"Let's see…" Clovis recalled every piece of information about his mall. He explained, "Currently, I have several types of stores, such as a grocery store, a clothing store, an accessory store, a restaurant, a bite-size food store, a bookstore, a pet store, a gallery, and a movie theater.
"As you probably already know, you are eating food from the grocery store. Those who are of the same tier as me probably advance leaps and bounds for their evolution progress. This is also why I'm able to become a Tier 4 human, even though I isolate myself inside my room for a week.
"Regarding the clothing store and accessory store, you have been wearing them, so I don't really need to explain more than that. You understand the effect, but from now on, I will just say the power at face value, so it's easier to understand.
"Regarding the restaurant, there are multiple food stores, from fast food to proper restaurants, but I haven't seen any high-end restaurants yet like the ones in the hotel. The effect of the food in a restaurant is much higher than the bite-size stores and longer duration. As you can see, the latter is more practical, but the former is much more useful.
"I'm planning to use them to supply our food for a while. Although there are item limits, I have increased them enough for us to go with three meals a day without any problem.
"As for the bookstore, those weird books originated from this store. It's not my father. That's why the effect is different. They're most likely emphasizing the power of that particular race.
"And you definitely have seen the painting from the gallery at least once. I have bought every single thing from there, so we have a good collection of everything. It's also extremely useful.
"The pet store is basically the reason why I'm able to become friends with Reolf. Currently, as an owner, I can only become friends with a single beast, but it's indicated that I can have more in the future, but I don't think there will be that many. The food is provided and allows Reolf to grow stronger or even evolve to a higher tier.
"Last but not least, the movie theater. This is something I can't really show, but I guess the only ones who have seen the effect are Jay and Christina. Do you remember that I suddenly used the soft and hard sword and that I could unleash a longer ranged attack?
"The movie theater is like a full-dive technology where I'm absorbed into the play that I become the main character of that movie. I can feel, see, and even remember the training, which allows me to make sudden, drastic progress."
Jay and Christina definitely remembered it. They never thought it was the movie theater.
"But how do you even improve this ability? Is it related to money?" Kanaria asked. "I remember that all money has to go through you."
"Yes." Clovis nodded. "To put it simply, all the money inside my account will be registered into the mall's currency as if the money is being copied into the mall. At the same time, it won't use the real-world currency, so it won't affect the real-world currency. No inflation or such a thing.
"Of course, this also means that the money that has been registered in my mall can't be registered twice, even if I earn it. In other words, if I have used the money to buy something from Company A, and Company A hires me and rewards me with that same money, I will get nothing in the mall.
"Hence, Hana is the answer. She has a financial background and is also a good businessman. If she expands internationally, it means I have huge access to all the money all around the world.
"However, from what I can see, it's being exchanged according to the Union Dollar, which is currently used as the world-recognized currency. In other words, I can't just go to a country with a collapsed economy and get a bzillion of their currency and exchange it for a bzillion coins."
After listening to Clovis' flow of money, Christina couldn't help but ask, "In that case, why not ask for an investor? Or maybe tell Hana about it? Or have you?"
Clovis shook his head. "First of all, I don't want the influence of an investor. The effect of having an investor might not be significant right now, but in the future, I can't say the same.
"As for Hana… I don't plan to tell her for the time being. That greedy little goblin will definitely suck me dry if she knows about all this.
"However, she is a good partner. At the very least, I know that money can gradually increase with her as my partner. Once everything has settled down, I'm planning to let her know. Actually, after I upgrade the mall several more times, I can bring someone inside, but it might take at least a few months to achieve it. That's when I plan to explain, since it's easier to show it than to explain."
Kanaria looked away when she heard about Hana. As Clovis said, Hana would definitely suck him dry the moment she heard about this unique ability.
Christina nodded in understanding. "So, you can develop your unique ability as long as you have money?"
"Yes." Clovis raised three fingers. "The previous plan of mine is to increase my tier, upgrade the mall, and use the items to grow even stronger.
"But with the current amount of money required to upgrade the mall, I have switched my plan to grow stronger, create a business opportunity with Hana, and use the money to develop both strength and influence. This way, by the time this unique ability is revealed, they will have to think twice before trying to take advantage of me."
Christina agreed. "That's true. This is the first time I've heard of a unique ability that can benefit others. The value of this unique ability is much more significant than any other unique abilities. After all, you can create an army of elites. They will probably kidnap you, feed you money, and force you to get them items."
"Yeah." Clovis nodded with a wry smile.