Chapter 157
She quickly dug a few times into the ground, casually scattering a handful of gold coins before taking some of the dirt she had just shoveled into her bag and covering the coins with it, piling it up to at least half a meter high. As she covered the coins, she tossed down a few more coins until she heard that sound getting closer. At that moment, she immediately stopped and let Tu Lan pack the dirt down. Only after finishing all this did she jump onto Tu Lan's back.
As the two of them emerged from the deep pit, they happened to cross paths with a member of the Special Affairs Bureau, who was out on patrol to check for any dangers nearby. When he flew over and saw Yu Xunge and Tu Lan digging, his curiosity got the better of him, and he decided to take a closer look.
Yu Xunge smiled and nodded at him in greeting before leisurely swimming away with Tu Lan.
After watching Yu Xunge and Tu Lan leave, the man quietly swam down to the bottom of the pit.
He was certain there was something down there. Yu Xunge's talent was no secret within the Special Affairs Bureau.
She sold a considerable number of skill crystals for her ability, "You’re Happy Again," to the Bureau every month. It was clear she was using them herself, and almost 99% of people believed she had become so powerful because she was lucky enough to always find good things to strengthen herself. Without hesitation, he took out his tools and began digging. Soon, he struck gold—literally!
Not just one coin! He tirelessly dug deeper, almost extending the already six or seven-meter deep pit by another two meters before stopping. He counted the gold coins he had collected—32 in total!
That was quite a haul. He worked himself to the bone on tasks for the Bureau, needing to buy potions, equipment, and skills, and now he only had seven coins to his name.
He couldn’t even imagine how much Yu Xunge must have earned after digging for so long!
He had been gone for a while, and when he returned to the base, everyone was already eating. A player he was close with asked if anything had happened. He hesitated for a moment but couldn’t resist showing off. He pulled out the coins and started recounting what had just happened…
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After leaving the deep pit, Yu Xunge and Tu Lan swam toward the nearest city, Yasi. She needed to light up the map and check for any dangers along the way to decide whether to continue on to Yasi or take the route through Yue Sen City.
It wasn’t until they were far from the Special Affairs Bureau base that Tu Lan curiously asked, “Why did you throw away so many gold coins?”
Yu Xunge replied, “We dug for so long, and the pit is so deep. No one would believe we didn’t find anything. That guy will definitely come to dig, so it’s better to toss out a few things. Gold coins are the safest option.”
Tu Lan didn’t quite understand the difference: “Why? Gold coins are so valuable. Why not throw away some useless potions or equipment?”
Yu Xunge patiently explained, “Because gold coins won’t spark terrifying imaginations.”
If they left behind potions or equipment, the person who found them would inevitably start imagining what Yu Xunge had dug up. Could it be a master-level potion? A legendary piece of equipment?
This was the deep sea, a desolate place; epic potions or lost ancient remedies were not out of the question!
Only gold coins were the best and safest choice.
They were valuable enough to justify Yu Xunge’s long digging; they were also safe enough that no matter how much people speculated, they would only wonder how many coins she had found.
Gold coins were indeed precious and hard to come by, but they weren’t something unattainable. Even elite players could earn them, so they wouldn’t be driven to madness by jealousy.
Even if the Special Affairs Bureau found out, it wouldn’t matter. What they needed was a way to earn gold coins, not to squeeze a few coins from players. Nowadays, the domestic dungeon screens had already started charging admission. The gold coins dug up might not even amount to a fraction of what the Bureau collected in ticket fees in a day.
Of course, the best outcome would be for that guy to quietly dig and not tell anyone.
Yu Xunge patiently shared her thoughts with Tu Lan.
During this time, she also checked the attributes of the vintage lantern.
**[Furious Moon] (A+ Grade) (Upgradeable)**
Someone stole a piece of the moon and locked it away; the moon belongs to no one.
**[Skill 1] Planet:** You can fly anywhere, but you must mark an object or living being as your star. The distance between you and the star (in meters) cannot exceed your health points and cannot be less than your level. Time to mark the star: 5 seconds. Using this skill consumes at least 10 mana points per second, and the faster you fly, the more mana you consume.
**[Skill 2] Time-Space Walk:** You can briefly return to the past, with a time span (in days) not exceeding your age, and a stay duration (in minutes) not exceeding your level. You must not be seen by your past self; if you are, your health points will drop to zero. Cooldown time: 24 hours. (Note: Items left in the past will not exist for more than 48 hours; after 48 hours, they will be lost in the river of time.)
