Chapter 555 - 214: Secrets Hidden in History and Outside the Bubble (Part 2)

"What the hell!"

Taking a deep breath, Shen Fei muttered a speechless complaint before asking another question, "Does your Sea Race have an item called Red Heart A?"

This time, he had re-entered the special region of the Pacific Ocean. Besides investigating the ultimate purpose of the NPCs and bosses, Shen Fei had another objective: he wanted to obtain—or at least get a look at—the Red Heart A, an item that should be on the same level as his Black Spade A. Now that the Sea Race Empress, Vanas, had declared the surrender of her entire race, it was the perfect opportunity to ask about the Red Heart A. This would also serve as a small test of their sincerity.

"Yes! Respected Divine Lord!" Vanas answered with a torrent of words, not hesitating for even a second. "The special item with Uniqueness, Red Heart A, is in the hands of our Sea Race! Because the version update is not yet complete, the main body of the Red Heart A is still in a semi-materialized state! The Red Heart A is on the highest floor of the [Dragon Palace]. Would you like to go see it?"

To Shen Fei’s relief, the information related to Red Heart A wasn’t being directly censored by the rules.

WHOOSH.

As Vanas answered, she also rose slightly, making an inviting gesture. "Respected Divine Lord, as one of the four items of Uniqueness, it is our Sea Race’s purpose to offer it to the Water God! And offering it to the Water God means offering it to you, Your Excellency!"

Following his question, Vanas invited Shen Fei to go directly into the massive structure ahead, the [Dragon Palace], to see the main body of the Red Heart A.

"Four items of Uniqueness?"

However, Shen Fei didn’t rashly enter the so-called [Dragon Palace]. Although the Sea Race was very respectful toward him, he wasn’t about to step into an unknown place so easily. Still, hearing Vanas mention the four items of Uniqueness stirred a thought in his mind.

"Yes! Of the same type as Red Heart A, there are also Black Spade A, Square A, and Plum Blossom A!" Vanas held nothing back in answering. "They all take the form of cards! And each card possesses a different, unique characteristic!"

When Shen Fei asked one question, she would immediately reply with a flood of information. While she answered, she saw that Shen Fei had no intention of moving toward the highest floor of the distant [Dragon Palace] to see the Red Heart A. With a wave of her hand, three red cards appeared beside her.

SWISH!

The moment the three red cards appeared, they fluttered about before neatly stacking themselves together, hovering before Vanas’s eyes. Then, at her command, the stack of cards slowly flew toward Shen Fei.

"Respected Divine Lord! These are temporary, single-use items derived from the Red Heart A after each full version update! I have used four of them. These are the last three I have left..."

As she guided the stack of three Red Heart A cards to float slowly toward Shen Fei, Vanas explained their origin.

"Ah!!!"

Then, to Vanas’s shock, just as she finished speaking, she saw three black cards of the same type and size appear in Shen Fei’s hand as her red cards floated over.

CRACKLE... CRACKLE...

Moreover, when the two types of cards came within a meter of each other, an electric current materialized on their faces, directly linking the red and black cards together. The twisting, arcing current jumped between the two sets of cards as if celebrating their reunion. At the same time, phantasmal red hearts and phantasmal black spades appeared on the cards.

WHOOSH!

After crying out in shock and freezing for two seconds, Vanas suddenly took a deep breath and fell to her knees again. Behind her, the other members of the Sea Race who had also witnessed this fell to their knees with a great rustle, prostrating themselves even more completely.

Clearly, Shen Fei revealing the Black Spade A had completely exceeded Vanas’s expectations. But at the same time, her reverence for him deepened because of it.

If there were some kind of loyalty display, the moment I took out the Black Spade A, the loyalty of the Sea Race before me, including Vanas, would have absolutely skyrocketed!

Shen Fei thought to himself as he looked at the two sets of cards, one in each hand.

They really are the same type of thing! And the two types of cards are definitely connected!

The Red Heart A he had seen before was indeed a set with the Black Spade A. Although he only had two types of cards right now, and both were temporary versions that couldn’t be combined for Fusion, the Lightning Chain that appeared between them still allowed Shen Fei to instantly determine that they could be.

Just when he thought all was lost, a new path opened up!

Originally, he had re-entered the special region of the Pacific Ocean with the goal of discovering the ultimate purpose of the NPCs and bosses. Shen Fei never expected that, due to the Black Tortoise’s power, the situation would turn out like this. Unfortunately, even with the Sea Race’s direct surrender, his Detection of their ultimate purpose still yielded no results. However, with the appearance of his secondary objective, the Red Heart A, he realized he might have another chance.

WHOOSH.

Looking at the Attributes of the Red Heart A in his hand, Shen Fei felt he had found another method to try.

[Red Heart A: A super item containing the Uniqueness of [Wishful Thinking]. It can teleport the holder and their companions to a location conceived in the holder’s mind. (Not the main item! Temporary item, remaining uses: 3/3)]