Chapter 680 Opening the Box

Looking at Stefal in front of him, Duanmu Huai couldn't help but get a little nervous.

This is not because Stefal is a beauty, but because he suddenly thought of a problem.

In the game, Stefal is a rare official merchant NPC, and players cannot use game currency to buy her things.

By the way, when players travel between different worlds, the exchange rate of game currency in each world is different. After completing the task, the player obtains credit coins, which is a standard currency used in the Tribunal Space Station. When they go to other worlds, their currency will be automatically converted into local currency. Of course, because the currency exchange rate of each world is different, players often see their wallet numbers going back and forth between six and three digits...

But generally speaking, the lower the better, because the lower the number, the higher the value of the currency, and the things that can be bought will be very strong. On the contrary, if the value is low, it will be troublesome.

In the real world, Duanmu Huai certainly does not have a system to automatically convert currency for him. In fact, Duanmu Huai goes to most worlds, almost all of which are the most primitive way of bartering. For example, when the other party bought the cruiser of the Tribunal, Duanmu Huai did not want their currency, but chose to use raw materials to pay off the debt.

Even if it was the Star Alliance, Duanmu Huai asked them to use resources and star systems as compensation, as well as some political conveniences.

In the final analysis, this world does not have a unified business system, just like a wandering merchant who goes out mostly uses similar methods. In fact, even in the Empire period, most of the time, taxes were collected in kind instead of money, and some conscription planets directly used soldiers instead of taxes.

In this case, if you want to talk about money, Duanmu Huai basically has none, but he is not short of it.

Take the world of Faerun as an example. Duanmu Huai certainly has no local currency, but is this a problem? He has mined so many asteroids in outer space. Let’s not talk about anything else. He can just move a piece of gold as high as a small mountain to you. In most worlds, you will basically become rich immediately.

Of course, there is also a currency that is universal in the entire galaxy, and can be used by order, chaos, good and evil.

That is the soul (laughs).

Okay, let’s get back to the topic.

Stifal is actually a merchant in the official mall, and her products are purchased with star coins, which are the game mall coins that players buy after spending money.

To put it bluntly, she is a krypton gold merchant.

Duanmu Huai's system cannot open the recharge mode, and he doesn't have a credit card, so naturally he has no star coins to use. So Duanmu Huai is very curious, what will Stifal let him pay with?

Moreover, in the game, Stifal can take out a lot of strange things, which is of course easy to explain in the game, but how should she explain it in reality?

Is this really reality? Or a game?

"Excuse me, what do you need?"

"I need some soul cards."

Duanmu Huai walked to the counter, stared at Stifal, and spoke like in the game, but Stifal didn't care.

"Of course there is no problem. Do you have any requirements?"

"Well... I have a territory to manage, so I need someone with a high level of housekeeping. By the way, I need soul cards that are mainly human."

"I understand."

Stefal didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with what Duanmu Huai said. She just nodded and thought about it for a while.

"Since you have such a requirement, I can recommend you a set of attendant cards."

"Aidant card set?"

"Yes, a set of ten cards, including regents, councilors, generals, treasurers, high-level priests, diplomats, magic advisors, guard chiefs, council chairmen and intelligence officers."

"So troublesome?"

"The regent will be in charge of the others. If you don't have time, you can just listen to the regent's report directly."

"That's about right."

Duanmu Huai breathed a sigh of relief. Just kidding, he was not in the mood to manage a territory. It would be great if someone was in charge right now. Just like Ecot, the specific matters can be left to others to handle, and he only needs to be responsible for being a rubber stamp.

"What else?"

"There are five types: classic edition, deluxe edition, limited collector's edition, complete collector's edition, and royal ultimate collector's edition..."

"Very good, I want the royal ultimate collector's edition."

Duanmu Huai either doesn't buy it or buys the best. He decisively chose one, and then... that's the point.

"There's just one problem. I don't have money. What are you going to let me pay with?"

"Well..."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's almost rogue-like inquiry, Stifal put his finger against his chin and thought for a while.

"If you don't have the currency of this world, you can use divine power instead..."

"Huh—————"

However, before Stifal finished speaking, Duanmu Huai suddenly grabbed the warhammer behind him and swung it at Stifal. The huge thunder hammer swept over Stifal's head and stopped at her side.

"Who the hell are you?"

