Oh no! Seven kids at the start, all yellow and skinny.

Chapter 115, Room 44

Yunyi reasonably suspected that Sixteen's IQ had dropped drastically since he turned into a monkey. She had a feeling that there must be minerals here as soon as she arrived, but she didn't know the specifics without exploring. Now that Sixteen was telling her there were minerals, wasn't that... a case of belated realization?

Sixteen realized he might have said something pointless and quickly added, "Boss, I know you already knew, but you probably don't know what kind of mine it is."

Yunyi's expression immediately turned serious. There are only a few things that can cause Sixteen to have energy fluctuations, such as gold and silver, or jade.

In the past, even in the interstellar era, none of the so-called energy stones in the three thousand small worlds could cause it to fluctuate, except for these three things.

Therefore, the ore below White Tiger Mountain should consist of these three types.

Sixteen knew that Yunyi had already thought of it, and then became a little smug. Although it was a monkey, it was still very useful.

"Let's go, come with me to White Tiger Mountain." Yunyi put down her brush, got up to prepare her tools, then called Lao Quan, said goodbye to her family, and went out.

"Stepmother, why are you going out again?" It was during recess, and Er Ya chased after her.

"If I don't go out, what will you eat and drink?" Yunyi checked the contents of her basket, then looked up at Erya. "Not to mention studying." She paused, then added, "You're the eldest sister. When I'm not home, you have to take care of your younger siblings. If they misbehave, you can spank them."

Er Ya opened her mouth, but ultimately said nothing, only nodding.

"I'll be back soon." Yunyi patted Er Ya's head and then let out a whoosh.

Little White and Little Black ran over side by side.

Yunyi and Lao Quan mounted their horses and rode straight towards White Tiger Mountain.

Xiao Bai and Xiao Hei are wild horses from Baihu Mountain, so they are quite familiar with this place.

Sixteen squatted on Little White's head to give directions.

Little White was actually very unwilling, but it had no choice. It couldn't do anything about this wretched monkey and could only let it bully it.

They soon arrived at the valley where Xiaobai and Xiaohei had been. Further in, the horses could no longer move around, so Yunyi and Lao Quan dismounted and followed Shiliu on foot to climb.

Just as she was climbing, the crackling sound echoed intermittently in Yunyi's mind again.

As the crackling sound in everyone's minds continued, Yunyi stopped and closed her eyes to sense the system and her surroundings.

Old Quan didn't know what Yunyi was doing, but he didn't ask. He just carefully guarded her from the side.

Suddenly, Yunyi opened her eyes with a faint smile on her lips, because she could sense the space, but unfortunately, she didn't have enough energy to open it for the time being.

"Boss, there should be a gold mine down there." Sixteen bounced around, then stopped on a hillside to the left. "But I can't scan it right now."

Yunyi then squatted down to examine the vegetation on the hillside.

Various minerals often have associated minerals or associated plants, and there are many carnations on this hillside, also known as Luoyang flowers. These are associated plants of gold mines.

In my previous life, during the modern era, there were reports that this thing grew all around the gold mines in the Jiaodong region.

"The gold content here is quite high." Yunyi straightened up.

"So, boss, we're rich now?"

"What's so 'developed' about? Don't you know that in feudal society, these kinds of mines belonged to the imperial court? And do you think mining gold is like digging for cabbages?"

Sixteen fell silent. Indeed, it was true. Gold mines weren't just about digging out the ore; they had to be refined. And if the imperial court found out, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family.

How will you absorb energy here?

Sixteen scratched the monkey's head, but it didn't know either.

Yunyi sighed helplessly: "Then why don't you come here more often when you have free time? Maybe one day..."

Just then, Sixteen suddenly started convulsing and collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

[Sixteen?] Yunyi was startled and quickly picked it up, but then quickly let go, because the monkey was covered in electric current.

Old Quan looked on with surprise, but seeing that Yun Yi didn't seem inclined to explain, he didn't ask.

Yunyi didn't speak, only looked at Sixteen, then felt a crackling sound in her mind. After a long while, the monkey finally stopped twitching, and Sixteen's voice appeared in her mind again: "[Boss, I'm back.]"

Yunyi's lips curled into a smile. Ignoring Sixteen, she began to explore the space in her mind.

She has collected too many things in her three thousand small worlds. Even if she only has one-tenth of the space left now, the amount is still astonishing.

It's estimated that rebuilding a great Zhou Dynasty would be possible.

However, she was dumbfounded when she opened the space.

[Sixteen, can you explain this to me?]

Sixteen also checked the space and was dumbfounded when he saw the empty, square room.

My once boundless space has now been reduced to a mere 30-square-meter one-bedroom apartment? And they won't even give me a kitchen, bathroom, or living room?!

Sixteen chuckled awkwardly twice: "Boss, I guess it's because the previous space was a mission space, but now you're not a mission anymore, so… Boss, you see, something's better than nothing, right? You didn't even need me before and you were doing just fine, now with this, it's like icing on the cake."

Yunyi took a deep breath. What else could she do? It was better to have something than nothing. This was the only room she had... It would be enough to carry some valuables with her.

"And boss, this isn't 30 square meters, it's 60 square meters!" Sixteen chuckled. "Besides, now that my energy's back, I can give you a little something."

【what gift? 】

Look.

Then, Yunyi saw a potted plant in the corner of the space, but it only had two leaves.

【What is this thing?】Yunyi thought she was very knowledgeable, but she still couldn't recognize what kind of creature it was.

【Spirit Leaf】

【what? 】

[This is something I stole from the main system. Some transmigrator spaces have spiritual springs, which are actually produced by this thing. But whether this thing can produce spiritual springs depends on fate.]

[That's like saying nothing at all.] Yunyi rubbed her forehead, then picked up the unconscious monkey and called Lao Quan to return home.

"Girl, this monkey..."

"It's alright." Yunyi shook her head. "Uncle Quan, remember this place. There's a gold mine down here."

Old Quan gasped: "A gold mine?"

"Hmm." Yunyi nodded. "It's a very large gold mine." She paused for a moment, then said, "After we go down the mountain, go ask the village chief what procedures are needed to buy the mountain and how much it would cost."