Chapter 48
◎ Opening a Blind Box ◎
The blind box was a box as lustrous as jade. Just by its appearance, it was much more high-end than a resource chest.
Yu Chi stared at the blind box. For some reason, her heart was beating a little fast. Her tired body seemed to have been injected with fresh blood at this moment.
【Open the blind box?】
【Yes】
A white light flashed, and Yu Chi slowly widened her eyes.
【Item: Fruit of Life God
Grade: Legendary
Description: The fruit of the Tree of Life God contains powerful life force and natural magic. Elves will be born after the fruit falls to the ground. This is an unripe fruit of life that can increase the purity of the elven bloodline.
Note: Useless to other species.】
Other species also included ordinary humans. An unripe Fruit of Life God could give an elf with a thin bloodline the purest bloodline, but it could not directly change the bloodline of other species.
If Yu Chi were just an ordinary person, after getting this Fruit of Life God, she would definitely do her best to buy an elven bloodline potion, change her own bloodline, and then use this Fruit of Life God to increase her bloodline purity.
But since her [Morph] ability could not even be seen through by the Beast God’s Emissary, this level could not be explained by simply changing her appearance.
Yu Chi guessed that at least when she transformed, her bloodline had indeed changed. It was just that perhaps her bloodline was thin, which was why she couldn’t maintain it for long.
Thinking of this, her expression became excited. Wasn’t this just prepared for her?
Yu Chi transformed into a blonde, green-eyed elf. She took the Fruit of Life God out of the blind box and examined it carefully for a couple of moments, a little hesitant.
This fruit… should I eat it raw, or is there another way to absorb it?
The appearance of the Fruit of Life God was somewhat similar to a heart. It was full and round, with a smooth surface, and its entire body was golden, with a bright luster. Just by holding it in her hand, she could feel the vigorous life force contained within.
Its appearance was quite tempting. Yu Chi licked her lips.
She couldn’t ask anyone. Even if she threw this question into the world channel, it would only attract attention and discussion, and she wouldn’t get an answer.
Thinking of this, she directly put the Fruit of Life God to her mouth and took a bite.
Before she could taste anything, countless life forces suddenly entered her mouth and nose from the Fruit of Life God, and then merged with her bloodline.
Soon, Yu Chi saw the Fruit of Life God that had been bitten disappear from her hand, all turning into some kind of power and entering her body.
It was a very magical feeling. Her body was surrounded by a golden halo, and a dense, tingling sensation came from her bones and bloodline, as if she could hear something growing. While she was panicking, she also felt incomparably comfortable, as if she had returned to her mother’s embrace.
Yu Chi no longer remembered her mother, but she began to yearn for this embrace. Her green eyes slowly closed, a faint smile on her face, and she fell asleep on the sofa, quiet and peaceful.
She didn’t know that the golden halo had been enveloping her body, constantly transforming her body and bloodline. It was not until the sky turned white that the golden halo slowly disappeared.
When she woke up the next day, Yu Chi only felt refreshed. From the moment she entered the game until now, all the physical and mental fatigue had been instantly wiped away. Her body was in such a good state that she could kill a cow with one punch!
She walked into the bathroom in her slippers, but was stunned for a moment when she saw her appearance in the mirror.
The girl was still a blonde, green-eyed elf. There was not much change. However, while maintaining this form, Yu Chi did not feel any loss of Spirit. She only felt as if she had been born this way.
More importantly, she actually had a pair of wings on her back!
Unlike the Cinnabar Finch’s wings, there were no feathers on them. Instead, they were composed of thin and tough membranes, presenting a crystal-like texture. The wings were of a moderate size, elegant and slender. When spread, they were like thin leaves, perfectly matching her height and body shape.
Yu Chi blinked at the mirror, and the wings behind her also flapped, without any sense of stagnation.
Controlling these wings in this form was as simple as breathing and drinking water. With just a thought, she could fly freely in the sky.
If she didn’t need the wings, she could directly retract them into her back without any discomfort.
Yu Chi tried to control the plants, and she understood.
Her current form did not consume Spirit. Instead, it was another kind of strange energy from her body. Yu Chi decided to call it magic.
The magic in a newborn elf’s body was not abundant, but Yu Chi found that her control over plants was much more adept than before. This was an innate ability that did not require any practice.
Yu Chi belatedly realized that in this way, her human and elven identities were separated. She could switch between the two identities in an instant. For example, in a battle, after her Spirit was exhausted, she could immediately transform into an elf, and the energy in her body would also be converted into magic.
It was good in every way. It was equivalent to adding a layer of security for her. The only thing that was not so good was that she was originally level 13, but after becoming an elf, her level had returned to 1.
