Chapter 222 Exclusively published on Jinjiang Literature City's Live Streaming Mall
"I'm finally back!"
“You’ve been gone for almost half a month, and we’ve been so worried about you.”
"Did you encounter any trouble on the way?"
The villagers, led by the village chief, surrounded Lu Xuan as he got off the car, chattering amongst themselves to express their concern for him.
Lei Yan and Lu Qing, as members of the Lu family, stood at the front with the village chief, their gazes towards Lu Xuan filled with obvious longing.
Zhang Chengming asked excitedly, "I heard from the village chief that the Emperor bestowed upon you a marquisate?! And there's an imperial edict? Quickly show it to us so we can see!"
Upon hearing this, the other villagers immediately abandoned their pleasantries and exclaimed with shining eyes, "That's right! Lu Xuan's return has turned him from an ordinary citizen into a marquis!"
"My God, our little village has produced a marquis!"
"What's so special about a marquis? Can a marquis be as powerful as a god?" Chen Rong said disdainfully.
Others thought it made sense, but they couldn't become gods. If they could be granted a title of nobility one day, that would be enough to bring glory to their ancestors.
Liu Chun asked, "Is it true that the village chief said the emperor also bestowed a mansion upon you?"
Lu Xuan nodded: "They're all true." As he spoke, he took out the imperial edict and showed it to them.
The villagers said they wanted to see and touch it, but when they actually saw the imperial edict with their own eyes, not one of them dared to touch it. Instead, they all looked awe-inspiring, and some even wanted to kneel down and shout "Long live the Emperor!"
Fortunately, Lu Xuan put the things away before they took action; he had no interest in being worshipped.
Li Tuo said enviously, "The Marquis's mansion is already very large and magnificent. I wish I could go and see it."
Lu Xuan said, "Next time I go to the capital to collect debts, you can come along if you're interested."
The young people's eyes visibly brightened after hearing this.
It wasn't just because they could visit the Marquis's mansion bestowed by the emperor, but also because it was the capital city. For people who thought they would be trapped in Yunlu Village for the rest of their lives, being able to go to the capital city was something to brag about for a lifetime.
More villagers, intrigued, kept asking Lu Xuan about the scenery of the capital city.
Seeing that they wouldn't stop, Li Tie frowned and said, "Alright, alright, stop asking. Ah Xuan just got back, you should at least let him rest first. If you have any questions, we can talk about them tomorrow."
Lu Xuan also said, "After I rest for a while, everyone can come to my house tomorrow, especially those who are also interested in going out to do business."
Upon hearing this, the villagers quieted down. The able-bodied young men, who had already discussed the matter with their families, were particularly excited and eagerly awaited tomorrow.
Fifteen minutes later.
Lu Xuan finally returned to the Lu family home with his family.
Lu Chen, who hadn't had a chance to speak until now, hugged Lu Xuan tightly as soon as he entered the room.
Lu Xuan then led him to sit on the sofa.
Because they communicated every evening, Lei Yan and Lu Qing knew a great deal about Lu Xuan's experiences along the way, even if they didn't know everything. Unlike the others, they didn't keep asking questions.
Lu Qing simply said, "Now that you're back, you should be able to rest at home for a while, right?"
Lu Xuan rubbed Lu Chen, who was snuggling into his arms like a kitten with a look of dependence on him, and hummed in agreement: "The trading settlements shouldn't be going far away before the new grain harvest."
Hunting nearby or going out to sea to replenish seafood and empty points doesn't count.
Lu Xuan knew they would be interested in the imperial-bestowed mansion, so before they could ask, he took out a camera, connected it to the screen in the living room, and projected the footage of the mansion.
The attention of the three people in the family, plus the intelligent robot, was drawn to it.
The group exclaimed in amazement as they looked around, "It's huge!"
"There are even mountains and ponds in the house!"
"So many courtyards! This huge mansion is all yours, Ah Xuan?"
"Looking at it, I feel there's more than enough room for our entire village to live here."
Lei Yan seemed to remember something and asked, "I remember you said that besides the mansion, the Emperor also bestowed land upon you?"
“Yes.” Lu Xuan said, “The 10,000 mu of fertile land is actually an imperial estate, right next to the greenhouse that has already been built in the capital.”
Lei Yan and Lu Qing both gasped. "Ten thousand mu! That's too much! Has any grain been planted in the fields?"
Lu Xuan nodded. "It's planted."
Lu Qing asked worriedly, "We don't have any of our people over there. What will we do about the watering and fertilizing?"
