Little Coal Ball was carried onto the table by Su Yuan, where it sniffed at the pitch-black Treasure Chest.
It wrinkled its nose, showed no reaction, then turned around, jumped off the table, and turned its head, ready to walk away.
What was that supposed to mean?
Su Yuan was a bit puzzled: "Little Coal Ball, come back here."
Little Coal Ball’s body stiffened, and it walked back with its head drooping.
Woof! Woof woof!
Master, I can't smell anything from this thing either.
"Is there an Anomaly inside?"
Awoo, I don't know about the Treasure Chest, Master.
The only reason it could detect an Anomaly in that previous box was because it was a Ghost Chest; if a Treasure Chest isn't opened, Little Coal Ball really couldn't probe the situation inside.
Su Yuan looked at it strangely, "Didn't you discover something just now? Is there a problem this time?"
Woof woof.
Little Coal Ball barked twice, then ran off without looking back, curled up in a corner, covered its eyes with its tail, and made no more sound.
It's too embarrassing; I have failed Master's expectations!
Su Yuan didn't understand what that whole performance was about at all.
However.
He didn't intend to wait until tomorrow to open the Treasure Chest this time.
If there really was an Anomaly, a single Spirit Fire Talisman would burn it to nothing.
Su Yuan held a Spirit Fire Talisman in his left hand and cautiously opened the Treasure Chest with his right.
With a click.
The Treasure Chest opened.
He retreated a step while clutching the Spirit Fire Talisman!
Phew.
Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
There was no Anomaly.
Inside appeared a piece of black cowhide paper.
"Could it be a Skill Book?"
He reached out to take it and brought it before him to examine.
"It's not a Skill Book."
There was no option to learn it, and at the very top of the cowhide paper were two bloody characters: Ghost Contract.
This was a contract, and Su Yuan read through its contents.
The general meaning was: sign a Master-Servant Contract with a ghost to obtain a Ghost Servant.
The method of signing the contract was very simple; it only required getting the ghost to touch Su Yuan's blood, and then Su Yuan would write the ghost's name on the contract using his own blood to complete it.
This Ghost Contract could be used to sign a total of 6 Ghost Servants.
"This is a rare item!"
Looking at the "+" sign after the 6, Su Yuan laughed like a pig, "Hundredfold Enhancement, let's go!"
Su Yuan was already fantasizing about the scene where he possessed 600 Ghost King-level Ghost Servants and walked sideways through the Eerie World.
"Ahem, my perspective was too small."
He got up and walked to the window, looking outside.
On the pale Full Moon, the Countdown showed nearly 15 hours remaining.
"I have to go out and hunt for more Treasure Chests tonight."
Before that, he still had to draw some Talismans.
Su Yuan fetched a bottle of Homemade Drink, then spread out the Yellow Paper and began to draw.
When his Mental Power wasn't enough, he just drank a bottle of the drink to recover, and it was OK.
20 Spirit Fire Talismans and 20 Clarity Talismans, that's enough!
"I wonder if anyone is selling drinks."
Su Yuan opened the Trading Platform and browsed through the trade information.
"There really is!"
Unexpectedly, he actually found a listing for trading drinks.
It was actually a Homemade Drink, with a full 50 bottles.
The other party was only asking to trade for 5 days' worth of Food.
He just didn't know if the Homemade Drink would have the same effect.
Su Yuan could easily take out a little bit to satisfy the other party's request.
He took 5 days' worth from the Storage Room and selected the trade.
The trade was completed.
50 Homemade Drinks in glass jars appeared before Su Yuan.
Su Yuan picked up a bottle and applied Hundredfold Enhancement to it.
It worked!
Orange Juice（Homemade）
Refreshing: 100%
Mental Power +1.
Just then, the other party sent a message to Su Yuan through the Trading Platform.
"Great God Su Yuan, it's actually Great God Su Yuan! Heaven never closes all doors; Great God, I'm your fan, can you give me a friend slot?"
Su Yuan frowned; if it were anyone else, he definitely wouldn't agree.
But the other party's Homemade Drink had caught Su Yuan's attention, and adding him as a friend wouldn't be bad, so he could trade with him whenever he needed drinks in the future.
"Sure."
Immediately after, a Friend Request was sent over.
Zhang Quancai, Male
22 years old, student at a certain agricultural university
Survival bio: I want to eat meat, I really, really want to eat meat!
