The Mysterious Small Island's New Use

In the morning, Lin Li went to the Beast Hunter Guild to take the qualification exam for beast hunters.

Although he passed the exam smoothly, he had sustained some minor injuries.

At this moment, the right arm holding the phone was covered in bruises, all from that exam.

Even though Lin Li had rubbed it with Red Flower Oil, the bruises wouldn't fade that quickly.

If he went to Su Yue's place to eat Dumplings now, she would definitely see the bruises on his arm, and if she asked about them, he wouldn't be able to explain.

There was no way he could tell her that he had taken off, was now a Cultivator with First-Order Peak cultivation, and had passed the Beast Hunter Qualification Exam that morning.

After all, Su Yue knew his talent for cultivation was terrible, that he had no hope of becoming a Cultivator in this lifetime, let alone passing the Beast Hunter Qualification Exam.

Just a few days ago, he was a total scrub, and now he was an expert—this... this was way too unreasonable.

"Thanks! It's raining outside, and I'm too lazy to go out. You go ahead and eat!"

"The rain outside isn't that heavy. It'd only take ten minutes to walk over with an umbrella, and you're still too lazy to go out... Fine! I'll eat by myself!"

After hanging up, Lin Li thought about how he'd be eating Egg and Shredded Pork Noodles for dinner again, and a look of frustration immediately appeared on his face.

"I'll take a shower first."

Having missed out on Su Yue's handmade Dumplings, Lin Li's appetite took a nosedive, so he turned and went to the bedroom to grab a change of clothes for his shower.

The next morning, the rain that had fallen all night finally stopped.

As the morning sun rose over the horizon, golden sunlight shone on the dewdrops hanging from the flowers, grass, and trees, making them refract brilliant colors.

Waking up early, brushing his teeth, washing his face, and having breakfast, Lin Li changed into a set of camouflage clothing.

He slung on his backpack, picked up the wooden box containing the Spirit Artifact Longsword, and set off.

At Building 6 of Ping'an Garden Residential Area, Lin Li walked out of the stairwell and ran into an auntie who was out for her morning exercise.

This auntie knew Lin Li, and seeing his outfit, she asked curiously, "Xiao Lin, what are you up to?"

"Good morning, Auntie Wang! I'm planning to go camping with some friends," Lin Li said casually.

"Camping? Xiao Lin, you're not going camping out in the wild, are you? There are a lot of dangerous beasts out there now..." Auntie Wang said with a worried expression.

"Auntie Wang, the wild is way too dangerous now. We wouldn't dare camp out there. My friend found a spot in a safe zone on the outskirts..."

Lin Li chatted with Auntie Wang for a bit, then headed toward the entrance of the residential area.

After leaving the residential area, Lin Li, who only had fifty-five yuan left on him, hailed a taxi on the roadside. Once he got in, he gave an address: "Driver, head to Chenghua Avenue."

The driver was a bit taken aback when he heard Lin Li say Chenghua Avenue, but then he started the car and drove toward the eastern outskirts.

Once the taxi started moving, Lin Li closed his eyes, trying to calm his nervous feelings.

After all, in a little while, he would be fighting terrifying beasts out in the wilderness, and for someone who had never fought a beast before, the psychological pressure was immense.

The driver, probably around forty-five or forty-six, watched the young man in the back seat—about the same age as his own son—through the rearview mirror.

"Young man, are you heading out to the wilderness beyond the outskirts to hunt beasts?" the driver asked curiously.

Lin Li, who was trying to calm his nerves, opened his eyes at the driver's curious question. "Yes."

"Judging by your age, you're probably about the same as my son.

To be brave enough to go hunt beasts in the wilderness at your age—you're really something!" the driver exclaimed in admiration.

Hearing the driver's genuine praise, Lin Li found that his nervousness actually subsided.

"That'll be twenty-five yuan."

After arriving at Chenghua Avenue, Lin Li paid and got out of the taxi.

Chenghua Avenue was still a bit of a walk from the wilderness. For safety reasons, taxi drivers would usually only drop passengers off here, leaving the rest of the way to be traveled on foot.

"Once I make some real money, I've got to buy a car." Standing in the shade of a tree, dressed in camouflage with a backpack and a wooden box in hand, Lin Li muttered to himself before starting to head toward the wilderness.

Even though it had rained all night, the road wasn't very wet.

That showed that even this close to the wilderness, the underground drainage system was still well-built.

The July weather was already starting to get hot; normally, temperatures would break thirty degrees.

But because of yesterday's rain, today's temperature would be a little lower.

Walking along the tree-lined street toward the wilderness, Lin Li occasionally felt a cool breeze brush against him, keeping him comfortable.

Starting from Chenghua Avenue and walking forward, the surrounding buildings grew sparser and sparser.

Half an hour later, an endless expanse of wilderness appeared before Lin Li.

Behind him was the bustling, peaceful, and safe urban area; ahead of him was the endless, danger-laden wilderness. The contrast made Lin Li's mind go blank for a moment.

"Whoosh..."

Taking a deep breath, clenching his fist and then releasing it, Lin Li's expression turned resolute.

"Crack."

He opened the wooden box and took out the Spirit Artifact Longsword that had cost him half his savings.

"What should I do with this wooden box? Throw it away?" Lin Li held the Spirit Artifact Longsword in his right hand and the wooden box in his left, a bit stumped.

He looked around; there wasn't a single person in sight.

"If I throw it away, I won't have a box for the Spirit Artifact Longsword later. Better put the wooden box on the Mysterious Small Island instead." The moment this thought crossed Lin Li's mind, the wooden box in his hand vanished without a trace.

"It can do that?!!"

Lin Li, who had originally planned to bring the wooden box into the Mysterious Small Island, never expected that he could place something onto that Mysterious Small Island without his physical body having to enter it.

"Come out." With a flicker of thought, the vanished wooden box instantly reappeared in Lin Li's hand.

He sensed the change in his Spiritual Energy and found that placing an item onto the Mysterious Small Island consumed far less Spiritual Energy than entering the island with his physical body.

"Haha! It really works! From now on, I can just use that Mysterious Small Island as my storage space."

Having accidentally discovered this new use for the Mysterious Small Island, Lin Li stood in the desolate area, grinning like a fool.

Then, he took the backpack weighing over a dozen jin off his back and stored it on the Mysterious Small Island as well.

After that, he gripped the Spirit Artifact Longsword tightly and cautiously stepped into the wilderness ahead.