Acai's Sky

★Side Quest 4: Stardust Fun: Raccoon Dogs Compete for Rare Treasures

Days of fierce fighting, exploration, purification, and repair, like a taut bowstring, have filled the air aboard the Firefly with a sense of solemnity and fatigue.

When the starship finally completed all the supplies and repairs and quietly hovered in a relatively quiet and safe star field named "Stardust Garden" near the "Stardust Ancient Station", an almost solidified dull feeling enveloped the cabin.

Even the most noisy Jin Yuanbao was just holding a piece of energy crystal, grinding his teeth intermittently, and his ruby ​​eyes lacked their former brightness.

The golden raccoon dog lay on its own cushioned "Golden Throne", fiddling with a small piece of glowing fine gold scrap with its claws out of boredom, sighing.

"Ah... so boring... my bones are rusting..."

"Squeak...so boring...even the stones don't smell good anymore..."

The complaints of the two little animals were like a fuse, igniting the low pressure in the cabin.

Tong Shishan yawned at the data screen, and Tong Jiaqi's alloy shell seemed to dim a little.

Aunt Rong wiped the dragon-headed cane meticulously, Aunt Gu closed her eyes to rest, and the secret guards were like statues.

Even Feiyue, who was lying on a high place looking out, felt a little powerless when sweeping with the tip of her tail.

Tuan Tuan (朏朏), who had just regained some spirit, seemed to be infected by the dullness. He curled up quietly at A Cai's feet, and the auspicious white light looked lazy.

Acai saw all of this.

Jade Tripod relics, stardust mines, residual soul purification, ancient formation repairs... the continuous life-or-death trials and high-intensity missions have left even this invincible team feeling deeply exhausted. The tension needs to be relaxed.

at this time--

"Ding Dong!"

A crisp, metallic collision sound suddenly rang out in the corner of the cabin.

The piece of glowing gold scrap that the golden raccoon was fiddling with somehow slipped out of its claws, rolled to the ground, and hit the energy crystal that Jin Yuanbao was gnawing on!

"Squeak?! My baby!" Jin Yuanbao's fur instantly exploded, thinking that the golden raccoon dog was going to steal its snack. He immediately hugged the crystal to protect it and bared his teeth at the golden raccoon dog!

"Tsk! Who cares about your broken stone!" The golden raccoon was startled and then angry. He jumped off the throne, raised his tail, and his shiny golden fur stood up. "It was obviously your broken stone that knocked off my refined gold! Pay me!"

"Squeak! Nonsense! It was your lousy gold that started it!"

"It's you!"

"It's you!"

The two little beasts instantly became like lit firecrackers, jumping up and down in the not-so-spacious cabin, blaming each other, spitting everywhere (if they had any spit). The screams of Jin Yuanbao and the angry scolding of the golden raccoon dog mixed together, breaking the silence of the cabin.

They even started chasing each other for the troublesome scraps and crystals. Their small figures were as fast as lightning, chasing each other between tables, chairs, benches, instruments and pipelines, causing a lot of chaos!

"Ouch! My detector!" Tong Shishan exclaimed. A suspended miniature detector was almost swept down by Jin Yuanbao's tail.

"Silence!" Aunt Rong frowned and shouted.

"How disgraceful!" Nanny Gu also opened her eyes.

Feiyue stood up warily, Fantian tilted his head, and Tuantuan opened his eyes wide with curiosity.

Everyone's attention was drawn to this sudden farce.

Looking at the two little guys who were arguing over a piece of scrap with red faces and too much energy to vent, and looking at the faces of their friends around them with expressions of wanting to laugh but feeling helpless, Ah Cai suddenly had an idea.

A brilliant idea ignites like a spark.

She cleared her throat. Her voice was not loud, but it had a strange penetrating power that instantly drowned out the noise of the two little beasts:

"What are you arguing about? Since you're so energetic and like 'baby' so much, how about - a real game?"

"Squeak?" "Tsk?"

Jin Yuanbao and Golden Raccoon stopped chasing at the same time and turned to look at Acai. Their two pairs of eyes were instantly filled with vigilance, curiosity and... a hint of eagerness to try?

"Competition? What competition?" Golden Raccoon asked suspiciously.

"Is there...are there any treasures as prizes?" Jin Yuanbao's focus is always so direct.

Acai's lips curled up in a cunning and seductive arc, just like an experienced dealer.

She stood up gracefully and flicked her fingertips lightly on the ancient copper coin at her waist.

Ding--!

The crisp sound of copper coins rang out, accompanied by the faint golden light of the God of Wealth.

Ah Cai waved his hands in front of him vaguely, as if pulling open an invisible curtain!

In an instant, countless virtual gold coins condensed from pure golden light and sparkling with an alluring luster flowed out from the void like a golden waterfall, and piled up in front of her to form a small, dazzling golden mountain!

“Wow——!!!” Jin Yuanbao’s eyes instantly turned into two red hearts and his mouth was watering!

"Hiss... These... so many?!" The golden raccoon dog also gasped and rubbed its little paws subconsciously.

"The name of the competition is—'Stardust Fun: Raccoon Dogs Compete for Rare Treasures'!"

Ah Cai's voice was full of motivation. "The location is right outside in the 'Stardust Garden' safe zone! The time is one star hour (about 2 hours) from now!"

"The rules are simple: within this one star hour, Golden Raccoon, use your Midas Touch to search this star region for metal minerals, ancient coins, or any other 'hard currency' you deem valuable!

Jin Yuanbao, use your 'treasure hunting insight' talent to find high-purity energy crystals, rare gems or any energy items that exude 'treasure energy'!

Whoever finds the highest total value of items—according to my estimation as the 'Apostle of the God of Wealth'—will be the winner!"

She paused, pointing to the virtual mountain of gold before her, her smile growing even brighter. "And I, as the dealer, will offer this 'mountain of gold' as a prize! The winner will receive double the prize! And the loser... will also receive a consolation prize, so you won't go home empty-handed!"

"Double?! Squeak, squeak, squeak! I definitely win!"

Jin Yuanbao instantly became excited, his golden hair stood up with excitement, he rubbed his hands together, and couldn't wait to rush out.

"Tsk! You country rat! When it comes to treasure hunting, how can your mere nose skills compare to my Midas Touch? Just wait and see! The mountain of gold is mine!"

The golden raccoon dog also ignited a raging fighting spirit, with golden light flashing in its little eyes, as if it had seen the golden mountain waving to it.