Chapter 59: I Am Lei Feng

The clerk was startled. She had worked in this bookstore for more than three years, and the highest sales she had ever witnessed were two thousand books, purchased by a group of people. She had never imagined that today, simply because she was in a good mood and took the initiative, she would bring in such a massive order!

“That’s right, five hundred thousand books. I’ll pay first,” Chen Yun nodded. He then recited a number and said, “This is the phone number of Liao Hong from the Azure Hotel Charity Foundation. I’ve already discussed everything with her. Once you’ve prepared the books, call her directly, and she’ll send a car to pick them up.”

“Certainly, no problem. I’ll report this to the manager right away, and we’ll prepare your books as quickly as possible.” The clerk answered eagerly. With such a large order, her commission would be considerable—so much so she didn’t dare calculate it, afraid she’d frighten herself.

“Alright, I’ll wander around the store for a bit. Figure out the cost, and I’ll pay once you’ve got it.”

“Of course, we’ll have a list and price sheet ready for you soon.”

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Two hours later.

Chen Yun, browsing on the third floor, found himself staring, dazed, at several books emitting a golden glow inside a magnificent wooden cabinet.

“Heavenly Dragon Divine Art: Passive golden skill. Upon use, Mana +300 + 50*player level. Mana attribute doubled. Learning requirements: Level 30, Mana 2000, Constitution 400. Not for sale. (Can be gifted.)”

“Heavenly Dragon Manual: Passive golden skill. Upon use, Health +300 + 50*player level. Health attribute multiplied by 1.5. Learning requirements: Level 30, Stamina 5000, Intelligence 400. Not for sale. (Can be gifted.)”

“Toad Technique: Active golden skill. Summons a 5-meter cube toad to attack enemies. Toad lasts 30 seconds. Toad attack power equals 3 times player intelligence plus spirit. Learning requirements: Level 35, Intelligence 600, Spirit 600. Consumes 1000 mana. Not for sale. (Can be gifted.)”

“Orchid Manual: Active golden skill. Attribute? (Can only be viewed after the player changes gender.) Not for sale. (Can be gifted.)”

Chen Yun rubbed his eyes and carefully examined the description of the last book. Yes, it truly required a gender change to view!

What the heck! Chen Yun was furious. “System, what’s the meaning of this? You need to change gender just to learn a skill? Where’s your integrity?”

Just as Chen Yun was inwardly berating the system’s lack of decency, the female clerk arrived with the store manager.

“Hello, we finally found you. I’m the manager of this bookstore,” said a middle-aged man in a suit, smiling as he extended his hand to Chen Yun.

Chen Yun was momentarily surprised, then quickly recovered and shook the manager’s hand. “Hello.”

“In recognition of your donation of five hundred thousand books to children in the mountain regions, after consulting with upper management, we’ve decided to offer you a twenty percent discount. Here is the title list and price sheet for your order. Please take a look.” The manager handed Chen Yun a stack of A4 papers densely printed with text.

Chen Yun glanced through it. Thousands of book titles were listed, along with their discounted prices.

All the books chosen were within junior high school-level content, showing how seriously the bookstore took this transaction.

He looked at the total amount and nodded. “Alright, let’s go with this. Get in touch with Liao Hong when everything’s ready.”

“I know Ms. Liao. She ordered five thousand books from me last time to aid mountain children,” the manager said with a smile. “I didn’t expect you to know her as well.”

“You do? That’s perfect. I’m using their charity foundation as a channel to send the books to the mountains. Otherwise, I wouldn’t know how to deliver them myself,” Chen Yun replied happily.

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“Heh, people as compassionate as you are rare. On behalf of all the staff at Xinhua Bookstore, I thank you for what you’re doing for the children,” the bookstore owner said solemnly, bowing to Chen Yun and leaving him feeling quite embarrassed.

“You’re too kind. I’m simply doing what I feel is worth doing,” Chen Yun replied, then glanced at the golden skill books and shifted the topic. “I’m quite interested in these books. Are they for sale?”

