to gain 1000 points and 1 Golden Treasure Chest.]

[Talent used, obtain 2 Golden Treasure Chests]

!

Gu Mian looked at the two golden treasure chests that had fallen to the ground in surprise, never expecting such an unexpected delight.

A second before the flashlights failed, Gu Mian picked up the two boxes that had fallen to the ground, and then slowly made her way towards the center of the maze through the dimly lit environment.

The further you go in, the wider the passage becomes, and some strange patterns appear on the walls on both sides.

Gu Mian walked over curiously and studied it for a while.

emmm

The drawing is too abstract; it's impossible to tell what it is.

Just as they were engrossed in watching, a crack suddenly appeared in the wall, and a sharp harpoon emerged from it.

Gu Mian was startled and quickly stepped back to avoid it.

The first attack missed, and a monster with a fish head and human body, full of fangs, chased after them from inside, wielding a harpoon.

[Mutant Mermaid: Tier 3 Pollutant, HP 700, Attack 100, Speed ​​80, Defense 100.]

Gu Mian: ?

This ugly thing is actually a mermaid?

Let's just call him Fish Head Monster!

The fish-headed monster howled and stabbed at Gu Mian with its harpoon. Gu Mian dodged to the side, snatched the harpoon back, and then stabbed it into the fish-headed monster's chest.

[Defeat the Tier 3 Mutant Mermaid to gain 1000 points and 1 Golden Treasure Chest.]

[Talent used, obtain 2 Golden Treasure Chests]

Besides the treasure chest, there was also a harpoon on the ground. Gu Mian picked it up, glanced at it, and then threw it back on the ground in disgust.

This harpoon is just an ordinary weapon, the kind that you can't even sell.

After putting the box into her backpack, Gu Mian continued walking inside.

Along the way, cracks more than a meter wide would appear in the walls on both sides from time to time, and then mutated electric eels, fish-headed monsters, and blue-ringed octopuses and other marine pollutants would emerge from them.

Moreover, without exception, they are all of the third order.

After walking for about half an hour, two forks in the road appeared ahead.

Gu Mian looked to the left, then to the right, and finally chose the path on the left.

There was no particular reason; it was just because that road was wider.

Generally speaking, the closer to the center, the wider the area should be.

As soon as Gu Mian reached the corner, she saw a huge fish-headed monster patrolling the intersection, holding a harpoon in one hand and a shield in the other.

And he was wearing a golden crown on his head!

[Mutant Mermaid Commander: Tier 4 Pollutant, Health, Attack 1000, Speed ​​300, Defense 2000.]

Passive: Curse.

Gu Mian: ?

Fourth-order pollutants?

Excuse me!

Slip away!