Chapter 1151: New Store

"Hmm, hmmm, mhmmm." Hana was humming as she sat between Clovis’ legs while resting her head on his chest.

"Well, are you ready?" Clovis smiled.

"Just give me a second." Hana was pointing at her screen. "Look. I can squeeze this place a bit more. It’s going to be hard for some time, but we should be able to get more money."

"It will be fine for the time being." Clovis shook his head. "There’s no need for that desperate measure yet. We just want to upgrade the second last level of Another World Mall. Nothing else."

"Fine." Hana closed her screen. "I’m done."

"Then, shall we go?!" Clovis raised his hand, as if asking her to hold his hand.

Hana just grabbed both of his hands and wrapped them around her. "Let’s go."

Clovis just chuckled before entering Another World Mall.

[Welcome back, Master and Mistress.]

"We’re back, Blue. We’re going to upgrade this mall."

[Of course. I’ve been waiting.]

Clovis nodded calmly. "In that case, without further ado, let’s upgrade it, shall we?"

[Understood.]

[Commencing upgrade.]

[Upgrading.]

[Upgrade Success.]

The process was simple after seeing it so many times. Clovis wondered what kind of store would be suitable for the last upgrade?

"Let’s go!" Hana held Clovis’s hand and excitedly rushed toward the new store. They already knew the store’s location, so there was no need to wait for Blue.

Of course, as the mall’s assistant, Blue immediately took off so that she could welcome them into the shop.

To their surprise, the shop felt like it was another boutique.

"Hmm? Did you see that? Is it another clothing store? But the last store should be a service store, right? In other words, it provides service, not items." Hana squinted.

"It should be a service store. Let’s not judge a book by its cover." Clovis nodded.

"I do judge a book by its cover. Why do you think I picked you? I judged you first, but knowing you have completely changed me. That’s how you grab loyal customers." Hana winked playfully.

She used to work like this. She would grab the customers first, and after the customers used it, they would fall in love and become regular customers.

Clovis just chuckled. Each of his girls had their own achievements, but it was true that they were also quite unique.

Hana was pretty realistic and materialistic, but she was definitely doing a lot of things for him. Kanaria didn’t say much, but she was pretty much coming with him no matter how busy she was.

Melody complained a lot, but she did everything he asked for. Luci didn’t say much since she loved to hole up in the lab, but she was never absorbed enough to neglect things around her.

Mara was doing things she wanted, but she was quite observant. Even a few days ago, she smacked him because he forgot to notify Rena regarding their updates. She kept tracks of everyone in the mansion.

Christina was energetic and cheerful. Just having her around would usually bring a smile to everyone.

They rarely had contact with Vina, but Vina remained consistent no matter the situation.

Clovis felt really blessed to have all of them.

Clovis just patted her head and entered the new store.

[Welcome, Master and Mistress, to the Customization Store.]

"Customization?" Hana raised her eyebrows. She thought this was another clothing store, but it seemed she was wrong. Now that he mentioned it, she noticed that there weren’t just clothes in this place. "Hmm? I can’t see their information?"

[Of course. They aren’t available for sale.]

"If they’re not available for sale, then what is available?" Hana crossed her arms. She couldn’t find anything about the store.

[This store provides customization. Please look at this.]

Blue showed a screen panel. There were a few empty boxes.

[This is just a demo, and the provided items won’t be given to the customers. However, Master, could you please grab one thing from this store and put it in the box at the top?]

"Of course." Clovis grabbed a nearby sword and put it in the system. It sucked the sword completely until the icon of the sword appeared.

It was loading for a few seconds before multiple options appeared. It turned out the empty boxes provided options. It was more accurate to say that they were checkboxes.

More importantly, the options were something that defined what this store was all about.

[Strength +10%]

[Speed +15%]

[Sharpness +10%]

"This..." Hana widened her eyes in shock. She tried to tap the screen and slide it down. It really worked.

More options appeared. She finally understood what this shop was all about.

Underneath the sword icon, there were two empty boxes. It was pretty easy to figure out that this sword could be imbued with two options.

Hana gasped. "Blue, this store can turn ordinary items into strengthened items, similar to everything this mall has to offer?"

[Correct. However, the quality of the material as well as the skill of the person creating it will matter on how much the slot it will possess. Of course, the maximum enhancement will be two.]

"Only two?"

[That is correct. Most items don’t possess the qualification to be enhanced because their quality is too poor. In addition, the options will be different for each of them, depending on the type of materials poured into creating it. If it’s just a normal T-shirt, it can’t be enhanced. On the other hand, a T-shirt made of Tier 6 Snake Scale with a decent tailor will be able to get enhanced.]

"Oh?" Hana crossed her arms, contemplating.

Clovis asked, "How is it going to work? Like how the money is calculated. What kind of options will it get?"

[There are basic enhancements such as strength and those basic attributes. However, their amplification can be different. For example, a dagger made of saber-toothed cat fangs will have higher amplification on strength. On the other hand, a dagger made of a venomous stinger will have an option for poison.]

[After that, depending on the tier of your weapon and the materials as well as the options, the money will be calculated. The higher the tier, the higher the cost.]