"I handed over the farm work to the Bai family and the Marquis of Weiyuan's mansion. In return, they will receive 40% of the harvested grain."
All 70,000 mu of greenhouses in the capital belong to the imperial court, and there are zero private greenhouse transactions. The Bai family and the Marquis of Weiyuan have effectively gained 4,000 mu of greenhouses.
Although he didn't build greenhouses or even tarpaulins on these fields because his points were exhausted, he had left a lot of inexpensive dry ice, so he didn't have to worry about the yield being greatly affected even if a new round of extreme heat returned in a week.
Lu Qing nodded, "Even with plant protection drones, taking care of so much land is not an easy task, so it's only right that they receive dividends."
Knowing that Lu Xuan had arranged everything perfectly, they didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they urged him to show them what he had gained on this trip.
Lu Xuan readily agreed and took out the supplies he had obtained from various gathering places.
The space alone was filled with various gold and silver jewelry, antiques, and calligraphy and paintings, totaling 1,000 cubic meters.
Lu Xuan only went to show them a small part of his knowledge, but even that was enough to dazzle the three people present.
Although the viewers in the live stream had been watching Lu Xuan's transactions the whole time, they couldn't help but shed tears of envy again when they saw so much gold and silver jewelry on display.
With so many treasures, won't the streamer become the richest person in ancient times in no time after the catastrophe ends?
Lu Xuan handed over all the women's ornaments that he had kept separately to Lu Qing.
Looking at the various jewelry, bracelets, and necklaces filling the space, Lu Qing felt a little dizzy. "How can I possibly use all this gold and silver jewelry?"
Lu Xuan said, "You can send some to other people you're close to, or have their husbands exchange them. I don't need them anyway, so you can decide what to do with them."
Lu Qing glanced at him, but didn't say that he wouldn't need it, but that his future wife might.
Although Lei Yan and Lu Chen did not have the habit of wearing jewelry, Lu Xuan, adhering to the idea that everyone should have a share, also gave them a considerable amount of gold and silver.
These things are not needed right now, and I didn't feel too excited holding the big and small ones in my hands. I put them away casually and looked for other more useful supplies.
When I first went to Yangshan County, I had already traded everything available, so the number of trades was negligible. Luochuan's main specialty is tea, with Qimen black tea and Taiping Houkui being quite good.
Another specialty that Lu Xuan was very satisfied with was the pomegranate.
According to Prefect Liu, garnets flowed into the Central Plains from overseas a hundred years ago. Since Yunjiang Prefecture had developed water transport and a suitable climate, merchants brought a batch of trees to the area, which gradually grew into a large-scale industry and became one of the local specialties.
Unlike other primitive fruits, ancient pomegranates were not small. They were about the same size as the pomegranates in Lu Xuan's memory, about the size of an adult's fist. However, there was not much pulp inside, the seeds were much larger than the pulp, and they were not very sweet.
However, these are minor issues. Once Lu Xuan spends some time optimizing the genes, they will soon be able to enjoy large, sweet pomegranates.
As Lu Chen listened to his brother describe the deliciousness of pomegranates, he couldn't help but drool.
Specialties of the Jiangnan region mainly consist of various high-end brocade fabrics, as well as large quantities of salt, Longjing tea, white tea, yellow wine, bamboo shoots, and so on.
The quantity of tea leaves and rice wine is not large, but tea leaves are not consumed quickly, and several thousand kilograms will last for a long time.
Because of the extreme heat and torrential rain last year, not much Shaoxing wine has been stored, so drinking it would be a waste. It can be saved for cooking.
Salt can make salt merchants a lot of money in peacetime, but during the catastrophe, it can only be sold locally. In addition, the salt merchants caused trouble and offended Lu Xuan, so he relentlessly pushed down the price, making it cheaper than the salt sold in the system store. He bought back hundreds of thousands of catties in one go.
The quantity of bamboo shoots wasn't very large, but the variety was quite rich.
Lu Chen picked up bamboo shoots of different sizes from the table and compared them to those next to him, saying, "Brother, these bamboo shoots are much smaller than the ones we grow."
Lu Xuan nodded, "It is indeed small."
The bamboo shoots they eat now have also undergone mutation and improvement, but the bamboo shoots originally discovered in the Yunlu Mountains were naturally large, so he did not continue to increase their size, but only optimized their taste and yield.
The bamboo shoots in front of them were certainly not as big as the ones they ate, but they tasted quite different.
