Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 1098

"Woo~"

Shi Jia felt that this sleep was very difficult, as if his whole body had been run over by a road roller.

He tried to open his eyes, but his upper and lower eyelids seemed glued together. He reached out and rubbed his eyes, and just that rubbing brought out several clumps of discharge.

After rubbing my eyes with both hands, I finally broke the seal on them.

He looked around in confusion; it was a hotel room!
How did he end up at the hotel?
Wait, it seems he was hunting, being chased by hunting party members, and then rescued by that kind lady and the big guy.

What was that big guy's name again?

"Aku?"

As if in response, the door clicked open, and Aquinas's tall figure blocked the doorway completely.

"You're awake? You've been asleep for two days." Aqui didn't come in, he just waved to her from outside the door.

Shi Jia quickly stood up and walked towards the door. As soon as she stepped outside, she discovered it was a suite, with a luxuriously furnished living room. The gentle-looking lady was sitting on the sofa, examining a pink stone.

"Awake?" Madam Lanxin looked up at him and smiled. "Go and eat something first. You had some turbid energy in your body. Although it has been cleared now, your body is still severely weakened."

"I've asked the hotel to prepare a bowl of spirit rice porridge for you."

Shi Jia subconsciously looked towards the dining room and, sure enough, saw a bowl of porridge and a plate of plump white steamed buns on the table.

But, spirit rice porridge? Spirit rice? In legend, spirit rice is a seed materialized by a high-level artifact artist, planted in a materialized spirit field, and irrigated with spirit crystal liquid to grow?
He walked towards the bowl of porridge, and just as he sat down, he suddenly remembered that Sun Yu remembered the price of this spirit rice as ridiculously expensive.

Smelling the enticing aroma, Shi Jia swallowed hard. "Madam, are you really going to give me this? Spirit rice is very expensive."

"Pfft~" Madam Lanxin's eyes crinkled into a smile. "Of course it's for you. Eat with confidence, you can afford it."

Upon hearing this, Shi Jia no longer hesitated and began to eat heartily.

Madam Lanxin was taken aback. She had thought this young man would ask her why. Was he just carefree, or did he take it for granted?

If it were the original Sun Yu, he definitely wouldn't have dared to eat it. But Shi Jia is different. She enjoyed a princess-like life for ten years in the previous world, eating high-grade food every day, living in the best house in the entire empire, and always being accompanied by more than a dozen guards when she went out.

He also owns more than a dozen planets and countless bank accounts.

Eating too much good food makes it bitter after only half a month.

Shi Jia swiftly yet gracefully finished a bowl of spirit rice porridge and a plate of steamed buns. She felt completely comfortable; the sensation of being run over by a road roller had vanished. She felt energetic again.

"Phew~" Shi Jia let out a long breath, feeling extremely satisfied.

"Ahem!" Aqui was somewhat displeased. How could he show such an attitude in front of the lady? It was far too impolite.

Shi Jia looked at him and saw his unfriendly gaze. Not understanding what she had done to offend him, she simply gave him a forced smile. She walked up to Madam Lanxin and bowed to her, saying, "Madam, thank you for saving me."

Madam Lanxin accepted the gift with a smile.

"Madam, you just said I could afford the spirit rice porridge, but I don't know why?" She only had 300 yuan left on her.

Although she didn't know the price of a bowl of spirit rice porridge, she estimated it would cost at least tens of thousands.

Madam Lanxin didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "Do you remember this stone?" She held up the rose quartz with one hand.

The pink stone looked incredibly valuable in Madam Lanxin's fair and jade-like hands.

Shi Jia blinked. "A pink stone? Is it the one I picked up?" Madam Lan Xin nodded.

Upon seeing this, Shi Jia had a sudden thought of getting rich quick, and he quickly tried to control his wildly beating heart. "Oh, you mean this stone can be used to pay for the spirit rice porridge?"

