No Sale

"600 stacks of Glimmering Elements for a Wyrm Battle Shield."

"600 stacks of Darkwater Spider Silk for a Two-Handed Greatsword."

"Either the Pyroblast or Flame Shield skill book can also be traded for the dagger and helmet in my hands."

Xiong Ba and Old Twilight both revealed amused expressions when they saw the list. They had skill books, and they had materials too, but for a solo player to want so many materials was enough to raise suspicions.

"Brother, a stack of Glimmering Elements has 30 pieces. Asking for 600 stacks at once is basically making our guild of 30,000 work for you for free for a whole day," Xiong Ba asked probingingly.

Lu Yang merely smiled without saying anything.

Glimmering Elements were a special product from Mana Wyrms, level 1 monsters, with a drop rate of roughly 1%. Xiong Ba led 30,000 players and occupied all the Mana Wyrm spawn points in Magic Town, so farming 600 stacks of Glimmering Elements would not be too difficult.

As for Darkwater Spider Silk, it came from level 3 Darkwater Spiders. It was a rare item, and although its drop rate was extremely low, Lu Yang believed that if Old Twilight and Xiong Ba wanted the Wyrm Battle Shield, they would gather enough soon enough.

"Little brother, can you tell me what you need so many rare materials for?" Old Twilight asked.

"Sorry, I can't tell you," Lu Yang said.

"Can you give us a discount?" Xiong Ba asked.

Lu Yang shrugged. "Sorry, I urgently need these items."

Lu Yang was polite yet completely unyielding, leaving Xiong Ba and Old Twilight helpless. Xia Yuwei had wanted to chime in, only to realize that she could not prepare a single item Lu Yang wanted. The same went for Black Blood. His guild was still loosely organized; he could arrange for his men to clear monsters, but he lacked the ability to make them gather these rare items.

The other players were no better. For a moment, everyone stood there awkwardly.

Seeing this, Xiong Ba tested the waters. "How about this? I have the Flame Shield skill. I'll trade it for the Ox-Horn Dagger first."

One of his subordinates was an exceptionally skilled thief. With this dagger, his damage output could double.

"Sure." Lu Yang handed the Ox-Horn Dagger to Xiong Ba.

"I happen to have a Pyroblast book. I'll trade it for the Black Iron Helmet," Old Twilight said.

"Sure." Lu Yang traded the Black Iron Helmet to Old Twilight.

"I want the Two-Handed Greatsword. I've already farmed the Glimmering Elements, so we can trade right now," Xiong Ba said.

Lu Yang tossed the Two-Handed Greatsword to Xiong Ba. Xiong Ba had his subordinate take 600 bundles of spider silk from the warehouse and hand them to Lu Yang.

Old Twilight said, "I want the Wyrm Battle Shield, but the Darkwater Spider Silk you want isn't easy to get. I'll need two days to gather enough."

Lu Yang replied, "No problem. I believe you're a man of your word. I can wait."

Lu Yang still trusted the word of a guild leader with 30,000 members.

"Then it's settled." Old Twilight secretly breathed a sigh of relief. There were quite a few guilds present, all capable of farming these items. Old Twilight currently had no advantage at all.

"What about the Wild Bee Longbow, little brother? How are you selling it?" Xiong Ba asked.

Lu Yang had already gathered all the materials he needed. He had not really considered how to sell the Wild Bee Longbow. If he sold it for gold, these people could not afford it. He was unwilling to sell it cheaply, and there was nothing left to trade for materials.

Just as he was worrying over it, Xiong Ba suddenly said, "One thousand. Little brother, how about I pay 1,000 Credit Points for that Wild Bee Longbow?"

"1,000?" Lu Yang had not expected Xiong Ba to be so generous, offering that many Credit Points for a level 5 weapon.

"That works. Let's trade on an external platform," Lu Yang said.

"Then it's settled. Give me your account, and I'll transfer the money through the platform," Xiong Ba said.

