Chapter 17: enforcer mask
Glory City is big! Really big!
It was so big that it took Wen Yu a full 10 minutes of running just to get from the east side of the city to the west side.
Glory City is also very small, so small that there are only a few dozen NPCs relevant to players.
The other NPCs seem like ordinary citizens living in Glory City, with everything from peddlers to people eating and arguing.
I wonder what stories they have, and how many "Hidden Quests" are waiting for players to discover.
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Wen Yu first went to the grocer to buy 100 [Glory City Return Scrolls]. Upon arriving at the Tier 3 Main City, even the price of return scrolls had skyrocketed. They were selling for a full 20 gold coins each!
The effects of health potions and mana potions had also improved. From the 50 points per bottle in the Novice Village, they had risen to 300 points per bottle. Of course, the price was even more moving.
Wen Yu didn't plan on buying any for now; he would complete the quest first!
After saying that, Wen Yu lifted his feet and walked toward the City Lord's Mansion.
Although he didn't know what kind of good thing the [Village Chief's Praise] could give, Wen Yu was secretly looking forward to it.
Could it be some kind of Hidden Class?
Therefore, Wen Yu decided to deliver the letter to the City Lord's Mansion before considering the matter of changing classes.
He arrived at the entrance of the City Lord's Mansion. The guard decisively stopped Wen Yu, who was attempting to enter directly.
"What are you doing? The City Lord's Mansion is a restricted area, no unauthorized entry!"
"Hello, I have a letter here from the village chief to the City Lord, which I must deliver to the City Lord personally." As he spoke, Wen Yu took out the envelope.
The guard took a look and said:
"Wait here, I'll go in and report!"
In less than two minutes, the guard came out. He waved at Wen Yu to signal him to follow.
Entering the City Lord's Mansion, Wen Yu was shocked by the luxurious decorations.
It lived up to the status of a city; it was indeed built magnificently.
When he met the City Lord, the City Lord was working. He signaled Wen Yu to wait a moment, and after showing Wen Yu to a seat, the guard left.
With nothing to do, Wen Yu decisively cast Insight Technique.
[Glory City Lord - Chen Ping]
Level:???
Introduction: The City Lord of the Tier 3 Main City, Glory City. He works hard at handling official business every day, which has resulted in his lower back not being very good.
"???"
Why is it that upon arriving at Glory City, the NPCs' names are actually more pleasing to the eye?
They sound much better than the likes of Feynman, Ivy, Ge Mo, and Gran from the Novice Village.
Wen Yu sat and waited for over ten minutes.
"Not bad, young man! Calm and able to sit still!"
Wen Yu hurriedly looked up and found that the City Lord had already left his main seat and was standing up, sizing him up.
"Thank you for the compliment, City Lord."
"You said there was a letter for me?"
"Yes, it's here." As he spoke, Wen Yu took out the [Village Chief's Praise] and handed it to the City Lord.
The City Lord opened the envelope and began to read, nodding from Time to Time. This indicated his approval of the letter's contents.
"I have finished reading the letter. I never expected that the wolf attack was such a major security hazard, yet it was actually resolved by an adventurer like you."
"I understand the village chief's intent; he feels you are capable of taking on better work. What do you think yourself?"
"I can do it! I'm not afraid of hardship or fatigue! I just fear for the people suffering! Please leave the dirty and tiring work to me!" Wen Yu swore solemnly. Although he didn't know what "better work" meant, that didn't prevent Wen Yu from accepting it first and studying it slowly.
"Good! Very good! Since that's the case, the security of the Tier 3 Main City and its subordinate Novice Villages will be left to you from now on! If anything goes wrong, I will hold you accountable!"
"Ding!~"
"Congratulations on obtaining [enforcer mask]!"
Wait... isn't this a Hidden Class?
Wen Yu immediately took out the mask to check.
[enforcer mask] (Legendary)
Introduction: A mask worn by Enforcers of the Tier 3 Main City and its subordinate Novice Villages. When wearing the mask, the ID automatically changes to [Enforcer]. Allows free travel across various Tier 3 Main Cities and their subordinate Novice Villages. When wearing the mask, all killing actions will be forcibly defined as "enforcement"!
Characteristic: Disguise
Class Requirement: None
"..."
After reading the attributes of the enforcer mask, Wen Yu was speechless for a long Time.
What is this? An artifact! Can he now go to any Main City he wants? He also gained an alias called [Enforcer]? Can he go around killing people and looting while wearing the mask from now on?
"This... this is an artifact! The utility of this thing in the early game is definitely far greater than a Hidden Class!" For Wen Yu, who had just experienced social death, had his ID exposed, and had nowhere to hide, this harvest was equivalent to being able to continue hiding his ID. At least if he did something bad, no one would be able to find [Time].
