"What the hell are you?"

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Under the eaves of the old house, Lin Tuo asked seriously.

Everything that had just happened was too mysterious. If he told it, no one would believe it. At this moment, he was excited and worried at the same time.

And as he asked, the "Evolution Sandbox" in his mind actually gave the answer:

[Detect host trigger keyword, turn on "Novice Guide"]

[Evolution Sandbox: A Tool with Mysterious Origin]

[Main function: Assist the host to collect "ether" energy to achieve life level promotion]

Lin Tuo, who was squatting under the eaves, was startled for a moment, so he really picked up a system, right?

Is this system a tool used to harvest so-called "ether" energy?

"What is ether?" Lin Tuo tried to ask.

He also remembered that in observation mode, the ether concentration in Yangcheng in the sand table was low.

[Ether: the stream of consciousness that makes up space, the first and most basic element created when the spiritual world creates the world of material phenomena. It is a mysterious gas that widely exists in the universe, where all intelligent life activities occur, and has the power to enhance the level of life.

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While explaining, Lin Tuo felt a large amount of relevant information pouring into his mind. He couldn't help but hold his forehead, closed his eyes and combed through it for a while before finally figuring it out.

To put it simply and popularly, the so-called "ether" is similar to the aura in entertainment works, a substance that accompanies life.

It comes from the "spiritual world" in the mystical sense.

Follow the information provided by the Evolution Sandbox.

In the universe, as long as intelligent life appears on any planet, "ether" will appear.

The amount and concentration of "ether" are closely related to the overall quality of intelligent life on the planet.

In other words.

"Ether" widely exists in various human gathering places on the earth, whether in cities or villages.

If the physical health and mental state of all people are the same, then the greater the population, the greater the amount of ether injected into the material world from the "spiritual world".

If the quantity is constant, then the stronger the body and the better the mental outlook of the individual, the more ether will be produced.

Therefore, on Earth, the concentration of "ether" over cities is much higher than in rural areas, economically and culturally developed areas, and much higher than in poor lands.

The amount of ether also changes dynamically with the state of intelligent life.

In short, when the world is peaceful and the country is prosperous, the ether concentration will increase.

Once war, famine, illness, etc. occur, the ether concentration will decrease.

Ether is normally invisible, but it can be observed and absorbed through special means, thereby realizing the evolution of life.

And this "Evolution Sandbox" is a tool to assist in collecting ether.

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Opening his eyes again, Lin Tuo slowly exhaled, roughly understanding the meaning of the existence of this system, and immediately became very interested in the so-called ether.

"According to what you said, how should I collect ether?"

[Please follow the instructions]

[1. Click on the virtual panel to return to the main page]

As the information emerged in his mind, Lin Tuo was stunned for a moment and returned his attention to the virtual panel on his retina. At this moment, it was still in "observation mode", but because he had left the sandbox, his field of vision was empty.

After careful observation, he discovered that there was a small, very faint "Return" icon in the upper left corner of the virtual panel... He had not noticed it before.

"So, this observation mode is just a subpage?"

Try clicking with your mind.

The virtual panel immediately changed, exited the "observation mode" and returned to the "main page".

From a designer's point of view...the main page is still very...simple...

On the left are two lines of text arranged one above the other, which are:

observation mode

creative mode

A little further to the right, there is a solitary "Mall" button hanging.

Apart from that, there is nothing.

【2, Please open the "Mall"】

"...Why does a tool have a mall?"

Lin Tuo complained in his mind, and also opened it with his mind.

Immediately, the "Mall" page pops up.

Also empty.

There are only two products in the mall:

[Breathuria: Free]

[Observation range: 1000 points/10,000 square kilometers]

Lin Tuo first set his sights on the latter, and then an explanation window popped up next to it. He browsed it briefly. The general meaning was that you can spend ether to purchase an observation scope in the mall.

That is: the city area displayed on the sand table in observation mode.

For example, now he can only observe Yangcheng and its surroundings, a total of about 15,000 square kilometers of land. If he wants to expand the observation range, he can spend ether points to purchase it.

For every 10,000 square kilometers of expansion, one thousand points of ether are needed.

"How much ether do I have now?" Lin Tuo asked subconsciously.

[Host’s current Ether points: 0]

Lin Tuo:...Okay.

He decisively moved his eyes away and looked at the free "breatharian method". Not surprisingly, this should be the method of collecting ether.

"Buy!"

Clicking with his mind, Lin Tuo saw a "Purchase Successful" button in the next second, and then a large piece of information was poured into his mind.

[3. Please enter the observation mode and use the breath breathing method to collect]

Lin Tuo immediately stood up, returned to the old house, came to the sand table, and re-entered the "observation mode".

In the sandbox, I saw that Yangcheng City was still operating normally, with cars passing in an orderly manner on the highways, shopping malls, cinemas and other places, and densely packed citizens going about their daily lives.

Over the city, there are still dark clouds stacked up, and the hole in the clouds that was torn between Lin Tuo has been restored.

A prosperous scene.

"Huh?" However, this time, Lin Tuo saw something new above the city, above the clouds.

I saw wisps of illusory, bluish-white gas floating in the sky, like turbulent flows, undulating and undulating, which were very different from the clouds. There were more in the central area of ​​the city, and the farther out, the thinner they became.

When we reached the edge of the sand table, that is, the suburbs of the city, the sky over the fields in the countryside became even thinner and almost invisible.

"Is this the ether?"

If Lin Tuoruo had some realization, his heart moved, and he approached almost instinctively, then adjusted his breathing rhythm and started to use the "breath-eating method".

Immediately, he saw that the blue-white gas seemed to be attracted, slowly gathering towards Lin Tuo from above the sand table, and was inhaled into his body through his mouth and nose.

This scene was extremely weird. In the blink of an eye, all the ether produced by the nearly 6 million permanent residents of Dayang City was sucked up by Lin Tuo!

But the residents in the city are completely unaware of this.

Nor suffered any harm.

According to Evolution Sandbox, ether is a kind of energy. If it is not collected, it will be wasted. If it is plundered, it will not have any impact on intelligent life.

Moreover, it only takes a while for intelligent life to regenerate ether.

However, at this moment, Lin Tuo had no intention of thinking about this. When the blue-white gas entered his body, he felt that all the cells in his body were awakened.

It's like a long drought followed by a cold rain.

An indescribable sense of comfort made him unable to extricate himself. It was detachment! It was evolution! It was the transformation of life levels!

Lin Tuo's whole body suddenly rose to a high temperature, and the blood in his meridians was like a rolling river. He felt as if he had infinite power that he wanted to vent out.

"Whoosh!"

Lin Tuo turned around, jumped up, walked out of the old house, and came to the spacious patio in the middle of the house, which was the martial arts performance ground.

Standing in the center of the martial arts arena, Lin Tuo's mind suddenly moved, and he suddenly made a starting gesture, and then his whole aura changed!
To be continued...