The Wild Boar Goes Berserk

Surrounded by players, Li Xunsheng held the Job Change Scroll with a helpless look on his face, as if what he was holding wasn't a scroll but a hot potato.

"You're... really giving this to me?"

Come on, folks, who just tosses around something this valuable?

"That's right! It's yours! Open it and you can learn it! I can teach you the skills! No gold coins needed!"

Catching the longing gazes of the players, the man puffed out his chest, brimming with boldness.

Not learning, huh? Then don't even think about leaving!

Hmph, you brat, with a temptation this big, you can't possibly still...

"Well then, one Silver Coin. Anyone want it?"

Li Xunsheng quietly raised the scroll in his hand, but the words he spoke silenced the entire noisy tavern, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Shock, surprise, confusion... all kinds of emotions flickered in the eyes of the surrounding players, followed by absolute frenzy!

"No way, big shot, you're serious? You're actually selling it?"

"I want it! I'll buy it!"

"Buy it with what? Do you even have one Silver Coin?"

"Hey, handsome, look at me! I don't have a Silver Coin, but... I've got something else~! Won't you sell it to little sister?"

A loli-type girl shot Xunsheng a flirtatious glance, her tone weird, a total squeaker.

"Get lost! If you guys had enough money, would I be selling something this good for just one Silver Coin? Want to buy it with a few Copper Coins? Dream on!"

Flat and no legs, really?

If it were some tall, slender, aloof beauty saying that, maybe Li Xunsheng would waver a little.

But someone like you? No thanks, that'd be a pain.

"Are you really selling it?"

Seeing Li Xunsheng's serious expression, no joke, a sturdy man with a firm face changed his expression.

"Yes, just one Silver Coin."

Ignoring the tavern owner's face, black as the bottom of a pot, Li Xunsheng nodded without hesitation.

Realizing the young man wasn't just showing off in some fancy way, the onlookers were completely stunned.

This guy's serious! He's really selling the Job Change Scroll!

"Hold on a second, let me scrape some together."

The square-jawed man who had spoken earlier narrowed his eyes and started discussing with his equally burly companions behind him.

"I want to buy it too. Anyone lend me ninety-nine Copper Coins?"

"Heh, I only need ninety-eight Copper Coins. Dream on, who'd lend you money?"

Watching the scroll in Li Xunsheng's hand, no matter how much the players wanted it, they were all broke.

In this world overrun with players, Copper Coins were way too rare. Usually, killing rabbits might drop one or two if you were lucky, but the thing was, ordinary people couldn't even grab the rabbits—they'd vanish the moment they respawned.

"Bro, how about a discount? One Silver Coin really can't be scraped together."

Many groups that had good relationships back on Blue Star were pooling their money, but still struggling to make one Silver Coin, so they asked Li Xunsheng.

"If you can't even scrape together one Silver Coin, I'll just have to use it myself."

This price was already a steal. No room for negotiation.

"We've got it. One Silver Coin."

The previously firm-faced man and his many companions traded back and forth, and somehow actually scraped together a glint of silver, landing in the leading man's hand.

"One Silver Coin. Deal?"

"Alright..."

"Enough!"

The tavern owner, who had been ignored, let out a thunderous roar and snatched the scroll back.

"Two Silver Coins. Get lost! Get out of here!"

The man who took back the scroll flicked his hand, tossing two Silver Coins into Li Xunsheng's face, then stashed the Job Change Scroll away.

He absolutely couldn't stand his hidden profession being sold off for a single Silver Coin!

"Get out of my tavern! You'll regret this!"

The furious man roared like a lion, pointing at the tavern door, signaling this disrespectful brat to leave immediately.

Hmph! This man—he'd remember him.

Lone Star City, was it? Once he trained his disciple, he'd definitely bring them to the city to see just how far this guy who looked down on his Job Change Scroll could go!

By then, even if he cried and begged, he wouldn't give this ungrateful fool another chance!

"Thanks."

Li Xunsheng's expression relaxed as he pocketed the Silver Coin. Without a hint of lingering, he headed straight for the carriage, not even willing to stay a second longer.

"...Not bad, kid. Turning down the Wine Sword Immortal's scroll—you aiming for the sky or what?"

The commotion in the village had tipped off the carriage's Coachman, who now realized there was a guy here who'd sold a Wine Sword Immortal scroll for a single Silver Coin.

"I get that choosing to head to the main city isn't a bad idea, but selling that class scroll for this—isn't that a bit of a loss?"

"Maybe."

Faced with the Straw Hat Man's curious prodding, Li Xunsheng felt somewhat helpless.

If his only talent were the Golden Shovel Crown, he certainly wouldn't have refused the Wine Sword Immortal's goodwill.

Unfortunately, his other talent clearly had far higher growth potential than the Wine Sword Immortal's path—that was what he urgently needed to develop. So, to strengthen that talent, leaving this tiny newbie village was necessary.

Staying here, even if he became the so-called Wine Sword Immortal, what then?

Kill rabbits a bit faster? Could he outpace the crowd?

Class change required level ten—that was info Xunsheng had gleaned from the game's rules.

Even using that scroll would only grant him the temporary status of "heir," with full class change only possible after level ten, altering his stats and abilities.

Being the Wine Sword Immortal's apprentice meant being stuck in this village long-term, staying at level one, unable to pull ahead of other players.

Rather than that, it was better to head to a wider world!

Breaking away from the player pack and exploring new frontiers—that was the best path for growth!

"Too risky, kid. That class is top-tier even among special ones... Though with that guy's personality, he might not teach well..."

The Coachman shook his head, seeming to think Li Xunsheng was overconfident, and didn't rate the young man's chances of finding a better opportunity in Lone Star City.

If it were him, he'd rather stay in this newbie village and be a Wine Sword Immortal—wasn't that fine?

Though... there were indeed quite a lot of outsiders this time...

But seeing Li Xunsheng's lack of interest, the Coachman didn't press further. He pulled down his straw hat and went back to dozing.

"Wonder how many people can scrape together a Silver Coin in one day..."

[The Coachman inwardly sighed that things were worse than he'd expected, holding little hope for the next departure]

The carriage wouldn't leave for a few more hours. With nothing to do, Li Xunsheng opened the chat channel to see what ridiculous stunts the players were pulling.

The moment he opened it, his eyes were dazzled by the flood of messages.

"Run! Some idiot lured the Elite Wild Boar to the village outskirts—the rabbit area's not safe anymore!"

"This Elite Wild Boar is brutal. One graze and I'm down to a sliver of health. My back hurts like hell..."

"Heh, above, be glad you're not dead. This game has no respawn."

"Now that the boar's taken over the rabbit spawn point, where do we grind levels?"

"..."

This terrifying question plunged the chat channel into dead silence.

They already had scarce ways to earn Copper Coins, and now even the chance to farm rabbits was slipping away...

Already seated in the carriage, Li Xunsheng watched the silent chat panel and let out a faint sigh.

If the rabbits were still farmable, the newbie village survivors would at least have some lifeline.

But if even this sole leveling spot was occupied by a monster, then many players would likely die tonight from hunger depletion.

Moreover, in this game world, monsters didn't have fixed activity zones—they could autonomously move to other areas.

Catching the key point, Li Xunsheng closed his eyes, planning to nap for a bit.

Just then, a loud voice made him open his eyes.

"Here's a Silver Coin. To Lone Star City."

Who's that strong? Already scraped together another one?