Wen Yu had already started imagining the scene of himself wearing the enforcer mask and chasing down the War God Guild.
"Thank you for your trust, respected City Lord. I will do my utmost! I will certainly not let you down!"
After speaking, Wen Yu prepared to walk out.
"Wait a moment, adventurer. I haven't finished speaking yet!"
Wen Yu turned back in surprise. "Is there more?"
"Please go ahead, City Lord!"
"Enforcers also have a salary, but recently the finances of the major main cities are tight, so the salary won't be paid."
"There is a residence next to the ＜Dodo Candy House＞ in the west of the city. You may move in there. Consider it your monthly salary."
...
"Holy crap! There really is more?"
"I get a house for free?" Although it was "rented" to Wen Yu as a form of salary, this didn't prevent Wen Yu from feeling like he had picked up the house.
And as long as the mask was always on his person, wouldn't this house always be his? Mask = House Deed?
"I didn't expect that while the grand cause of buying a house in reality is still far off, I've already completed it in the game." Wen Yu thought secretly.
"Thank you, City Lord. Time has noted it!" Although he was excited to the point of flying inside, he still had to remain calm on the surface.
After all, the City Lord himself said that our little Wen is a calm person~
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Since the Hidden Class had fallen through, Wen Yu wouldn't dwell on it.
He prepared to head to the Class Hall to complete his Mage class transfer before going to check out the house in the west of the city.
The Class Hall was not far from the City Lord's Mansion; it was a two-minute walk.
Wen Yu had already decided to play a Mage, so at this moment, he no longer pretended to be hesitant. He went straight to the Mage Class Transfer Instructor.
[Mage First Class Transfer Instructor]
Level:???
Introduction: A First Class Transfer Instructor arranged by the Magician Association in Glory City. He is unhappy, feeling that the position of Second Class Transfer Instructor should have been his.
"Quite competitive..." Wen Yu muttered.
After a brief exchange with the instructor, Wen Yu got his wish.
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu successfully changed classes.
He equipped the [staff of dawn] and [cloth armor of dawn] from his backpack and checked his attributes.
[Time] (Mage)
Level: 10 (77450 / 512000)
HP: 2220
Mana: 720
Magic Attack: 19124+310
Physical Defense: 139+100
Magic Defense: 139+100
Intelligence: 9502+60
Constitution: 29+43
Crit Rate: 36%
Special Attributes:
Luck: 16
Equipment: [staff of dawn] [cloth armor of dawn]...
Set Effect (2/5): None
As for the super artifacts [wooden sword] and [novice cloth armor] he had just taken off, Wen Yu didn't plan to discard them. He could still wear them when fighting rabbits in the future.
"Next, it's Time to learn skills..." Because of Wen Yu's successful class transfer, the [Ride the Wind], [Stealth], and [Magic Missile] he had previously learned had disappeared.
He initiated a conversation with the class instructor again, and the Mage's skills appeared before Wen Yu's eyes one by one.
[Magic Missile] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Deals 100% magic damage.
Required Level: 10
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana Cost: 10
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 100 gold coins
[Magic Shield] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Provides a shield for yourself that absorbs 100% magic damage.
Required Level: 10
Duration: 10 minutes
Cooldown: 1 minute
Mana Cost: 100
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 100 gold coins
[Teleport] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Instantly teleports to any location within a 10*10 meter range.
Required Level: 10
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Mana Cost: 50
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 100 gold coins
[Ice Shard] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Deals 50% magic damage per second to enemy units within a 20*20 meter range and reduces enemy unit movement speed by 20%.
Required Level: 10
Duration: 10 seconds
Cooldown: 2 minutes
Mana Cost: 100
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 300 gold coins
[Elfs Blessing] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Summons an elf to sprinkle holy spring blessings on you, reducing damage taken by 2%.
Required Level: 20
Duration: 1 minute
Cooldown: 10 minutes
Mana Cost: 400
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 500 gold coins
[Chain Lightning] (Common) (Upgradable)
Effect: Strikes a unit in front with lightning, dealing 100% magic damage. Subsequent lightning will bounce among enemy units, bouncing a maximum of 8 Times (maximum 2 Times per independent unit). Each bounce deals 50% magic damage.
Required Level: 20
Cooldown: 30 seconds
Mana Cost: 100
Class Requirement: Mage
Price: 500 gold coins
After carefully looking through them, Wen Yu had a plan.
[Magic Missile] had damage as high as 150% in the Novice Village, but now it had become 100%.
