Chapter 470 442: Black Nether Dragon

"If I can get a boat ticket in advance, does that mean I can head to the Public District early?" Qin Ziwen looked up.

"Yes, you can. Sir, do you know where to find a boat ticket?"

"I'm not sure, but I have a good idea."

He thought of Xie Ya, whom he had met earlier on the forest map.

If there was anywhere to buy a boat ticket, that woman most likely had one.

If he could just make a deal with her, buy a boat ticket, and then go to the Public District to gather information, he might find a way to obtain the Heart of the World.

However, there were still a few problems he needed to be careful about.

Qin Ziwen mulled it over. First, he wasn't sure about the scale of the Public District.

'If it's not very large, the Tuiyuan inside are probably "regulars," and might all know each other privately.'

'In that case, my sudden search for the Heart of the World would be too obvious and a bit abrupt.'

'Second, based on my observations during this time, different Marvels have different functions. Could the Heart of the World be an exclusive material for certain special structures? Does it have other uses?'

'After all, this is a ninth-grade Marvel.'

Even the Golden Apple, a mere seventh-grade Marvel, had prompted a Tuiyuan to scheme for so many years.

'If the Heart of the World is an exclusive material for some Wonder, asking about it would likely expose me.'

'I can't rush this. I have to take it slow.'

At this thought, the impatience in his heart subsided a little.

'Maybe things have been going too smoothly on the last few maps!'

'After getting the Golden Apple, I became desperate to obtain the remaining materials to build the Garden of Eden.'

'I can't be impatient.'

'I already have two Wonders. As long as I develop slowly, time is on my side.'

"You're right, I can't rush it," Qin Ziwen said.

A smile appeared on Gray's face. "Sir, the treasure is out there. It won't just suddenly disappear. If the Heart of the World truly exists and no one has obtained it after all these years, it's not going to be suddenly snatched away."

Qin Ziwen nodded. "You're right."

With that, Qin Ziwen temporarily abandoned the idea of returning to the forest map to trade with Xie Ya.

He could first return to the Island map to trade for a batch of supplies. Before he left, he had made an agreement with Yang Long that they would hunt more seafood while he was away, and he would return to the Island to trade after some time.

The seafood in his Home was almost gone anyway. He could procure a new batch on the Island map, which would also be a perfect opportunity to let the evolved Lost Home show its capabilities. The great sea was the most suitable place for it.

But there was one more thing to do before returning.

After giving some instructions to Gray, Qin Ziwen went to the Giant Beast Breeding Center.

"Black, come here." Qin Ziwen took out the Golden Apple and the Deep Sea Core, placing one in each palm.

"Take a look. Which one do you want to eat?"

The ground trembled in the darkness. A massive Tyrannosaurus head emerged from the shadows, lowering itself from above.

Black's nostrils flared as it sniffed at each of the two items.

Then, a cunning glint flashed in its eyes. With a flick of its tongue, it swallowed both items from Qin Ziwen's hands in one gulp.

"Damn it! I told you to eat only one, not both!" A stunned Qin Ziwen leaped up and smacked Black hard on the head.

Black clamped its mouth shut, terrified its master would make it spit them out.

It closed its eyelids, THUDDED to the ground, and played dead. It lay motionless, but its throat was contracting rapidly, clearly swallowing what it had just eaten.

"You little rascal." Seeing Black acting shamelessly, Qin Ziwen couldn't help but curse with a laugh, giving its head a light kick.

"Alright, what's eaten is eaten." Qin Ziwen wasn't too bothered. The effect of the Deep Sea Core was redundant with the Golden Apple's, and its grade wasn't as high.

With the Golden Apple Tree, he could produce a continuous supply of Golden Apples in the future.

So the Deep Sea Core had become somewhat redundant.

He was just worried if eating both at the same time would cause some kind of chemical reaction.

"Such a glutton. I'm telling you, don't come crying to me if your stomach starts hurting in a bit."

The words had barely left his mouth when Black, lying on the ground, suddenly convulsed.

Qin Ziwen shut his mouth, staring intently at Black.

He watched as Black convulsed again.

At some point, fist-sized beads of dew had appeared on the surface of its body.

Qin Ziwen stared at it, his brow furrowed.

'What is this? It doesn't look like sweat.'

Black had never sweated before. To be precise, it didn't sweat through its skin like humans do.

'Could it be related to the Deep Sea Core?'

As the thought crossed his mind, Black's body continued to twitch before him.

Abruptly, the skin on top of its head split open, and two short, curved horns suddenly sprouted, one on each side.

"ROAR... ROAR... ROAR..."

Black roared, its body trembling uncontrollably.

Suddenly, the skin diagonally below and behind its eyes split open.

The long, narrow slits were pitch-black inside, but after just two seconds, a blue light materialized within them.

The blue light grew more intense, then contracted inward. After rolling once, it settled, forming a pair of azure pupils.

"What the fuck is this?" Qin Ziwen's jaw dropped. Black's original eyes had opened at some point, revealing a pair of crimson pupils above, while another pair of azure pupils sat lower, near its ears.

Black had gone from having two eyes to four.

"I told you not to eat random things! Don't eat random things! Shit, you've mutated!"

Despite his words, Qin Ziwen worriedly used Insight on Black.

[Extraordinary · *** (Undergoing Atavistic Mutation)]

'Alright, looks like it's still mutating.'

He felt a little relieved.

'Since it's still mutating, this should be normal... right?'

"Awoo?"

From the depths of the darkness, Little White Dragon couldn't help but run out after hearing Black's howls.

It loved to pester Black when it was little, but now it preferred solitude, mainly because Black was too annoying.

But after hearing Black's howls, it was still a little worried.

"Awoo awoo." After coming out, Little White Dragon saw Black lying on the ground, crying out incessantly. It looked worriedly at its master.

"It's fine. It's evolving."

Hearing its master say it was fine, Little White Dragon gave a human-like nod, glanced at Black one more time, and turned to go back into the darkness.

"What's happening in there? Do you need help?" Xiao Xuemei's voice came from outside the Giant Beast Breeding Center. They were all inside Giant Beast Heavy Industry, and the commotion had attracted a lot of attention.

Qin Ziwen called out, "It's nothing, I'm just working on something. You all can go back for now."

"Yes, President." Hearing that it was the President's voice, the people gathered outside gradually dispersed.

On the ground, Black's mutation gradually subsided.

It slowly got up from the ground. Besides the changes to its eyes, the biggest differences were the pair of horns that had grown on its head and two large, fleshy growths bulging from the sides of its shoulder blades.

A thought instantly popped into Qin Ziwen's mind. 'Is it about to grow wings?'

He used Insight on Black again.

[Extraordinary · Black Nether Dragon]

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