Chapter 91: Testing Strength
<Host! Products from our system are guaranteed premium quality—there’s absolutely no such thing as counterfeit goods!>
<How can you question the integrity of our system’s products?>
<I was even thinking of rewarding you with some Detox Winter Melon and Expansion Papaya seeds, but it seems that won’t be necessary anymore.>
Si Er: …
Uh…
The system was usually so silent it was like it didn’t exist. He hadn’t expected it to have a temper!
Curious, Si Er asked, “Does the Detox Winter Melon cure poison?”
<Yes. It can remove poisons originating from both the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent and the Cang Beast Continent.>
<But if the poison originates from the Insect Race, the melon may not completely cure it—it can only temporarily preserve life.>
<Temporarily preserving life is already good. At least it buys more time to find a solution.>
“And what about the Expansion Papaya? Does eating it make a person expand?”
<Not exactly. Just a small amount of juice or pulp can completely fill the stomachs of humans and spirit beasts. It’s very useful in certain situations.>
“I see.” Si Er suddenly had an idea. “If we fed an entire one to a baleful beast, would it get so full that it wouldn’t want to eat people?”
<In theory, yes. But baleful beasts are insane. Even if they don’t eat people, they can still trample or tear them apart…>
“Got it. So it’s basically like a fasting pill, right?”
<More or less. It’s extremely filling—a single bite can stave off hunger for a whole day. Suitable for weight loss and for wilderness travel.>
“Great!” Si Er said smoothly. “Then please send the seeds to my system warehouse and handle the planting, cultivating, and harvesting.”
<Heh.>
The system was amused by his matter-of-fact tone but didn’t refuse.
Si Er became even happier. Smiling, he asked, “So your system really doesn’t sell fake goods, right? Is there a ‘tenfold compensation for counterfeits’ policy?”
<No! No!>
<If you don’t buy now, it’ll go back to the original price!>
“Buy! Buy! I’m buying right now!”
Si Er immediately entered shopping-spree mode. He picked several cultivation manuals of different elements and ranks, along with medical texts, pharmacopoeias, comprehensive alchemy formula collections, rune compilations, and formation manuals.
Even if he couldn’t learn many of them himself, others could!
And even if they didn’t learn them, studying them was still worthwhile.
The Ten Thousand Beasts Continent had once been part of the Cang Beast Continent. There were likely many teleportation arrays between the two lands.
It was only because the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent had shifted from its original position that those arrays no longer functioned well. But once they located Di Lintian’s position, they could cross over at any time.
Although someone was currently concealing Di Lintian’s aura, it wasn’t foolproof.
Si Er believed that people from the other side would come sooner or later. Before that happened, they needed to prepare more thoroughly.
Not only the Si family—everyone with decent character should become stronger.
But the library’s collection was truly vast. Si Er felt like he hadn’t taken much of each category, yet his points were nearly exhausted.
Regretfully, he had to stop.
He wasn’t sure whether the points had other uses, but he decided to leave at least ten thousand as a reserve.
After finishing his spree, Si Er asked eagerly, “Will the library ever go on sale again?”
<That depends on the host’s performance.>
“How do you want me to perform?”
<That depends on your own awareness.>
Since the system wouldn’t elaborate, Si Er didn’t press further. Whether there were future benefits or not, he had already made a huge profit.
<Besides the library, will the system unlock anything else?>
<There is also the System Marketplace. It will unlock when the host reaches Nascent Soul and Soul Sect levels.>
Si Er fell into deep thought.
His soul cultivation advanced quickly. He already possessed Soul King–level soul power, so as long as he urged Guagua to improve, he could basically lie flat in this aspect until Guagua reached sixth rank.
After that, he might still be able to lie flat—just by eating more Soul-Nourishing Hami Melons.
But the other cultivation system was more troublesome. He was still far from reaching Nascent Soul.
Cultivating that system on the Ten Thousand Beasts Continent was difficult, even though his innate conditions were already exceptional.
Curious about what the System Marketplace might contain, he wanted to reach Nascent Soul as soon as possible.
After organizing the gifts for his father and two brothers, he carried a freshly arranged fruit platter and knocked on the gate of the neighboring courtyard.
Yu Beixuan grabbed Yu Bei Tiger’s paw and teleported over to open the door. When he saw the massive fruit platter in Si Er’s hands, his eyes lit up instantly.
“Er’er brought me a midnight snack?”
“Something like that.” Si Er smiled. “I happened to obtain some fruits with special effects, so I wanted you to try them.”
“Oh? What’s so special about them?” Yu Beixuan leaned closer, feigning curiosity.
“This watermelon increases a person’s physical strength after eating it.” Si Er leaned in as well. “Xuanxuan, how strong are you without borrowing your soul pet’s power or using your cultivation?”
Yu Beixuan shook his head. “No idea. I’ve never tested it.”
“Then let’s test it now!”
“Sure.”
Yu Beixuan hadn’t considered the question before, but now he was curious too.
He took the platter with one hand, ushered Si Er into his courtyard, and closed the gate.
After placing the platter on a stone table, Yu Beixuan began searching the yard for something suitable to test his strength on.
Si Er casually picked up a fist-sized pebble and handed it to him.
“Xuanxuan, try crushing this.”
Yu Beixuan squeezed the stone. It shattered instantly into pieces.
“Not bad.”
Si Er felt that Yu Beixuan’s strength was greater than he had expected.
“Then try this!”
He brought out a white stone slab he had purchased from the system library.
He didn’t know why the library even sold such a thing, but it was quite special—it was specifically used to measure strength.
“Xuanxuan, use your full strength and punch it.”
“Full strength?” Yu Beixuan hesitated slightly.
“Yes, full strength.”
“Alright.”
Yu Beixuan gathered power and struck the slab with all his might.
He had expected it to crack—but it remained completely intact. Instead, a number appeared on its surface: 300.
Yu Beixuan frowned. “What does that mean?”
Si Er smiled. “It’s a strength-testing slab. Most people score around 100. Xuanxuan, your strength is three times that of an average person—not bad at all.”
Yu Beixuan asked curiously, “What about Er’er’s strength?”
Si Er smiled modestly. “Oh, mine is just average.”
“Can I see? Considering how close we are?”
“Alright.” Si Er nodded helplessly.
Xuanxuan treats me so well. I can’t refuse such a small request.
But if my strength is too great, will it hurt his pride?
After hesitating, Si Er decided to use only fifty percent of his strength first.
He punched the slab—
And the number jumped to 1000.
Si Er: Uh…
Yu Beixuan: Uh?! |???|
