Exchanging Supplies

The second floor of the Lost Tavern

Li Yao took out the supplies he still needed from his Space Ring. There were quite a lot of things inside, Li Yao only took out a portion of the spare magic stones and half of the Astral Essence. Then he placed the ring on the altar and prepared to activate the Summoning Altar.

He messaged Lin Xiaowei, "Are you getting ready to host the summoning? You're familiar with the description and location of the Space Ring, right? No problem?"

Lin Xiaowei: "Don't worry!"

Li Yao infused magic into the Summoning Altar and activated the Beacon Orb... After a while, a burst of spiritual light suddenly erupted from the altar.

The Space Ring has disappeared.

Li Yao suddenly felt an emptiness in his heart.

Most of his wealth was stored in that Space Ring; if converted to money, it would be a tremendous amount... Wearing the Space Ring every day gave Li Yao a sense of security, but now it was gone in a flash...

Li Yao squatted down beside the altar, looking lost and dejected.

He took out his phone and asked, "Did you receive my ring?"

Lin Xiaowei did not reply.

I suppose he was too busy presiding over the Summoning Altar.

Li Yao waited and waited...

finally,

Lin Xiaowei replied, "Holy crap, so much Astral Essence?"

This is fucking ridiculous!

Lin Xiaowei was excited.

She said, "I thought they were only the size of a fingernail when you said they were in small pieces, but damn, they're almost the size of a child's fist? I'm telling you, Li Yao! We're rich!"

Li Yao was very happy; he liked the word "made it".

It sounds very comforting.

Li Yao asked, "When can you send me the ring? Have you prepared all the supplies?"

Lin Xiaowei replied, "I was prepared, but didn't you say someone had a bounty on your side? And you're too weak... It's not really my place to help you across servers. I didn't have any ideas, but with so much Astral Essence, it's a different story! That's a lot of Points! You wait, I'll get you something awesome!"

Awesome stuff? No,

Can you give me back my ring first?

Before Li Yao could even speak, Lin Xiaowei's profile picture went gray!

Li Yao: "..."

It was clear that Lin Xiaowei was very excited, experiencing the feeling of suddenly becoming rich overnight.

Excitedly, she grabbed Li Yao's ring and ran...

But the problem is,

Couldn't you at least give me a spare or something? Dude,

I feel so insecure right now! Li Yao was full of resentment as he touched his left index finger, where there was a mark left by the ring... He touched it and felt even more lost.

Without the ring,

Even alchemical experiments have become less convenient to conduct.

He had gotten used to using his mental power to search for supplies in his Space Ring, and he also liked the materials to appear in his hand as soon as he raised his hand.

With no other option, he could only decipher magical knowledge, construct Spell Circuit models, and practice Meditation Technique.

As dusk fell,

He should have been conducting alchemical experiments at this time to improve his proficiency, but now that the ring was gone, Li Yao was fine.

He was used to the old routine, and now he wasn't quite used to using the free time to do other things.

Anyway, the ring will be back soon, so I might as well give myself a few days off.

He went downstairs and found Feng Liyan, the one-armed woman, sitting at the bar.

Seeing oneself

Feng Liyan patted the bar stool next to him. "Hey, little brother, sit here. I didn't expect your bar girl to be so hot."

After saying that,

The woman stared intently at Chen Xi's impressive breasts, licked her lips, and asked, "Little sister, how did you get those? Did you do it yourself or did your boss help you?"

Li Yao: "???"

"Are you fucking misunderstanding something?" Li Yao, his face dark, dragged the woman away from the bar. Feng Liyan was still unhappy. "What are you doing?"

"Go home and be a hooligan!" Li Yao said.

"I won't tolerate you here!" Feng Liyan leaned back against the bar, looked at Chen Xi and then at Li Yao, and said, "I heard from Old Lu that my little sister is very obedient to you. She doesn't even give Old Lu any face and just listens to you. Do you think there's nothing going on between you two?"

Chen Xi nodded and said, "We're really fine."

Feng Liyan smiled even more broadly, "Little brother, I have a great job for you, how about it?"

Li Yao: "No!"

Judging from that guy's sly smile, you can tell he's up to no good.

Feng Liyan pursed her lips and whispered to Chen Xi, "Is your boss... a little... well, in that area?"

Chen Xi: "..."

She looked completely innocent, blinking her big eyes as if to say, "I've never tried it either, so I'm really not sure."

Li Yao is almost going crazy.

What's wrong with this woman?! Is nobody going to do anything about it?!

But considering that this woman calls Old Man Lu "Old Lu," you can tell he's a lawless person.

never mind,

None of that matters.

Li Yao felt very tired.

I already felt insecure without the ring, and then I got Big Sis Feng Li... Life is so hard.

He simply walked out of the tavern and saw Zhao Yingluo the Ginkgo Tree Ginkgo Tree in front of the bar next door, teasing a black cat... The black cat was graceful and had a cute round head. The girl, whose head was wrapped in bandages and whose left eye was also covered, had no expression, but she looked very pretty just sitting there.

It looks like a painting.

Tranquil and beautiful.

Li Yao was stunned. Zhao Yingluo using a homemade cat toy to lead the black cat around... It was quite interesting.

I don't know where this black cat came from, but it's quite well-behaved.

Etc!

Black cat?

Li Yao suddenly realized, "Isn't that a monster?!"

He called out in his heart, "Sauron, is that you?"

Monster: "..."

Damn it! I was so engrossed in the game that I forgot the mage was still next door! The monster immediately bristled and darted away with a "meow".

The speed is so fast,

Like flowing light!

Zhao Yingluo in astonishment in the direction the monster had fled, her face expressionless, but her tone was tinged with disappointment. "Ah... it got away..."

They look rather adorable.

Hmm, cute.

Li Yao couldn't bear to see Zhao Yingluo so disappointed, so he called out to her in his mind, "Why are you running away? Come back, did you hear me calling you back?"

Monster: "Get lost!"

Paralyzed...

Do I, the king, have no dignity?!

Li Yao was surprised. "You're getting a little cocky now."

Has it already lost its bearings so quickly? However, no matter how Li Yao called or threatened it, that guy just wouldn't come out...

Ha, what a tsundere.

never mind,

Li Yao didn't issue any orders. He squatted down next to Zhao Yingluo and saw her playing with a ginkgo leaf, looking bored.

He asked, "Do you like that black cat?"

Zhao Yingluo: "No, it came by itself."

Li Yao: "!"

Your own monster is actively approaching the girl? Are you having second thoughts?

At that moment, Li Yao suddenly felt that even this late autumn was full of vibrant greenery...

He was calling out on a spiritual level, "Come out here, do you hear me! Come out now! What's wrong with you! You've even learned to flirt with girls, haven't you!"

This is the first update, and the third update today. Aze said Mengzhu ten updates, but I need to manage the pacing before the book goes live, so I'm only giving you three for now. I'll add more after the book goes live, along with the bonus updates... Please forgive me. Yes, there will be more after the book goes live... there should be plenty to satisfy you. Hope you enjoy reading.