Familiar Item

After studying the fern's movement patterns, Lin Yu narrowed down his search area.

But in the end, not many possibilities were ruled out. After all, the fact that Fern was able to meet him on the first night meant that her entrance was not far from his.

So, to find Healing Place, we still have to keep searching using the old-fashioned methods, and it all depends on luck.

At times like these, Lin Yu would miss Chen Zhuo terribly—although it was a matter of superstition, Lin Yu always felt that if that Little fatty were here, he might have run into Healing Place on his face after just a few steps.

There is no God of Destiny, but in the Game, there does seem to be some kind of invisible "fortune" that can influence many things.

After all, many Item and "Profession" abilities are related to luck.

After some exploration, it was already Noon...

Lin Yu didn't even see a trace of the Healing Place.

The roads in this wilderness are already difficult to traverse, and along the way, you'll frequently encounter contestants and wild beasts locked in combat. Avoiding them to prevent further complications would require an extra effort.

Especially since the chill and strong winds of last night had completely disappeared after the sun came out, Lin Yu, who was wearing an animal skin with two layers of clothing underneath, felt unbearably hot and scorching under the sun.

The sunlight was so harsh it could be described as extremely vicious!

"Next time I really should spend some points to buy something like a 'temperature-regulating amulet' or a 'temperature-controlled suit'," Lin Yu thought, trying to maintain his persona. Even though he was practically sweating from the heat, he didn't take off his animal-skin coat or show any sign of distress. "Save when you should, spend when you should..."

If it weren't for his excellent physical condition and amazing endurance, Lin Yu felt he would have suffered from heatstroke long ago.

If you were to get into a fight with someone under these circumstances...

Lin Yu felt that the last 30 minutes of [Ice Blessing] were definitely unavoidable.

Unexpectedly, the reason I wanted to take advantage of this blessing was because I needed to "cool down"...

Last night I thought I had gained enough, but now it seems that it's far from enough.

But Lin Yu felt somewhat at peace, because the ferns on the other side weren't in much better shape either.

The woman, dressed in a leather jacket and possessing a somewhat cool demeanor, was now drenched in sweat, her wet hair plastered to her face, utterly lacking in elegance.

Even so, Fern still didn't take off her mask—even last night when she was eating barbecue, she cut it into small pieces, lifted her mask, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Lin Yu was somewhat curious about the other party's reasons for doing so. Although many Player did not want to reveal their appearance, it was rare to see someone as persistent as Jue.

It's just that his current public image makes it difficult to ask him directly.

Considering that they had just acquired the spoils of two giant beasts the previous night and that Lin Yu seemed to be a fairly reliable teammate, Jue had no objection to Lin Yu's arrangement to find a "Healing Place".

But after the two of them had been wandering around all morning at Noon, Fern finally couldn't resist anymore.

She wiped the sweat from her face and spoke.

"Moro, Moro brother, I'm telling you, this search can't go on forever!"

"Our blanket search is too inefficient."

Lin Yu looked at the fern and said calmly, "But I don't have any other way. I'm sorry, I'm not very good at finding things."

That statement was a lie, since if Lin Yu really wanted to find a "Healing Place" urgently, he still had quite a few [Item] that could shorten the journey.

For example, the [Activity Map].

But Lin Yu was still playing the role of "Rakshasa"—an NPC, and one who had just escaped from Prison Break and returned to his hometown. How could he possibly have any [Item] available?

Even items that don't look like they belong to Player are Item Lin Yu wouldn't use too often.

After all, while he needed to go to the "Healing Place," it wasn't that urgent.

As popular as it may be, the persona of the performer cannot be ruined!

That's what you call dedication.

Not to mention...

Isn't this just making the fern too hot?

Seeing that Jue took the initiative to speak, Lin Yu knew that she must have come up with an idea—sometimes you never know how capable your teammates are until you push them a little.

Sure enough, Fern sighed and spoke.

"I have an Instance here that can only be used twice per instance, but it's not very reliable and comes at a cost..."

"But now it seems there aren't any real mysteries in this Instance, so it's not a bad idea to use it to ask where the sanatorium is."

Lin Yu was very curious, but he still pretended to understand.

"Really? Isn't it a bit too extravagant to use such a trump card to ask for directions?"

"We're not in that rush, are we?"

Fern quickly shook her head. "It's not a matter of time, I'm just too tired and too hot -- anyway, just use it, I didn't do much yesterday anyway."

Lin Yu nodded. "What method is that?"

"It's something that can answer any question you ask, practically omniscient," Fern explained. "I got it from the [Instance] before last... I was planning to sell it next time I had the chance, but since I didn't have much time to do so last week, I'm just using it for now."

"You know everything," Lin Yu said in surprise, "Then why are you still selling... Is it related to the 'instability' you mentioned earlier?"

Lin Yu asked, and Jue nodded sadly. "Yes, for the two questions you asked it, it will definitely answer with one truth and one lie, but you can't tell which one is the truth and which one is the lie."

Upon hearing the description of this thing, Lin Yu felt that it sounded somewhat familiar.

This characteristic is very similar to that of a certain high-ranking person he knows with a perverse sense of humor.

However, Lin Yu could not reveal this.

He simply glanced at the fern, then pondered, "There's nothing inherently unstable about it, is there? You can pinpoint the 'answer' by asking it two questions in a row, can't you?"

"If you only need one question—any question whose answer you already know the exact answer to—and another question whose answer you want to know the answer to, and then transform the question whose answer you want to know the answer to into a yes/no question, wouldn't you be able to reliably obtain a yes/no answer?"

"This is equivalent to transforming two uncertain, unknown problems into one definite, known problem."

"Furthermore, if your first question is based on known facts and the answer confirms that you were lying, your second question doesn't even need to be a yes or no question."

Lin Yu spoke calmly, and Jue was stunned.

"Huh? What you said... seems to make some sense?"

"I never would have thought of that."

At this point, Fern looked at Lin Yu gratefully.

"Thank you so much, Moro... You're not just good at fighting, you're also incredibly clever!"

As she spoke, Fern took the Item out of her bosom.

Just as Lin Yu had expected, the Item, judging from its appearance alone, had an inseparable connection with a certain Deity.

That was a...

A gray Crow's head, about the size of a thumb, carved from stone.

"Gah! Gah gah!"

After it was taken out, the Crow's head let out a joyful caw!