Chapter 249: Continuous Surprises
“Father, Mother, here are a hundred inner power-enhancing pills. You two split them. I was reluctant to use my points on you both because I spent them all unlocking the marketplace. Who would have thought my dear system would reward me with these?”
Yu Luo was too excited to check the newly unlocked marketplace tiers. She happily took out the pills and handed them to her parents.
Being able to share such joy was an incredible feeling. Her parents were the only people she could treat unconditionally well, trust unconditionally. There was no luck greater than receiving such a surprise at this moment.
Ye Jiamei, holding the porcelain bottle, widened her eyes in disbelief. She glanced at Yu Haojie, and the couple exchanged a look filled with astonishment.
“It truly is your dear system! Isn’t this just its way of secretly helping you? Even though your points are gone, you still got a massive benefit.”
Ye Jiamei’s eyes sparkled with delight, unable to hide her happiness.
Yu Haojie’s lips curled up involuntarily as he opened the bottle. A strong herbal fragrance filled the air, making him feel refreshed and invigorated.
“With this, your inner power can become even stronger. We don’t need them, so take them yourself first. You should focus on increasing your strength. Last time, I heard from Tao Ming that you and he almost got robbed after leaving the auction in Feng City. You and Tao Ming were barely a match for them. This means your martial arts aren’t good enough compared to the true experts out there. You need to improve your skills.”
“That’s right! I heard about that, too. If you and Tao Ming struggled against a few bandits, then your strength still has a long way to go. We don’t need these pills—take them and push your power to the peak first!”
Hearing her parents’ words, Yu Luo could no longer smile.
She had expected this. Every time there was something good, her parents always put her first. Even though her mother loved fighting over food with her, that was because they had never lacked resources before.
But now, strengthening their individual abilities meant survival. And yet, her parents still prioritized her.
“Father, Mother, do you think we’re cultivating immortality? ‘Peak strength’? This world is vast, and there are countless people stronger than us. Becoming the ultimate expert is a long journey for all three of us. Right now, we just need enough ability to protect ourselves.”
She sighed. “Forget it. The people in Stone Mountain are still waiting for supplies. Mother, just hold onto the pills for now. Tonight, I’ll ask the system about them in detail, and then we’ll decide how to distribute them.”
“Alright, quickly check what’s available in the newly unlocked marketplace tiers. Buy what we need while it’s convenient. Get as much as possible at once,” Yu Haojie urged.
Yu Luo shifted her consciousness into the marketplace.
Sure enough, the seventh-tier marketplace had many modern items, including transportation like bicycles.
“Unbelievable. Bicycles? Even rickshaws? These will be useful, though—I can find a way to introduce them later. There are also cement, tiles, and other modern construction materials. Some of them aren’t necessary, but let me check the sixth tier first.”
Under her parents’ expectant gazes, Yu Luo turned to the sixth-tier marketplace.
Just as the system had mentioned, this level contained a variety of rare medicinal herbs. Yu Luo didn’t recognize most of them, but thankfully, each one had a description detailing its properties and uses. She decided she could study them later when she had time.
As she browsed, her expression gradually brightened.
“What is it? Did you find something useful?”
“Yes! Livestock! There are cows, sheep, pigs, horses, and even donkeys. There are also chickens, ducks, and geese!”
Excitedly, she shared the news, and her parents’ joy grew even stronger.
“Good, good! Let’s go to the stables. While the house is still empty, buy two hundred horses, a hundred cows, and a few hundred sheep. The backyard is spacious—the system must have prepared it knowing you’d unlock these items and buy them later.”
“Alright, I’ll bring them out. The ones I bought during the exile journey are still not enough.”
The three of them rushed to the backyard. Yu Luo initially planned to buy a hundred horses, but seeing the large empty stables, she decided to get two hundred instead.
She purchased one hundred water buffalo, fifty donkeys, and over a hundred goats—some of which were already pregnant.
Then, moving to an unused courtyard, she stored various grains, wood, and farming tools, filling an area over a thousand square meters.
“Have Tao Ming and Zhang Hu ever been in these courtyards before? If they suddenly find all these supplies, how will we explain it?”
“There’s no need to explain. If they get curious and ask, just tell them not to question things too much. They’ll understand,” Yu Luo said calmly.
The system had automatically deducted the cost from her existing funds. Though she had spent a fortune today, seeing the entire estate packed with resources made her feel secure.
As for the horses, cows, and sheep, she planned to take her father out later and find an excuse to “bring back” thousands of livestock.
Buying these animals from the system was far cheaper than purchasing them in town. Who knew—maybe in the future, she could even go into the horse-trading business.
The last time she bought horses in a small town during the exile journey, the cheapest one had cost over sixty taels of silver. But through the marketplace, she had just purchased sturdy, healthy horses for only forty taels each. Even a sweat-blood horse—ideal for the battlefield—only cost two hundred taels.
She hadn’t bought any sweat-blood horses yet. She planned to wait for the right moment to bring in an entire herd. With those horses and detoxification pills, she might be able to make her city famous across multiple nations.
The system had never failed her!
As they stepped into the front courtyard, Zhang Hu and the others returned.
“Master, Miss, the people have all arrived at Stone Mountain. But because of the recent rain, the ground is muddy, and there’s no proper shelter. Right now, they’re waiting for your decision on what to do next.”
