Desert Island Infrastructure: Claiming the System Brings Many Blessings

When Qin Chuan opened his eyes, he saw a clear blue sky.

A few white clouds drifted slowly overhead. The sea breeze blew in from afar, carrying a moist, salty scent, and felt cool on my face.

He is back.

A human island, a legendary castle.

Qin Chuan knelt on the grass outside the castle, his hands supporting him on the ground, panting heavily. The spatial teleportation had exhausted a lot of his mental energy, and coupled with his previous battles with Medusa, he was now extremely weak.

Sweat dripped from his forehead onto the grass, wetting a few blades.

The wound on the back of my neck was still throbbing. The burning, dull pain hadn't subsided, as if a red-hot wire was buried in my flesh.

Qin Chuan raised his right hand and touched the back of his neck.

My fingers touched two small bumps—teeth marks. The surrounding skin felt icy cold, completely different from normal body temperature.

"Brother Chuan!"

Shouts came from afar.

Qin Chuan raised his head.

When Shen Mimi ran from the direction of the castle gate to Qin Chuan, the smile on her face vanished instantly.

"Brother Chuan? What's wrong?"

Qin Chuan did not look good. He was kneeling on the ground, covered in sweat, his face was pale, and his lips were almost bloodless.

Keiko Kitagawa ran over too, "Kei-chan! Are you hurt?"

"It's nothing." Qin Chuan waved his hand, propped himself up on his knees, and stood up. "Help me inside."

Two women, one on each side, supported Qin Chuan as they walked towards the castle.

The news spread quickly. By the time Qin Chuan was helped into the villa's living room, everyone had arrived.

"Brother Chuan, where are you hurt? Let me see." Lin Shishi held Qin Chuan's hand, feeling his condition.

The others and the three clan leaders also rushed over from their respective rooms.

A dozen or so people suddenly squeezed into the living room.

Qin Chuan sat on the sofa, leaned back, and closed his eyes.

"Brother Chuan, your pulse is a bit erratic. Your bodily functions are fine, but your mental energy is severely depleted." Lin Shishi released Qin Chuan's wrist. "Also, the back of your neck..."

Her voice suddenly stopped.

Vivian leaned over for a look but couldn't see anything seriously wrong.

"Medusa." Qin Chuan opened his eyes.

A moment of silence fell over the living room.

Qin Chuan took a breath and began to speak: "Medusa is too strong. We all underestimated her strength. I even got bitten by her. It's really strange."

Doria glanced at the wound, still shaken: "Brother Chuan, this...this looks like a Gu spirit!"

"Doria, what is a Gu Soul?" Diana asked.

Everyone was looking at Doria.

The living room was so quiet that you could hear the waves crashing against the shore outside.

All eyes were on Doria.

Doria's fingers twisted together, her fingertips cold. She opened her mouth, her voice very soft.

"Gu Soul is the oldest secret technique of the Medusa clan. It is even older than the Petrification Eye Technique."

She paused, as if organizing her thoughts.

"A person bitten by a Gu spirit will not die immediately. The toxin will slowly seep into the whole body along the blood vessels, eventually eroding the will and soul."

Shen Mimi's expression changed: "What do you mean by 'eroding the soul'?"

"It means exactly what it says." Doria's voice was hoarse as she looked at the writhing purple patterns on the back of Qin Chuan's neck. "A month later, those afflicted with the Gu Soul will completely lose their self-awareness and become Medusa's puppets. They'll do whatever she tells them to do, and they'll die whenever she tells them to die."

The living room erupted in chaos.

"What?!" Kitagawa Keiko grabbed Qin Chuan's arm. "Brother Chuan will become a puppet?"

"One month? Just one month?" Shen Mimi's voice trembled.

Lin Shishi placed her hand on Qin Chuan's wrist again, her fingers trembling slightly as she took his pulse.

Diana clenched her fists, a fierce glint flashing in her golden eyes: "That vile woman!"

Vivian crouched beside Qin Chuan, her cat ears pressed against her head. She carefully touched the lines on the back of Qin Chuan's neck with her fingertips before immediately pulling them back.

Mina stood behind the sofa, her hands resting on the backrest. She didn't speak, but her lips were tightly pressed together, and a thin layer of coolness covered her honey-colored face.

Su Yubing walked over from the door frame and stood in front of Qin Chuan, her phoenix eyes scanning him from head to toe.

"Is there an antidote?" Su Yubing asked Doria, her voice crisp and clear, not a single word superfluous.

Doria shook her head: "I've only heard the name 'Gu Soul.' I don't know the specific solution."

Qin Chuan leaned back on the sofa, listening to [Gu Soul] while his mind raced with calculations.

One month.

Medusa gave him a month. This wasn't out of mercy, but rather a characteristic of the Gu Soul itself. The toxins needed time to erode the soul, and this process took about a month.

He must find a way to break the Gu Soul within a month.

If you can't find it, then you're doomed.

Not only is he finished, everyone on the island is finished.

Once he becomes Medusa's puppet, the ability to teleport will be handed over to her. Medusa can then use him to enter the human island. Diana, Doria, Vivian—none of the eight girls on the island will escape.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath.

"Don't be discouraged, everyone." His voice regained its composure. "I'll think of a solution within a month."

If he couldn't think of a good solution, he'd rather die! This was the only way Qin Chuan could think of to protect everyone.

"Do you have a way?" Diana asked.

Qin Chuan did not answer; instead, he turned his gaze to the southwest of the villa.

Through the living room's glass window, one can see the azure sea in the distance. The sunlight glitters on the sea, revealing nothing unusual.

But Qin Chuan knew that beneath the surface of the sea, in the waters northwest of the island, there was a huge blue hole with a diameter of 500 meters and a depth of 21,000 meters.

Deep eyes.

Among the ancient books Qin Chuan found in the Centaur Kingdom's library, there was one that specifically recorded the various ruins of the Diet Continent.

One of the ruins, marked as the "First Cursed Site," is called the Eye of the Deep.

That's how it's described in the book.

The Eye of the Deep is a colossal spatial rift connecting to other planes within the Milky Way. Ten thousand years ago, the ancient human race discovered this rift and repaired and sealed it with immense power.

But the seal is not perfect. Deep within the rift, various demonic beasts that have crossed over from different continents of the Milky Way still live. These beasts are extremely ferocious and powerful, the most dangerous beings on the continent of Shiyun.

At the same time, various opportunities are hidden within the deep eye. Top-quality ingredients, minerals, and medicines from different dimensions are scattered in every corner of the rift space.

On the continent of food, almost all the top-quality ingredients were monopolized by the Medusa clan.

Hunting top-quality ingredients on Medusa's territory? No way!

That leaves only one path.

Go down into that blue hole that's 21,000 meters deep.

"Do you remember the blue hole we found in the northwest sea area when we were exploring the island?" Qin Chuan asked.