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After scheming and fighting for tens of thousands of years, she was always overshadowed by the sisters 637. She finally had a chance to rise to power after they were somehow abandoned by Kil'jaeden. However, she hadn't even been in power for a few days before Sargeras threw her here for "knowing too much"... Keltris said she was really scared.
"It just so happens that you two said you were short-handed, right? It's better to have someone you know well than to have to look elsewhere, so let's keep them." Bai Ye, who was still sleepy from last night, yawned, said something to Hei Zhen next to her, and then lay down on the recliner, casually picking up a book and covering her face with it.
She didn't know how much time had passed when she was woken up by a pair of small hands.
"Master, we have a guest."
Upon hearing Black Jeanne's words, Byakuya rubbed his eyes and looked up at the figure who was surveying the shop's interior... a new customer.
"Sir, is there anything I can help you with?"
"You're here...outside the world?"
"correct."
“Very well, then I hereby officially declare that this place is now under my control, in the name of the White Night King!” The woman laughed, hands on her hips.
"Bai Ye...Wang?" Looking at this woman who seemed either domineering or childish, Bai Ye's lips twitched violently: "That's quite a coincidence. My name is Bai Ye."
Chapter 214 White Yaksha: "Little brother, interested in pulling off a big heist?"
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“Young man, those who make jokes like this with us usually don’t have a good ending.” After staring at each other for a while, the white-haired woman pulled out a folding fan from somewhere, opened it with a whoosh, and covered the lower half of her face, only revealing a pair of squinting eyes staring at Bai Ye.
"Isn't that a bit of an overstatement?" Bai Ye retorted without backing down. "Many people know my name is Bai Ye, but who here can vouch for your identity?"
Inside the Dimensional Shop, Bai Ye declared that he was not afraid at all. No matter if you were a powerful figure who could destroy a star with a wave of your hand outside, once you entered the shop, you would be a dragon and you would be a tiger and you would be lying down!
I, Bai Liangchen, have never been afraid of anyone on my own turf!
"Is that so...?" The woman who called herself the White Night King looked at the twin sisters and Kellyris in the shop.
As for Jeanne Alter, who was relatively closer to her, she was completely ignored because she was sitting next to Byakuya and was clearly on the same side as Byakuya.
“Master’s real name is indeed Bai Ye.” When the woman’s eyes were on the three Eredar warlocks, Bai Ye took advantage of the situation and directly activated his shield to block the woman’s aura for the three of them. So, in Saloras’s eyes, the woman was simply asking them a question, so they calmly replied.
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Even a few men who look like mere servants can ignore my imposing manner, so it seems I've really arrived at some extraordinary place?
That doesn't make sense either; these three look weak and easy to bully.
“In that case, we’ll accept your name for now…” White Yaksha nodded. “So, Mr. Unknown, who once had the honor of sharing the same name with us, do you have any plans to change your name?”
"Heh." What do you mean by "in the past"? Don't talk like I've already agreed to change my name, you jerk!
"Whoa, what's with this reaction? I'm really trying to communicate with you. After all, a guy with a name that's extremely similar to mine, and a male at that... can be quite bothersome for me sometimes."
"So why don't you change your name?" Bai Ye rolled her eyes. "And don't act like you wouldn't mind if I were a woman."
"...We really don't mind." Staring at Bai Ye's features, which had become much more handsome after becoming an immortal, Bai Yacha answered seriously.
"hehe."
"What do you mean by constantly 'hehe'? It feels like you're mocking me."
"No."
"If there isn't one, why are you avoiding my gaze and looking at the ceiling?"
"I'm happy~"
"Kid, our patience is limited."
"hehe."
Holy crap, you really do want to fight, don't you?
The White Demon, stunned by White Night's formulaic response, trembled slightly as she gripped the fan handle... "If that's the case, then let's communicate with fists?"
"Help! Help! Help! Help me!"
A sudden voice broke the tense atmosphere in the store. The group turned to look and saw a beautiful woman in a sky-blue robe carrying a wooden stick running in through the portal. Behind her was a wild boar that was over three meters tall.
The surrounding environment suddenly changed, and the woman was obviously startled. As the store manager, Bai Ye compared "doing business with a 36E" with "doing business with a 3.6-meter-tall wild boar" and slapped the wild boar from a distance.
Considering the negative pollution that a wild boar would cause to the store environment if it were destroyed, Bai Ye didn't actually use much force in his palm strike. However, to his surprise, the wild boar shattered the moment his palm struck it, turning into a beam of white light that floated toward him.
"what?"
Bai Ye and Bai Yacha simultaneously reached out and intercepted a portion of the white light. The remaining portion was directly integrated into the woman's body. Then, to Bai Ye's astonishment, a golden light flashed across the woman's body... just like the overused upgrade effect in online games.
"Kid, don't resist, let's talk first." A voice rang out directly in Bai Ye's mind.
"what happened?"
"After you killed that pig, you kept a portion of what it turned into, right?"
