Chapter 301: Patch

Chapter 301: Patch

Rest and playtime were always fleeting. Before transmigrating, Zheng Yichen had said he would lose himself in video games. After transmigrating, he just couldn’t sink into that anymore… Loris and the others all had plenty of self-control. Even though the sunny beach was enjoyable, after experiencing it, they wouldn’t become hopelessly addicted to this Earth-style relaxation and entertainment.

The day after resting, everyone went back to their own business. Besides having to solve the Elixir Formula issue, Zheng Yichen now paid a lot of attention to the new Trading Module that had appeared in the Magic Weapon Forum. He didn’t know how others’ arguments were going; he could follow the progress of many things from the forum.

These past two days, even the heated discussions about Magic Arms had decreased significantly. The main topic of discussion was this Trading Module. Many people were even talking about that Pick-up Zone. The Personal Space was his, and Zheng Yichen didn’t want others to treat it as their own and use it freely. It was true the space inside was very large, but if other people shoved everything into it, he really wouldn’t know how to deal with it.

Throw it away as trash? That would hurt his reputation, right? Ignore it? It would still be an eyesore to look at. After thinking it over, Zheng Yichen simply plugged this loophole. Only goods could be placed into the Pick-up Zone! Either the goods uploaded in the free market, or items that needed ‘automatic delivery’ and thus had to be stored in large quantities in advance.

All other miscellaneous items were not accepted. Even so, the trading and pick-up function still made a large number of Magic Weapon Summoners feel enthusiastic. Especially after many people tried it and found it really worked and wasn’t fake, the Magic Weapon Summoners erupted with great passion. When Kaja’s Alchemical Avatar rarely went out, he even noticed many stalls had a lot of specialties not native to Kaja.

They weren’t valuable items, just things like fruits and snacks. Professionals wouldn’t be much interested in them, but for the commoners, it was a novelty. After all, barring accidents, most commoners in Kaja would never travel far from Kaja in their entire lives. So seeing these foreign things, curiosity was inevitable.

What made them even more tempted was that the prices of these specialties were quite cheap, only a bit more expensive than Kaja’s native products. They could afford them. After confirming these things weren’t fake, a craze for hot-selling out-of-town products broke out in Kaja.

These foreign specialties were also among the most impacted, but they didn’t cause much disturbance to the market. After all, specialties included things like fruits. These items were difficult to preserve and transport. And because of Tariffs, often after arriving at another place, the price would shoot up several times or even over ten times. Commoners wanting a taste? Dream on!

However, now that the costs of transport, preservation, and Tariffs were reduced, the prices of these specialties immediately dropped. Merchants in related businesses didn’t feel like jumping off a building. This drop in price just changed the conditions for selling the goods; it didn’t bring them unacceptable losses!

Of course, there were still many who complained. Those were merchants who missed the timing of the Trading Module’s appearance. When the Trading Module came out, they were already on the road transporting goods. Some of the Tariffs that needed to be paid had already been paid. Those still on the road were somewhat better off. Those who had just delivered the goods to the destination… they probably wanted to cry!

For these merchants, Zheng Yichen could only say he was powerless to help. He hoped the merchant guilds behind them could give related compensation. The Trading Module alone had cost Zheng Yichen considerable effort. Cover everything comprehensively? Don’t joke around. He wasn’t their father…

Although right now, to those Magic Weapon Summoners, Zheng Yichen could totally say ‘I am your father.’

But there was no need to be that high-profile, right?

“Pah, can’t taste the flavor, annoying.” Holding a fruit that looked like a strawberry, this thing was even two sizes bigger than a pear. It was a specialty from some tribe. Zheng Yichen had seen it in a small Online Store in the Trading Module. He didn’t expect to encounter it here too. However, the price at the store that sold this fruit was about twenty percent higher than in the Online Store. Other goods Zheng Yichen could find in Online Stores all had premiums ranging from over ten percent to under fifty percent.