The manager was momentarily taken aback, then looked at the martial arts manuals in the wooden cabinet and apologized, “I’m sorry, these are not for sale. Our general manager placed them here as a display. Each one is a hand-copied unique edition, extremely precious and beyond monetary value.”

“I see. That’s a pity,” Chen Yun said, truly disappointed.

“You really like these books?” The manager noticed Chen Yun’s regret and asked.

“Yes, I love collecting martial arts manuals, but since these aren’t for sale, it seems I have no fate with them,” Chen Yun sighed.

“Although they’re not for sale, our general manager said that anyone who can cure her daughter’s illness may make a request, and if she can fulfill it, she won’t refuse. If you truly want them, you could find a skilled doctor to treat her daughter. Once she’s cured, I believe the boss wouldn’t hesitate to part with these books,” the manager said with a smile.

“Oh?” Chen Yun’s interest was piqued. “Do you know what illness the boss’s daughter has?”

“I can’t say for sure. It’s a strange disease. Many renowned doctors, both Chinese and Western, have tried and failed. Recently, she even called in Master Jiang Shan, but although his treatment helped somewhat, it couldn’t cure her completely,” the manager replied with a sigh.

Chen Yun didn’t press further. His mentor was quite surprised—he’d underestimated Director Jiang’s abilities, who turned out to be a nationally recognized physician!

Since Director Jiang had already examined her, Chen Yun decided he’d simply ask him directly next time. If the cure was possible, it would depend on fate.

“Manager, let’s leave it at that for now. You’re busy, so I’ll head to the payment counter.”

“Alright, Xiaofang, please lead this gentleman to the cashier.”

At the payment counter, Chen Yun paid without hesitation. The moment the transaction was complete, the system notified him.

“Player Chen Yun has completed the random quest ‘I Am Lei Feng,’ with an exceptional rating. Rewards: Level +1, additional level +1, Reputation +100,000, extra reputation +400,000. Title ‘Living Lei Feng’ granted.”

“Player Chen Yun has reached level 8.”

Living Lei Feng: Purple title. When equipped, restores 20 health and 20 mana per minute. Passive buff: Lei Feng Spirit—players with this buff gain +10 charm with Justice-aligned NPCs, -10 charm with Evil-aligned NPCs.

Hey! Chen Yun laughed at the title’s attributes. What an amusing title—it even sorted NPCs by alignment. Did this mean anyone who opposed him in the future would be an Evil NPC?

Leaving the bookstore, he rode back to his hotel room.

He took out the two portions of poisonous snake soup, and then finished the rest himself. After eating, feeling full, he opened his attribute panel and delighted in his rapidly rising stats.

Player: Chen Yun

Primary profession: None

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Secondary profession: Junior chef

Level: 8

Health: 300+100/300+100 (100-point health bonus from beef and snake soup, lasting 12 hours)

Mana: 210+100/210+100 (100-point mana bonus from beef and snake soup, lasting 12 hours)

Experience: 143/800

Strength: 8+18 (permanent bonus from beef and snake soup; 1 point of strength equals 1 physical attack point)

Constitution: 8+18 (permanent bonus from beef and snake soup; 1 point of constitution equals 1 defense point)

Intelligence: 18 (1 point of intelligence equals 1 spell attack point)

Spirit: 15 (1 point of spirit equals 1 spell defense point)

Agility: 8 (1 point of agility equals a running speed of 2 meters/second, flying speed of 50 meters/second)

Physical attack: 26

Spell attack: 18 (equivalent to intelligence)

Soul attack: 15 (equivalent to spirit; currently the protagonist does not possess this attack method)

Physical defense: 26

Spell defense: 18 (equivalent to intelligence)

Soul defense: 15 (equivalent to spirit; currently the protagonist does not possess this defense method)

Equipment: None

Pet: None

Mount: Electric bike

His joy lasted only a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the two portions of poisoned snake soup, and his good mood vanished. People like Wang Jiong, who could so ruthlessly harm a stranger without cause, made Chen Yun wish he could kill him outright.

“I’ll let you be arrogant for a few more days. I’ll keep these two portions of snake soup for you. Isn’t it your intention to harm me? When the time comes, I’ll make sure you drink every last drop yourself!”