"You want to come along?"
"Mm."
"Be my bodyguard?"
"Mm!"
The aged Mountain Dragon Witch, whose appearance was absurdly adorably stupid, nodded vigorously. The corners of her mouth curled up, her big eyes narrowing as she hummed happily:
"If we ask to buy some Anse Elves souvenirs, books, fossils, and such in your team's name, that should be entirely doable, right? I-I-I remember Kraken used an excuse last year to visit sea monster ruins and brought back ten giant sea monster eggs in one go. Those were living biological fossils with considerable research value!"
Earth in this world, while not as bizarre as some worlds where it served as the center of the entire universe, still had quite a few strange and unusual things entering it.
Beneath the vast ocean, Sea Monster Witches often picked up strange objects and used them all to feed giant sea monsters, pets frequently tamed by Sea Monster Witches. Thus, it was hardly strange for the enormous eggs of giant sea monsters to contain precious fossils or life forms. Within bodies several times larger than sperm whales, it was entirely possible for strange life forms to be stored.
Just like how the Star Cluster Giant Cat Lamp often swallowed strange things and brought them home.
It seemed the Mountain Dragon Witch had similar thoughts, because the Mountain Dragon Witch diet included large amounts of precious fossils and gemstones. Apparently, this was an advanced method of developing patina.
"I'd be willing, but can you persuade Eileen?"
Jiang Han thought of the greatest obstacle.
"It's fine. I can just sneak over. Once I reach the destination, Eileen can't exactly come all the way over and drag me back."
Fu Qi said this with perfect confidence, puffing out a chest that could only be described as impoverished.
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