Chapter 83

While Xu Jianxing was collecting information, Liu Min returned to her car. Her heart was not as calm as she appeared; whether it was hate or resentment, every precious first in a woman's life was something she would never forget, and it would also make her have complicated feelings towards that man.

Just like now, although Liu Min hated Xu Jianxing, she couldn't truly hate him, because this hate was baseless. After all, she was the one who was at fault first. Moreover, Xu Jianxing's figure would often float in her mind, and she would even recall his lewd actions while watching "life scenes," which made her want to laugh when she thought about it.

"Perhaps Lu Qian is really not that good-looking, so he acts like this." Liu Min's cheeks turned red as she thought, and perhaps only in this way would Lu Qian truly like Xu Jianxing, this little man.

Furthermore, Liu Min even speculated whether Xu Jianxing truly loved Lu Qian, and whether he would break up with her if he had money.

After a long time, Liu Min's cheeks were still slightly red, and she spat lightly, "Why should I care so much about that little scoundrel? He doesn't look like a good person at all."

Although she said this, on the way home, she would still think about it from time to time, and if it weren't for the lack of cars and pedestrians at midnight, it might even have caused a car accident. When she got home and lay in bed, she tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling into a drowsy sleep...

The next morning at four o'clock.

Xu Jianxing tidied up his personal hygiene and left home, heading towards the vast forest. He was afraid that Isabel would come early to block his door, which would ruin his plans for the day.

He traversed mountains and valleys as if they were flat ground.

After about 20 minutes.

Xu Jianxing arrived at an uninhabited forest of boulders. The place was lush and verdant, with flowers blooming everywhere. Trees with large board-like roots were common, and the tall trees, which naturally preferred sunlight, grew especially tall to get enough light and rain. To support their tall bodies, the base of the trunks developed large wing-like roots, creating a strange and magnificent scene.

Under many of the trees, various vines grew, crisscrossing and intertwining, forming a vast world of tropical rainforest vines. Naturally, there were also the typical "tree-climbing dragons" of the tropical rainforest. Their twisted, coiling branches wrapped around the entire tree from bottom to top, looking like a strange and beautiful "tree sculpture."

Before coming, Xu Jianxing had learned a lot about the "tree-climbing dragon" online, and he knew that behind this "beauty" was a life-and-death struggle. The "tree-climbing dragon" parasitized other trees, growing roots that wrapped around the host tree, stripping it of nutrients while competing for sunlight and rain, rapidly growing itself. When the roots reached the ground and formed a powerful root system, allowing it to survive independently, the roots on the host tree would expand rapidly, tightly wrapping around the host until it "suffocated" to death.

Moreover, in the special cold remedy formula he had obtained a few days ago, the "tree-climbing dragon" was one of the required herbs. Therefore, the "tree-climbing dragon" was listed as one of the more important subjects for Xu Jianxing to investigate. Additionally, the fern-like plant, Cyathea, was also one of the more important subjects for Xu Jianxing to investigate.

This was because the special formula also mentioned Cyathea, and Xu Jianxing naturally wouldn't let it go. However, Cyathea is a semi-shade-loving species, preferring warm and humid climates and growing in alluvial soil or under trees by streams in valleys, which Xu Jianxing had not yet discovered.

To prepare for today's trip to the forest, Xu Jianxing did a lot of research, but compared to the countless plants in nature, what he knew was still very limited.

Without hesitation, Xu Jianxing approached a "tree-climbing dragon." Since the "tree-climbing dragon" is a climbing vine that grows roots at its nodes, Xu Jianxing didn't need to use any digging tools. He simply grabbed the branches and pulled, tearing off more than two meters of branches and leaves.

After a brief observation, Xu Jianxing sat cross-legged on the ground and silently recited, "Great Star God, your servant Xu Jianxing sincerely offers you a sacrifice..."

With his current cultivation, as long as he didn't consecrate multiple times in a row, his energy could recover quickly. Therefore, without worrying about his energy, Xu Jianxing wouldn't waste the recovery speed.

When Xu Jianxing finished the consecration, his hand was immediately empty, and then it felt slightly heavier. Based on Xu Jianxing's estimate, the item in his hand weighed about a hundred grams.

Xu Jianxing quickly opened his eyes and saw a silver item similar to a watch, which made him extremely happy. Even if this item was from a modern era, its exquisite craftsmanship would still be worth thousands of dollars.

According to his understanding of the consecration rules, the possibility of increasing value was very low, while the possibility of decreasing value was very high. After all, this consecration function was like a garbage recycling station, or more specifically, a game's decomposition function, but the materials obtained were uncertain.

