Chapter 47 Upgrade: This is no longer just a spatial rift.
Under the much dimmer, fluorescent blue light, an orange cat walked lightly toward Xiao Jiu and the others.
The kitten's fur is a lighter color; if we disregard the blue light emanating from the flowers on the ground, its entire body should be closer to the tender orange-yellow of a hard-boiled egg yolk.
His tail was much longer than that of a normal cat, and it had to stand upright like an antenna to make it easier to walk.
This makes the long hair at the tip of his tail stand out even more. Like the hair around his neck, the tip of his tail is a deeper orange, and at first glance it looks like a cluster of dancing flames.
And most importantly...
He was very small; the whole cat was not much bigger than an adult's palm.
Fu Yu looked at the little kitten, which was raising its head slightly, seemingly fierce, but actually still a bit unsteady on its feet, and couldn't help but chuckle.
The Suanni instantly bristled and charged towards Fuyu with a howling voice.
Although his body had shrunk considerably, his jumping ability was excellent. Since Fu Yu could only sit on the ground because of his fish tail, Suanni jumped and pounced directly on Fu Yu's face.
He raised his two front paws and gave Fuyu's pretty face a good slap with his cat-like fists.
"What are you laughing at! How dare you laugh at me! Who am I doing this for?!"
The Suanni's actions looked terrifying, but its claws were neatly retracted, and its strength was reduced after its body shrank. So, it was actually just giving Fuyu a massage with its pink little paw pads.
Upon hearing Suanni's words, Fuyu raised his hand and removed the cat from his face.
He looked at the Suanni with a serious expression: "I'm sorry, and thank you, I—pfft."
He couldn't help but laugh again.
The main issue is that Suanni's voice has become very thin and soft, even the ending notes are sticky and musky, which is a huge contrast to before.
Fu Yu was trying hard to suppress his laughter, his whole body was shaking. If Suanni's fur were any longer, the whole cat would probably explode into a ball.
Seeing that the tip of the Suanni's tail had all puffed up, Qianchuan quickly stepped forward and took the Suanni from Fuyu's arms.
Qianchuan is now shorter than Xiao Jiu, and looks like a white and tender glutinous rice ball with round, bright green eyes. Right now, holding the equally shrunken Suanni, they look like a bunch of dumplings stuck together.
Qian Chuan walked towards Xiao Jiu, placed the Suanni in Xiao Jiu's arms, and said in his deep, magnetic voice, "No matter what, it's good that you're alright."
Xiao Jiu used to hold the weak Taotie like this every day, and the action had become very skilled.
As soon as the Suanni lay down, he immediately and skillfully adjusted his posture and began to stroke the Suanni's fur gently.
First, it scratched the cat's chin and then its forehead. Soon, the originally sullen Suanni was so comfortable that it forgot everything and just lay on Xiao Jiu's arm, making purring sounds.
Seeing that Suanni had finally been appeased, Qianchuan asked the system, "Didn't Taotie say before that Meow Meow wouldn't be back for more than ten years? Was that a miscalculation, or is there some problem with the space barrier again?"
Upon hearing this, the system forgot all about mocking the Suanni and immediately said, "[I'll check again.]"
Although it had already checked the data several times, it was still quite worried that something might happen again now, given that it had just experienced that terrifying earthquake.
[Checked, the space wall is fine.]
It said: [As for why they were able to return so quickly, the reason should be here.]
The system explained that it had now found out Xiao Jiu and Taotie's journey to another world, and by comparing and analyzing the data from the time they brought Fu Yu back, it had obtained some new information.
The principles and structures of different dimensional worlds are all different, so generally speaking, the flow of time is also different in different worlds.
System: [This spatial rift has a relatively slow time flow, so for us, only a few hours have passed here, but Meow Meow has actually spent more than ten years outside after being kicked out.]
Fu Yu couldn't laugh anymore when he heard that.
The thought of Suanni spending over ten years alone outside the space and returning in this state filled Fuyu with guilt: "I'm sorry, Meow Meow."
Suanni snorted and turned its head to the other side, refusing to look at him.
Fu Yu thought for a moment and quickly said, "How about... I give you all the grain next time? Don't be angry."
The Suanni turned its head back: "Really?"
Fu Yu: "Really, really."
The Suanni's amber eyes darted around: "Besides the grains, I also want to eat that purple fruit that can help you evolve."
Although Fuyu felt he wouldn't need the item for the time being, he still quickly agreed.
"If I had any, I would give them all to you."
The Suanni flicked its tail, finally satisfied.
The system, true to its word, seized the opportunity to offer daily advice: "Little Meow, don't you want to turn back into your original form? Sign a contract with my host."
