The True Top Tier

"I'm selling a Level 2 consumable. You'll definitely need it."

Wang Zhifan was not surprised in the slightest. Now that the player community had been developing within society for three to five years, Ordinary-tier player items were basically equivalent to trash. Fine Tier items had more value, but were not particularly precious either. However, there was one category of player items that no one would ever consider having too many of, whether Ordinary or Fine Tier: firearm ammunition! Do not assume that because this was a modern civilization, bullets could be made by anyone and were therefore nothing special. Ammunition in the real world was indeed nothing rare, but players could not use real-world ammunition in dungeons. From beginning to end, players could only bring their initial equipment or items they had obtained as drops into dungeons!

Otherwise, as a major industrialized power, the Xia Kingdom could simply equip its official players with all kinds of high-tech weapons and sweep through dungeons with ease.

But in reality, that was impossible, because players could not stuff real-world weapons into their personal inventory space. If they carried them directly, they would vanish after entering a dungeon. Only the initial equipment they received upon becoming players and chest equipment dropped by players would not have this problem.

Thus, for the gunslinger class, which was both immensely popular and powerful among players, owning a high-quality firearm was extremely important. But even more importantly, they had to ensure they had enough ammunition. Otherwise, a gunslinger whose magazines had run dry would become even more useless than cannon-fodder melee fighters!

That was why Wang Zhifan had chosen a box of bullets when selecting his reward after clearing the dungeon today. Gunslinger players, the most numerous class, would definitely not complain about having too much ammunition, especially wealthy expert players, who preferred using high-quality ammunition with lower production volumes!

"Certainly, sir. Please come with me."

Seeing that Wang Zhifan was a genuine customer, the woman in the black business suit swiftly led him to the upper level of the Player Mall, arriving at an exhibition hall completely different from the one below.

When Wang Zhifan arrived, he found the hall rather lively. About a dozen people were wandering around the display cases and chatting.

Wang Zhifan soon noticed that the items in these display cases were all genuine player items. There were various melee weapons, some firearms and ammunition, as well as armor, potions, and the like. The items ranged from Ordinary Tier to Fine Tier, while there seemed to be only one Rare Tier item, placed in the center display case as the store's centerpiece.

"Damn, your Player Mall really has some clout. You can even get your hands on a Rare Tier submachine gun. But isn't this price way too outrageous?! 6.3 million national currency! You could buy a pretty nice house in the capital with that!"

At that moment, in front of the central display case, a young man with dyed yellow hair complained dramatically to the male attendant before him. The attendant had presumably just introduced him to this treasure of the store.

"Hehe, sir, you're underestimating the Player Mall."

Unexpectedly, the attendant merely smiled at his reaction and continued, "Rare Tier items may be good, but they are not the very best our Player Mall has to offer. Last year, our flagship store in the capital sold an Excellent Tier weapon for one billion. That was a truly high-end item..."

The attendant spoke with a half-boastful air, as though he had received a share of the money from that sale. Wang Zhifan, who happened to be passing nearby, felt slightly shaken upon hearing it.

"An Excellent Tier weapon... According to the forum, that's the tier above Rare Tier... I never expected an Excellent Tier weapon to sell for a billion. Wouldn't an Epic Tier item above that be priceless?"

Although the only item tiers Wang Zhifan had encountered so far were Ordinary, Fine Tier, and Rare Tier, player items had far more than just those three ranks. Above Rare Tier was the even rarer Excellent Tier, and above Excellent Tier was Epic Tier, which the Player Forum said only a few existed in the entire world at present. As for what lay above Epic Tier, some expert players speculated that there were even higher-grade pieces of equipment, perhaps more than one tier higher. But no one could be certain, because according to available leaks, the highest-grade equipment players around the world had obtained so far was only Epic Tier.

Following the female attendant, Wang Zhifan passed through the exhibition hall and was about to enter an inner room. That was where he would discuss the transaction price with specialized staff.

But before Wang Zhifan could enter, several people suddenly came up to the upper level of the player exhibition hall, causing a small disturbance.

They were a group of seven led by a young man in expensive casual clothes who exuded nobility. When the clearly distinguished young man entered the hall, he strolled about as though no one else were present. On either side of him stood six bodyguards in suits, their eyes gleaming sharply.

Anyone observing a little more carefully would notice that every one of the bodyguards had modern firearms in their pockets and wore specially made bulletproof vests. They were presumably ready at any time to step forward and take bullets for their boss.

The distinguished young man himself did not do anything unusual. He merely paced through the exhibition hall expressionlessly, quickly inspecting the various player equipment on display. It was mainly the six heavily armed bodyguards around him who acted aggressively, driving the other customers in the hall into the corners and leaving some guests angry but afraid to speak.

Wang Zhifan turned back curiously and glanced at the group twice. He saw that the male attendant in the hall looked somewhat bewildered, but he quickly put on a broad smile and prepared to approach them.

However, before he could get close to the young man, one of the bodyguards stopped him. The bodyguard then said:

"Please clear the place out. My young master has booked this entire area. We'll compensate you for any losses."

"May I ask who you are...?"

The male attendant was somewhat at a loss at this request. He was merely an employee and did not know this group of people, so he could not immediately comply with such an overbearing order.

But before the attendant could struggle with it for even two seconds, the casually dressed young man, who had been strolling about leisurely, suddenly spoke. "No need, A Wei. Only this submachine gun is decent. Buy it, then we'll go look somewhere else."

After saying that, the noble young man in casual clothes turned and left without looking back, heading toward the exit. The bodyguards around him hurried ahead to clear the way and protect him.

As for the bodyguard called A Wei, he was already writing a check to purchase the store's centerpiece. Before long, the Rare Tier submachine gun vanished from his hand. Clearly, he was also a player and had placed it into his personal inventory space.