On the other side of the room was a door, and she forced her back from the strange smell of dust, wrinkled her nose and quickly walked towards the door.

Something creaked under her boots, and the girl looked down at the broken glass at her feet, knelt down to examine a fragment, lifted it to the light of the window, and recognized the frosted glass as theirs, a crystal bottle made by her and Jubilee.

Lin Meng continued to look around, and the faintly glowing potion was stacked in the corner of a table behind it, covered with a layer of tarpaulin. Her own little soul potion, a little antidote. Has Donata been trying to figure out how they are made? She swallowed, put the potion back on the floor, and walked to the door, carefully pulling it open, slowly poking her head into the stairs behind it, listening to everything coming from above.

But there was no one inside, and Lin Meng quietly climbed the stairs.

Careful not to go near the window, she checked the back room of the alchemist's shop again, but was still not quite sure what she was doing or what she was looking for. Is she breaking the law? If she is caught, who knows what kind of punishment they will have for the thieves of this world? Jubilee more or less told her about Donata's fate, so......

The girl looked around the dark space.

So why is she here? What is she looking for?

She wasn't sure, but the lack of purpose didn't change her mind, and she kept going. It just feels like she's doing the right thing.

There seems to be something...... Her eyes scanned the dark room behind the storefront.

It was as if something was whispering to her in the dark, telling her in a language she couldn't quite hear but still understood. 'Look! Check it out! See for yourself! '

The wood of the staircase creaked, and she walked to the next floor, pushed open the door, revealing a bedroom with bookshelves on every wall except for the windows facing the street outside. Potted plants fill every nook and cranny with their leaves hanging low.

"They're just thirsty!" Lin Meng whispered to herself and walked into the bedroom. In the center, opposite the door is a single bed, obscured by a curtain. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the bed was empty. But something caught her eye. The dim light that snaked from the bedroom window to her side, striking at the blanket at just the right angle, made it shimmer slightly. She walked slowly to it, picked it up, took it out of the blanket that covered it, and lifted it out into the light.

Lin Meng looked at the prismatic crystal in her hand, and the reflection in the shade also looked back at her.

With a "bang" the crystal shattered, she screamed, took a step back as the crystal shard fell to the floor, and decided to leave immediately, her curiosity was satisfied, and she had now witnessed it with her own eyes.

"It's already taken care of......" Lin Meng muttered to herself, she left the dark room and sneaked back downstairs, crawling out of the basement window. At one point, she even considered watering the plants in her bedroom, or even taking them home. But what if someone comes back tomorrow and sees someone coming? What if someone finds out that she has been there? It's too dangerous.

She hurried through the crowd and towards the store. The smile returned to her face, erasing the look of fear from her eyes and lips as she saw several people walking past with their store's tote bags.

"It took you so long!" She was greeted by the roar of the Jubilee.

Lin Meng smiled meekly and lied, "I'm sorry...... I'm lost. ”

"That's ...... That's a straight path! Jubilee crossed his hands on his hips, tilted his head and said speechlessly.

Lin Meng didn't respond, just looked away.

Jubilee sighed and didn't continue to ask: "Come back early next time!" I heard some movement in your room upstairs and I think your mattress has been delivered. ”

Lin Meng looked at him curiously: "What do you think?" Are you not sure? Didn't you see the delivery? ”

Jubilee waved her upstairs to take a look: "If you look at them, those mannequins don't work." ”

The girl rubbed her arm. "They look a little creepy......"

Lin Meng looked down at the Jubilee, suddenly noticed something and said in surprise: "Jubilee!" I just found out that your mask makes you look like you have a model face too! ”

Jubilee glared at her through the gap in the wooden mask: "Are you going to find fault?" I'll tie a bell around your neck and sell you to a dairy farm. ”

Lin Meng pouted angrily: "It's so shameless! ”

"You started!" Jubilee snapped.

After coming over for a while, Lin Meng's anger disappeared a little: "Don't be angry!" I'm just kidding! By the way......" She opened the bag and took out the cake: "Look at the delicious food I bought!" If you want to... If you eat together! ”

Jubilee responded angrily: "Of course." Of course I want to eat! The two stood there awkwardly for a moment. Jubilee cleared his throat and broke the calm first: "But first, we have a new business opportunity. ”

"Huh?" The empty shops have a new look. "Really?"

