Huang Yayu was treating him like a black slave, yet she had not raised his pay at all. Though food and lodging were included, what Celestial Immortal needed to eat or drink? One Spirit Crystal a day—it was plain enough that this woman's chest was all muscle, with not a trace of broad-mindedness.
As for the Intermediate Artifact Crafting True Method he had gotten from Huang Yayu, Lu Ren felt much more balanced about it. It was the most valuable thing he had acquired in nearly half a year.
As long as he thoroughly mastered this Intermediate Artifact Crafting True Method, he would not have to worry about lacking a skill to establish himself in Border City.
Suddenly, he stopped and turned to look at the signboard outside a nearby shop, one capable of displaying Divine Script. Written on it were:
Friday Mega Sale! Elementary Artifact Crafting True Method: one hundred Spirit Crystals. Intermediate Artifact Crafting True Method: three hundred Spirit Crystals!
Lu Ren felt his chest tighten, his expression turning rather colorful. He could barely suppress the urge to go back and beat Huang Yayu senseless.
"Swindler!"
Lu Ren could not help cursing under his breath as he grumbled his way into the bookstore for a look around.
He spent nearly six hundred Spirit Crystals on more than a dozen books about the origins of Border City, Profound Immortal Explained, Celestial Immortal Path, the four major paths to attaining Golden Immortality, as well as several Dao Scriptures that caught his eye. Most importantly, he bought a copy of the Elementary Divine Script Primer.
The Elementary Divine Script Primer alone had cost Lu Ren three hundred Spirit Crystals, more than all the remaining dozen-odd books combined.
But Lu Ren did not feel the slightest heartache. This Elementary Divine Script Primer