Xu Milu picked up the stone ring and placed it in her palm. She discovered that it was not actually hollow; there was a very shallow layer of water ripples between it and the ring. When she laid the stone ring flat, the water ripples would gather together and slowly form a pale green droplet.

[Fountain of Life (False): Legend has it that in the garden of the God of Time, there is an inexhaustible well, and the Elven Fountain of Life is connected to it. Although it is a broken foundation stone, the energy contained within is not to be underestimated. It can produce one drop of 'Fountain of Life' every ten days, which can accelerate the growth of an individual plant by ten years.]

“Although even Her Majesty the Queen doesn’t know what magic potion you used to make the elven trees mature overnight, based on our guess, it must be an extremely precious divine potion—the cornerstone of the elven race’s ‘Fountain of Life,’ which can condense a drop of ‘Fountain of Life’ every ten days. Although it cannot offset that drop of precious divine potion, Her Majesty hopes to make up for some of your losses.”

Lola puffed out her cheeks, her eyes filled with guilt:

"Actually, if it weren't for my unlucky constitution affecting you, you wouldn't have used such a precious divine potion. If only I hadn't invited you to that flower parade—"

"How could that be? What are you talking about?"

Xu Milu pinched Lola's face without any politeness and pulled it outwards:

"The one who did wrong was Grand Duke Orlock. What does it have to do with you? Besides, you've been unlucky for a long time. Under those circumstances, even if it weren't for you, I would have used it anyway."

She obtained that drop of nectar from the Spirit Tree from Red Boy, and in exchange, she made a dessert for him every day for the next month.

The nectar was produced from the Jade Bottle, a magical treasure in the hands of Guanyin Bodhisattva. When the four of them went on their journey to the West to obtain the scriptures, Sun Wukong dug up the old roots of the Ginseng Fruit Tree, a rare treasure of heaven and earth, with his staff. It was Guanyin Bodhisattva who sprinkled three drops of nectar to revive the tree—which shows how much energy is contained in a single drop of nectar.

But the situation was urgent at the time, and Xu Milu didn't have time to feel sorry for him. She didn't expect to have such a pleasant surprise today.

You should know that outside the Mountain and Sea Restaurant, there is a pond of white jade lotus roots, a few thin and weak fire date trees and peach trees that are slow to sprout. Although the "Fountain of Life" looked after by the elves is not as legendary as it is said to be able to bring the dead back to life and heal the wounded, it can accelerate plant growth. For her, this is like a pillow that has come when she was sleepy!

If you calculate it carefully, as long as she allocates it reasonably, owning a peach orchard just like the Queen Mother of the West is not a dream!

Xu Milu rubbed her hands excitedly, already planning what gifts to bring on her next visit to the Elf Clan.

She wasn't being greedy; she was just trying to show her appreciation to her friendly neighbor.

...

...

After seeing Lola off, Xiao Qi, who had been silent all along, suddenly came online, bringing with her some good news:

[Host, the food-themed player "Xuanzhi" has found a fragment of a dimensional world. Do you wish to accept it?]

New dimensional fragments?

While marveling at the triple joy of the day, Xu Milu opened her inventory and found the dimensional fragment stored in the system slot:

"After spending so much manpower and resources mining, we've finally seen results—Xiao Qi, where did you find this fragment?"

[Player "Xuanzhi" chose to smuggle himself across the sea because he didn't have enough money for a ticket while traveling on the new route. The ship's chef, while preparing golden shrimp and catfish, mistakenly threw away a dimensional fragment, thinking it was a fish stone from the fish's belly. Fortunately, the player retrieved it.]

Xu Milu was at a loss for words, unsure whether to first criticize the players' unique "money-saving" techniques or praise this player's thriftiness.

She remembered that this ID was used by Fu Xuan, the movie star from Earth, right?

They actually forced a top actor to pick up trash. If word got out, Honghe Technology would probably be cyberbullied by fans for three days.

Xu Milu put away the gifts that Lola brought, and placed the stone ring that could produce the Fountain of Life in a separate bowl on the counter. She planned to collect enough for one bowl before using it to water the peach tree.

[Fragment of a dimensional jumper detected. Do you wish to repair it?]

[Under repair...]

[Repair progress 15%...]

[Repair progress 37%...]

[Repair progress 69%...]

[Repair progress 99% - Alert! Alert!]

Just as the data bar was about to finish, Xiaoqi's data panel suddenly froze. A series of streams of data flashed across the azure blue system panel before turning into a jumble of garbled text.

[Host...Alert...Alert...]

[Sizzle... sizzle...]

"Xiao Qi?!"

Xu Milu subconsciously reached out to grab the system panel floating in the air, but she couldn't touch anything, only a jumble of gibberish:

[Alert... Alert... Data anomaly...]

A series of sickeningly loud electrical crackling sounds rang out, and Xiaoqi's voice sounded like it was coming from a faulty radio connection:

【Host……】

[Data... Data anomaly... Alert...]

The entire system space flickered between light and shadow. If someone looked from other dimensions, they could see the entrance of the Mountain and Sea Restaurant appearing and disappearing as if it were about to vanish.

Xu Milu immediately severed the connection channels between the three planes and the system space. The Vermilion Bird, which had not appeared for a long time, was held horizontally in front of her chest, with the tip of the blade pointing directly at the endless void outside the shop.

—The system space does not have precise coordinates; it is merely a floating space wandering in the multiverse, so no one knows what lies on the other side of the door.

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