Chapter 448 - 444: An Unremarkable Stone
Chapter 448: Chapter 444: An Unremarkable Stone
"I think it’s... some kind of problem with the System Mall," said Song Youzhi, who had just returned from a morning of asking around.
"But we don’t know the specifics. Apparently, some guy from R Country was trying to draw a prize or something in the new System Mall last night."
"He deposited his Crystal Cores, but no prize came out."
Xie Ning blinked, took a bite of her steamed bun, and asked curiously, "What prize were they drawing for? Was it free? How come we don’t have it?"
Song Shijun nearly did a spit-take. "Uncle, you’re talking about the Krypton Gold Roulette, aren’t you?"
Recalling how his sister had just told them she’d won a huge pile of things yesterday, Song Shijun was impressed, even if he didn’t quite get it.
"Didn’t Sis show it to us yesterday? The Krypton Gold Roulette in the system’s back end."
"Oh, right, right." Song Youzhi, who didn’t really get it, nodded repeatedly. "Something about a roulette, yes, that’s it. I heard them say... you deposit Crystal Cores and can draw good stuff? But that guy from R Country put his ’money’ in and didn’t get anything."
Xie Ning nearly choked on a mouthful of congee.
Song You’ai quickly reached out to pat her back. "You silly child. You’re a grown woman, and you still manage to choke on congee."
Song Kexin walked over, whip in hand, giving it a few small cracks. SWISH! SWISH! "Dad, Dad, look at me! Don’t I look heroic and cool? What do you think?"
Song Youzhi glanced at his daughter and couldn’t help but roast her. "Do you ever look in a mirror?"
’Does she really have no idea what a mess she looks like?’
’Heroic and cool... She’s really good at flattering herself.’
Song Kexin’s mouth drooped. Putting on a blank expression, she rolled her eyes and bounced over to Old Mrs. Song’s side.
Song Shijun glanced at Xie Ning, who was focused on wolfing down her congee. A sudden thought struck him. "Sis, was that business with the R Country guy yesterday related to you?"
Xie Ning’s hand paused. She glanced up at her brother. "How could it possibly be related to me?"
"Yeah, what do you mean by that?" As a staunch member of Team Sis, Song Kexin immediately turned on her brother. "Sis didn’t do anything after she got back yesterday. She was in her room the whole time. What does that ruckus those R Country people were making have to do with her?"
Song Shijun silently shut his mouth, secretly peeking at his expressionless sister.
’Life experience told him there was a 99% chance this had a lot to do with his sister...’
’Maybe his sister pulled some slick move that led to that tragedy for those guys from R Country?’
Xie Ning kept her head down and focused on her congee, saying nothing.
Song Shijun had a feeling his sister was behind this slick move, but he had no proof...
After finishing breakfast, Xie Ning wiped her mouth and tossed out a sentence, "I’m going to sort some things out. I’ll be out in a minute."
Everyone looked at her, baffled, only to see her vanish into thin air.
To be honest, it was pretty eerie watching a living person just disappear. The others exchanged glances.
As Song You’ai cleared the dishes, she turned to ask Song Shijun and Song Kexin, "What’s your sister busy with? What is she organizing?"
Song Shijun swallowed. "My sister said the X Realm gifted her a lot of stuff yesterday... Maybe she’s going to organize that pile of things?"
Xie Ning moved a small stool onto the terrace and quickly began sorting through a mountain of loot.
She pulled out several storage crates and began sorting piles of Nutrient Liquid into them.
After filling two or three crates, she turned to organize the dozens of military daggers on the ground.
Five or six complete pairs of ordinary-looking slippers were set to one side.
There were also three or four pairs of men’s leather shoes that let you walk as if flying—one pair each for her first uncle, second uncle, Uncle Yong, and Yuan.
One pair of ordinary-looking boxing gloves. These could increase a Power-type Superpower User’s Strength Ability, making them a perfect gift for her eldest uncle.
Several ordinary-looking blankets for her maternal grandparents, her youngest uncle, and her aunt.
The above were all green-tier items, hence the "ordinary-looking" description...
The purple-tier items included a small case of advanced Nutrient Liquid—one sip could sustain you for three days.
A talking automatic massage chair, a gift for the two elders to enjoy.
One pair of Heaven and Earth Jumping Shoes. Xie Ning had studied these carefully and realized the women’s style shoes were perfect for her aunt, Song Youxuan, who didn’t have a superpower.
Wearing these high-tech jumping shoes should guarantee her aunt’s safety. They could jump dozens of meters high with no problem—in other words, they were a lifesaver for escaping in a crisis.
Of course, the shoes needed to be charged, but that was simple. She just had to give her aunt a small box of the Crystal Core Energy she had extracted, and that would keep the shoes running for about a month.
Three Overload Defense Vests. These were perfect for ordinary people like her youngest uncle, his wife, and her aunt, increasing their chances of survival.
There were also some other useful trinkets, all falling into the purple-tier category.
The gold-tier items drawn from the roulette were basically all weapons.
This included the Super-speed Whip she’d given to Song Kexin.
A V8 Homemade Superpower Gun, an L9 Long-range Machine Gun, special-made superpower explosives and bullets, and other such items.
Xie Ning sorted the items with incredible speed. A single sweep of her Space Ability was all it took to arrange everything neatly.
Finally, only three red-tier items remained.
Xie Ning’s gaze fell upon the Divine Stone.
This was the ultimate prize that had nearly crashed the system and subsequently caused the entire roulette feature to be taken down.
Xie Ning picked up the dusty, ordinary-looking stone.
’The roulette was glowing red late last night,’ she thought.
But now, it had no luster at all. It was just a simple stone.
’If a Spiritual Ability User obtains this stone and studies it thoroughly, it may produce unexpected effects...’
Xie Ning recalled the system’s prompt from when she had drawn the Divine Stone.
She tilted her head back slightly, pondering.
The stone felt warm and smooth in her hand, like jade, but it looked dusty and dull, with no hint of anything special about it.
She gently put the stone down, closed her eyes to meditate for a while, and even swept her spiritual power back and forth over it.
But in the end, there was still no reaction.
Xie Ning wasn’t the type to get hung up on things.
’Since I don’t know what this thing is right now, I’ll just set it aside for the time being.’
’Time is limited. I can study it slowly when I’m free.’
She moved the ordinary-looking stone into her villa’s bedroom and placed it securely in a drawer.
Only then did Xie Ning turn her attention back to the strange seed.
She had already had Little Spider inspect it earlier. The result indicated it was a mutated plant, but it couldn’t provide a clear description.
It seemed the only way to find out what it was would be to plant it and cultivate it slowly.
Xie Ning casually found a small flowerpot, buried the mutated plant seed inside, and then sprinkled a tiny bit of well water on it.
Soon, her spiritual power received an extremely subtle, faint wisp of excitement.
Xie Ning’s eyes widened slightly as she tried to probe the soil again with her spiritual power.
But the plant seed had quieted down, with no further fluctuations.
’Huh, what an interesting little fellow.’
Xie Ning held the small flowerpot in her hands, planning to take it outside for some sunlight later.