Although he had never met Felix, the Harbinger had told him about him.
He had also gathered information about this Jar Shop.
So, upon entering, he recognized Felix immediately and, with a respectful expression, handed the Mora to him.
This shopkeeper was no ordinary person. He couldn't afford to be disrespectful.
After all, how could someone who sold jars filled with such wonders be ordinary?
An ordinary person wouldn't even be able to keep the jars safe!
"One million Mora. You can buy ten jars."
Felix took the money bag from Andrei, the Northland Bank Manager, and nodded. "I trust you know the rules of my shop. Choose the ten jars you want."
"I'll take the bottom row."
Hearing Felix's words, Andrei's eyes swept excitedly over the jars on the shelf, finally pointing to the ten jars on the bottom row.
As he spoke, he also glanced at the exquisite jar on the top shelf.
That jar was incredibly shiny and stood out from the ordinary ones around it. It looked far more precious.
But he knew he wasn't qualified to buy that one.
If it could be bought, it wouldn't be his turn. It would be for people like Lady Ningguang, the Tianquan of Liyue, or the Director of Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
Before coming, besides the information from Childe, he had also collected a lot of intel himself and knew this shop was extraordinary.
The items Ningguang and Hu Tao pulled all came from ordinary jars!
"Alright."
Seeing Andrei make his choice, Felix waved his hand.
The jars on the bottom shelf floated out steadily and landed in front of Andrei.
Looking at the ten jars before him, Andrei was thrilled.
Ten jars. If even one contained something good, he would make a huge profit.
One million Mora was nothing to him. Just a drop in the bucket.
If he could pull a legendary Vision, would he still need to listen to the Harbinger? He could become another Harbinger himself!
"Bang!"
Excited, Andrei decisively smashed the first jar.
When the first jar shattered, a white orb of light appeared.
Seeing this white orb, Andrei was delighted. An Experience Orb!
Although he hadn't opened jars before, he knew from his intel that the shop contained orbs that granted instant mastery of skills upon merging.
[1,000 Sword Strikes Experience]: Experience from an unknown sword master who performed a specific slash 1,000 times.
"Experience of 1,000 sword strikes."
Meeting Andrei's expectant gaze, Felix spoke slowly. "Merge with it, and you will gain the experience of swinging a sword 1,000 times."
Hearing this, Andrei didn't hesitate. He reached out and touched it.
The white orb instantly merged into his body.
Calluses from gripping a sword instantly appeared on his well-maintained hands.
"Magical."
Experiencing the sensation of merging firsthand, Andrei felt incredibly good.
He could feel that if he held a sword now, he could slash proficiently.
Looking at the sudden calluses on his hands, Andrei's smile widened.
Truly a good item.
Only by experiencing it himself could he know how magical it was.
"Bang! Bang!"
Andrei continued. This time, he opened three jars at once. Only one item fell out.
"Two empty jars?"
Seeing that two jars were empty and only the third had something, Andrei realized these were the shop's "duds."
He wasn't bothered by the empty jars.
Opening jars was about luck.
It was like gambling—who could guarantee winning every time?
As for the third item, it looked like a piece of leather.
He looked at Felix hesitantly. "Shopkeeper, does this leather have any special use?"
"No. It's just a piece of tattered leather."
Felix shook his head. The item was just old leather with no function.
[Tattered Leather]: Old leather from an unknown underground world. Useless. Can be used as a rag.
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Hearing Felix's words, Andrei showed no emotion and proceeded to open three more jars.
This time, two items fell out.
A red light orb and a white light orb.
Seeing these two orbs, Andrei grinned brilliantly.
Looks like my luck is good. Two more Experience Orbs.
Even though there was another empty jar among the three, with two Experience Orbs, it didn't matter.
100,000 Mora for an Experience Orb was a steal.
Even 200,000 or 300,000 Mora would be a steal!
Moreover, one of them was red.
This Experience Orb must be special.
He looked at Felix expectantly.
Felix looked surprised, seemingly because of the red orb.
[Kekkei Genkai: Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse)]: A bloodline limit from another world, inherited through genes. It grants the ability to freely manipulate the body's bones for defense or attack.
Users can manipulate anything related to bones—osteoblasts, osteoclasts, calcium concentration, etc.—allowing them to grow, decompose, or harden bones at will. When bones are extracted from the body, they break through skin and muscle, so Shikotsumyaku also grants rapid healing capabilities.
