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Zhixi smiled lightly on her face and comforted in a soft voice, "It's okay, Granny Hu. This isn't your fault."

"It's not a festival now, nor any special day. It's normal that no one is buying flowers."

The old lady looked down at the still vibrant flowers in the bucket, and said with a saddened face, "Ah... the flowers from Miaohua City are really good. How beautiful they are."

"But, no one wants them...."

Hearing the old lady's words, Zhixi sighed softly, then supported the old lady, smoothed her aura, and bent down to comfort her in a low voice.

From a distance, Fang Ze observed this whole scene.

He remembered, after he had taken in Nan Yi and her group, he went to Bai Ling to check out the backgrounds of these people.

Nan Yi and the others were born in Miaohua City.

Miaohua City is one of the five lower-tier cities under the jurisdiction of the Emerald City, famous for its flowers. The flowers produced there are not only fresh and beautiful but also varied in types and very pretty.

Normally speaking, such a city should have developed well.

Unfortunately, the several lower-tier cities under Emerald City, including Emerald City itself, are all close to the Greenwater Forest.

They lack everything but not flowers or trees.

Thus, the flowers from Miaohua City can't be sold, and life there is very hard.

Moreover, unlike other lower-tier cities, Miaohua City is a highly autonomous city. More than 85% of its residents belong to the same ethnic minority: the Miaohua Tribe.

Besides the official positions established by the federation, such as the Governing Hall and the Investigation Bureau, Miaohua City also practices a patriarchal system.

The whole Miaohua Tribe has a Clan Leader, who is both a member of the Governing Hall and the patriarch of the Miaohua Tribe.

In any matter, the people of the Miaohua Tribe listen to the Clan Leader first, then the officials.

Therefore, Emerald City looks down on Miaohua City even more and does not help them resolve their difficulties.

Thus, Miaohua City and the Miaohua Tribe live even harder lives.

To change this situation, the Clan Leader of the Miaohua Tribe has been trying to establish connections with various influential figures in Emerald City over the past few years, giving flowers for free or sending the youth to Emerald City to show their willingness and let the officials see the change in the Miaohua Tribe.

Additionally, because the tribe and the city lack funds, the Clan Leader also mobilizes people from the Miaohua Tribe to sell flowers in Emerald City to earn Lini.

And Nan Yi and Zhixi are the daughters of this Clan Leader.

It is exactly because of this unique system and their identities that Nan Yi can mobilize people from Miaohua City in Emerald City to help gather information.

After recalling the information previously gathered, Fang Ze looked at Zhixi again and softly called out, "Mei."

Mei slowly descended from his body, then stood in front of him....

Two minutes later.

Suddenly, a completely black-clad woman appeared in front of Zhixi.

She looked at the bucket at Zhixi's feet and asked, "How much for all of it? I'll take everything."

Zhixi looked at her in surprise.

She wanted to say a few words, but noticing something, she ultimately closed her mouth and then said, "230 Lini."

"Including the bucket," the woman said, pulling out 300 Lini and stuffing it into her hand, before directly picking up the bucket and walking away.

Seeing the woman buy up all the flowers, the old lady was deeply moved and kept thanking her profusely from afar.

But Zhixi was stunned for a moment, watching the woman's receding figure, unsure of what to think......

......

The flowers of Miaohua City are indeed of good quality; each flower is lush and looks as if it were freshly picked.

Back home, Fang Ze asked Mei to handle those flowers, then he himself carried the briefcase Qing Ya had given him into the bedroom.
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He planned to try out "High-Interest Loan" to see if he could elevate his Bone Tempering realm without anyone else's help.

Opening the briefcase, he placed his hand on the metals, and Fang Ze muttered, "High-Interest Loan! Borrow Bone Tempering Perfection!"

As Fang Ze called out, a repayment list suddenly appeared in front of him.

Only, unlike past repayment lists, this time there were several options added.

They were,

[Use nearby metal elements: 1 million Lini.]

[Do not use nearby metal elements: 1.2 million Lini.]

[Use the most suitable metal elements for the body and Body Tempering: 1.8 million Lini.]

The three options are different.

But, they also proved that High-Interest Loan really could help him elevate his Bone Tempering realm without anyone else's assistance!

As for which option to choose?

Fang Ze almost didn't hesitate and chose the third option!

What is money? Nonsense!

If it runs out, earn more!

In this world, with strength, who fears not having money?!

And with Fang Ze's choice, a white light suddenly shone on his body.

Fang Ze felt as if a large amount of diffuse metal elements had suddenly surrounded his body.

These elements were not only hard but also lightweight, with sufficient extensibility.

Clearly better than gold, silver, copper, or iron for Bone Tempering.

Moreover, not knowing if it was because these elements were produced by the World's Laws, Fang Ze felt it was incredibly easy and convenient to absorb them.

Moreover, since these elements were diffusing around without any danger, he could absorb them with all the bones in his body simultaneously, without worrying about encountering any dangers, and the efficiency was doubled!

Truly... Awakening Ability is the truly powerful thing!

While marveling, Fang Ze began to thirstily absorb the metal elements in front of him!

And not knowing how long had passed, maybe one hour, two hours, or even three hours...

When Fang Ze returned to his senses from the rapidly increasing strength, he realized he seemed completely renewed!

All 208 bones in his body, from the inside out, were emitting a brilliant metallic luster!

And when he clenched his fist, he felt his arm's terrifying grip strength!

He tried to perform the Sealing Thunder Fist, but he had only just posed to start, and hadn't even thrown a punch.

The entire room had begun to buzz, and faint thunder seemed to rumble!

That strong?

This is... Bone Tempering Perfection?