Chapter 43: Deity Blesses Heresy

In the end, Ying Zixin and Zhang Hengheng, unable to watch any longer, came back to teach Yin Luo how to unlock ten backpack slots for 100 points.

“This is also a newbie Player perk. Only the very first time you unlock Game Backpack slots is it 100 points for 10. The second expansion requires 1000 points to unlock 10 more.”

Zhang Hengheng cut in: “The game, a profiteer, get it?”

“Using the Game Backpack in the real world has restrictions. Specifically, you must be careful not to use it in front of ordinary people. Once it causes an impact, the consequences will be borne by the Player themselves.”

“But the Game Backpack can carry some items and equipment into Instance Worlds.”

Ying Zixin said: “After all, the timing for Players entering Instance Worlds is somewhat random; you can’t always bring all the necessary items. And the environment of Instance Worlds varies. Even if a Player has equipment on their person, the game might not judge it as allowed to be taken. This soul-bound Game Backpack is very useful for that.”

“However, the space in a Game Backpack slot isn’t large, and it can only store inanimate objects, so it has many limitations.” His tone was a bit strained. “This special backpack slot of yours, for 100 points, it’s not… a total loss, I guess.”

“……”

Yin Luo looked at him, not really wanting to speak.

Zhang Hengheng stared at the function description again, his eyes lighting up. “Maybe you could put that doll inside.”

“Hm?”

“Ah, if I’m not mistaken, there should be a very powerful spiritual entity inside that doll of yours. Cotton doesn’t just become sentient; it can’t really move on its own.”

“A spiritual entity can’t be considered a purely inanimate object. In this case, it can’t be stored in an ordinary Game Backpack slot; you’d need to carry it on you.”

“But now, coincidentally, you have this special backpack slot. Maybe you could try it,” Zhang Hengheng said.

Ying Zixin nodded: “A backpack slot with a 5×6 area, a total of 30 square meters of space, should be able to hold a lot of things. That’s much larger than the less-than-one-cubic-meter Game Backpack slots.”

“Right! And the Game Backpack settings are ridiculously unreasonable. They say you can’t put anything larger than one cubic meter inside. But even small items can only be one item or one stack per slot. My ten throwing knives actually counted as occupying one slot! Ridiculous!”

“I see.” The white-haired youth tilted his head.

If he could really put Little Bear inside, taking it out or putting it back anytime, well, then this Lucky Bag was… pretty great, right?

After all, carrying a rabbit doll around was just too conspicuous.

And too easy to be identified as a characteristic.

“Then I didn’t lose out.” Yin Luo became happy again. “This Lucky Bag gave me something I wanted. I knew my luck was still pretty good.”

Zhang Hengheng whispered in Ying Zixin’s ear: “Should we tell him that every Player who completes their first Normal Difficulty Instance Quest gets a special Lucky Bag like this from the game?”

Ying Zixin: “Don’t say anything.”

With a mere thought from Yin Luo, the moment the white rabbit doll was stored, it displayed that the slot was full.

A so-called 30-square-meter large space, a special Game Backpack slot, could actually only hold a single doll less than 30 centimeters tall.

Forget it, it was still very good. At least now Little Bear had a little home.

Yin Luo was already very satisfied.

At least for him, that roll of Corpse Silkworm Silk was the unexpected delight.

But this way, from the 2520 points obtained from the Reality Quest, only 520 points remained.

Ying Zixin was extremely uneasy, afraid he’d get hot-headed and gamble again… and draw more Lucky Bags. He cautioned him over and over.

Using Zhang Hengheng’s words, he was like a worrying nanny, faced with her child’s first long journey, wanting to personally take care of everything, afraid he’d be cold or hungry.

“Remember to exchange for basic food and fresh water. This can play a big role in some Instances.” The short-haired youth repeated. “Real-world items can’t be placed into the backpack; they must be exchanged from the game.”

Yin Luo: “Got it, got it.”

After they left again, the white-haired youth finally relaxed back into an expressionless face.

He supported himself on the bed to stand up and slowly walked a few steps forward.

The two legs, which had been all show and no go upon first arriving in the real world, actually supported his body for several steps.

