Of course. The Byakugan.
Felix raised an eyebrow at the crimson orb floating above the counter.
High-tier bloodlines were appearing with surprising frequency lately. First the Shikotsumyaku (Dead Bone Pulse) for Andrei, and now the Byakugan for Bai Xiao.
"Shopkeeper... what exactly is this red orb?" Bai Xiao asked cautiously.
She had never heard Lady Ningguang mention a red orb before. If even the Tianquan hadn't pulled one, this must be exceptionally rare.
It wasn't just Bai Xiao; Ningguang and Bai Wen were equally intrigued. The crimson energy radiating from the sphere felt far more potent and dignified than the standard white orbs.
"A Kekkei Genkai. You can understand it as a 'Bloodline Limit' or a hereditary power," Felix explained with a light smile. "Once fused, your eyes will mutate. You will gain a near-360-degree field of vision, the ability to see through solid objects, and the precision to see the meridian points and internal energy flow within a living body. Your sight range will extend up to one kilometer."
"That... that's incredible!" Bai Xiao's eyes went wide with disbelief.
Ningguang narrowed her eyes, processing the new term. Bloodline power?
She was the Tianquan of the Liyue Qixing. Her wealth rivaled nations, and her intelligence network spanned the continent. She prided herself on being knowledgeable about everything under the sun in Teyvat.
But this shop...
This tiny shop kept throwing things at her that shattered her worldview. Devil Fruits. Experience Orbs. Ageless Pills. And now, Bloodline Limits.
A strange sense of disorientation washed over her. Am I... ignorant?
It was a terrifying thought. How could so many powerful things exist right under her nose without her knowing?
"Bai Xiao! What are you standing there for? Fuse it!" Bai Wen snapped her colleague out of her daze. "Are you going to just stare at it all day?"
"Oh! Right!"
Bai Xiao hurriedly reached out and touched the red orb.
The moment her fingers made contact, the red light surged into her body, rushing through her limbs and meridians. A flood of instinctive knowledge washed over her mind.
After a long moment, Bai Xiao opened her eyes.
She looked at Felix, stunned. "Shopkeeper... I can feel a strange energy inside me. It came with the bloodline. It feels... different from elemental energy. What is this?"
She knew that only Vision holders could manipulate the elemental energy flowing through the world. But this new power inside her didn't need a Vision. It was generated internally.
"Hm?" Ningguang frowned. An energy that isn't elemental?
She scrutinized Bai Xiao. On the surface, her secretary looked like an ordinary human. But...
Hum.
Ningguang flared her own Geo energy, sending a gentle wave of golden aura washing over Bai Xiao like a breeze.
The moment her Geo energy touched Bai Xiao, Ningguang felt it—a resistance. A distinct, foreign signature that was neither elemental energy nor the ambient spiritual energy of the world.
Ningguang was genuinely shocked.
A new form of energy. If this news got out, it would shake the foundations of Teyvat's power structure.
"This energy is a byproduct of your new bloodline. It is called Chakra," Felix explained calmly, noting their shock. "It is a mixture of physical energy and spiritual energy. Without Chakra, your Byakugan cannot function."
"To increase your Chakra reserves," he continued, "you must refine the energy from your body's cells and combine it with your mental focus. It is a process of accumulation. If you run out of Chakra, you won't be able to maintain the Byakugan. Push it too far, and you will pass out from exhaustion."
"I see..." Bai Xiao took a deep breath. "So, if I want to get stronger, I just need to train my body and mind to build up this 'Chakra' day by day?"
"Exactly," Felix nodded. "You have no Vision, so you cannot walk the path of an allogene. But with this bloodline, you have opened a new path. How far you walk it depends entirely on you."
"I understand!" Bai Xiao nodded vigorously.
Excitement bubbled in her chest.
In this world, strength was usually gated by the Gods. No Vision? No power. You could train in martial arts or swordplay like the Guhua Clan, but even a master swordsman would struggle against a novice Vision holder who could simply blast them with elements.
The path of the physical warrior was hard, long, and often unrewarding.
But now... she had Chakra.
She didn't need a Vision. If she trained hard enough and accumulated enough Chakra, she could stand toe-to-toe with Vision holders.
And that wasn't even counting the Byakugan itself! 360-degree vision? X-ray sight? Seeing up to a kilometer away?
Even Vision holders couldn't do that.
Phew.
Bai Xiao exhaled, forcing herself to calm down. She turned back to the remaining jars.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
She smashed four more.
Three items dropped out. One jar was empty.
"Not bad," Ningguang smiled. "Your luck seems to be holding."
She was dying to investigate the Byakugan further, but that would have to wait until they returned to the privacy of the Jade Chamber. For now, the jars took priority.
"Hmm. I recognize the Sea Ganoderma, but not the other two," Bai Xiao said, inspecting the loot.
[Sea Ganoderma]: A plant species that grows only in specific ocean regions...
[Kvass Beverage]: A low-alcohol drink from a certain land, fermented from rye bread.
[Orleans Roasted Chicken Burger]: A best-selling fast food item from another world.
Felix: "..."
The corner of his mouth twitched.
It seemed Bai Xiao's luck had corrected itself. A burger? And Kvass?
"You know the Sea Ganoderma, so I'll skip that," Felix said, pointing to the food items. "That wrapped item is a Burger—bread with meat, essentially. Good for filling your stomach. The bottle is Kvass, a fermented bread drink with very low alcohol content."
"Just... ordinary food?" Bai Xiao looked at the burger wrapper and the bottle of brownish liquid.
Compared to the god-like power of the Byakugan, these felt incredibly mundane. Just snacks.
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