As soon as Clovis entered Another World Mall, he immediately opened the status, wondering if the money had been calculated.
[Name: Clovis Hacfield.]
[Membership: Level 16 (Small Expert)]
[Money: 17,325,500 Otherworldly Coins.]
[Item Limit: 17/Visit]
[Visit: 1(2)/Day]
After looking at the amount of his coins, Clovis immediately said to Blue, who had always been waiting for him at the teleportation point, "Blue. Upgrade the membership!"
[Processing.]
[Upgrade Complete.]
[Membership: Level 17 (Medium Expert)]
[Upgrade Requirement: 7,500,000 Otherworldly Coins.]
[Reward: Item Upgrade, One Restaurant.]
"Mhmm…" Clovis frowned. "Upgrading to this level requires 6 million coins. And another level will require 7.5 million. I don’t think I have enough to reach level 19, which usually means opening a new store. However, it’s fine. I have a lot of free money right now.
It’s not like I need a lot of coins for things other than upgrading.
"Increasing the visit limit is a tempting offer, but I think I will upgrade it only after opening a new store." Clovis had already made his plan before coming here, so he immediately continued, "Blue. Upgrade!"
[Processing.]
[Upgrade Complete.]
[Membership: Level 18 (Peak Expert)]
[Upgrade Requirement: 10,000,000 Otherworldly Coins.]
[Reward: Item Upgrade, New Store, Super Discount.]
"Mhmm?" Clovis opened his eyes in shock. "I understand the item upgrade and new store, but what is this super discount?"
This was the first time he had encountered such a reward. He thought Another World Mall was a rather straightforward mystery, where he only had to continue upgrading his membership to unlock more stores.
But it seemed that he was wrong. When he lowered his vision, he couldn’t help but drop his jaw.
[Super Discount has another name: Super Sale. In other words, a function that will make a store hold a super sale with a discount up to 60% according to your membership’s level.]
"Up to 60%? A whole store? You’re not joking, right? How does this super discount work? Is it similar to a sale in a normal mall?"
[As an AI, I haven’t been trained to lie. As a precious customer of the mall, the mall will be giving you a mission that you can finish to gain a ticket. With this ticket, you will be able to open a spinning wheel to choose the store that will receive the discount and how high the discount is. And that discount will be applied to all items in that particular store.]
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"Seriously?" Clovis frowned. On the one hand, he hated the idea of gambling. It was clear that he couldn’t receive the discount at the store he wanted if he wasn’t lucky enough. On the other hand, it didn’t change the fact that having a discount would be extremely beneficial. Currently, the most expensive stores would be the accessory store and the bookstore.
If he somehow got a discount there, he could purchase a lot of items in bulk.
Still, there were a few questions on his mind. Clovis asked, "Why do I suddenly receive a super discount function? While I’m happy that I can get a discount, it’s very random. Why did it not appear when I leveled up to 10 or something?"
[Data Error.]
"Huh?" Clovis frowned. As he expected, he couldn’t get his answer. Nevertheless, he got a clue as to why this happened.
"Is it because of my meeting with Mara as well as the glitch in the simulation? Now that I’m aware of it, the ’Another World Mall’ was trying to match that information."
Clovis remembered the first time the world glitched for him. It certainly stated that he had completed a certain mission.
"Does this mean Another World Mall has a connection with the world itself? Or is this place simply feeling jealous that it’s trying to compete? I mean, it’s offering a mission after knowing that this simulation world has a hidden mission…" Clovis couldn’t help but furrow his eyebrows.
"I can’t find the answer right now, unfortunately. But if I can discover more about this hidden system in this simulation world, I might be able to find the connection. For that, Mara is the best place to get an answer, but I can’t really reveal the mall to her. I guess I have to find the answer later."
Clovis let out a long sigh. "Anyway, I also have another problem right now. I need to get enough money to upgrade my mission during this trip. I don’t know if it’s possible or not. But if I fail, the next trip will be a normal trip where I have to get enough money for my membership’s renewal. Seriously, is there no annual option with 10% off or something?"
[The annual renewal option can be abused because the host can simply choose to pay a few thousand dollars during your first annual renewal and upgrade the membership. You might have a hundred million per renewal by the time you need to renew the membership.]
"I know that, Blue. I’m just thinking it out loud." Clovis pinched the bridge of his nose. "If I want to do that, I might as well ask Hana to be my sugar mommy or something. Investing a hundred billion dollars at once so that I can get big in an instant.
"Then again, my life won’t be mine anymore since there will definitely be a lot of strings attached to that kind of money. And I still have my pride." Clovis paused for a moment. "Let’s get to the main objective. I came here for two purposes, upgrading the membership and purchasing some items. Blue, give me the list of items that I can finish in one bite from the two restaurants we have."
[Processing.]
[Name: Spring Rolls]
[Price: 980 coins]
[Effect: Strength +5% for 10 minutes.]
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[Name: Sweet and Sour Tofu]
[Price: 1,220 coins]
[Effect: Speed +15% for 5 minutes.]
This was his original intention. Yes, he was actually inspired by Mara, who came for the fast food. He couldn’t help but think, ’What if he just bought something he could swallow in one bite?’ This way, he could gain the boost without anyone noticing.
"This trip is a little bit dangerous, so I guess I will choose these…"
Clovis began purchasing some food and just stored it inside the mall’s inventory since it wouldn’t rot.
With this, the preparation was completed.