A Power of No Use Whatsoever / A Deal with Gensokyo

He also received word that the man was heading west.

He hadn't received any messages for several days and initially thought the other party had missed their chance, which made him feel fortunate.

Then, they turned around and heard that the other party had appeared in their jurisdiction.

While reporting the information through the judge's information network, he also sent people to keep an eye on Suika.

Based on previous intelligence, the commotion that occurred earlier was due to a conflict between the two sides.

Therefore, he decided to monitor without making contact.

In this way, he could both fulfill the tasks assigned to him and ensure that the other party wouldn't cause a scene in town.

After all, for judges like them who have been operating in a town for decades, the safety and stability of the town is their primary concern.

Therefore, he specifically instructed his men to pass on their orders, telling them that the spies were not allowed to contact the target and should only keep watch nearby.

Chapter 519 Useless Abilities

After a blissful nap, Suika woke up to find that she was no longer being harassed.

Shanghai patrolled back and forth between windows and doors all night, but failed to catch a single prey.

Both the person and the doll expressed their deep regret over this.

Despite her regret, she decided to spend the money in the box first.

As for how to consume it...

Of course, it's about spending money to draw cards.

Speaking of which Suika considers herself to be a thrifty and frugal girl, and generally doesn't like to spend money extravagantly.

However, this trip to Iberia made her feel somewhat uncomfortable. When she felt uncomfortable, she felt pressured, and when she felt pressured, she needed to vent. She didn't want to deliberately cause trouble and kill someone, so she could only resort to other methods.

The solution she came up with was to spend money on in-game purchases.

As one penguin aptly put it, happiness is created through salary.

Although she didn't know if it would work, she felt it should be fine.

After all, spending money can indeed be a joyful experience.

A minute later, she looked at her three newly acquired abilities with a blank expression.

That's right, there are three.

She originally planned to stop after one draw, as she had other uses for the remaining money. However, after drawing the card, she was very skeptical of what appeared and thought there was something wrong with the gacha system, so she drew a second time.

When the second ability appeared, her eyes turned red as she threw in the remaining money. A few seconds later, seeing the third ability appear, she got carried away and thought the reason for her bad luck was that she hadn't drawn enough, so she wanted to continue betting. But when she checked her account, she found that she had no money left.

In an instant, she felt like a salted fish being dried in the sun.

He became completely devoid of desires.

She glanced down at the three new abilities she had acquired and the fourth ability derived from friendship, then peacefully closed her eyes.

She vowed to ask old woman Yakumo if she had any medicine to undo regrets or anything that could turn back time, because looking at those three new abilities made her feel as angry as Foehn Hotlands.

The three abilities she acquired belong to the same three individuals.

The abilities are the ability to play Melancholy Sound, the ability to play Manic Sound, and the ability to play Fantasy Sound.

After acquiring these three abilities, she also gained an ability derived from them—the ability to play musical instruments without using her hands.

Suika naturally recognized the three women; Prismriver Sisters from Gensokyo, and also professional musicians.

They usually serve as background figures and DJs in various storylines.

The Prismriver House consists of three sisters: Lunasa the eldest), Merlin the second), and Lyrica (the youngest). Lilika is not the real Lilika, but a spirit created by the deceased fourth sister Layla, in the form of the three of them. However, Layla was an ordinary person who died, leaving behind three immortal spirits, hence the name "Prismriver Sisters."

As musicians, their fighting prowess is naturally not impressive. After all, poltergeists are among the lowest-ranking beings in Gensokyo, and they are even less mysterious than the famous, foolish ice fairy Cirno.

Suika just unleashed her eldest sister's ability on her first try, then, not believing it, unleashed her second sister's ability on her second try, and finally, on her third try, drew out her third sister's ability, ultimately activating the fusion card to form her fourth ability.

However, these four abilities are of no use to Suika except for entertainment.

But after enthusiastically rewarding herself with such a big spender and only getting three, no, four entertainment abilities, how could she not feel heartbroken?

After lying in bed until noon, Suika finally recovered. She slapped herself and vowed never to gamble again before exploring her abilities.

The final answer was that it seemed to have some use, but also some... which can be summarized as "if it does."

The only advantage she could have was that, after acquiring these four abilities Suika naturally "understood" various music theories and how to use musical instruments.

This is the benefit that ability brings to Suika.

However, to use these abilities... Suika has to buy her own musical instruments, because these abilities are just abilities; although they come with instructions, they don't include any tools.

The thought of it gave her a splitting headache.

She's not like Tutu, how could she possibly carry a musical instrument everywhere she goes?

But then she thought of Tutu, and another idea came to her.

After all, Tutu guides and amplifies the other person's desires through music, while she can use music to make the other person's mood change repeatedly between depression and mania, thus forcibly destroying the other person's psychological defenses. She can be called the Terra version of the Twelve-Labor Formation (the third sister's Fantasy Sound does not exist in this world, so it will not have an effect on the mind).

However, you need musical instruments.

As for musical instruments... she glanced at her bag and realized that apart from small items like the flute and the xun, her backpack probably couldn't hold any larger instruments.

