How to relieve worries? Only by getting rich

After clearing out the battlefield one by one, Xiao Wen suddenly realized his inventory was almost full, packed with equipment.

Of course, the vast majority were common-grade equipment below level five. There was only one green-grade item, which was the dagger Sand Bone was holding.

[Shadow Dagger]

Level: 5

Grade: Green

Attack: 15-25

Dodge Rate: 3%

Description: A dagger abandoned by the night elves, its blade still retaining the power of the night elves.

"The stats are decent. If my sister chose the rogue class, I could give it to her. But with her personality, a rogue?" Xiao Wen thought of his sister's fiery temper and shook his head repeatedly. "Better sell it. It should fetch a good price."

Muttering to himself, Xiao Wen continued towards Novice Village.

There were still a lot of players in Novice Village, coming and going, with constant shouts. Walking among them felt like stepping into a bustling marketplace.

Especially near the Novice Village Chief, it was completely swarmed by players. New players who had just entered the game wanted to find the chief to turn in quests but found they couldn't even squeeze through. They could only stare at the wall-like crowd, anxious.

Quests?

Novice quests?

What a distant term.

Looking at the players crowding in front of the chief, Xiao Wen couldn't help but feel a bit emotional. Once upon a time, he was one of them. But later, he realized that compared to the exhausting grind of novice quests, it was more worthwhile to just farm some powerful monsters.

So, over time, true experts stopped doing novice quests. They started like Xiao Wen, finding powerful monsters to farm and gain high experience right from the start.

After pausing for a few seconds, Xiao Wen continued forward, walking to a corner in the center of Novice Village.

Here, an old man with a white beard sat in front of a dilapidated wooden table, holding a pipe. He occasionally took a puff of tobacco, drawing deeply, and exhaling wisps of white smoke. He looked unspeakably leisurely, exuding an air of being head and shoulders above the rest.

After all, almost every NPC in Novice Village was surrounded by a dozen players, who would occasionally strike up a conversation, hoping to trigger some hidden quests. Only the NPC in front of Xiao Wen had a clear space around him, with no one in sight.

"Boss, your business has arrived," Xiao Wen walked up and greeted him.

Yaxu's hand holding the pipe trembled, and his face immediately broke into a smile as he stepped forward.

"Young warrior, what news do you need me to convey to all the novice villages on the server? My prices are very fair. For just five gold coins, I can make your existence known to the entire server."

Yaxu rubbed his palms together, looking at Xiao Wen with a smile.

"Five coins?"

Even though Xiao Wen had prepared himself mentally, hearing this made the corners of his mouth twitch.

To know that an ordinary common-grade equipment only cost around three gold coins, which was equivalent to three thousand yuan in Kyushu currency. Yet, this NPC in front of him was asking for five coins, almost the price of two pieces of equipment!

How could Xiao Wen not curse him as a profiteer in his heart?

However, Xiao Wen still took out ten gold coins and placed them in front of Yaxu.

"Help me announce this message to all novice villages on the server. Twice, with a ten-second interval in between."

As he spoke, Xiao Wen handed over the message he had prepared.

Yaxu chuckled and stuffed the gold coins into his pocket. As he looked at the advertisement Xiao Wen had written, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Young warrior, you should know the rules for announcements. If you want to sell something, you need to show the goods first," Yaxu said.

Ding! System prompt: NPC Yaxu requests to inspect your inventory. Do you allow it?

"Allow."

Xiao Wen chose "yes" without hesitation.

A will swept through his inventory and withdrew shortly after. Yaxu's eyes showed a hint of approval.

"Inspection passed."

Yaxu turned around, threw a hood that landed on Xiao Wen's head, covering all his character information, then took his pipe and walked into the small wooden house.

Ding! Kyushu Server Novice Village Announcement: Novice Village Player No. 96508 is selling the skill book War Stomp, the green-grade weapon Shadow Dagger, the common-grade armor Iron Plate Armor...

Ding! Kyushu Server Novice Village Announcement: Novice Village Player No. 96508 is selling the skill book War Stomp, the green-grade weapon Shadow Dagger, the common-grade armor Iron Plate Armor...

One skill book, one green-grade weapon, and sixteen common-grade equipment.

The moment this message repeated across the Kyushu server, the entire Kyushu server players exploded.

"Holy crap! Which big shot is causing trouble? They're selling a skill book and a green-grade weapon? How insane is that! I... I... I'll come and grab it immediately. Big shot, you must wait for me!"

"Skill book! Grab it! Must grab it!"

"The skill book and green-grade weapon belong to our Flame Dragon Guild. Anyone who dares to snatch it!"

"Pfft! This skill book is ours, the Ice Snow Three Kings want it. Come and fight if you disagree?"

In the entire game, not everyone had Xiao Wen's luck, not only getting a hidden profession but also dropping a skill book.

If this skill book could be learned by a melee class and given to powerful players, it could increase their strength by several notches.

In this game where even white-grade equipment was hard to come by, a green-grade weapon could be inflated to hundreds of thousands of Kyushu coins.

Just seconds after the announcement, the teleportation array in Village 96508 began to flash, and "tycoon" players started teleporting in, one after another.

Teleportation between novice villages was allowed, but it came at a price.

Each teleportation cost 50 silver coins (1 gold coin = 100 silver coins) and lasted for only two hours. Of course, returning to one's own novice village was free.

As soon as these players appeared, they rushed to Yaxu to inquire about the advertiser.

Naturally, getting information from Yaxu also had a price: 1 silver coin per inquiry.

Those who could afford to teleport across novice villages wouldn't care about such a small amount of silver.

For a moment, Xiao Wen, hidden in the shadows, was bombarded by a flood of messages. Over a hundred messages flashed before him, and the number kept climbing.

One hundred... one hundred seventy... three hundred... one thousand seven hundred...

In less than fifteen minutes, Xiao Wen had received one thousand seven hundred purchase requests.

"Holy crap! Are these people too enthusiastic? It's just a skill book and a few pieces of equipment, why are they going this crazy?"

Muttering to himself, Xiao Wen began searching through the ever-increasing sea of messages, trying to find employers who offered high prices and were willing to buy in bulk.

"I'll take it all, one million Kyushu coins. They're really generous." Xiao Wen clicked his tongue a few times and glanced at the other party's nickname. "This kid is probably a buyer for the Flame Dragon Guild. It seems these guilds are already preparing for war. But that's good. Considering that kid and I go way back, it'll be you, Yanlong Feicai'er."

He sent his decision to Yaxu, who would then act as an intermediary to complete the transaction.

Of course, transactions initiated by the Kyushu server announcement were commission-free.

"Ding! Your Kyushu bank account has received 1,000,000.00 yuan. Current balance: 1,000,032.00 yuan."