After leaving the merchant guild, the group returned to the bustling streets.
Just then, Jiang Shuyu seemed to sense something. She glanced toward a corner of the street, then quickly looked away.
"What's wrong?" Mo Shang noticed Jiang Shuyu's slight movement and immediately asked.
"Nothing." Jiang Shuyu gave a small shake of her head and said no more.
"Just a small fry. Don't worry about it," Gu Qingzhou said with a faint smile.
Mo Shang gave a slight nod. He didn't ask any more questions, instead turning to Gu Qingzhou. "Where to now?"
"No more opportunities for the moment. Let's wander around..."
Although Gu Qingzhou had been reborn, he wasn't some all-knowing, all-powerful god. He only knew about a few famous opportunities.
The three of them strolled down the street. The once-bustling thoroughfare had gradually grown much quieter.
The shops lining either side of the street had become sparse, replaced by countless little stalls run by street vendors...
And places like this were generally the main character's designated hunting grounds for hidden treasures.
Sure enough, after walking a little farther, Gu Qingzhou seemed to spot something and stopped in front of a vendor's stall.
"Brother Mo, watch my eyes and follow my lead." Gu Qingzhou's voice sounded in Mo Shang's ear.
"What are you planning?" Mo Shang asked, puzzled.
"There's a treasure at this stall..."
"Hey, handsome, looking for anything in particular?"
When the vendor saw Gu Qingzhou stop in front of his stall, he immediately plastered on a fawning smile.
There wasn't much on the stall: mostly exotic flowers and herbs, spirit melons and fruits, along with a few odds and ends.
"Are your melons ripe?"
Gu Qingzhou looked over the things laid out in front of the vendor, then pointed at the spirit melons and asked.
"Come on, I run a fruit stall. You think I'd sell you unripe melons?" The vendor wasn't pleased and immediately retorted.
"I asked if your melons were ripe."
"You picking a fight on purpose? Are you buying or not? If not, get lost!"
"If they're ripe, I'll definitely buy one. What if they're not?"
"If they're unripe, I'll eat them myself, all right?"
Watching this unfold, Mo Shang helplessly covered his face and stepped forward, pushing Gu Qingzhou aside.
"Move. Are you trying to pay tribute to Hua Qiang?"
After pushing Gu Qingzhou out of the way, Mo Shang turned to the vendor and said, "I'll take everything you've got here. How much?"
"Two thousand spirit stones," the vendor answered without hesitation.
"Please leave my stall."
Without another word, Mo Shang pulled out his Black Gold Spirit Stone Card and handed it over.
Spending two thousand spirit stones didn't make Mo Shang bat an eye. He couldn't help it—he was being kept by a rich woman now. He was in no shortage of money!
"Coming right up."
The vendor didn't waste a moment. He stood, swiped the card, and handed it back in one smooth motion, then darted away as if afraid Mo Shang might change his mind.
Once the vendor was gone, Mo Shang raised a hand. A bead suddenly flew out of the pile of assorted items and landed in his palm.
"Here." Mo Shang tossed the bead to Gu Qingzhou.
"Ah? That's it? It went that smoothly?" Gu Qingzhou stared at the bead in his hand, stunned.
Whenever he went shopping, the vendor either jacked up the price or someone else showed up to snatch the item just as he was about to pay. This was the first time he'd ever had things go so smoothly...
"Why wouldn't it?" Mo Shang shrugged, looking perfectly matter-of-fact.
A Child of Fortune could trigger a story event by browsing roadside stalls, but he wasn't one.
With the Mediocre trait's effect, he basically never ran into trouble.
Not only that, but the Be Kind to Others trait he had also came with a special effect.
[White Trait: Be Kind to Others]
[Description: Be kind to others, and others will be kind to you.]
With this trait's effect, as long as he didn't provoke anyone first or run into a special circumstance, people would treat him kindly.
"What does this bead do?" Mo Shang asked again.
"I don't know." Gu Qingzhou shook his head.
"Then why'd you buy it? Got too many spirit stones to spare?" Mo Shang glared at him.
"Don't you think this bead feels sacred?" Gu Qingzhou held it up in front of the others and asked.
The bead was grayish white, looking like an utterly ordinary stone bead. There was nothing special about it...
"Sacred my ass!" Mo Shang kicked at him.
Gu Qingzhou twisted his backside and dodged the kick with ease, then hurriedly said, "Don't get worked up. I'm kidding. I sensed a trace of Dao Resonance from this bead. It's definitely something good."
With that, Gu Qingzhou sliced his finger and let a drop of blood fall onto it. The bead, however, showed no reaction.
"Huh, that's strange. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?"
Gu Qingzhou scratched his head, puzzled, then held the bead out to Mo Shang. "Brother Mo, you give it a try."
Mo Shang didn't refuse. He cut his finger and, just as Gu Qingzhou had, let a drop of blood fall onto the bead.
The next moment, a dazzling light shone from within it. The gray layer on its surface peeled away like grime, gradually revealing its true form.
But before anyone could react, the bead instantly turned into a streak of light and shot into Mo Shang's body. At the same time, the system's voice rang out.
"Ding! System Remnant detected. Devouring..."
"Ding! Devouring successful. Multiverse Savior Module loaded successfully."
Hearing the system's voice in his mind, Mo Shang froze.
He'd had his system for so long, but this was the first time he'd heard of a system being able to add an external module. He immediately asked it, "System, what's going on?"
"Master, that bead was the remnant of a shattered system. By devouring it, I installed some additional functions for myself," the system explained.
"That's possible?" Mo Shang was stunned. He truly hadn't expected anything like this.
"In principle, it shouldn't be. But principle is on our side, and I'm just a tiny bit stronger!" the system said with a cheeky laugh.
"You really are something, System. By the way, what can this Multiverse Savior Module do?" After praising the system, Mo Shang began checking out its new functions.
"The Multiverse Savior Module allows you to travel to other worlds, Master. As long as you complete the corresponding missions, you'll receive the relevant rewards..." the system explained.
"So there's finally a mission function? What kinds of rewards are there? You can give me techniques and heavenly treasures, right?" Mo Shang's eyes lit up, and he immediately pressed further.
"Uh... Trait Draw Counts..."
When the system heard Mo Shang ask about that, its voice weakened. It sounded a little guilty.
"Only Trait Draw Counts? No techniques or divine artifacts?" Mo Shang wondered if he'd heard wrong and asked again.
"I'm just a trait system. I really don't have any resource-type rewards..." the system replied, shattering the last of Mo Shang's hopes.
"I take back what I said..."
Mo Shang fell silent. He'd thought that once the module loaded, he'd soar straight to the heavens. In the end, all he could get were traits!
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