Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Return
In the yard, Xirang sensed his master's return, and still jumped over happily, rubbing her ankles affectionately.
She bent down and rubbed its cool and smooth body, and the little guy made a comfortable chirping sound.
Tang Li picked up the little guy and sat down on the recliner, sighing softly.
Usually at this time of year, the gang channel is always bustling with activity, with people sharing their gains or joking around. Even though Tang Li doesn't talk much, she doesn't seem bored.
But tonight, perhaps because the people she was most familiar with were not there, no matter how lively the gang chatted, she felt like something was missing.
Maybe it's because the whole day was too busy today, so I feel quiet at this moment.
The only sounds in the yard were the faint humming of Xirang in my arms, and the faint chirping of insects simulated by the system in the yard.
Tang Li had never realized so clearly that this was a virtual world.
An inexplicable feeling of loneliness spread quietly like night fog, entwining her heart.
Is it the fragility that the night brings?
She seemed to have gotten used to the noisy people around her, used to the cold but precise commands that were not clear in words, used to Li Zi's energetic chattering, used to He Biduoyan's honest and reliable back, and also used to Ju Ge Li Zi's gentle and steady support.
Their collective absence at this moment made this carefully decorated courtyard, which she was originally very satisfied with, seem a little too quiet.
"It's really... inexplicable." Tang Li raised her hands to cover her eyes, trying to dispel this strange emotion.
Even if she was deceiving herself, she knew that some things were out of control.
The real world, the virtual world, past experiences, the present... Would it be a good thing to disrupt the current peaceful life?
"Xirang, what do you think..." Tang Li lifted Xirang up.
"Chirp?" The little guy tilted his head.
"Forget it." She suddenly lost the idea of continuing to ask.
She shook her head vigorously and stopped thinking about these confusing thoughts.
She took out a portion of Xirang's favorite honey from her backpack and placed it next to its nest. Looking at its cute appearance as it happily jumped over, Tang Li shook her head and smiled, then turned and went into the house.
After a simple wash, she lay down on the soft and comfortable bed.
Sleep can effectively relieve mental fatigue and also allow her to think less about messy things.
Closing her eyes, she cast aside all the chaotic thoughts and the indescribable sense of loss, and covered herself with the quilt.
"Go to sleep. I have experiments to do tomorrow."
With this thought, she quickly fell into a dreamless sleep, temporarily forgetting everything.
The next morning, Tang Li woke up on time with the soft system lighting effects.
All her mental fatigue was gone and her mood improved a lot.
She subconsciously opened her friend list, and the four familiar avatars were still gray.
They didn't go online the whole day yesterday. Their fingertips paused for a moment on the name "Words Don't Express What You Want". A subtle sense of loss quietly emerged again, clearer than last night.
She suddenly thought, what if they never go online again in the future... As "Magic Continent" becomes more and more important, this possibility is very small, but it is not impossible.
If they never come online again...will all that's left for her be memories?
She pursed her lips and quickly closed the list.
"It's good that he's not here. It's quiet." She said to herself, with a deliberately relaxed tone.
She simply picked some fruits from the yard and finished her breakfast with the steamed buns that she never got tired of. Then she sat on the chair by the window again and picked up a book.
In the dim morning light, the words on the pages seemed to carry a tranquil power. She forced herself to focus completely on the knowledge, reading word by word, trying to understand the intergeneration and balance between different energies.
Perhaps it was the successful experience of Xiaoyao Pills that caused the theories in the book to corroborate her previous successful practices. Now when she read the book, some parts that were originally unclear to her suddenly became clear to her.
Is this what it feels like to have a complete understanding?
It feels wonderful to have this posture running into my head.
Gradually, Tang Li's heart, which had been a little restless due to the absence of her teammates, slowly calmed down and regained its tranquility.
A strong urge to devote herself to creation again surged in her heart.
When inspiration comes, you must seize it.
She put the book down with a "pop" and walked briskly into the laboratory.
Everything is in order on the workbench.
MM is very efficient. She said yesterday that she would help purchase honey, and this morning she sent a lot of it via email.
All the honey that was sent was placed on the table, and the air was filled with the sweet fragrance of honey.
"Chi!" Xirang poked his head out of the window and sniffed hard with his transparent little nose.
"You have a really sharp nose." Tang Li tapped Xirang's little nose with amusement.
The little guy seems to be particularly fond of honey. Ever since it tasted honey once, it has had a special liking for it.
I've never seen it like something so much before.
Not long after she came into this world, the little guy appeared by her side to accompany her. Tang Li certainly couldn't be stingy with the little guy. She smiled and handed the little guy some honey, and told him to come back for more if it wasn't enough.
