Chapter 528 You are well prepared
Aiwass and the other two sat at the table waiting, and soon Haibasha made three cups of coffee and brought them over.
She looked so young that one wondered if she could hold three cups of coffee.
"Has Junbai told you the specific rules?"
Stepping on the small steps next to the table, Haibasha distributed coffee to the three people while asking.
"I kind of know. Limited time...right."
Aiwass confirmed: "But you can also tell them again."
Haibasha nodded and looked directly at Sherlock, who was also on the path of wisdom. "From the first sip of coffee, you will be able to see another world and those hidden mystical books. Once you drink the coffee, you will not be able to communicate with others.
"Each cup of coffee lasts about an hour, and costs 500 gold coins. You can stay here until you finish it, and the transaction is complete once you leave the shop. You can wait for the illusion to end before taking another sip, and take notes during the recovery break. Or you can drink it all in one go, which will last you an hour straight. You can read as much or as little as you want during this hour, and you can also choose to copy it."
The young elf puffed out his chest with pride. "All the tantras and tomes here are not available outside. As for finding a book, it's easy... just follow your instinct. Once you enter the hallucination, the book that best aligns with you will glow in your eyes."
Hearing this, Sherlock first turned his head to look at Aiwass.
After Aiwass nodded, he drank a sip of coffee without thinking.
Sherlock covered his forehead. After a brief dizziness, he stood up in surprise, looked around, stared at Haibasha in surprise, bowed slightly, and walked towards the bookshelf.
Then Lily also drank the cup of coffee in front of her.
After they all stood up and left, Aiwass looked at Haibasha.
"Ms. Hypatia, if I want to buy out a certain book, what is the price?"
"Buyout?"
Haibasha asked with great interest, "Do you want to buy it directly?"
"Yes, it's not an illusion. It's the physical body of the book, the real tantra."
Aiwass replied.
Although there are tantric books here, you can basically only read the covers.
Because the tantras have a unique transmission method, they must be read continuously, and even seem to induce hallucinations. And since someone who has already gone insane cannot go insane again, after drinking the coffee called "Paradox: Reality and Illusion," one becomes unable to understand the tantras. However, other esoteric texts can be learned from this.
The collection of books here is not very complete, but very rare. It mainly features a single, unique copy. They were all collected by Haibasha from the dream world over the years.
"Which one?"
"It hasn't been decided yet. Let's see what they choose first."
"No matter which one it is, it would be very expensive if you wanted to buy it permanently. All the copies I have are unique."
Haibaxia said with a smile, spreading out his right hand: "Fifty thousand gold coins per copy, cash only. This is a special offer, and the price might go up next time."
"fifty thousand?"
Aiwass confirmed: "Are you talking about 50,000 Star Antimony Gold Coins?"
"That's right. In White Crown coins, that's about 80,000."
Haibasha leaned on the table in front of Aiwass and tapped his chin with his right hand.
Although she looked like a little girl, her movements were those of a noble woman. Such childish yet mature behavior was not charming at all, but rather amusing.
She said slowly, “However, there is another option.
"If you do me a small favor, I'll give you this book, which is worth 80,000 White Crown coins. How about that?"
“—No need.”
Aiwass said, picking up his suitcase, placing it on the table and opening it.
Inside were stacks of large silver bills with a crossed scepter and sword, and a white crown in front. These were also known as knight bonds. In the early days of ancient Avalon, a certain amount of White Crown Coin could be used to get a knight to serve for a period of time or to help them complete a task.
Under Haibasha's surprised gaze, Aiwass took out a small stack from the inside. "There are a total of 250,000 in here. I'll take 10,000, and I have 240,000 left to buy three books...Would you like to count them?"
“…That’s not necessary.”
Haibasha didn't even need to count the money; she could tell how much money was left at a glance.
She asked somewhat unwillingly: "Why don't you ask me what I asked you to do?"
