Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 798 - 757: The Start of Autumn, Changing of the Seasons

"Tsk tsk, if Ling Di finds himself living next to a Vermilion Bird, he’ll be absolutely thrilled, won’t he? It’s to the point where no one would believe him even if he bragged about it."

Jiang Yuan smiled as he hung an inconspicuous piece of Ink Jade on the bow of the ship.

The Menghua Treasure Ship emanated a misty spiritual energy and refreshing water vapor. Amid the opulent, jewel-encrusted bow, the small piece of Ink Jade was completely overshadowed, barely noticeable unless one looked closely.

Back when the Ink Jade Space accompanied Lin Chunsheng, it only had a shabby string, and the grime in its holes hadn’t even been cleaned properly—its state couldn’t have been more deplorable.

After arriving at the small courtyard, Hu Zhile specially made a fancy knot for it using colored cords and gold threads. Although the small piece of Ink Jade still had some flaws and wasn’t as lustrous, at least it didn’t look so cheap.

[Would you like to feed a Soul Nourishing Pill?]

Retrieving the remaining Elixir from the Storage Bag, Jiang Yuan placed one into the Ink Jade Space.

Just like feeding monkeys at the zoo, the Soul Nourishing Pill fell into the space without even triggering a progress bar and disappeared without a trace.

The fiery bird representing the Vermilion Bird didn’t even budge, as if it had no effect at all.

"It seems I must refine a batch of Advanced Soul Nourishing Pills." He sighed, tossing a few more inside.

These Soul Nourishing Pills were refined using a basic pill formula he bought from the System Mall during a side quest for Gongxi Jin.

After completing the quest, he received an advanced pill formula for the Soul Nourishing Pill.

But it required too many Spirit Medicines, most of which were rare. Being a place short of medicinal herbs, he hadn’t refined any non-essential Elixir.

At that time, he had refined 99 ordinary Soul Nourishing Pills in one batch.

He gave three to Gongxi Jin for the task; fed Granny Huang, whose soul was extremely weak, 21 pills; and now, with 75 remaining, Jiang Yuan tossed in 15 at once without even causing a ripple, so he stopped.

Clearly, nourishing the Vermilion Bird’s fragmented soul requires more advanced Elixir.

Ordinary Soul Nourishing Pills were nothing to it, but selling them through some channel could earn quite a bit—it was essential to choose the optimal solution.

Thanks to the Farming Acceleration Item, the herb garden and an acre of Spirit Field in the small courtyard yielded a bountiful harvest. Jiang Yuan opened the Alchemy Room to check the ample stock of medicinal ingredients and clicked to refine two batches of Advanced Soul Nourishing Pills.

Compared to the consumption of these herbs, two batches of Elixir could slightly strengthen the Vermilion Bird’s fragmented soul, maximizing the benefits—after all, it’s a True God!

As the saying goes, a starved camel is still bigger than a horse, and a fragmented, fallen god is much mightier than the strongest demon.

Moreover, the entire Wilderness World counts on it to hold the fort now. Although the system has issued a task to rebuild the Vermilion Bird, indicating it is beyond saving, finding a way to make the divine bird’s last days comfortable would at least show some goodwill.

Jiang Yuan turned and left the Menghua Treasure Ship, the gently swaying ship rocking like a cradle. The Vermilion Bird slept soundly in the spiritual energy-rich Ink Jade Space, faintly feeling familiar, comforting energy, and felt at ease.

"Drip~"

It seemed like a drop of water fell inside, warm and cool. It nestled its head under its wing and comfortably fell asleep.

Summer was about to end; the Vermilion Bird slept deeply, yet the Western White Tiger corresponding to the seasonal phase remained vacant.

The Alchemy Furnace, as always, emitted a faint whirring sound, with a light white smoke wafting from the top of the medicine gourd. Jiang Yuan pushed open the door of the Treasure Forging Workshop at the foot of the mountain, glancing at the progress bar.

He had long wanted to craft a longsword for each member of the small courtyard, inscribing them with a uniform rune as a unique adornment of the courtyard.

Later, when he accepted both the Skylark and the Puppet Yun Ying, the former yet to establish its foundation; the latter inherently a weapon not reliant on swords. Still, Jiang Yuan, treating all equally, wanted to craft theirs and distribute them as well.

Additionally, after completing the main quest and upgrading the courtyard to Level Seven, the biggest reward he received was a Void Detector blueprint.

Eagerly, he joined the waiting list to craft the detector, anticipating its use in future void expeditions!

Thus, the Golden Amber Stone brought back from the eerie desert could only be placed in the last item slot, queued to forge Armor.

After wandering around the industrial zone at the mountain’s base, gathering and adding raw materials, he took the opportunity to tweak a few workshop positions in the renovation interface. After tidying up the miscellaneous tasks, there were less than five minutes until dawn.

Last night, when he heard cries for help and rushed to save the Wolf Demon on the Cloud Prairie, the system granted a Do Good Deeds Every Day lottery chance.

Right now, with nothing else pressing, he decided to draw the lottery!

A massive colorful wheel flashed with a rainbow of running lights, and the festive lottery tune echoed in his ears.

Without much thought, Jiang Yuan clicked to start the lottery, watching the wheel spin rapidly, then gradually slowing until it stopped.

"Bang!"

Brilliant virtual fireworks and confetti exploded as a blue-and-white gift box opened to reveal the prize—a Luck Lottery Machine!

A third of the display was occupied by an antique yet ornate decorative item.

At first glance, it resembled a beautiful colored vase, the lower part blue with golden patterns, featuring both openwork and inlay, the gem-crafted flowers shimmering brightly. The upper part was an exquisite lantern-like mechanism, with six intricately carved golden coiling dragons peeping their heads from an openwork ring, slightly opening their mouths.

[Luck Lottery Machine: Click to deposit Spirit Stones into the lottery machine. Consuming a hundred Spirit Stones daily grants a chance to win a variety of prizes, full of surprises. Wishing you good luck every day! Note: The Luck Lottery Machine refreshes its lottery attempts daily at six in the morning.]