The reason should be the words "Upgradable" following it. If Wen Yu guessed correctly, the 18 [skill upgrade card] in his backpack would come in handy.
He decisively spent 1600 gold coins to buy all the First Class Transfer Mage skill books. Then, he used the four skill books: [Magic Missile], [Teleport], [Magic Shield], and [Ice Shard].
Looking at his skills again:
[Magic Missile] (Common)
Upgrade Requirement: skill upgrade card * 1
Effect: Deals 100% magic damage to enemy units.
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana Cost: 10
Sure enough, looking at it this way, the skill upgrade card became particularly important.
If Talent determines a player's upper limit, then the skill upgrade card is the item to raise the skill's upper limit.
He then analyzed how to improve his four skills.
"My magic attack power has reached over 19400, so I don't need to upgrade the Magic Shield skill in the short term; it's completely sufficient. And as I kill more and more rabbits, it will naturally rise."
"The cooldown of Teleport is a full 30 seconds, so it seems it can't be used as a long-term travel skill. And I have such a thick shield. I can just stand and fight; I don't need to use Teleport to dodge skills."
In the end, Wen Yu decided to prioritize upgrading damage.
After all, he had almost failed to beat a Level 10 Gold BOSS.
With future BOSSes being even more powerful, Wen Yu would only feel less confident!
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Chapter 18: Invincibility Is Truly Boring
Wen Yu decided to first try and upgrade the level of [Magic Missile].
Although Magic Missile is a single-target skill, it has a short cooldown after all. It will likely be the main output skill for the first class transfer.
"Ding!~"
"Use [skill upgrade card]?"
"Confirm!"
"Please select the skill to upgrade."
"[Magic Missile]!"
"Ding!~"
"Upgrade successful!"
Wen Yu checked the skill attributes again.
[Magic Missile] (Black Iron)
Upgrade requirement: skill upgrade card * 2
Effect: Deals 110% magic damage to enemy units.
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana cost: 10
"It really is magic damage that increases. If only the cooldown could be shortened..."
Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished.
"Continue upgrading!"
...
"Ding!~"
"Upgrade successful!"
[Magic Missile] (Gold)
Upgrade requirement: skill upgrade card * 16
Effect: Deals 140% magic damage to enemy units.
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana cost: 10
"Hiss! Terrifying!"
After using 15 skill upgrade cards, the skill still hadn't reached 150%!
In that moment, Wen Yu felt that he might not even be able to beat his past self from the Novice Village...
He dumped the remaining 3 skill upgrade cards into the [Ice Shard] skill.
He upgraded Ice Shard to Bronze quality. The skill damage was also increased to 70% magic damage per second. What slightly disappointed Wen Yu was that the skill range did not increase; it remained a 20m * 20m area.
"That's enough. I can still run [White Wolf Kings Lair] twice today. If things go as expected, I can upgrade Magic Missile one more level."
"Let's go check out the new house first."
Saying that, Wen Yu walked towards his new home.
Passing by the
It wasn't grand; it was even quite small. It didn't meet the City Lord's so-called 'mansion' standard at all.
A simple little house, a plain little courtyard.
However, the moment Wen Yu entered, he had the feeling of coming home.
"Private residence, no outsiders can enter by any means."
After all, safety is the first rule of a home.
In the empty courtyard, only a faint glow emanated from the ground in the corner.
Wen Yu walked over to inspect it.
[Small teleportation array]
Introduction: This teleportation array is connected to the major Tier 3 Main Cities and their affiliated Novice Village teleportation arrays. Current status: Unbound.
"Binding successful!" There were no flashy operations; Wen Yu just needed to think, and the binding was successful.
The things inside the house were also very simple.
A bed and a chest.
The bed was just an ordinary bed. Wen Yu walked over to check it.
He discovered that it neither restored energy nor recovered HP or mana. It seemed to be just for people to lie down and sleep.
Fortunately, there was a surprise. When Wen Yu checked the chest, he discovered that it was actually a small warehouse.
A total of 100 storage slots, while not much, was definitely enough for the Time being.
You have to know, everyone's personal inventory only has 50 slots, and this so-called personal inventory cannot be expanded.
Having 100 extra storage slots was definitely a huge advantage. He immediately put the [Dawn Battle Armor] and [Light-Blocking Dagger] inside.
Walking on the street again, Wen Yu looked at every NPC like a relative.
After all, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, and these were his neighbors.
Passing by the
"Boss, just this candy, give me two to try!"
Wen Yu bought the most expensive candy in the shop, a candy that cost 5 gold coins each.
In the real world, you can't easily find a candy that costs 5 yuan each.
