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Su Ruoxi’s expression was proud, and her tone couldn’t be more smug. She had already forgotten the sting of pain she felt earlier when she took out ten thousand premium spirit stones.
Ye Qingning had already achieved her goal and didn’t want to talk to Su Ruoxi any longer.
She intentionally said, “Whether I buy the symbol pen or not isn’t important, but if we’re late for the academy, we’ll be seated at the back.”
“Su Jie, you’re not going to fight for a seat? If you stay here waiting for me to choose the symbol pen, don’t blame me for sitting in the back row then.”
Su Ruoxi visibly froze.
She had just spent ten thousand premium spirit stones! If she couldn’t sit in the front row near Shen Xuanli, then those spirit stones would be wasted!
Especially after seeing other disciples quickly leave the Symbol Pavilion, Su Ruoxi was immediately anxious.
“Ye Qingning, you wait for me!”
Su Ruoxi threw down a harsh word and hurriedly urged Yun Mengyao to leave, walking briskly without looking back.
Ye Qingning wasn’t in a hurry at all. From Su Ruoxi’s reaction, she could tell that the lecturer must be Shen Xuanli.
Wherever she sat, it didn’t matter; naturally, she would stay in the Symbol Pavilion to buy her things.
“Ye Shimei, what would you like to buy? I’ll get it for you,” a female disciple, who had earned a large commission, spoke up, her gaze toward Ye Qingning filled with gratitude.
She knew well that if it weren’t for Ye Qingning, this Mirage Tail Symbol Pen would never have sold.
The female disciple had seen countless outer sect disciples in the Symbol Pavilion, but someone like Ye Qingning was a first.
It was rare for her to develop a good impression of someone at first sight, so she naturally spoke to her in a friendly and approachable manner.
At first, Bai Wei only thought Ye Qingning was quite impressive, but now that she had seen Su Ruoxi lose her money, she felt Ye Qingning was even more remarkable, and she liked her!
Before Ye Qingning could respond, Bai Wei spoke up first, “Yue Ning Shijie, Ye Shimei is here to buy a symbol pen. She’s never drawn symbols before, so she might not be skilled. It’s best for her to get a regular quality symbol pen.”
Ye Qingning nodded, understanding that Bai Wei had good intentions.
After all, her two thousand premium spirit stones had been borrowed, so she couldn’t spend everything on symbol pens.
Yue Ning immediately brought out three symbol pens of different qualities.
“This one is the White Wall Symbol Pen, priced at 200 medium-grade spirit stones. Although it’s of low quality, most beginner disciples choose this pen.”
“Then there’s the Green Jade Symbol Pen, medium-grade, priced at 400 premium spirit stones. Lastly, this one is the Superior Cold Jade Symbol Pen, priced at 1,800 premium spirit stones.”
“Thank you again, Ye Shimei. If you want this Cold Jade Symbol Pen, I can offer you my exclusive privilege, allowing you to purchase it at a 40% discount.”
The last part of her sentence was whispered, and only Ye Qingning and Bai Wei could hear it.
As a sales disciple of the pavilion, she had an annual privilege to pick items first and enjoy exclusive discounts, with the discount being quite substantial, but it was limited to one item.
Ye Qingning understood it as an employee benefit.
She was indeed tempted; the 40% discount made the price very reasonable.
The system, however, came out to spoil the mood: [If you buy this Cold Jade Symbol Pen, Su Ruoxi will definitely mock you for buying a pen that she thinks is beneath her. Just thinking about it makes me angry!]
[Besides, the pens in the system store aren’t worse than this one. Why doesn’t the system help block a few of Xie Jibai’s sword strikes? That way, Ningning, you could use your points to buy a symbol pen from the store!]
Ye Qingning was speechless.
So the pain from the poison transfer wasn’t hurting her, huh?
Seeing that Ye Qingning didn’t immediately refuse, the female disciple assumed she liked the Cold Jade Symbol Pen.
She lowered her voice again, “Ye Shimei, don’t feel bad. I made a lot of money earlier. If you don’t want the discount, I’ll feel guilty.”