"Imagination power?" Bai Ye asked doubtfully, recalling the appraisal result given by the Dimensional Shop.
"Yes, little brother, you really know your stuff." White Yaksha chuckled strangely twice.
"...Just get to the point."
"Although you have recognized the power of illusion, I am sure you don't know its exact source."
"I really don't know." Bai Ye read the note word for word again, shook his head slightly, and then asked with some curiosity, "I really don't know, but judging from the tone of your voice... you do know?"
"Pretty much, pretty much." A smug smile appeared on White Yaksha's face. "While we can't guarantee there aren't other possibilities, we happened to hear about these creatures formed purely from the power of imagination back in the Little Garden. A few years ago, a genius emerged from Buddhism, and one with exceptional luck at that. After reaching a bottleneck in his strength, he took a treasure called 'Imagination Crystal' from the Buddhist treasury, and then started his 'Artificial Buddhist Kingdom' project in a world with an overall mediocre level of development."
"An artificial Buddhist kingdom?!" Although the specific details are unknown, the genius that White Yaksha mentioned must be some kind of Bodhisattva, given that they dare to go to such lengths.
"Yes, the artificial Buddhist kingdom. The reason we describe him as a genius is because of his plan. As the name suggests, the Fantasy Crystal allows things that originally only existed in fantasy to cross the boundary between illusion and reality. It is said that he spent more than three thousand years gathering a large number of believers, and used the Fantasy Crystal as a medium to pull the spirits of those believers into a virtual world. When that virtual world had all the characteristics that only the Pure Land had, he directly made the whole world real. At the moment the Buddhist kingdom was formed, his strength also jumped from six figures to three figures."
"And then?" Hearing a hint of regret in White Night Demon's tone, White Night couldn't help but ask.
"Then he was killed by Shakyamuni. According to that fatso, he didn't focus on cultivation but instead engaged in these heretical practices, which violated the true meaning of Buddhist cultivation... Everyone knows he was worried that the guy would grow up and threaten his position." White Yaksha curled his lips, showing great disdain for Shakyamuni, who was labeled a "fatso".
"Forehead……"
"Let's not talk about him anymore. Given that fatso's personality, once he makes a move, he must have completely sealed off every escape route. Let's talk about this power of illusion instead." Although Bai Ye was very interested in some of the inside stories Bai Yacha mentioned, Bai Yacha seemed unwilling to say more and instead steered the conversation back to the wild boar that had already been killed.
"Fantasy Crystals...Fantasy Power...What's the connection between these two?"
"Bingo, you got it right! Only the Imaginary Crystal can make the power of imagination form a lifelike creature like that pig from before..." White Yaksha excitedly slapped White Ye on the shoulder across the counter. At the same time, the voice in White Ye's mind became excited: "So, this little brother with the same name as us, are you interested in pulling off a big heist?"
Chapter 215 Taking Action → First, Plant a Nail
"That's all I'm saying, don't get physical..."
Looking at his hand that had been moved away, White Yaksha inexplicably felt an urge to summon his Star Beast and give him a good whack without saying a word.
“We’ve already explained the function of the Fantasy Crystal very clearly. Unless someone is lucky enough to obtain it by accident and completely control it, anyone who uses it to create things must know its true purpose…” At this point, White Yaksha’s voice became expectant: “Although judging from the behavior of that pig and this girl, the owner of this Fantasy Crystal has only been using it for a short time, the fact that it has been used means that everything is almost ready. If we seize the opportunity, we can get a world for free!”
"Is it really that simple?" Anyone who thinks they can be fooled by a pie in the sky is a sucker, and Bai Ye will not allow himself to be seen that way.
"Those who possess fantasy crystals will generally choose a closed world that is completely isolated from the outside world to ensure their plans can proceed smoothly. Moreover, to ensure that everything goes according to plan before the world transforms from illusion to reality, they will first support one person or one side in that illusory world to handle any dissenting forces..."
"Didn't you say that only that genius from the Buddhist sect had used it once?"
"That was before. Although he died later, the problem wasn't with the Fantasy Crystal, but with the infighting among the dark forces within Buddhism. So after his story spread, many people who had been stuck at a bottleneck for years started gambling with a Fantasy Crystal. There was even a special method to use Fantasy Crystals to improve one's spiritual level and incidentally acquire a world that could be carried around. Unfortunately, after him, no one could find such a large Fantasy Crystal anymore."
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Boss, your constant talking nonsense is making me uneasy.
"Relax, we wouldn't harm you for a piece of Fantasy Crystal. At my level, progress in strength can't be achieved simply by stacking spirit points..." Perhaps thinking of something unpleasant, White Yaksha paused and continued, "We just want to use this Fantasy Crystal to verify a guess."
"What guess?"
"Boys who get too hung up on these details won't get any cute girls to like them~" White Demon avoided the topic.
white night:"……"
He almost couldn't help but retort with philosophical remarks like "Only sissies sleep with women, real men sleep with real men," but thankfully he saw Black Jeanne next to him just as the words were about to come out.
