Chapter 45: Source Seed

Chapter 45: Source Seed

The knocking sound constantly echoed. It had a steady rhythm that wasn’t too gentle nor too harsh. However, Lin Yuan’s heart was in disarray.

It wasn’t Auntie Zhang or Uncle Li that had lit up their house’s lights. At the same time, someone was knocking on his door.

Although Radiance Federation’s public security might be great and Lin Yuan had never heard of any cruel incidents, he still hid a razor-sharp knife—the one that he would use to cut off the Usnea vines—in his sleeve.

He also called out to Chimey softly and asked it to stand on his shoulder. He then walked toward the entrance and prepared to open the door.

Before opening the door, Lin Yuan said softly, “Chimey, when I open the door later, and if I step back, it doesn’t matter what is at the entrance. You just have to execute Turbulence and Sound Thrust at the door.”

Upon receiving Lin Yuan’s command, Chimey became vigilant. It looked as though it was preparing to activate the attack as soon as Lin Yuan moved.

There were cases of people knocking on Lin Yuan’s door in the night, but it was unknown why he felt particularly nervous on this night.

He finally learned about his parents’ identities, and Auntie Zhang’s house was lit up on the same day. All of these coincidences made Lin Yuan’s senses abnormally sensitive.

The knocking sound suddenly changed. Previously, it was a rhythmic sound that was neither gentle nor harsh. The knocking sound was slightly heavier now, and it stopped after two ‘knock, knock’.

Lin Yuan frowned as he noticed that there wasn’t just one person outside the door. There were at least two individuals.

After opening the door, Lin Yuan spotted a man and a woman standing around one meter away from the door.

The man looked like he was slightly over 30, while the woman looked a little younger.

The man noticed Lin Yuan’s tensed hand, which was gripping the hidden knife tightly in his sleeve.

The woman’s expression didn’t change, but the 30-year-old man chuckled and said, “Young man, don’t be nervous. I just want to ask about the name of your parents.”

The 30-year-old man asked again, “Are your mother and father Chu Yan and Lin Jian?”

Lin Yuan took a deep look at the man and the woman before nodding and replying, “Yes. May I ask what is the matter?”

Uncle Dong was a chatterbox and pulled Lin Yuan closer before starting to inquire about his life.

In regards to this sudden concern, Lin Yuan rubbed the back of his head and felt a little exhausted when dealing with it.

All of a sudden, the woman coughed lightly, and Uncle Dong immediately stopped talking. He then turned around in embarrassment.

“Lin Yuan, this is a gift from your Uncle Li.”

Lin Yuan received the box and thanked her. The woman immediately shook her hand and said gently, “Just call me Auntie Su.”

Lin Yuan nodded and greeted her appropriately.

At that moment, Uncle Dong was so shocked that his jaws nearly dropped. “Old Su, I didn’t think that you were a person with feelings!” he exclaimed.

Before he could finish, he received a cold glare and didn’t dare to continue speaking.

When Auntie Su noticed that Lin Yuan was going to keep the box, she said, “Open the box now and take a look inside. I will tell you what it is. It is something very precious.”

Lin Yuan responded by opening the box and saw a sphere, which was the size of a big toe, embedded in the center of the box.

Lin Yuan picked up the sphere and took a closer look but wasn’t able to identify it. However, from its appearance, it looked like a dried-up plant’s seed.

“It was exchanged for the merits of your father, mother, Auntie Zhang, and Uncle Li. It is a Source Seed.”

Lin Yuan felt a lashing pain in his heart first before a trace of warmth replaced it. “Auntie Su, what is a Source Seed?” he asked.

Auntie Su didn’t explain immediately. Instead, she asked Lin Yuan, “Do you know how dimensional rifts are sealed?”

Lin Yuan shook his head.

“A dimensional rift may produce an alien beast wave, but it is also a treasure trove. This Source Seed was extracted from a Class 2 dimensional rift. The opening of a dimensional rift produces source-type items. If one extracts the Source Seed, the dimensional rift will lose its ability to produce source-type items and close. There are all sorts of source-type items, and the Source Seed in your hand is one of them.”

Lin Yuan observed the Source Seed but couldn’t find anything special. It looked just like a piece of hardened lump that was dark green in color.

“This Source Seed is very suitable for you. You cannot sense spirit qi and have weak spiritual energy, so you cannot form contracts with feys. This Source Seed only requires fresh blood to nurture it. In other words, it can form contracts with humans without the need for spirit qi and spiritual energy.”

Finally, Lin Yuan learned about the Source Seed’s function!