Chapter 1401

The system was eager to prove that it'd achieved something Jordan couldn't, and that was a huge favor in itself. Though the system was the "key" to their smooth arrival in the alternate world, Shannon wasn't going to tolerate its overbearing attitude. She dropped the tortoise casually onto the grass with a plop. Then, she wrung out her clothes and checked her mystic chest. The gifted bag from Clara had a waterproof design and had held up well. The talismans and emerald pendants had been individually treated and remained dry. But these talismans were useless without spiritual energy. Shannon then pulled out Emeralda's true form she'd brought along. She tried summoning the latter, but there was no response, let alone any transformation into her human form. The system's voice hummed, "Don't bother. The alternate world doesn't operate on mystic arts principles, and there's no spiritual energy here." As it spoke, its tone grew smug. "Which means to say, all your so-called mystic arts