The Fireworks Came to an End

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for completing the Mysterious Bookstore Anniversary Celebration mission. Reward: a calligraphy brush."

As night fell, the system notification sounded in Ma Feifei's mind, officially marking the end of the anniversary celebration. The Seven-Colored Liuli Rain and the Question-Answering Rain falling from the sky vanished instantly.

"Call out"

"Bang"

"Bang"

"Boom"

Fireworks lit up the sky above Dubian Town, illuminating this increasingly prosperous town that has risen rapidly thanks to a Bookstore.

However, Ma Feifei was not in the mood to watch the fireworks. He was lying in a rocking chair, fiddling with a pure white calligraphy brush.

This brush looks the same as any other brush, at least from the outside. But inside, it's different, and it also has a very unique name.

"Divine Brush!"

Hmm... that's the name of the calligraphy brush in Ma Feifei's hand. Unfortunately, the system didn't explain the brush's specific effects, meaning Ma Feifei will have to discover them himself.

However, Ma Feifei was certain of one thing: this calligraphy brush should also require absorbing Spirit Crystal to be used, so using it to copy books should be feasible.

Ma Feifei thought about it and realized that he didn't have any books to copy at the moment. Even the only book he had, "Investiture of the Gods," was obtained in one go during today's anniversary celebration using the "One-Shot Success" privilege.

Thinking of the Investiture of the Gods, Ma Feifei remembered that the anniversary celebration host event reward system hadn't been given to him yet! Immediately, Ma Feifei was about to enter his mind to find the system, but before he could, the system's notification sound came first.

"Ding! The first anniversary celebration of Mysterious Bookstore has successfully concluded. Congratulations, host, for receiving one Mythic-grade- quality book and seven book gift packs for Bookstore employees."

Then came a series of clanging sounds as eight large treasure chests appeared out of thin air in front of Ma Feifei. All the chests were the same color, entirely black and made of iron, and each had a name written on it.

Ma Feifei first found his own treasure chest, then picked it up in one go, only then having time to look at the names on the other treasure chests.

"Qingyang, Yunji, Luan Feng, Chang Kong, Ba Jiu, Sky-reaching Ape Monkey, and even Zhang Caicai is included!"

Ma Feifei was already a little surprised that Ba Jiu and Sky-reaching Ape Monkey were able to obtain treasure chests provided by the system, but he didn't expect that Zhang Caicai would also receive a treasure chest from the system in the end.

After all, the first two weren't strictly speaking Bookstore employees, and the last one had only been with the Bookstore for a few days, yet the system treated them all the same, giving them an employee book gift package.

"It seems that the Carrying Book Slave don't count." Ma Feifei couldn't find Li Bieli and Feng Yiming's names. Obviously, according to the system's rules, Bookstore Carrying Book Slave are not considered Bookstore employees; they are slaves.

Each of the seven boxes was engraved with a person's name, suggesting that the quality of the gift packages inside varied. It's just unclear how the system judges the Bookstore employees' merit points.

"It's too late now, why don't I keep them safe for now and give them to them tomorrow?" Ma Feifei's eyes darted around, and with a wave of his hand, the seven boxes in front of him disappeared.

Then Ma Feifei grabbed his suitcase and ran back to his room in a flash.

The night continued. Although the event had ended, Dubian Town remained bustling with activity. Everyone was discussing what they had gained from the anniversary celebration during the day, or looking up at the fireworks that had inexplicably appeared in the sky. People from this other world had never seen such things before, only knowing that they were very beautiful, especially the women, who adored them.

In a tavern, by the window of a private room on the third floor, Cang Lan quietly watched the fireworks fill the sky, a girlish smile on her face as she gazed intently at the ever-blooming fireworks.

Behind Cang Lan, Third Dean Zhen Liang sat upright, as if in deep meditation, seemingly oblivious to the fireworks in the sky outside. Opposite Zhen Liang sat Fifth Dean Lie Xingyun, who, without any restraint, had one leg propped on a bench and was drinking heartily from his wine bowl.

"Sigh!" After an unknown amount of time, Cang Lan withdrew her gaze, her mood suddenly becoming somber for some reason, and she let out a soft sigh.

"I wonder if my babies will have trouble sleeping tonight."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Liang's ears twitched, but she remained silent.

Upon hearing this, Lie Xingyun's lips curled into a mocking smile, and he gulped down a bowl of wine.

"Sir, would you like to buy a book? It's a newly reviewed book, White Quality." Suddenly, a soft voice came from downstairs.

"White Quality? Laozi might consider Blue Quality, but let's go, let's go." This was followed by the man's impatient voice, as if urging him to hurry.

The noise seemed to have subsided, except for the sounds of drinking, clinking glasses, and loud chatter; the owner of the soft voice seemed to have left.

"Grandpa, would you like to buy a book? It's a newly reviewed book, White Quality, and very cheap." The soft voice appeared again, this time closer to the third floor, on the second floor.

"Oh? How much are you planning to sell it for, little girl?" A husky voice rang out, its tone laced with mockery.

"Just... just ten thousand Spirit Crystal will do..." This time, her voice was somewhat Rattled.

"Haha..." Laughter erupted from the second floor.

"Then... then eight thousand Spirit Crystal will do." The voice was already very soft, especially since it was mixed with a group of people laughing, so it was almost inaudible if you weren't paying attention.

"Young lady, so many White Quality books have appeared today, and they only sell for eight thousand Spirit Crystal each on the trading market. Why are you selling them for such a high price privately? How about this, I'll buy the book for five thousand Spirit Crystal, how about that?"

"Grandpa, your offer is too low. How about... seven thousand Spirit Crystal?"

"No, no, no, I'll only offer five thousand. Otherwise, young lady, you can sell them to someone else."

The old man seemed to be negotiating a price with the young girl. But for some reason, the conversation ended there, and it's unclear whether the girl ultimately sold herself or not.

For Cang Lan, this was just a minor incident; for Zhen Liang and Lie Xingyun, it wasn't even a minor incident, and they didn't pay any attention to it at all.

"Thump thump thump"

Suddenly, there were light footsteps on the stairs. Zhen Liang pricked up his ears, Lie Xingyun paused his wine bowl, and only Cang Lan put his hands on the railing and looked down at the entire magnificent street.

A little girl in a floral linen dress with two braids walked up carrying a book with a white cover. She spotted Cang Lan standing by the railing at first glance and ran over to her.

Lie Xingyun frowned, Zhen Liang's ears twitched again, and even Cang Lan couldn't help but turn her head to look at the little girl running towards her.

"Mommy, let's buy a book. It's a newly reviewed book from today, White Quality, and very cheap." The little girl in the floral linen dress stretched out her hands, flat and upward, with the white-covered book lying in her palms.

Cang Lan shifted her gaze back and said calmly, "It's raining today, I'm in a bad mood, I don't want to buy anything."

The little girl in the floral linen dress looked up at the sky and asked suspiciously, "Where is it raining?"

Cang Lan glanced at the little girl in the floral linen dress, and pouted, "Where's her mother...?"

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