Picking Up Scraps, System Remnant

Leaving the Merchant Guild, the group returned to the bustling, noisy streets.

At that very moment, Jiang Shuyu seemed to sense something, glancing toward a corner of the street before quickly looking away.

"What's wrong?" Mo Shang noticed her subtle movement and immediately asked.

"Nothing." Jiang Shuyu shook her head slightly, saying nothing more.

"Just small fry, nothing to worry about." Gu Qingzhou said with a faint smile.

Seeing this, Mo Shang nodded slightly and didn't press further, instead turning to Gu Qingzhou and asking, "Where to now?"

"No major opportunities for now, let's just wander around..."

Though reborn, Gu Qingzhou wasn't an omniscient god; he only knew about a few notable opportunity events.

The three walked slowly along the street, the once lively and crowded road gradually growing quieter.

The shops on either side thinned out, replaced by many street vendors selling their wares...

Places like this were usually the prime spots for protagonists to find bargains.

Sure enough, after walking a bit further, Gu Qingzhou seemed to notice something and stopped in front of a vendor's stall.

"Brother Mo, watch my eyes for the signal." Gu Qingzhou's voice rang in Mo Shang's ear a moment later.

"What are you planning?" Mo Shang asked, puzzled.

"There's a treasure at this stall..."

"What can I get for you, handsome?"

Seeing Gu Qingzhou stop at his stall, the vendor immediately put on a fawning smile.

The stall didn't have much—mostly rare flowers and herbs, spirit melons and fruits, and a bunch of miscellaneous odds and ends.

"Are these melons ripe?" Gu Qingzhou pointed at a spirit melon among the items laid out and asked.

"Come on, I run a fruit stall—would I sell you an unripe one?" The vendor frowned, retorting.

"I asked you, are these melons ripe?"

"Are you looking for trouble? Are you buying or not? If not, get lost!"

"If the melon's ripe, I'll buy it. But if it's not, what then?"

"If it's unripe, I'll eat it myself, alright!"

Watching this unfold, Mo Shang sighed, covered his face, and stepped forward to shove Gu Qingzhou aside.

"Get out of here, you trying to pull a Hua Qiang or what?"

Pushing Gu Qingzhou aside, Mo Shang fixed his gaze on the vendor and said, "I'll take everything here. How much?"

"Two thousand spirit stones." The vendor answered without hesitation.

"Please leave my stall."

Without wasting words, Mo Shang pulled out his Black Gold Spirit Stone Card and handed it over.

Spending two thousand spirit stones didn't even make Mo Shang blink—he was being kept by a sugar mommy now, so money was no object.

"Got it."

The vendor didn't hesitate, stood up, swiped the card, returned it in one smooth motion, and then scurried off as if afraid Mo Shang might change his mind.

Once the vendor was gone, Mo Shang raised a hand, and from the pile of junk, an orb flew out and landed in his palm.

"Catch." Mo Shang tossed the orb to Gu Qingzhou.

"Huh? That's it? That smooth?" Gu Qingzhou stared at the orb in his hand, stunned.

Every time he tried to buy something, the vendor would jack up the price, or someone would swoop in to snatch it at the last second—this was the first time things had gone so smoothly...

"What else?" Mo Shang shrugged, looking perfectly matter-of-fact.

A child of fortune browsing a street stall would trigger some plot, but he wasn't one of them.

With the [Mediocre] trait backing him, he rarely ran into trouble.

Plus, his [Be Kind to Others] trait had its own special effect.

[White Trait: Be Kind to Others]

[Description: Be kind to others, and others will be kind to you.]

With this trait active, as long as he didn't provoke anyone or encounter special circumstances, others would stay friendly toward him.

"What's this orb for?" Mo Shang asked again.

"No idea." Gu Qingzhou shook his head.

"Then why'd you buy it? Got too many spirit stones?" Mo Shang shot him a glare.

"Don't you guys think this orb feels sacred?" Gu Qingzhou held it up in front of them and asked.

The orb was a grayish-white color, looking just like an ordinary stone bead, with nothing special about it at all...

"Holy thunder!" Mo Shang kicked out.

Gu Qingzhou twisted his hips, perfectly dodging the kick, then quickly said, "Don't get worked up, just joking. I sensed a trace of Dao Resonance from this orb—it's definitely something good."

With that, Gu Qingzhou cut his finger and dripped a drop of blood onto it, but the orb didn't react at all.

"Hey, that's strange. Did I open it wrong?"

Gu Qingzhou scratched his head in confusion, placed the orb in front of Mo Shang, and said again, "Brother Mo, you give it a try."

Mo Shang didn't refuse. He cut his finger, just like Gu Qingzhou, and let a drop of blood fall onto the orb.

The next moment, a blinding light blazed from within the orb. The gray layer on its surface peeled off like mud, gradually revealing its true form.

But before anyone could react, the orb transformed into a streak of light and vanished 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 was stunned.

He had awakened his system for so long, but this was the first time he'd heard of a system being able to install an external module. He immediately asked the system, "System, what's going on?"

"Master, that orb was the remnant of a shattered system. By devouring it, I installed an additional function for myself," the system's voice explained to Mo Shang.

"It can do that?" Mo Shang was astonished. He really hadn't expected this to be possible.

"In principle, no. But principles are on our side—I'm just a little bit stronger!" the system said with a chuckle.

"You're the best, system. By the way, what functions does the Multiverse Savior Module have?" After praising the system, Mo Shang began to check its capabilities.

"This Multiverse Savior Module allows you, Master, to travel to other worlds. As long as you complete the corresponding tasks, you'll receive the appropriate rewards..." the system explained.

"Finally, a mission function? What kind of rewards are there? Can you hook me up with techniques, heavenly treasures, and the like?" Mo Shang's eyes lit up at this, and he pressed further.

"Uh... Trait Draw Count..."

Hearing Mo Shang ask about this, the system's voice suddenly weakened, carrying a hint of guilt.

"Just Trait Draw Count? No techniques or divine artifacts?" Mo Shang wondered if he'd misheard and asked again.

"I'm a trait system. I really don't have resource-type rewards..." The system's voice rang out again, shattering Mo Shang's last shred of hope.

"I take back what I said earlier..."

Mo Shang fell silent. He had thought that after loading the module, he'd soar to new heights, but in the end, he could only get traits!