Reborn One Week Before the Apocalypse

Chapter 143: Chapter 135: The Appearance of the Crystal Stone

But the more mysterious and unobtainable something was, the more Tang Mo’s curiosity itched.

The Desert Flower hadn’t fully bloomed yet. So, even if the people of Sand Town had figured out a way to harvest it—which they hadn’t—they could only hide in the dunes and stand guard for now.

That patch of quicksand was no simple thing. As Sand Town’s greatest secret, the fact that Lin Shourong was actually willing to cooperate with Lisa and Ah Bin must mean he’d been forced into a corner.

After all, judging by the look of the Desert Flower, it would bloom any day now.

Tang Mo looked at the quicksand, her heart pounding with uncertainty.

The memory of sinking into the sand last time was still vivid, and it had honestly left her with some psychological trauma.

No one knew what lay beneath the sand. If it was just more endless sand, then sinking into it meant only one thing: death.

Tang Mo tentatively extended her spiritual power to probe the area, but it seemed there was a natural barrier hundreds of meters around the Desert Flower, specifically designed to block all spiritual power.

”Momo, I want to go down and take a look.”

Jingjing, nestled in Tang Mo’s arms, stared intently at the area beneath the Desert Flower, its small eyes shining brightly.

”Did you sense something?”

Tang Mo understood Jingjing’s expression immediately. ’It knows there’s a bead down there,’ she thought. ’It seems that bead is something incredibly attractive to Jingjing.’

Anything that could attract Jingjing was undoubtedly an item with the Spirit Attribute.

”Won’t it be dangerous down there?”

Tang Mo asked, weighing the risks.

Tang Mo knew better than anyone how timid and scared of death Jingjing was. If it wasn’t at least somewhat confident, it would never suggest going in for a look, no matter how great the temptation.

’The quicksand must be like the passage to the secret chamber from last time,’ she mused. ’There’s another world underneath.’

Although Jingjing’s abilities weren’t fully apparent yet, Tang Mo had always known that when it came to spiritual power, Jingjing was far more talented than her—almost like a mutant beast born with a high Spirit Attribute Value.

So, it was no surprise at all that Jingjing could sense things she couldn’t.

Jingjing nodded at Tang Mo, leaped from her arms, and hopped toward the area of the Desert Flower.

Tang Mo attached a sliver of her spiritual power to Jingjing. This time, it easily passed into the area near the flower without any resistance.

Watching Jingjing’s retreating figure, Tang Mo’s expression grew more complex.

Jingjing’s affinity for spiritual power was likely far greater than she had ever imagined.

The two guards sent by Sand Town were so drowsy in the dunes that their eyes were about to close.

They saw a white ball of fluff racing toward the Desert Flower but didn’t even twitch.

Any mutant beast that entered that Quicksand Area would sink rapidly, then be torn to shreds by the powerful, chaotic spiritual power within, not surviving for even a second.

That’s what the town head had told them. All they had to do was watch out for any suspicious people, since human cunning was far more terrifying than any mutant beast.

Just as everyone would have expected, the moment Jingjing stepped into the Quicksand Area, it sank instantly. The small white figure vanished from the desert.

Seeing this, the two guards closed their eyes and went back to dozing, but Tang Mo’s heart leaped into her throat.

The sliver of spiritual power she had placed on Jingjing was instantly swept up by the powerful spiritual power in the surroundings. Tang Mo’s back went ramrod straight as she struggled to keep that sliver from being devoured by the spiritual power hurricane.

Thank goodness it was only a tiny amount of her spiritual power. Experiencing that frantic pulling, Tang Mo could fully imagine what would happen if she herself had gone in.

Her body would never be able to withstand such immense Strength.

But Jingjing, despite also having a physical body, seemed completely unaffected. Its entire form had even taken on a crystalline, translucent state with a silvery glow, as if its whole body was blessed with a halo of light.

Ever since they formed their contract, Tang Mo and Jingjing could sense each other. She could feel that Jingjing was in an excellent state right now—extremely comfortable, in fact.

Every pore in Jingjing’s body seemed to have opened to its maximum, inhaling and exhaling every wisp of the surrounding Spirit Attribute Value.

It was like a bear that had fallen into a honey pot, beginning to lick up every last drop of sweetness around it.

At this moment, Jingjing was like a giant Spiritual Light Ball, becoming one with its surroundings.

Only then did Tang Mo understand why Jingjing loved Crystal Cores so much. In a way, Jingjing itself was a super Crystal Core containing immense energy.

It was a good thing Tang Mo was the one who discovered this secret. If anyone else were to find out, there was no telling what kind of bloody storm it would stir up.

After all, a mobile Spirit Attribute energy bank was the ultimate supplement, better than any abnormal treasure. No one could resist being tempted.

Jingjing fell for a long time. Tang Mo waited quietly, not making a sound.

This was a huge opportunity for Jingjing; she couldn’t possibly interfere.

A very long time passed. By the time Jingjing reached the deepest point, the glow on its body had slowly faded.

It opened its eyes in satisfaction, licked its lips, and even let out a small burp.

”Sooo comfortable~” Jingjing stretched lazily, content.

”Stop enjoying yourself and take a look at your surroundings.”

Seeing that Jingjing was awake, Tang Mo urged it on.

The sliver of spiritual power she’d attached had been battered for so long that it had grown very weak. She could only get a hazy, indistinct view of Jingjing’s current environment.

”Wuu~”

Jingjing hopped around and began to inspect its surroundings.

”There... there are so many Crystal Cores here! They’re huge... Oh my god, AH!!!”

Even without seeing Jingjing’s expression, Tang Mo could imagine its little mouth wide open in astonishment.

”What kind of Crystal Cores? How are they arranged? Describe it to me in detail.”

Through Jingjing’s description and Tang Mo’s constant questioning for details, a picture of the scene below began to form.

If the secret chamber Tang Mo had previously fallen into through the quicksand was built of sand, then this secret chamber under the quicksand was built of Crystal Cores.

A Crystal Core is the energy body inside a mutant beast. To say it was built of Crystal Cores wasn’t quite accurate; it would be more precise to say it was built of Crystal Stones.

Like Crystal Cores, Crystal Stones are a type of mineral that contains an energy body. According to Jingjing’s experiment, this energy body could also be rapidly absorbed by the human body—and the effect was even better than that of Crystal Cores.

As for the mysterious bead they had been talking about, Jingjing had looked around a few times but hadn’t found it yet.

This time, they had really struck it rich.

That was the only thought in Tang Mo’s mind right now.