Duanmu Huai stared at Stifal coldly. Since he entered the door, he always thought that the other party was just an ordinary human, but Stifal saw through his true identity in an instant, so there was a problem.

"Are you related to this game? What kind of world am I in now? Is it reality? Or a game?"

"Master?"

Seeing Duanmu Huai act without saying anything, Ogis widened her eyes in surprise, and Jiawei was even more shocked, but as soon as Jiawei opened her mouth, Duanmu Huai waved his hand to signal her not to speak.

"Answer my question."

"Hey............"

Faced with Duanmu Huai's question, Stefal didn't care at all. She didn't even seem to notice the huge war hammer next to her head. She just spread her hands helplessly.

"Even if you say so, I'm just a businessman walking between the planes. Buying and selling goods is my job. No matter who the other party is, as long as there is business to do, I'm just an honest businessman. As for your second question......"

While speaking, Stefal stretched out a finger, put it to his mouth, and smiled slightly.

"It doesn't really make sense."

"Hmm?"

"Is this reality, fantasy, or a game? What's the difference? You're currently living in this world, and for you, this is the most important thing, isn't it? Perhaps the world we live in is just a book, written by an unknown being who writes our lives, and maybe even sells our stories to other people. But even so, even if you know this, what can you do? The world is still running, and life is still going on, isn't it?"

"...Okay, you make sense."

Duanmu Huai was silent for a moment, and put down the warhammer. Similar issues have been discussed by players for a long time. Some people have also posted in the forum, claiming that their universe is actually another advanced civilization Sims game. Their every move is actually like the little people in the Sims, and they are seen by higher beings. And many times, the weird thoughts that suddenly pop up in people's minds are actually those higher beings directly controlling your actions and thoughts.

For example, you want to eat, but suddenly go to the toilet, because your hygiene value is almost full, so a higher-dimensional player controls you.

But... does this make sense?

Of course not.

People should live their lives as they should. All speculations are just fantasies before there is solid evidence.

Some people might get stuck in a dead end, but Duanmu Huai doesn't care so much. Just like what Stefal said, let it be as it should be.

Now that he knows that this world is a game or a novel, does he suddenly have an epiphany, and then tremble all over and transcend the void?

Of course it's impossible.

"All I can say is that your existence is very important to this world."

"But it's not indispensable, right?"

"It depends on your own efforts."

"Okay... ... "

Obviously, this is all the other party can say. Although there is no good answer, it's okay. Duanmu Huai took the card handed over by the other party, and then injected his divine power into something like a crystal ball next to Stefal's hand. The complete collector's edition is expensive, but fortunately Duanmu Huai's current divine power is not enough to pay for it. Of course, the God of Destruction had increased his divine power experience by almost half before, but now it is all used up.

This thing is really more expensive than money.

But krypton gold is like this (spreading hands).

After collecting the cards, Duanmu Huai immediately opened a portal and returned to his own world first. After all, it is important to build a territory next. As for the trouble with Aurelia... I can only deal with it when I go back.

Reopening the door and returning to Furen is more troublesome than crawling in before. Duanmu Huai's portal went directly to the ground. He had no choice but to dig a passage, and finally crawled out from dozens of meters deep underground.

"Woo... Bah, bah, bah, my clothes are dirty..."

After crawling out of the pit, looking at the dust all over her head and face, Jia Wei wanted to cry but had no tears, while Ogis shook her head.

"Don't complain."

"What's wrong with me complaining a few words?"

"We are puppets, we do whatever the master wants."

"Does the master want to jump into the lava, and you jump in and burn to death?"

"Of course."

"Okay, you two shut up, my head hurts..."

Duanmu Huai helplessly interrupted the meaningless quarrel between Ogis and Jiawei, then he reached out and took out the card box, looking at the sealed cards inside.

According to Stifal, the reason why this "Royal Ultimate Collection" is expensive is that it contains royal families from various worlds. The reason why they are willing to sign a contract to become soul cards is to learn political experience and work hard to return to their own world to build a country.

Of course, the contract period is one hundred years.

Well, it's a soul card. If it were a mortal, wouldn't it be a devil?

Well, let's see how lucky I am.

Looking at the cards in front of him, Duanmu Huai took a deep breath. Stifal said that the Royal Ultimate Collection Edition guarantees three legendary cards... So how many can I get?

Without further ado, you will know once you open the card!

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai opened the card box without hesitation.