19: Kalachakra Star Key

“Mmm~”

A soft groan escaped from deep within Su Wanting’s throat.

Su Wanting instantly went rigid, then suddenly curled up on the sofa, trembling slightly.

A long time passed.

Even after Lin Ye left, Su Wanting still hadn't recovered.

“Little girl, he’s gone. Can’t you stop savoring it now?”

“Huh?”

Su Wanting jolted, instantly springing up from the sofa.

In front of her,

Bai Shuya and Yan Yan were looking at her with teasing expressions.

“Ah~ Sister Bai, Sister Yan, how did you two wake up?”

“Sigh~”

Bai Shuya sighed softly, leaning on Yan Yan’s shoulder: “My home has been stolen by you, little girl. If I kept pretending, I’m afraid I’d turn into a complete idiot, wouldn’t I?”

“Pretending?!”

Su Wanting reacted with an “Oh,” realizing: “I knew it! I was wondering why Sister got drunk so fast today; she usually has a good alcohol tolerance…”

“Otherwise?”

Bai Shuya looked at her like she was an idiot: “Did you really want to force him to drink until he got a stomach perforation and ended up in the hospital?”

Yan Yan’s beautiful eyes flashed as she asked with great interest: “Let’s get to the point. How did it feel?”

“Mmm…”

Su Wanting’s pretty face flushed, and she quickly turned her head away: “Actually… it wasn’t anything. He’s a very good person, and it wasn’t on purpose…”

“Mm-hmm, I know, it’s all because you were so good at seducing him~”

Bai Shuya nodded repeatedly, smiling bitterly with self-pity: “So, there’s a reason why I’ve been single for so many years. Now that I can’t even compete with you, I’m probably going to be single for life, aren’t I? How pitiful~ So pitiful~!”

Su Wanting pursed her thin lips and immediately sat up like a good child, her big eyes blinking, completely unsure how to respond.

Seeing her like this, Yan Yan couldn’t help but laugh: “I was asking you how you felt just now. As for whether he’s good or not, how could I not know?”

With that question,

Su Wanting was even more at a loss for how to answer.

On the other hand,

Bai Shuya also secretly grumbled: “Yan Yan, you tell me, with two beautiful women lying in bed, plus a little girl feverish on the sofa, and he still managed to escape. You explain, where exactly did the problem lie?”

Yan Yan rolled her eyes at her: “If you hadn’t messed things up today, I wouldn’t have let him get away~”

“Blaming me again?”

Bai Shuya also got angry and immediately pulled Su Wanting, huffing: “Alright, next time I won’t interfere. But, I’m afraid you won’t even be able to compete with our little Wan Ting~”

Yan Yan smiled confidently: “Then let’s give it a try, shall we?”

......

After taking a taxi back to school,

Zhou Heng was still grinding away, but looking at the messy desktop, he must have logged off to eat.

Logging in.

Lin Ye didn’t plan to wait for them to go to the main city together.

After all, if he went ahead, he could do quests and earn money first.

Newbie Village.

Even late at night, it was still bustling with people, even more lively than during the day.

Looking up.

Above the eternal night sky, three moons hung at this moment.

The largest one was a deep blue, the smallest a deep red, and the one in the middle was white.

According to expert calculations,

the size ratio of these three moons should actually be reversed; it’s only due to distance that their perceived sizes differ to the naked eye.

At the same time,

the orbital ellipses of the three moons were very flat.

Which meant that

their sizes would change with distance, and very dramatically so.

According to the background story,

the people of the eternal world believed that magic power came from the deep Blue Moon, and evil power came from the deep red moon. As for the white one, it belonged to the maintainers of order, binding the two extreme moons to prevent the world from collapsing.

From this, the three strongest and most numerous factions in the eternal world were born:

the Magic Association, the Order Alliance, and the Scarlet Sect.

Lin Ye gazed at the starry sky, lost in thought for a moment, then turned to find the village chief to leave this place.

Just then,

Lin Ye’s chest suddenly vibrated.

It was as if something inside his body was emitting a rhythmic tremor.

At the same time,

a dim star in the sky also seemed to sense it, flashing along and emitting light far brighter than usual.

But,

if ordinary people weren't paying attention, they still wouldn't be able to notice.

However, Lin Ye was quite startled.

He turned to look at the sky.

A strange feeling.

He seemed to see that star, countless light-years away, winking at him.

Yes.

It was winking.

“It’s not trying to Morse code me, is it?”

“That makes no sense!”

Lin Ye took a deep breath, calmed his mind, and recalled the tramp’s last words.

“Follow the starlight?”

Lin Ye didn't think much further; he just followed the starlight.

A moment later,

Lin Ye seemed to find his rhythm, able to distinguish the meaning of the star’s winking.

Forward.

Straight ahead.

Until the ground beneath his feet was covered in dense water plants.

Only then did Lin Ye realize that he had, once again, reached the center of the Swamp where he had fought the BOSS during the day.

Originally,

the giant alligator that should have respawned here was nowhere to be found.

On the calm water surface, the starry sky was reflected, and only the ripples caused by his arrival made the starry scroll appear somewhat shaky and blurred.

However,

the star that was winking at him was still so obvious.

“Here it is, this is the place.”

Lin Ye sensed the change in the star’s winking rhythm and confirmed.

“But what’s the use of being here?”

“Haven’t I been here during the day?”

Lin Ye reached out and poked the reflected star in the water; only circles of ripples spread out, with no other changes.

BOSS respawn point.

Quest point.

Does that quest require killing a BOSS?

“Hmm?”

A flash of inspiration struck Lin Ye, and he immediately took out the giant alligator heart stained with stardust from his bag.

The next second,

the crystal, which had long since transformed into starlight and disappeared, reformed at Lin Ye’s chest.

“Time Wheel Star Key!”

As Lin Ye marveled,

the giant alligator heart in his hand turned into dust and dissipated, but it left behind specks of starlight. Under the flowing light of the Time Wheel Star Key, these specks also transformed into a key of the same shape.

At this point,

Lin Ye naturally knew how to use it. The Time Wheel Star Key at his chest was the clue for the quest chain, while the one in his hand was the key for each individual quest.

Bending down,

he aimed the key at the shining star reflected on the water’s surface.

“Click~”

Lin Ye felt as if the world before his eyes suddenly inverted.

Heaven and earth turned upside down.

In an instant,

Lin Ye entered another world.

【Ding~】

【You followed the guidance of the starlight and discovered a spatial fragment hidden within the river of time.】

【Please find a way to leave before the spatiotemporal effect disappears, otherwise, you will be forever trapped within the spatiotemporal fragment.】

【Quest Chain: First Ring Activated】

【Time Limit: 24 hours】

【Reward: Unknown】

【Penalty: Character Deletion】