He looked at many shops; it was basically like this. All the prices were roughly stable within this range. Even if there were differences, they weren’t too big. It seemed those merchant guilds’ market regulation was pretty good. Though the regulation time was still somewhat short. Anyway, Zheng Yichen saw many shops were currently in a closed state, and some had just opened.

“Should I bring out the Zhi Fu Bao function too?” Zheng Yichen thought about it, then immediately suppressed this idea. This thing, basically equal to an online bank, better not be introduced for now. Or rather, the steps couldn’t be taken that fast. At the very least, after a long buffer period, it might be possible to bring out this function.

First, he needed to let those who felt the benefits of the Trading Module feel they couldn’t part with it. Then there was a possibility of introducing it. At that time, most Magic Weapon Summoners or some factions would be accustomed to it. Introducing the Zhi Fu Bao function might then be accepted as smoothly as possible.

Even if no one made large deposits, small amounts would be enough. After all, carrying too much money also meant considering the weight, right? Money was one thing; Zheng Yichen cared more about the additional Mana income.

“Hmph, this dragon will release a function you’ve never seen every few months. After you all accept them, let’s see who dares to provoke me!” Putting away the fruit he had taken a bite of, Zheng Yichen muttered to himself as he walked. Currently, and even for the next ten-plus years, he probably couldn’t reach the height of dominating the Otherworld by force…

If he could do it in just over ten years, how would those old guys in this world who had lived for hundreds of years survive? A Transmigrator wasn’t supposed to cheat this much… Oh, he might be a rather failed Transmigrator. It had been several years, and his strength still couldn’t contend with beings like Archmages or God-Mages. After all, the power levels in this world were very vague. Strict grading? That was just grading within a stage. Even stage grading had a large span…

It was like comparing a hole the size of a cup to one the size of a bucket. The former’s depth was a thousand meters, the latter’s depth was half a meter… Looking at the diameter, the latter completely outclassed the former. But in terms of depth and capacity, it was the opposite.

Therefore, judging an opponent’s strength relied more on one’s own experience and feeling.

So, dominating or something like that—better wash up and go to sleep. So many old undead were hiding or lying low who-knows-where. If his identity was exposed, the Dragon Clan would be the first to cause trouble. If it was said that a dragon’s Talent was higher than a Human’s, and Zheng Yichen didn’t need to face those old Human guys, then what about the old guys of other Dragon Clans whose Talents were in the same tier?

If the path of dominating by force didn’t work, then take another path. This path currently seemed to be developing wonderfully. On the Forum, there was endless praise (no one dared to curse).

Arriving at the entrance of Kachi Academy, before Zheng Yichen could find Lily, a figure rushed over with quick small steps. This made Zheng Yichen take out his new watch to check the time. Hmm, he arrived one minute early, not late.

He fished out a strawberry-like fruit the size of a pear from his pocket and placed it in Lily’s hand, patting her head. Then he noticed a gaze looking over in this direction. Hmm… it was a little boy who looked about the same age as Lily, dressed in luxurious clothing.

“Huh? Your admirer?” Zheng Yichen asked in a low voice.

“Definitely not, I don’t have any feelings for him.” Lily quickly glanced at the other person, as if worried Zheng Yichen might misunderstand something, and quickly said.

“One-sided, then isn’t that an admirer?” Zheng Yichen smiled, extending his hand. “Let’s go, take a walk elsewhere. Kaja has changed quite a bit these two days.”

“Hmph, chasing girls at such a young age. Definitely not a good person.” Lily snorted softly.

“This just shows I’m amazing.”

“??”

“Your current simulation Disguise Skin was made by me,” Zheng Yichen said. Lily couldn’t help but roll her eyes and gently kick the ground.

“This skin isn’t as pretty as me…”

“What? Want me to make you a prettier one?”

Lily shook her head vigorously. Wearing a skin with slightly lower looks than her own was acceptable, but wearing a skin more beautiful than her own? What would that be? Seeing Lily refuse so decisively, Zheng Yichen found it interesting. If this were on Earth, Zheng Yichen felt if he opened an Online Store specifically making such skins, it would definitely sell like hotcakes and go out of stock.

