Desert Island Infrastructure: Claiming the System Brings Many Blessings

The air in the hall seemed to freeze.

Medusa's golden vertical pupils were fixed on Qin Chuan's eyes, the six slowly rotating golden rings reflected in her pupils, dazzlingly bright.

The petrification eye technique was ineffective.

The result silenced the entire hall. The dozen or so Medusa guards standing on either side held their breath, heads bowed, not daring to utter a sound.

Medusa's smile vanished, replaced by an extremely complex expression: shock, confusion, and a hint of disbelief.

"Your eyes, what are those?" she asked again.

Qin Chuan stood still, the six circular rings still spinning deep within his pupils. The golden light was particularly striking in the dimly lit hall, forming a stark contrast with the dark red light from the braziers behind Medusa.

"The Rinnegan of the Six Paths." Qin Chuan's voice was calm. "What, you've heard of it?"

Medusa did not answer immediately. Her body stiffened on the steps, her right hand unconsciously clenching the hem of her skirt. The deep purple silk crumpled at her fingertips.

"Impossible," Medusa said in a low voice. "That's just a legend."

Qin Chuan's heart skipped a beat.

She said "legend." This indicates that Medusa knew of the Rinnegan's existence, or at least had heard of related accounts.

Qin Chuan was not surprised by this.

Months earlier, he had spent three whole days in the library of the Centaur Kingdom, poring over its collection of ancient books and historical records. Although the centaurs were a warrior race, their historical records were remarkably detailed.

There is a saying in historical records.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, a group of advanced races ruled the entire continent of food. At that time, the spirit cats, spirit snakes, centaurs, and mermaids were merely pets kept by these advanced races.

Later, these superior human races used some means to modify their pets, giving them humanoid form and intelligence, making them humanoids.

The book specifically mentions the unique abilities of the Spirit Serpent race. When a powerful Spirit Serpent reaches its peak evolution, it awakens a petrifying eye technique. This ability is extremely domineering and almost impossible to resist.

The only way to control it is with the Rinnegan.

Because the Rinnegan is a dōjutsu (eye technique) possessed by those superior human races. The master's eyes naturally have the ability to restrain their pets.

Ten thousand years ago, these advanced human races left one after another and went to a higher plane.

They left behind a wealth of heritage: cotton trees, plank trees, clothing trees, controlled nuclear reactors, brain-computer interface helmets—these seemingly incongruous things are all traces of that ancient civilization.

Qin Chuan possesses the Six Paths Rinnegan, so the petrification eye technique is ineffective against him; this outcome was predetermined from the beginning.

Medusa had clearly considered this as well. Her vertical pupils contracted slightly as she stared into Qin Chuan's eyes for a long time, as if trying to confirm something.

"Legend has it that this was an ancient human eye technique." Medusa's voice changed, losing its previous languidness and gaining a touch of solemnity. "It's said to have been lost for tens of thousands of years. How did you obtain it?"

"It's innate." Qin Chuan said without changing his expression.

Medusa remained silent for a few seconds.

The only sound in the hall was the crackling of the flames in the brazier. The dark red light danced on her face, casting her delicate features in shifting shadows.

"Fine." Medusa spoke, her voice regaining its previous indifference. "I admit the petrification eye technique is useless against you. But that doesn't mean you can challenge me."

Qin Chuan looked at her and said, "Then let's give it a try."

Medusa tilted her head, her golden vertical pupils scanning Qin Chuan from top to bottom.

Are you sure?

"Sure."

Medusa's lips curved slightly. The curve was subtle, but Qin Chuan saw it clearly.

That wasn't a smile. That was the expression of a predator locking onto its prey.

"Alright." Medusa turned around and walked towards the back of the hall. Her deep purple dress trailed on the stone floor, making a soft rustling sound.

"Come with me."

She didn't turn around, but her voice came through clearly.

"There's an open space in the center of the castle; it's quite spacious there. You don't want to fight in this hall, do you? If you break down my wall, you won't be able to afford to pay for it."

Qin Chuan followed in her footsteps.

The two passed through a stone door at the back of the hall and entered a narrower corridor. Braziers also hung on the walls on both sides of the corridor, but they were spaced further apart and the light was dimmer.

Medusa walked ahead, her silhouette appearing and disappearing in the dim red light. Her long, jet-black hair cascaded down to her waist, the ends swaying gently with each step.

The corridor was filled with that cloying sweet smell, even stronger than in the lobby. Qin Chuan held his breath and analyzed the composition of the air with his Rinnegan.

It is an extract of a certain plant, with mild hallucinogenic and numbing effects. For ordinary people, smelling it for a few minutes will cause dizziness and weakness in the limbs.

For legendary-level powerhouses, the impact is not significant, but it cannot be completely ignored.

This woman's castle is full of scheming.

The corridor wasn't long; after walking for about two minutes, an iron gate appeared at the end.

Medusa reached out and pushed open the iron gate, letting in blinding light. Qin Chuan squinted and followed her out.

The open space in the center of the castle.

A vast open space came into view. The space was circular, about three hundred meters in diameter, and the ground was paved with dark gray stone slabs. Dark green moss grew in the cracks between the stone slabs, making it slightly slippery underfoot.

The open space was surrounded by high castle walls, the black stone walls forming a closed circle around the area. Every ten meters or so, there was a stone-carved snake head on the walls, its mouth wide open, facing the open space.

The sky was overcast, and the Ten Thousand Snake Mountains rarely saw sunlight. At this moment, only a layer of uniform grayish-white light shone down from behind the clouds.

At the edge of the open space, some onlookers began to appear.

The news spread quickly. Inside the castle of the Serpent Kingdom, the people had already heard about what had happened in the hall. An outsider had barged into the castle and openly challenged the chieftain, yet the petrification eye technique had no effect on him.

Such a thing has never happened before in the history of the Serpent Kingdom.

Hundreds of Medusa people, men and women, had gathered around the open space, all dressed in dark purple leather armor or long skirts. Their vertical amber pupils were all fixed on the two people in the center of the area.

Qin Chuan glanced around.

Among these spectators, the weakest was at least at the Beast Hunter stage, most were at the Lord to Domain stage, and a few Overlord stage experts stood at the back of the crowd with serious expressions.

Almost all the elites of the entire Serpent Kingdom have arrived.

Medusa walked to the center of the open space and stopped. She turned around to face Qin Chuan.

The deep purple dress gleamed with a cold, eerie light. The strapless bodice was stretched taut by her full bust, her waist was cinched extremely narrow, and the curves of her hips were perfectly outlined by the form-fitting skirt.

A gust of cold wind blew her long, jet-black hair, which then swayed behind her, the curled ends drawing purple arcs in the air.

"I'll set the rules," Medusa said, her voice not loud, but clearly audible in the open space.

"You've won. I grant your three requests: remove the petrification from your companions, cancel the tribute payments, and compensate your three clans."

Qin Chuan nodded: "Okay."

"You lost?"

"I feel like I won't lose."

Medusa narrowed her vertical pupils slightly: "Very confident."

Qin Chuan didn't reply. He walked to a spot about fifty meters opposite Medusa and stood still.

The two stood facing each other, fifty meters apart, in the open space in the center of the Serpent Kingdom's castle.

The Medusa tribesmen around them held their breath.

Food strength 9999 vs. Food strength 9990.

The two strongest beings on the entire continent of food are about to clash head-on.