The Bookstore's New Function-Reading by Lamplight
The strange phenomenon in Dubian Town continued, with everyone staring in disbelief at the golden pillar in the sky, their faces filled with shock.
"Is a divine artifact about to be produced?" a cultivator asked in disbelief.
"That should be true," another practitioner replied affirmatively.
Based on the fact that no unusual phenomena occurred with the semi-divine artifact just now, this sudden phenomenon can only be explained by a divine artifact.
If it truly is a divine artifact, then it means that another divine artifact will be added to the Azure Dragon Continent, making it the tenth divine artifact!
'Ding ding ding~'
The book began to jingle, and everyone's attention was focused on this Epic-grade- quality book, quietly awaiting the appearance of the artifact.
'Ding ding ding~'
With a sound, a head slowly emerged from the pages of the black book.
Then, under everyone's gaze, it slowly rose.
This is a lamp, nine inches tall, pure white, like ice and snow. The mouth of the lamp is shaped like a blooming lotus, and its shape resembles a large bowl, with a lotus heart swaying inside.
"It's actually the Lotus Lantern!" Ma Feifei stared blankly at the Lotus Lantern floating above the books, her eyes filled with astonishment.
In "The Lotus Lantern", the Lotus Lantern can be considered the most powerful magic weapon. Pangu's Axe, the weapon of the ancient god Pangu, could not defeat it.
The protagonist of the story "The Lotus Lantern" rises to great heights with the help of the Lotus Lantern, ultimately defying fate to save his mother and all living beings in the Three Realms.
Moreover, the title "The Lotus Lantern" itself tells us that the entire book revolves around the Lotus Lantern, which is enough to prove Lotus Lantern importance in the story.
In the Primordial World fantasy novel system, the Lotus Lantern is a spiritual object born from chaos, and is the foremost of the four great spiritual lanterns. It possesses divine power that can shake the heavens and earth and reverse the Qiankun.
No matter where it is, the Lotus Lantern is among the top-tier magical treasures. He never expected that the system's points reward this time would be the Lotus Lantern.
'Ding~ Congratulations, host, you have obtained the Eternal-grade god artifact - Lotus Lantern.'
'Ding~ Congratulations, host, for unlocking a new Bookstore feature— Reading by Lamplight.'
'Ding~ Congratulations, host, you have triggered a new Side Quest — The Lantern Holder.'
Three notifications popped up in a row, completely baffling Ma Feifei.
Just then, the five-cent special effect of the Lotus Lantern ended, and it flew into Ma Feifei's hand. Ma Feifei grabbed the Lotus Lantern and ran into the Bookstore, saying, "Alright, that concludes today's event. See you all tomorrow!"
"Hey~ Shop owner, don't go!"
"The shop owner is going to show everyone just how powerful this magical artifact is!"
"Shopkeeper, what's the name of this amazing gadget?"
"Shop owner, please don't end up alone! I like you~~~"
"..."
Outside, chaos reigned as everyone hoped Ma Feifei would let them experience the power of the newly created divine artifact. Unfortunately, Ma Feifei had already entered the Bookstore, while Yun Qingyang carried the long table and the copy of "The Lotus Lantern" lying on it into the room. With a flick of his foot, he closed the Bookstore door.
"Alas! What a pity." A cultivator sighed as he looked at the Bookstore with its doors tightly shut.
"Yes! This is the first time I've ever seen a divine artifact. It's a pity I couldn't witness its splendor firsthand." Another cultivator shook his head and sighed.
"I never expected this... I really never expected that a magical artifact could appear in the books of the Mysterious Bookstore!" A big shot's tone was filled with shock and disbelief.
"It didn't say it was a divine artifact, did it?" Another important figure clearly didn't believe that a book in the Mysterious Bookstore could possibly produce a divine artifact.
"Leaving aside whether that lamp is a divine artifact or not, the Azure Peak Sword that girl just obtained is indeed a semi-divine artifact, and that alone is enough," another important figure said.