Not only were her human and elven forms separated, but even her EXP system had become two. As a human, she could only provide EXP for her human identity, and the same was true as an elf.
However, this was just a small problem. Compared to the advantages it brought, the two EXP systems were really not worth mentioning.
Yu Chi checked the elf’s panel.
【Name: DazedFish
Species: Elf
Level: 1
Abilities: Elven Blessing, Plant Manipulation, Healing Aura, Nature’s Guardian, Elvish, Longevity】
Unlike the player panel, the elf panel did not have various numerical values for the body.
They were born with excellent physical fitness. If it were really digitized, her level 13 player panel might not be able to compare to a level 1 elf panel.
And elves were an immortal species. Their lives were difficult to summarize with specific numbers.
The above were all speculations about elves. Yu Chi thought the most important reason was that the elf form did not belong to a player.
That’s right, an elf is an elf, an ancient race born on this continent. It does not have the identity of an official player and is not controlled by the system.
If the system wanted to kill her or force her to perform a certain task, it would not work on her in her elf form.
Yu Chi suddenly touched her chin. If she died as a human, would her elf form still exist?
There was a paradox here. Her human lifespan was only a hundred years, no, it should be 200 years now. If 200 years passed and her human body decayed, what would happen to her elf form?
There were still many things to explore. Yu Chi was not in a hurry.
The elves were a race with an ancient heritage, but perhaps because she was a halfway-house, Yu Chi did not naturally understand elven magic.
But she had also thought of a solution to this. She took out the compass instrument from her backpack. There were still 10 island landmarks on it. Yu Chi found her target among them.
【Island: Sunset Island
Level: Four
Description: The legendary residence of the elves. Non-elves cannot enter. It is said to have incomparably precious treasures.】
A long time ago, Yu Chi had planned to go to Sunset Island, but there were too many things to do, and Sunset Island was a level 4 island. She was always a little hesitant, but now she had to go no matter what.
Whether it was to learn magic or to better understand the elven race.
She had been worried that her elf form could not be maintained for long, but now that she had eaten the Fruit of Life God, she would not have any worries.
Yu Chi’s eyes curved, and she began to look forward to it.
After a simple wash-up, she chose a beautiful dress for herself from her wardrobe.
Yu Chi only now knew that a pure-blooded elf could use the plants of nature to transform clothes for themselves. Vines and leaves would be wrapped around them, and their entire body would be filled with an aura of closeness to nature.
However, this did not affect her dressing up. The only thing to note was that she needed to retract her wings when she put on clothes, otherwise they would be torn.
Yu Chi had bought a green long dress at the clothing store yesterday. It was elegant and generous. She was attracted to it the first time she saw it.
Thinking about it now, it was a perfect match for an elf.
After changing her clothes, Yu Chi nodded in satisfaction at the mirror. If she walked in the forest in this outfit, anyone who saw her would probably associate her with an elf.
Today’s breakfast was white rice porridge, but the spirit rice produced in the space made the porridge taste different. She scooped a spoonful into her mouth, and her eyes immediately squinted in happiness.
There was also a pot of sweet tea next to it. This was the tea she had drunk with Mu Gui in the private room yesterday. When she had checked her tail ring, she had found that not only were there processed tea leaves inside, but there was even a small tea tree.
The tea tree was in a flower pot. Yu Chi carefully transplanted it into her own space.
【Item: Three Cloud Tea Tree
Grade: Rare
Description: Can improve comprehension. The upper limit of consumption is 10 tea leaves each time.】
What is improving comprehension? Yu Chi tilted her head. Did I get smarter? But she hadn’t noticed any changes in her brain yet.
After breakfast, Yu Chi sat on the sofa, drinking tea, and took out the strange stone she had bought in the fifth district yesterday.
However, as soon as she held it in her hand, she felt something was wrong. Yesterday, besides its appearance and a faint intuition, there was nothing strange about this stone.
There was no name, no description. It looked like a completely ordinary stone.
Players were very dependent on the system and would subconsciously judge based on the item panel. So when Yu Chi had bought this stone yesterday, it was also because of the player’s attitude.
The other party seemed to be very certain that this stone was a treasure. Although he was bargaining on the surface, the expression on his face when he looked at the stone was full of determination.
Now, the stone felt different from yesterday. There was actually a faint fluctuation of life coming from inside. Yu Chi lowered her eyes and looked at her hand. Could it be because of her elf form?
Elves were very sensitive to life force, so it was not surprising that she could sense it… it was just that this life fluctuation was already very weak. Yu Chi frowned, and for a moment, she couldn’t think of a way.
