Published: February 13, 2025
"This is the global storm here, it's truly terrifying."
"Yeah, today is exceptionally intense. It seems it will take several years for the surface conditions to recover."
After Ye Zhongming returned to the spaceport where the Su Clan and the Alliance of Small Races were located, he overheard Pao Bai and Jie Su talking by the porthole. Upon seeing Ye Zhongming, both of them smiled.
"Did you harvest a lot?"
Seeing the lively Qiu Qiu bouncing around, they knew the problem had been resolved and naturally asked about the Kunz space ring.
Facing his two brothers, Ye Zhongming had nothing to hide. He first took out the hand bone from Kunz and asked if they recognized it, but the other two were clueless.
Ye Zhongming then pulled out the parchment scroll depicting mountains and flowers, showing it to them and asking what it was.
Pao Bai still shook his head, but Jie Su's eyes lit up as he recalled, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be called the universal natural parchment scroll."
Jie Su sighed, his gaze filled with envy, conveying the sentiment of "as expected, peak experts possess good things." He said softly, "This item isn't created by the All Races of the Universe, but is entirely roulette technology. Its function is energy replenishment, and it’s a top-notch item for rapid energy replenishment. It's extremely useful even for peak experts."
The fact that Kunz was able to carry this item proved Jie Su's words were true.
"You see, the illustrations on the universal natural parchment scroll have almost faded to white. That's because the energy contained within has been mostly absorbed."
As Jie Su was speaking, he suddenly asked, "Zhongming, at your level, how is the energy replenishment speed of the universal natural parchment scroll?"
"Seamless connection," Ye Zhongming replied.
Both Jie Su and Pao Bai couldn’t help but praise him.
"Later, you should also try it and see how well you, as great experts, can replenish energy using this item. But how is the energy inside replenished?"
Good things are meant to be shared, and Ye Zhongming was not stingy at all.
Jie Su explained, "Replenishing energy isn't actually difficult. You see, isn't this a landscape painting and a flower painting? That's nature itself. This item replenishes energy by directly refining the life force of the natural scenery into the painting!"
Refining the essence of nature and living beings?!
Ye Zhongming thought this sounded rather sinister. But then he reconsidered; after all, if they casually fought, dozens of kilometers could be reduced to rubble, with countless lives impacted and perished.
"This item is powerful because to make it fully 'satiated,' it probably requires the integration of all life within a hundred miles! At that time, it will transform into a vividly colored masterpiece!"
So that's how it works, Ye Zhongming nodded. This item was indeed impressive, especially in critical moments where it could play a crucial role.
Afterward, Ye Zhongming took out the mask.
"This thing..."
This time, it was Pao Bai who spoke.
Jie Su and Ye Zhongming looked at their thoughtful friend, both unaware of the answer.
"I'm not too sure, but I think I've seen something like it before. Our Star-Eye Clan also wears masks, so I paid special attention. At that time, it was a coincidence..."
Pao Bai recounted the situation he had encountered. If not for the Star-Eye Clan's prior research on masks, Pao Bai probably wouldn't have been able to discern the connection between the mask he saw then and the one in Ye Zhongming's hand, despite their different appearances.
But after Pao Bai felt it in Ye Zhongming's hand, he confirmed that it was indeed of the same origin as the one he saw back then.
The mask from that time was a pass issued by a private organization, which was naturally illegal, involved in shady dealings in the dark.
However, such organizations were plentiful among the All Races of the Universe, each with different objectives—some focused on black market trading, others on weapon trafficking, some on the trafficking of living beings, and some on assassination...