38: New Neighbor: An Xixi

After leaving Limping Liu's house, I checked the time; it was already 6:30, and the sun had set!

Sigh, I've been busy all day, and I only killed a dozen or so monsters!

However, if I can get my hands on that passive skill book for Lifesteal Aura, that would be a huge profit!

Fortunately, Lu Ming's quest has no time limit. If all else fails, when I'm about to finish him off, I'll see if I can figure something out...

It's just that I stole the 【deception ring】 that Lu Ming used to hide his identity and change his appearance. I don't know if I can keep hiding my identity until I achieve great success...

Sigh, whatever happens, happens! At least I've already gotten a lot of benefits from him!

But this deception ring is really a good item. Since my Stealth speed is very slow, Xu Shian set up the talent he uses to bluff people while Stealthing all the way to the river in the west.

【Talent: Artisan's Spring】 (SS-rank)

【Effect 1: Gathering Master】

【Effect 2: Lu Ban Master】

【Effect 3: Numerical Master】

...Although it's a bit ridiculous and the features aren't clear enough.

But at least it covers my most prominent characteristics.

If I want to form a permanent team in the future, I have an explanation now.

By the third day in this world, Xu Shian finally realized that he would never be able to log off again!

A lot of offline socializing would have to be moved into the game of myriad realms online.

Leaving him to stay alone all year round, silently killing monsters to level up—he really couldn't do that...

Having dealt with the public talent issue, Xu Shian breathed a sigh of relief and began his three fishing attempts for the day.

He used the skill 【Fisherman Never Misses】, then cast his line...

【Worn-out Straw Sandals】, 【Sealed Box】, 【Attribute Fruit (Normal)】

The Worn-out Straw Sandals were a pair of straw sandals worth 4 Copper Coins; they looked like they had been soaked until they were rotten.

Xu Shian couldn't understand why the Grocery Store would be willing to pay 4 Copper Coins to buy them...

Xu Shian opened the Sealed Box and obtained various materials: cloth, ore, leather, and herbs.

However, the quantities were small, with only two or three of each.

Finally, what interested Xu Shian the most was the Attribute Fruit.

【Attribute Fruit (Normal)】: After consumption, randomly increases 2 points of attributes...

It's a pity it's not two points of free attributes!

But, since it was fished up by the talent fishing skill, it was basically free, so he wouldn't be picky!

After leaving the Novice Village and increasing his fishing skill, he wondered if he would be able to catch better Attribute Fruits...

He tossed the Attribute Fruit directly into his mouth and chewed it up.

【Ding! You have consumed 'Attribute Fruit (Normal)'. Spirit attribute increased by 2 points!】

Spirit? Spirit is good!

After using up his three fishing attempts for the day, Xu Shian put away his fishing rod and prepared to retreat.

He planned to practice his Engineering skill tonight!

When he took the time to read posts on the forum today, he saw an upgrade idea...

Using grenades to AOE monsters!

Why was it just an idea? Because other people's grenades didn't do enough damage...

There is a common saying in the gaming world: Engineering makes you poor for three generations, Archaeology ruins your life.

But many things in Engineering are really useful... Unfortunately, they can only be used by oneself, and most of them are hard to sell.

Xu Shian wasn't afraid of the "poor for three generations" saying; his current lifespan was enough to support him living for three generations himself.

Besides, he had Cooking and Alchemy to help him recoup his losses.

Since he had nothing else to do at night, he might as well give it a try. Anyway, this Engineering skill definitely needed to be practiced...

Xu Shian Stealthily walked toward the Auction House...

Yesterday he went Mining, and now he had 120 pieces of Copper Ore and 189 pieces of Inferior Stone on him.

Today, he opened two boxes and obtained another eight pieces of Copper Ore...

But keeping Gold Coins on one's person would only lead to devaluation!

On the contrary, ore, herbs, and skill books were the hard currency that could outpace inflation...

Xu Shian decided to go to the Auction House and buy more ore, herbs, and skill books at reasonable prices to store!

