Transformation!

Wood! Stone! Iron ingots!

And those basic materials she could not find...

This Taotie Furnace, it seems... possibly... perhaps... can transform all of them?!

“Designated... items...”

Cheng Shuili repeated these words unconsciously, her voice growing slightly hoarse from extreme excitement.

If... if her understanding was correct... this was simply an artifact that ignored the rules and created things out of thin air!

It was a universal tool that could solve all her material shortages!

Those mountains of materials, obsolete equipment, and even the various strange odds and ends dropped by monsters that had been piling up in her warehouse...

At this moment, they were no longer trash!

Cheng Shuili took a deep breath, trying to calm her racing heart, but the shock and surprise in her eyes spilled out like something tangible.

She lowered her head and looked again at the unassuming small bronze incense burner in her hands. The abstract Taotie patterns on the furnace body seemed to come alive, exuding an ancient and greedy mysterious power.

This was not just drawing a piece of special equipment.

This was drawing an infinite treasure trove of resources!

The previous depression and reluctance were instantly washed away, replaced by a dizzying ecstasy and immense anticipation.

She gripped the Taotie Furnace tightly, her fingertips feeling the faint warmth as if a flame were burning inside.

“I’ve hit the jackpot...” she muttered to herself, her voice filled with disbelief. “This time... I really found a treasure!”

So many times of getting trash were worth it after all. Isn't this a guaranteed gold pull?!

Cheng Shuili was so excited that she stood up, scanned the room with eager eyes, and finally knocked on the door of the driver’s cab.

Su Rui’s voice came from behind the door: “Enter.”

Cheng Shuili pushed the door open with a face full of smiles, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

This was her vehicle, her door, her driver’s cab!

Why was she knocking on the door?

This thought appeared for only a split second before being swept away by overwhelming joy.

She held the small incense burner up with both hands and showed it off: “Look what this is!”

Su Rui’s gaze shifted from the control panel to the unassuming small bronze incense burner in Cheng Shuili’s hands.

Her expression remained calm, like the water in a deep pool.

She was always like this, and Cheng Shuili had not come to show off expecting any particular reaction anyway.

Cheng Shuili was a person easily satisfied. She didn't come to show off for Su Rui's reaction; she came simply for the sake of showing off.

Because of this, the two were unexpectedly complementary.

“An incense burner?”

Su Rui’s voice held no waves. “Where did you get it?”

Her reaction was like a splash of cold water, but it did not extinguish Cheng Shuili’s enthusiasm; instead, it made her even more eager to display her treasure.

“Exactly! But it’s not an ordinary incense burner!”

Cheng Shuili couldn't wait to explain, “It’s called the Taotie Furnace! Look at these patterns... it can transform those useless materials we have into the supplies we urgently need! And it doesn’t specify what kind of supplies, which means...”

Su Rui watched Cheng Shuili’s face quietly. She was completely immersed in her own world.

“I can use it to generate everything I need.”

By the end, Cheng Shuili’s voice was low, but her eyes were brighter than ever before.

She closed the door of the driver’s cab cleanly, returned to the carriage, and hugged the small incense burner to study it properly.

Su Rui stared at the closed door of the driver’s cab for a while, shook her head, and continued driving her vehicle.

Sometimes she truly felt that Cheng Shuili had some mental issues, but then again, isn't there only a fine line between a genius and a madman?

Since the difference was so small, why bother assigning a label?

Cheng Shuili was Cheng Shuili, and that was enough.

On the other side, Cheng Shuili, sitting cross-legged in the carriage, did not know that someone had already classified her as a madman. She carefully placed the small incense burner on the floor and studied the description again.

After confirming there were no issues, she decided to use it once.

To be safe, she didn't choose any high-level materials but instead selected the wood required for that new blueprint.

This was likely also a basic material. Although she didn’t know why the system had come up with this new system, there shouldn't be any issues with it being interchangeable with the basic materials used for vehicles.

Cheng Shuili fiddled with it for a moment and discovered she could set the quantity for the transformation.

And no matter the quantity, as long as it was transformed in one go, it counted as a single transformation!

This feature was very user-friendly!

Having selected the target output as two hundred units of wood, Cheng Shuili stared at the Taotie Furnace, took a deep breath, and pressed the confirm button.

The panel refreshed instantly.

【Please input the items to be deposited. You may input one or multiple types! After inputting, the required quantity will be generated. Simply deposit according to the quantity!】

Oh?

This prompt was great! It was clear and easy to understand!

Cheng Shuili thought about it and decided to use iron nails for the exchange.

For no other reason than that they occupied the least space.

Because of this, it was what Cheng Shuili had stockpiled the most of.

After making her selection, the latest data popped up on the panel, requiring...

2000 iron nails?

Cheng Shuili paused and instantly realized that this was 200 sets of iron nails. 200 sets of iron nails for 200 units of wood—the ratio even matched up.

As expected, they were all basic materials!

Cheng Shuili shook her head, decisively lifted the lid of the Taotie Furnace, and stuffed everything inside.

It looked small, but only after she started stuffing things inside did she realize it was bottomless! No matter how much she put in, it would never be full!

After everything was stuffed inside, Cheng Shuili stared at the furnace in front of her without blinking.

Hum—

A low hum resonated from within the Taotie Furnace.

The abstract and primitive Taotie patterns on the furnace body, which had been stationary, suddenly lit up, emitting a dark bronze-colored shimmer. The patterns twisted and squirmed, as if they had transformed into countless small mouths greedily sucking.

The furnace lid vibrated slightly, and a thin, faint wisp of smoke drifted out from the gap—a smell that was strange, mixed with metallic rust and wood ash.

There was no sound of collision inside, only a continuous, heart-palpitating humming sound.

The light on the surface of the Taotie Furnace grew brighter and brighter, and the furnace body began to turn red. The abstract Taotie patterns seemed to come alive, roaming across the bronze furnace walls, revealing a primitive and satisfied joy.

Just two or three seconds later, the humming sound stopped abruptly. The light on the furnace body retracted instantly, returning to its plain and unassuming appearance, and the temperature dropped rapidly.

Everything returned to silence.

Cheng Shuili’s heart jumped into her throat.

Click.

With a soft sound, the furnace lid automatically opened a crack.

There was no magnificent radiance, nor any strange phenomena; only a scent of fresh, dry wood wafted toward her.

She peered inside cautiously.

The furnace chamber was empty, as if nothing had happened.

Just as Cheng Shuili was feeling puzzled, a ball of light wrapped around something and was about to spit it out!