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Without waiting for anyone to ask, Pure Water began to explain directly.

"Strictly speaking, a [Wonder] is an extremely special and rare type of [Mystic Item].

The conditions for a [Wonder] to form are extremely harsh.

Ordinary [Mystic Items] are quite compact, but a [Wonder] must be based on a large-scale, super-sized object.

On top of that, it also needs to possess an extremely high mystic attribute.

Just how high is this 'extremely high'? Converted into terms of us Aberrations, it would have to be at least Danger Level 7 or above."

After listening for a while, Chen Miemie summarized it in one sentence: "A [Wonder] is a super-sized, high-intensity [Mystic Item]."

Naturally, this raised a question: "Does that mean, just like [Mystic Items], a [Wonder] also has side effects?"

Pure Water confirmed, "There's a subtle difference, but generally speaking, you can understand it that way."

"Let's go. We'll head inside and take a look first."

Upon entering the massive expanse of clouds, one would find that the entire area was roughly the same size as Loop's village.

At the core was the largest cloud, surrounded by various-sized clouds that were constantly, slowly moving.

All the smaller clouds seemed to be "orbiting" the massive core cloud, while also having some irregular "rotation" of their own.

Reaching out to touch them, one could feel that these were semi-solid clouds, feeling like giant cotton candy.

Chen Miemie didn't fumble around blindly on his own; he was someone with a "cheat" backing him up.

'Xiao Shuang, come help me take a look at this [Wonder]. I want to see its intensity and functions.'

[Alright.]

[[Cloud-Herding Flock]: At the center of the cloud flock is an ancient [Mother of Herding Clouds], which can produce [Cotton Clouds]. [Cotton Clouds] can be cut, shaped, and woven, and can be made into cloud houses, cloud boats, and cloud cotton. [Intensity]: 8]

[Each Cotton Cloud has a simple instinctive consciousness and requires emotional feeding. Happiness makes it grow fluffy, while sadness makes it rain and shrink.]

[Regional Negative Effect: While within the range of the [Cloud-Herding Flock], one will inevitably inhale some of the herding clouds, which will "cloudify" the bones of living creatures. Without bone support, the consequences go without saying.]

In just the short moment Chen Miemie was conversing with Xiao Shuang.

Pure Water called out, "Chen Miemie, quickly leave this area! They can't quite withstand the erosion of these clouds."

Chen Miemie's action power was maxed out; he immediately flew out of the clouds' range.

"How are you guys doing?"

"It was a short time, so it's okay. These clouds strongly counter creatures with flesh and blood like us," Red's voice rang out.

"Not just flesh and blood creatures; my porcelain body is also slowly being softened," Qinghua spoke up as well.

Bobo had also suffered erosion, but its thought process was quite novel: "I actually think it's not bad. With these clouds, Chen Miemie will be able to eat 'boneless chicken' from now on."

After taking a quick headcount and status check.

The only one unaffected was Pure Water. Being a puddle of water, it was naturally "softer" than the clouds to begin with.

Among the others.

Loop, Bobo, Red, and Daidai had taken more significant damage.

Qinghua and Origami were less affected.

Looking at the massive expanse of the cloud [Wonder], everyone was a bit hesitant.

A [Wonder] was extremely rare and considered a grand treasure. This [Cloud-Herding Flock] didn't just stay in one fixed place; it would constantly move, so it would be a pity to miss out on it.

The valuable aspect of the [Cloud-Herding Flock] lay in its extreme malleability. Cloud houses and cloud boats could easily be molded by hand, and cloud cotton could be made into clothing. Here, one could freely unleash their imagination and create their own world.

But the problem was that the intensity of this [Cloud-Herding Flock] was too high. Even their family members couldn't endure it for long.

Especially for Chen Miemie himself; if he couldn't even come here during the day, then choosing this as a base was definitely problematic.

"Let's record the current location first and go check out the other two spots."

The second bizarre location was tens of thousands of meters southwest of Sixiang City.

This place was a massive labyrinth.

Chen Miemie straightforwardly named it the [Looping Fortress].

It was a circular castle with no exit.

The internal corridors and rooms formed an endlessly looping maze. Starting from any point would eventually lead right back to the beginning.

After everyone walked around and observed for a bit.

Pure Water came to a conclusion: "This place probably used to be the home of a powerful Aberration, but that Aberration hasn't appeared for a long time. Who knows if it died, left completely, or something else."

The [Looping Fortress] was actually quite nice. It had a large area, many houses inside, and the maze's defensive functions were very strong. Some walls could even move freely. In terms of scale, it was much grander than Qinghua and Red's homes.

However, after seeing a [Wonder] like the [Cloud-Herding Flock], they couldn't help but feel it was a bit lacking by comparison.

"Let's go. We'll check out the third spot."

Tens of thousands of meters north of Sixiang City.

This place was located at the peak of a mountain.

It was hard to say whether this place should even be called a "castle."

On the mountaintop sat an incomparably gigantic heart that was still slowly pulsating.

Half of it was exposed, and the other half was buried underground.

The corridors were blood vessels, and the rooms were ventricles.

With every pulsation, the heart pumped out blood-like rays of energy.

"This heart is so weird. It's clearly still beating, but it feels like a dead object." Pure Water indicated that it didn't recognize this thing.

Chen Miemie directly sought out Xiao Shuang.

[This should be a partial organ left behind after the death of a high-tier Flesh-and-Blood entity that Xiao Hong particularly favored.]

[The heart's owner was at Tier 8 of [Mystery] while alive. Although the main body died, it condensed all its life essence into the heart right before death, thereby retaining a trace of special vitality.]

[At the core of the heart is a throne connected to various core nerve bundles. The health status of the members living inside is bound to the heart's vitality. As long as the throne does not shatter, the people will not die.]

'Is it possible for it to come back to life?'

[You can never say the possibility of such a thing is absolutely zero, but when it is low to an extreme degree, it can be considered zero.]

'Then what does this count as? A [Mystic Item], or a living organ?'

[You can treat it as an egg that can never be hatched.]

After inspecting all three locations on-site, the group sat on the ground in the wilderness, forming a circle.

In the middle of the circle, a fire was lit.

Bobo even volunteered itself to be on the roasting rack.

"Quick, flip me over! My left butt cheek is about to burn!" Bobo directed the others as it roasted itself.

Everyone sat down, ostensibly to discuss their opinions, but in their hearts, they all knew that the best option was the [Wonder] at the first location.

The problem now was how to resolve the [Wonder]'s side effects on their own people.

The firewood crackled as it burned.

This circle of people and the firelight were very conspicuous in the night.

The firelight soon attracted a guest.

It was a mystic whose eyes were injured, their vision a hazy blur.

He could only see a few silhouettes gathered around a bonfire, seemingly chatting, but he couldn't make out their specific appearances.

"Good evening, everyone. I just escaped the pursuit of an Aberration. Could I ask you to escort me back to the city? My society will definitely pay a handsome reward."

It wasn't that he didn't know these people might also be dangerous, but right now, he had no other choice. He knew he hadn't truly shaken off the pursuit of the Aberration trailing behind him.

Without any help, given his current eyesight, there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to make it back to the city tonight.

Judging by the size of the crowd, he figured they were likely a team out on a syndicate group hunt.

Looking at the uninvited man standing before him, Chen Miemie felt a surge of excitement. Well, well, enemies really do cross paths on narrow roads. You ignored the open road to heaven and barged right through the doorless gates of hell.

Smiling brightly, he said,

"Young Master Dong, lead the way to your Sun Never Sets Syndicate. We agreed on a hefty reward, so you had better make sure I am satisfied when the time comes."