Chapter 82 - 82 82 Baozi

82: Chapter 82: Baozi?

82: Chapter 82: Baozi?

Zhang Xiaoman was quite satisfied with the spoils of tonight’s battle.

The two monsters had brought him a total of 20 points, and it had almost cost nothing to kill them.

Apart from using up two Holy Water Bullets in the initial probing attacks, the rest was pure point income.

Moreover, today was the first time Zhang Xiaoman had tried to attack monsters in melee, and he found that it felt pretty good.

He didn’t feel the aversion he had initially imagined, and even felt a strangely satisfying thrill.

No wonder so many mages in movies like to engage in melee combat, it seems there’s a reason for that.

Checking the time, it was already past midnight, so Zhang Xiaoman decided to use up his lottery chances for the day.

He got dressed, went downstairs, and came to a pavilion in the grassy area behind the apartment building—a secluded spot free of cameras, making it a good environment for the lottery.

After the previous incident with the Ultimate Item arriving, Zhang Xiaoman didn’t know if the small island in the lake had attracted any attention, but he dared not go there for the time being.

It’s always better to be safe than sorry, he thought it’s best to err on the side of caution.

He opened the System interface, clicked on the lottery, System prompts immediately followed, and a distortion in space occurred.

“Congratulations, you’ve obtained a white item—Baozi.”

Then, with a “thud,” Zhang Xiaoman saw a large steamer fall from the void, landing squarely on the stone table in front of him.

Zhang Xiaoman looked puzzled, his first reaction was that he had drawn another useless gray junk item.

“What is this?

Baozi?

Wait a minute!

This isn’t a gray item, it’s a white one…

But, why would baozi be white?”

He opened the steamer to find six neatly stacked, fragrant white baozi.

[Baozi]

Effect: Restores 100 health points.

——Made with fine flour and stuffed with meat, very tasty.

Zhang Xiaoman was stunned, “This…

heals?”

Then, as soon as he realized what it meant, he was filled with joy.

“Holy cow, this thing restores 100 health!

I thought the Four-leaf Flower was awesome already, but now I’ve got something even more powerful, the System rocks!”

He was briefly elated before quickly taking his baozi and running back upstairs.

Like the Four-leaf Flower, he didn’t plan to use these baozi right away—he’d save them until the System’s random Upgrade feature opened up purchase rights to the store.

“Just not sure if this thing has an expiry date, if it might go bad…”

Zhang Xiaoman was still somewhat worried about this, as it didn’t look like something that could be kept like the Four-leaf Flower.

Looking at his points balance, after the recent lottery draw, he now had 29 points, enough for two item Upgrades.

“Just 1 point short of 30, so annoying.”

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaoman felt a tiny frustration inside.

After organizing and sorting his items, Zhang Xiaoman began his Upgrade operation.

“Random Upgrade draw in progress, please wait…”

“Upgrade complete!

Green item—Sunshine Aged Leather Armor Cloak, successfully Upgraded to a blue item—Hundred Flowers Brewed Cloak.”

…

“Random Upgrade draw in progress, please wait…”

“Upgrade complete!

White item—Baozi, successfully Upgraded to a green item—Jade Treasure Exquisite Bun.”

Spending all 20 points at once, Zhang Xiaoman looked at the results provided by the System, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.

“The cloak and the baozi, both Upgraded!”

He couldn’t contain his happiness; the Upgrade of these two items was undoubtedly a great help to him at the moment.

Eagerly, Zhang Xiaoman opened their attribute panel and started to read the contents carefully.

[Hundred Flowers Brewed Cloak]

Armor 30

Spiritual Power 5

Constitution 1

——A fusion of essence qi of a hundred flowers and their fragrance, refreshing to the heart and spleen.

But be careful, it might attract butterflies.

…

[Jade Treasure Exquisite Bun]

Effect: Restores 150 points of health.

——A royal delicacy, exquisite as jade.

Zhang Xiaoman looked at these two items and, at the same time, smelled two distinctly different scents.

First was the cloak.

He brought it to his nose for a sniff and was greeted by an indescribable fragrance.

It was like being in the midst of a sea of flowers, surrounded by fragrant blossoms; natural aromas of all kinds suffused the air, not at all overpowering.

Taking a breath felt like he could see butterflies fluttering around him.

Moreover, as it underwent an upgrade, the cloak’s appearance had once again changed.

It extended from its original length of 30 centimeters to over half a meter now.

If Zhang Xiaoman were to wear it now, it would cascade down to his waist.

He rubbed the cloak with his hands and found that, although its armor had increased by 10 points, its texture seemed a bit thinner than before.

The color had also changed from the original deep yellow fur to a light yellow fabric, overall much brighter and more colorful.

“Who would have thought that the upgrade from green to blue would make such a big difference?

My spiritual power has also increased by 2 points, giving me an energy limit of 50 points now!”

Zhang Xiaoman’s heart almost blossomed with joy.

“And this time an additional constitution attribute has been added, though I’m not sure what exactly it does.”

As he spoke, he immediately put on the cloak.

He opened his attribute panel to check, and besides the increase of the energy value limit to 50 points, Zhang Xiaoman had gained another attribute point.

Unfortunately, that was the only change.

“The benefits from the constitution point are not directly reflected on the attribute panel.”

Zhang Xiaoman bounce on the spot to feel the changes in his body, looking somewhat perplexed:

“It seems like there’s no significant enhancement in my physical fitness, could it be because the addition of just 1 constitution point is too little, and the change isn’t noticeable?”

“I always feel like I’m on the path of becoming a melee mage with no return…”

Zhang Xiaoman shook his head and turned his attention back to the basket of baozi.

Compared to the ordinary meat baozi from before, these upgraded Jade Treasure Exquisite Buns were noticeably larger, and their number had increased from six to seven.

Zhang Xiaoman remembered that the previous meat baozi weighed around 300 grams, about twice the size of a regular baozi sold outside.

And now the Jade Treasure Exquisite Bun was even bigger, the size of four standard baozi.

Smelling the tempting fragrance, Zhang Xiaoman resisted the urge to take a bite and closed the lid of the steamer.

But at that moment, a question suddenly popped into his mind:

According to the system, eating this baozi could restore 150 points of health.

So, does each baozi have this effect, or do I need to eat the whole basket to heal?

Thinking about this, he couldn’t help but reopen the steamer, looking at the seven huge buns inside, a sense of foreboding arose within him.