Chapter 85

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"Five Heavenly Star Grass... one Blood Spirit Flower... two Golden Fragrance... hmm..." Liu Menglong looked at the alchemy furnace, which was flashing with colors and a progress bar. When the time came, he followed the records in the Alchemy Treasure Manual and threw the last four-colored flower into the alchemy furnace.

The alchemy furnace shimmered with a rainbow of colors and emitted a rumbling sound. Liu Menglong was extremely nervous: It must succeed, it must succeed, it must succeed!

After a minute, the alchemy furnace made a light "ding" sound, and... uh, a pile of residue flew out.

"Alchemy failed, host, don't be discouraged, try again!"

Liu Menglong slumped on the spot, over 200,000 worth of materials! Half an hour of time! Just like that, they were gone. Is there still law and order? Is there still the law? Liu Menglong wanted to bang his head on the ground and commit suicide to atone for the world.

Wiping away his tears, he gathered his spirits: "Again!"

"Five Heavenly Star Grass... one Blood Spirit Flower... two Golden Fragrance..."

Half an hour later...

The alchemy furnace shimmered with a rainbow of colors and emitted a pleasant, wind chime-like sound. A pill glowing with a rainbow of colors flew out of the alchemy furnace and landed in Liu Menglong's palm.

"Alchemy successful, host has obtained one Attribute Pill. After consumption, it will automatically generate one point of remaining points."

Tears of joy filled his eyes!

Liu Menglong held the Attribute Pill in his hand, caressing it as if it were the skin of a lover: Attribute Pill, you are so beautiful, I can't resist...

He opened his mouth wide and swallowed the Attribute Pill. A warm current flowed down his throat, and his body instantly felt warm and cozy.

"Host has consumed one Attribute Pill, automatically generating one point of remaining points."

Satisfied, truly satisfied. Although it took an hour, although one batch of pills was wasted, although 500,000 yuan was spent, Liu Menglong was still extremely satisfied. Just by spending time and money, he could gain attribute points, and these were risk-free attribute points. What could be more stable than this?

The best part was that the time ratio between the alchemy room and reality was 10:1, just like the training ground, which provided Liu Menglong with a huge boost in rapidly increasing his attributes.

"Let's get to work!" With the experience of success, Liu Menglong was full of energy. There was no need to say more, just one word—alchemy!

In the following few hours...

"Damn! Failed again, damn it!"

"Ha ha ha, success!"

"Shit!"

"Really not easy!"

The system's 50% success rate was like an iron law. The process of alchemy was a continuous cycle of failure, success, failure, and success. Liu Menglong was almost numbed by the unchanging law, mechanically adding herbs to the alchemy furnace. When the time came, either a pile of residue or an Attribute Pill would come out. Unconsciously, the sky had brightened.

"Alchemy successful, host has obtained one Attribute Pill. After consumption, it will automatically generate one point of remaining points."

He swallowed the Attribute Pill and checked his remaining points, which were exactly 100 points, no more, no less.

Was it worth it to spend 50 million yuan for 100 attribute points?

Liu Menglong felt it was worth it, and it had to be worth it!

Without hesitation, he added all 100 attribute points to his True Qi, which immediately soared to 561 points, far exceeding the other three major attributes.

Now Liu Menglong finally understood what Dragonfly meant when she said that after level 30, the True Qi problem could be solved. It was by continuously alchemizing and consuming pills in the alchemy room to increase True Qi. He also understood why Dragonfly said that after level 30, one might become invincible in the world. With enough pills, becoming invincible was too easy.

It was just too expensive. Spending 50 million yuan in one night, was there anyone richer than him?

Opening his eyes, it was already 7:30 in the morning. Last night, Liu Menglong had spent 100 hours in the alchemy room, which was 10 hours in reality.

"Overslept." He got up, washed up, and dressed. When he went downstairs, Nalan Ruyue had already prepared breakfast and was sitting alone at the table, her chin resting on her hands, lost in thought.

Seeing Nalan Ruyue like this, Liu Menglong felt a bit guilty and walked over. "Good morning, sorry for oversleeping."

Nalan Ruyue looked at Liu Menglong and smiled, signing: "Brother, good morning."

She then got up, uncovered the bowls on the plates, and a steaming plate of egg fried rice and stir-fried chicken appeared before Liu Menglong, the inviting aroma making his mouth water.

