Exclusive Black Gold Card for Direct Lineage Members

Closing the System Panel, Ron tidied up briefly before leaving the shop and heading out onto the street.

He walked along Eckley Street all the way to the Gold Depository in the Emerald District.

The Gold Depository was an institution jointly run by several major races, functioning similarly to the banks from Ron's original world.

Ron walked into the spacious, bright hall. Guided by the young elf lady at the front desk, he took out two vouchers and stated that he wanted to open a Gold Card account.

The young lady took the vouchers with a sweet smile, but as she glanced down at the denominations, an expression of surprise immediately appeared on her face.

Opening a Gold Card only required a deposit of 100 gold coins, and Ron's 6,000 gold coins far exceeded that requirement.

"Um... sir... the amount is quite large, so I need to consult with the manager. Could you please wait for a moment in the seat over there?" the young lady asked in a soft voice, her face flushing slightly after seeing the figures on the vouchers.

"Sure." Ron nodded and went to sit in the seat to the side.

Within a minute, he saw a goblin hurrying over toward him, following behind the young elf lady.

"Greetings, sir. I am Guy, the manager here. It is a pleasure to meet you." The goblin, Guy, wore his most satisfied smile and reached out to greet Ron.

Ron shook his hand lightly and said, "Ron Andre."

Upon hearing Ron's name, Guy froze for a moment before snapping back to reality, asking cautiously, "Are you His Highness Ron? The Seventh Prince, His Highness Ron?"

Ron was somewhat surprised: "You know me?"

"Of course, of course. You are a direct member of the royal family; how could I not know you?" Guy offered a sincere smile. "Every direct member of the royal family, regardless of their deposit amount at the Gold Depository, is entitled to a Black Gold Card. It grants an overdraft limit of 100 gold coins per month at any Gold Depository on the continent, along with various other benefits. You likely don't pay much attention to these things, which is why you weren't aware."

Although Ron was merely a Seventh Prince without any real power, his status remained, and institutions like the Gold Depository certainly kept relevant files on record.

Ron raised an eyebrow at Guy's words, though he didn't care much about it.

100 gold coins weren't exactly a massive fortune to him now.

Still, it was free, and it would be a waste not to take it.

So, Ron nodded and said, "Then go ahead and get one for me, and deposit the money from those two vouchers while you're at it."

Guy immediately responded, handing his authorization card to the young elf lady and instructing her to handle the process.

The highest authorization front-desk staff had was for opening Gold Cards; anything higher required the manager's authorization, as they could not process such requests on their own.

A few minutes later, Ron received a Black Gold Card about half the size of his palm.

The surface of the card was black with a hint of starlight, looking quite beautiful.

His name was engraved in the corner, indicating that this was the exclusive card of Ron Andre himself.

Upon learning that Ron was already a First-Tier Mage, Guy taught him how to channel his magic into the Black Gold Card. After Ron did so, he discovered that the card was actually an enchanted item.

Once the magic was channeled, the Black Gold Card bound itself to his magical signature. Whenever he flowed his magic into it, the starlight on the card would brighten, and his name would glow along with it.

This ensured that no one could forge it.

Originally, this enchanted item would have required a blood bond, but for a mage, a magical bond was sufficient and even more reliable than a blood bond.

After finalizing the Black Gold Card, Ron bid farewell to Guy and the young elf lady, returned to his shop, and tapped on the System Panel--

System Level: 2
Host: Ron Andre (Title Badge)
Race: Human/Fox-kin Half-breed
Gender: Male
Age: 18 (Pattern)
Profession: First-Tier Mage
Wealth: 6621

[Tasks]
[Inventory]
[Shop]

Looking at the four-digit wealth value, Ron suddenly felt the urge to splurge now that his wallet was bulging.

The [Shop] had also updated at the right time--

[Cultivation Space]: 100 Wealth for 1 square meter (Exchange limit 10 square meters) [Nether Orchid Seed]: 10 Wealth per seed [Golden Red Chrysanthemum Seed]: 15 Wealth per seed [Dew Technique]: 500 Wealth [Soil Tilling Technique]: 500 Wealth [Plant Manipulation Technique]: 200 Wealth [Permanent Mental Interference]: 100 Wealth per person (Temporary item; will remain in the shop until the relevant task is completed, then deleted) [Miracle of the Goddess of Harvest]: 10,000 Wealth per use

In addition to the original items, [Golden Red Chrysanthemum Seed] and [Plant Manipulation Technique] had been added to the [Shop].

Looking at the prices of the items in the Shop, Ron suddenly felt that they were nothing special.

Of course, the last item was the exception.

Now that he was a partner of the Magic Academy, once he got his hands on that Magic Academy supplier badge and hung it at the entrance, no one should dare to come and cause trouble again.

Therefore, redeeming the Miracle of the Goddess of Harvest was not a pressing matter for the moment.

The Magic Academy likely still assumed there was an imperial shadow behind Ron, and since Jasper had run into Professor Hicks yesterday, that impression had surely deepened.

So, there shouldn't be any major problems for the time being.

Unless the empire grew suspicious of him and started an investigation, which would be troublesome.

In any case, he only had 6621 Wealth Points right now, and to save up enough for 10000 Wealth Points, he would probably have to wait until the 4000 gold coin payment from the Magic Academy arrived next month.

Moreover, he still needed to spend Wealth Points to redeem other things, so the redemption of the Miracle of the Goddess of Harvest would likely have to be pushed back further.

He would try to save as much as possible; he didn't plan on redeeming things like the Dew Technique or the Plant Growth Technique, intending to go to the Magic Academy to learn them personally and save those Wealth Points instead.

Thinking this, Ron first redeemed 9 square meters of Cultivation Space.

Wealth Points: 5721

At the same time, the Shop immediately refreshed the subsequent prices for the Cultivation Space—

[Cultivation Space]: 1000 Wealth Points to redeem 1 square meter (redemption limit of 20 square meters)

"...Your price hike is way too exaggerated!" Ron rolled his eyes.

System: "The host has already been reminded that Cultivation Space is a rare resource. The previous rate of 100 Wealth Points for 1 square meter was already a discount upon a discount, so this price increase is completely reasonable and fair."

Unscrupulous system!

Ron muttered a complaint in his heart. Looking at the price of the Cultivation Space and then at the remaining 5721 Wealth Points, he suddenly felt like he had become impoverished again.

He decisively closed the System Panel to prevent himself from getting itchy fingers and redeeming other things.

Then, Ron walked to the door of the storage room and pushed it open to enter the Dimensional Space.

My stockpile... boo hoo... why have you become so thin!?