Chapter 65 - 63: The Ghost Ship Invading Jiang City

"I see.""No wonder this happened."

"Mm, you did nothing wrong in this matter."

"Resources like Spirit Plant materials and ore naturally appear randomly in the real world. As long as one doesn’t trespass into private property, everyone relies on their luck and skills. Whoever finds them can take them, it’s theirs."

"Don’t worry." Hang Yu patted Bald Qiang’s shoulder encouragingly, "I’ve already taught those punks a lesson. Unless they’re stupid, they shouldn’t dare to come and cause trouble again."

The little girl with topknot hair quickly chimed in, "Uncle Bald, big brother is so awesome! He just threw a few stones and made those bad guys kneel and beg for mercy!"

No kidding, he’s really awesome.

Your uncle experienced it firsthand!

But speaking of which, Hua Bao’s strength isn’t weak either; he has a very powerful attack skill!

The local thugs don’t want to mess with him, but to think powerful Hua Bao was defeated by just a few small stones by the big brother goes to show our leader is even stronger, and not just a little bit!

Having a top-notch master like this as a protector.

His Cyan Dragon Search Team can only function smoothly.

Otherwise, they can’t possibly compete with the rising local bullies.

"By the way, I brought the goods." Bald Qiang quickly opened his phone and took out the items from his Storage Space, "These are the Spirit Plants we found, please have a look, big brother!"

There were a total of six Spirit Plants.

Four were different types of low-level Spirit Grass.

The other two piqued Hang Yu’s interest.

One was a little purple-gold ginseng, and the other was a green plant with white fruit hanging from it.

Even without checking the attributes, Hang Yu could feel strong Spiritual Energy. When he checked the attributes through the Spirit Realm assistant, the relevant data immediately appeared on his phone.

[White Spiritual Qi Fruit], level 2 quality material, a fruit filled with Spiritual Qi, can be refined into special medicine or directly consumed to increase Spiritual Qi.

[Ten-Year Spirit Ginseng], level 1 quality material, a Spirit Ginseng containing strong essence, is precious for medicine refining and cooking, directly consuming it increases 15 points of Life Energy within an hour.

"Wow, these two items are nice." Hang Yu was evidently a bit surprised, "Your team just formed, and you already have such a harvest, it’s a great opening achievement."

As its name suggests, Spiritual Qi fruit is a type of fruit that increases Spiritual Qi. Its digestion cycle is independent, not conflicting with the digestion cycle of Spiritual Qi food. Both can be used together.

According to Hang Yu’s memory, Spiritual Qi fruit isn’t an ordinary fruit. It’s a fruit formed directly from condensed Spiritual Qi, so it could appear on any plant.

Even if it grows from a dog’s tail grass, it’s not surprising.

Because the fruit’s Spiritual Qi content is quite significant.

So it’s currently a very rare resource.

Of course, for Hang Yu, the value of Spiritual Qi fruit is limited. A single white Spiritual Qi fruit provides as much Spiritual Qi as an Elite Monster, but hasn’t Hang Yu killed fewer Elite Monsters?

On the contrary, the Spirit Ginseng might be a bit useful.

It has considerable Spiritual Energy and can be used as a direct consumable medicine.

The Spirit Ginseng Bald Qiang brought back was quite intact, so transplanting it to the yard should continue its cultivation.

"Take this fruit for yourself; it contains roughly ten to twenty points of Spiritual Qi. Once you reach level 2, the ordinary punks won’t be your match."

Bald Qiang shook his head, "How can that be, since it’s a good thing, it should be reserved for big brother."

"No worries, you need it more than I do."

As the leader of a team, Bald Qiang needs some strength to convince the masses, and since his job involves some risks, enhancing his strength eases my mind a bit.

"I’ll take the Spirit Ginseng and reward you accordingly later." Hang Yu put the Spirit Ginseng away, "The other materials aren’t useful to us, you can send someone to Dragon Street, set up a stall, and sell them. Don’t need to hand over this money to Er Gou; you can use it to give bonuses to the brothers below."

"Yes! Thank you, big brother!"

