[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island":3,"chapter-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-14":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Start with a Mysterious Island",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1664972,2132,"Chapter 14: Why Take a Taxi? Go Queue for the Bus","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-14",14,"\u003Cp>\"Um, I’ll take this Spiritual Longsword,\" Lin Li said, pointing to a special offer item in the display case in front of him, priced at 499,999 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beautiful saleswoman in the qipao couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. After she’d chattered on for more than ten minutes, the customer had chosen the cheapest special offer in the store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, she was a seasoned employee and didn’t let her disappointment show on her face. Instead, she maintained a brilliant smile and nodded at Lin Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, sir. Please wait a moment while I ring this up for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Lin Li watched the beautiful saleswoman turn to ring him up, he let out a long sigh of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it weren’t for this one special offer, he wouldn’t have been able to afford a single Spiritual Weapon in the shop with his budget of only 500,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>「A moment later.」\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying, Lin Li left the weapon shop carrying a long wooden box. The beautiful saleswoman saw him to the door, saying, \"Welcome back anytime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, the weapons Cultivators use are so expensive! Great. After buying this Spiritual Longsword, I’m pretty much broke now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving the weapon shop, Lin Li’s face was a mask of bitterness. His entire net worth was now just 3,070 yuan in his WeChat account, and his errands for the day weren’t even over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over half an hour later, Lin Li emerged from a pharmacy with a stoic expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunting Mutant Beasts in the wild required not only a Spiritual Weapon but also medicine for treating injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It seems like nothing related to Cultivators is cheap...’ In the pharmacy, Lin Li had bought a tube of hemostatic ointment, a favorite among Cultivators for its ability to quickly stop bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tiny tube of ointment, only about thirty grams, had cost him three thousand yuan—equivalent to one hundred yuan per gram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After buying the hemostatic ointment, Lin Li’s entire net worth had dwindled to just seventy yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d had over a million yuan just a few days ago, but now he’d been reduced to this. His heart sank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>WHOOSH...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>RUSTLE... RUSTLE...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind swept by, causing the branches and leaves of the roadside trees to sway gently, making rustling sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden gust of wind scattered the falling raindrops in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cool sensation of the rain spattering against his face lifted Lin Li’s somewhat dejected spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is all just a necessary initial investment. In the future, I’ll earn back the million I spent, and then some.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li gave himself a mental pep talk, opened his umbrella, and started walking, planning to hail a cab home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after taking just a few steps, he suddenly turned and changed direction, heading toward a distant bus stop instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With only seventy yuan left, what am I doing taking a taxi? I’ll just wait for the bus!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back home, Lin Li laid his dripping umbrella on the balcony to dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then returned to the living room and opened the wooden box containing the Spiritual Longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four hundred ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine yuan. You’d better perform well for me tomorrow!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li lifted the 80-centimeter-long Spiritual Longsword from the box and, striking a pose, began to slowly swing it around the living room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After playing around for a bit, he began to mobilize the Spiritual Energy in his body, channeling it into the Spiritual Longsword in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infused with Spiritual Energy, the Spiritual Longsword began to glow with a faint golden Spiritual Light. He could vaguely feel that its sharpness had risen to another level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fine sword! A truly fine sword!\" Looking at the sword in his hand, now glowing with a faint golden Spiritual Light, Lin Li nodded in satisfaction. His confidence in tomorrow’s Mutant Beast hunt soared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, in less than a minute, Lin Li stopped infusing the Spiritual Longsword with Spiritual Energy. Continuing to do so would consume too much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When in the field, Exotic Beast Hunters only infused their Spiritual Artifacts with Spiritual Energy during combat; no one was foolish enough to waste most of their power before a fight even started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the sword back in its wooden box, Lin Li leaned back and collapsed onto the soft sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his phone from his pocket, downloaded an app, and after creating an account, logged into the app, which was only accessible to certified Exotic Beast Hunters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The app’s interface was very simple, with just two sections: an Intelligence Section and a Forum Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content in the Intelligence Section was posted by the Exotic Beast Hunter Guild, while the content in the Forum Section could be posted by anyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rongcheng East District Suburbs, near Liu Family Village, a First Rank High Stage Wild Dog Beast has been spotted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rongcheng South District Suburbs, near Zhao Family Village, a Tier One Peak Wild Boar Beast has been spotted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rongcheng West District Suburbs, 5 kilometers from Erxian Bridge, witnesses have seen an unknown number of Forest Wolf Beasts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rongcheng North District Suburbs, a Second Rank Initial Stage Black Bear Beast appeared yesterday at 3 PM, 7 kilometers from the abandoned parking lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li scrolled through the reports in the Intelligence Section, discovering that the wilderness in the city’s suburbs was teeming with Mutant Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he read, the more alarmed he became. He realized the wilderness was far more dangerous than he had ever imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder the authorities repeatedly warned citizens to stay out of the suburban wilderness unless absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each and every report about Mutant Beast sightings in the Intelligence Section proved that the authorities’ daily warnings were absolutely correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do all the Mutant Beast reports in this Intelligence Section start at First Rank High Stage? Isn’t there any intel on weaker ones?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li had been browsing the Intelligence Section for over ten minutes when he noticed this strange situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment and guessed the reason might be that Exotic Beast Hunters were at least Tier One Peak in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, intelligence on Mutant Beasts below First Rank Middle Stage was not included in the Intelligence Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing with the Intelligence Section, Lin Li clicked on the Forum Section. This section had tens of times more posts than the Intelligence Section.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sharp Sword Squad recruiting. Brothers with awakened Superpowers preferred...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dawn Squad recruiting. Handsome guys and beautiful women get priority...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Titan Squad recruiting. Strong, beefy guys preferred...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hotpot Squad recruiting. Brothers who like to eat hotpot preferred...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thunderbolt Squad recruiting. Brothers who like foot massages preferred...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What the hell is all this?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Li scrolled through dozens of posts and found they were all for recruitment. It gave him the distinct feeling he was browsing a video game forum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-06T12:43:53.640Z",1,"novelbin.me","faa2996035fa447722fbd4c417a1bccd62a3f9309d3a8e3d1bebb2cc2a142352","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-15","i-start-with-a-mysterious-island-chapter-13",305,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-start-with-a-mysterious-island-cover.jpg"]