"yes, look at this!" Jubilee grunted as he lifted a sword from under the counter that was fairly simple in workmanship but looked heavy. Lin Meng looked at it, staring at the edge of the sword. There were obvious scars and abrasions, and even a broken scar running through the top of it, but she felt a little déjà vu.

"Broken Sword?" She asked about the Jubilee. Jubilee nodded in response.

"yes, a huge orc ran here crying and threw his sword on the counter!" The corners of Xi Nian's mouth twitched a little, and then he said to Lin Meng: "There is also a chicken...... Priestess ......"

Lin Meng pretended not to know what Jubilee was talking about: "Huh? Is that so? It's weird! ”

"Apparently he wants you to fix this. I told him to go to the weaponsmith on the side of the road, but ......" Jubilee shook his head," he insisted...... Let you repair! Jubilee stretched out his hand and pointed to the sword: "You are also an official repairman now." ”

Lin Meng's eyes looked at the sword: "But I don't know how to cultivate the sword." ”

Jubilee shrugged his shoulders indifferently: "You're a craftsman, think of a way, stupid." They all paid in advance, even though the priestess wasn't happy about it! Jubilee said firmly: "So we have an obligation now." We aim that refunds are not possible. ”

Lin Meng looked at this dilapidated weapon with some embarrassment.

Jubilee continued to bewitch and say, "Look, we need to diversify. We can't just sell potions, daggers and trinkets......"

"And the crystal chicken! Hee-hee! Lin Meng added mischievously.

Jubilee rolled his eyes: "We need to diversify the variety, otherwise our customers will be running out quickly!" Jubilee explained, "They will soon be back to replenish more soul potions, but we can't rely on those alone. Repair items may also be a steady source of income, especially since we are the first stop outside the dungeon. ”

Lin Meng tried to lift the sword off the counter, but was unsuccessful: "It's too heavy~"

"Just a sword?" Jubilee crossed his arms: "Listen, I want you to fix it." ”

Lin Meng pouted, "What do I want?" Am I the captain of our team? ”

Jubilee tilted his head and looked at her curiously: "Then what does our leader want!" There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

The girl looked around the empty shop, her gaze swept over the sword in turn, then the Jubilee, then the cake on the counter. Lin Meng sighed, she couldn't open her heart and directly tell the strong feeling in her heart about the Jubilee. But she laughed again. What is she afraid of? It's just a process, another step towards her new life, and these will always come together slowly, little by little, little by little.

"Okay! I will do my best! She nodded firmly.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

Lin Meng struck the sword with a small metal hammer, without any purpose, and the truth was that she didn't know what to do.

"Ding, ding, ding!"

She was a little frustrated. How is she going to repair her sword? She had never done anything like this in her life, except for the few artisan illustrated books she used to make some necklace chains. But none of that helped her now. Can a craftsman carry out repairs on such equipment?

"Dingding!"

She sighed and hung her shoulders as she looked at the sword lying in front of her. Not a single ray of sunlight came in through the window because it was the middle of the night. Only her potions, lined up on either side of the countertop, filled the room with a faint faint light, enough for her to be able to "work" now, and so far she could only sigh and lazily tap the sword with her hammer, just as she thought. She didn't even know why she was hitting with a hammer. Isn't that how blacksmiths forge swords? They hit them with hammers. But...

She looked down at the sword, believing that it had to reach a certain heat to bend the metal. There's no way she can do that, though. Lin Meng rubbed the back of her head and finally put the hammer back on the counter.

Jubilee had already gone to bed, she sat downstairs alone, her fingers sliding over the edge of the sword, looking down at the counter, and finally Lin Meng picked up her magic book and put the wet magic book on her lap. It was uncomfortable because her robes were all wet.

Her fingers fluttered between the pages. Didn't you say that moonwater could enchant weapons? Or bless them? Or something like that? Maybe that means there's something else here? Some...

Her eyes narrowed as her fingers flipped between the damp pages, as if she knew where to turn, even if she didn't realize it herself. Lin Meng's hand stopped, and her finger pointed to the title of a page, as if to show herself.

"The Peak of Rebirth......" the girl muttered to herself, looking down at the page. The wet ink shows an image of a single cauldron resting on a pile of dead wood. Strange vapors rise from the picture, and the hazy mist forms a sickly image resembling a rising soul, which merges above the opening. Inside the cauldron sits a skeleton, one arm in its arms, and the other hand holding up a finger in front of its mouth, as if to shut up the reader.

