After much effort, Pu Pu had just learned Dream Vision and immediately shared it with Guo Huai. Feng Yuan said helplessly,
"I didn’t expect it to be somewhat forced for Pu Pu. I really don’t know how you trained him. You see, Xiao Ji isn’t that weak, is she?"
Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said gruffly,
"Aren’t you seeing what kind of potential Xiao Ji has? Pu Pu is just an Ordinary Spirit Beast, how could he compare with the reserve force of Divine Beasts?"
Guo Huai looked around with astonishment. Under the influence of Dream Vision, all the ordinary objects around them had transformed into various peculiar things. Although they weren’t all sorts of distorted oddities, they were still very delicate entities. Various cartoony animal people were walking around them.
Guo Huai understood they should have been ordinary humans. Feng Yuan asked with some curiosity,
"Is there a problem?"
"You didn’t see any indescribable strange objects, did you?"
"No, it’s just that this view seems like a fairy tale world..."
"Just as I thought, it can’t be maintained for long."
Although the ground and such had not twisted into disappearance, the size of objects in view had changed enormously, making it impossible to distinguish between near and far, high and low. Guo Huai feared that if he were to proceed under Dream Vision, he might soon bump into something.
However, seeing the completely normal Feng Yuan, Guo Huai was quite surprised. The surroundings, whether Spirit Beasts or something else, were all distorted. Zi Mo was engulfed in non-existent flames, and his figure had also changed, twisting in a cuter direction.
Those who remained unchanged, like Feng Yuan, Guo Huai carefully observed and found that only Delong Tower and White Wolf Deity, and the ghost of Agunas simply disappeared from view. But Guo Huai could make sense of this, as the projection of a Divine Beast would naturally not be so simple.
Just seeing that there had been slight changes even with Xiao Ji, who was cradled in Feng Yuan’s arms, Guo Huai couldn’t help being a bit surprised. Noticing Guo Huai’s gaze, Feng Yuan asked with some curiosity,
"What has Xiao Ji turned into in your eyes?"
Hearing Feng Yuan’s words, Xiao Ji looked at Guo Huai with disapproval. Hesitating for a moment and seeing Feng Yuan continuously pet Xiao Ji’s head, making Xiao Ji show a pleased expression, Guo Huai said,
"Not much change, just the tuft of clumsy hair on the head has become a very large flower. The way your hand strokes the petals is a bit..."
At this moment, Xiao Ji glared fiercely at Guo Huai. Gently pressing Xiao Ji’s head, Feng Yuan said with a chuckle,
"What a mean little guy. Alright, I’ll leave you to your treasure hunting. Keep up the good work~"
Watching the departing Feng Yuan, Guo Huai murmured to himself with surprise,
"What’s the deal with that bud-like fossil..."
The bud-like fossil in Guo Huai’s Dream Vision had barely changed, except that numerous crystals had grown around it and were dripping dew downwards.
Feng Yuan looked at the Illusory Sound Parrot somewhat surprised. The parrot was endlessly repeating various phrases it had heard. From its actions, though, Feng Yuan guessed it wanted the flute-shaped fossil in front of it. Even though Feng Yuan knew there was an artifact from the Mythical Era here, a flute fossil? Feng Yuan was more suspicious that it was a fake made by the vendor.
The Little Green Snake looked at the coquettish Illusory Sound Parrot with disdain. In its opinion, the parrot had no right to ask Feng Yuan for anything. Xiao Ji, snuggled up in Feng Yuan’s arms, looked at the parrot with hostility. Sensing Xiao Ji’s unfriendly gaze, the Illusory Sound Parrot hesitated for a moment but continued to act spoiled.
Resting his hand on the restless Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan thought about it and said,
"I could buy that thing for you, but this is a one-off deal. Don’t expect it to work a second time. If you try this again, I won’t mind letting Omeilia gain a new Spirit Beast."
The Illusory Sound Parrot was taken aback, quickly shaking its head frantically to show it wouldn’t do so. Feng Yuan, somewhat puzzled, looked at the Illusory Sound Parrot and then directly paid for the flute fossil, handing it over to the parrot. Seeing how it treasured the flute fossil, Feng Yuan was a bit baffled, as he could tell the fossil had nothing special about it.