For example, some bamboo shoots have a crisp texture, while others are more sweet, and still others are slightly bitter. After removing the bitterness by making soup, they have a unique flavor. They are also good when stir-fried. You can refer to bitter melon for specific examples, but they are definitely not as bitter as bitter melon.
Lu Xuan's main purpose in trading bamboo shoots was to enrich the species.
By revisiting and optimizing the pomegranate, they will be able to enjoy bamboo shoots with different flavors in the future.
His family members thought it was good after hearing his explanation.
There were some other miscellaneous local specialties afterward, but not many, and the Lu family only glanced at them for their novelty before skipping over them.
However, what Lu Xuan took out at the end made the others glance at him slightly, their expressions showing some surprise.
"What are these?" Lei Yan asked, holding a small bucket-like object of unknown material.
Lu Chen picked up something from a bag of the same unknown material and squeezed it. "It's hard inside, and the outer bag makes a lot of noise. Brother, which town did you get this from?"
Lu Qing held an irregularly shaped but crystal clear 'gem' in her hand and played with it, her expression full of surprise: "Is this also jewelry? It's so beautiful."
Lu Xuan smiled and said, "These were not obtained from the disaster victims, but rather from the gods."
He said to Lei Yan and Lu Chen, "What you have in your hands is called 'instant noodles,' but the packaging is different. One is in a cup and the other is in a bag. The noodles can be boiled or soaked in hot water. The taste is not bad. The main advantage is that it is easy to store. Even if you don't put it in the space to keep it fresh, it can still be stored for a year and a half without spoiling."
The three of them were simultaneously astonished, "It can be preserved for so long even without being placed in a spatial dimension? That's amazing!"
Lei Yan shook the bucket in his hand. "It doesn't sound like a vacuum seal, yet it's been preserved for so long?"
Only the well-informed Lu Miaomiao remained calm.
Lu Xuan then looked at the 'gem' in Lu Qing's hand and said, "This one is a bit more special. It's not a gem, but a special crystal core with special effects. In addition to replenishing consumed superpowers, it can also... increase superpower levels."
The second half of the sentence struck like a thunderbolt, leaving the three speechless for a long time, their pupils dilating in shock, their mouths agape, unable to utter a word.
The viewers in the live stream were quite excited.
[Ahhh! Crystal cores! I want them so badly!]
[Next time the streamer does a giveaway, I'll be giving away some crystal cores!!!]
[I'm fine. I have a level four ability. The streamer only has crystal cores below level three, which aren't very useful to me, so it doesn't matter whether he has them or not.]
[I want to farm a level 5 crystal core, I want to level up!]
Even one attempt might fail, so it's best to prepare several to be on the safe side.
[You guys are making me laugh. Even if the streamer really does hold a giveaway, they should at least make it clear whether you can actually win, unless there's some kind of rigged system.]
[We demand an explanation for the lack of transparency!]
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Lu Xuan: "Just wait, I'll wait until I buy more than I can use myself."
While the audience was going crazy, the youngest member, Lu Chen, was the first to come to his senses, his eyes sparkling as he asked, "Can this gem really upgrade superpowers? If I use it, will my strength suddenly become very strong?"
Lei Yan and Lu Qing also came to their senses after Lu Chen spoke, and their gazes toward the crystal core in Lu Qing's hand were clearly different.
Lei Yan asked, "Why haven't I seen you take out these treasures before?"
Lu Xuan: "Because these were the ones who gained the right to trade after this trip."
To be precise, it was an achievement reward obtained after completing transactions in Yangshan County and exceeding one billion yuan in total consumption.
In addition to the usual discount coupons (60% off) and a city shield, the rewards also unlocked a new feature.
Livestreamer Mall.
The products in this online store come from interdimensional live streamers who, like Lu Xuan, are bound to the interdimensional live streaming system.
Products sold to Star Alliance by streamers through the recycling feature will appear on the streamer's shop's product list.
Prices have increased compared to the buyback price, with the exact increase depending on the level of civilization in the streamer's world.
Ancient civilizations were not very advanced, so the prices of the goods Lu Xuan saw were still within an acceptable range.
In addition, the biggest difference between the streamer's store and the system store is the purchase quantity.
Because the supplier is the livestreamer, the number of goods that the livestreamer returns to Star Alliance is limited. Therefore, the amount that Star Alliance allocates to the livestreamer's store will naturally be further reduced in response time.
Every time a streamer recycles an item, the streamer's store will update the inventory in real time. Once the inventory reaches zero, the item will be taken off the shelves and will only be put back on the shelves when there is stock again.
