Chapter 2

Circling around the Black Mountain, Chen Muyu couldn’t find a way up. He wanted to float up and take a look, but found himself seemingly held back by an inexplicable force, making it impossible to climb the mountain.

With no choice, he could only wander around the flat area at the foot of the mountain.

On the flat ground stood a small house, which looked like a simple metal shed.

Next to it was a crooked wooden sign with some words written on it.

"Multiverse Scrap Collection Station!"

The ancient characters, with Chen Muyu’s knowledge from his university education, were mostly recognizable.

Scrap collection station? What the heck?

Chen Muyu cautiously walked over.

The door was slightly ajar, and the room inside was empty, with an old chandelier hanging from the ceiling, casting a dim light.

There was no one in the room.

The space was relatively small, about ten square meters, with a carved wooden bed and a table in the corner. On the table was a red rotary phone and a desktop computer.

The computer screen was still on, and the computer case was making a buzzing noise.

Curiously, he walked over and took a look. The computer desktop was a system interface, and what surprised Chen Muyu was that he saw his own profile picture on the interface.

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Name: Chen Muyu

Age: 22 Earth years

Identity: Owner of the Multiverse Scrap Collection Station

Recycling Staff: 0

Wealth Value: 2000

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The information on the interface left him somewhat puzzled. Was he the owner of this Multiverse Scrap Collection Station?

However, this seemed to be a dream, so strange and unbelievable, don’t take it seriously!

Leaving the small house, Chen Muyu wandered around the flat area outside.

The flat area was really a mess, comparable to their family’s scrap collection station. There were discarded books and papers everywhere, bottles and jars of various sizes, rusty broken swords and blades, and other scrap items that Chen Muyu couldn’t even name. Many places were so cluttered that there was no place to step.

Other people dream of gold and silver mountains, but he dreamed of a garbage mountain. How unambitious is that?

But, is this really a dream? It feels so real!

Out of habit, Chen Muyu started rummaging through the scrap pile, thinking that if this mountain could be sold, it would be worth a lot of money.

"What’s this?"

He picked up a dusty book with a leather cover.

"Poems of Tang Yin?"

This book was clearly very old, with yellowed and cracked pages that crumbled when flipped. However, it was still mostly intact.

"Among the peach blossoms in Peach Blossom Temple, there is a peach blossom immortal..."

He dealt with scrap collection, often going door-to-door, but mostly for old furniture and appliances. He didn’t have much expertise in antiques, only taking some related courses in university.

So, in terms of antique appraisal, Chen Muyu was just a novice.

However, even as a novice, he knew who Tang Yin was. Tang Yin, also known as Tang Bohu, was a famous literary figure of the Ming Dynasty, one of the Four Talents of Wu.

Tang Yin was renowned for his poetry and painting, and his works often appeared in literary and film productions, such as "Tang Bohu and Autumn Fragrance" and "The Four Talents of Jiangnan," where he was portrayed as a dashing and elegant figure.

If this book was really written by Tang Bohu, it would be worth a fortune, but it was clearly impossible. Although the book was old, it was clearly a printed edition.

Moreover, Chen Muyu wasn’t an expert in antiques. Even if the book was valuable, it would only be sold by weight in his hands.

To be honest, the book was almost rotten, and even scrap collectors would disdain it.

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Item: Poems of Tang Yin

Description: Abandoned item from the Tang residence, printed in the 13th year of the Hongzhi era of the Ming Dynasty, containing 12 poems by Tang Yin...

Owner: Chen Muyu

Completeness: 81%

Repair: Consumes 1900 Wealth Value

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Just as he was about to throw it aside, a message appeared in his mind.

Huh?

Chen Muyu was taken aback, feeling somewhat puzzled, but then he thought, since this was a dream, what’s so strange about it?

The message meant that the book could be repaired?

"Repair!"

As soon as he thought it, he felt a warmth in his palm, and a pale red light shot out from his right hand, instantly enveloping the book.

"Huh?"

Before he could be surprised for long, the red light dissipated, and Chen Muyu was amazed to find that the damaged book in his right hand was now completely repaired, with no signs of damage.

This dream is too real!

"Repair complete, Wealth Value -1900!"

Another message appeared in his mind, but Chen Muyu ignored it.

He wrapped the book and put it in his pocket, then looked around. Near where he found the book, there was a broken bamboo basket containing some damaged paintings and calligraphy.

One painting quickly caught his attention.

It was a large ink painting, about 3 meters long and over 1 meter wide, depicting a majestic eagle soaring above the mountains, its wings spread wide, looking down on the world.

In the blank spaces, there were large characters written in a powerful style.

"The eagle spreads its wings, dominating the world."

The overwhelming momentum was vividly portrayed, almost making Chen Muyu feel suffocated.