Old Lady Wang roughly understood what Bald Qiang was doing.

Though not a formal job, it does seem legitimate and not some shady or illegal activity.

She felt slightly at ease while still worrying a bit, considering the chaos outside. Would Bald Qiang face any dangers since he’s out and about every day? After all, a mother always cares about her son.

But Bald Qiang was very determined.

He finally found something legitimate to do.

He finally got a chance to turn his life around; he must continue no matter what.

Though risky, it’s a significant opportunity, and right now, teams like his are rare in Jiang City.

Under Bald Qiang’s enthusiastic invitation, Hang Yu stayed for a meal to understand their family situation better.

Old Lady Wang is Bald Qiang’s elderly mother, named Wang Shufen.

As for the little girl with the topknot, her name is Yang Mengmeng, Bald Qiang’s big brother’s daughter.

Granny Wang has three daughters and two sons; the daughters are all married and living elsewhere.

The eldest son unfortunately passed away from liver cancer four years ago, and the eldest daughter-in-law soon remarried and left, leaving the household with only young Mengmeng and Bald Qiang, who indulged in idle activities, living a rather tough life.

Granny Wang and Mengmeng, one is an elderly woman over seventy, the other can be seen as a young girl of six or seven, yet both have entered the Spirit Realm; their bodies transformed to reach level 1 sufficiency.

Unfortunately, they didn’t receive strong skills.

Granny Wang has the skill called "Recycling Master," while little Mengmeng has "Repair Expert," both are Production Skills.

The various Production Skills include collecting, medicine refining, artifact refining, alchemy, breeding, cooking, decomposing, repairing, enchanting, etc.

Granny Wang’s skill is of the decomposition type, able to decompose equipment or special items and recycle some materials as well as Crystal Stones. Yet with Spirit Realm items so scarce and the market unable to meet demand, who would willingly decompose?

Little Mengmeng’s skill is in repairs; if the durability of Spirit Realm equipment falls too low, its attributes will decrease. When durability reaches zero, the whole piece is completely doomed.

The Repair skill is undoubtedly useful.

It’s equally a future rigid demand.

However, repair consumes materials or Crystal Stones, and Spirit Realm Crystal Stones are exorbitantly priced right now. Although Mengmeng has an ability level of 1, she’s ultimately just a child, making it hard to collect Crystal Stones from the Spirit Realm.

Currently, Crystal Stones obtained from the Spirit Realm can’t be traded in the real world.

Therefore, the situation for the grandmother and granddaughter was quite awkward.

But Hang Yu thought differently; Granny Wang and Mengmeng could make a good pair. Old Lady Wang could decompose special items and equipment to obtain material and Crystal Stones. These material and Crystal Stones could be used by Mengmeng for equipment repair, hence allowing them to earn money and form a positive cycle.

If the chance arises.

Why not lend them a hand?

In this aspect, the two are neighbors, and supporting them would secure the ties with Bald Qiang.

Hang Yu didn’t linger long at Bald Qiang’s place; he soon returned home to start an intense medicine refining session.

After a night of hard work.

The first batch of materials was exhausted.

Hang Yu produced over four hundred Spiritual Power Potions, over two hundred Life Energy Potions, and fifty-plus Goblin Pain Relief Potions, planning on reserving a hundred Spiritual Power Potions for Fatty, keeping a little bit of the rest for himself, and figuring out how to sell the majority.

Potions can be exchanged for money, money can be exchanged for resources, and with resources, profits continue.

As the cycle repeats, wouldn’t it be delightful?

"Woof woof woof!"

A few dog barks erupted.

Erha Spirit rushed in, flustered.

"Boss, something big happened; everyone is sharing this!"

Er Gou was in a tizzy, showing him a forwarded article.

The headline read: "Shocking! Mysterious Ghost Ship Invades Jiang City from the Yangtze River; Citizens are in Alarm!"

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(PS: Sorry, something came up, causing a delay of one to two hours. Also, congratulations to Gu Ren Xi for becoming the book’s first Hall Master at Yellow Crane Tower. Lastly, votes please.)