The King of Black Fog

[Name: Little Jade Cauldron]

[Type: Tool]

[Quality: S]

[Special Effect: Alchemy of Elixir Pills]

[Minimum Use Conditions: Player]

[Introduction: A high-ability pill furnace from the future, made of star core and coated with Divine Tree resin, guaranteed not to explode, adjustable size, smart temperature control, temperatures up to 30,000 degrees, 72 fire element skills, smart alchemy, 500-year heat and freshness retention, comes with fifty elixir recipes for free, the success rate of the gifted recipes is 100% (if there is false advertising, one can claim one hundred times compensation)]

[Remark: ...Isn't this just a rice cooker with a recipe book? You don't really think this is some fancy treasure, do you?]

It indeed was treated as a treasure.

The 'Little Jade Cauldron' had three legs and two handles; the introduction said it was made of something called star core, but it looked more like it was made of white jade.

Flawlessly perfect across its entire body, the cauldron bore no designs or inscriptions and emitted a faint white glow.

"Smart alchemy?" Li Qianxia lifted the lid and poured the remaining vegetable juice from the three of them into it all at once.

"What are you doing?" Li Changzhou watched her in astonishment.

Yang Qinglan started laughing and said, "Trying it out is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Could you please not get into mischief with Qian Xia?" Li Changzhou said helplessly.

"Add some snow mountain mineral water." Li Qianxia bit her lower lip, her eyes gleaming, and her expression as excited as a mad scientist performing a human experiment.

After pouring in the snow mountain mineral water and covering it with the lid.

Just as magically as a kettle constantly supplied with snow mountain mineral water, the Little Jade Cauldron also magically did not need any external heating; once the lid was closed, it heated up internally, turning into a piece of red jade.

Three seconds later, a strand of white vapor rose from the lid, and the Little Jade Cauldron returned to its white jade color, the alchemy complete.

"That fast?" Li Qianxia carefully tried touching it with her hand.

The body of the cauldron was not hot at all, still cool to the touch, like a 3090 graphics card that had just played a round of Dou Dizhu, or as if a beautiful woman lay on the bed but then bathed, and the mere thought was over.

It was just that simple and disdained.

Li Qianxia lifted the lid, and inside the Little Jade Cauldron lay a green elixir pill, with no discernible smell, that, when picked up, displayed data in her mind, proving the identity card recognized it as a game item that could be placed in a backpack.

"Unnamed: Vegetable balls, somewhat nutritious, relieves hunger and thirst; beautifies and moisturizes the skin; promotes intestinal movement, improves constipation; prevents diseases like hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia; people of the 21st century who consume this long-term have a certain life-extending effect"

[Remark: Even pigs wouldn't eat! (interview subject: Little Jade Cauldron)]

"Brother, you eat." Li Qianxia, ever the thoughtful little sister, diligently pushed the "Unnamed" into Li Changzhou's palm.

"I'm now seriously doubting, if one day you got brainwashed by a pyramid scheme, the first call to trick someone into joining would be to me."

"That's for sure! We would get rich together! Qing Lan, you'd be second."

"Thank you, no need, I'm very rich." Yang Qinglan declined.

"How rich?" Li Changzhou hurriedly asked.

Yang Qinglan thought for a moment and said, "You can call me Miss."

I like!

This had nothing to do with being pretty or rich or long legs, there was no special reason, just a simple liking for Miss.

"Brother, don't just stand there, eat it quickly." Li Qianxia also considerately poured a cup of snow mountain mineral water for her brother, fearing he might choke if he couldn't swallow it.

Li Changzhou stared at his sister as he put the "Unnamed" into his mouth, like a good brother pretending to be oblivious even though he knew she was trying to harm him.

"Hmm?" Li Changzhou paused to sense it, "It actually tastes pretty good, and there's a warm feeling in my body."

"We can use this as a regular food," Yang Qinglan said, "This cauldron also has a long-term preservation function; just keep the vegetable balls in there."

"Wait!" Li Qianxia raised her hand, her face serious, "Qing Lan, you can't trust my brother easily. There was this one time we went to a barbecue buffet, and to check if the meat was cooked, I gave him a small piece first. He deliberately said it was cooked, making me eat a big bite of half-cooked meat. Tell me, isn't he bad, isn't he selfish?"

"Selfish." Yang Qinglan nodded.

"Qing Lan, don't look at me when you say that; it makes me think you're calling me selfish, haha." Li Qianxia laughed heartily.

Yang Qinglan was noncommittal, her delicate, fair fingers picking up the Little Jade Cauldron, making it unclear whether her hands were made of white jade or the Little Jade Cauldron was made of white jade, both blending perfectly.

She checked the built-in recipes (elixir recipes).

This should have been the first step, but because of Li Qianxia, the spoiled younger sister, a pig-worthy "Unnamed" was concocted first.

While she was checking, Li Qianxia began consoling her brother—not consoling him would make it awkward to trick him next time.

"Brother, that contained vegetable juice left over by Qing Lan, and even though it was heated, you guys have basically indirectly kissed; I gave it to you for this reason. Do you see how good your sister is to you now?"

"I'm very curious now; what exactly is my image in your mind?" Li Changzhou asked.

"I definitely can't let go of Qing Lan's leftover vegetable juice!"

Liking someone doesn't mean turning into a creep—Li Changzhou really wanted to tell his sister this.

But this kind of topic should be stopped there; it's better not to extend it further because otherwise, Li Qianxia could keep him up discussing it until the dorm lights are switched off at night, then demand he treat her to tomorrow's breakfast (from past experience living at school).