Why don't you go rob someone?

This place didn't seem to be the world she originally belonged to, nor did she need to worry about not being able to return. Jiu Ming had stated multiple times that as long as she walked back through the door she came in from, she could go back!

Secondly, in her thousand-year lifespan as a demon, she had never encountered such a situation. It could be imagined that once she left here, she would likely never have another chance to come back.

And the most important point she confirmed was that this place seemed to be able to travel between worlds quite easily?

"Since that's the case, then I should be going too."

"Shall I escort you?"

"Alright." Yakumo Yukari smiled gently at Jiu Ming, "Send me home... how about that?"

"As a young lady, how can you make such an indecent offer to invite a strange man to your home!?" Jiu Ming paused, his face full of seriousness, "Don't ever mention such a thing again!"

"..."

Yakumo Yukari's lips twitched slightly. He was clearly scared himself, yet he was making excuses!?

He was courting death!

"Stop the nonsense. Since this is a shop, you must have something that allows customers to come back here, right?"

"Huh?" Jiu Ming was slightly surprised. How could she think of that? Indeed, he did! However, Jiu Ming couldn't just give it to anyone. After all, that thing had a generation time, with one card produced every ten days.

"Indeed, but that's only for customers with great potential."

"Oh? I'm not good enough?"

Yakumo Yukari glanced at Jiu Ming, acting coy in front of her? If she could threaten him, why would she be wasting her breath here?

"Hmm, of course, you can, but this thing is very precious. With your Gap ability..."

"Impossible." Yakumo Yukari directly interrupted Jiu Ming, "Little Shopkeeper, have you considered the consequences of trying to fool a Great Demon?"

Great Demon...?

Tsk, so she wasn't human.

"Alright, regardless, interrupting others is a bad habit. Listen to me finish!" Jiu Ming coughed lightly. Exchanging an Invitation Card for such a powerful ability? Don't be ridiculous. According to the rules of the Mysterious Shop, Invitation Cards were usually given out for free...

And the Mysterious Shop quite supported the shopkeeper giving out Invitation Cards.

Think about it. It costs 100 Source to come here once. Not many people would be willing to convert their own Source, as the most common thing that could be converted was Life Force. As for converting power, although not much per conversion, it would weaken the upper limit of one's own power, not the lower limit.

Therefore, the best way was to find other substitutes. Items converted into Source would have a fifty percent discount... that fifty percent discount... Jiu Ming once again suspected that the Mysterious Shop was embezzling it. Not everyone could be like Nagato Yuki, paying later after getting on the bus.

"It's not permanent. You can also trade it with a limit on the number of uses. Your consumption... the number of times you trade is equal to the number of times you use the power of that ability. It's very fair, isn't it?"

"Is that so? You didn't say that before, you disobedient little shopkeeper."

"...Can you stop adding that small text? Did I say that before? Maybe I forgot."

Name: Gap

Type: Skill

Attribute: Space

Uses: 5

Notes: Avoid frequent use

Remarks: Be careful not to fall into the Gap~

Convertible Origin Power: 600

Indeed, comparing unlimited and limited prices is like the moon and a turtle...

Oh! Wait, this is actually a good sales channel, but... Jiu Ming scratched his head. It seems that as the Shopkeeper, even if he temporarily loaded a certain ability Card, he couldn't make a transaction with himself and create something limited like this.

It can only be obtained through transactions with others.

"Before using it, you need to know where the destination is, right...? Then you can stay in the Gap and find the precise appearance location, very convenient."

"Of course, but if you teleport too far at once," Yakumo Yukari smiled slyly, "be careful your small body can't handle it..."

Huh? That's strange, why am I explaining in such detail? After explaining, Yakumo Yukari was slightly stunned for a moment. Was it because the consumption for this transaction method was unexpectedly small, making her happy?

The consumption was indeed very small. Five uses were equivalent to her opening the Gap ten times, and the factor of increased consumption with distance was not even considered.

Even so, there was no need for me to explain so much...

Looking around, Yakumo Yukari didn't detect anything unusual. And Jiu Ming clearly didn't have the strength to influence her to this extent. It's really... strange.

Temporarily suppressing the thoughts in her mind, Yakumo Yukari looked at a transparent Card in her hand. She could also understand the large Arabic numeral 0 on it.

"With this thing, every time you want to come here, you need to pay some 'Origin'. Ah? What is Origin? Just think of it as the universal currency here. Many things can be exchanged for 'Origin', rare treasures and the like. Life Force, special powers are also acceptable, but sacrificing these means the deducted part cannot be recovered, so the best way is to use some items for conversion."

