Chapter 202 [The Temperamental Moon] (A+ Rank)
Why make such a big fuss over a mere E-rank item?
Using the compass and the faint light emitted by nearby sea creatures, Yu Xunge and Tu Lan excitedly began digging. Yu Xunge used a shovel, while Tu Lan used a dragon claw.
After digging down seven or eight meters, just as Yu Xunge was worried that the Special Affairs Bureau might hear the noise and come looking for them, they finally found something—a miniature lantern.
The main body of the lantern was only slightly longer than her palm. It was made of silver metal, and no one knew what material it was, but after being submerged in the deep sea for so long, it was still as bright as new.
The lantern's design is very similar to Blue Star's retro lanterns, with a small, irregular gray-white stone inside the glass lampshade emitting an extremely faint silver light.
She picked up the lantern—[The Temperamental Moon] (A+ Rank) (Upgradeable)
A+ grade? That's practically S grade! And getting this item is practically like getting it for free.
Yu Xunge's breathing slowed down involuntarily. At this moment, with her keen senses, she heard a faint sound of water coming from a distance outside the pit. Yu Xunge immediately put away her lantern and compass.
She quickly dug a few holes in the ground, casually scattered a handful of gold coins, and then took out some soil from the bag she had shoveled into the hole earlier. She covered the gold coins with the soil, making it at least half a meter high. While covering the holes, she also casually threw down a few more gold coins. When she heard the sound getting very close, she immediately stopped and had Tulan tamp the soil down. After doing all this, she jumped onto Tulan's back.
As the person and the dragon swam out of the deep pit, they ran into a member of the Special Affairs Bureau. The latter was out patrolling the area to check for any dangers. When he flew over there, he saw Yu Xunge and Tu Lan digging a pit and, out of curiosity, decided to come and take a look.
Yu Xunge smiled and nodded at the latter as a greeting, and then slowly swam away with Tu Lan.
After watching Yu Xunge and Tu Lan leave, the man quietly swam to the bottom of the pit.
He was certain there was something here; Yu Xunge's talent was no secret within the Special Affairs Bureau.
She sells a limited number of "Happy Again" skill crystals to the Special Affairs Bureau each month, and she definitely uses them herself. Almost 99% of people believe that her ability to become so powerful, even to the point of forming a contract with Tu Lan, is due to her incredible luck, allowing her to consistently acquire valuable items to enhance her abilities. Without hesitation, he took out his tools and started digging. Soon, he unearthed something—gold coins!
And not just one! He dug tirelessly, digging almost two meters deeper into the already six or seven-meter-deep pit before stopping. He counted the gold coins he had collected, a total of 32!
That's quite a lot. He's been working himself to the bone at the Special Affairs Bureau, doing missions, buying potions, equipment, and skills, and he only has 7 gold coins left.
I can't even imagine how much Yu Xunge has earned after digging for so long!
He was gone for a while, and when he returned to the base, everyone was already eating. One of his close friends asked if something had happened. He hesitated for a moment, but couldn't resist showing off. He took out his gold coins and started recounting what had just happened…
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After leaving the deep pit, Yu Xunge and Tu Lan swam towards the nearest city, As City. She needed to light up the map and check if there were any dangers along the way before deciding whether to take the As City route or go through Yuesen City.
Once they were far from the Special Affairs Bureau's base, Tulan asked curiously, "Why did you throw so many gold coins?"
Yu Xunge: "We've been digging there for so long, and the pits are so deep. No one will believe us if we say we haven't found anything. That person will definitely go and dig. We might as well throw some things away. Gold coins are the safest option."
Tulan didn't quite understand the difference: "Why? Gold coins are so valuable, can't you just throw away some potions and equipment you don't need?"
Yu Xunge patiently explained, "Because gold coins won't inspire terrible imaginations."
Leaving behind potions and equipment, whoever digs them up will inevitably start imagining what Yu Xunge has unearthed. Could it be a master-level potion? Could it be legendary equipment?
This is the deep sea, this is a dangerous place, so it's not impossible to find an epic potion or a lost ancient potion!
Gold coins are the best and safest option.
It was valuable enough that Yu Xunge had dug for so long; it was also safe enough that no matter how much people guessed, they would only guess how many gold coins she had dug up.
Gold coins are indeed precious and hard to earn, but they are not something that can only be obtained by chance. Elite players can earn them themselves, so there's no need to be so jealous that you lose your mind.
Even if the Special Affairs Bureau finds out, it doesn't matter. What they need is a way to earn gold coins, not to deduct this small amount of money from players. Nowadays, domestic dungeon screens have started charging admission fees. The gold coins mined might not even be worth a fraction of the admission fees collected by the Special Affairs Bureau in a day.
Of course, the best outcome would be for that person to quietly finish digging and then go back without telling anyone.
Yu Xunge patiently explained her thoughts to Tu Lan little by little.
During that time, she also noticed the properties of the retro lantern.
[Temperamental Moon] (A+ grade) (Upgradeable)
Someone stole a piece of the moon and locked it up; the moon belongs to no one.
[Skill 1] Planet: You will be able to fly anywhere, but you must mark an object or living being as your star. The distance (in meters) between you and the star cannot exceed your health points and cannot be less than your level. Time required to mark a star: 5 seconds. Using this skill consumes at least 10 mana points per second; the faster the flight speed, the more mana is consumed.
[Skill 2] Time Travel: You can briefly travel back in time. The time span (days) cannot exceed your age, the stay time (minutes) cannot exceed your level, and you must not be seen by your past self. If you are seen, your health will be reduced to zero. Cooldown: 24 hours. (Note: Items left in the past will not exist for more than 48 hours. After 48 hours, the item will be lost in the river of time.)
【Skill 3】Raging Moon (Passive): This lamp only lights up when you are in a good mood.
(Note: All of the above skills require the item to be carried with you to use; they will not work if placed in your game inventory.)
The lamp had gone dark by then, and it seemed that the moon inside was indeed in a bad mood.
But it's okay!
The moon is irritable, but Yu Xun Ge is having a blast!!
She was in an excellent mood. She pressed her pounding heart and slapped a binding stone onto the lantern—but she could sense that the binding stone only worked on the lantern; the moon inside was not bound by her.
The deep sea was silent, and even Tulan, inside the bubbles, could hear Yu Xunge's heartbeat: "What's wrong with you?"
Yu Xunge hugged the irritable moon tightly: "This is the sound of my heart fluttering."
Tu Lan: "Huh?"
Yu Xunge put away the irritable moon and tugged at the stray hairs that had fallen across her forehead: "Tsk, so annoying, being too strong is really annoying, what if someone finds out?"
Both the [Planet] and [Time Walk] items deserve their A+ rating, and what's more, this item is even upgradable!
Tu Lan: "..." Disgusting!
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