Animal-eared Girl Era: Start by Forming a Contract with an SSS-Class School Belle

Although Energy Liquid was ridiculously expensive, just two vials of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid cost one Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Core.

But four vials of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid only equaled the energy of one Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Core.

The Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Core came from Demon Beasts between Grandmaster Eight-Star and Grandmaster Ten-Star.

Xiao Ye patted the two Great Venerable Crystal Cores in his pocket.

He could score all the Energy Liquid on these two big shelves!

Just then, a sales clerk walked over from afar and smiled as she introduced, "Sir, all the Energy Liquid here has already been reserved. If you need some, you can pay with Crystal Cores now and wait until the next batch arrives in a week."

"?" Xiao Ye frowned.

"There's only Energy Liquid below the Venerable Realm here, at least two hundred bottles, and all of them are reserved?"

The clerk nodded, "Yes sir."

"Energy Liquid is a rare item. All shops are like this."

*Xiao Ye felt stuck.* Did this mean he could only get his hands on it next week?

The sales clerk watched from the side without saying anything.

"Fine, I'll reserve some first," Xiao Ye said.

The clerk took out a form, ready to fill it out, and explained, "Sir, since you're in the Grandmaster Realm, you can only reserve Grandmaster-level Energy Liquid, and you can only reserve four bottles of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid at one time."

Xiao Ye: …

*Four bottles of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid would run out in just a few hours!* And he still had to wait for a week?

*What kind of bullshit was this?*

Helpless, Xiao Ye had no choice but to pay two Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Cores first.

Four vials of Grandmaster High Grade Energy Liquid cost exactly two Grandmaster High Grade Crystal Cores.

After that, Xiao Ye left the shop. Watching Xiao Ye's figure walking away, the sales clerk grumbled inwardly,

"If you offered double the price, the shop would definitely sell it to you right now."

"Country bumpkin, doesn't even get how things work around here!"

"Probably some broke student, I've seen way too many of his type, not even worth a reminder."

If he was dressed all fancy and high-end, he'd take the initiative to tip him off, not that those kinds of people needed reminding anyway.

Shaking his head, the clerk went back to guiding other customers.

Xiao Ye walked out of the cultivation resources section, feeling totally bummed out, and aimlessly wandered around other parts of the market.

Before he knew it, he found himself in the women's uniforms section.

"Huh?" Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes. In the bustling crowd, he spotted a burly, familiar figure.

Vajra Venerable!

Vajra Venerable was still as much a lone wolf as ever—not shopping with his Contractor wife, just by himself.

At that moment, Cheng Gang was casually strolling outside a row of women's uniform stores, his eyes glancing around shadily as he peered into each shop.

He rubbed his hands together, eyes gleaming, muttering under his breath,

"Uniform play is absolutely my jam!"

"Bang!" Suddenly, someone slapped his right shoulder. Cheng Gang turned and saw a handsome young man standing beside him.

"Brother Xiao, what a coincidence, fancy running into you here." Cheng Gang narrowed his eyes, looked Xiao Ye up and down, and gave him a knowing look,

"I get it, heh-heh, I totally get it!" My Virtual Library Empire (M-VLEMPYR)

"Uniforms, man—every guy's favorite!"

"..." Xiao Ye's face went pitch-black with speechless lines.

*Get what? What the hell are you talking about?*

Before Xiao Ye could even speak, Cheng Gang was already slinging his arm around Xiao Ye and walking into a women's uniform shop together.

Not far from the storefront, a middle-aged man in white robes wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said,

"Good thing the Venerable Lord knows that kid. Otherwise, if that kid had just randomly slapped a Venerable on the shoulder, and Venerable got pissed, I'd be out of my job as chamber president of the Red Moon Pavilion's Devil City branch."

Every time the Venerable Lord visited Red Moon Pavilion, this president would accompany him in secret the whole time.

Terrified of offending the Venerable.

Though really, only Vajra Venerable visited often—the other Venerables rarely showed up.

