jdhmnovel Chapter 17 Flying Carpet
Chapter 17 Flying Carpet
"I've looked up information about Rakshasa crocodiles. Usually, once they choose a territory, they won't leave easily. Once a female Rakshasa crocodile becomes pregnant, she will go into a deep sleep for a month without eating or drinking, while the male Rakshasa crocodile will guard her side until she safely gives birth to the baby Rakshasa crocodiles. And don't worry, although they lay eggs, the survival rate is extremely low, with only one or two surviving, so there's no need to worry about Rakshasa crocodile offspring becoming too numerous."
"My goodness! Sister knows so much, she's amazing!" Chunhe covered her mouth, staring at Su Luo with starry eyes. The little girl was simply a natural-born flatterer.
Su Luo was flattered to the point of ecstasy, but she still upheld the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation and humbly replied.
"Ahem... I learned all that from books, it's not like I'm that good."
"My sister is amazing! My sister is the best!"
"Cough... Stop talking~"
The two walked back in a harmonious atmosphere. On the way back, Su Luo told Chun He not to go to Fanjing Mountain for a while.
She figured the Rakshasa crocodile guarding the Seven-Colored Lotus would be going back soon, and when it discovered its home had been raided, it would go berserk and would definitely vent its anger on some demon.
If we crash into it, we're doomed.
Chunhe couldn't think of that, but she was now a blind fan of Su Luo and treated her words as gospel, so naturally whatever Su Luo said went.
Su Luo's guess was correct.
As the first rays of sunlight shone down in the morning, the Rakshasa crocodile, starving and with no other choice, shakily got up and shuffled away to find food. As it ate, it belatedly remembered its neighbor, the Seven-Colored Lotus.
But when it returned to its territory, its eyes widened in shock, and its eyeballs almost popped out.
Where is its home? Its huge home?!
The once wide and deep pond has become a small and shallow puddle, where even turning over is a struggle!
And its neighbor is gone too! What happened to the lotus it had painstakingly guarded for so long?!
The crocodile rolled around in the puddle in disbelief, but in the end it couldn't even find a single hair of the Seven-Colored Lotus!
Finally, the crocodile curled up its tail in a pit of water, its massive body shrinking into the puddle, letting out one mournful roar after another.
"Roar~ Roar!!"
What on earth destroyed its home and stole the Seven-Colored Lotus?! If it knew, it would definitely skin that thing alive!
At this moment, Su Luo, who was enjoying the spiritual fruit immensely, had no idea that the consequences of plucking the Seven-Colored Lotus would one day bring disaster to the male protagonist, who almost perished in the jaws of a crocodile, leaving him with considerable psychological trauma.
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Su Luo originally planned to stay in Biyue Town for only three to five days, but because Chunhe went to Fanjing Mountain, the plan changed and she has been here for more than a week.
Although she hasn't been idle these past few days.
In the early hours of the morning, Su Luo and Chun He went to Fanjing Mountain to fleece sheep. After returning, she took a nap. After eating lunch in the afternoon, she was busy drawing talismans. In the evening, she made the most of her time to meditate and cultivate.
Even though I was busy as a spinning top, I still reaped a lot of rewards.
Now Su Luo not only has enough spiritual fruits to eat for five or six years, but also more than a dozen baskets of precious spiritual plants shining brightly. If she sees an alchemist in the future, she must ask him to refine more of the pills she needs.
Talismans are good, but shouldn't we have as many treasures as possible?
Speaking of talismans, Su Luo has been drawing them faster and faster these days, with a success rate even higher than in her previous life. When she's on a roll, she can even get nine out of ten talismans to work.
Therefore, Su Luo took the opportunity to visit several shops selling talismans and sold a total of more than a dozen talismans. Although they were all mid-grade talismans, she still earned nearly a thousand mid-grade spirit stones.
Su Luo exclaimed again, "Talisman masters really make money!"
On the ninth day, Su Luo woke up from her dream. She leisurely ate lunch, thinking that she had nothing to do in the afternoon and could go buy a flying tool. So she tidied up and prepared to go out to check out the spirit weapon shop.
In the afternoon, Biyue Town was still crowded with people, but Su Luo looked around and noticed that there wasn't a single disciple of the Tianyi Sect on the street.
What's going on? Unless the sect issues a mission or there's an unexpected incident, the disciples of Tianyi Sect wouldn't all disappear at once!
Strange. She remembered that nothing had happened at this time in her previous life...
Su Luo frowned, but decided to put her questions aside for now. Finding a flying device was more important; she didn't want to spend the next period of time flying on a sword.
Oh, right! There's also a high-grade storage bag; her spiritual fruits can't go bad!
After looking at several shops, Su Luo finally entered an ancient magical artifact shop.
She had only visited this shop a few times in her previous life because Ning Wanshuang dragged her there. The items inside were genuinely useful, and many members of the Tianyi Sect liked to patronize it.