She had earned one thousand premium spirit stones, but with her employee discount, the cost of the Cold Jade Symbol Pen was less than half.
Ye Qingning, however, replied, “Thank you, Shijie, but I think the Green Jade Symbol Pen is just fine.”
“Besides the Green Jade Symbol Pen, I also need some Vermilion Sand Spirit Ink, a set of talisman paper, a bottle of Peach-flavored Pill, and finally, a Spirit Jade Slip. Could you please calculate how many spirit stones it will cost?”
Yue Ning was slightly stunned. She had thought Ye Qingning would choose the Cold Jade Symbol Pen, especially after seeing her earlier payment of ten thousand premium spirit stones. She had assumed Ye Qingning would have at least a thousand premium spirit stones left.
But Ye Qingning chose the Green Jade Symbol Pen, which clearly showed that she was running low on spirit stones.
The situation was complicated, and it seemed that Ye Qingning wasn’t as well-off as she thought.
“Ye Shimei, according to the sales price, the Green Jade Symbol Pen is 400 premium spirit stones, Vermilion Sand Spirit Ink is 20 premium spirit stones, one sheet of talisman paper is 10 premium spirit stones, and the Spirit Jade Slip is 1,000 premium spirit stones. In total, the cost will be 1,520 premium spirit stones.”
“The Spirit Jade Slip is the most expensive item, but since I can only give a discount on one item, I’ll reduce the price for the Spirit Jade Slip. After the discount, the total will be 1,120 premium spirit stones.”
Ye Qingning held the Spirit Jade Slip in her hand, her heart overjoyed.
The Spirit Jade Slip was a messaging jade slip that could not only transmit sound but also record images and publish them. Additionally, it featured various rankings, like the Pill Refining Rankings, Artifact Rankings, Spirit Beast Rankings, and Talent Rankings.
There was even a section called “Xianmen Hot Topics,” where you could find all sorts of gossip, from recruitment for secret realm teams to matchmaking requests, to even bizarre things like buying and selling items, killing requests, and divination.
It was a platform with a variety of topics, and it was addictively fun.
When she first came to this world, Ye Qingning had relied heavily on the Spirit Jade Slip to avoid boredom, just like how she couldn’t live without her phone in the modern world.
She had wanted to wait a little longer before buying the slip, as its standard price was one thousand premium spirit stones, which she couldn’t afford just yet. But now, with Xie Jibai’s loan, she could finally purchase it.
As for the symbol pens, whether they were of medium or high quality didn’t matter. After all, in the art of talisman making, a high-quality pen wouldn’t necessarily lead to making powerful talismans.
Ye Qingning activated the jade slip with her spiritual energy, and then she ran into a problem—choosing a name for the jade slip. It was such a headache that she ended up giving it a random name—“Qian Qian.”
It wasn’t that she couldn’t come up with a name; it was just that the name “Qian Qian” perfectly expressed her desire for wealth while also representing her current poor state. Plus, it was a lucky name, sure to bring in wealth!
Her language teacher always said, “This is what we call revealing the theme!” There couldn’t be a more fitting name.
She certainly couldn’t call herself “Pauper”!
Before leaving, she exchanged Jade Slip friends with Bai Wei and Yue Ning.
Yue Ning’s Jade Slip was named “Dao Yuan Pavilion A Ning,” which was a perfectly normal name.
Bai Wei’s was named “Chang Qing Yi Qin.”
This name, however, would need some adjustments later.
Unchanged, the place was filled by the time the class started, with disciples even standing outside the classroom.
Ye Qingning knew very well that the vast majority of the disciples were here not to learn symbol making, but to admire the master disciple of the academy.
When she arrived, there were still seats available at the back, allowing her to clearly see the central circular stage.
Interestingly, Su Ruoxi and Yun Mengyao didn’t manage to sit in the front row, having settled for the fourth row instead—seems they didn’t run fast enough.
Being weak was a sickness, and it needed to be treated!