The Book Servants

"Book Slave and pageboys..." Ma Feifei frowned, pondering Zhang Ke's words.

If Ma Feifei wasn't mistaken, the Book Slave Zhang Ke mentioned was probably the same as the two Book Slave who appeared in the Mysterious Bookstore, but this was the first time Ma Feifei had ever heard of a book boy.

Since he had already said so much, Zhang Ke didn't mind continuing to explain these things to Ma Feifei. He continued, "The so-called Book Slave is the slave of the author. The author puts the Book Spirit of a book of Yellow Quality or higher into the Book Slave's body and nurtures it by using a human as a vessel. This way, the intelligence of the Book Spirit can be continuously improved, and the quality of the book can be enhanced."

"What about the pageboy?" Ma Feifei asked. He had learned about Book Slave from Wan Jianshan, the first dean of the Vast Academy, after visiting the Mysterious Bookstore, but he knew very little about Ma Feifei pageboy.

"A pageboy is just like any other servant, doing odd jobs. The only difference is that he's called a pageboy because he serves a book author," Zhang Ke explained calmly. Pageboys and Book Slave are the lowest-ranking professions among those who serve book authors, so there's really nothing more to say about them.

Although Zhang Ke's explanation was rather dull, Ma Feifei and the others listened with great interest, as if they had discovered a new continent, frantically absorbing the knowledge within.

"And then what?" Ma Feifei asked quickly when Zhang Ke stopped talking.

"The profession of author is the most prestigious on the Book Battle Continent. It would take a year or two to explain everything. If you want to know more about authors, you can go to the Book Battle Continent to find out for yourself." Zhang Ke showed an impatient expression, as if he didn't want to continue.

"Hey! You still dare to provoke me?" Ma Feifei also found it strange. How come people on the Book Battle Continent can't figure out the situation? They're already prisoners, yet they still want to show off their intelligence.

"Yunji, drag him to the Green Grassland and give him a beating first," Ma Feifei said, waving his hand.

"Yes, shopkeeper!" Zhang Yunji bowed and replied, then grabbed Zhang Ke's arm and dragged him toward the Green Grassland.

"Ma Feifei! Don't go too far! I am Zhang Ke, a first-class author!" Zhang Ke struggled and shouted indignantly.

Ma Feifei remained silent, watching with a smile as Zhang Ke was dragged into the Green Grassland.

"I'll talk! I'll continue!" Zhang Ke finally begged for mercy. When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head, even if you're a writer from the Book Battle Continent.

Ma Feifei then signaled Zhang Yunji to put him back.

"Alright, enough talk. Just tell me why you came to the Azure Dragon Continent. Don't tell me you came to challenge me to a book battle; I don't believe that." Ma Feifei glanced at the middle-aged man, sensing that Zhang Ke had a specific purpose in bringing him along.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ke subconsciously glanced at the middle-aged man, seemingly asking him what to do.

This time, the middle-aged man did not remain silent. He cupped his hands and said to Ma Feifei, "I am Xun Ling, Third-rank Author. I greet you, Shopkeeper Ma."

This was already giving Ma Feifei a lot of face; for a Third-rank Author to take the initiative to give Ma Feifei a gift.

"Explain your purpose." Ma Feifei wasn't buying it; the curiosity on her face vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

The atmosphere changed instantly. Zhang Ke remained silent, knowing he had lost the right to speak. Whether he could leave the Mysterious Bookstore today depended entirely on his uncle.

Xun Ling understood this as well, and after a moment's hesitation, he continued, "To be honest, the reason we went through so much trouble to break through the laws and enter the Azure Dragon Continent is to buy a book from you, shopkeeper."

"Buy books?" Ma Feifei frowned. This reason was interesting. If they could also write books with miraculous effects, why would they need to buy books from him?

That statement is full of holes!

Xun Ling, however, didn't see anything wrong with it and nodded, continuing to explain, "That's right, we want to buy a Legendary-grade quality book from you, shopkeeper."

"Why? You are also authors, can't you write your own books? Why do you have to come to me to buy them?" Ma Feifei asked, puzzled.

Xun Ling looked somewhat embarrassed, glanced at Zhang Ke, and whispered, "Because we can't write it."

Unable to write books of Legendary-grade quality?

Ma Feifei was genuinely surprised that a Third-rank Author couldn't write a book of Legendary-grade quality. Did this mean that books of Legendary-grade quality were extremely rare in the Book Battle Continent?

Seemingly noticing Ma Feifei's confusion, Xun Ling continued to explain, "Actually, on the Book Battle Continent, only authors of the fifth rank or higher have a chance to Legendary-grade- quality books, and they also need top-quality paper, ink, and brushes; those below the fifth rank have virtually no hope."

At this point, Xun Ling also looked puzzled, because according to what he knew from Zhang Ke, the Mysterious Bookstore had books of Legendary-grade quality, but the store owner Ma Feifei, was not even at the Immortal Realm, which clearly did not conform to the law of the author's level.

There are nine ranks of authors. The lowest rank of author must reach the cultivation Immortal Realm. Otherwise, they cannot even pour the ink into their brush, let alone write a book of high quality.

Ma Feifei probably understood Xun Ling's meaning. Because he had the Bookstore System, these conditions were likely automatically resolved by the system from the beginning, and he only needed to copy them.

However, the authors on the Book Battle Continent are different; they don't have Bookstore System, which is why they have so many prerequisites.

But this book...

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the books in the Mysterious Bookstore are for viewing only, not for sale. Unless they are given away as gifts at an event organized by the Bookstore, they cannot be taken by outsiders." This rule was set by the system, and Ma Feifei had no choice. Although he could find a loophole to sell them now if Ma Feifei really wanted to, he had no reason to sell them to Xun Ling and the others.

"We can offer a price that will satisfy you, shop owner," Xun Ling said hastily. He now knew that he no longer had the chance to take what he wanted by force. In addition, he was trapped in the Mysterious Bookstore. If he could make a deal with the Mysterious Bookstore and turn enemies into friends, it wouldn't be a bad thing.

Unfortunately, Ma Feifei wasn't buying it at all. He waved his hand and said, "There's no need to discuss this. Everyone, just leave one hundred Book Spirit Stone and go."

Having learned enough, Ma Feifei felt there was no need to keep the person any longer and prepared to send them away.

"What?" (8)

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