In fact, Wang Shouzhe was just trying it out.
Being addicted to gambling was not right, but if Wang Lici really had some strange and inexplicable talent, then using that talent to pick up bargains might not be a bad way to supplement the family's resources. It was like those novels about the Golden Eyes that he had read in his past life.
The Wang Clan was too poor. They were so poor that Ancestor Long Yan had to sell his personal spiritual treasure, the Turtle Scale Shield, just to raise some resources. Especially the third-grade spiritual pill, the Creation Pill, was really expensive, costing a thousand Top Gold per pill.
It seemed that being an alchemist was the most profitable profession in this world.
However, if an alchemist wanted to achieve something, they had to have a very high requirement for talent. And the investment in the early stages of training an alchemist was absolutely astronomical. If one was not careful, they could lose everything they had.
But if a clan wanted to have great development, the cultivation of alchemists was inevitable.
But let's not talk about that for now.
Wang Shouzhe and Ancestor Long Yan entered the cultivation mode again.
By the evening, when Wang Shouzhe got up from his meditation, Wang Lici and the family's servants had already returned. This time, they didn't bring back three gambling stones, but a stone the size of a football.
That was really confusing.
"Master." Wang Zhong explained, "We accompanied Miss Lici and wandered around for half a day. Miss Lici picked this one and after bargaining, it cost 45 Top Gold. Wang Yong and I chipped in 15 Top Gold."
"Thank you all." Wang Shouzhe returned the Top Gold given by the servants and let Wang Zhong cut it open.
This time, Wang Zhong brought a file and slowly filed it along the surface to avoid wasting any spiritual stones.
Wang Shouzhe watched nervously from the side. This inconspicuous broken stone cost 45 Top Gold. If he lost the bet, it would all be for nothing.
Soon, Wang Zhong filed off the two to three centimeters thick surface and revealed a white crystal-like material inside. He was immediately overjoyed, "Congratulations, Master, it's rising, it's rising."
Despite his state of mind, Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but feel excited and light-hearted. He had to admit that gambling was very stimulating to people, no wonder it was easy to get addicted and hard to quit.
It seemed that after returning this time, he had to increase the strength of the family law. The younger generation of the family must not have the habit of gambling.
But this kind of talent that Wang Lici had was terrifying. She had completely transcended the word "gambling". Purely relying on her inexplicable talent as a foodie, she was convinced that there were spiritual stones in this stone.
This was completely different from gambling, it was like picking up money.
Even Wang Shouzhe couldn't help but say... it was really delicious.
Wang Zhong filed off all the stone's surface, and in his hand was a large spiritual stone. If properly cut, it would probably look like ten or so standard spiritual stones.
Everyone was shocked, even Ancestor Long Yan was surprised.
Through the explanation of the servants, Wang Lici also understood that although spiritual stones couldn't be eaten, they were good things, and they could be exchanged for a lot of delicious food. She was suddenly very happy, looking at Wang Shouzhe with anticipation, as if waiting for Fourth Uncle to give her a reward or something.
At that moment, Wang Shouzhe was also drunk, and his gaze towards Wang Lici became strange.For this carefree and food-loving niece to be able to achieve this, he was very surprised. Could it be because he forced her to study and stimulated some kind of unique potential in her?
This possibility cannot be completely ruled out.
For the sake of the family's development, Wang Shouzhe looked at Wang Lici with a more amiable gaze.
Familiar eyes, familiar smile.
Wang Lici suddenly felt like the sky was falling and that there was no meaning to life. Tears flowed uncontrollably.
"Okay, okay, I was just joking." Wang Shouzhe smiled and pinched her chubby cheeks. "You have done a great service for the family this time. So, what do you want to eat? Fourth Uncle will treat you."
Wang Lici was overjoyed and drooled, "I want to eat steamed giant lobsters, the ten-kilogram ones. And abalone, the size of a bowl, I want to eat five in one go. And shark fin..."
"Okay, okay, let's talk about studying first." Wang Shouzhe smiled even more kindly.
"No, Fourth Uncle, I can settle for smaller lobsters, two kilograms is enough. And abalone, the size of a fist..."
Of course, Wang Shouzhe eventually took her to a satisfying meal, all according to her expectations.
In this world, many animals and plants grow larger, and non-spiritual species are not expensive. The Hundred Islands Guard lacks many things, but not sea treasures, which are still within reach.
Wang Lici naturally ate to her heart's content. After getting off the carriage, she walked back to her room, leaning against the wall, feeling grateful to Wang Shouzhe.
