Making Up for Regrets, the Core Finally Appears!

"I've actually gone back to the time when I first traveled there!"

Seeing the quest prompt from the Game Panel and a vacant, undeveloped depression next to it, Su Mo was overjoyed and quickly switched to other functions.

At this moment, not only are crafting items on the crafting page free, but those practically bugged items are still there, and even the trading panel doesn't require any disgusting "delivery fees"! Compared to the real world, which is on the verge of the third Welfare Disaster, this world within the Time Ruins is simply "paradise"! "Zhong Qingshu and the two children were sent back to the wasteland world after I entered, so I don't have to worry about them anymore."

The Game Panel thoughtfully provided hints on the other side of the task, instantly dispelling Su Mo's worries.

Once you enter the mission ruins, as long as you can complete the mission, everything will be fine; you don't need to worry about rewards or safety.

If you can't finish it, then nothing will happen. Just consider it a free trip back in time, it only took a little time, so there's nothing to worry about.

With trepidation, Su Mo's mind stirred, and the requirements for Hell-Level Task slowly emerged.

[Perfectly survived the "acid rain" disaster (hellish level)]

[Description]: Ensure a human survival rate of over 95% until the first acid rain disaster strikes. [Reward]: Time Currency * (Task Completion Rate)

[Current Task Progress]: 100% [Task Penalty]: None

Just as Zhong Qingshu said, the Hell-Level Task remained unchanged.

Although a slight mishap occurred during the process of accepting the mission, Su Mo had already planned to accept this most difficult mission before entering, so he was not too flustered at this moment.

With a thought, Su Mo closed the task panel and, after reviewing the information records, turned his attention to the three lottery draws that had been given to him earlier.

Unlike previous raffles, the prizes for this raffle have been slightly adjusted.

As the roulette wheel spun, Su Mo not only saw the Time Currency in the mission rewards, but also caught a glimpse of almost imperceptible red.

This tiny red mark is so small that the prize label has to be hung to the side, which shows just how minuscule the chances of winning it are.

"Hiss, the red reward is actually 100 years of Time Currency! Does that mean that if I can get it, I can directly increase my lifespan by 100 years?"

It truly deserves to be called the best red reward; all other reward items seem insignificant now, 100 years ago.

Looking at it, feeling his heart beating faster and faster, and his blood pressure rising rapidly, Su Mo simply covered his eyes, increased the number of lottery draws to three, and clicked to confirm the draw.

Glug, glug.

The roulette wheel began to spin rapidly. Su Mo resisted the urge to look at what he had drawn. Only after all three draws were completed and the sound disappeared did he slowly open his eyes and examine the items he had drawn.

The first item is a yellow reward that occupies half of the roulette wheel.

As the largest section, the yellow rewards contain a wide variety of items, making it arguably a general store.

I tried opening the rewards section, and the contents were pretty good: a Off-road Motorcycle with a full tank of gas.

The gas can that I used to fill up King Kong before leaving home is still in Su Mo's Storage Space. It has a full 100L capacity, which is more than enough for the motorcycle to run for thousands of kilometers.

The second item, again, didn't bring any luck, and he drew the yellow reward with the highest probability. Just as Su Mo opened it with slight disappointment, two coin-like items popped out.

"Holy crap, is this Time Currency?"

After taking a look at the attributes, Su Mo, who hadn't cared much before, was suddenly shocked.

[Time Currency) ]

[Description]: A mysterious currency containing the secrets of time, its appearance method is unknown, it has powerful functions and high recycling value. [Function ①]: After use, the player's lifespan is directly increased by the amount of the currency, ignoring physical condition and forcibly increasing it.

[Function ②]: Carrying it on your person can offset an equivalent time penalty.

[Function ③]: When used on other objects, it automatically applies different time bonuses based on the object's attributes.

[Function ④]: Insufficient currency level, locked. Recover value: 20 Survival Points /1 (one day). The appearance of Time Currency is inconspicuous.

It looks almost like the kind of machine you see on the street, the father's father is the grandfather's machine, and it requires the same amount of coins.

If it weren't for the occasional mysterious pattern flowing out from the surface, it would be completely unremarkable on the street.

As for the functions, the one-day Time Currency only has three functions, while the remaining dozens of functions are currently locked.

"One coin is worth one day, two coins are worth two days. If I want to cultivate seeds, this amount of currency is completely insufficient!"

Shaking his head, Su Mo put the item back into his Storage Space and continued to examine the last item he had drawn.

Purple makes up about one-tenth of the color, which is not bad!

Seeing that he hadn't been lucky enough to draw the most important red reward, Su Mo wasn't annoyed and simply chose to open the purple reward.

The next second, a card flew down from the crack in the air and landed lightly in Su Mo's hand.

Incidentally, the card's attributes were also transferred over simultaneously.

[Item Manifestation Card (80% Completion Rate)]

[Description]: When the main quest completion rate exceeds 80%, you can choose any item to take with you.

"With an 80% completion rate, can I bring out one item? Can I bring out the Tortoise Shell I have?"

"But I still have many Tortoise Shell, this is not the case."

"Holy crap, how could I forget? The Tortoise Shell from this World Ma Gu might still be there!"

Looking at the card's attributes and the Tortoise Shell in front of him, Su Mo initially thought the card was useless, but then he suddenly remembered something important.

In the real world, the Tortoise Shell inside Ma Gu's shelter have disappeared since it was opened.

