"Is anyone there?"
Chen Lin knocked twice on the door.
There was no response.
"Excuse me, is anyone there?"
He raised his voice.
When there was still no response, he grasped the wheat stalks on the door and gently pulled outward.
A glint flashed through his eyes.
The door actually opened with ease.
"Are you two seniors inside? I am the successor to the Pill Pavilion, and I have come specifically to pay you a visit."
Chen Lin called through the gap in the door, invoking the Pill Pavilion's name.
He was not lying, either.
According to the little beast, completing the trial meant he had acquired the status of master of the Pill Pavilion and could move about Oddity Island.
Still, no one answered.
Chen Lin drew a breath.
The Thatch Cottage was not large at all. If anyone was inside, there was no way they could fail to hear him calling like this.
Thus, he suspected that the two people tending the wheat fields could only emerge at night.
That was also why he had come during the day.
If those two attacked him, their restrictions would make it easier for him to escape.
No matter what, he had to enter this place. Chen Lin hesitated no longer and pulled the door fully open.
Then he froze.
The hidden world he had imagined did not exist. Inside was merely a cramped space.
It was exactly as large as the thatched cottage itself, and he could take it all in at a glance.
The most conspicuous thing inside was a row of shelves bearing numerous statues.
The statues varied in shape and size, but even the largest was no more than a foot tall.
There really were statues.
Chen Lin's heart eased a little.
The presence of statues meant