"An ordinary shell?"
Jin Potter looked utterly puzzled. The strange question stumped him for a moment. Without a doubt, conditions on the surface of the Red Soil Continent were terrible, and many Ancient Clans wanted to learn about developments on the continent as soon as possible.
But whether those beings would spend Void Coins on an ordinary shell was another matter entirely. After all, ordinary shells were not essential to the survival of the Ancient Clans in the Void Expanse.
What he favored most was the Tidal Shell Li Ziran had introduced. So closely resembling Li Ziran's own body, it could survive in the Void Expanse, just like William's elemental gland. Once unveiled, it would be a top-tier product that took the entire Void Expanse by storm.
Perhaps some Ancient Clans might recognize the significance of these ordinary shells, but their actual usefulness would not be apparent at all.
Jin Potter shook his head and forced a reluctant smile. "I don't think there's any market for them."
"Really?" Li Ziran seemed unconcerned. His finger settled on the image Jin Potter had provided and traced the patterns, just as Jin Potter had done while drawing earlier. He moved slowly, his fingertip following the overlooked spatial rifts as fine as strands of hair.
Jin Potter grew increasingly confused. He could see that Li Ziran's finger was passing over the areas where the Stone Islands were scattered, but he had already explained very clearly that if Li Ziran needed information on the races of the Red Soil Continent, there was no need to go to all this trouble.
A few Void Coins could easily solve that problem.
"Li, just tell me outright. I can't guess what you're thinking!"
Li Ziran chuckled and lightly flicked his finger against a rift. Faint ripples spread, lingering