activa-t Chapter 158 This is a gamble that changes destiny.
Chapter 158 This is a gamble that changes destiny.
A good banquet ended up turning into a farce because of a child who was not invited.
However, this was the Shi family's family affair, so even though everyone present had their own ideas, they all seemed to agree on the surface and didn't say anything.
The welcoming banquet ended as suddenly as it began.
Everyone dispersed on their own.
Lan Yin actually has no hobby of prying into other people's family affairs, but the affairs of the Shi family are not just simple family matters.
Rather, it concerns a research institute far away in Vision City and the symbiote that she knows only a little about.
So Lan Yin was curious and secretly placed a changing streamer bead into the Shi family's territory.
After returning to Liuguang Palace, he sent Ji Chunlu's cat back to the Ji family to inquire about the news.
Although Ji Chunlu explained the cause of the banquet at the banquet, Lan Yin felt that it was not that simple.
She could understand welcoming Shi Yan, but how did another child from the Shi family who suddenly appeared get in?
More importantly, this child just happened to bring the news that the price of spirit stones in Vision City had increased tenfold.
Sometimes, coincidences that are too coincidental are no longer man-made.
She always felt that there was some unusual story here.
Shi family.
Unlike the tense situation between Shi Yan and Shi You at Ji's house, Shi You happily followed Shi Yan after returning to Shi's house and asked in a flattering tone, "Sister, did I mess up my performance?"
Shi Yan smiled and pinched Shi You's cheek, praising her: "Well done! I'll ask the kitchen to make your favorite big pig's trotter tonight."
Shi You excitedly spun in circles.
A woman stood at the doorway of the Shi family, watching the two of them. Her eyes were cold as she looked at Shi Yan. "You did something bad, and you used your sister as an excuse. You really should let your father see this. Is this how you act as the heir of the Shi family? You don't care about anyone else except your own interests and life. Your sister is so young, and you're taking advantage of her."
The smiles on Shi Yan and Shi You's faces froze instantly.
Shi You pinched her fingers and whispered in defense, "No, mother, I asked my sister to take me out to play."
The woman's voice became even colder: "Go back to your room. You are not allowed to eat tonight."
Shi Yan heard this and stopped her, saying, "If I did anything wrong, Mother can blame me, but my sister is still growing up, and not letting her eat is too harsh."
The woman snorted coldly, "You are now the heir of the Shi family. How dare I blame you? Even if you refused to let me eat, I would not question you. But I am the one who educates my daughter. If I don't let her eat, even if you are the head of the Shi family now, you have no right to interfere."
Shi Yan stood still, and said calmly, "Mother, you are too kind."
The woman snorted coldly and pulled Shi You, who dared not speak, away. The picture in the flowing light bead disappeared.
It turned out that the farce at the Ji family banquet was directed and acted by Shi Yan himself, so the purpose should be to spread the news about the spirit stone.
Lan Yin watched the video and came to a conclusion in her heart.
Therefore, this banquet was not a welcome banquet at all, but was for the spirit stones in Wen Qingya's space.
However, only Lan Baobao and Lan Pingping knew about the spirit stones in Wen Qingya's space, and Shi Yan seemed to have nothing to do with them.
And this concert was organized by Ji Chunlu.
What role does Ji Chunlu play in this matter?
Night.
Lan Yin gently stroked Ji Chunlu's cat in Liuguang Palace.
It brought information about Ji Chunlu and Lan Beibei.
"Ji Chunlu and Lan Beibei knew that there was a batch of goods in Wen Qingya's space?"
"Meow meow meow." Yes.
"Ji Chunlu and Lan Beibei know what is inside Wen Qingya's space?"
"Meow meow." Space mirror.
"Space mirror? What is this?"
"Meow meow meow." This is Lan Beibei's spiritual weapon, which was placed together with this batch of goods.
"You mean, Lan Beibei and Ji Chunlu didn't know there was a batch of spirit stones in Wen Qingya's space. It's just that Lan Beibei's spirit tool was among the goods, and they thought the goods were in Wen Qingya's space."
"Meow." Yes.
"This welcome banquet hosted by the Ji family isn't really a welcome banquet. It's just to find out who has Lan Beibei's spiritual weapon."
"Meow meow meow." Yes, yes, yes.
