Chapter 152: Strange Stones Mixed In
“What fool, that’s my guest.”
Nan Qi felt her maid’s words were too presumptuous: “I won’t allow you to be so rude to my guest.”
The maid, A Duo, had grown up with Nan Qi, and the two were like sisters. A Duo wasn’t afraid of her at all.
She teased, “It’s not just me saying that; even Young Master and the others think so.”
Nan Qi snorted coldly: “I’m not as talented as my brother and the others, but the Magic Treasures I refine aren’t bad either. I can refine Magic Treasures for the Late Foundation Establishment Stage at the Early Foundation Establishment Stage. Isn’t that impressive?”
“Although they are disposable.”
A Duo shook her head helplessly: “You know they’re disposable, Miss. In this Yunzhou Continent, which Cultivator would actually buy disposable Magic Treasures to use? And for fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones? Only those with too much money to spend would. Most likely, Young Master and the others sent people to disguise themselves and buy them to amuse you.”
“Really?” Nan Qi thought there was a possibility. She pouted: “But I don’t think so. That Cultivator even wanted to bargain and signed a contract with me.”
“Signed a contract?”
A Duo immediately became worried: “What kind of contract did you sign? Miss, you can’t just sign contracts from outside; it’s not a joke!”
“Don’t worry, it’s just a guarantee that the Magic Treasures I make have the ability of the Late Foundation Establishment Stage. Since they are disposable, people can’t test them, so a contract is necessary for peace of mind…”
A Duo frowned: “That being said, but isn’t that how business works? If he thinks it’s unreliable, he doesn’t have to buy it! Miss, you absolutely must not sign contracts carelessly.”
Nan Qi stuck out her tongue: “Alright, alright, I get it.”
“By the way,” A Duo suddenly said, “Are those Spirit Ores we got from the Secret Realm last time still here? Xuecang Sect sent someone to ask Young Master and the others, and Young Master said you might have another one?”
“Yes,” Nan Qi nodded. “I got one, but I haven’t figured anything out yet. Xuecang Sect wants it?”
As she spoke, her spiritual sense entered her Cosmic Bag, and she looked closely.
Suddenly, her expression changed drastically: “Oh no! I gave the wrong thing!”
A Duo was also shocked: “Miss, what did you give the wrong thing?”
Nan Qi scanned everything in her Cosmic Bag with her spiritual sense, confirming that the Spirit Ore was indeed missing.
Nan Qi immediately put on a mournful face: “Oh dear, when I sold Magic Treasures to that Cultivator this afternoon, I saw she paid all at once. I felt a bit bad about the fifty Mid-grade Spirit Stones, so I offered to give her a few Spirit Ores as a bonus. I only gave her ordinary First Order Spirit Ores, but that one looked too similar to the ordinary ones. I think I mixed them up and gave it to her…”
“Ah?!!!”
A Duo was about to scream: “Miss, how could you be so muddled! That came from the True Ze Secret Realm, and you gave it to someone else?!”
“Shush, shush, shush, shush, shush—”
Nan Qi felt guilty and immediately covered her mouth, “Don’t be so loud and let others hear.”
A Duo still jumped up and down: “Then we have to find a way to get it back?”
Nan Qi shook her head: “It’s been a day, and the other party didn’t reveal their true identity when buying Things. We don’t even know who it is. Besides, I haven’t figured out the use of that Spirit Ore, nor how to activate it. I can’t exactly ask for it back, so I’ll just tell Xuecang Sect that I used it.”
A Duo was disappointed: “You, you’re just muddled about these small matters. Do you have similar problems when you refine Magic Treasures, which is why you always go off track?”
Nan Qi: “Stop talking! If you say any more, my fragile self-esteem will get angry!”
A Duo sighed: “Sigh, then I’ll go ask Eldest Young Master to tell the people from Xuecang Sect.”
Nan Qi looked at A Duo gratefully: “Then you go. I’m going into seclusion. If anyone comes looking for me, tell them I’m refining artifacts and can’t come out.”
At this point, she could only hide for a couple of days.
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Song Jiulai bought some Tier 3 and Tier 4 Pills, leaving one High-grade Spirit Stone for the Sect.
She was afraid some Players might need to exchange it at a critical moment.
As for the other Materials, they seemed unnecessary.
Song Jiulai emptied her Inventory and tidied up her Warehouse.
The Sect Warehouse could be used not only by Song Jiulai but also by Players.
However, unless she allowed it, Players couldn’t see or use the Things Song Jiulai placed there.
Of course, under normal circumstances, Song Jiulai wouldn’t need to use the Warehouse as long as the System Mall was available.
This time, she planned to put up the few Spirit Ores she received as gifts when buying Things earlier.
The main reason was that although the Spirit Ores given by the seller were all First Order, they were of relatively rare types within the First Order.
Putting them in the Sect Mall could earn a few Points.
As she was about to put one of them away, Song Jiulai suddenly let out a “hmm”: “Why doesn’t this look like a Spirit Ore?”
The texture of Spirit Ore was distinct.
This Stone, although it emitted Spiritual Energy similar to Spirit Ore, felt completely different from Spirit Ore.
Spirit Ores generally looked somewhat transparent, but this Stone was like solid white jade, making it impossible to see through.
Only a vague black shadow could be seen wrapped inside.
“It’s indeed not.”
The System scanned it and was a bit surprised: “The Energy source is quite high and pure. This is not a First Order item.”
Song Jiulai picked it up and observed it carefully. Even with her Sea of Consciousness, she couldn’t penetrate this Stone to see what was inside.
Yet, with the naked eye, she could see a dark shadow inside.
This was quite magical.
Song Jiulai asked the System: “What’s inside?”
System: “Cannot scan, but can attempt to unlock it. The cost is quite high.”
Song Jiulai pondered for a long time: “Did the seller give me such a strange Stone? Did they give me the wrong thing?”
System: “Cultivators are rarely that careless. It’s a strange Stone, and it’s possible they didn’t even know what it was and just gave it to you.”
Song Jiulai was convinced.
After all, it was unrealistic to ask about items bought from the Black Market.
Song Jiulai held it up and examined it for a while, then said, “It’s up to you.”
Since the System said it could unlock it, she might as well let the System do it.
System: “Then consider carefully. What is unlocked could be good or bad.”
Song Jiulai always enjoyed gambling.
“Let’s try.”
She could see the Energy consumed by the System this time.
After the Energy Pool was replenished last time, her Energy was full. Even after continuous consumption for a while, it was still over 900.
She was swimming in wealth.
As a result, the System consumed 500 points just to unlock it, instantly dropping below 500.
Song Jiulai’s face turned pale: “What is this thing that requires you to consume so much Energy at once?”
System: “…I don’t know.”
The data indicated this amount of Energy consumption for dissolution.
However, indirectly, something that required such a large amount of Energy to unlock was likely very powerful.
Of course, whether it was good or bad was still unknown.
The chapters have been a bit delayed due to a few days off. I will continue updating during the day.