After watching the little guy skip away contentedly, she continued to focus on the experiment.
During the time she was researching Sunlight Wheat and Moonlight Wheat, she also planted a lot of other medicinal herbs.
She had some ideas about many medicinal herbs before, and now she planned to give them a try.
The success of Xiaoyao Pills seemed to have really broken through some key barrier, allowing her to elevate her guidance of natural magic, perception of material properties, and grasp of the timing of energy fusion to a whole new level.
The feeling of being at ease made her intoxicated.
This time, when trying new potions, she was no longer limited to a single potion or cooking. Instead, she wanted to boldly combine some plants with different properties to see what changes would occur.
Inspiration flowed like a spring, and countless ideas took root in her mind. The sense of loss and loneliness caused by the absence of her teammates had long been washed away by the great joy of creation and the improvement of knowledge.
She used moonlight wheat essence as the main ingredient, supplemented with several calming herbs that also grew in the moonlight, and then the familiar honey.
Melted, blended... solidified into milky white pills that exude a healing scent.
In terms of appearance, this pill is much better looking than Xiaoyao Pill.
The attributes are also good. After use, the mana limit is increased by 5%, the mana recovery speed is increased by 25%, lasts for 1 hour, and 200 physical strength is added.
The side effect is that after consumption, the body will emit fluorescent light that changes with mood and lasts for 30 minutes.
"Players will probably like this." Tang Li looked at the side effects and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She could already imagine what the players would do after getting it.
"According to the naming convention of Xiaoyao Pills, how about calling it...Bondi Pills?"
System: [New potion named successfully...]
Another new potion has been completed, but like Xiaoyao Pills, the production of Bundy Pills is unstable and can only be used by gang players in the short term.
Tang Li tasted a disco ball, which was sweet and chewy. It turned out that what Benming Mantou and the others said was right, this kind of ball was really fun to eat, and it was a perfect match for a lonely mouth.
With cheerful red neon lights on her body, Tang Li began a new round of innovative attempts in medicine.
This time, she added rare colored particles ground into the sunlight barley.
These grains are a rare fruit that grows on colorful rocks. The ripening conditions are very harsh, and of course they are also very beautiful.
This was the combination that Tang Li came up with after seeing the effects of the disco pills. She had originally planned to use the herbs nearby.
Some wonderful combinations often produce interesting effects. Anyway, she doesn’t have any KPI now, so it doesn’t matter if she fails.
But today might really be her lucky day. After a little life essence fused the colored particles, the sunlight wheat easily blended in.
The next step is to add honey, the universal artifact for making balls. Soon, sweet colorful balls will appear safely at the bottom of the witch's magic cauldron.
Bending down and picking up the small pill, Tang Li almost immediately thought of a name for it: "Call it Rainbow Pill... If nothing works, just call it Rainbow Candy. It's sweet anyway."
The system prompted her that the naming was successful.
Holding the freshly baked rainbow candy, Tang Li curiously checked the properties of the pills.
Unlike the two pills before, Rainbow Candy can randomly increase a basic attribute by 10 points after taking it, and randomly gain a resistance of 5% for 30 minutes, followed by a 200-point physical strength bonus from the cooking ingredient wheat.
Both buffs are random, is it because of the color?
Unfortunately, the colored particles were too small, otherwise she would have to try to separate each color to verify her guess.
Write it down, maybe one day when she is bored to death, she can give it a try.
After taking notes, Tang Li remembered that she had not yet looked into the side effects of Skittles.
Wow, I actually got a random skin color for half an hour. I can’t imagine how terrible the effect would be if this thing was combined with disco pills.
If gang members are seen using it by players who are unaware of the truth, will their gang's reputation be ruined?
"...I'm just a pill maker. It's up to you guys to decide whether to use it or not." Tang Li happily threw the blame away and took advantage of the moment when inspiration came to her to continue researching the third pill.
Considering that she had let herself go too much before, she planned to be more restrained this time.
She selected a few flowers that tasted very good and put them into the crucible, and threw in a few tumbleweeds filled with wind elements. The two medicinal herbs kept spinning and dancing in the crucible. Seeing that the temperature was almost right, Tang Li quickly added a small amount of life essence and honey.
Soon, the whole pot of medicinal materials slowly merged and shrank, and were finally rolled into small green pills of the same size by Tang Li using magic.
A potion filled with the fragrance of flowers and a gentle breeze. After consumption, a slight, comfortable airflow will continue to be generated around you, increasing your speed by 20% and slightly increasing your meditation recovery speed.
[Curse]: There is a chance to release a fart with a floral scent.
Is a flower-scented fart a fart or a perfume?
