"ah!"
When the little girl saw a gold coin handed over by Zhang Xiaoman, she couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise.
"Sir... you gave too much. These flowers can't cost so much..."
She stood there hesitantly, looking at the shining golden coin in front of her, with a look of longing in her eyes.
"It doesn't matter. I like these flowers very much. The extra money can be considered as a reward from me."
The warm atmosphere of Xu Shi's hotel was well rendered, and Zhang Xiaoman was in a good mood at this time.
He had no change on him, and the smallest denomination was a gold coin weighing 1 green. When he saw that the other party's father was present, he simply gave it to her directly.
Although the little girl had a good upbringing, she was still a child after all. In the end, she couldn't resist the temptation in front of her and handed over the basket of flowers.
The man on the side seemed to be aware of the situation here, and quickly walked over to return the gold coins.
Zhang Xiaoman waved his hand and said:
"No, this is just some small money, you can just take it."
Seeing that the other party looked vaguely impatient, the girl's father quickly took back the gold coins in his hand, thanked him, and gave him the remaining flowers.
Zhang Xiaoman looked at the pile of flowers in front of him with a bit of laughter, but didn't say anything more.
After the father and daughter left, he picked up a small flower on the table and looked at it carefully with some interest.
This is a colorful flower. Just like its name, its color is as bright and colorful as a rainbow.
Although this was the first time for Zhang Xiaoman to see the real thing, he had already seen its story from the Paladin family's library.
According to legend, the gods collected rainbows from the sky and made them as gifts to the world.
On the day of Advent, praying to this flower will bring good luck to the new year.
It's just that although the legend of this flower is beautiful, it is not a magical plant, it is just an ordinary beautiful flower. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the father and daughter to obtain it.
"God's Advent Festival..."
Zhang Xiaoman whispered the name of that festival softly, but there was a trace of doubt in his heart.
He knew that this festival had a history of thousands of years.
For the people of the Kingdom of Adren, it is like the New Year on the Aquamarine Planet, and it has extraordinary significance.
But he was also familiar with the history of Erin Continent, and was also deeply impressed by a chapter called "The War between Gods and Humans" recorded in it.
It was a war that took place three hundred years ago. It is said that the location of the war was what is now the Sunset Swamp, and the ninth-level knight lord of the Paladin family died in this war.
So the question arises, since there has been such a tragic war between humans and gods, why has this festival not been banned?
Logically speaking, people in this world have no reason to worship a group of gods who are in a hostile relationship with themselves. Is it possible that there is something hidden in this?
Zhang Xiaoman didn't know much about this, after all, the record of this battle between humans and gods in the "Chronicle of the Continent of Irene" was too brief.
Some related descriptions such as causes, processes, results, etc. are simple and concise, and many are even missing, and nothing can be seen at all.
But such doubts only passed through Zhang Xiaoman's mind. He was just a little curious about this issue. Anyway, it had little to do with him.
After listening to some minstrel music again in the hotel lobby, Zhang Xiaoman gradually began to feel a little boring after getting through the initial freshness period.
The entertainment methods in this world are still too lacking, and they are not comparable to the colorful world on the Aqua Blue Star Network.
Zhang Xiaoman watched patiently for a while, and then simply went back to his room. At this time, he felt that he might as well practice dark energy to be meaningful.
In order to please him, a powerful man of the holy rank, the people from Pillai's caravan spent a lot of money and opened him the most luxurious bedroom in the entire Golden Rose Hotel.
Zhang Xiaoman was quite satisfied with this, mainly because the exotic environment made him full of freshness.
Of course, compared with Baron Paladin's castle, there is still a big difference between the two.
Although the pleasure-loving noble lord was not very good at managing his territory, he was very particular about how to live a luxurious life, and few people could compare with him.
Zhang Xiaoman casually arranged a soundproof barrier, and then began to organize his remaining resources.
The first is the system items.
After the last Black Goat War, his consumable props have been basically used up.
This includes items such as four-leaf flowers and steamed buns purchased from the system mall, as well as the spiritual stones and elixirs he obtained from the ancient star.
Some of them were used by himself, but most of them were given to Lin Sisi for her to store so that they could be used as reserve materials for the organization during the period when he was no longer around.
There is also the most important stardust. He only has a dozen or so of these things left in his current storage space, and the rest are basically left on the Aqua Blue Star.
Ole needed this kind of item to build equipment, and it would not be able to continue to produce it while Zhang Xiaoman was away, so the hundreds of copies of Stardust were kept as backup.
It's just a pity that the plan to open up the original world and the ancient star has to be shelved for a while. I guess the little guy Jiujiu can't wait any longer.
Mentioning Shen Guxing, Zhang Xiaoman couldn't help but think of Ni Yang again.
Since it helped him deal with the black goat last time, it has been falling into a deep sleep and has not woken up yet.
The reason why he woke up so quickly last time was because Zhang Xiaoman injected a large amount of spiritual stones and fairy spiritual energy into the opponent.
Now that his own resources have been exhausted, there is nothing extra to awaken the other party, and Niyang's body is far away on the ancient star of the gods. Even if he has the intention, he is unable to do so.
Therefore, it is foreseeable that in the future, as long as he has not left this second universe, Ni Yang may also remain in a deep sleep.
As for the anti-gravity speed car, the Corona suit, etc., there was no extra inventory in his storage space. He only had a few sets of Corona suits as spares.
"The current resources are somewhat scarce. It seems that we must find a way to replenish some as soon as possible..."
