Chapter 411: Chapter 230: System Component; Two Rewards
Later, the Stone Ring would automatically unbind and disappear, reappearing randomly somewhere else.
’If I’m not mistaken, the person who ambushed the first host must be the first Clan Leader of the current Huangfu Family! Otherwise, where would he have gotten that stone carving? He must have killed the host, who was still unfamiliar with the Stone Ring, to obtain the carving, the other rewards, and this Jade Stone Box.’
He even suspected the Huangfu Family’s Divine Weapon Refining Technique was one of the rewards.
’So, later on, the Jade Stone Box was being carried by someone when a fish bit and swallowed it, shattering it in the process? Meanwhile, the Stone Ring landed randomly on Tianduan Mountain, where it lay for over two hundred years until it was accidentally swallowed by a snake. I then caught that snake, becoming the second host.’
’How else could I explain why the market hut was as dilapidated as a war-torn shack?’
It all made sense now.
Next, Cheng Zongyang stared at the five options.
Ultimately, he ruled out the first option.
’Earning 100,000 Points is just a matter of time. I’d have to be an idiot to choose Points right now!’
The second option was a reward of one previously purchased item. Cheng Zongyang quickly ran through the possibilities in his mind.
Although he later delegated purchases from the item shop to Luo Dingran, Luo Dingran recorded every purchase and would show the list to Cheng Zongyang afterward.
He had an excellent memory and remembered every item they had purchased.
But not many of them were truly valuable. Only a few had been exceptionally useful to him.
He fetched a brush and paper and listed the items he considered important.
—Soul Gathering Stele, Flower Roster, Oath Contract, Beastman Essence, Dragon Bone Ship, Teleportation Array Plate, Migration Order!
’The Oath Contract is unnecessary now.’ Cheng Zongyang crossed it off the list.
’The Migration Order... I don’t need that either. In the future, I just need to find a suitable place to settle down for good. There’s no need to keep moving.’ Cheng Zongyang crossed another item off.
He then crossed off the Teleportation Array Plate, the Flower Roster, and the Dragon Bone Ship.
’I can try to make an Array Plate myself after some research. The Flower Roster is good, but it’s not what I need right now. A second Dragon Bone Ship would be nice, but I don’t have enough other vessels to form a fleet, so one is enough for the time being.’
Finally, only the Soul Gathering Stele and the Beastman Essence remained.
’The Soul Gathering Stele is incredibly useful. It would be a huge help to me, whether for attacking enemies or for Defense.’
’In the future, I could use the Soul Gathering Stele to protect Cheng Family Village, the future Tiantuan Village, or even a County Town.’
As for the Beastman Essence... He shook his head. The benefits the Mole Beast had brought him were simply astonishing!
’The very reason I can choose a reward now is thanks to the Mole Beast!’
’I’ve always wanted to buy another Beastman Essence to create a second Mole Beast. That way, they could coordinate their efforts in both worlds.’
’The current Mole Beast is a male, and its intelligence is gradually recovering. It might even return to normal someday. If I got a female, and they both became normal in the future, maybe they could even reproduce?’
After careful consideration, Cheng Zongyang chose the Beastman Essence.
’One Mole Beast really isn’t enough.’
’Cheng Family Village needs the Mole Beast’s help; it might even become the village’s guardian Exotic Beast one day. Likewise, developing the territory and mining for minerals in the Wilderness World both require a Mole Beast. Who knows, it might bring me even more pleasant surprises in the future.’
’Besides, I don’t know where the Beastman Altar is, or if it even still exists. Therefore, I should focus on my current needs first.’
’This is the one!’ Cheng Zongyang decided.
Next up was the second reward.
Talent, special item, Golden Artifact.
He didn’t hesitate and chose Talent.
’Even though I don’t know what kind of Talent it is, it’s still a way to enhance my own Abilities. A Golden Artifact or a special item would be a great help, but I’d rather improve myself directly.’
Having made his decision, he placed the Jade Stone Box on the counter to be reclaimed.
A box then appeared, prompting him to select his rewards.
Cheng Zongyang selected the second and third options. He then chose the Beastman Essence for the second option.
He submitted his choices.
Then, a new prompt box appeared:
[Random Talent Pearl reward has been issued. Beastman Essence reward has been issued... The market hut will now undergo self-maintenance. Existing functions will not be updated. Approximate duration: 24 hours.]
Then, a fist-sized white pearl and a sapphire-like essence appeared on the counter.
Cheng Zongyang didn’t touch the Talent Pearl first. Instead, he had a Soul Slave tell Luo Zheng to bring him a spirited and robust female mole.
Upon receiving the order, Luo Zheng immediately sent over a mole that was relatively large for its kind, yet young and robust.
Cheng Zongyang immediately went outside and began to fuse the Beastman Essence with it.
The mole’s subsequent transformation was the same as the first Mole Beast’s.
After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, a second Mole Beast, nearly identical to the first, appeared.
At the same time, a new message appeared.
