Chapter 525: Chapter 11: Rose’s Arrival

"The River of Souls?"

The researchers looked at each other in confusion. They had no idea the territory even had such a river.

Lin Yu remembered then. Very few people in the territory actually knew about the River of Souls. After all, its primary function was to connect the mortal world and the Netherworld, transporting the souls of the dead. Generally, only the dead ever saw it.

There was no point in the living knowing about it, so Lin Yu had never publicized its existence.

"It’s fine if you don’t know. You just need to know that it’s a special type of river water capable of holding souls. Plus, it contains no Spiritual Energy and isn’t part of the territory’s water cycle."

With that, Lin Yu stopped explaining. He had his main body fetch some water from the River of Souls, bottle it, seal it, and place it in his portable space.

Then, on his end, he took the bottle out.

The water from the River of Souls was somewhat different from other water. At a glance, it seemed to glisten with a red light under the sun, like blood.

But on closer inspection, one would find it was only tinged with red, making you wonder if you were seeing things.

Still, if you weren’t looking for it, a quick glance was enough to make you think the water from the River of Souls emanated a dim, red glow. It was quite magical.

"Baining, come on, try this water. There’s no Spiritual Energy in it, so you should be able to absorb it."

Baining straightened its trunk and replied weakly, "Maybe we should wait. I’ll eat more tonight to get my strength back, then we can test it."

Seeing Baining look like it was on its last legs, Lin Yu felt a pang of pity. Still, he opened the bottle and placed it beside Baining.

"Just take a look at the water first. If you don’t want to drink it now, we can wait."

Baining reluctantly extended a root, moving it over the top of the bottle.

Indeed, it couldn’t sense that familiar energy in this water—the one it craved, but which caused it so much pain after consumption.

At the same time, the water held another scent that it found appealing.

"What’s in this water?"

Although it loved the smell of the red water, its previous experience made it hesitant to drink directly from the bottle. It was afraid it would start spewing again, losing what little nutrition it had left.

"It should be Soul Power, along with some energy that nourishes the undead. It belongs to the same category as the Undead Energy found in those viral creatures—the Power of Death."

Baining indicated it didn’t understand what Lin Yu was saying, but it did grasp the last part: the energy in this water was the same type as the energy inside the viral creatures.

If the two were truly similar, then it probably wouldn’t have such a violent reaction.

So, Baining hesitantly used a smaller root to absorb a tiny bit of the water from the River of Souls.

"Delicious!"

Baining let out a surprised cry. It waited for a moment and found that there was nothing wrong with its body.

After that, Baining began to continuously absorb the water from the River of Souls, increasing the amount a little each time. By the time it had finished the entire bottle, its body still felt fine.

"Lin Yu, this water is amazing! It’s way better than that drink from last night!"

After drinking the bottle of water from the River of Souls, Baining felt like it was back in business. Its empty body felt replenished.

"No problems with your body?"

"No problems at all! I feel great now. This water is so nutritious. This small bottle feels like it has more nutrients than everything I ate all last night."

"As long as it works. If you can drink it, then drink more. Wait here, I’ll go get you some more water."

As he spoke, Lin Yu walked to the side to wait for his main body to prepare more water from the River of Souls.

’But why would the water from the River of Souls be so rich in nutrients? It’s the River of Souls, not the River of Corpses.’

Lin Yu couldn’t figure it out and could only conclude that when the River of Souls carried away the spirits of the dead, it also took the essence from their bodies.

Afterward, Lin Yu took out a large bucket of water from the River of Souls, and Baining began to drink it happily.

However, the water was a powerful tonic for it. By the time Baining had drunk until it was completely full, half a bucket of water from the River of Souls still remained.

"Lin Yu, this water is for me, right?" Baining’s roots wrapped tightly around the wooden bucket as it asked Lin Yu in its mind.

"You don’t have to do that. None of us can drink this water. It’s all yours."

"Then... can I put it away?"

"Go ahead, put it away!"

Baining happily placed the remaining half-bucket of water from the River of Souls into the hole it had dug for itself. Then, it happily plunged its roots in, staying in place to digest the water it had drunk.

The needles on its body began to glow again, continuously emitting natural energy.

Before Lin Yu’s eyes, the concentration of natural energy rose rapidly, and the surrounding environment became visibly more habitable.

Lin Yu left Baining undisturbed. A diet with less meat, supplemented by the water from the River of Souls, would be enough for Baining to sustain itself and even improve. His mission to find a food substitute had been a resounding success.

All that was left was to wait for Baining to wake up and lead him to the viral creatures’ nest.

Next, Lin Yu and the other researchers sampled and collected seeds in the forest, preparing to take them back to the territory for research.

The sun set on Lin Yu’s busy day, and in the blink of an eye, night fell once more.

"Chenxi, those viral creatures will be out soon. To be safe, have everyone head back!"

Lin Yu ordered Chenxi while packing the various collected specimens and samples into special containers and placing them into his portable space.

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