Once, I wanted to be a good person

Chapter 227 35. Fang Ze wouldn't like me, would he? (10,000 words asking for subscriptions!) _2

Perhaps due to the uniqueness of this world, Space Folding Bags are relatively common.

But, no matter how common they are, it doesn't mean that every Awakener can get one.

For instance, the last time the Special Case Team acted, Officer Bai Zhi brought a set from the Security Bureau's secret base, the only set in all of Emerald City. It was only available for use during major missions.

She was able to take it out with her on assignments because she was the highest in rank, most powerful, and held the highest status in the bureau, in addition to being a noble.

For another example, the single-person secret bases prepared by the Security Bureau are generally only available for senior managers when they are out in the field. Ordinary military position Fusers cannot obtain them.

So, when Bai Zhi saw that Fang Ze actually had a Space Folding Bag, she could hardly contain her surprise.

And that wasn't all.

Initially, Bai Zhi thought Fang Ze was just showing her the Space Folding Bag, but to her surprise, Fang Ze opened the bag, reached inside, and pulled out a jade carving the size of a doll.

The carving was semi-transparent and exquisitely beautiful, depicting a delicate Beauty Mermaid.

Unlike the typically joyful mermaids, this little mermaid statue looked utterly despondent, with hair that appeared to stand straight up like an inverted broomstick.

It was as if someone had tied her feet and hung her upside down to dry like laundry, leaving her in that stiff, dried-up state overnight...

On seeing this little mermaid statue, Bai Zhi paused for a moment, feeling it seemed familiar but unable to recall where she had seen it before.

At that moment, Fang Ze laughed, pulled Bai Zhi to a seat, placed the statue on the table, and started to explain,

"Officer Bai Zhi, this is a Disaster Creature I obtained just last night."

"It's called a 'Beauty Mermaid.'"

"It's said to be a miraculous Disaster Creature. If you place it in a bathtub while taking a bath, the entire tub's water turns into a beauty lotion."

"This lotion is reputed to beautify and rejuvenate the skin, whiten skin, tighten pores, and maintain youthful appearance...."

To tell the truth, Bai Zhi didn't really listen to any of this.

When Fang Ze mentioned "This Disaster Creature is called a 'Beauty Mermaid,'" she suddenly remembered what this object was and where she had seen it!

It was when Bai Zhi was a child, accompanying her mother to visit a great-grandmother in the Eastern Region.

This great-grandmother was a renowned figure throughout the federation, a witness to the Disaster fifty years ago, and even a generation above her grandfather.

Although young Bai Zhi didn't fully understand it back then, she knew the words "great-grandmother" should imply an elderly lady with white hair.

Yet, when she met the legendary woman, Bai Zhi was shocked to find that the great-grandmother wasn't old at all. Not only was her skin creamy smooth, almost translucent, but her face was also devoid of any wrinkles.

In appearance... she looked even younger than Bai Zhi's own mother.

Bai Zhi was stunned back then: Was this also a great-grandmother?

Then, her mother secretly explained to her that this great-grandmother possessed a very rare Disaster Creature: the Beauty Mermaid.

The mermaid could make one perpetually youthful and ageless. Even at death, one would retain their youngest and most beautiful appearance.

All the noblewomen in the Eastern Region were incredibly envious of this great-grandmother.

After all, what woman wouldn't desire eternal youth and beauty?

Perhaps out of instinct, or perhaps because women naturally craved such creatures, she had secretly noted down the name "Beauty Mermaid."

And on that day, she had the good fortune to glimpse the mermaid from a distance.

The mermaid was about one meter sixty in height, resembling a jade sculpture, and it stood above a pool with its hands supporting a silver jug emerging from the water.

And unexpectedly, more than a decade later, she was seeing the same kind of Disaster Creature in Fang Ze's possession.

Although it looked much weaker compared to the one owned by that great-grandmother,

but... even if it was smaller, its capabilities were the same!

Beauty maintenance, everlasting youth!

For all women, these were irresistible attractions.

So, while Fang Ze was enthusiastically explaining, her hand started moving involuntarily toward the mermaid statue on Fang Ze's table.

However, her hand stopped midway as her good upbringing reminded her to restrain herself.

After all, this was her friend's possession, and she had to maintain restraint....

And at that moment, Fang Ze finished explaining about the Beauty Mermaid and then, with a smile, looked at Bai Zhi and asked, "Officer Bai Zhi, what do you think of this Disaster Creature?"

Hearing Fang Ze's question, Bai Zhi cast a covetous glance at the mermaid on the table, tilted her head, and said disingenuously, "It's... just so-so."

Fang Ze: ???

Bai Zhi's response really caught Fang Ze off-guard.

Given the description he read in the Late-Night Investigation Room and his own experience with the mermaid, he believed it would be highly popular among women.

However... Bai Zhi seemed uninterested?

He couldn't help but turn to look at Bai Zhi.

Bai Zhi avoided his gaze.

Fang Ze looked puzzled: What's with her today? Why does she seem so strange?

Could it be, because she is from the Martial Combat faction, she doesn't care about beauty products?

But Fang Ze still felt something was amiss.

After all, every time he saw Bai Zhi, she was always in a near-perfect condition. In terms of vanity, Fang Ze thought she could be ranked second among all the people he knew.