The Suanni waved its front paws, looking exactly like it was shooing away a fly: [You're so annoying.]
The system persisted: [Didn't you want to try the Universal Evolution Fruit? One is no fun at all. Sign a contract, and I'll get you a hundred.]
Suanni snorted and buried its head in Xiao Jiu's arms, ignoring everyone else.
Actually, there's an item called "Catching Net" in the shop. You can get it directly from the system without going through Xiao Jiu's shop.
This capture net can directly grab the target and force it to become your pet.
But when the system mentioned it last time, Xiao Jiu immediately became very angry, and since then, no one has dared to mention it again.
Fu Yu and Qian Chuan looked at the Suanni, who was pretending to be an ostrich, nestled in Xiao Jiu's arms. They exchanged glances, feeling both amused and helpless.
They didn't really understand why Suanni was so reluctant to sign a contract with Xiao Jiu, but upon reflection, they realized that it was actually themselves who thought signing a contract was a good thing, and they couldn't represent Suanni.
So even if the Suanni says it doesn't want to, they won't help the system persuade it.
The system was just repeating it out of habit; Suanni had rejected it at least fifty or sixty times, if not a hundred.
So even if Suanni ignores it, it doesn't care at all and just continues talking about the previous topic.
The system acknowledged that what Suanni said when he made his grand entrance was correct.
[The current situation is that I, Xiao Jiu, this space, and the spirit tree within it are completely bound together as one.]
Therefore, any change in one party will simultaneously affect the other three parties.
It added: "[As for Taotie... it's hard to say, but Qianchuan and Fuyu, you two are fine. I checked the data again just now, and the pet function is separate and unaffected.]"
The situation with Taotie is more complicated; we'll only know the details once it reaches 100% incubation and the data is unlocked.
The system then returned to the topic of "four-party binding".
Previously, it couldn't escape the area of the fairy tree, so it was in a hurry to urge the tree roots to grow in all directions.
Because of its inherent spatial abilities and its own desire for spiritual energy, the Elf Tree gradually created a passage connecting it to the world of Fuyu as it grew.
Even when the passage was still in its infancy, Xiao Jiu had extraordinary hearing and was able to hear sounds from another world from the soil where the tree roots were located.
Then, an earthquake occurred, and Xiao Jiu passed right through it.
Actually, when they heard this, everyone had a pretty good idea of where those 200,000 points went.
Sure enough, the system said the next second: [The spatial channel is a very dangerous energy body; stabilizing it will consume a large amount of points.]
The system has an automatic protection mechanism for its host, Xiao Jiu, ensuring Xiao Jiu's safety even when the system is in standby mode.
So when Xiao Jiu was drawn to that world, the system automatically burned points to stabilize the temporary spatial channel.
The two worlds have different time flows. What took Xiao Jiu and Taotie three or four hours there was actually just a moment here.
System Summary: [Therefore, in my data records, it shows that 200,000 points were lost in a fraction of a second.]
After listening to this long list of deductions, Fu Yu vaguely felt that something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
Meanwhile, the system was already discussing with Xiao Jiu whether to use the points to appraise the flowers at their feet. Seeing this, Fu Yu remained silent.
I have 3000 points left. It's definitely not enough to do the non-directional scanning the system suggested, but it's still enough to identify a flower.
Just as the system was about to take action, Suanni spoke up.
He said, "Are you sure you want to just throw the test results directly onto these flowers?"
The system was momentarily stunned by his words: [Me—]
Suanni interrupted it directly: "I remember, it took 200 points to identify a flower before."
Everyone immediately realized what was going on.
yes.
No one can say for sure how these flowers are doing; they've bloomed almost throughout the entire rift valley. What if each plant is worth 200 points...?
The meager 3000 points will be completely drained in an instant.
Then, the system was wiped out.
Qianchuan asked, "System, is there a specific definition for the 'one plant' you're referring to? If not, you can just pick one and identify it."
[Yes, it must be a complete plant with more than 95% integrity.]
In other words, unless they can remove the flower intact, including its roots, leaves, and stem, it's useless to pick it and won't be able to be identified.
Qianchuan then asked, "Can these flowers be sold?"
System: [Selling is definitely possible; our selling function accepts everything, but the price difference will be significant.]
Anything deemed "useless" by the sales function, regardless of its specific nature, will be worth 1 point.
[Do you remember what I told you about what this place was like in the beginning? If those white stones weren't so strange, I would have collected them and sold them with the host long ago.]
Fu Yu: "......"
Fu Yu initially thought that "collecting stones to sell" was a bit outrageous, but then he thought that the system and Xiao Jiu were definitely capable of doing such a thing.
Qian Chuan made the final decision: "Then let's try to dig it out first. Even if we can't sell it, we can put it in the warehouse and see if there are any related descriptions."
