With 4 people tailing behind me, I walked over towards Commercial District 1 and continued walking down the street until we reached the shop, I assumed to be Greja’s. It wasn’t that bad of an assumption since there was a large sign outside on top of the shop that literally read ‘Greja’s Emporium’. Can never be too sure though.
The shop was a lot different from the one in the Tutorial. It was still made out of wood, but the building was of decent size and had a second floor. From the outside there was no way to see inside, so I guess they still didn’t like windows. Anyway, I pushed open the double doors that led inside and was met with a wide-open floor plan.
On both the walls to me left and right were shelves where I expected goods to be placed but they were empty for now, and right in front of me was a counter. The counter was attached to a staircase on its left that led up to the second floor, but it was barred off right now for some reason.
So far, the only surprise in the shop was that there was another person here and it wasn’t Greja.
“Hey Raizen. Didn’t expect to see you here today, and not with a squad of people following you around. Who are they?”
“Troublemakers, what about you Grant?”
“Ah I well I realized if I wanted to start a fishing business I would need a boat. So, I found my way here to see if I could get supplies to make one. Even though I don’t actually know anything about building a boat, I can’t give up without trying right?”
Yeah, I was wondering how he was going to get a boat. Or even a fishing rod. I wonder if there’s anyone in the line who knows how to build boats that can help him? Hm…I’ll find out when I announce my brilliant idea tomorrow.
“Yeah, that makes sense. Maybe we can get you some help, we’ll see. Have you seen the shopkeeper?”
“No, I’ve only been here for a few minutes though. By the way, you said these people are troublemakers, what did they do?”
I took a look at the group behind me, and none of them looked like they wanted to speak up. That’s fine, I guess.
“They caused some problems in the line to get in.”
“Hm, well alright then…”
I could tell he thought the situation was a bit weird but hey can’t do anything about it. I didn’t know what else to do with them so…
Anyway, we stood there in silence for a minute until Greja suddenly appeared behind the counter.
“Welcome in welcome in! It’s nice to see you Lord Raizen, I apologize for my tardiness, there were things to take care of.
“So, how can I help you?”
“Sorry for coming before you’re fully set up, but I would like to be able to see your shop. Is it the same as the Tutorial? Grant here has some wishes of his own.”
“No worries, my wares are all available for purchase right now, and no, this shop is nothing like the one you saw in the Tutorial. This is my actual shop. I am a genuine merchant, there are no more restrictions on the things I can or cannot sell. Though despite me saying that. You will not be seeing the most valuable of my wares as those are being sold in shops on other planets. Of course that is not to say, that the things you will see are not valuable but something than can benefit a cultivator in the Nascent Soul realm is far more expensive and valuable than you can imagine at this stage.”
“Hm, how much Gold Coins would something like that cost?”
As someone who’s just been given 100 Gold Coins, it only made sense that I’m a bit curious since that’s an insane amount of money based on the standards of the Tutorial shop.
Though my mouth almost twitched when I saw Greja laugh.
“Haha, no amount of Gold Coins can pay for something like that. For that sort of treasure we are dealing with Spirt Stones. Something you will learn about in time. For now, here’s a look at my shop.”
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Welcome to Greja’s Emporium
Select a Category.
1. Spiritual Frutis
2. Techniques
3. Weapons
4. Manuals
5. Materials
6. Treasures
7. Miscellaneous
8. Requests (See Counter)
Oh, this is in fact far different from the Tutorial. Let’s take a look…
“Alright, you. What’s your name?”
“It’s Bran Sir.”
“Alright Bran, right down everything you see in the Miscellaneous category. And you, what’s your name?”
“My name is Grady Sir.”
“Alright Grady, you write down everything you see in the Materials category.”
Immediately they both started writing. I didn’t need the other two to do anything for now, as after taking a look through all of the categories, those two are the most relevant for us at the moment. All of them will be useful but those two matter more right now.
While they did that, I went back to focus on the display in front of me. All the categories only had 1-5 items each. Which was a bit different from the Tutorial where some categories had subcategories and multiple options. This shop didn’t even offer clothes.
In the Spiritual Fruits category, there were only two items.
1. Silver Grape – 50 Copper
- Slightly toughens the Skin.
2. Azure Pear – 5 Gold Coins
- Enhances the flow of Qi
The descriptions were short and to the point, but they told enough a picture, though I’m sure Greja would explain if need be.
Next was the Techniques category and that had a couple different items.
1. Qi Strike Qi Refinement – 10 Silver Coins
2. Qi Burst Qi Refinement – 10 Silver Coins
3. Piercing Strike Qi Refinement – 25 Silver Coins
If I remember correctly, these were the exact same techniques as the Tutorial, but the primes were vastly different…they were being sold for Bronze Coins, while now they’re suddenly worth Silver? Is Greja robbing us?
“Greja, aren’t these the same techniques from the Tutorial? Why are they so much more expensive?”
“Things were easier in the Tutorial, all prices were controlled by the System to make things fair for you all, but the Multiverse isn’t so kind. Though although looks expensive, these Techniques are mainly for Qi Refinement Cultivators, it should be quite easy for one of them to earn a few Silvers.”
“I see…”
Well, that’s nice information. A Qi Refinement Cultivator should be able to easily earn a few Silvers. I’ll keep that in mind.
Next were the Weapons. A bit surprising she’s selling weapons, but I guess why not? There were only two of them anyway.
1. Ironroot Sword – 1 Silver
2. Ironflame Dagger – 50 Silver
Interesting names, but no descriptions. They aren’t spears so I’m not interested anyway. Next came the Manuals and again there was only one thing.
1. Olirag Breathing Manual Qi Refinement – 1 Silver Coin
This was also in the Tutorial, but It’s a bit more expensive now.
Materials, which had the most items.
1. Dark Wood – 5 Bronze Coins per Pound
2. Ironroot (Ore) – 20 Bronze Coins per Pound
3. Tempered Bronze (Ingot) – 20 Bronze Coins per Pound
4. Grack Hide – 1 Silver Coins per Pound
5. Rock Iron – 50 Copper Coins Per Pound
After that came Treasures and there was only 1 item here.
1. Meditation Mat – 10 Silver Coins
Then of course Miscellaneous, which had a few items.
1. Sustenance Pills (30) – 15 Copper Coins
2. Paper (100) – 25 Copper Coins
3. Pencil – 2 Copper Coins
So, I guess it works both ways, since both the paper and the pencil were a bit more expensive in the Tutorial.
Anyway, that was everything with the exception of the Requests, something that Grant was trying to make use of right now as he approached Greja.
“Hi, I would like to make a request.”
“Go for it.”
“I would like to build a boat so that I can fish, but I don’t see any tools in your shop to do it. Is that a part of the things I can request?”
“Hm, if you would like to buy individual tools, I would suggest visiting the blacksmith and having them commissioned. Though if you just want the boat, that can be arranged as well.”
Both Grant and I were a bit surprised at that. More so Grant than me as he spoke up in excitement.
“Wait are you saying I can purchase an entire boat?!”
“That’s exactly what I’m saying.”
I couldn’t help but speak up at this point.
“How is that possible? Are you shipping boats here from another planet?”
“Unfortunately, it would be way too costly to do that at the moment. Though it is possible. Instead, I am able to connect to other shops in Cities on this planet through a specialized network for Merchants, and it just so happens that one of them is selling boats. Three different kinds in fact. I suppose a faction that specializes in water operations of some sort was able to secure a deal with one of your fellow humans. So, want to buy a boat?”