The First Store System

Time was like a stream that kept following, and two hours passed in the blink of an eye.

"The store will be closing, so come tomorrow to see if you can find a product."

Aakesh informed the customers in the skill room and returned to his chair. Customers began to leave soon after that.

There were still customers in Panagea, in line for taming battles, and weapon training, so Aakesh waited for that time to pass.

Sometime later, the last customer finally left the store, leaving the trio alone in the store.

All three looked excited since Aakesh had informed Lily and Khaval about the reward once they returned from Panagea.

[Host, summon the roulette whenever you are ready!]

A mechanical alert rang in the store immediately after Aakesh closed the store, bringing an end to another fruitful day for the store.

"Let's see what will be our seventh product!"

Aakesh announced, and the next moment, an endless projection of a roulette appeared. Even though Aakesh and Lily had seen it many times, it still looked the same as ever, boundless and majestic.

"Do any of you want to do it?"

Aakesh tapped on the heads of Lily and Khaval and gently asked.

"No!"

"No!"

The same response simultaneously rang in Aakesh's ears. He nodded and didn't force the two at all.

The three then focused on the giant roulette in front of them. It had numerous products written on it as usual. Aakesh found the roulette to be all-encompassing and still couldn't see the entire wheel at once.

Several blocks of different colors; some had specific products written on them, some had question marks. The last time he saw a block with nine question marks, and two new blocks with the same number of question marks had been added. Aakesh only found them after looking for a while.

'Maybe my luck is good this time!'

Aakesh thought in his heart since the more the number of blocks with question marks, the higher his chances of getting products of that level.

[Host, roll the roulette whenever you are ready!]

The system's alert rang in his head.

"Rotate!"

Aakesh stated, and the giant roulette started spinning with unimaginable speed. The trio didn't try to follow the rotation speed, as even they could feel dizzy by it. As time passed, the spinning speed began to drop. After a few more seconds, the spinning speed reached where the trio could see the blocks.

Aakesh's heart began to pound since he could see two blocks with nine question marks in the race. The spinning dropped even further and kept dropping. After a few seconds, the roulette came to a complete stop, with its hand pointing at a block featuring the product.

The next moment, light particles began to move away from the roulette. The particles didn't disappear into their surroundings, but they began to gather to form a square box the size of a tennis ball.

A few seconds later, a box made of elements appeared in the store and fell into Aakesh's hands.

Click!

The box opened with a clicking sound as soon as it sensed Aakesh's aura. There was a key lying in the box, and it was as beautiful as ever.

The last time it was like a needle, but with some patterns engraved on it. This time, the key looked different. It was a cylindrical key with a square tip.

On the tip, there were intense engravings of different patterns. If Aakesh were to harm even an insignificant portion of the engravings, the key would become useless.

Aakesh gently took the key out of the box, and the next moment, the multi-colored box in his hands melted into the surroundings. A blue light washed over the store, and the space began to grow at a rapid rate.

The already large hall became even more large after that, and a door appeared in the store that had the same lock as the key in Aakesh's hands.

He looked at the pattern on the square tip, and it was the pattern of a city being created out of thin air and then it being destroyed by an enormous energy beam.

The pattern was the same as what was on the block; the roulette needle stopped at.

Even though there were several blocks with question marks in the question, the block at which the needle stopped was a product already listed. It was Talismans.

Aakesh was only disappointed for a moment and then calmed down.

Talismans weren't a useless product. They would also be extremely popular due to their various abilities.

Lily and Khaval couldn't hide their disappointment, so Aakesh patted both their heads with a gentle smile.

"Don't worry, the product unlocked is a great and much-needed product. It will immensely help the store and me," Aakesh told both of them.

The two found it familiar since Aakesh had said the same words the last time as well when the skills became available for the sale. But since the skill was also a popular product, the two no longer remained disappointed and returned to their cheery side.

With a smile, Aakesh returned his focus to what was ahead of him and looked at the locked door. He then proceeded toward the door.

As he reached closer, the key in his hands began to budge like a bee. The pattern on the square tip became glowing. The door also wanted to fly away and touch the key. Your next chapter is on My Virtual Library Empire

Aakesh finally reached the door and placed the key in the lock hole. The next moment, a glowing golden light emerged from the tip and expanded outward.

The room's door were soon covered entirely in golden light, and a few seconds later, the light started dimming down.

When it dimmed down completely, the door had disappeared, and a new room appeared in the sight of the trio.

With Lily and Khaval sitting on his head, Aakesh took a step forward and entered the new room, becoming the first one to step into that room.

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