The moment Lu Yuan turned around, Gu Li's voice rang directly in his mind, clear and decisive. "Don't waste time. Hurry and look for a resource shop or an auction house. The sooner we buy a Demon Fruit, the better."
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and glanced around.
The interstellar port was bustling with people coming and going.
Every passerby was a bizarre-looking alien...
Some were covered in scales, some had antennae growing from their heads, some had bodies as transparent as colored glass, and some swung their arms and legs like octopus tentacles.
All kinds of strange languages, noisy sounds, and dense energy auras mingled together, forming a kaleidoscopic portrait of life in the universe.
And Lu Yuan, a pure-blooded human from Blue Star, stood tall with distinct features and clear skin, without a single alien trait. Amid this crowd of bizarre beings, he stuck out like a sore thumb, more conspicuous than anyone.
He looked around, unable to make out which way to go, and could only stop a passerby.
The alien was covered in short gray fur and had three arms. He was hurrying along. Lu Yuan stepped slightly to the side and politely asked, "Excuse me, how do I get to a resource shop nearby?"
The three-armed alien stopped, his face immediately turning impatient. His three eyeballs rolled in annoyance, his mouth twisted into a sneer, and he looked at Lu Yuan with undisguised disdain and dismissiveness.
He stammered and carelessly lifted his leftmost arm, pointing toward a secluded alley. Muttering a few sentences in a cryptic alien language, he hurriedly brushed past Lu Yuan and left without looking back.
Watching him flee in a panic, Lu Yuan's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly. He understood.
The other fellow had clearly been brushing him off, pointing him in the