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The assistant stared at the one hundred water cockroaches before him and said to Zhao Rong in horror, ”Boss, what do we do? We killed one water cockroach and it became ten. We killed those ten, and they turned into a hundred... Are you saying we have to kill these hundred, just to have them turn into a thousand?”

Seeing the assistant’s terrified expression, Zhao Rong’s own gaze hardened with resolve. ”It seems we can’t use the underwater combat weapon ’Mouse’ to fire silver needles anymore,” he said. ”We have to do what that old turtle said and burn them with fire. It’s the only way to kill these water cockroaches for good and stop them from splitting and replicating.”

When the assistant heard Zhao Rong suggest starting a fire underwater to kill the cockroaches, his eyes widened in disbelief. ”Brother Zhao, are you kidding me?” he asked. ”How can you possibly start a fire underwater?”

Before the assistant could finish, Zhao Rong pulled his phone from his pocket and opened the Paradise Shopping Cart app.

Seeing Zhao Rong take out his phone while they were still submerged, the assistant exclaimed in shock, ”Brother Zhao! Even if you’re buying something from the Paradise Shopping Cart, shouldn’t you at least wait until you’re on shore? Aren’t you afraid your phone will get soaked and break?”

As Zhao Rong hastily searched the Paradise Shopping Cart for a fire that could burn underwater, he told his assistant, ”I forgot to mention, this is a tri-proof phone. It’s not just dustproof and fireproof, it’s also waterproof.”

Hearing this, the assistant quickly moved closer to examine the phone in Zhao Rong’s hand. ”Brother Zhao, is your phone an iPhone or a Samsung?” he asked curiously. ”How can it be so awesome?”

Zhao Rong shook his head, scoffing at the mention of iPhones and Samsung. ”Who still uses American iPhones or those Korean Samsung phones anymore? We all use domestically made phones now. The quality keeps getting better and better—they’re cheap and well-made.”

As he spoke, Zhao Rong quickly bought the Samadhi Fire from the Paradise Shopping Cart. After completing the purchase, he put his phone back in his pocket, patted the assistant’s shoulder, and pointed at the hundred-plus water cockroaches with a relaxed expression. ”Alright, Assistant. I’ve bought a special fire from the Paradise Shopping Cart that can burn underwater. With this, we can incinerate every last one of these things.”

The assistant listened to Zhao Rong, then looked around at their underwater surroundings. He frowned, skeptical about the delivery. ”Brother Zhao, even if you bought a fire that works underwater, we’re still at the bottom of a lake. How is a courier company supposed to deliver it to us? And how would we even receive it?”

Zhao Rong just smiled at his assistant’s worries. ”There’s something you don’t know, Assistant. The Paradise Shopping Cart has a unique delivery method called Underwater Torpedo Delivery.”

Hearing about such a unique delivery system, the assistant scratched his head in confusion. ”Brother Zhao, so you’re saying that after we buy something, we can just click ’waterway shipping’ and receive a package delivered by a torpedo?”

Zhao Rong nodded and pointed. ”See for yourself, Assistant. My package is on its way right now via torpedo express.”

In the distance, a torpedo was speeding directly toward them. When the assistant saw it racing toward them at high speed, he panicked and dove behind Zhao Rong. ”Boss, what the hell is that?” he shrieked. ”Is that a missile torpedo? If it is, it’s going to explode right next to us! It won’t just kill the hundred water cockroaches—it’ll blow us to bits, along with that old turtle hiding at the bottom!”

Before the assistant could finish speaking, the torpedo reached them. To his astonishment, it didn’t explode. Instead, it came to a rapid halt, split open in the middle, and dropped a package. Then, it sealed itself back up and shot off into the distance.

The assistant stared at the miraculous scene, his jaw hanging open and his eyes wide. ”Oh my god, no way...” he stammered. ”This is as incredible as a sci-fi blockbuster...”

The Paradise Shopping Cart really is something else, the assistant thought. It not only sells all sorts of unbelievable Divine Artifacts, but even its delivery methods are completely unexpected.

After grabbing the parcel, Zhao Rong began to unwrap it quickly. ”Assistant,” he said, ”do me a favor and release some oxygen from your mask so it’s around me.”

As the assistant removed his oxygen mask, he asked curiously, ”Brother Zhao, didn’t you buy a flame from the Paradise Shopping Cart that can burn underwater? If it can burn underwater, it shouldn’t need much oxygen. Why do you need me to release a bunch from my mask to surround you?”

Just then, Zhao Rong pulled a round metal box from the packaging. While prying it open, he pushed the instruction manual toward the assistant. ”The flame I bought from the Paradise Shopping Cart is called the Samadhi Fire,” he explained. ”And while it can burn underwater, it still needs a little bit of oxygen at the moment of ignition.”

When the assistant heard that the underwater flame was actually the legendary Samadhi Fire, he was fascinated. ”Boss, did you just say the flame you bought is called the Samadhi Fire?”

Zhao Rong nodded. He finished opening the metal box, revealing a contained, burning flame inside. ”That’s right. It’s the Samadhi Fire.”

The name Samadhi Fire immediately made the assistant think of the one used by Bai Suzhen in the *Legend of the White Snake*. A sudden thought struck him, and he asked Zhao Rong, ”Brother Zhao, this Samadhi Fire you bought from the Paradise Shopping Cart... did Bai Suzhen sell it to you?”

At the assistant’s words, Zhao Rong froze. He whipped his head around to stare at him, wide-eyed. ”Holy crap, you’re practically a psychic! How did you know the shop I bought it from is called ’Bai Suzhen’s Samadhi Fire Shop’?”