When Li Xuan saw the girl who called herself Lingyi, even though he had never met her before... he had definitely heard of her name... It was said that she sold weapons at astonishingly high prices.
The only privately-run weapon shop in St. Freya High School, 'Lingyi-niang's Weapon Shop'... No one knew why the academy would allow a seemingly ordinary girl to openly sell weapons within the school grounds...
But the reason 'Lingyi-niang's Weapon Shop' was so famous... was not because Lingyi-niang could open a shop, but largely because her weapon shop was the type that ripped people off... She fleeced her customers like a butcher slaughtering a pig...
It was a small shop famous for overcharging... but at the same time, it was also the shop with the most complete selection of weapons in St. Freya High School, and it even had some collaborative relationships with the science department and a certain weapon development organization.
"Customer, are you here to buy a weapon?..." Lingyi-niang's words trailed off as she noticed the unique St. Freya High School male uniform Li Xuan was still wearing.
"Oh oh~ It's student Li Xuan, is it?" Lingyi-niang looked at Li Xuan with interest. As someone who made a living in St. Freya High School, Lingyi had long known that a male student with a Stigmata had arrived, but because Li Xuan had never come to the weapon shop, they had never met...
"Hello... Miss, uh, Lingyi." Li Xuan was slightly taken aback by the other party's enthusiasm and nodded in response. Although he didn't know why she was so enthusiastic, he still responded with the necessary courtesy.
"Are you here to buy a weapon?" Lingyi-niang's eyes began to shine. She felt that as the only male student in St. Freya High School, he should be rich... Even if he wasn't... ahem, his status as a Stigmata wielder was also very promising... Mm, if he didn't die, that is...
"...." Li Xuan was speechless. How could someone as poor as him afford anything from Lingyi's shop? Each of these weapons cost tens of thousands of Schicksal Coins, which, according to the average income in this world, was equivalent to a normal family's income for about a month!
"Ahem... no, that's not it..." Li Xuan waved his hand in embarrassment. Looking at Lingyi, who was staring at him expectantly, he said with some awkwardness, "Um... I'm here looking for a job, Miss Lingyi... do you have any..."
Lingyi-niang looked at Li Xuan, who was staring at her with anticipation, and really wanted to say 'No, get out!'... But then she thought that although he was a poor guy, he was still a student of St. Freya High School and a Stigmata wielder with a bright future, so she forced herself to endure.
"I'm sorry, student Li Xuan... this shop doesn't need employees..." Lingyi-niang said with a stiff smile. The shop wasn't that big anyway, so why hire a clerk? The money saved could be used later...
"I see..." Li Xuan was a little disappointed. It turned out finding a job was this difficult...
"Yes, that's right... this shop only sells weapons and... buys weapons..." Lingyi-niang's smile vanished as she spoke with a serious and earnest expression. She had no interest in the moneyless Li Xuan for the time being, so her expression began to turn a bit cold...
"Sorry to have bothered you..." Li Xuan wasn't an idiot. Noticing that he was suddenly unwelcome, he didn't want to say anything more...
"...Sigh~" Li Xuan turned around, sighed, and walked out the door, his mood somewhat heavy... He had never felt this kind of pressure from life before, and now he felt inexplicably suppressed...
"Only sells and buys weapons, huh?" Li Xuan turned and glanced at the bizarre name on the sign of the weapon shop behind him, feeling a bit dejected...
'If only there was a way to make money...' Li Xuan looked up at the still clear sky. A gentle breeze blew by, and under the slightly cool wind, his somewhat long hair swayed gently. The commercial street was bustling with people and a bit noisy.
"..." Li Xuan started walking towards the academy, planning to go back and discuss with Mei and the others what to do, when he suddenly stopped.
"Wait..." A flash of inspiration struck Li Xuan... Didn't Lingyi-niang say she buys weapons?! Li Xuan immediately thought of the pile of useless low-level weapons he had thrown into his ring... like the three-star weapon 'Yamamoto Night Shadow Katana', and the other various female outfits he had gotten before...
"Miss Lingyi!" Li Xuan turned and ran back towards the weapon shop not far behind him, reaching it in a few steps... He leaned against the doorframe and looked at the puzzled Lingyi-niang, saying loudly.
"Do you buy all kinds of weapons and equipment here?" Li Xuan asked with a hint of expectation.
"Mm... yes, what's wrong..." Lingyi-niang said with some impatience. Before she could finish, Li Xuan, who had been asking her, suddenly disappeared from the doorway without paying her any mind...
