Chapter 63
The player was Su Yitong, whom Su's family had hired for her rare A-grade exploration skills. The Su family had long wanted to invite her to join them, but she had consistently declined, only accepting one-time contracts. After learning from her about Yu Xunhuan's complete divine gifts, Su Yitong finally understood why Yu Xunhuan had been so tense during that period.
Anyone would have cracked under that pressure; Yu Xunhuan was just a bit more sensitive, but that was already a sign of emotional stability…
Thinking back to those four unusable divine gifts, when Yu Xunhuan had first told her about them, Su Yitong had thought he was just boasting to impress her. Who would have guessed it was true!
Though she regretted that those four gifts were unusable, Su Yitong quickly calmed down. It was for the best; if they were usable, the Su family would never be able to suppress Yu Xunhuan. Sooner or later, he would use them as a springboard…
Skill level 5 was enough.
Su Yitong held Yu Xunhuan gently, whispering words of comfort, apologizing for not believing him back then…
After a heartfelt conversation, the couple's relationship grew even closer.
Su Yitong encouraged Yu Xunhuan to practice cooking diligently, promising that the equipment the Su family acquired would be prioritized for him, and they would take him into dungeons together.
Having been raiding since dawn, the Su family had gathered a lot of information, especially about luck. It wasn’t just about bringing a lucky person into a dungeon to increase the drop rates; the biggest factor affecting monster drop rates was the luck of the player who delivered the final blow.
Su Yitong could have insisted that everyone weaken the monsters before letting Yu Xunhuan deal the final blow, but that would mean sacrificing experience points for her subordinates. It was better to boost Yu Xunhuan’s attributes so he could tackle dungeons himself, allowing everyone to gradually notice his high drop rates and not mind him taking the final blow.
Yu Xunhuan, touched, embraced Su Yitong and joked that he would just live off her from now on, becoming the Su family's logistics support.
He never showed too much pride in front of Su Yitong. She liked him to be obedient and soft, so he was. If she enjoyed his brooding and pitiful demeanor, he would indulge her. After all, he was already a live-in son-in-law; what pride did he have left? If he dared to act tough, the Su family could easily make him regret it the next day.
Yu Xunge slept soundly until evening.
When she woke up, the first thing she did was check on her cat house in the backyard. The feeling of having something so precious that could be stolen at any moment was unbearable. She prepared two bowls of meat soup and messaged Zhao Shuying.
[Yū Xunge]: Is there anything that can bind items?
[Zhao Shuying]: [Binding Stone] A-grade, I can give you a friend price, 100 gold each.
[Yū Xunge]: If I remember correctly, this thing sells for 99 gold, 99 silver, and 99 copper at the auction house?
[Zhao Shuying]: I’m only making a copper off you. Honestly, I’m giving you this price because I consider you a friend. Do you want it?
[Yū Xunge]: …I want something that can be touched by others even after it’s bound.
[Zhao Shuying]: Is this a legitimate item?
[Yū Xunge]: …Yes, are you still looking to make a commission?
[Zhao Shuying]: [Tattoo Ink] B-grade. After use, it can turn an item or equipment into a tattoo sticker. The tattoo binds to your wrist, and even if the item is on Earth, you can retrieve it anytime from Zelan Star. Even if someone steals it and puts it in their game backpack, you can still get it back.
[Yū Xunge]: How much?
[Zhao Shuying]: 38 gold.
[Yū Xunge]: Why is it so much cheaper than the Binding Stone?
[Zhao Shuying]: Because it has a drawback. Although the tattoo is waterproof, it’s not immune to skills. If the skin with the tattoo is destroyed, the item will automatically unbind and drop.
[Yū Xunge]: That drawback is indeed significant.
[Zhao Shuying]: Just tattoo it on your butt, then!
[Yū Xunge]: …Thank you! Talking to you always brings me endless little surprises.
[Zhao Shuying]: No problem, keep in touch for good things.
Yū Xunge sent Zhao Shuying 38 gold via mail, along with the recently crafted [Happiness Again] skill crystal. Soon, a box of black ink arrived from her.
After ushering the cats to eat, she followed the instructions to pour the black ink onto the cat house. Although it was only a few milliliters, the ink quickly spread across the entire cat house.
Then, the cat house shrank and flattened, transforming into a coin-sized tattoo sticker that resembled the cat house.
Yū Xunge picked up the sticker, and Zhao Shuying's suggestion flashed through her mind. She shook her head vigorously; it was too terrifying.
