Cheng Tian and Gengar stared curiously at the little display stand in the compartment before them. The item was tightly covered with black cloth. The description beside it offered no information either, only a short line: "Exhibit No.101."
What exactly was under there?
While Cheng Tian was still wondering, Gengar was already itching to act, reaching out a chubby hand to lift the cloth.
"Ah! Wait!" Cheng Tian tried to stop Gengar. After all, there had to be a reason it wasn't on display.
But he was a step too late. "Gengar!" Gengar abruptly pulled away the black cloth, revealing what lay beneath.
Half a crystalline bead rested on black, dry padding.
The bead resembled a piece of naturally formed, flawless jade, its texture smooth and lustrous. Yet more than half of it was missing, and its interior could be seen through the fractured surface. If it were whole, it would probably have been the size of a fist.
[Ding! An extremely important item has been detected! The system has begun analysis!]
A rapidly advancing progress bar appeared before his eyes. But Cheng Tian and Gengar were soon pulled away.
The little old man, panting for breath, glared at them both and quickly put the cloth back.
[Analysis complete...] The system's voice was soon drowned out by loud scolding. The little old man berated them both furiously.
"Who told you to come in here?! No one is allowed to touch this item! Didn't you know that?!"
The little old man was clearly angry. He was practically shouting.
Gengar lowered its head apologetically. Cheng Tian pulled it behind him and offered an apologetic smile. "We're really sorry. Gengar was too quick, and I couldn't stop it."
"Out, out, out! Get out of here right now!"
After driving them out