I Live on the Land in Global Games-Chapter 356 - 352: Green Tentacles

Edwin and Li Luoxia both turned their attention to Mu Ying.

Mu Ying was still thinking about asking about Grandpa Shom’s situation later; as he looked up, he saw both of them staring straight at him, making him uncomfortable.

"What’s up?"

"You already received the notification about the opening of the Third Trial World, and we haven’t even touched the edge of the Second Trial World. What’s more, there’s stuff like Source Power trading that we can only rely on you to explore," Edwin said.

Initially, he knew nothing and hadn’t had the chance to ask the predecessor who gave him the Trial Taker Wooden Token, and now he regretted it.

With his current pace of accumulating Source Power, unlocking the second Trial World was only a matter of time, but that time seemed too long, and he saw no hope anytime soon.

He was also hoping that Mu Ying would level up quickly, reach the stage where Source Power trading was possible, and trade directly with him!

Even if the Source Power obtained through trading wouldn’t increase his own accumulation limit, it would speed up his progress toward unlocking the Second Trial World, allowing him to buy a second permanent trial character faster and convert more skills too!

Li Luoxia nodded repeatedly, sharing the same sentiment.

Mu Ying threw cold water on their plan, "My exploration progress in the Second Trial World is still far off. It’s only because of the rapid accumulation of Source Power in the First Trial World that I’ve advanced this quickly. I might not actually progress faster than you guys."

"Look, a grand display of Versailles Syndrome right here!" Edwin exaggerated.

He wasn’t planning to explore the First Trial World to 100% anymore. His strength did not allow it; he saw no hope and now only hoped to scrape through to the point of unlocking the Second Trial World.

"Alright, alright, let’s change the subject," Mu Ying said impatiently.

Edwin spread his hands, "I need to save Source Power to convert Sharon’s Bloodsucking Scythe; otherwise, I’m afraid he’ll corner me in my own territory! I can’t handle the fright!"

Mu Ying: "..."

Forgetting about this issue, Mu Ying said resignedly, "Fine, no appointment, no deposit. Just contact me with the Dingling Flower when you can convert it!"

"Penny pincher!" Edwin muttered. A lord, yet less generous than a vampire, "Don’t worry, I’m even more eager for the skill book than you are. I’ll definitely do it as soon as possible. Anyway, I can’t leave my territory now, so I might as well stay and grind through Trial World competitions!"

This cheeky guy, and he dares call her a penny pincher?

"Watch it, or I might throw you out of the territory," Mu Ying clenched her fists.

"..." Edwin wisely backed down, "Ah, I still need to go buy a house, can’t talk anymore. I’m off then. Oh, and about the trade fair, I’ll help you promote it on the forum, no need to thank me!"

"Pff!" Li Luoxia laughed as she watched Edwin make a hasty retreat, "Why do I feel like he’s even younger than you?"

"It’s not about age; he’s just immature," Mu Ying mercilessly teased.

"Speaking of which, how did he travel all the way here? I saw him sharing the good news on the forum the other day; he said he had successfully arrived at Qingshan Town. Turns out he’s from the other side, near Ximei. It’s been about half a year since he last messaged saying he’d come. Did he spend that time drifting on the sea?"

Li Luoxia continued to gossip with Mu Ying.

Mu Ying slapped her thigh, "Right, I forgot to ask!"

She was also curious about this; she’d wanted to ask when they first met, but his incessant tightfisted attempts to freeload had made her forget.

Li Luoxia laughed heartily, then sighed, "Sometimes, I feel like the apocalypse is quite cruel, with intelligent magic beasts like the Cold Deer that can create natural disasters. But at times, I think the apocalypse is pretty great; even a person like me who never went to college can communicate with foreigners without barriers, the world seems to have gotten smaller."

"The difficulty in learning languages in the future is not low either. Although the Universal Language is quite popular, there are many more obscure ’minor languages’," Mu Ying sighed. To this day, her ability in the Mu Clan Language was only good enough for simple exchanges with the Gemstone Elves. For slightly deeper topics, she had to consult a dictionary.

The language infusion in the Doomsday Game at the beginning was really impressive, and she managed to learn the Elf Language and Druid Language as well, thanks to her lineage and profession.

Other players didn’t have these languages. If they wanted to learn them later, unless they became an Elf or changed their profession to Druid, they would have to learn just like her with the Mu Clan Language, holding a book and biting into it, as it were.

"Forget it, having the Universal Language is enough. At least the Universal Language is really quite universal, after all. We can’t compare with you young folks in terms of learning ability," Li Luoxia waved her hand, already satisfied with the current situation.

Now, all she wanted was to level up, become stronger, and take back Luoxia Valley.

The two chatted about some idle topics before parting ways.

Mu Ying then returned to the plantation to craft Magic Potions.

The Fish Tail Potion could finally be planned for tonight. She wanted to give Lily a big surprise.

She spent the whole afternoon crafting Magic Potions, which she was already proficient in from the Emerald World, and the success rate was pretty good.

As the time she had agreed to meet with Lily approached, she began to drink the potion.

As the product was limited, Mu Ying cheekily used a Blessing Magic spell, "I want an octopus tail!"

She rarely used Blessing Magic to give herself a convenience.

Even if they were just minor things, being too greedy in a short period and blessing too many times could backfire—mildly causing her blessings to fail, or at worst reversing her luck completely, resulting in outcomes opposite to those she had blessed for.

However, as long as the frequency was not high, it wasn’t a problem.

The deeper Mu Ying studied Blessing and Curse Magic, the more she felt that the less frequently she used them, the higher the likelihood of successful spellcasting.

So, this time the blessing was undoubtedly successful. She carried three bottles of the Fish Tail Potion and teleported directly to the big rock by the beach.

"Yingying!" Lily, as usual, had arrived first and was waiting for her.

Hearing the sound of water splashing next to her, Lily turned her head and was stunned: (ｷ｀ﾟДﾟ´)!!

What on earth is this green soft-leg creature? Why is it topped with Yingying’s upper body? She almost couldn’t help but slap it with a tail!

"Hahaha," Mu Ying couldn’t help but laugh upon seeing Lily’s dumbstruck expression. "This is the octopus tail transformed by the Fish Tail Potion. Isn’t it cute?"

All eight tentacles curled up and greeted Lily, with one even climbing around her waist.

Lily’s blue face turned pale, and she forced a smile, "Hehe, cute."

The two sat on the big rock watching the tide. Every now and then, Lily would glance at the wildly wriggling octopus tail on Mu Ying, and gradually, her initial discomfort and fear were replaced by curiosity.

She stealthily reached out and touched the green tentacle wrapped around her waist.

Wow, it was slippery and somewhat nice to touch!

Lily stole a glance at Mu Ying, touched it again, then became more daring, pulling on the soft, fleshy, flower-like suckers on the tentacle.