Chapter 46: The Dazzling System Mall

Chapter 46: Chapter 46: The Dazzling System Mall

His lips pinched shut, Zhan Heng finally stopped talking.

After the Priest finished the Engraving according to Gu Weilan and Zhan Heng’s requests, Gu Weilan followed the formula given by the system, Pomegranate Seed, and began placing orders on the Star Network.

Gu Weilan looked at Zhan Heng. "You brought this up yourself, so don’t forget it. Do you want to discuss it with your brother?"

Zhan Heng checked the Light Brain on his wrist and kissed Gu Weilan’s long black hair. "You go to class first. I’ll talk to him."

Gu Weilan had no objections. Ignoring the curious gazes of Lorenzo, Shi Lingfeng, and Shen Mianzhou, she took the delivered seeds and basic Cultivation Liquid and went to class.

While attending class, she held the seeds and some finished materials in her hands, using her Wood Element Awakened Talent Technique to perform Vitality Activation.

"Interstellar golden soybeans can concentrate protein colloids; Crystal Corn can build a complex glycogen and dietary fiber network; thorny rose fruit and sea buckthorn can provide the core vitamin C and flavonoids for the cub embryo. Deep Green Spinach can enrich iron and folic acid, while carrots are essential for promoting the development of the cub’s retinas and intestines. Astragalus, goji berries, and Angelica root need to be paired in small amounts to replenish the cub’s vitality and blood. Meanwhile, the Moon Spirit Flower and Golden Vein Vine are precious medicinal materials used to increase the purity of the atavistic bloodline," Pomegranate Seed quickly explained to Gu Weilan in her mind.

Gu Weilan pursed her lips and replied to the system in her mind, "If you had told me earlier, I could have used my Wood Beast Rank to process the seeds sooner. We would probably be ready to harvest the first batch of finished products by now."

The system, however, wasn’t so sure. "The entire interstellar world has a certain amount of energy radiation. Even if Seeding had told the Host earlier, the Host hadn’t awakened a Sixth Rank Talent Skill yet.

"Activating plant vitality is actually the same as when the Host used her Wood Ability to purify the pollution in the soil and plants during the Apocalypse. If your Beast Rank hasn’t reached a certain level, it has no significant effect on dispelling the pollution in the Cultivation Liquid.

"Therefore, Seeding had always planned to wait until the Host’s Beast Husband used the Incubation Pod to take out a well-proportioned Cultivation Liquid with relatively low pollution from the System Space for the Host."

Gu Weilan nodded slightly to show her understanding. "Does this Cultivation Liquid require any price in exchange?"

Pomegranate Seed rubbed its hands together eagerly. "Well, if you successfully breed a cub with good talent, the Host can earn corresponding points. For example, for an atavistic cub who can awaken its Beast Rank right at birth, the Host will receive 110,000 points. If the cub bred by the Host’s Beast Husband using the Incubation Pod can only awaken its Beast Rank at three years old but still possesses an atavistic bloodline, then you will get 108,000 points.

"If the Host’s cub can awaken its Beast Rank at birth but doesn’t have an atavistic bloodline, that will only be 10,000 points. However, if the Host’s cub is born with an atavistic bloodline but has the same talent as the original owner of this body—only awakening its Beast Rank when it’s almost an adult—that will only yield 100,100 points."

Gu Weilan blinked. "In other words, the atavistic bloodline accounts for one sum of points, and this is the highest portion—the atavistic bloodline is worth 100,000 points. The timing of their Beast Rank awakening... meaning the cub’s talent, is a separate sum of points. Is that right?"

Pomegranate Seed nodded. "That’s exactly right, Host! Your understanding is spot on!"

Curious, Gu Weilan asked, "Then what can these points be used for?"

Pomegranate Seed flashed a row of white teeth, revealing a hint of its crafty nature. "They can be exchanged for High level Cultivation Liquid formulas... The one the Host currently has is the most basic Cultivation Liquid formula. Moreover, opening the System Mall also requires points, Host."

