Global Games: Reporting the Great Ascension Stage at the Start

After a while, she snapped out of her thoughts, stood up, and slowly asked, "Young man, did that old man say anything else?"

She hadn't held out much hope, but Shen Hua unexpectedly said, "The source of the calamity is a Golden Core cultivator named Bai Shuo."

"Bai Shuo? He really isn't dead." Xu Lan's eyes narrowed.

Ten years ago, her father fought a life-or-death battle with Bai Shuo. Her father died on the spot, but Bai Shuo disappeared without a trace. Only now has she heard news of him again.

She had long suspected that Bai Shuo was not dead, and now it seems that he really is.

My heart, which had been at ease, is finally at ease.

"Where is he now?" Xu Lan asked quickly.

He joined the Flower Ghost Spirit Sect.

"The Demonic Sect?" Xu Lan was somewhat lost in thought.

"The old man said," Shen Hua said solemnly, "Although we can find his whereabouts by going to the [Flower Ghost Spirit Gate], the Demonic Gate is extremely dangerous. You and your mother must not go there to seek revenge on your own."

"The old man also said that he would come back to help in thirty years."

"This is all the information I have. That's why I traveled through the night to inform the sect leader."

"..." Xu Lan didn't speak. She stood there motionless, her brows furrowed.

She believed about 80% of what Shen Hua said.

However, she still had doubts about the old man's identity.

Was the old man really my father's old friend?

Could it be Bai Shuo in disguise, using Shen Hua's words to deliver a death sentence to her? Otherwise, how could something as accurate as "a calamity will surely come in thirty years" be so precise?

Seeing that Xu Lan seemed to believe him, Shen Hua felt relieved.

What relieved him even more was that he seemed to have passed the test of "divine will".

I just went to listen to storytelling and even went to the bookstore to look for information, but actually, it was mainly to fool "Heaven's Will".

He needed to gather all the information and learn all the details he wanted to say within the game before he could speak those words to Xu Lan.

Otherwise, if he went straight to Xu Lan without doing any preliminary work and started talking about the secrets from ten years ago, such as Bai Shuo joining the [Flower Ghost Spirit Gate], [Heaven's Will] would definitely ask: How did he know that?

If a reasonable explanation cannot be found, the game's creator might treat it as a bug and fix it, at best banning players from logging in, and at worst eliminating them altogether.

As a reborn individual, Shen Hua cannot simply act as a prophet in the game; he must also outwit and outmaneuver fate.

However, on the other hand, it was really not easy for him to both deceive Tianyi and make Xu Lan believe him.

……

After a short while, Xu Lan composed herself and let out a long sigh.

She looked at Shen Hua and said gently, "Thank you, young man."

"You're welcome. I was just doing this on someone's behalf," Shen Hua said respectfully.

Xu Lanyu waved her hand and said, "How about this, you can pick any item from my shop as a token of my gratitude."

"Huh?" Shen Hua was taken aback.

However, he immediately said happily, "Thank you, Sect Leader Xu!"

Although Xu Lan's shop is small, its "treasure" is a high-grade magic artifact, which is worth hundreds of low-grade spirit stones!

"It's alright, they're all low-class stuff to me," Xu Lan said with a smile.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Shen Hua straightened up and looked around, examining the shelves from top to bottom.

Xu Lan seemed lost in thought, staring blankly out the window.

……

In about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Shen Hua had looked through everything on the shelves.

After a detailed examination, he found that the superior-grade magic artifact called the Crane Feather Fan was indeed the most expensive item in the shop, worth around 100 low-grade spirit stones.

There's also a [Dancer's Talisman] worth about 90 low-grade spirit stones; these two items are the most expensive in the shop.

"Then let's take this Crane Feather Fan," Shen Hua nodded. "By the way, Sect Master, can this magic artifact be recycled?"

He couldn't use the superior magic weapon at all; one needed at least the strength of the mid-to-late stage of Qi Refining to activate it, so he had the idea of ​​taking it back.

