Chapter 221

I am the mountain god, I'm asking what's going on! As they spoke, the two started arguing again.

Chen Nuo fiddled with his ears, "System, if I grab something and run now, can they catch me?"

"No." The system replied.

"That's great, I'll just..."

"Host, you have the divine ability of instant movement; although these two can't catch you now, they already know you're either a demon or an immortal, your traits are obvious, being caught is just a matter of time."

Chen Nuo, who had just prepared to act, suddenly relaxed, "This still means I can be caught, can't you speak more clearly?"

"Seeking truth from facts." The system said this way.

"Come, little brother, you decide for yourself—do you want me to help you, or let him help you take this thing back?" The mountain god asked.

"No need, it seems I'll just... " Chen Nuo said as he started to leave.

"Oh dear, don't be like that, look at you, you've scared the little brother half to death." Jin Zha complained to the mountain god.

"This was originally my thing; if it weren't for your meddling, the little brother would now be cooking the pot."

The mountain god glared at Jin Zha, "How about this, little brother, you tell me what kind of pot you want, I'll make it for you and then send it back. Such a large stone—even if you take it back to make a pot, it would still take considerable time, right?"

It's not necessary, he just needs to move his fingers, Chen Nuo thought, but in reality he still reached toward his chest and tapped the system, "Help me produce a few photos of stone pots."

"Ding, you have consumed 0.3 merit."

The mechanical voice sounded again; Chen Nuo then realized this sound wasn't produced by the system itself, but was a pre-set configuration.

"You use this method to slack off?"

There was silence for a moment, "Oh, this kind of trivial matter, host, you'd better not mention it, no harm to elegance, no harm to elegance."

"No harm to elegance, then what do you usually do?" Chen Nuo asked.

"Reading, I've already read this Journey to the West opening where the disciple Sun Wukong is taken several times." The system said, "Oh host, don't quarrel with me over such trivial matters; you should first answer the mountain god's question."

"Found it?" As the system's words fell, the mountain god timely asked.

"Oh, found it." Chen Nuo handed the photo in his hand to the mountain god, "Just like this."

"Like this!" The mountain god's voice carried some surprise.

Jin Zha also leaned in, "My goodness, little brother, your portrait is really excellent too; with this skill you could make money, why bother obsessing over the pot?"

"Ah?" Chen Nuo looked at the photo, indeed it hadn't been processed.

"System, what's going on, why didn't you process it." Chen Nuo quickly tapped the system.

"Ding! Photo processing consumes one merit; host, are you sure you want to consume it?" Again that mechanical voice, it seems the system isn't present.

After the system's voice changed, Chen Nuo could tell from the voice whether it was loafing or working; sure enough, this system is always loafing.

"Looks like this stone pot can't be made, and the secret's out, I might as well go back." Chen Nuo said gloomily.

"Sorry host, this is my momentary negligence; otherwise I'd compensate you with this merit?"

As soon as leaving was mentioned, the system immediately became active.

"You resolve my current situation for me." Chen Nuo really didn't want to waste time on this.

"When you do things, don't you consider consequences? Besides, just that bit of merit—even if I threw it on the ground I wouldn't pick it up, you still want to compensate me, can you even produce it?"

"Host, please forgive me, I won't make mistakes next time." The system began to beg pitifully.

"This kind of thing isn't something you can be forgiven for with just one or two pleas for mercy.

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Chen Nuo snorted, then said gloomily: "What I need to resolve now is how to take this maifanshi back; I'm sure you also want to complete your mission, right?"

"I really do want to, but this kind of thing can't be rushed." The system said, "I'm just one who dispenses tools and occasionally releases tasks; I truly don't know how to do this, and I'm socially anxious too."

"Why aren't you speaking?" Seeing Chen Nuo motionless, Jin Zha asked, "Oh well, we weren't really insisting on asking; if you don't want to speak, just forget it."

Chen Nuo had been conversing with the system in his heart; in reality he appeared to be frozen in place.

Seeing he finally got past this hurdle, Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief; he really couldn't handle such occasions.

The fact that he hasn't left Chaos Residence for so many years has reasons: first, the system restricts him from leaving; second, he's socially anxious, especially on others' turf.

"Is this kind of stone pot acceptable?" The mountain god looked at the stone before him, "How many do you want?"

"Well, how many can this stone make?" Chen Nuo examined the stone, estimating it could make two large pots and three small ones.

So he gestured with the mountain god, "Just follow this scale—this size makes two, this size makes three."

"How do you make so many?" The mountain god asked doubtfully, "You're like running a restaurant."

Chen Nuo glanced at the mountain god in surprise, "Did I say I was running a restaurant?"

Jin Zha and the mountain god shook their heads together, "No."

"Oh, I am running a restaurant, so I need this many stone pots, trouble the mountain god." Chen Nuo expressed thanks.

Originally it was for running a restaurant; Jin Zha had thought this person had no money and came to look for stone, but didn't expect it was because running a restaurant needs stone.

But what's the difference between pots made from this stone and ordinary iron pots, why insist on using this stone for pots.

Before Jin Zha could ask his question, the mountain god asked first, "Does this stone pot have any special qualities?"

"Naturally it does; otherwise I wouldn't have come here to look for this stone." Chen Nuo answered.

"But I still don't understand, this stone pot is heavy and laborious, and the stone is so thick, cooking food isn't easy either, why insist on using this stone for pots." Jin Zha asked, "You're not just trying to use this stone as a gimmick, are you?"

"Naturally not." Chen Nuo, dissatisfied with being doubted, explained, "If it were just for a gimmick, I could pick any stone; I wouldn't necessarily have to use this stone for pots."

"That's right." Jin Zha nodded, "There are plenty of stones outside, indeed no need to expend such effort to dig deep in the mountains for stone."

"What exactly is special about this stone, why insist on using this kind of stone?" The mountain god asked while using magic to cut the stone into pieces one by one.

"First, utensils made from this stone are indeed as you said, heavy and thick, food doesn't cook easily, but I need this stone precisely because of this property."

Chen Nuo slowly explained, "The dish I want to make requires the diner to prepare it themselves; if it cooks too easily, the diner might not finish in time, leading to burnt food, so I need this stone that doesn't cook easily as utensils."