Chapter 3119: Human Body Space Ray
Everyone was quite looking forward to and curious about Carmen Field's collection. Aside from items that were clearly extraordinary, there were also many intriguing pieces, such as several mirrors embedded in the walls. Some would split a person into several pieces, while others separated the head from the body, giving off a bizarre and eerie sensation that made people afraid to look for long.
"That's also a prop," Sen Sen reminded them from the side. "It has a certain suggestive effect."
Hearing this, the others withdrew their gazes and continued examining the other items.
Xu Huo paused in front of a mirror. Not only did the mirror itself have a suggestive effect, but there also seemed to be a shadow hidden deep within it. Was that a special prop?
Perhaps because he had been staring for too long, the shadow deep within the mirror stirred, then quickly faded into the darkness, as if it had already fled. However, just as he was about to look away and leave, a hand suddenly reached out from the mirror—or rather, it wasn't a hand reaching out from the mirror, but the mirror itself had condensed into the shape of a hand, reaching straight for his throat!
Xu Huo sidestepped, letting the hand grab at empty air.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the mirror hand paused in midair for two seconds, then slowly retracted, and the mirror's surface returned to calm.
"Some props are a bit mischievous," Sen Sen said with a smile.
Xu Huo glanced back at her but said nothing.
There were many valuable items in the room, but as Sen Sen had said, whether they could truly provide inspiration was debatable. However, she made no further comments, simply waiting quietly for everyone to finish exploring the room before leading them to a painting. "There are more rooms inside. Would you like to continue the tour?"
A space within a painting?
The others couldn't help but frown. How could one casually enter a container prop? Not only was it difficult to get out once inside, but even if one could escape, it would have a subtle, long-term influence on the player. Who knew if it might directly affect their future evolution level, or even cause premature degeneration?
But Sen Sen just smiled. "Don't worry, everyone. This isn't a container prop. It's just a special portal, which can be understood as a spatial portal, only appearing in the form of a painting."
"Furthermore, container props aren't as dangerous as the rumors suggest. It's hard for them to affect a player's body, let alone influence evolution or degeneration. The main issue is just that it's hard to get out once you're inside. Many players implant instruments in their bodies simply to avoid being accidentally sucked into a container prop."
"Is the Field family willing to guarantee that?" Li De raised an eyebrow.
Sen Sen nodded. "Whatever the Field family says is backed by facts."
Compared to other types of props, container props were relatively rare in the game and had very limited uses. They generally couldn't trap a player who was still capable of fighting or had a clear mind. Usually, they were used to toss an opponent in after they had been beaten to the point of being unable to fight back. Among the container props Xu Huo had obtained so far, only the "Swamp in the Eyes" from the King's Throne instance could be set up as a trap in advance.
However, for an established player family like the Fields, their understanding of props was certainly far deeper than that of ordinary players. They might have even thoroughly researched the principles of prop creation and composition, which was why they could so confidently claim that container props had little effect on players.
Still, Xu Huo remained cautious. After all, the space within a container prop was very special. Even if it didn't affect evolution, it could still plant hidden dangers in other areas.
This painting was indeed just a portal.
Sen Sen led everyone through the painting. From the outside, it was impossible to tell, but once inside, they discovered that this room was exactly the same as the room outside—or rather, it was a mirror image. Even the arrangement of the items inside was identical.
That was quite unsettling.
It might be possible to find identical props, but many of the items in the outer room were naturally formed, such as unpolished ores or the wear and tear on certain objects from use. Yet all of this had been replicated one-to-one in this room.
"Is this real or fake?" Cui Tan was careful not to approach any of the items in the room.
"The painting is just a portal, so naturally it connects to a real room." Sen Sen took the initiative to open the window of the room, gesturing for everyone to look outside. "This room is in the southeast corner of the estate, in a different direction from where we were before."
Looking out the window, they could indeed see the distinctive mutated plants near the estate, and the direction was completely different from where they had come from.
"Grandfather was very fond of such games when he was young," Sen Sen explained the origin of the similar items in the room. "I don't know if he was deliberately pursuing the irreplicable, or if he simply had a particular fondness for symmetry."
Xu Huo picked up a Subclass Stone. This Subclass Stone, like the one outside, was casually placed on one side of the desk. Although it retained its unpolished form, it was clear that the original owner had often handled it, as some small corners had been slightly worn down, becoming smooth and glossy.
Of course, this stone was identical in shape to the one outside. The only difference was probably the spatial rays contained within it.
In a way, ores with special properties were similar to the human body. They contained dense space-time rays, not as loosely scattered as in ordinary objects, but gathered in a nearly condensed form, while the surface and edges extended irregularly in all directions. Although ores generally didn't change position before being mined, Primordial Stones and Subclass Stones, like players who had traversed multiple spaces, perfectly recorded everything that had ever happened to them within their bodies.
It just seemed that the ores were more energetic.
Speaking of which, weren't evolved humans themselves a kind of energy aggregate?
Xu Huo raised the Subclass Stone in his hand, aiming it at the sunlight coming through the window. The light projected down along the edges of the stone, casting a faint blue gleam. At that moment, he felt as if his own body, like this ore, had been dismantled into a space entity. Viewing the human body from this perspective seemed to completely refresh his vision, and he gradually began to understand the subtlety of using spatial power to perform surgery directly on the human body...
"You..." Li De saw that he hadn't moved for a long time and couldn't help reaching out to pat his shoulder. But the moment his arm touched the other's clothes, his body suddenly stiffened, and then cracks appeared on his skin. Blood beads densely oozed from the wounds, quickly staining his clothes red.
However, the amount of blood wasn't too much, or at least for a player, these superficial skin wounds were completely insignificant. But at the same time, the color drained from his face, and even his lips turned deathly pale.
"Mr. Xu!" Cui Tan called out urgently, but didn't rashly reach out to touch either of them. He was afraid that one touch might kill Li De!
It was only then that Xu Huo seemed to come back to his senses. He first grabbed the hand on his shoulder, then turned around and said calmly, "He's unlucky. His internal organs have been cut open. I'll try to see if I can sew him back up."