Upon arriving at the waiting hall, Xiao Feng stared with wide, round eyes, looking around curiously as if trying to take in everything. When he saw the scene before him, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! It's exactly as Grandpa described!" He obediently took Xu Anran's hand and was transported to the second floor with the others.

Although he already knew all this, the experience still fascinated the little guy. His tiny head kept turning, and his eyes darted around everywhere.

No matter how well-behaved and sensible he is on weekdays, in the end, Xiaofeng is still just a child.

In the previous world, while searching for their tickets, they stopped by some closed gold shops and smuggled out a large amount of gold. Now, they planned to leisurely browse the second floor, looking for any useful items worth buying.

Last time, Xu Liang had been drooling over Xu Anran's thermal suit with its excellent warmth retention, and had always longed to get one for himself. So, as usual, they agreed on a specific time to meet and then went their separate ways.

Xiao Feng, also carrying a considerable amount of gold, was closely following Xu Anran, strolling enthusiastically on the second floor. He intently observed Xu Anran's methods of selecting goods and her techniques for asking prices, silently memorizing these key points. Xu Anran noticed Xiao Feng's diligent learning and was quite pleased. She then leisurely shopped while patiently and meticulously imparting her experience in exchanging goods to him.

After browsing around, Xu Anran, carrying a heavy amount of gold, found a stall and carefully selected and replenished a batch of high-quality guns and weapons. Xiao Feng followed closely behind, choosing several small but powerful guns and a few exquisite satellite bombs, keeping them for any eventuality.

They continued on their way, and after leaving the stall, a girl suddenly appeared before them as they rounded a corner. The girl looked to be about thirteen or fourteen years old, like a naive and inexperienced middle school student.

She looked nervous yet expectant as she softly asked Xu Anran if she needed anything special, subtly gesturing with her finger for them to follow her to a quieter corner for a more detailed discussion.

Considering this was a safe place like a waiting room, Xu Anran and Xiao Feng exchanged a glance and decided to trust the unfamiliar girl, following her to that corner. Upon reaching their destination, the girl carefully took an item from her backpack—it was a necklace that shimmered with a faint light!

Upon closer inspection, one can discover that the pendant of this necklace is a round wooden plaque with a small pebble embedded in it. Surprisingly, this pebble is remarkably similar to the magical space stone that Zhao Chang'an had previously displayed, the only difference being that it is much smaller.

Filled with curiosity, Xu Anran couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

The girl took a deep breath and then explained in detail, "This isn't an ordinary necklace; it's a necklace with a spatial dimension! It contains two cubic meters of space inside, and what's even more amazing is that once you enter it, time will completely stop flowing." Hearing this, Xu Anran remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she was filled with interest.

She asked, "So, could I try this?" The girl hesitated for a moment, but eventually nodded gently in agreement: "This item doesn't have many restrictions. Just hold it tightly in your palm, and silently say 'open' in your mind, and you'll be able to see what's inside and freely put or take out various items."

Upon hearing this, Xu Anran took the necklace from the girl and followed her instructions. Sure enough, a dark space instantly appeared before her. At this moment, the space was empty, and it was unclear whether time had stopped there. So, she asked again, "Then, can living beings live here?" The girl shook her head, indicating that it could not.

After looking through the space, she immediately returned the necklace to the young woman. As the girl held the necklace again, she couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. Although she knew perfectly well that she shouldn't steal from others in the waiting hall, she still felt a sudden surge of tension and unease for a moment.

Xu Anran asked with great curiosity, "What do you plan to exchange this for?" After thinking for a moment, the girl replied, "I hope to exchange it for practical supplies such as weapons, food, water, and various medicines. I need a little of each."

After hearing the girl's request, she couldn't help but frown slightly, thinking to herself that it wasn't that she thought the girl's request was too harsh; on the contrary, it was actually too meager.

Filled with doubt, she asked, "In my opinion, with the value of your necklace, you should be able to exchange it for something much more valuable. Why do you only want this little thing? Besides, something so precious should be easy to find a suitable buyer or exchange partner, so why did you choose to come to me?"

Faced with this question, the girl gave a bitter smile, her gaze slowly sweeping over her and Xiao Feng beside her. She sighed softly, "To be honest, this necklace is indeed very good; it should be worth a lot of good things. Although it's relatively safe in this waiting room right now, and no one would dare to openly rob someone, if someone takes a liking to me because of this necklace and happens to be on the same train to the next world, then my situation will probably become very precarious. As for why I chose you... to be honest, it's because you're about my age, only a few years older, and you have a child with you. You don't seem like the kind of bad person who would harm me."

Hearing this, Xu Anran's lips curled up slightly, and she replied with a half-smile, "As the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart! What if I were, as you say, planning to steal this necklace from you when we go to the next world?"

The girl gently shook her head and said firmly, "I don't think you would do that, because my intuition is always very accurate. Besides, even if I am wrong this time, I am willing to accept the result."

She then added, "This necklace can indeed be exchanged for many valuable items, but what I urgently need right now are some basic supplies. In the last world, I only found a ticket with a one-year countdown. By the time I arrive in the next world, the disaster will probably have already struck, leaving me no extra time to make any preparations. In addition, I hardly managed to accumulate any useful supplies in the last world. Therefore, for my own safety, I must exchange for enough basic survival supplies in the waiting hall to ensure my safety."