Chapter 118: Chapter 118: Opening the Blind Box

The mutated Black Armored Centipede’s tail coiled, and the lid of the treasure chest was immediately flung open, far more easily than Lin Shen had imagined.

There was no intricate mechanism; inside the chest lay a white egg and a crystal tablet.

A beam of light shot out from the crystal tablet, projecting several lines of text in midair.

“O destined one, please patiently read the following content: If you’re willing to make the whole world your enemy, then take the items within this chest; otherwise, please relock the chest, and pass the key on to wait for the next person of destiny.”

“What does that mean? I just take an egg, and you want me to be the enemy of the whole world? Quit your nonsensical talk.” Lin Shen naturally didn’t believe such nonsense, so he let the mutated Black Armored Centipede directly take the egg out of the chest.

After removing the egg from the chest, the crystal tablet projected a few more lines of text.

“I’m satisfied with your bravery and determination, but having just those qualities is not enough. Since you’ve decided to make an enemy of the entire world, then accept this Evolution Skill. It will be your greatest asset in opposing the entire world. I hope you manage to live on successfully.”

After this passage had displayed for a while, new text was projected from the crystal tablet.

The first things to appear were seven large characters “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir,” followed by the main content.

“What kind of name is that for an Evolution Skill? Are you serious? With such an Evolution Skill, I can be an enemy of the whole world?” The more Lin Shen thought about it, the more he felt that the person who left this treasure chest must be joking around.

Originally, he had suspected that the chest might have been left by The Ancient Realm King and was hopeful about the treasures inside.

If it really were the most valued possession of The Ancient Realm King, then he would have truly struck it rich.

But who could have known that inside was just an egg, and for the moment, it was impossible to tell what level of Base Mutation Egg it was. However, these words gave him the impression that they weren’t left by The Ancient Realm King.

After all, The Ancient Realm King was once the sovereign of the universe. How could his most valued possession be merely a Base Mutation Egg?

And then there was “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir”—just hearing the name didn’t seem serious, not something that a sovereign of the universe would leave behind as an Evolution Skill.

No matter what Lin Shen thought, the crystal tablet began to project the contents of “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir.”

Lin Shen thought for a moment and hurriedly took out paper and a pen from his backpack to jot down the contents projected by the crystal tablet first.

What if The Ancient Realm King was illiterate and bad at naming, and while the name wasn’t appealing, the Evolution Skill itself was truly valuable?

The contents of “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir” were quite long. Without paper and pen, he really couldn’t have memorized it all in a short amount of time.

After writing down all the content, when Lin Shen looked at “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir” again, he saw that new characters had appeared at the end.

“If you’ve already written down ‘The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir,’ it proves your aptitude is passable. If you haven’t memorized it yet, then there’s no need to try anymore. With your aptitude, even practicing it would be in vain. Better to put the things down and leave now; perhaps you’ll be able to live a longer life.”

When these lines appeared, the content of “The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir” had already vanished.

Lin Shen thought to himself, “Is this guy crazy? Doesn’t he know about something called paper and pen? Even without paper and pen, could people with equipment not take pictures or record videos? What good is your gimmick?”

After waiting a while, as if sensing that the egg had not been placed back, the crystal tablet projected new text.

“Since you’ve made your decision, then off you go. Life and death are determined by fate, wealth and honor are in heaven’s hands. Child, I wish you good luck.”

When this text ended, the beam of light on the crystal tablet retracted and disappeared, returning to its original state.

“What is this all about? Are you playing with me?” Lin Shen reconsidered, “This person is quite amusing. Since that is the case, I shouldn’t be any worse.”

Lin Shen thought for a moment and rummaged through his backpack, taking out an ordinary Steel Poison Bee egg he had picked up earlier and letting the mutated Black Armored Centipede place it inside.

“If anyone else comes later, they shouldn’t leave empty-handed,” he said.

The mutated Black Armored Centipede pressed down hard on the lid, and the treasure chest locked itself again.

“There’s one more key. It should correspond to the last treasure chest, right?” Lin Shen retrieved the previous key and took out another, handing it to the mutated Black Armored Centipede to open the last chest.

This key was the one from Ye, and Lin Shen wasn’t sure it would open the chest.

To his surprise, the key easily unlocked the last treasure chest.

Like the middle chest, there was also a white egg inside and a crystal slab that projected text.

“To whom it may concern, please patiently read the following content: If you choose to be an enemy of the entire world, please take what’s inside the chest. Otherwise, please lock the chest again and pass the key on, to await the arrival of the next person of destiny.”

“The same trick again?” Lin Shen found this somewhat exasperating.

Indeed, after taking the egg, the crystal slab projected the same text, saying there was an Evolution Skill that would be his capital for confronting the entire world—still the same old routine.

Lin Shen initially thought it would be ‘The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir’, but the projection was different than before.

Instead of directly revealing the name of the Evolution Skill, it first showed several lines of verse.

“Originally a mortal passing by, with no intention to tread the nightly skies, heaven won’t wait for me, at leisure, I step into the Celestial Court.”

Only after those lines faded did it project the name of the Evolution Skill, ‘Stepping on the Immortal Court’.

“This is rather bold, more daring than the previous ‘The Greed for Life and Fear of Death Elixir’. However, it still seems to have hints of pettiness,” Lin Shen criticized inwardly.

He took out paper and pen, intending to record the contents of ‘Stepping on the Immortal Court’. Unexpectedly, the following projection was not of text, but of humanoid drawings.

“Good thing I studied all sorts of things like music, chess, calligraphy, and painting when I was young. Although I’m not proficient, I still have some skill; otherwise, this would have really stumped me,” Lin Shen remarked as he looked at the projected drawings and promptly started to sketch.

Lin Shen was not just being modest; he truly wasn’t very proficient. The projections were lifelike, and although they were merely silhouettes without facial details, they conveyed the spirit well.

What Lin Shen ended up drawing was a stick figure. Fortunately, while his drawing wasn’t great, he managed to capture the movements of the shadows.

The shadows changed continuously, and many drawings were projected, each showing different poses of the humanoid shadows.

Lin Shen also drew stick figures for each one, not knowing how much time had passed, until finally, there were no more projections.

The usual persuasion followed, but Lin Shen ignored the advice, and the crystal slab returned to its original appearance.

Lin Shen looked at the stick figures he had drawn, totaling over a hundred, each with a different pose.

“Good thing I’m clever,” Lin Shen rejoiced over his drawings.

As expected, Lin Shen took another ordinary Base Mutation Egg and placed it inside the chest, then locked it up again and took back the key.

“I’ll find an opportunity to pass these two keys on in the future,” Lin Shen thought of the possibility that someone might come here with the keys again someday, allowing them to gain something.

Suddenly, Lin Shen heard a sound that seemed like someone’s voice coming from deeper underground.