Chapter 127
But this incident was also unexpected for Lin Qinghen.
It's not a matter of disguising the ruins; everything about the ruins has been arranged properly both internally and externally.
Yin Jiuxiao and Yin Hengxie found the core of the mine based on their experience. Everything went smoothly. They had received the news a few days ago. The communication between the inside and the outside was stable. By the end of the competition, they could find a time mechanism and start this huge experiment.
There was no problem with all the disguises prepared outside. Yu Yinyin was keeping an eye on it. Even if Lin Qinghen was not there, everything would go on as usual.
His surprise came from a small incident this morning.
Because the ruins had to be closed in advance, all the people from the Yin family who entered were arranged to be evacuated from yesterday.
A month had passed since the ruins were built, and more than half of the resources had been consumed. The Yin family had taken care of several things and had reaped a lot of rewards, almost filling up their warehouse. Even though Lin Qinghen hadn't gone in, he had received quite a bit.
The pharmacy made a lot of money, but the wolf clan didn't take the proceeds and put them all into their own warehouse. What Lin Qinghen received was a gift from the group of children from the Yin family.
The gains from the ruins were rare, and it was the most impressive thing these little kids had so far. So, just as they had promised when they went in, they happily picked out the best ones and gave them to Lin Qinghen.
Most of the kids of this age are at the Xuan level, and the things they can get are basically low-star Xuan level, and there are all kinds of things.
With Lin Qinghen's level of spiritual power, he can't use these things even if he gets them, but they are indeed the child's thoughtful thoughts.
He looked at those smiling faces and did not refuse them. He regarded it as sharing the joy and carefully collected the gifts. Then he gave each of them back with many pills of the same value, so as not to let the children suffer any loss.
But that was all half a month ago.
The children were young and would not stay in the ruins for too long, and the Yin family did not allow them to go there often, so they evacuated early.
This morning when Lin Qinghen was getting ready to go out, he saw a few kids squatting in the corner as soon as he stepped out of the yard. They were all in their early ten years old. It was unknown what they were discussing. But when they saw Lin Qinghen, they all fell silent and stared at him.
"What's wrong?"
It was obvious that something was going on, so Lin Qinghen stepped forward and asked.
He knew these children. They were a little quiet at home. They were not the type to stand out, but rather the honest type.
He looked at the children huddled together and asked, "Did anyone bully you?"
"No, no, no one is bullying us," the braver kid in the lead replied, "It's Xiao Meng, she still hasn't been able to find anything to give to the young master."
Xiao Meng was the youngest among the group of children. She was a very well-behaved little girl. Upon hearing this, she lowered her head and started snapping her fingers.
Lin Qinghen was a little amused when he heard this.
"Am I a bully at home? I insist that you bring me something," he said, ruffling the little girl's hair. "If you can't find it, just don't send it. It's okay. The ruins are complicated, and you are still young. It's normal that you can't get anything for a while. Just take some pills from me, practice well, and improve your spiritual power. You will have a chance soon."
He knew that the ruins might remain for a long time, so there was no need to rush.
But the children didn’t know and thought the ruins were about to end. They didn’t know when they would have the next chance to do so.
"That won't work. We agreed on that. And I heard that you gave me the medicine for my previous injury," the little girl said in a soft and gentle voice that sounded very aggrieved. "Others have good things, but I don't..."
Why are we still comparing?
Lin Qinghen listened to their explanations and finally understood what was going on. This little girl was indeed unlucky. She got separated from everyone when she first entered and was not found until several days later by the Yin family.
She didn't dare to do anything when she was alone. The things she collected were all things that others didn't want, some ordinary yellow-grade items. Then she fell into a cave inexplicably. No one could help her, and there was a pitch-black, sticky spirit beast inside.
The little girl was terrified, but luckily the spirit beast was not difficult to deal with. She finally managed to deal with it in one breath. The beast turned into a puddle of mud and water, leaving her with nothing except an ugly stone the size of a palm.
She had sustained a lot of injuries in the cave, and when the Yin family found her, her injuries were very serious. She stayed at home to recuperate for a long time. Now that she was finally able to go out, she was told that she was not allowed to go to the ruins.
This makes me feel even more wronged.
It was Diemeng who helped her make medicine when she was recuperating. Lin Qinghen remembered that she was the most seriously injured among the children, but now she seems to be recovering well.
"Only stones are left?" Lin Qinghen knew immediately, "You have encountered a mud pig."
This spirit beast is a low-level Xuan-level spirit. It really doesn't have anything useful on its body. It hides very deep underground and can survive by eating anything. It stays in the mud all year round, blending in with the surrounding environment and living in peace with the world.
Because of this characteristic, even if its level is not high, it can live for a very long time, almost tens of thousands of years. However, its spiritual power will not improve after living for a long time, it will just live longer.
The stone is actually its beast core, which is generally useless. Its spiritual power is weaker than that of ordinary beast cores and is difficult to be absorbed by spiritualists. It is probably the only proof that it remains in this world.
"That's it."
