Chapter 352: Overstepping One

Yeah.

Zhou Zhuxing definitely knows where the old flower craftsman is.

But compared to that, Cheng Shuili is more concerned about: "Do you know everything that happened before you woke up?"

The Ring Spirit naturally gave a light response, then asked back: "Is there anything I'm not allowed to know?"

Cheng Shuili: "……"

She didn't actually mean that.

She had always worn the Abyssal Ring as a decoration, and then one day was told that this thing is actually a high‑definition audio‑visual camera—who could stand that?

But the Ring's abilities have already basically manifested, and there will be many future uses, so Cheng Shuili can't just take it off and put it away now.

Besides… where would she store it? She can't stuff the Abyssal Ring into the Abyssal Ring.

Cheng Shuili's expression turned uneasy, and she let out a low sigh.

The Ring Spirit shamelessly leaned in: "Nothing else you want to ask? Like that headless corpse stored in the space—aren't you going to deal with it?"

Headless corpse? That should be referring to Fengyun Tianxia, right?

Although Cheng Shuili already knows it's a puppet, she still hasn't discarded it.

She always feels keeping it is useful—maybe she can find out who sent it through the corpse.

Not avenging a grudge isn't Cheng Shuili's nature.

Hearing the Ring Spirit say that, she immediately retrieved the headless corpse of Fengyun Tianxia and said, "Tell me, what can you see?"

"What could I possibly see," the Ring Spirit elongated its voice, then with an awkward turn added, "It's definitely something I can't see."

"If you can't see—"

Cheng Shuili was about to scold, but the guy blocked her.

"Don't rush, although I can't see it, someone can."

The Ring Spirit smiled gently, and in a mild tone negotiated with Cheng Shuili: "So, if you promise me not to put this into the space, I'll tell you how to find the clues that will let you take revenge."

What kind of request is that?

Cheng Shuili was a bit slow, and only now realized that the Ring Spirit's sudden mention might mean: "Do you dislike this thing?"

"Dislike it."

Cheng Shuili: "……"

So she admits it like that?

Knowing the reason, Cheng Shuili fell even more silent, meaning that from now on she can't install whatever she wants onto the Abyssal Ring!

That's a bad thing.

Cheng Shuili squinted, tentatively asking, "Didn't you say I'm your… master?"

"Yes," the Ring Spirit's voice was very natural, "If you absolutely must stuff this into the space and need me to tell you how to find the clues, I'll say it. After all… you're my master."

She even elongated her voice, and the latter part sounded like a whine.

Cheng Shuili thought she was trying to overstep!

"Who should I go to see?"

"First go to Shou Ren Xiao Zhen to find the old flower craftsman; she'll introduce you to that mysterious puppet master."

Cheng Shuili paused, "Are you very familiar with these people?"

"They're all my colleagues, of course I know them."

Colleagues.

The Abyssal Ring's insight also often contains this term.

Cheng Shuili thought for a moment, then re‑collected the Fengyun Tianxia corpse.

The Ring Spirit, just as she said, although reluctant, would obey all of Cheng Shuili's commands; perhaps for that reason, she didn't utter a single word of discontent thereafter.

Cheng Shuili lifted her hand, twirled the ring, thought for a moment, and said, "I'll put the corpse in the territory later; I suddenly feel it's not good to run around with a corpse."

The Ring Spirit didn't finish speaking, but let out a soft laugh.

……

Cheng Shuili finished everything, lay on the sofa and ate a few strawberries.

These were the fruits of the sunroom's crops.

Although the sunroom can only focus on few crops, they mature quickly and, without needing fertilizing, weeding, or pest control, still bear delicious fruit.

Moreover, since energy stones are no longer rare, Cheng Shuili specially set up a batch of sunrooms and asked Zhou Zhuxing and the other to tend them, harvest regularly, keep some for themselves, and store the rest in the faction's warehouse.

The sales result could be described as supply not meeting demand.

Cheng Shuili bit another strawberry in her hand, tossed the leaf into the trash can, and, as if fully revived, performed a carp‑style back‑flip to sit up from the sofa.

She seemed to have bought something at the trading hall.

Yes, a Mechanical Heart.

Cheng Shuili found that delicate little box among the melons and fruits, opened it and took a look.

Whether it's the Heart of Creation or this Mechanical Heart, both are works of art.

But Cheng Shuili doesn't care about whether it's artistic; she wants to upgrade the workbench.

【Current workbench level: lv2】

【Materials needed for level‑2 upgrade: Mechanical Heart×1, Iron Block×30, Iron Nail×40, Insulation Material×12, Heat‑shield Material×8, Plastic×30, Rubber×30, Fiberboard×100, Alloy Part×100, Wire×100.】

These materials…

All have.

Cheng Shuili absolutely never lacks these items.

She gathered the items one by one, finally placed the Mechanical Heart on the workbench, and then chose to upgrade.

After clicking, the workbench was completely enveloped by a dazzling light cocoon.

The materials flew in, thrown into the cocoon; inside the cocoon came faint, dense sounds of metal scraping and components assembling, as if countless deft hands were performing precise modifications.

Moments later, the light faded, and a brand‑new workbench appeared before Cheng Shuili.

Its size was a notch larger than before; if the vehicle hadn't been constantly upgrading, there really would be nowhere to place it.

【Workbench upgrade successful! Current level: lv3 (maxed)】

It's actually maxed out?

Cheng Shuili was startled for a moment, then swiftly flipped out the workbench's user manual.

The contents had indeed been updated.

【Note: Crafting requires a blueprint! Once obtained, the blueprint can be used indefinitely!】

【Note: During crafting, no matter what happens, you cannot leave the crafting station; please choose a safe time to craft!】

【Current workbench functions: Blueprint Optimization, Fully Automatic Rental.】

The new feature is this Fully Automatic Rental.

Cheng Shuili clicked to view the details.

【Fully Automatic Rental: Are you troubled by too many blueprints and complex materials? Have you ever longed to free your hands and let a machine automatically generate wealth for you? Choose the Fully Automatic Rental feature, set the blueprints to rent out and the processing fee! No other actions are needed; the workbench will tirelessly earn Game Coin from other players for you! It supports multiple players using it simultaneously, and customers need not queue! (Note: During the rental period, the workbench locks all blueprints and cannot perform other operations.)】

This feature... is literally a lazy person's gospel!

And this "cannot perform other operations" must refer specifically to the Blueprint Optimization feature, right?

Cheng Shuili feels both love and hate toward the Blueprint Optimization feature; she loves it because its usefulness is undeniable, and she hates it for an equally clear reason.

It's been optimized so many times; at least it succeeded once!