Loren looked down.

This time, the coin's answer was tails!

There were no other consciousnesses present in this place at all!

After confirming the interior of the white temple was safe, Loren put away the coin in his hand and softly sighed:

"Mr. Floor Tile, it must have been incredibly difficult for you to persist for so many years..."

For most intelligent beings, "loneliness" is a terrifying thing.

A single conscious floor tile, carrying an ancient, dilapidated ruin, hiding for over a hundred thousand years under the scrutiny of other enemies...

This was yet another "miracle"!!

After sighing, Loren shook his head, cleared his thoughts, and looked toward the center of the temple's interior space.

The "special stone slab" he had long awaited was resting quietly there...

After gazing at it quietly for a moment.

Loren did not receive any "danger" prompt from his intuition.

He temporarily set his mind at ease...

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Federal Calendar 7708, December 27th, three minutes past midnight.

Once again, after confirming "this place is safe," Loren finally lifted his leg and slowly began to walk forward...

And the Raven, deep within Loren's mind, did not choose to offer any commentary at this critical juncture.

It was simply focusing, discreetly and silently layering all of its "Fortune" upon Loren!

Simultaneously.

If there was a danger here that Loren could not detect, then the Raven, which had remained unexposed, would be the key "Trump Card" that could turn the tables for Loren...

Both man and raven had silently prepared for the possibility of an "accident"...

Loren slowly walked towards the center of the temple, one step, two steps...

As the distance between him and the massive white stone platform grew shorter, Loren's heart once again began to beat uncontrollably!

"Thump!"

...

The powerful heartbeat echoed within the empty temple, shattering the peace that had reigned here for many years!

The blood in his veins began to boil!

His skin temperature also noticeably began to rise!

His entire body began to tremble in varying degrees!

This was caused by excessive excitement!

Prompted by his intuition, Loren felt himself to be incredibly excited at this moment!!

He could even start celebrating!

His intuition was already telling Loren, "This stone slab is finally his!"

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Federal Calendar 7708, December 27th, five minutes past midnight.

Continuously restraining his agitated emotions and body while remaining secretly vigilant, Loren finally, step by step, arrived before the massive white stone platform!!

During that short distance, Loren had been constantly battling his own intuition.

Always cautious, he feared falling just before "success"...

Standing before the giant stone platform, Loren finally let out a long, relieved sigh!!

"Hah!"

"Scaring oneself... that's not a pleasant feeling..."

After mercilessly criticizing himself, Loren calmly looked at the "object" placed on the massive white stone platform!

An ordinary-looking stone slab!

Overall "earthen yellow" in color, approximately 145 centimeters long, 90 centimeters wide, and about 5 centimeters thick.

On the slab, aside from some indistinct, blurred carvings at its edges, there was nothing else.

Judging by appearance, this long-coveted slab seemed no different from the ordinary floor tiles outside the temple...

Loren silently examined this "stone slab." Confirming he couldn't discern anything special, he tentatively extended his hand...

And reached out to touch the "earthen yellow stone slab"!

Under Loren's somewhat nervous gaze, his hand finally made contact with the slab!

Nothing happened!!!

Seeing this, Loren's expression visibly relaxed.

All traces of wariness faded away!

He wasn't afraid the slab showed no special features; he was afraid the commotion it might cause would be too great...

"No reaction? Interesting..."

After remarking with considerable ease.

Loren's large hand began to continuously stroke the slab!!

Like a collector who has encountered a beloved item, his hand kept caressing the slab...

His fingers slid over the slab's smooth surface, over the edges with their blurred carvings...

Yet, no matter how Loren stroked the slab, it remained unresponsive, just like an ordinary object!

After stroking it for a while.

Loren stopped his "peculiar" behavior and expressionlessly withdrew his large hand.

"Unwilling to respond to me? Or... what?" 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

A murmur of doubt escaped Loren's lips.

He pondered silently for a moment. Still without any leads, Loren chose to stop dwelling on it!

He gave a light shrug...

Anyway, his intuition had stopped urging him after he touched the slab...

"Forget it, I'll study it slowly later..." Loren comforted himself with considerable optimism.

As soon as the words left his mouth!

He once again extended both hands, firmly gripping the edges of the slab!

He exerted force with a sudden burst of strength!

He was going to take this slab away!!

For Loren, only something placed inside his spatial storage device could truly be considered "obtained"!!

No reaction? Not important!

Becoming mine first is more important!

There is plenty of time; it can be studied slowly in the future!

After all, "Fortune" and "intuition" had never deceived Loren before!

"Ahhh!!!"

With a strained roar, the veins on Loren's arms bulged prominently!

The strong, powerful heartbeat sound rang out again!

This also signified that Loren was using his full strength!

Unfortunately, the "stone slab" resting on the platform remained completely immobile!

A physique already comparable to a Legendary Martial Artist actually couldn't budge this slab even a fraction...

A while later.

Loren silently withdrew his hands and shook his arms!

"...So heavy???"

"Is this... rule-level heaviness..."

He stared at the slab before him, falling into deep thought.

The sound of Loren's questioning echoed through the extremely vast, empty space inside the temple...

Two minutes later!

Just as Loren was still deep in thought, the Raven located deep within his mind couldn't stand it anymore and couldn't help but speak up:

"Master, why don't you try if your Spiritual Power is useful?"

"Don't forget, this place is essentially similar to a spiritual space..."

The Raven's reminder made Loren's eyes light up.

Next, he silently released a wisp of his Spiritual Power, very cautiously making contact with the heavy slab before him!

The next moment!

A miraculous change occurred!

The slab before him, which had been completely unresponsive, suddenly reacted!

It began to glow!