Xu Shian, who didn't want to use 【Exemption Points】 to clear his red name for now, decisively activated Stealth mode to run errands in the village.

It was a bit slow, but it was safe... Moreover, he could practice his skill while doing it!

Xu Shian spent eleven Gold Coins purchasing materials.

It wasn't that he had no money, but his backpack was full!

Eleven Gold Coins completely burst his backpack...

There were still a dozen stacks of items in the mailbox that he couldn't take because he couldn't carry any more.

Right now, his lack of backpack space was the top priority, but unfortunately, there was no solution for the time being.

In this Novice Village, he didn't have his own house to store goods, nor a bank where he could open storage functions...

He wanted to store more good items, but had nowhere to put them!

The mailbox could only hold items for two days; if he didn't pick them up within two days, the system would swallow the mail!

He wouldn't stand for it, whatever!

He ran to the Mining Hall and processed all of his Copper Ore!

Copper Ingots, Copper Pipes...

Originally, there were three stacks of 300 Copper Ores, but after processing, it was almost 400!

Others had losses when crafting materials, but Xu Shian was amazing; he made more as he went...

He looked at what he wanted to craft and, referring to the material list, bought 30 【Minor Flux】.

Because he wasn't sure what kind of Artisan attributes the grenades could awaken, Xu Shian didn't buy too many!

When Xu Shian returned to You Jian Inn with his backpack full of good items, he was surprised to see An Xixi and her mother downstairs, fully armed and wearing helmets and veils...

"Hello, Auntie Liu."

Xu Shian greeted Liu Lili and then looked at An Xixi.

"What are you two doing? Cosplay?"

"Don't mention it. The fact that I was staying at 'Yuelai Inn' got leaked on the forum, and people are everywhere trying to block me..."

Xu Shian laughed.

"There are only three inns in the Novice Village. If you're not here, you're there... Can you really hide?"

An Xixi puffed out her cheeks and retorted angrily!

"This inn has four floors and over a hundred rooms. There's no real-name registration system. As long as I don't reveal my room number, who can find me?"

As she said this, she looked Xu Shian up and down.

"As an old friend, you wouldn't betray me, right?"

"I'm busy!"

With that, Xu Shian walked toward his room.

He had rented a Human-tier room here for ten days.

He put down the items in his backpack and went downstairs to pick up his mail from the mailbox at the entrance.

When he came back, he discovered that An Xixi was staying right next door!

Liu Lili went inside to tidy up the room, leaving An Xixi outside, sneaking around to check the situation.

Seeing that Xu Shian was staying right next door, An Xixi didn't suspect him of stalking or anything; instead, she greeted him happily.

"It's fate! You're staying in this room? We're not just teammates; we're neighbors now!"

"You're just staying in a Human-tier room? That doesn't fit your status as a big star!"

"Forget the Heaven-tier room; even a Earth-tier room costs 50 Silver Coins a night. Who has the money to burn to afford that? Besides, the Earth-tier room increases energy points by 200 at a time; what kind of person actually needs that?"

"You don't need it now because your level is low. Later, for every 30 points of Constitution attribute, your maximum energy points will increase by 10! For every 50 points of other attributes, your maximum energy points will increase by 10!"

An Xixi suddenly realized. She had been wondering who on earth would need a room that increased energy points by 200...

Seeing that she was fine, Xu Shian greeted Liu Lili, who was tidying up inside the room, and prepared to go back to his own room!

"You're going back to your room so early at night; what do you usually do? Want to play cards tonight?"

Xu Shian was stunned and asked in return: "You have cards?"

"Someone made a deck of playing cards; it costs 30 Copper Coins a deck, and it's actually quite good!"

The world is vast, and talented people are emerging one after another!

"I can't; I have to practice Engineering. I need to hand-craft gunpowder tonight..."

"Who on earth came up with the idea that you can hand-craft gunpowder from Inferior Stone?"

"You know about this? It's not just gunpowder; it's inferior, inferior gunpowder..."

After dealing with the curious kid, Xu Shian slammed the door shut with a bang.