Chapter 72

In this space, it seemed that the concept of time did not exist. Du Qian had no idea how long had passed, but the array in front of him finally changed. Under the manipulation of the flowing light, eighteen differently shaped runes emerged.

These eighteen runes were positioned at different points in the array. Every second, they would flash, as if hinting at something to Du Qian.

Du Qian could not understand at all, and could only try his best to memorize. This was different from rote memorization of boring textbooks at school. There were tens of thousands of runes in front of him, and Du Qian not only needed to remember the positions of these eighteen runes but also their shapes.

After all, Du Qian did not recognize any of these runes and had to memorize them like pictures, and find their respective positions. The difficulty of memorization was very high.

This time did not seem to last long. The scene brightened, and Du Qian's consciousness returned to reality. The ring was still shining, and the rune array began to flash continuously. Du Qian subconsciously thought the array was about to collapse, and time was running out.

Closing his eyes, he spent a few seconds recalling the runes and their positions in his memory.

He extended his right index finger and pointed at one of the runes, which then stood out. As his finger moved, the rune obediently followed, and Du Qian moved it to the position he remembered.

As his finger moved, the rune array began to flash even faster. Du Qian did not dare to slack off and kept pointing at the runes, moving them to their respective positions.

When he moved the last rune, the rune array flashed wildly and instantly collapsed.

Everything was gone, and the ring in his hand returned to its original state, looking so unremarkable that one might not even notice the ring on his left middle finger if not looking closely.

Du Qian let out a sigh of relief. Although he had failed, he felt more confident. He vaguely felt that this rune array was like a password to activate the ring. As long as the password was correct, it could be activated.

Activating this thing was quite troublesome. First, he needed to input enough combat power. Du Qian could not accurately determine how much was needed, but he guessed it would be around ten thousand or more.

Du Qian's combat power was not high, but fortunately, it was just enough. After initially activating the rune array, he needed to arrange the eighteen runes in their respective positions within a certain time. As for what would happen next, Du Qian could not yet figure it out.

He did not rush to activate it again. His combat power was almost depleted, and he first needed to restore it.

He took out a spirit horn and began to absorb it, fully concentrating. Threads of spiritual energy began to convert into combat power, stored in the Spirit Pool.

After absorbing the spirit horn, his combat power was almost fully restored. Du Qian walked out of the office with a blank expression, had a hearty meal in the dining room, and returned to the office. He really wanted to see Yao Jing, but he knew it would be useless to go now. If even Fei Xue couldn't solve the problem, what could he, Du Qian, do?

It was better to focus his energy on studying the ring. As long as he figured out what it was and understood its value, he would have a chance to exchange it for a Positive Spirit Charm.

Closing the door, Du Qian took a deep breath and input a large amount of combat power into the ring. With the experience from the previous two attempts, this time went smoothly. In less than a second, a stable rune array appeared before his eyes.

He knew that this thing had a time limit. When the combat power was depleted, the rune array would collapse and disappear.

Extending his right index finger, he quickly moved the runes. Du Qian was quite satisfied with his memory; he clearly remembered the style and position of each rune.

As the last rune moved to its corresponding position, the rune array began to flash wildly. After a few seconds, tens of thousands of runes scattered in all directions.

Du Qian widened his eyes, not missing any detail. He noticed that the runes scattered in a very orderly manner, forming ten evenly spaced columns. Eight of these columns were positioned in eight different places, forming a cube.

When they reached their respective positions, a thousand runes gathered together to form a new rune. Eight new runes extended three fine lines to each side, twelve lines in total, forming a complete cube.

The other two sets of runes continuously rotated above and below the cube, forming two rings.

Damn, what is this thing, and what should I do next?

The two rings rotated for only a few seconds, then formed two new rune arrays.

The scene darkened, and Du Qian was once again pulled into the dark consciousness space. In the nebula, countless streams of light shot out.

Du Qian calmed down and carefully observed. The complexity of this thing far exceeded his imagination.

Sure enough, it was another rune arrangement. The two new arrays were two new passwords. The streams of light kept flashing, and each array formed new positions. The upper and lower arrays each had nine runes that needed to be moved.

This time, Du Qian's memory was faster. As soon as the streams of light completed the arrangement, Du Qian had already memorized it.

