Chapter 31: Transaction

"Hey kid, what are you doing with that Snake Gallbladder?"

"The Snake Gallbladder?"

Dragon Elder watched Yu Lin, who was taking off his Xuan-level outfit and casually set it aside, and asked curiously.

Yu Lin replied offhand:

"I can't just go to any point in history at will."

"It costs something."

"It's like an exchange."

Although his words were a bit off, that's about right.

Dragon Elder understood at once, stretched out and lay on his bed: "Alright."

"When is the next time?"

"Three months later," Yu Lin seemed to think of something and changed the subject:

"Dragon Elder, could you help me compress my cultivation aura?"

"For example, compress the current perfect Qi draw down to the mid stage."

"Hm?" Dragon Elder lifted his head.

"Why compress it? Isn't being open and generous fine?"

"So you want to play the pig to eat the tiger, to show off?"

"No," Yu Lin shook his head, grinned, and said, "I want to try the Miracle."

"Before, a dark evil force approached me... I want to see if other forces will follow, to experiment with the Miracle."

Dragon Elder, hearing this, could understand and nodded, "Alright, kid, you do have some cunning."

"When I, Dragon Elder, return to my prime, don't just walk straight—walk sideways, backwards, crawl, even lift yourself... walk however you like!"

"Extend your hand."

"Alright, thank you, Dragon Elder!" Yu Lin extended his hand.

Dragon Elder opened his mouth and bit him; a dragon-shaped Rune appeared in his palm, then instantly merged into his flesh.

The previously perfect Qi draw aura instantly reverted to the earlier mid-stage, yet his cultivation remained unchanged.

It works quite well.

"Alright," Dragon Elder pointed with his claw at the nearby bookshelf:

"Buy more books tomorrow; these aren't enough to read."

Yu Lin withdrew his hand, laughing, "No need to buy; Dragon Elder, use this."

He turned on the Computer:

"This thing is a calculator, also called a Computer."

"I'll get a national library membership, add some credit, and then you can read whatever you want for as long as you want."

"Okay?"

"Anything else? Step aside, I'll fumble around." Dragon Elder immediately got up from the bed, mimicking Yu Lin, and used his claw to control the mouse.

Yu Lin saw it having fun, so he grabbed his clothes and headed to the bathroom, intending to take a shower first.

But shortly after entering the bathroom, a knock sounded at the door:

"Yu kid, Yu kid."

"What does 91 mean? Why do so many call themselves Mr. 91? I said I'm Mr. 91 Dragon, why do they keep asking me to borrow a speech?"

Yu Lin twitched his mouth:

"Dragon Elder, ignore them; they're just playing with that thing."

"Oh, I said I'm from ancient times; they told me to spend modern money, put it in a trust flower, and just shake your head, open your mouth to get it, there are many good people, go out and fetch it for me."

"..........."

"They also asked me to appraise antiques; what does 'Ming Yongzheng year' mean? I recall the Ming didn't have that emperor."

"............"

Yu Lin shouted, "Dragon Elder, ignore them; those guys are joking with you."

"You should just go read books."

"That won't do; I'll just read, it's fun. You keep showering." Dragon Elder seemed to leave the bathroom doorway.

When Yu Lin finished showering and came out,

It, having no idea what it saw, sat on the bed with a world‑weary look and slowly spoke:

"Yu kid."

"In the future, whoever sends me—or you—photos of white‑socked, slightly chubby, fragrant, soft little lolis, Dragon Elder will strike each one!"

"........" Yu Lin remained silent.

Look what you've turned Dragon Elder into, damn it!

He paused a moment, then spoke:

"Dragon Elder, just get used to it; life moves fast now, everyone's stressed, it's normal to go crazy online."

"After all, no one knows anyone on the internet."

Dragon Elder nodded:

"So that's why you're called Jiang Cheng's number one hunk?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, get me a Computer and a phone as well."

"Sure, ordering now, maxing out the specs for you."

Yu Lin nodded, and immediately took out his mobile phone to place an order for the current best phone and the highest‑spec Computer.

The money isn't an issue now; I can be willful.

"Delivery the day after tomorrow," Yu Lin looked up and said to the Dragon Lord.

Seeing its two claws tapping the keyboard at lightning speed, and hearing Yu Lin's words, it said without turning its head:

"Got it."

"By the way, what is this tile? Why do they say you can't play CS without a mom, but you can get one at the tile?"

"Is it that people now share one mother, or that someone has many children?"

"........." Yu Lin didn't know how to explain, and could only reply:

"Dragon Lord, just search it and you'll know."

"I........."

Beep beep beep.

Yu Lin hadn't finished speaking when a phone call came in.

He looked down and saw it was an unknown number.

"Hello? Who is this?"

"It's me, Zhang Youwei!"

"Oh, what's up?"

"It's something important. Do you have time right now?"

"Tell me what it is first."

"Alright, alright, here's the deal: my dad's birthday is next month, he loves antiques and the like, so I want to give him an antique, but not the kind from an auction—those he can buy himself—so I'm going to scour the antique market for a bargain and see if I can get one…."

"But I don't know how to appraise treasures."

"Hey, I'm not asking you to appraise. Aren't you the holder of the Heavenly Luck Authority? When the time comes you can pick anything, I'll pay. You get my meaning, right? I only need one piece; the rest I'll give to you!"

"I see......... but I don't want antiques; ten contribution points."

"Sss…" Zhang Youwei on the other end inhaled, as if those ten contribution points hurt him a lot.

The fact is indeed so.

Contribution points are far more useful than money at the Civil Affairs Bureau; money can't buy certain things, but you can exchange them for those.

Especially for Heavenly Authority Awakeners, making money is a matter of minutes.

Contribution points, however, require them to complete one task after another to earn a few.

After a brief thought, Zhang Youwei finally nodded:

"Alright! Ten is ten! Dad's happiness is more important than anything!"

"In ten minutes, I'll come find you!"