"Brother doesn't have to work, so he can sleep in, it's fine."

Seeing Nalan Ruyue's gesture, Liu Menglong smiled. "Yeah! Not having to work, I got a bit lazy. Sorry for making you wait so long."

Nalan Ruyue shook her head, ladled out some sour and spicy soup from the thermal pot, and sat down opposite him, smiling and signing: "The weather is nice today, shall we go fishing by the lake after breakfast?"

Fishing is a great way to relax. When the Yue sisters were around, Nalan Ruyue had accompanied them to the lake a few times. After the Yue sisters left, the two fishing rods had been idle. It was rare for Liu Menglong to have a day off, and Nalan Ruyue wasn't the type to wander around aimlessly. Fishing by the lake in the neighborhood was a good choice.

"Sure." Liu Menglong nodded. It had been months since he last went fishing. The last time was with Uncle Guan and Liu Ying, during the spring when the flowers were in bloom. Liu Ying's health had already completely deteriorated. To leave a beautiful memory in the last days, Liu Ying almost went out to see the scenery every day. That time by the lake... Liu Ying suddenly fainted and never left the room again, passing away two months later.

The lake held deep and unforgettable memories for Liu Menglong. After several months, when Nalan Ruyue suggested going fishing by the lake, the memories in Liu Menglong's heart were rekindled.

Mom, are you doing well over there?

After breakfast, Nalan Ruyue tidied up the dishes, changed into a different outfit, packed a basket of snacks and drinks, and took the fishing gear. They happily drove to the lake.

It was early autumn, and although a recent autumn rain had lowered the temperature in Tianfu, the sunny days of the past few days had raised it again. The temperature of 27-28 degrees Celsius was very comfortable.

There were many fishing enthusiasts in the neighborhood. Almost every retired old man would come to the lake to show off their skills every few days. It was not yet nine o'clock, and there were already seven or eight old men sitting by the lake, each accompanied by someone, whether family or a caregiver.

Liu Menglong was very familiar with the environment here and knew where it was easier to catch big fish. The car drove east along the lake for more than 300 meters and stopped. Liu Menglong and Nalan Ruyue got out with their gear.

The lake was surrounded by green grass. Nalan Ruyue had brought a carpet from home, which she unfolded to about two feet square and laid on the ground. She placed the basket on top, arranged the snacks and drinks, and the row of willow trees by the lake provided natural shade, so they didn't need to set up an umbrella.

On the other side, Liu Menglong sat on a folding chair, placed the fishing rod to one side, and picked up a sea rod. He pinched the bait onto the line and carefully wrapped it with the hook, then pinched it again to ensure the bait wouldn't easily fall off. With a beautiful cast, the hook flew out several dozen meters and splashed into the lake.

He fixed the sea rod to the stand and turned to look at Nalan Ruyue, smiling. "Stop fussing with those things, (he handed her the fishing rod) come, try it."

Nalan Ruyue smiled and nodded, took the fishing rod, and sat on the folding chair next to Liu Menglong. With Liu Menglong's help, she attached the bait. There was no need to cast; she just gently lowered the hook into the water, and the float floated straight on the surface. All that was left was to wait patiently.

Sitting quietly together, the autumn breeze blew, causing ripples on the lake. Lake birds chirped softly, and a small boat glided by, creating a beautiful autumn scene.

Less than a minute later, the sea rod suddenly sank. Liu Menglong grabbed the rod and pulled hard, quickly reeling in the line. The line swayed from side to side, clearly indicating that a fish was struggling to break free from the hook.

Soon, a two-pound carp broke the surface, thrashing desperately in mid-air. But the hook was firmly embedded in its flesh, and its struggles were in vain.

Holding the carp, Nalan Ruyue clapped and smiled. Liu Menglong smiled and firmly held the carp, removing the hook from its mouth. The carp was then placed in a fish net, which was submerged in the water and secured to the shore to prevent the carp from escaping.

Just as he finished, a voice sounded in his mind: "Triggered life profession—Fisherman. Host is now a初级 Fisherman, Strength +1, Speed +5, Intelligence +5."

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Thank you to '思念y成瘾丶', '童話仙境', and '董兆基' for each donating 100 Qidian coins, and to 'chengyimeng', '哦挖土机', and 'sam~tang' for each donating 200 Qidian coins.

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