Lan Yin let the kitten go from her arms and thought about what information she could get from it.
When she was in Vision City, she placed this batch of spirit stones in a room in the alley, but Ji Chunlu and Lan Beibei did not even come into contact with these spirit stones before Wen Qingya took them away.
But the weapons in her space were not hers. Those weapons were transferred out by Lan Beibei through his spiritual weapon space mirror.
Therefore, it is more likely that Lan Beibei's spiritual weapon space mirror is in her space.
So, this party, this farce, and this news were all shown to her?
But what does the fact that the Federation's spirit stones increased tenfold have to do with her? She didn't want that batch of spirit stones in the first place.
Perhaps Lan Beibei and Ji Chunlu thought that the weapons were originally exchanged by her for spirit stones, so she would be interested in the news about the spirit stones.
It’s a pity that the blame now seems to be put on Wen Qingya.
I don’t know how Wen Qingya will deal with this batch of spirit stones.
Lan Yin has not yet fully adapted to the days when Shenglong Temple is closed, and she didn't know where to go for a whole month.
In the past, because I had not awakened my spirit, I had been hiding in the Liuguang Palace and rarely went out. Now that I have the strength, I am still being passively pushed forward by various things.
In fact, the place she has always wanted to go is the Endless Sea far away in Huahai City.
It is said that her stepfather has lived there for the past ten years.
That is the territory of the Divine Religion.
Lan Yin didn't care why her cheap father settled in the territory of the Divine Religion, but she felt that the territory of the Divine Religion was in harmony with her feng shui. From the initial awakening of her spirit to the subsequent upgrading of her spirit, it was all on the territory of the Divine Religion, or through the Divine Religion's sacred tree.
She had already been to the Flower Sea City of the Divine Religion. Surrounding Flower Sea City were the Hopeless Grassland and the Endless Sea.
She had already been to the Hopeless Grassland, but now the Endless Sea had a deep attraction for her.
She had a feeling that she could find another bargain in there.
It just so happened that the price of spirit stones had doubled in Vision City of the Federation. If her guess was correct, everyone in Shenglong Palace who knew the news about spirit stones would go to Vision City to join in the fun.
Whether it is to buy or sell spirit stones, gather information, or just join in the fun.
Coincidentally, she is now going to be the one to join in the fun.
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Vision City.
The Federation's Vision City has caused a craze because of the spirit stone trade. Federation people who originally only took the tram to go out can now be seen wandering on the streets everywhere.
However, even if the spirit stones increased tenfold, it would be impossible to conduct monetary transactions without an account of a high-level citizen of the Federation.
Therefore, most of the federal people who have such intentions carry their valuables with them.
However, not everyone has valuables that are easy to carry, so some people on the road just agree on the transaction price first and then agree to pick up the goods at home.
Lan Yin used her spirit to transform into a young girl and walked on the streets of Vision City. Previously, for safety reasons, she had always used her spirit to transform into a man's identity and appearance. That was an obsession engraved in her bones in her previous life.
But after coming to this world, she felt that she should change this idea. After all, this world values strength. As long as women awaken their spiritual bodies, they will gain strength that is not inferior to men.
So sometimes, a skinny little girl walking quietly on the street alone is actually more terrifying than a group of tall and strong men walking on the street.
This world is not about who is taller or stronger, but about who is more powerful.
Lan Yin looked at the streets, which were completely different from the quiet streets when she worked as a cleaner here last week, and felt quite emotional.
After they finished their exams and returned to the empire, their former identities would be settled by the people of the empire. She saw a strange woman sitting in the small pavilion that had belonged to her as a cleaner last week.
Of course, she had no intention of greeting that person, so she quietly quickened her pace and left the area.
It was like when she came to Vision City, she would choose a place she was familiar with, but it wasn't because she wanted to revisit an old place, but because the familiarity of the terrain and surrounding environment could bring a certain sense of security.
She felt that using this principle, she should be able to find the other members of Shenglong Palace.
And her main target is Wen Qingya.
Xihe Park.
This park was the place where Wen Qingya took the annual exam. Although the four of them later formed a team and stayed in a hotel, Wen Qingya had spent some of the most difficult days of her life here.
Lan Yin felt that Wen Qingya might have some nostalgia for this place.
