Chapter 131: Su Mu: Uh, You're Simply Overthinking It (Third Update)

Jiang Yuyan: "It seems none of you have been addled by those soul-bewitching things!"

Seeing that everyone in the member group had fallen silent, Jiang Yuyan could not help but speak up.

If anyone dared to openly mock her words, she would be disappointed.

A group blessed with a fairy's opportunity could hardly all be good-for-nothings.

Zhang Sanfeng: "Ahem, Miss Jiang, what I meant was—we were just purely curious!"

Great Ming War God: "Right, right, right—purely curious!"

Abbot Xuan Ci: "Amitabha. How virtuous, how virtuous!"

Stark: "Enough already, let's get to the point!"

Zhou Weiqing: "Uh, sorry, may I ask—what are you all talking about?"

Wang Dadong: "Ahem, I want to ask that too!"

Rock Lee: "Me too—I didn't get it either!"

Tang San: "You three are new here, so you never saw the Black Rice Wine Brew!"

Tang San: "Actually, not every delicacy in the gourmet shop is priced in gold."

Tang San: "The Black Rice Wine Brew is the only delicacy without a price tag!"

At this moment, Tang San offered an explanation to Zhou Weiqing, Wang Dadong, and the others.

Because the three had come later, they had not witnessed the original bidding war between Zhu Qizhen, Stark, and Ying Zheng.

Meanwhile, Yue Buqun, Zhang Sanfeng, Abbot Xuan Ci, Watching Watching Ning Caichen, and the others, listening to Tang San's words, could not help but nod quietly.

Recalling that auction, the crowd now felt its flavor had somehow changed.

Jiang Yuyan: "And, most importantly, that Black Rice Wine Brew from the auction was also the only limited-edition item from the fairy's shop!"

Jiang Yuyan: "But now, only Stark, Zhu Qizhen, and Ying Zheng know its effects!"

Jiang Yuyan: "The three of you—aren't you going to share?"

The moment Jiang Yuyan's words fell, everyone's gaze converged on Stark, Zhu Qizhen, and Ying Zheng.

Great Ming War God: "Ahem, actually that Black Rice Wine Brew tasted just average—really nothing special!"

Great Qin Shi Huang: "Enough, don't you understand yet? Regarding the Black Rice Wine Brew, I can tell you all!"

Stark: "Hey, hey, hey—didn't we agree not to say anything?"

Stark: "Why the sudden change of heart!"

Great Ming War God: "Wait—what did I understand?"

Zhang Sanfeng: "This old Daoist seems to have grasped it!"

Yue Buqun: "Uh, Old Zhang, what did you grasp?"

Wang Dadong: "Yeah, what exactly did you grasp? Spit it out!"

Zhou Weiqing: "Stop keeping us in suspense—I'm completely in the dark!"

Watching Watching Ning Caichen: "Uh, Old Zhang, hurry up and say it, or I'll look like a fool!"

In the member group, the crowd began to urge him on.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhang Sanfeng gathered his thoughts and slowly spoke.

Zhang Sanfeng: "I don't know if my guess is right!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "What Miss Jiang actually meant is that the fairy's delicacies are growing stronger in effect, and as the effects grow stronger, so will the prices."

Zhang Sanfeng: "If this keeps up, sooner or later it will exceed what we can afford!"

Yue Buqun: "Uh, that's it? Isn't that just stating the obvious!"

Great Ming War God: "You said 'sooner or later' yourself—what's there to fear?"

Before Zhang Sanfeng had finished speaking, Yue Buqun and Zhu Qizhen had already chimed in.

Faced with this, Zhang Sanfeng could only offer a wry smile.

Zhang Sanfeng: "Have you forgotten something? One day on the fairy's side equals seven days for us."

Zhang Sanfeng: "And, most importantly, as the fairy's delicacies increase, the people coming to the fairy's shop are getting stronger and stronger!"

At his last sentence, Zhang Sanfeng seemed to sigh.

And as that final sentence fell, quite a few in the member group began to frown.

Just as everyone was pondering, Ying Zheng on the other side spoke up.

Great Qin Shi Huang: "Mm, that's right. Before Us, that is, Old Zhang and the others, they were all martial world folk."

Great Qin Shi Huang: "And the martial force on Our side was clearly higher than theirs. As for the ones after Us—Little Friend Tang and Watching Watching Ning Caichen—the power of their worlds has already surpassed Ours!"

Jiang Yuyan: "You didn't notice before because you ate the fairy's delicacies and your power skyrocketed!"

Jiang Yuyan: "But if you discarded that power, could you defeat a Thousand-Year Tree Demon?"

Jiang Yuyan: "Or could you defeat a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!"

The moment Jiang Yuyan's words fell, beads of sweat immediately appeared on the foreheads of Yue Buqun, Abbot Xuan Ci, and the others.

At that moment, they understood.

It turned out every subsequent world really was stronger than theirs.

Great Ming War God: "But what does that have to do with us right now?"

Zhu Qizhen could not fathom—even if later worlds grew stronger, what did that have to do with them?

Great Qin Shi Huang: "No wonder you lost—the Black Rice Wine Brew was wasted on you!"

Great Qin Shi Huang: "The stronger the world, the more precious treasures there are. When the time comes to bid on the Black Rice Wine Brew and others bring out treasures, how will you hold your own!"

Ying Zheng's simple words instantly left Zhu Qizhen speechless.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Jiang Yuyan seized the moment to add her piece.

Jiang Yuyan: "On this point, whether it's ten-thousand-year soul beast meat or the sap of a thousand-year tree demon, you've all experienced it already."

Jiang Yuyan: "The power the immortal bestowed upon us isn't for us to just lie flat for free."

Jiang Yuyan: "If you feel rich enough to lie flat, then from now on, you'll probably only be able to eat some basic delicacies!"

Stark: "Ahem, how could that be?"

Great Ming War God: "This Emperor understands too. So that's how it is?"

Wang Dadong: "Good lord, why does it feel like the competition in the group just got so intense all of a sudden!"

Tang San: "I get it now too. So in the immortal's gourmet shop, the order in which diners enter has this kind of nuance?"

Zhou Weiqing: "Uh, but why don't I feel strong? And I'm broke!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "Ahem, young friend, your world is definitely strong enough, so you being poor is your own business!"

Watching Watching Ning Caichen: "Zhou Weiqing: Holy crap, that piercing the heart like this?"

Great Ming War God: "Alright, I got it. Before the next newcomer arrives, this Emperor must work hard to earn money too!"

Great Qin Shi Huang: "Mm, this Emperor understands too. The time the immortal gives us is time for us to accumulate wealth!"

Tang San: "It should also be time for us to grow stronger. Otherwise, if it's really as guessed, with everyone coming in together, we probably wouldn't even be able to develop."

Abbot Xuan Ci: "Amitabha. Once Young Friend Tang puts it that way, it suddenly becomes vivid!"

Yue Buqun: "Let's go, let's go, time to work hard!"

Zhang Sanfeng: "This old Daoist's bones need a stretch too!"

Inside the membership group, everyone was suddenly filled with fighting spirit.

On the other side, Su Mu only wanted to say one thing about this.

You're all purely overthinking it!

This is just a routine trick from the start!