Although semi-divine artifacts are not as powerful as divine artifacts, they are still among the most top-tier spiritual artifacts on the Azure Dragon Continent. Moreover, those who possess semi-divine artifacts are all top-tier Spirit Saint. Ordinary Spirit Saint would find it difficult to acquire even one semi-divine artifact in their entire lives, which shows how precious semi-divine artifacts are.
"I remember that girl lived in residence number seventy-six, didn't she?" Suddenly, a prominent figure said in a low voice.
Clearly, he had his eye on it.
"Eagle Emperor, I advise you to give up this idea. That girl is no ordinary person," another old man advised.
"Oh? Old Man Zuo knows that girl's background?" a prominent figure beside the old man asked with suspicion.
Like the Eagle Emperor, he also had his own thoughts.
Upon hearing this, Old Man Zuo sighed, secretly acknowledging the powerful Captivate of a semi-divine artifact. After a moment's contemplation, he said, "She is not only Sage Qi's disciple, but also King Qi Wen's daughter."
Upon hearing this, the important figures around them fell silent.
King Qi Wen and the Sage Qi together represent the entire Qi State. Azi is connected to both of them, which means that her backing is the entire Qi State.
In this situation, if they harbor any evil intentions, even if they manage to seize a semi-divine artifact, they won't live to use it. The Azure Dragon is so vast that there is nowhere for them to hide.
"We seem to have forgotten about third place," a VIP remarked quietly.
Since the second place is untouchable, the third place should be fine, right? A ninth-grade cultivation technique is quite good for these Spirit Emperors; as for the first place, it is automatically ignored by them.
"We don't know anything about that Mad Scholar's background, but we haven't been able to find him since that divine artifact appeared," a cultivator said after glancing around.
Only then did everyone realize what had happened, and they subconsciously looked around, only to find that the Mad Scholar young man had already disappeared.
"This Mad Scholar is indeed cunning."
Inside the Bookstore, Ma Feifei, carrying the Lotus Lantern, went to the backyard and sat on a small stool. He then accessed the system information section in his mind and began to review the few pieces of information that had just appeared in the system.
First, here's some information about the Lotus Lantern.
Lotus Lantern
Quality: Eternal-grade god artifact
Effects: Possesses the magical ability to illuminate Bookstore; when placed inside Bookstore, it can increase readers' reading Wuneng by 20% and improve the host's copying ability by 20%.
"..."
"That's it?" Ma Feifei flipped through the pages but couldn't find any other information about the Lotus Lantern, looking completely puzzled.
Where's the promised divine artifact? Where's the promised power to shake the heavens and earth and reverse the course of Qiankun?
"Eternal-grade god artifact, and all you give Laozi is the ability to illuminate and enhance reading ability? This is supposed to be Eternal-grade god artifact? I'll give you an Eternal-level artifact!" Ma Feifei looked at the Lotus Lantern in his hand and almost couldn't help but throw it away.
What quality is the "Treasure of the Mysterious Bookstore"? Eternal grade! What quality is the Lotus Lantern"? Eternal grade! They are identical in quality, but their effects...
Ma Feifei even doubted whether the so-called treasure of the store, "The Tianshu," would turn out to be just as inferior as the Lotus Lantern.
With patience, Ma Feifei returned to his mind and continued to review the next two pieces of information.
New feature for Bookstore: Reading by Lamplight
Details: Congratulations, host, for unlocking the new Mysterious Bookstore feature! When night falls, you can light the Lotus Lantern to illuminate Bookstore Bookstore, allowing it to operate at night. During nighttime operation, the difficulty of comprehending all books in the Bookstore is reduced by 20% (this effect stacks with the Lotus Lantern).
Note: Since nighttime is outside the system's operating hours, all revenue generated during nighttime operation will belong to the host, and the host has the right to set all rules for nighttime operation (e. g., changing the price per book, the price of the magical artifacts generated from each book, the price of the sprites, etc.).
Note: To prevent the host from changing the business hours to nighttime, evening business hours can only be activated once a week.
"You've struck it rich!"