【Skill Crystal: Skyfall】

【Makes a certain creature fall toward the sky】

【Note: You ask me where it's going? How should I know?】

'...What kind of weird skill is this?'

Unable to understand the system description, Lin Ye directly used the Skill Crystal.

A massive amount of knowledge flooded into Lin Ye's mind, and he quickly grasped how to use this skill.

However, he didn't fully comprehend the skill's underlying principles. Unlike Red Flash, which was similar to Blood Burning, he could only use this skill for now, not completely master it.

'Forget it, using it a few more times should increase my mastery level.'

Lin Ye didn't use this skill on the creatures inside the Shelter, because the skill would alter a creature's physiological structure and affect the flow of energy within its body.

Although the system description was simple, this was a very dangerous skill.

Finally, there was a multicolored Skill Crystal.

【Skill Crystal: Fate's Guidance】

【Consumes a Fate Crystal to guide a certain creature toward its destined fate】

【Note: Only the weak allow themselves to be manipulated by fate】

'...Trash skill.'

Lin Ye used the Skill Crystal. He didn't like this skill because he disliked interfering with the fates of strangers. As for enemies, the strong wouldn't be manipulated by fate, and the weak he could simply deal with directly.

Moreover, using this skill required consuming a Fate Crystal, costing 50 Trade points each time.

However, this skill could improve his understanding of Fate Rule Fragments, which was actually quite good.

A massive amount of knowledge flooded into Lin Ye's mind, and he quickly absorbed it. Just like with Skyfall, he could only use the skill for now, not completely control it.

After handling the Skill Crystals, Lin Ye took out those festival gifts.

First was the flesh and blood treasure chest left by the lake monster.

Lin Ye opened the chest. Inside were stored a large quantity of extremely high-quality meat chunks.

【High-Level Creature's Meat Chunks】

【Edible, taste is quite good】

【Note: Even if tastes differ, true deliciousness is universal】

"Don't sneak a bite. I'll prepare a portion for your breakfast later."

"Meow meow meow~"

Lin Ye pushed aside Little Black, who had secretly crawled over, and stored the delicious meat chunks. He planned to taste them later.

Next was the festival gift obtained from the drag racing competition. Lin Ye opened the gift box and found a white card inside.

【Luxury Sports Car Card】

【Using the card can summon a luxury sports car】

【Note: Can you keep up with my speed?】

Lin Ye stored the card. While a sports car was nice, he preferred the kind of heavy-duty vehicle that could directly ram obstacles out of the way.

Finally, there was the festival gift given to him by the Middleman.

Inside were only three silver coins worth one thousand Trade points each.

"Not bad."

Lin Ye glanced at the Advanced Trading Area interface. Through operating the Alienation Park, his Trade points had skyrocketed to 41,131. Adding those three coins, he now had a total of 44,131 Trade points.

And this was after paying employee wages. If he were more heartless, his Trade points would already exceed fifty thousand.

'With these Trade points, I could even buy Rule Fragments. But buying more fragments is meaningless now. Better to first make good use of the Rule Fragments I currently have.'

The cheapest Rule Fragment in the Advanced Trading Area cost 19,999 points. He could now afford to buy two outright.

However, these cheap Rule Fragments didn't have their rule names labeled. The system only displayed them as 'Unknown Rule Fragment.' They were likely all trap items like Falling Rule Fragments.

Lin Ye didn't mind the type of Rule Fragment, but he hadn't even figured out how to properly use the few he already had inside him. Now wasn't the time to buy more.

The Advanced Trading Area had almost every commodity Lin Ye knew of, even Relics were for sale. Precisely because of this, he wasn't in a hurry to spend his Trade points.

Right now, he wasn't really lacking anything. There were still many things he hadn't had time to study. When he needed something, he could use Trade points, the currency representing the system, to purchase what he lacked.

After handling the festival gifts, Lin Ye took out a bag of black jerky.

【Alice's Jerky】

【Delicious jerky handmade by Alice】

【Note: Great Hollow specialty】

'...Alright then.'

Lin Ye stored the delicious jerky and began preparing breakfast, taking care of the plants and animals in the Shelter along the way.

Having drawn the frying pan, Lin Ye decided to have fried meat for breakfast.

Breakfast was quickly ready. The frying pan was very easy to use.

While Lin Ye was cooking, Little Black kept making pleading sounds nearby. The little dogs and the Scapegoat were also paying extra attention to the frying pan.

Lin Ye distributed the fried meat among the pets, then opened the Group Chat and the Music Box, and began eating his own portion.

(521,792/1,000,000)

"Sigh, it's the weekend again. Don't know if we'll make it through tonight."

"Depends on luck. If luck's bad, even the big shots can die on the battlefield."

"That was before. Now the big shots have strong mental energy, plus all sorts of life-preserving items. Dying is actually pretty hard. At worst, they just get no rewards."

"Hah, the battlefields the big shots go to are also the most dangerous kind. How would the system let us pass battlefield tasks easily?"

"True. Good thing I'm not a big shot."

"Hope fewer people die this time."

"Selling various spiritual energy items. Friends in need, please check my trading area."

"Damn, is this a rip-off shop? So expensive."

"It's normal to sell at higher prices before battlefield tasks. Let me see... Damn, it really is a rip-off!"

"This is probably profiteering from others' misfortune."

...

After finishing the exceptionally delicious fried meat, Lin Ye closed the Group Chat and the Music Box. He didn't go to the Rule Mining Area. Instead, he submitted the task items for the Inheritance Task through the system: the spiritual energy cores of three high-level Mutation Creatures.

A Black Card appeared in the center of the Shelter. Lin Ye picked up the card and checked the system information.

【Spiritual Energy Core Modification Technology】

【This is a dangerous technology that can modify spiritual energy cores into biological bombs】

【Note: Your spiritual energy core is quite good. I'll use it in a more efficient way】

"Huh, this kind of technology seems quite interesting."

Lin Ye didn't like those fate-type skills, but he had a special fondness for this kind of simple, direct technology.

After using the card, a massive amount of knowledge flooded into Lin Ye's mind. He quickly absorbed it, but to actually use it, he still needed to study for a while.

A white door appeared on the wall of the Shelter. He could now accept the next Inheritance Task.

Lin Ye pushed the door and entered the Inheritance Space. The Inheritance Space hadn't changed at all; it was still the endless Display Case space. Lin Ye moved among the display cases and quickly found a fairly decent task:

Eliminate all enemies in a war.

The display case held several cards of different colors. Lin Ye felt the reward for this task was likely related to the strength of the enemies.