Since Lu Nanzhe was no longer a reliable option, Lin Qianqian decided to put the truth into practice and conduct another experiment.
She used her spiritual power to randomly pull a fish out of the bucket.
The unfortunate fish fell from the water onto hard ground and only realized its surroundings were wrong a few seconds later.
Why is there no water? It can't breathe!
The fish began to thrash, its tail slapping the ground, its body flashing silver light. Before long, more than ten small ice arrows, each as thick as a finger, shot out indiscriminately.
It could only last for a dozen seconds before it began to weaken. It seemed that once it left the water, it could no longer condense ice arrows.
Soon, the fish was on the verge of dying due to lack of water and oxygen, so Lin Qianqian took pity on it and put it back in the bucket.
After the fish was put back in the bucket, it didn't move for a long time, and everyone thought it was dead.
Chu Zhou suggested, "Don't waste it. While the fish is still fresh after it dies, let's grill it quickly, and I'll scale it."
"Okay, you can take care of the fish."
Lin Qianqian had just agreed when, unexpectedly, the fish immediately opened and closed its mouth, then flicked its tail and began to swim. In a few moments, it darted into the group of fish, making it impossible to tell which one was which.
"Is this fish some kind of spirit?" Luo Zexuan wondered, a question on everyone's mind at that moment.
Lin Qianqian twitched her lips and said, "Fine, I'll spare its life for now."
Next up is Jian Shenglian. The technique remains the same, and a Jian Shenglian is thrown to the ground.
This time, everyone hid in the hovercar, which rose five or six meters, and all seven pairs of eyes were fixed on the flower. Chu Zhou even took out his phone and turned on the camera to record it.
A dozen seconds later, the flower began to slowly change color, gradually changing from ice blue to transparent, until it became a transparent crystal flower.
As the colors change, the air temperature begins to drop rapidly, and the ground begins to freeze.
Even the buckets on the ground were soon covered with a thin layer of ice.
But the fish were still swimming and the flowers were still floating in the bucket, and the water was completely unaffected.
Lin Qianqian rolled up the flower and threw it back into the bucket, and the freezing stopped.
Now it's clear: the Silver Swordfish can condense water into arrows. And the Sword Lotus lowers the surrounding temperature and freezes objects, both possessing unique attack capabilities.
Now that we've obtained two items from Tianchi, there's one more we can't let go of.
Yunze told the others to stay away from the Heavenly Pool, while he approached the edge of the pool, used his spiritual power to pick up a few clumps of coral, and threw some into the bucket to prevent the fish from starving.
Seeing Chu Zhou staring at him expectantly, he rolled some more water from the bottom of the Heavenly Pool and gave it to him.
After all that fuss, everyone was hungry. Lin Qianqian found a flat spot away from Tianchi Lake and opened the shop.
We entered the mall and started eating: spicy turtle hot pot, grilled silver swordfish, and a side dish of cold sword lotus salad.
There are no limits; how much each person can eat depends entirely on their own ability.
But in reality, apart from her and Yunze, no one else could eat too much.
Luo Zexuan could only eat one fish at most in Chuzhou. It wasn't that they had small appetites, but that the fish's spiritual energy was too pure, almost causing their meridians to burst.
Moreover, after eating, I had a lot of grime on my body, so I had to take a shower first. After the shower, I was two shades lighter than usual.
Old Master Zhang ate an extra fish, but before he could even swallow the last bite, he hurriedly went to meditate to digest it.
Less than an hour later, he jumped up again because he was disgusted by the filth and stench emanating from his body and went to take a shower.
Lu Nanzhe was the worst off; he could only barely eat a bite of turtle meat, and he couldn't even touch grilled fish or cold flower salad.
If he actually ate it, his body would surely burst.
Lin Qianqian enjoyed her meal to the fullest. The spiciness of the hot pot came from the natural flavor of the spicy turtle meat, giving it a unique freshness that industrial seasonings couldn't replicate.
Silver swordfish can be eaten after being lightly grilled over a fire; it doesn't need any seasoning and has a naturally salty and savory flavor.
The cold-dressed lotus root, however, was surprisingly delicious, with a sweet and sour flavor, I don't know what Yunze put in it.
After eating, Lin Qianqian felt her body full of spiritual energy, and the fusion speed between the inner core left by Jumang and her inner core accelerated.
Her power level is constantly increasing; at this rate, she will soon be undergoing another tribulation.
Yunze had a rare appetite and ate quite a bit with Lin Qianqian. The high-grade Qionglin delicacies were almost free of impurities and very suitable for cultivators.
The meal lasted for nearly two hours. After arranging for Lu Nanzhe to stay in the dormitory on the fifteenth floor, Lin Qianqian notified everyone to go to the conference room for a meeting.
She sat in the main seat and spoke first: "Tomorrow we'll go for another tour of the other side of the island, and then we'll have seen most of the island. Everyone knows what Qionglin delicacies are available on the island, and we definitely need to bring back a lot of those. Let's discuss the upcoming trade."
Luo Zexuan, being more adept at business, spoke first: "These Qionglin delicacies are beneficial to our cultivation, so we must get more. Anyway, Lu Nanzhe is interested in many things from our shop, especially cultivation techniques; he's determined to get them. So, doing business with him is fine, but we can't just do business with him alone. What should we do next?"
Lin Qianqian was also thinking about where they would go next after the deal with Lu Nanzhe.
"After leaving this island, should we head straight to the central continent? Or should we continue sailing at sea, searching for unclaimed gourmet islands to hunt for delicious food?"
Lin Qianqian raised the question, but she actually preferred to sail the seas herself in search of unclaimed gourmet islands.
That way, you can get more Qionglin delicacies without having to trade with others.
Before anyone else could answer her question, the system notification sounded first.
"Host, the system just reminded you not long ago, but you've forgotten again. So let the system solemnly remind you once more: We are a dimensional trading system. When you travel to other dimensions to exchange less for more, or occasionally take something for free, the system will not question you. But you must know that only by paying a price to get what you want can you avoid incurring karmic debts. Please remember the eleven rules of the mall so that you can continue to travel and trade in the long term!"
Upon hearing the system's voice, Lin Qianqian immediately retorted, "I haven't forgotten your reminder. I didn't intend to find an owned food island and forcibly take what belongs to the owner. I just wanted to hunt for some food on unclaimed food islands."
"Host, items in this plane, even if they don't belong to humans, still have owners. Don't take other people's things without permission."
"What nonsense are you spouting, System..."
"Beep..."
The sudden, sharp, noisy sound was somewhat familiar to Lin Qianqian.
"What's wrong?" Yunze was the first to notice Lin Qianqian's change.
Lin Qianqian turned to look at Yun Ze, then at the others, and relayed the system's warning.
Luo Zexuan chimed in, "I've also thought about it. We could go find the Gourmet Island ourselves and hunt for the delicacies of Qionglin. That would be cost-free, but it seems that won't work."
Chu Zhou adjusted his glasses and continued the conversation, "The system's meaning is clear: it's warning us not to take advantage of our superior strength and exploit the world's resources. You have to pay a price to gain something, no matter how much you pay; you can't just take things for free. However..."
He paused, biting his fingernails before continuing, "Owned? That means..."
"Chu Zhou!" Lin Qianqian raised her voice, interrupting Chu Zhou's next words.
"Let's discuss our plans for the future."
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