Gu Weilan gave a slight nod. She didn’t blame the system for not telling her earlier, nor did she believe it should help her unconditionally. If any entity or person had actually promised to help her unconditionally, she wouldn’t have believed it anyway. She couldn’t help it; the old habits forged during the Apocalypse were hard to break. Without her constant vigilance, always guarding against anyone and anything, she never would have survived long enough for the system to find her.

Pursing her lips, Gu Weilan took notes on the key points from her Light Brain’s online class while asking Pomegranate Seed in her mind, "You aren’t going to experience any more magnetic field disturbances or other issues, are you? If something like that happens and I still haven’t unlocked your System Mall, what will I do?"

Pomegranate Seed pressed its lips together. "Then what does the Host suggest?"

"How about this: you unlock the System Mall access first. I saw that it only takes 100 points to open it. As you know, I plan to use the Incubation Pod tonight so Zhan Heng can breed a cub in it. No matter how poor this child’s talent turns out to be, it won’t fail to pay back your 100 points, right?"

Pomegranate Seed thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright. Then the Host must work hard!"

Gu Weilan nodded. "Don’t worry. This is a mutually beneficial relationship. Even without your reminder, I’d give it my all."

When she said this, she was purely sweet-talking to coax the system. However, the moment the system opened the System Mall, her determination to work hard solidified completely!

Improvement Agent (Cub Edition): 200 points per vial.

Gu Weilan pointed at it and asked Pomegranate Seed, "Wait, so this post-birth improvement doesn’t count toward the breeding reward points?"

Pomegranate Seed nodded. "It doesn’t count. If the Host’s Beast Husbands give birth to an atavistic bloodline, but its talent is like this body of yours—only awakening a Beast Rank around twenty years old—then, if the Host wishes, you can have your Beast Husbands breed even better cubs and use the earned points to improve the earlier cub’s talent. Generally, one vial of the Talent Potion can only provide a minor improvement. For example, if the original owner of the Host’s body had drunk the Talent Potion as a cub, this body would have likely awakened its Beast Rank about three years earlier."

Gu Weilan nodded, indicating she understood.

The System Mall not only had the cub edition of the Talent Potion but also an adult Beastman edition. However, the adult Beastman edition was incredibly expensive—3,000 points per vial!

Pomegranate Seed couldn’t help but tell her, "Host, you don’t actually need to look at this. The system has already modified this body for you. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be able to withstand the Host’s soul and superpower. This was all a free benefit provided by the system."

Gu Weilan’s gratitude toward the system increased by another fraction.

She didn’t know about others, but she understood herself perfectly well. She was the type of person who wouldn’t loose her hawk until she saw the hare—she wouldn’t act without seeing a tangible benefit first. Only when others treated her well would she genuinely offer something of value in return. Otherwise, she would offer nothing but empty praises.

Doing good deeds was something she had paid a heavy price for before the Apocalypse, and she hadn’t done it since. After the Apocalypse began, examples were everywhere: whoever helped the wrong person first would be ruthlessly exploited, ultimately dying a miserable death without even a corpse left behind.

She was lucky enough not to have blindly helped others, and fortunately, she had never borne the consequences of casually helping someone only to be latched onto and drained.

Since the system was helping her, and she had spent so much time understanding this interstellar beast world, she now knew how to progressively complete the system’s tasks step by step. Moving forward, she and the system would definitely enjoy a mutually beneficial relationship, making steady and upward progress!

In the System Mall, aside from the potions for modifying the talents of cubs and adult Beastmen, there was also a Bloodline Purification Potion. However, the notes on the Bloodline Purification Potion were exceedingly clear: excruciating pain...

Gu Weilan had originally been coveting this item, but seeing such a blatant warning made her grind her teeth.

"System, if I purify my bloodline, what benefits will there be for me?" she asked.