Phantom Seed

Chapter 3

“Help!!! Someone please help us!!” 

Feng Yue ran towards the park and saw a group of people surrounded by slimes. They turned pale when they saw one of their friends die after being hit by a gooey ball. A hole could be seen on his stomach. Looking at their situation, if he does nothing, they will surely die.

Feng Yue raised his staff and cast her skill, "Frozen orbs!"

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the next second, five ice orbs flew towards the slime and hit the core of the slime with a loud sound. The slimes turned into ice sculptures while they moved slowly. Looking at his mana dropped by 30 with one skill, his forehead was covered with sweat. Gritting his teeth, he used his skill again, “Frozen orbs!”

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Prank!!

This time, when the ice orbs hit the slimes, its body shattered and disappeared, leaving a dozen coins and a few bottles filled with green liquid. Feng Yue walked towards his loot and picked it up.

When they saw him picking up coins and bottles, they imitated him picking up the loot. But when they touched the coins, a transparent box with flashing red lines appeared in front of them.

[ Loot is owned by another player. Free to loot after 29 minutes 05 seconds. ]

They were stunned when they saw the flashing warning. Feng Yue picked up the loot and turned to look at them.

Looking at their sorry figures, he said, "Go find some cards and learn skills. If you do nothing, you will die."

After saying this, he turned around and left. After a while, the corpses on the ground slowly disappeared. 

Checking his inventory, he managed to collect 27 coins and 10 bottles of gel. He can use the gel to make potions, elixirs, poisons or bombs later.

“Open map.” He said in a low voice.

Following his command, a transparent map appeared in front of him, showing his current location. The area shown on the map is the same as the real world, but now there are a lot of red dots on the map. He zoomed out the map and found that the world map was covered in fog. Only the area he passed before is clear on the map.

“So I need to explore the area to open the world map.”

When he was checking the map, he saw a golden dot flashing in the corner of the map. He zoomed in on the map and saw a flag was inserted in that area with his name on it.

“Is that the safe area I own? If this world really becomes the Phantom Online, then I need to find it before night time.”

In the Phantom Online, the night time started from 10.00 pm until 07.00 am. In the night time, the visibility will decrease by 90% and the monsters will become more hostile and stronger.

Feng Yue walked in the direction of the golden flag while looking for more cards. After he had walked for nearly an hour, he finally saw a blue card floating behind the bushes. He went to pick up the card and found that it was a consumption card.

When he touched the blue card, a small leather bag appeared in his palm. Inside the bag are wheat seeds. He pursed his lips, and a smile appeared on his face. In PhantomOnline, there are several ways to obtain seeds. It can be obtained by gathering resources in the wilderness, killing plant monsters, or from cards.

He was lucky enough to get seeds from cards, not to mention that they were blue grade seeds. The quantity he could harvest from blue grade seeds is ten times higher than white grade seeds. When harvesting, he even has a small chance of getting yellow grade seeds.

Looking at the clock in the upper right corner of the map, Feng Yue quickened his pace. He should hurry to find the safe area. When the clock showed 02.00 pm, he finally reached the location on the map where the golden flag appeared.

The area is covered by a dome-shaped blue barrier, with a golden flag pierced in the center of the land. When he tried to walk through the barrier, a transparent box appeared in front of him.

[ Safe zone point. Do you want to activate your Lord Token and claim the territory? Yes or No ]

Feng Yue excitedly clicked the ‘Yes’ button. The next second, a notification sounded in his mind.

Ding!

[ Player Shuang Yue has successfully claimed the safe zone. Please enter the name of the land. ]

Looking at the system prompt, he touched his chin and fell into contemplation. Since my name is Shuang Yue ( Frost Moon ), my home should be the Winter night sky. Although the name lacks a sense of naming, Feng Yue feels that this name suits him best.

So, he said, "Winter Night."

Ding!

[ Confirm the name of this land as 'Winter Night’? Yes or No ]

He pressed ‘Yes’, and the next second, the golden flag disappeared, leaving only the blue barrier around. A simple campsite appeared in front of him with a gate made of wood. Above the gate hangs a wooden board with the words ‘Winter Night’ clearly written in black.

Feng Yue walked past the gate, and another transparent box appeared in front of him.

[ Name : Winter Night | Size : Campsite ( Campsite, village, town, city, country ) | Level : 1 / 10 | Building : 1 / 6 ( +1 ) ( farmland ) | Population : 1 / 100 ( permanent resident : 1 , temporary resident : 0 ) | Note : Free barrier will be turn off after 14 days ]

Ding!

[ Do you want to disclose your ownership? Yes or No ]

Feng Yue chose ‘No’. Letting others know that he has a safe zone is never a good thing. Since this is a new feature, he doesn't know if someone else can take over his land ownership. So, it's best to keep his ownership secret.

Once settled, he walked around and inspected the only building in the camp. At first he thought it was a warehouse, but it turned out to be farmland. He pushed open the wooden door and walked in.