Chapter 31: Cabbage is Snatched Up, Re-entering the Library

"Chapter 31: Bok Choy Rush, Revisiting the Library"

"Limited supply of bok choy, one portion per person—no seconds!"

As soon as Aunt Chen put up the "limited supply" sign, some team members exclaimed in disbelief:

"No way! Is our Blaze going under?!"

"Seriously! Even this worthless bok choy is being limited now?!"

"I knew it! The other day I saw our captain looking completely exhausted—has he been working ten times harder and finally burned out?!"

Aunt Chen glared at them, "What nonsense are you spouting? The captain is perfectly fine! He could still give his all for the team for another hundred years at least!"

"This batch of bok choy is different from the usual—just wait till you try it!"

"It's just bok choy, isn't it? Sure, it smells nice and looks good, but what's the big deal?"

"Fools keep talking, while the wise are already running tests on the food."

"Hey, I bet this bok choy is some low-contamination produce the higher-ups managed to source from somewhere?"

One team member stared at his test results, at a loss for words:

"...It's not just low-contamination..."

"Huh? If it's not low-contamination, what's so great about it?"

"If it's still contaminated, I'd rather eat meat—who wants greens anyway?!"

"It's completely impurity-free!!

And this bok choy can actually cleanse impurities from the body!!"

The meat enthusiast spun around instantly, eyes lighting up, "What did you say?!"

He immediately started testing with his own device, seeing that it could cleanse 1% of bodily impurities.

Though the effects couldn't stack simultaneously, consuming these four portions separately could cleanse a full 4% of bodily impurities!!

The meat enthusiast lunged like a wild animal, grabbing the first bowl of bok choy.

Those behind him, fearing they'd miss out, rushed forward to grab their share too.

"Hey! Didn't you say you'd rather eat meat?!"

He clutched protectively the four portions of bok choy like precious flowers, "Are you kidding? From now on, I declare:

Bok choy is my favorite food for life!"

Soon after, a nutritional analysis report for the bok choy was posted in the team group chat by Jian Suiyu:

"@everyone Limited supply today, first come, first served while supplies last."

The already controversial report caused an uproar once shared in the group.

Those who'd gotten their portions sensed an impending mob—some shielded their bok choy with clothes or arms, moving toward quiet corners in the cafeteria like they were transporting top-secret documents.

Some couldn't wait and immediately popped some bok choy into their mouths. The fresh, sweet greens burst with flavor upon biting, delivering pure bliss as if cleansing inside and out.

"Wow... this is absolutely delicious."

"I never expected that such a small head of cabbage could make me feel so happy."

"For this cabbage, I’d gladly spill at least 1000CC of blood for Blaze."

"My mom’s getting older and has been suffering from constant aches and pains lately. I’ll just eat one and save the rest for her."

With the influx of members, all 100 portions of cabbage were gone in the blink of an eye. Some who arrived late didn’t even get any.

"Ahhh! Damn those greengrocers! I recognized it at once—this is the cabbage I grew! Dad's so heartbroken he can only eat three meals a day now!!"

"Such a beautiful cabbage—is it begging me to eat it?"

"Pfft, at least you all got to see and smell it. Meanwhile, I’m stuck in a dungeon being chased by a ghost while suffering through your food pics on the screen!!"

"[Cabbage.jpg] Whose cabbage looks so plump and fresh? Oh, it’s mine."

As complaints flooded both the cafeteria and the team chat, Jian Suiyu remained silent, playing dead:

"@Jian Suiyu Where’s mine?"

"@Jian Suiyu Where’s mine??"

A hundred perfectly aligned monkey emojis stretched out their hands demanding answers, yet he remained cool as a cucumber.

Wu Yue never expected the situation to escalate to this state in just half an hour, with signs of teetering on the edge of chaos.

Wu Yue turned to Jian Suiyu, "They seem to be discussing eating you alive if you don’t appear—they’ve even considered the cooking methods."

Jian Suiyu, calm but slightly flustered, replied, "Eating people is against the law."

Wu Yue was shocked, "You don’t actually think these people care about the law, do you?"

Jian Suiyu’s vein pulsed in his temple, "I’ll pack up and lie low in a dungeon instance."

Wu Yue nearly laughed out loud. The mighty vice-captain of Blaze actually had moments of fear—proof of the extraordinary power of purified greens.

No wonder, in her past life, Su Mo had hoarded this tech like a dragon, refusing to reveal even a hint of it.

Even after fully mastering it, she deliberately controlled the quantity of purified greens released into the market, using it to hold the world by its throat.

Wu Yue had no such ambitions as Su Mo, nor any interest in playing the savior. Right now, she just wanted to save Blaze’s people.

Wu Yue reassured, "No need to panic. At least for now, a daily portion of bok choy is guaranteed.

Though the quantity is small, it stacks up over time. I believe quantity will eventually lead to a qualitative change."

Jian Suiyu nodded and suggested, "Why don’t we scour the archives for ways to enhance psychic energy?"

Ways to enhance psychic energy? In her past life, even the main cast never managed to improve their psychic energy—could a side character like her possibly succeed?

Jian Suiyu told Wu Yue, "Actually, I’ve always wondered—how could you activate an S-tier relic without any psychic energy?"

You should know, if we compare ourselves to players in a game.

Awakening abilities are like innate skills, while spirit energy is the mana bar (MP) we use to cast those skills.

Similarly, equipping high-tier items and using their active skills also consumes MP.

Wu Yue, if you truly have no spirit energy, by all means, you shouldn’t be able to use these skills at all."

Hearing Jian Suiyu’s explanation, Wu Yue also found it strange.

Right!

She’d been too caught up to notice before—if she had zero spirit energy,

how was she able to use Little Angel’s purification ability??

Realizing this, Wu Yue excitedly turned to Jian Suiyu, "Let’s check the library—now!"

Arriving at the library, they ignored the nonstop team chat alerts from the past two hours and split up to scour different aisles for books on spirit energy.

Calming down, Wu Yue felt her mind clearer than before, and even her field of vision had expanded.

With just a quick look up at the shelves, she could see every book placed on the top level.

The titles, dog-eared pages, and damage were all clearly visible.

Wu Yue had to ask herself:

Is—is this normal?

Just as she pondered, a book suddenly fell from the shelf with a muffled slap.