Outside the store, Aiden decided to walk, as the next store was nearby. He was still thinking about the emptiness he had felt in the car.
He walked along the road, watching many people going about their usual work.
Aiden could tell that some were very tired by the dark circles under their eyes, while others looked cheerful as they worked.
He could see children playing, birds singing, and the wind blowing mildly, making his hair flutter and his already handsome face stand out.
Before he realized it, he had already reached the next store.
The store's name was:
Artifacts & Arcane Attire
He entered, and within twenty minutes his order was complete.
He ordered three custom-made items:
A long black cloak (knee-length)
A close-fitting, high-collar, plain black tunic with high-level endurance and advanced healing properties for its user if the user gets injured
He already had dark, flexible trousers, soft-soled black boots, and thin black gloves, all of the highest quality.
He also purchased a pendant artifact with healing properties, an artifact with color-changing abilities, and fifteen single-use teleportation stones.
He bought items worth 6000 gold coins from this store.
So today, he had spent 9000 gold coins in total.
Even for him, that was an absurd amount of expenditure.
He had received 15,000 gold coins, which was his entire year's pocket money, and he had already spent 60 percent of it.
However, he wasn't worried, as he still had money in his bank account, though the bank had been closed for some time due to technical issues.
The bank had been founded by Nathaniel Astoria.
After exiting the store, he walked around for some sightseeing.
He then saw a bookstore with a rather peculiar name:
Between the Covers
He approached the bookstore and noticed many peculiar books as well.
Ignorant's Temptation (monthly)
100 Pick-up Lines
100 Ways to Reject
You Are a Wannabe Adult
And many more.
When he saw these titles, he couldn't help but frown.
He ended up buying most of the books with peculiar titles—twenty-six books in total. They cost him 95 silver coins.
He handed over 1 gold coin to the owner, who returned 5 silver coins as change.
He placed all the books into his storage bracelet.
He then went to the nearest coffee shop, as he was most interested in Ignorant's Temptation.
He ordered an Americano and took out the book from his bracelet.
He opened it and started reading.
♣ Use of gold coins in the most effective way
★ 10 bronze coins are equivalent to 1 silver coin, and 100 silver coins equal 1 gold coin.
In short:
• 10 bronze coins = 1 silver coin
• 100 silver coins = 1 gold coin
Aiden's brows rose in surprise, as he didn't even know about bronze coins.
★ Carriage travel: 1 bronze coin per kilometer
★ Car travel: 4 bronze coins per kilometer
When he read this, he couldn't help but mutter,
"so, basically I'm just a walking, talking rich idiot who got cheated by some random car driver."
He found it amusing rather than angering. Being super rich, the loss didn't bother him much.
Still, he felt it was rather pathetic to lie for such a measly gain. Though he understood that the driver might have had circumstances, if not, it was a concerning issue for common people who earned money through hard work.
★ Latest news regarding Asterix International Bank
When Aiden read this, he began reading carefully, as it was the same bank where his account was held.
• The bank is now open after overcoming a major crisis.
According to recent reports, the main reason for the bank's closure was that the bank's AI had taken control of the entire system. After extensive efforts, they managed to regain control and improve the AI through magic. They have guaranteed that this will never happen again.
He was shocked when he read this. AI had been introduced by Nathaniel Astoria five hundred years ago, and the fact that it had caused such a problem was alarming—but he felt relieved knowing it had been resolved.
He decided to read the rest of the book later and also planned to subscribe to it, as it was a monthly publication focused on current affairs.
He finally understood the meaning behind the title Ignorant's Temptation.
He finished his Americano, paid the bill, and exited the coffee shop.
He then planned to head to the nearest branch of the bank.