Chapter 56 - Utterly Clueless About the World of the Wealthy

Su Mu quickly adjusted his mindset.

No matter where these orders had sprung from, once they entered his shop, there was no escaping – he was determined to earn this money.

In fact, he had a hunch that these orders must have been brought in by the recruitment teachers.

Since the shop was new, aside from himself, only the recruitment teachers who helped with certification knew about it.

Of course, the most crucial clue was the delivery addresses on the orders – they were all bound for the cultivation university in Shu Province.

If he couldn't understand that, he might as well have been hit with an intelligence-reducing spell.

Su Mu didn't have ready-made products on hand; everything had to be made to order, but he couldn't get started just yet, lacking materials and equipment.

After some thought, he decided to take time out today to purchase Rune Brushes, Runic Paper, and Medicinal Materials to start with some Spirit-Channeling Runes and Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets.

As for the Multi-functional Precision Hammer, although the manufacturing process wasn't too complicated, it required a Runic Furnace and Workbench.

These two tools were bulky and not convenient to carry on a journey. Besides, Su Mu was contemplating whether to buy them outright or to rent them from an Artifact Repair Shop.

The Bang Bang Shangfu Chicken could wait until he returned.

Pocketing his phone, Su Mu called on his neighbor Su Ye, and together they knocked on Kevin's door.

The three had agreed the day before to attend the Water-Release Ceremony today, a performance as famous and grand as the Impression Lijiang show.

After the performance, they planned to continue enjoying Dujiangyan, then take the high-speed train to Leshan and Emei Mountain the following day, before returning to Yongfang City.

As soon as Kevin opened the door, he started complaining about how hungry he was, as if he hadn't eaten in days.

Clearly, the guy had slept through until now and missed breakfast.

The trio set out, searching for an open restaurant, but found that none had yet begun serving.

It was around 10:30 am, a rather awkward time, too late for breakfast but too early for lunch.

Eventually, they settled for some food at a Sha County Snacks eatery.

During the meal, Su Mu inquired with the owner and found the location of the nearest cultivation Stationery Store, where he bought some basic Rune Brushes and Runic Paper. The good stuff was beyond his current need.

Then, he visited a pharmacy and gathered all the Medicinal Materials needed for the Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets.

The Formula for the Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets was recorded in the Alchemical Pharmacology textbooks, so there was no need for secrecy.

Su Mu's approach to creating the Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets didn't alter the ingredients but tweaked the dosage proportions and the crafting technique.

These were not secrets one could pilfer just by noting down the Medicinal Materials he purchased.

Although he only bought Rune Brushes, Runic Paper, and Medicinal Materials, forgoing the Runic Furnace and Workbench, he still ended up with a cumbersome load of items.

Su Mu intended to return to the Hotel to drop off his purchases when Kevin reached out to take them: "Put them in my bag, buddy. It's convenient and safe, assuming I don't lose my bag."

"I almost forgot, your shoulder bag is a dimensional space Magical Tool."

Remembering the marvel of Kevin's bag, Su Mu handed over the items he had bought. As he watched Kevin stuff the goods into his bag, Su Mu curiously asked, "I've been meaning to ask, how can your bag also hold living things?"

Dimensional space typically can only hold non-living things. For example, the latest Huawei smartphone comes with a built-in dimensional space that's ingeniously used as a parking spot...

Recently, this phone has been developed for some even more bizarre uses.

In Hu City, a guy used it as a trash dump, throwing garbage into it for nearly half a year. When he had accumulated enough, he took a high-speed train to the neighboring He City to dispose of it.

What he didn't expect was that the day he chose to do this was the very day He City started implementing garbage sorting.

Just as he found a large dumpster near the high-speed train station and began humming a tune while taking out heaps of trash to throw away, he was caught red-handed by a community volunteer.

Before he could react, several reporters leaped out, their cameras and microphones almost poking his face.

This big burly guy with a thick gold chain around his neck started crying out of sheer embarrassment on the spot.

Then, he was used as a negative example and made the news, becoming momentarily famous on Weibo, TikTok, and Bilibili.

Especially on Bilibili's Video Remix Area, he overshadowed singing and dancing rap, becoming an unexpected sensation.

...

After listening to Su Mu's question, Kevin laughed and said, "Haha, you got it wrong this time. This isn't a dimensional space Magical Tool; it's a magic bag made of demon beast skin. It has a large space effect thanks to an expansion spell engraved by an Advanced Mage. Hmm, it's about the size of a wardrobe..."

It was only then that Su Mu realized Kevin's shoulder bag was a different kind of magic treasure, with its own advantages and disadvantages compared to the Huawei smartphone with a built-in dimensional space.

The magic bag could hold living things, which was a point over the Huawei phone, but it also had a clear disadvantage—it was expensive to produce and not mass-producible.

Both demon beast skin and Advanced Mages were rare.

The price tag for Kevin's magic bag was 2 million euros, more expensive than a house.

In comparison, the Huawei smartphone with built-in dimensional space couldn't hold living things, but it had a larger space and was much more affordable, costing only a few hundred thousand yuan.

Before knowing the price, Su Mu considered getting a magic bag, but now, he could only sigh at how little he knew about the world of the wealthy...

Despite earning a decent amount of money, he couldn't even afford the bag.

He might as well stick to Huawei smartphones—affordably priced and reliable in quality.

Even if the dimensional space can't hold living things, it was still quite useful.

At 2 p.m., the Water-Release Ceremony began.

Kevin had bought three VIP tickets, giving Su Mu and Su Ye, the siblings, a chance to enjoy a spectacular show up close!

At the Water-Release Ceremony in Dujiangyan, several well-known illusionists were present. They started the show by casting illusion techniques around the stage, creating an extremely realistic world for the audience, transporting them back thousands of years to the times of Li Bing's water control.

Whether it was the evil loong stirring the waters, causing a massive flood that engulfed most of western Shu, leading to widespread suffering and famine;

Or the subsequent stories of Li Bing cutting through mountains and chiseling rivers, and Li Erlang diving into the turbulent Minjiang River to capture the evil loong...

Scene after scene unfolded so realistically that the audience forgot they were watching a show, feeling as if they were right there alongside Li Bing and his son, battling the evil loong and taming the great flood.

Beyond the illusion techniques, the acting skills of the main performers were also quite impressive.

Especially that Black Loong, whose acting was so good that it left people in awe, no wonder it had its own fan cheering squad.

Su Mu and the others saw the Black Loong's fans, dozens of them pressing together, holding up support signs and chanting slogans, which was honestly a bit distracting from the show.

After watching the Water-Release Ceremony, all three of them agreed that it was an experience well worth the trip.

That evening, after having a chat with Kevin... no, more like a language lesson, Su Mu returned to his room to begin drawing runes and making medicine.

After toiling away for most of the night, exhausting his spiritual power, he only managed to draw about a dozen Spirit-Channeling Runes and make a similar number of Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets.

After a good night's rest to recover his spiritual power, he continued his work in the morning, and before heading out to Leshan, he had drawn over thirty Spirit-Channeling Runes and crafted more than twenty Brilliant Peach Blossom Fragrance Pellets.

When checking out, Su Mu called SF Express to send his packages.

Why use SF Express? Because the shipping fees were to be paid on delivery!

No choice, it's a small business, and he couldn't afford the shipping costs.