3 The ‘PURCHASE’ Function and The Incomplete Revelation (1/2)

After his round of experiment with the 'Trade' function, Long Yu gaze moved towards the 'EXCHANGE' platform.

He noticed that it was possible to place an item on it as well. But he ignored it for the moment and focused on the 'search' button instead.

Willing for it to activate with his mind, a search box appeared above the button. Long Yu's heartbeat quickened as the 'Purchase' function was the one that he most looked forward to.

Due to his excitement, he did not even realise that he was standing up so straight, that he looked akin to a soldier standing at attention.

Long Yu could not be blamed for his reaction as there was just way too many possibilities. Thoughts of being able to weild unimaginable power and wealth were running wild in his head.

If it was someone else, they would have been so excited that they might even be clenching their chrysanthemum[1].

After spending a good minute to calm his mind, Long Yu finally entered words into the search bar.

'Meow-meow chocolate bar' could be seen written in the interface search bar. It was the same exact brand of the half-eaten candy bar that he previously used in his experiment.

In an instance, a new candy bar like the one on his desk could be seen hovering in front of him. Similarly, the candy wrapper also has an image of a prancing chubby cat on it.

Long Yu found that he could touch and hold the candy bar in his hands. However, it did not feel as if he was holding the real thing. It felt more like a phantom that would disappear at a moment's notice.

When he looked at the figure flashing above the candy bar, he did not feel surprised at all. Long Yu had predicted that the cost of an item from the system, would either be at normal market price or even higher than that.

Still, seeing the purchase price of 4 yuan, he felt a little unhappy. What 'equivalent exchange'? It was obviously double the market price.

Finishing his mini rant, Long Yu restarted his experiment. He testedmultiple objects to which he knew the market price of.

Alarm clock purchase price:

Market- 6 yuan

System- 12 yuan

Ballpoint black pen:

Market- 0.45 yuan

System- 0.9 yuan

Haven's Spring Mineral Water:

Market- 3 yuan

System- 6 yuan

After this round of experimentation, Long Yu finally confirmed that anything that the system sold would cost twice the market price. At least that was the case for common everyday items.

He had yet to search up any extraordinary items, as he still could not make up his mind. Sometimes, encountering too good of a thing can make one hesitant to use it.

'What do I really want to exchange?'

This thought kept playing in Long Yu's mind like a broken radio.

As he was about to continue testing the 'Purchase' function, something suddenly clicked in his head.