Shop

Xiao Fan complained under his breath as he stared at the door, which showed no unusual signs. His hopes were nearly dashed.

Only this last room remained in the passage on the secret realm's first floor. If it was not the Secret Realm Shop, then the first floor had no shop, and the twenty Beast Cores he had saved up would be useless.

Although nothing unusual had happened in the room and the Puppet had not been attacked, Xiao Fan did not rush inside. As usual, he activated the skill he had acquired to probe the entire chamber.

"Huh?"

The moment he probed it, Xiao Fan noticed something was different.

This time, his perception revealed neither the cold aura of a lurking threat nor the lifeless stillness of an empty room.

Instead, a faint, gentle glimmer drifted slowly through it.

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up, and he could barely contain his delight.

"There's something in there."

Xiao Fan strode into the room.

[Secret Realm Shop detected. If you have money, you can buy something.]

"It really is a shop."

Xiao Fan grinned and looked around the Secret Realm Shop.

The Shop Room was far neater and cleaner than the rooms he had explored before. Its walls were smooth and polished, and an ancient-looking chest of dark iron sat in the center of the floor.

The chest bore intricate patterns and dense secret markings. A faint white glow flowed across it, making it look ancient and mysterious. Apart from that, the room was empty.

The chest had to be the shop.

Xiao Fan wasted no time. He walked up to the chest and touched it.

Humm—

A faint vibration sounded, and the dark iron chest opened.

No dazzling light spilled out. Instead, a translucent pale-blue system panel appeared before