Chapter 654: Touching Vision
She carefully examined the essence, feeling the dense energy pulsing faintly against her palm. After confirming its quality, she handed it to Sophia.
Sophia’s eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
"Lana, partnering with you was the best decision I have ever made. This is truly the best decision! Let us go shopping a little more!"
Lana chuckled. "If you go shopping in the ghost town again, there is a high chance that you will get scammed again."
Sophia immediately pouted.
"I just feel unhappy thinking about how I stumbled upon the legendary ghost market but could not buy anything. I did not even get a single special item."
Lana looked at her helplessly. ’She really is more upset about missing the shopping opportunity than anything else.’
Hearing the words "special item," Lana subconsciously thought about the wand she had obtained from Grandpa Chen.
She had been in such a hurry to leave that she had not had the opportunity to examine its function properly.
’I will definitely check what this wand can do once I am completely outside.’
Meanwhile, Calix and Danny were filled with regret. Not only had they failed to obtain the crystal, but they were also on the verge of becoming completely bankrupt, since a large portion of their savings would now have to be handed over to these two girls.
Just as they were thinking about their rapidly shrinking fortunes, Calix looked toward Lana and spoke.
"Now that we have helped you enough, can you let us go? We have our own tasks to complete as well."
Hearing that, Lana chuckled. "You should have thought about that before you decided to go against me."
Calix gritted his teeth. He clearly wanted to argue, but after remembering everything that had happened, he knew he was in no position to do so.
"Fine. I am willing to pay ten million dollars extra."
Lana immediately nodded. "All right, then. Leave it. Do not make me see your sour face anymore."
Danny’s expression twitched. "I am willing to pay as well."
Lana nodded. "Then you can leave too."
In the end, both of them had no choice but to write an additional agreement before finally leaving.
Sophia stared at Lana with admiration.
"You have the fastest and most effective way of earning money I have ever seen."
The next day passed relatively peacefully, and Lana and Sophia did not do much.
Lana did take another stroll around the ghost market, mostly because she could not resist her curiosity.
However, once she was finished, she did not go around hunting ghosts or looking for trouble. Instead, she stayed with Sophia and spent as much of the remaining time with her as possible.
Neither of them had to worry about being haunted by any ghosts, which surprised both Lana and Sophia.
However, since it was their final day in the ghost domain, they decided to simply enjoy it.
Once the day finally came to an end, the two of them returned to the location where their mirrors had previously created the portal. They easily located the coordinates and returned to their original bodies.
If someone did not remember the coordinates of the exit, they would have to continue searching for them until they eventually found a way out of the ghost domain.
Fortunately, Lana and Sophia had already marked the coordinates beforehand, so they did not have to worry about getting lost.
The moment Lana returned to her body, she immediately checked her storage space.
A sigh of relief escaped her lips when she saw that everything was still there.
All the artifacts she had obtained were intact, including the strange wand Grandpa Chen had given her.
She wanted nothing more than to take it out and examine its abilities, but she knew she could only do that after this round of the competition had officially ended.
Lana and Sophia stretched their bodies.
Even though they had slept peacefully inside the ghost domain, their physical bodies still felt extremely tired.
After thinking about it for a while, the two decided to sleep for another two hours. When they finally woke up, they quickly prepared themselves and headed toward the competition venue.
The venue would open in another half an hour, so there was no need for them to rush. It was only about a five-minute walk away.
However, while they were taking a shortcut around a building, they happened to come across a temple.
To be precise, it was a rather famous temple, and a charity event was being held there. The moment Sophia saw the temple, she pouted.
"These temples always hold charity events, but God knows where the money actually goes."
Lana raised an eyebrow. "Do you want me to check whether this one is genuine?"
Sophia looked at her curiously. "You can do that?"
Lana nodded. "Yes."
Sophia’s eyes immediately lit up. "Then let’s do it."
Since both of them were curious, Lana walked toward the temple and placed her hand against its outer wall.
The moment she closed her eyes, a strange sensation passed through her body. A vision appeared before her.
She saw a barren stretch of land. The ground was dry and cracked, and several children’s bodies lay scattered across it.
For a moment, Lana was stunned. ’Is this some kind of cemetery?’
But as the vision continued, she quickly realized what had happened.
Many years ago, a devastating explosion had occurred at this location. A residential building had once stood there, and numerous children had died in the blast.
Only a few children had survived. However, those who survived were left disabled.
Despite everything they had endured, they had refused to give up on life.
Twenty years later, those same children returned to this place and built the temple as a way of bringing peace to the children who had never managed to survive the tragedy.
As the years passed, the temple began organizing charity events to raise money for disabled children and provide them with the support they needed.
The vision was so touching that Lana’s eyes gradually became moist.