Exiting the consciousness space, Du Qian quickly moved the runes in the upper and lower arrays to their respective positions. Who knew if this thing would collapse again if it took too long.

Moreover, he had a feeling that this arrangement was more dangerous than the previous ones. If it took too long, it would not just be the collapse of the rune array; the ring itself might be ruined.

It was hard to explain why he had this feeling, as if the nebula had told him. This feeling appeared directly in his mind.

At this point, if he still couldn't guess that the three nebulae were not related to the association's runes, he would be too stupid.

However, Du Qian didn't have time to consider where this thing came from. He needed to deal with the current situation first.

Fortunately, Du Qian's speed was fast enough. He completed the rune arrangement before the array changed.

As the arrangement was completed, the two rune arrays merged into one, forming a new rune. The moment the new rune was completed, it transformed into two waterfalls, and a green light shield enveloped the cube from above and below.

Originally, there was only a cube formed by twelve lines in front of him. As the light shield swept over, it revealed a real cube.

This light green cube was semi-transparent, filled with various items. Most of them were boxes, each not very large. In one corner of the cube, there were also some miscellaneous items, including clothes, food, water, and things Du Qian couldn't recognize.

Du Qian's eyes widened, and his mouth hung open. A series of information flooded his mind. He knew that this information came from the cube in front of him.

Level 1 Spatial Rune Equipment — Winter Melon.

Edge length: 1 meter, volume: 1 cubic meter, three layers of secret runes, made by Cui Li.

Then a flood of memories entered his mind, and even if Du Qian didn't want to know, he couldn't help it. This thing had its own instructions when activated. The way it provided instructions was similar to the runes he had used in the association, but more detailed and with a much larger amount of information.

Du Qian's eyelids fluttered rapidly. In a few seconds, he already knew what this thing was.

Indeed, this was a spatial rune equipment, using the conversion between combat power, runes, and spiritual energy to create a stable space for storing various items.

Du Qian had heard of rune equipment before, but spatial rune equipment that could store items was something he had never heard of, even in the orphanage school. Du Qian guessed that even the teachers might not have heard of it.

The rune arrangement was indeed a password, and a triple password at that. If you didn't know these three passwords, even if you had the Winter Melon, you couldn't use it. Even if you could see the items inside, you couldn't take them out.

The initial activation of the secret runes was relatively easy; if you made a mistake, the worst that could happen was the collapse of the rune array, which would not damage the Winter Melon. The last two secret runes were more powerful. If you made three consecutive mistakes, the runes would explode, the space would collapse, and everything inside would be reduced to particles.

The power of a spatial collapse was not something human strength could compare to, and the result would be the same regardless of what was inside.

Each time the Winter Melon was opened, even if everything was normal, the time it remained open was limited, and the duration depended on the amount of combat power input. Du Qian's combat power was just over ten thousand, so the space would only exist for a few minutes.

Knowing the time was limited, Du Qian reached into the space. His arm passed through the faint light barrier as if it were water, with almost no resistance.

He first took out a box, then all the miscellaneous items. Du Qian needed to know what was stored in the Winter Melon. Useless items would need to be disposed of. Although he had obtained the Winter Melon, accessing and storing items was not easy, and each activation would almost deplete his combat power.

Sure enough, after taking out the items, the space in front of him began to flash, indicating that it was about to disappear.

He pointed with his finger, and the space disappeared. The ring returned to its original state, and a bit of combat power returned to his body through his fingertip. Activating the Winter Melon required combat power, but if it didn't take too long, the excess combat power could be returned to the user.

It had to be said that this spatial rune equipment was quite remarkable.

The equipment information included the name of the maker, but unfortunately, Du Qian knew very little about rune masters and had no idea who Cui Li was.

A pile of items was neatly arranged on the floor. Perhaps to save space, each item was very orderly, including the neatly folded clothes.

Five sets of clothes were set aside first, followed by food and water. A few small boxes, and finally the most numerous type of box in the space.

Du Qian knew that to better utilize the space in the Winter Melon, the bald man had used square boxes to store items as much as possible.

He first opened the most numerous type of box. As he looked at the contents, his face turned increasingly red, and blood rushed to his head, making him feel dizzy.

He clenched his right fist and, suppressing his excitement, swung it a few times, exclaiming, "Wealthy!"

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