Buying Books

After resting for a while, Bell felt a little bored, so he asked Shopkeeper Wang to bring him the Flying Sword and other magical artifacts from the shop, intending to study them while resting.

Looking at the long-awaited, incredibly cool Flying Sword laid out before him, Bell felt... somewhat disappointed.

Just now, when he wanted to experience what it was like to be a Sword Immortal, he was told by Shopkeeper Wang that in order to use Flying Sword, he must first refine it. Furthermore, he would need a long period of time to get used to the Flying Sword before he could control it with Flying Sword.

Moreover, the Flying Sword wasn't as powerful as Bell had imagined. It was simply Flying Sword into which Cultivator had stored a large amount of spiritual energy beforehand, in order to control Flying Sword flight and activate the Flying Sword on it.

According to Shopkeeper Wang, in ancient times, simply having Flying Sword was not enough to be called Sword Immortal; one also had to cultivate the corresponding Cultivation Method.

Bell does know about the Cultivation Method; well, he learned about it from novels in his previous life.

But little did he know, what on earth were these China Cultivation Method in this world?! Did Cultivation Method even really exist? Why have wizards never practiced anything like that?

Adhering to the principle that "a thief never leaves empty-handed"—or rather, the principle of "since we're already here, we can't leave empty-handed" —the Bell family each selected a decent-quality Flying Sword. Of course, quality was secondary; the main thing was that it had to look cool!

After all, whether someone is strong or not depends on the current version, but whether someone is cool or not is a lifelong matter!

In addition, Bell also selected a bell-shaped magical artifact capable of sonic attacks, a shield-shaped magical artifact for defense, and a flying boat magical artifact before reluctantly ending the shopping trip under his father's unfriendly gaze.

He had clearly chosen these magical artifacts to study and see if they could enhance the magical items his family produced.

He is completely selfless and devoted to the public good!

Instead of encouraging him, his father looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at a spendthrift son.

This truly pained him!

After settling the bill, Bell was surprised to find that it had already gotten dark outside.

A whole day was spent in the Treasure Pavilion? This was truly beyond Bell's expectations.

Unlike decades later, when the day only begins after dark, this era is quite different.

After the sun set, people gradually returned home. The Bell family also prepared to return to their hotel.

"Brother Bell, if you ever need anything in the future, just come Gege me! Don't be shy!"

Standing outside the gate of the Treasure Pavilion, Shopkeeper Wang held Bell's hand affectionately, reluctant to let go for a long time.

Today's sales are equivalent to a year's worth of sales on a normal day!

As for those training grounds that were shattered?

It's nothing! He'd had his eye on them for a long time! The equipment was outdated, the walls were peeling—typical dilapidated buildings. Good riddance!

Shopkeeper Wang is considering whether he should take a few days off to calm his nerves after being frightened.

He hasn't gone to meet his mistress for several days now.

Looking at Shopkeeper Wang, who was still waving vigorously in the distance behind him, Bell's lips curled up slightly.

Today was truly a novel, enjoyable, and exciting day!

The next day, led by Zhao Youde, whose body was wrapped in bandages, the Bell family returned to Hulu Kou.

Incidentally, Shopkeeper Wang also promised Zhao Youde a lot of compensation yesterday. Bell didn't know the specifics, but judging from Zhao Youde's wide smile, he was very satisfied.

I don't know how Shopkeeper Wang promoted it. Anyway, it's only been one night, and the news of Bell's extravagant spending yesterday has already spread throughout the entire Hulu Kou.

The shopkeepers were overjoyed when they saw the Bell family approaching, as if they had spotted a big, fat sheep... cough cough, as if they had seen long-lost relatives.

In fact, Bell's main purpose for China was almost achieved yesterday. Treasure Pavilion truly lives up to its reputation as the largest chain store in China; it has everything imaginable, from various materials to magical artifacts.

So after briefly browsing the other small shops and buying some things that interested him, Bell finally arrived at the last destination of his trip to China —the bookstore.

Bell was very interested in the history of the Cultivator, and in their spells and cultivation Cultivation Method that were so different from those of Cultivator!

Bell spent the next week at the Four Seas Bookstore. He not only browsed through all the books in the store, but also asked the owner to find a large number of books for him to choose from elsewhere.

Unlike Bell, who could read Chinese, William and Elena could also read books about the China Cultivation World through Bell's eyes. But... good heavens! They'd already graduated years ago!

Back when they were at Hogwarts, although their grades were decent, they were still a long way from being academic superstars who said things like, "I might die if I don't read today."

So they wouldn't spend all their time with Bell in the bookstore; they're China for tourism!

Only Shanna, though also feeling bored, insisted on staying with her Gege. She was afraid Gege would feel lonely.

I have to say, my younger sister is the most considerate and knows best what I want.

Because Bell held Shanna back, William and Elena finally had some time alone together, something they hadn't had in a long time.

The couple rekindled the passion of their honeymoon. They visited all the scenic spots around Beijing, almost forgetting to go home.

Bell was very happy to see her parents' relationship warming up. Every night after returning to the hotel, Bell would listen to her parents share their travel experiences from the day.

However, Shanna's opinion was completely opposite to her Gege's. The little girl deeply resented her parents for abandoning Gege and her brother to play on their own instead of spending time with him!

She's already so old, yet all she does all day is play. She's not even as good as an 11-year-old girl!

Shanna felt incredibly fortunate and proud that she had taken after her older Gege, not her parents.

Smack!

Bell slammed the book shut and threw it into a basket floating behind him.

The books in the basket were all ones Bell had selected today, which she planned to buy later.

"Gege, have you finished reading it all?"

The brother and sister are now sitting in a deserted corner of the bookstore, where a clerk is responsible for bringing Bell "new books" and taking away the "old books" that have been discarded.

Now, after Bell has finished reading all the books at hand, the clerk has not brought any new books.

"Yeah, I finally finished watching it. Otherwise, I would have gone crazy."

Strictly speaking, Bell wasn't actually a very avid reader. At least, he was far from Hermione's level. What he truly enjoyed was the pursuit of the unknown and power.

In these last few days, if it weren't for his obsessive-compulsive disorder acting up, he really wouldn't have been able to keep going.

"Oh! That's great!"

Shanna jumped and danced to express her joy.

Bell watched his younger sister celebrate apologetically. Bell felt terrible that the lively and energetic girl had spent an entire week sitting boringly beside him.

However, the rewards for this week were exceptionally plentiful, so much so that for the first time, Bell was worried about whether he would have enough Galleon, especially since he was going to Japan next.

Hopefully, the cost of this trip won't exceed the budget by too much.