Contract Xiao Sha

Zero-cost shopping was out of the question—she didn't have the strength for it yet.

Ji Xinghe glanced at the Wow Coins in her backpack; only 8,774 coins remained.

She carefully put away the Wandering Merchant Summoning Ticket, planning to use it once she'd saved up more Wow Coins.

She remembered that buying out the Wandering Merchant's entire stock in one go would refresh three advanced items, and many rare special supplies that were hard to come by could potentially appear.

Of course, it still came down to probability.

Then Ji Xinghe used another Expansion Voucher.

[Used Basic Expansion Voucher ×6, Backpack Slots +30]

[Used Advanced Expansion Voucher, Backpack Slots +50]

[Total Backpack Slots: 250]

With plenty more slots now, it should be enough for the time being.

She stood up, and the wooden sofa beneath her was moved to the entrance of the Shelter via her backpack.

In the living room, she placed the newly drawn Rosewood Sofa.

"Rosewood Sofa: Prosperity +10"

"Effect: When a player or pet rests on the sofa, they recover 5 Spirit Points and 10 HP per hour."

Just like the Rosewood Bed she'd drawn earlier, it had a special recovery effect.

Lazily sinking into the sofa, she continued organizing her backpack.

"Combat Suit Set (Blue Quality): Customizable outer color of the set."

"Effect: Defense +5, All Stats +2"

Ji Xinghe stroked the suit, feeling the soft texture under her fingertips. "Finally, I can swap out the Little White Suit."

After choosing a star-silver white to match her cloak, she eagerly changed into the new outfit.

She picked up a silver-white longsword, its blade glinting. If you only looked at her from the front, she almost had an ethereal, immortal air.

From the back, the brown Flying Broom looked a bit out of place, but ever since Ji Xinghe had equipped it, she never took it off except to bathe or store it in her backpack while sleeping.

Ji Xinghe reached back and touched the Flying Broom. Its rough texture boosted her sense of security another notch.

Her gaze dropped to the sword in her hand.

"Star Feather Sword (Purple Quality): Physical Attack +30"

"Trait: Prevents HP Recovery—any target hit by the Star Feather Sword cannot recover HP through any healing skills or potions for one minute. (Can be used once per day)"

"Note: One of Master Jiji's senior disciple's proudest works, leaked into the market after being stolen."

"Warning: Do not expose the Star Feather Sword in front of Master Jiji and his disciples!"

"This..."

She stowed the sword in her backpack. Ji Xinghe didn't care where it came from—once it was in her hands, it was hers!

The HP recovery prevention trait, if used well, could save a lot of trouble, especially when raiding dungeons.

Then there were the Automatic Cooking Pot and the Automatic Fishing Device.

"Automatic Cooking Pot: Place appropriate ingredients inside to automatically cook dishes."

"Current Recipe List: 0 (Player must manually add recipes)"

Ji Xinghe set the Automatic Cooking Pot in the kitchen and tapped the recipe icon in the upper right corner.

Just as she was about to input a few simple side dishes, a prompt appeared at the top.

"To add a recipe, the player must first complete the dish manually once."

Ji Xinghe's finger paused. She rubbed her nose awkwardly and withdrew her hand with a sheepish smile. "Uh... alright..."

She set the Automatic Cooking Pot aside and clicked on the Automatic Fishing Device.

"Automatic Fishing Device: Insert a Fishing Rod to automatically fish for treasure chests."

"Trait: Automatically harvests every five minutes; cannot catch monsters."

"Hiss..." Ji Xinghe sucked in a sharp breath.

With this, she'd have much more free time.

Not being able to catch monsters didn't matter—the dungeon had already refreshed today, and she wasn't short on monsters.

Just then, the system's voice suddenly rang in her ears.

[Congratulations to Xiao Xi for defeating a Level 3 monster beyond its level. Player 001 Experience Points +1, Wow Coins +1, Xiao Xi Experience Points +1.]

Ji Xinghe looked up. Through the window, she saw Xiao Xi dragging an Octopus Mutant Fish corpse toward the Shelter with its vines.

Behind it, Xiao Sha had over twenty treasure chests of various colors tied to its branches. The two pets were mostly hidden behind the corpse and chests, looking especially comical.

It seemed the Fishing Rod's uses were all spent.

With that thought, Ji Xinghe set the Automatic Fishing Device aside and took out the Contract Stone.

"Contract Stone (Intermediate): Can form an equal contract with creatures below tier six (requires mutual consent.)"

The last two pets drew closer and closer.

Just as they were about to step inside the Wooden Fence, a transparent Protective Shield suddenly appeared, blocking Xiao Sha outside the fence.

[Western-tier Creature detected. Protective Shield has successfully intercepted.]

[Dark Spirit Tree requests entry into the Shelter area. Does the player agree?]

Ji Xinghe paused for a moment, then clicked agree.

The next second, Xiao Sha passed through the Protective Shield and came to the window alongside Xiao Xi.

"This shield is pretty smart..." Ji Xinghe murmured.

Finally, the two pets unloaded the goods they were carrying and set them by the window.

Ji Xinghe walked over and stowed the Fishing Rod, treasure chest, and corpse into her backpack.

She smiled at Xiao Sha, opened her palm, and the Contract Stone appeared before the two pets.

"Xiao Sha, are you willing to form an equal contract with me?"

"Sha sha sha." I am.

The leaves on the branches trembled slightly, and even the fruit at the top of the tree brightened a notch.

Ji Xinghe glanced sideways at Xiao Xi beside her. The Vine gave a light tap, its tone sour, but it still dutifully translated for her: "Master, the big guy Sha says it's willing."