“Xiao Ai, we do not have any crystal cores left either. Why not just let it go like this?”
“No way! Feiyao, I remember Brother Qin seemed to have given you quite a few crystal cores earlier. Why not take them out and use them to buy it? Everyone will be grateful to you,” Chen Xiao’ai said as if it were only natural.
Yue Feiyao choked on her words. She tightly covered the crystal cores in her pocket, afraid that Chen Xiao’ai might snatch them away.
“Exactly, exactly! Since Feiyao has crystal cores, why not take them out first?” Qin Fei chimed in from the side.
She could not stand Yue Feiyao’s pretentious behavior. Now that she had a chance to make things uncomfortable for her, she simply went along with Chen Xiao’ai.
Seeing that no one was speaking up for her, Yue Feiyao looked as if she were about to cry. Originally she had only wanted to take advantage of the situation for free, but now she had truly suffered a loss.
With great reluctance, she took out the remaining crystal cores from her pocket.
“This should be enough, right?” Chen Xiao’ai grabbed a handful of crystal cores and placed them on Yan Jin’s table.
Afterward, Yan Jin took out several rolls of bandages and a small box of painkillers and placed them in front of Chen Xiao’ai.
As Yue Feiyao looked at those supplies, an unusual light flickered in her eyes. A trace of hatred flashed in her gaze as she looked at Yan Jin.
After sending Chen Xiao’ai and the others away, Yan Jin finally counted the number of crystal cores.
“I am rich, I am rich!”
“Hmm… System, holding a pile of crystal cores like this is too inconvenient. Is there anything that can convert them directly into gold coins?”
After waiting for quite a while, the system did not make a sound.
Strange. Normally the system would immediately try to sell her something. Why was it not speaking now?
[Host, I am here!]
It had just gone off wandering for a moment and had not noticed the host calling it.
Hearing the familiar voice of the system, Yan Jin let out a sigh of relief.
“Just now you…”
Oh no. The host would not have noticed something, would she? It had to find something to distract her attention.
[Host, were you not just looking for something that can directly convert crystal cores into gold coins?]
“Yes… carrying this pile around is inconvenient.”
[There’s a product that’s very suitable for you right now. No need for 1999, only 900. Do you want to buy it?]
“That is too expensive. Can it be cheaper? Besides…”
The system was startled.
[This is already very cost effective!]
Yan Jin suddenly had the strange feeling that if the system had a physical form, it would definitely be gritting its teeth right now.
Opportunities like this to fleece the system did not come around often. If she did not take advantage of it now, she would miss the chance.
“Okay, deal!”
Yan Jin felt extremely pleased with herself and did not think much about why the system had suddenly become so generous.
A dark brown Chinese style simple counter quietly lay in the system warehouse, waiting for Yan Jin to place it in a suitable location.
When she looked at the counter’s attributes, she realized that buying it for 900 gold coins was an incredible bargain.
Not only could it convert gold coins and crystal cores interchangeably, it also provided an additional layer of defensive enhancement to protect people inside the inn. Even the room cards gained additional functions.
Yan Jin placed the newly purchased counter in a prominent spot in the hall, replacing the original table.
She then converted the crystal cores in her hand into gold coins. Watching the gold coin count in the attribute panel steadily increase made her feel extremely satisfied. After all, having money in hand brought peace of mind.
In the middle of the night, the system told Yan Jin that Yue Feiyao had secretly opened the courtyard gate and run outside, though it was unclear what she intended to do.
“Let her be,” Yan Jin said as she turned over and continued sleeping.
When she woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky. Bai Ruozhu had long since been standing in front of the counter.
“Huh, where did they go?”
“They returned the room cards to me early this morning and left.”
Yan Jin smiled without saying anything. They were probably afraid that she would come up with another excuse to charge them again.
The sound of the courtyard gate opening suddenly echoed.
Yu Chen returned, dragging a massive mutated mountain goat behind him.
Its fur was stained with dried blood, making it clear that a fierce battle had taken place.
“Boss, do you buy mutated beast meat here?”
After speaking, he dropped the heavy mutated mountain goat in front of Yan Jin with a loud thud.
Yan Jin felt somewhat troubled. She did not know how she should purchase this meat.
[Host, this system has a converter that can transform various resources into gold coins. Would you like one?]
She felt that the system had appeared at a very timely moment, almost as if it had anticipated everything that would happen.
[How much?]
[Currently on special sale, only 50 gold coins each. Do not miss it as you pass by.]
[You… that is still too expensive. Should this not be a beginner reward? Why do I have to pay for it myself?]
[Beep… your system is not in the service area. Please contact again later.]
A window appeared before her eyes.
[Purchase Resource Converter?]
Yan Jin looked at the attributes. The system could convert various resources into corresponding gold coins based on their usage value. It seemed quite suitable for the current situation.
She gritted her teeth and pressed [Yes].
Yu Chen thought Yan Jin had been distracted, so he called out loudly again.
“Boss…”
“Yes… we do buy it! However, after the recycling is completed, the amount will be credited to the room card. It can be used to offset accommodation fees or to purchase ingredients within the shop.”
“Strangely enough, this mutated beast suddenly appeared outside our courtyard. Boss, your friends should be careful when going out,” Yu Chen said thoughtfully.
“This was hunted near our inn?” Yan Jin asked with some confusion.
Yu Chen nodded.
“Then we really should be more careful,” Yan Jin said softly, as if speaking to herself, or perhaps to Yu Chen.
After speaking, she took out a square device that looked like a weighing scale and placed the converter in front of Yu Chen.
Yu Chen had not even seen where she had taken it from, nor had he sensed any fluctuation of abilities.