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With all the Curios on the table already explained, which one was the purple Curio no longer needed to be said aloud in her eyes.
Jade's delicate hand lifted the plain-looking steel pen from the counter. She gently closed her eyes and slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.
Although she had already known the result from the color of the light when opening the Trash Can, the moment she truly held a purple-tier Curio that belonged to her, her emotions still surged uncontrollably.
Her pale violet eyes reflected Sylvester's figure as she spoke as calmly as she could.
"Could it be… this pen?"
The moment those words left her mouth, every gaze in the shop snapped toward them.
Everyone waited tensely for Sylvester to speak, hanging on his answer.
It wasn't merely because this was a purple Curio—but because he had personally stated that it was the most compatible Curio Jade could possibly obtain, an evaluation no one had ever received before.
How could that not provoke curiosity?
After all, even Jingliu—the Sword Champion of the Luofu—receiving the [Cursed Blade: Thousand Demon Daggers], something that already seemed perfectly suited to her, had never been described this way.
So, what gave Jade the right?
Aventurine straightened from his reclined position on the sofa, set his teacup aside, and sat upright. His expression turned solemn—more serious than he had ever been in meetings presided over by Diamond himself.
Topaz raised a finger to her lips and lowered her head, signaling Numby and Pikachu to stay quiet and not disturb Sylvester.
Feixiao crossed her arms, wearing only a polite smile, while Jingliu's face was as cold as frost.
Yet beneath their outward calm, neither of them was any less stirred than the others.
All attention converged on the young man behind the counter.
Faced with Jade's question, Sylvester merely propped his chin up and replied lazily, "Of course not. That's just the [Rebellious Fountain Pen]. It refuses to produce ink when writing, but sprays endlessly when doodling. How could something like that have anything to do with a purple Curio?"
"H-How could this be…?"
Worry immediately surfaced on Jade's face upon hearing that answer.
By that logic, wasn't this pen a Curio that could barely even qualify as blue?
Then where was the purple one?
Her gaze shifted toward the pink door panel, her expression turning bitter.
It can't be that thing… right?
While its efficient spatial traversal was indeed impressive, if that were her purple Curio, she truly couldn't accept it.
She pressed her lips together, unwilling to settle for such a conclusion.
The others shared the same mix of disappointment and confusion. They didn't believe the Anywhere Door was the purple Curio either—but there were no other Curios left on the counter.
If not that, then what? Surely it couldn't be that lying Pawnshop Appraiser?
Just as everyone felt crestfallen, Sylvester suddenly laughed.
"Hey, don't be so disappointed. The real purple Curio has already arrived on Lady Jade's person."
"Huh?"
Everyone froze in shock. On her person? When did that happen?
Jade herself jolted as if waking from a dream and hurriedly began checking her clothes.
Her jade-like hands moved from her neck downward, passing over her chest and abdomen, then along her full, pale legs. She checked her back, then the large hat atop her head—yet still found nothing.
Finally, she lowered her gaze to her high heels.
Don't tell me… it crawled in there?
Seeing her search so thoroughly yet find nothing, Sylvester laughed.
"Haha, no need to look. That purple Curio has no form and no substance—you won't be able to find it. But without a doubt, it is already with Lady Jade."
"???" Completely baffled, Jade asked directly, "Then how exactly does that work?"
Sylvester didn't answer immediately. Instead, he asked her a question.
"Lady Jade, do you understand what 'Show me the money' means?"
"'Shoh mee thuh muh-nee'?" Jade realized it was likely a phrase from an unknown civilization. Relying on the effects of the Synesthetic Beacon, she pieced it together haltingly.
"Give… me… money?"
"Exactly. That's the effect of the purple Curio you obtained." Sylvester smiled and nodded.
He then uncrossed his legs, straightened up, and revealed the Curio's true power.
"This is a type of ability known as a [Word Magic]. As long as you say that phrase, every bank account in the universe that stores Credits will each transfer one Credit into your account."
The instant he finished speaking, everyone exclaimed in unison, "What?!"
The effect of this Curio was far beyond anything they had imagined.
One Credit might seem insignificant—but the number of beings in the universe who used Credits numbered in the hundreds of millions.
And that wasn't because there were only hundreds of millions of people—but because numerical units simply stopped there.
A single civilized planet easily housed billions, and the number of known civilizations exceeded tens of millions.
With a single opening and closing of her lips, Jade could become the richest individual in the entire universe.
And most importantly—she wouldn't need to expend even a shred of labor.
How could anyone not be envious?
Even Feixiao, watching from the side, felt overwhelming jealousy surge in her heart.
She had long dreamed of equipping every soldier of Yaoqing with the most advanced technology, arming them to the teeth.
But she had never acted on it for one simple reason.
No money.
If reality allowed it, she would've long since given every soldier two AI-equipped star-destroyers—one for battle, the other for grocery shopping and commuting.
If a Borisin pack dared show its face, she'd unleash a full barrage and wipe out not just their planet, but the entire star system along with it.
How satisfying that would be…
Too bad it was only a fantasy.
But Jade was different.
She now truly possessed such capability.
And her power wasn't limited to military applications—she could use Credits to determine the life or death of entire civilizations.
The monetary hegemony the Corporation had pursued for countless ages, yet never attained, had now quietly slipped straight into Jade's hands.
This was no exaggeration.
As one of the six generals of the Xianzhou Alliance, Feixiao knew all too well how terrifying the consequences would be.
The power of this Curio would be no weaker than an Imaginary Implosion Pulse.
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