Chapter 16

In the eyes of the ordinary people of Luoshan City, the Fuxing Building was a gathering place for celebrities and the wealthy. Ordinary people would never dare to set foot in such a place.

However, after entering, Sun Yan realized some of the special aspects of the Fuxing Building.

From the 12th floor upwards, only dedicated VIP members could enter. As for how to obtain VIP status, Sun Yan had once heard his close friend Mu Tong mention that in all of Luoshan City, there were no more than 10,000 people with such VIP status, which was less than one-thousandth of the city's population of millions.

The 81st floor of the Fuxing Building was the clothing sales area. Apart from a few service staff, there were not many customers.

Looking around, Sun Yan felt as if he were in a huge clothing city. The styles of clothing here were ones he had only seen in movies: luxurious evening gowns made of star mist silk, nightgowns cut from thin cloud gauze, and sexy bikinis produced by the BOY Group... The dazzling array of clothing made his head spin.

Chen Wang said from the front, "Come, Sun Yan, pick out two evening gowns."

Sun Yan walked over and looked at the two evening gowns presented by the salesperson: one pure white, the other bright blue, both exquisitely beautiful and noble. They felt weightless when touched, yet as smooth as silk.

"Mr. Chen, these two evening gowns are the latest works of the famous designer Hui Na from the Nanfeng Domain. The fabric is made from the skin of the fog snake beast, weighing 0.0001 kg, and can withstand the inner yuan attack of a third-level martial artist. They are also the main evening gowns of our Fuxing Clothing Department this season..."

Listening to the salesperson's fluent introduction, Sun Yan's face became increasingly wooden. He sneakily glanced at the price of the evening gowns and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

1.5 million credit points? That's too much, right?

Brother, I've lived to 16 years old, and I've spent less than 200,000 credit points. If I wear this evening gown out and a piece of fabric falls off, won't I be heartbroken?

He quickly stopped the beautiful salesperson from continuing her introduction and pulled Chen Wang aside, saying seriously, "Chen Wang, this clothing is too expensive. I can't accept it."

Sun Yan's tone was very firm; he always acted according to his own principles.

Chen Wang was puzzled. He didn't understand why the two evening gowns would cause such a reaction from Sun Yan. Just as he was about to say something, Chen Bo bowed and walked over.

"Mr. Sun, I understand your meaning. However, this level of evening gown is a necessity for attending banquets. You don't need to worry too much about it," Chen Bo smiled. "If you go to the banquet like this, our young master will be very embarrassed."

Before Sun Yan could speak, Chen Bo seemed to suddenly remember something and added, "Young master, have you forgotten? Doesn't Fuxing offer free clothing?"

Chen Wang was taken aback, then realized, "Oh, how could I forget? Indeed, there is free clothing."

"Free clothing?" Sun Yan looked at the two with suspicion. "Does Fuxing Building really offer free clothing?"

The clothing here costs hundreds of thousands of credit points, how could it be given away for free? Fuxing Building would have gone out of business long ago.

Chen Wang laughed, "There is. However, of course, not everyone can obtain this qualification. There is a verification procedure. Sun Yan, do you want to try?"

Sun Yan squinted his eyes and grinned slyly, "If just a verification procedure can get me free clothing, of course I want to try."

In his heart, he was thinking that if he really passed the verification and obtained a set of free clothing, even if it was the cheapest, selling it would still net him tens of thousands of credit points. How comfortable would the days ahead be?

Chen Wang nodded, turned around, and called over the salesperson, showing his VIP card, "Take me to see your manager, Mr. Davis."

The salesperson saw the number on the VIP card and became even more respectful, "Mr. Chen, please follow me."

Led by the salesperson, Sun Yan and the others came to the manager's office, where a middle-aged man with gold-rimmed glasses was already waiting.

This middle-aged man had emerald green hair, each strand about half a centimeter thick, a characteristic of the Kafeng people. He wore a well-tailored silver suit and had a friendly smile, exuding the air of an elite from the upper class. His name tag read "Davis."

Davis said warmly, "Good evening, Mr. Chen. What made you suddenly think of finding me? Is there something unsatisfactory about our service?"

"Of course not, Fuxing's quality has always been well-known," Chen Wang shook hands and indicated, "This is my friend, Sun Yan. I want to recommend him for VVIP membership."

Davis's smile froze, and he widened his eyes, "VVIP membership? Mr. Chen, are you sure? You should know that if the application fails..."

Before Davis could finish, Chen Wang interrupted, "I am very sure, Mr. Davis. I should have a recommendation slot, right?"

Adjusting his gold-rimmed glasses, Davis quickly sized up Sun Yan, his sharp eyes flashing with doubt. However, given Chen Wang's special status, Davis quickly put on a professional smile, "Of course, Mr. Chen, please follow me."

Sun Yan followed behind, sensing that the atmosphere was a bit off. He quietly asked Chen Bo, "Chen Bo, are you sure there is free clothing?"

Chen Bo respectfully replied, "Of course, Mr. Sun. It just requires a simple verification procedure."

Sun Yan sighed inwardly, indeed, in places that sell luxury goods, many of the rules are incomprehensible.

The four of them came to a room with one transparent wall, inside which was a device. Sun Yan took a look and found the device quite strange. The platform was square, with a handprint on it.

