"Shopkeeper Lin, what kind of spring is this?" [Lao Mi] asked.
"Black Ice Spring," Lin Bai said.
"What does it do?" [Lao Mi] looked rather excited. A spring had appeared out of thin air in their base. No matter how he looked at it, that was a good omen.
First, it meant Shopkeeper Lin couldn't possibly abandon them.
Second, springs usually had all sorts of uses in games, like restoring mana, healing wounds, and so on.
[Lao Mi]'s only regret was its location. Had he known Shopkeeper Lin would put the spring down so casually, he would have picked a good location for the Beggar Gang Branch no matter what...
"It's for quenching during artifact refining," Lin Bai said.
"Oh, artifact refining!" [Lao Mi]'s excitement turned to disappointment. He smacked his lips. "Can't we drink it?"
"Probably. You can try." Lin Bai glanced back at him and smiled. "My master gave me this spring source just before I left. He only told me it was for artifact refining. I really don't know what other effects it has. I reckon it should be drinkable. Find someone to taste it, then tell me what it tastes like and how they feel afterward."
Before Lin Bai had even finished, some players were already rushing over to sample the spring water. With their undying bodies, players could fool around however they liked, without a single care...
"So cold!"
"Really sweet!"
"Tastes great!"
"We could sell it as mineral water, slap our Beggar Gang logo on it, and build a whole business..."
The players quickly offered their opinions on the spring water, eagerly discussing its commercial applications. Still, their words betrayed some disappointment that it couldn't restore health or mana.
"What happened?" [Artifact Refining Master], [Flower Doctor God], and [Deng Libuduo] returned after respawning