Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 225: Her Space Upgraded

After getting what she needed, Su Yijia found a safe place to hide. She carefully examined the village’s map. The rain was getting heavier, drops painfully hitting her head.

"Host, you should put some ointment on your face. It’s getting redder," 666 reminded her with concern.

"I can’t let the beating I took go to waste. If I can’t personally get revenge, I need to show them how much I’ve suffered," Su Yijia gritted her teeth, her face aching. She couldn’t just let it slide; at least Qin Kaize should see her pain and help her get back at them.

"Aren’t you going to help the villagers?" 666 asked.

"Shut up!" Su Yijia snapped in her mind. "If you give me another stupid task, even if you offer me a mountain of gold, I’ll refuse."

She couldn’t help but curse. What a useless system, always giving demanding tasks without any real help. Other systems in novels had tasks like getting close to their man, but hers were about investigating mysteries from decades ago, saving professors, retrieving impossible items, and now worrying about the villagers.

"Look at other systems with their portable spaces where you can hide people. Can yours do that?" Su Yijia sneered.

"Not now, but it can be upgraded," 666 replied meekly.

"How do I upgrade it?" Su Yijia’s anger started to dissipate.

"By using the lottery with the points you get from rescuing people. If you win an upgrade item, you can hide people in it," 666 quickly explained.

"Hmph, you’re still useless," Su Yijia rolled her eyes. Winning something in a lottery was a matter of chance. She only had one point left. How likely was she to get what she wanted? The system couldn’t be that generous, could it?

Despite her doubts, Su Yijia opened the system interface. She stared at the lottery point for a few seconds before deciding to try her luck.

"Congratulations, Host, you’ve obtained the Spirit Spring Space!" 666 clapped happily.

Su Yijia was shocked to see the original two cubic meters of space suddenly expand to a two hundred cubic meter courtyard. It was a piece of fertile black soil, with a small wooden house of about fifteen to twenty square meters in front of it. In the middle of the black soil was a square well. Beside the well stood a tree, completely leafless and looking almost dead.

Wanting to explore, Su Yijia found herself inside the space the next moment.

"Host, the time here flows the same as outside, and you physically enter the space, not just your mind, so be careful when using it," 666 reminded.

Su Yijia nodded and went to check the well. She drew a bucket of water and was about to taste it but hesitated. "What does this spring water do?"

"It accelerates the growth of plants in the space. A day here equals a year of growth. But other people can’t drink it directly, or they’ll age a hundred years in a day and die," 666 explained.

Su Yijia quickly withdrew her hand. "You should’ve warned me earlier."

"As the owner of this Spirit Spring Space, you’re the exception. Drinking the spring water will gradually change your body, making you more beautiful," 666 added.

That sounds acceptable.

Su Yijia sighed in relief and then scooped a handful of water to drink. It tasted slightly sweet and was quite refreshing.

"What about the things grown with this spring water?" Su Yijia asked, curious. With such a large plot of land, it would be wasteful not to plant anything, especially with the fast growth rate. She immediately thought of growing medicinal herbs, but she worried about their safety for consumption.

"The things grown with the spring water are just a bit better than usual, but normal people can eat them without any issues. The plants absorb the spring water’s effects," 666 explained.

That’s pretty good.

Once she returned, she planned to buy medicinal herb seeds. This way, she wouldn’t have to worry about running out of supplies.

"What about this tree?" Su Yijia pointed to the almost dead-looking tree. It seemed out of place in such fertile soil and near the spring.

"It needs dew juice to bear fruit. Each watering can produce one fruit. Eating one can delay aging by ten days, extending lifespan up to 120 years," 666 said.

Wow! It’s like a low-budget version of the Ginseng Fruit from Journey to the West.

Su Yijia swallowed in excitement, but then frowned in confusion. "What is dew juice?"

"Oh, I’m too embarrassed to say. The host should understand," 666 said shyly in its cute voice.

The response made Su Yijia’s skin crawl. She rubbed her arms in disgust. "What kind of books have you systems been reading? Quit the act!"

"It requires Qin Kaize’s effort. If he cooperates, you two could eat one fruit daily," 666 said hesitantly.

Although she didn’t want to understand immediately, she had read enough steamy novels to get the hint. Su Yijia sighed, covering her face. It only took a few seconds to accept this setup. However, she knew she couldn’t give such fruits to others—it was too embarrassing.

As for herself... well, she wasn’t that keen on eating them. It felt like consuming something with too much personal attachment.

She couldn’t even look at the tree without feeling awkward. She turned her focus to the small wooden house, where she saw her stored items neatly arranged. There was a large wooden box by the window with the words "refine" written on it. She figured it was for refining oil or other items, requiring only the placement of materials inside. The house also had a slightly larger single bed, complete with bedding and pillows.

Sitting on the bed, she found it quite comfortable.

"So, only I can enter this space?" Su Yijia suddenly remembered that in other novels, spouses and children could enter the same space.

"No, it’s just you for now. To unlock new features, you’ll need more upgrade items. So, Host, you need to keep working hard!" 666 encouraged cheerfully.

However, hearing the need for more effort made Su Yijia feel like a salted fish—she just wanted to lie down and do nothing.