Yu Ling was captivated by the treasure in Pai Liu's pocket. It wasn't that she was particularly interested in these things, which she had always just tossed around for fun. The main reason was that she had never seen such a uniquely Western magical item before.
Look, each one is more beautiful than the last, their exquisite craftsmanship comparable to royal treasures. They are the complete opposite of the simple, unassuming ancient artifacts I earned back then.
Soon, Yu Ling's gaze was drawn to a miniature, palm-sized cursed doll. It seemed to be a half-finished product, only capable of absorbing souls, and had not been inscribed into the body with any other magical arrays.
But this doll was just too cute and adorable, with a big bow, an elaborate and gorgeous skirt, and big, round, watery eyes on her cute face. It directly captured the heart of Yu Ling, a tree spirit who had lived for countless springs and autumns!
“This wizard even pocketed the egg I made and left, so it’s not too much for me to secretly wear his doll, is it?” Yu Ling smiled mischievously.
I tried to push my soul in, but it only went in a tiny bit before it could go no further.
With no other option, Yu Ling threw most of her soul back into the original owner's body—which is now that egg—and used only a tiny bit of her own soul to control the cute mini cursed doll, which wandered around in Payi Liu's treasure pocket.
The doll Yu Ling touched this and looked at that, even using some gem-encrusted rings that stored elemental power as necklaces around her doll's neck, and even openly flipping through the treasured wizard's encyclopedia in the corner.
"So that's how these magical items are made. It seems that the magical structure of this world is similar to how monsters guide the energy of heaven and earth. No wonder I was able to successfully transform into human form in this fairy tale-like world."
Yu Ling has a photographic memory. With the foundation laid by a powerful demon, he quickly mastered some basic wizarding skills. Apart from the parts where his physical abilities couldn't keep up, he learned the spells that could be controlled by mental power in no time.
"Huh? What's this?"
The knowledge seemed a bit dry after learning it, so Yu Ling put down the book and started flipping through it again. She took out a bottle of magic potion from a pile of clothes and other odds and ends. The bottle was engraved with the initials of Pai Liu's name, and a liquid that looked like blood was flowing inside.
It seems to be an energy entity capable of "turning death into life" magic.
Should we try it on this baby's body?
But these all belonged to that wizard, and I seemed to have no right to dispose of them.
But... the wizard had even put himself entirely in the pocket. In essence, the pocket was his temporary dwelling, his own home, so weren't the things inside also his?!
Having found a perfect excuse for himself, Yu Ling looked at the magic potion in his hand, poured half of it out and splashed it on himself. He could already feel the magic power flowing through the magic circuits in the cursed doll's body.
"Huh? Wait, something's not right... Huh?!!"
As time passed, Yu Ling's new doll body's legs began to twist together, and soon, the two legs merged into a long tail.
It looked exactly like the original owner's body before it became demonized, so Yu Ling used the mirror spell from the Wizard's Encyclopedia to look at herself.
Good heavens, the cute pink cursed doll has turned into a miniature rag doll mermaid?!
Yu Ling, swishing her doll tail, ran wildly toward the original owner's body, comparing them repeatedly. The energies within the two bodies were clearly not similar at all. What was going on?!
The book didn't contain instructions for this strange magic potion, meaning its functions were known only to its creator—the wizard Payle. Yu Ling didn't intend to ask; it was probably something that restored items to the original form of the possessing soul.
However, his soul was given the form of the original owner by the main god, which deceived everyone and turned the cursed doll into a mermaid as well.
Yu Ling: What a pity for such a cute doll! Although the adorable mermaid looks good too, who wants a duplicate body when they already have one?!
The time inside the pocket seemed to be different from the outside world. Yu Ling herself did not feel how much time had passed, but the pocket had already opened again. The wizard must have finished his journey and arrived at his destination.
A pair of hands reached in and groped around, prying open the jade egg in the center, and then grabbed the jade doll mermaid next to it and pulled it out.
"This is a half-finished cursed doll I made, priced at two hundred gold coins... Hmm???"
Paiyi seems to be trying to sell his cursed doll at the magic item shop; however, the doll he pulls out has completely transformed into the shape of Yuling.
"Your Majesty, didn't you turn into an egg before? How did you suddenly turn into a doll again? Where is my original cursed doll?!"
"Um, I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry..."
Yu Ling swished her cloth tail and patted Pai Liu's hand. She was still a little unaccustomed to the enlarged world within her miniature body, but she still didn't forget to comfort the poor wizard who had lost her necklace, potions, and dolls.
"Your cursed doll is currently under my control and it seems it can't be turned back... If you need it for gold coins, I can pay you the same amount."
"Are you sure?" Payu was skeptical.
"Of course, it's just two hundred gold coins, right? Here you go!"
It's true that Yu Ling is asleep during the transformation period, but she still has control over the storage space rewarded by the main god. Soon, she took out two hundred gold coins from the large pile of gold coins that the system had picked up.
Since there was nowhere to put them, the gold coins were taken out of the space and scattered all over the ground, which looked very relaxing.
The staff at the magic shop, constantly bending over to pick up gold coins, also seemed to be enjoying the "stress relief."
Pailu stared wide-eyed, exclaiming, "This is... Heavens! Your Majesty, you are so generous! This is an ancient gold coin with collectible value..."
"I really didn't mean to turn your doll like this, and I'll compensate you for the magic potion..." Yu Ling was still organizing her thoughts when she saw how much the other party liked gold coins, so she waved her hand and gave another hundred. "You're welcome, consider it payment for the room!"
The shopkeeper at the magic store offered to buy back the ancient gold coins and pay double the amount in current gold coins. With money paving the way, Payu no longer cared about the cursed dolls, and the scene immediately became harmonious.
However, far away on the other side of the ocean...
[Oh no! My storage space is swallowing up my gold coins!!!]
The system fish, which routinely takes stock of the treasures every day, exploded. Even knowing its host was asleep and couldn't answer, it couldn't help but shout loudly.
[The host is right, the God's reward is utter garbage!!!]
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