No one had any objections, so they immediately started digging.
But as they dug, Xiao Jiu and Qian Chuan, who were in charge of harvesting the flowers, discovered something—the feeling of digging up these flowers was very familiar.
Qianchuan turned to look at Xiao Jiu, only to find that Xiao Jiu was also looking at him.
Qianchuan nodded and tacitly pulled Fuyu a little further away from its original position, while Taotie immediately carried Suanni away.
The next second, Xiao Jiu grabbed the two gaps that had just been dug out with both hands and pulled them out with all her might!
The flower, like a blanket being unfolded, suddenly flew up from the ground.
Normally, if Xiao Jiu pulled like this, all the flowers in a field would have been uprooted long ago. But there were just too many flowers here, and the area they covered was too large, so Xiao Jiu only managed to pull out a small patch after struggling for a long time.
The system reacted the moment Xiao Jiu exerted her strength.
These white, star-shaped flowers follow the same growth pattern as the previous patches of spirit flowers.
The flowers and plants intertwine with each other, forming a highly resilient network. And the most crucial point is that—no matter how many flowers there are, they are all counted as a single unit.
Seeing that Xiao Jiu was still trying to pull at the flowers, the system stopped him: [Host, wait, please let go. We're not playing with these flowers anymore.]
Xiao Jiu didn't think much about it; he did whatever the system told him to do.
The moment he loosened his grip, the flowers that had been dug up seemed to have been reset, disappearing back into the soil on their own in a rather eerie way.
System: [As expected.]
If it was just a guess before, now that the restoration operation is exactly the same as that of the spirit-transformed sunflower and spirit-transformed pansy, the system can basically confirm that this flower must be identified in the same way as the spirit-transformed flower, and all of them must be dug up to count as one plant.
At this moment, Taotie smacked its lips and said, "There's no spiritual energy in the flower."
This is adding insult to injury.
If a flower lacks vitality, then its price will definitely be lower.
System: [Forget it, stop messing around. Even if I just put it into standby mode, I'll save more power than this.]
Fu Yu glanced nervously at the Taotie Suanni, then at Qian Chuan, and whispered, "So, we're not going to do anything?"
The system sighed: [Let me think about it some more.]
They are now in the rift, and for some reason, the sun has disappeared from the space, and their points are extremely low.
Everything seems to have returned to square one.
Suddenly, Suanni said, "System, why don't you move the farmland over here?"
They can't get out, but Tian can come over!
Before the earthquake, the system had done this when it isolated the sprite tree, which was still in the branch state. It didn't cost many points; moving a field seemed to cost only 100 points.
Everyone immediately perked up.
If we can get the farmland over here, earning points and leaving won't be a problem!
But the system sighed.
[No, this can only be done within my field of vision, meaning I need to be able to see the farmland.]
Suanni found it quite unbelievable: "Field of vision? You have something like that?"
They always regarded the system as a spirit, and before a spirit has a physical body, it usually "sees" things by relying on its divine sense. The specific usage is similar to the scanning described by the system.
The system said: [Yes, my field of vision is synchronized with the host's. Since Xiao Jiu can't see the farmland, neither can I.]
The Suanni found it even stranger: "Then why don't you just go back? Aren't you bound to that tree?"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized something.
"System, after you were bound to the Spirit Tree, weren't you unable to leave the location of the tree? How did you get here?"
They all thought the system would start another mini-lesson, but to their surprise, the system remained silent.
After a long while, its voice finally rang in everyone's minds, its tone still quite dazed.
[...Yeah, how did I end up here all of a sudden?]
Non-human beings: ......
The Suanni was utterly speechless: "Can you be a little more reliable?"
The system was annoyed, it was holding its breath: [What can I do if the data is incomplete? Fine, I'll get a holographic scan done, then I'll definitely know.]
Qian Chuan, however, keenly sensed something was amiss and called out to the system, "Is this holographic scanning you mentioned dangerous?"
The system's voice sounded a bit weak.
[It's not exactly dangerous, but this holographic scan is cheaper than the non-directional scan I just mentioned, but it requires a few more points than the most basic one.]
Qianchuan: "How much do you want?"
System: [3000 points.]
Qian Chuan frowned: "But we only have 3000 points right now, don't we?"
System: [The spirit essence I fused with is quite useful; it saves me points. I estimate it won't cost more than 3000 points.]
"No way!" Fu Yu was the first to jump out and disagree: "This is too dangerous!"
Qianchuan also disagreed with the system's risky approach: "Let's dig up all these flowers and sell them. Even a few points are still points. If all else fails, we can try planting flowers here."
[But this is a complete waste of energy; it's entirely unnecessary.]
