When everything returned to tranquility, it was already well into the latter half of the night.
Daisy was so exhausted that she didn't even want to move a single finger, hanging onto Peter's body like a koala. Facing this, Peter was completely helpless, only able to carry her back into the RV in a princess-hug posture to rest.
Right after placing Daisy onto the bed, just as Peter was contemplating whether he should immediately rest as well, the long-absent system prompt tone chimed inside his brain:
[Countdown cleared to zero]
[Monthly items refreshed, welcome Host to browse and purchase!]
Hearing the prompt tone, Peter couldn't resist being dazed for a moment, subconsciously glancing at the calendar, only then realizing that another month had passed without him noticing. In an instant, the sleepiness inside his brain vanished entirely.
"System, open the shop!"
At the same time, he couldn't resist secretly thinking within his heart: I wonder if I can get the Dog Talisman this time. If I can get the Dog Talisman, it'll truly be taking off.
While speaking, the system shop opened, and the familiar eight item slots popped out.
Item 1: Huowan (Fire Wrap)
Origin:Fog Hill of Five Elements
Effect: The exclusive weapon of Wenren Yixuan, which is essentially a demonic beast that has survived for a millennium and is proficient in the power of the Fire Element. Using this item allows the Host to activate Huowan Mode, drastically increasing Fire-attribute damage and unlocking unique offensive effects.
Note: This item bonds with the Host's soul upon purchase and cannot be gifted to others.
Price: 8,000 Sacrifice Points
Holy cow, a flying start right off the bat!
In the original work Fog Hill of Five Elements, the visual performance and power of the Huowan were practically an enhanced version of the Huntian Ribbon.
That shout of "Huowan!", carrying a distinctly unhinged and fierce aura, coupled with the suona background track, was simply too sensational.
Taking down this Huowan, he could perfectly pair it with the Wizard Driver and the Human Torch genes already in his possession. Superimposing the three would directly yield a triple Fire-attribute damage buff; at that time, the Fire attribute might directly replace the Lightning attribute he used most smoothly to become the number one permanent power attribute under his hand.
Casting a glance at his sacrifice value which was as high as over 150,000 points, Peter didn't hesitate a single bit. Snapping his fingers with the grand aura of a tycoon, he opened his mouth to say:
"System, insta-buy!"
After purchasing the Huowan, Peter continued looking at the second item. The system still maintained its usual quirk—once the first item was good, the second item was highly likely to be trash. This second item indeed offered a reassuringly useless presence.
Item 2: Hanabatake Yoshiko's Panties
Origin:Aho-Girl
Effect: The personal undergarment of Hanabatake Yoshiko. Wearing it will overcome mysterious anti-gravity magic, but even if seen by others, it will not evoke any desire. After all, how can a human harbor impure thoughts toward a monkey?
Price: 500 Sacrifice Points
What a literal monkey-style intellect-reduction format!
Beholding this item, Peter couldn't resist rolling his eyes majorly. Although this thing might possess a certain... collection value? A human cannot, or at least should not... In short, pass!
Item 3: Eye of Aurora
Origin:Jackie Chan Adventures
Effect: An ancient Egyptian divine artifact appearing in Jackie Chan Adventures. It possesses the miraculous capability to immediately teleport to any location simply by reciting the place's name, making it a rare and precious spatial transport artifact.
Price: 30,000 Sacrifice Points
Siss~!
The exact instant he saw this item, Peter subconsciously sucked in a breath of cold air. A price tag as high as 30,000 points practically treated his sacrifice points as if they weren't money.
But say what you want, spending this sacrifice value was truly worth it; this Eye of Aurora was an absolute divine artifact.
Its functionality was even more broken than the vast majority of the Talismans. Placing this spatial capability into the Marvel Universe, it could not only let Peter traverse various regions across the globe at his whim, but it might even allow him to directly cross planetary limitations to complete interstellar travel. Just on this point alone, this Eye of Aurora counted as a Golden Legend.
Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Peter still chose to decisively take it down.
