Chapter 455
Zhao Shuying sighed and said, “... We need aerospace materials.”
Yu Xunge, who was still hesitating about whether this material was suitable, suddenly turned her head, her gaze towards Zhao Shuying filled with intense admiration and shock: You can understand this too?!!
Even Tu Lan wore the same expression: Dragon-level shock!
Zhao Shuying closed her eyes and smiled, raising her hands to calm the atmosphere: “In the system, it’s all basic skills, just basic skills.”
The other players exchanged glances: … Sorry, we didn’t quite get that.
Zhao Shuying took the initiative to ask, “Don’t you need materials from Zelan?”
Zelan has a long history and has been in the game for a long time, with many materials imbued with magical properties and of higher quality.
Yu Xunge shook her head. Although she didn’t indulge in luxury, she wouldn’t refuse better materials; she wasn’t a purist.
However… she shared some of her findings with Zhao Shuying: “Have you explored all 35 main cities of Zelan? Their architecture uses materials unique to their races, especially in the three main cities of Eternal Day, Eternal Night, and the Four Seasons. Almost every item inside reminds one of the Forest Sea.”
Even if the three floating islands were completely detached from the Forest Sea, it was still an exaggeration, considering the main cities were established later. They hadn’t heard anything about main cities while in the tower.
Zhao Shuying speculated, “A sense of racial pride?”
Yu Xunge wasn’t sure, but the fact that Zai Jiu could communicate with her and even gifted her a game skin made her ponder.
Zai Jiu’s technology wasn’t weak. The top materials here might be somewhat inferior to those from Zelan, but they weren’t so bad that she would look down on them.
She couldn’t tell Zhao Shuying about her communication with Zai Jiu, so she said, “Try not to let Zai Jiu’s traces disappear; it’s just a hunch I have.”
“Your intuition is important.” Zhao Shuying wasn’t just flattering her. The fact that Yu Xunge could make Zai Jiu’s global announcement ring out joyfully every time for her, with her name glowing in gold and bold, spoke volumes. Yu Xunge’s intuition was not to be ignored.
Zhao Shuying naturally wouldn’t oppose Yu Xunge’s decision. She also suggested several higher-quality materials invented and manufactured by the Dinghai Research Department after the game invasion, which would be sent over for the blacksmith to choose from, leaving the excess for Tu Lan to study.
Yu Xunge nodded in thanks. Dinghai was generous, and she wasn’t stingy either: “Once the Alchemy Workshop and Engineering Workshop are built, I’ll summon the blacksmith for you twice for free.”
After saying that, she handed her translator to Zhao Shuying. While they were talking, B8017913 had already transmitted the language of the blacksmith, Tom Jerry. After outsourcing the task, Yu Xunge took B8017913 back to the villa.
Tu Lan wanted to stay and keep an eye on her Engineering Workshop, and Yu Xunge let her be.
The first thing she did when she got home was take out the three iron boxes she had stolen from the diners, recalling something from her discussion with the blacksmith about materials. She asked B8017913, “What are these? Can they be used as workshop materials?”
B8017913 replied, “These are external power cores from the Mechanical Race, similar to a power bank in your world. If a Mechanical being runs out of power while acting alone, it can use these to recharge. They’re quite expensive; not every Mechanical being has one. I’d have to work at the Diamond Mine for eight to ten years to afford one.”
Yu Xunge’s eyes lit up. Charging is great! Although giving the Tomb of the World to B8017913 for charging isn’t exactly a loss, wouldn’t it be better to save it for Zai Jiu?
However, her first question was, “Why didn’t you buy one? What happened to the money you earned from working before? You didn’t lose it all, did you?”
B8017913 hesitated for a moment before answering, “... I didn’t have a salary before. The Mechanical Race didn’t earn wages until nine years ago, when a senior from the Mechanical Race led a rebellion, and only then did they start getting paid.”
Yu Xunge asked curiously, “What series of Mechanical beings are you?”
B8017913’s voice changed slightly, becoming solemn and serious, as if mentioning a name dear to its heart. “Y series, Y1130.”
Yu Xunge was merely satisfying her curiosity, and once she did, she redirected the conversation: “So how does this power bank recharge?”
B8017913 explained, “Let it bask in the sun or moonlight of a world. It can be exposed to wind, rain, or buried in snow; any of these will work.”
Yu Xunge toyed with the iron box, calling out to Zai Jiu in her mind.
【Zai Jiu, are you there? Will this affect you?】
Previously, Zai Jiu hadn’t responded much except when it actively sought her out, but this time, it replied.