"The god that can come back to life......" Lin Meng pursed her lips and looked at the skeleton: "This seems a bit scary!" ”

She raised a hand in fear and scratched her cheek. But how does that help her? She wants to cultivate swords, not necromancy. Apart from...

She looked at the skeleton, and the other looked at her...... Her eyes scanned the page, reading the damp handwriting.

Peak of Rebirth:

A magic tripod that brings the dead back to life.

1) On the next moonless night, place the body of the deceased into a large tripod filled with moon water

2) Add the second branch of the tree

3) Channel your energy to activate the tripod

Once activated, the Dading will continue to work until it is emptied or as long as the sunlight does not reach the surface of the water.

Lin Meng tilted her head curiously. Is that all? It seems easy to resurrect the dead. She wondered how the church would feel about it. Probably not very good. Her eyes narrowed, and her suspicions about these things grew as she spent time here. She flipped through the web pages for clues, but most of the text was smudged and blurred. Only a few words remained.

He was only partially resurrected! ’

'His eyes were taken away!' ’

'No tongue!' ’

She sighed and slammed the book shut. It seems like a bad plan. Even she could see so much. Her gaze wandered over the sword. Besides, what's the use of putting a sword in such an ominous tripod? Does repairing a broken sword count as a resurrection?

It's just a sword. It's not like it has eyes or tongue...... But there's a reason why she's subconsciously flipping to this page, right? Are you trying to lead her astray? Lin Meng thought as he tapped his chin with wet fingers.

"Is it possible?" She muttered to herself in confusion.

No, so far, she's doing well. She has a friend and a home. All things considered, as far as she could see, everything went well. Her eyes were raised to the window. Tonight is a moonless night...... It's a lucky coincidence.

Maybe...

Lin Meng got up.

Maybe she just needs a little faith. "Besides......" she muttered, a smile on her tired face, thinking about what the Jubilee would have complimented her when he came down in the morning and saw that she had successfully repaired her sword. He would be very happy, and the thought of that would make her happier than anything else. Friendship is complicated and troublesome, but Lin Meng decides to put in more time and energy.

She hummed the song and got to work, gathering everything she needed. She will do everything she can to make it better.

her friendships, her life, her home; She will do everything she can to make everything better. This time...... This time she'll do it right. She won't waste any chances. While humming a song, I couldn't help but notice the sound of trickling water coming from the plaza outside, which was a somewhat vague and strange sound.

She began her work, preparing for the ceremony.

A few hours later, morning came.

"You did it?!" Jubilee looked at the sword, checking back and forth on the counter. "I really didn't expect you to do it. I only hope you take this opportunity to learn new things. How did you do that? He asked incredulously, then looked back at Lin Meng, who was standing there, looking at her tired but happy eyes.

Lin Meng blinked, raised a finger and pretended to be mysterious: "I used the power of our friendship!" ”

“… What? Jubilee asked, puzzled.

Lin Meng cleared her throat and lowered her voice: "Actually...... It's just some ...... Witchcraft. ”

Jubilee narrowed his eyes and looked up at her: "Okay." I don't want to know, and I don't want to say that here. ”

He looked at the sword and held it up at a slight angle: "Can you do it again?" ”

Lin Meng touched his chin and looked at the large pot of water behind the counter, covered with a cloth. It's not like the tripod in the book, but it'...... Well, it's all for stuff anyway, right? It makes no difference. The whole sword can't fit in, only the tip of the sword can be put down. But apparently this is enough to "count".

"It should be like this, but don't take the cloth off, uh......" Lin Meng fidgeted nervously: "And you can't touch the water!" ”

Jubilee looked at her suspiciously: "What stupid thing have you done again?" Lin Meng straightened up and raised his hands in denial.

Jubilee sighed: "No! I don't care. I don't want to know! Can you fix other things too? Armour? Clothes? How much did it cost? ”

Lin Meng shrugged: "It didn't cost anything. Only moon water was used. ”

"It's damn moon water again......" Jubilee complained, "and one day we're going to be unlucky for it." I have a hunch. But for now, we still need it! They looked back at her and lowered their swords: "You did a good job, you worked hard!" I was really impressed. ”

A hint of warmth flowed through Lin Meng's face, and her hands clenched excitedly with the long-awaited praise. She staggered forward, but stopped and said timidly, "Can I hug you?" ”

Jubilee crossed his hands on his hips and leaned forward: "You look at it yourself, if you want to lie in bed for a day tomorrow?" ”

Lin Meng pursed her lips: "That's not good, right?" ”

"Huh!" Jubilee walks to the pantry. Lin Meng looked down at the pot behind the counter and tried to lift it up. It's better to put it upstairs so that no one can get close to it. Moonwater has a strange color after she activates the spell, and it feels uncomfortable to be around people.