Later, even after conquering the Kobold Castle, Su Mo was unable to find the core of Ma Gu's Shelter Core inside.

If time were to rewind, one could go to the Deep Sea Shelter before it was opened, open it ahead of time, and take away the core inside.

"If we can really find Ma Gu's core, this 80% chance is something we absolutely must accomplish!!"

"The core of Ma Gu is perhaps the greatest treasure I've ever missed, as far as I know."

The thought of the core of the Ma Gu Level 5 Shelter Core, and the possibility that more secrets might be hidden within the hundreds of days of survival, made Su Mo's heart start pounding uncontrollably.

After putting away the card and briefly determining the direction, I stepped onto the Off-road Motorcycle, shifted gears, and pressed the accelerator! The Off-road Motorcycle shot off like an arrow, kicking up a cloud of yellow dust and exhaust fumes.

The familiar road, the familiar location.

Su Mo could walk the path from the depression to the Deep Sea Shelter with his eyes closed, let alone ride a motorcycle.

Three to five minutes later, when the two-story Deep Sea Shelter came into view, an indescribable feeling of comfort welled up inside me.

A person will have countless regrets in their life.

It could be a small mistake, a momentary impulse, or even a regret caused by a lack of courage.

For many nights, Su Mo had some guesses about the exact location of the core of Ma Gu's Shelter Core.

But at this moment, looking at the intact Deep Sea Shelter, Su Mo overestimated his composure.

"Hopefully, the core is still inside!"

Just as Su Mo was about to detonate the Explosive Pack, he saw another perk in the Time Ruins that wasn't really a perk.

Once you complete the mission and return to the real world, all the items you spent in the ruins will be replenished.

This means that once the Explosive Pack is placed, as long as the mission is completed, the ruins will compensate with an equivalent Explosive Pack, which is extremely convenient.

For others entering the ruins, this might be a way to cut their losses. But after looking at the several powerful items lying in his Storage Space, Su Mo was now 100% confident about this mission! "Brother Ma Gu, your friend Su Mo is bothering you again. Please forgive me. If I can get to the parallel universe, I will definitely deliver the message to you!"

He respectfully bowed twice towards the entrance, placed the Explosive Pack in a non-load-bearing position at the main entrance, and slowly lit it.

The fuse started to hiss and crackle. After taking another look to make sure there was no problem, Su Mo quickly retreated 50 meters away and lay down on the ground to examine the area.

Although a one-pound Explosive Pack is quite powerful, it absolutely cannot collapse Deep Sea Shelter unless it is placed in the direction of a load-bearing pillar.

Su Mo, who had used Explosive Pack multiple times and was intimately familiar with the structure of Deep Sea Shelter, was 100% certain of this!

Boom! The one-minute countdown ended, and thick yellow smoke shot into the sky, carrying its mission, slowly carried away by the wind from the vicinity of the Deep Sea Shelter, drifting towards the unknown distance.

Where the thick smoke dissipated, a large hole had appeared, big enough for a person to crouch down and enter! Although this wasn't the first time the Deep Sea Shelter had been damaged, this time it felt distinctly different.

Feeling refreshed, Su Mo quickly found a small tree nearby and gathered the materials to make a torch.

Torches are still on the list.

Manufacturing is free; that's just how we are.

With a flick of the wrists, the wood and plant fibers vanished, and the torch, which had disappeared from reality, reappeared in the hands.

After taking out a lighter and lighting it, Su Mo swaggered inside with the game torch in hand.

Upon entering, the first thing that catches the eye is Ma Gu's corpse.

However, this time the entire skeleton was completely intact, leaning against the wall, suggesting that it died of dehydration.

Furthermore, on the side of Ma Gu's hand, Su Mo clearly saw a core! This core was enormous, even half the size of his body, and above the core's tortoise Tortoise Shell, Mermaid's Water was constantly flowing and releasing its magic.

"We made the right bet! The core of Ma Gu is indeed inside!"

The mountains and rivers seemed to block the way, but then a village appeared amidst the willows and flowers.

Just when everyone thought they would never find the Ma Gu Core, fate delivered it to them in this bizarre and unpredictable way.

When he attempted to open the Shelter Core and discovered that it required the complete core and the destruction of the Deep Sea Shelter to be integrated, Su Mo calmly tried to put it into his Storage Space.

Of course, with so much stuff placed there wasn't much Storage Space left. In this situation, Su Mo was in a great mood and simply waved his hand, spending 800 Disaster Points to upgrade to a four-cubic-meter space.

The cramped Storage Space suddenly became much more spacious after the upgrade flashed, and could now hold much more items.

Having fulfilled a long-held wish, and looking at the remaining items, Su Mo thought for a moment and then simply returned to the outside of the Deep Sea Shelter to temporarily cover up the gap.

"From the time I arrived here until the end of the first acid rain disaster, I remember that a total of about 150 million people died."

"Most of these people died of thirst and starvation; very few were killed by attacks from Mutated Creature."

"So what I need to do is provide enough water and have enough say to ensure that this group of people will listen to me and survive to the greatest extent possible."

"Of course, the current water crisis hasn't materialized yet, and now is not the time to provide water."

Having figured out a few key points, and seeing that it was still early, Su Mo laughed loudly and sped off on his Off-road Motorcycle into the distance.

This entry into the Time Ruins may be a test for others.

But for Su Mo, whose current equipment is already considered overpowered, this is a super bonus that makes up for any regrets!