Chapter 2481: Gift (2)

There were quite a lot of wooden carts.

But the types of cargo loaded on them were few—only three kinds.

Zhao Chi didn't recognize any of them.

Had never even seen them before.

One kind was a pale blue stone block, like solid ice—opaque, yet strikingly crystalline, resembling a very light-colored sapphire, dazzlingly brilliant under the sunlight.

One kind was a round piece of timber the size of a washbasin; the wood itself was a lustrous white, emitting a faint white glow all over under the sun.

The third kind was an extremely black metal ingot, looking as black as ink; even under sunlight it remained a pure, uniform black, with no details visible at all.

Shangguan Ting clearly recognized them: "These… are all Tier Three materials?"

Li Ruanyu nodded: "That's right. These materials aren't easy to find. I've been gathering them batch by batch from other lords over the past two days."

Only now did Zhao Chi realize they were actually Tier Three materials.

And clearly building materials at that.

He sincerely thanked her: "Thank you, sis. I didn't expect you to be this busy and still take the time to collect these for me. This is really useful."

Li Ruanyu smiled: "Don't be so polite. We're one and the same—helping you is helping myself. With these materials, you'll have more than enough to upgrade Carefree Spring and Phoenix Chant Tower again."

Zhao Chi thought the same.

Right now, Carefree Spring and Phoenix Chant Tower both used Tier One materials: Moon Glow Stone and Golden Sandalwood.

With these Tier Three materials, he could gain an extra 20 enhancement points.

Li Ruanyu understood Zhao Chi's situation and knew what would be helpful to him.

He hadn't expected that, despite being so busy, she could still find the time to track these down.

Besides, these kinds of materials simply weren't available at the exchange.

She must have bought them from various families and lords as well.

All of them were excellent.

He'd upgrade Carefree Spring and expand Phoenix Chant Tower right away!

At this moment, Li Ruanyu finished her operations.

Zhao Chi received a notification:

【You have obtained items】:

【Gathering Spirit Stone】 ×3655

【Light Feather Wood】 ×2767

【Nine Spring Ingot】 ×425

So many materials—already exceeding what Carefree Spring and Phoenix Chant Tower required.

Large-scale buildings generally needed around 2000–5000 units of various materials.

Medium-scale buildings consumed roughly 200–500.

Small-scale buildings only needed around 20–50 to be enough.

Of course, there were exceptions.

For example, the current Carefree Spring was a mid-tier building, but it was a mid-tier building whose data Zhao Chi had transferred—in reality, it was composed of six standard medium hot springs plus four small hot springs with special temperatures.

It was a combination of multiple mid-tier buildings, and could fully be called a large-scale building.

The materials it consumed were also on the scale of a large building.

However, the advantage was that a mid-tier building mirror stone could be used to duplicate it.

Carefree Spring's main material consumption was stone.

In a moment, he could use these Gathering Spirit Stones to replace the previous Moon Glow Stones.

He'd need roughly 2500 units of stone, 400 units of wood, and 100 units of metal.

Phoenix Chant Tower was the exact opposite.

Phoenix Chant Tower's main building material was wood.

After expansion and extension, it would become a large-scale building.

It would consume roughly 2000 units of wood, 1000 units of stone, and 100 units of metal.

Typically, a building's main materials were wood and stone.

Metal was also used, but in very small quantities.

Metal was used more for crafting equipment.

The materials Li Ruanyu had sent were completely sufficient, with some left over to spare.

At this moment, Li Ruanyu's subordinates beside the wooden carts greeted Li Ruanyu and Zhao Chi, then all headed back.

Shangguan Ting nodded: "Not bad, not bad. These materials really aren't easy to find, and they truly are precious, but… that's all? Nothing else?"

The way she put it…

It seemed she didn't even consider these materials worthy of note?

Did she have something even better?

Li Ruanyu's eyebrows rose: "Hmm? What? You think this is too little? Surely you have some too? Bring them out and let me see—don't just talk a big game."

Shangguan Ting chuckled lightly: "Of course. If it were just a single Race Attribute Jade, how could I possibly bring it out? The real good stuff I haven't even taken out yet."

Li Ruanyu nodded: "Alright, this time I really only prepared these. I'm genuinely curious to see what else you could have? A bloodline? A treasure chest? Or some special item?"

Shangguan Ting said: "You guessed right—it really is a bloodline. This is for you."