"Little girl, do you really know that Emissary? Quick, tell me in detail. Forget about liking it, I'll give you a triple like."
"Ahem, this matter, heh heh, please watch the VCR."
Guinaifen brought up a video, and everyone huddled together, staring intently at the small phone screen.
In the video, the Trailblazer, just casually strolling, seemed to be drawn by some kind of gravitational pull, vaguely walking into this shop... Facing the expensive trashcan, she didn't hesitate, pulling out a Penacony shareholder's account card and immediately opening a trashcan.
Then, striking the standard muscular pose of a trashcan under the king, she roared, "I am the woman who will become the king of the trash cans!"
Afterward, the video screen spun wildly, as if space-time was being twisted, and everyone in the video seemed to have their souls leave their bodies, standing dazed in place.
The passersby watching the video understood that they had entered a peculiar mental world and seen an Aeon!
The video finished playing.
"WC! You guys, do you think that little girl became an Emissary because of that trashcan?"
"Don't say it, don't say it. It really is possible. Opening a trashcan, what kind of Path is that? It must be the trashcan's problem."
"It's a pity the Cloud Knights came too quickly and immediately sealed this place. I really wanted to buy one too."
"Of course they had to seal it. With something like this happening, it would be strange if they didn't, right? If opening a trashcan can attract an Aeon's gaze, once this gets out, not just all of Xianzhou, but everyone in the entire universe will come to buy trashcans!"
"I wonder how much the trashcan costs. If I could become an Emissary, I'd be willing to drive luxury cars and live in a villa for the rest of my life."
"Good heavens, you little rascal, you don't want to lose out on anything, do you?"
"I'm so envious. The Cloud Knights, please don't seal this shop."
...The crowd outside the shop grew larger and larger, people standing on their tiptoes, trying to see past the Cloud Knights' blockade.
Some even bolder individuals brought tea and fruit plates, trying to get close to the Cloud Knights and glean information.
But the Cloud Knights were upright and incorruptible, not falling for it at all. As for information, there was only one phrase: "No comment."
They were just ordinary Cloud Knights maintaining order. Things like Emissaries were equally distant to them. Their captain had just reported to higher-ups, and new orders hadn't been issued yet, so they could only strictly maintain the blockade.
Meanwhile, inside the shop on the second floor.
A handsome young man, probably just an adult, dressed in simple clothes, looked helplessly at the Cloud Knights captain in front of him.
It's just selling trashcans, right? There's no need to seal my shop, is there?
It was just a glance from an Aeon, what's the big deal?
Before I transmigrated, my wives in my phone were more than just Emissaries, weren't they?
The young lady of the Interstellar Peace Corporation, the master of the Life School of the Genius Society, the lost Raiden cooking mom, the current Dragon Lord of the Loufu... Uh, cough, cough, the last one isn't.
Recalling the past, Lin Shuo, the owner of "Curio Dumpster," sighed for a long time.
A week ago, he was lucky for once, pulling 2+2 Firefly in 200 draws.
Just as he was about to celebrate, he didn't expect that the life of a lucky person is extremely short.
He didn't even have a chance to click on the Eidolon. After a clap of thunder, Lin Shuo transmigrated to Xianzhou Loufu, even holding a mouse and keyboard in his hands.
"Hoo~"
Lin Shuo's attention returned from his memories to reality.
Looking at the neatly arranged trashcans in the room, he felt a little comforted.
Heaven was ultimately not unkind to him. Not long after Lin Shuo arrived at Loufu, he awakened the "Myriad Realms Curio Dumpster System."
Simply by signing in daily, he could receive Curio Dumpsters.
And by selling these trashcans, he could further improve their quality. The more he sold, the greater the chance of the trashcans yielding good items.
As the system's owner, for every one hundred trashcans he sold, he would also receive a special trashcan as a reward, which could not only enhance his strength but also unlock various strange special skills.
These were no longer just trashcans; they were far better than precious spoils of war.
"Hoo."
Lin Shuo sat with his legs crossed, holding a teacup, and took a sip.
"Cloud Knight sir, my small shop is just a tiny place. You can't investigate for so long, can you?"
