There is no guarantee for the lottery? So what?

#221 - Chapter 221 Paradise

Although Time Whales are said to have no lifespan, they still die for various reasons.

When the Time Whales were still united, they would transport the corpses of their kind to the Time Whale Graveyard.

Over time, the Time Whale Graveyard became filled with the power of time, greatly accelerating the passage of time. Only the infinitely long-lived Hypno-Octopus could survive within.

After successfully joining, the Hypno-Octopus slowly grew stronger under the protection of the Time Whales.

Unlike Time Whales, which only knew how to eat, they also collected items with relatively high energy and stored them away.

Due to the existence of Source Power, most creatures from other worlds would actively seek out things with high Source Power to eat, and thus would live in areas with high Source Power concentration.

Areas with high concentration would often produce rare treasures. Whenever the Time Whales hunted, they would incidentally "pick up" the legacies of the creatures they ate.

Although they were greedy, they were very loyal.

When the Time Whale they followed died, they would use all the treasures they had collected in their lifetime to coat their master whale with a layer of "membrane" in the Time Whale Graveyard, and then commit suicide.

Later, the Time Whale clan ate all the resources in the sea and began to fight amongst themselves. Once a victor was decided, the followers of the loser would also be eaten. In the end, only the followers of the Time Whale King remained alive.

No one knows whether they were eaten by the starving Time Whale King or are still alive in this world, but those treasures did indeed remain in the Time Whale Graveyard, and no one can obtain them.

"When I used my psychic power to look inside, I didn't find any creatures living there. It's likely there's no danger, but it's also possible that some Hypno-Octopus are still alive.

What do you think? Want to go treasure hunting?"

After listening to Yu Ding's explanation, Qi Jing was indeed a little tempted.

The Time Whale King even ate its own "past", yet its followers could still leave behind treasures?

There's definitely no danger inside. Going there would be a real "treasure hunt", how great would that be!

However, although the probability of them being alive is small, it still exists.

The way of 'Gou' is the strongest; only by not taking risks can you live to the end.

A dilemma...

Seeing Qi Jing's hesitation, Yu Ding continued, "Don't worry, someone will accompany you."

Qi Jing asked, "Someone? How could it be my turn?"

If someone could really go in, they should have emptied it out long ago. Why wait for me to go together?

Yu Ding explained, "Because his ability is called 'Copy'. He can copy other people's skills. Without you, he can't go in."

There really is an ability called "Copy", huh? Awesome.

He can copy whatever skills he wants. Simply amazing.

Yu Ding continued, "Not only that, but a level five esper, [Kong], will also clear the way for you. Tempted?"

Without a space ability, it would take several years to find something and bring it out of such a large Time Whale Graveyard.

Wow!

Good heavens, a top-level esper clearing the way, plus Yu Ding, that's two. This is too much face, isn't it?

Qi Jing looked at Tan Zuoyin, then at Yan Cheng and the others, and said:

"I'm going. When do we leave?"

"I'll let you know when I've contacted them."

Yu Ding made this decision on the spur of the moment after learning that Qi Jing had drawn this skill. He hadn't discussed it with anyone else yet.

"Oh."

So you weren't ready yet? What's the rush?

"Let's draw a lottery first. If you do this well, the resources will be so abundant that you won't be able to use them all up."

Yu Ding glossed over it.

Qi Jing took out the short-term taste-blocking lozenges that Yu Ding had just given him and ate several in one go:

"Is eating this much enough?"

"You ate too much. One lozenge lasts for three hours. You won't be able to taste anything before tonight."

Yu Ding said, then laughed without hiding it.

Looking at Yu Ding's sly smile, Qi Jing rolled his eyes at him.

Three hours is called short-term? Can't you name things properly! What will happen if you delay the patient's treatment!

And with your strength, you could definitely have stopped me from eating so many!

You had to wait until I finished eating to say it. You just wanted to see me make a fool of myself, didn't you?

You villain.

Qi Jing looked at the time-extending candy in his hand, hardened his heart, and swallowed it in one gulp.

"It really doesn't taste like anything at all. Amazing."

"Of course. Don't you know who gave it to you?"

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. After you've digested it, we'll start the final lottery draw.

In the meantime, how about we listen to some music?"

Hearing Yu Ding's suggestion, everyone nodded:

"Okay."

"Sure."

Yu Ding asked, "Who wants to sing?"

No one paid attention to him.

Everyone was too embarrassed to show off their skills in front of Guan Gong. Although they had already revealed their singing skills just now, a second execution was still an execution.

"Jile wants to sing!"

Everyone looked towards the source of the sound. It was Jile on Tan Zuoyin's shoulder.

"Okay, then I'll sing them the song I wrote specifically for you."

Yu Ding had tried to write a song for Jile when he planned to invite it to the concert before, but it wasn't sung due to stage limitations.

Now is a good opportunity.

"Leave it to Jile!"

Then Jile began to open its mouth and sing, but at first, no one heard what it was singing.

Suddenly, Qi Jing found himself in a small mountain village in the blink of an eye.

"There are always some things we will forget ~"

With Jile's singing, several children appeared in front of him, playing and frolicking. They were like mud monkeys, rolling in the mud, jumping and playing, splashing mud everywhere.

"The innocent and loving talent of youth ~"

The scene changed. An old grandma with missing teeth was playing with a little girl in old clothes with dogtail grass. They were telling each other something, and from time to time there would be crisp laughter.

"The lost innocence of enduring vicissitudes ~"

A little girl covered in dirt was eating a pure white cake. Behind the faint candlelight was her dirty smile.

"The excited gratitude when receiving kindness ~"

A group of bare-chested young men were working together to pull a business car on a muddy path. They were chatting and laughing with the uncle in the suit, helping to pull the stalled car forward.

"The full of enthusiasm when helping others ~"

......

After a song was finished, everyone also retreated from the scene just now.

"This is a poverty alleviation promotional song I wrote. Coupled with Jile's ability, it's effective, right?"

After Yu Ding learned that Jile's ability, "Paradise", could pull the people around it into an illusion through singing, he showed it some pictures he had taken of the villagers' lives when he went to the village to deliver supplies before. With the song he wrote, he planned to create a touching performance.

However, Jile's ability could not be transmitted through speakers and internet cables, so it did not appear at the concert.

I'll think of a way later. This promotional song is his responsibility as a celebrity, and he must do it well.

Yu Ding remembered that there was someone in the Security Department who was an esper specializing in networks. He would ask him another day if he could transmit Jile's ability to the internet.

"Yeah."

They felt quite complicated after listening to this song.

On the one hand, there was the reflection on humanity in their ears, and on the other hand, there was the poor life of the village in their eyes.

Several girls had already quietly shed tears.

Yu Ding stood up and clapped his hands:

"Give Jile a round of applause, and then let's start the lottery."