【No.】
Only then did Yu Xunge hand all three power banks to B8017913.
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**Chapter 591: A Skewer of Grilled Meat & Long Time No See, Brother**
One task after another awaited Yu Xunge. Since returning from the blacksmith, she hadn’t stopped.
First, she spent 5 luck points to use the skill 【A Skewer of Grilled Meat】 to make two skewers.
One skewer used ingredients from Restaurant No. 1, and during the process, she called Tu Lan back to spray some ice and fire before finishing the grilling.
The other skewer used top-quality ingredients that Zai Jiu could buy.
In the end, she received two skewers labeled 【A Mysterious Skewer of Grilled Meat】, both with the same name, and the item descriptions only indicated their ratings.
The first was a two-star delicacy, while the second scored 91 points, with no indication of the effects after consumption.
After eating the skewer made from Restaurant No. 1’s ingredients, Yu Xunge received a prompt: movement speed +0.5%.
The second skewer reduced skill cooldown by 0.05%.
The effects varied greatly, but even the ordinary skewer wasn’t too shabby.
Though it couldn’t compare to the rare fruits she had once eaten on Dragon Island.
The key was that this provided a repeatable boost, and the only cost was a bit of luck that wouldn’t truly affect her.
Her current luck was 10 (+9), allowing her to make three skewers with random boost effects every seven days!
Over time, even the most ordinary skewer could yield significant benefits.
Yu Xunge made another skewer using ingredients from Restaurant No. 1, and after eating it, her skill cooldown time was reduced by 0.3%.
Adding in the fruits she had eaten on Dragon Island, her skill cooldown time had already been shortened by 8.3%.
She didn’t plan to reserve 3 points for a refresh; if she really wanted to refresh, why not use a bit of her original luck?
With the skill 【A Skewer of Grilled Meat】, she didn’t want her extra luck points to go to waste.
After making the skewers, Yu Xunge didn’t do anything else. Instead, she used her Illusion Spell to become invisible and headed to the Su family estate.
Tomorrow, she would obtain the Black Jade, and she needed to secure 【Moment of Reversal】 completely.
She hadn’t forgotten the contract between the Black Jade and Yu Xunhuan.
In the past, she had worried about the scenes she had seen through divination, fearing that her actions might lead to uncontrollable situations.
But now… as she grew stronger, her mindset had changed.
What she wanted, she would obtain immediately.
Even if it made the situation uncontrollable, she had the ability to handle it.
Since the scenes from the divination would inevitably occur, then whatever she did wouldn’t matter, right?
Invisible, Yu Xunge flew around the Su family estate, quickly spotting the people she wanted to see: Yu Xunhuan, Yu Qingshan, and Yi Qiuguo.
Long time no see, brother, dad, and my mom.
The three were engaged in the same activity, sitting on the estate’s lawn, basking in the sun.
The table was filled with fruits and snacks, and although their clothes weren’t gear, they were neat and presentable.
Indeed, while Dinghai had come to understand his feelings towards his family and kept them locked away, he wouldn’t mistreat them.
After all, no matter how you slice it, they were blood relatives of Yu Xunge. She could deal with them, but Dinghai couldn’t go too far, lest Yu Xunge regret it later and direct her anger at him.
The clothes and food weren’t expensive; just a few gold coins. This way, neither side would be offended, leaving room for both retreat and advance—that was Dinghai’s approach.
Moreover, they had the Black Jade, so they could enjoy the food provided by it.
However, the three of them displayed completely different states.
Yi Qiuguo was at ease, laughing at her phone, like an ordinary middle-aged person enjoying retirement, just missing a dog or a cat.
Yu Qingshan was a bit worse off, his brows furrowed in frustration and sorrow, with a bottle of wine beside him and an unlit cigarette between his fingers, staring blankly into the distance.
He resembled a middle-aged man who had lost everything in stock trading, unable to believe his reality, desperately trying to recall where things had gone wrong, feeling life was meaningless, yet too afraid to end it.
As for Yu Xunhuan…
At first glance, Yu Xunge almost mistook him for Yu Qingshan.
He was only a few years younger than her, but now his hair was half white. He lay there in the sun, his pale scales glimmering, exuding an aura of lifelessness, as if he had already stopped breathing.
For an ambitious person, there was no worse punishment than this.
All the players were growing stronger, discussing equipment in the chat channels and game forums, bragging about how many enemies they had slain today, sharing experiences and strategies for dungeon runs…
Once, those C-grade divinely gifted players who had never caught his eye were now all ahead of him.
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