My carefree life in space

Chapter 177 Spirit Stones and Energy Stones

"What, even you look down on me?" Lisa was somewhat unconvinced. As far as she knew, the Jin Yuan people weren't very strong.

She only thought of competing with Mo Ze because she saw his extraordinary temperament, since he didn't seem that weak.

“We don’t mean to look down on you, it’s just that Mo Ze never competes with girls.” Lin Shushu quickly smoothed things over, “How about I spar with you another day?”

"You?" Lisa looked Lin Shushu up and down suspiciously. So petite, could she withstand a punch from her?

Lin Shushu knew she was being looked down upon, but she didn't care; it wasn't wise for them to be too high-profile right now. She only said that because she was certain Lisa wouldn't agree to her proposal.

Sure enough, Lisa waved her hand, "No, how could I bully you? If he doesn't want to, then so be it."

She took out four more spirit stones from her spatial storage and placed them in Lin Shushu's hand, along with the previous one. "Fine, I don't need you to agree to any conditions. Consider this a loan. Remember to pay me back later."

While Lin Shushu was still in a daze, she had already walked away gracefully.

This girl is quite generous. They've only met for the first time today, and she's already willing to lend them spirit stones without even mentioning any conditions. Isn't she afraid they'll run away?

She was right; Lisa wasn't afraid they'd run away. In the Olay Empire, the Jin Yuan people were very few in number, so finding them wouldn't be difficult. Of course, that was assuming Lisa didn't know the two men's strength.

The two didn't look for anywhere else and immediately checked into the hotel. The spirit stones Lisa gave them were low-grade spirit stones; five of them were just enough for five days' room rate, which also included meals.

After entering the room and making sure there was no surveillance, the two exchanged views on what they had seen and heard that day.

"If Lisa doesn't have any spiritual energy fluctuations, then what do they need spirit stones for?" This was something Lin Shushu found very puzzling.

The Olay Empire uses spirit stones as currency, so they must know their value. But why isn't it reflected in cultivation levels? Are their spirit stones not used to enhance cultivation?

“When she mentioned spirit stones, she said ‘energy stones,’ which means they use spirit stones as ordinary minerals,” Mo Ze said, offering his guess.

But there are many kinds of minerals that can be used as energy, so why did spirit stones become the currency of the Olay Empire? If there is nothing special about them, why is their status so important?

"If we stay a few more days, we'll eventually figure out the key," Lin Shushu said confidently.

They still owe Lisa spirit stones, and they'll have plenty of opportunities to spend time together in the future, so they can ask her for information then.

At this time, they were unaware that the Olay Empire possessed highly advanced alchemy skills, and spirit stones were extremely precious alchemical materials. Energy liquids refined from spirit stones could instantly replenish the energy consumed by the human body and simultaneously repair bodily damage.

The Olay Empire reveres military might, so its demand for spirit stones is naturally high, making them increasingly precious and even used as a form of currency.

Speaking of this, we must mention the cultivation system of the Olay Empire.

The people here cultivate supernatural abilities, and it can be determined what kind of supernatural ability they possess from the day they are born.

Their method of increasing their superpowers is to absorb energy extracted from ores of the same type. Once absorbed into their bodies, this energy is transformed into their own power, thereby improving their physical fitness and enhancing their combat abilities.

Unfortunately, this ability to extract energy from ore is possessed only by Energy Masters. Therefore, Energy Masters hold an extremely high status in the Olay Empire and are respected by everyone.

Before the discovery of spirit stones, when their energy was depleted, they could only replenish it using the energy of ores of the same attribute, which was quite limiting.

By chance, an energy master discovered a mineral called spirit stone. He tried to extract energy from it and surprisingly succeeded. However, spirit stone itself does not possess any properties, so he initially did not know who to give it to.

He gave the energy liquid extracted from the spirit stone to a friend with metal-type superpowers.

This friend accidentally ingested this energy liquid after running out of energy, and to his surprise, it worked very well. Not only did his energy return to full, but his injuries also improved significantly, so he asked him to buy it.

The energy master then realized that the spirit stone energy liquid could actually replenish metal-type abilities. He suddenly had a thought: could ability users of other attributes also use it?

As it turned out, his idea was correct. From then on, spirit stone energy liquid became the most precious energy liquid. Spirit stones were also given the name "energy stone," since they can be described as possessing all attributes, and naturally deserve this name.

Because they were so precious, spirit stones, also known as energy stones, later became the common currency of the Olay Empire.

In fact, if the people of the Olay Empire take spirit stone energy liquid, they can convert it into spiritual power for direct use if the conditions are met. However, they do not have this concept and only regard it as a supplement to the energy of various minerals.

More importantly, they lack the corresponding cultivation techniques, so they have yet to discover the true function of spirit stones.

Lin Shushu and her companion were unaware of the reasons behind this, but it was only a matter of time.

Meanwhile, Lisa returned home and, upon finding her brother there, excitedly recounted her encounter with Lin Shushu and her brother that day.

"Jin Yuanren? Are you trying to challenge him again?" Lisa's brother, Kyle, interrupted her. He knew his sister's temperament all too well.

Lisa was a little embarrassed that her intentions had been exposed, but her excitement remained.

"Brother, I have a feeling that I might really be no match for them."

That's strange. Kyle had also met the Jin Yuan people, and they weren't very strong, so he always thought that the Jin Yuan people were no match for the people of their Olai Empire.

As for his younger sister, although he always belittled her because he was afraid she would take risks with him, she was actually quite capable, definitely stronger than Jin Yuanren, whom he had met.

Now that she's saying she might not be able to beat those two, he can't help but be curious.

"You even lent them energy stones, aren't you afraid they won't be able to pay them back?"

"This... no way, at most we'll have them work with you to pay off the debt. Besides, even if they really can't pay it off, it's no big deal, it's only a few pills anyway," Lisa said nonchalantly.

“Are you going to see them tomorrow? I’ll go with you,” Kyle said.

"Brother, isn't that unnecessary? It's just a few energy stones. You don't need to come knocking on our door."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Am I going to fight?" Kyle tapped his sister on the forehead and said irritably.

His sister's words piqued his interest, and he wanted to see what kind of people those two were.

He didn't know that even though he was now swearing that he wasn't going to fight, once he got there, his belligerent nature would be instantly ignited, and he would be the one challenging others to a fight.