Rise of the Wasteland in Cultivation

Leng San returned to his residence and found Ye Wenrou still deeply engrossed in the game of chess, while Chen Xi sat on a small stool next to him, drawing the [Green Vine Talisman] by herself.

This young girl's mental strength is even stronger than Leng San's. She also has a purification ability and can output spiritual energy. She can directly guide the spiritual energy to the tip of the brush and draw such a basic magic talisman with more ease than Leng San.

Leng San did not disturb the two, and took out an ancient jade bracelet, carving a defensive array on it.

With the review last night, the carving was much more skillful this time. It only took about two hours to complete the jade bracelet. It also emitted a pleasant, clear sound, and the green light lingered and flowed on the surface of the jade bracelet for several seconds before disappearing.

Leng San put down the carving knife with satisfaction, tried on the jade bracelet, and immediately felt a warm and cool sensation coming from his wrist, which was indescribably comfortable.

Wearing this protective artifact can not only calm the mind and invigorate the spirit, but also prolong life and withstand a full-force attack from a level-three genetically enhanced warrior.

Unfortunately, there is no spiritual energy in this wasteland world, so the defensive array on the jade bracelet cannot gather spiritual energy to repair its damage on its own. Therefore, it is destined to be a consumable item. Once the spiritual energy it carries is exhausted, it will lose its protective effect.

Leng San stood up and stretched, only to find that Ye Wenrou and Chen Xi were both asleep on the table. The two beauties, one big and one small, were sleeping in very pleasing and delightful positions.

Leng San carried the little girl to the bed, put away the brush, cinnabar, and talisman paper, and discovered that the little girl had actually drawn ten Green Vine Talismans, only wasting one talisman paper. The success rate was frighteningly high.

Leng San put away the Green Vine Talismans and counted them. He now had twenty Green Vine Talismans and eighteen Swiftness Talismans. These basic talismans were all auxiliary, without direct offensive power and with average strength, but they could save lives in critical moments.

As for offensive spells, they can only be drawn after reaching the third level of Qi refinement, such as wind blades, electric arcs, and ice spikes.

dong dong dong...

Just as Leng San put away the magic talisman, a rude knocking sound came from the door. Ye Wenrou was also awakened and looked around blankly.

Leng San stepped forward and opened the door. He saw a scavenger wearing liberation shoes and carrying a woven bag standing outside the door. The setting sun cast a long shadow behind him, which stretched into the room.

"They're here!" Leng San smiled.

The scavenger standing outside the door at this moment is none other than Ah-Xiang, the lone scavenger who set up a stall at the night market last night.

Ah-Lui looked at Leng San, who was smiling, and frowned, saying, "Are you so sure I'd come looking for you?"

Leng San shook his head and said, "No, I'm not a fortune teller. I just had a feeling you would come."

Ah-Xiu glanced into the room and said, "You have a woman in your room, let's talk downstairs."

Leng San followed A-Xiu downstairs, and the latter asked bluntly, "Are you still going to buy that lightning-struck wood?"

Leng Sanqing exclaimed, "You also know that it's lightning-struck wood?"

Ah Xiu sneered, "I'm not blind. If it were just ordinary wood, would you be willing to pay such a high price for it?"

Leng San smiled and said, "So you're a sensible person after all. How many contribution points are you planning to sell?"

Ah-Liao hesitated for a moment, then held up three fingers and said, "Three hundred thousand contribution points."

"Deal!" Leng San readily agreed.

Seeing that Leng San agreed so readily, Ah Xiu felt a little reluctant to part with it. That lightning-struck wood was his protective magic weapon when walking in the dark. Without it, he would have a lot of trouble when encountering evil spirits in the future.

Leng San seemed to see through A-Liao's thoughts and smiled, "Tomorrow is the day for the lottery to purchase the Level 3 gene enhancement potion. If you want to participate, you need to verify your funds in advance. If you don't have 300,000 contribution points in your account, you can't participate in the lottery."

Ah-Liao glanced at Leng San in surprise: "You seem to be quite clever."

"It's not that I'm smart, it's just that the number 300,000 is too obvious."

Ah Xiu snorted coldly, seemingly having made up her mind, and took the dark, lightning-struck wood out of the woven bag, saying, "Cash on delivery."

"I don't have 300,000 contribution points..."

Upon hearing this, Ah-Liao's face darkened, and she angrily retorted, "Are you making fun of me?"

