National destiny: Starting with a coffin, building an aircraft carrier is broadcast live globally.

This is a visually stunning spectacle.

Ethan picked up the notebook from the ground and marveled at the scene, trying to capture it in his mind.

If Ethan could bring this entire amethyst cave back to Earth, he had no doubt that he could buy the entire Lunton!

"This is a jewelry box left behind by God..."

"Let me correct you, it's our jewelry box now," Ren Yi said, half-jokingly.

"If it really is an amethyst geode."

Klaus was busy clearing the rubble and dust off the deck. "Its main component is silicon dioxide, with a Mohs hardness of 7. It's brittle and not very useful."

Ivan, on the other hand, reacted strongly.

He turned his head sharply, looking quite displeased with the statement that Klaus was "useless".

"This is nature's masterpiece, a spiritual meditation!"

Let's extrapolate from the collapsed area receding into the distance...

Their current direction of travel should be due east.

"Meditation cannot put food on the table."

"No, no, no... its purpose is not just for decoration!"

Ethan seemed to have transformed into a tour guide for the "Underground Amethyst Cave Rafting" scenic spot, a 5A-level attraction in the Ocean Era, enthusiastically introducing it:

"Look at this! The cut is so perfect, and the color—royal purple with hints of burgundy red!"

"That's because the iron content is too high..." Klaus muttered to himself.

But Ethan was completely unaffected and continued his speech:

"In mysticism, it can be used to energize crystals and is said to improve sleep. Besides, with such a deep and pure color, even a 5-meter section would be priceless on Earth!"

...Its origin is the [Ocean Era], so of course it's priceless and unavailable...

They listened casually and made comments as they went.

But he was thinking about something else entirely.

The evolution points gained from killing Vanessa and the swarm of mosquitoes are substantial, but the evolution requirements for the [Abyss] path are a bottomless pit. This time it requires 5000, next time it might require 50000...

"and,"

Ethan was still giving his mysterious explanation.

"In Eastern feng shui, amethyst geode is a famous feng shui stone."

Gee...

Why are we bringing up feudal superstition?

"...Placing it in the wealth corner can gather wealth and attract good fortune!"

The action of arbitrarily pinching Xiao Jiu's tentacles stopped.

For the first time, I looked up and carefully examined those shimmering purple crystal clusters.

Fortune?

good luck?!

This isn't Earth, it's the Ocean Era. So perhaps metaphysics... really does have its own unique logic?

"Move to the right."

He arbitrarily issued commands to [Deep Sea Shadow].

There's no harm in looking, and if it can really bring some vague "good luck," even if it's just increasing the probability of catching rare materials, that would be great!

He wanted to see if this was really a windfall.

The boat carefully avoided sharp parts and stayed close to the rock face.

"That's right, feel its energy!" Ethan leaned closer with great interest, his breathing becoming rapid.

You can reach out and touch it lightly.

It is hard and cold, with a texture like glass, and seems no different from ordinary stone.

Available in the next second.

[Cannot be decomposed.]

Nightmare Crystal

[Review: Becoming the richest person in your imagination counts as getting rich, right? The topical effects are mediocre, but the oral effects are outstanding; it's supposedly sweet and sour. PS: Prolonged exposure can cause brain damage, but reality is probably even worse, isn't it?]

His pupils contracted slightly, and he withdrew his hand almost immediately.

Nightmare Crystal?

Looking up again at the dazzling purple halo around me, I sensed an indescribable eeriness.

He turned his head sharply—

Aurora and Situ seemed to simply find it pretty, while Ivan and Klaus were still bickering about whether it was useful.

But Ethan...

Ethan's face was almost pressed against the rock wall. Although he was still somewhat restrained, his eyes were glazed over, and he kept muttering, "Art... masterpiece... paint it."

[Wait, what's going on... Why is this gentleman drooling over stones?]

[This atmosphere feels a bit off, like they've had too much to drink!]

[Why does Ethan keep mentioning "Royal Purple" and "Amethyst Geode"? Isn't that green?!]

[It looks creepy, and it keeps talking about "God's Jewelry Box"...]

"Aurora! Purify!"

You can't tell anything is wrong anywhere.

He stepped forward and, just before Ethan's face made intimate contact with the Nightmare Crystal, grabbed his vest and pulled him back like a cat.

Ethan's face still bore the lingering traces of infatuation.

"Stop looking..." Renyi casually pushed the person closer to Aurora so that he could receive the baptism of 'holy light'.

"If you keep looking at me, I'll give you a free brain surgery."

Fortunately, in the next moment,

A soft white light emanated from Aurora, enveloping the people on the ship, as if something invisible in the air had been dispelled.

Everyone shuddered.

Ethan, in particular, only then regained his senses and belatedly realized that he had almost licked the stone just now, and immediately blushed.

But now nobody cares about his social death scene.

Because the whole world changed color—

The dreamlike royal amethyst geode was rapidly fading, its elegant purple gradually turning into... a ghastly green.

It resembled aged bronze rust, or moss from the depths of a swamp, and shimmered with a faint light.

It is still a crystal cluster with perfectly cut facets.

However, when combined, they exude an indescribable evil and sinister aura.

Not only that.

The originally crystal-clear river water wasn't because you could see the crystal clusters at the bottom of the riverbed; rather, the river water itself was green!

If this place was God's jewel box just now, then it is now the altar of some evil god!

"My God..."

Ethan rubbed his eyes, suddenly feeling a wave of fear.

Klaus calmly analyzed:

"Green? That probably means there's too much copper ion... and maybe even some unknown radiation..."

Looking at the shimmering green cave, my unease subsided.

This color is just right!

【Ocean Era】How could it be the mortal world?

The Nightmare Crystal is not only green, but it also glows. The green light reflects on everyone's face, turning the ship into a graveyard.

"Boss..."

Sita tugged at Renyi's sleeve, gesturing for him to look up.

"The starry sky?"

Looking up, one sees that the ceiling, which should have been covered with crystal clusters, is now densely covered with green light spots, spanning the entire hollow space below.

It was beautiful in a way that was both oppressive and sacred.

"...Underground starry sky?"

"wrong."

Renyi had somehow gotten his hands on the corona stone.

He stared at the few points of light that seemed to flicker briefly, and said softly:

Have you ever seen... a starry sky that twinkles?

Before he could finish speaking...

"call out--"

The beam of light pierced the darkness in an instant, heading straight for the dome.

In that instant, the 'starry sky' came to life.