Chapter 1: The Black Star Shop

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Qingling Street is the most famous commercial street in Yangqing Town, because eighty percent of the spiritual goods in the entire town are traded here, and when it comes to spiritual objects, it must start from the White Light Era.

It has been almost a hundred years since the mysterious Nine Heavenly City descended on Lingyang Star, and at that time, the Lingyang Star people tried all the methods they could, but they could not break through the light curtain around the Heavenly City and enter the interior.

In the third year of the White Light Era, that is, the third year of the Ninefold Heavenly City's descending, the Lingyang Star people found that the light curtains around the Heavenly City had all disappeared when they only extended 500 meters underground.

In the tenth year of the White Light Era, the Lingyang Star United Government mobilized the power of the entire planet and established a huge dungeon, the White Light City, 500 meters underground in Xingfu City, which was shrouded in light curtains.

And the spirit object, which is regarded as an object rich in mysterious power brought by the Nine Heavenly City, has only begun to appear in front of people's eyes since the establishment of the White Light City.

The Black Star Shop is located in a remote corner of Qingling Street, the store is not large, divided into two floors, and the ground floor looks like it is more than 20 square meters at most.

At this time, a black-haired boy who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old and had a fairly handsome face was lying on a chaise longue in the store.

"Hey, what is this?" a middle-aged man and a woman, holding hands in front of the display counter in the store, asked as the man picked up a pair of small white balls engraved with intricate black patterns in front of him.

"Ahh

"This is called the Black Pattern Bead, one of the rarer two-star spiritual objects, any two people carry this pair of beads separately, no matter how far apart they are, they can rely on the consciousness in their minds to communicate" Lin Chen looked at the item in the man's hand, and then replied.

"Hey, it sounds quite interesting" After listening to Lin Chen's words, the woman let go of the right hand holding the man, took away a black bead in the man's hand, and put it in her hand to play with it, Lin Chen found at this time that there was an incredible look in the eyes of both of them.

"How do you sell this?" "How much does it cost?" Lin Chen looked at both of them with interested eyes and asked at the same time.

"Well, this store only accepts barter, you can exchange it for spiritual objects of the same level, rare first-level spiritual objects or other items can also be" Lin Chen showed an embarrassed look on his face, "I'm really sorry, this is the rule set by the shop owner, and I can't help it"

"Uncle Xiong is like this, I think there is really a ghost if I can sell things," Lin Chen thought in his heart at this time.

Sure enough, when the two of them heard Lin Chen say this, they both expressed great regret, "That's really no way, after all, there are not many spiritual objects on the body, and they are all necessary, so they can only come again next time."

With that, the two put their things into the wooden display table, held hands again, and left the store.

"Alas, the location of this store is biased, and it is a ghost name of a black star shop, it is rare to have a few customers a day, and I finally waited for a few customers, but things can't be bought with money, I'm really difficult...".

Lin Chen sighed for a while, "But it's also trouble-free, it's better to have no business, continue to sleep", Lin Chen lay back and continued to take a nap on the recliner.

"Chenzi, Chenzi" I don't know how long it took, the sharp pain in his ears was accompanied by a rough man's voice that woke Lin Chen up again, "I told you to look at the store, you sleep here again, this is the first time this month, you tell me"

"Uncle Xiong, let go, let go..."Lin Chen quickly opened his eyes in pain, and a tall middle-aged man wearing a brown coat and a beard was staring at him with his eyes and a thief.

Lin Chen hurriedly took off his hand that was screwed on his ear, "Uncle Xiong, why are you free to come over today?"

"Why can't I come?, ask you kid to watch the store, sleep here all day, how many times have you lost things this month, can you tell me about it?" The man known as Uncle Xiong looked very angry at this time, and looked at Lin Chen with a dissatisfied face and said loudly.

"Believe it or not, I'll tell you kid to get out of here tomorrow, I was really blind at the beginning, and I brought you kid out of the orphanage, everything..."

"Stop, stop" Lin Chen saw that the situation was wrong, and quickly stood up and stopped Uncle Xiong, "Uncle Xiong, it's okay if I'm wrong, I promise never to sleep in the middle of the house again, and I will show you the store 24 hours a day, and I promise to be open all year round."

"Okay, don't play tricks on Lao Tzu, what you kid said is like a fart in my ears" Uncle Xiong waved his hand and said to Lin Chen, "Hurry up and pack your things and go to Qingyou City with me tomorrow"

"Qingyou City" Lin Chen muttered silently, Qingyou City is the largest city near Yang Qing Town, since Lin Chen was adopted by Uncle Xiong from the orphanage when he was ten years old, he has been to only a handful of times in his memory.