"Don't worry, just because I don't have it doesn't mean I can't produce it. Please wait a moment." After Leng San finished speaking, he looked up and called out to Ye Wenrou, who was peeking from the window upstairs, "Sister Wenrou, come down for a moment."

Ye Wenrou blushed deeply, her long legs carrying her downstairs. She walked up to Leng San and asked, "Xiao San, what is it?"

"Sister Wenrou, could you lend me 150,000 contribution points?" Leng San asked politely. He himself had about 160,000, but he needed to keep 10,000 in reserve.

Ye Wenrou didn't ask Leng San what he needed the money for, and immediately said, "No problem, the boss already transferred my share to my personal account yesterday."

"Okay, thank you, Sister Wenrou. From now on, when I'm on a mission, my share will be transferred directly to your account until it's all paid off."

"Why are you being so polite with me?" Ye Wenrou said with a smile. She was overjoyed that she could finally help Leng San with something. After all, Leng San had always helped her, and she owed him several lives. She would give him everything without hesitation, let alone 150,000 contribution points.

Immediately, Ye Wenrou transferred 150,000 contribution points to Leng San, who then immediately transferred 300,000 to A-Shou.

Ah-Liao checked his account and confirmed that the 300,000 contribution points had arrived before handing the lightning-struck wood to Leng San and turning to leave.

"Wait a minute, how should I address you?" Leng San called out.

"Rust, the rusty kind of rust!"

Leng San muttered to himself, "The rust in 'raw rust' is quite fitting."

Ye Wenrou looked at the charcoal-like stick in Leng San's hand and realized that the latter had actually spent 300,000 to buy a "firewood stick." She couldn't help but open her almond-shaped eyes wide and exclaimed, "Xiao San, you spent 300,000 contribution points just to buy this?"

Leng San nodded calmly.

Ye Wenrou was filled with doubt and surprise: "What kind of incredible treasure is this that's worth 300,000 contribution points? You... you weren't scammed by that guy, were you? No, I'm going to find him and get it back."

"No need, I haven't been scammed." Leng San reached out to stop the impetuous Ye Wenrou and said seriously, "This thing might be worth a penny to others, but to me, it's worth three million."

Ye Wenrou was speechless for a moment, but when she remembered that Leng San had voluntarily reduced his contribution by 16 because of two useless beast crystals, she felt relieved and shrugged, saying, "Okay, if you say it's worth it, then it's worth it."

"Sister Wenrou, thank you so much for helping me out this time. Here's a gift for you." Leng San took out the jade bracelet he had just carved and handed it to Ye Wenrou.

Ye Wenrou originally wanted to say no, but when she saw the jade bracelet, she couldn't take her eyes off it. Women seem to be born with no resistance to jewelry.

Ye Wenrou immediately took the jade bracelet and put it on her wrist. She immediately felt a warm and cool sensation coming from her wrist, and she felt refreshed and very comfortable. It was just like the bracelet Chenxi had.

Ye Wenrou raised her wrist to examine it closely and discovered that there were some tiny lines on it, and a faint radiance seemed to be flowing around them, which was quite magical.

Although Ye Wenrou didn't recognize its value, she vaguely sensed that it was something special. She glanced at Leng San and hesitated before asking, "Xiao San, are you really giving me this jade bracelet?"

"Of course, it could be fake," Leng San said with a slight smile.

Ye Wenrou was delighted and said softly, "Xiao San, thank you. I really like this bracelet."

"Hey mistress, can you give me one too... hahaha!" Zhou Chen and the fat man poked their heads out from the balcony upstairs at some point. The former teased in a high-pitched voice, then burst into laughter.

Ye Wenrou's pretty face flushed red instantly. She pulled out the overclocking oscillation blade and stormed upstairs with murderous intent.

Zhou Chen let out a strange cry and jumped off the third-floor balcony. He gave Leng San a thumbs-up before disappearing in a flash.

Leng San was somewhat speechless. The reason he gave Ye Wenrou a protective magic item was not for any other reason than that Ye Wenrou was currently the weakest in the team, and he was just giving her a magic item for protection.

As the saying goes, the amount of water a bucket can hold depends not on its longest plank, but on its shortest. Although Ye Wenrou has awakened her water-controlling ability, she is still the weakest link in the team overall.

Only by addressing our weaknesses can a team become stronger, enabling it to go further and more confidently.