**[Skill 3] Furious Moon (Passive):** This lantern only lights up when in a good mood.
(Note: All skills require the item to be carried on your person to use; placing it in your game bag is ineffective.)
At that moment, the lantern had dimmed, indicating that the piece of the moon inside was indeed not in a good mood.
But that was okay!
The moon might be furious, but Yu Xunge was ecstatic!
Her mood was excellent. She pressed her racing heart and placed a binding stone on the lantern—though she could sense that this binding stone only affected the lantern itself, not the moon inside.
In the stillness of the deep sea, even Tu Lan in the bubble could hear Yu Xunge’s heartbeat: “What’s wrong?”
Yu Xunge tightly hugged the Furious Moon: “That’s the sound of my heart racing.”
Tu Lan: “Huh?”
Yu Xunge tucked away the Furious Moon and brushed a stray hair from her forehead: “Ugh, it’s so annoying. It’s too powerful; what if someone finds out?”
Both **[Planet]** and **[Time-Space Walk]** were worthy of their A+ rating, and the fact that this item was even upgradeable was astonishing!
Tu Lan: “…” Evil!
**[Chapter 203: [Three Tens]?]**
Yu Xunge, like a hyperactive child, put away the **[Furious Moon]** and took out the compass, lovingly stroking this treasure and unable to resist giving it a kiss.
What an angelic item!
And it was only rated E? She felt sorry for it.
She carefully hung the compass on her pocket watch. It was better to keep it outside; she might have missed out on many treasures before…
The location chosen by the Special Affairs Bureau was indeed desolate. Yu Xunge thought that even in such a place, there would surely be some exotic beasts that liked this environment, but to her surprise, there were no large exotic beasts nearby.
To avoid encountering sea sirens and being discovered by the other races that there were Blue Star people here, Yu Xunge even specifically found a jellyfish to touch, preparing to transform into a deep-sea creature for stealth. She ended up getting poisoned, and before she could find an antidote, Tu Lan tossed a **[Expert Token]** at her.
After that, she transformed into a jellyfish and perched on Tu Lan’s head, letting her swim.
The two of them made a few deliberate circles nearby, and any underwater creature with a bit of strength and intelligence sensed the dragon’s presence and would hide in advance.
During this time, the compass lit up a few times, and both Yu Xunge and Tu Lan excitedly went to dig, but they didn’t find anything valuable.
Once they dug up a level 3 green boot, another time they found a single gold coin, and the last time they unearthed a beast bone. Tu Lan sniffed it and said it definitely didn’t exceed level 10.
Yu Xunge toyed with the compass, realizing that its E rating wasn’t without reason.
This item, while morally high, had low standards…
You’re not unjustly rated E.
Yu Xunge took out a turtle jade stone and smashed a coin onto it before continuing to follow the compass to dig. This time, her luck noticeably improved; sometimes the compass would point in two directions, and Yu Xunge followed her instincts, digging up things that were clearly more valuable.
There were beast bones that could be used to make high-level potions, a small bag of gold coins, a damaged blue piece of equipment, and a skeleton with a ring…
Finally, while digging, she unexpectedly unearthed a “mahjong”—**[Three Tens]**!
This time, it wasn’t in the language of the oak owl but in the language of the undead, with every stroke resembling a white bone.
It still had the texture of white jade, feeling icy to the touch, as if she were holding a piece of ice.
She placed this “mahjong” next to the one she had stolen from Wu Ren, and nothing happened.
But regardless of size or texture, these two “mahjong” seemed to be of the same kind…
Yu Xunge put the newly dug **[Three Tens]** and the **[Six Tubes]** into a small box and stored them away.
Anything that Wu Ren carried with him, even if she couldn’t discern its significance, she would never underestimate.
Five hours later, the cooldown for **[Come Here!]** ended, and she could enter Yasi City.
Yu Xunge hesitated for a moment but ultimately chose to put the compass back in her bag.
If she kept it out, the moment it lit up, just thinking about how she had once found the **[Furious Moon]** with its guidance would compel her to search again…
After all the hard work of digging, if she ended up with junk, she would feel terrible.
But if she didn’t search, she would feel worse! What if it turned out to be another A+ or even S-grade item? Something silly like a “Melancholy Star” or “Dumb Sun.”
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