"That's your freedom. As long as you don't affect me, I won't interfere with your matters either."

After finishing his late-night snack, Lin Ye cast his line again. The taste of these seafood was excellent, and he planned to take some back as gifts for the animals in the shelter.

"Thank you."

Yiven consumed mental energy to create a spiritual imprint containing combat technique information. She was a high-level spiritual energy user, and using this kind of mental technique wasn't difficult for her.

"You're welcome. Are those things here for you?"

Lin Ye looked toward the other side of the chasm, where over a dozen irregularly shaped ice pillars stood.

Due to the influence of the spatial chasm, Lin Ye only noticed them when these ice pillars approached within a certain distance.

"...Yes, sorry, I might not have time to create the information imprint for you."

Yiven prepared to enter the spatial chasm. She didn't want to attract those things over to this side.

"Before the transaction is completed, you are still a customer here. If those things dare to come over and affect the transaction, I'll deal with them. That falls within my scope of work."

Lin Ye sat there continuing to fish, as if he hadn't seen those ice pillars at all.

"...Is that really okay? I was ambushed by those things earlier, which is why I almost died over there."

Yiven stopped walking. If she had a choice, she didn't want to go back to die either.

"It's fine, they're just some ice. I happen to need some ice to preserve the seafood."

Lin Ye lit a campfire and started making seafood barbecue. He stared at those ice pillars on the other side of the chasm, ready to take action.

One of the ice pillars crossed the chasm. However, the moment it crossed over, its body began to rapidly melt, soon turning into a puddle of blue-black liquid.

Lin Ye's understanding of mutation runes was extremely high. Alienation could change the state of flesh and blood, and of course it could also change the state of ice.

The area outside the chasm had already been filled with mutation traps by Lin Ye. As long as any ice pillar dared to come over, it would be mutated into a different state.

Seeing this, the other ice pillars no longer approached the chasm, only silently watching Yiven from the opposite side.

Lin Ye continued casting his line to fish. The spatial chasm wasn't stable, and before long, he would lose this fishing spot.

Not long after, Yiven created a spiritual imprint carrying combat techniques. She didn't wait for the spatial chasm to close, but directly handed the imprint to Lin Ye.

Lin Ye distractedly checked the spiritual information stored in the imprint. At that moment, those ice pillars suddenly crossed the chasm, moving right in front of Lin Ye.

The mutation traps seemed to be affected by something similar to freezing and didn't take effect in time.

A wave of cold surged toward Lin Ye, instantly closing in right before him.

The Cross Scepter appeared in Lin Ye's hand. Those rune traps suddenly changed, forming a large compound rune trap. Amplified by the Cross Scepter, the ice pillars that had crossed the chasm instantly melted into puddles of liquid.

Before the cold could touch Lin Ye, Yiven blocked in front of him, taking the lethal blow from those ice pillars for him.

"Hmm, although the possibility of this attack actually hurting me is extremely low, I still have to thank you for blocking the attack for me."

Lin Ye said to Yiven, who was lying motionless on the ground.

"...You're welcome."

Yiven's teeth kept chattering, making her speech unclear.

Lin Ye cooked another bowl of fish soup for Yiven. He didn't put away the Cross Scepter. Just now, when he used the Cross Scepter, he faintly sensed some changes occurring in those giant cross-shaped metal megastructures in the distance.

Actually, when Lin Ye saw those metal crosses, he thought of the Cross Scepter. The system sending him here was likely related to the Cross Scepter.

Originally, Lin Ye planned to wait until the event was almost over before taking out the Cross Scepter to try it, but he didn't necessarily have to wait until then.

Since the system sent him here, it meant there was something here he needed to accomplish. Using the Cross Scepter earlier might not necessarily be a bad thing.

Lin Ye picked up the spiritual imprint Yiven had given him and began checking the combat techniques inside. The information inside was very complex. Lin Ye only glanced at it a few times before storing this information in the duplicate of his spiritual parasitic organism.

This wasn't a good place to study knowledge. Lin Ye planned to learn this knowledge after returning.

"I'm very satisfied with this knowledge. Let's count it as 400 trade points. You still owe me 400 trade points. If you're willing to work here until tomorrow morning, the remaining 400 trade points can be considered your wages."

Lin Ye said very casually.

"That's great. I don't really like owing others things."

Yiven took another sip of fish soup, and her constantly trembling body finally calmed down a bit.

Just as the two were speaking, the spatial chasm began to collapse. Yiven looked at the ice layer on the other side of the chasm, revealing a very complex expression.

Lin Ye hurriedly retrieved the remaining cola and also got some ice to preserve the seafood.

The liquid produced by the melted ice pillars was collected by him. This was a somewhat special type of spiritual energy material.

Lin Ye put away the Dragon Fishing Rod and the seafood and returned inside the general store, continuing to use those spiritual energy materials to make spiritual energy items.

Yiven sat beside Lin Ye, helping him as an assistant. She took off that heavy fur coat, revealing her thin body underneath.

After about another half hour, spatial fluctuations occurred outside the store again, and soon several customers walked into the general store.

This time there were five customers in total, one adult and four younger ones, looking like a teacher with four students.

"Is this the place related to the system?"

"Wow! Look at these cards, they look very similar to the system cards I've seen before. They should all be system products, but the prices are so cheap."

"The spiritual energy items here are also very cheap. Is this the affordable store those commoners talked about?"

"Probably. After all, not all of the system's Survivors are rich people."

...

Listening to these young people's conversation, Lin Ye somewhat regretted not making another set of price tags. He could have changed all the tags before these people entered the store.

It wasn't that he wanted to scam these rich people's trade points. He just felt this price didn't quite match the status of certain customers.

As system-produced rune cards, it's normal for the price to be a bit higher, right?

'Still lacking work experience. Next time won't be like this.'

Lin Ye smiled and put away the materials beside him, subtly taking out a tag and sticking it on the front of the counter.

The teacher clearly noticed Lin Ye's little action, but he didn't say anything about it.

Soon, one of the students noticed the tag on the counter and asked curiously:

"What is special service?"

"We provide various specifications of special services here. You can tell me whatever needs you have. As long as you can pay the corresponding price, the system can fulfill your requirements."

Lin Ye said with a smile.