Inside the Palace, the legacy of the Mu Continent Civilization
Regarding the "Sea God Divine Artifact," Lin Yu had actually made two preparations from the very beginning.
After all...
Although Lin Yu's original intention was to use this false information to attract some experts among the "Player" and thus disrupt the situation so that they could take advantage of the chaos in the Museum, it does not mean that spreading rumors had only this one purpose for Lin Yu!
A situation that has attracted the attention of so many experts naturally means something for Lin Yu, and for him, who has the "Unique Profession" of "Fraudster"...
A significant number of high-quality "beliefs"!
"Tier 4", top-tier "Tier 3" experts, Chosen of God...
When these beings firmly believe in the existence of the "Sea God Divine Artifact," this "belief" is enough for Lin Yu to transform this thing that originally did not exist into a real thing.
While creating a Divine Artifact wielder out of thin air is a bit of a stretch, it seems that Lin Yu can at least manage to obtain a fragment that can communicate with the "Ocean" Authority.
Certainly...
The reason Lin Yu chose to make this lie Make It Real only now is naturally because...
Only now can Lin Yu be sure that this thing will end up in his hands.
If this thing is turned into reality too early using one's "Profession abilities," then the "Marauders" might have a way to send it away ahead of time.
In that case Lin Yu will have done all the work for someone else for nothing!
Fortunately... the "Fraudster's" skills are active skills, not passive skills.
Therefore, Lin Yu still has ample initiative in this regard!
Although, even now... Lin Yu hasn't completely mastered this fragment of Authority of Ocean.
After all, it's still in "Paper Kite's" hands.
But for Lin Yu... this isn't a big problem.
First, based on Lin Yu's guess and his understanding of the "Death game" judgment criteria, when he leaves the "Nether Void Realm," the Game will most likely award this [Item] to him.
After all, this was generated by his own ability, and although he borrowed the "Paper Kite's" body during the creation of this [Item], he was the one who took the lead.
In the "Death game," there are still many "Player" with similar abilities to manipulate and possess others. In the judgment of this Game, whoever's "subjective consciousness" completes the action will become the main bearer of the subsequent derivative judgments of that action.
Even if the newly generated fragment [Item] is awarded to "Paper Kite", it won't be a big problem for Lin Yu.
After all, "Paper Kite" is still in a hypnotic state, so it wouldn't be difficult for Lin Yu to strip "Paper Kite" of all its [Item].
Even... Lin Yu wouldn't need to use hypnosis. Based on his understanding of "Paper Kite's " overly straightforward personality, "Paper Kite" might even voluntarily hand over this [Item] to him afterwards!
Of course... Lin Yu still hoped that he could find a way to get this [Item] from "Paper Kite" as soon as possible.
After all, if that were the case, I could use this fragment right now in this [Instance].
Using [Item] that can borrow the Authority the "Ocean" in the Nether Void Realm... the advantages that this brings are self-evident.
"If the opportunity arises, perhaps we could use the [Guest Appearance Invitation] again, having 'Paper Kite' impersonate the 'Director' to invite 'Zhu Ming' and then use that as 'reward'... maybe that's feasible!"
This solution is indeed feasible...
However, the timing is not quite right for either side right now.
And...
"The 'Order' will continue its activities within the Nether Void Realm, and may even continue to pursue the 'Freedom Alliance' members. After all, I promised Ka that I would 'recover some of his collection'... So, other opportunities are not out of the question."
With this in mind, Lin Yu finalized his next course of action—after giving "Paper Kite" a few more reinforcing Psychological Suggestion and rationalizing all of his previous "behaviors," Lin Yu temporarily refocused his primary attention on his own body, that is, on his identity as "Zhu Ming."
Meanwhile, after Lin Yu came to his senses...
She found herself following behind Chen Le and Li Nian, already Within the Courtyard Walls the Palace walls.
Li Nian was supporting him from behind by his forearms, and the two of them were pressed together, moving forward in a comical manner, their hands and feet moving in unison.
Li Nian was still muttering to herself.
"One, one, one two one!"
Lin Yu shook his arms, shaking off Li Nian's hands, then turned to look at Li Nian behind him with a helpless expression. "What's going on?"
Looking at Lin Yu, who had suddenly woken up, Li Nian said with a grin, "It's safer for you to walk with Sister Zhu Ming like this—otherwise, what if you fall?"
"I won't fall. Just hold onto my sleeve and walk forward normally," Lin Yu rubbed his temples, then looked at Chen Le, "You too, A Nian isn't an adult, Brother Le, aren't you an adult either?"
