I'm a male god in Liyue

A white light fell into the water like a thunderbolt, creating a huge splash.

A moment later, the commotion subsided, and fish that had stopped moving floated on the surface of the water.

We have fresh ingredients.

Xia Zhi spent another four points to buy a black iron quality dagger, a black iron quality small pot, a magnesium rod for starting a fire, and a jar of refined salt from the [Mall].

A dagger is more flexible than a kitchen knife and can handle more tasks.

The same principle applies to small pots; they can be used to boil water, cook soup, and make rice.

Magnesium rods are not afraid of water and are more stable than other fire-starting tools.

Xia Zhi squatted by the river, cleaning the fish with a dagger. The fatter ones were skewered with branches to make braised fish, while the leaner ones were thrown into a small pot to make fish soup.

Gather some wood and start a fire.

A simple lunch was quickly prepared.

Xia Zhi picked up a skewer of grilled fish that was roasted until golden brown and offered it to the crane's beak.

"Come on, eat."

She lowered her head and ate silently.

She is not afraid of fish bones, since fish are on the crane's diet.

The taste wasn't great, since it only had some salt added and was slightly overcooked.

However, the food is full of heartfelt sentiment.

She ate very attentively.

There was no way she could not take it seriously. She watched him busy himself all by himself. A blind man, catching fish, gathering firewood, and cooking, he looked so hard to watch.

But she couldn't help much, and at that moment she felt guilty for taking advantage of her.

The guilt intensified because she had eaten most of the fish.

Xia Zhi didn't think too much about it. After feeding her several grilled fish, he nodded.

It seems these fish are not poisonous.

You can eat it without worry.

I picked up a skewer, took a bite, and found it a bit dry. Next time, I can shorten the grilling time slightly.

Try the soup again. The spoon was carved from wood. It didn't have a fishy smell, but it was a bit bland. You could add more salt.

Xia Zhi looked at the fish in front of him and suddenly thought of something. He smiled and told the crane beside him.

Do you know what a "hired cat" is?

“If an ordinary family wants to keep a cat, they have to give a gift to the cat’s mother or the cat’s owner, which means they want to invite the cat to their home. They not only have to choose an auspicious day, but also sign a cat contract to complete the ceremony.”

"The ritual became simpler after that; once you ate my fish, you became my cat."

"Now that you've eaten my fish, I wonder if you're considered my crane now?"

The crane couldn't understand his words; it just stared at him blankly and smiled, not knowing what happy thing he was talking about.

After lunch, Xia Zhi grilled some fish, wrapped them in leaves, and used them as dry rations.

There was still half a pot of fish soup left, so I put it in my inventory along with the small pot.

Use river water to extinguish the fire completely.

Xia Zhi crossed the stream and continued in the direction indicated by the [divination staff].

The crane silently followed behind him, feeling its wings slowly reviving under the white elixir, and its gaze towards him became complicated.

The debt of gratitude for saving my life and setting my bones...

I've really incurred a huge favor this time.

Chapter 8: Cheap things can be good too

When leaving the stream, Xia Zhi spent another 1 point to buy a water storage bucket about one cubic meter in size, which he filled with clean water by the river.

While traveling in the afternoon, he found some mushrooms in two shady spots by the roadside.

It's colorful and vibrant.

In his experience, most beautiful mushrooms are poisonous; some can cause vomiting and diarrhea, some can cause hallucinations, and some can even be fatal.

Xia Zhi hesitated for a moment, then walked over to them, intending to pick some.

He didn't intend to eat them, but rather wanted to see if these fungi would be identified by the system as some kind of alchemical material, like slime.

Xia Zhi had only taken two steps when he was stopped by the crane beside him.

Clearly, it was preventing him from touching the mushrooms.

Xia Zhi wisely stopped.

This is, after all, another world. Perhaps the fungi in this world are even more terrifying, and he would be poisoned simply by touching them.

He didn't need to risk his life for a possible alchemical material.

This is why Xia Zhi always lets the cranes eat first before he eats anything else.

Because he didn't recognize anything in the wild, he could only determine whether something was edible by looking for signs of birds or animals eating it. But this method wasn't accurate, since the physical structures of humans and animals are ultimately different. What birds and animals can eat, humans may not be able to eat.

The crane is a native of this world. It has lived in this place for an unknown amount of time and is already familiar with all kinds of creatures here. In addition, it is also spiritually intelligent. If there is something that is absolutely inedible, it will definitely not eat it itself, nor will it let him eat it.

On the way back, Xia Zhi encountered several more fruit trees, their branches laden with plump, heavy fruits as beautiful as the setting sun, emitting a unique and sweet aroma.

This time, the crane did not stop it.

Xia Zhi picked two, tasted one, and found that the fruit was very sweet.

Another fruit was offered to the crane, which seemed to enjoy it as well.

This fruit is quite good and can definitely be used as a food reserve.

Xia Zhi stayed here a while longer, picking all the ripe fruit from the trees and putting them into his inventory.

There are sixty-seven in total.

That's enough for him and the crane to eat for a while.

As night fell, Xia Zhi found a sheltered slope and rested there. He took out some dry firewood from his inventory and started a fire.

He picked up these dry firewoods after seeing them on the road.

All I can say is that the system's inventory is really useful. Not only is there no limit, but it seems like you can put anything in it except for living creatures.

Once an item is taken inside, its state seems to be temporarily frozen at that moment, and it will not change until it is taken out.

The only drawback is that Xia Zhi needs to use his mental energy to put items into his inventory. The larger the item, the more mental energy is required. With Xia Zhi's current total mental energy, the maximum size of items he can collect is about one cubic meter. He is powerless to collect items larger than that.

The orange flames burned quietly, dispelling the surrounding darkness.

Xia Zhi took out a small pot from his inventory, put it on the fire, heated up the remaining half pot of fish soup, and then put the grilled fish wrapped in leaves next to the fire to heat it up.

The crane was given grilled fish to eat, and he drank the fish soup.

After a simple dinner, Xia Zhi took out two more fruits that he had picked that afternoon, ate one himself, and gave one to the crane.

Sweet and crunchy, so satisfying.

With nothing to do, Xia Zhi sat in place and browsed the items in the [Shop].

He still has 5 points left. Although it seems like a small number, there are still many items he can buy.

For example, all the items from his original world can be purchased in the [Shop].

A box of instant noodles, price: 1 point.

One box of eight-treasure porridge, price: 1 point.

A case of mineral water, price: 1 point.

A set of the Four Great Classical Novels, Price: 1 point.

A set of economics books, priced at 1 point.

A pair of sneakers, price: 1 point.

A down jacket, price: 1 point.

A bicycle, price: 1 point.

……

Xia Zhi discovered that most of the items were priced at 1 point. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that the price was actually too high.

Because items priced between 1 and 9 are already considered to be of Black Iron quality, even the worst Black Iron items are still extraordinary items. If they were in the original world, they could easily fetch astronomical prices.

The reason why these ordinary items are priced at 1 point is probably because the lowest price in the [Shop] is 1 point.

Looking at the familiar food list in the [Shop], Xia Zhi shook his head. Although he missed the taste from his memories, he was still short of points and not enough to afford such a "splurge".

Unless you're in a truly desperate situation where you can't find any food, you can buy some as an emergency measure. Otherwise, wait until you have enough points before considering nostalgia.