She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

On the way to the Capital City, Shen Zheng’an caught all the animals he raised in the forest, presenting a variety of dishes before Ah Chen.

Even if those animals were left unattended, their meat wouldn’t turn tough.

With Ah Chen, the owner of this space, intervening slightly, they would not breed endlessly, which reassured Shen Zheng’an. Otherwise, given the space’s condition, a little negligence could lead to an animal overpopulation crisis.

Soon, they would reach the Capital City.

Recently, Shen Zheng’an was making jerky.

Ah Chen didn’t know where he found the recipe, but the jerky tasted quite good.

”Suddenly remembered I should get some mushrooms in the forest,” Shen Zheng’an said as he was watering flowers. To prevent the flowers from wilting, he watered them in the space every day. Seeing the flowers bloom beautifully lifted his mood.

The most important thing is, from his observation, she really liked flowers.

”Aren’t there any mushrooms in the forest?” Ah Chen asked, simultaneously sending powder, invisible to anyone but her, floating into the forest. With a serious expression, she said, ”You definitely didn’t look carefully.”

Shen Zheng’an was taken aback, confusedly asking, ”Are there mushrooms in the forest?”

”Did you search everywhere?” Ah Chen queried again, ”If you haven’t searched everywhere, how can you say there aren’t any?”

Shen Zheng’an truly lacked confidence now. Thinking carefully, he realized each visit to the forest was solely focused on catching little animals to eat and not on other vegetation, including mushrooms.

Perhaps he hadn’t looked in the right places?

”Moreover, some places don’t naturally have mushrooms. Now that there are small animals, as long as mushrooms exist in the forest, they’ll eventually spread elsewhere,” Ah Chen noted.

Shen Zheng’an understood this point clearly. It’s like how seeds from mountains get unintentionally carried to other places by small animals.

”I’ll go and search later.”

Jiang Zhi approached: ”Looking for what?”

”Looking for mushrooms,” Shen Zheng’an replied, ”We’ve been eating meat for so long; suddenly I want to change flavors. Some wild mushroom soup could cut the greasiness.”

Jiang Zhi didn’t think much and suddenly said, ”Indeed, there aren’t any mushroom seeds here. Upon returning to the Capital City, we can arrange for people to collect some.”

Mushrooms have a fast growth cycle, much quicker than vegetables, needing not too many seeds.

A flash of light suddenly appeared in the bamboo house, capturing the trio’s attention.

Ah Chen stood up: ”There should be a new order.”

On the road to the Capital City, she accepted two orders, so Shen Zheng’an and Jiang Zhi knew what it entailed. It was said these were orders from another world.

Like the gem Jiang Zhi obtained last time, which was used in another world to buy fruits. Subsequently, Ah Chen made another trade with that world, where they requested some fruit seeds and saplings, exchanging with beautiful gemstones different from the last transaction.

Upon reaching the desk, an order and a bag of unidentifiable items indeed appeared there.

Ah Chen opened the bag, which contained colorful crystals.

”More gemstones?” Jiang Zhi spoke up. Though gemstones were pretty, having too many made them less valuable.

”This time, they’re exchanging for food.” Shen Zheng’an peered at the order, aware that the Sixth Prince’s group worked hard every day, harvesting abundant grains and vegetables in the space.

”These aren’t gemstones,” Ah Chen said while taking out a blue crystal, sensing the power it contained.

They were Zombie Crystal Cores.

This trade world was likely in an apocalyptic state.

She was quite interested in this trade.

To extract another world’s soil remotely, it wasn’t as simple as a mere trade; typically, a visit was required.

However, if the ties were deep, it became easier.

Like the trade with the Commissioner, the deep causal link allowed her to obtain the soil from the commissioner’s world.

She speculated that participating more in this apocalyptic world might be feasible.

The order only mentioned food, which really fit an apocalyptic scenario.

Ah Chen entered the warehouse, with Jiang Zhi and Shen Zheng’an helping to pack items.

She packed a variety of grains and vegetables, quickly attaching the order. Without overloading, once the trade succeeded, the people of the apocalyptic world would likely continue choosing to trade with her.

Seeing the packed items vanish before their eyes was still somewhat shocking for Shen Zheng’an and Jiang Zhi, despite it not being their first time witnessing it.

Afterward, the two went back to their respective tasks.

Ah Chen remained seated at the desk, fiddling with the zombie crystal cores.

Crystal cores are energy clusters, composed of pure power. But in an apocalypse, some pollution remains. For superpower users, though, such pollution was negligible compared to power enhancement.

Ah Chen took out two crystal cores, purified them slightly, and crafted amulets. These were much stronger than ordinary amulets; as long as the power wasn’t exhausted, they remained effective indefinitely. They not only blocked attacks but also neutralized all poisons.

The Capital City was just ahead, with plenty of schemes awaiting Shen Zheng’an and Jiang Zhi.

One was an ally, the other grew her crops, and was the protagonist of this world. Their lives were quite valuable.

When Shen Zheng’an and Jiang Zhi each received an amulet made from crystal cores, Jiang Zhi was quite content, as Miss Chu was acknowledging his efforts. Knowing the amulet’s power, he felt somewhat relieved. While a frontal attack could be defended against, a hidden plot could still prove troublesome, yet having capable people around him made schemes against him difficult, though not impossible.

Assassinations, injuries, and poisonings were among the many challenges he faced.

With skilled people around him and his fair share of good luck since childhood, he managed to avoid these dangers. Swap places with someone less fortunate, and who knows how many times they might have died.

His brothers had capable people too, no doubt.

But he believed no one could surpass Miss Chu.

Upon receiving the amulet, Shen Zheng’an was initially delighted, but seeing Jiang Zhi also got one, he felt less thrilled.

Ah, truly worthy of being the Sixth Prince, born for political and palace intrigues, skilled at winning people over.

But he was really envious.

Not wanting to be like everyone else.

But fairies have their own thoughts; he couldn’t intervene, which made him rather frustrated.

”Don’t you like it?” Ah Chen noticed Shen Zheng’an’s gloominess, yet he barely showed it, merely appearing burdened with thoughts.

Shen Zheng’an quickly shook his head, ”I like it, thank you, Miss Chu, this will be very useful to me.”

It’s just that others had what he had, which made him feel slightly sour.

Jiang Zhi chuckled, swiftly returning to his work in the field.

He didn’t elaborate.

Shen Zheng’an was smart, yet in terms of feelings, he was like a blank slate.

Thinking he concealed everything to avoid troubling Miss Chu, little did he know that if he didn’t hide, expressing all emotions, Miss Chu would notice immediately.

It’s a double-edged sword: sometimes pretending is beneficial, sometimes it isn’t.

It’s no wonder no one discovered his guise as a spendthrift before he participated in the imperial exams.

As for what Miss Chu thought, he couldn’t fathom; he even speculated that Shen Zheng’an and Miss Chu were similar, perhaps undergoing trials in the mortal world.

Otherwise, no matter how outstanding Shen Zheng’an was, it would be unusual for anyone to consider him exceptional.

It sparked a bit of envy.

”Does Miss Chu think the Sixth Prince is good?” Shen Zheng’an noticed Ah Chen gazing at Jiang Zhi in the distance, feeling sour inside.

Did he have no chance?

Was there still time to plan a rebellion?

Just a random thought; the Yang Dynasty is actually quite good now, and the Sixth Prince is also commendable. How could he, for personal emotions, plunge countless people into war?