"Can I put this in another room?"

"No!" Before he finished speaking, he rushed forward. Lin Meng stared at his resolute gaze curiously, and the two were silent in place for a while.

Jubilee turned away: "Just put it in the pantry or in your room." ”

The girl sighed and walked up the stairs with a heavy pot of water to her room. She didn't want to leave it in the pantry, Jubilee might accidentally touch it. Lin Meng couldn't help but stare at the doors that she had never tried to open, shook her head, and returned to her room.

That's not what she's supposed to ask.

Back downstairs a moment later, she had a new idea and pulled out a bottle of pure moon water from the pantry.

"Jubilee! I have a great idea~ She ran past him with the bottle, rushed down the stairs, and said excitedly.

"What are you doing? Open the door in five minutes, don't make a fuss! Jubilee shouted after her.

"I won't!"

Lin Meng stared at the sword on the counter and the moonwater of the full moon in her hand. She certainly doesn't curse orc weapons. But the moon water is free. Maybe she could do something extra for him? He was a great person, and he was their first customer in this new business area. It is also important to note that he had a fellow priestess. Everything they do to gain the favor of the church is valuable and will only help their cause in the long run.

"It's great to have friends at the top!" Lin Meng explained to Jubilee.

"Huh? What nonsense are you talking about? ”

The girl opened the cap of the moon water bottle and flowed down the sword that was placed on the counter.

"What are you doing? Don't get everything wet, you idiot! Jubilee patted her and walked up to her.

"Moonwater!" Lin Meng put down the bottle and put his hand on the sword.

A dim light escaped from her fingers, and the Jubilee let out an exasperated scream and quickly turned to the window in front of the store. Thank goodness no one paid attention here.

"Can't be here! Not during the day! A sucker! ”

The light shrouded the sword, and the water condensed on the surface of the sword body soaked into the metal, like a spring rain sinking into the thirsty earth, refining it and nourishing it.

[Moon Water Blessing] {Sacred}

The sword is blessed by the Holy Light, and the damage dealt is increased by an additional 10% as holy damage.

"Shall I me?"

Lin Meng raised a finger and explained to Jubilee with a smile: "Moon water! ”

"You really shouldn't drink that much!" Lin Meng looked at the cardinal wizard who had returned again, and was a little annoyed in his heart. The wizard tilted his head curiously, looked down at the potion, and shrugged.

"Why? Is there anything wrong with them? ”

"I ...... No. I just ......" Lin Meng scratched her cheek, "I don't know, are you sure you should drink five bottles a day?" ”

The wizard waved his hand to show that it didn't matter: "It's okay! Besides, I still need soul points to go to the dungeon to make a living. ”

Lin Meng thought for a while: "Didn't you spend all the money you earned on potions, did you......?" ”

"Oops!" She screamed in pain as a small boot stepped on her toes.

"We are very grateful, that's why my idiot friend has so many words!" While smiling, Xi Nian pushed Lin Meng next to him with his elbow, then snatched the coin from the counter and said, "Do you need a bag?" ”

"Alright then!" The wizard was a little confused.

Lin Meng thought for a while and said, "Huh? You didn't just buy one recently! Oops! The girl who was kicked by Jubilee took a step back from the counter: "It hurts! ”

"Here you go, your potion."

"Thank you! See you tomorrow! The wizard waved away as he spoke.

Lin Meng frowned and looked down at Jubilee, who was also frowning at her. "We want to open a store here to make money, do you have any questions?"

"But that doesn't mean we don't need to live up to professional ethics!" She argued. "What if it's dangerous to drink that much? Or what if they're addicted? Lin Meng rubbed her legs and said angrily.

Jubilee put his hand on his ass and said angrily: "That's none of our business at all, everyone is an adult and should be responsible for their own actions." If you want to be moral, you should be a priestess, you idiot! ”

A voice rang out from the front of the store's counter. Both of them turned their heads to look at the woman in white standing there at the same time. It was the priestess, but today her orc friend did not come.