After returning to the Sand Sea Stellar Cultivation Camp, Ender went back to his dormitory to figure out how to open the newly acquired crimson light box.
Since it was stored in a crimson light box, it must be a treasure. He was eager to see what kind of treasure it was and if it would help his cultivation.
"If I haven't learned how to open and close the crimson light box, then I'll be helpless with the new crimson light box I just got."
Holding the newly acquired crimson light box, Ender carefully observed the secret runes engraved on it. "Although each crimson light box has a different opening method due to the different sequence of secret runes on its surface and inside, most of the secret runes are the same after all.
"By slowly trying according to the secret runes on it, I should be able to open this newly acquired crimson light box, even if it takes some time."
Storage items of the crimson light box level generally only serve to protect the treasure inside, preventing it from being damaged by external forces, and do not overly consider the box's confidentiality function. The difficulty of cracking the secret rune lock on it is not high.
Because the crimson light box manufacturer never considered the problem of loss, those who could use a crimson light box were mostly Domain Masters and World Masters. If a crimson light box was lost and picked up by someone else, that person would likely be gone...
Ender began to crack the secret rune lock on crimson light box number two. After nearly an hour of fruitless attempts, he switched to opening crimson light box number one, using the Immortal aura from the fifth-order Spiritual Energy Weapon fragment inside to temper his will.
"I haven't comprehended anything from the Fire Law secret runes on the fifth-order Spiritual Energy Weapon fragment. Instead, the residual aura of the Immortal on it has greatly helped my will tempering."
Looking at the fiery red fragment, he felt a bit regretful. "As I spend more time tempering my will, the effect of the residual Immortal aura on it gradually decreases. I estimate that in another year, I'll be able to adapt to the residual aura."
Willpower was very important. Ender used the residual aura on the fifth-order Spiritual Energy Weapon fragment to significantly improve his will.
Facing the Spiritual Force attacks of ordinary Universe Level Spiritual Masters, he estimated that he could withstand them with his current will and powerful Spiritual Force.
After putting the fifth-order Spiritual Energy Weapon fragment back into crimson light box number one, Ender resumed cracking the secret rune lock of crimson light box number two.
Just like that, a year passed in the blink of an eye.
Time was spent by Ender cracking secret rune locks and performing trial missions, occasionally interspersed with guidance and teaching from Domain Master Nanying.
In this past year or so, he completed two trial missions, each yielding not many points, only around one hundred and fifty.
At the same time, during this period, he heard in the Sand Sea Stellar Cultivation Camp that the Molten Rock Empire seemed to have contracted a 'Star Pirates disease' recently, with many Star Pirates gangs emerging. Most of the recent Hunting Missions in the trial tasks were to annihilate Star Pirates.
After applying for a trial mission, he continued to crack the secret rune lock of crimson light box number two as usual. In one attempt, he heard a "click," and crimson light box number two opened a crack!
"It just opened like that..."
Ender didn't react for a moment. He had only tested less than half of the secret rune combinations for crimson light box number two, and the secret rune lock had actually opened!
How to put it, it was a bit anticlimactic!
Because unlike his strong desire to open crimson light box number two at the beginning, he now treated cracking the secret rune lock as a level-clearing game. Combining various secret rune sequences had become his pleasure.
Seeing crimson light box number two opened, he lightly clicked his tongue, "This is no fun anymore."
The box being opened meant that his level-clearing game was passed. Since he couldn't increase the difficulty, he naturally had no desire for a second playthrough.
"Let me see what treasure is inside this crimson light box that I've been cracking for so long."
With that, Ender opened crimson light box number two and took out a dark green leaf from inside.
This leaf was half the size of a palm, only as thick as an ordinary leaf. Its petiole, stem, and veins were dark green, while the leaf blade was translucent.
At first glance, this somewhat hard, jade-like leaf only struck Ender as peculiar, as if an invisible fluctuation and power were attracting him, but the more he looked, the more divine it seemed!
Finally, his Spiritual Force was immersed within it, and vaguely, he seemed to see a tree, with a jade-like color, yet blurry.
When he saw that jade tree, he instantly became clear-headed, and at the same time, he sensed a trace of the Universe Origin's fluctuation. This fluctuation was extremely compatible with his own Gene Energy!
"This is..."
Sensing that trace of the Universe Origin's fluctuation, Ender involuntarily exclaimed in his heart: "Law Fluctuation!"
Yes, merely sensing a trace of the Universe Origin's fluctuation made him realize that he had comprehended a Law!
"I just comprehended a Law like this!"
Ender was incredulous. He had just comprehended a Law like that, and it was the Wood Origin Law, which was incredibly compatible with him.
"What exactly is this leaf? How can it make me comprehend a Law!"
He looked down at the leaf in his hand, his heart filled with curiosity and confusion. How could a treasure of this level appear on a Stellar Rank Star Pirate? It defied common sense.
Having comprehended the Wood Origin Law, Ender couldn't help but look at the jade leaf again, and soon he became immersed in it.
This time, he didn't see the jade tree, but he felt as if he was inside that jade leaf, clearly seeing the jade leaf's petiole, stem, veins, and blade.
At first, he found it peculiar, but the more he looked, the more puzzled he became, as if there were countless mysteries waiting for him to solve!
Suddenly, he felt an intense pain in his brain, and his Spiritual Force detached from that jade leaf.
"Ah!"
The splitting headache made Ender unable to help but let out a low cry, as if his Soul had been traumatized. He couldn't even mobilize a trace of Spiritual Force.
"This thing is a bit evil!"
The pain in his brain made him realize that the culprit was that jade leaf.
Clutching his head with both hands, Ender curled up on the bed, his Gene Energy covering his entire body. He wanted to rely on his own abilities to reduce the pain, but the effect was negligible!
After a long time, the pain in his brain finally eased. He opened his communicator and saw that it was already a day later.
Ender got up, not daring to look at the jade leaf any longer, and quickly put it back into crimson light box number two.
After closing crimson light box number two, he finally let out a sigh of relief.
"That jade leaf cannot be viewed again for now."
Hiding the two crimson light boxes close to his chest, Ender thought to himself: "I've just comprehended a trace of the Wood Origin Law, and I have no understanding or use for this trace of Origin Law. If I view that jade leaf again, I will inevitably become even more confused and inextricably lost in it.
"At that time, I will experience that splitting headache again, and Soul damage or even death might not be impossible!"
He felt that he was like someone who had eaten too much and couldn't digest it. If he ate more, he would definitely get a stomachache, and eating even more food could even lead to death!
"I haven't recovered yet, so I probably can't mobilize that trace of the Wood Origin Law in the real world. I can try in the Virtual Universe."
Thinking of this, Ender put on his consciousness sensor and entered the Virtual Universe.