However, it would be good if she could delay the disappearance of its life. Yu Chi entered the [Two-Sided Mirror] space and placed the stone in the place with the most abundant spiritual energy.
Under the care of the flower fairy, this place had completely become a spirit plant garden. Even the air she breathed was different from the outside world, making her feel very smooth and comfortable.
She usually practiced her saber technique here.
Yu Chi thought of the tea she had just drunk, took out her Silver Moon Scimitar, and practiced for a full two hours before she stopped.
“As expected,” she smiled.
Under normal circumstances, it would take three hours to achieve the result, but today it only took two hours. This should be due to the effect of the [Three Cloud Tea Tree].
It was really good stuff. Yu Chi had originally just treated this tea as a sweet drink. It seemed that it would be another master she had to serve in the future.
After practicing her saber technique, Yu Chi continued to clean the territorial sea according to the progress of the previous day, slowly expanding outwards from the small boat as the center.
While cleaning up the contaminated creatures, she also wanted to level up her elf form as soon as possible.
Yu Chi drove the speedboat and used contaminated creature bait to gather them in a pile. The battle scene was much grander than when she was a human. This was also because elves were really suitable for group attacks.
The thorny vines, like green pythons, instantly erupted, entangling the few contaminated creatures in front of her in the air. The thorns pierced their bodies, and black blood continuously spurted out.
At the same time, Yu Chi scattered a handful of seeds from her backpack. These seeds instantly broke out of their shells in the air and bloomed into delicate roses. However, the sharp thorns on the roses rained down like a storm, frantically piercing the bodies of the contaminated creatures.
She still had quite a few seeds in her hand, but there were not many suitable for combat. Perhaps she could specialize in this aspect in the future.
…
After the battle, Yu Chi sat on the yacht and rested for a while. The excessive consumption of magic made her face a little pale, but the harvest was very rich.
Not only had her elf form directly leveled up to 7, but the area she had cleaned was twice as large as the previous day!
At this rate, she could clean up the entire sea area in less than 4 days.
She really had to go to the Elf Island, but if she didn’t clean up her own home, she wouldn’t be at ease even if she went.
After returning to the small boat, Yu Chi began to acquire Island Exploration Cards. The transaction between regions was restricted, which made the acquisition not very smooth. It took a full two days to acquire 23.
She was not sure how long she needed to stay on the Elf Island, but the more Island Exploration Cards, the better. However, District 1 was limited after all. It seemed that she could only go to the central island to acquire a large number next time.
【DazedFish’s Dad】: This is your brother’s contact information.
【DazedFish’s Dad】: Let me know if you’re short of money.
Her dad is still her dad. Yu Chi looked at the wealth ranking. The ID [DazedFish’s Dad] had climbed two more places. But she also knew very well that this wealth was not her dad’s alone. It was the achievement of countless people as his backing.
Yu Chi even had no doubt that the top 100 players on the wealth ranking all had large and small forces behind them. Otherwise, with her financial resources, it would be no problem to break in.
The wealth ranking was updated every hour. Yu Chi saw that her name had fallen to more than 700. It had only taken one day. She curled her lips and opened the backend of the three shops on the central island.
【Shop: DazedFruit
Serial Number: 1
Region: First District
Revenue: 7.5 million】
【Shop: DazedFruit
Serial Number: 2
Region: Fourth District
Revenue: 4.5 million】
【Shop: DazedVeggie
Serial Number: 3
Region: Fourth District
Revenue: 9 million】
Yu Chi calculated. Shop 1 had about 5000 transactions, shop 2 had 3000, and shop 3 had 7000.
The number of transactions was not much, but think about it, these were all personally cultivated by Yu Chi!
Yu Chi: Actually, they were personally cultivated by the little flower fairy, hee hee.
It had only taken one day to get back the money for the land. And Yu Chi was sure that these few shops would only become more and more popular. She refused to believe that anyone could eat ordinary food after eating its giant crops.
Yu Chi was not worried that no one would buy. It was just that she was a little worried about her stock. A few thousand orders was not a problem, but if there were tens of thousands, or 100,000 orders in the future, that would be a little bad.
She was not just worrying for nothing. After all, many large forces would make unified purchases. The main thing was that she was worried that her stock would be gone when a big customer came.
That would be a real heartache.
And she hadn’t had time to open the real money-making spirit plant shop. One was because she had too few types of spirit plants, and the other was because the quantity was not as good as these fruits and vegetables.
But spirit plants were different from these foods. Limiting the purchase was also a way.
Yu Chi thought that the next time she went to the central island, the spirit plant shop also had to be prepared.
