Welcome to the Ability Shop!

Chapter 200 Thunder
The angel herself looked much more refined than she had two days ago. She was wearing a hand-sewn white dress, which, while not particularly outstanding, suited her perfectly. Her hair had been re-trimmed, her bangs were no longer uneven, and she wore light makeup.

But her inner self hadn't changed. When she saw the two of them, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, yet she also seemed somewhat reserved due to the brief separation. It wasn't until Chen Xuan spoke first that Elori's expression became lively and engaging.

“I had no such idea at all…” she quickly explained, “They just insisted on making me the sole representative of angels. On our side, I’m just an ordinary member of the Angel Alliance.”

"Don't mind it, I was just joking. You definitely didn't put these things here." Chen Xuan picked up a grape and put it in his mouth. "You suddenly want to see me and Liu Shuyue, there must be something you want to discuss, right?"

“Yes!” Elori’s voice suddenly rose a few decibels as she said this, “I saw a wonderful shop, just the night before last! You would never guess what kind of shop it was!”

A peculiar shop?
Chen Xuan's heart skipped a beat. "What kind of shop?"

The girl also came to the sofa and said with a mysterious expression, "A shop that claims to sell abilities!"

"Cough—" Chen Xuan suddenly choked on a grape.

He patted his chest a few times to catch his breath, "Huh?"

Liu Shuyue was also completely bewildered. "Where did you see him?"

"It's in this palace! I went there during the day, and it was just a storeroom with the doors locked. But the night before last, I couldn't sleep and was wandering around this floor when I saw light coming from the direction of the storeroom. When I went to take a look, it turned out to be a fairly large shop!"

Elori had never told anyone about these things before, and after holding it in for two days, she could finally let it all out.

After all, the shop had completely disappeared without a trace after she came out, and even though she went to look for it at the same time last night, she couldn't find that beam of light again.

She began to doubt whether it was reality or just a dream.

Chen Xuan looked at Liu Shuyue and found that she was also looking at him.

The ability shop will automatically change its location under one condition.

That is when special guests come to visit.

"and then?"

"Then I went inside, and a beautiful female shop assistant greeted me. She told me a lot of incredible things, which made me think that abilities might really be able to be purchased."

Did you manage to buy it?

“No…” Elori shook her head. “She said that there are prerequisites for trading abilities. If I want to trade, I have to stay with you guys.”

After she finished speaking, she hurriedly changed her words, saying, "I absolutely never intended to use you as a condition of the transaction. According to the shop assistant, the reasons are quite complicated, and only by doing so can the transaction process be initiated."

The female shop assistant… there’s no doubt about it, she’s most likely Lin Qing. Chen Xuan thought to himself.

Putting aside the fact that the store would still attract customers even if the store manager wasn't there, he didn't expect that Lin Qing would not only recognize Elori's identity immediately, but also use a theory of preconditions for the transaction to fool her and bring the customer to him.

Well done! Lin Qing deserves a raise for this performance alone!
He raised his hand, indicating that Elori didn't need to explain. "It's okay, I believe you."

"Really?" Angel Yu asked incredulously. "You actually believe in the power shop thing?"

"I believe you," Chen Xuan replied decisively.

Elori was deeply moved by the trust between her friends—even her former colleagues from the Angel Alliance probably wouldn't have believed her miraculous experience so easily. "That's great... I thought you would laugh at me for dreaming."

“How could that be?” Liu Shuyue cleared her throat. “We are wanderers, and we have seen many incredible scenes. Every world hides its own secrets, so a shop that can provide abilities doesn’t sound so shocking.”

"Really? You didn't say that when you first came into the store." Chen Xuan suppressed a smile and said seriously to Elori, "Now that everyone is here, let's contact the store quickly."

"Hmm, I'll try to summon it now!" The girl sat down cross-legged, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and muttered incantations.

"I never expected we'd return to Jiangcheng this way," Liu Shuyue whispered in his ear. "Miss Lin has been a huge help to us."

“I’m more concerned about something else—why Elori became a guest. If she wants to change history and save the world from destruction, then that’s a tricky issue.”

Even Chen Xuan couldn't figure out what ability he had that could threaten the enemy on the moon.

It has to be said that from Liu Shuyue to Elori, the customers' demands have become increasingly higher.

While Elori was desperately trying to summon the shop, the two of them also began to wander around the house, paying special attention to any place with a door, not even missing the sliding door of the toilet.

However, ten minutes passed and the shop still hadn't appeared.

A bead of sweat appeared on the angel's forehead. "That's strange... I clearly called out to Miss Lin in my mind and imagined what the shop would look like, so why hasn't it appeared yet?"

Ms. Lin also specifically emphasized that she did not need to go to the end of the corridor to look for the original store; when the time was right, the store would appear anywhere.

"Don't rush, try a few more times," Chen Xuan comforted him, "There's still plenty of time."

Although he was the actual manager of the Ability Shop, he didn't know exactly how this door-opening mechanism worked. In the past, when he wanted to meet a customer, he would either book a room on the second floor in advance or send a return visit invitation; both methods were effective quickly.

Elori nodded, then closed her eyes again with some anxiety.

Just then, a deafening roar pierced everyone's ears!

"boom----"

The sound waves shattered all the large glasswares in the room, and the floor shook violently, as if the earth were collapsing!

The decorations hanging on the wall fell down with a clatter, and the fruit and pastries on the table were scattered all over the floor.

If an ordinary person were to encounter this situation, even if they weren't scared to death, their ears would be temporarily deafened by the shock, and they might not be able to get up for three to five minutes.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan, Liu Shuyue, and Elori were not ordinary people, so they recovered from the shock in just a few seconds after the explosion.

"What happened?" the angel groaned, clutching his head.

"Don't move, I'm going out to take a look." Chen Xuan rushed out of the room and into the corridor. Through the broken window, he saw thick smoke billowing from the direction of the palace square. The central courtyard was also a mess, with scattered pieces of building debris everywhere on the ground. A completely deformed heavy truck was stuck in the half-collapsed reception hall, and flames could be clearly seen inside the building.

The vehicle lost control and crashed into the Louvre's main gate?
Most vehicles in the new Paris are already self-driving, right?
Chen Xuan used his mental technique to detect the situation and immediately realized something was wrong. A large number of light spots were darting around inside the Louvre, some moving outwards while others were heading inwards. Even more unsettling was that some light spots were disappearing rapidly, especially when they "bumped into" the light spots moving inwards.

In less than ten seconds, two or three points of light rushed into the central courtyard area.

At this moment, Chen Xuan also saw the newcomers clearly: they were wearing uniform black tight-fitting leather clothes and protective gear, with compound eye-style holographic helmets on their heads. Not only were they carrying long guns, but they also had multiple weapons on their backs and waists, making them armed to the teeth.

As he saw these people, they saw him too, and almost instantly raised their hands to fire two shots towards the window. The gunshots were faint, like the sound of whips cracking through the air. With the enhancement of his Divine Eye Technique, Chen Xuan saw the bullets actually tracing arcs in the air, constantly adjusting their trajectory as they flew towards him!

He suddenly crouched down, simultaneously holding a Thousand Thoughts Sword above his head. Two bullets pierced through the window, grazing the edge of the sword and striking the wall.

The enemy clearly didn't aim accurately when they fired, but the bullets still landed precisely where he was standing. If it weren't for the Divine Eye Technique's ability to observe the trajectory in advance and the sensitive reaction enhanced by the Heavenly Cloud Skill, those two shots fired casually by the enemy might have killed him!
Chen Xuan was immediately enraged.

(End of this chapter)