"Regardless, let's get our hands on the Fantasy Crystal first!"
"Sure, sure." White Demon nodded: "If things go smoothly, the Fantasy Crystal will definitely be there in ten or even five years!"
After discussing some more details, Bai Ye forced a smile and looked at the girl: "Well then, young lady who has been staring at us for a while, since everyone here is a guest, may I ask your name?"
As agreed, Bai Ye should first test the waters with the woman who somehow got in.
"May I ask who you are...?"
"Hmm..." Bai Ye tilted his head slightly.
Why didn't you state your name first? Even that white-haired delinquent girl next door who calls herself the White Night King is more polite than you!
Moreover, although the woman used polite language, Bai Ye always felt that there was a hint of arrogance hidden under her smiling face... just like when he killed two small monsters on the way while doing his daily quest this morning?
Tsk!
Seeing that Bai Ye had sent a vague interjection and then remained silent, the girl became somewhat uneasy. Compared to the other NPCs in the starting village who only mechanically repeated phrases like "Adventurer, you've arrived!", "The starting village 2233 is peaceful as always today!", and "Have you seen my daughter, Cui Lan? She's a pretty girl, 180cm tall and 180kg!", Bai Ye and the others here seemed more sentient. They felt like she was interacting with normal people.
Um, did I slack off before?
"Um, my name is Feng Qingyu, and I am a human mage. May I ask how this gentleman is addressed?"
"Bai Ye, the manager of this store." While answering Feng Qingyu's question, Bai Ye beckoned with the finger of the hand under the counter, putting away all the instruction manuals for new customers, and at the same time warning the twin sisters and Kellyris, who had become their follower.
Next, it's time to show off your real persuasive skills (or deception techniques)...
Taking advantage of the fact that the other party treated her as some kind of hidden NPC, Bai Ye successfully fooled Feng Qingyu into a daze. Holding a staff from Azeroth that was of perfect quality and could be found in shops, she returned to the portal in a daze—along with a card.
After a while, Bai Ye felt that the coordinates on the card were still there and smiled with satisfaction.
"Got it, got the coordinates for that world."
"Really?" White Yaksha's eyes lit up. "Quick, quick, I'll go see how much that world has grown."
Bai Ye grabbed her face to prevent her from actually jumping over the counter: "You yourself said before that the virtual world has only been open for a few days. In that case, it's not too late to go there after it has developed for a while..."
"It's alright, it's alright. We'll scout ahead for you first. I promise we won't just steal the Fantasy Crystal and run away. I swear in the name of the White Night King!"
Swear... or swear four times?
Bai Ye's lips twitched as he looked at the four fingers that Bai Yacha had raised.
And since you've already stated your purpose, I can't let you go before I go to "receive" the goods. Although the actual investment wasn't much, Bai Ye wouldn't be so generous as to give it away to Bai Yacha for free.
Bai Ye handed Bai Yecha a manual that he had just prepared to prevent Feng Qingyu from noticing anything amiss. Bai Ye leaned back in his chair and stretched, saying, "I forgot to introduce it before. You can read it yourself."
"Dimensional... Shop?" Upon opening the instruction manual and seeing the text on the first page, White Demon's eyes lit up with interest.
Chapter 216 The Customer is God? / White Demon: "Yes, Jehovah was beaten up the next day!"
After reading the instructions, Bai Ye could clearly feel that the way Bai Yacha looked at him was different now. The slightly raised chin and the effort to thrust his chest forward seemed to be saying, "Take a bite..."
Bah, I mean, come and flatter me.
"What kind of strange thing is this?"
"Is this a shop?" White Demon tapped on the counter.
Bai Ye nodded.
"Am I a guest?" White Demon began to subtly hint.
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"Hey, what's with your reaction? Do you think I've never been to 'Thousand-Eyes'? Even though they didn't say it, they still showed me basic respect. It's like that popular saying from a while back... what was it again? 'The customer is king.'"
"So, God, which one do you want? I'll grant your wish." With a wave of his hand, a large pile of weapons exuding a strong aura of "god-slaying" fell haphazardly to the ground.
White Demon's lips twitched violently: "...Just like those vile guys, he reacted."
"Oh? From what you're saying, that 'Thousand-Eyes' place hasn't had many customers, has it?" Bai Ye asked with interest.
He's so arrogant in the shop because he doesn't have to pay for the shields himself, and he can give them to as many people as he wants. Customers can't break through his defenses, so he's fearless with no capital to burn. But it's interesting that someone called "Thousand-Eyes" dares to do the same…
"After the phrase 'the customer is God' was initially brought to the miniature garden by some unknown guy, 'Thousand-Eyes' didn't make any statement. However, some clueless fool used this phrase to act arrogantly at 'Thousand-Eyes,' and the next day, Jehovah was tied up and hung at the entrance of that arrogant idiot's community."
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How come the word "God" sounds so weak and submissive coming from your mouth?