In the past, when Wen Yu read web novels, others would write about eating some good food and getting some awesome attributes. Wen Yu wanted to try it too.
One piece went down his throat; it was truly sweet. Being able to taste the sweetness made Wen Yu feel quite novel, as if he had really eaten a piece of candy.
However, there were no attribute bonuses.
"Sure enough, web novels are all lies."
Sighing, Wen Yu walked towards the [Dungeon Teleporter].
The Dungeon Teleporter was the NPC Wen Yu saw when he first arrived in Glory City.
As the name suggests, it was the entrance to the dungeon. There was no need to travel thousands of miles to the entrance of [White Wolf Kings Lair] anymore.
He didn't know if this was a setting the game originally had, or the so-called 'dungeon entry condition optimization' from this update.
Suddenly, Wen Yu's footsteps halted.
"hell difficulty can give 8 skill upgrade cards. If I take four people to run hell difficulty, tell them to leech experience, and then have each of them hand over 6 cards to me after it ends? Wouldn't I get 32 cards in one go?" The more Wen Yu thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. Wasn't this exploiting a game BUG? skill upgrade cards were too hard to get; Wen Yu decided not to be a lone wolf anymore.
When in doubt, turn to the state!
He acted immediately, asking Brother Rong to lend him some people.
"Brother Rong, I want to borrow four people from you, is it convenient to support me?"
"What are you doing?" Before long, Brother Rong's message came back.
"I'm taking four people to run a dungeon! I'm telling you, hell difficulty can give 8 skill upgrade cards. I'm not asking for much, just give me 6 cards each and keep two for yourselves! Isn't it wonderful for me to take your little brothers to level up?"
"...Then if I tell you that it's 8 cards total for one dungeon run, not 8 per person, and the experience is also split evenly, will you still take them?"
"Goodbye!" Wen Yu was a lone wolf; how could there be companions on the path of a lone wolf?
"Sigh, trying to exploit a game BUG is just too hard."
"It seems I can only wait until everyone's level is high, then go borrow some from the War God Guild. There should be very few people selling these things."
"Ding!~"
"You have entered the hell difficulty dungeon [White Wolf Kings Lair]!"
Arriving at the familiar place again, Wen Yu's mindset had already changed.
From being cautious to being full of arrogance, only a few hours had passed in between.
He didn't even need to open Magic Shield. With a full 239 points of physical/magic defense, the White Wolves couldn't even break his defense when biting him.
The Magic Missile, which he could cast every 10 seconds, was also quickly clearing the pack of wolves surrounding him.
Arriving at the second lair, Wen Yu prepared to test his skills.
With a teleport, he appeared directly in the middle of the wolf pack, and he deployed Ice Shard right on the spot.
The ice-blue crystal rose into the air, continuously dealing 70% magic damage within a 20m * 20m range for 10 seconds, and slowing them down.
But the White Wolves didn't even last until the second second; they were instantly wiped out, let alone slowed.
Wen Yu didn't manage to test it this Time, but he wasn't in a hurry to fight the Wolf King; he would try again once the skill cooldown was up.
The 2-minute cooldown ended.
Wen Yu stood in front of the White Wolf King again.
He used Ice Shard directly.
Terrifying damage floated up from the White Wolf King's head: - 13203 - 13203 - 13203 - 391
"Sigh, boring! It's damn boring! Hahahaha!"
"Ding!~"
"Killed [White Wolf King], experience +100000"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 10270"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Dawn Longbow]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [dawn mage hat]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [Leather Boots]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [spirit control belt]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining [skill upgrade card] * 8"
The dungeon ended, and Wen Yu decisively chose to exit.
When he came out, he was still at the location of the Dungeon Teleporter.
"[Dawn Longbow], it sounds like Archer equipment. Throw it in the warehouse and sell it all together later."
"How did another [spirit control belt] drop? What's the meaning of this? Is this thing so common? Is it a guaranteed drop?"
Wen Yu prioritized checking the [dawn mage hat].
[dawn mage hat] (Gold)
Level: 10
Introduction: A hat part of the Dawn Mage set created by the legendary master Leonardo, which went missing after the last Demon invasion.
Magic Value +1000
Magic Attack Power +100
Intelligence +20
Set Effect (1/5): None
Class Requirement: Mage
Having obtained another Dawn part for a Mage, Wen Yu decisively put it on, and his attributes changed again.
[Time]
Level: 10 (249450/512000)
HP: 2220
Mana: 1720
Magic Attack Power: 19164+410
Intelligence: 9502+80
Set Effect (3/5):
2% of damage dealt to enemy units is converted into self HP. 2% of damage dealt to enemy units is converted into self Mana.
