I can equip strange items

More than ten minutes later, the car stopped outside a building called "Chengfeng Hotel".

Li Yuan first added Liang Chengli on WeChat, then got out of the car carrying a flowerpot and a bamboo knife, and walked towards the hotel.

Upon hearing the voice, the hotel receptionist immediately perked up: "Sir, are you staying at the hotel or dining out?"

These large hotels not only offer accommodation but also serve as dining options.

The sign next to it clearly states that a standard room costs 300 yuan per night and includes free breakfast.

"Checking in. I'll take a room for three days, a standard room will do."

Li Yuan booked a room for three days; he wasn't short of money these days.

After entering the hotel room, he placed the flowerpot directly on the windowsill.

However, just as he put down the flowerpot, he suddenly realized that the Extreme Yang Grass grows in extremely yin places and may not need sunlight at all.

So he moved the flowerpot to a corner and continued to reinforce it with the bamboo knife.

Soon, it was six o'clock in the morning.

As the effect of the "Master of Staying Up Late" stat ended, Li Yuan's surge in power also dissipated, returning him to the third level of the Ominous Sign realm.

At the same time, the sunflower in the flowerpot shrank at a rate visible to the naked eye.

However, to Li Yuan's relief, although the Extreme Yang Grass had shrunk, it had not become wilted again.

Clearly, the "Master of Staying Up Late" attribute not only provides temporary enhancements but also adds status effects.

That's fantastic.

Li Yuan suddenly realized that with this entry, he might be able to work part-time as a therapist.

When encountering someone who is seriously injured, you can temporarily grant them a special ability to accelerate their recovery with their superior physical abilities.

Anyway, the entry can be revoked at any time, so there's no fear of unintentionally aiding the enemy.

Seeing that Lu Jiayin still hadn't replied, Li Yuan put the bamboo knife aside and went to take a bath.

After taking a shower, he checked WeChat again and frowned slightly when he saw that Lu Jiayin still hadn't replied.

"It's only a little past six. I hope I'm just overthinking it; most people should still be asleep at this time."

Thinking of this, Li Yuan immediately went to sleep.

I haven't slept for four or five days, I need to get some rest.

Although the existence of the "night owl" label means he's not sleepy even if he doesn't sleep, he's mentally exhausted.

When I woke up, it was already noon.

Li Yuan immediately picked up his phone and looked at WeChat.

Thankfully, Lu Jiayin finally replied to the message: "I'm near the Armed Forces Department, and I've already brought the items out."

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, immediately arranged an address with Lu Jiayin, and then left with his bamboo knife, wolf fang, and makeup mirror.

The Extreme Yang Grass can't be carried around all the time, but leaving it at the hotel shouldn't be a problem.

In the eyes of those who don't know its value, it's just an ordinary little grass.

During the day, Donghe City returned to its usual bustling state, with pedestrians and vehicles coming and going in an endless stream.

If it weren't for the deep worry on the faces of the pedestrians, Li Yuan would have thought that perhaps the cataclysmic change in the world had never happened at all.

He flagged down a car on the roadside and headed straight for his destination.

More than ten minutes later, the vehicle stopped near a park.

Lu Jiayin was already waiting by the roadside.

"No tasks today?"

Li Yuan got out of the car and walked over, asking curiously as he went.

"Donghe City isn't that chaotic, and the urban area isn't that busy."

Lu Jiayin looked exhausted: "However, Levin City is in dire need of manpower right now. Although I didn't go there personally, I did participate in the work."

She didn't go into details about how she participated.

Li Yuan didn't ask further, instead changing the subject: "Where are the things?"

Lu Jiayin immediately took out a tightly sealed box and carefully opened it.

An ordinary-looking, dark green bead came into view.

At the same time, Li Yuan sensed a special aura once again.

Clearly, the box containing the beads also has the property of isolating strange items.

"Can I touch it?" He looked at Lu Jiayin.

"Normal contact is fine, just don't put any energy into it," Lu Jiayin replied.

Li Yuan then reached out and picked up the bead.

The equipment panel reacted the next moment.

[Equipable item detected: Fragmented Heart of Life]

【The Fragmented Heart of Life: A bizarre item. 'Fragmentation' is its core principle. Because of its incompleteness, it craves completeness and instinctively induces its holder to cultivate all plants, then devours their life force to evolve. The holder can control and accelerate the growth of the target plant by consuming lifespan. One year of lifespan can grow a sapling into a large tree. Theoretically, there is no upper limit to the effect if lifespan and environmental nutrients are sufficient.】

[Cost of Use: Consumes lifespan, which can only be restored through breakthroughs in life level (such as a major realm advancement); medicine is ineffective. Long-term possession will gradually distort the mind, causing a morbid protective instinct towards plants; the stronger the willpower, the higher the resistance.]

[Equipable Affix: Temporary Symbiosis (Green)]

[Effect: After binding to any plant, you can completely merge your body and consciousness into the target plant. During this time, you can sense the target plant's life state and perceive the surrounding environment through its roots, stems, and branches. Once the fusion is broken, the binding will automatically detach, ending the symbiotic state.]

……

It's just a green entry?

and--

"Temporary symbiosis? Isn't that a term related to plant cultivation?"

Li Yuan frowned slightly; the effect of this entry was somewhat different from what he wanted.

He originally wanted an entry that could cultivate plants.

But this term seems to lean more towards disguise and survival?

"I wonder if, in a temporary symbiotic state, we can indirectly find methods for the target plant to grow rapidly by sensing its life state?"

The thought flashed through his mind.

Across from her, Lu Jiayin stared intently at Li Yuan.

Seeing Li Yuan frown, she suddenly asked, "Can you identify strange items?"

Li Yuan was taken aback, then his brows relaxed. Since a transaction was about to take place, he didn't hide anything: "I can appraise a little bit. This strange item is far from reaching the catastrophic level you mentioned."

"Oh... is it not possible?"

Lu Jiayin was somewhat skeptical: "Back then, that person instantly created a large number of plants, turning an area within a hundred meters into a desert. I suspect that if no one had stopped him, he could have turned a city into a desert."

"But that would consume a massive amount of lifespan and require a large group of people; one or two people couldn't do it even if they died of old age. If I'm not mistaken, those plants probably aren't very strong, right?"

Li Yuan retorted without changing his expression: "The main function of this item is to consume lifespan to control and accelerate plant growth. The quality of the controlled plants will not change much. Although there is theoretically no growth limit, it is easy to stop."

"The most important thing is..."

He paused, then spoke again: "The holder won't receive any form of protection, right?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiayin's expression shifted between light and dark, unsure whether Li Yuan was lying.

She felt that this strange item should be of a very high level.

But judging from Li Yuan's analysis, this is indeed the case.

If left unchecked, and given sufficient lifespan, one could easily transform a city, or even an area larger, into a no-man's land.

However, those plants are actually very weak in attack, and their owners receive no protection whatsoever.

"Its use comes at a very high cost; long-term possession can distort one's mind and cause a morbid protective instinct towards plants."

Li Yuan spoke again: "Moreover, the holder will be unable to resist the urge to grow all kinds of plants, and unable to resist that temptation, they will soon die of old age."

Upon hearing this, Lu Jiayin's face flashed with resentment: "Then how much are you willing to offer?"

"At most one Yangyuan Fruit or its equivalent."

Li Yuan said, "If it really is a catastrophic-level monster, the five Yang Yuan Fruits you mentioned earlier aren't expensive, but unfortunately, its level isn't that high."

"Too low..." Lu Jiayin was about to retort when suddenly a commotion and a child's screams came from afar.