"It is said that decades ago, his grandfather led the family expedition team out to sea in search of delicacies. They encountered a storm, deviated from their course, and unexpectedly drifted to Peach Blossom Island. They decided to explore the island. As a result, they suffered heavy losses. Most of the experts leading the team were seriously injured or killed. His grandfather only managed to escape with the desperate protection of the family's experts. But at least he brought back the island's Qionglin delicacies and registered the island's rights. According to the nautical charts, there are Qionglin creatures of level ninety or higher there. After that, their family never sent another team to go there, and the island has been sealed off with a barrier ever since."
After Wen Mingyue finished speaking, she opened another document.
"There's also Moon Island in the Seventh Sea. Their family owns a large island that hasn't been developed for hundreds of years. The Qionglin delicacies on this island are all above level 50, with the highest approaching level 100. How their family hunted the highest-level creatures on the island back then is unknown to them, and they would need to consult their family history. This island is the highest-level island owned by their family, and they are trading these three islands with us."
He then swiped the tablet up and down to make sure nothing was missed before continuing, "We haven't seen the specifics of these two islands with our own eyes, but Lu Nanzhe guarantees that everything he says is true. If the situation is not as described, he is willing to compensate double."
Lin Qianqian snorted: "I doubt he would dare to lie to us. If it's fake, I'll show him what happens when he lies to us."
After speaking, she paused to think for a moment, "If there really is a level 100 Qionglin creature, then the trade is worthwhile. Although we have to give up a lot, we have gained supplies from three islands."
"Qianqian, how do we take the supplies from these three islands? Should we harvest them one by one, or take the entire island?"
As she said this, Wen Mingyue's eyes lit up.
At this moment, she imagined Lin Qianqian and Yun Ze rolling up their sleeves and taking the entire island into their space.
However, Lin Qianqian wasn't as optimistic as she thought. She had considered moving the entire island before.
But as she learned more about the world and received two warnings from the system, she felt that this possibility was unlikely.
This dimension seems to be very special, which is why the system has repeatedly issued reminders, something that has never happened before in previous transmigrations.
Come to think of it, if you want to eat food from someone else's plate, you can exchange it for something else.
But taking someone else's plate isn't so easy. The most likely outcome is angering the plate's owner, who might then flip the table.
However, it's worth a little testing!
Lin Qianqian glanced at the sky outside the window and said calmly, "Yunze and I will collect the Qionglin delicacies from Jiansheng Island. We'll talk about the other two islands later."
"After Lu Nanzhe completes the Qi Refining stage, we'll have him take us to the Gourmet Alliance to handle the island ownership transfer procedures."
Lin Qianqian agreed, but there was still one problem.
"We're not from this world, how can we process the change of identity without proper documentation?"
“I also asked Lu Nanzhe about this issue. He said we could get a temporary identity as a merchant from the Misty Zone through the Alliance, and then we could own Gourmet Island. Lu Nanzhe said there aren’t many Misty Zone merchants who come to the Central Continent, but every few years there will be one or two. They need to get temporary ID cards after they come to the Central Continent for easier management. This service was specifically set up for this purpose, and we meet the requirements. Lu Nanzhe will take us to apply for it and act as our guarantor.”
"It seems that there must be other human settlements, or even other civilizations, outside the fog zone in this world."
Wen Mingyue didn't pick up on that topic, but continued, "Let me summarize: First, we'll go to the Central Continent and transfer the ownership of these islands to the Gourmet Alliance. Then, we'll help Lu Nanzhe reclaim the Lu family's assets, and he, as the head of the Lu family, will promote the mall's items for us and introduce us to aristocratic families and big merchants. After trading on the Central Continent and completing the system tasks, we'll go to the sea to find Gourmet Islands. We'll be staying in this plane for six months, which is plenty of time."
Lin Qianqian thought it was fine; there should be enough time.
Trading with ordinary people might yield large quantities, but it won't get you high-end delicacies from Qionglin.
To trade for high-end goods, you still need to do business with powerful families and merchants, or even the Food Alliance.
With Lu Nanzhe acting as a go-between, nothing could be better.
On the third day, Lu Nanzhe shouted loudly in the mall early in the morning: "Haha, I succeeded! I've cultivated immortality! I've drawn Qi into my body!"
The mall was well soundproofed, and his shouting did not disturb the people resting on the fifteenth floor.
However, after he finished calling out, he stood guard at the stairwell, and when someone came down, he would share the good news with them.
In short, sharing joy is worse than enjoying it alone! He must share his happiness with others.
So the people in the mall, including Yunze, were forced to congratulate him on successfully entering the path of cultivation...
Now that Lu Nanzhe has mastered the basics of cultivation, they can set sail for the Central Continent.
Before leaving, she and Yunze went to Sword Life Island one more time.
When Lin Qianqian and Yun Ze arrived at the Gourmet Island for the third time, they did not immediately enter the barrier.
The two stood on the beach outside the barrier. Lin Qianqian was on guard, while Yun Ze closed his eyes and used all his divine sense to probe the bottom of the island.
They're going to do an experiment, or rather, a test...
Fifteen minutes later, Yunze groaned and clutched his chest.
"What's wrong?"
Yunze desperately suppressed the rising bloodlust, took a deep breath, and said, "It's very strange. This island only sinks a few hundred meters into the sea and isn't completely connected to the seabed. But there's a crystal pillar with a diameter of ten meters in the center of the island, piercing straight into the seabed, and this crystal pillar alone is what keeps this floating island here. It's really strange!"
Hearing Yunze say that, Lin Qianqian wanted to see it for herself.
Just as he was about to release his divine sense, Yunze stopped him: "Be careful, don't get too close to the crystal pillar, it's dangerous, your divine sense will be bounced back."
"Bounced back?" She said she thought she heard Yunze groan earlier.
"Are you injured?"
Yunze shook his head: "It's alright, I was just careless. However, I feel that the aura of that crystal pillar is very similar to the barrier on the island."
Hearing this, Lin Qianqian wanted to try it even more, so she closed her eyes and carefully extended her divine sense.
Sure enough, her divine sense struggled to travel through the seabed, especially when she got close to the bottom of the island, but she still managed to see the crystal pillar at the bottom of the island.
The closer she got to the crystal pillar, the more difficult it became to extend her divine sense forward. With her divine sense, she couldn't see the connection between the crystal pillar and the seabed; she could only make out the general outline.
It turns out that this crystal pillar, like a lollipop stick, is inserted into the island from bottom to top, making the island look like a lollipop stuck in the sea!
Or rather, the island is like a mushroom that grew out of the sea.
The shape is just a little different; this island is long and sword-shaped.
She didn't dare get too close to the crystal pillar with her divine sense. Yunze was right; she sensed danger from afar.
Moreover, the aura was indeed similar to the barrier enveloping the island, indicating that the barrier's origins were not simple.
Lin Qianqian withdrew her divine sense and exchanged a glance with Yun Ze.
She had a guess, but didn't dare to say it aloud, only communicating with Yunze using their divine senses.
"Yunze, do you think the crystal pillars and the barrier at the bottom of the sea are related to the Qionglin Manual?"
Yunze did not answer the question, but said, "I remember Lu Nanzhe saying that the Qionglin Treasure Book is made of Qionglin Crystal."
"Yes, he did."
Legend has it that the Crystal of Qionglin was the first divine artifact crafted by the creator god of Qionglin and is the cornerstone of the Qionglin plane.
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