After earning 20 million, Yu Chi immediately went to visit the little flower fairy. The moment she came over, the other party happily circled around her, its eyes blinking and occasionally curving.
“Flower fairy baby, are you tired?” Yu Chi asked softly.
The little flower fairy supported its chin with its hand. After understanding the meaning, it quickly shook its head. It pointed at the plants with its little finger and began to circle around her again.
Understood. It’s expressing that she’s very happy.
“That’s good,” Yu Chi gently touched its head. The little flower fairy was cute and well-behaved. As a wicked capitalist, she was still a little guilty in her heart.
Of course, the most guilty thing was… she hadn’t paid her a salary.
Yu Chi secretly swore in her heart that she would definitely find the world’s top-grade nectar and then give it all to the little flower fairy!
【Mushroom No. 1】: Hello, sister! My name is An Jin. Have you heard of me, sister? It was a pity that I didn’t see you last time! I wonder if I can see you next time I go to the central island? (well-behaved.jpg)
Yu Chi looked at the chat box silently. She had indeed agreed to her cheap brother’s friend request, but was the other party a little too enthusiastic?
Isn’t it good to be an unfamiliar stranger?
She remembered what her dad had told her: don’t get too close, be careful when you get along, he probably has no bad intentions towards you.
Translated, it meant—this brother is very bad! He’ll scam you if you’re not careful. But there might be a layer of brother-sister relationship, so he won’t have any bad intentions towards her.
【DazedFish】: Hello.
She didn’t answer any of the questions. Saying hello was her polite attribute acting up again, but after the other party received her reply, he was obviously very excited.
【Mushroom No. 1】: I often hear my mom talk about my sister. I’ve always wanted to go back to the country to see my sister. I didn’t expect to come to this game as soon as I turned 18 and could go back to the country.
【Mushroom No. 1】: Have you heard of me, sister?
Yu Chi’s gaze lingered on the two words “mom” for two seconds, and she replied: 【No.】
【Mushroom No. 1】: Eh, what a pity~ But don’t worry, sister. I’ve already found my mom. She’s doing well.
Yu Chi: …Nuts. Who’s worried?
Yu Chi ground her teeth and directly closed the chat box. This brother was annoying enough.
She really had no dissatisfaction with her mom. It was only the person involved who could understand how difficult a military marriage was. And her grandmother had told her that her mother had married in to repay a debt of gratitude.
Her husband was not around. She had to take care of the elderly and the children. Under the torment, she almost got depression. Later, her grandmother couldn’t stand it and asked her dad to come back and force the two of them to get a divorce.
Yu Chi didn’t care that her mom chose to go abroad. She just occasionally wondered why she had never come back to see her.
But these things had not been important for many years because she was living a good life now, so those occasional complaints had also disappeared with time.
Yu Chi was carrying out her daily routine of exercising and cleaning the territorial sea. On the night of the seventh day of the server merge, Mu Gui sent her a message.
【Longevity Species】: Little Fish, the assessment is about to begin.
Yu Chi’s heart trembled. She subconsciously wanted to reply, but for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.
【Longevity Species】: I want to report to you that I’m safe every day. Can I?
【*DazedFish】: Whatever.
【Longevity Species】: I’ll come find you after the assessment is over.
Yu Chi pursed her lips, neither refusing nor agreeing.
【DazedFish】: Be careful.
Their chat ended there. As soon as it was 12 o’clock, countless players suddenly found that the number of people in the top right corner had instantly decreased by 109,000.
Everyone began to panic, thinking that a major incident had occurred, until they found that the players on the rankings had also inexplicably disappeared, and even the number one on the strength ranking, [Longevity Species], was no exception.
【Maybe they’re on a special mission】—someone put forward this speculation, which was recognized by most players.
Compared to an inexplicable natural disaster, they preferred this reason.
Yu Chi received many private messages. Many people had seen the announcement of [Longevity Species] offering a bounty for [DazedFish] in the world channel. They were curious about the relationship between the two, and at the same time, they were eager to get an answer from her.
She simply replied to [GrumpyBro] and [MortalRealmLittleFairyGrass] and slowly began to prepare for tomorrow.
The contaminated creatures in the entire territorial sea had all been cleared by her. At the same time, her elf had also reached level 11. The elf form was more difficult to level up than the human form. After clearing the entire sea area of contaminated creatures, she had only leveled up so little.
However, since her home was already clean, Yu Chi planned to go and explore the Elf Island.
These days, she had been heading towards the Elf Island. Now, she was less than 100km away from the island. If she was fast, she could get there in two hours.
Yu Chi planned to land on the island tomorrow morning. She took out the Wanren Fish Rod and threw it into the sea, slowly starting her daily three-fishing routine.