Chapter 357: Chapter 207: Item Bar Changes

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[Profound Iron Stone]

[Meteorite Iron Essence Stone]

[Black Crystal Stone]

[Fire Spirit Stone]

[Molten Fire Stone]

[Yin Water Sinking Wood]

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Cheng Zongyang stared at the long list of new item names, somewhat dumbfounded.

"Why are they all minerals?"

Luo Dingran shook his head slightly and conjectured, "I’m not sure, but it might be related to the cabin’s upgrade. Like new features that appear after leveling up. Perhaps the higher the Level in the future, the more complete and comprehensive the features will become, and the Grade of the items for sale will also increase. Take these materials, for example—they are all White Level. In the past, we weren’t even guaranteed a single White Level material to appear across several refreshes."

Cheng Zongyang considered Luo Dingran’s conjecture and began to ponder.

These items were all forging materials, and Extraordinary ones at that.

"Extraordinary, again with the Extraordinary!" Cheng Zongyang murmured. He wondered if a higher Level cabin meant he would have access to higher-Level items.

Luo Dingran didn’t interrupt, instead buying up all the materials. They might not have a use for them now, but that didn’t mean they wouldn’t need them in the future.

The shop refreshed once every seven days, which meant only four times a month. They naturally couldn’t waste an opportunity, unless the items were completely irrelevant.

But regardless of what the items were, the best course of action was to buy them.

These materials all came in one-pound portions and were priced at 150 Points each. Clearly, this was not a low price.

Although Cheng Zongyang didn’t have many Points at the moment, he still had the 900 Points needed to buy them all.

Six one-pound chunks of ore and wood appeared on the counter. Hearing the sound, Cheng Zongyang was pulled from his thoughts and looked over.

He examined them one by one, his gaze finally landing on the reddish-black Fire Spirit Stone.

It was warm to the touch, a comfortable heat like the lingering warmth of the sun. It was far superior to a Fire Spirit Stone that had lost its Fire Spirit.

’So this is what a real Fire Spirit Stone is like.’

Cheng Zongyang now understood. As for the other items, he gave them a cursory glance but didn’t pay them much mind.

So far, it seemed none of his Soul Slaves had any blacksmithing or forging-related Talents. He could only hold onto the materials and see what the future held.

The price also gave him a point of reference.

No longer dwelling on the changes to the item list, he said to Luo Dingran, "Prioritize acquiring Middle Tier Soul Crystal Stones. We can slow down on the High Tier ones for now. We still have plenty of Martial Artist corpses that can be used at any time.

For now, just increase the number of Middle Tier personnel. The situation in the County Town outside will be resolved soon. Once I’ve handled the remaining matters, I’ll begin exploring this world."

He preferred to use High Tier Crystal Stones to enhance Soul Slaves with better Talent. This way, the improvement in their Talent was visible, and it also saved him the trouble of collecting a larger number of Souls.

Luo Dingran asked, "Roughly how long? That will help me prioritize our Point-earning efforts."

Cheng Zongyang thought for a moment and said, "Today is May thirteenth... so probably sometime in June. At that point, I will begin my preliminary exploration and work on completing the map of the areas we’ve already expanded into."

He was using the He Family’s prestige to pressure the three factions into signing a pact. Later, once the pact’s term was up, he would deal with He Shujun.

By then, the territory in the County Town would be re-divided and stabilized. He would use the next month or so to handle the aftermath, after which he could hand things over to others.

If those three factions broke the pact during its term, it would save him the trouble of acting himself.

Luo Dingran mulled it over briefly and, now understanding the plan, said, "No problem. Before July, I will do my best to acquire as many Middle Tier Soul Crystal Stones as possible, as long as our collection efforts on the outside can keep up."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly.

He left the marketplace cabin and went to Zhang Jinquan’s apothecary. After picking up a box of fifty Red Blood Pills and thirty Qi Essence Pills, he left the Wilderness World.

His consciousness returned to his body, and he got up from the floor. A small wooden box sat beside him.

Cheng Zongyang took the box and climbed back to ground level. He took out his watch and glanced at it. It was almost two o’clock.

When he opened the door, Xu Dong and Ma Yue were still standing guard outside.

"Lord Cheng," Xu Dong and Ma Yue said in unison, clasping their fists.

"Lord Cheng, Gang Leader Li came by earlier, but you were in seclusion, so we didn’t disturb you," Xu Dong reported.

Cheng Zongyang nodded, then took out ten Red Blood Pills, giving five to Xu Dong and five to Ma Yue. He said,

"This is a potent elixir for replenishing your vitality. Take one pill every three days. When you do, absorb its medicinal effects while practicing your Body Forging; it will help boost your vitality. These five pills should be enough to help you reach the Peak of Grade Nine. In the meantime, don’t neglect your Martial Arts. Otherwise, having Power without technique just makes you a common brute."

"Yes! Thank you, Lord Cheng!"

"Yes, Lord Cheng! I will remember!"

Xu Dong and Ma Yue replied excitedly, clasping their fists.

"You two can head back for now. Use the time to focus on your Cultivation; there will be many things for you to do later. A low Cultivation level won’t be enough," Cheng Zongyang said, then made his way toward the gang’s main hall in the front courtyard.

Xu Dong and Ma Yue exchanged a look, followed for a moment, and then departed.

They planned to go back and immediately begin their Cultivation.

In the main hall, Cheng Zongyang didn’t see Li Lu. He couldn’t help but ask a nearby gang disciple, "Where did your Gang Leader go?"

Upon hearing him, the disciple quickly clasped his fist and said, "Reporting to you, Lord Cheng. The Gang Leader seemed to be headed toward Xuanwu Hall, but I’m not certain if that’s where he went."

Cheng Zongyang nodded slightly and turned to leave.

When he arrived at Xuanwu Hall, he did indeed find Li Lu. He was in the middle of a conversation with Li Xian.

Seeing Cheng Zongyang arrive, the two of them stopped their conversation and offered their greetings.

"Greetings, Lord Cheng."

"Brother Cheng, you’re here."

Cheng Zongyang smiled. "It seems I’ve interrupted your discussion."

"Haha, not at all. It was nothing important," Li Lu replied with a laugh.