Chapter 119: Items from the Treasure Chest, Departure
Su Ning planned to fully recover before settling the score with Fu Qingge and his sister.
She then shifted her focus to the items she had obtained from the treasure chest.
This time, the treasure chest was a major haul—it yielded five items in one go.
The [Lightning Storm] skill book had already been learned by Honghong, and its powerful effect was still vivid in Su Ning’s memory.
She examined each of the items with great interest.
Her gaze landed on the first item:
[Item: Bloodline Pearl]
Effect: Can awaken the hidden bloodline within a person through skills or talents.
“Awaken bloodline? What kind of power will it awaken?” Su Ning murmured softly, tightly holding the Bloodline Pearl in her hand.
At that moment, a clear and pleasant notification rang in her ear:
[Ding! Bloodline Pearl detects ‘Petrifying Medusa’ bloodline. Awaken it?]
[Ding! Bloodline Pearl detects ‘Assassin’ bloodline. Awaken it?]
These sudden prompts stunned Su Ning.
“Petrifying Medusa and Assassin bloodlines?”
She was confused. The Bloodline Pearl could detect bloodlines from one’s talents or skills. While the Medusa bloodline made sense to her, where did this ‘Assassin’ bloodline come from?
Su Ning didn’t immediately awaken either bloodline, as it seemed the process would take considerable time. She didn’t want to awaken only to find that some people had already left the instance.
“Awakening bloodline can wait until after I return. I need to think it through carefully.”
She then turned to the other items from the treasure chest.
[Monster Egg: Ghostly White Tiger]
Talent – Ghost Form: Can move within shadows.
Skill – Shadow Step: Restricts target’s movement by stepping on their shadow.
“A monster egg?! And one with such excellent abilities?” Su Ning exclaimed with delight.
She carefully observed the black-and-white striped egg in her hand, her heart filled with indescribable anticipation.
Its talent, “Ghost Form”, allowed it to slip into shadows—a perfect ability for evading enemies or launching assassinations. Even more impressive was its skill, “Shadow Step”, which could immobilize a target just by stepping on their shadow.
Such a rare pet made Su Ning very excited.
Having it would give her even greater safety.
Suddenly, Su Ning remembered she still had a Star Fruit that she hadn’t used. If she fed it to the Ghostly White Tiger after it hatched, it might awaken another talent.
Thinking of this, she was even more thrilled.
“This run has definitely paid off.”
Although she only picked up a few Mist Flowers in the City of Mist, the treasure chest loot was leagues beyond that.
Next, Su Ning turned her eyes to the remaining two items.
One was an ancient-looking key, radiating the aura of time; the other appeared to be an ordinary-looking card.
Curious, Su Ning inspected the card first.
[Item: Item Upgrade Card]
Effect: Can unconditionally upgrade one item, doubling its effectiveness.
“An upgrade card?”
Su Ning pondered which of her items could use an upgrade. She had several special tools like the Hot-Cold Converter Jug and Insect Refining Pot.
“Wait! Unconditional upgrade?”
Su Ning instantly became excited, thinking of the one item she wanted to enhance the most:
Her Planting Space!
If upgraded, would the space become larger? The answer seemed obvious.
Still, she didn’t use it right away, since she was still within the space. She decided to wait until she returned before using the Item Upgrade Card.
She was extremely satisfied with everything from the chest—every single item matched her desires perfectly.
“Even if the last one disappoints me, I’ll still be content.”
Finally, she examined the item that looked like a key.
[Item: Instance Door Key]
Effect: Allows the player to lock onto a previously entered instance. Once locked, the player can freely enter that instance without limitations.
Seeing the item’s description, Su Ning could hardly believe her eyes.
“A key that lets me enter any instance I’ve been in before—freely and without restriction?!”
She was stunned.
She began recalling the instances she had been through:
- Virus Town
- Breeding Farm
- Corpse Hell
- Cosmic Mining Field
- and her current one, City of Mist.
With this key, she could turn one of them into her personal hunting ground—accessible anytime, anywhere.
Of course, not all instances were ideal as personal gardens.
Su Ning knew that the Breeding Farm had the dangerous Mok race, and the vast Cosmic Mining Field was filled with unpredictable threats. Though rich in resources, those instances weren’t the best choice for farming.
In contrast, Virus Town or Corpse Hell were much more suitable.
In Corpse Hell, she had no fear of the zombies. The instance had no native NPCs, and the ground was full of valuable materials to strengthen zombie allies like Unit 1.
After careful consideration, Su Ning decided to lock the Instance Door Key to Corpse Hell!
After reviewing all the items, Su Ning was filled with indescribable excitement.
Meanwhile, thanks to her Self-Healing talent, all her previous injuries had fully healed.
Not only that, her depleted mental energy had also recovered after resting in the healing pod.
“It’s time to move out—time to deal with Fu Qingyao!”
When she reappeared, Su Ning found herself standing in the middle of a ruin.
Clearly, the area had recently experienced a devastating explosion. The once-bustling surroundings were now utterly destroyed.
However, Su Ning was puzzled—she didn’t see the Mist Lord anywhere.
But she knew well that a single explosion wouldn’t be enough to kill such a powerful creature.
After all, the thick mist still lingered in the air, a clear sign the Mist Lord was still alive. If not killed, then at least seriously wounded.
Su Ning understood that relying solely on her own strength would not be enough to find Fu Qingge and the others.
So without hesitation, she summoned Unit 3 and ordered it to use its perception abilities to track them down.
She hoped to find them as soon as possible.
