"Mm, ahem, anyway... did you understand?" Jiu Ming, still wearing the remnants of embarrassment from actually letting out a creepy laugh when he got absorbed in reading (as the little girl had put it), cleared his throat and asked the girl flipping through the guidebook in her hands.
"It's strange. There are clearly lots of characters I don't recognize, but I can still understand it...?" the little girl said in amazement. It was simply too miraculous.
"Of course. This is just that kind of miraculous place." Jiu Ming smiled faintly. Here, even an illiterate idiot who could not recognize a single character could understand any obscure word as long as they had eyes. Of course, only here.
"Then can you buy anything here?"
Hearing the excitement in the little girl's voice, Jiu Ming scratched his head. "That's basically true, but... I'm new to this business, and I haven't built up much yet. Tell me what you need first."
"Power!"
"How straightforward." Jiu Ming nodded. Power was easier to handle. He opened the Card Collection Book, took out two Sealed Cards, and placed them on the coffee table. "Here. These are the only two for now. One can give you the ability to manipulate electric currents, while the other can give you a concealment ability that lowers your own sense of presence. If you're not satisfied, I can consider getting to work and finding some other types."
Jiu Ming gave it some thought. He could not bring himself to target ordinary people, but there had to be plenty of utterly hopeless villains around, right? He could just go trouble them.
The little girl stared straight at the two cards, her longing written all over her face. Jiu Ming, meanwhile, looked at her with a stiff, professional smile. Noticing his expression, C.C.