Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 194: Golden Carp Lake Market

"The Resurrection Talisman is quite literal," explained the little elf, You Meng, with a giggle, "but right now I can’t reveal more of its secrets.

I can only say that if you have a Resurrection Talisman, you can choose to resurrect on the spot. If you want to resurrect with full health or teleport to another place, you’ll need to consume different amounts of Spirit Stones. After all, it’s a great life-saving tool, spending a few Spirit Stones to avoid falling into danger again is surely worth it, right?"

Yes, yes, you’re absolutely right!

"Why can’t you tell me?" Jiang Yuan hurriedly asked, "When can you tell me the secrets of the Resurrection Talisman?"

The little elf covered her mouth and chuckled, "When my affection level for you rises to one diamond, when our friendship is unbreakable, I will give you the blueprint to craft the Resurrection Talisman. Of course, having the blueprint means you’ll also need a Level Four or higher Treasure Forging Workshop and a lot of precious materials to make it!"

Raising affection to one diamond, upgrading the Treasure Forging Workshop to Level Four, though still distant, at least there’s a goal with hope.

Jiang Yuan teleported to the mouth of Old Dragon Cave, where Yun Mo was indeed waiting for him on time.

"Sir, have you encountered some joyful event? You seem particularly happy."

"Yes, I’ve received delightful news!" Jiang Yuan said as he sat comfortably, relishing the thrill of wind-swept flight, while pondering that after a day’s time, the Melting Workshop should have forged enough materials for upgrading.

First, the Cloud Grocery Store needs to be upgraded to Level Two; that way, I can sell the Elixirs crafted in the Alchemy Room to more cultivators each day and use the earned Spirit Stones to buy an attack-enhancing accessory!

Eventually, the places that require Spirit Stones will increase in number; converting cash mainly depends on the grocery store, so naturally it’s a top priority in the renovation plan.

The next urgent upgrade is the Melting Workshop: with Level Two, it can forge a wider variety of fundamental materials... laying the groundwork before deploying troops...

After planning the upcoming tasks, Jiang Yuan returned to his small courtyard and plunged into the thatched hut to cook at the stove, enhancing his Cooking Skill. Initially, he thought leveling up the Cooking Skill, like other skills, would increase physical strength and didn’t pay much attention. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓

However, as more crops were being harvested from the fields, and more dishes could be cooked, upon leveling the Cooking Skill to One, he found the reward was +5 points of life!

A skill that permanently increases one’s health bar just begs to be maxed out, don’t you think?

Moreover, cooking more delicacies to store in the Storage Bag allows one to replenish physical strength just like taking Elixirs — practical and cost-saving.

"Sir, thank you for specially crafting the Foundation Establishment Pill for my little sister. If not inconvenient, I would like to bring her to the store tomorrow morning to thank you personally, is it convenient?" Hu Zhile inquired, entering the grocery store and shaking off the nagging sneaky snake, taking the opportunity to build rapport.

After dinner, Jiang Yuan collected the finished products from the workshop, added new raw materials, and had freshly crafted Spirit Core Pills and Foundation Establishment Pills ready to sell in his Storage Bag.

Hearing her mention her sister who had opened a shop at Cyan Fish Mountain Market, Jiang Yuan, eager to upgrade the grocery store, considered the gossip side-quest and nodded in agreement, "Since we’re in the same Market, it’s good to get acquainted."

He figured he didn’t know anyone in the Market and gathering rumors might be troublesome — running around like a headless chicken would be a waste of time. Miss Hu Jiu, having mingled in the Market for years, might provide some clues.

Hu Zhile’s successful introduction brought her joy, and she hurried off to find her sister, urging her to swallow a Spirit Core Pill and succeed in Transformation Technique that very night, appearing beautiful to meet the young man!

As a fair-skinned, long-legged, sweet-voiced fox spirit, she’s well aware of how to leverage the advantages of the Snow Mountain Fox Race in her travels to achieve her goals.

After seeing her off, Jiang Yuan hastily shut the store door, eagerly activated the upgrade button.

Consuming a large number of basic materials and several special ones, his Storage Bag emptied by more than half, but the effect was eye-catching. Wooden boards flew, iron ingots settled, and within seconds, a brand new grocery store stood based on the original small wooden hut.

The once simple wooden hut was now the standout structure in the courtyard, doors and windows had simple carvings, and the rooftop showed the early forms of flying eaves and curving corners.

Surely, once the level is high enough, his courtyard will be a splendid group of ancient buildings, with a pond, lotuses, rockeries, and corridors... Jiang Yuan happily contemplated his simple courtyard, already imagining how to decorate the landscape in the future.

[You have new orders, please check them]

[You have new orders, please check them]

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He was just indulging in his thoughts when he heard the system consistently prompt him. Hastily, he opened the door to the grocery store to check the orders.

The grocery store space was much larger; on the left were more refined shelving units; on the right, a vast area left for free arrangement; windows transformed into six selling counters; the four order flow boards were now eight.

[Level Two grocery store can accept orders from a broader range, completing higher level orders will randomly reward corresponding level special materials]

The new store opened, all eight flow boards were filled.

Jiang Yuan didn’t bother checking the orders and returned to the front of the door to examine it carefully; above the door was a small device labeled "Cyan Fish Mountain Market" and "Golden Carp Lake Market," he could switch to his desired Market before opening the door whenever he wanted.

He set the location to the new map Golden Carp Lake Market, equipped the black cloak, and opened the door.

"Did you hear? The Xue family’s Spirit Beast Cage broke and several valuable spirit beasts escaped!"

"The braised fish yesterday was delicious; I think I’ll have two more today to satisfy my craving."

"Bah! We don’t have such powerful cultivators here; the seniors are busy, it must be an impostor pretending to be strong..."

......

The door opened, and the bustling sounds of chatter and laughter filled with a smoky atmosphere flooded in.

Jiang Yuan stood stunned upon seeing—Golden Carp Lake Market was built on the water!

It somewhat resembled Jiangnan water towns seen in short videos, where diverse ancient architectural styles floated on the water surface.

Though every store still occupied a distinct land patch, scattered mosaic-like across the shimmering surface, many small boats navigated through, and cultivators flew on swords or stepped on water without trace, candlelight reflections on water connecting with the sky in the distance, an absolutely stunning sight.

Interestingly, in Cyan Fish Mountain Market, almost all cultivators found ways to conceal their forms, seemingly afraid of revealing their true identity, whereas in the Golden Carp Lake Market, hardly any cultivators wore cloaks to hide their faces — everyone moved openly, discussing which eatery had the best food or whose discounts were appealing.

"Cloud Grocery Store? New here, shopkeeper?" a boatman, paddling past, warmly greeted, "What good stuff do you sell?"

Curiously scanning the surroundings, Jiang Yuan casually replied, "Occasionally selling some groceries, opening the store as fate dictates."

"Hmm, then young shopkeeper you’ve picked a great spot." The boatman waved his hand with a smile, "See, Golden Carp Lake Market is vast, most travelers from north to south pass by your store, wishing your business booms with fortunes flowing steadily!"

Thanking him, Jiang Yuan returned inside, securely closed the door, and prepared to manage orders before selling Elixirs.

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