284: no other choice

"System, between extraordinary characteristic material and the Wu Cang Clan, which holds greater value?"

After interrupting the System's excited words, Lin Yang asked a crucial question.

"Answering Host, extraordinary characteristic material holds greater value. To be precise, the value of the two is not on the same level; they are not in the same league."

"Indeed..." Lin Yang gave a bitter laugh. "Even the Wu Cang Clan can cause a bloody storm of slaughter between advanced civilizations. If the extraordinary characteristic material in our hands were exposed, let alone getting rich, I'm afraid that as soon as the news of selling the extraordinary characteristic material spread, we would instantly meet a terrible end."

He looked at the crystal in front of him, his mood a bit complex.

The item was good, but it was absolutely impossible to sell!

If it were an ordinary precious item, he could still make a small fortune.

But extraordinary characteristic material was not just ordinarily precious; it was excessively precious.

This meant that even with this crystal in hand, it could not be converted into cash.

Sometimes, having something too good was also a kind of trouble!

"Sigh, no wonder when that old man mentioned the God stone's ability just now, I felt it sounded familiar. Who would have thought, this is actually an extraordinary characteristic material."

When the old man said that the God stone's ability could affect people and the environment, besides finding its ability heaven-defying, he also had a sense of déjà vu. He felt at the time that it was somewhat similar to the ability of the extraordinary characteristic material the System had mentioned before.

But he didn't think much about it in that direction.

After all, who could have imagined, or rather, who would dare to imagine that in such a primitive tribe, there would actually be an extraordinary characteristic material?

It was simply outrageous!

"How did you obtain this thing?" After a pause, Lin Yang withdrew his gaze and turned to look at the old man.

He had many doubts in his heart now.

The technology of extraordinary characteristic material was a field that only the most powerful civilizations were qualified to dabble in. Normally, an extraordinary characteristic material would never appear on such a backward and primitive planet.

"God, this item was obtained by our ancestors. The specific circumstances of its acquisition are not recorded," the old man replied truthfully.

"Oh..." Lin Yang's eyes flickered immediately, and he secretly communicated with the System: "System, do you think there's a possibility that this extraordinary characteristic material was deliberately left here by a certain supreme civilization? Is this planet actually an experimental ground chosen by them, conducting some kind of characteristic experiment?"

For an extraordinary characteristic material to appear in such a backward and primitive place, besides this possibility, Lin Yang truly couldn't think of a second one.

And if his guess was correct, and this extraordinary characteristic material was indeed deliberately left by a supreme civilization, then if he took this item, he would likely instantly invite trouble upon himself.

Although treasures were enticing, one had to be alive to take them.

Facing such a terrifying civilization that could create extraordinary characteristic material, he could be said to be completely defenseless.

To provoke such a terrifying civilization for an extraordinary characteristic material was, at present, not wise.

After all, even if he accepted this God stone now, he couldn't convert it into cash, and having it on him would constantly invite huge trouble.

The System, however, said: "Host, the System believes this possibility is not very high."

"Hmm? Why?" Lin Yang frowned.

"Host, although the System cannot precisely detect what characteristics this extraordinary characteristic material possesses, it can detect that this extraordinary characteristic material is not in a fully activated state. Therefore, it does not seem like it was deliberately left for experiments to collect data."

"Not fully activated?" Lin Yang frowned.

"Yes, Host, this extraordinary characteristic material has not been actively activated, which means that the possibility of it being intentionally left by a terrifying civilization for experiments is small. After all, if it were specifically left for an experiment, it would not be left unactivated," the System said.

"Oh... So you mean I can agree to this old man? I can confidently take this crystal?" Lin Yang asked.

"Yes, Host, this is an extraordinary characteristic material. Although it cannot be converted into cash temporarily and does not provide you with substantial improvement, it can be considered a trump card. When you find a suitable opportunity, you can give it to certain trustworthy powerful figures in exchange for powerful protection!"

"...What you're saying, isn't this exactly what this tribe is doing to me now?" Lin Yang's expression was strange.

Finding a suitable opportunity to give this thing to a powerful figure to seek protection was exactly like this old man giving the God stone to him now, seeking protection.

"More or less, Host, so the System believes this old man's words are quite credible, and you can agree to him."

"Alright." Lin Yang nodded, then looked at the old man.

And the old man, seeing Lin Yang fall silent ever since he saw the God stone, was now incredibly anxious.

Although the ancestors of the clan had said that offering this God stone to the God would surely bring protection.

But, truthfully, he had no confidence at all in his heart.

All the special qualities of the God stone were told by the ancestors; he had never witnessed them firsthand.

Everything he was saying and doing now was based on the records and accounts of the clan's ancestors. As for whether it could truly bring protection, he had no certainty whatsoever.

Seeing Lin Yang's gaze shift from the God stone back to him, the old man instantly spoke up: "May I ask, God, are you satisfied with this God stone?"

Lin Yang looked at him and said faintly: "The God stone is indeed extraordinary. Your clan's ancestors were quite lucky."

Hearing this, the old man secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that God is satisfied. Then, the God stone is offered to you, God."

Saying this, he closed the casket again and respectfully handed the entire casket to Lin Yang.

Lin Yang paused, reached out and took the casket, and slowly said: "I haven't even agreed to help you yet, and you're already giving me the item. If I take the item and leave, wouldn't you lose both?"

"I trust God!" The old man still said the same thing.

"Is that so?" Lin Yang looked at him noncommittally, watching him become incredibly nervous, then suddenly said: "You're doing this because you have no other choice, aren't you? And not because you truly completely trust me, right?"

The old man instantly froze, his mouth opened, wanting to explain, but under Lin Yang's piercing gaze, his words of defense ultimately turned into a sigh. He took a deep breath, also looking at Lin Yang, and slowly said:

"God, your insight is like a torch. It is indeed as you say, my clan truly has no other choice."

Saying this, he turned to look at the people of his clan, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedented sharpness:

"In recent years, those Gods have been demanding sacrifices more and more frequently. I have a premonition that our clan will not last much longer, and I, too, will not last much longer. My years are already many; I don't have many good years left to live. Therefore, I must find a glimmer of hope for my clan before I die."

The old man turned back to look at Lin Yang, his eyes flickering: "And this glimmer of hope is you, God!"

Please refresh this chapter later. I owe one chapter today and will make it up with three chapters tomorrow... Definitely!