Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

霎时间，扣除100公斤黄金、150公斤银、1000公斤铍矿、1000功德之力、2吨钢。意识海中光芒大作！

The original 512-slot storage space has been expanded to 729 slots! At the same time, several new lines of information appear:

[Rank: Lv.6]

[Next upgrade requirements: Absorb the power of precious metals. Required: 300 kg gold, 500 kg silver, 1000 kg meteorite, 5000 merit points, 5 tons of meat, 10 tons of grain, and 1 piece of modern high-tech product.]

Su Wanqing was both speechless and pleasantly surprised.

The good news is that she really did have a thousand kilograms of meteorite in her space, and it hadn't lost its precious metal power. Luckily, she didn't get a tenfold return when she obtained it, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to upgrade.

The bad news is that she needs far too much merit power, and she's still far from it. She also needs 5 tons of meat and 10 tons of grain, neither of which can be used to lose her precious metal power. Her storage space is basically filled with items that have already received a tenfold return, so none of them can be used for upgrading.

But it's not a big problem. Whether you buy it or grow it yourself, it can be done within a few months.

Another one is "modern high-tech products" - what exactly constitutes high technology?

Overall, this upgrade wasn't too difficult, and I hope to level up again before returning to the city next year.

[Space size: 729 individual cells. Individual cells can be stacked infinitely to store similar items.]

[Unlock Emergency Shelter]

[Basic Function: In the event of danger (such as falling, impact, attack, or stabbing from a sharp blade), a large amount of ordinary spiritual spring water is passively consumed to form a very thin energy field on the body surface, offsetting part of the impact. Cannot defend against high-intensity attacks. Can be manually turned on/off.]

[Advanced Function: Passively consumes Precious Energy to extend the duration of the force field, increase the size and defensive strength of the shield, and can withstand sharp weapons, bullets, etc. Note: When protecting two people, the Precious Energy consumption is 10 times.]

Su Wanqing's eyes lit up.

Her life safety had never been absolutely guaranteed, but this time, it finally was!

She divided the features into a free version and a paid version. The free version won't be very powerful, but it's definitely enough for temporary protection; the paid version should be able to stop bullets.

In any case, life is now more secure. It can handle both man-made damage and accidental collapses or falling objects. Most importantly, the free version is passive; it automatically activates protective barriers upon detecting an attack or impact.

Wait, an impact?

Um... that...

If it gets hit by that, will a protective shield automatically form? If so, wouldn't that mean...?

Su Wanqing suddenly felt awkward. She wanted to experiment with Zhou Yanshen, but the occasion wasn't right.

Zhou Yanshen noticed her unusual behavior, leaned closer, and asked gently, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Su Wanqing coughed lightly, turned over and lay down, her ear tips slightly burning: "Nothing, just thinking of some fun things."

—We'll have to wait until we get back to discuss this. If the impact does trigger the protective shield, she'll have to deactivate it temporarily.

Otherwise, wouldn't Zhou Yanshen be ejected?

It sounds like fun.

Wait a minute. Could this be used as a condom? Wouldn't that be incredibly convenient?

Su Wanqing realized that her mind sometimes did indeed contain a lot of lewd thoughts, probably because she hadn't expressed them in a long time. She'd deal with it when she got back; thinking about it now was pointless.

She shook off these chaotic thoughts and told Zhou Yanshen she needed to use the outhouse. Zhou Yanshen accompanied her, and once they arrived at the makeshift outhouse, Su Wanqing quietly took out several silver needles and inserted them into her arm—

The silver needle was blocked by an invisible pale blue barrier. She increased her strength, but the needle bent and wouldn't penetrate. At the same time, about one cubic meter of spiritual spring water in the space decreased.

She then pulled out a kitchen knife from her spatial storage (she had put the kitchen knife in the soup pot at the camp and gotten ten for free, hehe). First, she lightly slashed across her palm, but the barrier blocked her firmly; she tried harder, but still couldn't pierce it; finally, she slashed down hard—but it was still blocked.

Just as I was pondering the limits of this barrier, a notification suddenly popped up in the space:

[Emergency Shelter is active, consuming 1 gram of precious gold.]

Su Wanqing immediately stopped.

The test results are clear: the free version's protection time is extremely short, and if continuously exposed to danger, it will passively consume precious resources to maintain. The advantage is that basic safety is guaranteed, and one won't be caught off guard by sudden dangers. However, if one encounters something as dangerous as a bullet, it would likely deplete a significant amount of precious resources instantly.

However, in this era, few people own guns, so being able to protect against wild animals and accidents is sufficient. About one percent of people die from accidents each year, so with this layer of protection, at least she doesn't have to worry.

After testing the new feature, she quickly came out of the outhouse and followed Zhou Yanshen back to the tent to sleep.

……

When I woke up the next day, Zhou Yanshen was already out busy.

The first thing Su Wanqing did was take out the Perfect Spirit Spring. She had used up her chances yesterday, and today she could get ten times the return.

With a thought, she placed the Perfect Spirit Spring into the Golden Spirit Cube—would it work? This was a reward from the space.

A flash of light, and 100 drops became 1000 drops!

Yay! It worked!

Su Wanqing looked at the small bottle of crystal-clear spiritual spring water, feeling delighted. One hundred drops could save one hundred lives, one thousand drops could save one thousand lives. She tried putting it into the Craftsman's Grid again, wanting to see if she could upgrade it again and get a tenfold return.

A pop-up message appears in the space: Perfect items cannot be upgraded further, and paid upgrades are not possible.

Okay, it's a bit of a regret, but I'm satisfied. With these thousand drops of perfect spiritual spring water, plus the newly unlocked emergency shelter, I won't be afraid of having children anymore. I was worried before that eating too much would make the baby too big and difficult to deliver, but now I'm completely at ease.

When she got up in the morning, she ate a small bowl of braised wolf meat with chestnuts, along with pork jerky, braised eggs, and pickled vegetables, and was very satisfied.

Looking at his wife, Zhou Yanshen felt that she must be happy for some reason to eat so much today.

After dinner, everyone in the camp who had stayed up all night was already busy. Commander Zhao called a meeting to make decisions.

Looking at the energetic Old Zhang and Li Guodong, Su Wanqing exclaimed, "Awesome!"—This is the age to build a career! Young people should be left at home to lie around; let them come out and fight!

Commander Zhao asked with a smile, "You two have been busy all night, what conclusions have you reached? We're waiting for your report to decide our next steps."

Li Guodong, true to his reputation as a veteran expert, immediately offered his assessment: "Our preliminary estimate is that this vein has reserves of approximately 300,000 tons, with a grade that is medium to high, and it can be mined for at least 15 to 20 years. Last night, we took samples from various locations in the surrounding area, and all of them were successfully verified. The ore body is distributed continuously and stably. We haven't done detailed calculations on the associated fluorite ore yet, but preliminary estimates suggest that the reserves are also substantial. We can complete the construction of the first mining area within three months, and within six months, we can supply the country with the first batch of beryllium ore, completely alleviating the current shortage of strategic materials."