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Hearing the immortal maiden's question, Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan all turned to look at a certain troublesome little Great Immortal, clearly wanting to know the answer as well.
"A budget?"
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(゜-゜)
However, Annie merely blinked. Then, a somewhat smug and mischievous smile quickly curved her lips as she slowly uttered four words:
"No budget."
"??"
The immortal maiden froze at that, failing to react for a moment.
"No budget..."
"What does that mean?"
Likewise, Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan exchanged glances, looking at one another without understanding what that troublesome little Great Immortal meant.
"..."
Only Lin Daiyu seemed thoughtful, as if she had guessed something.
Sure enough!
The next second, Annie raised her head and puffed out her chest, planting her hands on her hips before proudly announcing in a crisp voice:
"No budget means there's no upper limit to the budget!"
(▽`)
"Spend spirit stones however you want, buy whichever one you want—there's no spending limit, got it?"
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The moment Annie said that, not only the immortal maiden, but even Lin Daiyu, Tanchun, Zijuan, and Xueyan were stunned.
For a moment, the entire hall seemed to fall silent.
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The customers consulting at or waiting near the surrounding counters also cast strange looks their way—some shocked, some curious, and some carrying a hint of scrutiny.
"!!"
Only then did the immortal maiden come back to her senses, her voice trembling slightly as she spoke:
"Esteemed guest."
"Are... are you sure?"
"A floating island can easily cost tens of thousands of spirit stones. They're very expensive..."
"And a complete floating-island residence generally consists of a cluster of several floating islands. In that case, it could easily cost over a hundred thousand spirit stones, or even more..."