MTLNOVEL Chapter 148: Chapter 148
The scene before Xia Zhi's eyes blurred again, and he returned to the ocean of dream bubbles.
He recalled the qipao-clad woman he had just seen. Like Yun Jin whom he met in a dream two nights ago, she also had a silver progress bar at 0%.
Being able to see the progress bar meant that she was the owner of the dream he had just entered.
But Xia Zhi wasn't sure if she was actually Ningguang, as he had never truly seen Ningguang before.
However, since the Jade Chamber appeared, the probability of her being Ningguang was quite high.
Xia Zhi fell into deep thought.
First, he happened to meet Yun Jin in a dream, then he happened to meet Ningguang in another dream, just one day apart. These coincidences seemed too frequent.
[Auspiciousness]...
Was this the benefit of high luck?
Would fate automatically guide events in a favorable direction for him?
Just as Ganyu always drew good tiles when playing mahjong, would he always meet the people he wanted to see in dreams?
In reality, one was a big star and the other the Tianquan, while he was an ordinary Liyue citizen. It would be hard to even get a chance to meet them up close, let alone interact intimately to farm treasure chests.
But in dreams, things were much simpler. Like with Yun Jin earlier, he just sat and chatted with her, and her progress bar filled up, farming as quickly and easily as with Hu Tao.
If things were as he guessed, then he should very coincidentally enter Baizhu's dream next, then Yelan's dream, and even the dream of that young man with the golden progress bar he met on the street two nights ago.
This way, he could save a lot of effort in reality.
Xia Zhi stopped pondering and walked towards a dream bubble, continuing his original material collection.
The next morning, after getting up, Xia Zhi took out the [Hourglass of Time] and [Enhancement Crystal], attempting a few enhancements as usual.
The system decided his luck still wasn't high enough and threw him a string of enhancement failures...
Xia Zhi calmly put away the two supernatural items, refined some incense, and went downstairs to wash up.
Because Zhu Zi cooked too much rice last night, naturally they had golden egg fried rice for breakfast this morning.
In the morning, the shop opened for business, and takeout orders were still booming.
Xia Zhi noticed that many customers coming to the shop today were discussing the same thing.
That is - Lady Ningguang was going to rebuild the Jade Chamber.
The rainbow juice in the shop wasn't cheap, and customers who could come drink it daily were people with some spare money. In Liyue, the city of commerce, they likely had some businesses and were more interested in this matter than ordinary people.
"Have you heard? Yesterday the Millelith posted notices in the city. Whoever finds the Sunset Vermillionite and Wonder Core will get a chance to ask Lady Ningguang a question."
"This... I've heard of the Vermillionite, but I've never heard of these two items..."
"Lady Ningguang has already informed that only Vermillionite of sufficient size can be called Sunset Vermillionite. This is the basis for ensuring the Jade Chamber can ascend. The Wonder Core is the core of the Jade Chamber's internal mechanical structure."
"I see!"
"Although these two things are hard to find, if one could ask about Liyue Harbor's plans for next year..."
"That would be a sky-high business opportunity! Whoever gets information from Lady Ningguang will have the upper hand!"
"Haha, what a coincidence! I just heard rumors about the Vermillionite not long ago. Excuse me, everyone, I must go now!"
...
Xia Zhi listened to the customers' discussions, his expression thoughtful.
Ningguang wants to rebuild the Jade Chamber? And the notice was posted yesterday afternoon?
Could it be that because she was thinking too much about this, she dreamed again last night about the Jade Chamber's destruction from a few days ago?
Ningguang is also offering high prices for the Sunset Vermillionite and Wonder Core...
Xia Zhi thought for a moment, opened the system panel, entered the [Shop] and searched.
[Sunset Vermillionite]
Quality: Silver
Type: Mineral
Property: None
Effect: An extremely large Vermillionite that can suspend in mid-air.
Hidden Effect: None
Price: 20 points
[Wonder Core]
Quality: Iron
Type: Mechanical Item
Property: None
Effect: An intricately designed central device that can link various mechanical structures.
Hidden Effect: None
Price: 5 points
Both items were available in the [Shop], totaling 25 points, which wasn't very expensive for Xia Zhi now, but there was no need to buy them.
These two precious questioning opportunities should be left for other fated people.
Xia Zhi closed the system panel and continued with business.
In the afternoon, when Yaoyao came, Qiqi also came with her.
The shop suddenly became much cooler.
"Yaoyao, I just made some egg tarts. They're in the kitchen cabinet. Go get them and eat them quickly. They're best eaten while hot."
"Okay!"
"Miss Qiqi, let me light some incense for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Xia."
Xia Zhi took the incense burner, put in half a [Perfect Calming Incense] and lit it. A strange fragrance wafted out.
Qiqi watched him place the incense burner in front of her and softly asked, "Mr. Xia, I heard from Yaoyao that she's working part-time at your shop now?"
"Yes, Yaoyao comes to help in the afternoons."
"Is the shop very busy?"
"Mm, it's always busy, especially now that we've added takeout service. It's been even busier these past two days. I've been thinking about hiring another server."
Qiqi's little face showed a hint of hesitation, and she said softly, "Mr. Xia, I can help too."
"Oh?"
"I want to work part-time at the shop like Yaoyao. Is that okay?"
"Of course it's okay. I'm very happy that Miss Qiqi is willing to help. But isn't Miss Qiqi very busy at Bubu Pharmacy? And you need to go to the mountains to gather herbs."
"I gather herbs at night. I can come during the day."
"Won't that be very tiring?"
"Zombies don't get tired."
Qiqi's tone was very serious. She looked at him, her eyes showing a hint of fear that he might refuse.
Who could have the heart to refuse?
Xia Zhi nodded and smiled, "Then welcome, Miss Qiqi, to our Summer Shop."
A look of relief flashed in Qiqi's eyes as she nodded seriously, "Mm, Mr. Xia, I will work hard to help."
So, during the afternoon business hours, there was another little girl server with not much expression but a very serious work attitude.
Xia Zhi "watched" Qiqi's busy figure, probably guessing her thoughts.
She likely felt that she had been receiving things from him all along and felt uneasy, so she wanted to repay him somehow.
A simple thought.
Another reason might be that she was too lonely at Bubu Pharmacy.
Xia Zhi couldn't help but imagine the scene of Qiqi sitting alone under a tree, quietly watching finches.
He lowered his head, then thought of Dr. Baizhu from Bubu Pharmacy.
Baizhu named his pet "Changsheng" (long life), showing his strong obsession with immortality, while Qiqi had a zombie constitution, which in a sense could be considered a form of immortality.
For such a person to keep Qiqi by his side, his intentions were probably not pure.
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