Hehe, she was really naive.
The following events went smoothly. Zhong, the steward, delivered the resources on the list as promised, with a total value of 31,300 Top Gold. Due to the large one-time purchase, Zhong specially used his authority to waive the 300 Top Gold remainder, and Wang Shouzhe spent a total of 31,000 Top Gold.
The biggest item on this list was 20 Creation Pills, which cost 24,000 Top Gold. This shows that the cost of a family's Spiritual Platform Realm cultivators is far greater than that of Qi Refining Realm cultivators. For a poorer family, even an injured Spiritual Platform Realm cultivator is something they cannot afford.
However, for a Xuanwu clan, without Spiritual Platform Realm cultivators, they are just a dish in the eyes of others.
To express his gratitude to Zhong Xingwang, Wang Shouzhe specially treated him to a meal. However, Long Yan did not attend, which made Zhong Xingwang a little disappointed. But he was used to the high and cold attitude of his senior sister and goddess, and soon he was chatting with Wang Shouzhe with enthusiasm after a few cups of spiritual wine.
This made Wang Shouzhe sweat a little. Zhong Xingwang really lacked the demeanor and temperament of a Spiritual Platform Realm ancestor. He couldn't even compare to Ancestor Zhong Xuangao, let alone Long Yan.
But thinking about it carefully, it was normal. Zhong Xingwang came from a family of celestial beings, and the number of Spiritual Platform Realm cultivators in his family was bound to be not small. He didn't need to shoulder the burden of the rise and fall of the family.
Moreover, he was not a person with exceptional talent or confidence, otherwise, he wouldn't need to enter the Purple Mansion Academy through the back door.
How could such a person catch the eye of Long Yan, who was proud, confident, and a bit capricious?However, even if he didn't think highly of him, Wang Shouzhe still had to find a way to get on good terms with the steward Zhong because of his relationship with Ancestor Long Yan. The Heavenly Human Family was too huge, and their overall strength was far beyond what a small clan like Wang's could compare to. Having such a connection would make things easier in the future.
In the following days, everything was calm and uneventful.
After the girl had searched the entire loose cultivator market for more gamble stones, she only brought back two, which yielded six spirit stones. She couldn't find any more gamble stones that interested her.
It was clear how deceptive the real gamble stone market was. Wanting to make a fortune from it was almost like dreaming.
Wang Shouzhe and his party discreetly boarded the "Jun Yao" merchant ship and returned to the Eastern Port. At this time, Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai was already waiting for them with his boat, as promised.
Since Chen Fangjie was away on business, Wang Shouzhe briefly thanked Chen's Clan Leader Chen Dewei and then took his leave.
Some personal belongings were moved to Wang Dinghai's boat, including various sea specialties and local products purchased from the Hundred Islands Guard. Among them was a bag of "oyster ash" that Wang Shouzhe had high hopes for. It had to be said that the price of the polishing ash was really high, not much cheaper than food.
Of course, Wang Shouzhe, who truly loved his niece, didn't forget to buy some unique ancient books and classics from the Hundred Islands Guard. He could already foresee Wang Lici's joyful and excited expression.
The biggest gain from this trip was finding a solution to Ancestor Long Yan's injuries. Over the past few days, Ancestor Long Yan had completely mastered the method of refining evil qi and began to gradually refine the evil qi within her body.
Wang Shouzhe could even see a trace of eagerness and impatience in Ancestor Long Yan's previously gloomy eyes. He thought that the ancestor would definitely give the Zhao's and Liu's ancestors a huge surprise.
With this thought, Wang Shouzhe's mood became quite different.
To return to Ping'an Town from the Eastern Port, one had to time the tide. There was also a large satellite in the sky of this world, which caused tides to rise and fall. When the tide gradually rose, the water flow of the An River would become much calmer.
At this time, wind sails and human-powered paddles were needed.
As the rowers' calls for paddling rang out, Wang Shouzhe was eager to return home.
However, this time there was an unexpected incident.
While Wang Shouzhe was meditating in the cabin, the boat had only been traveling for more than half an hour when suddenly, the boat's body made a "clang" sound, as if it had hit something, causing the entire boat to shake slightly.
Sixth Uncle Wang Dinghai's angry shout came from outside: "Shouzhe, come out and help, there's a fierce beast, a second-order aquatic beast!"
A second-order aquatic beast!?
Wang Shouzhe was stunned but not surprised. This was a spirit food delivered to their doorstep. The dozens of clan members in his family were all eagerly waiting to be fed.