The familiar abilities immediately surfaced before his eyes.

"Wings of Light" Level 1, Blue.

——"Flying is a privilege of birds, and also of angels."

"Energy Oath: Demon" Level 5, Green.

——"The oath makes your cultivation method more focused. From now on, you bid farewell to the troubles of energy shaping, and you have embarked on a single-log bridge."

"Wind Blade" Level 8, Green.

——"Wind is shapeless, but blades have shape. Note: In a vacuum environment and extreme cold environment, this ability will be severely limited."

"Angel" Level 2, Purple.

——"Special type of Ability User, with a unique promotion system."

"Blood of Affinity" Level 5, Blue.

——"Forbidden +3."

The five ability slots were completely filled.

Chen Xuan pressed a few more times, but there was no change, indicating that all of Elorie’s abilities were listed here.

Using the scan gun again felt so good...

Even if he doesn’t trade, he can gleam plenty of information from these abilities.

First, it can be confirmed that angels are a kind of Ability User. From the perspective of the Ability Store, Elorie, Jiang Siqi, and Liu Shuyue are of the same kind, no matter if the abilities come from awakening, bestowing, strong robbery, or learning; they are not fundamentally different. The main differences lie in the details, such as abilities acquired through learning can be found again if lost, whereas abilities gained through awakening are gone forever when lost...

Secondly, using these abilities requires a price, such as spiritual qi, energy, flesh... no ability can be used infinitely. Thinking back, even the gray "Special Eating" and "Extraordinary Sleeping Ability" require energy, and this "energy" has a more common name: calories.

Like an angel gaining energy by killing demons, it can even be seen as a unique ability in the trade box. Chen Xuan is curious, since there’s "Energy Oath: Demon," is there "Energy Oath: Great Demon?"

He boldly speculates that energy shaping here and body reconstruction with spiritual qi are the same thing. If this negative effect can be removed, it means cultivators can kill demons at will to absorb spiritual qi without worrying about losing their minds.

However, what Chen Xuan cares most about is Elorie’s last ability.

He didn’t expect to see the word "forbidden" on her.

Unfortunately, just looking at the trade box doesn’t reveal much valid information. To know why it’s forbidden, it’s best to try it yourself.

To be honest, the girl’s abilities are pretty good, like flying, the highly concealing Wind Blade, and even the angel ability that interests him. But if he takes them all, Elorie would directly become a blank slate, which she assumably wouldn’t agree to.

As for what abilities to trade back to her, that’s not important.

Because the things that worry her can’t be solved by one or two abilities.

Chen Xuan faced her again, issuing a trading invitation.

Elorie exclaimed, surprised to see a half-transparent frame appear before her!

Next, two rows of text appeared within the frame: "Living Dead" Level 1, Green.

"Purifying Heart Technique" Level 1, Green.

"This, what is this?" She looked at Chen Xuan in confusion, then asked in shock, "Could this be the legendary...abilities!?"

"Yes, these are the two abilities I want to trade to you." He explained leisurely, "The ability you need to offer is "Blood of Affinity." Use your mind to select your frame, then put this ability in."

"Anyone seeing the trade frame for the first time would be startled, right?" Lin Qing marveled, "I never knew before that my skills could be quantified by outsiders."

"At the time, I felt okay. Because the so-called abilities were techniques I had cultivated, so seeing their names wasn’t surprising." Liu Shuyue said calmly.

Elorie tried a few times to adapt to this feeling of controlling options with her mind.

"Is this really my ability? What does forbidden mean?" She asked, bewildered.

"When I figure it out, I’ll naturally tell you." Chen Xuan replied frankly, "And this store has a return period. If you feel shortchanged, you can return the abilities within a month."

Elorie shook her head and pressed the confirm button.

The trade completed.

"I don’t want to return the abilities... I just wish for the Angel Alliance and New Paris City... no, for all the people in the world to continue well. If possible, even that disaster shouldn’t happen!" She bit her lip, "Please teach me how to use these two abilities to help those forced to hide underground survive!"

If you intend to save the world with these two abilities, you’re undoubtedly imagining too much, Chen Xuan thought.

"Living Dead" is commonly stocked and relatively versatile, so he chose one to trade. "Purifying Heart Technique" was adjusted from the villagers, and a green level can be traded again. Plus, Chen Xuan wants to see if someone can gain natural spiritual qi from heart method abilities under an energy oath constraint.

But he cannot say this outright.

"Follow me." He took Elorie to the bar to register accommodation for her.

The reason for trading abilities is because official trading is a prerequisite for everything. After this, the girl would be added to the guest list, allowing for more operations, such as upgrading to a VIP member, from now on having a unique space on the second floor of the store.

After the contract was signed, Chen Xuan got room card 204.

"Come, let’s see your room." He shook the card in his hand.

Liu Shuyue and Lin Qing also joined—after all, they were curious about what an angel’s room would look like.

When halfway up the stairs, Elorie realized what "opening a room for herself" implied.

She started breathing a bit faster.

A swipe of the room card, and the door lock opened with a click.

Chen Xuan was the first to push the door and enter the room.

"Wow, nice view."

He couldn’t help but whistle.

The first thing to greet his eyes was a vast blue sea!

The room had three transparent door-style glass windows, allowing clear views of the surroundings—this was likely a cantilevered residence built on a seaside cliff. The 50-square-meter house was like a big pancake, stretched across the cliff’s mid-section, elevating a hundred or two meters above the ground. The windows facing open, not only allowing the sound of waves hitting rocks to be heard but also letting one feel the coolness of sea breezes brushing against the face.

The interior decoration is modern, with a hidden fireplace, opening kitchen, a soft cushioned bed, and a fully open bathroom. Tenants can bask while bathing, feeling the unobstructed natural scenery. As for how the room was built and how people on a cliff can enter, the Ability Store simply didn’t care. As long as it’s trendy, that’s enough.

Even Elorie was slightly stunned by such spectacular scenery.

But she quickly returned to her senses, starting to search around for the room’s back door.

"It’s here." Lin Qing helpfully pointed out.

On the right side of the room’s terrace, there was a section of outdoor stairs, slanting down two meters, connecting to the cliff. And the back door was directly on the cliff. If seen by the uninformed, they might think the cliff holds hidden secrets.

The three didn’t proceed, instead waiting for Elorie to push open that door.

The girl approached timidly; once touched, the door swung open to the side. Taking two steps forward, crossing the threshold, she entered a cozy little room.

Unlike the luxurious guest room wedged between the cliffs, this small room was narrow and old, not valuable in monetary terms. Yet the moment Elorie stepped inside, she covered her mouth.

Lin Qing and Liu Shuyue came along.

They saw the chaotic floor, comic books, game disks, and drink bottles scattered about, the walls adorned with cute stickers, and a life-sized teddy bear placed at the head of the bed.

"This is..." Liu Shuyue asked.

"Where I live." Elorie walked to the window, opened the rusty iron frame, sunlight bathing a city corner below immediately appeared in everyone’s view, "...It hasn’t been destroyed yet."