"..."
Good grief, now he didn't even need a Priest. He could deal damage and heal himself! Not only recover HP but also recover Mana!
"Priest! Even dogs wouldn't play one!"
Wen Yu was even more looking forward to the next set pieces. He didn't know what attributes the 4-piece and 5-piece sets would give!
He glanced at the remaining [Leather Boots]; it was another pair of Archer shoes. Silver-grade equipment.
Wen Yu really hoped to get a pair of shoes soon. The shoes Wen Yu was currently wearing were still common grade.
The White Wolf Kings Lair had become dull and uninteresting for Wen Yu.
He cleared it again in a few minutes.
He obtained the Warrior weapon [Dawn Longsword] and the Archer clothing [Dawn Leather Armor], as well as two pieces of Silver equipment.
But there wasn't a single piece that Wen Yu looked up to.
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Chapter 19: This Time, I'm Really Striking It Rich
"Ding-ling! ~"
As the alarm clock rang, Wen Yu opened his eyes.
He had earned quite a bit of money over the past two days, but he was also truly exhausted.
After clearing the [White Wolf Kings Lair] last night, Wen Yu felt there was nothing left to do.
Everyone's level was still low, and he didn't plan on selling his equipment yet.
He went off to farm rabbits for two hours before going to sleep.
However, it was precisely because of farming rabbits that Wen Yu discovered a new world.
Putting on the [enforcer mask] and standing on his own "private teleportation array," he saw that there were actually 40,000 Novice Villages he could choose to travel to.
Novice Villages [10001] - [50000], a total of 40,000, were categorized under the 8 major Tier 3 Main City.
This meant that as long as there were enough people playing, the Huaxia Region could support 400 million people playing the game simultaneously.
And according to the National News Broadcast last night, the total number of people worldwide who had entered [After Tomorrow] was only 1.2 billion.
"The Novice Villages ranked at the back probably don't have a single player right now."
Wen Yu decisively headed to the very last one, Newbie Village No. 50000.
Sure enough, there wasn't a single person there. It was completely like his own private server.
He didn't need to hide his identity anymore; he equipped the super divine weapon [wooden sword] and started hacking away.
And as Wen Yu's agility slowly increased, he became more and more adept at hacking the rabbits. He could basically manage one per second.
After hacking for nearly two hours, he had gained a total of 7,000 Talent points and harvested 38 pieces of Level 1 equipment.
He spent another half hour finding a Novice Village with the lowest player levels and decisively listed all the Level 1 equipment anonymously.
The starting bid was 600, with increments of no less than 100. He didn't set a "buyout" price!
"Buyout" was a new trading mode introduced after the system's second update. While players were auctioning, they could set a "buyout" price. If buyers thought the price was right and were too lazy to compete with others, they could purchase it directly at the "buyout" price. At the same Time, the auction house added a "purchase request" function; one only needed to type the item name and enter a price to list it in the purchase request section. If a player saw it and thought the price was reasonable, they could click to trade and sell it to you directly.
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Just awake, Wen Yu picked up the phone next to him.
Sure enough. The money from the 38 pieces of equipment from last night had already arrived. Every single one had been sold without exception.
Some sold for more, some for less, but after deducting the handling fees, the average price was 1,060 yuan per piece.
"Another 40,000 big ones in the bag ~" And Wen Yu's assets had already reached 200,000.
"Indeed, days that start with collecting money are the only days worth living ~"
Suddenly! Wen Yu sat up abruptly!
"Damn it. Right now, Level 1 equipment listed in the top-ranked Novice Villages doesn't even get any bids! If I take them all! And take them to sell in the newly opened Novice Villages!"
"I'm rich! This Time I'm really, f*cking rich!"
"[enforcer mask]! You are my god!"
Thinking of this, Wen Yu didn't even plan on eating breakfast. Missing a meal wouldn't kill him, but earning a cent less might cost him his life!
He put on his helmet and went online immediately.
After logging in, Wen Yu was still in Novice Village No. 28649, where the player level was relatively low.
From the name of the Novice Village, Wen Yu could roughly tell that the number of Huaxia players who had entered [After Tomorrow] was less than 200 million.
He first teleported back "home" to store all the miscellaneous items in his inventory into the warehouse, then decisively headed to Newbie Village No. 10001. Because he was wearing the [enforcer mask], the players in Newbie Village No. 10001 just thought he was an ordinary player named [Enforcer] and it didn't cause any commotion.
And the average price of Level 1 equipment in Newbie Village No. 10001 had fallen to the point where even the 100 yuan starting bid received no buyers.
