The captain walked near the shelves to check the product labels, and soon his expression changed.

"How can I verify the effects of these cards?"

The captain looked at Lin Ye.

"You can test one card. If the effect doesn't match the description, you don't need to pay the transaction points for that card. But if the effect is as described, you need to pay the corresponding price."

Lin Ye didn't offer any free card trial services here.

"...I want these cards, paid with transaction points."

The captain briefly entertained some greedy thoughts, but reason reminded him that a system employee couldn't possibly be just a low-tier spiritual energy user.

Lin Ye saw the other party take out an instrument resembling a phone from a spatial item. Soon, a system prompt appeared before his eyes.

[Obtained 105 transaction points]

Considering the value of transaction points, Lin Ye's pricing for low-tier spiritual energy cards wasn't high. One transaction point could buy ten low-tier spiritual energy cards. After all, spiritual energy cards were just disposable consumables. However, the other party purchased one high-tier spiritual energy card and several mid-tier ones.

A high-tier spiritual energy card was priced around 50 points, equivalent to one Rule Crystal.

Lin Ye also felt his pricing was a bit excessive, but considering customers might not have access to the system's trading channels, this price was actually quite reasonable.

What surprised Lin Ye was that the other party completed the transaction without testing the card effects. He glanced at the Sacrificial Night formal gown he was wearing. The effect of this relic seemed very well-suited for this job.

After completing the transaction, the captain led his team members and left the general store. A portal appeared outside the store, and the combat squad left the area through it.

'There's even a pickup and drop-off service? Can this really break even? What's the system's purpose in doing this?'

Lin Ye felt this area likely had some kind of problem. Otherwise, the system wouldn't have sent him here to become a general store clerk.

But these matters had nothing to do with him. He was just a laborer, and only a short-term one for a single night at that.

After the combat squad left, another system prompt appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

[Obtained labor income: 24 system points]

"Equivalent to half a Rule Crystal, not bad."

If he wasn't afraid of causing trouble, Lin Ye was almost tempted to actively summon some customers to come and spend.

Just as Lin Ye was lost in random thoughts, spatial fluctuations appeared again outside the general store. A priest wearing black ceremonial robes appeared outside.

The priest walked into the general store. He didn't look at the goods on the shelves but stared fixedly at Lin Ye, who was leaning on the counter.

"If you don't want to die here, I suggest you stop looking at me with those eyes."

As a clerk, Lin Ye was fifty percent more gentle than usual.

"That was truly rude of me. I just didn't expect a deity to appear in a place like this."

The priest bowed in apology, then turned to look at the shelves. He took several high-tier spiritual energy cards from the shelf and placed a silver metal coin on the counter.

The silver coin disappeared, and a system prompt appeared before Lin Ye's eyes.

[Obtained 1000 transaction points]

"That's 800 points extra. I don't have any change on me."

Having completed a transaction, Lin Ye's expression softened a little.

"The remainder is a small token of apology. If you are unwilling to accept it, I can take goods of equivalent value."

The priest, watching the counter with his cloudy eyeballs, replied.

"I accept your apology, but I must still ask you to take goods of equivalent value. If you have other requests, I can also consider them."

Lin Ye sat up straight. This was a big order worth 1000 transaction points, equivalent to 20 Rule Crystals.

"...Then, could you give me a blessing? Any blessing will do."

The priest lowered his head and said.

"Flesh and blood, or descent, which do you prefer?"

The cost of the blessing secret art was one Rule Crystal, equal to 50 transaction points.

"Please give me the flesh and blood blessing."

A flicker of confusion passed through the priest's eyes. He was somewhat unclear about Lin Ye's origins.

"May you receive the favor of the Red Sea."

Lin Ye said with a smile.

"...Thank you for your blessing."

As if sensing something, the priest respectfully retreated from the general store and then left the area at the fastest speed.

[Obtained labor income: 194 transaction points]

'Roughly around twenty percent?'

Lin Ye hummed a little tune he had heard in the Music Box, feeling quite pleased. He was already considering shopping in the high-level trading area after returning.

After the priest left, roughly half an hour passed before new spatial fluctuations occurred outside the general store.

This time, the spatial fluctuations were extremely intense. Lin Ye sensed an extremely unstable spatial chasm outside.

This spatial chasm seemed to connect to another area.

"Where is this?"

"It should be somewhere in another plane!"

"How can there be a general store in a place like this?"

"Wait, I think I've heard rumors somewhat similar to this place... This general store might be related to the system!"

...

Noisy voices sounded outside the general store. This time, there were many more guests than before.

Several men wearing clothing of different styles walked into the general store. Many more people were behind them, but the store space was too small, so the others could only queue outside.

These people understood the store's function by looking at the product labels without Lin Ye's reminder.

"Shopkeeper, can we exchange materials for these cards?"

A man with a powerfully built physique approached the counter and asked.

"Yes, but only if the value of your materials is sufficient."

Lin Ye sensed that on the other side of the spatial chasm was a simple camp. These people seemed to be a group of adventurers, about to venture into some dangerous area.

"Then I want these two cards."

The burly man took two high-tier spiritual energy cards and placed a small bag of fine red powder on the counter.

'Huh? This is...'

Lin Ye sensed the contents of the small bag. It seemed to be a blood product from some powerful creature.

The value of this bag of materials was certainly much higher than two high-tier spiritual energy cards, but compared to 100 transaction points, it was somewhat ambiguous.

"Agreed."

Considering the materials originated from the Suitcase and the amount of materials used to craft the cards wasn't high, Lin Ye decided to complete this transaction.

The materials on these adventurers might not be worth that many transaction points, but for Lin Ye, these materials were very valuable and had multiple uses.

Dozens of adventurers queued to enter the general store and complete transactions with Lin Ye. Some adventurers among them were severely injured and not yet healed, while others were missing body parts. Lin Ye provided surgical services for these people and could even help them install various models of body parts. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

During this process, Lin Ye obtained a large amount of highly valuable spiritual energy materials, and the spiritual energy cards on the shelves were almost sold out.