4: Chapter 4 The Wonderful Uses of the Eye of Destiny

Lin Ye sat on the ground, scratching the ground with the dagger in his hand.

This new rule was truly a psychological blow.

On the surface, it looked like it was giving people a way out, but in reality, it made "betrayal" a legitimate option.

To put it bluntly, it was kneeling down to be a dog for others.

On a small scale, there would inevitably be people who did this.

On a large scale, the conflicts between countries on Blue Star would become even more intense.

This was meant to stir up trouble!

When the Great Xia's momentum was plummeting before, who were the ones happiest about it?

It wasn't the USA, nor was it the island nation or South Korea.

It was that group of "High Chinese" who had long since obtained green cards and emigrated across the ocean.

The more difficult things were for Great Xia, the more satisfaction they derived from that sense of superiority.

And now, with this new rule, the ones likely most excited were that group of colonial sympathizers and bootlickers back home.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

Before, if you wanted to emigrate, you had no money, no education, and no skills, and the other side wouldn't even spare you a glance.

But now?

The supreme will had opened a fast lane.

As long as you were lucky enough to be selected, landed safely, and knelt before some white pig, you'd get citizenship.

How convenient; it even saved on agency fees.

"It's fucking disgusting."

Lin Ye stood up and brushed the dust off his hands.

Great Xia Live Stream.

[Is this a rule a human could come up with? Forcing people to be traitors?]

[Shouldn't... it be not that bad? We've reached the point of the National Destiny Contest, who would be so spineless?]

[Don't be naive, upstairs! Do you believe that right now there's a bunch of spineless things burning incense, praying to be selected in the next batch!]

Sure enough, a large number of overseas IDs flooded in, gloating.

[South Korea: Great Xia's Challengers~ come over to our side, guaranteed treatment!]

[Island nation: Great Xia has an old saying, those who understand the times are outstanding!]

[USA: Hahaha, who will kneel first? I bet Great Xia will have someone vassalize within three days!]

The Great Xia comment section instantly turned into a battlefield.

[Did you eat too much kimchi and hallucinate? Your national treasury is empty and you're still trying to recruit people?]

[Don't be anxious, little Japanese, if your American daddy forces you to vassalize, which knee will hit the ground first?]

[That stings, brother. If Daddy wants you to kneel, would a good son dare to say a word against it?]

Once this comment appeared, the island nation IDs went silent.

[Hahahaha, they're triggered! The little Japanese are playing dead!]

[Speaking of the USA, what was it that one of their Challengers returned before? I remember it was leaves, right?]

[Hilarious, that guy actually found a substitute, a 5000x return. The air there must be full of the smell of leaves now!]

[USA: ... fuck you!]

[Respect! Your Challenger really understands the national situation!]

[USA: fuck you ...]

[Out of words? Is that all?]

Commentator Chen Guofeng laughed so hard he kept slapping the table.

"Smell of leaves! These commenters are talented!"

He quickly composed his smile and said seriously:

"Think about it from another angle. People with real backbone won't kneel. Those who would kneel would betray the country in some other way sooner or later, even without this rule."

"This rule is just helping us filter out the trash."

Su Qinglan, standing to the side, took over perfectly.

"I believe every fellow countryman who has been selected knows what they are carrying on their shoulders."

"And as for those attempting to recruit—"

Her gaze was calm, her words sharp and precious:

"Your countries can't even feed your own people, so there's no need to worry about us."

A kill shot!

The comment section was drowned in exclamation marks.

[Sister Qinglan is domineering! This aura is amazing!]

[The official mouthpiece is slaying!]

This Level 1 Floating Island was even more barren than Lin Ye had imagined.

In 15 minutes, he had crossed from the south end to the north end.

Gravel, short grass, and shrubs, plus that pile of chaotic stone forests in the middle of the island.

There wasn't even a decent puddle of water.

His lips were already beginning to peel.

The physical exertion from the airdrop and hiking meant his body desperately needed hydration.

At the same time, he also tested the Eye of Destiny.

He squinted his left eye slightly, focusing on a cluster of weeds three meters away.

Open.

A faint green color appeared on the outline of the weeds.

Close.

The whole process took less than 1 second, and Lin Ye cut off the ability immediately.

The fatigue from his body... was almost negligible.

As expected.

The consumption for close-range observation was on a completely different level from long-range.

He tried it several more times in a row.

Open and close in a second.

