Xie Ziyuan patted the key in his pocket, making sure it was tucked safely. Even if he lost it, the key would return to him again in an hour. He didn't know what kind of magic was being cast on it, but it was very convenient.
Still, he didn't want to lose it. Is that person's presence related to the key? He wasn't sure, so he decided to keep it to himself all the time.
Currently, they had been walking for more than four hours. The siblings were quite nervous. Before they meet Zie Xiyuan, they didn't ecounter the lack of dangers when they stayed in this zone.
They only escaped because they were lucky, narrowly avoiding death or severe injuries each time with their quick reflexes and cat's flexibility.
"The journey takes approximately three days, Master Xie…"
Su Yining had just taken off her shoes and plopped herself on the chair when she opened the game. The first thing she saw was the text above Lin Yuyao's cute gray cat's head.
Three days' journey? She was a little puzzled. Where were they going? Her mood inexplicably became a little more serious.
She stared at Xie Ziyuan's little figure. He merely hummed in reply, so she couldn't get further information from their short interaction. Her heart became a little worried.
Would they have enough supplies if they are going out like that?
She instinctively checked the farming dimension. The rice was ready for harvest! Out of the total of four plots, one was already empty. When she clicked the warehouse, just as she guessed, the four portions were already there.
Yuanyuan must have harvested it! Then, she blinked. Four portions was too little, right? Another item besides the golden paddy rice caught her attention. It was white rice, the kind that was still uncooked.
There were three portions of white rice in total. A smile tugged on her lips. Yuanyuan was so smart! He knew there was a mini rice mill and used it.
She compared the price of paddy rice and white rice. The difference was one gold coin. The latter had the price of three gold coins.
How long did it take for the mini rice mill to dehul one portion of paddy rice? Oh, it was twenty seconds! Su Yining was relieved. Not too long.
It was such a bargain to sell the white rice instead of the golden paddy rice!
As such, she put one portion of the paddy rice in the mini rice mill and began her little job seriously. She didn't forget to harvest the remaining three plots of paddy rice and planted new seeds.
Now, they had fifteen portions of rice. It should be enough for Yuanyuan and his little residents for a while.
Just as she was about to exit the farming dimension, there was a pop-up message:
[New feature, trial mode unlocked! You can now talk to the main character! Three messages a day (the number may increase in the future). Price: 10 gold coins. Yes/No]
Su Yining's mouth twitched. Although she knew it was the developer's strategy to get the players hooked into the game, she still couldn't help it. Ten gold coins was still tolerable!
After she clicked yes, a mailbox post appeared in front of the warehouse. She was a little startled. With curiosity, she began to type a message for her Yuanyuan.
What should she say?
She didn't know how the character interaction would work, so she tried something simple first: "Hello, Xie Ziyuan!"
Once she sent the message, she waited.
Oh, talking about the message limit, the developer was so stingy. Three messages a day was too few! But since it was a trial feature, their AI might not be that good yet. As such, she mentally prepared herself for a formal robot-like answer.
Su Yining blinked as she stared at the mailbox post. She checked it again. A minute passed and there wasn't an answer yet.
She exited the farming dimension and was shocked to find that her Yuanyuan and the cute cat siblings were fighting against a gigantic bear.
On the other side of the dimension, Xie Ziyuan clutched the longsword tightly. Lin Yuyao and Lin Yu'an formed balls of fire with their power, burning the bear's fur.
The bear let out an earth-shattering roar and charged toward him. The two siblings hurriedly merged their power, forming a huge ball of fire and aimed at the bear.
Su Yining was so anxious when she saw the fight.
Xie Ziyuan immediately sensed a gust of wind. The bear which was about to charge toward him had stopped, sprawling on the ground. Of course, it didn't last long.
However, the second it happened, Xie Ziyuan knew that the person was around!
"Master Xie, be careful!" Lin Yuyao shouted anxiously.
They had just let go of the fire ball as big as a bowl. Their hearts went to their throats, worried that the fire would accidentally hurt Xie Ziyuan instead.
With wide eyes, they watched as Xie Ziyuan jumped high into the air and dragged the bear which had just gotten back to its feet. The bear's fur was scorched. Most of its fur was gone.
Xie Ziyuan took this chance to slash the bear, separating its head. The bear's gigantic body twitched and fell to the ground.
Su Yining watched the thrilling fight with a bated breath. She was just thinking about finding an item from the shop to help her Yuanyuan. However, he was so good! After his wounds healed, he became an excellent fighter!
"Master Xie!" The two siblings shouted and hurriedly ran to him, who was checking the bear's body once its death throes subsided.
"This second rank beast order will be our meal tonight," Xie Ziyuan muttered. The siblings helped him to let the blood flow out.
They knew the smell of blood could invite other fierce beasts to come over. Lin Yu'an brought a branch and began to dig the ground with it.
Xie Ziyuan glanced at him. He took a shovel from the warehouse and threw it. Lin Yu'an's eyes lit up. He took the shovel and dug the ground faster, using it to cover the splattering blood.
Once the blood stopped, he put the bear inside his inner space. They needed to leave the place quickly. "Let's go."
His senses had detected some powerful fierce beasts approaching the place.
The three of them took large steps. The two siblings were almost running when they tried to keep up with Xie Ziyuan's pace.
Su Yining heaved a sigh of relief. The scene wasn't too bloody because it appeared as pixel chibi art on her end. She instinctively checked the mailbox post after the three of them started walking again.
There was still no reply. She became more puzzled. Was this game a little broken or did she just get scammed by the developer? The AI's quality wasn't so good! It took too long to generate a single reply.
Lin Yu'an and Lin Yuyao looked around anxiously. Although Xie Ziyuan was walking so fast, they didn't protest. Strangely enough, they didn't encounter too much danger.
When Xie Ziyuan encountered a high-level of fierce beast some time ago—the wild goat—it was outside of his expectation. His power hadn't returned, and it unexpectedly affected his senses in detecting dangers.
His mental power was high, even higher than any beastmen he had ever encountered. That was the reason they stayed unscathed even after walking in the danger zone for so long.
Without his senses, they might not have any bones left right now.
Su Yining saw that they had started walking again. The three of them looked so pitiful as they traversed through the dark, gloomy forest. From her end, even the dark brown and green colors felt unsettling.
Should she help them to find an item that could send them to their destination instantly? She went to check the shop.
Her expression stiffened in an instant. The price was unexpectedly so expensive! One Teleportation Talisman needed thirty gold coins.
In total, she would need to buy three of them. Her remaining gold coins were only 92! She would be poor!
However, looking at the pitiful silver wolf chibi, she almost couldn't bear it. Three days was too long, so they better leave this forest quickly.
After Su Yining brought the three Teleportation Talismans, she hadn't even handed over the items to her Yuanyuan when she saw the mailbox post finally had a notification.
He had replied to her!