Persistent Potion

Come to think of it, whenever she used Gathering Art, she seemed able to feel a force flowing through her body.

Could that be how Magic Power was used?

The more Lan Qingyou thought about it, the more likely it seemed, so she tried to mobilize the Magic Power within her body.

With a click, she "saw" a tiny space, roughly one meter long, one meter wide, and one meter high.

Could this be an inventory space?

Suspicious, Lan Qingyou tested it with the Material Treasure Chest beside her and actually stored it inside.

By the looks of it, it could hold around a dozen chests. Not small at all.

Lan Qingyou grinned so hard she could barely keep the corners of her mouth down.

If even a burlap sack was this satisfying, then what surprise would the Crystal Dagger, which she had guessed gave +999 Strength, bring her?

With that thought in mind, she eagerly placed the Crystal Dagger on it, wanting to see what it was like.

[Moonlight Stone Dagger (C)]

[Effect: Damage +50, Strength +30.]

[Description: A dagger made from Moonlight Stone. It was likely crafted by a skilled artisan, making it incomparably sharp. However, prolonged Magic Power loss has greatly reduced its damage and bonuses. You can try nurturing it with Magic Power; perhaps it can recover its former state.]

Excellent!

Her weakness in Strength had received an epic boost.

And like the Medicine Bag, it had a chance of being restored.

In that case, she would sleep hugging them from now on.

A C-Rank item was already this strong. If it were restored, wouldn't that be incredible?

Very satisfied with the dagger, Lan Qingyou picked it up, breathed on it twice, wiped it clean, and then placed the Luminous Mushroom on it.

[Ghostlight Mushroom (E)]

[Effect: Can be used for illumination or as an alchemy material.]

[Description: A light-element mushroom that likes growing in dark, damp places. It can be found everywhere across the continent and has an extremely strong reproductive capacity.]

Mm, as expected, it could be used as an alchemy material.

Since it reproduced so quickly, should she try growing some? There was a stream below, so water definitely would not be a problem.

Oh, no. It needed a dark place, but the stream was exposed to The Sun.

"Ah..."

Feeling slightly regretful, Lan Qingyou put down the mushroom and went to open the chests.

Other than food and drinks, the two chests yielded an Air Conditioning Quilt and a fist-sized Glass Orb.

The Glass Orb was somewhat cold, like it had just been taken out of a refrigerator, and something seemed to be sealed inside it.

Not understanding what it was, Lan Qingyou placed the Glass Orb on the Small Screen for appraisal.

[Sealing Orb (E)]

[Effect: A tool used to seal large items. It can be unsealed with Magic Power.]

[Description: Do you know Omnipotent Capsules? This thing is very similar.]

Good heavens, it sealed large items?

In other words, there was some large object inside?

Omnipotent Capsules could hold motorcycles, cars, planes, and even houses. It could not possibly contain one of those, could it?

Unable to make up her mind, Lan Qingyou decided to try it outside.

There was more space there, and since it was right by the entrance, she would not have to worry about monsters attacking her.

So Lan Qingyou took the Sealing Orb outside and used Magic Power.

With a bang, the Sealing Orb exploded and vanished.

Then, in front of Lan Qingyou, appeared a Single Mattress two meters long, 1.4 meters wide, and fifteen centimeters thick...

Right, right, right.

So as long as it was bigger than a treasure chest and could not fit inside one, it counted as a large item?

Thinking of the Air Conditioning Quilt from earlier, Lan Qingyou felt that her theory about Material Treasure Chests being bulk-ordered from Blue Star had gained further support.

Complaints aside, Lan Qingyou honestly carried the Mattress back into the room.

Though the Straw was soft and comfortable to sleep on, nothing could compare to a Mattress. Besides, she now had an Air Conditioning Quilt too.

It looked like she would sleep even better tonight.

After moving aside the Straw and laying out the Mattress, Lan Qingyou wanted to throw herself onto it and experience its allure. Then she remembered what she was wearing and gave up.

If you like this book, remember to add it to your bookshelf so you do not lose it next time.

