Chapter 168: A Bumper Harvest

Watching the cave entrance slowly vanish, a trace of a smile appeared on Liu Zong's face. He knew his mission was complete, and Dorothy's pair of silver shoes was firmly within his grasp.

At that very moment, Liu Zong noticed that the Gummy Bear King, which had devoured the entire corpse mountain of gummy bears, had shrunk into a compact, black gummy ball.

[Gloomy Sweet Vein]
[Quality: Lv3 (Pale Gold)]
[Size: Miniature (0/5)]
[Usage: Herb Garden, Farm, Mine, etc.]
[Yield: Level cap Lv3, Quality cap Purple, comes with attributes such as Undead, Moonlight, Candy, Undying, etc.]

Upon obtaining this black gummy ball, Liu Zong was slightly stunned. He had originally come to this miniature realm for the silver shoes, and this black gummy ball was an entirely unexpected bonus.

An item with vein attributes was actually quite a rare find. In Eastern terminology, this was equivalent to a dragon vein, spiritual vein, or mineral vein. As long as it was placed into a corresponding spatial domain, it would automatically generate a vein.

For example, Liu Zong's father possessed a mine-type space domain. Placing this vein inside it would automatically generate a Lv3-tier mineral vein, which, depending on its size, would feature five extraction nodes that refreshed automatically every day.

The extracted minerals would have a level cap of Lv3 and a quality cap of purple. Their attributes would be things like Undead-infused ores or Candy-infused ores—rare attributes that fetched high prices on the market.

It could be said that such a miniature vein was definitely an heirloom-grade treasure for a Lv1 player, commanding extremely high market prices. Dorothy family's miniature world was likely formed gradually through such veins passed down from generation to generation.

Liu Zong's Mosasaurus happened to need a vein. He had originally planned to have people inquire if anyone had one for sale, and his requirements weren't high—a miniature Lv3 purple one would do. Getting his hands on this one now saved him a lot of trouble.

Riding the little train back to the surface of the Gummy Bear Colosseum, Liu Zong caught sight of the golden armor receding. In the blink of an eye, Bai Qi had returned to his original form, holding his trident and asking with a smile, "Is everything handled?"

Liu Zong was about to speak when he noticed that the entire Gummy Bear Colosseum had been half-destroyed, a testament to just how perilous the recent battle had been. Thus, he didn't exaggerate his battle achievements, merely nodding and saying, "It's all taken care of. We can go back and collect our reward now."

As they spoke, they suddenly felt the ground tremor, and the shattered Gummy Bear Colosseum began rushing in a specific direction.

Liu Zong glanced toward that direction and realized it was the way the Yellow Brick Road came from. It seemed the Gummy Bear Colosseum was originally part of the miniature world, only to be dragged outside. Now that the force pulling it here had vanished, the colosseum was naturally returning to the miniature world.

At this point, Liu Zong no longer needed to rush back to the miniature world immediately. He had time to sit down on the ground and sort through the three items dropped by Caesar Bear.

That was right, three items. Compared to the previous four bosses, Caesar Bear clearly possessed the foundation of a major boss, dropping three items upon death, one of which was purple.

This purple item was the scepter Caesar Bear had wielded earlier. Of course, the previous scepter had been made from the Gummy Bear King's right hand, whereas this one was not. Instead, it was pieced together from candy and honey, rendering the entire scepter a golden, translucent color resembling honey.

At the top of the scepter was a tiger head with a red background and green patterns, biting down on a crimson-red hard fruit candy. At the bottom was a white rhinoceros head, its purple horn intentionally magnified, making it look quite eccentric.

A blue-and-yellow-striped golden banded snake coiled around the middle of the scepter, its snakeskin serving as the grip wrapping to provide an anti-slip function.

[Scepter of the Sugared Caesar]
[Quality: Lv1 (Purple)]
[Attribute: Undead]
[Uses: 1/1]
[Description: Can directly elevate one Undead minion below purple quality to purple quality. Once elevated, the minion's quality will be permanently locked and can never be upgraded to pale gold.]

Holding the scepter, Liu Zong felt a strong impulse to use it on either the Red Clockwork or the Knight Armor, but ultimately suppressed the thought. This was a chance for massive returns with zero risk; wasting it on a blue-quality undead minion would be a terrible shame. Such a good thing should be reserved for a white-tier undead minion, instantly transforming a blank slate into a purple king, upgrading from a slingshot to a cannon.

Quickly hiding the Scepter of Caesar, Liu Zong turned his attention to the other two items.

Among the remaining two, one was the honey jar that had stood beside Caesar Bear. At this moment, the jar had shrunk to the size of a fist, with a slip of paper pasted on it bearing the Chinese character for "Honey".

[Heart of Tempting Sugar]
[Quality: Lv1 (Blue)]
[Attribute: +1 Constitution]
[Equipment Trait: Restores 5% health every 30 seconds]
[Equippable Class: Undead Minions]
[Equipment Slot: Heart, Power Chamber]

At a glance, it was evident that this was an item meant for strengthening undead minions. An undead minion equipped with this would possess decent regenerative capabilities, ensuring that its endurance wouldn't be a cause for concern and allowing it to fight continuously.

Originally, this would have been the best fit for the Shepherd Bear, but the Shepherd Bear's heart was already embedded with the Evil Ice Heart. Setting aside the 50% risk of damaging the Ice Heart if removed, the most crucial factor was that the Shepherd Bear had already been elevated to purple quality because of these equipment pieces. If removed, its quality would drop back to blue and could never be restored.

Regarding this, Liu Zong could only sigh that the item had arrived at the wrong time, and he calculated to find another suitable undead minion to serve as his off-tank.

The final item was a yellow shield that looked remarkably like a cookie.

[Shield of the Death Cookie]
[Quality: Lv1 (Blue)]
[Attribute: +1 Constitution]
[Equippable Class: Undead Minions]
[Equipment Description: This was originally a decorative ornament on Caesar Bear's armor. After the battle, only this small fragment remained. For Caesar Bear's massive body, this decoration was far too small, but for a normal undead minion, it makes an excellent shield choice.]

This undead minion equipment was the simplest one Liu Zong had ever seen. Aside from the +1 Constitution, it provided no other stats.

Still, it was considered a usable item for undead minions, and Liu Zong had no complaints. Besides, he had already secured the Scepter of the Sugared Caesar, which was more than enough for him. Even without the final two items, he wouldn't be at a loss.

While Liu Zong was organizing his equipment, Bai Qi produced various items and began preparing dinner. In Bai Qi's words, it would take another hour or two for them to return to the miniature world, so they might as well have a proper meal in the meantime.