The First Store System

Chapter 911: Activation!

"Store owner, can I pay one higher Sacred stone since I don't have enough ordinary Sacred stones?" Joator asked after checking the content inside his space ring.

Even the total value of the ordinary and lesser stones didn't reach the price of the mace.

Aakesh didn't respond immediately but went to the system regarding it.

[Ding!]

[Host, congratulations for satisfying the hidden condition: Customer paying in 'hIgher' or even higher currency denomination!]

Aakesh experienced a familiar scene as the system's mechanical and emotionless voice rang inside his head.

The next moment, the square box next to the chair was suddenly enveloped in a golden light.

When the light vanished, the card machine that resembled the one in the Primal Dimension suddenly materialized in front of Aakesh and Joator.

Joator looked on in surprise at all this. He had only asked about paying in a higher denomination of currency, but things seemed to have taken some strange turns due to that.

Joator looked at the machine, expecting a sudden appearance of a new product. He didn't ask the store owner but waited for Aakesh to answer his question first.

"Yes, you can exchange Higher Sacred stones with either ordinary or lesser Sacred stones!"

Joator was going to pay, but his hands suddenly stopped after hearing what Aakesh said next.

"The exchange rate isn't available for every customer in the store. Only the customers who own the store cards are applicable."

"There are three kinds of store cards available in the store: the Higher Store Card, the Supreme Store Card, and the Ultimate Store Card."

"To own that card, the store charges a one-time fee. For a Higher Store Card, the fee is one higher Sacred stone. Since it's the lowest tier of the card, it only offers unlimited space for carrying Sacred stones, irrespective of their type."

"To own Supreme Store Card, the one-time fee is one supreme Sacred stone. Like the previous tier card, it also comes with unlimited space for stones. In addition to that, it also allows communication with other card owners. The calling would work everywhere except for very few areas in the Sacred Dimension."

"For the Ultimate Store Card, the one-time fee is one ultimate Sacred stone. It has all the abilities of the last two cards. In addition to that, the calling function has been enhanced. Only three places are outside of its range. There is another ability; it allows the user to teleport within a fixed range."

Aakesh explained the function of the cards one after another.

The hidden tiers of stones above the higher level were supreme and ultimate. One supreme stone was equivalent to one hundred thousand higher Sacred stones, while one ultimate stone was equal to one million supreme Sacred stones.

Joator listened in shock, as it was the first time he had come across the term "Ultimate." He knew that there was another tier of stones above the supreme level, but not even his father or the Triangular-Eyes Demon King knew about it, so how could he know its title?

At the same time, he was also shocked at the abilities of the store cards, especially the charges. Even the lowest of the three tiers required one higher Sacred stone. Keep in mind that not more than two or three people in the entire Fawkes Kingdom could take this amount out.

"Is this the only way to exchange stones?" Joator couldn't help but frown and ask. It wasn't a small amount that he could splurge on things that might not help him in battle or in survival.

"Yes! In addition to that, you can only use the exchanged stones in the store since your card will store the remaining amount," Aakesh replied expressionlessly.

Joator couldn't help but stand dumbfounded after hearing Aakesh. Not only did the card need one higher Sacred stone to buy, but the exchanged stones could also be spent only in this store. It was equivalent to making profits from the store from all sides.

Joator couldn't help but smile wryly as the store's attraction was so intense that customers would happily buy these cards with all their disadvantages. Joator was also one of those customers, and since he needed the mace, he decided to go for it.

If there was no Panagea in the store, Joator would have left the store and returned with the required stones. But since there was Panagea in the store, Joator was going to become a regular customer. Since he would have to spend money in the store, there was no loss in having the card's sale exclusive to the store.

"Give me one Higher Store Card," Joator said after a pause. Soon after, he took out the stone from his space ring.

The stone shone even brighter than ordinary stone, and it was smaller in size, while its shape wasn't spherical like lesser and ordinary Sacred stones. Instead, it was elliptical.

Joator's heart felt a pang as he extended the stone toward Aakesh.

Ignoring the look of heartbreak on Joator's face, Aakesh grabbed the higher Sacred stone. He then turned toward the card machine.

The design of the machine was similar to how it was in the Primal Dimension, except for the name of the tiers.

Aakesh then threw the stone into the black-hole-like pattern on the right side, and soon the stone disappeared. Aakesh then pressed the switch, denoting the Higher Store Card, placed on the left side with two other options.

Not even a second had passed when a card flew into Aakesh's hands from the corner on the right.

Since it was the first time even Aakesh had seen the card in the Sacred Dimension, he focused on it.

The card was rectangular with curved edges on all four sides. It was entirely blue in color, with the name of the store written on the top side while the bottom side was blank.

Slightly below the title, there was a tiny needle, and right below it, there was a see-through hole. The hole wasn't even large enough for the narrow needle to pass through.

Even though Aakesh already knew the function of the needle and the see-through miniature hole, a piece of information about it still appeared in his head.