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Chapter 031: Yuqi
[Yes, I can guarantee this. You don’t need to worry about any repercussions with this legendary equipment purchased from me—it won’t bring you any negative effects. All of this is clearly stated in the purchase contract, so you can rest assured.]
Only then did Yun Xi finally relax.
She had simply been worried that the item might be stolen. If it caused trouble because of that, the loss would outweigh the gain.
In the end, Yun Xi opted for the installment plan.
Three hundred months—that’s roughly 12 years. She was basically taking out a “jewelry loan.”
But there was no helping it. Blue crystal stones were too rare. Flashing them around would only attract trouble.
When the alchemist heard her decision, he went quiet for a moment, but ultimately agreed.
Soon, the alchemist arrived at the jewelry shop.
He wore a black robe. Yun Xi couldn’t see his face, only the long white hair that spilled from beneath his hood, glimmering with a pearly sheen.
He had already prepared the purchase contract in advance and laid it out in front of Yun Xi.
The shopkeeper grew extremely serious, shutting the store’s doors and activating the highest-grade defensive array within the store.
This was a transaction worth 120 × 300 green crystal stones. Yun Xi couldn’t afford to be careless. She read the contract over and over, confirming every detail before signing her name.
The contract was established—money for goods.
Yun Xi immediately sent the alchemist the payment information. Her system balance automatically converted and transferred 120 green crystal stones to his account.
After paying the first month’s installment, Yun Xi finally obtained the Black Mist Stone Earring, which granted anti-detection effects.
She’d never even heard of the Black Mist Stone material before.
The earring had a metallic base with a gemstone set in it—a pure black gem that, when observed closely, contained a mist-like vapor flowing inside.
Since the contract guaranteed the item’s authenticity, Yun Xi wasn’t worried about being tricked. She confidently put on the earring without hesitation.
After storing the contract scroll, she nodded to the alchemist and prepared to leave.
“Wait. Would you be interested in doing a quest?” the alchemist suddenly asked.
Yun Xi paused mid-step.
“What kind of quest?” she immediately thought of the alchemist’s inability to leave Qinglan Town. Could it be related?
“It’s a mid-level quest,” the alchemist replied cautiously.
“No, I’m not strong enough for that,” Yun Xi rejected him outright.
Come on, she was only level 5! No matter how good the reward, she couldn’t claim it without the strength.
She did have the Rebirth Divine Stone, which could revive her—but it came at the cost of reduced mental attributes.
And mental attributes, in many ways, were more valuable than even her Black Mist Stone Earring.
“…Very well. Maybe another time,” the alchemist didn’t press further but looked at her with a thoughtful expression.
…
After leaving the jewelry shop, Yun Xi touched her earlobe.
Getting her hands on a legendary anti-detection accessory so smoothly almost felt surreal.
She had clearly heard the alchemist’s parting words too.
There might be hidden secrets in Qinglan Town—but right now, she wasn’t qualified to get involved.
Checking the time, it was already around 3 PM.
There were still three hours until nightfall—plenty of time.
Yun Xi started moving from shop to shop in Qinglan Town, focusing on rune shops and potion stores.
But unlike the Empowerment Jewelry Shop, all the other stores sold items appropriate for a small town—everything was low-grade.
Since potions and runes were consumables, Yun Xi stocked up on them.
The Spirit Recovery and Healing Potions were the same types the village chief had gifted her earlier. Yun Xi also purchased the official recipe books for them from the bookstore.
Unfortunately, she didn’t yet have time to study as a Pharmacist, so for now, she’d rely on ready-made potions.
From the many low-grade runes available, Yun Xi chose the Explosion Rune and Levitation Rune.
Yun Xi bought out all the remaining stock of these four items—something she had always dreamed of doing in her previous life but never could.
Hahaha.
Back at her small home on Feilan Street, Yun Xi sorted through all her purchases from the day.
A stack of books, two types of potions, two types of runes—and most importantly, the legendary Black Mist Stone Earring.
The spirit books with a “read-and-burn” feature were all reviewed by Yun Xi right away.
Once read, the content of these books would be automatically engraved into her mind, so she could learn them at any time later.
All that remained were the ordinary books, which mostly contained basic information about the Bound Jade Plains.
Since there were still a few hours before the second closed beta officially ended, Yun Xi didn’t log out immediately and began reading.
Starting with “Bound Jade Plains Basic Language”, her current photographic memory allowed her to fully absorb the entire book with just one read.
Then she opened “Bound Jade Plains Basic Overview,” which she could now finally understand.
The Bound Jade Plains were divided among three duchies. Qinglan Town, where she currently was, belonged to the Yuqi Duchy and was classified as a tier-4 town. Its mayor held the rank of Viscount of the Yuqi Duchy.
There were over ten thousand small towns like Qinglan in Yuqi Duchy alone, and the number of tier-5 villages was practically countless.
Above Qinglan Town were:
The Yuqi Duchy had a vast territory, a humid climate, and frequent rain, making it ideal for growing mushrooms and green silk vegetables.
…
Besides the Yuqi Duchy, the book also briefly introduced the other two duchies.
It emphasized that, in the context of the entire Divinefall Continent, the Bound Jade Plains were nothing more than a drop in the ocean.
The book urged readers to have reverence for the wider world.
Yun Xi, of course, understood this well.
At the end of the book, the author even snuck in a bit of self-promotion:
[Where there is a will, there is a way.
The Yuqi Duchy is now publicly recruiting talents.
Those who qualify can obtain a noble title.
See the benefits list below—]
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