Chapter 184
Yu Xunge couldn't say she was disappointed. After all, if the first piece of mahjong she had obtained hadn’t been stolen from the Wuren Yuehuang, she wouldn’t have valued it at all.
There were no explanations, and even with probing, she couldn’t discern anything about it—not even a question mark…
The only special thing about it was that it couldn’t be destroyed, and its design was rather unique. That was all; anyone who saw it would find it hard to take seriously.
Zhao Shuying noticed Yu Xunge’s quick flipping through the items was clearly purposeful. She asked, “Are you looking for something? If you want, you can describe it, and we’ll keep an eye out for you.”
In that moment, Yu Xunge suddenly understood why, when she expressed her desire to know what this item was, the Wuren Yuehuang had acted without hesitation to try to “kill” her.
If something that seemed ordinary was actually a rare treasure, the best choice would be to keep it hidden rather than let more people know about its value and existence.
Even if that meant spending more time and energy to find it, it was better than disturbing the calm waters and attracting powerful individuals, which could lead to more uninformed people joining in the scramble, ultimately risking a war.
Yu Xunge shook her head. “I just heard that this thing is important, so I wanted to see if I could find it, but I didn’t.”
That was her way of saying she didn’t want to elaborate, and Zhao Shuying, picking up on the hint, lowered her head to eat without pressing further.
Yu Xunge flipped through for a long time before finally coming across something she had almost forgotten—Little Bear Cookies (Unknown) x1214875.
There were quite a few, and the label marked it as unknown, indicating that once players obtained it, all information aside from the name was a question mark. They couldn’t even tell if it was food, an item, or something extraordinary.
But Yu Xunge knew exactly what it was.
【Chapter 358: A Big World, A Small Me】
It wasn’t an item, nor was it something extraordinary, and it certainly wasn’t equipment; it was a toy meant for children.
It was said to have been invented and manufactured by the Acorn Clan. When a little acorn wore this Little Bear Cookie, it would temporarily replicate the attributes of any big acorn trying to harm them, transforming into a real little bear to protect its young master.
There were downsides, of course. It required the laughter of children to recharge; without it, the little bear couldn’t complete the replication. Moreover, the higher the attacker’s attribute level, the shorter the little bear would exist.
Every little acorn would wear a Little Bear Cookie, and even when they grew up and no longer needed its protection, as long as they weren’t in dire straits, they would all keep it as a memento.
The Little Bear Cookie worked for all races, but each race had a different definition of childhood. For the Blue Star, only children under 12 could see the true description of this item.
In her previous life, it wasn’t until the first half of the third year that the Blue Star discovered the wonders of this item by chance. It even made the news; she remembered glancing at it while eating under a bridge.
Yu Xunge didn’t plan to buy it, but she intended to inform the Special Affairs Bureau about this discovery in advance.
She pointed at the Little Bear Cookie and said, “I know its information. Want to buy it?”
Zhao Shuying was busy cracking crabs for Tulan. She casually glanced at it and asked curiously, “What is this? How much?”
“This is something extraordinary. As for the price…” Yu Xunge flipped a few pages and pointed at something that looked like a magnifying glass. “I want to buy this, but I need to pay in installments. Let’s consider this discount as an information fee. How about that?”
【A Big World, A Small Me】 (Extraordinary Item): Gazing at a target through this item for over 1 minute activates its effect, allowing the user to shrink the target at will. The shrinking effect lasts until you cancel the skill or the item is lost. At most, three targets can be shrunk at the same time. (0/3) (Special Affairs Bureau Note: Can shrink equipment, items, and living beings, with a limit of shrinking to the size of a grain of rice.)
The Special Affairs Bureau had priced it at: 3000 gold/A-grade item.
It was expensive; you could either pay with gold or exchange it for an A-grade item, but this extraordinary item was worth that price.
If it weren’t for the requirement to gaze for 1 minute before activation and the limit of three targets at a time, the price could have easily been several times higher.
Zhao Shuying glanced at the price and decisively said, “Deal.”
No matter what information it was, Yu Xunge’s offer wasn’t unreasonable; it was merely an installment plan, and she hadn’t even asked for a discount. It was practically like giving them a message for free.
Moreover, Zhao Shuying believed Yu Xunge wouldn’t choose to trade her a useless item’s information.
Yu Xunge took out 8500 gold and handed it to Zhao Shuying, signing a 1200 gold IOU for the Special Affairs Bureau. A few minutes later, the magnifying glass was in her hands.
