ctnovel Chapter 534 Lin Tian, 3 Diamond Treasure Chests
Chapter 534 Lin Tian, 3 Diamond Treasure Chests
Star-Moon City.
The moonlight, like water, spilled onto the bluestone pavement of this ancient city, illuminating the patterns on each stone clearly.
The night wind blew in from the valley outside the city, passing through the narrow streets and alleys, making a low whistling sound under the eaves, as if something was whispering in the corner.
A figure suddenly appeared at the entrance of a quiet courtyard in the city.
It was Lin Tian.
He was teleported out by the system the moment the second round of the battle for supremacy ended. A flash of white light appeared before his eyes, and he found himself standing on a familiar stone slab.
He pushed open the door and went inside; everything in the courtyard was exactly the same as when he left.
The old, crooked locust tree still stood in the corner, its leaves rustling in the wind. A few withered leaves swirled down, landing on the stone table, the stone bench, and in the cracks in the ground.
On the stone table was the tea he had drunk half of last time. The water in the teacup had long since dried up, leaving a ring of brown tea stains at the bottom, and the edges were already cracked and peeling.
Lin Tian stood in the center of the courtyard, his eyes closed, for a few seconds.
The night breeze brushed against his face, carrying the scent of wildflowers from the valley outside the city.
Then, the system notification sounded in his ear, neither hurried nor slow.
[Notification of the Settlement of the Second Round of the Battle for Supremacy: "Double-Edged Battlefield"]
[Player: Lin Tian]
[Ranking by Points: 1st Place]
[Reward: Diamond Chest x3]
The reward has been sent to your inventory. Please check.
Three diamond chests.
He casually opened the backpack interface and glanced at it. Three boxes with a silvery-white glow lay quietly in the compartment. The surface of the boxes was engraved with intricate patterns, and faint light flowed between the patterns, like a few fireflies trapped in crystal.
"Not bad," he said.
This is the truth.
In the first round, the first place winner was awarded three gold treasure chests.
The second round jumped directly to Diamond, a full two levels higher.
Following this trend, the rewards in the third round will only be better—if there are ranking rewards in the third round as well.
He sat down on the stone bench in the courtyard and casually waved his hand.
Two beams of light flew from his palms, landed on the ground, and transformed into two figures.
One is slender, the other is long.
Celia landed first.
Before she even opened her alluring eyes, she stretched and yawned, raising her hands above her head and drawing her waist into a graceful arc, like a cat that had just woken up.
Her long, snow-white hair cascaded over her shoulders, the ends curling slightly, shimmering faintly in the moonlight, like silk touched by the moonlight.
Her pale pink skin looked like a flower blooming in the darkness of the night—unassuming, yet striking.
"Finally out."
She mumbled, rubbing her eyes, her voice hoarse from just waking up, "I was so tired of living in that dilapidated tower, my bones were stiff."
Lin Tian ignored her.
Little Whitey landed on his shoulder.
The white dragon was even larger than before, its scales gleaming silvery-white in the moonlight, like a meticulously polished piece of jade, with the edges of each scale shimmering with a cold light.
It coiled around Lin Tian's shoulder, its tiny dragon head nestled in the crook of his neck, yawned, and revealed a row of fine teeth—the teeth were small, but each one was as sharp as a miniature dagger.
"You're free to do as you please," Lin Tian said. "Don't cause trouble."
Xiao Bai lazily raised her eyelids and glanced at him, then closed her eyes again.
The meaning in his eyes was very clear: When have I ever caused trouble? It's always the one next to me who causes trouble.
Celia stood in the yard, looking left and right, then looked up at the moon.
The moonlight shone on her face, making her already exquisitely beautiful face appear even more unreal—her pale pink skin turned into an almost transparent lotus root color under the silvery moonlight, and her white eyelashes cast a small fan-shaped shadow under her eyes.
If other players were to pass by at this moment, they would probably think that this was a face created using some kind of advanced illusion magic.
"Brother Tian, I want to go out for a walk," she said.
Her tone carried a hint of coquetry, with a slight upward inflection at the end, like a feather tickling the tip of one's heart.
"I've heard the night market in Star Moon City is quite interesting. Last time I went, I saw a stall selling glowing candies, they were so pretty. They were all different colors, and they were displayed in a row in transparent jars, like little lanterns."
Lin Tian nodded.
"Oh, right."
Celia turned to look at Little White and poked its body, which was wrapped around Lin Tian's shoulder, with her finger.
When you poke your finger on the scales, it makes a soft "tap-tap" sound.
"Xiaobai, come with me! The streets are so lively, there's delicious food and fun things to do. Last time I saw a stall selling those singing wind chimes, they tinkled so nicely. They rang when the wind blew, the sound was as crisp as ice crystals falling into a porcelain bowl."
Xiao Bai didn't even lift his eyelids.
Its dragon tail flicked slightly, as if shooing away an annoying fly.
The tip of its tail almost brushed against Celia's fingers.
"Little White?" Celia called again, poking him with her finger this time, a little harder. "Did you hear me? Come shopping with me."
Xiaobai finally reacted.
It opened its eyes, and its amber pupils glanced at Celia.
That look was very clear—it wasn't "I don't want to go," but rather "You're dreaming."
Then it sprang off Lin Tian's shoulder, like an arrow released from a bow, shooting straight into the night sky.
Under the moonlight, the white figure drew a graceful arc in the air, spun twice, and its tail swung in a beautiful arc.
Then, with a burst of acceleration, a faint silver afterimage trailed behind its tail—and it vanished into the horizon in an instant.
The movement was swift and decisive, giving Celia no chance to turn around.
Celia: "..."
She stood there, her outstretched hand still hanging in mid-air, her expression shifting from anticipation to astonishment, then from astonishment to dissatisfaction, finally settling into a complex state of "I knew this would happen, but I'm still angry."
"What do you mean?!"
She stomped her foot, the sound ringing out crisply in the quiet courtyard. "All I asked you to do was go shopping with me! Why did you run so fast? I'm not going to eat you!"
No one answered her. Little White had flown away to who-knows-where; she couldn't even sense its presence anymore.
Celia gave a disgruntled "humph," put her hands on her hips, pouted, and raised her chin slightly, looking like she was saying, "I'm angry, but I won't say it."
She turned to look at Lin Tian, hoping to get some support.
"Brother Tian, aren't you going to do anything about it?"
"It's beyond our control."
Lin Tian said that there was no sympathy in his tone, and it even carried a hint of "you deserve it".
Celia stomped her foot again.
"Fine, fine, I'll go myself."
She straightened her hair, combing it from root to tip with her fingers, smoothing out the wind-blown strands. "Anyway, I can shop by myself. It's just a night market, right? Can't I go without it?"