In her previous life, the female lead gave her many nice things, but she didn't pay attention to them and therefore didn't know their prices now.
As soon as Su Luo stepped into the shop, the shop owner, just like in her previous life, rubbed his hands together and greeted her with a big smile.
"Distinguished guest, what would you like to buy? My shop is full of spiritual artifacts crafted by renowned weapon-refining masters, each bearing their engravings. Honest and straightforward! I'm not bragging, but whatever you need, we have it in our shop!"
Su Luo didn't waste any more words with him. "I need a flying vehicle. Do you have one here?"
"Of course, please follow me!"
The shop owner reached out and led Su Luo to a counter on the west side of the shop, where rows of various flying vehicles were neatly arranged.
Su Luo's gaze unconsciously fell on the most eye-catching spirit boat model. The shop owner naturally noticed it and hurriedly began to introduce it to her in a very detailed way.
"This is our shop's most famous flying boat—the Soaring Cloud Treasure Boat. It's a treasure made of special materials; riding in it feels like standing on a cloud. Next to it is the Cloud Chasing Flying Boat, renowned for its speed, capable of swiftly traversing clouds and surpassing even spirit birds. And..."
"Okay, okay, stop!"
Su Luo only wanted to know the key point, "I have a question, how many spirit stones do those flying boats you just introduced cost?"
The shopkeeper replied, "At least one hundred high-grade spirit stones."
"Hiss..." Even though Su Luo already had quite a few high-grade spirit stones, she couldn't help but gasp.
Flying boats are so expensive! She thought they wouldn't cost much in spirit stones! Even if she had thousands of high-grade spirit stones, she wouldn't be willing to spend a hundred on a flying boat; they're just for show. Besides, why would she ride such a huge flying boat all by herself? Wouldn't that be crazy?
Oh, right, some crazy old woman in her previous life actually gave her a flying boat; she really was rich…
Upon hearing the price, Su Luo immediately abandoned the idea, but she wouldn't directly tell the shopkeeper, "This is too expensive, I can't afford it." That would be too undignified! She had to find a reasonable excuse to decline.
Her eyes darted around, then she remembered something and asked, "By the way, how big do these flying boats become after the magic is used?"
Without a second thought, the boss answered naturally, "These airships are generally over a hundred meters long and can accommodate thousands of people. The smallest airship is about twenty meters long and can carry about ten people."
"too big."
Su Luo frowned deeply, but secretly rejoiced. "I'm alone, I don't need something this big. Do you have any smaller flying vehicles?"
The boss, as expected of someone in business, was quick-witted. As soon as Su Luo finished speaking, he clapped his hands and gave his suggestion.
"If that's the case, you'd be better off choosing other flying tools, such as a flying carpet or a spirit wood kite."
As he spoke, the boss reached out and picked up two treasures from the table, holding them up to show her.
"This is a flying carpet, a carpet less than ten meters in size. People can sit directly on it. Although it's inconvenient to be out in the open without any shelter, it's very affordable, costing only twenty mid-grade spirit stones. Many independent cultivators choose flying carpets; it's one of our most popular items. This is also a spirit wood kite, which many cultivators enjoy riding to fly in the air. However, it's ten times more expensive than the flying carpet, costing one hundred mid-grade spirit stones. Both of these flying devices are suitable for small groups and are easy to collect."
Without hesitation, Su Luo chose, "Then I'll just buy the flying carpet."
"Okay! Do you need anything else?"
"Hmm... I also need a more advanced storage bag, the time inside must be restricted."
"Please wait."
Soon, the shopkeeper gave an order, and a shop assistant came over carrying a red wooden box.
The shopkeeper took the wooden box and opened it. Inside was a storage bag covered with golden patterns. Su Luo immediately sensed a faint spiritual energy on it.
"This is the storage bag in our store that best meets your requirements. As long as the storage bag is still there, nothing inside will change."
Su Luo nodded in satisfaction.
I can see that it is indeed a high-end storage bag, which is exactly what she needs.
"How many spirit stones?"
"One hundred and fifty mid-grade spirit stones."
They were quite expensive; those two treasures cost her 170 mid-grade spirit stones. It hurt her heart.
Suddenly, being a talisman master doesn't seem so appealing anymore; being a weapon refiner is way more lucrative! A precious artifact can be worth as much as her talismans!
Su Luo felt a pang of regret but took out spirit stones and said, "Fine, checkout."
"Thank you for your patronage! Please accept this first."
The shopkeeper grinned from ear to ear and immediately handed the two treasures to Su Luo with both hands. Su Luo happily accepted the spirit stones.
He knew this fairy looked unassuming, but she must be quite wealthy! Sure enough, she just casually spent over a hundred mid-grade spirit stones!
While the boss was doing the accounts, Su Luo looked around and noticed a low cabinet in a corner not far away, where some things were piled up, all of which seemed to be covered in dust.
Suddenly, Su Luo felt a jolt and immediately remembered something.