Godslayer: A random filename extension?

"In less than two months, you have actually grown and broken through to the Pool Realm. Your talent is indeed unmatched."

Chen Muyi sighed, "It's truly a case of the younger generation surpassing the older."

Moreover, it's been a long time since I've seen a newcomer train so self-disciplined, hardworking, serious, and determined.

Lin Linhou: e-(′?｀; ) I'm blushing from all the praise.

[Hehe... Of course you should blush.]

But in reality, Lin Linhou had simply taken on another mission: to successfully advance to the Pool Realm before participating in the Night Watchers' training camp, which is why he was working so hard.

As expected, the reward is random.

Therefore, for more than a month, Lin Linhou almost neglected to eat or sleep while cultivating.

Today I finally accumulated 1,000 experience points and clicked to upgrade.

However, this caused Lin Qiye a lot of trouble. He had originally planned to do as Hongying suggested, to ask for leave when he was tired from training and to balance work and rest.

So, Brother Lin, who's also a newcomer, what are you doing here competing against each other?

Even though Lin Qiye didn't foolishly follow the trend and maintained his good rhythm of training three days and resting one day, he could still clearly feel that the training intensity from others had increased.

At this moment, Lin Qiye, who was "exhausted and covered in wounds", was lying on the floor receiving treatment from Si Xiaonan, staring at the ceiling with a sense of despair.

So, their peers have already advanced?

That's great, the hard times are finally over...

"Now that you've advanced, don't train for the next two days. Rest and consolidate your progress. It's almost time for you to go to the training camp."

"Get some rest early tonight. Tomorrow, Hongying and Xiaonan will accompany you to pick out some items that you'll need for the training camp."

Chen Muyi said that the training camp was a year-long, fully enclosed military-style management program, so they bought as many things as possible.

Fortunately, Lin Linhou's storage capacity made this matter much easier, as he no longer needed to carry around large and small bags.

At the same time, Lin Linhou also learned that there were similar forbidden items in this world called "Free Space" that could store spatial items.

However, that thing is very expensive and not available in large quantities, so not everyone can afford it.

Even if you have the money, you might not be able to buy it; the pre-orders are so long they'll take forever.

That night, Lin Linhou opened the task panel and clicked to claim the task.

[Random Reward: A Specially Designed Master Key!]

[Special Master Key: A key that can open almost any "lock" in the world, including some conceptual doors or walls. Using it, you can move freely through various dungeons and instances.]

[Note: Even a master key isn't foolproof; it can't unlock the heart of the girl you love, nor can it enter the heart of someone else.]

Lin Linhou: …… ('?').

Lin Linhou ignored the last comment and took the universal key out of the warehouse.

Contrary to expectations, this universal key design is actually just a crystal card with countless intricate and changing patterns.

The usage method is actually face recognition binding?

Then, the key can freely change its state to open the "lock" or pass through the "door" or "wall" depending on the bound user's situation.

[This is great! I won't need to carry keys anymore, and I only need to worry about how to prevent others from opening the locks at home; I don't have to worry about being locked out myself.]

"Hmm, it does look like a super useful functional item."

Lin Linhou held the card close to his face, and in an instant, the card seemed to scan him before turning into a water-like substance that merged into Lin Linhou's body.

He then proceeded to experiment with the drawers, doors, and windows in the bedroom.

He discovered that if it was a regular "lock", he would produce a corresponding key.

If it's a door or window that's sealed shut and locked, he'll conjure up something like Doraemon's magic circle or any other door.

If he ties a rope into many knots that are impossible to untie, the knots will automatically unravel the moment he touches them.

This is the standard way of using it.

Lin Linhou then experimented with conceptual unlocking techniques, such as mobile phone passwords, QQ passwords, bank card passwords, and 404 webpage passwords.

Lin Linhou discovered that even if he didn't know the password at all, his hands would automatically enter the correct password when using the master key.

For example, he just easily logged into Lin Qiye's QQ account next door.

The second scenario is even more perplexing.

Without using the universal key, those 404 web pages cannot be opened.

However, when using the universal key, the same search and click will automatically open those blocked web pages.

Even the search results now contain a lot of information that should have been blocked, encrypted, or even deleted.

In short, although I don't understand the underlying principles, the effect is indeed quite bizarre.

"Such outrageous lock-picking ability."

Nice props. Let's go to bed early.

Lin Linhou yawned and turned to go to bed to rest. However, he forgot one thing: to turn off the ability of the universal key before going to sleep.

This also led to...

[Master Key: A dungeon entrance has been detected nearby. Unlock and enter?]

[Master Key: No response for a long time, default unlocked, unlock successful, connecting to the dungeon "Gods' Asylum".]

Then, Lin Linhou, who had just fallen asleep, inexplicably opened his eyes and found himself in front of a towering gate.

Lin Linhou: (′???`)？ ？ ？

What's going on? Who am I? Where am I?

"I don't remember having the ability to dream before going to sleep tonight."

Does this mean I can dream now without activating my abilities?

But why am I so conscious? Could it be a lucid dream?

[Obviously not.]

"Huh? You can appear in my dreams too, Meng Qing? Or are you in my dreams?"

[......]

[I already said no. The current situation is that you forgot to turn off the universal key before going to sleep, and your consciousness was unexpectedly pulled into some unknown space.]

"Hmm...how do I prove it?"

Although Lin Linhou thought this explanation was reasonable, as the saying goes, how can a person prove that they are not dreaming?

Duang!

"Oh dear, I was just kidding. You don't need to give me a whole window."

[You're the one asking how to prove it, aren't you?]

Pain doesn't prove you're awake, but it at least proves you're alive.

Lin Linhou rubbed his forehead. Why did it hurt even more than when he was hit outside?

"So what do we do now? This is... a mental hospital?"

Σ( ° △ °|||)︴

Lin Linhou only now began to observe the surrounding environment in detail.

Then I looked up and saw the sign next to the gate.

Lin Linhou's lips twitched involuntarily.

This secret space... could it be a haunted house?

Once inside, it's full of "strange tales of rules" and "cannibalistic horrors."

!!!∑(°Д°ノ)ノ

He didn't want to experience any pain, carry a bag of rice up several flights of stairs, or follow the path of praising the prophet.