Helick's Great Trove was named after a legendary Transcendent: Helick.
This man had been a supreme powerhouse of the Sea Clan and was currently recognized as the ancestor of the Sea Clan in Crescent Bay. Legend had it that in order to break through to the Li Rank, he had specially created a mysterious dimension to store his treasures.
Moreover, he had placed all the rare materials and powerful treasures he had gathered into that very space.
The last time he set out was to seek a way to break through to the Li Rank, leaving Crescent Bay behind, only to ultimately perish in the Abyss, becoming an eternal sorrow for countless Sea Clan folk.
No one knew quite when the legend of Helick's Great Trove had begun to circulate, but it had grown increasingly exaggerated over time.
At first, the tales merely said that finding Helick's Great Trove would allow one to easily break through to the Star Rank. Then the legend upgraded further, claiming it would let one smoothly cultivate to the peak of the Star Rank.
Now the legend had become: Helick had placed the method to break through to the Li Rank inside the great trove, and whoever found it could advance to the Li Rank and become the sole king of Crescent Bay.
Initially, the Sea Clan protested such rumors, but when their protests proved futile, they simply opened a shopping center—which was this very Helick's Great Trove!
It was worth mentioning that Shui Yuetian, whom Yu Xian had met earlier, was also of the Sea Clan.
Among the Sea Clan, males uniformly bore the surname "Hai," while females uniformly bore the surname "Shui." Thus, even if one encountered a Sea Clan person with an ambiguous appearance, their gender could easily be distinguished by their name.
Amid playful banter, it took Yu Xian and his group about fifteen minutes to arrive in front of the entrance to Helick's Great Trove.
Standing outside and peering in, everyone saw members of various races moving in entirely different manners upon entering Helick's Great Trove: some drifted, some swam, and some flickered forward.
"Salty Fish, what kind of black tech is that?" Zhang Shou asked in a low voice as he watched the scene.
Looking at the bizarre ways people were moving inside the store, Qingniao chimed in, "The All-Races Life Support Apparatus was already exaggerated enough, but this is even crazier."
Before reaching the Li Rank, the vast majority of living beings found it difficult to survive independently away from the environment of their home planet for extended periods.
All the Star Towers in Crescent Bay were built with a special technology: the All-Races Life Support Apparatus. For instance, humans needed air, mermen required fresh water or sea water, and elemental lifeforms needed various elemental particles.
The All-Races Life Support Apparatus served to uniformly regulate all the molecules throughout the entire Star Tower and automatically allocate suitable elements based on a target's race.
When Yu Xian and the others entered a Star Tower, they could breathe air naturally, while other races entering the Star Tower could likewise obtain the elements they required. Everyone shared the same space yet received distinct sources of life.
"That's a Weak Spatial Adaptive Barrier," Yu Xian explained after looking it up on his Star Ring.
A Spatial Adaptive Barrier was actually very similar to the All-Races Life Support Apparatus, divided into "Strong Spatial Adaptive Barriers" and "Weak Spatial Adaptive Barriers."
For example, every Star Tower featured a Strong Spatial Adaptive Barrier, providing adaptive gravity to any race that entered.
Yu Xian and his companions were accustomed to Earth's gravity, so they felt Earth's gravity upon arriving at the Star Tower, whereas other races would feel the exact gravity of their own home planets.
However, to maintain order within the Star Towers, the spatial stability inside was exceptionally high, practically on par with the space within Qilin headquarters. As a result, most spatial ability users could not employ spatial abilities inside a Star Tower.
Inside a Weak Spatial Adaptive Barrier, on the other hand, it was the exact opposite. Even the properties of space infinitely aligned with the entrant's home planet. Therefore, once inside a Weak Spatial Adaptive Barrier, every race could move in the manner most comfortable to them.
A fish inside moved as if swimming in water, a bird flew, and humans remained as they always were, running along the ground.
Furthermore, thanks to the Weak Spatial Adaptive Barrier, even though crowds were constantly flowing in and out of Helick's Great Trove, the automated spatial allocation kept customers at a very comfortable distance from one another—roughly ten meters apart. Patrons were not disturbed by others, and their privacy was impeccably preserved.
Once everyone understood, another wave of marvel swept through them.
If they could master these technologies, they could find a planet in the boundless universe, remodel it to their liking, and become super-farm owners.
"All right, let's head in," Yu Xian said to the group, seeing that it was about time.
Yet just as they were about to step inside, Yu Xian heard Shui Yuetian's voice: "Fish God!"
Yu Xian then saw Shui Yuetian jogging swiftly over from the right accompanied by two bodyguards. A giant question mark instantly popped up over his head.
He had put on a mask and changed into clothes he had never worn before, so how on earth had Shui Yuetian recognized him?
He then looked at Little Nora and Little Huangquan beside him. Meeting his gaze without understanding why, Little Nora immediately flashed a goofy grin, while Little Huangquan obediently stepped forward and took his hand, thinking he was afraid they might get separated and wanted to hold hands.
Mystery solved.
Because neither Little Nora nor Little Huangquan had appeared in the video, Yu Xian hadn't disguised them, as there was no fear of them being spotted by the voyeur.
Evidently, Shui Yuetian had confirmed his identity through the two little ones—after all, his hair color hadn't changed either.
"What a gorgeous beauty... Salty Fish, do you know her?" Zhang Shou had initially wanted to crack a playful joke at Yu Xian's expense, but catching sight of Big Nora from the corner of his eye, he hastily changed his tune, offering his best friend an opening to explain.
Yu Xian nodded. "A new friend I made after arriving in Crescent Bay. She was the one who told me about the video."
A moment later, Shui Yuetian jogged over. After cheerily greeting Yu Xian, she turned her gaze to Zhang Shou and the others. Before Zhang Shou could introduce himself, she pointed at him and said, "Let me guess—you're Zhang Shou!"
"Huh, is it really that obvious?" Zhang Shou asked in surprise.
Shui Yuetian giggled. "You have a mole on your chin. It's super obvious."
Then, with a beaming smile, she turned to Big Nora, her gaze dipping slightly before she said, "And you must be Nora?"
"Hello, I'm Nora Rex," Nora replied, offering Shui Yuetian a faint smile.
Shui Yuetian clearly wanted to pry into the gossip between Yu Xian and Nora, but seeing so many people present, she held back her urge to pry.
Next, she greeted everyone one by one, ultimately becoming completely enchanted by Xiong Da's chubby build, wishing she could carry him straight home.
After a lively round of introductions, upon learning that they intended to explore Helick's Great Trove, Shui Yuetian immediately took full charge and offered to act as their guide.
Helick's Great Trove was a supermarket operated by the Sea Clan, and having hung around it since childhood, she was intimately familiar with the place.
Unable to turn down her warm hospitality, Yu Xian and the others had no choice but to follow Shui Yuetian into Helick's Great Trove.
Chapter 231