
I'm sorry, young lady, but I don't seem to be hearing you right now. How many Spirit Grasses do you say you have?" The receptionist cleaned her ears with her little finger before asking.
"318 jeans from Spirit Grass," Melia repeated in a calm voice.
"3-318 jeans.it is year-round supplies! And you mean to tell me that you collected that much in a few hours?" The receptionist looked at him clearly in disbelief.
"Un." Melia took out her spatial ring before throwing the small mountain of Spirit Grass onto the counter, destroying the entire flat scale.
The receptionist and everyone in the store were beyond words, as most of them had never seen so many Spirit Grasses in one place before, and even Yusri and Angel were looking at him with wide eyes.
How could he gather so many Spirit Grasses? Unless he plucked his entire Spirit Grass location, there was no way he would obtain so much!
"However... No matter how you get these Spirit Grasses, I will pay you for them." The receptionist spoke after jerking out of her daze.
"340 jins of Spirit Grass would be worth 3,400 silver, converted into gold coins would be 34 gold coins... Are you okay with this?" The receptionist said to them.
"Y-Yes, it's okay," Angel nodded.
A few minutes later, after the receptionist received the Spirit Grass, he handed over 34 gold coins to Angel.
«You have completed the Quest: Qi» Spirit Gathering
«You have been rewarded with: 34 Gold Coin»
"Happy to have completed your first quest, Angel," Yusri told him with a smile on his face. "And you can keep your own gold."
"Thank you, brother! It's mostly because of you and Melia!" Angel says.
After leaving the drugstore, Yusri asked Angel, "What do you want to do now?"
"Hm... After seeing how you beat those players so easily, I've realized how important it is to have skills, so I want to use the money we just earned to buy some techniques."
Yusri nodded and said, "Then let's find a shop that sells some techniques that can be used with a fan."
"I only know the place!" Angel said, and he began to lead Yusri and Melia through the city again.
About half an hour later, they reached this ordinary-looking building that gave the library an atmosphere from the outside.
"A myriad of Techniques, huh?" Yusri read the sign above the door with a curious look.
"According to many players on the internet, one has the opportunity to get free techniques if they have perfect compatibility with it! Furthermore, this place sells the cheapest techniques in the entire city!" Angel said because she had been directing her eyes to this place ever since she found out.
"Let's go inside" Yusri said.
As soon as they entered the building, they were confused by the luxurious interior of the building which looked the opposite of the outward appearance, feeling like they had entered the expensive house of some exalted individual.
They were then greeted by a beautiful young lady who was wearing what looked like a disciple robe.
"Welcome to the Myriad Techniques, please put your hands on this crystal ball, as it will assess your qualifications." The young disciple said to them at the door.
"Qualify? Why do we have to qualify before we can buy the technique?" Yusri asks him, as he cannot understand the meaning behind their actions.
"We have three floors in this building with different quality and engineering ratings on each floor. Each guest will automatically have access to the first floor, but if they want to buy the technique on the second or third floor, they will have to pass a simple test" he explained to her.
"so... Angel, you can go first" Yusri told him.
"Un."
He nodded his head before placing his hand on the crystal ball provided by the disciple.
A few seconds later, the clear crystal ball began to glow with a beautiful golden light.
When the beautiful young lady saw this, her eyes widened in shock, and she spoke as the light disappeared shortly afterwards, "You... You're lucky enough, young girl."
"Huh? Whatchu mean?" Angel asked him.
"The Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal has just measured your wealth and fate, and you seem to be deeply connected to someone with a heavenly destiny" the female disciple said.
"It's okay, because I don't understand either, and I'm just telling you what my Master told me to say." The female disciple said with a straight face.
"Your master...?" Angel looked around but there was no one else there.
"Ah, my Master is on the third floor, and he speaks to me using his Divine Sense. In any case, you are qualified to purchase the technique on the second floor." The student said to Angel before turning to look at Melia and continued, "You're next."
Melia did not immediately put her hands on the crystal ball and looked at the female disciple with narrowed eyes, seemingly in deep contemplation.
"Is anything important?" Yusri asked him.
"No, Melia is fine," she quickly replied before putting her little hand on the crystal ball.
The Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal glowed with the same golden color a few seconds later, perhaps even slightly brighter than the Angel's result, but there was a hint of black within the center of the light.
The female disciple spoke after the light disappeared, "Just like the young lady before, you are deeply involved with someone with a heavenly destiny, and yet, you are as well..."
When the female disciple noticed the ethereal killing intent in Melia's eyes, she immediately stopped talking with a mysterious smile on her face.
After a moment of silence, the female disciple turned to look at Yusri and continued as if Melia did not exist, "It is very rare for one to have a connection with someone with a heavenly destiny, let alone two of them at once. Although it may not look like it, my heart beats in anticipation of your results, young man."
"Heavenly destiny... You've mentioned this word a few times now, but what exactly does it mean?" Yusri asked him.
"Well, to make it simpler, they are the ones who are destined to create great waves that will greatly affect the world in one way or another. There are some destiny ranks like the minor destiny that will only affect the lower realms and the ultimate destiny that will affect the higher realms, and the highest destiny level is the heavenly destiny. Only powerful individuals who would affect every realm under the heavens would bear such a fate." The student explained to him.
"Is that so?" Yusri. While he understood the concept behind it, he did not understand the true meaning behind having such a destiny.
'So both Angel and Melia would be involved with such a person, huh? I want to know who this guy is...' Yusri pondered to himself as he placed his hand on top of the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal.
The moment Yusri touched the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal, the crystal ball shook violently before bursting into pieces.
"Aah!?" The female disciple shouted in a shocked voice when the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal suddenly exploded.
"A-Are you okay?! What the hell just happened?" Yusri asked him in a surprised voice.
"I-I wasn't injured, but the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal..." The female disciple looked at the shattered crystal with a terrified expression on her face, as she had never experienced anything like this before.
"M-masters... The Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal..." The female disciple raised her head towards the ceiling and spoke into the empty air.
A moment later, the female disciple spoke again and with a dazed expression on her face, "R-Really? You want me to bring it to you?"
"I-i understand!" The female disciple nodded before seeing Yusri again.
"Yes... My master wants to talk to you..."
Hearing his words, Yusri rubbed his eyes and sighed in a depressed voice, "I have to pay to destroy the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal, right?"
"Eh? N-No! That's not. It is not your fault that the Heavenly Fortune Divine Crystal exploded... I suppose. Anyway, I don't know why, but my Master wants to talk to you." The student said to him.
"Can we go with him?" Angel suddenly asked.
"I'm sorry, but my Master only asked for his presence." he replied with an apologetic smile.
However, Melia grabbed onto Yusri's sleeves with a stern expression on her face.
Seeing this, the female disciple said with a smile on her face, "You can relax, little girl, we won't do anything to her."
But unfortunately, Melia did not move her muscles and continued to grab Yusri's sleeves.
"It's okay, Melia. I want you to protect Angel as my replacement while I'm gone." Yusri said to him. "Make sure nobody bullies him, okay?"
"OK..." Melia finally took off her sleeve and watched Yusri disappear with the female disciple shortly afterwards.
"Are you okay, Melia? You've been acting weird ever since we entered this building" Angel asked him.
"Melia was fine." he said to her, and he continued a moment later, "But the girl..."