Chapter 025

In the spacious and quiet valley, the sound of gurgling water echoed. Yu Su and the others followed the sound and discovered a stream. The crystal-clear water flowed merrily, exuding a refreshing coolness.

Yu Su and the others were overjoyed.

Yu Meng, in particular, cheered and immediately took off his animal-skin skirt, jumping into the stream without hesitation.

Seeing this, others couldn't resist the temptation, stripping off their animal-skin skirts and eagerly joining in.

In the blink of an eye, the pool was filled with several naked men.

Yu Su: "..."

Lan Yen also took off his grass skirt, walked into the water, and began washing off the mud from his body.

Noticing Yu Su still on the shore, Lan Yen looked over, puzzled. Did Yu Su not want to bathe?

Yu Su certainly wanted to, but seeing them playing and making the water muddy, he decided to find another place.

Looking upstream, Yu Su found another deep pool. He took off his animal-skin clothes and joined the water.

The cool stream instantly washed away the dust from his body, making him sigh in comfort.

Unable to resist any longer, Yu Su quickly splashed water to clean himself.

"Feels great."

Just as he was enjoying his bath, a shadow cast over him – someone was approaching.

Yu Su turned around and saw Lan Yen approaching without any reservations, his muscular body covered in glistening water droplets. The sunlight was partially blocked by his tall figure.

Yu Su frowned, "Who told you to come over?"

Lan Yen continued walking until he was beside Yu Su. Like a wild beast, his deep eyes stared at Yu Su and calmly said, "I'm following you."

Yu Su was speechless. Could this guy be a reincarnation of a stalker? Why follow him like this?

"I don't need you to follow me now. Go back to them," Yu Su pointed to the other side of the pool.

Lan Yen decisively shook his head. He didn't want to bathe with Yu Meng and the others; he preferred bathing with Yu Su.

Yu Su, in his white attire, looked different from Yu Meng's group. Lan Yen couldn't describe the difference, but he found Yu Su more attractive. He liked watching him and wanted to stay with him.

Yu Su was dumbfounded by his straightforward response, feeling a headache coming on.

"Don't come too close. Go over there," Yu Su pointed to the other side of the pool.

This time, Lan Yen obediently complied, moving to the other side, continuing to wash while keeping an eye on Yu Su.

Yu Su: "..."

Downstream was still lively; Yu Meng and the others were having a great time splashing around.

"Ugh!" Yu Meng suddenly reacted dramatically. "The water is salty!"

Salty?

Yu Su was momentarily surprised and took a sip of water. Indeed, it was salty.

This wasn't seawater, so how could it be salty?

Suddenly, he thought of something. Yu Su quickly stood up from the pool and looked upstream.

Realizing he wasn't wearing clothes, he walked back to the shore, grabbed an animal-skin skirt, and draped it casually. Then, he walked briskly upstream.

Thinking something was wrong, the others quickly got out of the water and followed him.

Yu Su walked fast, following the stream all the way up to the base of a steep mountain. There, he saw a pool.

The pool was large, extending into a cave under the cliff. The inside was dark and unclear.

Yu Su crouched by the edge of the pool, noticing white sediment on the surrounding pool walls. The bottom of the pool was dim, and with the naked eye, he couldn't tell how deep it was.

"Little Qianzi, scan this pool. I suspect it's a salt spring."

[Received.]

The all-encompassing elf quickly scanned it and soon told Yu Su the answer, [Master, it is indeed a salt spring.]

Joy spread across Yu Su's face. "Fortune favors us!"

In the Artificer Continent, there were many places with salt springs, and they hadn't run dry even until the end of the era. Yu Su had visited some and knew quite a bit about them. For example, some salt springs had high-quality salt that could be directly consumed after boiling.

If the quality of this salt spring was also high, it meant they had an inexhaustible salt field.

With a salt field, did they still need to toil and exchange salt in the salt village?

Not only that, they could sell salt themselves.

The more Yu Su thought about it, the more excited he became. He almost couldn't help but jump and cheer.

Lan Yen, who had been following him, couldn't understand why he was making various expressions at a pool. He was very puzzled.

"Why are you happy?" He didn't understand, so he asked directly.

Yu Su, not minding his previous inexplicable behavior, explained, "This is a salt spring. We might have our own salt field."

When Yu Meng and the others caught up and learned the good news, they were all stunned, unable to find words to express their surprise.