Chapter 94: Sharing the Candy
Chapter 94: Sharing the Candy
“I’m back!”
Gao Jing patted the big head of the Giant Rhinoceros Beast cheerfully.
But Pi-Pi Rhino hung its head low, happily chewing the tender grass beside the mountain stream, completely ignoring Gao Jing’s return.
This made Gao Jing feel embarrassed.
Huh?
The next second, Gao Jing’s expression changed.
He quickly took out the Bronze Anchor hanging on his chest.
He immediately found what felt wrong.
There were only 8 Silver Scales left on the Bronze Anchor.
Gao Jing remembered clearly that he had only started his new journey to the Great World after the Bronze Anchor was fully charged with 10 Silver Scales.
But now only 8 remained!
Gao Jing was 100% sure he hadn’t remembered wrong.
The only explanation was that after the Bronze Anchor upgraded, traveling to the Great World now used 2 Silver Scales.
Twice as much!
Oh wow!!
But thinking it over, Gao Jing couldn’t really complain.
Now he could carry ten times more supplies than before.
Looking on the bright side, it was lucky the Silver Scales hadn’t increased tenfold.
Otherwise, using all 10 Silver Scales for one trip would have trapped him in the Great World forever!
With that thought, Gao Jing felt much better.
It only meant spending more time and electricity next time he returned, to charge a few extra Silver Scales.
Better safe than sorry.
As usual, he stayed by the mountain stream for two days, catching over ten salmon for a feast.
On the morning of the third day, Gao Jing headed back to Shan Yue Village.
When he could see the great valley ahead, he ordered the Giant Rhinoceros Beast to stop.
Then he moved supplies from his Storage Space into the vine baskets.
This time, Gao Jing had brought 1000 tons of coarse salt, 20 tons of tobacco leaves, candies as gifts for Shan Guoer, and more.
There was still plenty of room left in his Storage Space.
Buying the coarse salt, tobacco leaves, and candies had taken a lot of work.
He didn’t go to the farmers market for bulk purchases this time.
The salt was bought straight from a saltworks to lower costs and avoid trouble.
For the tobacco leaves, he went to Yunnan Province.
Yunnan was a major tobacco producer with the best quality.
There, many village farmers openly sold tobacco leaves on the streets.
Buying 20 tons was no problem at all.
As for the gifts for Shan Guoer, it was another factory order.
In short, the old saying held true: with enough money, most things were easy to fix.
But soon Gao Jing faced a new problem.
Two vine baskets weren’t enough!
The vine baskets on the Giant Rhinoceros Beast had been specially woven by the old giant Shan Teng.
They were much smaller than regular pack beast carriers.
This was mainly for Gao Jing’s convenience.
Now it became a limitation.
Gao Jing loaded about 500 tons of coarse salt, filling half the vine baskets. There was no space left.
With no other choice, he moved a small portion of the coarse salt back into his Storage Space.
Then he placed the tobacco bundles and candy packs on top.
“Let’s go!”
Although a little annoyed, it didn’t ruin Gao Jing’s mood about returning to Shan Yue Village.
The Giant Rhinoceros Beast started moving again.
Pi-Pi Rhino was truly amazing.
Though just a baby, it carried nearly 500 tons with steady ease.
All Gao Jing’s worries vanished.
“Gao Jing~”
Very soon, a familiar voice rang out from afar, followed by a figure rushing toward him.
Instantly, Gao Jing’s mood brightened!
“Time to share candy!”
Because of his return, Shan Yue Village became lively.
Shan Hu, the Shan Yue Giant who had rescued Gao Jing, carried the two vine baskets as he hurried up the mountain path.
Shan Guoer, with Gao Jing, followed closely behind.
And behind the little girl trailed a line of the village’s mischievous kids!
Seeing this, all the giants of the Shan Yue Tribe smiled with joy.
“There’s so much?”
Shan Hu placed the heavily piled vine baskets in front of the wooden house.
Shan Yan, who had just come out of the room, looked astonished.
Gao Jing jumped from Shan Guoer’s shoulder onto a nearby stone table. He bowed to the elder.
“Shaman Chief, I will bring back more supplies that the tribe needs in the future!”
“You’ve worked hard,”
the Elder Shaman said deeply, “I truly didn’t expect this.”
He hadn’t expected the “tiny” Gao Jing to really solve their tribe’s big problem.
The Elder Shaman had Shan Hu bring out a pottery jar. Then they broke open all the salt packets and poured them inside.
As a primitive tribe, Shan Yue Village distributed resources according to labor.
Those who contributed more to the tribe received more supplies.
Valuable goods like salt were usually kept by the chief, who made fair distributions.
This salt was treasure belonging to the whole tribe.
The Elder Shaman also personally opened a bag of tobacco leaves, tore off a piece, stuffed it into his pipe, and lit it.
He puffed contentedly.
He gave Gao Jing a thumbs up: “Mmm, way better than last time!”
Most importantly, this time, the tobacco leaves Gao Jing brought him were dozens of times more than before.
He could save it and smoke it for a long while!
Looking at the white salt in the clay jar and puffing the fragrant tobacco leaves, the Elder Shaman was so happy that his eyes squinted into slits.
And Shan Guoer, along with the rowdy children who flocked after her.
Were not disappointed either.
Because besides a lot of salt and tobacco leaves, Gao Jing had also brought several tons of candy.
Among these candies was Shan Guoer’s favorite Peanut Sesame Candy.
And there were new kinds too.
Gao Jing grinned and pointed at the long bar-shaped candy wrapped in white paper, saying to Shan Guoer, “Come taste this.”
“What is this?”
The little girl picked up one curiously.
It looked pretty fresh.
Gao Jing laughed and said, “Try it first, and see if you like it!”
“Okay.”
Following his words, Shan Guoer unwrapped the candy paper and stuffed the milky white candy bar into her mouth.
“Mm!”
The next moment, her eyes widened to perfect circles.
They sparkled brightly!
Chewing the candy vigorously, she mumbled, “Tasty!”
Drool even dripped from the corner of her mouth!
So tasty!
This was an amazing flavor Shan Guoer had never tasted before.
It was very sweet with a rich milky taste. Totally refreshing!
Watching her eat it so deliciously, the naughty kids nearby nearly cried with envy.
They all stared eagerly.
Shan Guoer beamed with joy, her eyes curving, and she got happier the more she chewed.
She just couldn’t stop!
Gao Jing wasn’t surprised.
Because this was the legendary sweet—White Rabbit Milk Candy!!
Both the Peanut Sesame Candy and White Rabbit Milk Candy were ordered by Gao Jing from a candy factory.
They were ten times bigger than normal ones.
Also, the packaging was changed to special paper, not the original plastic wrap.
Since he wasn’t poor, he ordered a huge amount at once and made sure the ingredients were plenty, so naturally the taste was super good.
Sure enough, it won Shan Guoer over.
The little girl ate happily herself but didn’t forget the eager friends watching.
All the children each got their own portion of candy.
It included both Peanut Brittle and White Rabbit Milk Candy.
Soon enough, bursts of laughter echoed through the valley.
And the surprises brought by Gao Jing quickly spread to every Giant in the Shan Yue Tribe!