Bad Luck Isn't My Fault

On the Game World Summary Platform, there was a Guy Doubting Life who, upon approaching, could be heard repeatedly muttering, "I shouldn't have."

Chen Yi was truly hit hard. He didn't consider himself unlucky; otherwise, the Zombie King wouldn't have dropped two blue items. But the reversal was too outrageous.

Across the four Underground Bases, Chen Yi obtained a total of 40,000+ Copper Coins, truly striking it rich.

Then he was hit by the equipment drop. The four Underground Bases only dropped 50 pieces of equipment in total. On the first day of the Plants vs. Zombies world, players dropped 24 pieces. These bases contained zombies from the last three days; if not 70 pieces, it should have been at least 60.

Not only were few equipment pieces dropped, but most of them were Gray Quality items, and they were basically the kind that only added a single point to stats.

Chen Yi had previously worried about not having enough backpack space. After discarding the junk, he found his backpack wasn't full and picked up two items again.

White equipment was no longer on Chen Yi's radar. Only the two Green Quality equipment pieces dropped by the Underground Bases were somewhat acceptable.

[Bloodthirsty Staff]

Quality: Green

Physical Attack: 17-23

Magic Attack: 10-15

Effect: Healing Skills increase effect by 7%.

Durability: 25/25

Level: 14

Review: I don't think it should be a staff; it should be a hammer.

This was Chen Yi's first time seeing a staff with higher Physical Attack than Magic Attack. Although it looked like a hammer from its appearance, he didn't expect it could actually be used as a hammer.

However, the effect was still good. Providing a percentage increase to healing effects, it should still have a good market.

[Tiger Fish Knife]

Quality: Green

Physical Attack: 24-31

Magic Attack: 12-17

Effect: Has a chance to inflict poison upon attacking.

Durability: 17/17

Level: 15

Review: The knife has a faint stench; don't worry, it's just a Corpse Smell.

This knife should be wanted by someone...

The loot dropped by the zombie wasn't the main point. The main point was the second quest in the Game World. The cumulative rewards were generally not bad.

[Ding! Quest completed. Choose two rewards from the following options.]

① Randomly draw two high-level spells

② Fire Affinity increased by 20

③ HP +500, MP +500

④ One copy of Otherworld Mage Knowledge

⑤ Random blue equipment

⑥ Bring one piece of equipment to the real world

Chen Yi directly ignored options five and six, focusing on the first four.

Option one meant Chen Yi could get an actual Ultimate Skill, and two of them at that. But did Chen Yi really need an Ultimate Skill at this stage?

[Chen Yi]

Level: 14 EXP 4350/25000

Class: Mage

Constitution: 17 (HP +100)

Strength: 7

Intelligence: 33 (+8 Equipment Attributes)

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Agility: 8

Spirit: 42 (MP +100, Equipment +50)

Attribute Point: 0

Talent: Fire Affinity. (Increases Fire skill Mastery, Fire Elemental Damage increased by 10%.)

Skills: Effortless Meditation, Spell Analysis, Mental Power, Blink, Repelling Fire Ring, Fireball

Soul Energy: 0.5

Deduction: Insufficient Soul Energy.

Chen Yi's Mana Points totaled only 570. At his speed of conjuring 3 fireballs per second, he would deplete all his Mana in 19 seconds.

Even with his Ultimate Skill, he couldn't sustain it.

So, this option was also passed.

Fire Affinity was likely the most valuable among these options, as it could enhance Chen Yi's talent with Fire Elementals.

Although its effects wouldn't be immediately apparent, its value would gradually manifest in the future. (This can be understood as improving one's spiritual roots.)

As for Otherworld Mage Knowledge, it could only save Chen Yi some learning time. While having such knowledge as a reference would be beneficial, it paled in comparison to options that could directly increase combat power at the current stage.

"I choose two and three!"

As the words fell, a beam of light enveloped Chen Yi.

Unlike the painful realization of Ignite before, Chen Yi felt as if he were soaking in a spring, so comfortable he could fall asleep. Coupled with the fatigue from his recent battle, sleepiness instantly reached its peak.

Fearing that falling asleep might affect the reward's effectiveness, he forced his bloodshot eyes open, slapped his face, and tried to stay alert.

But the next moment, his expression softened again. Looking at the empty ground, he inexplicably felt it would make a good bed.

After all, it looked so soft...

The rewards were quickly distributed. Chen Yi, struggling against his drowsiness, didn't notice them.

[Next mission will start within 1 month at the latest]

After the deduction ended, he was unceremoniously thrown back into his room.

Ignoring the soft bed beside him, he lay down on the spot and slept soundly.

He slept for 17 hours. When Chen Yi woke up, it was already the morning of the second day. He had never felt in such good condition.

After waking up, he didn't linger in bed. He had many things to do today.

He went to the System Store and bought a fast-food meal, quickly finishing it before heading to the Player stall area. White cloths and small stools were set up there. Players only needed to rent them, place their items, and set prices.

The items on the stalls were protected by the Game World, so players with ill intentions couldn't do anything.

[Ding! Stall rental: 100 Copper Coins/hour]

These were trivial amounts to Chen Yi now. Chen Yi priced his white-quality weapons at 720 Copper Coins, and white-quality armor and accessories at 270 Copper Coins, slightly lower than other equipment prices in the city.

As for the two Gray Quality equipment he had picked up, Chen Yi thought for a moment and set a price of 50 Copper Coins, just in case someone wanted them.

The remaining green equipment, Chen Yi saw that other stalls were in the 2000-3000 range, so Chen Yi thought about it and priced the [Bloodthirsty Staff] at 3000. The trash green quality and Tiger-Eating Fish Knife that the system mission gave were arbitrarily written at 2000.

The key was the two scrolls. This item could fetch a good price individually, and together, they could achieve a 1+1 greater than 2 effect.

Therefore, Chen Yi chose to sell them through auction, with a duration of 2 hours and a starting bid of 10000 Copper Coin.

If the final price was not satisfactory to Chen Yi, he could also choose to not sell.

With a thought from Chen Yi, the blue treasure chest was prepared to be opened after bathing and burning incense.

After pricing the stall, he took out "Mage Apprentice's Required Course (3)" on his own. This book contained many understandings about mages, and Chen Yi was reading it much slower than the previous two books.

Although he didn't shout out, the blue light was still very conspicuous in this area.

The mainstream players in the level 10-20 range were using white + green quality equipment. Having a full set of green equipment was already the Dream of the vast majority of players. Blue quality was something they had only heard of but never seen.

Many people, instead of buying, squatted in front of the stall, gazing enviously. They desperately wanted the summoned creatures whose two attributes could reach the limit.

But they couldn't afford it...

Some players wanted to bargain, but Chen Yi never paid attention to them, fully immersing himself in the book.