A Kekkei Genkai.
This guy's luck is actually good.
Seeing the expectant Andrei, Felix chuckled. "Your luck is excellent. This is a bloodline power. It's a bit complex, so I'll keep it short. Merging with this Kekkei Genkai means inheriting a bloodline power. You can freely control your bones for defense or attack."
"You can manipulate anything related to bones without limit—creation, decomposition, hardening. It also comes with rapid healing for external wounds. It's a special ability."
"Hiss!"
Hearing Felix's words, Andrei's pupils shrank.
He looked at the red orb, a storm of excitement raging in his heart. This was a very special ability.
Without hesitation, Andrei reached out lightning-fast and touched the Kekkei Genkai. The red orb instantly merged into his body.
Seeing this, Felix was speechless.
No one is fighting you for it. Why so fast?
Andrei closed his eyes, feeling the ability merge with his body.
After a long while, he opened his eyes.
Surprise and joy were evident on his face and in his eyes.
The fusion of the red orb instantly gave him knowledge on how to control it.
With a thought, a sharp bone spur grew from Andrei's palm.
The next second, the spur retracted.
The broken skin on his palm healed instantly, leaving no trace.
"It's incredible."
Feeling this power, Andrei marveled. He was shocked to his core.
The things from this shop were truly magical!
And this shopkeeper... he was too mysterious to put such things in jars.
Suddenly, Andrei thought of something. His expression shifted, and he looked at Felix respectfully. "Shopkeeper, how does this ability compare to a Vision?"
"Naturally, it's inferior to a Vision..."
Hearing Andrei's question, Felix chuckled. "But this is just a base ability. It doesn't stop you from developing it. And it depends on who you compare it to. In terms of raw value, Shikotsumyaku can't compare to a Vision because many Vision holders aren't necessarily strong fighters."
"For example, you could easily deal with someone who just obtained a Vision. But against a strong Vision user, it wouldn't be enough."
" simply put, it's a special ability. But you can develop and use it continuously, just like developing a Vision. You'll have to experiment with the specifics yourself."
"As for the other orb, it's experience for 1,000 sword swings."
"I understand."
Hearing Felix's explanation, Andrei took a deep breath.
Suppressing his excitement, he merged with the white orb and then opened the final three jars.
Two items fell out.
A stack of paper covered in runes and a white pill.
Seeing the white pill, Andrei was delighted.
A pill!
He had heard that Ningguang pulled something called an "Eternal Youth Pill."
If he pulled one too, he could use it.
He looked at the white pill with excitement.
[Square Explosive Tag]: A square paper tag, twice the size of a regular explosive tag. White with the character "Explode" (爆) in the center, surrounded by small ritual markings and a thin black border. Detonated by external force.
[Shrinking Pill]: Whoever eats this pill will shrink in size. The effect lasts for ten minutes.
"One is an Explosive Tag. You can stick it where you need an explosion and detonate it with external force. It works on water too; it's waterproof."
Felix glanced at the items and explained. "As for the pill, it's a Shrinking Pill. Eat it, and you'll shrink for ten minutes."
"You've opened all ten jars. If you want to open more, you'll have to come back next week."
"Thank you, Shopkeeper."
Hearing Felix, Andrei nodded.
He collected his items and smiled. "Since I'm done, I'll take my leave. I'll come back next week."
He didn't care about the empty jars at all.
Just the Experience Orbs were a huge profit, not to mention the special ability.
"Mm."
Felix nodded.
Andrei bowed respectfully to Felix again, then walked out of the shop.
"I wonder what he got. He looks calm, so probably nothing good."
When Andrei walked out with a calm face, one of the Millelith guards whispered to his partner. "Should we report this?"
"Of course. He's the manager of Northland Bank, after all."
Doyle watched Andrei leave and whispered, "You stay here. I'll go report to Lady Ningguang."
With that, Doyle left his post and headed in Andrei's direction.
"How were the pulls?"
Not long after leaving the shop, Andrei suddenly stopped.
Childe was walking toward him, smiling. "I thought you weren't done yet, so I came to check. Didn't expect you to be finished already. What did you get?"
"I got three Experience Orbs for sword swinging and these three items."
Hearing Childe, Andrei took the Tattered Leather, Explosive Tags, and Shrinking Pill out of his pocket and spoke softly. "The rest were empty jars."
"That bad?"
Hearing Andrei, Childe paused.
Ten jars and he only got this junk?
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