After he finished speaking, he subconsciously licked his lips. Is it that precious? Does that mean he can solve his survival problem immediately?

Unexpectedly, Madam Lanxin's eyes flashed with surprise at his answer.

Standing behind Madam Lanxin, Aqui was much less polite. "You wish! You're not amethyst!"

Ah~ it can't cover the cost of the spirit rice porridge!

“What you mean is that you should tell her where you found the rose quartz. If you can find the rose quartz, you can have enough for half a year, let alone a bowl of spirit rice porridge, even if you drink porridge every day,” Aqui said.

Shi Jia blinked. Drink it for half a year? How much does a bowl of spirit rice porridge cost again? If it's 10,000 yuan a bowl, and you drink three bowls a day, that's 540 bowls in half a year, which is 5.4 million yuan!
hiss~
Shi Jia gasped. Was he about to make it big?
Mrs. Lan Xin smiled. "Aqui is right. You just need to tell me where you found the rose stone."

Shi Jia swallowed hard. "Madam, I'd like to ask, how much does a bowl of spirit rice porridge cost?"

Madam Lanxin was taken aback. How did she know how much a bowl cost? She looked at A-Kui.

A-Kui understood and said, "Spirit rice is divided into three grades. The Red Zone only has low-grade spirit rice, so the porridge made from it is naturally low-grade spirit rice porridge, costing one thousand a bowl."

"One thousand?" Shi Jia's eyes widened. Ten times that amount, only 540,000! At that moment, she felt as if she had lost the most precious thing in her life.

"Don't worry, just tell me the location of the rose stone, and you won't have to pay for the spirit rice porridge you just ate," Madam Lanxin said with a smile.

Shi Jia cheered herself up. 54 was a considerable sum, and maybe she could use it to help Sun Yu awaken his painter skills!
He nodded. "This is called rose quartz. I found it at my hunting grounds. I picked it up because I thought its color was beautiful."

"Is Madam looking for rose quartz to make mineral pigments?" he asked curiously.

"You know about mineral pigments?" Madam Lanxin raised an eyebrow. How could an ordinary person like him know about something that only circulates among spirit painters?
Shi Jia nodded. "I overheard it by chance."

Madam Lanxin did not ask any further questions. She immediately instructed Aqui to prepare things, and they went to the Black Zone to search for rose quartz mines.

Only then did Shi Jia realize what A-Kui had said earlier, and her body stiffened. "Madam, what if I find a place with rose quartz but there's no mine? Then I..." How do you calculate the cost of clearing away the turbid energy?
Madam Lan Xin smiled, a beautiful smile, but Shi Jia felt a chill envelop her.

"That only means that the rose quartz mine is not meant for you or me." After saying that, she walked past Shi Jia and left.

Shi Jia subconsciously took a step back and bumped into a warm wall. He looked up and saw A-Kui's slightly fierce face.

"Come on, young man! We need your directions!"

"Oh, okay, okay."

Lady Lanxin's identity was likely unusual; when they exited the city gate, Aqui simply handed a card to the guard and was allowed to pass. They didn't need to get out of the carriage at all.

Shi Jia felt uneasy. He swallowed hard, increasingly worried that if they couldn't find the ore, he might end up dead in the wilderness.

He quickly perked up and gave directions. Fortunately, her memory was good, and the car soon arrived at the camp where the royal hunting team had stayed. Traces of several campfires could still be seen in the open space.

He discerned the direction and quickly found the place to collect stones.

“It’s right here. I shot an arrow here, but I missed the rabbit. Instead, I picked up the rose stone.” He gestured as he spoke.

Madam Lanxin gestured for A-Kui to act. A-Kui took out a compass-like object and then took the rose quartz from Madam Lanxin, placing it in the center of the compass. As soon as the rose quartz was placed, the compass emitted a soft glow.

Shi Jia stared wide-eyed with curiosity, "What is this?"

"This is a prospecting disk."