"Who's that kid anyway? Venerable Lord seems pretty chummy with him." He watched from the shadows, just in case something went sideways.

The Red Moon Chamber of Commerce headquarters was in the Imperial Capital; the Devil City one was just a branch, and he was the president of that branch.

In the shop, Cheng Gang chuckled and said,

"Brother Xiao, this is totally my area of expertise. I'll show you some fun stuff."

Xiao Ye saw how hyped Cheng Gang was, and looking around at all the clothes, honestly, the stuff in this shop was pretty eye-catching.

They had every kind of design, though this shop specialized in casual wear.

So Xiao Ye kind of got interested too.

Cheng Gang pointed at a 'Bunny Girl' outfit, "This one's perfect for someone with long legs."

Xiao Ye narrowed his eyes. That outfit would look amazing on Liu Ya.

With a big sweep of his hand, Cheng Gang said, "Shopkeeper, wrap this one up and put it on my tab."

"?" Xiao Ye's face was blank with question marks. Was Cheng Gang into this or something?

Cheng Gang glanced at Xiao Ye's expression and nodded in satisfaction. Yeah, Brother Xiao definitely liked these types.

Right after that, Cheng Gang pointed at a JK-style uniform, "Brother Xiao, this one's for students."

Students?

Xiao Ye thought about it for a second. Actually, Assistant Liu Ya would probably pull it off with even more flair.

Cheng Gang peeped Xiao Ye's expression and nodded, "Shopkeeper, wrap up this set too and put it on my tab."

"Whoa!" Xiao Ye sucked in a breath. Cheng Gang was a real pro, no kidding.

They passed a skimpy see-through dress, and Cheng Gang said, "Wrap this one up, too."

Xiao Ye imagined Liu Ya in that one—yep, she'd rock it even harder.

Still, he'd never buy these out in the open. Only a tough guy like Cheng Gang would be bold enough to shout "wrap it up!" at the top of his lungs in broad daylight.

*Xiao Ye would wait until no one was there and sneak-buy!*

Finally, Cheng Gang threw his arm around Xiao Ye's shoulders and walked out of the shop, grinning, "Brother Xiao, those three outfits won't cut it for you, so I told the shopkeeper to wrap up all the uniforms. They'll deliver everything to your Villa 001 in No. 3 Lakeside District later."

He counted on his fingers, enunciating each word,

"Let's see: flight attendant, stockings, teacher, and more—over a hundred sets! All for you."

"How about it, pretty generous, right?"

Xiao Ye was stunned. The corner of his mouth twitched, "Weren't you buying those for yourself?"

Cheng Gang shook his head, "I've long since gotten bored with this stuff."

Xiao Ye gave Cheng Gang a deep look. It was true, Brother Cheng really was a veteran in this area. Even Sister Yun Bing had gotten dozens of Optimus Prime Potions from him to give to Xiao Ye.

Cheng Gang's old face turned red under Xiao Ye's gaze. He leaned in and whispered, "Actually, those were just add-ons. Thanks to you, you cured my problem. I don't even need those anymore. Seriously, I owe you one."

Xiao Ye nodded, "Brother Cheng, I get it, you don't have to say anymore!"

"Hey, anything else you wanna buy, just tell me. I'll get it for you," Cheng Gang said grandly.

Xiao Ye hesitated. Honestly, there was something else he wanted, those Energy Liquids.

So Xiao Ye decided to probe,

"Brother Cheng, actually I wanted to buy some Energy Liquid, but…"

Xiao Ye told Vajra Venerable Cheng Gang all about what happened at the Red Moon Pavilion.

Cheng Gang's face darkened when he heard that, and he growled,

"That's bullshit!"

"Energy Liquid's as common as dirt. What's this about reservations and quantity limits?"

"That old fart president—where does he get off restricting my bro? I'll tear down their Chamber of Commerce!"

"Come on, let's go find him!"