She tucked the item away and straightforwardly explained the use of the Little Bear Cookie to Zhao Shuying. The more Zhao Shuying listened, the brighter her eyes became. By the time Yu Xunge finished, Zhao Shuying was sitting up straight, unable to contain her excitement. “Wait a moment! This information is too important; I need to report it.”
As Zhao Shuying reported to her colleagues to start testing the effects of the Little Bear Cookie, Yu Xunge reflected on whether there were any similar good items. After thinking for a long time and flipping through her exchange book without finding anything familiar, she had to give up.
After giving away 8500 gold, Yu Xunge fell off the wealth leaderboard. In fact, she was now only on the pet and honor boards; she had recently dropped off the level leaderboard. She planned to focus on leveling up in the next few days and thought it was about time to learn how to play mahjong.
Just as the Special Affairs Bureau confirmed that the effects of the Little Bear Cookie were indeed as Yu Xunge had described and began discussing how to maximize its use to protect more children, her honor points on the leaderboard suddenly increased by 50.
Before leaving, Yu Xunge hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided not to hand over the item 【I Really Don’t Have Time to Bathe】 to Zhao Shuying for her to help find someone in the Special Affairs Bureau’s research department to study it. Although she knew there might be players who had learned about fragrances in Zelan and could potentially crack it using modern science, it was too risky…
No one knew how many times this perfume had appeared. If someone from Wuren followed that lead, it would be disastrous.
After finishing her meal, Yu Xunge took Tulan and left. There were 38 dishes on the table, at least 32 of which Tulan had eaten. Yu Xunge needed to hurry back and get a bigger box.
Although theoretically, the difference between excrement and body odor should be vast, after Wuren caught a whiff of the dragon scent on her, she decided against selling dragon dung in Zelan. There was no need to take that risk for a few gold coins. However, collecting it to sell to the Special Affairs Bureau at a low price after the crisis passed was still a good idea.
Once home, Yu Xunge dumped all her gold, silver, and copper coins onto the table. After setting her wealth leaderboard to anonymous, she retrieved all the gold coins from her virtual character.
Only then did she truly feel at ease.
Without the money in her hands, she had found it hard to enjoy her meal earlier.
She took out 【A Big World, A Small Me】 and 【Furious Moon】. The reason she wanted this item was for the Furious Moon; every time she used it, she had to take it out for protection, which was incredibly inconvenient.
After shrinking the lantern down to the size of a grain of rice, she placed it inside her pocket watch, closed the lid, and locked it. Then she hung it around her neck.
Now, the chain around her neck held most of her wealth. If someone were to cut it one day, she couldn’t even bear to think about it…
Although the important items strung on the necklace were bound, if they fell to the ground, she would be in a panic, scrambling to pick them up!
It was undignified—too undignified. If Zhao Shuying and the others saw her like this, how could she ever hold her head high in front of them again?
For gathering materials, she still needed Zhao Shuying. She would exchange for better ones when she encountered them in Zelan.
【Yu Xunge】: Do you have any strong, durable cord-like materials?
【Zhao Shuying】: Am I really becoming your secretary?
【Yu Xunge】: Little Bear… Sharp Arrow… Time is money…
【Zhao Shuying】: Yes, I am.
【Chapter 392: Are We Really Going to Beat Someone Up Through the Internet?】
Soon, Zhao Shuying sent her several types of materials, including beast tendons from BOSS-level creatures, Blue Star metals, and aerospace materials, along with a defense report.
【Yu Xunge】: I want all three of the best ones. Help me make them into necklaces, 55cm to 50cm long, with a diameter not exceeding 1cm, and the clasps must be sturdy and secure. How much for the materials and labor?
【Zhao Shuying】: 30 bottles of 【Damage Delay】.
【Yu Xunge】: Deal.
In less than half a day, Zhao Shuying sent the items over. Yu Xunge quickly braided the three simple chains into one and hung all her important items on it.
With everything settled, Yu Xunge returned to her previous rhythm of life. She first went back to the apartment dungeon, spending an entire day soloing a few runs to push her ranking back into the top fifty on the level leaderboard.
After finishing her transaction with the Special Affairs Bureau, she felt an increasing need to showcase her visible strength, and climbing the leaderboard was a great way to do that.
Once she leveled up, Yu Xunge locked herself in her study at home and began to focus on studying the notes on 【Melting Time】 that Hufflepuff had given her.
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