Lin Ye opened his personal attribute panel.
【Lin Ye】
【Level: LV.1 (48.68%)】
【Class: None】
【Strength: 1】
【Agility: 1】
【Constitution: 1】
【Spirit: 1】
【Available Attribute Points: 0】
【Skills: None】
【Talent: Void Incarnation (Mythic)】
When he tapped on Void Incarnation in the talent section, its details appeared as well.
【Void Incarnation】
【Unique】
【Grade: Mythic】
【Type: Talent】
【Effect 1: You can pass through any solid matter. You are immune to all forms of physical attack and all forms of information probing.】
【Effect 2: You can now enter an incorporeal state. While in this state, you can absorb all energy-based attacks.】
【Effect 3: ???】
【Effect 4: ???】
【Effect 5: ???】
Looking at this talent, Lin Ye felt his scalp go numb.
He had expected the talent to be absurdly powerful, but he had never imagined it would be this outrageous.
For the first time, Lin Ye understood what Mythic truly meant.
It meant absolute dominance over a certain concept!
This talent might not grant him top-tier combat power right away, but simply being immune to all physical attacks was already an ultimate survival talent that countless powerhouses would desperately seek but never obtain.
Lin Ye took a small knife from the drawer and tried to cut his palm.
The next moment, the blade pierced into his palm, yet he felt nothing at all.
Lin Ye examined his right hand and found that the tip of the knife seemed to have passed through a layer of air.
It had emerged from the back of his hand.
Lin Ye repeatedly slashed at his palm, but it was no different from cutting through empty air.
He tossed the knife aside.
Then he stood up and walked straight into the bedroom wall.
His vision plunged into darkness. Lin Ye took several steps backward and emerged from the wall again.
Wait a second!
Now that he could pass through everything, would he never be able to touch anything ever again?!
The moment that thought arose, Lin Ye laughed.
He was only scaring himself…
He had been holding the knife with his left hand!
Besides, if things really worked the way he feared, and he could no longer touch anything, he would probably keep falling until he reached the center of the planet.
The first effect was something he could control and choose to activate. When he wanted to touch something, he could.
When Lin Ye was unconscious, however, it seemed to operate in a semi-automatic mode. If someone tried to ambush him with a physical attack, they would probably end up striking nothing but air.
An idea suddenly occurred to Lin Ye.
He turned around and went into the bathroom, where he filled a basin with water.
Then he plunged his entire head into it.
Lin Ye did not hold his breath. He continued breathing normally.
Even though his nostrils and mouth were submerged, not the slightest bit of water entered his throat, and he did not choke at all.
One minute, five minutes…
By the time Lin Ye began to feel bored, he still had not experienced the slightest discomfort.
Splash!
Lin Ye abruptly lifted his head and stared at his reflection in the mirror.
His appearance had not changed at all.
So he would not become completely invisible, either. Other people could still see him.
After verifying several of his guesses, Lin Ye finally relaxed.
In a certain sense, he was now someone who could never be imprisoned, as well as…
Someone who could never be targeted!
But what were the remaining three effects marked with question marks?
Had they simply not been unlocked yet?
After pondering for a moment, Lin Ye decided that they probably were not locked. Rather, he could not use them yet because he was not currently a class holder.
Lin Ye wiped the water from his face and returned to the bedroom. He tucked the Mythic-grade talisman into the clothes he wore most often, keeping it close to his body.
He was curious to see what effect this Mythic-grade talisman would produce when truly activated.
But this was one of his trump cards. Unless absolutely necessary, he had no intention of using it.
He then placed the bottle of Mythic-grade potion in the back of the drawer.
The potion was useless to him for now.
But Lin Ye did not dare sell it.
The thing was far too extraordinary. If it entered the market, someone would certainly investigate and trace it back to him.
After finishing all this, Lin Ye lay on his bed and stared at the ceiling, the ticking of the clock ringing in his ears.
In this world, the strong monopolized resources, enjoyed lofty status, and controlled everything…
Lin Ye raised his hand and looked at his wrist.
