Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 74 Peeping

The night conversation among the three major families came to an end, and Jiang Yuan’s harvesting also just finished.

"Mr. Jiang, earlier when the boss was not around, did Eagle Twenty-One give you a hard time?" Upon arriving at Crescent Lake, Eagle Fifty-Third hesitated for a few breaths before saying, "Actually, he is not inherently bad; he just became somewhat greedy after discovering that Lushan contains Spirit Stones.

To be honest, who doesn’t love Spirit Stones? They can be used as currency and absorbed for refinement. I often dream of owning an entire Spirit Stone vein, but Mr. Jiang has the unique skill to find Spirit Stones, so he always wants you to work for the Ice-winged Eagle clan."

Jiang Yuan gracefully hopped off the eagle’s back and countered, "What does your boss think? Does he also want me to stay at Lushan as a mining tool?"

Eagle Fifty-Third shook his head, "The boss respects you greatly. In fact, demon cultivators value strength and often look down on weaker humans, but our boss has no prejudice against humans. He even says that many books circulating in the wilderness were written by humans, and reading more can open one’s mind. He also enjoys new creations invented by humans."

No wonder he likes being called "Boss"—back then, he kept calling the Flame Rat leader "Boss" to fully exert his nemesis-like power. Unexpectedly, Yun Mo found out from the rat spirit later and specifically reminded him to refer to him in the human way.

Now, after the advertisement company incident, Jiang Yuan felt his "Boss" physique seemed even stronger.

Could it be... that Eagle Twenty-One, with his two-faced nature, messed up the good life of the Ice-winged Eagle clan?

"Mr. Jiang, since you dare to walk the wilderness, you surely have other skills to rely on. It’s important to intimidate at the right time to prevent some demon beasts from harboring ill intentions." Eagle Fifty-Third quietly reminded before leaving, "Be careful of Eagle Twenty-One."

Then he spread his wings and silently flew toward Lushan.

Jiang Yuan waved goodbye, and only after he could no longer see the eagle’s silhouette did he take out one origami each of a human, ox, horse, and crane from his Storage Bag. With a breath, they immediately transformed into a line, awaiting his command.

"Go, let me see how much combat power you have." With a wave of his hand, the paper crane fluttered its wings forward, first seizing two Moon Pearl Birds and tearing them to pieces;

The robust paper ox kicked the ground with its hind hooves, lowered its head, and charged a series of Moon Pearl Birds into a tree by the lakeside forest, directly knocking down a tree as thick as a bowl’s mouth.

"Such a hard ox horn! But a bit too reckless..." Jiang Yuan went forward to inspect, noticing the paper ox’s horn was slightly damaged from the charge.

However, paper products do not feel pain, and they can still be used until the damage reaches the point of destruction.

Stepping forward to touch the tree that resisted even a broken ax from the System Mall, he had thought he could pick up a bargain, only to have the system prompt him that he could not store it in the bag without upgrading the ax to unlock new building materials.

The paper horse, handsome as ever, ran at high speed, but it only stomped with its hooves. Its combat power was too weak, frightening the Moon Pearl Birds into scattering.

The paper crane, on the other hand, captured each scattered Moon Pearl Bird with a single claw, bursting them instantly, while the paper human was responsible for collecting Moonlight Pearls and picking herbs in the back. Jiang Yuan just sat on the paper ox fishing, less than five minutes, and a task that used to keep him busy for more than an hour was finished.

"Having helpers is indeed good, but I still couldn’t test out the true combat capabilities of the paper ox and horse." Jiang Yuan cast the fishing rod again and caught a Jade Fish, contemplating that with Eagle Twenty-One beginning to scheme, it might not be long before he had to face off against the Ice-winged Eagles. If a real fight broke out, he seemed to lack paper products that could effectively counter eagles.

It might be better to haul up and head to the Floating Market to purchase some higher-grade Gold Foil Paper and other materials for making origami creatures, as much as possible making preparations.

With this thought, Jiang Yuan breathed out to turn the other ox and horse into delicate paper and put them away, then rode the white crane back to the courtyard. First, he went to the Melting Workshop to collect the finished Spirit Stones and iron ingots, placing new raw materials in the Melting Furnace not to waste time keeping it idle, before entering Cyan Fish Mountain’s market.

"Ah, so boring!" Miss Hu Jiu leaned on the second-floor window, holding a smoking pipe, leisurely exhaling a smoke ring, and sighed, "That human gentleman hasn’t come to our shop again; is it really because I’m not beautiful enough? And Sister Three doesn’t know what she’s busy with every day, her replies are so perfunctory."

She adjusted the purple flower between her hair with her slender fingers, surveying the bustling market for some amusement.

Sister Three served under the Lady of Yin Mountain, managing mortal offerings, which had elevated the whole clan’s status significantly. Thus, a little fox like her, who hadn’t yet achieved Foundation Establishment, could securely hold a place in Cyan Fish Mountain Market.

Mysterious human cultivators had appeared in the market, and a beauty like her had been overlooked, unable to investigate at all. Miss Hu Jiu promptly informed Sister Three of the news.

Unexpectedly, her response not only failed to teach her how to attract human attention strategically, suggesting instead that she hasten her cultivation amidst the brewing storm of the wilderness and strive to achieve Foundation Establishment soon.

"Cultivation is so boring." Miss Hu Jiu sighed again.

She thought, if she learned the art of Dual Cultivation, finding a strong gentleman to spend joyous nights with would rapidly boost her power, saving the trouble of meditating, wasting the great years of blooming beauty.

Just as she was curiously looking around, she suddenly froze her long, bright fox eyes—across the way, a familiar figure stepped out of a small shop, it was exactly that human cultivator whose true face she never saw!

"Cloud Grocery Store? Could it be a new shop? I’m surprised that a place like this popped up in Cyan Fish Mountain Market unbeknownst to Miss Hu Jiu." Finding a source of entertainment and gossip, Miss Hu Jiu gracefully floated downstairs only to find the mysterious young gentleman had blended into the crowd; she could only walk towards the unassuming store with her left hand lifting her luxurious palace gown and her right hand holding the smoking pipe.

She pushed the door with the pipe, but it didn’t budge at all; the window was also shut tight, impossible to pry open.

Stock, stock, stock! She curiously knocked on the door softly, speaking sweetly with a sugary voice: "Shopkeeper, could you open the door?"

The light was on inside, but no one responded, clearly not intending to do business.

"Strange, if it’s closed for customers, how did the young gentleman get in?" Miss Hu Jiu squinted her eyes, pressing her snow-white round fox face against the gap in the door to look inside.

All she saw was a vast whiteness, unsure what method was used to prevent snooping.

After lingering at the door for a while, she went around to nearby shops to gather information, only to find out that it was an abandoned shop long since turned around but never open for business, stirring her curiosity even more.

Swinging her legs with a charming posture while leaning on her shop’s rooftop, she smoked her pipe, staring intently at Cloud Grocery Store.

After waiting for a long time, a familiar figure suddenly emerged down the cobblestone street as if breaking away from a river’s current. Revealing his true form, he walked to the grocery store’s door and entered, and then the door closed tightly without further movement, staying so until dawn as the shops began preparing to open, yet still no sign of activity emerged from inside the grocery store.

"It turns out that shop was opened by a human cultivator!" Miss Hu Jiu finally found the latest gossip, eagerly jumping down from the roof while humming a little tune, happily heading back to sleep. She thought to herself that tomorrow she must "coincidentally meet" the mysterious young gentleman at the grocery store’s entrance!