The clown, which had been very high-profile since emerging, finally quieted down. He shrank his neck like an ostrich, no longer emitting laughter that was like noise pollution.
In the end, he did not even dare to look directly at Coo. He, who should have feared nothing, was somewhat afraid of Coo.
"Where did you find this thing?"
Coo circled the Surprise Box once and looked up at Law.
The clown lowered his head, thinking to himself, 'I am not a thing.'
"On the Six Continents," Law said, looking at the Surprise Box which he had not used for a long time.
As a Nen Ability item left behind after death, the Surprise Box was relatively rare.
Among Nen Users, except for Nen Exorcists, few would tamper with Nen Ability items left behind after death. Law was a special exception, able to use various Post-Mortem Nen items without pressure.
"Oh?"
Coo was surprised but also somewhat enlightened, 'No wonder it looked like an ancient relic but also not quite.'
"What is it?"
Law asked, puzzled.
"At first, I thought this thing was a relic of ancient humans."
Coo casually patted the box, causing the clown to tremble in fear.
Law smiled. He knew that relics of ancient humans were basically Post-Mortem Nen items, and the Surprise Box also belonged to this category, so it was not strange that Coo felt this way.
He instructed Nique to bring the materials to be used.
Despite his reluctance, Nique efficiently brought the Lichen and Nitro Rice. The stock of Lichen and Nitro Rice was still considerable. Law was not afraid of failure and simply threw both precious plants into the Surprise Box.
Perhaps truly frightened by Coo, the Surprise Box did not make various sharp sounds as usual when fusing items. Instead, it completed the enhancement process very quietly.
"Success, success."
The clown said cautiously, then opened the lid on top of the box and sprayed out the fused item. The item looked like Nitro Rice in appearance, but its color had turned green, and the life force it emitted was even richer, as if merely smelling the scent made one feel a slight increase in the rate of Aura recovery.
Law pinched the new product in his hand, carefully sensing the changes, and his expression suddenly changed.
"Feel it yourselves."
He handed the synthesized new Nitro Rice to Nique, who was standing closest.
Nique took the new Nitro Rice and could not help but be stunned. The rich 'aroma' made him subconsciously open his mouth, wanting to swallow the new Nitro Rice.
Tonpa, who was not far away, saw this and quickly raised his hand to slap the back of Nique's head, waking him up.
"Uh..."
Nique came to, feeling very embarrassed. He clumsily handed the new Nitro Rice to Tonpa. Tonpa rolled his eyes at him and carefully observed the new Nitro Rice. Before he could figure out anything special, he keenly noticed that his Aura recovery rate had increased. Although the increase was small, it had indeed become faster.
Astounded, he looked up at Law.
"Show it to the others."
Law nodded at Tonpa. Tonpa decisively handed the new Nitro Rice to the teammate beside him. Thus, the newly synthesized Nitro Rice was passed around among the group.
Except for Uvogin, who was a bit too dense, everyone else noticed the additional effect of the new Nitro Rice.
Simply carrying it on one's person could speed up Aura recovery? This effect was like a mana-regen necklace in a game...
Ging casually tossed the new Nitro Rice to Shiro standing nearby, then came before the Surprise Box, a bright light shining in his eyes.
The clown, terrified by Ging's gaze, thought to himself, 'Was it because I had been trapped for too long? Why did the whole world suddenly seem dangerous?'
Ging, unaware of the clown's thoughts, stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming as he stared at the Surprise Box.
He loved playing games, and the Surprise Box was like a common enhancement furnace in games, very popular among players.
Just looking at the Surprise Box, he began thinking about what else in the apartment could be used for synthesis. He even thought of using local materials, combining the remains of the bronze mechanical with the collected energy crystals.
Thinking of this, his train of thought suddenly stopped, and he subconsciously looked at the Core Energy placed in the corner, 'Could that be synthesized with something? Come to think of it, if we synthesized the remains of the bronze mechanical with the energy crystals, would it revive that type of creature? And what about the Sea Mirrors, patterned stones, toxins, Chasefire Stones...'
Ging was intrigued, and his mind became active. No one noticed Ging's expression... they were all observing the synthesized new Nitro Rice.
Coo looked at the Surprise Box, then around the Hide-and-Seek Dimension rooms, 'This group of humans... really did have quite a lot of good things.'
Soon, the new Nitro Rice was returned to Law's hand.
"So? What do you think?"
Law looked at the group, his eyes shining.
"When I held it, I felt my Aura and stamina slowly recovering."
"It should be speeding up the recovery rate."
"I felt the same way."
The group looked at the new Nitro Rice in Law's hand. In addition to its additional effect, its overall quality was also superior to other Nitro Rice in the planting area.
Sheila looked at Law and said softly, "Um, can I keep holding this?"
"Oh?"
Law was puzzled but did not ask further. He nodded and said, "Sure."
With that, he handed the new Nitro Rice to Sheila. Sheila carefully took the new Nitro Rice and said with a smile, "Just holding it makes me feel like Ai-chan can stay outside longer."
Due to the mechanism of her item appraisal ability, when Sheila summoned Ai-chan, it constantly consumed Aura.
Now that she was holding the new Nitro Rice, it was like wearing a mana-regen necklace, which could offset some of the Aura consumed every second, so naturally she felt that way.
"Give me one too."
Nique timidly raised his hand. To monitor the black disc outside, he also constantly consumed Aura.
After making this request, as if remembering something, he added, "I promise I won't eat it!"
Law had no reason to refuse and agreed to Nique's request. Just as he was about to synthesize a second new Nitro Rice, he suddenly heard Ging say, "Law, can I borrow this thing to play with for a few days?"
Law was stunned, and the clown on the Surprise Box looked horrified. He quickly made faces at Law, trying to get him to refuse Ging decisively.
But Law ignored him completely and directly agreed to Ging's request, causing the clown to show a look of despair.
Subsequently, Law began synthesizing the second new Nitro Rice. No one noticed that in the image projected by Little Fox, the black disc above the ruins had finally moved. It seemed it was about to leave this place.