The next moment, a dim band of light slowly appeared around it.
1%!
Lin Ye rubbed his eyes.
He confirmed that he had not been seeing things this time.
The band of light truly existed.
And only he could see it.
His parents had completely failed to notice it before.
Lin Ye already had a theory in mind. Did the color and number on the band indicate the probability and corresponding grade of the item he would obtain from opening a chest this time?
Whenever he opened a chest and the band turned multicolored, did that mean he was guaranteed to obtain a Mythic-grade item?
…
The next day, after school.
“Don’t miss it if you’re passing by!”
“Sweet-tier chests are half price! Every one of them is guaranteed to be intact—no damaged goods!”
Lin Ye passed by that chest shop again.
There were still countless people gathered around it, but this time, Lin Ye joined the crowd as well.
He glanced into the shop.
The shelves inside were lined with treasure chests of various designs. They were a little better than the battered chests outside. At the very least, the spirit runes on their outer layers were mostly intact, though they were still quite faint.
These were all Black Iron-grade chests.
In the center of the shop, seven or eight glass display cases held Bronze-grade chests with blue-gray bodies.
The largest display case in the very middle contained the shop’s prized possession.
A silver chest with complete spirit runes and a faint glow!
Beginning with Silver-grade chests, there was officially a small chance of obtaining skill scrolls or even class-change books from inside.
Of course, the skills and classes that came from Silver-grade chests were usually pretty worthless…
Lin Ye entered the shop without revealing any emotion.
As he looked at the rows of Black Iron-grade chests before him, he pretended to brush against one casually with his hand.
The band of light appeared on his wrist once more.
This time, however, it was emerald green, with the number 19% displayed behind it.
Lin Ye clearly remembered that the band had disappeared after he opened a chest yesterday, and the number had returned to zero.
He had not expected it to build up again overnight.
Lin Ye left the shop and walked over to the table outside, where the battered chests were displayed. He repeated the same process.
The band of light appeared once more.
Both its color and number had changed.
The band around Lin Ye’s wrist was now deep purple, while the number had become 58%.
The fact that the color and number had changed after only a dozen seconds could only mean one thing: this ability corresponded to the level of reward he would obtain from opening that particular chest at that moment.
And the number was not a probability. It was progress.
Moreover, the progress was different for different types of chests.
If he opened a battered chest, his progress was 58%. The item he obtained would be Gold-grade, or possibly even Platinum-grade.
But if he opened a Black Iron chest, he could only obtain a Bronze-grade reward?
“Hey, young man. Want one?”
Just as Lin Ye was deep in thought, he suddenly felt someone pat him on the shoulder.
When he turned around, he saw a smiling, kindly-looking proprietress.
She didn’t try to drag Lin Ye into the shop to make a purchase. Instead, she continued with a smile, “I saw you walking past yesterday. A handsome young man like you is hard for Auntie to forget~!”
“You’re already eighteen, right?”
Lin Ye neither confirmed nor denied it. Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed that the purple glow of the light band on his hand had deepened another shade, rising from 58% to 59%.
Yet the shopkeeper seemed completely oblivious to it.
When Lin Ye remained silent, the shopkeeper’s smile grew even brighter. “Oh my, what a shy young man.”
“I know what you’re worried about. You don’t have any money, do you?”
“I think we’re rather fated to meet, so how about this? Auntie will give you a special discount.”
“Any chest below Black Iron rank will be sold to you at forty percent off.”
“I guarantee this is the lowest price in the entire Wanghai City.”
“Besides, you might not know this yet, but Chest Loans are very easy to apply for these days. If you don’t know how to do it, I can help you. Just tell me your name—it’ll take half a minute. Newly registered users even get twelve interest-free installments!”
Lin Ye had originally planned to refuse.
But the words “I’m just looking” never left his mouth.
Under normal circumstances, Lin Ye would have turned around and walked away without hesitation.
But now, an opportunity to verify his theory was right in front of him.