Property

After they entered the forest, the number of pedestrians visibly increased. Yun Xi even spotted several familiar Coarse Cloth Robes. They were compatriots from Blue Star.

However, Yun Xi was now wearing a sorcerer's robe, so no one could recognize her.

In her previous life, the region where Yun Xi had been born was completely primitive. The buildings in its cities were crude, with stone and wooden structures mixed together. Amid the disorder, there was only a faint trace of order.

Qinglan Town, however, belonged to a power with a true cultural heritage.

Its city walls were made of black bricks and stood about ten meters high. On closer inspection, one could even see a faint sheen on their surface.

The gate was made of metal and covered in complex patterns. It was probably an Alchemical Product.

Now that was impressive.

Through the metal bars of the gate, Yun Xi could see the buildings inside. They were highly distinctive as well.

Beyond the gate was a huge plaza. A magnificent white goddess statue stood in the center, spotless and immaculate.

The surrounding buildings were also made of black brick and stone. Their style resembled the architecture of western Europe on Blue Star, and the black flowing light complementing them made them exceptionally beautiful.

From this, it was clear that Qinglan Town's finances were probably in excellent condition.

As she queued to enter Qinglan Town, Yun Xi clearly sensed that after a staff member took her Identity Badge, she herself was scanned by Appraisal Skill.

This was a necessary precaution to prevent the bizarre from entering.

The Sorcerers stationed at the gates of ordinary towns generally only knew Basic Appraisal. No one would waste a high-level appraiser on this post.

Although Basic Appraisal could only check basic information such as level and race, Yun Xi still realized how serious the problem was.

Today, Basic Appraisal had examined her. What if a high-level appraiser with nothing better to do examined her in the future?

Her exceptionally high attributes were completely unreasonable. Unless she came from a great family and had been raised on all kinds of legendary potions since childhood, it was impossible for her to possess such terrifying attributes.

And her identity was obvious: an outsider adventurer with no backing.

It was hard to imagine what would happen if Yun Xi were exposed passively.

For a moment, Yun Xi revised the spell-learning plan she had made earlier. She had to add a protective spell related to Anti-Appraisal.

No, even if she learned a related spell, she still could not use a low-level Anti-Appraisal Skill to resist someone else's high-level Appraisal Skill.

It seemed that while learning Anti-Appraisal Skill, she would also have to find a high-level anti-appraisal piece of equipment or Alchemical Product as a second layer of protection.

Yun Xi's thoughts churned as she looked up and saw the Village Chief and Hada waiting for her ahead.

"Yun Xi, this is as far as we can take you.

"Although I haven't come to Qinglan Town many times, I know that some places aren't suitable for a young girl. You mustn't rent a particularly cheap room. It's not safe."

"Although there's a Patrol Team in town, there are always places they can't keep an eye on."

"Okay, thank you, Village Chief," Yun Xi said politely.

After saying goodbye to Yun Xi, the Village Chief and Hada turned and left. They had come to Qinglan Town to trade supplies, so it was best to finish everything and return as soon as possible. After all, every additional day spent in Qinglan Town meant another hefty accommodation fee.

As she watched the two figures disappear into the distance, a system notification sounded beside Yun Xi's ear.

[Ding, Main Quest Three has been activated:

Advance to Intermediate Sorcerer.

Quest completion reward: One White Crystal, one Intermediate Resurrection Talisman.

Quest failure penalty: None.]

After she arrived at the town, Main Quest Three was activated.

Advancing to Intermediate Sorcerer meant reaching LV11.

Unexpectedly, the system was quite generous. Besides one White Crystal, it would also award her an Intermediate Resurrection Talisman.

[Intermediate Resurrection Talisman: Can revive players below LV20. Each player can only use it once in their lifetime.

Side effect: Reduces a certain amount of Spirit Attribute.]

This time, there was not even a time limit. As long as she steadily became an Intermediate Sorcerer, she could obtain a free chance at resurrection.

There was no denying that the system invested heavily in its players.

However, Yun Xi was only Level 5 at present. It would probably take her a long time to reach Level 11.

Yun Xi did not plan to leave anytime soon. After settling down in Qinglan Town, she would devote herself to studying spells behind closed doors and, ideally, learn all the spells she had planned earlier.

She would also visit more local shops to see whether they had any high-level items related to Anti-Appraisal.

With that in mind, Yun Xi did not hurry to wander around Qinglan Town. She first walked to the roadside and opened the system to look.

[Local Mall]

[First-Grade Tailor Shop]

[Xiao Er's Food Shop]

[Three Six Nine General Store]

[Protect Your Equipment House]

[Qinglan Town Official Real Estate Center]

[Qinglan Town Official Rare Materials Shop]

[Useful Bookstore]

On the Godfall Continent, merchants who wanted to conduct legal bulk transactions had to register through the system, and the system took a cut from every transaction.

Whether they were street vendors or merchants with physical shops, they all had to follow this rule.

It was possible not to follow the rules, but once someone reported you, the system would conduct an investigation.

If the host had indeed conducted bulk transactions while "evading taxes," not only would property worth a hundred times the original cut be deducted, but a fine would also be imposed according to the severity of the offense. It was a complete loss.

Without a doubt, the system was nothing but a shameless little miser.

Fortunately, one-time private transactions would not be detected by the system. Otherwise, everyone would have revolted long ago.

Blue Star had not been detected yet because the system had not fully invaded it. In the future, even the Flower Country's official offline "internal transactions" would require merchants to register within the system and have a cut taken by it.

The fastest way to understand a town was to check the Local Mall registered in the system.

It recorded the addresses of every local shop, its main products, and even the shopkeeper's ID. One could add them as friends and ask about their goods.

Qinglan Town had more than a hundred local shops, both large and small, showing just how active its economy was.

What Yun Xi needed most at that moment was a safe place to stay, so she directly opened Qinglan Town's official real estate agency.

[Qinglan Town Official Real Estate Center: Responsible for the purchase, sale, and rental of real estate in Qinglan Town.

Address: No. 45, Central Avenue, Qinglan Town.

Contact ID: ******752464]

Yun Xi looked up at the signposts. Central Avenue was the road connected to the goddess statue plaza.

She quickly found No. 45.

It was a refined three-story building. Not only was it fitted with expensive alchemical glass, but precious pollution-free flowers had also been planted on both sides outside the door, creating a stark contrast with the other shops.