Therefore, creating a spatial prop is an urgent matter for Suika.

This thing might not be available in Terra, and even if it were, it's probably not something that Suika could afford.

So Suika naturally set her sights on her "hometown," Gensokyo.

If you want to get space-related items from Gensokyo, the best choice is naturally the old fox Yukari Yakumo.

After all, what others are playing with is space.

I just don't know if the items I get from Gensokyo will be usable here without spending real money.

Although she wasn't sure, she decided to give it a try anyway.

To obtain spatial items from Yukari Yakumo, one would naturally have to curry favor with her.

Thinking of this, Suika slapped her forehead. She seemed to have promised to bring a book to Yukari Yakumo, but she had completely forgotten about it.

Fortunately, she remembered that on her way back from the restaurant yesterday, she seemed to have seen a bookstore not far away.

Although I didn't have any money left in my pocket, I could still pull out a few hundred.

With that thought in mind, she picked up her suitcase and excitedly went out the door.

Those who were watching her became excited when they saw her leave.

This guy is completely unreasonable. Logically speaking, if he had something to hide, after discovering that his place had been invaded, he would either make a huge scene or at least move to another room.

But she acted as if she hadn't noticed and continued to live in the same house.

If the judge hadn't repeatedly warned against further contact, they would have sent someone in to investigate long ago.

And he didn't get up until almost noon the next day; I don't know where this little brat gets such good sleep.

You see, they had been keeping watch on Suika all night long, without sleep. The people who were on duty this morning hadn't even had breakfast. They were just about to buy something to eat around noon when this guy came out.

Everyone followed Suika out, their minds filled with resentment.

Soon, Suika arrived at the bookstore.

She was very satisfied with her memory.

Although it was just a fleeting glance, I didn't look in the wrong place.

Chapter 520 The Deal with Gensokyo

Upon entering the bookstore, Suika immediately began browsing the books without saying a word.

There are certain rules to follow when choosing books.

Don't bother with reference books, since most of Terra's tools are related to Originium, and truly advanced topics like the construction of mobile modules and High-Speed Battleship, as well as materials science knowledge, are simply not available in ordinary bookstores.

Therefore, Suika chose to focus on books related to the history and culture of Terra.

Soon, she picked out more than ten books of each type, including storybooks and literary works, and carried them to the counter.

"Boss, the bill, please!"

"A total of over Iberia Doubloon coins"

"What?! 57 Doubloon!" Suika's eyes widened.

Even though the Doubloon depreciated significantly after the Great Silence, they were still gold coins, and their purchasing power did not decrease due to the decline of Iberia's national strength.

Especially since production of this thing stopped after the Great Silence, the gold coins circulating in the market now are still from more than sixty years ago.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine how strong their purchasing power is.

Suika did some quick calculations and realized that 57 Doubloon would be worth around 40,000 Lungmen Dollars.

She only had six or seven Doubloon left in her pocket, which she thought would be enough, but it turned out to be far from enough.

"Young guest, books are never cheap; after all, knowledge is priceless."

And you've chosen a lot of books.

"I even gave you a discount; otherwise, you couldn't get it for less than 600 at full price."

The boss looked sincere.

"Wait a minute, don't put these books back, so I don't have to go get them again. I'm going to get the money."

Suika strongly agrees with the boss's statement that knowledge is priceless.

Furthermore, Suika doesn't value money very much. For her, if a problem can be solved with money, there's no need to rack her brains for other solutions.

After all, her head still needs to be used to hold wine.

"Okay!"

After the boss agreed, Suika turned and walked out.

Just as she went to withdraw the money, the people watching her filed in. After questioning Suika about her conversation with the boss, they went through all the books Suika had chosen.

But Suika only bought the books, not anything else.

Therefore, those who overthink things are destined to achieve nothing.

But these people wouldn't give up.

They didn't believe that Suika, the person the judge was paying special attention to, was really just there to buy books.

Besides, how could a normal person possibly buy so many books at once?

However, the bookstore wasn't too far from the bank, so they certainly wouldn't be able to uncover the secrets in the books in a round trip.

Fortunately, most of the books were duplicates. They found another copy to replace the original, and planned to take the books that Suika had selected back to examine them carefully.

Before Suika returned, these books had been completely rearranged.

Upon seeing this, the boss broke out in a light sweat.

He was starting to lose interest in selling the books.

After all, these people slapped the Inquisition sign in his face as soon as they came in, which terrified the boss.

For ordinary people, the Inquisition is practically a den of demons; even if you come out alive, you'll be badly injured.

Although he has some connections, which is why he was able to open this bookstore, he is still no match for the group of lunatics in the Inquisition.

I thought I'd met a big client, but it turned out to be a huge problem.

He felt like crying when Suika placed the money on the table.

He wanted to cancel the deal, but he didn't dare.

With a bitter expression, he carefully put away the money and then pushed the books in front of Suika.

"Boss... I remember these books weren't in this order when I left, were they?"

Suika's words made the boss break out in a sweat again.

"Haha, it's not that you bought a lot, I was just curious which books you chose, so I helped you organize them..."