"Ouch!"

Thud!

Just then, Ma He suddenly fell to his knees.

"What's going on? Suddenly went weak in the knees..."

Fu Erdai next to him was doing much better. Although it felt like some pressure was applied on him, he could still barely manage to stand.

Don't overlook that he piles money on summoned beasts all day; he actually has been in good physical training himself.

Besides wanting to catch up to Li Pu, it's also to make it easier to protect himself when going alone into the southern forest.

"..."

Silence. Faced with this situation, the shopkeeper was silent.

If only Wu Guinan suddenly fell to his knees, it would be understandable.

But now, with the same situation happening to the other two, it's quite clear.

The effect of the first stage of the [Gravity Field] is something he was very aware of.

The shopkeeper looked at Li Pu, then at the book in his hand, with eyes full of shock.

After the shock, a mix of emotions followed.

"Boss, I want this book."

Li Pu closed the book and waved it, unaware of what the other was thinking at that moment.

"You... are here for the Southwest Star Cup, aren't you?"

The shopkeeper's expression suddenly became much more serious.

In his youth, he too once dreamed of making a name for himself in the circle of summoners.

He participated in the individual battles and team battles of the Southwest Star Cup, even the cube card battles.

Unfortunately, his skills were average, and he didn't achieve any good results.

Wu Guinan: "Of course, boss."

Ma He: "We're here to strengthen our powers, so we're browsing the market."

Wu Guinan: "Why don't you sell this book to us cheaper, and when we win the championship, we'll advertise your stall."

Ma He: "Nonsense, the championship belongs to our team."

The two followers (?), started speaking one after another.

"It's good for young people to have drive, hehe..."

The shopkeeper didn't mind their remarks.

Whether they win the championship or not, to have such a goal in mind and the motivation to strive is important, isn't it?

"Are you all university students?"

Looking at these young faces, he asked again.

"Yes, Xidu University."

Li Pu nodded.

When he answered, the others slightly straightened their backs, showing pride.

"Xidu University is great, the best summoner institute in the Southwest region."

The shopkeeper laughed and then waved his hand generously.

"I'll give you this book."

Actually, there's something he was hiding.

That is the origin of this [Gravity Field] book.

This is a unique summoner skill that only he personally possesses.

Everyone has something they are good at, which might be very different.

For example, you might be good at running, and I'm good at singing, which are completely unrelated.

You can't say that someone who is good at running is necessarily stronger than someone who sings well.

The two are completely different things, incomparable.

This reasoning is also applicable to the bookstall owner.

What he excels at is creating summoner skills.

Or to put it more specifically, all his other creations have failed, only the creation of the [Gravity Field] skill succeeded.

No matter how big the talent gap is between summoners, unless one has a defect, it's impossible for one side to take a year while the other side learns it in an instant in such an exaggerated manner.

Hence what the owner previously said about the first stage taking a year, the second stage taking two years, refers to the process of designing, creating, testing, and perfecting.

As for the final third stage, it is still at the theoretical stage, which he personnally couldn't achieve.

Now, the reason he was willing to give it to Li Pu for free is that he felt a sense of living vicariously through Li Pu.

Since he couldn't make his dreams come true in the Xinan Star Cup, he hoped the [Gravity Field] he created could shine and succeed in the Southwest Star Cup.

"Give it to me? This doesn't seem right, boss."

Li Pu furrowed his brow.

"It's alright; even if this book were sold to others, they might not learn it."

"If it's for you, at least it won't be wasted."

While saying this, the shopkeeper started to bind the last 2/3 of the contents to the book.

Though the second stage might seem similar to the first, it is over ten times more difficult, and the third stage is even more so.

Probably only someone like Li Pu, who quickly mastered the first stage, has the qualification to challenge the second stage, or even the third stage.

This situation did make Li Pu feel a bit awkward.

Though he could accept the previous 12,000 Federation Coins, he had to admit it was a bit expensive.

Now that someone said it was for free, he felt a bit embarrassed to accept.

After a bit of back-and-forth between the two, Li Pu eventually won.

He sincerely and firmly stuffed 500 Federation Coins into the shopkeeper's hand.

Shopkeeper: I truly thank you.

As they left, the other three kept looking back.

Li Pu: "I didn't take it for free, I feel much more comfortable."

Wu Guinan: "..., why do I feel the shopkeeper's expression seemed strange."

Ma He: "Isn't it? 500 Federation Coins is insulting."

Fu Erdai: "Exactly, it would've been better not to give anything."

About 20 to 30 meters after they had walked out, they suddenly heard something happened behind them.

"Sir, we've received complaints."

"You are now suspected of selling false and inferior books, please cooperate with the investigation and come with us."

Looking back, they found the bookstall owner surrounded by several uniformed people.

Li Pu: "..."

Ma He: "..."

Wu Guinan: "Hey, this book seems a bit dodgy..."

Fu Erdai: "Maybe you should get those 500 Federation Coins back."

This situation made Li Pu, holding the [Gravity Field] book, feel a bit guilty.

If he seriously trains, won't he really go mad?

"Forget it, forget it, let's not bother."

"We'll research it slowly when we get back."

Upon reflection, he could only signal everyone to leave quickly.

First of all, the city venue for the Southwest Star Cup is very large.

Its scale is no less than the school conference hall at Xidu University.

The market is set up in a circle around the venue, hence there are quite a number of stalls.

The four of them had been browsing the market for half an hour until they reached the bookstall, but that was only a 1/4 of it.

As they walked, they were attracted by a very large stall.

This stall's area was the biggest they had encountered so far.

"Let's go in and see what they sell."

Faced with this situation, Fu Erdai took the lead without hesitation.

"Damn rich guy." x3

The other three cursed in unison, and then followed.

Unlike the open stalls, this big stall had temporary board rooms built.

Just by this, it was of a higher grade than other stalls.

Upon entering, everyone was stunned.

Even Fu Erdai, a damn rich guy, was shocked.

This was a shop selling skill light globes.

A lot of light globes.

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