On Sunday, July 7th, 777, in the world of Himlear, a rural noble family welcomed their seventh child—a seemingly ordinary girl who, from birth, appeared to have an indissoluble bond with the numb...
Old White said loudly.
Hulim's smile froze slightly again, and she weighed her small bag again.
This seems a little off...
"Anything else?"
Facing Hulim's question, Old White raised his eyebrows.
Oh? You're so dismissive? Looks like we need something more substantial.
"Hehe, since you said so, I have to come up with something real!"
After saying that, Old White walked towards the last bookshelf and solemnly took out a box.
Hulim watched the scene curiously.
Old White returned to Hulim with the box in his arms, carefully opened it, and revealed an exquisite magic book with a glowing fiery red cover.
"What is this?"
Hulim asked in confusion.
"This is a fourth-level magic book."
Old White replied with a serious face.
"What!? Fourth-level magic!"
Hulim was shocked. She was no longer the newbie she was a few days ago, so she knew very well that although the fourth level and the third level seemed to be only one level apart, they were actually two different realms because the fourth level magic was already a higher level magic.
"Is it really a fourth-level magic book? I'm so impressed that you actually have such a powerful magic book!"
Facing Hulim's shining gaze, Old White felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
"Hmm... Well, although this is indeed a fourth-level magic book, it has a small problem."
"Small problem?"
"Uh... well, how should I put it? This book records fourth-order fire-type self-destruct magic..."
“… …”
The light in Hulim's eyes disappeared.
"—That's a completely useless book."
"No, no, no, how can you say it's useless!"
Old White vehemently retorted,
"Although it is... this kind of magic, you can't deny that it is indeed fourth-level magic!"
"Oh, I see...are there any other magic books?"
Hulim had lost interest.
Seeing that the sucker who had finally come to his door was about to slip away, Old White gritted his teeth and said, "How about this! As long as you are willing to buy this book, I will sell it to you at a super low price! How about it?"
"Selling cheap?"
This really caught Hulim's attention. She secretly weighed her small bag and thought, if it was cheap, she might buy it...
"A normal fourth-level magic book would cost at least dozens to hundreds of gold coins, but this one only costs ten! How's that? Isn't that a good deal?"
If it’s cheaper...?
Hulim froze in place.
After a while,
"Are there any other magic books?"
Looking into Hulim's eyes, Old White sighed with regret in his heart. It turns out that it's not that easy to catch a sucker, right?
"Of course we have other magic books, but what kind of magic books does your master want to buy? I'll find them for you directly."
"Huh? It's not my parents who want to buy the magic book," Hulim shook her head. "It's me who wants to buy it."
"What?"
Old White's eyes widened, staring intently at Hulim, and then he asked uncertainly, "Are you sure it's you who wants to buy it, not your father?"
"I want to buy it, is there any problem?"
Hulim asked in confusion.
"question... ..."
This is a big problem!
Old White exhaled forcefully and said in a gentle tone:
"Do you have any money?"
"Of course I brought it!"
Hulim took out her small bag and showed it to Old White. The copper and silver coins in the bag made crisp sounds due to the collision.
Old White's eyes lit up and he took the small package with a smile on his face.
"Just bring money!"
However, when he opened the package, his smile froze instantly.
"... Is this the money you brought?"
"Yeah!"
Hulim nodded affirmatively.
"You want to buy my magic book with this little money?"
"Uh-huh!"
Hulim nodded again.
The wrinkles on old White's forehead trembled constantly, and he took a deep breath.
Snap!
Then he slammed shut the box containing the self-destruct magic book.
Boom boom boom!
He walked quickly back to the last bookshelf, his footsteps making loud thudding sounds on the wooden floor, as if the floor was about to be stepped through.
After putting the box back in its place, he walked to a corner where some miscellaneous items were piled up, and after a burst of clattering sounds, he heard something.
Old White came back with a yellowed old book in his hand, looking indifferent.
"This is the magic book you wanted."
As he spoke, he reached out to Hulim's small bag and picked out the silver coins from it in a few seconds.
"Nineteen silver coins in total! That's barely enough for you to buy it."
"Wait, this book..."
Hulim looked at the tattered magic book in her hand, which was far different from the other beautifully packaged magic books, and couldn't help but want to protest.
"Okay, kid, this isn't a volunteer counseling center. If you have any questions, go home and ask your parents! And—"
"Take your candy money and get out of my bookstore!"
... ...
Bang!
The sound of a door slamming shut came from behind.
Hulim was driven out.
Hulim glanced at the bookstore behind him with great dissatisfaction, then looked down at the magic book in his hand, the cover of which had even the words peeling off a little - "Detailed Explanation of the Seven Basic Magics".
Well, although the process was unpleasant, Hulim finally got what she wanted most.