Chapter 1889: Chapter 1889: Magic Apostle (10)
The young man led them into an elegant room where a delicate-featured youth came in to serve tea.
Chuzheng sat casually, while Alice sat tensely the whole time, barely touching the edge of the chair, afraid of breaking anything.
This kind of place was something she never even dared to imagine.
The young man waved the youth serving tea to leave and took out a brochure, placing it on the table, slowly pushing it in front of Chuzheng: "Beautiful lady, this is the list of goods we have for sale. Please have a look."
Goods...
Alice’s hand resting on her lap couldn’t help but clench.
So, in their eyes, everyone is considered goods...
Chuzheng still showed no reaction, her expression calm as she briefly glanced at the brochure.
On one page, a person was recorded in detail, with a photograph included.
Chuzheng didn’t know Alice’s sister, and wasn’t sure if she would appear in this booklet on such short notice.
However, pretending was necessary.
She handed the booklet over to Alice after flipping through a couple of pages: "Have a look."
The young man looked at Alice with a hint of surprise, but when Alice’s frightened gaze met his, he gave a polite and humble smile.
Alice hurriedly lowered her head, her hands trembling as she flipped through the booklet.
Using the excuse of looking at the booklet, Alice moved closer to Chuzheng, covering her mouth with her hand, and asked in a low voice: "Xue... Xue Laiya, what are we doing now?"
"Buying your sister."
"Bu... buying?" Alice was startled.
"Or do you want to snatch her back? Do you think you can defeat these people?" I do wish to snatch her, but first, I have to know where she is.
Plus, the bastard won’t allow me to do something befitting of a big shot.
Chuzheng’s words were quite blunt. These are people from the Elvish Family, and Alice, a student from the Magic Academy, couldn’t possibly win against them.
"Hurry up and find her."
"But I don’t have..." Money.
Chuzheng gave her a sidelong glance: "Why so much nonsense? Don’t you want to find your sister?"
Alice shivered, pursed her lips, and went back to flipping through the booklet: "No... nothing."
Chuzheng pushed the booklet back, tapping it lightly with her fingertips: "I want the one you took away today."
The young man’s smile remained unchanged. He didn’t ask who the "one taken away today" was, but politely declined: "Beautiful lady, all the goods we can sell are listed here."
"I only want that one."
The young man shook his head, quite regretfully: "Then this business deal might not work out."
[Main Quest: Please purchase all the magic equipment from this store within thirty minutes.]
Chuzheng: "..."
Chuzheng’s hand, poised to overturn the table, was stopped by the bastard.
Magic equipment?
Those clothes outside?
[Yes, indeed.]
Chuzheng: "..."
Chuzheng glanced at the young man and said calmly: "I want to buy something else."
Young man: "What does the beautiful lady need?"
"All the magic equipment in your store, I want it all."
The young man showed excellent composure, only slightly raising an eyebrow: "All of it?"
"Is there a problem?"
Young man: "Beautiful lady, our shop has no problem. It’s just, are you sure you can settle the payment in one go? We require a full settlement here."
"I can." The bastard has plenty of money.
"Then please wait a moment." The young man stood up and left.
The room suddenly went silent. Alice pinched her palm: "Xue... Xue Laiya, can we find my sister?"
"I don’t know." Chuzheng’s fingertips touched the rim of the cup, gazing thoughtfully at the water in it.
"..."
Alice wanted to say something but stopped, eventually sitting quietly to the side.
Elvish...
Her sister being taken away by such forces, she really didn’t know how to rescue her.
Alice pinched her palm harder, feeling powerless...
The young man soon returned, followed by a few delicate-featured youths, each holding luxurious clothing: "These are several sets of magic equipment we have for sale in our shop, all crafted by Master Gaffield..."
"How much?" Chuzheng wasn’t interested in the introductions—she only had thirty minutes.
Young man: "..."
The young man waved for the youths holding the clothes to step aside, then pulled out a piece of paper and placed it on the table: "This is the bill; please review it."
Alice caught sight of the numerous zeroes in the last column and almost lost her breath.
This...
She couldn’t even imagine this price.
Yet Chuzheng was actually going to buy it?
Chuzheng took out a golden card, half the size of a bank card, made of a crystalline material.
In the magic world, the currency used is gold coins.
But gold coins are heavy and cumbersome, so this kind of card exists, where gold coins are deposited into a specific institution—similar to a bank—the points on the card indicating the number of gold coins.
This type of card circulates only among the upper class, as people from lower tiers... do not have enough gold coins to deposit.
The young man handed the card to a youth, who left with it. After a short while, he returned and nodded to the young man.
"Beautiful lady, these are now yours. Would you like them to be sent to your residence, or will you take them with you?"
"I..."
[Miss, it’s advisable to have them sent back to the manor.] The King’s Account suddenly chimed in.
Why?
[What’s our goal in squandering money?]
Chuzheng responded without hesitation: To piss off Elsa?
[...] It’s to rise to the top, conquer life! If you just buy them for yourself to carry away, who will see it? [Miss, think again. If you can’t recall, I have a task...]
Chuzheng gritted her teeth: To anger that dog Elsa to death.
[...] More or less like that.
While cursing the King’s Account, Chuzheng calmly changed her words: "Send them to Charles Manor."
Charles Manor?
The young man clearly paused for a moment, then returned to normal: "Alright." The young man took out another piece of paper: "Please write down your name."
After collecting all the items, and once the youths had left, the young man pushed an invitation letter over: "Beautiful lady, if you seek someone, you could visit here. Those not in the records would be present here."
[Miss, you see, there’s nothing money can’t fix!] The King’s Account boasted, full of himself.
Chuzheng remained unimpressed: I could’ve threatened him, and it would have had the same outcome.
[...]
After escorting Chuzheng and Alice out, the young man thoughtfully stroked his chin.
A delicate-looking youth quietly approached: "Sir, Xue Laiya is Charles’s stepdaughter. According to our information, Charles doesn’t particularly favor this stepdaughter."
"How interesting." The young man chuckled: "So many gold coins—where do you suppose she got them?"
The youth lowered his head, remaining silent.
The young man stretched lazily and instructed the youth: "Since everything’s been sold out, let’s call it a day. Everyone take a rest."
The youth responded with a respectful "Yes" and retreated.
Shortly thereafter, a sign was hung outside the store, indicating it was temporarily closed for business.