Although he was exhausted, like a Corporate Slave who hadn’t exercised in ages being suddenly dragged out to run a marathon of over ten kilometers, waking up the next day with a sore, limp body, legs trembling uncontrollably as if they weren’t his own.

But ultimately, he was moving forward under his own power.

It seemed every time he came out of an Instance World, it really helped his body heal and recover.

The Instance World Players avoided like the plague was, for him, something he wished he could grind every day.

Yin Luo sat in his new wheelchair and started browsing the Game Shop again.

The new wheelchair was very special. Different from ordinary electric wheelchairs, it had a futuristic, sleek design. Not only was it coated with a silver-gray finish and possessed very high-tech-looking touch screens and voice commands, it even had exposed blue-purple and yellow light tubes.

He figured going out for a spin at night in this would draw more attention than driving a luxury car.

Even more absurdly, this thing actually had a proper name.

Electric Light Wind Fire Wheel.

That’s what it said on the screen.

No need to think; this definitely had Zhao Jun’s hand in it.

A man who could travel with an entourage of black-suited, sunglass-wearing bodyguards, nothing surprising he did was strange.

“Three Ragged Talismans, occupying one Game Backpack slot.”

10-point Ragged Talismans, burn to ashes automatically upon encountering yin energy. Very useful for many newbie Players, serving as a warning in supernatural Instances.

But Yin Luo suspected the moment this thing came into contact with his hand, it would likely burn up on the spot.

Tsk, useless things.

Their only use was probably to pretend to be a Player and trick others later.

“Three Scarlet Fruit Pills from the Lucky Bags, occupying one backpack slot.”

“The unidentified Instance key from the Lucky Bag, tsk, not bringing it.”

“A dagger stained with unknown blood. Disgusting, discard.”

“Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork chopsticks. I like them. They take one slot~”

…

Just like that, after stowing the assorted items, Yin Luo finally freed up the last slot for the Corpse Silkworm Silk.

“How do I take this out? It’s not going to be delivered by mail, is it?”

He pressed the ‘Extract’ button on the APP.

Instantly, his vision plunged into darkness, as if the sun had vanished from the world momentarily. He couldn’t see his hand in front of his face, all sounds faded from his ears, and his entire being sank into an oppressive, hopeless atmosphere.

As if the air had been sucked out, and he was thrown into the sea dozens of meters deep. Body and soul felt suffocated, heart pounding, every nerve screaming Danger! Danger! Danger!

What was this thing?!

Whether facing the knife-wielding Fierce Ghost who controlled flames in the first Instance World, or the Plastic Mannequins in the Reality Quest, Yin Luo had never encountered this kind of utterly suffocating pressure, his whole body turning cold.

But he felt no fear.

He was excited.

His blood flow quickened. The Corpse Frost Power and Flesh and Blood Force, as if meeting a formidable foe, under this life-or-death oppression, showed signs of revival even in the real world.

The white-haired youth closed his eyes, just about to prepare for a fight to the death when…

An icy, hoarse voice, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, sounded by his ear: “Hello, All Living Beings Express delivery. Please sign.”

???

Yin Luo admitted, he was stunned for a split second.

He didn’t reply, and the voice made no other movement.

It seemed it really was just a delivery person. Once the item was delivered, there was no further sound. The world instantly returned to normal, the presence withdrawing even faster than it had arrived.

Yin Luo opened his eyes. A perfectly ordinary, square delivery box had appeared on his lap.

“……”

A bit angry, but didn’t know where to direct the anger.

The Sinless Abyss was indeed a game that transcended reality. The method of delivering items was… quite unique.

Hah.

His expression dark, the white-haired youth flicked his fingertip. A small crystal box tumbled out. Inside was precisely the Corpse Silkworm Silk.

And a small card.

Yin Luo almost thought he was online shopping, what with the complimentary small card, the front saying thanks for patronage, the back saying leave a good review for cashback, add WeChat for a red packet.

Out of curiosity, he picked up the card first.

The palm-sized card’s front was entirely filled with the eye-shaped logo of the All Beings APP. He flipped it over. The back only contained one short line:

[Deity Blesses Heresy.]