After cleaning up the battlefield one by one, Xiao Wen suddenly realized that his inventory was nearly full without him noticing, crammed with equipment.
Of course, the overwhelming majority were White Grade items below level five. There was only one Green Grade item: the dagger Sand Bone had held.
Shadow Dagger Level: 5 Grade: Green Attack: 15–25 Evasion Rate: 3% Description: A dagger abandoned by the Dark Elf. The blade still retained the Dark Elf's power.
"The attributes are decent enough. If my sister chose the thief class, I could give it to her. But with her personality, a thief?" Thinking of his sister's fiery temper, Xiao Wen shook his head repeatedly. "Better sell it. It should fetch a pretty good price."
Muttering to himself, Xiao Wen continued toward the Novice Village.
There were still countless players in the Novice Village, coming and going amid incessant cries and shouts. Walking among them felt like entering a bustling market.
The area beside the Novice Village chief was especially packed, surrounded so tightly by players that not even water could pass through. New players who had just entered the game and wanted to turn in quests to the chief found themselves unable to squeeze in at all, left staring anxiously at the wall-like crowd.
Quests?
Newbie quests?
That really was a distant term.
Watching the players crowd around the village chief, Xiao Wen could not help feeling sentimental. Once upon a time, he had been one of them. But later, he discovered that instead of exhausting himself running newbie quests, it was more worthwhile to farm a few powerful monsters.
Thus, over time, true experts stopped doing newbie quests. From the very beginning, they found powerful monsters to farm like Xiao Wen, earning high amounts of experience.
After pausing for a few seconds, Xiao Wen continued forward and arrived at a corner in the center of the Novice Village.
An elderly NPC with a white beard sat there behind a battered wooden table, holding a long smoking pipe. Every so often, he pinched up a bit of tobacco, took a deep drag, and exhaled several wisps of white smoke. He looked indescribably relaxed, standing out from the crowd like a crane among chickens.
After all, nearly every NPC in the Novice Village had a dozen or so players gathered around them, chatting them up from time to time in hopes of triggering some hidden quest. Only the one before Xiao Wen had an empty space around him, without a single person in sight.
"Boss, you've got business," Xiao Wen said as he walked over.
Yaxu's pipe trembled in his hand, and a smile immediately appeared on his face as he came forward.
"Young Warrior, what message would you like me to broadcast to Novice Villages across the entire server? My prices are very fair. For only five gold coins, I can let the whole server know of your existence."
Yaxu rubbed his palms together and looked at Xiao Wen with a beaming smile.
"Five?"
Even though Xiao Wen had been mentally prepared, the corners of his mouth still twitched when he heard that.
An ordinary White Grade item only sold for around three gold coins, equivalent to three thousand Kyushu credits. Yet this NPC was asking for five right off the bat—nearly the price of two pieces of equipment!
How could Xiao Wen not curse him as a profiteer in his heart?
Still, Xiao Wen took out ten gold coins in one go and placed them before Yaxu.
"Help me announce this message to Novice Villages across the entire server. Twice, with a ten-second interval between them."
As he spoke, Xiao Wen handed over the wording he had prepared long ago.
Yaxu smiled as he pocketed the gold coins. When he saw the advertisement Xiao Wen had written, a strange glint flashed through his eyes.
"Young Warrior, you should know the rules for announcing goods. If someone wants to buy something, they must inspect it first," Yaxu said.
Ding! System Notification: NPC Yaxu requests to inspect your inventory. Allow?
"Allow."
Xiao Wen chose yes without hesitation.
A stream of will swept through his inventory and withdrew shortly afterward. A trace of approval appeared in Yaxu's eyes.
"Inspection passed."
Yaxu turned around and tossed a hood over Xiao Wen's head, concealing all of his character information. Then, carrying his smoking pipe, he walked into the small wooden house.
Ding! Kyushu Server Novice Village Announcement: A player from Novice Village No. 96508 is selling the skill book War Stomp, the Green Grade weapon Shadow Dagger, and the White Grade armor Iron Plate Armor... Ding! Kyushu Server Novice Village Announcement: A player from Novice Village No. 96508 is selling the skill book War Stomp, the Green Grade weapon Shadow Dagger, and the White Grade armor Iron Plate Armor...
One skill book, one Green Grade weapon, and sixteen White Grade items.
The moment this repeated announcement sounded across the Kyushu Server, players throughout the entire server exploded.
"Holy shit! Which big shot is stirring things up? He's actually selling a skill book and a Green Grade weapon? How insanely rich does he have to be?! I... I... I'm coming to buy them right now! Big shot, you have to wait for me!"
"A skill book! Grab it! We have to grab it!"
"The skill book and Green Grade weapon belong to the Flame Dragon Guild. Who dares to snatch them?"
"Pah! The Ice Snow Three Kings are taking that skill book. Got a problem with that? Come fight us!"
Not everyone in the game had Xiao Wen's luck—not only obtaining a hidden class, but also getting a skill book as a drop.
If this skill book could be learned by a melee class and handed to a powerful player, it would be enough to raise his strength by several levels.
At the same time, in a game where even White Grade equipment was hard to come by, a Green Grade weapon could easily be bid up to several hundred thousand Kyushu credits.
Only seconds after the announcement sounded, the teleportation array in Novice Village No. 96508 flashed continuously as one wealthy player after another teleported in.
Teleportation between Novice Villages was permitted, but it came at a corresponding cost.
Each teleportation cost fifty silver coins (1 gold coin = 100 silver coins), and its duration only lasted two hours. Of course, returning to one's own Novice Village did not cost anything.
The moment these people appeared, they rushed to Yaxu to inquire about the advertiser.
Of course, gathering information from Yaxu also came at a cost. Each person had to pay one silver coin to ask for information.
How could people who were willing to spend money to teleport across Novice Villages care about such a small amount of silver?
For a time, Xiao Wen, hidden in the shadows, was bombarded by a flood of messages. More than a hundred messages flew past him, and the number continued to rise.
One hundred... one hundred seventy... three hundred... one thousand seven hundred...
In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiao Wen had received one thousand seven hundred purchase requests.
"Damn! Aren't these people a little too enthusiastic? It's just one skill book and a few pieces of equipment. Do they have to go this crazy?"
Muttering to himself, Xiao Wen began searching through the ever-growing sea of messages, trying to find buyers who offered high prices and wanted to buy everything as a bundle.
"Buying everything for one million Kyushu credits? Now that's generous." Xiao Wen clicked his tongue a few times and looked at the other party's nickname. "This guy should be a purchaser for the Flame Dragon Guild. Looks like these guilds are already preparing for battle. Fine by me. Come to think of it, that kid and I are old acquaintances. It's you, Yanlong Feicai'er."
He sent his decision to Yaxu, who then acted as the intermediary and completed the transaction.
Of course, transactions initiated through Kyushu Server announcements did not require any handling fees.
Ding! 1,000,000.00 credits have been deposited into your Kyushu bank card. Current balance: 1,000,032.00.
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