Chapter 391 - 410: Examine Your Own Worth, You Are Very Expensive

It was snowing when she went out today.

She took the same fully-automated hovercar, but today she wasn’t going to the same neighborhood as before.

Jiang Qiuqiu glanced at the scenery flashing by and guessed, ’Maybe it’s near the other neighborhood.’

Curiosity wouldn’t get her anywhere, so she decided to ask Mrs. Ai’er directly.

Mrs. Ai’er was surprised. "You remember?"

"Mhm. The route feels about the same."

"Your spiritual perception is quite good." Mrs. Ai’er had Jiang Qiuqiu get out of the car with her. "There are a lot of similar-looking trees planted around here. Many people can’t get their bearings the first time they visit."

"Oh, is that so?"

"We’re visiting another old friend of mine today. I already told him you were coming, and we’ve already discussed the payment."

Jiang Qiuqiu felt a little embarrassed, discussing payment before she’d even started working. But she didn’t say she wouldn’t accept it.

In her dealings with others, she knew it was crucial not to devalue herself.

"Qiuqiu, don’t you be embarrassed." Mrs. Ai’er squeezed her hand. "Hiring a Spirit Healing Master requires payment. You need to be more confident. You’ll be in extremely high demand after you graduate. If it weren’t for an old lady like me pulling some strings, these people might not even be able to hire you, you know."

"Take what you’ve earned, and don’t feel awkward about it." Mrs. Ai’er had once been a force to be reckoned with in the military; her personality had the directness of a soldier and the gentleness of a healer. "You should be proud to earn a living with your skills and build your own wealth."

"I understand. Thank you."

"What’s there to thank me for?" She waved her hand dismissively, then revealed the payment she would be receiving today.

"..."

Even though she was mentally prepared, she still found it a little unbelievable.

"This—a Mental Training Device, just like that?"

"That’s right," Mrs. Ai’er replied matter-of-factly. "Didn’t Little Mo tell me you often do Spiritual Training? You must need a Mental Training Device, right?"

"The one you have at home is probably a standard model bought off the market," Mrs. Ai’er told Jiang Qiuqiu. "The ones they can get are specially supplied, and I specifically asked for a model that’s compatible with your attributes."

’Isn’t this too valuable?’ A cheap Mental Training Device on the market cost billions, and a specially supplied one...

’Would it be worth tens of billions?’

"What’s so valuable about that?"

"Your sense of value is even worse than this old lady’s."

Amidst the heavy, swirling snow, Mrs. Ai’er imparted to Jiang Qiuqiu some of the unique value systems of this era.

Star Coins weren’t everything in the Federation; they were just one form of currency.

Some people went their whole lives trading with this currency, but it wasn’t the only means of transaction. Oftentimes, bartering—trading goods for goods—was the mainstream.

And when it came to bartering, the Healing Spiritual Power of a Spirit Healing Master was the most valuable commodity of all.

She told Jiang Qiuqiu to be bolder in thinking about her own worth.

"You are more valuable than you imagine."

"You can afford to name your price. You haven’t even stepped onto the real stage yet." Mrs. Ai’er patted her head. "When you stand on the stage that belongs to Spirit Healing Masters, you’ll discover—"

Below the high platform, everyone would be holding their own treasures, waving their hands desperately, just begging for the person on stage to look down at them.

This was the supreme glory of the Spirit Healing Masters, and also the infinite sorrow of reality.

Of course, these matters were all too complicated, and Mrs. Ai’er wouldn’t tell Qiuqiu something so sad. She lightened the mood and teased, "You’ll discover that you’re in overwhelmingly high demand."

Jiang Qiuqiu nodded, showing that she understood.