She didn’t believe in the idea that the most conspicuous and dangerous places were the safest. It was better to keep wealth hidden, right?
In the end, she decided to place the coin-sized tattoo over her heart. If that area were destroyed, it would be a matter of life and death. If she could defeat her enemies, she could retrieve the cat house; if she couldn’t, then it wouldn’t matter whether she had a cat house or not.
Pressing the tattoo, she could distinctly feel the cat house in the void. She summoned it out and tried placing a cat inside. The cat rolled around for a moment, eager to eat, before climbing back out.
Yū Xunge pressed the tattoo again, clearly sensing the cat house's location and able to retrieve it at will. She opened her collar, revealing a faintly inked tattoo on her fair skin, a stark contrast to the dark ink when it was first applied.
With her biggest worry about the cat house resolved, Yū Xunge felt increasingly at ease.
However, she still placed the cat house in the far corner of the cat villa, casually scattering a few cat cushions and soft mats around.
As for the A-grade Magic Eye, she had no leads for now. This item, like a magician's false teeth, required occupying a part of the body. False teeth needed to occupy the jaw, while wearing the Magic Eye meant sacrificing an eyeball. She wasn’t unwilling to part with her original eyeball; it was just that the Magic Eye had dubious origins and wasn’t something she could flaunt.
Glancing at the time, it was already 2 AM. For some reason, she always felt invigorated at this hour, and if she didn’t do something, she felt uncomfortable all over.
**Chapter 82: She’s Got Her Vices**
Yū Xunge first went to the Yu family villa. Perhaps it was because she had told them about the game in this life, but the villa had her fingerprint registered, and she had the key to the iron gate outside, allowing her to come and go freely. Not only that, but they had even reserved a room for her on the second floor, unlike her previous life, where even though she had bought the villa, the main door didn’t recognize her fingerprint.
Yū Xunge headed straight for the liquor cabinet, finding two bottles of alcohol. As she was leaving, she noticed a freshly opened pack of fine cigarettes nearby. If she remembered correctly, a single cigarette cost over ten bucks. She casually grabbed a pack.
It was all the Thief God’s fault! It had led her to develop this bad habit!
Returning home with her cigarettes and alcohol, she used her Hunter’s Eye to confirm that no one was nearby before heading to the safe room on the top floor. She planned to level up in a dungeon.
Her current experience was at 0 level 89.45%.
The three hundred level 3 trolls she had faced that morning had skyrocketed her experience by 5%.
This was the advantage of soloing dungeons; three hundred monsters meant a five-person team would only get a fraction of the experience. Each person would only gain about 1.2%, and it might take three hours to clear that many. But since she could solo, she could enjoy the entire dungeon's rewards.
Yū Xunge skillfully dealt with the scouts and headed straight for the troll camp.
To hone her combat skills, she didn’t eat any dishes that increased her attack power and consciously drew three small teams of trolls each time, only using her ultimate skill in dire situations.
Trolls were much more agile than the undead, and they were conscious enough to coordinate their attacks. With three teams combined, that was fifteen trolls. So even though they were only level 3, Yū Xunge could still practice for a while without using her ultimate.
At 5 AM, Yū Xunge left the safe room, freshened up, and prepared two servings of meat dishes for herself and the cats in the backyard. She served the cats their portions without salt, while she added seasonings to hers. After eating, she made two more servings to take to Zelan Star.
Once she confirmed it was safe with her Hunter’s Eye, she transformed into a goblin and headed to Zelan Star.
Zelan Star, like Earth, had different times in different places, with some time differences. However, there was no time difference between the Undercity and Huaxia. When Yū Xunge arrived at the alchemy shop in the Undercity, it had just opened. The little undead working there recognized her and let her in. Yū Xunge handed one of her breakfast servings to her and walked inside. The undead female mentor was sleepily coming down the stairs, using her fingers to comb through her messy hair. Yū Xunge placed the other breakfast on the table and set a bottle of alcohol aside.
She respected her mentor for a reason. Recently, she had discovered something: the basic healing potions she made would all go into the potion bag that Hufflepuff had given her. After all, they could stack up to 999, and she had a bit of OCD—just like with her phone battery, she wanted to keep it full whenever she had the time. But that day, one potion just wouldn’t fit in. Even though the basic healing potion was 998, that one bottle simply wouldn’t go in.
Upon closer inspection, she found that the name was the same, but the potion description was different; drinking it would restore 51 health points.
Fifty-one! Although it was only one point more than the usual potion, the significance of this was far greater than if she had crafted a high-level potion.
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