Chapter 30: Changes in the Little Thatched Hut (First Release on Jinjiang Literature City)

The next day, Yao Sisi met with Ri Jiu as agreed. When she found him, he had just finished dealing with his accumulated inventory and made a small profit.

The little fox who used to rely on her for help is now able to support itself.

Yao Sisi's lips curled up slightly, feeling gratified, very gratified.

"What kind of things are you planning to buy this time? I know this place better than you do, so I can show you around."

Ri Jiu pulled his cloak tighter around himself, the wide brim of his hat covering half his face, and the other half hidden by a veil. He didn't actually like being in crowds.

"I want to break through, but my body is still relatively weak. I want to get some body-tempering resources to build a solid foundation."

Yao Sisi said "Oh," presumably because the demon core he had obtained before could have allowed him to break through, but he disliked that such a breakthrough would not have an stable foundation, so he made preparations in advance.

"So, do you want elixirs or medicinal baths?"

Ri Jiu: "Let's have a medicinal bath! Human pills may not be suitable for our demon race, but a medicinal bath for body tempering is no problem."

Yao Sisi: "I've heard that the true forms of demons are stronger than humans, so does that mean we need to choose large doses of body-refining potions?"

Ri Jiu quietly approached her; only by getting close to her could he offset the discomfort caused by the other humans.

"Sisi also studies the demon race?"

Yao Sisi: "I know a little bit from reading a lot of miscellaneous books, but I haven't studied it in detail. It's just that the differences between demon races are huge due to different species, and I don't know what your development direction and talent skills are going towards."

Ri Jiu narrowed his eyes and said slyly, "Then, Sisi, would you like to know more about me?"

Yao Sisi: "Hmm, I heard you say before that your clan seems to be good at sealing..."

Ri Jiu thought to himself: That's not all! He's also skilled in bewitching and illusions.

“Our clan has a certain talent for formations, especially illusion formations…”

Yao Sisi: "Illusion? I've never seen you use it."

Ri Jiu: "That requires at least reaching the third rank to use."

Yao Sisi nodded and brought the topic back to business: "I'll take you to buy body-tempering potions first. By the way, we haven't finished collecting the materials for the repair array plate yet, so don't rush to use them. Let's put them aside for now. I have some other materials here. You can refine a defensive array for yourself, so that you won't be without anyone to protect you when you advance in rank, and you don't run into some blind fool."

Ri Jiu felt a warmth in his heart after being cared for, but the wide brim of his hat blocked his vision, unnecessarily isolating the intimacy between the two. However, they were still quite close to each other, and Yao Sisi took it as nervousness and tolerated it.

When it comes to pharmaceutical products, you can't avoid the shop owned by Qi Mu's family, but I never expected to run into him again.

Qi Mu had just seen the two of them, noticing them before any of them, and because of this, he postponed his seclusion.

Yao Sisi hadn't noticed Qi Mu yet; her attention was entirely focused on finding the potion. As she led Ri Jiu along, she said, "I don't know what kind of defensive formation you want to refine. I have a book on formations here. You can take it and study it, or find materials according to the formations in it. Otherwise, I won't know what materials to give you."

Rijiu: "Sisi, what materials do you have now? I can make it based on what you have."

Yao Sisi took out a leather pouch from her storage bag. "I just happened to run into one of their acquisitions. Take it back and study it. Advancing to the next level is no small matter. If you need anything, just let me know. Don't use the materials I found just to save money."

Those were all things she picked up casually, and the materials didn't form a coherent system.

Ri Jiu nodded and said "okay," but suddenly felt a very strange gaze. He looked up but couldn't find the source, and even wondered if he was imagining things.

Qi Mu stood at a distance, with indoor green plants covering most of his body in front of him. He shouldn't have come today, but he was unwilling to not see anyone. Now that he had seen someone, he still hadn't seen their face.

The other person was draped in a red cloak, yet his figure remained exceptionally handsome. He moved like a blooming wild rose, its fragrance carrying hidden thorns. He kept a distance from the others, closely following only Sisi. This type of woman was currently very popular. A strong sense of crisis swept over him. The man's sixth sense was quite accurate; his intuition told him that this person was a formidable opponent, absolutely!

When Yao Sisi saw Ri Jiu suddenly stop, his eyes seemingly searching for something or lost in thought, she couldn't help but tug at his arm. "What's wrong?"

