Who wants to become a god? Aren't you all forcing me?

#413 - Chapter 412 Let’s take another turn!

After Li Ji led Li Chenqiu around the lower floors of the Myriad Stars Building, he finally settled on the Second Forbidden Revival Beast Fires, the Howling Wolf and the Black Yuan Bear, planning to add them to his fried rice.

Li Ji coughed lightly, a bit embarrassed, "I'll pay you back for this. I won't take advantage of you for nothing."

Li Chenqiu smiled speechlessly and handed his student card to the female shop assistant: "Three of each, please. Keep them in your warehouse for now. I'll come back to pick them up later."

"Okay."

The female shop assistant smiled as she took the student card and placed it on the sensor. The screen above immediately displayed Li Chenqiu's name and star point balance.

"Li Chenqiu?!"

The female shop assistant's pupils dilated, and she looked at Li Chenqiu in surprise.

"Shhh—"

Li Chenqiu put his finger to his lips, raising an eyebrow slightly.

"Uh… okay."

The woman nodded blankly.

After buying the revived beasts, Li Ji was about to take the elevator downstairs when Li Chenqiu grabbed his arm.

"Boss, don't be in such a hurry to leave. It's still early. Why don't you hang out with me? It's my first time at the Myriad Stars Building!" Li Chenqiu said with a smile.

Li Ji looked up at the clock hanging on the wall and, seeing that it was still early, agreed.

Then, Li Chenqiu happily pulled Li Ji into the upward elevator and pressed the button for the eighty-first floor.

He had been curious about the so-called Exotic Techniques for a long time.

…

There weren't many people on the eighty-first floor. Looking around, there weren't even thirty people. It was empty and deserted. The shops were sparsely populated, and some of the more miserable ones didn't even have a single customer.

This phenomenon caused Li Chenqiu and Li Ji to immediately become the center of attention as soon as they stepped out of the elevator. Some shop assistants rushed out of their shops to solicit business, arriving at their sides in a flash.

"What would you two like to know about? I can give you an introduction!"

"Because you stepped into the eighty-first floor with your left foot first, congratulations on becoming a member of our store! All items are 20% off today. Come and take a look!"

"Gentlemen, my store just received a batch of extraordinary Mystic Weapons, including…"

In less than a moment, the two were surrounded by enthusiastic shop assistants.

"Everyone, please calm down!" Li Chenqiu, surviving in the cracks, raised his arm and deliberately lowered his voice, saying, "I have less than a hundred star points in my card. I came to the eighty-first floor just to look around and broaden my horizons."

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding noise subsided at the same time. The smiles on the shop assistants' faces melted away like snowflakes, and they turned and left without any hesitation.

In less than a moment, only Li Chenqiu and Li Ji were left in front of the elevator.

Li Chenqiu's mouth twitched slightly. "This is too realistic!"

Li Ji said calmly, "That's normal. If you're not going to spend money, why should they smile at you?"

"That's true."

Li Chenqiu nodded in agreement, then walked into a shop with relatively simple decor with Li Ji.

The shop wasn't big, about a hundred square meters, with soft lighting and bright, clean square tiles.

"You can look, but don't touch anything randomly," said the young man playing a game behind the counter without looking up.

"Okay," Li Chenqiu responded politely.

Li Ji looked at the outrageous prices on the shelves and said in a low voice, "No wonder there are so few people. The things in here are really expensive!"

"Things are valued for their rarity, so it's normal for the prices to be high."

Li Chenqiu's gaze swept calmly over the items displayed on the shelves, and a undisguised disappointment welled up in his eyes.

Eternal Warm Pot – Keeps the water in the pot at a constant temperature.

Day Moon in Palm – Releases a faint moonlight at night, free from the limitations of electricity.

No Gloom Black – Special effect hair dye, never fades, and effectively reduces oily hair problems.

Civilization Record – Waterproof notebook, can be used to record important things.

"These names…"

Six crows flew over Li Chenqiu's head.

To associate a light bulb that doesn't need charging with "Day Moon," the person who came up with the name must have had their head stuck in a door.

Seeing that there was nothing he wanted on the shelves, Li Chenqiu quickened his pace and came to the Exotic Techniques section of the shop, where rows of small booklets were displayed in glass cabinets.

Below each booklet was its name and a brief explanation, and on the last line was the teacher familiar with the Exotic Technique, making it easy for students to book lessons.

Li Chenqiu glanced at the introductions of a few Exotic Techniques and didn't bother looking at the others.

Most of these Exotic Techniques were related to the use of abilities, which was too useless for him. Things like Fire Wings and Water Blades… did he really need to learn those? He could just figure them out with his brain!

"Um… Excuse me, shop assistant?"

Li Chenqiu called out in the direction of the counter.

"What is it?" The male shop assistant turned his head.

Li Chenqiu pointed to the glass cabinet where the Exotic Techniques were placed and said, "I'd like to ask, are these Exotic Techniques considered strong or weak in the Myriad Stars Building?"

"Average."

The male shop assistant said perfunctorily and continued to play his game on the table.

Li Chenqiu retracted his outstretched finger, and the light in his eyes gradually dimmed.

If Exotic Techniques of this level could be considered average, how much better could the high-level ones be?

Li Ji seemed to see Li Chenqiu's disappointment and laughed, "What's wrong? Do you think these Exotic Techniques are too weak?"

Li Chenqiu nodded in agreement. "Yeah."

"Always look on the bright side. If these Exotic Techniques are too weak for you, doesn't that mean you saved money on buying them?" Li Ji reached out and patted Li Chenqiu on the back.

"I guess… that's true," Li Chenqiu scratched his head.

Li Ji asked, "Do you want to look around at other shops?"

Li Chenqiu shook his head. "No, there's nothing to see."

"Okay."

The two left the shop and were about to take the elevator when Li Chenqiu suddenly stopped, standing at the elevator door.

Seeing this, Li Ji quickly pressed the open door button and waved at him, saying, "What are you spacing out for? Get in here!"

"I… Boss, let's look around some more. I want to look around some more!" Li Chenqiu retracted the half of his foot that had stepped into the elevator.

Li Ji looked puzzled. "Didn't you say there was nothing to see?"

Li Chenqiu rubbed his nose. "Um… People are fickle. I suddenly want to look around some more, Boss. You don't have anything to do back home anyway. Let's look around some more, okay?"

After a string of grumbling, Li Ji reluctantly walked out of the elevator and glared at Li Chenqiu. "Last time."

Li Chenqiu held up one finger and said firmly, "Definitely the last time!"

And so, the two of them, one in front of the other, continued to go from shop to shop on the eighty-first floor. During this time, Li Chenqiu was still in the same state as before, but also a little different.

This time, he had a bit more seriousness that was almost impossible to detect. His slightly focused gaze swept over the rows of shelves, as if searching for something.

"It should be on this floor!"

Li Chenqiu said silently in his heart, a hint of anticipation and excitement in his eyes.