The meat was tender and flavorful, melting in the mouth, while the sweet and savory sauce coated the taste buds, bringing an explosion of happiness.
With the side dishes and the fragrant rice, Cheng Shuili ate with exceptional satisfaction.
The Golden Rice Bowl lived up to its name, popping up a notification that Cheng Shuili's stamina had increased by one point.
After the meal, Cheng Shuili felt completely fulfilled.
Once she finished cleaning up the dishes, she began to ponder what she should do in the afternoon.
She still had three radio batteries left, as well as an unused designated dungeon opening card.
She lowered her head and rubbed her temples. Everything had its own priority; she couldn't handle everything at once.
The upgrade for the Abyss Ring had been delayed for too long, and since she had more than one special equipment evolution card on hand, it was better to head to a dungeon first to find abyss stones and grow shadow essence.
Cheng Shuili pinched the designated dungeon opening card in her hand, and just as she was about to use it, she received a message from Jiang Tang.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Boss, I opened a crate and got something strange. I asked Xinxue, but she didn't know what it was either. She said I should show it to you.
Something strange that even Xinxue didn't recognize?
That would mean... it probably didn't have a description. Something without a description... space stones?
Cheng Shuili felt a surge of excitement, but she didn't show it in her reply.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: Send it over and let me see.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Alright Boss, it's just a pitch-black stone. The supply crate was actually a Gold Supply Crate, who knew it would contain six broken stones covered in question marks.
Seeing this, Cheng Shuili was certain: they were definitely space stones, and this girl had opened six of them at once!
This kind of luck... it was hard not to feel envious.
Almost the second the message was sent, a gift notification popped up.
Cheng Shuili suppressed her excitement and examined the items sent over. Six pitch-black stones appeared in her hands.
She held them carefully and checked the details.
They were space stones!
They really were space stones!
The fact that even Xinxue didn't know what they were was proof of their rarity, yet Jiang Tang had somehow managed to get six of them... this luck was truly heaven-defying.
Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, trying to keep her tone calm and steady as she replied.
【Angry Crow Takes Flight】: I received them. These are good items. I'll count this as a merit for you. I'll return the snacks I confiscated earlier, and I'll give you other rewards later.
【Liang Shanbo vs. Pig】: Really, Boss?! That's great! Hehe, I knew these things weren't simple! If I open any more, I'll give them to you, Boss!
Closing the chat box, Cheng Shuili immediately stuffed the six space stones into the Abyss Ring. She had long felt that the ring's two-cubic-meter capacity wasn't enough, and these stones had arrived at just the right time!
A dark purple light rippled across the surface of the ring, and a familiar panel popped up:
【Space Expansion Stone ×6 detected. Merge immediately? Current expansion progress: 0/3 (Merging 3 stones increases storage space by 1 cubic meter)】
It could increase the space by two cubic meters; that was truly excellent.
Cheng Shuili was in a delightful mood and pressed "Yes"!
The stones dissolved silently inside the ring, and the storage space of the Abyss Ring expanded to four cubic meters.
Cheng Shuili admired the enlarged space for a while before pulling her attention back to the designated dungeon opening card.
A question suddenly occurred to her: the system had said that future dungeons would all be team dungeons. Did that include... those opened by cards like this?
Cheng Shuili shook her head and used the card in her hand.
Just like last time, the gold-leafed card surface rippled with blue light, then wound around Cheng Shuili's fingers like molten metal.
Nothing had changed, but Cheng Shuili was no longer flustered by these special effects.
【Dungeon opening authority detected】
【Searching for available dungeons...】
A semi-transparent system panel unfolded before her again. Cheng Shuili flipped through it, looking for a dungeon that met her requirements.
Just as the system's previous announcement had stated, all dungeons were now marked with the conspicuous word "Team," with recommended player counts ranging from 5 to 10 or even more.
Even the single-player dungeons from before had disappeared.
Cheng Shuili frowned slightly, her finger swiping rapidly to filter through them.
She needed a dungeon that could yield materials related to "abyss stone" and "shadow essence," preferably one with a low team size requirement.
But there were too many dungeons; finding one like this wasn't an easy task.
No sooner had Cheng Shuili finished complaining about the system's terrible design than a small magnifying glass icon appeared.
Cheng Shuili: "......"
Is it modifying things in real-time based on my thoughts?
Whatever, as long as the feature is there.
She tried typing the keywords into the search box.
The list refreshed instantly, and the number of dungeons plummeted, leaving only a few:
【Abyss Corridor (Team)】: Recommended size 10 players. Description: A twisted corridor leading to the abyss, where forgotten guards wander...
【Black Abyss Outpost (Team)】: Recommended size 8 players. Description: An outpost built on the edge of the abyss, occupied by dark creatures...
【Depths of the Gloom Mine (Team)】: Recommended size 2-3 players. Description: An ancient, long-abandoned mine. It is rumored that its deepest point connects to an unknown abyss rift, filled with a dense, dark aura. Perhaps the gifts of the abyss are buried there, but unimaginable dangers lurk as well.
"Depths of the Gloom Mine..." Cheng Shuili locked her gaze on this dungeon.
The recommended size for this dungeon was only 2-3 players, which suited her perfectly.
"This is the one." Cheng Shuili tapped lightly with her fingertip.
【Dungeon selected: Depths of the Gloom Mine (Team)】
【Recommended size: 2-3 players】
【You have become the team leader! Please select your team members!】
Without notification, Cheng Shuili sent a team invitation directly to Jiang Tang.
If it weren't for the fact that Su Rui couldn't enter the dungeon, Cheng Shuili wouldn't have needed to call anyone else.
As for why she called Jiang Tang...
Who doesn't like a mascot?
Jiang Tang had just opened a bag of chips. She adjusted the tail of her little dinosaur onesie, planning to spend a leisurely afternoon, when that team invitation shattered everything without warning.
It came from the Boss... there was no reason to refuse.
Her fingertip had just left the confirm button, and she hadn't even had time to put away her chips, when an intense feeling of weightlessness and spatial distortion grabbed her!
"Wahhhh—my chips!"
The familiar sight of the room before her rippled and shattered like a pond surface struck by a stone.
The next second, cold, damp air mixed with a heavy, earthy smell and an indescribable musty stench rushed into her nose.
As the light faded, Jiang Tang found herself standing at the entrance of a dim, cramped cave. Beneath her feet was uneven, slippery rock, and she was surrounded by jagged stone walls. Only a faint light radiated from unknown moss-like plants, providing pitiful illumination.
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