Noticing that Xiao Ji was jealous, Feng Yuan smiled and asked,
"Did you fancy anything?"
Hearing Feng Yuan’s question, Xiao Ji’s face turned slightly red, and she looked up at Feng Yuan bashfully. As Feng Yuan gently touched Xiao Ji’s head, he said with a smile,
"Alright, go pick something for yourself, lest you say later that I wasn’t fair. And Little Green Snake, you make a choice too. Don’t hesitate, Pomiti... I’ll choose for it instead."
Feng Yuan said somewhat helplessly, fearing that Pomiti, the scatterbrained ghost, might end up choosing something cursed due to its particular lack of luck, despite its unique ability. And whether Pomiti would even make a choice was another matter altogether.
"Not bad luck, this item is just right~"
After threading the recently acquired stone bead on a string, Feng Yuan placed it atop Pomiti’s head. Feeling something on its head, Pomiti kept looking upwards and, as its body leaned back, it wasn’t long before it tumbled onto the ground.
Yao Yin asked with some confusion as she happened to pass by, not believing that Feng Yuan would hang a mere ornament on Pomiti’s head. With a faint smile, Feng Yuan said,
"A bead of good fortune~"
"A bead of good fortune?"
Yao Yin eyed Feng Yuan skeptically, questioning the likelihood of something related to luck being so valuable, and yet appearing in such a place, or not having been discovered by the organizers.
"Okay, it is an Enchantment Bead that can retain one state-type effect."
Faced with Yao Yin’s gaze, Feng Yuan had no choice but to reveal the truth. Yao Yin said with some surprise,
"You can actually use blessings related to luck?"
Yao Yin guessed it was a luck enhancement applied by Feng Yuan. As for Delong Tower helping to bestow such a blessing? That was unlikely, since being a Sea God, it would almost never possess abilities related to luck, as that would delve into the realm of fate.
"It’s not the first time I’ve used it this way; what’s there to be surprised about."
Feng Yuan said dismissively, glancing at Yao Yin and asking somewhat curiously,
"Aren’t you buying anything?"
"Nothing caught my interest. The items with curses lose any interesting abilities after the curses are removed."
With her strength being evident, Yao Yin found it easy to see through the essence of those items. Noticing the seed pod fossil in Feng Yuan’s hand, she said with some astonishment,
"That thing in your hand..."
"Let’s talk about it after we leave this place, or I’m afraid I’ll have to fight a battle later on."
"True, such items usually make those organizers show their true colors."
Yao Yin said nonchalantly, although she didn’t know what it was specifically, still, she could manage to get a glimpse of its essence. She glanced at the Spirit Beasts still selecting items, saying with some curiosity,
"Are you letting them choose for themselves?"
"It’s a gift. Aren’t you going to pick a present?"
Looking at Snowfluff on her shoulder, Yao Yin thought for a moment before swiftly turning around to search among the stalls for a gift suitable for Snowfluff. Due to Feng Yuan and others, the organizers of this black market were astonished to find that the quality of the treasures appearing at the market seemed to have decreased significantly. After all, neither Feng Yuan nor Yao Yin would be interested in anything too mundane, even if they were looking for something interesting. Liu Wenli said she wouldn’t use her power, but having a keen eye, she could make a rough guess as to what items were valuable. Plus, Guo Huai, who was diligently completing his task, had swept away quite a few valuables, leading to a puzzling result for the organizers.
However, since the sources of the black market were diverse, this slight fluctuation only caused some confusion and didn’t lead to deeper thoughts. They simply assumed that the recent haul wasn’t particularly good and had no idea that Feng Yuan had stealthily taken a very precious item from them. Of course, even if it had been left behind, they might not have understood its use anyway.
As night approached, Feng Yuan and his group met on the outskirts of the black market. Looking at the items in Guo Huai’s hands, Feng Yuan said with some astonishment,
"Where did you find so much money?"
Although Feng Yuan hadn’t bought much, he had walked around enough to know the prices, as the ’black market’ rules were to clearly indicate prices on tags, with no bargaining allowed. Guo Huai glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"Why don’t you take a guess?"