The First Store System

Chapter 1378: Breakthrough and New Beginnings(9)

In place of the pagoda where Laney trained for the quest, there was now a grand building, and that was Laney's residence as well as her office.

When Laney came to the door, Gerique was the first to greet her. Gerique was none other than the strongest being in the Fring City below Sheira.

Gerique was not only the head of the army of the city, but he was also the protector of the city lord. Sheira disappeared after leaving Laney in Gerique's care.

Gerique took her inside the residence and told her about the different benefits of the house. Once Laney had gotten a tour of her residence, the time to sign the contract arrived.

The terms of the contract were simple and ensured Gerique's loyalty to the City Lord. Despite having a level almost twice as high as Laney's, Gerique had no choice but to sign the contract with him as the second party while Laney was the leader.

Once the contract was signed, the paper turned into light particles and melted into Gerique's hand. Shortly after, Gerique's right hand's back displayed a pattern with the same shape as the contract paper.

Since the Fring City had been in existence for more than a million years and had functioned all those years without any city lord, the work waiting for her was gigantic, to say the least.

As the City Lord, her first duty was to assign different ministries to different competent parties, but since Laney's primary purpose for entering Panagea that day was to claim some money, she decided to focus on that.

If compared to the money in terms of Sacred Dimension currencies, Laney earned a thousand ultimate Sacred stones every month. If she were to exchange all the accumulated salary, it would be a terrifying amount, but there was also the outrageous exchange rate of five thousand percent.

She would have to own Soul stones equal to five thousand ultimate Sacred stones to bring one ultimate Sacred stone out. But since the time to accumulate the sum was immense, despite the outrageous exchange rate, she would be able to exchange a large amount of money.

Claiming her salary was an easy task, so Laney claimed her entire pay over the years, taking her wealth to an unprecedented height in no time.

Laney's task to enter Panagea was already done, so there was no point in her staying any longer. But Laney controlled herself since immediately disappearing from the city after taking the money wouldn't look good on her. To solve that, Laney decided to survey the city's functions.

Laney hadn't even completed one-tenth of the total survey when she found that her stay in Panagea had come to an end and the system had forced her out of Panagea.

After walking out of the portal room, she looked at Aakesh. There was a long line of customers in front of him, so Laney decided to go directly to the beast room.

The familiar sight greeted her when she stepped into the room. The number of customers inside the room was higher than it was several years ago. Even in front of the second pillar which was usually filled with a few people, there was a line exceeding thirty customers.

Since Laney had already purchased a beast from the first pillar, her target at that time was the second pillar.

Laney joined the queue, and to pass the time, she looked around at the murals painted on the wall. The last time, she had a beast in her mind due to Aakesh, but that wasn't the case the second time.

It wouldn't be bad if Laney summoned another Yellow King, so she only hoped for the best beast to be summoned. Time flew by, and soon it was her time to begin the summoning.

Laney took a deep breath and pressed the button. The next moment, the square light began to rotate at a rapid rate and kept at it for five seconds.

Not long after, a beast appeared on the screen. Due to her focusing on training and Panagea, her knowledge regarding other races wasn't that good. She didn't recognize the beast on the screen.

As the card formed out of nowhere and flew into her hands, she was enthusiastic to see what beast it was.

[Name: Hanswan

Type: Beast

Race: Mutant

Element: Water, Air, Ice, Light, Sound

Quality: Ultimate

Cultivation: Early True God

Characteristics: ***

Ability:

1.) Aqua Torrent: The Hanswan unleashes a torrent of water, flooding the battlefield and damaging enemies while creating a watery shield for allies.

2.) Tempest Slash: The Hanswan conjures a blade made of condensed air and water, slashing through enemies with a fierce, cutting gust.

3.) Glacial Impact: The Hanswan summons a massive ice projectile, hurling it at a target and causing a freezing explosion on impact.

4.) Mist Veil: The Hanswan shrouds itself in a thick mist, obscuring vision and making it harder for enemies to accurately target or hit Hanswan.

5.) Healing Rhapsody: The Hanswan sings a soothing melody that accelerates natural healing, gradually restoring health to allies within its vicinity.

6.) Glacial Embrace: The Hanswan summons an icy prison to encase foes, rendering them immobile and vulnerable to attacks.

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10.) Cryo Ward: The Hanswan generates a protective ice barrier that absorbs and negates a portion of incoming damage, especially effective against fire-based attacks.

11.) Tidal Wave Symphony: The Hanswan unleashes a devastating symphony of sound waves, creating a massive tidal wave that drowns enemies and washes away obstacles.

12.) Elemental Cataclysm: The Hanswan gathers the energies of its five elemental affinities into a devastating cataclysmic attack. With a graceful sweep of its wings, it releases a colossal vortex of elemental power that engulfs the battlefield.

Card Description: The Hanswan is a formidable, stunning creature. Its attributes of water, air, ice, light, and sound make it a terrifying opponent in battle. This card can be used to summon a powerful beast onto the battlefield, capable of dealing massive damage to its opponent as well as supporting its allies. Use it wisely, and watch your opponents fall before the might of the Hanswan. 

Price: One thousand two hundred ultimate Sacred stones.]