Not long after he returned to the manor, Peach arrived with a conflicted expression.
Lu Yin could guess what had happened when he saw her.
"I'm sorry, I lost your friend," Peach apologised sincerely, her face adorable.
Lu Yin smiled, "Peach, Bai Xue is an adult, and she has to take responsibility for her actions. Losing her is her own problem, it has nothing to do with you."
Peach was helpless, "I don't know what happened either. She just mysteriously disappeared, and I didn't even sense anything."
Lu Yin was shocked; he had assumed that Bai Xue had been taken away during the chaos at Yu Academy. The Second Prince had betrayed Yu Academy, and some of the academy's people had left. It was very likely that Bai Xue had been taken away since she was an innate talent, but now it seemed that there was more to it, "What happened?"
Peach was puzzled, "I really don't know what happened."
"Didn't she go missing on the first ring of the continent?"
Peach shook her head, "No, she went missing at the Sixth Squad's base. Some super powerhouse must have taken her away, but I couldn't sense any trace of star energy. I reported it to His Majesty, and he said that only a Hunter or above could have done it. Moreover, it wasn't an ordinary Hunter either, as even he didn't sense anything strange."
Lu Yin was shocked; someone who could hide from Undying Yushan had to be a super powerhouse. Why had they taken Bai Xue away?
Wait, Zhang Dingtian, Seruzen, and Xu San had all gone missing as well. Could it be related to this person as well?
They were all very ordinary people, and the only connection they had was Earth.
However, Earth was a very ordinary planet, so there shouldn't be any powerhouses involved.
Lu Yin couldn't figure it out, so he helplessly told Peach, "It has nothing to do with you, so don't blame yourself."
Peach nodded with a dejected expression; she liked Bai Xue very much, but she had gone missing.
She left not long after, telling Lu Yin that Wendy had brought her many snacks from the Innerverse. Lu Yin knew that she was referring to him, but he really didn't have any snacks, so he could only coax her away.
Not long after Peach left, Torry Auna arrived.
"King Zishan, this is a gift from the Auna family. Please accept it," Torry Auna said as he handed a chip to Lu Yin.
Lu Yin took the chip and smiled at Torry Auna, "Please thank Uncle Xueshan on my behalf."
Torry Auna nodded and left.
He inserted the chip into his gadget and saw a list of people who had once been loyal to the Zishan Family. Sigmund Maddox was on the list, but of course, there were also some who had betrayed the Zishan Family.
This name list was similar to the one Silver had given him. Although it was more detailed, there were no differences.
The Auna family had already shown their sincerity by giving him this list of names. Lu Yin would have been very happy if they hadn't given him any silver, but unfortunately, he already had it. He had received a favor for nothing, so he might as well have just given them money.
Lu Yin destroyed the chip and looked at his gadget, remembering something.
Before leaving Astral-10, Master Wusheng had instructed Lu Yin to wait for the Lockbreaker Network to succeed. Lu Yin didn't know if it had succeeded, but he immediately keyed in the code that Master Wusheng had given him. Soon, the login screen appeared on his screen.
Lu Yin entered his identification number in the Lockbreaker Society, and after several rounds of verification, a message appeared. "Congratulations, Lu Yin, for successfully becoming a Lockbreaker. Please name yourself and begin your great Lockbreaking path."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up, and he immediately named himself Seventh Bro.
The next moment, the screen changed, and an interface appeared in front of Lu Yin. It was filled with all sorts of information about Lockbreakers, and the bottom right corner kept flashing. Someone was trying to contact him.
Lu Yin curiously clicked on it, and countless congratulatory messages flooded in. They came from all sorts of places, including the universe's great empires, powers, companies, academies, and even various Lockbreaker Societies. The countless congratulatory messages almost dazzled him.
Lu Yin knew that Lockbreakers had a high status, but he had not expected it to be this high. He had not even made a single contribution to the Lockbreaker Society, and yet, there were already so many people congratulating him. This was too exaggerated, and even the Great Yu Empire was among them.
Lu Yin immediately closed the page. There were too many messages, and he didn't have time to read them all.
Not too far away, there was a flickering light with the words "Sourcebox Catalog."
Lu Yin's eyes lit up. He had read the book that Master Wusheng had given him, so he wasn't completely clueless about lockbreaking. Sourceboxes were the general name given to items that needed to be unlocked. The universe had existed for countless years, and countless treasures had been sealed away. These treasures were sourceboxes, and lockbreaking was the only way to unlock them.
The Sourcebox Catalog was a video that could unlock lockbreaking. Any Lockbreaker who uploaded a lockbreaking video would be able to add it to their Sourcebox Catalog. These Sourcebox Catalogs could be sold or exchanged. Of course, if one was qualified enough, they could also upload them to the Sourcebox Catalog on the Lockbreaker Network for future generations to view and worship.
The Sourcebox Catalog flashing indicated that there was a new lockbreaking video.
Lu Yin opened it expectantly, and one message after another appeared before his eyes. "Congratulations, Seventh Bro, for joining the Lockbreaker Society. The Mavis Bank has sent you five Sourcebox Catalogs." "Congratulations, Seventh Bro, for joining the Lockbreaker Society. The Exotic Metal Alliance has sent you three Sourcebox Catalogs." "Congratulations, Seventh Bro, for joining the Lockbreaker Society. Shamrock Enterprises has sent you three Sourcebox Catalogs."
