Chapter 431: Disclosure of the "Mystery Store" to everyone.
"You witnessed how I successfully signed a contract with a Perfect Doppelganger last time," Milica said, and then, glancing at Sierra, she added: "Miss Sierra has also signed a contract with a Perfect Doppelganger."
"Lucinda doesn't seem to have formed her first Beast Soul yet," Milica added.
"I've already done that," Lucinda corrected. "While I was looking after Idan, I managed to form my first Beast Soul."
"Oh, congratulations!" exclaimed Milica, and the others joined in the congratulations.
"You can try it if you can, I don't mind," Geminia said before Lucinda could ask a question.
Hearing this, Lucinda felt joy, and she couldn't wait to go on a quest to try to establish a relationship and sign a contract with one of the Perfect Doppelgangers.
"It's been about twenty days for you, but we only have a little over a week. We didn't even have time to saturate our first beast souls, let alone form a second one," Miliсa reminded of the time difference between the worlds. Idan and Arabel, realizing this, were a little confused.
"As for our Doppelgangers, they are currently doing our assignments in the three cities of Limbo," Milica said. "My Doppelganger went to the third city to invite my trusted followers and also propose to Alois and his disciple."
"Eva went to the second city in search of talents, as well as to take a walk and explore the city," Eulalia added, recalling that the Doppelgangers had been staying only within the Forest of Doppelgangers all this time and, having been given the opportunity to go outside, they happily decided to explore at least part of Limbo.
"I've sent my doppelganger to keep an eye on the first city and look for talent while both of the city's outsider leaders are here," Sierra said, looking at Lucinda.
"Ahem, — Idan coughed, drawing everyone's attention.
"As I mentioned earlier, I would like to discuss something with you." With these words, he purchased a "Small Low-quality Soul Crystal" from the System in the "Trade" function for 60 System Points.
A small transparent crystal appeared in Idan's hands, from which emanated an otherworldly power.
Eulalia, who had already used a similar crystal to create her Beast Soul, immediately recognized it, and her eyes lit up with excitement.
"Soul energy?" — Geminia and the others exclaimed in amazement. Everyone who belonged to the highest realm of the Junonia world immediately recognized the power emanating from this soul crystal.
"We didn't doubt you," Idan said with a smile, watching as all the senior women immediately recognized the energy coming from the soul crystal.
"This crystal is called the Small Low-quality Soul Crystal. Like its name, it is extremely beneficial for the Soul. For example, it can be used to safely and quickly form the first Souls of a Beast, as well as to saturate already formed Souls," Idan briefly explained the valuable properties of the Soul crystal.
Although the information provided was limited, the very fact that the crystal was capable of enhancing Souls had already aroused everyone's curiosity. There were extremely few consumables and resources in Junonia that could strengthen the Soul. Therefore, there were few real strong beings with the Soul Force, and these characters were truly famous.
"Besides the Small Low-quality Soul Crystal, there are other, more valuable crystals that can be used to enhance the Souls Force and accelerate progress on the 'Path of the Beast Tamer'." With these words, Idan acquired a Small Medium-quality Soul Crystal for 120 System Points, and it reappeared in his hands, attracting the attention of the surrounding women.
By that time, the women had begun to guess what was going on.
"Why are you showing us this?" asked Sierra.
"Don't tell us you have a way to get them in large quantities," she said jokingly, but when she saw the smiles on Idan and Arabel's faces, she froze in disbelief.
"Is this really..." — Before Sierra could ask a question, Idan nodded.
"Yes, we have a way to get as many crystals as we want," he admitted.
"And that's not all," Idan added, waiting for the women to recover from their amazement. "Besides the Soul Crystals, we can get other valuable items. For example, potions that turned the Hero into a woman, as well as potions to change bloodlines, clothes, and weapons. And even the missing parts of the "The Way of the Beast Tamer" manual!"
Idan's admission had the effect of a bombshell. All the women were amazed and, as if shell-shocked, froze in place, amazed.
"To put it simply, it's like a mysterious store that only Belle and I have access to," Idan added after a pause. He glanced at Arabel, who seemed to be enjoying the women's outburst.
Idan and Arabel discussed the situation and came to the conclusion that it would be better to reveal the existence of the "Trade" function as a mysterious store where you can find a lot of valuable things, instead of offering items to all the women present individually.
They decided to use this limited approach with those with whom they will have a business relationship, and for close and trusted people to disclose more information and opportunities that they can provide in exchange for help in earning System Points.
"Drinks… Are there any rare drinks?" Sierra suddenly asked.
"Of course there is, big sister," Arabel replied with a smile. "And first-class ones at that! I assure you, there are such incredible drinks there that you can't even imagine."
Sierra's eyes lit up at those words.
"Are there any manuals on alchemy?" asked Milica, surprising Idan and Arabel. Only then did they both remember that Milica's workroom in the mansion in the city of Usuria had its own alchemy laboratory.
Arabel immediately started tugging at Idan's arms.
"Dan, didn't we need a capable alchemist? Why didn't we think before that the Master was interested in alchemy?" she asked through a mental link.
"I completely forgot about it," Idan confessed.
"Yes, Master, there are alchemy manuals," he replied.
Then Lucinda and Eulalia joined the discussion. Geminia was the only one who listened in silence, but it was clear that Idan's words also interested her.
"Of course, all this is wonderful, and it seems that this store of yours really has everything you could wish for. But it's all too good to be true. What's the catch?" — finally, Milica expressed doubt, which began to creep into everyone's mind as they received confirmation from the couple.
"There are two important points," Idan continued.
"First of all, and this is the most important thing, it is a currency. As I mentioned before, this is a kind of mysterious store, and to buy all the things from there, we need a special currency available only to Belle and me."
"Secondly, currently all the goods that can be purchased are limited to the fifth rank. This means that the maximum quality of the items we can get is diamond grade."
All the women were lost in thought. Of course, they were a little upset that the quality of the items could not exceed the diamond rank. But at the same time, they understood that there were still many valuable things among the things from the lower realm, such as crystals and manuals.
Most of all, women were concerned about the issue of currency. And now, knowing that it was available only to Idan and Arabel, everyone immediately understood what these two wanted from them and what they were leading to.
"Do you want us to help you earn this currency?" they asked.
"We recognize that this mysterious store is a real treasure trove, where you can find a lot of amazing, useful and necessary things. However, there is one problem: we constantly lack the currency that we save," Idan shared.
"Due to the scarcity of this valuable currency, Arabel and I try not to look into the store and study its assortment. We are afraid that we might get lost and spend all the crumbs that we have. That's why we decided to look there only if necessary."
"Therefore, after thinking about it, we decided to share with you information about the existence of this mysterious store, no longer hiding it from you," Arabel said.
"We both trust you all and want to ask for help in earning currency. In return, we are ready to offer you unique products that you will not be able to find in Junonia."