Ksuya's Tears (SS)

This overdraft was completely random and depended on the magnitude of the wish.

Sometimes it would take your lifespan; sometimes it would take your mana; other times it would demand your life or even parts of your body.

This time, her luck was good. It only took her mana and a small piece of her lung.

This was why she was so reluctant to use this move. Truly.

Having suffered the overdraft, The Sun sat down with the support of Gu Xiaobei and the High Priestess.

She had not evolved yet because she hadn't finished researching the race she wanted. Compared to the other evolved individuals, her attributes, health, and mana points were quite low.

Under these circumstances, having her mana drained was actually the lightest possible price.

However, the missing piece of her lung still needed treatment.

So, she took out a bottle of Life Potion that Gu Xiaobei had left her earlier and drank it. Once she felt stable, she performed a quick self-treatment and poured another bottle of Life Potion over the affected area.

This smooth, fluid sequence of actions made the others nearby gasp.

If you wanted to talk about ruthlessness, this woman was truly ruthless—the kind of person who was even ruthless toward herself.

It was clear how many times she must have used this ability to become as proficient as she was now.

In truth, The Sun had no other choice.

Although Lan Qingyou had made it sound easy earlier, fighting at sea was a completely different matter than fighting on land.

It was precisely because of this that the giant eyeball had prioritized taking out the Hierophant, the merman who posed the greatest threat to it in the water.

This giant eyeball was also quite interesting.

Since it lacked limbs, the only way it could move was by drifting along with the ocean currents, making its progress very slow.

But no matter how slow it was, being able to move at all meant it had mobility.

But now that she had drained the seawater, this limb-less entity had become a fish on a cutting board. Lan Qingyou would likely find it much easier to deal with now.

And that was indeed the case.

After flying in front of the giant eyeball, Lan Qingyou immediately threw out several syringes with sharp needles, stabbing them firmly into the eye.

She then summoned several pink infantry—three per syringe, thirty in total.

Since the weight of the syringes had been reduced to zero, it only took two of them to hold one down and drain the liquid.

It was a direct confrontation, no fancy tricks needed.

During the whole process, the giant eyeball tried to resist.

However, its rays were blocked by the Black Witch Smoke surrounding Lan Qingyou, and the pink infantry were inorganic constructs devoid of emotion.

Thus, Lan Qingyou’s deployment was incredibly calm.

After all, it was a perfect counter; there was no room for argument.

Once the ten syringes were filled with the blue liquid from inside the eye, the giant eyeball visibly shriveled.

If it had been a sphere a hundred meters in diameter before, it was now like a deflated ball, drooping listlessly.

Even the algae that had once been tangled around it looked more plump than it did now.

【Ksuya's Tears (SS)】

【Effect: Can be used for alchemy, potion-making, and mechanical materials.】

【Description: This is the liquid that flows from Ksuya's eye. Because Ksuya stays in the sea year-round, harvesting is extremely difficult. It is an exceptionally rare and precious manufacturing material.】

Oh, so it's actually something good.

When Lan Qingyou collected the ten syringes filled to the brim, she checked the information on the liquid and witnessed this wonderful scene.

Although she hadn't determined exactly what potion could be made with it, that didn't matter at all.

What mattered was that these materials were now in her hands, and the monster that produced them was effectively hers as well.

The most interesting part was that the tears in its body seemed to be linked to its mana points.

Draining the tears was equivalent to draining the opponent's mana.

Now, its mana points had dropped from several thousand to only a few hundred, and even the frequency of the rays it used to attack her had decreased significantly.

It can't be killed?

That's even better.

I don't mean anything by it; I just want you to be my material supplier.

Almost the moment she understood the creature's mechanics, a bold and practical idea formed in Lan Qingyou's mind.

Since the Kalim people could use a sealing magic circle to seal the eyeball here, couldn't I just take it back and seal it on my own property? Then I could drain these tears whenever I wanted.

Capitalists?

Even a capitalist would have to kneel and kowtow to me three times.

Indeed, unlike others, the people of Tarot Villa valued materials more than money or anything else.

They would do anything for materials.

Of course, it wasn't that Lan Qingyou was greedy for these materials. It was just that Ksuya's Eye couldn't be killed, and since she had already destroyed the sealing magic circle in this dungeon, the only way to ensure it wouldn't go out and wreak havoc on others was to move it elsewhere.

She really wasn't just after the materials.

Having made up her mind, Lan Qingyou confirmed the liquid wasn't dangerous and then used the Moonstone Dagger on her Swiftness Belt to poke a hole directly into the creature.

The blue tears gushed out, but Lan Qingyou didn't feel any regret.

After the tears were drained, Lan Qingyou folded it up like a quilt into a large, square block. She then tucked it under her arm and flew toward the World Tree Boat.

However, she was blocked by the World Tree Boat's protection mechanism.

It made sense.

This thing was meant to be suppressed here; even if it had zero mana points right now, it was impossible for it to enter the ship.

“Gu Xiaobei, go get that box from the captain’s quarters!”

Lan Qingyou didn't panic at being shut out. Instead, she shouted to Gu Xiaobei through the protective barrier.

Everyone was happy to see Lan Qingyou return successfully after dealing with the giant eyeball so easily.

But as Lan Qingyou approached, they first noticed the thing tucked under her arm—something that hadn't been there before.

It looked like a light quilt, but they weren't sure.

Just as they were about to take a closer look, Lan Qingyou stopped and gave Gu Xiaobei the order.

Gu Xiaobei didn't ask questions. She immediately ran to the captain’s quarters and brought the box.

Now that the sealed giant eyeball had been neutralized, this item, which was the core of the core, could finally be taken.

Once Gu Xiaobei brought the box, Lan Qingyou took out the Sunlight Stone, stuffed the Ksuya's Eye—now folded like bedding—inside, and used Sunlight Salt to pickle it.

Don't underestimate this step. This was the key process to continuously drain the creature's mana and keep it in its shriveled state.

Otherwise, even a magic tool like that small box wouldn't be able to trap it.

After completing all these actions, Lan Qingyou put the wooden box into her herb bag.

Yes.

While it couldn't be turned into a card, it could be placed in the herb bag.

Lan Qingyou didn't understand why, but such was the convenience of storage items like the herb bag.