Upon seeing this, Qi Mu felt as if she were standing in the middle of a lemon, "Why can't this man walk properly? He has to be pulled along..."

Ri Jiu snapped out of his daze and said to Yao Sisi, "It felt like someone was watching me just now..."

Yao Sisi paused, instantly becoming alert as well, and whispered, "What do you mean? Are we being watched?"

Seeing that she was getting nervous, Ri Jiu explained, "It shouldn't be murder and robbery, it just feels a bit strange..."

Yao Sisi: "I don't know if they're friend or foe? Let's hurry up and buy what we need, then leave as soon as we're done."

The two headed straight to the medicinal bath area and chose the best body tempering medicine in the store. They bought a whole bag of extra-strength medicine, which used up Ri Jiu's recent savings. When Yao Sisi saw that he had bought body tempering medicine, she thought that she would be advancing soon, so she bought one for herself as well.

Is there anything else you want to buy?

Ri Jiu: "No, I just came to buy body tempering potions."

Yao Sisi said, "Okay, let's go buy some more materials for setting up the array. I won't stay with you any longer today. You should go home early so you don't get targeted."

As soon as they left, Qi Mu revealed himself. He had considered going up to greet them and showing some hospitality, but Yao Sisi had mentioned that she would be in seclusion today, and she was very focused on her cultivation and worked extremely hard. He worried that if he showed up, she might think he wasn't sincere in his cultivation...

He pursed his lips as he watched the two figures disappear. Did that person know formations? He wasn't completely ignorant either; he had originally only wanted to focus on swordsmanship, but now he had another target.

Yao Sisi and Ri Jiu stayed at the pharmacy for a short time. After buying their items, they went to the materials store. While Ri Jiu was selecting array materials, she mentioned weapon crafting. "Originally, we were thinking of crafting a flying boat to avoid the mystical beasts on land, but flying boats are quite conspicuous and dangerous in the air. I plan to craft other forms of flying magical artifacts to reduce the risks."

Ri Jiu also felt that the flying boat was a big target and would easily attract attacks from flying mystical beasts: "But flying magical artifacts are relatively difficult to refine, so Sisi will have to work hard."

Yao Sisi: "A little hardship is nothing, safety is the most important thing. What I'm more worried about is not being able to refine it..."

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After seeing Ri Jiu off, she flashed back into her space and tossed a hundred Xuan Stones to the artifact spirit with a wave of her hand.

"Open the array for me for a year, I want to learn weapon crafting!" There was a huge pile of materials, enough for her to use for a long time.

The artifact spirit obediently activated the formation. Yao Sisi rummaged through her wallet and saw that she still had quite a few mystic stones inside. Her gaze fell on the small thatched hut. "Artifact spirit, do you think upgrading the small thatched hut will do you any good?"

The spirit responded dryly, "It's nothing. The hut doesn't completely belong to my body, so it's of little use to me. But don't worry, Master, as long as there's a spiritual spring, I'll slowly recover."

Yao Sisi felt relieved after hearing what it said, and casually added, "I'll get you some more spiritual spring water to irrigate the land when I have the chance!"

She looked at the small thatched hut with its thick roof, and her hands felt a slight itch. "Hmm, should I throw some more mystic stones down?"

Maybe something else will appear?

She acted on her idea immediately, scattering a handful of mystic stones. An extra room appeared inside the thatched hut, making the entire hut larger than before. She pushed open the door and found it was a functional room. In the center of the room was a recessed area for placing a refining furnace. The walls around the room were also sturdier than the outer room. The outer room's walls were still made of original mud, while the inner room's walls were made of brick.

She pursed her lips, then couldn't resist adding another handful of mystic stones, estimating it to be at least two or three thousand. After the mystic stones were added, a cabinet appeared in the weapon-refining room. This cabinet was different from the one in the alchemy room. Although it was made of wood, each shelf had a dusty gray tray. Those trays lay there quietly, waiting for their owner to place weapons.

Yao Sisi rummaged through her storage bag, thinking of scattering the last of her mystic stones inside. "Hmm, I'll be refining artifacts in this space for a year, so these mystic stones don't have any other use for the time being. Should I scatter them all in?"

Maybe some other good stuff will appear!

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Author's Note: Female protagonist: Is spending money on in-game purchases really this addictive?

There will be a second update tonight~