After giving Tony a little pep talk, Chen Yu continued to devour his hamburger.
He felt like he had given Tony two solid punches, ensuring he would have a baby-like sleep.
But the billion dollars Tony promised him might have gone down the drain.
Knocking out five small targets with one punch sounded quite “proud.”
However, once the initial shock wore off, there was still a pang of heartache.
That was one billion, and in US dollars!
So he decided to eat a few more hamburgers to calm down.
Watching Chen Yu silently munch on his burger after speaking, Tony directly pulled an anonymous Swiss black card from his suit and tossed it onto the table in front of Chen Yu.
He said the card contained one billion US dollars in anonymous deposits, allowing Chen Yu to spend it as he pleased.
At this moment, Chen Yu understood the charm of a domineering CEO.
Although Chen Yu wanted to appear tough in front of Tony, the amount on the black card was indeed tempting.
He gave too much.
Chen Yu hesitated only for a moment before swiftly picking up the black card from the table.
The black background with pure gold lettering exuded luxury in a subtle way.
Chen Yu carefully placed it in his system backpack to prevent it from getting lost.
If he accidentally lost it, he would probably be heartbroken for half a day.
“What are you going to do with this money now?”
Tony asked, chewing on his hamburger.
He was curious what a child, even a wizard child, would do with a sudden large sum of money.
Would he throw lavish parties?
Or invest it?
Or save it to spend slowly?
Tony knew the tragic endings of many lottery winners.
Those lucky individuals thought they could climb the social ladder with their winnings, but under the manipulation of certain capitalists, they either frequented casinos or were conned into “pig butchering” schemes, ultimately ending up penniless and losing everything.
“Me? I’ll probably contact a landscape designer and building material supplier first to properly decorate my Serenitea Pot. It’s such a good place; it would be a shame not to decorate it well.”
“Then I’ll get some animals and insects to put in there. Oh, and definitely no mosquitoes!”
“All things have spirits, except for mosquitoes!”
Chen Yu’s answer was unexpected for Tony.
Property material supplier? Serenitea Pot? Decoration?
And also putting in animals and insects?
Tony thought Chen Yu was planning to build a zoo.
He thought Chen Yu had quite a childlike heart and was about to discuss the things to consider when visiting a zoo.
Then he heard Chen Yu extend an invitation: “Do you want to come see my Serenitea Pot? It’s actually quite large inside.”
As Tony was surprised, he saw Chen Yu pull out an old-looking teapot from who knows where.
He lifted the lid, and a suction force emanated from the pot, directly pulling Chen Yu and Tony inside.
This was Tony’s first experience entering the Serenitea Pot.
The sudden sensation of falling made him cry out in panic.
Chen Yu, on the other hand, was calm and accustomed to it, even pulling out his phone to record Tony’s flustered state.
Tony had barely screamed “Ah~~” for three seconds before he felt his feet touch solid ground, and the pure white space before him transformed into a wonderland.
The sky was azure, with white clouds idly drifting.
The sun high above emitted a visible halo, slowly setting as time passed.
Tony saw a vast plain behind him, with a few scattered trees.
Beneath his feet was an endless sea of clouds.
Looking out, mountains emerged faintly from the cloud sea.
And in the distance, a floating island, shrouded in mist, with lush peaks, intertwined mountains and rivers, cascading waterfalls, gurgling springs, and verdant flora, resembled a paradise on earth.
Especially the buildings on the island, with their unique oriental characteristics, emitted a dazzling array of lights, as if it were an immortal’s dojo.
Compared to the floating island in the distance, the island beneath his feet indeed appeared incredibly desolate.
Just as Tony was about to marvel at the wondrous scenery, he saw his first-generation Iron Suit standing alone in the distance, haphazardly placed with a pile of brooms and books, adding a slight discord to this seemingly immortal land.
Looking at the sea of clouds beneath his feet, then at the Iron Suit he had built, and then at the floating wonderland island in the distance, Tony was silent for a moment, then turned to Chen Yu beside him: “If I wasn’t hallucinating just now, we were sucked into a teapot you pulled out and ended up here? So we’re inside the pot now? This is absolutely incredible! How did you do it? And what are those floating islands in the distance? Can we go up and see?”
