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Chapter 029: Membership
Even if she didn’t have time to study it herself, Yun Xi could still resell the scroll to the Flower Nation’s authorities. As long as someone learned the spell and then passed it on to disciples for free, it would undoubtedly deepen the Flower Nation’s foundation. In the future, this would help in resisting the invasion of aberrations and increase their chances of survival.
Noticing Yun Xi’s slightly darkened expression, the nearby clerk quickly understood the situation.
“Esteemed customer, if you wish to purchase spell pattern scrolls promptly in the future, you can add me as a friend. I’ll notify you immediately if any new scrolls arrive.”
Yun Xi came back to her senses and looked at him. “Is there a fee?”
She hadn’t forgotten that adding an ID to send a friend request incurred a fee under the money-grubbing system.
“Mm-hmm, you can register for a store membership with us. A dedicated assistant will serve you, and the annual membership fee is only 1 gold coin, which is very affordable for you.”
Since Yun Xi was willing to spend green crystal stones on rare potion formulas, she obviously wasn’t short on gold.
The thought of earning a few dozen silver coins in commission for signing her up as a member made the clerk genuinely happy.
“As our member, you’ll also gain the right to pre-order items. If a qualifying book or scroll comes in, you’ll have priority purchase rights within a set time limit. Like that spell scroll you just missed—it was bought in advance by one of our members.”
Well now… this store really knew how to do business.
Yun Xi was genuinely impressed.
In the barbaric region where she was born in her previous life, local shops were all about simple, brute-force selling—none of this refinement.
“What if I and another member pre-order the same item?” Yun Xi immediately spotted a loophole and asked.
“Well… in that case, priority goes to the customer who has spent the most in our store.”
Yun Xi: …
“But honestly, customer, your worry is unnecessary. We don’t have as many members as you might think. Situations like that rarely happen.”
“All right, sign me up.” After buying so many things already, Yun Xi couldn’t even remember how many gold coins she’d spent.
If one gold coin a year could secure priority purchase rights for spell scrolls, it was absolutely worth it.
After paying the membership fee and registering, Yun Xi informed the clerk that she wanted to pre-order spell pattern scrolls—no restriction on school or element.
“No problem! As soon as a scroll arrives, I’ll notify you right away,” the clerk nodded repeatedly.
Thinking of the commission he would receive, he was delighted but didn’t let it get to his head.
Per the membership contract, while receiving his reward, he was also obligated to provide diligent service to Yun Xi.
They added each other as system friends, and Yun Xi finally left the official bookstore.
Her next stop: the Scholar-Exclusive Bookstore.
Yun Xi had heard of the scholar sub-profession in her past life. On the Divinefall Continent, the first impression locals had of a scholar was that they were knowledgeable and well-read.
Almost all profession-related spiritual books were written in collaboration between the original author and a scholar.
The author provided the knowledge, while the scholar handled the transcription.
This was especially true for spell pattern scrolls—the higher the scholar’s rank, the higher the scroll’s success rate, increasing by 10% to 50%.
Meanwhile, spellcasters who wrote scrolls themselves had a success rate of only 1% to 10%, which was one of the reasons these scrolls were so expensive.
Yun Xi, however, wasn’t particularly interested in becoming a scholar. She had already planned out four sub-professions to study and that was more than enough for her.
So, she only glanced briefly inside. Most of the basic books overlapped with those from the [Useful Bookstore], while the advanced books were about complex knowledge related to scholar exams and skill mastery.
Not something Yun Xi was interested in—so she quickly left.
She still had a full itinerary today. Aside from bookstores, she wanted to visit as many other shops as possible.
In particular, she was still worried about identification magic. She needed to find an item with anti-identification effects.
Yun Xi’s eyes swept over the shop names until she paused on one in particular:
[Empowerment Jewelry Store]
She clicked to view its details:
Empowerment Jewelry Store: Spirit-imbued accessories meticulously crafted by alchemists. Come in and shop today!
Address: No. 3, Yulan Commercial Street, Qinglan Town
Contact ID: ******758181
From her research, Yun Xi knew not every shop in Qinglan Town sold spirit-infused items. For example, the First-Class Tailor Shop only sold regular clothing for non-combatants—it had no special properties.
Of course, some other tailor shops catered to both civilians and professionals.
But a store like Empowerment Jewelry Store, which openly stated that its accessories were crafted by alchemists, clearly sold only enchanted items.
This also meant its item quality cap was much higher.
Following the listed address, Yun Xi headed straight there. The commercial streets were fairly close to one another, and now that her constitution had improved significantly, she was able to move fast—she reached her destination in about ten minutes.
[Empowerment Jewelry Store]
…
With the clerk’s enthusiastic explanation, Yun Xi got the gist.
These accessories were as expensive as rare knowledge books—no wonder, since the store was run by an alchemist.
A few days ago, when she was shopping for housing supplies, Yun Xi had browsed a general store that also sold gear with spirit energy, but those items were naturally imbued and fundamentally different from these alchemically crafted items.
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