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Ren Yi's tone carried a hint of uncertainty. After all, it seemed he was the only one who had been pulled into the two-dimensional chat interface by the Anomaly Web just now.

As soon as he spoke, Lu Zihan was the first to react. He swallowed hard, his face filled with shock.

"Holy crap, that's amazing!"

With a muffled thud, Lord Cha jumped down from a tree branch in excitement, nearly stumbling as he landed.

Ignoring the dust on his fur, he hurriedly scurried over to Ren Yi. "Holy crap, that's amazing!"

Beside them, the Wutong Tree also shook its canopy with a rustle. Its branches and leaves rubbed together, producing a rapid, cheerful sound.

The Wutong Tree rustled its canopy vigorously.

Zhang Qiuqiu looked back and forth between them, her lips twitching. She explained, "We saw you suddenly freeze up. Then, some glowing energy symbols abruptly popped out and merged into those keys."

Ren Yi nodded slightly, realization dawning on him. Indeed, he was the only one pulled into that two-dimensional "chat interface" by the Anomaly Web.

To Lu Zihan and the others, it had looked like he just dazed out for a moment.

Ren Yi fell silent for two seconds, reflecting on what had happened. Suddenly, under the bewildered gazes of all the Anomalies present, he pressed his hands together and shouted with utmost piety.

"Praise the Anomaly Web!"

Ren Yi lowered his hands. Seeing everyone's confused expressions, he waved his hand with a smile and gave a brief account of his experience to the group.

"Basically, because of the issues inside the Instance earlier, the big boss sent us some compensation—though I haven't quite figured out what kind of compensation it is yet."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and separated three of the four keys, handing them to Lord Cha, Lu Zihan, and Zhang Qiuqiu respectively.

Giving them four keys was clearly intended for them to share equally.

Lord Cha took his key and weighed it in his paw. There wasn't a hint of excitement on his face; instead, he tilted his head back and smugly waved the key at the Wutong Tree.

"See? See? You didn't believe me, but I told you I'd see it!"

The Wutong Tree extended two branches from the left and right, symmetrically bending them in front of its trunk, mimicking the gesture of clutching its chest.

On the other side, Zhang Qiuqiu took her key and studied it closely with a frown.

Her fingertips gently traced the patterns on the key's surface, feeling the faint energy fluctuations. After a moment, she looked up, her tone a bit hesitant.

"This key seems to be... an Anomaly Artifact."

"What? An Anomaly Artifact?" Lu Zihan perked up instantly. His casual expression vanished, replaced by a serious one as he gripped the key tightly. His eyes widened, and his face was full of excitement.

"For real? It's that generous?"

He had pestered his mother, Lu Qing, for a long time, wanting that Hibiscus Hairpin Anomaly Artifact.

However, the Hibiscus Hairpin was pink all over and filled with a gentle aura, which didn't match his rugged style at all, so his mother had always refused to give it to him.

Ren Yi also leaned in, his eyes full of curiosity. "So, what does this Anomaly Artifact do? Do you need to do something to research it?"

He hadn't seen many Anomaly Artifacts. When it came to knowledge about them, Zhang Qiuqiu, the scion of an artifact-making family, was bound to know more. After all, her family could manufacture them.

Zhang Qiuqiu was silent for a moment, looking at Ren Yi, Lu Zihan, and Lord Cha with a somewhat strange gaze. Instead of answering directly, she pulled a phone from her pocket, unlocked the screen, and tapped an icon for an app with a peculiar design.

Then, she aimed the phone at the key in her hand and lightly tapped the scan button on the screen.

With a soft "ding," a small checkmark appeared on the phone screen, followed by a simple text interface.

The surroundings fell quiet for a moment.

How is there high-tech involved here?

"What's that?" Lu Zihan asked.

"Anomaly Appraisal. It's an app specifically for identifying Anomaly Artifacts and Anomaly tools. It was developed by the Anomaly Web; it's quite useful," Zhang Qiuqiu explained calmly.

Good grief, the Anomaly Web actually developed an app like this. Clearly, their level of utilization of the Anomaly Web hadn't even reached one percent of its potential.

He immediately took out his own phone, opened the app store, and searched for "Anomaly Appraisal." Sure enough, he saw the app with a black magnifying glass icon and clicked download.

The download was very fast, finishing in a few seconds. He opened the app and, following Zhang Qiuqiu's example, aimed his phone at the key in his hand and tapped the scan button.

"Ding—" With a soft chime, a few lonely lines of small text slowly appeared on the app's interface, looking exceptionally perfunctory:

【Identifying image... Identification successful...】

【Category: Anomaly Artifact】

【Name: Key】

【Description: It's already called a key; what else could it be for?】

Ren Yi: "..."

This description—what was the difference between saying this and saying nothing at all?

He turned a confused gaze toward Zhang Qiuqiu. He had caught a glimpse of her screen earlier; although her interface didn't have many words either, it wasn't as bad as his.

Seeing his helpless look, Zhang Qiuqiu couldn't help but curl her lips into a slight smile and explained.

"It's because you have to pay for a membership subscription to see the full identification results. You're using the free version right now, so you can only see the most basic information."

As she spoke, she handed her phone over, signaling Ren Yi to look for himself.

Ren Yi leaned in to look. The content on Zhang Qiuqiu's phone screen was much more detailed than his, and the interface was more refined. At the top was a line of small text.

【Respected Platinum Member, your identification results are as follows.】

Below that was the full identification information:

【Category: Anomaly Artifact, Auxiliary-type】

【Name: Key】

【Ability Description】

【1. The key can be used to open most existing objects that possess the concept of a "door" and are not protected by rules.】

【2. Depending on the user's power level, the key can suppress rules related to "doors," "sealing," and "isolation" to a certain extent, weakening their effects (the stronger the user, the more obvious the suppression effect).】

【Tip】

【Opening blind boxes is a thrill, but we are not responsible for what comes out.】

Looking at this tip, Ren Yi's mouth couldn't help but twitch. This app was quite fawning.

But then again, the key's abilities were actually quite practical. Whether it was opening doors or suppressing sealing rules, it would be of great use in an Instance.

However, it would only be useful in specific scenarios.

He looked up at Zhang Qiuqiu, his eyes full of curiosity. "How do I get a membership?"

"There's a membership subscription icon in the top right corner. You can choose after clicking it, but..." Zhang Qiuqiu paused mid-sentence, a hint of hesitation appearing on her face.

Zhang Qiuqiu seemed a bit hesitant.

Ren Yi didn't think much of it and immediately clicked the membership icon in the top right of the app. A subscription interface popped up instantly, clearly listing the prices for different membership tiers.

【Your Subscription】

【Standard Member: 98 energy crystals/month】

【Silver Member: 998 energy crystals/month】

【Gold Member: 998 energy crystals/month】

【Platinum Member: 9,998 energy crystals/month】

【Detected that you are a new user; a 2-energy-crystal coupon has been automatically claimed for you (applicable on payments of 1,000 or more)】

Ren Yi's mouth twitched. He couldn't help but look up and stare at Zhang Qiuqiu with a serious expression.

"Isn't this a bit like highway robbery?"