Arrangement

The two finished their conversation, and the auction was also nearing its end.

Most of the items being auctioned were low-grade or ordinary detection equipment. In the alchemist's words, they would not be of much help with that mission. At the very least, she needed high-grade equipment.

Although it might seem like he was trying to sell her something, Yun Xi's thoughts were the same as his. If there were better options, why would she buy these ordinary ones? In any case, she was no longer short of money.

There were still two months before the Goddess of Freedom's (Strange) mission officially began.

Before then, she had to reach at least Level 11.

As Yun Xi pondered this, the auction officially ended.

After this incident, her relationship with the alchemist had improved considerably. Before leaving, the alchemist finally told Yun Xi his name.

Although the two of them had written their real names when they signed the contract, under the system's constraints and witness, Yun Xi could not recognize his because the written languages were different.

After adding him as a friend, he had remained anonymous, so Yun Xi had never known the alchemist's name.

Now that he was willing to tell her his name, it represented, to a certain extent, that he was allowing Yun Xi to draw closer to him.

Yu Nanfei.

He actually had the surname Yu. Wasn't that the royal surname of the Yuqi Grand Duchy?

Could he be a child of the Grand Duke? No, that couldn't be. If that were the case, he wouldn't still be short of money.

Although the duchy's wealth could not possibly be concentrated in the hands of the Grand Duke alone, merely the basic benefits of being a duke should have been enough to keep his children from running short of money.

"Don't overthink it. I'm not a native of Shuyu Plain either."

Hearing this, Yun Xi nodded in understanding.

She had not intended to investigate in the first place. Regardless of Yu Nanfei's identity, it had nothing to do with her.

"I'll be leaving first. I'll forge the detection equipment for you when I get back. Don't forget to prepare the money."

"No problem. I'll transfer it to you on time next month."

After seeing him off, Yun Xi greeted Dilina, the host of the banquet, before returning home.

She went to the study on the second floor and sat down, then took out paper and pen and began making plans.

By now, she had learned six techniques.

[Water Ball Technique], [Water Arrow Technique], [Light Control Technique], [Appraisal Skill], [Fireball Technique], [Healing Technique].

Of the techniques she had originally planned to learn, four remained: [Immobilization Technique], [Purification Technique], [Counter Attack Technique], and [Wish Technique].

With the special mission in Qinglan Town imminent, Yun Xi had no choice but to prioritize her combat strength.

Of the four remaining techniques, she had to learn Immobilization Technique and Counter Attack Technique. Purification Technique and Wish Technique could wait.

She ruled out Wish Technique because its learning period was too long. Even if she devoted the entire two months she had left to it, she might still fail to learn it.

Purification Technique was not as urgent.

As long as she learned Purification Technique before Blue Star was completely invaded, that would be enough.

Even if she failed to learn it, she could first buy unpolluted food from Qinglan Town and eat that. She would not have to worry about gnawing on Coarse Wheat Cakes and eating Pimple Fruits.

Besides learning Immobilization Technique and Counter Attack Technique, she also had to raise her level and become an Intermediate Sorcerer.

Since she had decided to participate in this special mission, she had to do her best. She could not possibly compete against a group of heaven's favored prodigies while still possessing the strength of a low-level sorcerer.

After making a simple schedule for herself, Yun Xi logged off as usual to eat, then prepared to bathe and sleep.

Compared with the Godfall Continent, Blue Star was safer at this stage.

If she remembered correctly, nothing happened on Blue Star during the first three months after the open beta began.

It was not until the fourth month that the invasion from the Godfall Continent gradually began.

She could not remember the exact timing, but it had been at least a year before Blue Star was completely invaded.

By then, Blue Star would undergo earth-shaking changes. Food would become inedible, and everyone would have to log on and travel to the Godfall Continent to earn Copper Coins to buy food.

No matter how much time passed, Yun Xi would never forget the disgust and salty greasiness of Pimple Fruit when it entered her mouth.

After washing up, Yun Xi lay on the soft bed and, as usual, opened her phone to browse the news.

This had been her habit since her rebirth, so she would not miss any important news she did not know about.

With the start of the official open beta, the authorities' plan to assist tourist players with logging in was also proceeding bit by bit, but clearly, it had made no substantial progress.

[Crying Miserably: In any case, there's no saving us refugees. We're in the wilderness, and no one will even know where we died.]

[My Lord Is the Fairest: Do you really have to log on? Just stay obediently on Blue Star.]

[Yao Yao: I'm so envious of you official players! Unlike us, we were born in the wilderness. Even if our Spirit Attributes are high, we have no way to learn techniques.]

[My Lord Is the Fairest: Yao Yao, how about I buy you a Sorcery Pattern Scroll? You can learn it offline.]

[Crying Miserably: Yao Yao, don't listen to him brag. A friend of mine joined the authorities, and he didn't even see Sorcery Pattern Scrolls in the official store. After asking around, he found out that one scroll cost at least 1,000 Gold Coins. That's 10 million Copper Coins!]

[My Lord Is the Fairest: Heh, I can take out a loan!]

[Yao Yao: My Lord, you're amazing! I'll wait for your good news!]

[My Lord Is the Fairest: ...]

[Crying Miserably: Yao Yao, calling him "Grandpa" would work even better.]

[My Lord Is the Fairest: How dare you internet friends troll me! Yao Yao, and I even wanted to help you.]

[Yao Yao: What's wrong with calling you "My Lord"? It's an honorific!]

[Fine Wine: Could you stop going off topic? The question now is, how should we protect the rights of refugees like us?]

[Immortal in Flower Valley: Exactly! Can't the authorities save us and give us a definite answer? Sob, sob. Other people have already learned techniques and started showing off. Are we refugees really unworthy?]

The entire refugee population was actually not very large, making up about one-twentieth of the total population. But one had to remember that Flower Country had a total population of more than a billion. The number of refugees was at least several tens of millions.

Moreover, most of them were players who had logged in during the closed beta. Nearly all of them were young people who enjoyed playing games. The authorities could not possibly ignore their outcry.

In response, aside from the "Online Pickup Method," the authorities finally presented a second countermeasure.

[Recently, we have collected many relevant opinions. Regarding tourist players, we have ultimately made the following decision:

If tourist players wish to shed their refugee status, we can provide offline learning opportunities. Martial techniques will be free. Due to the special nature of sorcery, players may sign a transaction contract with the authorities and choose to apprentice themselves to a teacher.

Tourist players have already verified that this method is feasible. After successfully changing classes, they will automatically become official players and receive Adventurer status.]

Yun Xi had also seen this announcement in her previous life. At the time, she had wanted to sign a transaction contract with the authorities and learn sorcery.

Unfortunately, there had been too many people in line...

Quiet City was one of the cities with the largest populations, and its refugee population numbered around one million.