Chapter 823: Golden Water Marsh
Chapter 823: Golden Water Marsh
"The Phantom Archer."
"The missing material is the Negative Crystal, which should also be related to factors like the Phantom Wraith."
Lindsey stared at the synthesis formula, feeling no pressure at all.
The Rose Whisper dropped by the Sea Phantom Overlord could be used for attacks, and the Puzzle Module for reconnaissance. Combining these, he could deal with ghostly enemies just as effectively as he would with regular people.
"Hmm, that should do it."
"This area is now clean, and I even got the Time Anchor. During the adventure, no one could have guessed what would happen next."
Lindsey stretched in the mine, then started his journey back to the surface.
On his way up, he checked his experience bar again.
After this period of mining, the growth of the experience bar finally started to slow down, although there was still a slight increase, it was no longer as rapid as before.
"..."
Lindsey felt a heavy burden.
He never expected that the solution to the Ocean Catastrophe's curse would be summoning a meteor with such an exaggerated impact! If he had known, he would have done things differently.
"Sigh..."
"It would have been better to engage them for a while and then use the Sun Fragment to finish them off."
Lindsey climbed out of the crater, and the sky remained dim.
It was hard to tell if it was day or night nearby.
Using his Atmospheric Touch, he realized that there were no living creatures within a few kilometers. Further away, the impact damage was still astonishing, which was also the reason for Lindsey's experience bar skyrocketing.
"The volcanic ash was initially blown away by the meteor, but the volcanic activity couldn't stop immediately. The ash continued to spew out, mixing with the dust from the meteor, eventually blocking out the sun."
"..."
"No, I can't just leave it like this."
"What can I do here now?"
Lindsey stood at the summit, deep in thought.
When dealing with Distorted Ones or evil divinities, he could easily be ruthless and use sinister tactics without hesitation.
But this world was innocent, and it had become like this due to his mistake during the battle.
Lindsey couldn't just take his harvest and leave—he couldn't bring himself to do that.
Especially since Lindsey still had his memories from his past life.
With a meteor of this size and the volcanic eruption, the consequences wouldn't just be limited to casualties in a short time. The impact would spread, causing severe harm to this world for years to come.
It was fortunate that this world had a Cosmic Border World attribute, preventing a long ice age.
...
After much deliberation, Lindsey decided to take action to the best of his abilities.
He opened his shop and directed the goblins to dig up plants from the garden for transplantation.
These were carefully cultivated Sunflowers.
While they couldn't produce special resources like the mutated Radiant Sunflowers, over the years, some had mutated into similar species, and they had also reproduced, leaving many descendants.
Lindsey knew he couldn't influence the world's weather, but these sunflowers could provide light and heat on the ground and, being plants, they could reproduce. If they grew well, they could gradually mitigate the impact of the volcano and meteor.
After the transplantation, a shimmering 'hat' appeared on the meteor mountain.
Lindsey then used the Survival Construction module to modify the area.
In a few days, the meteor mountain would be covered by these special sunflowers, and with their reproductive ability, they would soon make a significant difference.
Lindsey made his way downhill, heading towards the recycling shop. He took out his stored Life Water and combined it with the materials at hand to create a batch of potions that could purify the environment and enhance vitality. He sprinkled them into the seawater that flowed back around him.
On the one hand, he aimed to eliminate the influence of the undead curse on the water quality, and on the other, to enhance the seawater.
"I'll do everything I can," he said to himself.
"I wonder if I'll ever get the chance to visit this place again in the future. What will this world be like then?"
Lindsey completed the task he had set for himself and set off once more.
He headed towards the edge of the world.
After leaving the central area affected by the meteorites and volcanoes, the sky finally showed some faint light, but it remained perpetually gray due to the thick atmosphere.
As for the creatures in the seawater...
The meteorite's fall had caused quite a stir, but the marine life was adapting to the new environment. They continued hunting and surviving in the dim Star Ocean, as if nothing had changed.
Two days later, Lindsey reached the edge of the world.
The seawater did not flow into the infinite void but instead entered a sea of mist.
The world's edge here was shrouded in fog.
According to the expeditionary forces, if one ventured deep into the mist and lost their way, they might step into the void and bid farewell to this world forever. But if they maintained their direction, they could reach the world at the other end.
This posed no threat to Lindsey at all.
His Sky Compass provided the ability to determine direction anytime, anywhere, unaffected by any natural phenomena.
Lindsey began to navigate through the darkness in the mist.
Recalling his experiences in this world, he couldn't help but open the friend channel.
Lindsey: [Alice, do you know of any worlds near the City of Law that are covered by the ocean? I'm talking about a world with a thin layer of ocean, only about half a meter deep.]
Alice: [...]
Alice: [I'm sorry, but there's no such world near the City of Law. However, I do know of a similar place where the entire world is covered by shallow water.]
Lindsey: [Tell me more.]
Alice: [The Golden Water Marsh—it's a place abundant with beautiful sunflowers, rich in mineral resources, and has excellent water quality. But it's quite a distance from the City of Law; you'd have to pass through several worlds to get there.]
Lindsey: [Thank you!]
Alice: [What's this all about?]
Lindsey: [I might be in that Golden Water Marsh right now.]
Alice: [What? That's illogical! The temporal confusion we're experiencing should only allow us to wander within two or three nearby worlds at most; it's impossible for you to be thrown to a more distant place.]
Lindsey thought carefully before responding.
Lindsey: [The time I'm in is even older than the establishment of the City of Law. I've even had exchanges with ancient expeditionary forces.]
Lindsey: [My guess is that at this point in time, the City of Law and the Dust Path World hadn't been born yet. And the chaotic temporal rules, unable to lock onto the void, could only change the landing point, throwing me to the edge of the universe in this era.]
Alice: [A temporal chaos beyond limits? Your situation sounds dangerous!]
Lindsey: [—Time Anchor—]
Alice: [...]
Alice: [Consider it unsaid.]
(End of Chapter)
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