Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World-Chapter 81: Item Refresh, Speculation About the Stone Ring

Chapter 81: Chapter 81: Item Refresh, Speculation About the Stone Ring

A quarter of an hour later, he arrived at the stream and saw many jumbled footprints along the bank.

Cheng Zongyang observed them for a moment. Some muddy prints led west, while others showed a return path.

’These tracks... they must belong to canids or felines, right?’

Cheng Zongyang kept an eye on his surroundings as he drew water.

’Looks like quite a few creatures came in from the other side of the partition, then left again.’

He didn’t pay it much mind. After all, he wouldn’t be living here for the time being.

He finished filling his water containers and took a bath by the stream.

「Half an hour later.」

Cheng Zongyang had filled two water vats and covered them with wooden planks.

He then walked toward the small cabin.

He still hadn’t had a chance to look at the items that had refreshed yesterday.

A moment later, three new items were displayed.

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[Seven Herbs Powder Recipe]

Description: A formula composed of seven Medicinal Materials: Wild Cassia, Mint, Lavender, Mountain Wormwood, thyme, Verbena, and Aster. It carries a special fragrance that is pleasant but not overpowering. However, to snakes, insects, rats, and ants, it numbs and interferes with their sense of smell, thus repelling them or preventing them from approaching. It also has some effect on certain wild beasts.

Value: 150 Points

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’What a great find!’

Cheng Zongyang’s eyes lit up when he saw it!

It was as if it had been prepared just for him. This newly refreshed item was exactly what he needed!

He continued to the second item.

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[Wilderness Beans (Small)]

Description: A special plant seed from Bird Rat Mountain in the Wilderness World. After eating this bean, the target will fall unconscious for three hours. They will carry the aura of the wilderness, allowing them to freely enter and exit the Wilderness World. The effect wears off when the time is up.

Restriction: Cannot be awakened after ingestion.

Quantity: 1

Value: 50 Points

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’Bought!’

Without a second thought, Cheng Zongyang bought the bean!

He had been worrying about how to get his second uncle out of there, and now the opportunity had presented itself! But just then, Cheng Zongyang suddenly spoke:

"Stone Ring, how about you make a sound? I know you’re watching me. Let’s have a proper chat."

There was no movement, no response.

Seeing this, Cheng Zongyang smiled.

"It seems I’m not important enough for you to pay attention to yet. No matter, we have plenty of time. We can take this slow."

He was now certain that the Stone Ring was watching his every move.

Otherwise, the items that had refreshed couldn’t be such a coincidence.

With that, Cheng Zongyang looked at the third item.

[Clearing Fever Powder Recipe (Improved Version)]

Description: A medicinal formula for treating conditions where heat-toxins attack the lungs. This improved version can cure all wind-heat related symptoms, clearing fevers, detoxifying the body, ventilating the lungs, and purging heat.

Points: 300

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Cheng Zongyang sucked in a sharp breath.

’This thing showed up?!’

’And it’s an improved version from the system! The description says it’s a complete cure, not just for relief.’

’Just as I thought. Stone Ring, you really are looking out for me! Are you afraid that if I die, you’ll go back to those sunless days?’ A smile crept onto Cheng Zongyang’s lips.

He remembered how the Stone Ring had been swallowed by a snake, plunged into darkness, and unable to bind with anyone. It had been in a pitiful state; even the market cabin seemed to have decayed from the lack of human presence.

It was nothing like now, where the cabin had brightened up quite a bit.

This showed that the ring must have been in the mountains for who knows how long, unable to act on its own.

Perhaps as he continued to use it and make trades, the cabin might even be restored to a brand-new state.

Shaking off his rambling thoughts, he grew frustrated.

He was short on Points again!

He couldn’t possibly pass up these two recipes. Who knew if they would appear again later!

’I have to get Second Uncle out of here as soon as possible. Whether it’s to hunt creatures for Points or for the sake of my family in the mountains, I can’t stay in the County Town for long.’

Muttering to himself, Cheng Zongyang thought of something else, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

He spoke to the empty air over the counter:

"If you really are sentient, I hope you’ll change the buyback section. Replace it with things that will help me earn Points. I don’t care about the quest section. So, either you raise the buyback prices or you change what you’re buying.

Otherwise, that stuff will just be sitting there, wasting space.

Since you want to help me, yet you still charge Points, it means you need these Points. Or, the rules require you to charge Points.

If that’s the case, why don’t we cooperate?

You can’t give me things directly, and I’m not going to sell my things to you for cheap.

Two Points for a sika deer? You don’t have to be *that* stingy.

So, you should think about how to let me earn more Points, which in turn will let you earn more Points. It’s a win-win situation. I’m leaving."

Through these last few purchases, he was almost certain the Stone Ring was sentient and was trying to help him survive.

Of course, this was just his own speculation, but he was probably more or less on the right track.

If things really did change next time, it would prove his guess was correct. Even if he was wrong, it didn’t matter. Any change would be beneficial to him.

Holding the soybean-sized Wilderness Bean, Cheng Zongyang’s face was filled with excitement.

This was a single-use item. For an effect that lasted three hours, 50 Points was still quite expensive.

But the bean’s powerful function was that it could bring a living person in, albeit in an unconscious state.

To him, this was a truly powerful ability.

If he had enough of them, he could even evacuate his family in case of danger one day.

Now, he was curious about the origin of this Wilderness Bean.

Bird Rat Mountain... He silently committed the name to memory.

Unfortunately, expanding his territory would require a great deal of money.

’It’s fine. Once the family is stable and has a foundation of strength, I can start to replicate some things from my past life here. It’s not much, but with slow and steady research, I can eventually reproduce some of them to strengthen my family’s foundation.’

Before, he hadn’t dared to casually create items that were beyond this world for fear of attracting unwanted attention, but that would be different in the future.

A child carrying gold through the market is a target. But what if that child is a Martial Arts master? Would he still need to be so cautious?

Glancing at the sky outside, he left the Wilderness World.

Reappearing in his room, he looked around the empty, dim inner chamber, shook his head slightly, and decided not to bother with it or clean it for now.

No one was living in this house at the moment, so cleaning it would be a waste of effort.

Today, he had to figure out a way to get his second uncle out of here, and he also needed to buy some supplies.

He didn’t plan to enter the County Town again for the foreseeable future, so he had a lot to get done today.

First, he went to a few general stores and bought a large amount of salt and oil, both of which he needed. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

He already had enough rice and flour to feed his family for over a year with some to spare. That would be enough time to start cultivating crops in the mountains.

It was difficult to store food in the mountains, so things like salt were essential.

Next, he went to Chen Kaishan’s Weapon Shop and asked about the two sets of Armor.

As it happened, he saw Chen Kaishan’s apprentice, who told him they were working on the final piece of Armor. He was also informed that it could be picked up in the afternoon.

He had thought it would take another two or three days, but the apprentice simply said that the work had gone smoothly and they were ahead of schedule.

Cheng Zongyang was happy with this answer; at least that was one less thing to worry about.

After dealing with the oil, salt, and Armor, he went to find Li Lu again.

Li Lu was on duty for the afternoon shift today. His job was to patrol the County Town and check on the populace, looking for anyone with a high fever or similar conditions.

That was why Cheng Zongyang was able to find him at home this morning.