Starting Reward – A Three Thousand Assassin Network

Chapter 5 — Big Light Bulb? Crystal Lamp

Outside the room just now, Ye Dingtian instantly sensed a powerful energy fluctuation from inside the room. He thought to himself, “Such astonishing energy, even the void can’t withstand it. Though it lasted only an instant, it gave me a vague sense of danger.”

Having been a war veteran in his early years, Ye Dingtian was highly sensitive to crises. It was this sense that helped him navigate through tough situations repeatedly.

At this moment, Lin Wan’er arrived at Ye Chen’s door and lightly knocked, “Chen’er, is it convenient for you to open the door now?”

Hearing his mother’s voice from outside the door, Ye Chen wore a helpless expression on his face, “Looks like the commotion just now alarmed Mother. How do I explain this? Right, didn’t my system space reward me with some big light bulbs? I’ll use that to explain, should be fine … Whatever, let’s give it a try.”

After finding an excuse, Ye Chen loudly said, “Mother, I’m fine, come in.”

Outside, Lin Wan’er heard her son was okay, instantly feeling relieved. The heavy stone hanging in her heart also fell.

Immediately, she pushed the door open and entered, followed closely by Ye Dingtian and Ye Chen.

Entering Ye Chen’s bedroom, seeing her son sitting on the bed, Lin Wan’er hurriedly sat beside him, gently stroking his head and asking with concern, “Chen’er, what happened just now? Why did your room emit such a dazzling light? It worried us greatly.”

Ye Chen awkwardly scratched his head and chuckled, “Sorry, Mother, for making you worry.”

Finishing his words, he took a big light bulb from beside him and handed it to Lin Wan’er, “Here, Mother, this is something I obtained not long ago. I was just pondering over it, didn’t expect it to alarm you all!”

As he spoke, he turned on the switch at the base of the big light bulb, and a soft white light instantly radiated, illuminating the entire room as bright as daylight.

“This! It’s so miraculous! Emitting such sunlight-like light at night and without being glaring! Chen’er, what treasure is this?” Lin Wan’er stared fixedly at the big light bulb in front of her, her expression filled with amazement.

Even Ye Dingtian and Ye Wudao, standing beside her, shared the same feeling but with more delight. Their eyes were shining as if they had just seen a peerless beauty.

The reason for their excitement was that they could clearly sense that being under this white light seemed to purify their souls, as if their spirits were uplifted. This so-called spirit was actually the inner demon. Everyone had inner demons, especially martial artists, whose inner demons were even stronger. It was because of the existence of inner demons that breaking through their own limitations as martial artists became extremely difficult.

They never expected that the treasure in Ye Chen’s hand could purify inner demons and aid in breakthroughs. This was truly an unexpected delight.

“Mother, this isn’t actually a rare treasure. Its main function is lighting up. With it, even in the nighttime, it’s as bright as day. I named it the Crystal Lamp.”

“Crystal Lamp!” Lin Wan’er, Ye Dingtian, and Ye Wudao exclaimed simultaneously.

“Yes, it’s a good name. My exceptional grandson is indeed talented, even in giving names! Haha!” Ye Dingtian stroked his beard, laughing heartily.

But then he changed the subject, “My good grandson, you see, your old grandpa is getting old. Sometimes getting up at night is inconvenient. How about …”

Saying this, Ye Dingtian signaled something to Ye Chen with his eyes.

“Hmm!” Ye Chen was speechless. Every time there was something good, this old man would come up with all sorts of excuses.

Seeing Ye Dingtian’s demeanor, Lin Wan’er couldn’t ignore the old man’s intentions. “Chen’er, your grandpa is right. He’s getting older. With this, nights would be much more convenient!”

Ye Dingtian never expected his daughter-in-law to assist him. He felt even happier.

Although Lin Wan’er didn’t practice martial arts, having been in the Ye family for about twenty years, she naturally understood some martial arts principles. From Ye Dingtian’s words, she could clearly sense that this Crystal Lamp should be of great use to the old man. That’s why she said so.

As expected, with Lin Wan’er’s assistance, Ye Chen agreed. After all, there were still many of these items in the warehouse.

Once, the system mentioned that since he was living a relaxed life, he should enjoy quality living. Not only could he enjoy a high-quality life, but he could also gain powerful strength*.

[*as per original text.]

Nighttimes were inconvenient, so the system had given him many daily necessities. However, items like light bulbs had never been used. After all, in this era, lighting was done with lanterns at night.

Pretending to consider for a moment, Ye Chen handed the big light bulb to Ye Dingtian, “Since Grandpa likes this thing, I’ll give it to you. Please cherish it!”

Receiving the big light bulb, Ye Dingtian burst into laughter, “Haha! Didn’t expect this Crystal Lamp to be made of crystal. So transparent, solely by this crystal, it’s valuable!”

At this moment, Ye Chen handed a solar energy panel to Ye Dingtian.

“This is …” Ye Dingtian was puzzled.

Seeing the confusion on the old man’s face, Ye Chen quickly explained, “This thing is a storage energy panel that can absorb solar essence. The reason why the Crystal Lamp can emit light is because of its existence. If the Crystal Lamp doesn’t have enough energy, it’s no different from an ordinary crystal.”

Ye Dingtian nodded upon hearing this, taking the solar energy panel and examining it, “I never expected such a small object could store solar essence. Truly eye-opening.”

Listening to Ye Chen’s explanation, Ye Wudao and his wife had similar thoughts.

Then, Ye Chen briefly explained how to use it since this thing wasn’t difficult to handle, just like a phone that needed charging when the battery was low.

Ye Chen turned to look at the envy in his mother’s eyes, swiftly dived into his blanket, and took out another big light bulb from the system space.

“Mother, here, this is for you. With the Crystal Lamp, it’ll be much more convenient for you to do anything in the dark.”

Hmm, why does this sound off?

Lin Wan’er didn’t dwell on it much, joyfully taking the Crystal Lamp handed by her son and planting a kiss on Ye Chen’s face.

“Mu~! Such a well-behaved son!”

Wiping off the saliva from his face, Ye Chen muttered to himself, “Hmm~”

Seeing this, Ye Wudao felt uncomfortable. His wife kissed their son, and it seemed like their son was a bit repulsed. But this was his son, what could he do?

He crossed his arms, sounding a bit displeased, “Brat, your grandpa and your mother both got gifts. How come I, as your dad, don’t have anything? Are you trying to create divisions in our Ye family? We don’t encourage that here!”

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen gave his old man a disdainful look and immediately teased, “Oh, what’s wrong, old man? Are you jealous? Hmm~ Such a strong sour smell!”

“You!” Ye Wudao glared fiercely at Ye Chen.

Seeing this, Lin Wan’er intervened, “Alright, you are adult in your forties, fighting with your son and feeling jealous. Isn’t that embarrassing?”

“Yeah! You’re in your forties and still getting angry with a twelve-year-old kid. That’s embarrassing!” Ye Chen clicked his tongue.

Feeling more and more furious, Ye Wudao turned his head away, pretending not to see.

Really, so annoying!

His own kid’s status was now above him. He couldn’t hit him or scold him. Life was tough; the more he thought, the worse it felt.

“Mother, look, Dad’s angry! Haha! But whenever I can tease you, I’m very happy. Hehe!” Ye Chen approached Ye Wudao’s side, constantly taunting him with laughter.

“Kid, you’re really asking for it!” Ye Wudao pretended to want to beat him up.