Each message made Lu Yin excited. They were all from powerful organizations in the universe, and there were dozens of messages. Lu Yin had never heard of most of them, but anyone who could enter the Lockbreaker Network and send messages was not simple. There had to be at least a Lockbreaker in the organization.
The Mavis Bank, Shamrock Enterprises, the Daynight Clan, the Blaze Realm, and various other organizations were all expressing their goodwill to Lu Yin. Even the Daynight Clan, a powerful ancient clan, didn't dare to be arrogant in front of a Lockbreaker. This was the power of a Lockbreaker.
Lu Yin rejoiced that he had joined the Lockbreaker Society, as he had seen another world.
Filled with excitement, Lu Yin began to browse through the Sourcebox Catalogs that these organizations had sent him. The first one was from the Mavis Bank.
In a desolate area, there was a strange black rock that towered into the clouds. A man slowly approached it, and as he approached, the void began to crack. The desolate land seemed to change as the man's appearance seemed to disrupt the balance of the area, causing the land to crack and the void to shatter. However, this was not enough to affect the man.
The man walked step by step to the bottom of the black rock and raised a hand to touch it. He muttered something to himself as he circled around the rock and struck it in different directions. After an hour, the black rock gradually cracked and finally crumbled. The moment it crumbled, the void seemed to shatter. The man pressed down on the void with one hand and forcefully solidified it. Finally, a green halo enveloped the desolate land, causing countless plants to grow. In front of the man's eyes, a green root that towered into the clouds appeared.
This root had been sealed by the black rock for a long time, and now, the man had released it.
Lu Yin stared at it in shock. This was lockbreaking. The black rock was actually formed from the universe's star energy and various other strange energies that had transformed over time. The root had been sealed in dust, allowing it to become a sourcebox, and now, the man had successfully unlocked it.
The process seemed simple, but every step was fraught with danger. The entire desolate land was enveloped by the sourcebox's constant energy field, and anyone who stepped in would have to endure unimaginable pressure. Even the void would shatter. In order to successfully unlock the sourcebox, the man had spent an hour disintegrating the outer layer of the sourcebox's energy field. This was a huge undertaking, and any mistake would not only kill the man, but also destroy the sourcebox.
The man was definitely a space-exploring powerhouse, or else he would not have been able to forcefully solidify the shattered void.
Lockbreaking sometimes required more than just star energy control and understanding; it also required great strength. Without strength, one would not even be able to get close to the sourcebox.
Lu Yin remembered that the title page of the book that Master Wusheng had given him had said, "There are no identical sourceboxes in the universe." Every lockbreaking process was unique, which was why the requirements for both star energy and experience were extremely high. This was why the Sourcebox Catalog had been created. Hundreds of thousands of Lockbreakers constantly watched other people's Sourcebox Catalogs in order to increase their experience. Not only did they want to succeed in lockbreaking, but they also wanted to preserve their lives.
Lockbreakers enjoyed the highest status in the universe, but at the same time, they also shouldered unimaginable dangers. This was because the sourceboxes were sealed in the universe, and trying to unlock any one of them was like fighting against the universe itself.
Lu Yin sighed and muttered to himself for a moment. He wanted to watch the Sourcebox Catalog again, but unfortunately, he could not click on it. Any Sourcebox Catalog could only be viewed once, and he had to purchase it if he wanted to watch it again.
Lu Yin was helpless, so he moved on to the next one.
This time, it was at the bottom of the sea, and the view was not panoramic. Instead, only a pair of hands could be seen. It was obvious that this video had been recorded with a gadget, which meant that this was a Lockbreaker's own lockbreaking video.
The pair of snow-white hands clearly belonged to a woman. As the video shook, Lu Yin finally saw the sourcebox. It was a fish, or more accurately, a fish that had been solidified by a gray substance.
This fish had been sealed for an unknown period of time, and it looked very ancient. It slowly floated up from the bottom of the sea.
As it floated up, countless sea creatures rushed over with scarlet eyes and attacked the woman. The woman casually waved her hands, and the sea instantly turned red. These sea creatures were only Melders, and most of them were Sentinels. However, the woman was at least a Limiteer, so she could easily deal with them.
Most Limiteers were Discerning Elementary Lockbreakers, and this sort of video would be of great help to Lu Yin. The previous one was just a dream, and he did not know how long it would take for him to reach that level.
The woman easily touched the fish and held it in her hands. She slowly stroked it as if she was sensing something. Lu Yin guessed that she was using her star energy to sense the surface of the fish, trying in vain to break down the dusty substance on its surface.
After a long time, the dusty substance on the fish's surface gradually faded. It had originally been gray, but now it was a grayish-white color.
Another two hours passed, and the fish's eyes flashed with light. The dusty substance on its surface completely disappeared, and the fish returned to its original appearance. It was brightly colored, and its eyes flashed with intelligence. This was a very valuable fish.
The video ended there. Lu Yin did not know what the fish was used for, but it had clearly been hidden away by the video's owner. Anything that had been sealed was valuable. Of course, there was no lack of openings, and the contents of the sealed sourcebox would disappear with the passage of time. However, anyone who encountered a sourcebox would be willing to try to open it.