"Option 2 [Black]: The good stuff is in the boxes on the shelves behind the counter. Take all the Whale Rubber stashed inside.
Reward: Special Soul Skill: Size Manipulation
Description: You can enlarge or shrink a physical Martial Soul according to your will..."
After looking at the two options that popped up, Du Hao thought for a moment, then chose the second one.
This time, the second option didn't seem like it would cause any major problems. Flender probably wouldn't have any use for the Whale Rubber anyway, so Du Hao might as well take it for himself.
"Ah Hao, why haven't you chosen yet?" Zhu Zhuqing had already picked a black Storage Soul Tool bracelet she liked from Flender's collection.
"Brat, hurry up. If you keep dawdling, I'm taking them back." Flender looked unhappily at his treasured collection.
He was filled with regret!
If only he'd taken a look at the people who'd come in back then. Maybe he could have avoided this painful loss.
"Principal, I don't need anything. You can take it back."
"Pinky promise. No taking it back." Before anyone knew it, Flender had snatched everything back in an instant.
Before the others could react, he'd stuffed it all securely into the inner pocket of his clothes.
"Hey, Brother Hao, how could you do that?" Xiao Wu instantly panicked. She hurried to Du Hao's side and grabbed his hand. "If you don't want it, you can give it to me."
Seeing the little rabbit in such a hurry, Du Hao gently patted her hand.
"Don't worry. I just didn't like any of that stuff."
Zhu Zhuqing pulled Xiao Wu back. "All right, Xiao Wu. Ah Hao can make his own decisions. Don't cause a fuss."
From what she knew of Du Hao, he wasn't the sort to let himself get the short end of the stick. He was definitely up to something.
Sure enough, Flender was still celebrating his good fortune.
Du Hao walked up behind him, picked up a box from the counter, and held it in his arms.
"Principal Flender, I feel like this box and I were destined to meet. How about giving it to me?"
"This box is..." Flender frowned and stared at the box in Du Hao's arms. After thinking for a while without remembering what was inside, he waved a hand. "Take it, take it." He didn't even know when he'd put the box up there. It must have been there for quite some time.
But since he couldn't remember what was in it, it probably wasn't anything valuable.
Compared with his treasures, he could spare it.
"Thanks, Principal. I'll take this piece of crystal too. We can count it as a gift for Third Brother."
"You brat... Fine, take it, take it..." Flender was at a loss. He waved his hand, ready to shoo them all out.
When the three of them reached the entrance, Flender didn't forget to remind them, "Remember to report to Shrek tomorrow!"
"Got it. We'll be there on time tomorrow.
"But, Principal, are you sure you don't want to give me anything else? I'm not greedy. Just one more..." Before Du Hao could finish, the front door slammed shut.
Flender's furious voice came from inside.
"Get lost! The farther away, the better!" Then they heard the lock click. Flender had locked the door from the inside.
"You're already this old, yet you still can't keep your temper." Du Hao shook his head as he said this.
"Brother Hao, are the box you took and that piece of crystal anything special?" Xiao Wu asked curiously once they were some distance from the shop.
Du Hao had never been one to let himself get the short end of the stick. If he'd chosen these unremarkable items, he must have had a reason.
"Oh? The rabbit's gotten smarter?" Du Hao looked at Xiao Wu in surprise and teased her.
"Are you calling me stupid? Keep it up and I'll bite you!" Xiao Wu instantly flared up, baring her pearly white teeth in warning.
"I never said you were stupid. You said that yourself."
"Gah! I'll bite you to death!" As she spoke, she lunged toward Du Hao.
Quick on his feet, Du Hao dodged to one side. "Hey, hey, you can't bite me. Mad about it? Mad about it?"
"Stop right there!"
"I'm not an idiot. Why would I stand still?" With that, Du Hao ran toward the hotel.
Zhu Zhuqing stood where she was, smiling as she watched them. Then she leisurely made her way toward the hotel.
By the time the three of them returned to the hotel, evening had fallen, and the lights had turned a warm yellow.
"You two go back to your room and wash up. I'll take Third Brother's gift over to him."
"Okay~"
After chasing Du Hao around for so long, Xiao Wu was completely worn out.
"Come back soon and get some rest. Don't stay out too late." After Zhu Zhuqing said this in her cool voice,
she swept Xiao Wu, limp as a noodle, into her arms and carried her into their room.
Once the two girls had left,
Du Hao arrived at Tang San's door and knocked. "Third Brother, are you asleep?"
"Coming, coming! What's up?" Before long, Tang San opened the door and looked curiously at Du Hao standing outside.
"Nothing. Am I not allowed to come by?" As he spoke, he waved the box in his hand. "Take a look at what I brought you."
Tang San took the box and curiously opened it. "This is... Hair Crystal!"
The moment he saw the crystal, Tang San's gaze locked onto it!
He instantly perked up!
He pulled Du Hao into his room and found a place for him to sit.
"Brother Hao, where did you find this?" Tang San gazed at the crystal, asking excitedly.
As far as he could remember, this was a natural Hidden Weapon! He couldn't believe he'd found one here.
It was a gift from the heavens!
"Didn't you keep bragging about how amazing it was when you were little? I remembered it, and when I saw something similar, I brought it back for you." Du Hao offered this explanation.
After all, when Tang San was little, he never knew when to keep his mouth shut. He'd say anything that came to mind, so it would have been hard for Du Hao not to remember.
Hearing Du Hao's explanation, Tang San didn't suspect a thing. He was still absorbed in running his fingers over the crystal's surface.
"Such a top-grade Hair Crystal! Brother Hao, you've struck gold!" He was so entranced, it was as if he'd found his one true love.
"All right, didn't you say when you were little that there was some kind of dragon needle inside Hair Crystal? Why not open it up and see?"
"Right! Time to show off my skills!" Tang San acted at once, and a hammer suddenly appeared in his hand.
He brought it down hard on the Hair Crystal!
Bang!
The floor shuddered, as if the entire hotel had shaken along with it.
With a crisp crash, cracks spread across the entire crystal!
Then, before their eyes, the whole crystal burst apart into powder, filling the room with a dazzling golden glow like something out of a dream.
After a moment, the golden lights gradually fell to the floor, tiny specks of light scattering across the boards.
"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!" x2
"Third Brother, what the hell! You were supposed to smash it properly!" Du Hao rubbed his eyes frantically.
"Brother Hao, I didn't expect that either!"
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