"...Seriously, let me finish talking..." Lingyi-niang looked at the empty doorway and sighed in annoyance.
"Miss Lingyi! Can I sell these weapons to you?!" Li Xuan suddenly reappeared at the shop's doorway and shouted, startling Lingyi, who had just calmed down.
"Do you know! I..." Lingyi, who was startled by Li Xuan's sudden appearances, was about to get angry and warn him when her gaze was drawn to the things in front of him, and she was shocked... The rest of her words were swallowed back down.
"The quality of this blade is comparable to a two-star equipment, and this is definitely a three-star sniper rifle! The flexibility of this outfit is... what material is it?!" Lingyi-niang's attention immediately shifted to the pile of weapons and equipment in front of Li Xuan...
The weapons produced by the Gate of Vows were by no means weaker than those developed by humans; in fact, they were even stronger... So, in Lingyi-niang's eyes, this pair of 'exquisite' weapons was a pile of glittering 'Schicksal Coins'. If she turned around and sold them for double the price, she could definitely make a huge profit.
The weapons wished for from the Gate of Vows would usually only have their hidden abilities triggered when used by Li Xuan. If used by others, these wished-for weapons would not trigger their skills. For example, 'Seele's Toy Box' could not be transformed into other weapons by ordinary people... So, in a way, these were Li Xuan's exclusive weapons. But even without being able to trigger their skills... the two and three-star wished-for weapons were much stronger than ordinary two and three-star weapons.
"You want to sell this equipment to me?" Lingyi-niang turned to stare at Li Xuan with a predatory look, breathing slightly heavily.
"Uh... yes." Li Xuan was taken aback by Lingyi's sudden fierce aura and couldn't help but take a step back before speaking.
"Name your price!" Lingyi-niang said magnanimously, waving her hand with an air of authority. These weapons were quite tempting to her... like a fat piece of meat delivered to her doorstep... Of course, that was if Li Xuan's asking price wasn't too outrageous...
"Um... you can just give me what you think is fair." Li Xuan scratched his head. In his eyes, these weapons were just things that took up space... He didn't know the market price... so he just wanted to make some money...
"Ahem... I see." Lingyi-niang's eyes darted around, and she said with a gentle smile, "How about two thousand Schicksal Coins for each piece of equipment?" She was a bit nervous, after all, this was cutting the price by more than half... However, she was also waiting for Li Xuan to raise the price; this was just a probe...
"Really? Can it be a bit higher?" Li Xuan glanced at the dozen or so useless weapons in front of him, feeling a bit pleasantly surprised. He thought it would be good enough to just sell these weapons, and as for the price... a little higher would be fine.
"Mm, then I'll take one last step back... 2100 Schicksal Coins, no more than that," Lingyi-niang said with a pained expression, as if she had already lost a large sum of money by giving this price.
"Alright, deal!" The naive Li Xuan nodded and agreed to this extremely outrageous price, selling the pile of useless weapons in front of him to Lingyi.
Both of them completed the transaction with smiles on their faces, feeling very pleased... However, a certain person who didn't know the market price was once again scammed out of a large sum of money by a certain black-hearted merchant... adding a heavy stroke to the merchant's history of black-heartedness...
"...Mm, over thirty thousand Schicksal Coins... I should be able to hold on for a while now." Li Xuan looked at his academy account, which had previously been in the red, now credited with thirty thousand, and couldn't help but feel a sense of relief...
"Thirty thousand... can only last for a while. I can't always rely on Principal Theresa..." Li Xuan sighed helplessly. Although thirty thousand wasn't a small amount... it still wasn't enough if he wanted to accomplish that thing.
"Beep beep!~" Li Xuan's phone in his hand suddenly rang without reason, breaking his train of thought. At the same time... the phones in the pockets of many of the chattering St. Freya High School students walking on the street also rang...
For a moment, the street was filled with the vibrating sounds of phone ringtones...
Li Xuan opened a letter that had suddenly appeared on his phone with a puzzled expression...
[Attention all students... In three days, the St. Freya High School 'Infinite Abyss' competition will begin. The countdown starts from this moment... Every student who wins a match will receive ten thousand Schicksal Coins as a reward... The academy that ultimately wins will receive an even more generous reward, which will not be announced for the time being... Please prepare yourselves, new students! —'St. Freya High School Principal' 'Head of the Apocalypse family' Theresa Apocalypse, sincerely.]
The originally noisy street fell strangely silent. The only sound that could be heard was the 'rustling' of the wind blowing through the leaves... The shadows under the street sunlight did not move...
The wind has risen...
(End of Chapter)