The conversation quickly turned into an argument, and the voices grew louder and louder.
Xiao Jiu, who had been listening attentively to everyone, was startled.
He looked at Qianchuan and Fuyu in a panic, anxious to speak but unsure what to say at this moment, and simply froze on the spot.
Taotie, who had been silent all along, turned his head and glanced at Xiao Jiu.
He jumped up, shoved the Suanni into Xiao Jiu's arms, and then jumped down again.
Meanwhile, next to Xiao Jiu, Qian Chuan, Fu Yu, and the system were still arguing.
The system seems confused: [Data calculations show that 3000 points are not required, why don't you believe me?]
Qianchuan and Fuyu were also a little unhappy.
Is this a matter of belief or disbelief?
Just as Qianchuan and Fuyu were about to speak again, they heard a crisp click.
They all turned their heads to look in that direction and saw Taotie spit a flower that had been bitten off at the root into Xiao Jiu's palm.
The flowers are fluorescent blue and star-shaped, just like the small white flowers that bloom all over the ground here.
Taotie: "Little Jiu, say—sell, sell."
The Suanni also moved closer to Xiao Jiu's face, pressing its front paw pads against Xiao Jiu's face: "Sell, sell, sell."
Xiao Jiu's mind was filled with images of Qian Chuan and the others arguing, and she couldn't process what they were saying. When they started repeating it, she just subconsciously repeated, "Sell."
[Ding—Sale successful, 1 point added, 3001 points remaining]
The Taotie spat out another flower.
[Ding—Sale successful, 1 point added, 3002 points remaining]
Taotie turned around and said to the dazed system and Qianchuan, "Then let's do it this way, and wait until we've collected enough points before making any moves?"
"But let's make this clear first..." Taotie opened its eyes a crack, its voice still as sweet as candy: "You can't argue anymore."
In that instant, Qianchuan and Fuyu both shuddered.
"OK!"
[OK! ]
This wasn't the first time anyone had harvested flowers, so everyone worked quickly and efficiently.
Xiao Jiu doesn't get tired and is very strong. Now that she has two hands, even though one of them is shrunken, it doesn't bother her at all, and she's just as strong.
He grabbed one side with each hand, and with a little force, he could easily tear the extremely resilient flower in half.
As for the gluttonous beast, it devoured the flower in one bite, its teeth chattering like sharp scissors. Once it was finished, it simply swallowed the flower whole and stored it in its warehouse.
After several unsuccessful attempts to remove the flowers, Qianchuan and Fuyu had no choice but to give up and instead help collect the flowers for easier sale.
The observing system then realized that it had also been limited by the "planting and harvesting" process.
These little white flowers aren't from farmland, so there's no need to worry about harvesting them or how intact they are; all that matters is getting points.
only......
It still doesn't understand the point of accumulating points now.
The data is accurate; the system simply feels that Qianchuan and the others are wasting their energy.
These small white flowers at the bottom of the rift valley are extremely vigorous and grow very quickly.
When they started selling it for 500 points, the spot where the glutton had first bitten off was already sprouting new shoots.
Qianchuan: "If we pick a thousand, there shouldn't be any problem, right?"
Fu Yu hesitated for a moment: "How about... we pick three thousand?"
Having twice as much makes me feel safer.
Hello everyone."
After several hours of continuous flower picking and selling, they finally accumulated 3,000 points.
System: [Then I'll begin.]
The points are dropping very quickly.
6000, 5000, 4000...
It's already close to 3000 points, but the speed is still not slowing down at all.
Finally, the scanning process stopped when there were still more than 800 points left.
The Suanni snorted twice: "Oh, it really is 'less than 3000' points."
If the system had a physical form, it would be bloated like a red balloon by now.
It didn't know why the points had doubled, but one thing was certain—
That means if Qianchuan and Fuyu hadn't grabbed it, it would be gone by now.
The system is always quick to admit its mistakes, and it immediately went to apologize to Qianchuan Fuyu.
Qianchuan: "It's nothing, don't worry about it."
Fu Yu nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, it's good that you're alright, System."
As soon as Fuyu finished speaking, the scan results came out.
The moment the system's final translation was heard, the entire rift valley fell into complete silence.
At this point, everyone was stunned by the scan results.
Why did the phantom of the giant sun that once scorched this place disappear?
The reason why the giant sun phantom was able to appear was because the spatial walls of the spatial rift were not as intact as those in the normal world.
The space walls have tiny cracks and foldable points, which is why the space cracks can receive projections from other worlds.
Now, that phantom of the giant sun has disappeared.
There is only one reason.
The walls here finally bonded together, and began to protect the entire interior space.
This is no longer a spatial rift.
This is an independent dimension world.
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