After all, the combat power of the Little Ice Lizards alone is quite substantial.

Before entering the building, Lin Yue first collected the glass door; the glass windows remained intact.

Once inside, he immediately recognized the nature of the place.

"Tourist souvenir shop? Well, that’s unexpected."

With the tattered banners, advertisements, and various stickers plastered on the walls, Lin Yue could deduce the essence of this place from the counters and shelves despite not understanding the neon signs. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"But these souvenirs... seem utterly useless."

"Guh-ow." Leon seemed to agree with Lin Yue.

What it saw was nothing but dusty shelves.

"Those shelves are still worth taking. Leon, roam around freely here, I’ll be back shortly."

As Lin Yue spoke, he already stored a shelf along with the various items on it into the Storage Space.

He didn’t bother to discern what goods were inside; that was a matter for later.

As for space occupancy, he didn’t care at all.

With such a vast Storage Space, what is this stuff?

Even if he ends up disassembling the entire building until the Storage Space is full, he can always return to the Shelter to unload the Storage Space before returning.

Reflecting on this, Lin Yue kept storing shelves filled with tourist souvenirs into the Storage Space but paused when he reached a shelf with printed materials.

A collection of maps.

This was what he had been looking for.

"Let me take a look... Wait, I can’t look."

As Lin Yue touched the cover, it shattered like aged, brittle plastic.

If he insisted on picking it up, it would surely fall apart.

After decades of weathering, the printed materials were no longer usable.

However, there’s still a way.

"This is when the system tablet truly shines."

He gently placed the system tablet on the printed material, and soon a file appeared on the tablet.

Lin Yue lifted the tablet, and a chunk of the map’s cover broke off.

Well then.

Opening the file, Lin Yue was surprised to find that the map’s script had been directly translated to Tang Country language—clear and convenient.

"Whoa, this feature is impressive. Tokyo Tower district detailed tourist map? This seems... Hmm, though it annotated a lot of things, it’s not quite the kind of map I’m seeking."

Lin Yue set aside the system tablet; he wanted a detailed map of the nearby area.

Specifically, one that marked banks, malls, and various functional buildings.

The system tablet was placed onto another book.

"Port Area Travel Map"

Oh no.

Lin Yue realized this was precisely what he was searching for.

"Tokyo Tower is in the Port District, and here seems to be that convenience store I visited? Here looks like the restaurant I once spent a night at? Here is that overpass..."

Through this Secret Realm, Lin Yue had visited the vicinity of Tokyo Tower multiple times.

From initially just grabbing some tissues and wet wipes, to now being able to store half of the Tokyo Tower, adding this entire small building is feasible too...

It seems there’s been significant progress.

Lin Yue stored the system tablet back.

He’s continually growing, both in the Otherworld and within this Secret Realm.

"Continue looting, and save reflections for later."

Lin Yue touched this shelf, storing it into the Storage Space, continuing the looting.

He had no particular thoughts about this place.

As long as all the desired items were looted, then he considered breaking down this small building into raw materials for the Storage Space.

With that in mind, Lin Yue transformed into an unfeeling looting machine, quickly clearing out this floor, leaving only those useless advertisement leaflets, banners, and posters.

Onto the second floor, which wasn’t much different from the first, though it looked more like some activity area, where he discovered a small bar and a tiny café in one corner.

He wasn’t leaving behind any of those items inside.

As for the third floor, Lin Yue found it was essentially a tiny warehouse combined with employee dormitories, gladly accepting all the items within the warehouse, including air conditioners.

He even discovered something called a "warming blanket"; based on system descriptions, it seemed to be a blanket draped over a table to generate warmth.

Why bother with air conditioning...?

Lin Yue didn’t quite understand it but didn’t reject new things.

If it seemed useful, he would take it.

After thoroughly looting the third floor, Lin Yue also remembered to take the elevators, then returned outside, satisfied to see only the main framework left of the small building, and touched it with the High-Precision Research Workstation.

"Decompose! Recycle!"

Before Lin Yue, the reinforced concrete structure disassembled into vast amounts of cement and rebar.

These soon entered his Storage Space, while a large pit emerged in its place.

"Well, if the survivors in Neon come here, they might get infuriated to death." Lin Yue said but couldn’t deny satisfaction.

The Storage Space still had almost half the capacity remaining.

Lin Yue pondered, pulling out the system tablet, looking at the map of the Port District.

"Let’s see, sunlight is over here, it’s noon now... Hmm, no time... However, according to the map’s annotations, there’s a 10-story building to the south, so this side must be south."

Lin Yue kept using the map to confirm directions.

Exactly how different is the time in Secret Realm compared to the Otherworld?

Simultaneous, or staggered?

Lin Yue wasn’t too sure.

But one thing was certain: the time in the Special Ancient Secret Realm Gate’s Secret Realm often differs from that in the Otherworld.

Thus, it’s impossible to determine the current time by observing the sun.

Consequently, this method was impractical for confirming direction.

With the map, things were vastly different.

The map often had some markings and labeled directions, allowing Lin Yue to easily ascertain the specific orientation of this area.

"This 10-story building resembles a high-end apartment complex, while nearby... Oh no, a bank, police station, and convenience store? Wait, there’s also an electronics market named Leon?"

Seeing the electronics market, Lin Yue’s eyes gleamed.

The treasures inside must be countless.

One mustn’t leave behind so many things unattended.

What should I say?

Since I’m already here, how could I leave without taking everything?

If there’s a treasure trove there, then this side shouldn’t be abandoned either.

The last electronics market was too small, whereas this one from the map appears as a large integrated shopping center, and since it’s called electronics, the items inside must be plenty...

"Alright, let’s go treasure hunting!"

Lin Yue felt some longing for Bai.

Although Leon surpassed Bai in combat prowess, Bai was superior in mobility.

In this world of ruined roads and pervasive wild grass, even a tactical beach buggy wouldn’t be effective.

Even if it could run, it would probably be stop-and-go.

Given the unfamiliar terrain and road damages, it would prove significantly inconvenient for him.

If Bai were here, he could simply have Bai carry the ten Little Ice Lizards and fly directly to the destination, while he followed using the Backpack Flame Sprayer.

"Seems future thoughts definitely need clarity in this aspect."

Lin Yue thought exploring the Secret Realm was perhaps more suited for Bai, while exploring Underground Ruins and Gates of Exploration was more fitting for Leon.

However, he had already brought Leon along, so couldn’t dwell on why Bai wasn’t here.

"I’ll go ahead; you follow."

Lin Yue activated the Backpack Flame Sprayer, two jets of flames erupted from the backpack behind him.

Lin Yue removed the mechanical arm, focusing on controlling flight with his arm’s controls.

After a while, he soared to nearly fifteen meters in the air, gaining visibility over more surroundings.

However.

In the distance, amidst the mist that had arisen without notice.

Lin Yue glimpsed a massive, familiar creature, suddenly turning its grotesque head filled with countless tentacles towards him!