At night, a legend began circulating within the temporary camp of the Divine Magic Academy.

"Have you heard? The Holy Maiden Squad just wiped out over a hundred demons in one go, piling up a mountain of loot and earning over a hundred points directly!"

"Have you heard? The Holy Maiden Squad ventured deep into the ruins and killed two hundred demons, stacking up loot like a mountain!"

"Have you heard? The legendary Holy Maiden Squad entered the lighthouse, slaughtered a thousand demons, and the loot couldn’t even fit at the registration site!"

"Have you heard, the Holy Maiden Squad almost cleared the lighthouse..."

...

"???"

Listening to increasingly outrageous rumors, Hilia had a head full of questions.

"It’s getting more and more ridiculous, do they have nothing better to do?!" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

At this moment, Hilia was ready to head to the mercenary marketplace to continue yesterday’s business.

She carried a small bag containing a folding stool, a folding table, a wooden sign, several scrolls, and various tools for modifying runes.

Just as she passed a spot where many students gathered to rest, she overheard the absurd rumors about their battle today.

But luckily, none of these people had seen her; they were just spreading baseless rumors, knowing only that there’s a Holy Maiden Squad that did something amazing.

Rose also laughed: "Thankfully your Star Spirit Network isn’t well-developed. Even though there’s video calling, there’s no functionality or platform to freely upload short videos, or else the scene of you counting loot would have been uploaded to the Star Spirit Network long ago."

Hilia said: "The school’s Star Spirit Curtain Wall seems to support uploading footage recorded by the Yesterday Reappearance Skill, but the process is cumbersome; you have to go to the Star Spirit Network administrator who manages the curtain wall at school."

"The Star Spirit Network is overly reliant on magic and hasn’t matured yet. It’ll be interesting when it does mature, as then your every move will be exposed to everyone in the world."

"Huh? That’s terrifying."

Just thinking about that scenario sent chills down Hilia’s spine.

Alright, nevermind, don’t think about it.

The current gold coins are more important.

The girl arrived at the spot beside last night’s booth.

Originally, there was no space, but the vendor selling Heart of the Magic Puppet enthusiastically made room for her and even took out last night’s folding stool.

Hilia declined his folding stool and took out her own, setting up a small table, placing the carving knife and scrolls, staking the sign into the ground beside, and starting her business.

Seeing her ready, the vendor next to her immediately said eagerly: "Hello, esteemed lady, my name is Carl, and I’m a trader. May I know your name?"

Hilia glanced at him and said, "Hilia."

"Ah, it’s the famous Miss Hilia; your name reverberates like thunder, with minstrels singing of your greatness..."

"Alright, alright, enough of that."

Hilia cut off his compliments, feeling goosebumps rising all over.

"As a thanks for saving a booth space, I can upgrade two link devices for you for 50 silver coins."

"Two... that works too, thank you, great Miss Hilia."

"If you keep flattering me like that, I’ll raise the price to one gold coin, you know?"

"Ahem... then I’ll leave it to Miss Hilia."

With that, the vendor handed over two Hearts of the Magic Puppet.

Heart of the Magic Puppet must be the hardest thing to sell in a temporary camp like this, much like selling graphics cards in a vegetable market. Hilia couldn’t figure out why this guy insisted on selling Hearts of the Magic Puppet here.

Of course, according to Rose’s criticism, his actions were like putting screen protectors on phones at a vegetable market.

If he hadn’t helped last night, she might have been ridiculed by Carl, who hadn’t made any sales either by the end of the day.

Hilia accepted the Heart of the Magic Puppet and skillfully disassembled it, beginning to modify runes for the link devices.

Soon after she started working, several mercenaries walked over from a distance.

"That’s her!"

A vague voice was heard and then those mercenaries immediately surrounded Hilia’s booth.

"Shh, don’t disturb her work; if we anger her, we won’t stand a chance against her."

The surroundings quieted down again.

Voices were still present, but they spoke in hushed tones, fearing they might affect her.

Though Hilia heard the voices, she paid them no attention.

Engraving runes in the bustling marketplace also served as a way to train her focus.

Thanks to yesterday’s groundwork, it only took Hilia around fifteen minutes to upgrade Carl’s two link devices, reinstall them onto the Hearts of the Magic Puppet, and hand them back to him.

Carl waved his hand: "Just leave them on your table; it seems you don’t have Hearts of the Magic Puppet on display today. Feel free to use and display these two, free of charge."

Hilia chuckled.

Don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to.

Yet, as he said, having a display piece indeed seems better.

So, Hilia placed the two Magic Puppets at the top left of the table, looking up at the crowd in front of her.

She spotted Adonis in the crowd and recognized him as one of the two mercenaries she saved today, even as one of the two who first visited her yesterday.

Hilia smiled: "Welcome, link device upgrade, 60 silver coins each."

A mercenary asked, "Once upgraded, can it fight Tier Two demons?"

"Complete annihilation!"

Another mercenary asked, "Once upgraded, can it do a backflip?"

"It can spiral upwards too!"

"Once upgraded, can it be used as a wife?"

"Sure, do you need me to add vibration frequency?"

"..."

Once the mercenaries found Hilia easy to talk to, all sorts of odd questions poured in one after another.

But luckily, they didn’t just ask for free. They were passing the time with questions while waiting for Hilia to upgrade their link devices.

Today, Hilia’s proficiency was even higher than yesterday, increasing her rune drawing efficiency, making it possible to answer questions while drawing.

By the time she closed the stall at ten, including Carl’s two, she had upgraded a total of twenty link devices, attracting quite a few spectators, curious and skeptical of the results.

Everything was getting better.

Even Carl nearby managed to sell a Heart of the Magic Puppet, one of the devices Hilia upgraded.

When he sold it, Carl had a face like a blooming chrysanthemum, which greatly displeased Hilia.

"A whole day’s hard work and he sells one, darn it!"

Hilia wasn’t very sure of the profit margin on Heart of the Magic Puppet, but judging by the one she sold yesterday, it’s at least 100%.

With a 20 gold coin Heart of the Magic Puppet, he could earn 10 gold coins, which is roughly equal to Hilia’s entire day’s earnings.

Back in the dormitory, Hilia dumped out all the silver coins and began counting them on the table.

Soon, a total of 1,180 silver coins were counted, originally 1,200 silver coins, but a 20 silver coin discount was given to Carl.

"At last, no one shortchanged me, humph!"