Yu Xiangnan took out the basement key, which had been rubbed until it was shiny, from his pocket.
She crouched down and skillfully felt around in the gaps in the floorboards. Once she found the right spot, she gently pushed, and the hidden floorboards were moved aside, revealing a dark hole.
Insert the key into the slightly worn lock next to the opening.
With a soft "click," the lock cylinder automatically popped open.
Yu Xiangnan was taken aback.
It seems that the entrance to this basement was forcibly destroyed by Bu Ya last time... It looks like Luo Pin changed the lock.
Stepping into the basement, a musty smell mixed with a faint dust hit me.
The walls were a clean, off-white gray, and a few lamps cast a soft white light, illuminating the not-so-spacious space.
The floor was paved with gray tiles, some of which had developed tiny cracks. Several sets of wooden shelves stood against the walls, piled high with goods. In the center of the basement stood an old wooden table and a few chairs, on which lay ledgers, pens, tissues, and other odds and ends.
At the very back of the basement, there is a worn-out iron door with a rusty lock.
Her gaze swept across the room. Although there was a thin layer of dust on the floor, she could vaguely make out some messy footprints and signs that items had been moved, indicating that people frequently came and went.
I searched the basement but still found nothing.
However, she seems to have found the key to the innermost iron door in the basement.
Yu Xiangnan picked up the newly found key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it.
The iron gate, which had been tightly closed for a long time, slowly opened with a low, muffled creak.
Behind the door was a small, dimly lit storage room, so small that it felt somewhat oppressive, with an area of less than ten square meters.
In this cramped space, a simple wooden frame stands against the wall.
Yu Xiangnan's gaze slowly moved upwards and landed on the wooden frame.
There was a picture frame there.
The picture frame was covered with a thick layer of dust.
Yu Xiangnan picked up the photo frame, blew away the dust, and an old photograph appeared before his eyes.
The photo has yellowed and the colors have faded. In the photo, a little boy and a little girl stand side by side, their smiles innocent and radiant.
The two are close in age.
Who is this...?
Yu Xiangnan was filled with doubt. She couldn't understand why Luo Pin would carefully preserve this photo in a hidden storage room, as if it were incredibly precious to him...
With this curiosity and desire to explore, Yu Xiangnan carefully took the photo out of the frame.
When she flipped the photo over, she saw two names clearly written on the back: Luo Pin & Luo Qi.
Below the name, it reads: Mudi Star
He gasped in shock.
The little boy in the photo is actually Luo Pin?!
So why does he have a crocodile-like face now? And who is the girl in the photo who also has the surname Luo...?
Yu Xiangnan's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. She found that as she delved deeper into the investigation, it was as if a fog of mystery was appearing before her, and the doubts were snowballing, growing larger and larger, until she was overwhelmed.
At that moment, a glint flashed in her eyes, as if she had suddenly caught some crucial clue.
The next moment, without hesitation, she stretched out her finger, quickly swiped to bring up the store management interface, and then chose to exit the treasure trove of goodwill stores.
The scene before my eyes began to gradually fade away.
When Yu Xiangnan opened his eyes again, he was back in his own [domain].
She quickly found "The Planet Guide".
This "Planet Guide" contains detailed information on the basic conditions of numerous planets (servers), including topography, climate, resource distribution, and ecological environment.
Of course, it also recorded "Mudi Star" as written on the photo.
Mudi Star: Resources are extremely scarce. The planet's surface is a desolate gray color. Strong winds howl and sandstorms fill the sky all year round, making the entire planet shrouded in a dim and gloomy atmosphere.
The environment is extremely harsh, with scorching heat and biting cold alternating erratically. The atmosphere is thin and fragile, unable to effectively block radiation, causing the radiation intensity on the planet's surface to far exceed the limits that life can withstand.
In such an environment, life on Mudi is scarce and survival is difficult. Those humans who are fortunate enough to survive also face the constant threat of death. Even more unfortunately, a small number of them are afflicted by a mysterious and terrible curse, causing their bodies to mutate and transform into various animal forms.
Furthermore, the curse is permanent.
......
Yu Xiangnan's pupils dilated, as if he understood why Luo Pin had a somewhat frightening crocodile face.
She felt that she needed to make a trip to Mudi Star...
After all, she wouldn't accept this "unprecedented wealth" without a clear conscience. What happened to Luo Pin? Why did he suddenly disappear? And why did he entrust his precious shop to her...? She had to find out!
Yu Xiangnan purchased a [Time-Space Ticket] from the shop, selected the destination [Mudi Star], and then selected the [Lower Plains] on the public map to activate the teleportation.
As mentioned in Planet Guide, the environment on Mudi is extremely harsh. The surface is covered with dark, coarse gravel, and the sky is shrouded in thick, yellowish-brown clouds that allow no light to penetrate. The occasional flashes of eerie purple light look very strange.
Even more outrageous, the air seemed to be filled with a pungent, toxic gas.
As soon as she arrived, she noticed her health points were rapidly decreasing. The rate of health loss was even faster than before, in the mist of the [Chaos Dungeon].
Fortunately, she brought a lot of healing and mana-restoring cards, so she should be able to hold out for a while.
If all else fails, she can return to Earth. Then she can go to Lanize again and ask Buya for advice.
Yu Xiangnan proceeded cautiously through this perilous land, as his vision was extremely limited, as if veiled by a thin layer of gauze.
The gale, carrying sand and gravel, crashed against her like a surging tide, making her already difficult journey even more arduous.
She knew the danger of this mission, so it was not a rash decision to come to [Mudi Star] to find information about Luo Pin.
On Mudi Star, the number of surviving humans is extremely small, and a small minority suffer from this mysterious and eerie curse. However, the Mudi Star people who know of Luopin's existence are likely not few.
If we successfully find the Mudi aliens, we will have the opportunity to learn about Luopin's situation.
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