Aiwass smiled gently and nodded. "Yes, I won't ask. Some things, once known, are difficult to extricate yourself from. A mission worth 80,000 White Crown coins must have required more effort than the 80,000 White Crown coins are worth. Compared to time, I still have more money."
"...You came prepared, kid."
Hai Baxia closed the suitcase with some resignation and accepted the money. "Forget it... that's fine. You are Gray's friends anyway. Just take whatever you like. Consider these three cups of coffee as a gift to you."
"Then you won't give me any gifts?"
Aiwass asked with a smile, "In general, stores always give customers who pay large sums something. Even if they pay in installments, they still have to give gifts during festivals... With over 200,000 yuan, do you want to add anything else?"
He came here initially just to do an experiment.
In the game, the storyline with Hai Basha also requires 80,000, so Hai Basha is also called Hai Basha. Later, in the main storyline of the Calamity Dragon, the player and Aiwass are saved by Hai Basha's transformation into a queen... This can be considered a powerful friendly NPC.
She was different from Vivian. Although she had been reincarnated, she was still on the path of wisdom. Therefore, she had not lost much power.
Her reincarnation was closer to a rebirth, having broken away from the Geometry Celestial Master and aiming to become a Celestial Master on her own. This was very similar to the Silver Crown Dragon's trajectory back then.
She asked for 80,000 yuan right away, and if the player couldn't give it to her, he would have to help her complete a very troublesome long-term task - and of course, the player couldn't give it to her.
Because the maximum amount a player can carry in their backpack is only 9999 White Crown Coins, there's no way they can give 80,000. In other words, this is similar to the bicycle quest in Pokémon Go: the price is unaffordable from the start, and the only option is to complete the quest.
Strictly speaking, this is Haibasha's anniversary mission.
You can choose a total of three tantra books from her, all of which have appeared in the pool and are limited edition tantra books that have not entered the pool within the past two months. This is an anniversary event that started in the third year, and there will be an additional book in stock every anniversary. It's like getting a tantra of the highest rarity for free.
The second and third books will be given extra gifts for "accumulated spending of 100,000" and "accumulated spending of 200,000" respectively - again, because players simply can't afford it. So nominally it's accumulated spending, but in reality it's a reputation reward.
Aiwass was too lazy to take on the long-term mission that required traveling back and forth across several countries, so he decided to take the money and give it a try.
The main reason he brought so much money was to give Haibasha 80,000 as a trial.
In the end, she actually accepted it.
“…That’s fine.”
Haibasha sighed, looking somewhat helpless. "But I can only sell these three books. If you want to come again, you'll have to help me complete some tasks... To be honest, I'm not that short of money, but I'm short of people to run errands. I'm not a greedy person. I just asked you for 80,000 yuan just to stop you. I didn't expect..."
I didn't expect that I could actually afford it.
She glanced at Aiwass and then at Lily.
Is it the guidance of the "prophet"... No, it doesn't seem to be her. She seems to be the successor of the Gray Sky Division...
"As for gifts, I'm planning to give you two. Let's call it a cumulative spending reward of 100,000 White Crown Coins and 200,000 White Crown Coins. For the 100,000 reward, I can give you a rare mystical tome that's not a tantra; for the 200,000, I can give you a piece of equipment."
Haibasha pondered, "But I don't have a huge collection here... Should I make a list for you? Or would you like some recommendations?"
"Give her a weapon."
Aiwass pointed at Lily and said, "You can choose the ones you want. As for the books... I can pick them myself?"
"Yes. Anything without the suffix 'tantra' is fine. Or you can just ask them when the time comes... Take one and you can come back anytime you want to read the rest. Books other than the tantras don't seem to take up that much time."
Haibasha nodded.
What she meant was that she admitted that the secret books she stored here were just a gimmick.
She did have some stuff, but it was mainly for showing off, not really for you to look at. But lower-end items could be shared—that was generally her idea.
"Thank you for your help."
Aiwass replied respectfully.
Then, he drank the hallucinogenic coffee without hesitation.
(End of this chapter)
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