Letter of Golden Sand

Living Bone and the sea anemone stood before and behind him, forming a pincer attack. Landfall had no way out.

"Damn it, I'm going for it!"

Gritting his teeth, Landfall roared and charged at the Howling Sea Anemone.

Compared to the Living Bone, he had a bigger grudge against this thing. Even if he was going to croak, he had to tear a layer of skin off it first.

However, his imagination was beautiful, while reality was often cruel.

With his spirit exhausted, he could not unleash the wooden staff's true power. Naturally, his attacks against the Howling Sea Anemone barely even scratched it.

Before long, exhausted to the bone, he was swallowed whole by the Howling Sea Anemone.

[Dead]

Staring at the large words before him, Landfall was starting to feel numb.

Just as he gloomily prepared to return to the Spirit Candle and revive, he suddenly witnessed something astonishing.

After Landfall died, the Cave Living Bone did not turn around and leave. Instead, it raised its blade and charged at the Howling Sea Anemone. It quickly surrounded the creature and hacked at it again and again.

"Roar!"

The Howling Sea Anemone let out a shriek, wildly thrashing its bloated body and spraying gastric fluid.

The Living Bone sizzled and smoked under the gastric fluid's assault, yet it still did not retreat, continuing its fearless attack.

"Huh?"

"These two types of monsters aren't on the same side?"

Landfall's eyes lit up. He rubbed his chin frantically as an idea flashed through his mind.

I have a plan!

He was certainly not the first player to discover this trait. Someone had already turned it into an art.

Swish, swish, swish!

A group of Living Bones ganged up on a sea anemone, which let out waves of agonized howls.

"Looks like this sea anemone can't hold on much longer?"

Niuniu sat nearby watching the show, casually tossing the Magic Resistance Jade in his hand.

He had discovered that the two groups of monsters would fight each other by accident.

Originally, he had only wanted to make a speedrun, skipping the monsters and grabbing all the rewards first. But through a strange twist of fate, he discovered this.

Afterward, quick-witted Niuniu transformed into the Candle Spirit's king of ideas and swiftly put his plan into action.

Now, it seemed highly feasible.

"Come on, Big Guts. Let your bro help relieve some pressure."

Niuniu quickly slipped behind a Living Bone, gripping his sword with both hands. He took a deep breath and gathered strength.

"Demon, taste my sword!"

Then he suddenly thrust his hips forward, using a Thousand Years of Death to stab a Living Bone into pieces!

[You have slain Cave Living Bone]

The Cave Living Bone's skull fell straight to the ground after its body collapsed. Its jaw hung wide open, as though it had never expected to die at the hands of such a despicable bastard.

"Hehehe..."

Niuniu chuckled and retreated to a safe distance. As he observed the situation, he began stirring the pot.

Whenever either side looked like it was about to lose, he would go in for a sneak attack!

His goal was to make both sides suffer heavy losses so he could reap the rewards...

Niuniu's strategy was a great success.

In the end, he stabbed the battered Howling Sea Anemone to death with a single strike, effortlessly wiping out both types of monsters...

Watching the players explore in all sorts of ingenious ways, Rogue could not help but laugh.

The Nearshore Cave did not require much wax oil to draw in.

That was related to both its distance and its size.

In Rogue's view, this could only be considered a small dungeon, and there were not many valuable things it could produce...

Still, it was quite useful. At the very least, its appearance had taken quite a bit of pressure off the Mudflat Mermen of Candlewood Island...

Rogue took out a box.

It was naturally the [Mysterious Small Wooden Box], which he had traded from Guagua. A faint force protected it, and even Rogue could not open it.

Then, he took out a Rusty Small Key obtained from the Nearshore Cave.

It had dropped from that Thieving Bone.

One had been fished out of the sea, while the other had dropped from a monster.

Though it seemed unlikely that the two would match, he still decided to give it a try. What if it opened?

The facts proved that trying could bring surprises.

With a soft click, the Mysterious Small Wooden Box actually opened!

Two items lay inside: a sheet of glittering golden paper and a peculiar pale-blue fruit.

Rogue closed his eyes and picked them up. With the Spirit Candle's power, he identified them. Before long, he opened his eyes.

[Obtained: Letter of Golden Sand ×1]

[Obtained: Bloodline Fruit ×1]

[Letter of Golden Sand]

[Type: Item]

[Description: A letter made from special material. It looks brilliantly golden, yet feels gritty like sand. However, compared to that, perhaps its contents are more important.]

[Unknown Bloodline Fruit]

[Type: Special Item]

[Effect: After consumption, there is a chance of obtaining the unknown bloodline within the fruit or dying from contamination.]

[Description: A fruit containing strange power. It is an extremely rare item.]

"...A little wooden box could contain something this good?"

Rogue frowned slightly.

It had already seemed absurd that an item dropped by a Thieving Bone could open this box.

Yet what was even more absurd was that the box contained something this valuable.

The [Bloodline Fruit] alone was no ordinary item. Judging by its effect, it had to be incredibly precious.

Moreover, based on the vague feedback the Spirit Candle gave Rogue, it seemed that he could make it serve an even greater purpose...

"I really have to thank her..."

Rogue could not help but smile. If Guagua learned that there were such good things inside, he wondered whether she would regret it enough to burst into tears.

I'll find a chance to compensate her later...

Rogue thought silently.

Then, he picked up the Letter of Golden Sand and began to read.

Although he still could not understand a single word written on it, the Spirit Candle could directly convey its meaning to him.

[Hello, stranger. You should be a treasure hunter, or perhaps an explorer?]

[...This is the ninth box I have placed into the sea. I put a fruit from the tribute banquet inside. According to the person who presented it, it came from an undersea place with a rather frightening name... I can't quite remember it. Anyway, it tasted quite good, so you should try it too...]

[Cause and effect are like the ocean currents and the waves by the shore... Just as you have accepted the sea's gift, I too pray to the sea here, hoping that my elder brother will return safely...]

The Letter of Golden Sand ended there.

After putting it away, Rogue frowned slightly.

From the information revealed between the lines, it was not difficult to infer that this box had come from a well-off child or youth in this world. He or she had released this Mysterious Small Wooden Box in order to pray to the sea.

Perhaps this was a custom of this world?

Rogue did not know.

But this letter made him feel that this world might still possess some vitality...

After reading the letter, Rogue put it away and left the Spirit Candle's interior.

He had heard players calling for him outside.

From the sound of it, was that Brother Yu?

He had probably gathered enough wax oil to buy a slot for his wife...

Thinking of that, Rogue felt pretty good.

If that was truly the case, another large sum of wax oil would be added to his account.

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