Wen Yu didn't intend to buy them either.
He directly opened the regional channel for Newbie Village No. 10001.
[Enforcer]: Buying 50 pieces of Level 1 equipment! 50 [huaxia coin] each! [Rabbit Greatsword] prioritized! I'm waiting at the auction house for you!
The [Rabbit Greatsword] was also Level 1 equipment. Compared to the [wooden sword] given by the system, it had 2 more points of physical attack and 1 point of strength. It was considered the best-selling and most expensive item among Level 1 equipment!
After sending the message, Wen Yu sat there and waited. Before long, a group of players rushed in front of Wen Yu!
"You're buying Level 1 equipment? I have a lot, I'll sell them all to you. 60 each!"
"I have 14 pieces of Level 1 equipment, will you take them all?"
Wen Yu looked at how many people there were and decisively shouted again.
"Only buying [Rabbit Greatsword]! 50 each! Only buying 49 pieces! Hurry up and get on board!"
The players scrambled to send private trade requests to Wen Yu.
In less than two minutes, he had collected enough!
"Not buying anymore! Inventory is full! Can't take any more!" Wen Yu said.
"Buy some more, Boss! I have a greatsword in my hand too!"
"Buy mine! My greatsword has killed wolves! It's been unsealed! It thirsts for blood! It's f*cking awesome!"
"Then wait for me, I'm going out for a bit! I'll come back in two minutes to buy 49 more!" After Wen Yu finished speaking, he pretended to run outside the village.
He ran to the village entrance, turned into an alley, and in a place where no one could see him, decisively tore open a return scroll.
When he reappeared, he was back at the teleportation array of Newbie Village No. 10001.
"This wave! This wave is called a hat trick! Hahaha"
He decisively teleported to Newbie Village No. 28001. He listed all the [Rabbit Greatsword]s, still with a starting bid of 600, with increments of no less than 100.
Returning to Newbie Village No. 10001 again, the players were indeed still waiting for Wen Yu.
He bought another 49, and listed them again in No. 28002!
...
He bought two batches in each Novice Village, spending a fixed 4,900 to buy 98 pieces.
Wen Yu also considered inflation and didn't dare to sell too many in each Novice Village, fearing the price would be driven down, so he only listed 49 in each one.
And so it went, over and over.
Four hours later, Wen Yu had spent nearly 200,000, traveled to a full 40 Novice Villages, and collected a full 3,920 pieces of Level 1 equipment! All of them were listed.
System notification sounds had been ringing non-stop since three hours ago.
Wen Yu didn't look! Wen Yu liked opening blind boxes! Wen Yu decided to pile them up and look at them all together after logging off!
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After listing the last batch of equipment in Novice Village No. 28080, Wen Yu waited to collect the money.
"Ding! ~"
"You have a message notification!"
A message sounded, and Wen Yu clicked to view it. It was a message from Lin Sirong.
"Little brother! Do you have any equipment ready to sell? Brother is at Glory City. I'm just waiting to buy your equipment before taking on today's Wolf King!"
Wen Yu didn't reply to the message and clicked on the level leaderboard to check.
[Time] 10 (83%) (Mage)
[Dynasty - Emperor] 10 (58%) (Archer)
[Fantasy - Doomsday] 10 (12%) (Mage)
[Sharp Blade - Lin Sirong] 10 (2%) (Warrior)
[Still Not Calling Mom] 9 (92%)
[Fantasy - Yu Yu Hakusho] 9 (86%)
[Gathering Righteousness - Righteous Brother] 9 (78%)
[Dynasty - Morning Star] 9 (77%)
[Hidden Kill - Asura is Here] 9 (74%)
[Dynasty - Lei Yu] 9 (52%)
In just one night plus the 4 hours of the morning, people had already reached Level 10 and successfully changed classes.
"Holy crap, what's up with this Emperor, he soared straight to second on the leaderboard. About to surpass me, that's terrifying."
"This is probably the Talent that only started erupting after getting the class change?"
"I need to level up faster too!"
...
He looked at Lin Sirong's class and replied.
"Brother, are you only buying Warrior equipment? Or taking everything!"
"Of course I'm buying everything! There are so many of us in Sharp Blade, just name your price! It's not like it's your brother's money anyway! Hahaha." Lin Sirong said generously.
This was also the reason Wen Yu had never understood why big guilds and big companies invested like this.
Not to mention the National Team. Those big guilds sponsored by capital, having invested so much money into the game, where was the profit? Publicity? Charity?
Or could brand benefits really recoup this money elsewhere?
Wen Yu had only been in small/micro games before and his vision was limited. He couldn't understand the operations of these capitalists.
