The Programmer Cultivator

Chapter 97: Chapter 94: Delivery Method

That’s why Spirit Manors don’t offer interest on deposits. For excessively large sums, you even have to pay a fee just to make a transfer.

It was a bit like paying for shipping.

Zhang Deming entered the Spirit Manor. The spacious hall was filled with numerous counters and various Array Light Curtains, giving it a modern, almost sci-fi feel.

He took a number and went directly to an open counter.

”Hello, how can I help you today?” the teller asked through the window.

Zhang Deming replied, ”I’d like to open an anonymous access account, and I’ll need several sub-cards.”

The teller smiled. ”An anonymous account costs one Spirit Stone. That includes one main card and five sub-cards for free. Any more than that will be an additional charge.”

Zhang Deming nodded. ”Five will be enough for now.”

’Good thing I borrowed a few Spirit Stones from Zong En before I left today, or this would have been really awkward.’

The teller nodded and asked again, ”Do the sub-cards need withdrawal and transfer functions enabled?

By default, sub-cards can only be used for deposits. Only the main card has both deposit and withdrawal capabilities.”

Zhang Deming said, ”Enable it on one of them. The rest can be left at the default setting.”

The teller nodded. ”Understood.”

The transaction was handled quite quickly. In a moment, the teller finished and handed over several cards that looked similar to the Celestial Spirit Sect’s Identity Card.

One was purple, and five were pale white. They were all embossed with the architectural logo of the Hongmeng Spirit Manor.

The teller handed the cards to Zhang Deming, saying, ”You need to keep the main card and the sub-card with withdrawal functions safe. Since this is an anonymous account, anyone holding the card can withdraw money.

If you lose a sub-card, you can come back and cancel it.

But if you lose the main card, the entire account is gone. There is no other way to recover it, so you must remember this clearly.”

Zhang Deming nodded, took the cards, and left the Spirit Manor. Only when he was back outside did the feeling of having crossed into a technological world fade away.

With his preparations complete, Zhang Deming went to the Slums in the northern part of the city. He turned down an alley and entered a well-hidden small courtyard.

He had purchased this place before his last departure. Its purpose, of course, was to serve as a meeting point.

He sat down in the courtyard, put on the same black robe as before, and donned his mask.

Zhang Deming focused his Heart Spirit inward and entered the placenta-like space of the Spirit Nurturing Technique’s Rune Ball. At this moment, there were four points of light within the space.

Two were from before, and two had appeared in the last few days. Of course, he had only met with the first two points of light.

As for the latter two, Zhang Deming had only observed their situations without disturbing them, so they were unaware of his presence.

For this, the two points of light had provided Zhang Deming with 0.4 of a white light sphere and 0.04 towards the condensation of a gold light sphere.

The edification Merit from a Spirit Nurturing Ball seemed to be fixed. Whenever someone learned a Skill through a Spirit Nurturing Ball, he received 0.2 Qi Fortune and 0.02 Merit.

Zhang Deming moved before the point of light representing Qu Qizhong. He opened his hand, and light surged within the placenta-like space.

A phantom note slowly materialized in front of Zhang Deming. Written on it was:

North City, Upper Gold Street, 153 Liuyin Lane, small courtyard. Come quickly! --Zhang Wu

Once the phantom note finished forming, Zhang Deming tossed it into the point of light before him.

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After meeting with Zhang Deming, Qu Qizhong took action the very next day. He returned to his clan and, in front of the numerous clan elders, sorted out all the accounts.

He immediately began rebuilding the shop. After two days of hard work, the shop reopened for business.

Due to a lack of funds, he initially focused on consignment, using some Low-Level Items to fill the shop’s shelves.

Afterward, he used the Spirit Nurturing Balls in an auction format to draw in customers.

It had to be said that these Spirit Nurturing Balls for Basic Techniques held a fatal attraction for many Loose Cultivators with low Talent.

The Spirit Nurturing Technique was something that Duality Cultivators were just beginning to touch upon and was only common among Three Talents Cultivators. As such, Spirit Nurturing Balls containing insights into Low-Level Techniques rarely appeared on the market.

Consequently, he achieved gratifying success in just a few short days.

However, the last of the four Spirit Nurturing Balls had been sold yesterday, which made Qu Qizhong a little worried.

He had only just managed to open up the situation. If he ran out of stock so soon and went several days without an auction...

The popularity he had just built up would instantly plummet. His shop might even become deserted, which was far from keeping a low profile.

Qu Qizhong stood on the second floor, watching the many Loose Cultivators below. Most were browsing the store, but it was clear that many were actually just lying in wait.

Just then, as he was worrying, Qu Qizhong’s vision suddenly blurred. When he came to his senses, he was once again in the gray, hazy space of consciousness.

Having been here once before, Qu Qizhong reacted instantly. He glanced around but didn’t see Elder Huang or anyone else.

Before he could continue his search, the gray mist before him swirled, forming a line of text.

”North City, Upper Gold Street, 153 Liuyin Lane, small courtyard. Come quickly! --Zhang Wu”

The words flickered for a moment before slowly fading away. Qu Qizhong felt another daze, and when he came to, he was back in his shop.

It all felt like an illusion, but Qu Qizhong knew that in the circles he moved in, only the Blue Sky Alliance possessed the means to extract his consciousness without him being able to resist.

He shot to his feet, grabbed a few things, and gave a few instructions.

Spirit Wind surged beneath his feet. He activated the Agility Technique and sped toward the meeting point.

Although Celestial Spirit City was huge, at the speed granted by the Agility Technique, it only took him a moment to reach the meeting point in the northern part of the city.

”Come in. The door’s unlocked.”

Qu Qizhong reached the gate, but before he could knock, Zhang Deming’s voice rang out from the courtyard.

Qu Qizhong paused, straightened his clothes, and then pushed the gate open and walked inside.