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Holding a spoon filled with broth and a slice of mushroom, Lan Qingyou paused.
The name Yellow-ringed Legless Worm sounded very familiar.
She had just used one today.
There was no helping it; compared to other things, these creatures were incredibly easy to find. One strike with a hoe usually turned up one or two.
To her surprise, she could actually understand why Gu Xiaobei used it to brew soup!
As for the Sticky Mushroom... wasn't that used to make Corrosive Potions? Could it really be used as food?
Although Lan Qingyou's head was full of questions, the small screen had already checked it and found no poison, which meant it was truly edible.
Looking at the contents of the spoon with a slightly awkward expression, Lan Qingyou didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
She hadn't expected that before her Slow Potions even hit the market, the boomerang of the Yellow-ringed Legless Worm would hit her first.
Steam Pot Chicken, Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles, the use of mushrooms, and then the insects...
Okay.
It was now self-evident where Gu Xiaobei was from.
Lan Qingyou opened her mouth and sent the broth and mushroom slice inside.
Just kidding—it was just an earthworm and a Sticky Mushroom. As long as it wasn't poisonous, it was all the same to her.
The key was that this modified version of Steam Pot Chicken was indeed delicious.
So, she didn't act fussy.
Besides, for Lan Qingyou, these weren't things she couldn't stomach.
This was especially true now that she had gained a certain level of understanding regarding alchemy, potions, and other otherworldly knowledge.
Everything in this world was born with mana.
She might seem like she was drinking soup brewed from earthworms, but in reality, she was drinking mana.
It wasn't an exaggeration to put it that way.
After finishing her meal, Lan Qingyou sent the bowls and chopsticks back through the teleportation function.
Lan Qingyou: "The taste was good. However, I suggest you stockpile plenty of food, wood, and water at home—at least enough for three or four days. That way, when the newbie protection period ends, you won't have to go out for a few days. It won't be too late to head out after you've observed the situation carefully."
Gu Xiaobei: "Mhm, thank you, big boss. I'll go prepare right now."
Lan Qingyou told Gu Xiaobei what she planned to do herself.
To be honest, she didn't want to lose such an excellent and delicious takeout station.
As for her other two friends, Shang Chuan and Li Huai, Lan Qingyou didn't say anything—or rather, there was simply no need to.
Shang Chuan was a shrewd businessman and would know what to do himself. As for Li Huai, though she hadn't met him in person, if they really encountered something like a monster tide, he would probably just be happy about it.
After eating and drinking her fill, Lan Qingyou picked up her book and continued studying magic circuitry.
She wanted to improve her alchemy circle.
According to Albert, a pot of medicine did indeed take at least eight hours to brew successfully.
However, if it was for experimental purposes, one could perform accelerated brewing.
Of course, this accelerated brewing was mainly used to save time and verify one's theories. While the resulting product could still be used, its effects were significantly worse than the official version.
CRACK!!!
As time quietly slipped from the late night of the seventh day into the early morning of the eighth, a bolt of lightning suddenly flashed outside the window.
Following that, everyone from Blue Star heard the voice of the world will.
【The seven-day newbie protection period has ended. Come, everyone of Blue Star. The veil obscuring the true face of the Karim Continent has been lifted by the mana turbulence. The rest will depend on your own efforts.】
【Please, survive well—even if it is only for yourselves.】
After saying those two sentences, the world will vanished.
Lan Qingyou, who was lying in bed reading, looked out the floor-to-ceiling window and was instantly captivated by the scenery outside.
Thunder and lightning filled the sky, illuminating the originally pitch-black night.
Gales howled as they slammed against her sliding glass door, making it rattle loudly. Lan Qingyou even wondered if the thin glass door would be blown away.
Even though she knew her shelter was level 3.
Lan Qingyou stood up, picked up the hurricane lamp sitting on the bookcase, and climbed down to the first floor using the vine rope ladder she hadn't used since it was built.
By now, the magic hurricane lamp that had been left on the first floor had gone out, leaving the area in total darkness.
Lan Qingyou carried her lamp and sat at the magic desk, intending to see if anything was happening with the others.
"Help! Things are rattling everywhere in my shelter! It feels like it's about to collapse!"
"Mine too! Those strange patterns are all glowing!"
The patterns were glowing?
Lan Qingyou looked around her own home and found that this wasn't happening.
Was it because it was a level 3 shelter, so the defense mechanism of the magic shield hadn't been triggered?
"Are your magic hurricane lamps still lit? Mine went out as soon as the mana turbulence started."
"Gone. Mine's out too. I thought it was just me."
"Hahaha, looks like everyone is in the same boat."
"Someone save me! I'm just two magic creature cores short! Who can give me some?"
"You guys haven't upgraded your shelters yet?"
"If we upgrade the shelter, the lamp will stay lit?"
"No, I mean, a level 2 shelter should at least be able to withstand this mana turbulence, right?"
"Look at you all. Everyone had the same newbie protection period. How come others could reach level 2 and you couldn't? Look for the reasons within yourselves. Have you been working hard enough?"
"It's over, it's over. A corner of my shelter was ripped off by the mana turbulence. I don't think I'll make it through the night."
"Accepting inheritances! Anyone planning to quit the server, hurry up and hand over your materials and supplies to benefit the public!"
"Oh ho! Well said, brother! I'll come accept some inheritances too!"
"The brother who's short two cores, hang in there. Add me as a friend and I'll give you two."
"Isn't this the benevolent Big Brother Xintianle? I'm short a few stones; can you give me some?"
"Sure, sure. I can't give much, but if you're just short a few, it's no problem. Also, I call upon those with sufficient materials to offer a little help to others. If we all work together now, we can definitely survive this mana turbulence."
"Die! Die, you animals! Die together! Let's all die together!"
"Has this person gone mad?"
"What's so strange about that? Look at the World Channel; there are plenty of people going crazy like that."
Seeing this, Lan Qingyou also checked the World Channel, which she hadn't looked at in a long time. She found that it wasn't much different from the bunch in the Villain's Valley.
People searching for relatives, begging for supplies, losing their minds, preaching, mocking, watching the drama...
This was human nature.
Of course, Lan Qingyou didn't deny human nature.
She could only say that one should just live their own life well and not provoke too much trouble.
After looking around, other than seeing a group calling themselves the former Blue Star Federal Council—now the Karim Council—calling for mutual aid, there didn't seem to be any major events worth noting.
Well, actually, that couldn't really be considered a major event either.
So, feeling a bit bored, Lan Qingyou prepared to go upstairs and read.
In any case, with her level 3 shelter, she figured she should be able to weather the storm.
Right then, she saw that she seemed to be the topic of discussion in the Regional Channel.
"@Lan Qingyou, you've earned so much. Shouldn't you spit some out now to benefit everyone?"
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