After Su Yuan accepted, his friend list finally had two people.
（2/2）
Liu Yiyi, note（Talisman Material Supplier）
Zhang Quancai, note（Homemade Drink Supplier）
"Great God, Great God, hello, um, I'm very happy to be your friend."
"Oh."
"Um, Great God, I..."
"Is there something?"
"No, nothing, it's just my first time interacting with a Great God, I'm a bit nervous."
"Oh."
Zhang Quancai was really nervous; once Su Yuan accepted the Friend Request, he started jumping back and forth in his room, too nervous to stop.
"Um, Great God, you're really amazing, you can crack the Eerie Rule every time. Did you really Transmigrate back?"
"No."
"Then are you really a Daoist? And how did you know the Treasure Chest at the door contained a Ghost Human Head, and that the real Treasure Chest was inside the Headless Ghost's body? Did you kill the Headless Ghost? It must be, otherwise you wouldn't know."
Why was this guy asking endless questions? Su Yuan quickly changed the subject.
"Is the drink homemade?"
"Yes, yes, does Daoist Priest like drinking beverages?"
"Yes." Whether he liked it or not, his need for drinks was high, which was true.
The title "Daoist Priest" was truly something else, but whatever, let him call him whatever he wanted.
"There's only an Orchard near my Black Room, boo hoo, I can only eat fruit to satisfy my hunger every day. Later, I found many glass bottles nearby, and being bored, I made some drinks. How is it? Is it good? I learned it online before."
"Mm, I'll trade with you again next time I need some."
After Su Yuan finished speaking, he closed the Survival Handbook directly.
He could talk too much, blabbering on endlessly.
If he gave him the chance, he probably wouldn't finish talking in a whole night.
Su Yuan didn't have time to waste with him; after all, he still had to go out and look for Treasure Chests.
Su Yuan packed the Talismans, tucked the Fruit Knife into his belt, brought along the Survival Handbook and the Ghost Contract, and walked to the door to grab the Axe he had placed behind it.
If the Pixiu Ornament wasn't a bit too big and inconvenient to carry, he probably would have brought that too.
Afterward, he called Little Coal Ball, pushed the door open, and walked outside.
"Little Coal Ball, you lead the way."
Su Yuan signaled for Little Coal Ball to walk in front.
Woof!
Little Coal Ball was somewhat reluctant.
Master, isn't it better to just stay home obediently at night?
It's too hard on a dog's heart.
There was no help for it; he couldn't disobey Master's orders.
Little Coal Ball pricked up its ears, alert to any Anomalies that might appear at any time.
Su Yuan also looked around; he had walked this road many times.
Further ahead was the Small Park.
Su Yuan planned to explore further along this road.
"A Treasure Chest?"
Just as he reached the entrance of the Small Park, he saw a Treasure Chest placed on the slide in the park.
Su Yuan walked into the park.
As he approached the slide, he was suddenly tripped by something.
Su Yuan was startled, thinking he had encountered an Anomaly.
It turned out to be just a pile of ordinary Paint Buckets.
He looked under the slide and found quite a few Paint Buckets placed there.
These things were useless, and Su Yuan couldn't be bothered to look closely.
He successfully obtained the Treasure Chest, sent it back to the Black Room, and then came back out.
"The goal for tonight is three Treasure Chests."
Su Yuan cheered himself on and continued walking forward in the same direction.
With Little Coal Ball, Su Yuan felt much more at ease.
After all, this little guy could sense Anomalies within a hundred meters.
As long as there was a warning, with his current gear, dealing with an Anomaly shouldn't be a big problem.
"Little Coal Ball, don't stop."
Woof!
Little Coal Ball turned its head to look at him, then continued to lead the way with a resentful expression.
This time, just as they reached the side of the park, Little Coal Ball suddenly stopped.
The fur on its body stood up one by one.
Woof woof woof!
Little Coal Ball pricked its ears straight up, barking wildly toward the park, its body unable to stop backing away.
Su Yuan's expression changed slightly, and he took out a Spirit Fire Talisman.
I'm afraid some Anomaly is approaching.
Little Coal Ball had already retreated to Su Yuan's side, its body crouching on the ground, emitting low growls from its throat.
In this state.
The Anomaly must be very close, right?!
Su Yuan felt his palms sweating.
Yet he couldn't see anything, and he hadn't discovered anything.
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