Acai's Sky

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

Inside the starship cabin, the atmosphere was as warm as a celebration.

The central open space was cleared, and on the left was piled up the Golden Raccoon's "hard currency" treasures: ancient coins, meteorite iron, star-patterned mithril ore, bronze compass, and star-shaped bird egg fossils.

On the right are the "energy treasures" piled with gold ingots: Blue Crystal Orchid (with Star Frost Dew), Broken Star Diamond, Star Moss, Phantom Stone, and Jade Amulet.

Like the most brilliant appraiser, Ah Cai began to identify and appraise each piece under the expectant gaze of the crowd.

"A set of ancient copper coins, beautifully crafted, containing faint star power, of high historical value. Estimated value: 800 gold coins."

"Three pieces of meteorite iron, high purity, forging material, estimated value: 1200 gold coins."

"Star-patterned Mithril Ore (Small), fair purity, estimated value: 500 gold coins."

"Bronze compass, needle made of 'Star-Attracting Magnetic Gold', excellent energy conductivity, estimated value: 1500 gold coins."

"Starlight bird egg fossil, mild energy, high collection value, estimated value: 1000 gold coins."

"Total value of the golden raccoon: 5000 gold coins!"

The golden raccoon rubbed its little paws nervously. After hearing the number, it breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the gold ingot proudly.

"Deep Blue Crystal Orchid (contains one drop of Star Frost Dew), pure cold energy, high medicinal value, estimated price: 1000 gold coins."

"Star-Broken Diamond (tiny), a crystallization of pure star energy, extremely valuable, estimated price: 3000 gold coins!"

"A piece of star moss, containing life waves, a rare medicinal material, estimated value: 700 gold coins."

"One Phantom Light Stone, optical illusion material, estimated value: 600 gold coins."

"A jade amulet, an antique, imbued with gentle protective energy. Estimated value: 700 gold coins."

"Total value of gold ingots: 6000 gold coins!"

……

"Squeak, squeak, squeak! I won! I won! The mountain of gold is mine!" The gold ingot instantly jumped three feet high and rolled around on its pile of treasures in excitement!

"W-what?! Impossible! That damn diamond is so small!"

The golden raccoon dog was struck by lightning, its face fell, and it looked at the pile of gold ingots in disbelief, especially at the small broken star diamond.

"Although the Star-Breaking Diamond is small, its energy purity reaches an astonishing 99.8%. It is a top-level energy core material and is naturally very valuable."

Ah Cai explained with a smile, "Gold Yuanbao, you win! Double the prize, 10,000 gold coins, it's yours!"

With a wave of her hand, the virtual gold mountain instantly shrank and solidified, turning into a large storage gold coin with a shining golden light and engraved with a Pixiu pattern, floating towards the gold ingot.

Jin Yuanbao hugged the gold coin tightly, his little face was so happy that it seemed to melt, and he rubbed the gold coin with a squeaking sound.

The golden raccoon dog hung its head in disappointment, and its golden fur seemed to have faded.

"As for you, Golden Raccoon,"

Ah Cai looked at the dejected Di Tu He with a smile in her eyes, "Even though you lost, your performance was outstanding. The consolation prize will not disappoint you either."

She waved her hand again, a golden light flashed, and a strangely shaped toy appeared in front of the golden raccoon dog.

It was a small and exquisite three-dimensional terrain sand table model made of star-patterned mithril and transparent crystal!

In the center of the model, there is a miniature "mountain" emitting an ochre halo.

When the golden raccoon curiously touched the "mountain" with its claws——

hum!

Fine golden lines light up inside the model!

The "landforms" on the sand table actually shifted and reshaped slowly, like flowing water, as its claws touched them! Mountains rose, canyons sank, and rivers changed course...

At the same time, an extremely weak but extremely pure earth vein resonance force passed through the claws into the golden raccoon's body, restoring a little of its consumed magical power and even making its perception of the earth veins clearer!

"Is this... the 'Earth Leyline Reshaping Sand Table'?"

The golden raccoon was instantly attracted, its eyes widened, and it couldn't put it down and played with it, "It's fun! It can also assist in cultivation?! Haha! This is good! This is much more practical than gold coins!" Its little pride returned.

"And this, for our 'Mud Rat' champion." Ah Cai smiled and threw something to Jin Yuanbao who was still rubbing the gold coins.

It was a cat toy (or mouse toy) made of phantom stone and inlaid with a few tiny stardust crystals!

The rod body is shining and colorful, and the feathers on the top are made of down from the star bird, emitting soft starlight and strange energy fluctuations.

Jin Yuanbao curiously touched it with his paw——

hum!

The feathers on the top of the cat toy suddenly burst into dazzling colorful light!

The light was mixed with tiny, crackling sparks of energy!

At the same time, a strange energy wave spread out!

“Squeak?!”

Jin Yuanbao was instantly attracted by the dazzling light and strange energy!

Its treasure-hunting instinct and obsession with shiny things are completely ignited!

It screamed, completely forgetting the gold coins in its arms, and like the most excited cat, began to frantically chase and bite the Fantasy Star Cat Toy that was constantly shaking, emitting dazzling light and attractive fluctuations!

Jumping up and down in the cabin, having a lot of fun!

That funny yet focused look once again made everyone burst into laughter.

"Okay, everyone is happy!"

Ah Cai clapped her hands, looking at the two little animals, one grinning foolishly while hugging a sandbox model, and the other running madly after a cat toy. Then she looked at her companions, all smiling and relaxed, and said aloud, "Winners and losers are certain, but joy is priceless! In this treasure hunt, there are no real losers! Most importantly, we've found our smiles again, and it's made us understand even more clearly—"

She paused, her eyes swept over the golden raccoon dog and the gold ingot, her voice gentle but powerful:

“On the treasure hunt, the most precious treasure is often not cold gold or stone, but companions with whom you can play, compete, and even walk side by side!”

"Woo~" Tuantuan rubbed Acai's leg, and the pure white light enveloped everyone with warmth.

"Ouch!" Feiyue growled in agreement.

"Clang!" Brahma's wings fluttered lightly.

The Tong sisters, the two maids, the secret guards, Xuantian, and Nuomi Tuanzi all had smiles of sympathy on their faces.

The starship "Firefly" is bathed in the soft glow of the Stardust Garden, carrying a ship full of laughter, precious harvests and deeper bonds. The engine is lit, cutting through the quiet starry sky, and sailing lightly towards the next starry coordinate full of unknowns and hope.

The Fantasy Star Cat Toy, which was chased all over the cabin by the gold ingots, was still emitting a cheerful and dazzling light, putting an extremely bright and interesting end to this short rest trip.