When they went back, Clovis’s mind was filled with the potential of opening the new store. He had calculated that if he got another five hundred thousand, he would be able to upgrade his membership.
However, the mayor actually surpassed his imagination. Whether it was due to the result or because of his name, the mayor actually sent twice the amount.
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Yes, the mayor sent a million just for a Tier 2 group. It was an unimaginable amount. Even a Tier 3 group would have a hard time getting this amount of money.
So Clovis was shocked when the mayor was willing to spend so much for his group. Then again, his group managed to easily get that amount, considering they were capable of killing dozens of Tier 3 groups in the last few weeks.
Clovis looked at the membership.
Membership: Level 14 (Big Elite)
Upgrade Membership: 2,500,000 Otherworld Coins/Month.
Clovis pinched the bridge of his nose. He knew that money was fleeting, but he had no other choice but to do this.
Clovis looked at his status first with a grunted expression.
[Name: Clovis Hacfield.]
[Membership: Level 14 (Big Elite)]
[Money: 3,910,450 Otherworldly Coins.]
[Item Limit: 14/Visit]
[Visit: 0(2)/Day]
"This is definitely going to cost me a lot." Clovis bit his lips as he pressed the upgrade button. "Goodbye, my dear money."
[Upgrade Complete.]
Membership: Level 15 (Super Elite)
Upgrade Membership: 5,000,000 Otherworld Coins/Month.
"Guh!" Clovis placed his hand on his chest, looking at the amount of coins that got doubled in just one level. He didn’t know how many months he needed to level up another three levels.
Still, Clovis had finally gotten what he wanted.
The new store was opened and Blue approached him.
[Master. The new shop is open now. Would you like to visit?]
Clovis looked at Blue for a second before asking, "By the way, what is the new store?"
[It’s a bookstore.]
"Bookstore?" Clovis’s expression turned serious. He never thought that a bookstore would be included in this mall. Curious, Clovis asked another question, "The books it sells... what kind of books are they?"
[There are various types of books, from utilities to techniques.]
"Technique book? Now that I think about it, these books are coming from another world, right? If we are talking about a fantasy world where elves, dwarves or even vampires exist... Does that mean we will have a magic book?"
[No. The books that are sold here have to adhere to this world’s rule. The available books are to be similar to what this world knows.]
"So no spewing some water or shooting fireball?"
[No.]
"…" Clovis scratched the back of his head. "I mean, it’s not that much of a problem. But it’s kind of cool to use magic when others can’t."
Clovis paused for a moment. "If you can actually find a bookstore, then there will be a lot of other potential stores. For example, what if I opened a pet store? Can I turn the ancient beasts into my pets? I might… But what if the people on the Skynet say just let the wild beasts be wild beasts, not pets, and try to cancel me? Never mind, I don’t care.
"There is also a pharmacist in a mall, right? Or electronic stores… Damn, there will be a lot of things in the future." Clovis smirked, realizing that this was just the beginning.
Clovis walked toward the bookstore with Blue accompanying him on the side.
The bookstore was quite big, but instead of a stack of books, there was only one book at a time. This made the store unnecessarily spacious since the books could only be lined up, not stacked.
"What the hell…" Clovis shook his head helplessly. He walked into the room and saw the genres.
Farming.
Tabloid.
Gaming.
"…" Clovis looked baffled, wondering why they were even here. Then again, Melody might go to the Gaming category if she somehow came here.
"Tabloid, huh? Is it the usual tabloid?" Clovis muttered and checked the aisle, finding several tabloids. The first one had an elf wearing a bikini on the cover.
"Yeah. That’s definitely it." Clovis sighed. When he raised his head, he saw a section that was different from the rest. It was isolated.
"What is that?" Clovis asked while walking toward the area. But to his surprise, when he was about to reach this section, he hit an invisible wall.
*Bang!*
"Wha—!" Clovis ended up falling on his butt while holding his forehead. "What the heck? Is it like the grocery store where I need to upgrade a bit more to open this section?"
[No.]
Surprisingly, Blue answered him while standing in front of him as if trying to stop him from going.
"Then what? Why can’t I enter?"
[Because this section is for the R-18 section. And you are still 16 years old.]
"…" There was an awkward silence for a moment before Clovis grabbed one of the books that was displayed on the shelf next to him as though he wanted to throw it to this section. "Then, why the hell is it there?"
[So that you can wait until you’re an adult and do adult stuff.]
"Then what about the tabloids? No, do you know that, from where I come from, 16 years old is already considered an adult? And…" Clovid didn’t even finish his words as Blue rejected him entirely.
[Jailbreaking me is useless.]
"I’m going to throw you next." Clovis remarked before pinching the bridge of his nose. He had never thought that he would be this triggered by a simple book store. "This is ridiculous. Just bring me to the technique section. I want to see if the technique can be used or not."
Clovis could see some books that others could use.
On one side, there were books called ’Elf’s Sniping Guide’ and ’Dark Elf’s Way of Shadow.’ On the other side, there were books for Jay such as ’Minotaur’s Muscle Swing.’
Apparently, he could see the book’s introduction. It only consisted of one page, but it gave him an idea of what the book was all about, which should make him purchase the right thing.
Still, it would take too long if he read them one by one.
"Blue. Do you have some recommendations for me?" Hence, he relied on Blue, which made things simpler.