So, in general, even if a piece of jade worth hundreds of thousands of dollars could be consecrated into an item worth thousands of dollars, it would already be very good luck.

Although the value seemed to have decreased significantly, one must consider the special nature of certain items and the differences in eras. Some items might have been extremely cheap in a certain era, but their value today could be astronomical.

For example, the novel "Nine Heavens Road" that Xu Jianxing obtained, even without considering the value of the TV series, the novel itself could generate millions of dollars in revenue. If the TV series were included, each episode could reach the highest production costs of Hollywood, and the entire series could sell for billions of dollars in today's society. Of course, this was just a speculation, and it was unlikely that anyone would pay such a huge amount.

Xu Jianxing examined the item similar to a watch and discovered that it was actually a watch computer, produced in 2895. As for the country and production location displayed on it, Xu Jianxing had never heard of them. It was undoubtedly a super-modern item, and according to Xu Jianxing's guess, it was likely from a balanced space. Otherwise, the introduction wouldn't display Chinese characters. However, there were other possibilities, but Xu Jianxing didn't pay much attention to this.

After flipping through it a few times, Xu Jianxing pressed the green button below the watch, as it displayed the word "On." As he pressed the button, a virtual screen about 21 inches in size appeared before his eyes. After three seconds, a cute panda wearing a small suit walked out of a small door and politely said, "Dear master, Xiao Bao is here to serve you. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Seeing this, Xu Jianxing was momentarily stunned but quickly understood that in that era, artificial intelligence and virtual technology were already quite advanced.

He smiled and asked, "By the way, Xiao Bao, can you directly access the internet?"

Hearing this, the panda exaggeratedly said, "Oh my God, master, you don't even know this? That's too ignorant. Let me tell you, since 2387 AD, ordinary internet access has been free, and only some special websites charge fees, which are deducted from your electronic identity bank card."

At this point, the panda seemed to remember something and slapped its forehead, saying, "Right, master, don't you want to bind your electronic identity bank card?"

Xu Jianxing rolled his eyes, "No, I think you should connect to the internet and collect some information."

After all, he didn't have an electronic identity bank card, and even if he did, the currency would be completely different, let alone accessing special fee-charging websites.

"Okay," the panda said in a very human-like manner, "Master, please wait."

As it spoke, the panda raised its arm gracefully, and various code languages started appearing on the screen, making Xu Jianxing feel dizzy. Just as he was about to ask if the screen could be canceled, it disappeared.

This made Xu Jianxing slightly stunned, and he chuckled to himself, "It seems this thing can be controlled by thought, which is truly amazing."

While the panda was receiving data, Xu Jianxing put the watch computer on his wrist and didn't idle, starting to collect "tree-climbing dragons" around him. In Xu Jianxing's view, this thing was absolutely suitable for consecration, and he wouldn't let it go.

After about ten minutes.

A screen suddenly appeared before Xu Jianxing's eyes, and the panda on it shouted excitedly, "Master, I am so happy! I was born and brought to such a primitive planet. If you could return to our alliance and report this information, I guarantee you would receive a fortune beyond your imagination."

"Uh," Xu Jianxing was stunned for a moment and then understood, smiling bitterly and spreading his hands, "I'm very sorry to tell you that I found you, and you can't return to your country. I don't even know which planet you lived on before. Unless the technology of this world develops to a certain level, you might have a tiny chance of returning."

Hearing this, the panda froze, its eyes sparkling with stars, but it quickly recovered and asked suspiciously, "Master, you're not joking with me, right?"

"Not at all," Xu Jianxing said with a smile.

The panda, not showing any disappointment, instead shouted excitedly, "Wow, what a happy thing! This way, I can become the king of the internet in this world. Who can be as powerful as me?"

At the end, the panda's eyes were filled with longing. In its mainframe, there were some legal regulations, but these regulations only applied to its own planet alliance. In other planets, these regulations could be ignored, meaning it was a being that could ignore any laws here.

Xu Jianxing could imagine this, so he said with a slightly dark expression, "I hope you won't cause trouble, or I won't hesitate to destroy you."

Hearing this, the panda shivered and quickly explained, "Master, I promise I won't cause trouble without your command. In my mainframe, the first rule is that the master's word is law. If I violate this rule, the self-destruct program will be activated. So, I will just wander around the internet."

"That's good," Xu Jianxing's expression eased a bit. Such a network "miracle" could bring him many conveniences, but if it were out of control, it could cause a catastrophic disaster. Xu Jianxing didn't want to cause unforeseen changes to his planet for the sake of convenience, and if that happened, he would have to destroy this "miracle."

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