Tang Li fell into deep thought.
"Let's call it Xiangxiangwan." Her head was full of nonsense and she couldn't think of a better name.
After the last round of trial tasks was completed, the new trial progress has been updated. In addition to killing a specified number of BOSSes, Tang Li also needs to learn twenty potions and complete the innovation of five potions.
Today she completed three-fifths of the innovative potion in one day, and learning potions is no longer a problem for her now.
Unexpectedly, the most difficult part of the previous trial task is now the easiest for her to accomplish.
Her previous efforts to study hard were not in vain.
Tang Li wondered whether she should complete all five innovative medicines in one go.
Although she was lucky today, the power of the curse seemed to have increased. Anyway, she felt that the side effects of these pills were all weird in their own ways, which made her lose the courage to use them.
"Let's stop for a while." Including Xiaoyao Pills, there are four kinds of pills in total. It is enough to take out so many pills at once.
In the following period, Tang Li began to mass-produce four types of pills.
Practice makes perfect. Repeated practice has given Tang Li a deeper understanding of alchemy and medicinal materials themselves.
Unconsciously, Tang Li entered a very mysterious state. She seemed to have turned into a seed, experiencing the entire process of growth, germination, flowering, fruiting, and finally blending with other medicinal materials to become a medicine.
System: [Congratulations on achieving [Nature Affinity]. When using nature spells/refining potions, the effects are slightly improved and mana consumption is slightly reduced.]
The Staff of Life was suspended in front of her. The originally simple staff seemed to be flowing with a more lively light, and the gem inlaid on the top of the staff also became brighter.
A powerful wave of magic emanated from the staff and enveloped her entire body.
The abundant magic power was like warm spring water, instantly flooding her.
When she came to her senses, all the raw materials had been used up, and the table was replaced by a pile of small pills.
"There is actually such an unexpected surprise." Tang Li felt the magic power growing in her body and was very excited.
It is certainly gratifying to have your abilities improved, but it is not as exciting as rubbing so many small pills under special conditions.
It's strange. I did all the work myself, but I still have the illusion that I've made a profit.
She packed up all the pills on the table and uploaded them to the gang warehouse. She didn't care about the rest of the matter, as the logistics department would handle it.
After looking at her friend list that was still offline, she decided to go to the library in the main city to find the elves to register the new potions and officially enter them into the world's knowledge system.
Although plants like Sunlight Wheat are not currently available in other places, the creative ideas can be used as a reference, and Sunlight Wheat will inevitably appear in places other than gangs and restaurants in the future.
It is said that only nobles could learn magic in the magical continent, but the arrival of the abyss monsters broke everything.
For countless years before, all professionals selflessly shared their achievements and ideas with the idea that they must leave something behind. This ultimately allowed the creatures of the continent to defeat the enemy in the war and promoted the unprecedented prosperity of magic.
Do it as soon as you think of it. After cleaning up the laboratory and carefully storing the remaining finished products after handing them over to the gang, Tang Li first returned to Silver Town using the return ticket, and then went to the main city through the Silver Town's teleportation array.
This is too troublesome. I wonder when their Fengyu Camp can be upgraded to a small town and unlock the teleportation array.
Tang Li sighed in her heart and soon arrived at the familiar library.
The library was still quiet and solemn, and the air was filled with the scent of books and magic.
There are more people here than when I came last time, probably because it’s exam season.
"It's really hard." Tang Li, who passed both the advanced test and the potion test, shook his head hypocritically, and the smile on the corner of his mouth was harder to suppress than AK.
It turns out that happiness comes from comparison.
She went straight to the area responsible for registering new knowledge, and the elf came to greet her from afar.
"It's you. Why are you here again so soon?" The elf greeted her in a friendly manner.
"Hello, I want to register a new medicine formula." Tang Li handed over four small pills.
"Potion? How long have you been studying and you've already created a new potion?" The elf was stunned and took it hesitantly. "What a novel form of potion, made into balls. What a creative idea. Let me see..."
After a few seconds, it let out a small cry of surprise:
"You actually succeeded, and the results are quite good. It seems you have quite a talent, little genius," the elf said, circling excitedly around Tang Li. "The novel combination of potion ingredients, the stable energy structure, the effects and side effects... uh, quite unique. Creator [Lucky Star], would you be willing to authorize the inclusion of this knowledge in the library's knowledge base for everyone to learn and reference?"
"I do." Tang Li nodded.
"Great!" The little book spirit happily flew around her again, "Thank you for your contribution to the mainland's knowledge system."
Watching the book spirit transform those formulas into streams of light and store them deep within the library, Tang Li felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in her heart.
