At the shop, Xie Yue bought a black suit with gold edges. This type of suit was now trending in this era.
It alone cost him nearly 100 gold coins.
But what could he do?
He had to buy it for his upcoming plans.
As for his sister, he bought a yellow-gold long dress. It would definitely match her hair color. It also cost him another 100 gold coins. Along with that, he bought two sets of black cloaks and four sets of normal, comfortable clothes for himself and Nana. All of them cost him another 100 gold coins.
'Sigh... I can't buy too much. And I might as well change my outfit here', Xie Yue thought.
"Beautiful sister~ Can I change my clothes here~?" Xie Yue asked the shop lady with puppy eyes.
"Yes, yes... Dear customer~ Come with me, I'll show you the way." Looking at Xie Yue's good facial features, the shop lady decided to personally help him change.
"Ahh~" Xie Yue followed behind her.
While he was changing, the shop lady happened to catch a glimpse of his little Dragon. What a cute little thing. My husband is also only this size...
The shop lady was momentarily dumbfounded, but she knew how to stay calm. Soon, she finished dressing him up while touching here and there.
In his new outfit, Xie Yue really looked like a proper noble kid—rich and cute. Even the children of wealthy families couldn't compare to him. After all, clothing alone wasn't enough; good looks were also needed. And Xie Yue had that.
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Coming out of the changing room...
"Dear little customer~ The total amount is 278 gold coins. How would you like to pay?" the shop lady asked.
"Ahh, sister~~ Can't you give me a discount? See, I bought so many things from your shop. Also... I'll only come to your store whenever I need to buy things next time," Xie Yue said cutely while looking up at her.
'My neck is sore...' Xie Yue thought.
"Ara... Since my little customer will come to visit sister from now on, you only have to pay 250 gold coins," the middle-aged shop lady said, enjoying being called "beautiful sister." He was just too cute.
"Thank you, beautiful sister~ Here is the card," Xie Yue said, taking out the bronze card with his little hand.
After deducting the money, the shop lady returned the card to him.
"Here, take it back. I hope to see you soon, my little customer~" she said with some bad thoughts in her mind.
"Mm~ I will come to you often, sister. I'll take my leave now," Xie Yue replied sweetly and bid farewell.
"Okay, dear~ Be careful on the road," the shop lady sent him off.
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After leaving the shop, Xie Yue wandered around, interacting with people to learn about the general situation in Balak City.
However, while gathering information, he had to avoid being noticed by people with bad intentions. With his six-year-old body and cute looks, encountering someone stronger than him could lead to serious trouble.
So, he only interacted with women who had kind expressions to avoid unnecessary problems. Even if he was unlucky and got targeted, he could still escape safely with his level 9 soul power—unless the opponent was a level 15+ soul master with a normal martial soul or a level 10+ soul master with a high-level martial soul.
Martial souls also had levels. In this era, they were divided into Trash, Low, Medium, High, and Top. There were also God-given martial souls, but only one or two top-level families and the Spirit Hall knew about them.
(In later periods of the Douluo series, martial soul levels will be divided into Trash, High, Top, Super, Ultimate, Evil, God-given, and God.)
Martial souls were also categorized into two main types: Tool-type Martial Souls and Beast-type Martial Souls. (In the future, these classifications would become even more detailed, including Body Martial Souls.)
These could further be subdivided into smaller categories such as Control System, Attack Power, Agility Attack System, Support System, Food System, Defense System, and Healing System.
The strength of a Soul Master was closely related to both their soul rings and soul power, with each aspect complementing the other in their growth process. Different categories of martial souls served different purposes.
Xie Yue's martial soul was a top-level martial soul. But even among top-level martial souls, there were differences.
For example... the Golden Crocodile King and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. In truth, the Golden Crocodile King was superior to the BLT Dragon, but this was not widely known.
When compared to the Clear Sky Hammer and the Seven Killing Sword tool martial souls, the Moon Blade martial soul was slightly inferior. However, Xie Yue's martial soul was not just one Moon Blade but two.
So, when used together, Xie Yue's martial soul could reach the same level as the Clear Sky Hammer and the Seven Killing Sword. One thing to note was that every martial soul had its own strengths and weaknesses. If the soul rings added were not up to standard or if the soul master's talent was lacking, it wouldn't matter how strong the martial soul was.
Not every soul master with higher soul power could threaten Xie Yue.
After gathering enough information and ensuring that no one was following him, he made his way toward the hotel.
Upon returning to the room and eating the lunch he had ordered, both Xie Yue and Hu Liena started their soul power cultivation.
This common soul power cultivation technique had been taught to them by Bai Wu on the day they awakened their martial souls. They had only practiced it once that day. After that, they hadn't cultivated at all, as they had been on the run. Even during the carriage ride, Xie Yue hadn't practiced since he had to stay alert.
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AN: This chapter is mostly an info dump. Sorry for that. The author had no way of explaining these details without including this information.