This park is located in the southeast of Vision City. Its internal structure is mainly composed of rockery and flowing water. The park is surrounded by corridors, with a new scene every ten steps, which looks like the garden style of the previous life.
It is a perfect place for secret transactions like spirit stones.
Lan Yin has seen people doing secret transactions at several rockery entrances.
The items used for trading were all kinds of strange. The more respectable ones used gold, while the more ordinary ones used some large items for daily life. The strangest thing was that she saw someone holding a bowl of something that she couldn't tell whether it was chicken blood or pig blood, and talking confidently to another person about it.
"Brother, you don't know this, but this is the divine blood of the Divine Religion. It's a treasure that ordinary people can't get. After drinking it, you can immediately awaken a spiritual body of no less than level four."
"Really? Can you really guarantee that I can awaken a spirit body no lower than level four?"
"Of course, I paid a huge price to get this from the Divine Cult. To be honest, my spirit is of the Space Element, and it was only after drinking this Divine Blood that it awakened. If I hadn't awakened the Space Element, I really wouldn't be able to produce something as good as Divine Blood."
"Did your spirit awaken by drinking divine blood?"
"Of course, I have no reason to lie to you. Otherwise, I would show you my spatial spirit body on the spot."
"Okay, then show me."
This conversation successfully left behind the traces of Lan Yin's footsteps wandering around. The man holding a bowl of blood was a man with a face that was hard to describe. Lan Yin's first impression was that he had shifty eyes.
The girl standing opposite the man was tall, with fair skin and an innocent look that seemed to have four big words written on her face.
Come and cheat on me.
It seems that someone is indeed deceiving her.
The man stretched out his other hand holding the chicken blood, and with a flip of his wrist, another bowl of blood appeared in his hand.
As the girl opposite looked shocked, the man made another bowl of blood disappear.
Could it really be a space spirit?
Lan Yin frowned and sent a detecting spirit to the man.
Blank.
This man has no spirit at all.
She said that 90% of the awakened spirits in the Divine Religion were related to animals. When they came out of the Space System, they had to get a job in front of at least two church officials like Bai Xi did before. How could they end up in the Federation to resell the so-called divine blood?
Just ridiculous.
The girl seemed stunned by the man's maneuver. She covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed, "Ah, it really is the Space System! You're amazing!"
A smug smile crossed the man's face. "Of course. I've already told you this is the divine blood of the Divine Religion. Do you know anything about the Divine Religion? Everyone in the Divine Religion possesses a spirit body, and it's because of this divine blood."
The girl shook her head. "I've only heard of the Divine Religion, but I don't know much about it."
The man waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "That's fine. Just know that this divine blood is a good thing. It can help you awaken a spirit body above level four."
The girl hesitated a little: "Can I afford such a good thing?"
The man replied to the girl, "I'm a fair person. This bowl of divine blood only costs 100 spirit stones, and I guarantee you'll awaken a spirit body no lower than level four."
The girl's face changed drastically after hearing this, and she waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, no, this is too expensive, I really can't afford it..."
The man interrupted the girl and said sternly, "Your vision is still short-sighted. The divine blood that can awaken spirits is always sought after wherever I go. My last customer paid a thousand spirit stones for a bowl of divine blood, and awakened a third-level spiritual body. I'm only lowering the price to a hundred spirit stones because I see you're destined for it. Do you know what a third-level spirit body means?"
The woman murmured, "What does it mean?"
The man spoke without hesitation, "This means you have the status of a third-level federal citizen. You can receive a monthly government subsidy for spiritualists. One hundred spirit stones is only the annual subsidy for a third-level citizen. Think about it, in just one year, you can awaken a spirit body of at least fourth level without any cost. Isn't that a good deal?"
The girl's eyes were a little dazed, and she said blankly: "But I don't have a hundred spirit stones right now. I can't afford it at all..."
The man seemed to have known about this situation. He skillfully reached out and flipped a colorful flyer into his hand. "It's okay. This is our company's loan service. You can use the divine blood first, and then slowly pay it back after you receive the government subsidy."
The girl took the flyer and read it carefully, muttering something: "This is a life-changing gamble, but there's a 99% chance of success. Are you sure you don't want to give it a try?"
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