Davis stopped, took out a card, and swiped it. The transparent door opened, and he gestured, "Mr. Sun, please go in for the verification."

"Me? Alone?" Sun Yan looked at Davis with confusion, "How exactly do I verify?"

Davis's smile froze. He looked at Chen Wang and then patiently explained, "Mr. Sun, the verification is simple. Just place your hand on the platform. When the device activates, the handprint will rotate clockwise or counterclockwise. You just need to circulate your inner yuan to match the speed of the rotation. Remember, not too fast or too slow, it must be synchronized."

Sun Yan nodded in understanding and asked, "How do I know if I pass the verification?"

"Simple," Davis pointed to the opposite wall, "If within 5 minutes, you can match the inner yuan induction rotation of the device, a complete handprint will appear on the wall, and the verification will be complete."

"Got it, it's indeed simple," Sun Yan smiled and immediately went in.

The transparent door closed, and the outside sounds were completely blocked. A light screen rose from the platform, displaying a form. The voice of the computer echoed in the room, "Please enter your identity information."

"Identity information? Makes sense, even if it's free, it can't be given away randomly," Sun Yan muttered as he approached and filled out the form on the light screen.

After completing the form, the handprint on the platform immediately lit up, and the computer's voice sounded again, "Please take your position, countdown begins, 60, 59..."

Sun Yan looked and understood, placing his right hand on the handprint. Immediately, the handprint enlarged and then shrank, perfectly matching the size of Sun Yan's right hand.

Outside the room, Davis saw the identity information Sun Yan entered and immediately covered his face, groaning, "A first-level martial artist, a first-level martial artist? Mr. Chen, are you joking with me? How can a first-level martial artist pass the verification? You failed the verification when you were a second-level martial artist."

Chen Wang smiled, "It's nothing, I didn't expect Sun Yan to pass the verification."

"Hmm?" Davis frowned suspiciously, "Chen Wang, as your friend, I don't think it's worth wasting a recommendation slot on a first-level martial artist. It's not too late, I can immediately terminate the verification process."

"No, I think it's worth it," Chen Wang shook his head, thought for a moment, and then said, "Mr. Davis, if you want to help me, change the price of the two evening gowns later."

"Oh? To what?"

"1% of the original price, of course, I will pay the full amount."

Davis looked at Chen Wang, then at Sun Yan inside, and immediately understood, spreading his hands and smiling, "Of course, the customer is God. It seems Mr. Chen values this Mr. Sun a lot. I also look forward to meeting him later."

The three of them smiled and looked at Sun Yan in the room, just as the countdown ended.

"...2, 1, verification begins."

The light on the platform suddenly brightened. Sun Yan felt his palm heat up, and a light wave appeared in front of his hand, slowly rotating counterclockwise. "It's started, just need to circulate my inner yuan to match, right?"

With a thought, the inner yuan in his dantian immediately circulated, quickly flowing down his right arm, forming a fine line, and soon following the light wave, slowly rotating counterclockwise.

After one circle, a ding sounded, and a blurry handprint outline appeared on the light screen on the opposite wall.

Sun Yan looked up and was immediately delighted, "Just need to keep this up for 5 minutes? It seems simple enough."

Suddenly, another light wave appeared in front of his hand, this time rotating clockwise, and twice as fast as before.

"Hmm? The speed increases." Sun Yan immediately accelerated his inner yuan circulation to match the speed of the light wave.

Gradually, Sun Yan found the verification process more difficult than he had imagined, and much more challenging.

The direction of the light wave's rotation became increasingly unpredictable, not only varying in speed but also sometimes reversing direction, or starting fast and then suddenly stopping, followed by a rapid acceleration.

Clockwise - counterclockwise - clockwise; accelerate - decelerate - stop - accelerate; counterclockwise - clockwise - counterclockwise - clockwise... By the 3-minute mark, the rotation of the light wave had become completely chaotic, making it dizzying to watch.

"Damn, are you playing with me?" Sun Yan cursed inwardly. He felt that to synchronize with the bizarre light wave, his inner yuan circulation had to alternate between fast and slow, clockwise and counterclockwise, almost twisting into a rope. He almost couldn't keep up several times.

The only thing that made Sun Yan feel relieved was that the maximum speed of the light wave was equivalent to the limit of a first-level martial artist's inner yuan circulation—5 rotations per second.

Time passed second by second, and Sun Yan's forehead was already covered in sweat. At this moment, he had no time to think about anything else, focusing all his attention on controlling his inner yuan circulation.

Ding ding ding... A clear bell sound rang.

"Verification complete, Sun Yan, passed the verification, VVIP number: 1314520."

Looking at the handprint on the opposite wall, Sun Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed, "Phew... It's done. Really tiring! There's indeed no such thing as a free lunch in this world."

In just 5 minutes, he felt more exhausted than practicing with Shuilian Qing for an entire afternoon.

Outside the room, Chen Wang and the others stared dumbfounded at the handprint on the wall. The pattern was extremely realistic, with every detail of the handprint clearly visible, almost hurting their eyes.

Snap... Davis's card fell to the ground, and he looked at it blankly, "A first-level martial artist completed the VVIP membership verification. Am I drunk?"

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