Chapter 38: Item Refresh, Buy, Buy, Buy!

Humiliating Sister Number One and Shifty-Eyed Sister Number Two were ultimately sentenced to the cruel punishment of washing dishes, mopping floors, and doing laundry after dinner.

As for Siano, he went to bed early and enjoyed a night of cozy, comfortable, high-quality sleep.

Warm and soft—nothing beats the comfort of home's bed!

He was actually quite tired today as well.

He had been training on the boat all morning, and after reuniting with his family, he had been busy rushing about the village all afternoon.

First, he rented two vacant houses in town to settle Manba and the others, then discussed his plans in detail with Bell-mère, receiving her full support.

Bell-mère was only in her early thirties this year.

Yet she already belonged to the typical older generation who simply could not stay idle.

If given tens of millions of Berries to retire on, she would feel restless sitting or standing, unable to sleep well at all.

But like this, turning the work she loved into a career—

earning more money while letting more people taste the tangerines she had personally cultivated and planted, the experience was completely different, and she was truly overjoyed about it.

Immediately, she eagerly followed Siano out the door, and together they leased the large plot of land adjacent to the tangerine orchard.

By next spring, the scale of the tangerine orchard would be able to expand by about seven or eight times.

And since winter had officially arrived, there was actually no shortage of work in the orchard, such as post-harvest fertilization, clearing the grove and spraying pesticides, checking for overwintering pests and diseases, deep plowing of the soil, and so on...

In previous years, Siano had served as the main force for these tasks, busying himself back and forth for over half a month.

Now, however, he didn't need to worry about any of it at all; he handed all these miscellaneous chores over to Manba and the others, needing only to focus on his cultivation.

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Hoo, hoo...

On this winter morning, the temperature in Cocoyasi Village dropped below zero; mist shrouded the area, and with every breath, visible white vapor was exhaled.

Wearing only a thin shirt, Siano was jogging around the entire island to warm up.

As his physical constitution continuously improved, running within the tangerine orchard gradually failed to satisfy him, so he simply switched to circling the whole island, maintaining a pace of about one and a half minutes per unit distance.

After roughly an hour, he completed four laps around the island, totaling exactly forty kilometers, marking the completion of his simple warm-up.

Arriving at his exclusive training ground, Siano used several wooden posts to first consolidate and practice "Soru" for a while.

Afterwards, he opened the "Tekkai" secret manual in his inventory panel and began reading it carefully from the start.

Just as he had memorized the main content and was about to close the system panel to begin attempting cultivation, he suddenly noticed with delight that the trading market had refreshed.

It was time again for his second-favorite activity: treasure-hunting blind boxes!

But having just warmed up, he couldn't let his body cool down.

So, he simply supported himself on one hand on the ground, doing handstand push-ups while browsing the trading market interface that appeared before his retinas.

After a month at sea, he had earned over forty thousand points; now he finally had a chance to spend them, and it had been stifling him terribly.

Buy, buy, buy!

【Good Night's Dream High-Efficiency Sleep Pillow】

【Type: Equipment】

【Price: 600 Points】

【Description: Using this pillow grants high-efficiency sleep quality, doubling sleep efficiency; users can freely switch between Dream Mode and Dreamless Mode】

【Seller's Note: Four hours of sleep per day will leave you fully energized; an essential item for those blessed with good fortune】

The very first item made Siano's heart stir with desire.

"It can halve the required sleep time while steadily improving sleep quality?"

Extremely practical.

As the saying goes, why sleep long while alive when you will sleep eternally after death.

If he had possessed this back in high school, perhaps Tsinghua and Peking University would have been waving at him; and now, for him who had grown accustomed to daily bitter cultivation, using this meant he could extract even more time each day to improve himself.

The price of six hundred points was certainly worth the value.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Siano chose to purchase it.

Immediately, he controlled the screen with his mind to scroll down and look at the next item.

