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Chapter 106: Jade Beauty Shark
Mission Hall.
"Junior Sister, there's a problem with this spirit fish of yours. It isn't a snow-skin shark," Ma Dongmei said. "So I can't mark this mission as completed."
"Senior Sister, could you take another careful look?" After a moment's hesitation, Li Lin took several low-grade spirit stones from her sleeve and slipped them into Ma Dongmei's palm.
Ma Dongmei stepped back, looking troubled. "You misunderstand, Junior Sister. You should try to appreciate my difficulties too.
"A snow-skin shark's dorsal fin resembles jade, its tail fin looks as though it was cut from sheer silk, and its scales are translucent and glasslike, giving off a pearly sheen in sunlight."
"Although this unusual fish you've brought matches a snow-skin shark in its scales, dorsal fin, and tail fin, what it gives off in sunlight is an iridescent glow."
Hearing this, Li Lin pressed her lips together.
All living creatures had their variations; each was different.
Her spirit fish was a variant snow-skin shark, which was why its scales shimmered with iridescent patterns.
As a water-attribute Foundation Establishment cultivator, how could the other woman fail to distinguish a variant from an ordinary fish?
"The mission wall already lists all the characteristics of a snow-skin shark. Under sect law, even if just one characteristic fails to meet the standard, I can't mark your mission as completed, Junior Sister. Otherwise, I'll be held responsible."
Ma Dongmei deliberated for a moment, then pretended to compromise and lowered her voice. "How about this? Senior Sister Lin enjoys collecting spirit fish, and she keeps a standing bounty on the mission wall.
"Although your spirit fish doesn't meet the standards for a snow-skin shark, it does meet Senior Sister Lin's requirements. Why not complete a different mission instead?"
With that, she handed