Chen Le spoke up quietly from the side, "I advised A Nian, and she told me to mind my own business."
Lin Yu looked at Li Nian again. The little girl stuck out her tongue and did not deny Chen Le's words.
"Alright... it's a bit difficult to expect you, Brother Le, a kind and easy-going 'Fishing Man,' to control this girl," Lin Yu said helplessly. "But... now that we're inside the Palace, shouldn't we be a little more serious?"
Although they haven't officially entered the Palace buildings yet, they have already crossed the back door and entered the surrounding walls.
Within these walls, Lin Yu could already sense an unusual chill and gloom—coupled with the fact that the flowerbeds within the Palace were clearly withered and desolate, a stark contrast to the verdant, yet at least somewhat lush, greenery of the Ruins City outside. This further convinced Lin Yu ...
Something's definitely not right about this Palace!
"Although you weren't in any danger last time, A Nian... that doesn't mean you won't be this time!"
"After all, you were alone last time, but this time there are three of you—and Brother Le, as a 'Tier 3' cultivator, is carrying Nine Treasures. What if he causes some changes in this Palace?"
Lin Yu said seriously.
Seeing Lin Yu's serious expression, Li Nian finally dropped her overly relaxed demeanor and replaced her smug and cunning smile with a fawning one, grabbing Lin Yu's sleeve and shaking it.
"Oh, don't worry, Sister Zhu Ming... Brother Le has a very keen sense of danger. I've also deployed some reconnaissance Item. If there's any real danger, we'll know."
Hearing Li Nian say this, Lin Yu's expression also relaxed.
"That's good... I myself have been 'sleepwalking' at this critical juncture, so I can't really blame you for being too relaxed."
"However, now that I'm awake, let's... explore the interior of this Palace."
As Lin Yu spoke, he released his Mental Power and began to calmly and discreetly scan the surrounding environment.
And around him... he still didn't sense any special energy fluctuations—in fact, because there were no puppets inside the Palace, Lin Yu couldn't even see the energy threads.
When Lin Yu suggested entering the Palace, Chen Le and Li Nian naturally did not object.
After all...
After entering through the back door, everything was bare and empty; there was really nothing to linger over.
The reason why Li Nian and Chen Le did not enter for a long time, and why Li Nian chose to support Lin Yu from behind and push him to walk in a strange way, was to kill time and wait for Lin Yu to "recover his senses".
Now that Lin Yu is awake, they can naturally enter the Palace.
Li Nian once again stepped to the front of the group and began to lead the way.
She led Lin Yu and Chen Le across a pond that had once seemed to be planted with some ornamental crops but was now completely abandoned and dried up. After climbing a few steps, they opened a door that was also slightly ajar.
"Squeak--"
The old Door Hinge made a teeth-grinding sound, and Li Nian casually offered an explanation.
"This is where the Palace is stored, like a 'Warehouse,' filled with all sorts of 'miscellaneous items'... However, nothing of value is there; they're all broken, worthless, ordinary objects."
Li Nian spoke, Chen Le and Lin Yu also slipped through the small door into a dimly lit room.
With the help of the faint light coming in from behind, Lin Yu could make out the general layout of the room.
Just as Li Nian said... this is a Warehouse filled with all sorts of odds and ends—mainly some worn-out or even broken tables, chairs, and cabinets, mixed with some daily tools such as brooms, mops, brushes, and hammers.
There was really nothing of value there—if there had been, Li Nian would have taken it last time.
Seeing these things again, Li Nian exclaimed, "Seriously, this is supposed to be a Palace, yet they still have storage rooms filled with these broken and cluttered items?"
Chen Le picked up where Li Nian left off, saying, "The royal family and Noble might not actually be as extravagant as you imagine, throwing away everything that breaks... In most cases, the lives of the top people aren't as decadent and dissolute as you think. On the contrary, they are also full of calculation and expenditure—if you study historical records carefully, you'll find that some emperors of certain dynasties only wore a few new clothes throughout the year."
"Even in the Ten Realms, it's the same... Of course, the Royal Nobles of the City That Never Sleeps are an exception—because of the City That Never Sleeps' unique characteristics, they basically possess the traits of Noble, the top echelons of the church, and wealthy merchants all at once, so compared to the general 'power class' or 'ruling group,' their material lives are much richer."
Lin Yu added, "Furthermore... A Nian, didn't you notice the commonalities among the items belonging to the other party here?"
"They... are either made of wood, or have parts made of wood."
"Although this world had land before the Mu Continent sank, based on my speculation about the Nether Void Climate... the 'wood' in this world should be a relatively high-end material."