5. Item Shop

That wrapped up the Construction Shop.

Now, there were two more shops left to explore: the Item Shop and the Castle Core Shop.

I decided to start with the Item Shop. As I opened it, it presented to me three sub-shops: Furniture Shop, Food Shop, and Daily Equipment Shop.

I mentally tapped the Furniture icon first. A new, cleanly organized menu unfolded smoothly before my mind’s eye.

(Ooh, what’s this?)

I had to give the system some credit; the interface was genuinely slick and user-friendly! Every single item came with a crisp little preview thumbnail and a clear price tag.

Unfortunately, the actual selection was quite stripped-down and basic.

• Wooden Bench – 10 Wood

• Oak Table – 15 Wood

• Torch Sconce – 2 Stone

• Straw Bed – 20 Wood

• Rug – 5 Wood

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And for the so-called “luxury” items, if you could even call them that, the options were equally humble:

• Simple Throne – 50 Stone

• Statue 50 Stone – Additional stone required for custom options

  
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And a few other miscellaneous things that weren’t really worth mentioning.

Yeah, the shop was a little bit ass.

Though, there was one pretty cool feature that stood out: the 3D preview of the furniture!

When I selected any item, a perfect hologram-like projection shimmered into existence right in the middle of my empty hall. It was semi-transparent and floated exactly where the real piece would appear if I actually bought it.

I could rotate it a full 360 degrees with a thought, zoom in on tiny details, and even toggle a faint placement grid that overlaid the floor and walls to help me visualize exactly how it would fit.

(Whoa! Very nice!)

Though the shop weren’t offering much right now, I was excited to see what it would offer in the future, once I upgraded this shop.

(Yeah! Let’s go back when I have more points!)

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Then, I explored the Food shop.

Turns out, this was where you actually spent those mysterious Food points!