You Can Go

The system claimed it was because he had awakened a [Sword Spirit Root], causing his life essence to undergo a leap.

As for legendary status, he was just a shut-in who spent his days blacksmithing in a starter village; he didn't have a shred of legendary status to his name.

If not for that Magic Forger title he'd managed to pull off at the end, he would have been stuck with an F-rank evaluation for the rest of his life.

[Comprehensive evaluation: D+.]

[Prize pool updated. Commencing draw.]

A massive, illusory roulette wheel appeared in mid-air, its surface densely packed with grids of various colors.

The wheel spun rapidly.

Su Li stared at the pointer, chanting silently in his heart.

Don't give me any useless social skills. Give me something practical—preferably something that directly boosts combat power. He didn't want to get stabbed through the heart in his next life, too.

The wheel slowed down.

The pointer drifted past a blue grid and came to a halt in a region glowing with green light.

[Draw complete.]

[Obtained inherent trait: Space Ring (D-rank).]

[Once obtained, the trait is permanently solidified into the soul and stacks infinitely into the next life.]

[Description: Since the moment you were born, a rustic bronze ring has been worn on your finger. It contains 27 cubic meters of static space. No living creatures can be placed inside. Time stops for any items stored within.]

Su Li was stunned.

A Space Ring?

In those cultivation novels, wasn't this supposed to be a dime-a-dozen item that everyone had? How could it only be rated D-rank in this lousy system?

He calculated carefully.

27 cubic meters. That was roughly the size of a small room, three meters in length, width, and height.

Although it wasn't huge, it was more than enough to store Gold Coins, dry rations, and weapons. The most crucial part was the phrase "time stops flowing." If he threw a piping-hot roast chicken inside, he could take it out decades later and it would still be hot enough to burn his mouth.

This was a god-tier skill for survival and wealth.

If he ever encountered a stroke of luck like today—where someone gifted him a chest of Gold Coins—he could just shove it into the ring. Let's see who could steal it then!

Su Li rubbed his hands together, the gloom from moments ago largely swept away.

With this cheat, even if he were a beggar in his next life, he could still become the world's wealthiest merchant.

[Settlement complete. Preparing to enter the next reincarnation.]

[Special bond object detected: Saina.]

[Bond level: Etched in the bones.]

[Rebirth anchor correction initiated.]

A blinding white light swallowed Su Li's vision.

The wind was warm.

Insects were chirping in the grass.

His back felt uncomfortable against the hard ground.

Su Li opened his eyes.

Above him were familiar leaves. Sparse moonlight leaked through, landing on his face.

The Old Locust Tree.

Wading Village.

"Back again, damn it."

Su Li didn't rush to get up. He first raised his left hand. By the moonlight, he clearly saw something new on his index finger.

A bronze ring made of an unknown material. The style was extremely minimalist, without even a pattern. It was tightly fitted to his knuckle, having become an inseparable part of his body.

Su Li tried to focus his mind.

A square, dim space immediately appeared in his mind. It was empty, containing nothing at all.

He casually grabbed a handful of dirt from beside him.

With a thought.

The dirt in his hand vanished into thin air. A small pile of soil appeared in the corner of the space.

With another thought.

The dirt returned to his hand.

"Good stuff."

Su Li clapped his hands in satisfaction.

A rush of hurried footsteps approached from not far away.

Su Li sighed.

There was no need to guess; it was definitely that silly girl.

The footsteps stopped two meters away.

A thin, small figure stood still. Pockmarked face, messy hair. Sixteen-year-old Saina.

Su Li simply lay flat at the bottom of the pit, hands pillowed behind his head, waiting for this woman to pounce over and throw a tantrum just like in his past life.

Saina didn't move.

She stared fixedly at Su Li in the pit, her chest heaving violently.

"Su Li?"

Saina's voice was trembling, filled with thick disbelief.

"It's me." Su Li responded lazily.

"Wah!"

Saina suddenly let out a sharp cry and threw herself down directly.

She didn't care about any image of a lady; she straddled Su Li's waist, legs spread, and gripped his throat with both hands, shaking him for all she was worth.

"Didn't you leave the village to enjoy a good life! Didn't you want to see how big the ocean is! Why did you die and come back here!"

As Saina cursed, she smeared her tears and snot all over Su Li's face.

Sena also knew that since they had returned here, it meant Su Li was dead too.

Su Li was choked until he rolled his eyes.

This woman really did have the memories of her previous life again!

"Let go! You're choking me to death!"

Su Li irritably pried her hands away.

Saina sobbed until she hiccuped.

Her rough little hands groped all over Su Li, from his cheeks to his chest, then sliding down his stomach.

"Are you really dead?" Saina sniffled. "You were perfectly fine, how did you die? Did people outside bully you? Or did you catch a sudden illness?"

Su Li grabbed her hand, which was wandering further and further down.

"Stop groping! If I catch fire, are you going to be the one to put it out?"

Saina froze for a moment. Her face turned bright red instantly.

She looked down at her own bean-sprout-like figure, then looked at Su Li's face, which was better-looking than a woman's, gritted her teeth, and reached out to pull at her own coarse cloth collar.

"I'll put it out! It's not like I haven't put it out before!"

Su Li felt his nose heating up.

This silly woman, even in a younger shell, was just as fierce.

His body had just fused with [Sword Brows Starry Eyes] and [Sword Spirit Root], and he was in his prime; how could he handle such stimulation?

He reached out directly, pulled her slipping collar back up, and covered her up tightly.

"Alright, don't go into heat out here in the wilderness." Su Li sat up and pushed Saina off him. "I was backstabbed by a few blind bastards. I'll settle that score sooner or later."

Under the Old Locust Tree, the night breeze was slightly cool.

Saina suddenly hugged her knees and sat on the edge of the grass pit.

She kept her head down, her messy hair hanging down to block her face.

Su Li patted the dirt off his pant legs and stood up.

He looked down at the woman.

She had been clawing and screeching just a moment ago, so why was she acting like a mute now?

"What's wrong with you?" Su Li kicked a stone at his feet. "Aren't you going to steal Old Buck's roast chicken? My stomach is churning with acid."

Saina didn't move.

After a long while, she slowly raised her head.

The moonlight shone on that freckled face; her eye sockets were red, and snot was still dripping down.

Su Li's heart skipped a beat; he knew this woman too well.

In their past life, whenever she showed this aggrieved yet stubborn expression, she was definitely brewing some big move.

"You go." Saina turned her face away and wiped her nose. "Leave Wading Village. Go to the city, go somewhere else."