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"Boss, what's wrong? Are you still thinking about Qiqi?"
"No, I'm thinking about what to eat for breakfast tomorrow."
"What do you want to eat!"
What do you guys think of the preserved egg and lean pork congee?
"Century egg and lean pork congee?"
"It's a savory congee, unlike sweet congee like eight-treasure congee. I personally prefer preserved egg and lean pork congee."
"Oh! Boss, what's a century egg?"
"A type of pickled duck egg with a special smell. Some people can't stand the smell. It can be eaten raw, and when cooked properly, it's a delicacy. It's especially delicious when used to make porridge."
"Want to eat!"
"Generally speaking, preserved eggs need to be pickled for 10-20 days, but we have a pickling jar in our kitchen, so we don't have to wait that long."
"Let's go to the store and buy some duck eggs now!"
"Well, we also need to buy some ingredients for pickling. Let's buy more duck eggs and make some salted duck eggs."
"it is good!"
The three of them then headed towards the market.
Xia Zhi looked at Zhu Zi, who was very interested, and couldn't help but wonder if she would still dare to try it when she actually saw what the preserved egg looked like.
He glanced at Shen He, who was expressionless. Miss Shen He used to be able to eat such bitter medicinal herbs as food, so a mere preserved egg must be nothing to her.
Chapter 140 Platinum and Platinum Cannot Be Generalized
After buying the duck eggs and pickling ingredients, Xia Zhi returned to the shop. First, he took out all the pickled vegetables from the "Dragon-Turning Jar," washed the jar, and then put the duck eggs in to pickle.
After about ten minutes, I opened the [Dragon-Turning Pot], and the preserved eggs inside were already pickled.
Xia Zhi took out one, peeled off the shell, and a strange light flashed, revealing a dark exterior.
This is a glowing preserved egg, but its peculiar smell is still a bit strange to those who encounter it for the first time.
"Boss, this preserved egg looks so dark!"
"This is what century eggs are like. Would you like to try some?"
"Are we just going to eat it like this?"
"Of course not, it's usually eaten with dipping sauce. Wait a moment, I'll make you some chopped chili and preserved egg."
Soy sauce, salt, vinegar, sugar, chopped chili peppers, sliced preserved eggs—just a simple mix, then drizzle with a spoonful of hot oil, and the kitchen is filled with an enticing aroma.
Xia Zhixian tried a piece himself and thought it was good.
"You guys should try it too."
"Ouch~ So spicy~ The taste is weird~ But it tastes strangely delicious~"
"Actually, this is a dish that goes well with rice."
"Hearing the boss say that, I suddenly felt a little hungry."
I'll make you another one tomorrow at noon.
After tasting the preserved eggs, Xia Zhi pickled a jar of salted duck eggs, then took a shower and went upstairs to start receiving her daily minimum living allowance.
Looking at the [Blazing Incense Burner] in front of him, Xia Zhi suddenly thought of its source - the little female crane.
The [Blazing Incense Burner] is a gold item, and the progress bar on the little crane was also a gold progress bar.
This is actually a bit unreasonable.
After all, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun and Ge Chen Lang Shi Zhenjun are both Three-Eyed Five-Manifestation Immortals. They have both fought alongside Lord Yan, so their strength should be roughly the same. Since Ge Chen Lang Shi Zhenjun is Platinum, Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhenjun should also be Platinum.
Thinking about it carefully, perhaps it was because she was seriously injured at that time, which caused her realm to drop and she lost most of her cultivation, so the system's assessment of her also dropped.
Shen He said that she can't even take human form now, so her injury is indeed quite serious. It might have damaged her very foundation, and it's unknown when she will be able to emerge from seclusion...
Cultivation knows no time, especially the transformation of spirit beasts. Bai Suzhen cultivated for a thousand years before becoming a young lady. Would the little crane also take several hundred years?
She's retaking the course, so it shouldn't take that long.
If all else fails, you can buy a Transformation Pill in the Shop and have Shen He deliver it back.
At this moment, the [Joyful Incense] in the [Blazing Incense Burner] had been refined. Xia Zhi took out the incense and recycled it, then put in a new batch of materials and continued to ponder.