This is a sense of accomplishment that is different from winning a battle or leveling up. It comes from the joy of creating and sharing.
"Would you like to borrow a few more books? Now that your authority has been upgraded, you can borrow three more books, and the types of books you can borrow have also increased." The elf knew that Tang Li read quickly, and since she took out four new potions at once, it was not worried that Tang Li would bite off more than she could chew.
"Okay, then I won't be polite." Tang Li decisively took away several books that she wanted to borrow a few days ago but did not have enough authority.
Tang Li happily left the library with the thick books, and her steps felt much lighter.
As soon as she stood firm in the yard after being teleported home, she couldn't wait to read the new book.
I washed a plate of fruit while humming a song, and just sat down on the recliner when the private message channel suddenly rang.
Tang Li clicked on it and saw that the words did not express the meaning clearly.
In fact, Tang Li seldom chats privately with Cibuduoyi. Usually, he will come directly to her if he has something to do.
[Words don’t express what I meant] to [Lucky Star]: We are online. I heard from Benming and the others that you asked about us yesterday?
His message was as concise as his usual speech.
Immediately afterwards, news about Li Zi also came bombarding in.
[栗子] to [幸星]: Xiaoli, Xiaoli, do you miss us? (▽`) I heard you even asked in the gang why we weren't online? Wow, so touching. I knew you couldn't bear to leave us, Xiaoli.
[Why say more]: Haha, Xiaoli, I heard that you miss us very much?
[For example]: Good morning, Xiaoli, we are back.
Looking at this series of news, Tang Li felt numb all over.
Help! She remembered asking casually, how did those people spread the news? How did they make her feel like she was dying?
She now wanted to escape from the earth, oh, to escape from the magical continent.
She took a deep breath, scratched her head while looking at the private chat window, and tried hard to make her reply sound natural.
Before she could organize her words, several figures appeared outside her yard.
Can she pretend that she is not at home now?
Maybe it won't work. Tang Li suddenly remembered that she had given Cibuduoyi permission to enter her house without knowing why. Although she didn't know why he didn't just bring people in directly, it was obviously not feasible to escape now.
Tang Li opened the door with an embarrassed look on her face. "It's really nothing. I just saw you weren't online, so I asked casually. Does anyone know what they were looking for when they passed the message?"
"By the way, I heard you guys worked all night the day before yesterday to clear the Shadow Caverns? Are you stuck at level four?"
Without waiting for anyone to answer, she abruptly changed the subject.
"Hahahaha, is that so?" The few of them paused for a few seconds and followed Tang Li into the house. "Well, that boss's mechanism is a bit complicated and requires a lot of coordination. We killed it several times."
Tang Li frowned slightly, regretting not going with them that day. It must have been a huge blow to make these people stay offline for the whole day.
"It's more than just complicated, it's simply abnormal. That BOSS can split itself and can do mind control. If we are not careful, the whole team will be wiped out. I was almost mad to death at that time." Why bother to say more? I feel angry just thinking of that wretched BOSS.
"Well...would you like to try it together later? I've made some new..." Thinking of the various side effects of the pills, Tang Li's voice weakened. "Well, there might be some 'minor problems', but these pills are quite effective and might be able to help."
"As expected, you're my good sister," Li Zi said, hugging Tang Li with emotion. "She actually took the initiative to bring up the new land. Come, you must come. With Xiaoli here, we'll definitely be able to get through it."
Ju Lizi nodded and said, "I've heard in the group that Xiaoli's new researched pill is very good."
"Not only are the pills good, I heard the restaurant is also quite lively. It seems that when we were not online, Xiaoli, you were living a very exciting life, hahahaha." He Biduoyan joked.
Hearing this, the man who couldn't express his true feelings smiled and looked at her.
"Ahem, actually it's okay. I don't have anything else to do anyway, so I'll just do it casually," Tang Li tried to change the subject. "What else do you need for the land reclamation? I'll prepare it."
"You don't need to prepare anything, just come. I can get the rest from the group." Juerlizi said with a gentle smile.
"Okay, then wait for me for a moment." Tang Li took the book into the house and put it away.
Coming back in a hurry, looking at the people standing tall in the yard, Tang Li's embarrassment was instantly washed away by a warm current, and the corners of her mouth rose unconsciously, outlining a heartfelt, relaxed and happy smile.
She seemed to understand the answer in her heart.
"Xirang, take care of the house." She patted Xirang who came over and walked out surrounded by several people.
"Let's go," she smiled at them, "let's go meet that Shadow Cave that's been giving you so much trouble."
"good."
After tearing open the transfer ticket, a flash of light appeared and the figures of several people disappeared.
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