【Adjustable Weighted Training Suit (Pure Black)】

【Type: Equipment】

【Price: 800 Points】

【Description: Appearing outwardly as an unremarkable tight-fitting outfit, it can actually have its weight adjusted at will, with an adjustment range from 1 kg to 10 tons; effects activate only when worn by the System Host】

【Seller's Note: Know your own limits and adjust the weight cautiously; there is a tragic precedent of a buyer crushing their lover into meat paste】

A maximum weight adjustable up to 10 tons, huh...

Siano's eyes brightened slightly.

He remembered that back when he was watching Dragon Ball, he had longed for those leg weights that seemed light but could smash a pit into the ground once removed.

And this item's effect was an even more comprehensive, upgraded version.

As long as he wore it during the day, even if he did nothing, he would be subjecting his flesh to high-intensity tempering, while also benefiting from the statue's buff effects.

Moreover.

The fact that the maximum weight could be adjusted to 10 tons also meant that this tool would remain highly useful for quite a long period of time.

There was no need to hesitate; Siano without hesitation added it to his shopping cart.

【Homelander's Collectible Baby Bottle Set】

【Type: Miscellaneous】

【Price: 950 Points】

【Description: Six bottles of milk hidden deep within Homelander's bedroom refrigerator. As the world's number one superhero, every time Homelander returns from upholding justice, he opens them to sniff for a long time, yet rarely bears to drink even a single sip; this milk seems to hold extremely special commemorative significance for him.】

【Seller's Note: Being able to get this means my infiltration skills have improved again... Wait, seems like someone is knocking on my window, let me go check; strange, I clearly live on the 30th floor.】

"Uh..."

Siano couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

He naturally knew what was so special about these six bottles of "milk."

In a certain sense, they indeed qualified as out-of-print commemorative items, impossible to reproduce, with one less bottle remaining with every sip taken.

But spending several hundred points to buy this thing?

That would only make sense if he had been possessed by Homelander.

Pass directly, next item!

【Infinite Red Bean Buns】

【Type: Consumable】

【Price: 900 Points】

【Description: Upon purchase, you will receive 100 portions of red bean bread with infinite shelf life, each portion weighing 200g; regardless of whether all are consumed or how many are eaten, your backpack slot will be fully replenished with 100 portions every day.】

【Seller's Note: Consuming large quantities daily carries the risk of mental instability and smearing feces on walls.】

"As for this one..."

Siano switched to doing handstand push-ups with his left hand, while pinching his chin with his right, seriously considering the matter.

The price seemed slightly expensive, but truly speaking, it offered value far exceeding the cost.

Refreshing 100 red bean buns every day truly lived up to the title "Infinite"; at the very least, it could guarantee that a big eater like him would never be troubled by starving to death.

Right now, being at home, he naturally lacked no food, but later when venturing out to sea and sailing everywhere, unexpected situations were bound to occur inevitably.

Apart from those top-tier powerhouses standing at the peak of the world, everyone else was ultimately somewhat fragile in the face of nature; he had witnessed Zeff's plight with his own eyes not long ago.

Better to buy it, just treating it as taking out a personal insurance policy for himself.

It was actually useful right now too; he wouldn't eat this stuff for every meal, but sometimes when busy cultivating at noon and too lazy to go home for lunch, using this to make do on the spot would be quite convenient.

The following few items were all rather unremarkable; Siano merely glanced at them before skipping directly, soon arriving at the second-to-last item refreshed this month.

The moment he clearly saw the item's name, his attention was instantly drawn into it.

【Second Technique of the Flesh and Blood Furnace: Copper Head】

【Type: Cultivation Manual】

【Price: 1200 Points】

【Description: Cultivating this manual will greatly enhance the strength of your neck and the areas above it. The Method of the Flesh and Blood Furnace focuses on excavating the human body's treasures; it consists of five volumes, with Copper Head being the second. If all five volumes of the manual are mastered, physical strength will receive an additional boost.】

【Seller's Note: If Cheng-ge had known this back then, the kettle beside him wouldn't have screamed so loudly.】

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