Chapter 145 - Fireworks of Fortune
Xie Zhao instantly regained consciousness, the slight hint of sleepiness on his face replaced by embarrassment. He subconsciously tried to fix his hair, but his hand stumbled upon the talisman brush that had been tilted in his bun. He quickly put it down and frantically tugged at the blanket that had slipped off, trying to maintain a semblance of a talisman immortal.
"Ahem... Good morning... everyone..." Xie Zhao coughed dryly, trying to pretend nothing had happened.
Chu Linyuan's cold eyes lingered on the figure of him covered in a blanket with his hair curled up for two seconds, then swept across his slightly red ears. Finally, he looked away and said in a calm voice, "The tower base rune has been absorbed by the Moon Devouring Rabbit's Star Evil."
"What?!" Xie Zhao's fury instantly flared up, all his sleepiness gone! He rushed to the base of the tower and looked at the slightly dimmed "Guixu Town" rune with distressed eyes. "My Chenji Star Sand! My core rune! Damn rabbit! Do you think this is a buffet?!" He glared fiercely at the rabbit in Bai Xiaolu's arms.
The rabbit immediately buried its head in the white deer's arms, leaving only its shivering furry butt exposed.
"Second Brother! Bunny didn't mean it!" Su Tang quickly defended him, "It's just... just hungry!"
"Hungry?" Xie Zhao laughed angrily, pointing at the rune. "If it's hungry, why doesn't it gnaw on the Iron Ox's horns? There are star patterns on them too!"
Upon hearing this, Tie Niu subconsciously covered his horns and said in a muffled voice: "My horns... don't taste good..."
"Alright." Luo Hongyi's voice was lazy and impatience was lingering. The poisonous mist dissipated from her fingertips. "Why bother competing with a rabbit? The rune is only slightly dimmed. Just replenish some star power." She turned her gaze to Su Tang. "Little Tangdou, isn't your galactic resonance quite effective? Try to attract some starlight to recharge the tower base."
Su Tang's eyes lit up: "Yes!"
She immediately sat cross-legged back on the live broadcast platform on the ice, picked up the Star Attraction Order and the Photo Stone, closed her eyes and concentrated again, invoked her willpower, and tried to communicate with the starlight of the distant sea of falling stars.
Although Xie Zhao felt distressed, he also knew that Luo Hongyi's words made sense. He sighed, rubbed his brow, and walked to the base of the tower. The Jinghong Talisman Pen slipped into his hand. He looked at the dim rune, then at Su Tang who was working hard, and shook his head helplessly.
At that moment, a cold hand reached out to him. In its palm lay a handful of sand, shimmering a deep, star-blue hue. It was Chenji Star Sand! It was a tiny amount, but it was enough to repair the rune.
Xie Zhao looked up in surprise and met Chu Linyuan's cold eyes that were devoid of any emotion.
"Be frugal." Chu Linyuan's voice remained flat, as if he had just handed him an ordinary stone. "Next time, lock the cage."
"Got it, Senior Brother! I promise to complete the task! As for the cage..." He glanced mischievously at the rabbit in Bai Xiaolu's arms, "...I can consider it!"
Without further delay, he dipped his Jinghong Rune Brush into the star sand and carefully began to repair the dim rune. The dark golden starlight flowing from the tip of the brush was particularly warm in the morning light.
The repaired "Guixu Town" rune on the tower's base once again radiated a restrained, dark-golden aura. The Moon-Eating Rabbit was carefully guarded by White Deer, with a few ordinary space crystal fragments stuffed in it as teething sticks. The clamor of morning exercises faded, and Immortal-Slaying Square welcomed a rare moment of pure leisure.
Su Tang sat cross-legged on her Xuanbing live broadcast platform, the Star Attraction Order hovering in front of her, her psychic eyes tightly closed. This time, she did not try to attract the starlight, but whispered to the image stone:
"Family! Latest news from the Abyss Price Bureau! The futures prices of our Star Fertilizer and Void Screws have skyrocketed! The Red Flame Sect next door has closed down and is clearing out their stock of Red Flame Crystals. Anyone interested in group orders? Free shipping for orders over ten tons!"
She counted on her fingers seriously, as if she were really doing a big deal.
Tie Niu squatted beside the herb garden, his huge body curled up into a ball, carefully adding soil to a newly sprouted star tear grass seedling. His big hands like a palm fan held a small herb hoe, and his movements were so clumsy that people were afraid that he would sneeze and blow the seedling away.
Luo Hongyi stood by, her arms folded, supervising the work. A wisp of light green, vibrant poisonous mist lingered at her fingertips, ready to rescue her poor herb at any moment: "Stupid cow! The roots! The roots are exposed! Be gentle! Those are seedlings, not radishes!"
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