Not only the old man, but also the 70-something grandmother beside him—the old man’s daughter—was treated as a bonus.
Through his silver needles, Suture Saint could sense the physical condition of others.
It was like triggering a function in a game and seeing a health bar.
The old man was astonished too.
He could feel the constant pain, weakness, and exhaustion that had plagued him all fading away. It wasn’t a complete rebirth, but his once immobile body suddenly regained strength.
His failing organs were revitalized.
“This... young lady, where did you get this ability? Can I have it too?”
His talent was summoning loyal spirits. Every one he summoned was a former comrade or subordinate.
Those souls looked as real as if they were alive, vivid and tangible.
He truly wanted to take these old comrades to see the world as it is now.
To see how prosperous the Flowering Nation had become.
Suture Saint said, “This is a game experience card my captain gave me. As for how to get one, I’ll need to ask him.
Of course, if the captain has already submitted a guide, then I can ask Major Li about it too.”
Sensing that this old man was someone important, Suture Saint gave a few instructions.
“The old man’s age has caught up with him. All his organs are failing. I’ve used my skill to restore his health, but it can only keep him from losing HP. His health cap is still very low. Be careful not to let him bump into anything, understand?”
His great-grandson nodded repeatedly.
“Got it, we understand! Miracle doctor! If I’d known, I would’ve chosen the healing path too!”
Suture Saint didn’t have time for small talk; Li Weizheng had invited too many people.
The old man was taken home by his family. They originally wanted to check him over and confirm his condition, but he wouldn’t leave the game pod.
Instead, the old man’s eldest daughter couldn’t resist going to the hospital for a blood test.
Something unbelievable happened.
An organ that had been removed due to a terminal illness had actually grown back.
“Quick, set up a game pod for me too. I want to play this game.”
...
Inside the game.
Chu Fu hung up the phone call from Li Weizheng.
She had submitted a guide for how to obtain the experience card items, but the drop rates were unpredictable.
As for the fact that level 30 allowed abilities to be manifested in reality, she kept that tightly under wraps.
Because once that got out, it would reveal that someone on their side had already reached level 30.
Then Chu Feng’s identity wouldn’t stay hidden.
Chu Fu didn’t want to stir up unnecessary trouble.
As the Lone Wolf Male Lead, Chu Feng naturally had a hidden halo about him—he wouldn’t cooperate with the national team. And Chu Fu wasn’t about to force him.
Besides, within a month, the fact that level 30 allowed real-world manifestation would inevitably become public knowledge.
There was no rush.
Chu Fu opened her Spirit Herb Pouch.
She force-ripened all the plants inside, stored them, then placed purple toxic mushrooms on the soil to mutate.
Under the influence of her talent, the purple toxic mushrooms instantly became more dreamlike.
What was once palm-sized grew to the size of a basketball, like a low stool.
Chu Fu continued to force-ripen them, releasing spores that floated outward.
The Spirit Herb Pouch had limited space, so the billions of drifting spores had nowhere to go but to land on the soil.
Soon, some underwent secondary mutation.
[Charm Mushroom (Gold Grade): Lures monsters within a 200-meter radius toward it.]
The purple mushroom grew even larger, now the size of a washbasin, and began to glow.
White polka-dot patterns refracted light into countless fine specks, flickering and shimmering like a galaxy of dazzling brilliance.
Was this meant to make monsters dance disco?
Of course, the Charm Mushroom still carried spore reproduction and came with a potent poison. Any monster lured in would meet its end.
In no time, the 50x50 plot of the Spirit Herb Pouch was covered entirely in Charm Mushrooms.
Chu Fu harvested them all into her storage with one click.
[You have obtained Charm Mushrooms × 10,000.]
[You have obtained Charm Mushroom Spore Powder × 5,000 kg.]
Chu Fu’s eyes lit up instantly.
This spore powder could probably be scattered as a poison.
She extracted the spore powder into her backpack, then dragged the [A Lit Bit Toxic Staff] onto the spore powder.
The next moment, the staff began absorbing the spore powder.
The green gem at the top turned into a sinister purple hue.
[A Lit Bit Toxic Staff (Standard Grade): Toxin Attack +10.
Ability 1: Growth Potential (Growth Requirement: Absorb 1 billion poison points to reach Black Iron Grade)]
This should be easy.
Chu Fu continued producing spore powder in the Spirit Herb Pouch.
Ten feedings of spore powder turned the staff into Black Iron.
Then she continued.
One hundred feedings!
This took a bit more time.
On a whim, Chu Fu also fed Charm Mushrooms directly to the staff, and it worked.
The staff upgraded to Bronze quality.
Its appearance changed too.
The rough wooden staff turned white and felt slightly springy to the touch.
The green turquoise gem became a purple sphere with white spots, glowing faintly with fluorescence.
The staff now looked like an elongated purple mushroom.
Purple cap, white stem!
Next target: Silver Grade!
One thousand feedings!
Grind.
If grinding didn’t kill her, she’d grind to death.
Chu Fu left the city, heading to an empty spot to release some plants to recover her mana, using her Plant Person’s fourth trait to restore her magic.
Outside Fengdu Town stretched a rice field.
The fields still had monsters like mutated rats, grass snakes, and frogs.
But at level 2, these monsters no longer bothered the players.
Even the townspeople were strong enough to handle them on their own.
Chu Fu crossed the fields, found a spot with no monsters and no crops, and summoned a patch of watermelon plants.
She sat down on a large watermelon, then repeated planting, harvesting, planting, harvesting without stopping.
Finally, just before midnight, Chu Fu evolved her staff to Silver Grade.
[A Lit Bit Toxic Staff (Silver Grade):
Toxin Attack +100.
Spirit +25.
Ability 1: Growth Potential (Growth Requirement: Absorb 1 trillion poison points to reach Gold Grade)
Ability 2: Charm: Cast on a target, forcibly charming them for 3 seconds, causing them to constantly move toward you without attacking.]
[System Notice: Your “A Lit Bit Toxic Staff” has acquired a special effect affix and can no longer grow by absorbing Charm Mushrooms or their materials.]
“Damn it!”
If it were just making mushrooms, even if it took a long time, Chu Fu felt it would be easy to finish.
She hadn’t expected this limitation.
Still, the staff’s stats were pretty impressive.
Chu Fu was currently level 15. A normal Silver-grade staff had an attack of about 75 points.
But [A Lit Bit Toxic Staff] was Chu Fu’s exclusive toxin attack, exceeding the Silver standard by 25 points.
That was already a significant boost.
...
Real-world time: 6 PM.
Suture Saint finally logged in.
Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao let out a scream in the team chat.
"Suture Saint, boohoo, I'm bankrupt!"
Suture Saint was startled.
"What happened? What happened? How did you go bankrupt? It's okay, it's okay, I'll support you from now on. I earned so much money in these three hours! And I got a whole bunch of business cards."
Xie Lin gloated, "She opened a 500-gold coin chest and ended up making only 50 gold. I told her gamblers never win, but she just wouldn't listen!"
