Green Ghost of the Abandoned Forest

"Sigh... failed again."

Lan Qingyou sighed, gathered mana in her palm to erase the scrapped Alchemical Array Base, and then started over with a soot-stained face.

This was already her 13th failure.

But the progress was also quite obvious.

At the very beginning, she would scrap the project after drawing just two patterns, before she even had the chance to draw the circles.

Now that she could fail on the very last stroke, wasn't that a success of a different kind?

At least, that was how she cheered herself up.

After countless attempts, as the time shifted from afternoon to evening, a golden light radiated from the iron base, and the Alchemical Array was finally a success.

This Alchemical Array was composed of an outermost circle, an inner triangle, and a few symbols; it looked very simple.

"Wow! A golden legend!"

Looking at the faint golden glow on the lines of the Alchemical Array, Lan Qingyou cupped her face with both hands and muttered excitedly.

And following her exclamation.

Three thick, outward-curving legs rose from the triangular corners of the iron Alchemical Array Base.

"No wonder the cauldron didn't have legs; it turns out it was meant to be used with this base."

Looking at these three legs, Lan Qingyou looked up at the night sky outside the window, then turned to look at the wind-up alarm clock on the table; it was past 11:00 PM.

"It's already this late. Better grab a bite and head out quickly."

With that, Lan Qingyou mumbled a few words, turned around, and left the Workshop.

The later it got, the higher the probability of encountering danger; Lan Qingyou was well aware of this logic.

Flying in the night sky, feeling the night breeze brush against her face, Lan Qingyou couldn't help but spread her arms wide.

It was the scent of freedom;

It was a hymn to life;

It was... the smell of a Material Treasure Chest!

At this moment.

Lan Qingyou was holding a Material Treasure Chest in her arms, and there were nine more inside her medicine bag.

If she weren't worried that the herbs stored in the medicine bag would be crushed by the chests and lose some of their medicinal efficacy, she would have put this one in there too.

Hmm, there was another one over there.

Lan Qingyou descended without hesitation, reached out to scoop it up, and then used the momentum to drift back into the air.

Her movements were fluid and silky; she didn't stay on the ground for more than three seconds. One look and you could tell she was an old hand at this.

In fact, Lan Qingyou had been deliberately honing her little tricks for flying in the air these past few days.

After four days of buffering, she had basically mastered how to move in this flight posture, what kind of force to use as thrust in different environments, how far to fly, and so on.

Now, aside from the fact that her legs would inevitably dangle on the ground after descending because she couldn't control them, she could even manage to gather herbs without landing.

Knowing when to quit, Lan Qingyou happily returned to her Shelter with a Material Treasure Chest tucked under each arm.

The harvest today was bountiful, totaling eleven chests.

For food, she obtained bread*4, Instant Noodles*3, Canned Food*3, self-heating hot pots*2, Big Meat Bun*3, steamed buns*2, Ham Sausage*1, and a pack of 12 Chive and Pork Frozen Dumplings*1.

As for water, there was Mineral Water*3, Chafan*1, Leibi*1, Bingkuoluo*1, canned beer*3, Xiaohong Classmate*1, and Bull Energy Drink*1.

As for miscellaneous items, there were truly quite a few.

Shufen Sanitary Pad*1, Cotton Sports Bra Set*2, Facial Tissue*1, 200ml Enamel Jar*1, Northeast Floral Padded Coat*1, Bashu Red Apron*1, Warm Memory Pillow*1, Little Yellow Duck Crossbody Bag*1, 100ml Xiaobao Facial Cleanser*1, and a set of 10 Stainless Steel Hangers*1.

Although it looked like a random assortment, to Lan Qingyou, these were all useful things.

Not to mention the Bashu Red Apron; wearing it while standing in front of the cauldron during alchemy really set the mood, and she didn't have to worry about being splashed by boiling potions.

After contentedly organizing these items, Lan Qingyou went to the Magic Desk.

She had to check for trade requests once every day; this was something she and Shang Chuan had agreed upon earlier.

Another twenty-plus test tubes today, happy days.

Seeing that she had enough test tubes on hand, Lan Qingyou portioned out the batch of Mana Potion she had brewed the day before and put them directly into the shop for exchange.

After a few days, it wasn't just Lan Qingyou who had become familiar with her talent; others had as well.

Although her gathering speed hadn't increased much, it had become much easier when dealing with devilish creatures or going about her daily routine.

Now, Devilish Creature Crystal Cores had started appearing in the Trading Post one after another, but they were only being traded for Mana Potion, still at a 1:10 ratio.

There were even quite a few people urging Lan Qingyou every day to hurry up and brew more potions.

After all, familiarity with one's talent led to a massive consumption of mana.

However, Lan Qingyou did not respond, continuing to act according to her own rhythm.

After listing the potions, Lan Qingyou turned her attention to the Chat Channel.

"It's here, it's here! That ghost has appeared!"

Lan Qingyou had just clicked in when she saw someone warning that the ghost from that night had appeared again.

"Are you looking for a beating, you jerk!"

A hot-tempered guy replied like this.

"No, I really saw it this time! The angle happened to be perfect from my Magic Desk, so I even took a picture. Proof is attached [Image]."

Lan Qingyou clicked in to take a look, and in the pitch-black night sky was an object emitting a ghostly green glow.

Holy crap, is there really a ghost?

Lan Qingyou couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

She had just been out wandering for over an hour, and it was a good thing she hadn't run into it.

"Damn! There really is a ghost!?"

"I saw it too, wearing a white dress that looked a bit tattered and dirty, long hair, no face."

"The ghostly green light illuminated her silhouette; I suspect it's a female ghost."

"That's right, and the flight posture was abnormal."

"I saw it too, it's a 7, that silhouette is definitely a 7!"

"Ghostly green light? That's not right, didn't Zhao Dulai say it was ghostly blue before?"

"Bullshit, the day before yesterday he clearly said it was a faint blue-green light."

"There's a picture right there and you don't believe it, what else do you want to believe?"

"Does the Magic Desk even have a camera function? How come I didn't know?"

"It's on the Small Screen, study it more when you have nothing to do, there are quite a few functions on the Small Screen."

"Okay, thanks brother, I'll go take a look."

"Stop talking, Lan Qingyou is selling Mana Potions again. Good grief, she released hundreds of bottles at once this time."

"I'll be right back."

"Smart people buy them first before coming here to chat."

"Damn! You guys are so fast!"

"@Lan Qingyou, are there any more? Hurry up and list them!"

Seeing the potions, everyone was in an uproar, constantly urging Lan Qingyou to continue listing them.

However, at this moment, Lan Qingyou was covered in cold sweat; how could she care about listing potions?

Silhouette of a 7? White dress? A bit dirty? No face? Emitting a ghostly green light?

Good grief, could the ghost they were talking about actually be me?

The Green Ghost of the Abandoned Forest?

Looking at that picture, the more Lan Qingyou looked at it, the more she felt that it was exactly what she looked like while carrying the Material Treasure Chest.

Fine, fine, fine. So the ghost I've been worrying about for half the day is actually myself?

So all that hiding and sneaking around while looking for treasure chests, fearing I'd be discovered by a ghost, was just me playing mind games with thin air?

If you can't find the book by its title, try searching for the author; maybe it just changed its name!