The little girl took out the beast core. The surface looked rugged and ugly, with strange bulges. It didn't look like a beast core at all. Common beast cores were round and bead-shaped. But it was indeed her most impressive thing.
Lin Qinghen said it was a Xuan-level beast core. She thought it would be of some use, and felt a little happier, so she handed it to Lin Qinghen: "Then Madam Young Master, take it. Thank you for saving me with the medicine. Next time, next time, if there is another chance, I will not get lost and will bring back good things!"
She seemed to be in a better mood, and Lin Qinghen didn't want to spoil her fun, so he reached out and took it, thinking that he would get some more pills to compensate her later. But who knew that the moment he touched the beast core, before Lin Qinghen could even say anything, he heard a very unexpected voice.
——It was the sound of the system reminding him that the task was completed.
It was a "ding dong" sound that hadn't been heard for a long time. Lin Qinghen almost thought he had heard it wrong. He took a deep breath, immediately touched the grass on his hand, and brought up the system interface.
He did not hear wrongly. A familiar golden frame appeared below the task interface, with the words "Mission Completed" flashing slightly on it.
Huh? What's in this thing?!
Since Lin Qinghen got the thing, his expression changed, as if he was in a daze. The children present didn't know what was going on. Xiao Meng asked, "Don't you like this?"
"...No!" Lin Qinghen came back to his senses and immediately turned to look at her, unable to suppress the smile on his face. "This is very good and very useful to me. I like it very much. Thank you."
This gift can be considered a huge surprise.
Although I still don’t know what lost spiritual plant I have found, the mission is finally completed.
Lin Qinghen had put a lot of effort into this. He had previously commissioned people from three cities to go in and look for it, and even posted a bounty in the new mercenary hall in Tear City. Although it was his system task, it was normal for a medicine store owner to be interested in finding lost spiritual plants, and it would not attract too much speculation.
However, in the past month, no one has found even the slightest trace in the ruins. Lin Qinghen knew that this was difficult, and he was somewhat disappointed during this period, and then he focused more on other things.
Who knows, sometimes luck really will fall from the sky and hit you right in the face.
It was unknown what was wrapped in the core of the mud pig. It had lived for a long time and perhaps it had swallowed something that it had never digested and instead remained in its body for a long time.
Lin Qinghen immediately decided not to go out for the time being.
He asked Wei Lin to send the message out and asked Fu Qingping to come forward. He returned to the yard alone, and then quickly pressed the "Mission Completed" button. He watched a flash of light pass by, and the mission rewards appeared one by one.
The first one is natural affinity, which has been increased by 6 points. Now Lin Qinghen has 16 points of natural affinity. In addition to the bonus from production, he feels a warm current flowing through his body, and his hands and feet are slightly warm. Now even Lin Qinghen himself can smell the scent of grass on his body, which has suddenly become a little stronger.
Then there was a new influencing factor, "extra output". Before Lin Qinghen had time to switch to the pill production interface to see its specific definition, he saw a hidden reward refreshed on the interface.
——"The lost spiritual plants that were found are one Xuan-level three-star longevity vine and one Tian-level four-star Ruiguang floating lotus. Their overall quality is relatively high. Now, based on the completion status, they are provided to the host as a hidden reward: two sets of self-selected pill recipes below Xuan-level three stars."
The system did not let Lin Qinghen make a choice immediately. The hidden reward turned into a glowing gift box and appeared in the upper left corner of the interface. He could choose at any time.
All in all, the gains were great and it was worth his long wait.
Lin Qinghen had no time to pay attention to anything else now, as the reward he had been looking forward to most fell into his hands.
That familiar little box, a little bit bigger, contains a quarter of a detoxifying tablet. This is the third tablet.
No need to wait, this is best eaten now.
It was a little painful, but Lin Qinghen had eaten it twice before and was used to it. He could get through it anyway. And if he ate it now, he would be able to catch up with the excitement outside after he recovered.
Although the ruins were camouflaged, he and Yin Jiuxiao were also planning to find something else to attract other people's attention and draw everyone's attention back to the City of Tears. This way they would have no time to take care of other things, which would help cover up the matter of the ruins.
The most obvious change this detoxifying tablet brought to Lin Qinghen was his face.
The last change had already caused many people here to speculate, and the discussion about him has been enduring. Now Lin Qinghen has attracted more attention. If he has any major changes, the effect will probably be better, which is exactly what he wants.
So he ate it without thinking.
The pain came quickly, but Lin Qinghen was still conscious. He had no time to notify Yin Jiuxiao at this time.
Even if the other person is not around, he has to make it on his own.
But this time it doesn't seem as severe as the previous two times.
Lin Qinghen still had time to think about all sorts of things. Perhaps it was because Yin Jiuxiao's long-term warming of his meridians had really taken effect. His body's ability to withstand stress was obviously stronger, his meridians were more resilient, and the pain was not as intense.
I don’t know what my face will look like this time.
Lin Qinghen was sober this time. He tried to think of happy things to divert his attention.
When I go to see Yin Jiuxiao, what if he doesn’t recognize me?
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