"I have to say, your luck is truly formidable."
Felix looked at Ningguang with a faint smile. "All four items are exceptionally useful. The first, the Eternal Youth Pill, does exactly what the name implies. Swallow it, and your physical appearance will be frozen in this moment forever."
"Frozen forever?"
Ningguang's eyes narrowed instantly, her gaze locking onto the small pill with intense focus.
The moment Felix spoke, the pill became the most valuable item in the room.
What woman didn't desire eternal beauty? Even the Tianquan of Liyue was no exception.
Everyone aged. Even Vision holders could not escape the ravages of time.
But to maintain one's youth indefinitely? That was a miracle beyond price.
Whether Felix was lying was another matter. But if true, buying this for a mere one hundred thousand Mora was a robbery. If she were to auction it, the bidding would easily start in the tens of millions!
Such a treasure would drive countless people into a frenzy.
Not just women—powerful men would also pay any price to keep their prime.
As Ningguang calculated the potential profits, Felix moved on to the second item.
"This is a Senzu Bean. It can instantly restore your physical and mental energy to their peak. If you're exhausted or your elemental energy is depleted, eating just one will bring you back to full strength in moments. The exact effect depends on the user's constitution."
"This book is a guide on financial management. The text has been translated into the common script of Teyvat, so you can read it yourself later. It should be quite helpful."
"And finally... the fourth item. The Devil Fruit."
"Devil Fruit?"
Ningguang had been half-reaching for the book, but the ominous name made her pause. Her attention shifted entirely to the strange, swirling fruit.
She was interested in the book, yes. But "Devil Fruit"? That sounded far from ordinary.
Was it a rare plant like the Jueyun Chili? But if it were a material, she would have heard of it.
"To explain this, I need to give you a brief lesson on what a Devil Fruit is."
Seeing her curiosity, Felix spoke slowly. "Think of it as a type of Vision you eat. Consuming this fruit grants you a specific supernatural ability. These abilities are bizarre and varied."
"Devil Fruits are categorized into three types: Paramecia, Logia, and Zoan. While they grant immense power, they come with a curse: the user becomes hated by the sea. Your ability's strength depends on your own training, much like a Vision."
"It is said to be the incarnation of a sea devil. Eating it grants power, but the price is becoming a 'landlubber'—permanently unable to swim."
"This specific fruit is the Wash-Wash Fruit. As the name suggests, it allows you to wash and hang out enemies as if they were laundry. You can scrub anything flat. When living beings are washed, they lose their form and strength. More importantly, it can wash away the 'evil' in a person's heart, cleansing their soul and weakening their malicious intent."
Ningguang's pupils constricted.
She hadn't taken it seriously at first. But hearing that it could wash away a person's strength—and even the evil in their hearts—was terrifying.
With this fruit, could she not simply wash criminals until they became model citizens?
The utility was staggering.
In some ways, it was more terrifying than a Vision.
A Vision granted elemental power. This granted conceptual manipulation. It was a power completely detached from the elemental laws of Teyvat!
But such a heaven-defying item had a fatal flaw: the curse of the sea.
"A landlubber?"
Ningguang looked at him with confusion. "Shopkeeper, do you mean that even a strong swimmer who eats this will lose the ability to swim? And does this apply only to the ocean, or rivers as well?"
"Not just the ocean. Rivers, lakes—any significant body of standing water."
Felix glanced at the system's detailed notes and shook his head. "Those who eat a Devil Fruit are rejected by the water. They become hammers in the water, sinking like stones."
"By 'sea,' I mean any accumulation of water. If you are submerged, not only will your abilities be nullified, but your body will become paralyzed. You won't be able to move."
"However, rain or a simple shower won't affect you. It requires submersion—usually past the knees or waist to feel the effects."
"I see."
Ningguang's eyes narrowed in thought. So this was the price of power?
To her, it was barely a price at all.
As long as she didn't fall into the ocean or a river, the benefits far outweighed the risks. She spent most of her time in the Jade Chamber, high in the sky. The chances of her drowning were minimal.
The value of this fruit was immeasurable.
Far, far beyond one hundred thousand Mora.
In her estimation, the Devil Fruit and the Eternal Youth Pill were the true prizes.
You couldn't buy these things with money alone.
So far, she had spent five hundred thousand Mora. In return, she had received five items, two of which were priceless treasures.
She hadn't lost anything. She had made a killing.
The only one losing here was Felix. He was selling these miracles for a pittance.
Ningguang looked at him with genuine puzzlement. Why put these in jars? Why sell them for ten... one hundred thousand? What was he plotting?
She could have auctioned these for hundreds of millions.
Instead, Felix was running what looked like a charity.
Selling Visions, selling conceptual weapons... just who was this man?
Was he a god in disguise?
"You may win big, but I will never lose."
Seeing her gaze, Felix grinned, his smile radiant. He knew exactly what she was thinking.
But she didn't know the rules of his game. These items were useless to him until he unlocked his Exclusive Jars.
Felix leaned forward, his eyes twinkling. "Do you want to buy more? You've made a massive profit on that five hundred thousand. Why not open a few more?"