Time slowly moved forward.
A red sun rose once again from the horizon, dyeing the entire surface of the sea a golden red.
As the sunlight dispelled the mist over Liyue Harbor, Wanwen Bookhouse and other bookstores announced they were opening for business.
A surging tide of people flooded into the major bookstores.
Wanwen Bookhouse.
Ji Fang and the staff in the store were all waiting in full battle array.
"I want three copies of Your Name, one copy of the latest volume of Records of Jueyun, one copy of the latest volume of Legend of the Lone Sword, one copy of the latest volume of Records of the Gallant, and give me one from Inazuma too, just this one, Impossible! My Second Brother Orobashi is Invincible Under the Heavens."
"I want one copy of Legend of the Lone Sword, one copy of Rex Incognito, and one copy of Chronicles of Xuanxiao."
"I want five copies of Your Name, one copy of the latest volume of The Domineering Immortal Falls for Me, one copy of the latest volume of Your Lie in April, and give me a copy of Writing Novels in Inazuma too."
"I want eighty copies of Your Name."
A lean young man carrying two gunny sacks spoke up.
As his voice fell, the people lined up behind him were all stunned for a moment.
"Holy cow, brother, aren't you going too far? Buying so many?"
"Eighty copies of Your Name? Brother, is your family lacking firewood to burn?"
"Brother, buy a few more, best if you buy them all. Otherwise, I can't control myself and might buy that old thief Fang Qiu's new book. Last time I finished reading Sword and Fairy, I got dead drunk. I woke up to find myself planted headfirst in a trash can. Moreover, there was a dog getting ready to pee on me. Luckily I woke up in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."
"This is probably what rich people are like... Rich, willful, spending Mora comes as naturally as breathing."
"Paying for love. Sales figures will give the author motivation to write better works. I'll buy two extra copies of Records of Jueyun later too."
Very quickly, the staff packed the eighty books into two gunny sacks for him.
Under the gaze of the crowd of novel enthusiasts behind him, that lean young man dragged the two sacks and walked downstairs.
Without turning his head, he waved his sleeve, not taking away a single cloud.
Calm and breezy.
Meanwhile, the busyness at Wanwen Bookhouse continued.
And at this moment, downstairs at Wanwen Bookhouse.
"There are too many people here... I forgot today was the publishing house's book release day. I was even planning to buy a copy of the latest edition of Mondstadt's law book..."
A young girl looked at the queue of novel enthusiasts that crowded more than half the street, and couldn't help but cover her forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
The girl was dressed rather coolly.
She wore a legal hat. Amidst her coral-colored waist-length hair, antlers that faded from white to yellow extended outward from both sides of her hair.
A red and white scarf was connected to a red top. Outside her black short skirt, a red circular drape was tied, with a yellow butterfly knot tied on the left. Her arms were clad in a pair of white detached sleeves with red fixed armor.
Just as she was hesitating whether to go queue up or find someone to help buy the book she wanted, a white-haired woman holding a white cat—dressed in white clothes and a white skirt, with fair skin and a devastatingly beautiful appearance—walked past her with a beaming smile.
However, she didn't seem to look like she wanted to buy books.
"What a beautiful person, and... so white, like tofu. Hmm... speaking of tofu, I haven't eaten tofu for several days. After I buy Mondstadt's latest legal code later, I'll find a shop to order a portion of tofu to eat."
The girl thought for a moment and said.
As she spoke, she even touched her flat, fair belly.
"Forget it, since I'm here, I can't go back empty-handed. Anyway, there's no business today, so I might as well queue. If I don't go now, I estimate I won't be able to get a spot even in the afternoon..."
The girl sighed and walked all the way to the end of the line.
Since she was idle anyway, the girl picked up the legal code slung at her waist and began to read.
That lean young man who bought eighty copies of Your Name had also carried the two sacks downstairs at this time.
As soon as he came downstairs, a little fatty went up to welcome him and took one of the sacks from his hands.
The two didn't converse but carried the sacks all the way to a sparsely populated alley.
The two scouted around for a bit. Seeing no one, that fatty finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"Phew, I'm so nervous, my heart is about to jump out."
"What the hell are you nervous for? We haven't even started selling the books yet. Why are you so nervous?"
"Bi... Big Brother, are we really going to resell the books at a high price? Isn't this considered breaking the law?"
"Are you f*cking stupid? We are people of the Treasure Hoarders. Isn't breaking the law very normal?"
"That seems to make sense too..."
"Next time you go out, you'd better not say you know Sister Bao'er... Here are five copies for you. Hurry up and take them to sell. Just sell them to the people queuing at the very back. One hundred Mora a copy. Remember to pick those who are dressed extraordinarily and look rich to ask, understand?"
"Boss, selling them this expensive, will they sell?"
"Relax, I investigated in advance. Fang Qiu's books can be said to be the most popular books. There will definitely be people with more money than brains who are too lazy to queue to buy books."
"Un... Understood."
That fatty exhaled a long breath, then nodded. He put five books into a paper bag and walked all the way out of the alley.
Very quickly, he selected his prey.
A girl queuing at the very back of the line.
He took a deep breath, walked behind the girl as if queuing, and then shouted in a low voice.
"Psst."
The girl didn't turn her head.
"Hey."
The fatty raised his voice. Only then did the girl turn her head around, looking at him with a face full of confusion.
"Is something the matter?"
The girl asked.
"Do you want books? Fang Qiu's Your Name, only requires one hundred Mora, and you can save one or two hours of queuing."
The fatty was very nervous. As he spoke, he even sneakily scouted the surroundings. Seeing there were no Millelith around, he pulled open his greatcoat to block the view, and then took out a copy of Your Name from the paper bag with his other hand, handing it in front of the girl.
That girl froze slightly, somewhat astonished.
Seeing the girl didn't react, that fatty was just about to continue speaking when he suddenly saw the book the girl was holding in her hands.
Then his heart skipped a beat.
This book... is the Liyue Legal Code?
He raised his head to look at the girl's face. After scrutinizing it for a while, his face instantly turned deathly pale.
"It's... It's you, Yan... Yanfei... Lawyer!"
The fatty's hand holding the paper bag trembled slightly.
"That's right, I'm called Yanfei, a legal expert."
The girl glanced at him, somewhat puzzled.
"So... Sorry to disturb you, the books... are a gift for you... Hope you like them."
Hearing Yanfei admit her identity, cold sweat instantly crawled all over that fatty's forehead. After stuffing the entire paper bag into Yanfei's hands, he turned around and ran, running extremely fast.
He ran with a speed completely inconsistent with his body shape...
In a flash, he ran into the crowd and disappeared.
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