Senior sister, stop working and go home for dinner.

Chapter 205 The Wooden Bird Conceals Heavenly Secrets

After listening to Ah Sheng's introduction, a hint of interest flashed in Su Wan's eyes: "A small cultivation gadget that combines modern technology? That's quite novel. I wonder what its specific form is?"

Upon hearing that Sect Leader Su was interested, Jiang Yun immediately perked up, took out a palm-sized, flat metal box from his satchel, and placed it on the table. The box was matte black with rounded edges and no decorations on its surface, except for a slightly concave circular area in the center.

"This is the 'Spiritual Lamp' that Ah Sheng and I have been working on. It's the first sample that our 'Spiritual Workshop' is preparing to launch," Jiang Yun said, pressing his finger on the indentation and injecting a trace of spiritual power.

The box immediately emitted a soft white light, not glaring, yet illuminating the entire side room clearly and brightly. Even more "magical" was that the light seemed to be adjustable at will.

With a thought, Jiang Yun caused the light to turn a warm yellow, and with another thought, it turned into a faint blue light.

"..." Chen Anran and Su Wan were speechless for a moment when they saw Jiang Yun's enthusiastic appearance.

What's the point of this thing? It even consumes spiritual energy. With that effort, we might as well just buy some LED lights and neon lights...

The light from the "psychic lamp" shifted continuously under Jiang Yun's control, changing from warm yellow to icy blue, then to a soft light green, casting shifting shadows throughout the side hall. Jiang Yun wore the excitement of demonstrating a new toy, while Ah Sheng stood by, arms crossed and nodding, looking as proud as if he had made some Nobel Prize-winning invention…

Chen Anran sighed inwardly. This thing was far inferior to what he had brought out when he competed with me at the Feng family's martial arts arena.

However, Chen Anran thought again that the gadget Jiang Yun was showing was intended for the general public, and it would be inappropriate for everyone to use his "cyber artifact".

Chen Anran pulled himself out of his thoughts, walked up to the "psychic lamp," and gently pressed it with his hand. Then he activated the Evolution Museum in his divine sea, and the next second, the evolution information of the "psychic lamp" appeared.

Item: Modern Multicolored Lights

Status: Evolvable

"Evolutionary Path: Modernized Psionic Lamp (Evolution Time: Twelve Hours)"

"Effects: Within the illuminated area, the air is fresher, which calms the mind and helps with reading and rest; it can automatically absorb free spiritual energy from the environment to maintain its operation and significantly extend the duration of continuous illumination."

Chen Anran immediately withdrew his hand upon seeing it. Even if this thing evolved, it would be of no use. At most, it would only help Jiang Yun's shop increase sales and customer satisfaction after use...

Chen Anran withdrew her hand, offering no comment on the "spiritual lamp," but simply smiled and turned to Su Wan: "What does Senior Sister think?"

Su Wan's gaze remained calm as her fingertips lightly brushed the rim of the teacup. "The concept is novel, and if it proves practical, it could certainly add a unique feature to the resort down the mountain. However..." She paused, looking at Jiang Yun, "Since it's named 'Ingenious,' the emphasis should be on both 'cleverness' and 'practicality.' The demonstration you just gave, Mr. Jiang, involved expending his own spiritual energy to activate it, which might be difficult for ordinary tourists to operate."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun's excitement subsided slightly, and he scratched his head: "Sect Leader Su is right. This initial prototype does indeed rely on the user's own meager spiritual power to activate, which isn't very 'user-friendly.' Ah Sheng and I are also thinking of ways to improve it, such as... adding a small spirit-gathering rune array? Or making it rechargeable? So you can just press a switch when you need to use it, with a trace of activation spiritual power sealed inside..."

Ah Sheng added, "Material costs and stability also need to be balanced. If an internal rune array is used, the cost will increase; if only the method of sealing spiritual power is used, the lighting duration and effect will be reduced."

"We should proceed step by step," Su Wan said gently. "Since this is the first shop, it's better to be cautious. When a resort first opens, most tourists are just trying it out. They are more likely to accept something novel, interesting, and reasonably priced than something with powerful effects."

"Master Su's insight is brilliant!" Jiang Yun nodded repeatedly, carefully putting away the lamp. "That's what we were thinking too. Let's make some interesting little gadgets first to open up the market, and once we've gained some recognition, we can slowly launch more 'hardcore' products."

Chen Anran then chimed in, "There are still a few reserved shops on the main street down the mountain. Once my disciple is done with her work, I'll have her take you to see them."

Jiang Yun cupped his hands in greeting, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Chen."

At this moment, Xiao Ling'er rubbed her eyes and ran in from the backyard. When she saw Su Wan and Chen Anran, she immediately woke up and sweetly called out "Master" and "Junior Uncle". She then looked at Jiang Yun and Asheng with curiosity.

Chen Anran pulled Xiaoling'er over and introduced them: "Xiaoling'er, this is Uncle Jiang Yun and Uncle Asheng. They will be opening a shop at the foot of the mountain to sell fun things."

Little Ling'er's eyes lit up: "Fun stuff? Like the pet supplies store that Sister Bell sells?"

Amused, Jiang Yun squatted down and magically pulled a small wooden bird, about the size of a thumb, from his pocket, handing it to Xiao Ling'er: "Little sister, big brother doesn't sell pet supplies, but I do have mechanical birds."

Little Ling'er took the wooden bird with delight and examined it carefully in her hands. The bird was carved very finely, with clearly visible feather patterns, a slightly open beak, and two tiny obsidian eyes that sparkled with a lively light.

"This is the 'Crowing Bird,' made with a little bit of mechanical skill and some minor runes," Jiang Yun explained with a smile, lightly tapping the bird's back with his finger.

The wooden bird actually "came to life" in Xiao Ling'er's palm. It flapped its wings twice and let out a clear "chirp chirp," a sound that, though soft, was incredibly lifelike. It spun around in Xiao Ling'er's palm, tilted its little head, chirped twice more, and then stopped moving, returning to its ordinary state as a wooden carving.

"Wow—!" Little Ling'er's eyes widened in disbelief. "It moves! And it makes sounds!"

"Do you like it? It's yours." Jiang Yun said with a smile.

Little Ling'er nodded vigorously, holding the wooden bird with obvious delight: "Thank you, Uncle Jiang!"

Seeing Xiaoling'er's happy expression, Su Wan's lips curved slightly. She said to Jiang Yun and Asheng, "You two have such ingenious ideas and childlike hearts; it's truly rare."

Chen Anran also laughed and said, "It seems that starting with children to open up the market for 'Lingqiaofang' is a good idea."

After saying that, Chen Anran came to Xiaoling'er and gently tapped the "Crowing Bird" in Xiaoling'er's hand.

Item: Chrysanthemum

Status: Evolvable

"Evolution Path: Mechanical Flying Bird (Evolution Time: 600 hours)"

"Effect: When infused with a certain amount of spiritual energy, it can be transformed into an aircraft capable of carrying a hundred people and traveling ten thousand miles a day."

Chen Anran was taken aback, then turned around and went to Jiang Yun, patting him on the shoulder with a solemn expression. "Brother Jiang, your invention will be the greatest invention of this century!"

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