Foolish Operation to Destroy a Nation Forbidden Spell Scroll

Based on Meng Yi's current cognitive framework, the external manifestation of the Paradise was a multi-layered, sprawling mega-city—a nod to his hometown, the Hive City.

He looked up at the dome of the Paradise Public Area, but saw nothing; the higher-tier zones might as well not exist.

Looking down, however, he could clearly see the Tier 1 Area, Tier 2 Area, Tier 3 Area, and Tier 4 Area, neatly stacked from bottom to top, all pressed beneath the Tier 5 Area where Meng Yi stood.

The boundary between "big" and "small" blurred at this moment, a topsy-turvy, disorienting spectacle that scrambled the mind.

The Instruction Manual mentioned that higher-permission zones increased in both quality and quantity.

But on the surface, the lower-permission zones with more players seemed "bigger" in the conventional sense.

"I've got a handle on the 'Player Residential Area,' and the 'Comprehensive Leisure Area' doesn't do much for me. Let's head to the 'Free Trade Zone' first and check out the prices in the Tier 5 Player Area."

The Public Area was too vast to traverse on foot; walking would take until the cows came home.

The moment the thought 'want' arose in his mind, a Mist Vortex appeared before Meng Yi.

The feedback from his Paradise Emblem told him that stepping into the mist would take him wherever he wished.

"So that's how it is. That's how those Tier 5 players got around earlier."

He steadied his breath, focused his mind, and stepped into the Mist Vortex.

The world spun, stars shifted—but in reality, nothing happened.

Through the Mist Vortex, Meng Yi arrived at the bustling "Free Trade Zone."

Far more lively than the "Player Residential Area," a prosperous scene unfolded before his eyes. Tier 5 players, all with extraordinary aesthetics, paused and moved along the streets.

The Instruction Manual updated, feeding information about the "Free Trade Zone" directly into Meng Yi's mind.

Broadly speaking, the "Free Trade Zone" could be divided into three categories.

First: the "Commercial Street," formed by players wasting time setting up stalls.

Second: to save time, players listed items in the Paradise's auction facilities, which could be seen as the "Official Paradise Auction House."

Third: players in urgent need of Paradise Coins or World Source Crystals to strengthen themselves sold unwanted items to the Paradise, giving rise to the "Pawn Shop."

On the Commercial Street, players only needed to pay a small fee in Paradise Coins for the stall space. How much they sold for depended entirely on their skill, with 100% of the profits going to the player.

At the Auction House, items could be bought outright at a fixed price or put up for auction. Prices were generally high, and the Paradise took a small cut.

At the Pawn Shop, the Paradise's buyback prices weren't too high or too low—usually a middle ground.

If a player didn't want to sell their items outright, they could pawn them at the Pawn Shop, take out a loan, and redeem them within a set time by paying back the principal plus a little interest. Otherwise, the items belonged to the Paradise.

"Well, that's pretty user-friendly."

As a rookie player who could only reach the Tier 5 Area through a Hidden Permission, Meng Yi could confidently claim to be "the poorest Tier 5, bar none."

His only piece of equipment, "Super Queen," was still watching the house.

It wasn't like he could sell his own blood, fur, or muscle as materials, right? What if someone targeted him?

His "Longevity Type 3 · Gene-sire," with an Overall Evaluation of C, probably wouldn't fetch a high price in a Tier 5 Area where the average evaluation was B.

To be cautious, Meng Yi decided to check out the "Commercial Street" first. He'd look at the Auction House later, and skip the Pawn Shop entirely.

Strolling down the Commercial Street, players of wildly different styles got along surprisingly well.

"Godfather! Godmother! Grandpa! Grandma! Ancestor!"

"Please, take pity on a poor kid's business! Heartbreaking clearance sale!"

"Kid's got a Promotion Assessment in the next dungeon—kid doesn't wanna die!"

The refreshingly unique sales pitch caught Meng Yi's attention, and he turned toward the stall it came from.

A fair number of players had gathered to watch the fun, but there was still plenty of space, so Meng Yi easily squeezed into the crowd.

There, a player with a wide white wizard hat, a black Gothic dress, bright golden hair tied in twin tails, standing under one and a half meters tall, with a delicate face like a doll, flat as a board, and of ambiguous gender, was prostrating themselves in a gesture of defeat, pitifully holding up scrolls from their stall and shouting.

"Take a look, take a look! Freshly made Magic Side scrolls! Tear them open for a portable, idiot-proof, nation-destroying forbidden curse strike!"

"Not 998! Not 648! Not 328! Not 198!"

"Just 1 B-Rank Source Crystal, plus 15,999 Paradise Coins, and it's yours!"

Well, Tier 5 players had no shame, huh?

Meng Yi's eye twitched slightly from within the crowd as his gaze landed on the item info the player was displaying.

[Name: Forbidden Spell Scroll · Bomb T.m.! Type: Magic Side · Disposable Consumable Effect: Gathers massive amounts of Earth and Fire elements to construct magical meteor swarms of varying sizes, dealing physical + magical dual damage over an area of 100,000 square kilometers. If unblocked, the 6,000°C magical flames will burn until all combustibles are consumed. Creator: Player · I'm a Magical Girl Overall Evaluation: B-]

Ignoring the cringe-worthy name, the effect of this Forbidden Spell Scroll could not be underestimated.

Stick Country has a land area of 100,000 square kilometers, while Sakura Country covers 378,000 square kilometers.

The magical meteor swarm deals physical impact plus magical damage, with continuous flame burn damage in addition.

Enough to wipe out Stick Country in one shot, or make one third of Little Sun relive the "well-done" past—the nation-destroying rating lives up to its name.

"I see you're a toad playing with a frog—ugly as hell but playing dirty tricks!"

"A measly B-rank scroll, and you XX dare to ask for a B-Source Crystal plus 16,000 Paradise Coins?"

Meng Yi's neighbor, the 'Cthulhu Expert,' waved his tentacles and started cursing without a second thought, seemingly holding a grudge against 'Old Lady is a Magical Girl.'

The Cthulhu Expert's unspeakable form instantly spawned dozens of mouths.

"Bastard! Little punk, still not convinced after I beat you up in the Previous Instance?!"

"Take it to the arena if you've got the balls—if Old Lady doesn't rip your XXX off, then your old X didn't give you the right parts!"

The Blonde Twin-tailed Gothic Loli flew into a rage, shot up nimbly, hands on her hips, her small mouth chattering nonstop, holding her own against the Cthulhu Expert's dozens of mouths.

"Fight! If neither of you dies today, we'll look down on you two cowards forever!"

"Scared of what? Whoever chickens out is XX's son!"

"That's It! Old Xu, a scrawny little girl with short arms and legs, what are you afraid of her XX for?"

The onlookers all started cheering—how was the 'Local Customs' of Evolution Paradise any less savage than the Warhammer Cesspool?

Standing silently in the crowd, Meng Yi was out of place among the spectators.

Meng Yi spoke up and asked, "Do you have any other goods?"

"Huh?"

The Blonde Twin-tailed Gothic Loli's ears twitched. Forgetting to curse the Cthulhu Expert, she deftly picked up another scroll from the small table.