"Master... Master... Grandpa Luo has come to visit you," Wang Lingxin announced loudly as she opened the guest house door.

Grandpa Luo? Orion thought internally, "Oh, it's you, Mr. Luo. Please come in," Orion said. Orion noticed that it seemed Wang Lingxin didn't hate Luo Fengwei anymore, and Orion could deduce the method used by Luo Fengwei just by looking at the fruit being carried by Wang Lingxin. Durian? Orion thought internally, as the spiky fruit resembled durian from Earth.

"Greetings, Mr. Orion. All your orders have finished," Luo Fengwei said.

"That's great. Please have a seat," Orion replied.

Orion and Luo Fengwei were busy with their own thing, while Wang Lingxin enjoyed the Earth Dragon Fruit on another table, not wanting to disturb her master and Luo Fengwei, and more importantly, so she could savor the fruit alone. Surprisingly, Wang Lingxin managed to devour the fruit by herself, quite an impressive feat considering its size. By the time she finished, Luo Fengwei had also completed his business with Orion and excused himself.

"Mr. Orion, thank you very much for everything. If you ever need my help, you just need to use the communication talisman to contact me, and I will do my best to assist you. Also, feel free to come and visit me if you have free time," Luo Fengwei said.

"Thank you for everything, Mr. Luo. Also, feel free to ask for my help if you ever need it," Orion said.

"Then I'll excuse myself," Luo Fengwei replied.

"Granpa Luo, goodbye!" Wang Lingxin chimed in.

"Yes, goodbye. Come and play in my workshop next time," Luo Fengwei invited.

Luo Fengwei left, hurrying back home. With all of Orion's orders completed, he could now focus solely on the research of the wolframite ore.

"Look at you, so messy. Is the fruit delicious?" Orion asked, observing Wang Lingxin's hands and face, which were messy after eating the Earth Dragon Fruit.

"Master, the fruit is soooooo delicious. You must try it," Wang Lingxin exclaimed, licking her lips.

"No thank you. You can have it all. Mr. Luo already gave the fruits to me, and I've stored them in the storage ring to keep it fresh. Now go take a bath," Orion instructed.

"Yes~," Wang Lingxin replied.

During the night, Wang Lingxin had already nestled into bed, listening to the continuation of the Snow White story.

"We will stop the story right there for now and continue again tomorrow. Also, I have some gifts for you tomorrow," Orion announced.

"Really? What is it?" Wang Lingxin asked, excitedly rising from bed.

"You will know tomorrow morning. Now, it's time to sleep," Orion replied.

"Uhh..." Wang Lingxin sighed, rather disappointed. She nestled back into bed and said, "Good night, Master."

"Good night," Orion replied.

Orion returned to the table in the middle of the room, starting to retrieve a plethora of items and tools from the storage ring. "Time for work," Orion declared.

Tonight, Orion would focus on the gifts for Wang Lingxin. They weren't completed yet; they were only halfway finished. To complete them, Orion would add inscriptions and make some adjustments. Thus, another busy night passed.

Morning came, birds chirping, and Wang Lingxin woke up, stretching a little. "Hoams," she yawned, then remembered what her master had said last night. She immediately called, "Master! The gifts!" Wang Lingxin was excited.

"You wake up? Good morning," Orion greeted, seated at the table, reading a book.

"Good morning, Master. Where is the gift?" Wang Lingxin inquired.

"It's on the table. Why don't you check it?" Orion replied, still focused on reading and flipping through the book.

Wang Lingxin immediately jumped out of bed, heading to the table. On it, she found many kinds of different things.

"Wow... is this for me? Thank you, Master!" Wang Lingxin exclaimed.

"All these items may look ordinary, but they are far from it. Always wear it understand?" Orion instructed.

"Understand," Wang Lingxin agreed, though she didn't fully grasp the reasons behind it and didn't dwell on it too much.

"Go get prepared and wear all those gifts. We will be leaving this city before midday. Also, I will explain more about the gifts and their use later," Orion instructed.

"Okay," Wang Lingxin replied.

After getting ready for the day and finishing breakfast, Orion began to explain about the gifts.

One of the gifts was a hairpin with a butterfly shape, a Grade-3 accessory artifact. Orion had custom-ordered it from a shop in the city because Luo Fengwei couldn't craft aesthetically pleasing products. Despite its ordinary and simple appearance, the butterfly-shaped hairpin was rather beautiful. Orion had specifically asked the craftsman to make it not overly flashy or extravagant but still beautiful enough that Wang Lingxin would like it. Orion had added a defensive inscription to it and powered it with LQ, hidden inside. By pressing the butterfly head, an energy barrier would emerge to protect the wearer.

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In addition to the hairpin, there was also an ordinary non-Graded pendant with a round shape containing a hidden storage ring. Within the confines of the storage ring resided a button cell battery used to activate the storage ring. The pendant could be used to store and retrieve items. Due to its simple mechanism, it can't be used for selective retrieval of items, and when retrieving, it will unload all stored items simultaneously. It featured two buttons—one for storing and another for retrieving. With this, now Wang Lingxin will have a storage treasure that she can easily use, even as a mortal.

There was also Grade-3 inner armor defense artifact, which is thin, smooth, rather elastic, made from comfortable yet strong material. It consisted of short pants and a T-shirt. Orion also put a defensive inscription on them because it's the last line of defense for Wang Lingxin. The waistband of the pants was made from a long, elastic tube extracted from a spirit beast's body parts and filled with LQ to power the inscription. And for the T-shirt, the tube storing LQ is placed in the underarm seam.