"...What to note is that if the value of the item is too high, this thing does not provide change. Of course, if you feel you're losing out, you can bring more people. Just think about the item using this method. Also, this thing can be lost!"

As expected, the Mysterious Shop has a deep corrupt inside story!

Originally, the sealed Card with five uses of the Gap in Jiu Ming's hand suddenly split into five... one-use Cards.

Simple disassembly, it's only useful for skill-type sealed Cards. For item-type ones, no matter how you disassemble them, they can't be broken!

"Wasted quite a bit of time, finally some gains. See you next time, little Shopkeeper."

Waving goodbye to Jiu Ming, Yakumo Yukari turned and left this place that made her feel quite strange. When she came back to her senses, she realized some things, such as the trust she showed in the goods to Jiu Ming.

Did she believe whatever the other party said? This was unlike her, as if she had been subtly influenced and acted in a way that defied her own common sense.

Even if Jiu Ming was telling the truth, the inexplicable trust still made her feel strange. As for other conversations, she had completely returned to her true nature, saying whatever came to mind.

Now, as she walked back in front of the 'World Crossing Gate', she was stunned for a moment again. She glanced at the card in her hand that Jiu Ming called an Invitation Card. It seemed she had believed its effect of allowing her to come here again without asking any further questions?

She had clearly been guarding against this situation, so how did it happen unconsciously again? This was unbearable!

Thinking this, she quickened her pace. Before her was clearly the sealed room she had entered before. When she stepped through the door, the surrounding scene instantly changed to where she had opened a Gap to move not long ago.

She was back already?

She didn't even have time to comprehend the process of traversing worlds; the efficiency was incredibly high.

Other worlds?

Recalling the furniture in the place where Jiu Ming stayed, it was obvious that it did not belong to her era.

Roar~

A Demon Wolf that entered Yakumo Yukari's sight let out a mournful cry and knelt.

"Tch, not valuable?"

Looking at the number that only reached 23 on the card placed on the Demon Wolf's corpse, Yakumo Yukari put away the Invitation Card and turned to leave. Indeed, it was just a small demon, of no value...

If Jiu Ming were present, he would probably explain. Well, its value, perhaps it would increase if you processed the wolf pelt. The only valuable part of this Demon Wolf was its fur. It wasn't like the mythical creatures in fantasy novels, where you could get magic crystals after killing them.

"Hey, Wang Hai, I have a good item here, do you want to buy it?" With new goods acquired, Jiu Ming naturally started contacting others. He didn't know many people, but fortunately, Wang Hai had some status.

He could keep one or two of the five Gap usage opportunities for himself. The rest would naturally be merchandise.

"A good item?"

"Did you forget my identity as a mysterious (self-proclaimed...) merchant?"

"...Really? I feel like your non-business-related actions are more frequent. Meet at the usual place?" Seeing Li Rui Ming winking at him, Wang Hai's eye twitched. He pressed his palm towards him, "What are you so excited about!"

"Okay."

Nodding, Jiu Ming felt that after today, he wouldn't have to worry about his 'performance' at the end of the month.

...Meet at the usual place...

"Are you fooling me? How old are you to still be playing this card game?"

Frowning, Wang Hai looked at the card Jiu Ming handed him, feeling like he had been tricked.

Moreover, the precautions on the card, which were meant to avoid frequent use in Jiu Ming's hands, became 'must avoid frequent use' in his hands... Fine, even 'try to' was better than 'must'.

Clearly looking down on me!

"Tsk, I'm a Mysterious Merchant, how could anything I sell be fake? Look at the back, there's detailed information engraved by me." Outside the strict rules of the Mysterious Shop, Jiu Ming could instantly retrieve this sealed Card within three meters. Of course, if he encountered someone like Yakumo Yukari, even thirty meters wouldn't be enough!

"Are you sure this thing is useful? It feels like some kind of magic scroll."

After looking at the detailed information engraved by Jiu Ming himself using his Shopkeeper identity on the back, Wang Hai hesitated. He had felt around for a long time but couldn't determine the material of this Card. Coupled with Jiu Ming's unknown identity, could it really be true?

"Just think of it as a one-time use magic scroll, it's definitely useful. If you don't believe me, I can demonstrate it for you, but it will cost extra. Something like... seven or eight of those high-grade High-Energy Crystals you showed me that day."

Indeed, to win Jiu Ming over, Changhe Academy had really brought out the good stuff that day!

In the end, Jiu Ming, holding his own low-grade High-Energy Crystal, just left.

Are you kidding me? A few High-Energy Crystals with a slightly higher value want to buy me off? The super item from the Thunder Snake King's head is still safely tucked away in his pocket!

"Why don't you just go rob someone!?" Wang Hai's mouth twitched fiercely. That thing was incredibly valuable.