The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 105 Market

"Ahem, this is a blind box. I learned how to make it in the human world, and everyone loves it."

Seeing Lin Xiyue's interest, the alien vendor hurriedly came over to explain.

"You could find a lot inside. It could be a pen, a large gemstone, or even amethyst! And even if it's just the lowest grade item, the box itself is incredibly beautiful. I'm only selling it to you for 20 white crystals each, it's not expensive at all. Want to give it a try? (o?▽?)o"

The alien vendor had animal ears with antler-like growths on them. As he spoke, his two petal-shaped ears twitched incessantly, drawing Lin Xiyue's attention.

"Ahem, well..."

When Lin Xiyue saw the boss looking over with an expectant gaze, she couldn't help but look at Moros beside her.

She had no idea about prices or anything like that, nor did she have a direct currency for transactions with other races.

Speaking of which, the few times she had seen Meros use currency, it was never white; it was always blue or purple.

"Give."

Meros casually pulled a green crystal from his bag and tossed it to the stall owner.

"!!! The boss is so generous, please choose whatever you like, I'll make up the difference. ヾ(?°?°?)??"

The stall owner's eyes lit up when he saw the green crystal. Like a dog that had spotted a big bone, he pounced on it, snatched it, and quickly put it in his arms, as if afraid someone would take it from him.

"Then I'll choose. (?′?`?)"

Lin Xiyue didn't stand on ceremony and started picking things out from the stall.

In the end, I chose a total of five boxes, including the ones I had in my hand at the beginning.

The first one was the yellow, round box with a pink cherry blossom painted on it. Lin Xiyue took a liking to this box at first sight, thinking it was especially cute.

The second one was a pure black, rectangular box with dark green vines and a huge full moon on it. Lin Xiyue thought this was a perfect gift for Mo Luosi, since they had met on the same night, both times.

The remaining three were picked up casually by Lin Xiyue, one of each color and style, without any intention of opening them.

I plan to give one to An Qing, one to Louis, and the last one to the dog that Fugui, played by Mo Luosi, brought back once the timeline is back in order.

It was brought back by Meros, so it's definitely not an ordinary dog. Why not give it to it?

And so, the owners of these five boxes were determined.

"Guest, wouldn't you like to choose a few more? Look at all these beautiful things here~ (????)?"

The stall owner was pushing the product like crazy, seemingly wanting Lin Xiyue to buy more; in fact, he practically wanted her to take the whole stall with her.

So, as he spoke, he pulled out more boxes from the large bag behind him.

"Uh, no, thanks..."

[Host!! Buy it now!! Hurry! (?Д?)ノ]

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Before Lin Xiyue could finish speaking, she heard the system, which had been silent for a long time due to the difference in time and space, suddenly speak, which startled her.

"what happened?"

Melos had been watching Lin Xiyue closely and noticed that she had paused strangely, so he asked her about it with concern.

"Um, I'll choose another one. ヽ(′ー`)?"

Lin Xiyue didn't have time to tell Molos what had happened, so she could only give him a look and say she would tell him when she got back. Then she started to follow the system's instructions to find the box that it was strongly insisting she buy.

Is it this one?

Lin Xiyue picked up a box from the top left corner and asked the system.

[No, no, it's the one on the right, the purple one!]

Lin Xiyue picked up a purple box on the right and asked the system.

[No, no, it's the fourth purple one from the right.]

Okay then. ╮(╯▽╰)╭

Following the system's instructions, Lin Xiyue finally picked up the box that the system required her to buy.

The box is a deep purple, oddly shaped box with blue glitter. It is shaped like a cloud, only about five centimeters tall, and the lid is covered with small, snow-white cloud-like clusters, some even with tiny eyes.

I must say, this box is quite cute.

"Okay, that's all. (o?▽?)o"

Lin Xiyue was carrying three boxes, and she handed three more to Molos to help carry.

"Okay, here's the change for you. Ninety-eight yellow crystals and eighty white crystals in total. Please keep it safe."

The stall owner said he needed to pay the change, and then took out two cloth bags. One bag contained white crystals, and the other contained yellow crystals.

Lin Xiyue took the two cloth bags with a shocked expression.

Meros only gave me one green crystal, and it's enough to replenish so much?! That's incredible purchasing power! Σ(⊙▽⊙“a

"Alright, would you like to see anything else?"

Moros reached out and helped Lin Xiyue put all the boxes into her space.

"Oh, that's fine. I wonder if there's anything to eat here? Don't markets usually have lots of snacks?"

Lin Xiyue was pulled up by Molos, holding two bags of alien coins, still somewhat bewildered.

"Hungry? Let's go, I see some over there."

Meros shielded her in front of him and led her deeper into the market.

In the short time that Lin Xiyue hung the box, the market had gone from being deserted when they first entered to being packed with people, with some even crowding together.

However, this was not a big problem for Lin Xiyue. Not to mention that Molos was protecting her, even though these alien races felt the pressure of Molos's superior alien race aura, they would subconsciously give him some space, no matter how crowded it was.

And so, Moros led Lin Xiyue to a food stall in the market.

This food stall looks like it's selling some kind of freshly fried snack.

It wasn't one of those cloth-covered stalls, but a food cart with a large pot on top, filled with boiling hot oil.

The shop owner skillfully tossed a ball coated in batter into the oil. With a sizzling sound, the balls floated to the surface, all fried to a golden brown, looking incredibly tempting.

"Shall we have one?"

Lin Xiyue excitedly walked up to the store; she had smelled its particularly fragrant aroma on the way there.

"Boss, one order, please."

Lin Xiyue decisively ordered one, since the greatest pleasure of visiting the market, besides shopping, was eating all kinds of snacks.

"Alright! What kind of dipping sauce do you want? We have sweet and sour, spicy, and creamy sauces—three choices."

The shopkeeper gave a very enthusiastic introduction.

"Hmm...can I try a little of everything?"

Lin Xiyue was having a hard time choosing; she wanted to try them all.

"Of course, please wait a moment, sir!"

As the shopkeeper spoke, he quickly fried a portion, packed it in a cardboard box, and handed it to Lin Xiyue. He also picked up three separate containers of seasoning and handed them to her as well.

"Thank you!"

Lin Xiyue happily accepted the snack and pulled Molos towards the table next to her.

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