Xu Lan snapped out of her thoughts and smiled faintly: "It can be recycled. The recycling price is 90 low-grade spirit stones, which is considered high in the market."

"Okay," Shen Hua immediately agreed.

A superior-grade magic weapon like this, worth 100 low-grade spirit stones, would typically only fetch around 80 low-grade spirit stones in other shops. Xu Lan's offer was quite high.

"Then, Sect Master, I will purchase items worth 90 spirit stones from your shop."

"Okay, what do you want?"

"I need a low-grade alchemy furnace, 5 portions of Qi-gathering grass, 5 portions of greenwood leaves..."

Shen Hua quickly rattled off a bunch of things.

总结就是一个下品丹炉（10灵石）、【聚气丹】的丹方一张（5灵石）材料5份（9X5=45灵石），还有青竹山的基础木系功法【青木诀】一本（10灵石）下品储物袋一个（20灵石）。

The total value is exactly 90 spirit stones.

Xu Lan didn't say anything, and took things for him from the shelf.

These are all very common items, readily available to anyone.

At the same time, she asked curiously, "Young man, are you going to learn alchemy?"

"That's right," Shen Hua replied.

When he left the starting village, he had already decided to make his first fortune by refining medicine.

In his previous life in the Blazing Sun Empire, he could successfully refine pills for the eighth-order Mahayana stage, so these low-order pills were even easier to obtain.

Earning spirit stones through alchemy is much faster than doing quests in the beginner village, so he left the beginner village without hesitation and came to the Qingzhushan Market, which he was most familiar with, to earn his first pot of gold.

However, when he first left the village, he never expected to have such ample start-up capital. At that time, he only had 9 low-grade spirit stones.

Shen Hua originally planned to take on some alchemy commissions at [Wanzhen Pavilion], collect 24 low-grade spirit stones, and then purchase an alchemy furnace, alchemy recipes, and medicinal materials. After refining the first batch of pills, he could achieve a positive cycle.

Xu Lan has now given him a large reward, a full 90 low-grade spirit stones! His initial funding problem has been solved, and he can even buy the materials for 5 sets of [Qi Gathering Pills] at once, saving a lot of time.

"If you're going to refine medicine, don't blame me for not warning you." Xu Lan gently brushed her long hair aside and reminded her, "Making money through medicine refinement isn't easy. Competition is especially fierce for the lowest-level [Qi Gathering Pill]. You only break even if you succeed six out of ten times. You'd better be prepared."

Xu Lan's words were sincere.

The cost of one batch of [Qi Gathering Pills] is 9 low-grade spirit stones, and one batch can produce 5 to 6 pills.

The market price for each [Qi Gathering Pill] is 3 low-grade spirit stones.

In other words, the success rate of refining needs to reach 60% to break even.

However, how could a novice achieve a 60% success rate in alchemy?

Only experienced alchemists can achieve 70% to 80% success rate, while newcomers are lucky to reach 20% to 30%. Newcomers will only lose everything, which is why Xu Lan gave this warning.

But Shen Hua is no newcomer.

He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sect Leader, I will be careful."

Seeing Shen Hua's confidence, Xu Lan didn't say anything more.

After storing everything Shen Hua wanted in the storage bag, she placed the bag on the counter: "Would you like me to take inventory?"

"No need, Sect Master, I'll take my leave now." Shen Hua put the storage bag into his backpack, clasped his hands in farewell, and took his leave.

"Hmm," Xu Lan said softly. However, she didn't look at Shen Hua, still lost in her own thoughts.

However, just as Shen Hua turned to leave the shop, he said without looking back, "I will come back in 30 years to do my part for your family."

After saying that, he left the store even faster and blended into the crowd on the street.

At the same time, he received two system notifications:

Congratulations! Your low-grade magic weapon, the [Common Iron Gathering Furnace], has reached the top of the equipment rankings.

Xu Lan's favorability towards you has increased by 5, and the current favorability rating is [First Encounter].