208: Haven't you ever doubted it?

However, after hearing the content of his words, Wang Yi's expression immediately became serious: "No, we were so dazzled by the things in the VIP carriage at the time that we couldn't choose, so we didn't try the microwave oven."

Gu Mingzhu quickly understood the meaning of Xiao Shen's words, and her curiosity about that microwave oven immediately overshadowed her curiosity about Xiao Shen himself: "You tried it? How was it?"

Xiao Shen sighed and shook his head, saying, "We didn't get anything from trying it, and we wasted a spirit stone."

Wang Yi and the other three: ???

It wasn't until Xiao Shen recounted his recent experience that they all showed expressions of sudden understanding.

Then they mercilessly began to complain about the green train, that unscrupulous merchant.

"This is too much of a scam. They deliberately didn't explain the usage and dosage clearly, and refining two pieces of stone actually requires spirit stones." Feng Zhi was the biggest miser; he couldn't stand losing even one spirit stone.

"Not only did it take a spirit stone, but it didn't even refine the stones. That's the most scammy part." Ge Yunying valued cost-effectiveness.

Gu Mingzhu then said, "If that's the case, what's the point of this microwave oven?"

"Since it says 'refine', does that mean we have to put in items that can be refined?" Wang Yi pondered for a while, realized the problem, and muttered softly.

"What did you say?" Xiao Shen didn't hear clearly.

Wang Yi repeated it, but he wasn't very sure, so he didn't sound particularly confident: "You said the subtitle showed 'refine', so I was wondering if we could try putting in items that can be refined."

"Hiss... we could try it, but..." Xiao Shen was a little hesitant.

"But what?" Wang Yi pressed.

"But the spirit stones spent might also be a lot." This was Xiao Shen's own deduction; after all, he had just put in two pieces of stone and still needed to pay a low-grade spirit stones.

"That makes sense, but we have to try it." Wang Yi wasn't short on money, so he thought it was feasible.

The people from the two small teams talked for a while and then separated.

Wang Yi's group was heading into the Wall, so Ge Yunying went home first, leaving the three of them to go to 155 Fortress together.

Gu Mingzhu was very curious about Xiao Shen, so she asked Wang Yi, "Do you know what Xiao Shen's current level is?"

Wang Yi was startled, because that question really stumped him.

"I don't know." Wang Yi shook his head and said, "I haven't even seen him fight fierce beasts with my own eyes. Every time we met, either we were both getting on the train, or both getting off, or one was getting on and the other off. We never fought."

Gu Mingzhu became even more excited after hearing this: "Haven't you ever been suspicious? It was rumored that his cultivation was abolished, and he disappeared without a trace, but now he's thriving in the forest."

"Now that you mention it, it really is..."

Wang Yi had never thought about it that way, mainly because he didn't even know Xiao Shen's name before!

He also didn't know that this Xiao Shen was that Xiao Shen.

"To be honest, when it was widely rumored in the Wall that he was only seventeen or eighteen years old and had already reached an astonishing Level Seven martial artist, I was jealous of him when I heard it." Gu Mingzhu clicked her tongue twice and said.

"You? You can be jealous of others?" Wang Yi really hadn't expected it.

"Why not?" Gu Mingzhu tilted her head and said, "Because I had the backing of the City Lord's Mansion and so many cultivation resources, I was only a Level Four martial artist at the time. But Xiao Shen was able to reach Level Seven with fewer cultivation resources than me. It's no wonder everyone said he was a genius."

"If you put it that way... you're right." Wang Yi thought for a moment, if it were him, he would also be jealous of Xiao Shen.

It's just that at that time, he was busy with cultivation and training, oblivious to everything else, only hearing that Xiao Shen was a genius, and he didn't think much about anything else.

Feng Zhi wouldn't feel jealous at all, because that person and he were completely from two different worlds. One was Level Seven at seventeen or eighteen, while the other was only Level Three or Four at twenty, and that was only because he ate the pills on the train to reach Level Four. There was simply no comparison.

Let alone Xiao Shen, even Wang Yi, he couldn't compare.

He could only compare with people like Ning Shujie, where he was not as good as the best but better than the worst, and there was nothing wrong with that.

Anyway, Feng Zhi felt very content, but he still couldn't help but secretly curl up in the middle of the night.

"He must have had some kind of fortuitous encounter after leaving the Wall, otherwise, he wouldn't have survived until now after his cultivation was taken away." Gu Mingzhu said with certainty.

Wang Yi, however, laughed: "Isn't what you're saying nonsense? His fortuitous encounter is the same as ours, it's the green train!"

Gu Mingzhu's eyes widened: "Ah, indeed."

The green train was indeed their biggest fortuitous encounter.

If Xiao Shen encountered the green train right after he disappeared from the Wall, then it was indeed possible that the green train restored his cultivation.

"Do you think his cultivation has returned to its previous level?" Gu Mingzhu had a new question.

"I don't know." Wang Yi spoke truthfully; he really didn't know.

Gu Mingzhu blinked, thinking, should she try to test Xiao Shen next time?

After all, he was once a genius in 155 Fortress. Fighting a genius should allow her to learn a lot, right?

...At this moment, Xiao Shen was not aware of the seriousness of the situation. Only those familiar with Gu Mingzhu knew her fearless personality; Xiao Shen didn't have many impressions of her.

All he was thinking about now was the microwave oven on the green train.

If the microwave oven couldn't refine stones, could it refine rare ores?

The more Xiao Shen thought about it, the more he felt it was possible, so after returning home, he didn't stay long before rushing to the guild.

Old He was setting up a stall in the guild's market today. He was old and well-informed, so if Xiao Shen wanted to find rare ores, he probably had to ask him.

So, Old He, who was cooling off under a big tree behind his stall, soon heard Xiao Shen's boisterous voice:

"Old man, wake up, don't sleep anymore, I have something to ask you."

Xiao Shen was not at all reserved. Although they had only known each other for less than a few months, they were truly like bosom friends despite the age gap, and they didn't need to be so cautious when speaking.

"Ouch! You rascal, why are you always so impetuous?"

Old He was originally lying on a lounge chair, with a palm fan covering his face, sleeping. But as soon as Xiao Shen arrived, he woke him up, and in his haste, the palm fan fell to the ground.

Xiao Shen quickly picked it up for him, then chuckled and leaned closer to Old He, saying, "Old man, I want to ask you, where can I buy rare ores around here?"

"Clatter."

The palm fan, which Xiao Shen had just picked up and handed to Old He, once again fell to the ground.

"Why are you asking about this?" Old He stared intently at Xiao Shen and asked.