Eating Alone

Zhao Yun left Chen Ze's residence. After purchasing a map of the Dagan Dynasty in Wannan City, he set out on his travels.

Zhao Yun had no particular destination. He casually picked a spot on the map and headed in that direction.

Within the Mysterious Iron Ore mine.

Ye Zhengping had already received the latest orders.

The Ye Family members were forcibly required to mine, just as the Ye Family had once treated the miners.

As for the miners, they were told that if they mined for one final month, they would be set free.

Most of them expressed disbelief, because the people telling them this were still Ye Family members.

There was simply no way they could ever trust the Ye Family's words again.

Although they had witnessed the previous battle, in their eyes, it had merely been the Ye Family members fighting among themselves.

The Doppelgangers were helpless as well. The Ye Family's reputation was truly too rotten.

In the end, no matter what the Doppelgangers said, it was useless.

Those unwilling to believe still refused to believe. They continued mining according to the old rules.

Seeing them like this, the Doppelgangers could not be bothered to explain any further.

They would just send them away after a month. Explaining so much was only a waste of time.

Within Chen Ze's residence.

"Ling'er, how were the profits from taking over the Mysterious Iron Ore mine this time?"

"Master, following your instructions, aside from keeping the pills belonging to those three Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators, all other confiscated items have been sorted out."

"Good. Come on, let's make a trip to the Myriad Things Space." As Chen Ze spoke, he could not help letting out a hearty laugh.

He had already exhausted his ammunition and provisions. After purchasing the last three Doppelgangers, his Points had fallen to zero, and he had only a little over eight hundred Spirit Stones left.

But now, he was no longer in a hurry. He was about to become a rich man.

Zhao Ling'er had already calculated it for him. Based on the current number of people in the Mysterious Iron Ore mine—

One hundred miners, plus thirty Ye Family members, each mining an average of fifty kilograms of Mysterious Iron Ore per day.

In one day, they could mine 6,500 kilograms of Mysterious Iron Ore.

Based on the value of Mysterious Iron Ore, they could earn 1,300 Points a day.

That did not even include the Doppelgangers, who could mine without stopping all day. Now, a single Doppelganger could mine at least a hundred kilograms of Mysterious Iron Ore per day.

With the profits from mining alone, how could Chen Ze not be happy?

Chen Ze could not help roaring in his heart, When had I ever fought such a wealthy battle?

Within the Myriad Things Space, Chen Ze did not even glance at that pile of Mysterious Iron Ore.

He went straight to the Myriad Things Shop and had the Green-robed Woman recycle everything.

Only the pills were kept. Selling pills outside made it less likely for anyone to trace their tracks.

There was no helping it. Chen Ze was in urgent need of a batch of Spirit Stones, and his plan to open a shop also had to be put on the agenda.

Very soon, the Green-robed Woman's serene voice sounded.

"Recycling all items, a total of Points."

Hearing the Green-robed Woman's voice, Chen Ze was momentarily speechless. "I never expected the people of the Ye Family to have so many good things on them. This one haul is worth more than every previous gain.

"If that's the case, why are we working so hard to save up Points? We might as well just rob the Ye Family directly."

Though that made sense, Chen Ze merely thought it over.

Actually robbing the Ye Family was not the right time yet.

Compared with the Ye Family, his strength still fell far short.

"Ling'er, do you think I should use these Points to upgrade the Myriad Things Space now, or keep them for later?"

Chen Ze knew very well that if the Myriad Things Space reached Level 3, the number of Spirit Fields would surely double, and the time acceleration would increase again.

The items exchangeable in the Myriad Things Shop should also rise to the Golden Core level.

There would surely be new skills and functions in the Myriad Things Shop as well.

But spending all 10,000 Points at once like this—

Chen Ze still felt somewhat unwilling. After all, obtaining those 10,000 Points had not been easy.

Who knew how long he would have to wait before obtaining another 10,000 Points?

"Master, you have not yet reached the Foundation Establishment Realm, and the exchangeable items in the Myriad Things Shop are temporarily sufficient.

"Besides, the current functions and skills are already enough. Too many functions and skills would be useless for now.

"As long as there are enough Doppelgangers, the Mysterious Iron Ore mine will bring in an endless stream of profits."

In truth, Chen Ze had already made his decision.

With Zhao Ling'er saying this as well, he became even more certain of what he wanted to do.

"Ling'er, you're right. As long as I have Doppelgangers, 10,000 Points are nothing.

"Doppelgangers are also a form of my strength. For now, raising my strength comes first."

After saying that, Chen Ze directly opened the shopping interface of the Myriad Things Shop.

Without any further hesitation, he exchanged for six Doppelgangers, spending 9,300 Points in one go.

Chen Ze now possessed eighteen Doppelgangers.

Aside from Chen Fan at the Qingyun Sect.

Zhao Yun, who was traveling outside.

And Zhao Ling'er, who remained at his side.

All the other Doppelgangers were mining in the Mysterious Iron Ore mine.

As for these latest six Doppelgangers, Chen Ze did not give them any fixed appearances.

He directly modeled them after the Ye Family members who had been accidentally killed in the Mysterious Iron Ore mine this time.

After sending five Doppelgangers to the Mysterious Iron Ore mine, Chen Ze left the Myriad Things Space with Zhao Ling'er and No. 18 Doppelganger.

"Take all these pills to the Market and sell them. Be flexible about it. Don't sell them all to a single shop."

"Yes."

Chen Ze handed all the pills to No. 18 Doppelganger.

No. 18 Doppelganger left Chen Ze's residence carrying the pills.

"Ling'er, after being busy all day, I'm a little hungry."

"Yes, Master. Ling'er will prepare the food at once."

Zhao Ling'er went to prepare the meal, while Chen Ze sat in a reclining chair and calculated how much longer it would take for him to break through to Foundation Establishment.

Qi Refining Tenth Layer: 58/100. I still need 42 points.

With the Xuantian Record at Major Accomplishment proficiency, cultivating the Xuantian Record once can increase my cultivation by 3 points.

In another fourteen hours, I can break through the Qi Refining Realm and reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Mm, not bad. I'll break through after one night's sleep.

I'll soon be a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator too. Once I reach Foundation Establishment, I can use Sword Flight.

I can finally soar through the sky and burrow through the earth like a true cultivator. This is the Cultivation World I have dreamed of.

Time has passed so quickly. Before I knew it, I had been in this world for nearly a month.

As Chen Ze was sighing with emotion, he suddenly heard Zhao Ling'er's voice.

"Master, the meal is ready."

"Mm."

Watching Zhao Ling'er bring over the dishes, Chen Ze felt that everything seemed like a dream. Why does it feel a little unreal? Yet everything is so real.

By then, Zhao Ling'er had already placed all the dishes on the table.

"Ling'er, sit down and eat with me too!"

Zhao Ling'er smiled lightly. "Master, have you forgotten? Ling'er does not need to eat."

"It's fine, eat with me! Even with delicious food spread before me, eating alone all the time is still a little dull."

Zhao Ling'er looked at Chen Ze strangely. Something seemed to stir within her, and she quietly sat down.

"Here, Ling'er, taste your own cooking too. What you make is far better than the food at those restaurants outside."

Chen Ze placed a chopstickful of food into Zhao Ling'er's bowl.

Zhao Ling'er giggled, picked up her chopsticks, put the food into her mouth, and chewed it carefully.

"Mm, it does taste better than the food from that restaurant last time."

Chen Ze burst out laughing. "Now that's a bit like praising your own wares."

"Hehe."