CHAPTER 93: EYE MIST

The air wasn’t too shy.

It twisted, wriggled, and shifted around the room, almost blowing like a cold breeze.

Still, it was weak.

And with no power to affect the surrounding space, it just flowed between the shelves, pushing Yun Qiqi to exclaim in surprise.

"What’s going on?" she asked, curious to know why Noa had been standing still for so long.

He didn’t know how to answer her.

He couldn’t just say that his system suddenly decided to play around and add custom effects to everything it did.

Turns out, filling the shelves wasn’t an exception.

’You do you,’ he said internally, patting the girl and rubbing Umbu’s belly.

Then he stepped forward.

After gesturing for Mo Yuhua to follow him, Noa reached the destination, waiting for the system to finish setting up the items.

Luckily, he didn’t have to wait too long.

The air stopped moving. It halted everything it was doing and let the room flash before his eyes.

’Here you go,’ the system whispered like it had done him a favor.

Noa ignored distractions.

His enhanced vision lingered on the new products, shooing the sparkling light away.

Frosted glass.

It quickly gained his attention.

A thin, luxurious bottle seemed to look at him, waiting for him to unseal it. Soft, misty blue liquid swam within. The bottle gave the impression that it might blink at any moment.

It didn’t.

The only thing that changed in front of Noa was the transparent system panel, persistently asking him to read through again.

{Eye Mist}

Description: A tiny spray glass bottle containing mist from the unreachable land. They are only extracted when the sun rises from the north.

Features: Grants the ability to read through ancient runes, hidden inscriptions, and qi fluctuations

Rarity: Epic

Price: 5 TP (One month’s worth of supply)

With a single glance, the vial didn’t seem as good as the last option.

But the ability to decipher runes and hidden inscriptions sounded like a cheat code Mo Yuhua would greatly appreciate.

It would also help her find rare artifacts and resources—all for Noa to receive them.

This was his ploy.

To help her and ultimately make a path for himself.

And by striking two rabbits with a single blow, Noa would be the one who would reap the most benefit.

"It’s for your eyes," he said to the woman.

"For me?" Mo Yuhua blinked, looking up and down at Noa. "What is it?"

The entity before her didn’t explain.

He just waited for her to act, peering deep into her soul, reminding her what happens when someone defies his will.

She then shuddered.

Only internally, hiding her true feelings.

Thankfully, she was well-versed in this craft, allowing her to step near the shelf without her face showing anything.

Noa grinned at her attempt.

He saw through her, but even he had no idea how deeply rooted her devotion was.

"But I have yet to give something to the store," Mo Yuhua said suddenly, because Noa didn’t make her pay for the bottle.

She was also turning the vial in her hand.

He flashed her a smile.

It was fleeting, but genuine, allowing her nerves to relax.

"Call it an investment," Noa said seriously, no longer smiling. "Like a down payment. You know how that works, right?"

The woman nodded.

Of course, she knew what Noa meant.

It was a free sample she was tasting, but even free things cost something in this world.

So she would have to pay for it later. Just as Noa had explained earlier—how his store operated and gave back everything tenfold.

After understanding washed over her, Mo Yuhua flexed her fingers.

They found the lead and twisted it.

With a soft pop sound, the bottle was open, spreading its soothing energy across the room, numbing body and mind alike.

However, the calmness didn’t last for long.

It wasn’t Eye Mist’s effect.

Hence, the lingering energy was quickly replaced by the cold, slightly oppressive aura—one that squeezed eyes dry.

Even Noa was affected by it.

Thankfully, he didn’t stand too close to it, allowing him to fight through the dryness without getting his fingers involved.

But the same thing couldn’t be said about Mo Yuhua.

As a person who was still holding the bottle, she was the most affected by the mist.

Suddenly, before she even knew, a feeling overwhelmed her. It spoke to her in her mind, urging her to use the blue liquid as soon as possible if she wanted relief from the dryness in her eyes.

The woman didn’t waste time.

She quickly pulled her head back and sprayed the mist across her open eyes.

"It’s cold," she said instantly.

But she didn’t close them, letting the elixir do its job.

A moment later, the promised relief arrived as a crystalline coolness spread over her face and freed her from the weird sensation.

The mist sipped inward.

It didn’t just let the skin absorb, but sank deep, as if reaching her spirit itself.

Then she exhaled.

A cold, cloudy mist followed her breath.

"This... this is amazing. My eyes! They feel in place, like they finally found their place."

A single tear dropped from her face as she said that.

Not because of the pain or happiness.

The emotions didn’t affect her mood in the slightest. It was a pleasure that spread through her eyelids and reached all the way towards her brain, tingling it.

Then the clarity came.

Just like Noa, her vision had been shifted.

But instead of increasing her reading and comprehension ability, it augmented something else entirely.

Qi fluctuations!

She saw how the potent energy flowed in and out of the store, touching everything within.

It added power, strength, a life to the world.

She glanced at her guards, feeling how qi covered their bodies, giving them physical strength to tear even metal with a single punch.

She could see the difference between them.

Not just how strong they were, but even their weaknesses.

It was flooding her with too much information, and she didn’t know what to do with it.

Then, her eyes shifted to Noa.