Books

Yun Xi looked at their shop descriptions one by one.

[Youyong Bookstore] was the most common and popular, selling some basic books.

[Official Bookstore] claimed to be the most comprehensive bookstore in Qinglan Town. Considering it was officially run, its credibility was high.

[Scholar's Exclusive Bookstore] was quite special; it was opened by a Sorcerer with the scholar subclass, specializing in books for scholars to study and take exams.

As everyone knew, on the Godfall Continent, knowledge was the most precious wealth. Therefore, Yun Xi decided to visit all three bookstores to get a comprehensive understanding of Shuyu Plains' civilization and knowledge level.

First was [Youyong Bookstore]—

"Shuyu Plains Basic General Characters," "Shuyu Plains Basic Introduction," "Qinglan Town's Thousand Years of History and Civilization," "Qinglan Town's Modern History"...

"Shuyu Plains Common Medicinal Materials and Ingredients," "Shuyu Plains Common Natural Treasures," "Shuyu Plains Common Strange Creatures"...

As the shop description stated, they were all basic books.

The prices of these books weren't too high, ranging from a few Silver Coins to a few hundred Silver Coins.

Yun Xi was a little surprised that knowledge in Qinglan Town wasn't as outrageously expensive as she expected. In her previous life, the cheapest knowledge books in the world she was born into cost at least one Gold Coin.

In addition to these ordinary books, there were also some Spirit Paper books.

"Warrior: How to Efficiently Enhance Physique" [Price: 78 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 13]

"Intermediate Martial Skill: Skyward Leap" [Price: 130 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 1]

"Sorcerer: How to Improve Spiritual Energy Control" [Price: 200 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 12]

"Sorcerer Job Transfer Essentials" [Price: 360 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 6]

"Chef: How to Practice Culinary Arts" [Price: 30 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 12]

"Alchemist: One Book to Successfully Transfer to Alchemist" [Price: 100 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 16]

"Cookbook: How to Cook Pimple Fruit" [Price: 20 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 102]

"Cookbook: Method for Making Coarse Wheat Cakes" [Price: 30 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 120]

"Prescription: Formula for Blood Replenishing Potion No. 628" [Price: 233 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 6]

"Prescription: Formula for Blood Replenishing Potion No. 268" [Price: 326 Gold Coins] [Remaining Stock: 10]

Undoubtedly, on the Godfall Continent, bookstores were the luxury stores of another world; ordinary people couldn't afford them at all.

These profession-related books were the ultimate luxury items. Unlike ordinary books, they were made using special paper infused with Spiritual Energy.

They were all single-use Spirit Books. To ensure the accuracy and exclusivity of the information, each Spirit Paper came with the properties of "Hundred Percent True," "Read and Burn," and "Patent Contract."

"Hundred Percent True" was self-explanatory.

"Read and Burn" meant that after reading, the knowledge would automatically be stored in the reader's mind for them to learn, and the Spirit Book would automatically burn and disappear.

"Patent Contract" was the default contract that came with the Spirit Book. The reader could not profit from reselling the book's content; otherwise, they would automatically breach the contract.

However, it did not restrict other actions of the reader.

For example, if you bought a prescription, you couldn't directly resell the prescription's content. But you could earn money by manufacturing potions or teach the prescription to apprentices for free, and this would not violate the "Prescription Patent."

When bookstores like the Official Bookstore sold Spirit Books, they were merely acting as authorized consignment agents for the original authors, taking a commission, or the bookstore would purchase them from the original authors and then resell them.

Although these books were quite expensive and could only be purchased with Gold Coins, in her previous life, Yun Xi had seen recipes that required Crystal Stones to purchase.

Yun Xi skipped the books related to Warriors and Sorcerers and directly purchased the prescriptions for No. 628 and No. 268.

Although the prescriptions she collected on Blue Star could still be used, on the Godfall Continent, No. 628 and No. 268 were more common. Finding the ingredients was also simpler, as ingredient shops sold pre-processed materials, which would be convenient for her to practice the Alchemist profession.

In addition to these, Yun Xi also bought "Shuyu Plains Basic Characters," "Shuyu Plains Basic Introduction," "Shuyu Plains Common Medicinal Materials and Ingredients," "Shuyu Plains Common Natural Treasures," and "Shuyu Plains Common Strange Creatures."

The most important among them was "Shuyu Plains Basic Characters."

The reason was simple: these books were all written using the basic characters of Shuyu Plains. Without the shop assistant's translation, she wouldn't even be able to understand the book titles.

On the Godfall Continent, the system would provide free translation for basic communication between players and natives, but learning written language required self-study.

Afterward, Yun Xi went to the [Qinglan Town Official Bookstore].

The Official Bookstore occupied a large area. Besides books recorded in the local language of Shuyu Plains, it also had many books in other languages.

Yun Xi was most interested in some local cookbooks and prescriptions.

"Cookbook: Complete Guide to White Mushroom Cooking (36 Volumes)" [Price: 30 Gold Coins] [Can be purchased by volume, single volume price: 1 Gold Coin] [Remaining Stock: 160]

"Cookbook: Complete Guide to Green Silk Vegetable Cooking (45 Volumes)" [Price: 40 Gold Coins] [Can be purchased by volume, single volume price: 1 Gold Coin] [Remaining Stock: 200]

White Mushrooms and Green Silk Vegetables were the most common local vegetables in Qinglan Town. Yun Xi saw many related recipes, and for convenience, she bought the complete sets.

"Prescription: Spirit Replenishing Potion No. 346 (No Side Effects)" [Price: 30 Green Crystal] [Remaining Stock: 1]

"Prescription: Blood Replenishing Potion No. 12 (No Side Effects)" [Price: 50 Green Crystal] [Remaining Stock: 1]

Yun Xi readily purchased both of these side-effect-free prescriptions, planning to learn them and make potions for herself.

However, these two potions were different from the common blood-replenishing potions sold at [Youyong Bookstore]. The combined cost of these two was comparable to a house on Filan Street.

Finally, Yun Xi even spotted a spell rune scroll.

"Low-Level Wood Plant Technique Rune Scroll" [Price: 1000 Gold Coins or 900 White Crystal] [Remaining Stock: 1]

This scroll, like the Spirit Books, is a one-time use item that is burned after reading. It also retains the 'Hundred Percent True' and 'Patent Contract' clauses.

However, before Yun Xi could purchase it, the shop assistant informed her that the Wood Plant Technique scroll had just been bought.

Yun Xi... cursed herself for looking away for just a moment.

She flipped through the contents of her Inheritance Crystal. In fact, her existing inherited knowledge already included the rune patterns for the Low-Level Wood Plant Technique.

But the issue was that with the rune pattern scrolls sold in Qinglan Town, once she bought one, she would have complete control over it, as long as she didn't violate the 'Patent Contract.' She could teach the technique to others after she learned it.