"What are you going to do there, do you want to buy goods?" Lin Chen looked at Uncle Xiong in front of him and asked, remembering that the time he went to Qingyou City half a year ago was to buy a batch of spiritual objects at the trade fair with Uncle Xiong.

Uncle Xiong patted Lin Chen's shoulder, and only said a few short words, "White Light City is about to open."

"What!?" Lin Chen's eyes were full of surprise, and after speaking, he picked up a white droplet-shaped pendant hanging around his neck with his hand.

The entire body of the pendant was made of an unknown transparent metal, a material that even Uncle Xiong, who seemed to know everything to Lin Chen, did not recognize.

In the center of the water droplet was a star-shaped object with a faint white light that could only be seen clearly at night, and in Lin Chen's impression, this was something that he had been with him since he was a child.

According to the director of the orphanage, when Lin Chen, who was still a baby, was found at the door, he had this pendant around his neck.

"Is this what my parents left me?" Lin Chen muttered, and at the same time remembered what Uncle Xiong had said.

"They may be in the White Light City, this is the only information I have known for so many years"

"Alas", looking at the young man in a daze in front of him, Uncle Xiong sighed silently, "Boy, don't think about it, hurry upstairs to pack up your things, I'll wait for you at Old Man Hong tomorrow morning" Uncle Xiong patted Lin Chen's head with his hand, turned around and wanted to walk out of the store.

"Uncle Xiong, wait... I.. I don't want to go" Lin Chen woke up from his memories, saw that Uncle Xiong was about to go out, and said hesitantly, "I'd better stay here and show you the store."

"What do you think, silly boy" Uncle Xiong turned around and walked in front of Lin Chen in a few steps, "Since Baiguang City suddenly declared its independence from the Lingyang Star Coalition Government ten years ago and closed the Star Ladder, this is the third time it has been opened during the period, and if you have to wait for the next opportunity, it will be three years later"

"What's the matter, I used to shout in front of Lao Tzu all day long that I wanted to go to Baiguang City, but now that the opportunity comes, I don't want to go?" Uncle Xiong put his hands on Lin Chen's shoulders, looked at Lin Chen and said slowly.

"I..." Lin Chen looked at Uncle Xiong, not knowing how to answer.

"Okay, don't say it, you have to go if you don't go, or don't stay here with Lao Tzu, I'll go" Uncle Xiong glanced at Lin Chen, withdrew his hands, and turned around and left the store.

"White Light City..."Looking at Uncle Xiong's distant figure, and then at the pendant that faintly flashed in his hand, Lin Chen muttered silently.

Putting the pendant back on his chest, Lin Chen shook his head to forget the cranky thoughts in his mind, walked to the door of the store in a few steps, and closed the two wooden gates.

The second floor of the shop is where Lin Chen usually rests, and there is only a small bed except for the place to wash.

In Lin Chen's impression, Uncle Xiong is usually mysterious and often doesn't see him once in half a month, and every time he comes to the Black Star Shop, he only takes away or brings a few new spiritual things, and simply tells Lin Chen a few words before leaving in a hurry, so only Lin Chen lives here.

After simply packing up his things, Lin Chen lay on the bed, and remembered something about "White Light City" in his mind.

After the mysterious Nine Heavenly City descended on the Lingyang Star, the Lingyang Star people found that no matter how they used, they could not break through or enter the white light curtain around the Nine Heavenly City.

It wasn't until the third year of the White Light Era that the coalition government discovered that the mysterious light curtain only extended 500 meters underground, so the largest global project ever on Lingyang Star, the White Light City Project, began.

It wasn't until the fiftieth year of the White Light Era that the massive dungeon was completely completed, and the entire dungeon was about one-third larger than the light curtain on the surface.

In the 53rd year of the White Light Age, a mysterious artifact called a spirit began to emerge from the underground.

It is rumored that the spiritual object is a legendary thing found in the Nine Heavenly Cities, but more than 70 years have passed since the construction of the White Light City, and no one has heard of anyone who can break through the light curtain and enter the Heavenly City, so the source of the spiritual objects has always been doubtful among the people.

Everyone just divides the spiritual objects into one to nine stars, and the more advanced they are, the greater the energy, and it is said that the high-level spiritual objects above the seventh level have the power to move mountains and reclaim the sea.

Take the only seventh-level spiritual object that Lin Chen knew, the Meteorite, for example, it was said that White Light City was built with the help of this spiritual object.

"White Light City", Lin Chen looked at the drop pendant that was faintly shining on his chest, "Are you really there?"

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