"The truth of this world? What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of curiosity and surprise.
"Just what is the situation with this world of lingering flames, and why did we transmigrate to this world!"
Zi Ying Su's reply was as quick as ever.
"Oh, why?"
Ye Feng followed her words.
Zi Ying Su: "Call me 'Sister,' and I'll tell you!~"
"I'm f***ing..."
Ye Feng was speechless. He couldn't be bothered to deal with her any longer and prepared to close the [Private Chat Channel].
After all, even if Zi Ying Su told him, it might not be true. He didn't want to be played for a fool...
"Ding-dong!~ Ding-dong~"
"Ding-dong!"
Just as Ye Feng was about to close the [Private Chat Channel], Zi Ying Su sent another message.
And the interval between messages was quite short. She seemed afraid Ye Feng would directly close the [Private Chat Channel] or block her.
"You don't have to call me 'Sister' either!"
"As long as you..."
"As long as you tell me a secret!"
Seeing Zi Ying Su's message, Ye Feng frowned and replied, "What secret?"
"It's about why every time your strength improves significantly, or something strange happens to you, treasure chests drop around every survivor!"
"This is outrageous!"
Zi Ying Su replied quickly.
"Hmm..."
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and replied, "Call me 'Brother,' and I'll tell you!"
Zi Ying Su: "Brother!"
Ye Feng: "..."
"Brother Zhang San, quickly tell me, why is this happening~"
Zi Ying Su urged.
"Oh, I'm dropping treasure chests from my airplane airdrop!"
After sending this message, Ye Feng closed the [Private Chat Channel] with Zi Ying Su. To his surprise, she didn't send any more messages.
"Ding-dong~"
As Ye Feng was wondering, the [Private Chat Channel] once again chimed with a message notification. However, it wasn't Zi Ying Su, but Ying, with whom he hadn't been in contact for a long time.
"Zhang San, hello, how are you doing now? Are you lacking supplies?"
"I have quite a lot of supplies here, food, drinks, weapons, and the like. I can give you some for free, to repay your past kindness!"
Ying sent two quick messages.
"Uh... I'm fine regarding supplies~"
Ye Feng glanced at the dazzling array of supplies inside the small wooden cabin and replied, "Speaking of which, how are you doing? Are you still in the same place?"
"Yes!~"
"This is a very remote place, with no one around. But treasure chests often drop here!"
"And because of you, I've obtained several high-quality treasure chests. Not only do I have abundant basic living supplies, but I also have many high-tech items, such as robots, automatic artillery, tanks, and fully automatic water collectors... I've already established a base here!"
It was evident that Ying was in a good mood and quite satisfied with her location.
"Wow... what an imperial European... the luck is too outrageous..."
Ye Feng was speechless.
Both were survivors who arrived in this world around the same time. He had narrowly escaped death multiple times on his journey, yet Ying...
"But recently, some bad guys have sneaked in. One of them is very powerful, capable of transforming into a tiger, and even damaged one of my combat robots..."
"If it weren't for my nano-repair robots, it would have been disastrous!"
At this moment, Ying sent another message.
"Nano-repair robots..."
Ye Feng was even more speechless.
"Zhang San, what is the situation with this world?"
"How can someone transform into a tiger and even flip over a tank..."
"I also obtained two strange items from treasure chests, a強化血清 (Qiánghuà Xuèqīng - Enhanced Serum) and a絕境藥劑 (Juéjìng Yàojì - Desperate Potion). I don't know what they are for..."
Amidst Ye Feng's speechlessness, Ying's messages continued to come through the [Private Chat Channel].
"The person you mentioned who can transform into a tiger might have injected the Enhanced Serum. The Enhanced Serum is..."
Ye Feng quickly began to explain to Ying.
...
More than half an hour later,
Ye Feng and Ying finally ended their conversation. Ye Feng was now holding a section of dark, bamboo-like wood, a gift from Ying.
According to Ying, this item was called雷擊木 (Léijī Mù - Thunderstruck Wood). It was a very special type of wood, exceptionally hard and impervious to water and fire, but its specific purpose was unknown!
Initially, Ying had intended to give Ye Feng the Enhanced Serum or the Desperate Potion because these two items could greatly enhance one's combat power. However, Ye Feng declined, choosing instead this peculiar Thunderstruck Wood.
After all, he didn't want to transform into some kind of lion or tiger after injecting the Enhanced Serum, or die from its side effects, or become a dim-witted giant after consuming the Desperate Potion...
For him, the risks of both these items far outweighed the potential benefits. He felt it was better to cultivate arcane energy...
Of course, there was another point. Yuan Ling mentioned that she obtained the Thunderstruck Wood by chance, from a diamond treasure chest. And besides this piece of wood, there was nothing else in that diamond treasure chest where it was found...
Although he didn't know its specific use, Ye Feng believed that anything from a diamond treasure chest should be extraordinary, especially since only one item was placed inside!
"Hoo!"
Ye Feng let out a sigh and put away the light screen.
"Eek! Big brother, there's a silver longsword here... it looks like an Angel's Blade!"
Just then, Xiao Xiao's surprised voice rang out.
Ye Feng turned to look and saw that Xiao Xiao, who had almost finished organizing the supplies in the small wooden cabin, was holding a silver longsword. It was the Angel's Blade named 'Wang Ming' (King's Command), a reward from the system when he was promoted to Gold.
"Oh, that is indeed an Angel's Blade. It has a name, it's called Wang Ming!"
"I'll give it to you as a weapon!"
Ye Feng pondered for a moment and quickly made his decision.
After all, he already had the Tang Saber, while Xiao Xiao had always lacked a suitable weapon. And for Xiao Xiao, who had a natural control over Angelic power, using the Angel's Blade would be most fitting!
"Really?! Thank you, big brother!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao was overwhelmed with joy and cheered happily, even practicing a sword flourish with the Angel's Blade named Wang Ming.
"Buzz!~"
Almost simultaneously, the silver hairpin given to her by Ling Xi on Xiao Xiao's head emitted a pale white light, precisely Angelic power.
The Angelic power emanating from the silver hairpin slowly converged towards Wang Ming in Xiao Xiao's hand, causing Wang Ming to glow faintly...
Seeing this, Ye Feng was greatly surprised!
Then, Ye Feng glanced out the window and noticed that the weather was excellent that night, with no dark clouds obscuring the starlight.
"Let's go, Xiao Xiao, let's go outside and see if there are any clues to treasure!"
As he spoke, Ye Feng walked towards the door. Xiao Xiao stored Wang Ming into her spatial rift fragment bracelet and quickly followed.
Before long, the lights in the small wooden cabin were also extinguished...
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