...
Wen Yu had originally wanted to make sets to sell for money, but since everyone's levels were up, he might as well sell them. In any case, he was the one naming the price.
"Brother Rong, do you have enough gold coins? I want to exchange a portion of the equipment for some gold coins." Wen Yu had a rough guess about the sales price of his 4,000 pieces of Level 1 equipment. He felt he shouldn't be short of money for a while, but as for gold coins, he didn't know if they would have great use later on. It was best to hoard a little.
"Everyone hasn't arrived yet. When everyone arrives at Glory City, there should be plenty, but right now, there aren't any."
"Alright, then I'll sell you the equipment I have on hand first. We'll talk about the future later!"
Having agreed on a location with Lin Sirong, Wen Yu teleported home to get the equipment.
Wen Yu was not afraid that players would surpass him once they got the equipment. Wen Yu's strength had never relied on equipment, but on his Talent.
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Chapter 20: Fighting Again, Hidden Quest
Upon arriving at the meeting place agreed upon with Lin Sirong, he found him standing alone at the entrance of the City Lord Mansion.
He looked left and right, full of curiosity about everything.
"Brother Rong!" Wen Yu started shouting from far away.
"Little brother!" Hearing the call, Lin Sirong also turned his head to look.
"I have long heard of you, little brother!"
"Stop teasing me. Is it just you alone?"
"What else? I heard that their Dynasty chose Mobei City to be with the desert. Magic Fantasy seems to have gone to Brilliant City!"
"What is going on with that Dynasty - Emperor? Why did his level suddenly start to skyrocket?" Wen Yu asked curiously.
"Not clear. We have some guesses. He changed his class to an Archer, so he might have obtained skills like guaranteed critical hits for ranged attacks, or increased critical damage."
"That doesn't sound right either. Doesn't the Magic Missile from the Novice Village count as a ranged attack?" Wen Yu felt this Talent couldn't explain it.
"That, I don't know. Who knows? Maybe he got some quest that gives experience."
"Alright! Let's start the trade. Have you thought about the price in your mind?" Lin Sirong said.
"For levels under 30, gold-tier set pieces are 100,000 each, silver-tier equipment is 30,000 each, bronze is 10,000, and black iron is 5,000. Top-tier jewelry is calculated separately. Do you think that's reasonable, Brother Rong?"
This price point was something Wen Yu had carefully considered for a long time, and it was indeed much cheaper for the National Team.
The gold set pieces have life and mana recovery with just a 3-piece set. Wen Yu felt that wearing a 3-piece set, with decent operation, a few people tackling abyss difficulty shouldn't be a problem. A 5-piece set might even be enough to consider hell difficulty.
"You're taking such a big loss?" The price Wen Yu quoted surprised Lin Sirong!
"Didn't I tell you to just name any price? The country isn't short of this bit of money!"
"Let's go with this price, Brother Rong! I also want to contribute to the country, don't I..." Wen Yu scratched his head and smiled at Lin Sirong.
"Good lad! Then the country will accept your favor this time!"
Initiating trade.
He dumped all the equipment he had on him into the trade window. A total of 4 gold pieces and 3 silver pieces.
With the bank card synchronized for the transaction, Wen Yu got his wish and received 490,000 huaxia coin.
"And then? What about the bronze and black iron?" Lin Sirong asked.
"None~ Only gold and silver~"
"..."
"Then that is it! Brother Rong! I am going to level up too! If I am any slower, I will be surpassed by the Emperor!"
Wen Yu planned to finish the 3 runs of the White Wolf Kings Lair for the day and then go check out the wild monsters outside Glory City. Up until now, Wen Yu hadn't left the city.
He wandered over to the Dungeon Teleporter location. Just as he was about to enter, he heard shouting from afar!
"Enforcer Sir!"
Wen Yu looked up.
?...
Isn't this the City Lord's guard?
"What is it?"
"Enforcer Sir, the City Lord invites you!"
...
Confused, Wen Yu followed the guard into the City Lord Mansion.
He met Chen Ping, the City Lord of Glory City, again.
At this moment, Chen Ping no longer had the composure of yesterday and was pacing back and forth anxiously.
"City Lord Sir, what is the matter?"
"Enforcer, you are here. There is a quest that requires you to make a run immediately."
Wen Yu's eyes lit up! A hidden quest?! That is perfectly fine!
"Please speak, City Lord Sir!"
"You may not know this, but every main city seals a large void rift! And on the other side of the void rift! Are the demons!"
"Demons? Like the ones in the opening animation?" Wen Yu thought to himself.
Then he heard Chen Ping continue: "While called a main city, it can actually be seen as a city temporarily established to resist the demon void rift."
