Another Star Core (Third Update)

As the delicate jade hand touched the rough large hand, a spark of golden Electric Light danced between their palms. It wasn't a static electricity reaction, but rather the accidental release of Lightning Ions from Lin Zhen's body.

Su Mingyue exclaimed and withdrew her hand. She didn't know that these were Lightning Ions and thought it was a static electricity reaction with Lin Zhen.

Su Mingyue pursed her red lips slightly and glanced at Lin Zhen. She was relieved to see that Lin Zhen was looking down at the water.

"What are you looking at?" Su Mingyue asked.

"Look at the water."

"Look at the water? What's so interesting about water?" Su Mingyue lowered her head. This was the edge of the pool, where the water only had slight ripples, like a mirror.

On the water, a handsome young man with a bare upper body, revealing his strong muscles, and a beautiful young woman dressed in white, with a blush on her face, sat side by side. The water rippled slightly, and the young man smiled.

The scene was harmonious, warm, and beautiful. Lin Zhen sighed, "I really should change my clothes and take a picture to remember this moment. I can brag to others in the future, 'Look, the photo of me and Saintess Su, we're quite a good match, aren't we?'"

Su Mingyue turned to look at Lin Zhen, her beautiful peach blossom eyes rolling her eyes at him. "You're not actually a bad person. If someone else talked to me like that, I would definitely be very unhappy, but I know you're teasing me, so I won't get angry."

Lin Zhen chuckled, "It's good that you understand. A person's character is not determined by appearances. Take Tang Yu, for example. He's usually such a gentle and refined gentleman, but you saw how he behaved Moment of Life and Death. Although I, Lin Zhen, am also selfish and have many flaws, I would never be like that kind of person, all show and no substance."

Su Mingyue nodded slightly. "You're right about one thing. After this incident, I feel like I've grown up a lot and can see some people clearly, which is a good thing and not worth being sad about."

That's the right way to think about it.

Lin Zhen stood up. "I'm going to change my clothes."

Su Mingyue turned around. "Didn't you say you didn't have any clothes?"

"It was a coincidence back then. My clothes had just been torn and I hadn't had time to change. Now that I have time, of course I can't keep doing this."

Su Mingyue scolded him angrily, and Lin Zhen laughed and ran away, arriving behind a big tree, where he rummaged through his Space Ring.

Lin Zhen prepared more than a dozen sets of clothes when he came, because he might not be able to leave the fruit trees for several years, so clothes were absolutely essential. He didn't want to become a primitive man surrounded by Leaf.

A dark red Tang suit, outlined with gold thread, was taken out by Lin Zhen after a moment's thought.

Today is New Year, so it's nice to dress festively.

The Liquid Metal transformed back into a belt inside the clothes. After changing into Tang suit, Lin Zhen saw the two Space Ring inside again.

Since there was nothing serious happening, Lin Zhen leaned against the tree trunk and opened one of the Space Ring.

This ring is not the kind of Space Ring later developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology. Its accurate name is the Marching Stone. It was developed when the Voidstone was first discovered. The space inside is less than one cubic meter, so it can't hold much. However, it did cause a buying frenzy at the time.

However, the space inside these Marching Stone is unstable, and they have collapsed several times. They were phased out after a period of time, but many martial artists are reluctant to throw them away and continue to use them, and most of them have not encountered any problems.

Some martial artists obtained Marching Stone but found them inconvenient to carry, so they made them into rings and set them on their fingers. This is also the inspiration for Space Ring.

This ring belongs to the Lao San. Inside, there are several bank cards, two swords, a chain, and a number of other odds and ends.

The bank card is useless to Lin Zhen now; he can't withdraw a single penny from it, and it will only benefit the bank in the future.

Apart from the two weapons which were worth a little money, the rest of the items were of little value.

Lin Zhen was slightly disappointed and picked up another ring.

This ring belongs to Hua, Hua is a Mind Power Master. Mind Power Master are usually very wealthy, so hopefully this time he won't be disappointed.

Besides the bank cards and other junk inside, there was also a sword, a Long Spear, and a Tower Shield.

"Is this all there is?" Lin Zhen rummaged through the contents again.

After searching for a while, he found a stone in a corner.

"Is this Meteorite?" Lin Zhen took it out and examined it closely.

The stone was quite heavy, its weight disproportionate to its size. Even Lin Zhen found it difficult to hold, and its weight was probably over a hundred kilograms.

"What is this?" Lin Zhen simply sat down, took out a chisel and scraper from his Space Ring, and began to clean the surface of the stone.

Lin Zhen was very familiar with this kind of thing. In less than half an hour, a Golden Stone the size of a goose egg appeared in Lin Zhen's hand, with sharp Gold Qi constantly emanating from it.

"Hahaha!"

Lin Zhen stared at the stone for a long time, ignoring the fact that his hand was almost pricked, and couldn't help but burst out laughing.

It turns out this is a Star Core, a Star Core containing sharp Gold Qi!

Ah Hua, unaware of its value, obtained the stone but couldn't figure out its purpose, so he simply treated it as a collectible and tossed it into a corner, only to find it had ended up in Lin Zhen's hands.

The Leonid Meteor Shower that fell on Earth was actually caused by the shattering of a star, with its Star Core breaking apart and fragments containing various energies scattered all over the world.