“If the Academy hadn’t assigned me an extra class, I wouldn’t have met him!”

“What class?” Zheng Yichen asked curiously. Academies in this world didn’t believe in free education. Some classes could be attended for free, but some special classes required extra tuition fees. Because the lecturer might not be a teacher from the school; it could be a locally famous Professional or Auxiliary Profession Practitioner.

“It’s a research class about the content of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book,” Lily answered. After she mastered Battle Qi, the Magic Weapon Summoning Book no longer needed to be kept secret. Even though she couldn’t sign a Contract, who besides Zheng Yichen knew about this? The fact that she could summon the Magic Weapon Summoning Book served as extra cover for her identity.

Her summoning Ring was a unique item. Being able to summon the Magic Weapon Summoning Book made others see Lily as a complete existence… Suspicion related to this aspect would naturally decrease. Besides, with so many people in the world, who would randomly grab someone for various checks? Not everyone was the Witch of Life Annie, or the Undying Witch Kasha… Annie was the one who told Zheng Yichen this name.

The matter of surnames—Annie keeping hers was an exception. Other Witches, because of some experiences after their Awakening, basically all abandoned their surnames.

“Many academies like doing this kind of boring stuff.” Zheng Yichen said with a slight upward curve of his lips. Lily noticed Zheng Yichen’s expression and smiled slightly, narrowing her eyes. Others didn’t know what was going on, but she knew a lot! Making those usually stern-faced teachers specifically open such classes, researching something made by someone close to her—even though this secret couldn’t be spoken, she still felt really great!

“Especially these past two days. The research and discussion about that Trading Module were particularly intense. The teacher even made us write some sort of summary.” Lily was a little conflicted. Knowing a big secret others couldn’t know made her very happy, but having to write a long, seemingly useless summary because of it was another matter.

She didn’t really like writing, nor did she want to write anything substantial on it!

“But, this trading model is so amazing…” After a little complaint, Lily couldn’t help but say. Even though she was young, her experiences made her mature early. She had her own views on many things. Especially after returning to her bedroom after school, browsing the Trading Zone’s Online Store goods that were still increasing—the dazzling array of things. The first time she saw it, she was stunned for a while.

She never imagined that one day buying things could become so convenient. Without getting out of bed, without putting on clothes, even without walking, she could easily browse dozens or even hundreds of different stores and buy things inside. Lily personally experienced it. Now her bedroom had some extra small accessories. The dark-themed small accessories were only available in cities thousands of miles away from Kaja.

One or two others were produced by tribes hidden in remote mountainous areas. These things were normally extremely hard to buy. Not because they were difficult to make, but because there was no supply source… And now, this situation was solved so easily. No matter how remote the area, as long as there was a Magic Weapon Summoner there, the goods from that place could circulate outward. At that time, Lily had a feeling that the world seemed to have become smaller.

“Of course!” The smile on Zheng Yichen’s face grew brighter. After walking around with Lily for a good while, because it was a holiday today, he didn’t make her return to the Academy. Instead, he took her back to the house in Kaja. Unconsciously gaining a new Witch, Zheng Yichen felt it necessary to let her meet her. Even if, due to differences in identity and strength, it was only a casual meeting, that was enough.

Just after returning to the house in Kaja, Zheng Yichen was intercepted by Irene. She handed Zheng Yichen a crystal slice less than a millimeter thick. “It’s done. With your ability’s characteristic imprinted on it, others will be completely unable to counterfeit it.”

The slice was crystal clear, but inside, a stable Magic Rune Array was frozen. This was a mark Magic, also a patch related to trading that Zheng Yichen thought of during yesterday’s relaxation. That was, traded goods would retain a unique mark. This mark was specifically for buyers to check the goods. If the goods were fine, then confirm the transaction. The seller could withdraw the money. If unsuitable, then choose a refund!

As for buyers playing tricks, this mark was the way to differentiate! If someone maliciously didn’t confirm the transaction completion, after a certain time the seller could freely withdraw the payment.