Looking out the window at the Cloud Knights maintaining order, Lin Shuo was neither humble nor arrogant: "My shop has all the proper procedures. You can't keep it sealed like this forever."
The procedures, including Lin Shuo's identity file, were naturally brought by the system. Otherwise, as an Outlander, Lin Shuo would only be able to work illegally to live in Loufu.
"Apologies, Mr. Lin, we are here on orders. Please wait a moment longer."
The Cloud Knight's expression was also a bit awkward. Strictly speaking, Lin Shuo had not violated any of Loufu's laws, so enforcement was out of the question.
"However, please rest assured, Mr. Lin, Xianzhou values fairness above all. It's just that the impact of this incident is too great, which is why we ask for your cooperation in the investigation. I believe the higher-ups will absolutely not make things difficult for you."
As he spoke, the Cloud Knight's gaze drifted to the trashcan nearby.
A bold idea formed in his mind.
Although, logically speaking, only Paths, Aeons, and Emissaries are connected.
But who could guarantee that the gray-haired young lady becoming an Emissary had nothing to do with the trashcan?
After all, these were touted as Curio Dumpsters.
"Mr. Lin, are all these trashcans of yours really Curios?"
"Naturally." Lin Shuo chuckled, "If they weren't Curios, what other way could there be to bypass Paths and directly attract the gaze of an Aeon?"
Lin Shuo had a clear understanding of the Cloud Knight's reaction.
It was true that Curios attracted an Aeon's gaze.
But trashcans naturally couldn't attract an Aeon's gaze every time; this was just good luck.
"It's actually true!"
Although he was mentally prepared, the Cloud Knight still felt his worldview violently overturned.
The Cloud Knights understood the meaning of a Path far better than the general populace, because Jing Yuan was an Emissary, and he was also a Xianzhou General!
In other words, if that young lady just now wasn't an Outlander, she could have instantly become a major figure on the level of a General of the Six Xianzhou.
Thinking of this, his breathing became heavier.
"Of course, these trashcans contain a myriad of Curios. There's only what you can't imagine, not what can't be opened. Want one?"
He was idle anyway, and selling to anyone was still selling.
The Cloud Knights had immense power. If he could establish a reputation, he might even be able to sell in bulk, which would save a lot more effort than individual retail sales.
"How much for one?"
Upon hearing this, the Cloud Knight's heart stirred.
If he could also become an Emissary... Heavens, he'd directly save eight hundred years of struggle, marry a beautiful and wealthy woman, and reach the pinnacle of life. Perhaps he could even escape the Mara-Struck affliction and achieve true immortality!
For such a good thing, he only hoped the price wouldn't be too high.
"Alright, a regular trashcan, originally 1 million credits, grand opening special, only 880,000!"
Lin Shuo snapped his fingers, and then made an 'eight' gesture.
He then chuckled, "The trashcan contains all sorts of strange and wonderful Curios. Attracting an Aeon's gaze is not its limit; even more precious things naturally exist, it's just a matter of probability. With good luck, you might even ascend to become an Aeon; with bad luck, you might only get a can of soda bean juice."
Cloud Knight: "..."
880,000 credits, the price was not just expensive; it was extremely expensive.
While it wouldn't bankrupt him, it would certainly make a family feel a little pain.
And there was also the element of luck involved.
Just as Lin Shuo said, with bad luck, he might lose everything.
Although the example of the Emissary was right before his eyes, he didn't believe he had such heaven-defying luck.
It made sense. So many executives at the Interstellar Peace Corporation, a million was nothing to them, yet none of them became an Emissary.
And for ordinary people, they could only use their hard-earned money to gamble on a probability.
In a sense, this was also a kind of fairness.
But unfortunately, ordinary people like them couldn't afford this kind of "fairness."
Seeing the Cloud Knight remain silent, Lin Shuo said nothing more.
These trashcans were indeed expensive, but for those desperately seeking a Path, they held an irresistible allure.
For big spenders, one or two trashcans were nothing. Even if they had to open 180 of them, they wouldn't bat an eye.
After all, meeting an Aeon and obtaining the greatest power below a deity, how could that be measured by mere credits?
Buying it wasn't just winning; it was winning big, winning immensely.