Second World had not opened an exchange service internally and did not encourage players to trade offline, but there were many such Trading Platforms online. They were reputable, fast, and charged no handling fees.

After Lu Yang and Xiong Ba completed the transaction on an external platform, Lu Yang's account had 1,000 additional Credit Points, while the weapon went into Xiong Ba's hands.

"Brother, a pleasure doing business with you," Xiong Ba said with a laugh.

"A pleasure doing business with you," Lu Yang said.

The surrounding players were dumbfounded. They had thought Lu Yang only wanted gold and materials, but they had not expected him to want money too.

"How are you selling that staff?" a player suddenly asked.

The wealthy players around them immediately caught on. Since they could buy it with money, no one was short on such a small amount.

Xia Yuwei immediately asked, "How are you selling that staff? We want to buy it too."

Lan Yu also said, "Expert, sell it to us."

Lu Yang looked toward Lan Yu and was just about to speak when a sharp voice suddenly drowned out everyone else's questions.

"I thought you were some kind of expert, but you're just a poor bastard. Name your price, and I'll pay it."

Everyone: "..."

Lu Yang frowned and looked toward the voice, only to find Zheng Yuan staring at him with an arrogant expression. The contempt on his face could not have been clearer.

Lu Yang felt a wave of disgust and said, "Not for sale."

The Focus Staff's attributes were quite good for a guild's priest players. Especially in the early stages of the game, this equipment could make a priest's healing spells restore more health, which was extremely important when clearing bosses.

Xiong Ba and Old Twilight had originally seen that someone in Xia Yuwei's team knew Lu Yang, so Lu Yang might have sold the equipment to them. They had not expected such an oddball to appear in that team and dare speak to Lu Yang like that.

The two were thrilled, convinced that Lu Yang would never sell the equipment to Xia Yuwei and the others. They spoke at the same time. "Sell this equipment to us."

Xia Yuwei was left speechless by Zheng Yuan's words. They had finally gotten a chance to obtain a piece of equipment, yet she never imagined Zheng Yuan would speak to Lu Yang like that.

Lu Yang had already helped them twice. However, this was not the time to start a conflict. Xia Yuwei hurriedly apologized to Lu Yang. "Sir, I apologize on behalf of my teammate. He shouldn't have spoken to you that way. He was wrong, and I hope you won't take it to heart."

Zheng Yuan had not expected Xia Yuwei to say that. Furious, he said, "Yuwei, why are you apologizing to him? This guy just wants money. He's acting all high and mighty. I refuse to believe he won't sell me the equipment if I offer enough."

"Five thousand. Are you selling or not?" Zheng Yuan asked contemptuously.

The surrounding players gasped in surprise. 5,000 Credit Points was no small sum, and the price far exceeded the equipment's actual value. Xiong Ba and Old Twilight also stopped bidding and looked toward Lu Yang.

Seeing that he had become the center of attention, Zheng Yuan grew even more excited. As though he wanted to prove something before Xia Yuwei and Lan Yu, he arrogantly said to Lu Yang, "Well? Can you sell it now? You're broke but still pretending to be noble. Hurry up. Don't waste my time. I don't have time to dawdle with you here."

Just when everyone thought Lu Yang would sell it, Lu Yang still wore a mocking sneer and said, "Not for sale."

"You..." Zheng Yuan was stunned. He had offered five times the price of the Wild Bee Longbow, yet Lu Yang still refused.

Zheng Yuan said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Lu Yang chuckled. "Nothing. I don't like the sight of you, so I won't sell it to you."

Zheng Yuan was driven mad. He had not expected Lu Yang to say that. It was the same as slapping him across the face in front of everyone.

Seeing Zheng Yuan about to reveal his spoiled rich kid temper, Xia Yuwei quickly signaled Zhang Zibo. Zhang Zibo understood and led two people to pull Zheng Yuan aside, preventing him from saying anything further.

Lan Yu pleaded, "Expert, can you sell us this staff? We really need it."

Lu Yang looked at Lan Yu's pleading expression, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He still said, "Not for sale."