Wen Yu was truly shocked to hear such secrets and asked:
"So the city was not established because of the terrain? It was built here because the rift is here?"
"Exactly. A few days ago, colleagues guarding the void rift sent back news that the seal is loosening day by day. Fearing that the demons would cause trouble again, I dispatched troops with the seal stone the day before yesterday, intending to reinforce the seal."
"But! The seal stone was hijacked by those damn goblins! At present, the strong people of my Glory City are dispatched elsewhere, and there are no strong people left in the city to hold the fort. I intend to dispatch you to the Goblin Forest to retrieve the stolen seal stone. Do you dare to accept this order!"
"Ding!~"
"Triggered Hidden Quest — [Reinforce the Seal]!"
Description: Retrieve the seal stone and deliver it to the Rift Administrator!
"seal stone (0 / 1)"
"Accept quest?"
Quest Reward: fault tolerance badge
Quest Failure Penalty: Demon Invasion
Quest Time Limit: 24 hours!
"Accept!" That must be accepted! A hidden quest! Lots and lots of experience!
"Huh? Wait, a Demon Invasion! If I intentionally fail the quest? Can I fight tons of demons, and get that experience?"
However, Wen Yu was just thinking about it; it was better to do things by the book.
"Leave it to me, City Lord!" After accepting the order, Wen Yu decisively decided to go.
"Killing goblins! Easy peasy~"
Through the location given by the City Lord, Wen Yu had already determined the area where the goblins were.
"Insight Technique!"
It is worth mentioning that after changing classes, Wen Yu's skill, Basic Insight Technique, automatically upgraded to Intermediate Insight Technique! The detection range also changed from not higher than his own level by 5 to not higher than his own level by 10!
And this was Wen Yu's first time using it.
[Goblin Warrior]
Level: 15
HP: 1000
Physical Attack: 120
Defense: 200
Skill: Battle Axe Throw (Throws the battle axe in hand with full force, dealing 150% physical damage to targets in a straight line)
[Goblin Mage]
Level: 15
HP: 650
Magic Attack: 200
Defense: 100
Skill: Goblin Death Ray (The goblin staff shoots a destructive death ray, dealing 150% magic damage to targets in a straight line)
"There are actually two types of monsters. And both have skills!"
"Start farming! Get the seal stone out early!"
Wen Yu flashed directly to where the monsters were relatively dense.
Ice Shard cast!
- 1000
- 1000
- 650
- 1000
- 650
Damage numbers continued, and watching the monsters fall one by one, Wen Yu was also paying attention to the system prompts.
"Ding!~"
"Killed Goblin Warrior, EXP + 300 (EXP + 100% for killing monsters 5 levels higher)"
"Congratulations, you obtained Gold Coins * 12"
"Killed Goblin Mage, EXP + 300 (EXP + 100% for killing monsters 5 levels higher)"
"Congratulations, you obtained Gold Coins * 16"
"Killed Goblin Mage, EXP + 300 (EXP + 100% for killing monsters 5 levels higher)"
"Congratulations, you obtained Gold Coins * 6"
"It seems this seal stone really isn't that easy to farm!"
Just as he was preparing to continue farming, suddenly his neck felt cold!
- 122 (Critical Hit)!
Terrifying damage jumped out from above Wen Yu's head!
"What the hell! Good thing I have more HP now; if it were before, it would have one-shot me!"
Furious, Wen Yu threw out another Insight Technique!
[Goblin Assassin]
Level: 15
HP: 800
Physical Attack: 150
Defense: 150
Skill: Goblin Assassination (Enters Stealth, delivers a fatal blow to the enemy from behind, dealing 200% physical damage)
"Good, good, good, so there are three types of monsters! Coming to trick! Coming to sneak attack! Me, a kid who is only level 10!"
"Die for me!"
...
After farming bitterly for 30 minutes like this, Wen Yu still hadn't had the seal stone drop.
His level did increase, though. With Magic Missile combined with the large-area clearing of Ice Shard, Wen Yu's level had reached level 11 (53450 / 612000).
After reaching level 11, Wen Yu was surprised to find that the upgrade EXP had only increased by 100,000 points compared to the 512,000 at level 10.
This was perhaps the "upgrade experience optimization" mentioned after the second update.
Like the infinite doubling upgrade method before. Let alone other players, even Wen Yu would have his head smashed in later on.
"Why? Is my operation method wrong?"
"Because I didn't shout a slogan?" Wen Yu thought in surprise.
However, Wen Yu was ready to take a break! The money from selling level 1 equipment had already arrived! Time to log off and open blind boxes!