Of course, this was because Dong Tianyu’s Companion Spiritual Treasure had already undergone a branch choice and was aware of this evolutionary branch.

Now, those who equipped instruments and modified the interior space of the Companion Spiritual Treasures didn’t know about this matter.

And if it were merely the installation of some equipment, it might be alright, but for those survivors who decorated the interior space of the Companion Spiritual Treasures, unless they controlled the size to remain unchanged, neither expanding nor contracting--

Otherwise, unless the modifications were simple, any size changes in the Companion Spiritual Treasure due to devouring Mysterious Cores would definitely cause irreversible damage to the installed interior space.

However, even so, there are still many people who, after feeding the Companion Spiritual Treasure Mysterious Cores to reach a certain size, would then modify and enhance its interior.

Because compared to acquiring a Dark Green Trick Nucleus, though modernizing the Companion Spiritual Treasure also requires a hefty cost, it can ultimately be solved with money, which is indeed much simpler than the difficulty of obtaining a Dark Green Trick Nucleus. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

It was precisely because of this that Ye Liuyun was still unaware of the rare Dark Green Trick Nucleus’s function.

And the reason Ye Liuyun’s face showed disappointment after hearing Dong Tianyu’s explanation of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus’s effects--

Was because a small amount of Dark Green Trick Nucleus wouldn’t greatly enhance a Companion Spiritual Treasure in the early stages. Although one would obtain a piece of equipment, after the Companion Spiritual Treasure devoured it, the host could only choose the type, the exact piece of equipment was like opening a blind box.

Moreover, coupled with what Dong Tianyu had just narrated, the initial equipment gained from devouring a Dark Green Trick Nucleus was likely to be an old basic model, this made Ye Liuyun involuntarily think of the progress of the Companion Spiritual Treasure’s size increase through devouring Black Devil Cores.

To upgrade the equipment obtained from the Dark Green Trick Nucleus from antiquated to advanced level would probably be a bottomless pit.

Although presently there are very few Dark Green Trick Nuclei, judging by this growth progress, it seems likely that these nuclei will eventually become as common as the Black Devil Cores.

However, unlike the visible and significant improvement from devouring Black Devil Cores, the equipment gained from devouring Dark Green Trick Nuclei is not essential, with modernized equipment available as an alternative, and the possibility to choose the carrier vessel evolutionary branch later on.

In short, the cost-effectiveness of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus in the later stages won’t be much higher than the presently ubiquitous Black Devil Cores.

As for the Blood-Colored Mysterious Cores, it’s uncertain whether the Bloody Mysterious Realm opening is fixed to a hundred participants or varies in number. In any case, the market value of these cores, which require human lives as a foundation, will not only likely not decrease as time goes on but might even surge dramatically.

After all, the Bloody Mysterious Realm is not a Sacrificial Altar where one can autonomously select the sacrifice. Those entering each time come from all over the world, and since only one person can obtain a Blood-Colored Mysterious Core, the likelihood of those people conspiring together is small.

Furthermore, since everyone values their life, each person who ultimately obtains a Blood-Colored Mysterious Core won’t likely sell it cheap, even if they decide to put it on the market.

Truly the talents of someone who could start from scratch in business again. Even though Dong Tianyu had only briefly explained the function of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus, Ye Liuyun was able to infer some clues from Dong Tianyu’s words, along with the intelligence she gathered on her own, to make a preliminary judgment on the future commercial value of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus.

However, although she knew that the future price of the Dark Green Trick Nucleus would definitely be on the lower side, Ye Liuyun also understood that at least at this moment, the price wouldn’t decrease due to its rarity but would be artificially high for a period.

Looking at the Dark Green Trick Nucleus that Dong Tianyu had just pushed back in front of her, Ye Liuyun picked it up and handed it back to him, "I said it’s for you, so it’s for you. As you know, I’m a merchant, don’t make me go back on my word."

Hearing what Ye Liuyun said, Dong Tianyu didn’t keep up the polite charade of refusing and readily put the Dark Green Trick Nucleus into his Storage space.

Ye Liuyun’s look of disappointment when he was explaining before had been noticed by Dong Tianyu, so now he was somewhat curious, "After knowing what this thing can do, you have no plans for it? And where did you get this from?"

Hearing Dong Tianyu’s questions, Ye Liuyun responded with a wry smile filled with frustration, "After you finished explaining, I knew you had been duped. Do you still remember the previous underwater salvage teams?"

When the water levels hadn’t risen, they often dived into underwater structures to search for anything valuable, and at the beginning, their hauls were actually quite good.

However, as the water level rose, they gradually couldn’t withstand the water pressure at the bottom, so they could no longer scavenge in the Underwater City.

Because of this, some of the weaker salvage team members directly changed professions, though they had boats, and wouldn’t starve during that period.

As for those stronger salvage teams, with the improvement in their members’ abilities, they still managed to withstand the underwater pressure and continue their search in the Underwater City despite the rising water levels.

And because the water level rise naturally eliminated some salvage teams, their harvest on each diving operation, instead of decreasing with the rise of the water levels, actually increased due to less competition.