The Road to Making Money

"This..."

Li Xuan thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, I have a small personal space that can store anything."

The final creature he had reincarnated as was a Space Cat, and he had gained an entry-level skill called Personal Space. It could store things at will and was extremely convenient.

However, it was a support ability, and the space was too small—only about the size of a basketball court. Li Xuan had not thought much of it, instead focusing on improving his various abilities as quickly as possible.

He might not have cared, but Song Xiaomei and Qin Yue across from him were thoroughly shocked by his words.

Spatial abilities were extremely rare. Whether it was going out on missions or exploring secret realms, space-type summoned beasts were highly sought after.

Even the state was recruiting people of this kind, specifically to transport supplies between cities.

Under normal circumstances, cities were separated by great distances. Transporting supplies required constant vigilance against attacks from mutated beasts in the wilderness.

For large shipments, enormous manpower and resources were needed. With so many people involved, they were easily targeted by mutated beasts, and every delivery resulted in many casualties.

Ever since space-type summoned beasts appeared, only a small number of people needed to be sent to protect them. With smaller targets, they were less likely to draw the attention of mutated beasts.

It could be said that space-type summoned beasts were incredibly popular. Unfortunately, their numbers were too small. Many places were offering high prices to hire them, yet could not find any.

Now that Li Xuan possessed such an ability, Song Xiaomei and Qin Yue were truly astonished.

"Brother Li Xuan, spatial abilities are very rare. If others find out you have one, you'll become a hot commodity," Qin Yue said with adorable foolishness.

"You silly Yueyue, no one can find out about this. Otherwise, lots of people will come looking for you in the future, and you and Brother Li Xuan won't be able to live peacefully anymore."

Song Xiaomei saw further ahead. She could not help lifting her fair little hand and tapping Qin Yue on the forehead.

"Huh? Is that how it is?"

Qin Yue looked adorably blank, her little head still unable to wrap itself around it.

"That's right, Xiaomei is correct. But it doesn't matter. If they dare harass us, I'll just beat them up."

Li Xuan spoke calmly, not taking those people seriously at all.

He was not even afraid of death. What else was there to fear?

Besides, Blackstone City's mainstream was Black Iron rank, while Bronze rank was rare. Li Xuan was someone who even dared fight Bronze-rank opponents.

Back when he had fewer talents, he had still dared fight the Black Wolf King amid a massive wolf pack. That wolf king had been a bona fide Bronze rank and immensely powerful.

But so what? Not only was the current Li Xuan unafraid of it—even the old Li Xuan had not feared it.

That was why Li Xuan remained so calm, even eating orange segments Qin Yue handed him as he spoke.

"Brother Li Xuan is the best! Oh right, are we still going to the pill shop? Sister Qi asked about you several times. It seems she knows you can refine pills now," Qin Yue said softly.

"Yes, I know. We'll go together tomorrow. I happen to need to refine some pills, exchange them for money, and purchase plants."

Li Xuan looked over his various abilities. So many abilities required vast amounts of materials, and the money they consumed was an astronomical figure.

Now that he had pill refinement, a profession with staggering profits, he naturally could not let the opportunity slip by. He could also put pills in the auction house and sell them to other summoned beasts in exchange for Honor Points.

Then he could buy whatever he wanted and simply throw money at it. How satisfying would that be?

But at that moment, Li Xuan thought of that Mad Lion and could not help asking.

"Yueyue, what happened with that Mad Lion? Has it been dealt with?"

"More or less. Mad Lion's owner was named Wang Jun, and he was the older brother of that alchemist. But Wang Jun fell off a cliff.

"The people Sister Qi found chased Wang Jun to the edge of the cliff. They cut off one of his arms, then Wang Jun fell down the cliff and vanished without a trace.

"That cliff was bottomless, so his chances of survival were low. And his Mad Lion died too—it had its head chopped off."

Qin Yue explained in her soft, sweet voice, recounting all the relevant information.

"Mm, then it's not much of a problem anymore."

Li Xuan nodded. In the past, facing a Black Iron peak Mad Lion had indeed put him under tremendous pressure, but now Li Xuan was not worried in the slightest. If it came, he would just slap it to death.

With multiple talents backing him up, Li Xuan had become increasingly confident. He did not care at all, and after eating and drinking his fill, he burrowed into the warm blankets.

The next morning, sunlight bathed the earth, bringing vigorous life to all things.

Li Xuan got up early. Yawning, he lay sprawled across Qin Yue's shoulder and followed her out of the house toward the pill shop.

But not long after they left home, they heard discussions all around them. Many people had gathered together, talking about something.

Li Xuan had sharp ears and easily caught their conversation.

"Have you heard? Everyone from the Big-Head Gang is dead. They all died in that residence."

"Of course I heard. My house is nearby. The stench of blood was so thick at the time, and so many people had died.

"Later, when the law enforcement team went in, several people came running out pale-faced. I took one look from the doorway and threw up. It was too horrific."

"Was it really that serious? The law enforcement team shouldn't have been scared like that, right?"

"How could it not be? I'm telling you, those people were all torn to pieces. It was horrifying."

A flood of discussion drifted over from all directions.

Listening to this, Li Xuan recalled what he had seen yesterday and the cold-faced man who had chased Ye Fan.

That man was clearly a puppet. I need to be more careful in the future.

Li Xuan muttered inwardly. Using God's-Eye View to scan the surroundings, he only withdrew it after confirming there was no danger.

A moment later.

The two girls and one cat arrived at the pill shop and saw the glamorous Sister Qi, dressed in a qipao and high heels.

"Oh? Yueyue, you finally decided to bring your kitty here. Come in quickly."

Sister Qi's eyes lit up when she saw Li Xuan. A heartfelt smile immediately appeared on her fair face. She clearly had wanted to see Li Xuan for some time.

"Yueyue, come with me. I have something to ask of you."

Sister Qi took Qin Yue's little hand and, without giving her any choice, led her toward the pill-refining room. Once they were inside, she decisively shut the door.

"Yueyue, help me refine some Moisture Pills. Those old customers have been talking nonstop about your Moisture Pills. Don't worry, they'll definitely sell for a good price."

Sister Qi spoke with a beaming smile, her eyes repeatedly flicking toward Li Xuan. She clearly already knew everything.

"Huh? Okay."

Hearing this, Qin Yue instinctively looked at Li Xuan. Only after confirming that he did not object did she nod in agreement.

"Then it's settled. The materials are all here. Work hard on refining them. Alright, I'm leaving."

Sister Qi waved her little hand and walked out of the pill-refining room, her round, slender legs swaying with every step as her little leather shoes clacked noisily against the floor.

Inside the pill-refining room, Li Xuan watched Sister Qi leave, then lightly leaped onto the side of the pill furnace.

"Let's begin."

"Mm-hm."