Item 4: Spirit Bomb Skill Book (Genki Dama)
Origin:Dragon Ball
Effect: An ultimate offensive move pioneered by King Kai. It requires raising both hands high to gather the life energy (Genki) of living beings, condensing it into a blue-and-white energy sphere to attack opponents. Its power is directly correlated with the target's degree of evil. Once it hits, it can thoroughly obliterate the opponent down to a single cell, yet it is virtually harmless to righteous targets.
Note: This technique has a long charging duration; please choose usage scenarios with caution.
Price: 35,000 Sacrifice Points
Siss~!
Beholding this Spirit Bomb, Peter couldn't resist sucking in another breath of cold air. This was yet another item with a ridiculously exorbitant price but ultra-high practical utility. He severely suspected that the dog system knew he had money, so it chose to ruthlessly butcher him for a hefty sum.
Though it was ridiculously expensive, this time, Peter's speed in placing the order was even faster than when purchasing the Eye of Aurora.
There was no helping it; the Spirit Bomb's specialized trait of dealing absolute damage to evil was simply too useful.
In the future, when fighting bosses in densely populated areas like New York, he could directly rub a Spirit Bomb out and hurl it down—the villain would be reduced to ashes, while the bystanders would remain completely unharmed. It was practically the perfect ultimate move for dealing with antagonists.
What was even more absurd was that Peter's Tiger Talisman could split his body into two without affecting his own combat capability.
This allowed one Peter to confront the villain directly, while the other Peter accumulated energy for the Spirit Bomb to deliver the fatal strike. This was equivalent to directly ignoring the Spirit Bomb's own charging limitation!
Simply perfect!
Having figured this point out, Peter merely felt in an exceptionally grand mood, and thus continued to look at the subsequent four items. But after hitting two "Big Golds" consecutively with the Eye of Aurora and the Spirit Bomb, the next three items were so useless that Peter didn't even want to look at them.
Item 5: Doraemon's Take-copter (Bamboo Copter)Item 6: Red Wolf's Frying PanItem 7: Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Drill-inator
The classic triple-combo of filler items.
Although the Take-copter could fly, its flight speed was deeply concerning and could not be deployed in combat at all; to the current Peter, it was truly useless. Red Wolf's frying pan goes without saying—a pure filler prop, making it suspect that the author was stubbornly forcing a joke without having any actual ideas.
As for Dr. Doofenshmirtz's Drill-inator... this Doofenshmirtz seemed to be the antagonist scientist from the cartoon Phineas and Ferb. Although he could always invent absurd props, they basically all carried massive flaws, similarly lacking any practical usage value.
"Fine~ looks like I have to rely on the pity drop again."
While speaking, Peter shifted his gaze toward the final item, and the pity-drop item truly did not disappoint him.
Item 8: Shun Shun Rikka (Shield Hakka Six Flowers)
Origin:Bleach
Effect: A miraculous hairclip formed by six spirits. The essence of its capability is "Rejection of Reality," which can achieve various effects including defense, healing, and offense through different combinations.
Price: 15,000 Sacrifice Points
The exact moment he beheld this item, Peter finally obtained a feeling of his eyes lighting up.
If this item were only given to Peter for personal use, it would absolutely not be worth the price tag of 15,000.
After all, whether it was defensive or healing capabilities, Peter himself already commanded them. But if he acquired this thing to gift to someone else, then it became highly worth it!
That's right, Peter intended to gift the Shun Shun Rikka to Gwen!
For one, Gwen's no-kill principle predestined that she couldn't become a Tier-1 frontal combat hero; the auxiliary capabilities of the Shun Shun Rikka could just happen to elevate her comprehensiveness and allow her to better act as the citizens' friendly neighborhood hero.
Secondly, it was because the Shun Shun Rikka was a causal-law weapon linked to the host's willpower.
If discussing willpower, Gwen was significantly stronger than the original host, Orihime. Letting her obtain the Shun Shun Rikka would surely come in massively handy at critical moments!
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