235: Retrieving items from a bag

"The big banyan tree in front of the third columbarium building at Ander Building?"

Ye Su carefully recalled the morning, and indeed remembered that when he accompanied Ye Kaijun there, in front of the columbarium housing Wu Xiaolan and the others, there was a large banyan tree surrounded by a tree pit.

"Buried underneath is a jar of Yuan Shikai profile silver coins with the Jiaho pattern on the back, worth two hundred thousand!"

Ye Su was naturally no stranger to [Yuan Shikai profile silver coins with the Jiaho pattern on the back], because this item had a nickname that everyone was familiar with: yuan datou.

Based on current market prices, that jar of yuan datou either contained a significant quantity, or it had some special editions inside.

"It even gifted a [Pluck things from thin air] skill, which can retrieve items from a distance. Is it really that magical?"

This skill seemed magical, but once he thought about how the system could not only activate [Mysterious Surprise Item]s like the [Working Cat], transferring money into his bank account from who knows where.

It could even constantly change his various attributes, causing his body to start developing toward the limits of human potential.

Under such circumstances, a small [Pluck things from thin air] skill didn't seem quite so magical anymore.

"In a place like that, there's really no way to do it like before—sneaking over in the middle of the night to dig things up. Having the [Pluck things from thin air] skill really saves a lot of trouble."

Although Ye Su was a staunch materialist, he couldn't bring himself to go to the columbarium in the middle of the night and start hacking at the ground with a hoe in front of so many deceased souls.

Furthermore, in a place like that, surveillance and security guards were completely standard. Even if he went to dig things up in the middle of the night, there was a high probability he would be caught and handed over to the police.

If it weren't for the [Pluck things from thin air] skill given by the [hidden easter egg], Ye Su really would have been at a loss.

"I don't have class tomorrow morning, so I can just go over then, retrieve the item, and take it to ask Wan Yuanliang if he'll buy it. Once I sell that jar of yuan datou, I can use the [Lucky Dice] again!"

Ye Su still couldn't forget the tense and exciting [Gambling for Fun], constantly thinking about winning a big one.

A jar of yuan datou worth two hundred thousand, plus the [Working Cat] and [sunscreen clothing]—if he could win that, it would be enough for Ye Su to have a thrill.

"Sleep!" Filled with anticipation, Ye Su used the [Sleep Aid Service] to force himself into a state of sleep.

...

Early the next morning, Chen Xinyi left for work shortly after eight.

Anyway, the yuan datou was buried under the big banyan tree and it was almost impossible for anyone to dig it up, so Ye Su wasn't in a rush to leave.

After staying indoors until just past nine, feeling that traffic outside shouldn't be too bad, Ye Su grabbed a backpack and headed out.

After all, he was going to Ander Building, and Ye Su treated it as if the reason he triggered the intelligence about the yuan datou in the early hours was because he had accompanied Ye Kaijun there yesterday.

To show his gratitude, and to make himself look less out of place later.

Before going to Ander Building, Ye Su specifically stopped at a flower shop on the way to buy four bouquets of chrysanthemums, preparing to pay his respects to Wu Xiaolan and the others.

After arriving at Ander Building, Ye Su held the chrysanthemums, wore his backpack, walked all the way to the front of the third columbarium building, and followed the guidance of the system's light to the big banyan tree.

Although it was early in the morning, the columbarium was the same as yesterday, with a few people passing by from time to time.

Besides family members coming to pay their respects to the deceased, there were also some staff members and workers from the columbarium.

[Host detected entering the activation range of [Pluck things from thin air]. Please activate the skill when no one is paying attention to the Host.]

Seeing the skill prompt pop up from the system, Ye Su immediately responded in his heart: "Activate skill!"

[The Host is currently being watched; [Pluck things from thin air] skill activation failed!]

"It's broad daylight, why are you all looking at me?!"

Upon being notified by the system that the skill activation failed, Ye Su couldn't help but complain, and when he looked around, he did indeed make eye contact with passersby.

After all, the big banyan tree was the most conspicuous place in the courtyard, and he was sitting on the tree pit holding four bouquets of chrysanthemums; it was hard for anyone passing by not to see him.

He couldn't control other people's gazes, and Ye Su didn't want to act like a thief, constantly eyeing passersby, so he could only try to activate [Pluck things from thin air] again.

"Activate skill!" [[Pluck things from thin air] activation failed!] "Activate skill!" [[Pluck things from thin air] activation failed!] "..."

Since the system didn't charge money, Ye Su just kept trying to activate the skill, but after more than a dozen consecutive attempts, all ended in failure.

It was probably annoyed by Ye Su's persistence.

After the last time the skill activation failed, the system directly popped up an interface that read [[Pluck things from thin air] activation status], with a large red exclamation mark below it.

"Brother, if you had an activation status detection interface, you could have just brought it out earlier, and we both could have had an easier time..."

After complaining, Ye Su sat on the edge of the tree pit, appearing to be in a daze, but in reality, he was staring at the system screen the entire time.

"Hmm..." An elderly person passing by saw Ye Su holding chrysanthemums and staring blankly under the big banyan tree, likely assuming he was mourning the deceased, and gently nodded to Ye Su as a gesture.

Having no choice, Ye Su had to nod and return the gesture to the elderly person.

Heaven rewards the diligent.

After waiting a few minutes, the red exclamation mark on the screen, after much anticipation from Ye Su, finally turned into a green circle with a white [√] inside.

Afraid that a moment of hesitation would cause the activation status to jump back to a red exclamation mark, Ye Su immediately issued a command to the system: "Activate [Pluck things from thin air] skill!"

[[Pluck things from thin air] activation successful!]

"Mm!" Along with the system's prompt, Ye Su suddenly felt his back sink, as if someone had thrown a large rock into his backpack.

Reaching back to touch the bottom of his backpack, Ye Su indeed felt something with the outline of a jar.

"It's in my hands just like that. Even Liu Qian couldn't pull off a miracle like this!"

Ye Su turned his head to look and sure enough, saw that the system's light on the ground had disappeared.

Not feeling reassured, he placed his backpack on his lap, slightly unzipped it, and took a peek inside, truly seeing a jar that had appeared out of thin air.

Moreover, the jar had some soil on it, clearly brought up along with the jar when [Pluck things from thin air] was activated.

"With [Pluck things from thin air], it's really much easier. It would be great if I could have this skill in the future."

After coveting the skill for a moment, Ye Su put on his backpack filled with yuan datou, held the four bouquets of chrysanthemums, and prepared to enter the third building to offer a bouquet to each of the four, including Wu Xiaolan.

"ASu?" Just after walking two steps, a familiar voice came from behind him.

Hearing this, Ye Su immediately turned around and greeted the person: "Uncle Jun."

The only person who could call out to Ye Su in a place like this was naturally Ye Kaijun.

"Why are you..." Before he could finish his question, Ye Su realized something was wrong. Why are you here? It seemed like this was a question Ye Kaijun should be asking him.