Chapter 15: Jelly Ice Cream

Jianghu really liked his Miniature Garden and showed that he would be happier if you petted him.

“One unit of water, ten eggs, and then rock sugar…”

Chen Xiyi was making things in the large kitchen when the Game Log suddenly updated.

He noticed that even though Jianghu could not speak, he could understand Jianghu’s situation through sensing. The Game Log also refreshed with Jianghu’s status from time to time.

[You used the large kitchen to make 100 Jelly Ice Creams]

“Done, but can people eat this stuff too?”

Chen Xiyi looked at the jelly-like ice cream in his hand and could not help thinking.

[Jelly Ice Cream (Fairy Food)]

[Satiety Level +100]

[Fairy Growth +1]

[Fairy Mood +1]

As a food from the fairy recipe collection, it had three attributes. Besides the first fixed Satiety Level increase, which was the same as other foods Chen Xiyi made, the other two attributes were exclusive to fairies. Among these, Fairy Growth was fixed, while the third attribute was random.

Jelly Ice Cream was one of Jianghu’s favorite foods, which he learned from the fairy raising handbook.

Returning to the Wooden Hut, Chen Xiyi saw Jianghu freely swimming around in his Miniature Garden.

Every fairy’s Miniature Garden was different because the main material for the Miniature Garden was the item used for Enlightenment and Spirit Communication.

Therefore, Jianghu’s Miniature Garden was actually a floating scroll, but inside the scroll was a calm body of water.

When Jianghu saw Chen Xiyi coming, he happily emerged from the water in the scroll and flew toward Chen Xiyi.

Chen Xiyi took out a Jelly Ice Cream and gave it to Jianghu, then patted his head. Jianghu, who was like flowing water, enjoyed eating the Jelly Ice Cream very much.

Looking at Jianghu, Chen Xiyi felt that he now had support for his future mysterious acts.

Especially Jianghu’s three abilities, which were all related to water, although they were only about water.

Water Manipulation went without saying—it allowed control over water and could even create water out of thin air. The Spell (Water) ability was a more precise extension of Water Manipulation, allowing water to develop more abilities in faster and stronger ways.

Chen Xiyi sensed that Jianghu might have a spell library, but since Jianghu had just been born, he might not have many usable spells yet.

Of course, the first two abilities were not the main point; the key ability was Water Vein Specialization.

Water Vein Specialization was Jianghu’s core ability. In bodies of water, Jianghu could get powerful boosts, and many spells in his spell library could only reach their full potential in watery environments.

More importantly, if Jianghu was in a body of water, he could help Chen Xiyi cultivate a water ecosystem, turning that area into Chen Xiyi’s farm that continuously produced resources.

Whether plants, animals, or even mud in the water, everything would be harvested regularly.

Combined with Jianghu’s Water Manipulation and Spell (Water), along with Water Vein Specialization, it could make the water area very productive.

Instead of making Jianghu a fairy that only knew how to fight, which would be very wasteful, logistics was Jianghu’s true purpose, since this was a Sandbox Game, not a hack-and-slash game.

Unfortunately, Chen Xiyi had no choice; currently, he only had Jianghu as his fairy.

It had to be said that Jianghu’s Water Manipulation and Spell (Water) abilities were both magic-based, making them very suitable for working with Chen Xiyi to continue his mysterious acts.

No, now that he had Jianghu, he probably could no longer be considered as just pretending.

He did not know spells, but Jianghu did.

After Jianghu finished the Jelly Ice Cream, he controlled a stream of water to float onto Chen Xiyi’s shoulder, affectionately nuzzling him.

[Jianghu was very happy that you petted him and gave him his favorite Jelly Ice Cream. He likes you more now.]

“If you like eating it, that’s good. I have a lot more here. When I find more ingredients, I’ll make you Snow Lotus Tanghulu and Qingxin Sugar Water. For now, I only have Jelly Ice Cream.”

[Jianghu heard your words and said he would be good.]

“Let’s go, we should head out now.”

Chen Xiyi watched as Jianghu turned into a stream of water wrapping around his body, making it look like a small river flowing over a stone mountain.

He preferred wearing stone armor rather than the Qingxu Sect Leader’s costume. The costume was too flashy—looking good couldn’t fill your stomach—and it also served as a hidden card.

When he put on the costume, it covered the stone armor; he didn’t actually take off the armor.

But others didn’t know that, which gave them the wrong idea that Immortal Fuyao might not be as strong in his true form as he was in his stone form.

After all, the former had an immortal elegance, while the latter had a somewhat fierce look; the two forms naturally gave different impressions.

But this was just a misconception; since when could a game Player not wear equipment just because they had a costume on?

This was a small weakness he intentionally showed to establish authority later.

Bringing Jianghu back to the Great Li Kingdom, a bunch of Game Log messages popped up.

[Your friend: Xiucai Wu Xiu and Temple Keeper Chen Shang talked about you. Temple Keeper Chen Shang agreed with your friend Xiucai Wu Xiu’s opinion. Temple Keeper Chen Shang’s Favorability towards you +1]

[Your friend: Xiucai Wu Xiu and…]

Most of them were about Wu Xiu talking to others about him, but Chen Xiyi found it strange: since Favorability appeared, why weren’t they added to the friend system?

Before, when Wu Xiu’s Favorability increased by just 1 point, he immediately became a friend.

“Is it because of their attitude?”

Chen Xiyi thought these people probably didn’t treat him sincerely but wanted to gain benefits from him. Unlike Wu Xiu, who started with a life-saving favor, that’s why he could become a friend.

Chen Xiyi could understand this attitude. It was like if a Deity suddenly appeared in front of you, your first thought wouldn’t be to respect them or befriend them, but to ask for their blessings.

Even Old Taoist Xuan Li hadn’t successfully become his friend, which showed that the old Taoist still had ill intentions toward him.

“Did the map change?”

Chen Xiyi thought as he looked at his map. He noticed that the map, which originally only showed dots like a radar, now had a new mark.

The moment he saw it, he knew it was rivers and lakes.

“Did Jianghu’s appearance make the mini-map evolve?” Chen Xiyi wasn’t stupid; right after getting the River Fairy Jianghu, the map could show rivers and lakes. It had to be Jianghu’s doing.

“Then if I get an Iron Ore Fairy, a Coal Fairy, a Sulfur Fairy, and so on, wouldn’t I be able to see those mineral deposits and veins?” Chen Xiyi couldn’t help but gasp. With that, he could pretty much conquer the world with just a map?