"Help me carry all this loot," Ren said to Buzz.
Lyra stood up. She looked at the giant pile of monster parts. There was the huge stinger from the Queen, plates from the Royal Guard, and dozens of smaller stingers. "Carry it where, Ren?" she asked. "We can't carry all of this. And we can't sell the Queen's stinger in the city. People will ask too many questions."
She was right. It was a big problem.
"You are right," Ren said. He became thoughtful. "We need to sort this. Lyra, can you watch the entrance to the room? Make sure no more wasps are coming."
Lyra nodded. It was a simple job. She walked to the edge of the dark room and watched the tunnels.
With Lyra's back turned, Ren sat down. It was time to use his new secret weapon. He looked at his System screen and opened the new [Shop] tab. The sell page opened, and his vision changed. Everything on the floor now had a price tag floating over it.
[Glimmerwasp Queen's Carapace (Epic)]: 25 Gold
[Hardened Chitin Plate]: 8 Gold
The prices were huge. Ren decided to sell the biggest and heaviest things first. He focused on the giant shell of the Queen. He thought, 'Sell'.
A soft flash of light happened, but Lyra did not see it. The giant shell was gone.
[+25 Gold Coins have been added to your System Wallet.]
One by one, Ren sold all the big, heavy, and less important parts. The piles of shells and bug parts all vanished. In less than a minute, the room was clean. Only the most valuable items were left: the stingers, the venom sacs, and the Royal Guard's plates.
"Okay, I've sorted it," Ren called out.
Lyra turned around. Her jaw dropped. The floor was empty. The mountain of monster parts was gone. "Sorted it? Ren... where did it all go?"
Ren casually tapped a small, plain leather pouch that was on his belt. It was old and simple.
"Heirloom," he said with a mysterious smile. "It's a magic pouch. It can hold much more than it looks."
Lyra stared at the pouch. A spatial storage item! She had only read about them in books. They were legendary treasures. Of course. It made sense. A magic pouch was strange, but it was more believable than a shop inside his head.
"That... that pouch is a great treasure," she said.
"Which is why it is our little secret," Ren said with a wink. "Now, let me see what else is in here."
He pretended to look inside the small pouch. In his mind, he was on the [Buy] page of his shop. He quickly bought the [Shadow-Weave Tunic] for 12 Gold.
The new armor appeared silently inside his pouch. He then pulled it out.
"Ah, here we go," he said. "Time for a change of clothes."
He took off his old, torn tunic and put on the new one. It was dark grey and felt very light. Lyra watched, her mind full of wonder. This boy was full of secrets and treasures.
Ren then "packed" all the valuable stingers into his "magic" pouch. He was now secretly very rich and had new, powerful armor. He, Lyra, and his pet wasp were ready to go.
He turned to Lyra. "Alright. Now that we have cleaned up and I have changed, shall we go back to town?"
He made a dramatic pose. "I'm thinking of buying a house."