The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1695 - 1694: Spiritual Power

"Big news? I love big news the most! Is some girl from East Island getting married, or is there another riot about to break out somewhere?"Tang Rao was quite interested in such news. However, news like these existed but weren't easy to encounter. What Shu Yi was mentioning today wasn't about girls getting married or riots happening somewhere, but rather...

"Brother, don't joke around with me. I'm not interested in those things. What I'm talking about is East Island is about to ship cargo again!"

Shipping cargo is synonymous with East Island, but Tang Rao wasn't from East Island, so naturally, he didn't understand what it meant.

"East Island shipping cargo? What kind of cargo?"

If it's purely about trade, Tang Rao felt it wouldn't count as big news. It wouldn't attract him at all.

"I'm not interested in trading this cargo. I have everything I need. If you're telling me this, I'd rather go back because I've got many things to do on North Island."

At first, Shu Yi was perplexed. Then he realized Tang Rao wasn't a local, so it was normal not to know the local trends. He promptly explained to Tang Rao: "Our cargo shipping isn't what you think it means—it's a special term in East Island."

Tang Rao had no time to listen to a pointless explanation and gestured to leave. Seeing Tang Rao was not interested in his words at all, Shu Yi wasn't pleased and skipped the pleasantries, jumping directly to the point: "The mountain next to the Yan Family's place is about to ship cargo. I've heard that this cargo is exceptionally good. Anyone who gets it will earn big, those mountains have top-grade Purple Crystal Stones, whoever extracts the best Purple Crystal will indeed hit the jackpot."

Shipping cargo is shipping Purple Crystals?

What Purple Crystal Stones?

Tang Rao seemed a bit confused.

"You're saying the mountain next to the Yan Family can produce Purple Crystals? But it's not guaranteed, and it depends on luck?"

Tang Rao's Purple Crystals all came from his Little World, where Divine Beasts constantly pulled Purple Crystals out. Money always flowed continuously. But since the acceleration of production in the weapons factory, the speed at which Tang Rao's Divine Beasts could pull Purple Crystals couldn't keep up. Without enough Purple Crystals, production would slow down, affecting sales speed, and slowing down earning speed.

To find Purple Crystals, Tang Rao racked his brains to the point of losing hair. With such an opportunity to gain Purple Crystals now, there was no reason for Tang Rao to pass it up.

"Right, East Island doesn't have any distinct features except producing Purple Crystals, which is unmatched by other places. Otherwise, where do you think East Island's Purple Crystals come from?"

When it came to Purple Crystals originating from East Island, Shu Yi's face was full of pride.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go and bring back all the Stones you're talking about. Why wait until some shipping time arrives?"

After all, it's stuff coming from the mountain. By tradition, whoever gets it first, it's theirs—at least that's always been the rule on North Island.

"Brother, are you kidding me? Our Purple Crystal Stone mining and shipping is under full supervision by the Inspection Department. If everyone thought like you, wouldn't the whole process of shipping Purple Crystal Stones be a complete mess?"

Tang Rao thought about it and found Shu Yi's reasoning had some merit, so his little idea was finally dismissed.

"Do you know the exact timing? We have to go early and grab a good spot. When the shipping happens, we can seize the opportunity to secure resources first."

Shu Yi agreed with this. Every year when the Purple Crystals ship, it's a big event on East Island. Only the shipping time can't be determined by humans. I learned this news through extremely discreet sources.

"It's in these couple of days. I only know the approximate time. Nobody can guarantee specifics."

When Shu Yi said it, Tang Rao felt it was inconvenient. Was this forcing him to go wait a few days in advance?

"What should we do? Shouldn't we just head out now? I've finished my business for these days anyway, and since Bei Lin is living with your family, I can be at ease going to that mountain."

After a brief planning session, Shu Yi had already brought Tang Rao to the other side of the mountain.

When Shu Yi first talked to Tang Rao, Tang Rao didn't have much geographical concept. Only when they truly arrived at the mountain next to the Yan Family did Tang Rao realize the actual location.

"Why do I feel this mountain and the Yan Family's mountain are equally strange?"

It wasn't just Tang Rao's feeling. Shu Yi hadn't noticed before, but after Tang Rao compared this mountain with the Yan Family's, he too had the same intuition.

"Most places in East Island have been perpetually spring with blooming flowers. Only the Yan Family and the mountain next to it have climates lower than other places, and quite significantly lower too."

Tang Rao casually remarked, and Shu Yi quickly explained to Tang Rao: "It wasn't like this before. Previously, East Island had clear spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Just in these past two years, it's become everlasting spring, and the differences have diminished quickly. Meanwhile, these two places have become notably different from others. Those of us in the know are speculating whether there might be other mysteries in these places?"

Tang Rao stood at the mountain's foot, feeling the natural pressure from the mountain top. He didn't perceive the pressure as a genuine threat yet, so he didn't activate the protection shield but instead used his body to resist, wanting to indirectly test how much pressure he could withstand.

It seemed he hadn't re-evaluated himself in a very long time and wasn't sure about his own condition.

"It would be great if there's something mysterious here, just afraid there isn't. Mysteries would be a good thing. In a chaotic world, seeking growth, isn't that what we need?"

It indeed made some sense.

Shu Yi and the others climbed the mountain in advance, and bearing the pressure was inevitable. Shu Yi had stronger capabilities compared to Tang Rao, but his spiritual power never matched Tang Rao's. Halfway up the mountain, he couldn't help but activate the protection shield to wrap himself up.

Without this shield, Shu Yi's stomach might have churned terribly long ago.

"Tang Rao, you didn't use the protection shield and maintained composure. You genuinely don't feel a thing from this increasing pressure?"

Shu Yi didn't know Tang Rao often did extraordinary things. Otherwise, he wouldn't hold such admiration for Tang Rao over something as trivial as pressure.

Tang Rao was still gauging the amount of pressure his body could withstand. Shu Yi interrupted him, reminding him of how engrossed he was just now.

"What feeling? Although I can sense the pressure from the mountain, I don't feel it's affecting my body much at this moment."

This is the benefit of strong spiritual power.

Shu Yi was completely impressed. His admiration for Tang Rao was already visible from his heart into his eyes.