It felt as though a long time had passed, yet also as though only a few minutes had gone by.
Su Ming finally recovered from that strange state.
The faint glow around him gradually faded into his eyes.
He returned to his previous, seemingly ordinary appearance.
Rocket and Deadpool seemed to snap awake from a dream, both of them jolting alert.
They turned and continued exploring this "treasury."
Su Ming lowered his head and looked at his hands.
"This bloodline awakening sounded so impressive. I thought it would bring some kind of benefit..."
He clenched his fists.
Yet it felt no different from before.
"What's going on?"
Unable to figure it out for the moment, Su Ming stopped dwelling on it and asked Purple Jewel whether there were any other treasures here.
After Purple Jewel confirmed that the TVA's environment was unusual—
Most treasures were practically useless here.
Su Ming could only temporarily abandon the idea of continuing to "scavenge bargains."
But then he remembered the promise he had made to that drama queen of a girl, Earth's Will.
—He was supposed to bring her back some "local specialties."
The moment he thought of that girl's expectant eyes, which perhaps carried a hint of threat as well—
Su Ming could not help baring his teeth in distress.
With a try-it-and-see attitude, he asked Purple Jewel:
"Purple Jewel, sense the area more carefully.
Is there anything...
That would benefit Earth itself?
It doesn't have to be powerful, but it should at least show some sincerity."
Purple Jewel tried hard to sense the surroundings.
But she answered somewhat troubledly:
"Daddy, Earth... is so complicated!
What kind of thing would count as being good for her?
I can't figure it out..."
Just then—
Another, calmer and more rational voice sounded in Su Ming's