The movement was as smooth and natural as an ordinary person winking.

Lin Ye smacked his lips, this was more like it.

Being almost drained in those two seconds before was purely because he hadn't controlled his strength well.

The closer the distance and the smaller the range, the lower the consumption.

What the expert "Dream" said about "three minutes" wasn't about foolishly keeping it open for three minutes.

It was about breaking those three minutes down and spending every second where it mattered most.

A real man isn't about how long he lasts.

It's about how every stroke is incredibly precise.

...Fine!

Taken in a different context, that still feels weird.

Along the way, he also discovered the differences between colors.

Even though it was green, most weeds only had a layer of light green, while occasionally one would be much brighter.

The difference in shade represented the level of intensity and value.

Through constant experimentation, Lin Ye understood his new left eye.

With this eye, his chances of survival here had increased by more than just a little.

He continued walking forward.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, he found a row of vines on the cliff on the north side of the Floating Island.

These plants hung down from the Floating Island, with fruits slightly larger than a fist hanging from them.

The outer shell was rough, gray-green, and round, very much like a coconut.

Lin Ye's attention fell on them, and a line of text automatically popped up before his right eye.

[cloud berry]

This National Destiny system understood minimalism; it didn't even give a description of whether it was edible or not.

Lin Ye simply lay on the edge of the cliff, leaning out with more than half of his body.

Below was the sea of clouds, a vast whiteness with no visible bottom.

He reached out and grabbed the nearest vine, pulling it up.

The vine had good toughness; he used some strength and reeled in two fruits together.

Retiring to a safe area, Lin Ye took out his dagger.

He stabbed the tip of the blade into the shell and pried it open.

"Click."

The gray-green shell cracked, revealing the clear juice inside, emitting a sweet scent.

The thirst in his throat was amplified tenfold.

Just as he was about to lean in and take a drink, Lin Ye's hand suddenly stopped.

For safety's sake, he quickly scanned it with the Eye of Destiny.

The juice was shrouded in a faint green, but it was actually mixed with fine, scattered gray spots.

His expression changed slightly, and his brows immediately furrowed.

Gray spots.

The dirty stuff that the expert "Dream" had warned him about a thousand times!

This was high-dimensional energy!

He wasn't sure exactly what kind of reaction it would cause, but it was definitely not good stuff.

He guessed the "pollution" value on the light screen was likely related to this.

Safety first.

Lin Ye threw the cloud berry in his hand onto the ground, and the juice spilled everywhere.

Great Xia Live Stream.

Xu Mingyuan almost stood up from his chair.

"I don't understand this action."

"After experiencing the parachute jump and the hike, he really needs hydration right now. The first batch of people ate this fruit before, and there were no problems, so why did he throw it away?"

Commentator Chen Guofeng also frowned, "Is Lin Ye... finding it unpalatable?"

[Island nation: Can't even drink water, is this the person Great Xia selected?]

[Monkey Country: Hilarious, the cripple doesn't even have the ability to distinguish food.]

[USA: I suggest Great Xia just let this one-eyed dragon vassalize, to save wasting the slot.]

The Great Xia comment section was in an uproar, filled with doubt and worry.

[Brother Eye-Gouger, wake up! That's water!]

[It's over, is he giving up?]

[This is so fucking infuriating! I'm going to watch Soldier King Xu Haifeng, out of sight, out of mind!]

On screen, Lin Ye had already pried open the second cloud berry.

His left eye blinked extremely quickly.

Then he threw the second one on the ground as well.

Xu Mingyuan's mouth was open, and he didn't close it for a long time.

Lin Ye reeled in all the vines he could reach nearby.

He pried open every fruit and quickly scanned it with his left eye.

Throw away.

Throw away.

Throw away again.

Until the ninth one.

His hand stopped.

On his left eye's retina, the juice of this cloud berry appeared as a clean, light green.

No gray spots.

Lin Ye reeled in another vine and picked out one clean fruit from the four.

2 out of 13, that was pretty good too.

He picked up the first one, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp.

The clear, sweet juice slid down his parched throat, and he felt comfortable from the top of his head to the soles of his feet.

The camera zoomed in; the fruits on the ground and the one Lin Ye was drinking looked no different.

To the human eye, they were exactly the same thing!

Xu Mingyuan stared at the screen, beads of sweat forming on his forehead.

"What... exactly is he picking?"

"What... is the difference between throwing them away... and keeping them?"