Lu Xuan recycles and processes a large quantity of goods, so he has a considerable inventory of mutated grains, fruits, vegetables, and other commodities, which sell out quite quickly.
Although the Star Alliance members who receive the money are essentially middlemen, Lu Xuan doesn't care whether he sells a lot or a little, because the significance of the streamer's mall to him is not making money, but obtaining resources that even the Star Alliance cannot provide.
The goods offered by streamers from ancient dimensions similar to him are of little use to him, and the modern Vipshop's product system mall mostly has better items.
However, modern processed foods and convenience foods are unmatched by anything in ancient times or by the Covenant.
Including some fruits that Lu Xuan still hasn't found, such as pineapple, mangosteen, lychee, banana, lemon, mango, durian, dragon fruit, and passion fruit, these have all been listed in the livestreamer's store over the past two weeks.
Lu Xuan successfully purchased these fruits, and together with the pomegranates he obtained in Luochuan, the variety of fruits in the orchard increased by more than ten.
But these are not what Lu Xuan values most. The crystal cores from a post-apocalyptic world similar to the one he came from before his transmigration are the most valuable items in the streamer's shop.
Crystal nuclei are mainly produced from the skulls of zombies or the energy cores of mutated plants and animals.
The levels of zombies and plants correspond to the levels of crystal cores. Zombies without superpowers grow attribute-less crystal cores, which can be absorbed by superpowered individuals of any type.
The crystal cores that grow from superpowered zombies correspond to their superpower attributes and can only be absorbed by superpowered individuals of the same type.
Previously, it was said that there was no way to upgrade superpowers. The audience knew this but couldn't say it. Lu Xuan, on the other hand, didn't believe that he could obtain zombie crystal cores here at all. It would be terrifying if he could actually obtain them.
But with the livestreamer e-commerce platform, the impossible instantly became possible.
As long as there are enough crystal nuclei, level 5 is entirely achievable.
Even he himself might not be without the possibility of making further progress in his lifetime.
However, there are very few streamers in the post-apocalyptic world, and the timing, quantity, and level of crystal cores available for purchase are very unstable.
Lu Xuan was lucky when he unlocked the streamer's shop and managed to snag a batch of newly listed low-level crystal cores, which he then bought up completely.
There was no second batch for more than half a month after that. If you wanted to get a crystal core of a level that he could use, you could only wait patiently.
Lu Xuan took out a purple crystal core and gave it to Lei Yan, Lu Qing gave the attributeless one in her hand to Lu Chen, and she received a blue water attribute crystal core.
Following Lu Xuan's instructions, the three tried to absorb the energy within the crystal core and felt an unfamiliar power surge into their bodies. The three, experiencing this for the first time, were all somewhat shaken.
"It really can be absorbed!" The three were very excited.
Lu Xuan then gave each of them a bag of crystal cores of the corresponding attribute.
"From now on, after you consume your superpowers each day, you no longer need to wait for them to recover naturally. You can directly absorb crystal cores to accelerate the improvement of your superpowers. When you feel that you can no longer increase them, that means you have reached a bottleneck. You can then absorb crystal cores of a higher level than yourself to level up."
"If a crystal core fails to upgrade successfully, then absorb another one."
However, for most ability users below level three, one crystal core is enough to upgrade.
The high failure rate is mainly concentrated in level four, especially level five and above.
The crystal cores Lu Xuan gave them were mainly level one, with a small portion of level two and only one level three, which was enough for daily consumption or leveling up.
Lu Chen hugged the bag containing the crystal cores like a precious treasure, his little face flushed with excitement, and shouted, "I will definitely be the first to level up!"
Lei Yan and Lu Qing didn't react as strongly as he did, but their eyes gleamed with a similar fighting spirit.
That night, the three members of the Lu family, who had just obtained the crystal core, repeatedly absorbed it in their room until very late before finally going to sleep.
Lu Xuan, on the other hand, returned home after working for more than half a month. He spoke with his family, ate dinner, and surprisingly went to bed early.
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The next morning, after the Lu family had breakfast, the village chief and many young men came to the Lu family's house.
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Author's Note: Luochuan's specialties are inspired by Anhui's specialties, but Luochuan doesn't completely correspond to Anhui.
PS: I forgot to mention the billion-dollar consumption before. I will add it after the transaction in Yangshan County is over. Just pretend I have already written it [doge].
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Thanks to "Changyushan" for throwing a landmine. Throwing time: 2025-06-02 03:06:36
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