Zhang Xiaoman was a little worried.
Now that there is no World Tree here, he cannot exchange for stardust. As a result, he cannot buy many things in the gang store. He can only spend points to buy items in the system mall.
The most important thing is that he also discovered the most troublesome problem in his life in the other world these days.
That is, his Starry Eyes Array cannot absorb points here.
During the past few days in Rost City, Zhang Xiaoman was not idle. In addition to understanding the basic situation of the world, he also took the time to hunt some low-level monsters outside the city, and tried to use the Eye of Stars method in the palm of his hand. The array absorbs it.
Although most of these monsters are low-level monsters, there are also some mid-level monsters with dark spiritual power within their bodies.
But no matter what level of guy he is, he will not be able to draw any points from it after death, and the Starry Eyes' magic circle has no effect on him at all.
This surprised Zhang Xiaoman.
Logically speaking, the alien species that were fused to the Aqua Blue Star can actually be said to be the indigenous creatures of this world, so these monsters and other things should also be counted among them.
But unfortunately, after several attempts, they all ended in failure.
Zhang Xiaoman guessed that these so-called alien species must be integrated into his own universe before he can absorb them.
And if he absorbs it directly in this universe, it will obviously have no effect.
Or to understand it in a simpler way, judging from the current situation, my identity has just changed with them.
Now, those monsters are the original inhabitants of this world, and he is the "alien".
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoman couldn't help but shook his head, feeling very strange in his heart.
Without paying attention, he suddenly changed from the defensive side to the invading side.
"Since there are many things that cannot be purchased in the gang mall, can I try to obtain some resources from the world itself..."
In his mind, he recalled some of the books he had read before. In addition to magic and combat skills, there seemed to be a rather developed alchemical civilization in this world.
According to the description in the book "The Origin of Great Alchemy", human beings have been at the bottom of the world's food chain in the earliest times.
Because of their too weak physique and lack of extraordinary power increase, the human race has been oppressed by other races throughout the entire continent of Erin.
However, at this time, the world's first alchemist was born. He was the origin teacher of all alchemy, Bryn Lear.
Bryn Lear created the world's first magic potion. The alchemical formula is still on the first page of the first volume of "Basic Alchemy Textbook" and is also the most well-known vitality potion.
At this point, the human race has its own knowledge inheritance.
The birth of alchemy allowed humans to trade with other races.
They exchanged magic from the elves, forging technology from the dwarf kingdom, and combat skills from the orcs...
Of course, in this process, some war and blood are inevitable.
After all, weakness is the original sin.
Many caravans went to other tribes' territories with the purpose of trading, but in the end they only got killing and looting.
However, after generations of hard work, humans have gradually transformed from the weakest race in the past to one of the most prosperous and powerful races on the continent.
Among them, alchemy can be said to have made a major contribution.
It can be said that without alchemy, the development process of mankind will be delayed for hundreds or even thousands of years, and it may not even be completely wiped out in a certain war.
This is why Zhang Xiaoman plans to develop in the direction of alchemy.
After all, judging from what he has learned so far, alchemy is indeed a good transcendent subject, and at least it should be able to make up for his recent shortage of consumables.
He had already heard that the current royal city of Talata was a city with a glorious alchemical civilization. He decided that after arriving at his destination, he would take the time to go to the Alchemy Association and learn more about alchemy.
One night passed very quickly, especially with the training of dark spiritual power. When I opened my eyes again, the sky was already bright.
Everyone in Pillai's caravan has prepared the goods overnight and completed the handover work. Now they are just waiting for dawn to head to Talata, the final destination of this trip.
Zhang Xiaoman followed the crowd to the southeast of the city. There was a large open grassland here, which was used to tame Fengpeng.
These rocs usually live on haystacks on the ground. Their requirements for a living environment are very simple. They only need to be spacious enough to maintain good and fresh air.
These creatures have been domesticated by humans for thousands of years. Although they are large in size, they are extremely docile. In addition, they fly smoothly and have a wide back, making them very suitable for use as aerial mounts.
However, although these things can help people quickly cross thousands of kilometers, the cost of riding them is very expensive, and it is almost impossible for ordinary people to ride on them in their lifetime.
Zhang Xiaoman overheard the price discussed by the mercenaries. Each person was charged one gold coin for each ride, which was indeed a huge sum of money for ordinary civilians.
It's just that the Iron Furnace Chamber of Commerce has an agreement with the Fengpeng Taming Farm here. Their members can ride these mounts at preferential prices. Otherwise, the money spent on transferring goods all the time may not be enough for Fengpeng's plane ticket. Woolen cloth.
Like the broad-backed beast of burden, Fengpeng also has some simple shacks built on its body, where travelers can store their goods and take a rest.
Zhang Xiaoman saw this kind of monster for the first time and found that it was bigger than he imagined.
If you simply look at the width of its back, it is estimated to be at least the size of a large modern cruiser. Standing on it is like standing on the deck of a ship, and you don't feel at all that you are standing on it. On the back of a monster.
At the top of these small houses, there are two mid-level mages sitting there. Their duty is to take turns holding up a simple protective cover when the monster is flying to block the impact of the airflow on the passengers above.
In the Kingdom of Adren, mid-level professionals are already considered an elite class, so such labor costs naturally need to be included in the price of Fengpeng's plane ticket.
As a distinguished guest of Pillai's caravan, Zhang Xiaoman was naturally arranged to stay in a spacious room in the hotel.
