269: Chapter 269: A Bountiful Harvest

Xiao Guang woke up, opened its eyes, and saw a hideous face staring right at it. It was so startled that its fur stood on end, and it bounced off the bed.

Seeing Xiao Guang's reaction, Nie Ning subconsciously touched his own face.

'No problem here, still as handsome as ever.'

"How are you feeling? Do you feel anything wrong with your body?"

Nie Ning asked, watching as Xiao Guang gradually calmed down.

Since what Xiao Guang had been given wasn't poison, Nie Ning couldn't determine if it had any harmful effects.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Guang recalled what had happened earlier.

It had smelled something delicious, followed the scent outside, and found some food on a table in the inn's courtyard.

Seeing no one around, it had secretly eaten the food, and it couldn't remember anything after that.

Thinking of this, Xiao Guang just shook its head.

It didn't mention its own gluttony, lest this damn human mock it.

Seeing this, Nie Ning nodded thoughtfully, also choosing not to mention that Xiao Guang had been lost.

Since it was fine now, he didn't want to risk Xiao Guang complaining if it found out.

Both had their own thoughts and chose to remain silent.

...

Seeing that Xiao Guang was fine, Nie Ning finally felt relieved.

He took out the spatial item he had obtained from Leder; it was packed with many things.

Just by pouring out the contents, Nie Ning found nearly five thousand mid-grade magic crystals!

He had to admit, this truly shocked him.

If you want to get rich, taking this kind of crooked path is indeed the fastest way.

But thinking about his previous spending, it didn't really seem like that much.

Nie Ning didn't know that he had been completely ripped off by the tavern.

His spending that night hadn't even reached 100 mid-grade magic crystals, and normally, they would only earn twenty or thirty mid-grade magic crystals a night.

Karen and Dale had only swindled him because they saw he was an outsider.

After all, on their own turf, what could an outsider do to them?

Although there were many wizards in the city, they were spread thin across the various districts.

Not to mention that Leder was a Fourth-Ring Wizard, a mid-level figure in all of Blood Rainbow City.

In a place where those at the fifth stage and above rarely left their homes, a fourth-stage wizard could already walk sideways across the city.

Little did they know, Nie Ning didn't play by the rules; he didn't even care about the complex web of relationships in the city and killed his way to their doorstep the very next day.

After all the commotion, the tavern and its boss were completely wiped out.

...

Nie Ning put the magic crystals away separately and began to inventory the other items.

There weren't as many materials as he had imagined, but they were all quite precious; some Nie Ning had never even seen before.

Apart from that, there were all kinds of items, most of which were defensive in nature.

It could only be said that Leder died quite pitifully.

Nie Ning had struck too quickly at the time; Leder hadn't even had the chance to use these items before being killed in one blow.

If it had been a normal battle where Leder was on guard, the outcome would have been uncertain.

Besides these things, there were some books and pills.

Nie Ning only recognized the pills for cultivation; he couldn't identify the others as they lacked instructions.

Unfortunately, he didn't find the promotion potion he wanted most.

As for the books, there was a wide variety, including many recipes.

Of course, as a wizard's collection, these couldn't be ordinary recipes; they were for medicinal cuisine.

In layman's terms, they were delicious pills and potions.

However, compared to pills and potions, the effects of medicinal cuisine weren't as strong, but they were easier for the body to absorb, so each had its own advantages.

"There's no recipe for a promotion potion? Do I have to use a Third-Ring potion to promote?"

Nie Ning looked distressed.

"I wonder if they sell it in the city..."

He had just found two tian zhe holy feathers among Leder's collected materials.

If he couldn't buy it, he definitely couldn't wait any longer and would need to try breaking through using a Third-Ring potion.

But the fourth stage was different from the third; the gap in strength between these two realms was immense, and the difficulty of breaking through naturally increased exponentially.

Relying solely on a Third-Ring potion might not necessarily work.

However, there was some good news; at least he had found quite a few materials for making a god-forbidden ring among these items.

He only needed to gather the few missing materials, and he could start making a new god-forbidden ring.

"Sigh, if only I could upgrade the god-forbidden ring."

Nie Ning sighed slightly.

He had currently only made the most basic god-forbidden ring, but the god-forbidden ring could generally be divided into three stages.

Although the first stage was very powerful, its ability to withstand magic power would decrease as one's strength grew, so it had to be upgraded to maintain the corresponding bonuses.

This was quite normal; one couldn't expect something made of low-tier materials to be used up to the ninth stage.

And upon reaching the second stage, the god-forbidden ring would gain an ability: Space Teleportation!

It could be understood as the Shadow Shuttle of the Jerky Bear Head.

As an ability of his natal equipment, it was naturally much better to use than the Jerky Bear Head.

The reason Nie Ning rarely used the Jerky Bear Head's skill was that while it was very convenient to use, it was significantly weaker when he carried it.

As opponents grew stronger, the time it took for the Jerky Bear Head to use Shadow Shuttle was better spent flying himself.

...

After organizing everything, Nie Ning left the inn with this huge sum of money.

Because of the incident with Xiao Guang, Nie Ning specifically wore a black robe when going out to avoid being seen and causing trouble.

At that moment, Nie Ning boarded a levitating train, curiously examining its structure.

It was actually similar to the high-speed rail of the past, but it was smarter because it was equipped with an Artificial Spirit and could even chat with people.

Besides its materials, the train was mainly driven by runes and Elemental Power.

There were many people on the train, including some ordinary people.

The ride was free, at least on the surface.

This was because the construction of the entire city was based on taxes.

Even if the currency used by ordinary people living in this place was different, they could still use specific methods to build the city.

Nie Ning looked out the window; the entire city was shining brightly under the sunlight.

From time to time, he could see virtual projections in mid-air, various flying equipment, and even steel armor.

When life is no longer about just eating and drinking, the entertainment industry will develop rapidly.

"The rune technology here is truly impressive."

Nie Ning couldn't help but sigh.

Judging by the level of Alchemy in this city, it was at least five hundred years ahead of the Saint Ville world.

However, in Nie Ning's view, the wizards hadn't brought out their core technology yet, otherwise, this rune technology would not just be at this level.