Zhao Doulai.
He was a junior sports major at the S City campus of the Federal University.
That night, he had been meeting his childhood friend, Li Wufeng, for barbecue. They had just been served when they were forcibly transported to Planet Karim.
To be honest, he had a bit of trouble adjusting at first.
But he was a student athlete, after all. After a brief period of psychological adjustment, he pulled himself together.
He didn't have much of a choice; he couldn't just let himself fall into despair and wait for death, could he?
Fortunately, while he was a sports major, he wasn't dim-witted.
As soon as he learned about the uses of the magic desk, he immediately contacted his friend.
Surprisingly, both of them had been assigned to District 666. Even more surprising was that their shelters were right across from each other, only about a dozen meters apart.
So, early the next morning, the two of them teamed up to go out and gather resources.
In the end, they didn't gather much all morning. Instead, they were so spooked by a dark shadow passing overhead that Li Wufeng suggested they move elsewhere to scavenge.
After all that back and forth, the two of them had only managed to gather a little over two hundred units of wood and a hundred units of stone.
Fortunately, after moving, they each found a supply chest. At least they didn't have to worry about going hungry today.
But just as he finished his day of hard labor and returned to his shelter to rest, he stood by the window to admire the alien night sky and suddenly saw something emitting a faint blue light moving through the air.
It startled him so much he nearly dropped his water bottle.
“Holy crap! This is huge!”
Shouting this, Zhao Doulai immediately rushed to his magic desk and opened the Regional Channel.
“Anyone have food? I'll trade 5 units of stone for one piece of bread.”
“Water, I need water. It’s been a whole day. If I don't get water, I’ll have to drink from the creek.”
“Trading half a bottle of mineral water for food. Bread, self-heating hotpot, steamed buns, anything.”
“Elu'er, you son of a bitch! Don't think this is over just because you killed my man.”
“Lin Feng, stop barking like a dog. If you have the guts to steal my stuff, you pay the price. If you’re man enough, come kill me. If not, shut your mouth.”
“James, you backstabber, I’ll make you pay for my pickaxe.”
They weren't kidding when they called District 666 the Villain's Valley.
The moment Zhao Doulai opened the Regional Channel, he saw people going at each other's throats.
“Everyone, guess what I just saw?”
“Spit it out. No one’s in the mood for riddles right now.”
“Are you sick in the head? If you're done for the day, go to sleep. Don't come in here acting crazy.”
“Alright, alright, I won't keep you in suspense. I just saw something emitting a faint blue light flying in the sky.”
...
The previously heated channel fell silent instantly at Zhao Doulai's words. Even the item listings stopped scrolling.
“Huh!!?”
“Wait, what?”
“What exactly happened?”
“You’re joking, right?”
“This involves our lives; no one would joke about something like this.”
Seeing that some didn't believe him, Zhao Doulai immediately added more detail.
“Brother Zhao Doulai, explain it more clearly. What kind of object was it, and what did the light look like?”
“Sorry, Brother Xintianle, I can't say for sure. It was too dark to see clearly. But the faint blue light was real. It was like the light from a blue laser, though not quite as bright. It just flew smoothly past my window across the night sky. It wasn't fast, but it was steady.”
A faint blue light, dimmer than a laser...
Flying smoothly past the window...
Not fast, but steady...
Everyone mulled over Zhao Doulai's words, and then, almost simultaneously, the same thought occurred to them.
“Do you think... it could be... a ghost?”
“Don't start! How could there be ghosts in this world?”
“Just because they don't exist on Blue Star doesn't mean they don't exist on Planet Karim.”
“Uh...”
“It's over. That's the one thing I'm terrified of. Physical attacks are completely useless.”
“Maybe you saw it wrong?”
“I don't think so. I saw it too, but it vanished in the blink of an eye. I thought I was just seeing things.”
“I saw it as well. It even descended once. When it flew back up, the blue glow had a bit of green in it. I bet it killed someone and was absorbing their energy or something.”
“Wait! The count was 9,979 just a moment ago. How did it become 9,978!”
“Dammit! There really is a ghost!”
“Mom, where are you? I want to go home!”
“My cabinet just moved. I’m done, I’m out.”
“Anyway, the best choice is for everyone to stay inside at night.”
After learning there might be a ghost in their district, some people protested vehemently, some questioned it loudly, some added more details, and others trembled in fear.
But none of this seemed to have anything to do with Lan Qingyou.
Or rather, she had no idea what was being discussed on the Regional Channel.
Right now, she was processing today's haul.
In addition to the things she found in the ruined house, she now had two more supply chests in her arms.
She had stumbled upon them by accident on her way back.
As it turned out, it was much easier to find supply chests at night than during the day.
After all, the green ambient glow of the supply chests was incredibly conspicuous in the dark.
However, she wasn't in a hurry to open the chests. Instead, she laid everything out and identified them one by one.
Since these were items from this world, she felt better identifying them before using them, especially since she didn't know their purpose.
【Shabby Herb Gathering Bag (C)】
【Effect: Contains a one-cubic-meter space. Infusing it with mana allows for item storage. Herbs stored inside will not lose their efficacy over time.】
【Description: It seems it once had a much larger space, but due to prolonged mana depletion, only this small amount remains. You can try to nourish it with mana; it might return to its former state.】
After placing the linen bag on the small screen, she received this string of identification results.
Good heavens, a space item! This was the kind of treasure everyone dreamed of.
One cubic meter was small?
She wasn't complaining. You could fit a whole ton of water in there, and it even seemed like it could be restored.
Most importantly, herbs wouldn't lose their efficacy inside. For an alchemist, there was no better news than that.
Of course.
Since this was found in an alchemist's workshop, it made sense that it would be suited for an alchemist.
Thinking of this, a nervous and excited Lan Qingyou picked up the herb bag and opened its mouth to see how to use this space item.
It said to infuse it with mana, but she didn't actually know how to do that.
Rate on N.U.
