Forget about buying everything for free; she didn't have the means for that yet.
Ji Xinghe checked the Wow Coins in her backpack. She had only 8,774.
She carefully put away the Wandering Merchant Summon Voucher, thinking she'd wait until she had saved up more Wow Coins before using it.
She remembered that after buying all the Wandering Merchant's goods in one go, three advanced items would refresh. Special supplies that were usually hard to come by might appear.
Of course, it all came down to luck.
Then Ji Xinghe used the Expansion Vouchers again.
[Used Beginner Expansion Voucher ×6, backpack slots +30] [Used Advanced Expansion Voucher, backpack slots +50] [Total backpack slots: 250]
She had quite a few more backpack slots now, which should be enough for the time being.
Then she stood up. Using her backpack, she moved the wooden sofa beneath her to the entrance of the Shelter.
In its place in the living room, she put the new Rosewood Sofa she'd just drawn.
"Rosewood Sofa: Prosperity +10"
"Effect: When a player or pet rests on the sofa, restores 5 Spirit and 10 HP per hour."
Just like the Rosewood Bed she'd drawn earlier, it had a special restorative effect.
Lazily settling onto the sofa, she continued sorting through her backpack.
"Combat Suit Set (Blue Quality): The set's appearance color can be customized."
"Effect: Defense +5, all attributes +2"
Ji Xinghe gently stroked the suit, feeling its softness beneath her fingertips. "I can finally ditch the Little White Suit."
After choosing the same starry silver-white color as her cape, she eagerly changed into her new clothes.
Then she picked up a long silver-white sword. Its blade shimmered, and from the front, she really did look like an otherworldly immortal.
As for the back, the brown Flying Broom was a bit out of place. But ever since Ji Xinghe had equipped it, she hadn't taken it off except to bathe or put it in her backpack to sleep.
Ji Xinghe touched the Flying Broom on her back. Its rough feel gave her an even greater sense of security.
Her gaze lowered to the long sword in her hand.
"Star Feather Sword (Purple Quality): Physical Attack +30"
"Trait: Prevents healing. All healing skills and potions used by a target hit by the Star Feather Sword are ineffective for one minute. (Can prevent healing once per day.)"
"Note: One of Master Jiji's most prized works, crafted by his eldest disciple. It entered the market after being stolen."
"Warning: Do not let Master Jiji or his disciples see the Star Feather Sword!"
"This..."
Ji Xinghe put the sword in her backpack. She didn't care where it had come from. Once it was in her hands, it was hers!
The healing-prevention trait could save her a lot of trouble if used well, especially when exploring Dungeons.
There was also the Automatic Cooking Pot and the Automatic Fishing Device.
"Automatic Cooking Pot: Add an appropriate amount of ingredients to automatically prepare a dish."
"Current recipes: 0 (Players must add recipes manually.)"
Ji Xinghe put the Automatic Cooking Pot in the kitchen and tapped the recipe icon in the upper-right corner.
She was just about to enter a few simple dishes to go with rice when a prompt appeared above it.
"To enter a recipe, the player must prepare it by hand once."
Ji Xinghe's finger stopped. She awkwardly touched her nose, then sheepishly pulled her hand back. "Uh... all right..."
She set the Automatic Cooking Pot aside and tapped the Automatic Fishing Device.
"Automatic Fishing Device: Insert a Fishing Rod to automatically catch treasure chests."
"Trait: Automatically collects once every five minutes. Cannot catch monsters."
"Whoa..." Ji Xinghe sucked in a sharp breath.
With this, she'd have even more time on her hands.
She didn't mind that it couldn't catch monsters. The Dungeon had already refreshed today, and she wasn't short on monsters.
Just then, the system's voice suddenly sounded by her ear.
[Congratulations to Xiao Xi for killing a Level 3 monster above her level. Player 001 Experience Points +1, Wow Coins +1, Xiao Xi Experience Points +1.]
Ji Xinghe raised her eyes. Through the window, she saw Xiao Xi approaching the Shelter, dragging the corpse of an Octopus Mutant Fish with her vines.
Behind her, Xiao Sha had more than twenty treasure chests of various colors tied to its branches. The pets were mostly hidden behind the corpse and chests, making for a comical sight.
It seemed the Fishing Rod had run out of uses.
Thinking of this, 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 6 (both parties must consent)."
The two pets drew closer and closer.
Just as they were about to step through the Wooden Fence, a transparent Protective Shield suddenly appeared, stopping Xiao Sha outside the fence.
[Detected a Tier 4 creature. The Protective Shield has successfully intercepted it.] [The Dark Spirit Tree has requested entry into the Shelter area. Does the player approve?]
Ji Xinghe froze for a moment, then tapped approve.
The next second, Xiao Sha passed through the Protective Shield and joined Xiao Xi at the window.
"This Protective Shield is pretty smart..." Ji Xinghe murmured.
At last, the two pets unloaded their cargo and set it down by the window.
Ji Xinghe went over and collected the Fishing Rod, treasure chests, and corpse into her backpack.
She smiled at Xiao Sha and opened her palm. The Contract Stone appeared before the two pets.
"Xiao Sha, are you willing to form an equal contract with me?"
"Rustle, rustle." I am willing.
The leaves on its branches swayed gently, and even the fruit at the top of the tree glowed a little brighter.
Ji Xinghe glanced at Xiao Xi beside her. Her vines tapped lightly, and though her tone was sour, she still translated faithfully for her: "Master, the big guy says it's willing."
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