So far, the only non-human forms he has progressed through are the little crane, Guoba, and slime.
The slime was a monster, so it doesn't count that he killed it directly.
Both Guoba and the little crane are spirit beasts that understand human nature, and both have gold progress bars on their bodies and cannot speak... Some similarities between the two made Xia Zhi wonder if Guoba had also dropped in cultivation level for some reason, which is why it became like this.
By the way, you can't tell what gender a rice crust is just by looking at it.
If you were to feed it a Transformation Pill, I wonder what kind of person it would become?
It seems I've gotten a bit carried away. Xia Zhi continued to ponder the matter of the progress bar.
Aside from Little Crane and Guoba, who might be in a downgraded state, most of the other characters he encountered who had a golden progress bar seemed to have special constitutions.
Qiqi is a zombie.
Shen He possesses the body of the Lone Star.
Gan Yu has the bloodline of a Qilin.
Chongyun possesses a pure Yang constitution.
Miss Ghost is a ghost.
Hu Tao doesn't know yet, but she imagines that the Hu family has been able to remain the head of the Hall of Rebirth for so long, so they must have some kind of special constitution that allows them to deal with ghosts.
Apart from the female ghost, the other five are all possessors of the Eye of God.
In this light, it's possible that the female ghost also possessed the Eye of God in her previous life.
Although Yan Fei is also a half-immortal like Gan Yu, she is only at the silver level. The difference between the two is that they have lived for a long time. Yan Fei is still very young. After growing for a while, she should be able to reach the gold level.
The second piece of [Joyful Incense] in the [Blazing Incense Burner] has also been refined. Xia Zhi took out the incense and recycled it, then put in a new batch of materials and continued to ponder.
Based on the current information, he can try to summarize the system's judgment regarding the progress bar:
The black iron progress bar represents an ordinary person with some outstanding talent or special experience, Brother Liu, and his three secretaries.
Silver progress bar, possessor of the Eye of God or special monster, Bai Shu, Yao Yao, Xing Qiu, slime.
The Golden Progress Bar: The Eye of God with a special physique, Qi Qi, Gan Yu, Shen He, and Chong Yun.
Platinum progress bar, Fairy, Grandma Ping.
Diamond progress bar, deity, Zhongli.
Of course, this is just a general range of criteria. It's not just about special physical constitutions; other special abilities should also be considered a plus.
If we want to be more accurate, we should break it down, just like the items in the [shop], which may be of the same quality but have vastly different prices.
Some platinum items are platinum because they have many enhancements and bonuses, just enough to reach 1000 points. But if they actually fought, they wouldn't be able to beat a gold item with 900 points.
Some platinum is called platinum because it only has 9999 points, just one point short of being a diamond. Platinum of such high quality that it's only rated 1000 points is obviously misrepresented; it's likely been sold off by a single hand.
At this thought, Xia Zhi couldn't help but recall the young man with the golden progress bar he had encountered on the street that evening. He wondered what kind of special physique the young man possessed. Judging from his confident demeanor, his strength must be quite considerable...
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Moon Sea Pavilion, a certain room.
At the table, Ningguang was writing something slowly with her head down.
A knocking sound suddenly rang out, seemingly in sync with some kind of rhythm.
When the knocking stopped, Ningguang put down her pen and looked up.
"Come in, Yelan."
The door was pushed open, and a beautiful figure walked in from outside.
"Lord Ningguang."
"The investigation may yield results."
"Some discoveries have been made."
"Tell me."
"I followed the trail all the way to the source of the earthquake, in an open area of Dunyu Mausoleum. It has now become a huge crater. I searched it carefully, but apart from some traces left unintentionally by wild animals, I did not find any valuable clues. I only detected that the elemental power in that area was abnormally chaotic, as if an extremely violent elemental reaction had occurred."
"Could something have been the site of a battle somewhere?"
"I'm not sure. I detected seven elements at the bottom of the pit, and it seems there are two other unknown elements besides them."
"Unknown elements?"
Upon hearing this, Ningguang's expression instantly turned serious.
"Could it be that a demon god from overseas has returned?"