Lin Zhen knew the whereabouts of some cores, but there were a few he didn't know, such as the core of the Gold Qi, which he never expected to be in Hua's hands.

"Great! With this, I have a new direction for cultivation. Among the five elements, metal is the most important. If I can absorb this Gold Qi, whether I inject it into Liquid Metal or other weapons, I can improve its quality by several levels. I can even unleash Metal Sword Qi with my bare hands. This core is perfect for my cultivation."

Lin Zhen looked at the golden core. The Gold Qi within it had not yet been released, and it felt very sharp in his hand. If he could truly absorb the Gold Qi within it, Lin Zhen would be able to cut through steel with his bare hands.

Lin Zhen carefully put the Star Core into his ring, feeling that today was truly his lucky day.

After straightening his Tang suit, he emerged from the bushes with a ruddy complexion, and as soon as he came out, he was immediately struck by his appearance.

Su Mingyue was squatting there setting up a wooden frame. The mantis legs that Lin Zhen had brought back had already been peeled off. A tree stump made from a wooden branch was being used as a table, and there were even some snacks on it, Ketu brought by Su Mingyue.

Su Mingyue herself had changed out of her white priest's robes at some point and was now wearing a red jacket and a long red skirt. Her long, Waterfall hair was simply tied into two pigtails, which made her face look fair and delicate.

This version of Su Mingyue is less aloof and more beautiful. With her red jacket, she looks like a pretty little sister.

Seeing Lin Zhen come out, Su Mingyue noticed that he was also wearing a dark red Tang suit and smiled, saying, "It seems we have similar thoughts. I also think that today is the New Year, so we should dress more festively."

Lin Zhen walked over, squatted down next to Su Mingyue, smelled the faint fragrance on her body, and flicked the branches with his hand. "According to our Huaxia traditions, elders or people of high status give Red Envelope during the New Year. Although we are about the same Saintess Su, you are the God Sect Saintess of the God's Grace Cathedral, the only one in the country. With your status, it wouldn't be too much for you to give me a Red Envelope worth hundreds of millions or even billions, would it?"

Su Mingyue her eyes at Lin Zhen: "It's true that I'm Holy Maiden, but I don't manage the Church's money. I only have a little pocket money of my own, and it's very little. Even if I gave it all to you, I'm afraid you would be disappointed."

"It's alright, it's all a token of my appreciation, take it." Lin Zhen reached out her hand without any hesitation.

Su Mingyue nodded, really wanting to give the money, but when she took out her phone, she realized that there was no network here and she couldn't transfer money to Lin Zhen.

Seeing Su Mingyue's somewhat embarrassed look, Lin Zhen laughed and said, "You can't give me Red Envelope now, right? Well, remember you owe me one, and I'll pay you back double when I'm able to give you one later."

Lin Zhen was just teasing Su Mingyue on purpose, but to her surprise, Su Mingyue nodded solemnly. "I've got it."

Seeing Su Mingyue's serious demeanor, Lin Zhen knew that few people would joke with her, and that she took everything seriously. So, she decided not to joke around with her either and started packing with Su Mingyue.

Soon the fire was lit, Lin Zhen personally used a small piece of Liquid Metal as a skewer to skewer the mantis legs and start grilling them on the spot.

Su Mingyue sat next to Lin Zhen watching him grill meat, her hands supporting her small face, her watery peach blossom eyes blinking, her long eyelashes like two small fans, it was truly a pleasing sight, it was impossible not to be in a good mood.

The mantis legs gradually changed color. Su Mingyue brought a full range of seasonings. Lin Zhen sprinkled salt, rubbed oil on them, and then sprinkled some chili and pepper on them. Once all the seasonings were added, the aroma came out.

"Your cooking is so good, it smells so delicious. I haven't had a decent meal in all these days I've been here, I'm so glad I can have a good meal today."

"Hehe, how could I be your idol if I didn't have these skills?" Lin Zhen boasted shamelessly.

However, his culinary skills are truly impressive. Having spent many years in interstellar space in his previous life, enduring countless hardships, Lin Zhen didn't possess great skills, but he was extremely proficient in cooking. He had made this kind of roasted meat hundreds of times, and could do it with ease.

"Dinner's ready, you little glutton!"

Lin Zhen's meat was cooked. The Liquid Metal turned into a table, and he placed the food on it. Then he took out a bottle of red wine.

"Would you like some wine?"

Su Mingyue nodded. "Alright, it's no fun for you to drink alone during the New Year, although I don't really like the taste of alcohol."

"Then I would be truly honored."

The two sat on the wooden stake. Lin Zhen raised his hand, broke off a table leg, and then, to Su Mingyue's astonishment, turned it into a plate, a wine glass, and a knife and fork.

"You're really extravagant; you actually use Liquid Metal like this."

"Haha, no matter how valuable it is, it's just an object. It's an honor for it to be used by its master."

With the release of Mental Power, the Liquid Metal table grew another leg, only the tabletop was a little thinner. This wasn't a battle, so a little thinner or thicker didn't matter.

Lin Zhen cut a piece of meat for Su Mingyue. Just as Lin Zhen was about to say something, Su Mingyue raised her glass first and said to Lin Zhen, "Idol, I am very grateful for the arrangement of fate that allowed me to meet you."

This is the first extra chapter today, making up for the missed monthly votes from yesterday.