And there is a Grade-3 metallic bracelet accessory artifact, the only object made by Luo Fengwei. The bracelet is hollow inside, where Orion stuffed a Micro PIFA antenna (a more advanced and compact version of planar inverted F antennas, PIFA), radio transceiver, signal processing circuitry, microphone, speaker, several very small button cell batteries to power it, an indicator light to indicate incoming calls, LQ storage and other components.

The bracelet is equipped with buttons—one for calling and receiving calls, another for activating the locator beacon, and another for activating the inscription. It can be used for full-duplex (FDX) radio communication, allowing communication with a range of a few kilometers. Additionally, the bracelet serves another purpose—it can emit a periodic radio signal, acting as a radio beacon or locator beacon when activated. Orion can use triangulation to locate the bracelet, providing valuable assistance in emergency situations when Wang Lingxin needs help.

When the inscription is activated, an energy barrier will envelop the wearer. It's not a defensive energy barrier, but a concealing type. The energy barrier will conceal the wearer's visibility, scent, sounds, thermal signature, and Qi fluctuations, but radio signals can still pass through. Additionally, the energy barrier can hide from spiritual sense detection.

The last gift consisted of Grade-3 shoes defense artifact that Orion inscribed with inscriptions powered by LQ stored in the shoes designed to enhance the wearer's speed and jumping height. These shoes, along with the inner armor, were ordered from the same shop and have an additional feature to adjust to the wearer's size.

"Have you understood? I will explain more and teach you how to use those gifts later," Orion finished explaining. "Let's go, time to leave. Let's bid farewell to the Liu family first," Orion said.

"Yes, Master," Wang Lingxin replied. "Master, can you make me armor like the one you wear? It looks so cool; I want it," she added.

"Uh... maybe later," Orion responded. It will be challenging but will provide better protection for her; it's worth a try, Orion thought internally, adding another task to its to-do list. Other than the dress, now Orion will also need to make a full-body armor for Wang Lingxin.

"Thank you, Master!" Wang Lingxin expressed her gratitude.

Orion and Wang Lingxin headed to the Liu family's main hall to meet Patriarch Liu and bid farewell. Upon arrival, they were greeted by Liu Ming, Liu Jian, several elders of the Liu family—each at the Golden Core realm—and an old man emitting the strongest radio signal in the entire Liu family at 29 GHz, indicating he was at the 9th stage of the Golden Core realm.

"Patriarch Liu, I've come to bid farewell. Thank you very much for your Liu family's hospitality," Orion expressed its gratitude.

"It was nothing. After all, you saved my son. The Liu family is grateful for that, and we must do at least that much. Oh yeah, Mr. Orion, let me introduce you to my father," Liu Ming gestured towards his father, Liu Xinyi.

Liu Ming had initially suspected that Orion might be a Golden Core realm cultivator. However, during Orion's encounter with Chen Rongwei, when Orion emitted a strong Qi pressure, Liu Ming began to consider the possibility that Orion's cultivation level was likely much higher than just the Golden Core realm. Recognizing the potential significance of this discovery, he immediately informed his father, Liu Xinyi.

Liu Xinyi, who was already old and nearing the end of his lifespan saw little hope of breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm, his vitality already declining along with his cultivation. Upon hearing about Orion from Liu Ming, he decided to exit his seclusion and meet Orion.

"Greetings, Mr. Orion. I hope you enjoyed your stay in my Liu family. My name is Liu Xinyi. I was the previous Liu family patriarch, but now I am too old and mostly spend my time in seclusion. So, forgive me for only meeting you now," Liu Xinyi spoke.

"Greetings, Mr. Liu Xinyi. I sincerely thank your Liu family for extending their hospitality to me," Orion replied, and they engaged in warm conversation.

Then, Liu Ming introduced the elders of the Liu family one by one.

"Greetings, Mr. Orion," they greeted Orion one by one, and also engaged in small talk. One of them was the elder that Orion had previously seen together with Liu Ming when Liu Jian got attacked by the Vermilion Clawed Bear. This elder also sometimes spied and followed around Orion secretly.

Orion easily noticed that Liu Ming's attitude had changed a bit; he became more polite. Previously, Liu Ming was polite towards Orion but also more casual and rather easy-going.

After they had a conversation, Liu Ming said, "Mr. Orion, you are always welcome in our Liu family, and if you ever need our help, we will do our best."

"Thank you very much, Patriarch Liu. Indeed, there is something that I will still need the help of the Liu family. I am sure your family also has business in the construction field. Thus, I want to use it to build a house for me in Fenxian City," Orion said.

"That is easy, Mr. Orion," Liu Ming replied. "You can meet my brother, Liu Minzheng. He is the one managing our Liu family business in Fenxian. You can discuss the details with him; I will inform him to do his best."

"Thank you, Patriarch Liu," Orion expressed its gratitude.

"The caravan is ready to depart. Have a safe and pleasant journey, Mr. Orion," Liu Ming wished.

Orion bid farewell and left the Liu family estate, heading to one of the Liu family business buildings in the market riding a carriage that was already prepared. There, the Liu family caravan heading to Fengxian was waiting for Orion.

The caravan of the Liu family was significantly different from the one Orion had previously joined. It consisted of about dozens of carriages, carrying both cargo and people heading to Fengxian. There were 15 guards, all of them cultivators, with the leader at the 7th stage of the Qi Condensation realm. The carriage specially prepared for Orion was quite luxurious, spacious inside. With only Orion and Wang Lingxin inside, it felt incredibly roomy, featuring soft leather seating. A table was set with food and drinks already prepared.

After Orion arrived and joined the caravan, they departed, beginning their journey to Fengxian.