On the way to find Steward Lü, Nan Wusi told him about her desire to open a shop.
"Little sister, why are you suddenly interested in these things?" Nan Wuyu asked, puzzled.
"I just suddenly became interested, isn't that better than me causing trouble all day?" Nan Wusi replied nonchalantly.
“That makes sense.” Nan Wuyu thought about it and realized it made sense, but it felt strange to hear Nan Wusi say it himself.
After the two found Steward Lü and explained their purpose, Steward Lü took out information on more than a dozen shops in the General's Mansion for Nan Wusi to choose from.
Nan Wusi and Nan Wuyu looked through the dozen or so shops in their home, which included shops selling cosmetics, jewelry, blacksmiths, porcelain makers, and so on. After familiarizing themselves with the locations of these shops, Nan Wusi inquired about the revenue of each shop and already had a general idea of their situation.
"How is it, little sister?" Nan Wuyu asked. He was so engrossed in his books that he didn't know much about shops or anything like that.
Nan Wusi shook his head. "I'm thinking of visiting each shop in the next few days to do some on-site inspections."
"Do you need your second brother to accompany you?"
"No need, Second Brother, you just go about your business." Nan Wusi knew that Nan Wuyu was always busy with official duties and didn't want to trouble his second brother, but he noticed that his second brother seemed unhappy after hearing this.
"Alright." Nan Wuyu was indeed a little disappointed when he heard Nan Wusi say that. Now that his younger sister had grown up, she didn't need him to accompany her to do anything anymore.
After returning to her room, Nan Wusi finally remembered to ask Xiao Ba about internal energy. "Xiao Ba, since I've always had internal energy within me, how can I use it?" The original owner of this body had always followed the path of a violent female demon, and if she didn't use any fighting skills, it might arouse suspicion.
"That's simple. This Growth and Beauty System has a learning system, but the host hasn't activated it yet. Once activated, you can spend beauty points to learn and master the skills you want," Xiao Ba replied.
"Isn't this a skill that already exists in Genshin Impact? Why do I need to spend beauty points to learn it? This is such a rip-off," Nan Wusi complained again.
"..." As always, Xiao Ba didn't really want to talk to its host.
Seeing that Xiao Ba remained silent, Nan Wusi asked again, "When will the learning system be activated, and how many beauty points will I have to spend?"
"You can unlock it once you complete the main quest. Of course, you can also unlock it early by spending beauty points. After unlocking the learning system, there are many courses to choose from. Different courses require different amounts of beauty points, which also depend on the host's own talent." Xiao Ba acted like a diligent salesperson. "The worse your talent, the more beauty points you need to spend. Since the host already has internal energy, relearning only requires one hundred beauty points. But if you want to improve further, you will need to spend even more beauty points."
Xiao Ba rarely spoke so much, but her long speech left Nan Wusi dizzy. In the end, she concluded that, in short, spending beauty points was the right thing to do.
This system truly lives up to its reputation as a money-grabbing scheme.
"Oh right, Xiao Ba, I've earned a lot of silver recently. Could you exchange it all for beauty points for me?" Nan Wusi suddenly thought of something, and then dragged a large box of silver out of the wardrobe.
The clothes have been selling like hotcakes lately, and she's earned a lot of money from them; there's probably over a thousand taels here.
"Ding, silver exchange successful, totaling 1364 beauty points." Xiao Ba announced through the system.
The moment Nan Wusi heard the sound, she discovered that all the silver in the box had vanished into thin air, which made her heart tremble again. That was all pure silver!
However, seeing the remaining beauty points in the system, she was able to do so again. The recent surge in sales of her clothing items had boosted her beauty points, allowing her to not only unlock the ability to create ready-made garments but also to style herself.
She opened her personal information, which displayed:
Name: Namo Si
Age: 14
Appearance: Level 3 smooth skin, Level 2 heavenly voice, Level 3 flowing hair
Skills: None
So she waved her hand and spent 810 beauty points to upgrade all her appearances to level 5.
She looked at herself in the mirror and noticed the changes. Her skin had become smoother and more delicate, feeling wonderful to the touch. Although it was still dark, it had a subtle, radiant sheen. Her hair was also darker and shinier, and much thicker. The split ends were almost gone, a stark contrast to the sparse, frizzy hair she had when she first arrived.
"Ye Zi," Nan Wusi called out. One could clearly hear that her voice had lost its deepness and gained a crispness, which was more like the voice of a young woman in her prime. Although it was not as melodious as a nightingale's song, it was full of vitality and playfulness.
"Miss, what do you need me for?" Ye Zi walked in from outside.
"Nothing, I just wanted to show you what's different about me." Nan Wusi smiled and even pretended to spin around twice.
"Hmm?" Ye Zi tilted her head and watched Nan Wusi spin around, thinking that her mistress had been acting strangely lately. Why did she keep asking her to look at her and see if there was anything different?
Finally, Ye Zi honestly shook her head and replied, "Miss, I'm stupid and can't see any difference in you."
"Hahaha." Looking at Ye Zi's blank expression, Nan Wusi found it quite adorable. "If you can't tell, then you can't tell. You can go now."
"Oh." Ye Zi said sullenly, feeling as if the young lady was teasing her.
"Host, hurry, the system shop has refreshed with limited-time items!" Xiao Ba's urgent voice rang out.
Nan Wusi immediately opened the shop and found that two items had appeared this time. One was a dark green, wide-sleeved dress with a beaded shawl, which added 2 charm points and cost 300 beauty points. The other was a pair of mandarin duck blood jade pendants, but they didn't offer any bonuses, only a description that read "Telepathic Connection," but they cost a whopping 1,000 beauty points.
"Xiao Ba, the system shop hasn't unlocked the accessory category yet, but you can still get jewelry by refreshing it?" Nan Wusi was a little surprised.
"Limited-time and limited-edition items are all random in terms of type, style, and function, so there are no restrictions. As long as you have enough beauty points, you can buy them." Xiao Ba continued to explain: "Generally speaking, limited-time and limited-edition items will have some special functions, and the time is also uncertain. If you encounter them, try to buy them. Sometimes they may have unexpected effects."
Nan Wusi naturally understood the logic Xiao Ba was talking about, but seeing the prices getting higher and higher still gave her a deep sense of crisis. If the next item she saw was something she couldn't afford, the feeling of powerlessness of only being able to watch would probably drive her crazy.
Fortunately, she currently possessed sufficient beauty points, but after purchasing these two items, Nan Wusi's beauty points were completely depleted. For some reason, she felt a sense of longing and despair.
She had originally planned to purchase the garment production rights as soon as possible to complete the main quest quickly, but now it seems that it will be delayed for some time.
"Forget it, I don't want to think about it anymore." Nan Wusi collapsed weakly onto the bed. All she could do now was to finalize the shop's details as soon as possible before she could discuss renovations and reopening.
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