Fishing Revelation

It took Lin Yu some effort to persuade Chen Le and Li Nian to give up their plan to rush into the Shadow Divine Kingdom and enter the Nightmare, so that they could visit Fang Qing and help Fang Qing defeat the God of Shadows.

Even so, Lin Yu still sensed the optimism emanating from Chen Le and Li Nian.

After all...

Although Fang Qing had previously said that she wasn't completely unable to meet with everyone, no one could say for sure whether Fang Qing was just trying to comfort others or herself.

What if the conditions for meeting are very strict?

However, when Lin Yu actually met Fang Qing through some means, it undoubtedly gave Chen Le and Li Nian a great boost.

At least, these conditions are real and achievable.

"Alright, since we can't help the Boss much, let's focus on our own tasks," Li Nian said energetically. "Let's try our best to collect all Nine Treasures for Brother Le this time and get Brother Le directly to 'Tier 4' —anyway, let's hurry to the vault!"

Lin Yu spoke.

"Okay, but before that... there's one more thing I need to do."

As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian became somewhat curious.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Before that corpse was corrupted by the God of Shadows, it entrusted me to help it 'escape'," Lin Yu paused and said, "Although its body has now vanished from this throne and disappeared, that was merely an 'anomaly' caused by the God of Shadows' descent. For it, this is only a 'temporary' peace, and it may not even have lost consciousness yet, but has simply lost the 'port' to communicate with me."

"He told me that his existence is deeply intertwined with this ruin," Lin Yu said in a low voice. "So, I promised him I would help him find complete liberation—I have to help him end the operation of this 'Ruins City'."

Hearing Lin Yu's words, Chen Le and Li Nian did not object, but they were also somewhat worried.

"It's possible, but could this be another trap set by the God of Shadows?" Chen Le said after thinking for a moment. "After all... you also said that the state of the corpse from that Previous Civilization was very strange. Although it seemed to show self-awareness, it didn't even have a soul."

Lin Yu shook his head. "I don't think that was the design of the God of Shadows. The God of Shadows wouldn't and wouldn't need to do that... Even if He did design such a deception, He couldn't possibly have fooled me."

"Tuk said is probably true."

Lin Yu said earnestly.

Lin Yu had to do something about Tuk's matter.

After all, Tuk's special state alone, coupled with the fact that Tuk chose to ask him for help because he had "broken the taboo," was enough for Lin Yu to continue digging deeper into Tuk's affairs.

Although he didn't know the Noble, priests, and governors of the Lost Kingdom on the Mu Continent, Lin Yu could sense that they did indeed have many "indirect" connections with him.

Moreover, the mysteries surrounding him are also connected to some of my own questions that I want answered—these "answers" might be some kind of "general solution".

However, Lin Yu did not state these reasons beyond his identity as "Zhu Ming".

Of course, now that there are known reasons, they are sufficient to explain one's motivation and to convince Li Nian and Chen Le.

"That guy told me that to end his suffering, I had to shut down the [Azure Sea Sky Dome] that shrouds this Ruins City," Lin Yu said, pausing for a moment, "And the reward he's willing to offer me is the [Azure Sea Sky Dome]—after I shut down this device, he, as the master of this Ruins City, can decide to give that thing to me, and it will belong to me."

Lin Yu said calmly.

And unsurprisingly...

But after this condition was stated, both Li Nian and Chen Le immediately and readily agreed to Lin Yu's plan.

"There's even [Azure Sea Sky Dome]! I don't know what function this thing will have as an [Item]," Chen Le looked up, as if trying to see through the Palace ceiling to the invisible barrier that enveloped the city, "But since you have the chance to get it, you really have to take the gamble!"

"What else is there to say, Sister Zhu Ming?" Li Nian said with a grin, "Let's go and perform a ritual for that Noble from the Lost Kingdom!"

Clearly, the four items [Azure Sea Sky Dome] are still incredibly valuable – even though they have never appeared as [Item] before, and no one knows what form they will take once they become [Item].

However, neither Li Nian nor Chen Le could afford to waste this precious opportunity after hearing Lin Yu say that he had a chance to obtain [Azure Sea Sky Dome].

Of course, this is also a characteristic of the "Freedom Alliance".

If it were a "Marauders" instead... well, perhaps the "Marauders's" companions would also gladly agree to join Lin Yu in vying for [Azure Sea Sky Dome].

