Chapter 39

Chapter 39: Resource Exchange

Survival Is The Only Hard Truth: “I have crystal cores and crystal core weapons. I’ll make you a list so you can see if there’s anything you need.”

Passing Clouds and Smoke: “Okay.”

A moment later, a private message came through. Wei Yun Xi opened it and read carefully. She found that crystal cores were unique energy bodies in Survival Is The Only Hard Truth’s world. From her experience hanging around novel sites, that big shot was probably in a post-apocalypse world. Those shiny, attribute-bearing crystal cores came from zombie heads.

That person had awakened abilities, so he could use crystal cores to boost himself. But she did not dare use them rashly, because their cultivation systems were different, and the energy they needed had to be different too.

After the system filled in her cultivation common knowledge, she learned that spiritual qi was the pure qi of heaven and earth, the exact opposite of demonic qi. Crystal cores were probably a collection of energy similar to demonic qi, so she did not dare use them rashly.

As for crystal core weapons, she could find substitutes in the Cultivation World, so there was no need to trade for them.

So she replied privately, “I’m sorry, but I can’t use any of what you’re offering right now.”

Survival Is The Only Hard Truth: “Ah! That’s such a shame. I’m very interested in cultivation techniques, and it’s rare to meet a technique that matches my ability attributes. I really want to trade with you.”

Wei Yun Xi could tell he was eager to get a cultivation technique. She was a newcomer, and she had benefited from her ancestors’ leftovers. Looking at the boxes in the space that she still had not opened, she thought for a moment and replied, “Senior, I’ll tell the group what I need. You can also show what resources you have, and then we can see who can act as a bridge between us and make it a three-way win.”

Survival Is The Only Hard Truth: “Mm, that’s a good idea. Let’s try it.”

After that, the two of them posted what each of them needed and what they could offer in the group chat, hoping for a fair resource exchange.

Tribal Warrior: “Hard Truth, I want an energy shield. I can provide milk fruits and trade with Little Clouds and Smoke. This kind of milk fruit is made for younglings. It strengthens the body and has no side effects. In our place, whether male or female younglings, before they can switch between human and beast forms, they all eat milk fruits to build their foundation. It should help strengthen your body and increase your strength.”

Survival Is The Only Hard Truth: “I can trade the energy shield to Little Clouds and Smoke, and I can also provide the crystal cores needed to use it.”

Wei Yun Xi saw that with a trade like this, all three sides could get what they wanted. Next came the question of negotiating the exact quantities.

Tribal Warrior was very generous. He sent a milk fruit to Wei Yun Xi first, letting her try it to see whether it really strengthened the body.

Wei Yun Xi did not make a fuss. After receiving the milk fruit, her mind temporarily left the space chat group.

Sitting cross-legged in the cultivation room, Wei Yun Xi opened her eyes and looked at the markings on the wall. There was still a quarter of an hour left before the two-hour limit. She decided not to return to her residence yet. This place was much safer than the small courtyard.

She then pretended to rummage through her storage bag and took the milk fruit Tribal Warrior had sent into her hand.

The milk fruit looked a lot like a mango, except its skin was milky white. It was as big as an adult’s palm, and it gave off a sweet, creamy scent that was very tempting.

Wei Yun Xi licked her lips. She bit a small opening at the pointed end, and a white, jelly-like substance flowed down her mouth and into her throat. A milky sweetness filled her mouth, and a fruity smell rose in her nose. She liked it a lot.

Once it entered her stomach, the milk fruit slowly nourished her insides, making her feel warm. It also brought a sense of fullness.

Wei Yun Xi felt the milk fruit was like milk-flavored jelly in her world, and it was packed with energy. It really suited her at her current stage, so she ate the rest without hesitation.

After finishing, she wiped her mouth and stood up. The time limit for the cultivation room was also up. She took out the number token and went to the guarding disciple at the entrance, wanting to renew for another two hours.

The guarding disciple looked a little troubled. “You’re a new disciple, and it’s your first time in the Cultivation Hall. I picked a room with thicker qi for you, but its next slot has already been reserved by an older disciple.”

How could Wei Yun Xi not understand? That guarding disciple had probably taken benefits from an older disciple and saved the best room for him. To avoid the supervisor elder noticing, he had even used her, a new disciple, as a shield.

Wei Yun Xi believed that less trouble was better, so she sensibly cupped her fists and said, “Senior Brother, I’ve touched the threshold of a breakthrough. Just give me any cultivation room. I don’t care where it is. The qi in the Cultivation Hall is always thicker than in my residence. Sorry to trouble you.”

The guarding disciple saw that the little girl was tactful and did not make things hard. He took back her token and gave her a new one.

“Thank you, Senior Brother,” Wei Yun Xi said again, and hurried straight to her new cultivation room.

Not long after she left, Wei Yun Qing and Wei Yun Ying came to return their number tokens. They were going to the Dining Hall for lunch.

Wei Yun Qing asked, “Should we wait for Sister Yun Ting and Yun Xi?”

Wei Yun Ying shook her head. “No need to wait for Sister Yun Ting. She doesn’t like being interrupted while cultivating, and she usually goes to the Dining Hall for dinner.”

As for Yun Xi, she did not know whether she had come out yet.

The guarding disciple recognized them. They all had the surname Wei, clearly from the same clan, so he spoke up. “You mean Junior Sister Wei Yun Xi? She just renewed for another two hours and went back into a cultivation room before you arrived. You don’t need to wait for her.”

Of course, that quick-witted Senior Brother did not tell them that Wei Yun Xi had switched rooms.

“Thanks for the reminder, Senior Brother. Then we won’t wait,” Wei Yun Ying said.

Wei Yun Ying was not worried. This was the sect’s Cultivation Hall, with a Golden Core Master sitting in charge. No one dared cause trouble here, so little sister was safe.

Wei Yun Qing only bit her lip after hearing it. She secretly made up her mind to work even harder than Wei Yun Xi. After that, the two went to the Dining Hall together. Once they finished lunch, they returned to the Cultivation Hall to keep cultivating.

On the other side, after Wei Yun Xi entered her new cultivation room, she activated the isolation formation right away and entered the space chat group again.

Survival Is The Only Hard Truth: “Little Clouds and Smoke, you’re finally online!”

Passing Clouds and Smoke: “Sorry, I just switched to a different cultivation room.”

Tribal Warrior: “The two of us have already agreed on the trade quantities. Now it depends on how many milk fruits you need.”

Wei Yun Xi thought for a moment and replied, “I still need ten years before I reach adulthood. How many milk fruits can you provide?”

Tribal Warrior had not expected Little Clouds and Smoke to be a real youngling. But his tribe’s younglings could not go without milk fruits either. To make sure his people stayed safe when the cold season came, he grit his teeth and replied, “I can give you five hundred. That’s the limit for our tribe. If you still want more later, I can trade with you after the plentiful season.”