Tony asked a string of questions, clearly very interested in the world inside the Serenitea Pot.
“This is the interior of the Serenitea Pot, named Luofu. You could also call it Luofu Cavern. As for those beautiful floating islands in the distance, they’re fake. They’re illusions I created using the exterior scenery function. Just treat them as background.”
Chen Yu answered Tony’s questions while gazing at the Serenitea Pot’s background.
No matter how many times he looked, the background of Luofu Cavern always gave him a refreshing feeling.
Although there was only one physical island, he had used the Serenitea Pot’s built-in exterior scenery function to make the surrounding scenery as beautiful as possible.
Simply put, around Luofu Island, he had set up a 360° seamless, beautiful, and ethereal wallpaper.
Mysterious, serene, and beautiful, it felt like being in an immortal’s abode, making one want to linger.
Unfortunately, he previously lacked the funds and time to develop and build the Serenitea Pot.
Now with the one billion US dollars from Tony, he could finally show his skills and properly build the Serenitea Pot.
“Oh, by the way, do you know about Eastern myths and legends? Sumeru mustard seed, blessed grotto-heaven, Buddha-land in the palm of your hand—this is actually quite similar to that.”
“Legend has it that immortals used the Serenitea Pot as a medium, and with their immortal power, created a grotto-heaven realm. Unfortunately, mine is a simplified version; it doesn’t even have a pot spirit. Otherwise, managing the Serenitea Pot would be much easier.”
“You ask about a pot spirit? That’s a living being that exists within the pot, personally crafted by immortals, which can help the owner manage many affairs within the pot.”
Tony tried to digest Chen Yu’s words, then nodded and asked with a hint of envy: “Where did you get something like this? Can you get me one?”
“If you can get me something similar, you’ll be my true brother from another mother, and you can ask for anything!”
Tony rarely envied others for what they possessed. With his status and capital, anything that could be solved with money was not an issue.
But the Serenitea Pot clearly wasn’t something that could be bought with money.
The mysterious Eastern romanticism of “a pot containing sun and moon, one day dividing the golden palace” had made Tony extremely envious.
Compared to luxury cars and mansions that money could buy, how could they compare to the prestige of this mysterious Serenitea Pot?
Moreover, the Serenitea Pot wasn’t just for aesthetics.
If he carried a spatial item like the Serenitea Pot, he could summon his Iron Suit directly from it in case of an emergency, which would provide immense security.
The fantasy was beautiful, but reality was cruel.
“I also obtained this Serenitea Pot by chance. Don’t even think about getting an identical one.”
Unless the Starry Sky Bridge connected to the world of Teyvat, and then he could ask Madam Ping to create another Serenitea Pot. Otherwise, trying to draw another Serenitea Pot with a random item card would be too difficult, like finding a needle in a haystack.
Then Chen Yu changed the subject, giving Tony some hope.
“But in our world, there are other spatial items. The most common are suitcases enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm. They look like a normal suitcase on the outside, but they can hold a lot of things inside. If you want one, I can buy you one from a junk shop in Diagon Alley when I go back.”
“It’s just that the internal space of suitcases sold in regular stores isn’t very large. If you want a larger briefcase, you’d have to go to the black market or have someone make one.”
“As far as I know, Headmaster Dumbledore once gave Newt a suitcase, and the space inside that was much larger than my pot.”
“However, that was a special circumstance at the time, and I don’t think Headmaster Dumbledore would casually make another such briefcase.”
“After all, in our world, due to the existence of the Statute of Secrecy, the Ministry of Magic prohibits wizards from using the Undetectable Extension Charm to expand space in their daily lives, so everyone uses it secretly behind the Ministry of Magic’s back.”
“Yes, you’re right, it’s a monopoly. Only with the Ministry of Magic’s permission can magical items enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm be sold. Otherwise, it’s a violation, and you’ll be arrested and imprisoned.”
“So, getting me to get you a briefcase enchanted with the Undetectable Extension Charm wouldn’t be a small sum…”
Chen Yu, like a cross-border smuggler, chuckled and coaxed Tony.