Unfortunately, the painting was damaged, with several cracks in the middle and a palm-sized piece missing from the lower right corner. There were also some stains on the painting, and one of the mounting rods was broken.

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Item: The Eagle Spreads Its Wings

Description: Abandoned item from the Tang residence, created by Tang Yin in his spare time...

Owner: Chen Muyu

Completeness: 20%

Repair: Consumes 500,000 Wealth Value

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...

Chen Muyu tried to repair it, and another message appeared in his mind.

"Sorry, insufficient Wealth Value, cannot repair!"

...

He checked his Wealth Value, which was only 100 points, far from the 500,000 needed.

A masterpiece by Tang Yin, and he couldn’t afford to repair it. What a waste!

It seemed that even in dreams, he wasn’t all-powerful.

Holding the treasures in his arms, Chen Muyu felt both heartache and regret.

...

He continued to wander around.

"Xiao Huan Pill, a discarded item from the Jin Gang Temple, requires 100,000 Wealth Value to repair!"

"Wow, there’s even a pill? Xiao Huan Pill, sounds impressive, 100,000 Wealth Value, a bit expensive..."

"Sorry, insufficient Wealth Value, cannot repair..."

Too difficult!

This experience is too poor!

Complaining, Chen Muyu’s gaze turned elsewhere.

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"SU-1 Type Plasma Freezing Hand Cannon, a discarded item from the Ameri Star..."

"Silver Shadow Flying Board, a discarded item from the Zenn-La planet in the Tian She Star System..."

"Storage Ring, a discarded item from the Da Wang Star..."

...

After rummaging through the scrap pile for a long time, Chen Muyu collected some strange items in one corner, gradually losing himself in the process.

He didn’t know how long it had been, but when he looked back, he saw a pile of scrap items behind him.

Sigh!

Sitting on the ground, he let out a long breath, feeling somewhat amused and frustrated. It seemed that even in dreams, he couldn’t change his old habits.

...

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Night fell, and it seemed to have rained, making the weather a bit cooler, but the air was still stifling.

Dark clouds loomed over the city, indicating that there would be a heavy rain later.

"Ahh!"

A惨叫声突然从青果巷60号院内传来，那声音真是惨绝人寰，引得小区里的邻居们都纷纷侧目。

醒来时，陈牧羽已经躺在家里了，可能是自己睡得太沉，杨水把他送回来的。

这套房子是家里前两年买的一套二手房，老小区，连装修都没有，只等以后能拆迁的，大学毕业后，陈牧羽从老妈手里要来了钥匙，毕竟年轻人，喜欢有点私人空间。

房间里，陈牧羽看着手机上的一条扣款短信，感觉还在梦中。

……

“我的钱呢？”

卡上2000块的存款，不对，应该是余额，现在就剩下100多一丢丢了。

大学毕业后，爸妈就断了他的生活费，让他自给自足，以前大手大脚也没啥积蓄，这2000块钱，还是他这两个月辛苦省下来的。

第一反应就是银行卡被盗刷了，可是陈牧羽突然又感觉这些数字怎么那么熟悉？

财富值？

陈牧羽陡然间想到自己在梦中修复那书画，消耗的财富值不正是这么多吗？

财富值是自己的存款？

想到这里，陈牧羽的心中猛然一紧，连忙闭上眼睛，果然，一座巍峨的垃圾山，正安静地漂浮在他的脑海之中。

心一动，便出现在了垃圾山的山脚下。

万界废品收购站，周围的一切正如梦中所见，太真实了。

再心念一动，又回到了现实。

揪了揪脸，好痛！

不是做梦，刚刚经历的一切都是真的？

脑子里居然飘来了一座废品收购站？

看着实实在在出现在自己面前的《唐寅诗集》和那幅破损的《雄鹰展翅图》，陈牧羽感觉自己的三观都被颠覆了。

来到客厅，端起桌上的茶盅，喝口茶冷静冷静。

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物品：搪瓷茶盅！

简介：西川省吉祥搪瓷厂出品。

拥有者：陈牧羽。

完整度：80%

修复：可修复。

收购：宿主所有，无需收购。

回收：系统回收，财富值+4。

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就在陈牧羽端起茶盅的时候，一段信息出现在了他的脑海。

茶盅的信息。

和之前梦中一样，只不过还多了系统回收等信息。

陈牧羽呆了有三秒，呼吸又变得急促起来，这种能力，在现实之中也能使用？

回收？

心念一动，陈牧羽直接选择了回收。

“物品将被系统回收，回收后物品将消失，是否确定？”

又是一道信息。

消失？

一个搪瓷茶盅而已，家里多得是呢，陈牧羽一点都不可惜，直接确认。

瞬间，被陈牧羽握在手中的搪瓷茶盅化为一道白光，消失不见，盅内的茶水直接洒了他一裤裆。