She should brew the potion. She was not sleepy at all right now; instead, the thought of brewing it as soon as possible had left her full of energy.

After checking the situation outside, she decided to take the risk of fetching a bucket of water to brew the potion.

So she went to the Desk and began looking through the Trading Post.

After all, she still lacked quite a few things. For one thing, she did not even have a container for holding water.

Although the cauldron was not very large and looked a lot like a Water Bucket, it could still hold at least twenty liters of water, around forty jin.

However, since it had no handle or carrying ring, using it directly to fetch water was clearly unsuitable.

She could hold it with both hands to collect water, but if both hands were occupied, she would have no hands left to propel herself.

So she wanted to buy a container that could hold water.

Even if it was smaller and required a few more trips, that was fine.

Fortunately, after a day of searching, many people had found Material Treasure Chests and obtained all kinds of miscellaneous items.

This gave Lan Qingyou plenty of options.

Soon, she saw someone selling a wooden Water Bucket about the same size as her cauldron, asking for ten units of supplies.

Lan Qingyou bought it without a second thought.

Only when the Water Bucket appeared on the floor beside the Desk did Lan Qingyou realize that large items did not appear on top of the table.

Great, everything was ready.

Time to get started!

Carrying the Water Bucket, Lan Qingyou dashed toward the stream below at top speed.

Although it was already dark, The Moon was exceptionally bright tonight. Under its glow, the stream shimmered and was easy to spot.

Filling a bucket with water did not take Lan Qingyou long.

Throughout the process, she kept a close watch on her surroundings, and the instant the bucket was full, she took off.

Only after returning to the Shelter did she finally let out a breath.

Although she had encountered no danger along the way, the tense and thrilling atmosphere still made her hold her breath.

After pouring the water from the bucket into the rusty cauldron, Lan Qingyou realized that she seemed to lack a stove.

But that was not much of a problem.

She took out the only twenty stones she had gathered from storage, selected four of roughly the same size, placed them outside the door, and set the cauldron on top.

She was going to light a fire, after all. She could not exactly put it indoors.

That would not be brewing medicine. That would be smoking cured meat.

"One Apprentice-Grade Mana Potion needs ten grams of Ascetic Herb and ten grams of Yellow-Tail Flower, but the problem is, I have no idea how much a single potion is supposed to be."

"I do not have anything for weighing them, either."

"I do not have anything to start a fire with, either."

Ready to begin but unable to do so, Lan Qingyou held a handful of herbs in each hand, stared at the cauldron, and worriedly wanted to scratch her head.

Fine, she would buy them.

Once she made a decision, she had to see it through even if she had to crawl on her knees.

As it turned out, there was only one Kerosene Lighter on the Trading Post, and it required one serving of food in exchange.

So Lan Qingyou opened a chat window with that person.

Lan Qingyou: "Does the lighter have kerosene in it?"

Li Huai: "Yes."

Lan Qingyou: "I have a bag of Instant Noodles. A large noodle cake, 110 grams."

Li Huai: "Fine, but I need a bottle of Mineral Water added."

The other party replied after a short while, apparently having thought it over before making the decision.

After all, at this stage, Instant Noodles could only be eaten dry without hot water. But since this was a large noodle cake, more quantity for the same price, it was enough to get through a meal.

Lan Qingyou: "500 milliliters of Beer, or 500 milliliters of Chafan."

[Li Huai offers 'Kerosene Lighter*1' in exchange for Lan Qingyou's 'Instant Noodles*1, Beer 500ml*1']

A window instantly popped up on Lan Qingyou's Small Screen. It seemed alcohol was quite tempting after all.

She placed the Instant Noodles and Beer in it, and the trade was completed instantly.

"Magic."

Looking at the extra Kerosene Lighter, Lan Qingyou muttered to herself.

As for a weighing tool, there really was none.

Forget it. This was only her first attempt. If she failed, she failed. At most, she would waste some herbs.

Thinking that, Lan Qingyou tossed all the Ascetic Herb and Yellow-Tail Flower in her hands straight into the cauldron.

Then she used the lighter to ignite a bundle of Straw and some Wood, stuffing them together beneath the cauldron.