I Start with a Mysterious Island

Chapter 545: Chapter 356: The Anomaly in the Valley

WHOOSH...

RUSTLE RUSTLE RUSTLE...

A breeze swept across the surface of Bibo Lake. As it blew ashore, it rustled the trees along the bank, making them whisper and sigh.

In the shade of a large, leafy tree, the pot hanging over the campfire swayed back and forth in the strong gust of wind, letting out a soft, creaking sound.

Lin Li, sitting on a small stool, patted his stomach. He was about seventy percent full from his lunch.

He pulled out a tissue to wipe his mouth, then stood up to clear the dishes. He carried the used tableware to the edge of the lake to wash them.

SPLASH, SPLASH, SPLASH...

He squeezed out a bit of dish soap to clean the grease off the tableware, then rinsed them with the cool lake water.

White foam appeared in Bibo Lake, drifting into the distance on the rising and falling waves.

On the branches of the large trees by the shore, a few ordinary birds watched the human washing his dishes. Their eyes fell on the white foam, and they let out a series of chirps.

After taking some time to clean all the tableware, Lin Li began to pack all his camping gear away into the Mysterious Small Island.

In the distance, three men were drinking meat-slice soup and eating flatbreads. They had been secretly observing Lin Li ever since he finished lunch and started cleaning his dishes.

The three of them wanted to see just how this young man was going to pack up so much stuff.

Soon, they witnessed a scene that left them dumbfounded.

One by one, the items vanished into thin air. Before long, the camping supplies that had seemed so cumbersome to the three men—the table, the chairs, the hanging pot—had all disappeared completely.

After storing everything in the Mysterious Small Island, Lin Li extinguished the campfire and prepared to set off once more to find the nest of a White-Scaled Drilling Rat.

"That young man has a Storage Spiritual Artifact!!!" the short man and the tall man exclaimed in unison.

The calm-mannered middle-aged man shook his head and said to his two companions, "No, it’s not a Storage Spiritual Artifact. It must be a Storage Space Superpower."

"Big Brother, why do you think it’s a Storage Space Superpower?" the short man asked.

"Storage Spiritual Artifacts are not only incredibly rare, but also exorbitantly expensive. Someone who could afford one would have no need to come treasure hunting at Bibo Lake," the calm-mannered middle-aged man explained.

"Big Brother’s right. If that young man owned a Storage Spiritual Artifact, why would he be operating alone in the wilderness? And he wouldn’t use such a precious and rare Spiritual Artifact right in front of us, as if no one was watching," the tall man added, having belatedly realized.

The short man nodded. Watching Lin Li walk away into the distance, he said, full of envy, "I can’t believe that young man actually awakened a rare Storage Space Superpower. He’s so lucky!"

"Yeah! I’m not asking to awaken a rare Storage Space Superpower like him. I’d be happy with any Superpower at all. But I guess it’s just not in the cards for me!" the tall man said with regret.

Although all three men present were Cultivators, none of them had awakened a Superpower. Now, seeing Lin Li use his—and a rare Storage Space Superpower at that—they couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.

Lin Li, who was walking away, heard the surprised cries of the three strangers behind him but didn’t stop. He simply continued on his way.

Seeing the direction Lin Li was heading, the calm-mannered middle-aged man frowned. After a quick thought, he stood up and called out loudly to the departing Lin Li, "Young man, wait a moment! Don’t go yet..."

Hearing the stranger behind him call out, Lin Li stopped and turned around, looking at the man in confusion.

Like Lin Li, the calm-mannered middle-aged man’s two companions were also confused as to why their leader had called out to him.

"Young man, I’d advise you not to keep going in that direction," the calm-mannered middle-aged man said.

When the short and tall men heard their leader’s advice to Lin Li, they thought for a moment and immediately understood why. ’Our Big Brother really is a kind-hearted person!’

"Sir, why do you say that? Is there a particularly dangerous Mutant Beast up ahead?" Lin Li asked politely.

The calm-mannered middle-aged man explained, "It’s like this: there’s a group of people up ahead who are extremely domineering. They’ve designated a large area in that direction as a restricted zone.

"If you go over there now and run into them, they’ll humiliate you and drive you away. If a conflict breaks out, you might even lose your life."

After hearing the calm-mannered middle-aged man’s explanation, Lin Li was taken aback for a moment. Then he frowned and said, "This wilderness doesn’t belong to anyone. Logically, everyone should be free to go wherever they please. Is that group you mentioned really so unreasonable?"

The short man, who had previously been humiliated by Li Mai, now spoke from personal experience. "That group is despicable and shameless to begin with. After becoming the running dogs for a powerful family, they’ve become even more unreasonable and unscrupulous in their actions.

"You’re on your own, young man. It’s best not to provoke them.

"From the looks of it, you came to Bibo Lake for the same reason we did: to find the nest of the White-Scaled Drilling Rat. You shouldn’t go that way. Try searching in another direction!"

"This group you’re talking about... did they set that area ahead as a restricted zone because there’s a high probability of finding a White-Scaled Drilling Rat nest there?" Lin Li asked.

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