The woman's Leather Pouch held quite a few things, but most were little trinkets, along with some glittering Jiao Coins. The most unusual item was a Square Object.
Chen Lin examined it with his divine sense and found nothing abnormal, then covered his palm with mana and picked it up.
"Master, this thing looks like it can turn."
Grass also leaned closer to look at it curiously, then spoke.
Chen Lin nodded.
Each face had a cross-shaped seam dividing it into four sections. It reminded him of a two-by-two Rubik's Cube from his previous life.
Upon closer inspection, he discovered patterns on each little square. They seemed to form some sort of image, but he could not make it out.
He hesitated for a moment, then took out a Foundation Establishment Puppet.
He brought Grass outside the cave, then controlled the puppet and had it try turning the object.
But it did not succeed.
Even after trying from several different directions, the Square Object did not budge.
Frowning, Chen Lin returned to the cave, retrieved the cube, and examined it again using various methods.
He still found nothing.
He could not help shaking his head.
The Foundation Establishment Puppet was already immensely strong, capable of twisting even magical tools apart. Clearly, this was not something that could be turned through brute force.
Judging by its shape, however, the object was certainly meant to turn. It probably required some special method, or perhaps the anomalous energy of this place. Since he could not wield that energy, he had no way to activate it.
From the soul search, he had learned that the bandit chief was a notorious robber in the surrounding region, and that he had obtained this object through plunder. After acquiring it, he had treasured it and secretly studied