But just before the [Item] is obtained, a fierce civil war will likely break out.

Fortunately, the "Freedom Alliance" will not be like that.

Although Lin Yu had anticipated Chen Le and Li Nian's response, he still replied to them according to procedure, "Alright, since neither of you has any objections, then we'll take a slightly longer route and spend a little more time."

"Anyway... A Nian, do you know where [Azure Sea Sky Dome] is located in this city? Could it be somewhere within this Palace?"

Lin Yu asked, Li Nian shook her head.

"The [Azure Sea Sky Dome] isn't actually located in this Palace... Although this Palace is very special and has many such facilities, I found the location of the [Azure Sea Sky Dome] when I came here last time."

Li Nian recalled, "The [Azure Sea Sky Dome] was located on the top floor of a very tall building—because it felt very dangerous and the energy fluctuations were huge, I didn't get too close last time."

"But I can sense that the source of the barrier that shrouds the entire Ruins City comes from that place."

Li Nian said firmly.

Upon hearing Li Nian's words, Chen Le teased, "You wouldn't have had your eye on [Azure Sea Sky Dome] last time, would you?"

Li Nian touched her nose. "Hehe, everyone needs to have dreams, right?"

"That's amazing. Even if I had more opportunities or more time, unless I had someone like Zhu Ming who told me that [Azure Sea Sky Dome] could be taken away, I would never have imagined... that I would still covet this thing."

Chen Le remarked with emotion, then praised Li Nian once again.

"Truly worthy of the title ' Master Thief, 'A Nian."

"You flatter me... Last time I only had a fleeting thought, but in the end I was too scared by its power and terrifying aura to even go upstairs for a peek," Li Nian said apologetically, then turned the topic of praise and boasting to Lin Yu, "The truly amazing one is Sister Zhu Ming —she really has a chance to get this [Azure Sea Sky Dome] now."

Lin Yu shook his head helplessly.

"Let's talk about it when I get there!"

As the three talked, Chen Le retrieved the Nine Treasures, and then they carefully left the Palace.

After all... no matter what, Lin Yu had just been attacked by the "God of Shadows".

Although Lin Yu spoke lightly, and because Fang Qing had saved the day, the conversation had focused on Fang Qing, but that didn't mean Chen Le and Li Nian would ignore the danger that had just happened to Lin Yu.

Should we be extra careful now?

Fortunately, they didn't encounter any further problems.

Retracing their steps through the back door, they arrived once more at the Palace wall, and pushed open the small door again...

But the situation has changed somewhat.

"Hmm... it seems like something's starting to go wrong in this city."

Li Nian murmured.

Because on the Street outside, those passersby who were previously like Empty Shell, like Puppet, are now...

Everything froze in place.

Those energy threads that should normally require careful perception to be noticed were now floating faintly in the air, shimmering with each breath.

The whole scene resembled a massive online game server suddenly going offline— Player could still move around, but the NPCs all suddenly went offline, unable to move or interact.

This bizarre scene undoubtedly put immense, invisible pressure on the three of them.

Chen Le watched this scene, pondered for a moment, and then silently took out a fishing rod from his pocket.

"We haven't even reached [Azure Sea Sky Dome] yet, and it's already this strange... High returns are often accompanied by high risks."

"Item of this caliber are indeed not so easy to obtain—hoping that, as the deceased from that Previous Civilization said, you can simply close [Azure Sea Sky Dome] and this Item will be yours is too idealistic."

As Chen Le was speaking, Lin Yu asked a question.

So what should we do now?

He looked at Chen Le, who seemed to have a plan, and that's why he asked the question.

Chen Le silently untied the Fishing Rod.

My idea is... let me try casting first.

Lin Yu with some curiosity, "Are you planning to recruit another helper—an 'Inventor' or a 'Comedian'?"

"It would take too long and consume too much time to fish over a 'Tier 4' object... We're not at that stage yet," Chen Le said seriously. "What I'm going to use next is 'Fishing Revelation' —when I'm not even sure what's going on, I'll cast a line and randomly catch something to see what kind of revelation it will give me."

Li Nian suddenly realized, "Oh, this sounds like some kind of 'divination'— Brother Le, you're a 'Diviner' too!"

After careful consideration, Lin Yu asked, "Is this a personal quirk of yours, or do you actually possess this skill?"

Chen Le said helplessly, "I really do have this skill!"