I can see experience bars after being transported to another world.

Old Morgan looked directly into Lu Yuan's eyes, his tone grave.

"If you can maintain absolute rationality in a highly polluted environment like Thorn Manor, facing a near-certain death, then it means... you are safe."

"At least for now, it's safe."

At this point, old Morgan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"Actually, after that mission in the sewers, Hans wanted you to pass the test directly and be promoted. But I rejected it."

"Why?" Lu Yuan asked.

"Because you weren't a key player that time; you were only a support player." Old Morgan shook his head.

"Those who have never seen the abyss are not qualified to talk about reason."

"So I have to throw you into the abyss and see if you're still a human being when you climb out."

"Looking back now, I think I had a pretty good eye for people."

After finishing his sentence, old Morgan took a deep drag on his cigarette and then stubbed it out hard in the ashtray.

He took a brass key from his waist and placed it on the table, where it made a crisp sound.

"make a deal."

"Go in and choose; this is what you deserve."

Lu Yuan picked up the key, feeling the lingering warmth on it, and the coldness in his eyes dissipated somewhat.

Thanks.

"But there's one more thing you need to know before you go in."

Old Morgan turned the map around and pushed it in front of Lu Yuan.

On the map, several areas of Grimport were marked with red crosses, while the dock area was painted a glaring scarlet.

"You think you're the only one risking your life tonight?"

Old Morgan pointed to that patch of scarlet.

"A while ago, some unfamiliar faces arrived in Grim Harbor." They called themselves the "Deep Sea Cultists," and their methods were far more ruthless and secretive than those previous scumbags.

"The fish contamination that has affected the entire city was actually something we deliberately let in."

Lu Yuan's eyes narrowed: "Are you fishing?"

"Yes, fishing." Old Morgan's voice carried a hint of weariness.

"If they don't think the plan has succeeded, those rats hiding in the sewers will never show themselves."

"Our original plan was to control the source of pollution and then eliminate it all at once."

"But the plan went wrong."

Morgan tapped the edge of the map with his finger.

"The infiltration capabilities of those lunatics exceeded our expectations."

"The initial intelligence only identified two sources of contamination, but after the operation began tonight, we discovered there were actually two more!"

"We don't have enough manpower."

"Hans, Mary, Jackie, and even my old comrades from the guard all made it into the ranks, and it was only then that we managed to plug the gap."

At this point, old Morgan looked at Lu Yuan with a complicated expression.

"So, Lu Yuan, you really are bait."

"But the fish you caught weren't the main polluters."

"Judging from this letter and the baron's methods, it's a different group that targeted you."

Old Morgan lowered his voice, "This is a group of lunatics who specifically target 'doctors' and 'highly spiritual beings'."

"Although they probably have some connection with the deep sea, they are not entirely on the same page as those who are involved in fish pollution."

"Two groups, two conspiracies, just happened to collide on a rainy night."

Old Morgan sighed and patted Lu Yuan on the shoulder.

"Welcome to the real Grim Port, Lu Yuan. From today onwards, you have officially stepped into this quagmire."

Lu Yuan looked at the alarming red crosses on the map, then touched the slightly hot revolver in his pocket.

"A quagmire... Ha."

Lu Yuan put away the brass key, which was still warm from his body, and watched as old Morgan put on his worn-out black trench coat again and pushed open a hidden door behind the office bookshelf.

"Stay close."

Old Morgan didn't turn back, carrying a dim kerosene lamp, and walked into the dark passage.

"The deep storage is not on this floor. Those things must not be leaked in any way, so they are buried quite deep."

The two descended a narrow, slippery spiral stone staircase.

As the depth increased, the smell of alcohol and tobacco in the surrounding air gradually disappeared.

Instead, there was a musty, stale smell and a heavy feeling that weighed on my heart.

[Abnormal environment detected; high concentration of spiritual residue...]

Lu Yuan silently calculated the depth.

They descended at least fifty meters, and dark red, glowing moss began to appear on the surrounding rock walls, like eyes peering into the darkness.

After a while, old Morgan finally stopped.

The light from the kerosene lamp stretched forward, illuminating the ancient and majestic door at the far end.

This is the deepest place where the Night's Watch is buried—the Deep Warehouse.

Old Morgan stood at the door, clutching the brass key, and began to speak:

You have ten minutes.

Old Morgan turned the key, the heavy amplifier echoing in the deathly silent underground.

Remember, do not touch anything inside. Each item has a sign next to it with a brief description of its advantages and disadvantages.

"If you see something you like, you can try to get it, but if you feel that the item is resisting you, or if you feel any discomfort, immediately let go and move on to the next one."

Old Morgan took a deep breath and pushed open the door. "The supernatural objects here have certain instincts... Don't anger them."

Lu Yuan nodded and stepped inside.

Surprisingly, this so-called "deep warehouse" was not dark at all; on the contrary, it was as bright as day.

Countless pale, gilded lamps illuminated the place with perfect clarity, leaving not a single shadow.

The warehouse was not large, or rather, it didn't contain many items. There were only a few rows of low black metal shelves, with a few dozen items scattered around.

Most of them are oddly shaped items.

As Lu Yuan walked past the first shelf, his eyes were drawn to a transparent glass bottle.

The bottle was filled with yellow preservative solution, and inside it, an earth-colored heart, as if carved from rock, was beating slowly and powerfully.

With each jump, a visible ripple spreads through the surrounding air.

[Suffering mid-level mutation impact... Rationality assessment in progress... Assessment passed.]

The gray and white text flashed by in my field of vision.

Lu Yuan stopped and looked at the notice board next to him.

Name: Unknown, harmless, replaceable heart

Description: Fusing this heart with one's own heart will greatly enhance physical fitness and reduce one of the body's fatal weaknesses.

Side effects: Unknown.

"Unknown side effects?" Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow.

But in his field of vision, another line of more detailed gray text quietly emerged, revealing the true nature of this thing.

【Item Name: Crypt Lord's Petrified Heart (Half-Step Transcendent Item)】

[Details: Originating from the juvenile form of a certain abyssal dungeon lord. After fusion, the host will gain a certain degree of physical enhancement.]

[Side effect: Loss of taste. The host will gradually lose interest in human food and instead develop a strong craving for minerals and soil, potentially eventually transforming into a completely alien cave creature.]

"Eat stones...?"

Lu Yuan's lips twitched slightly, and he decisively looked away.

This kind of species-altering enhancement was not within his consideration.