Auctioning Fashion, the Cheater's Splendor

Before they could think it through, Zheng Yingjie asked them a question that took them by surprise:

"Excuse me... do you live in that villa where they keep stinging bees?"

"You must be Chongxing?"

The use of honorifics in the address clearly indicated that someone had already made a guess.

At this moment, the other two suddenly realized what was going on.

In fact, they had seen Zhang Mingzhen face before, but since he was wearing a mask and his information was being concealed, they hadn't recognized him.

Zhang Mingzhen made no attempt to conceal his identity, frankly admitting, "It's me. But please don't make it public; I don't want to be harassed by people blocking my door every day."

"Rest assured! If there is anything we need you to do, please just let us know."

"This is my contact information." Zheng Yingjie, also unwilling to publicize the matter, took it upon himself to agree to the transaction.

"Once the seeds bear fruit, I will deliver the goods to your residence."

Seeing that the other party agreed, he was secretly delighted and quickly handed over his calling card.

As long as we can get in touch with the bigwigs at Chongxing, we must make this deal happen no matter what.

Even if the Jiang Family refused to sell it for a thousand Gold Coin, he would not hesitate to pay the difference out of his own pocket.

Seeing that he was sensible, Zhang Mingzhen accepted the visiting card.

"Alright. I'll transfer the Gold Coin to you now. Please inform the master of the transfer. I'll take my leave now."

After saying this, he spread his wings and soared into the sky, his figure quickly disappearing into the clouds.

Only after the figure disappeared completely did the other two, who had been standing frozen for a long time, finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Phew... Bro, I always thought you were clever, but today I'm completely convinced!"

"He was wearing a mask, how did you recognize him as Chongxing at a glance? And you even got his contact information right away! Your eyesight is amazing!"

Zheng Guohua was also still shaken.

If you don't know who the other person is, you can chat for a bit, but once you know who they are, you don't even breathe softly anymore.

This is someone even the higher-ups are unwilling to easily offend.

The strongest and most mysterious player in the God's Domain was standing right in front of them, and they had even spoken with him.

Who would believe that if I told them?

Let alone the District 33 where they are located, probably very few people on the entire server have ever seen Chongxing, let alone submitted a petition.

Thinking about it this way, he felt a sense of pride and déjà vu.

Zheng Yingjie glanced at the two of them, his face showing disdain. "Use your brains."

"I sensed his extraordinary nature the moment he appeared."

"When we arrived, the formation had already been triggered, but he was completely unharmed. Even though he knew the formation was dangerous, he remained calm and waited for us to show up."

"Furthermore, he didn't even ask which branch we were on before offering to lead a team to help, which shows he doesn't care about that at all."

"Currently, aside from official personnel required for business, only Chongxing in the entire game can freely switch factions."

"Official allocation requires multiple levels of approval; who would go to such lengths for a private matter?"

These words made both of them secretly sigh: their son/brother was indeed meticulous.

"This matter is only to be known by the three of us; there's no need to disclose it to the Jiang Family."

"At that time, just say that a high-level player in the guild is willing to pay 1,000 gold to buy it."

"If they think the price is too low, we will make up the difference."

"In short, the words have been spoken, and this deal must be done."

"You've already found a buyer for me?"

As soon as Jiang Min logged off, she was informed by the Zheng family father and son that they had found a buyer for her, who was willing to pay 1,000 Gold Coin for premium pet food.

"A thousand gold pieces! Father, what did I tell you? We definitely won't lose out! With the other rewards, we'll actually make a profit this time."

"How about we go play the gashapon machine together again next time?"

Jiang Min was indeed very satisfied with the price.

The Zheng father and son exchanged a glance and secretly breathed a sigh of relief—they were just afraid that their neighbor would change his mind at the last minute.

"Once the seeds mature and bear fruit, simply hand them over to me."

"I have received the Gold Coin and can pay you on the spot. I will then pass them on to the buyer." Zheng Yingjie was waiting for the next opportunity to contact that expert.

"Okay, thank you for your help."

"I didn't expect you guys to be so attentive. If you get another top-grade seed next time, please ask him if he still wants it," Jiang Min said with a smile.

Zheng Yingjie was more than happy to agree, "Yes, I'll ask him."

He doesn't lack money.

"Sigh, I really envy the big shots in the game who never lack Gold Coin."

"If it were me, I'd be spending all my time in gashapon machines trying to get fashion items."

"I heard there's a player in one of the District 3 who has so many outfits that he's accumulated a huge amount of achievement points, so he's definitely not losing anything."

"It's just that my dad never lets me touch the gashapon machine," Jiang Min muttered.

"Shut up!" Jiang Donglai punched his daughter on the head.

He was a pragmatist who believed that Gold Coin should be invested in equipment and combat power. He always looked down on flashy but impractical decorations and strictly forbade his children from wasting money on them.

"By the way, has your region organized a Lionheart Tiger? Several guilds in our District 1 have already teamed up, and the rewards will be split equally among them."

The Jiang Family was on the front lines. As soon as the news of Lionheart Stone came out, several major guilds quickly joined forces to plan a hunt.

"Of course. There are quite a few high-level players in District 33. If several guilds pool their resources, they can manage to fight higher-level monsters, even if it's slower."

"I heard that the price of Lionheart Stone has been driven extremely high."

Zheng Yingjie replied.

Currently, all the side quests in the God's Domain are frantically hunting down Lionheart Tiger, but due to limited production, demand always exceeds supply, and the market price of Lionheart Stone has been artificially inflated.

There are many high-level players, and everyone wants to get ahead, so the only option is to spend money to acquire them.

Especially for those wielding gold equipment, the required materials are enormous, and it's simply impossible to gather them without accumulating Gold Coin.

However, the resources currently produced are basically monopolized by major guilds, and there are very few Lionheart Stone circulating in the market.

So some players managed to contact Zhang Mingzhen – he was probably the only one in the entire server who still had surplus materials.

"Utterly Empty" has now officially joined the "Contending for the World" guild.

As your level increases, the support of the guild becomes indispensable, and many tasks are difficult to complete without the organization.

After all, most people don't have the talent to cheat, so they can only stick together.

"Contending for the World" is known for its relaxed atmosphere among top guilds, which is within his acceptable range.

He was sent by his guildmates to test whether "Chongxing" was willing to sell his extra Lionheart Stone Cheater.

"Please, have mercy, I'm being pressured by them to no avail."

"Lionheart Stone are sold out as soon as they hit the shelves. All you hear on the world chat is people calling to buy them, but nobody's actually selling them."

"You're probably the only one in the entire server who still has stock—and haven't sold it yet, right? Name your price!"

The Lionheart Stone that Zhang Mingzhen kept are indeed of no use right now.

His own equipment enchantments were already complete, and the next upgrade was still a long way off.

Moreover, after continuously grinding monsters, the advancement progress of the four main and off-hand weapons is still less than 10%, and the road to evolution is very long.

I reckon it will be quite a while before I can reach the Platinum Tier. I can just grind for it again if needed in the future, or I can just buy it directly.

Game materials are always expensive in the early stages and then stabilize in the later stages. Lionheart Stone won't be as scarce as they are now when that happens.

Seeing the market so Utterly Empty and getting anxious, it's better to take advantage of a good market opportunity and make a move.

"I have 329 Lionheart Stone left, which I originally saved for future upgrades."

"Since you're in such a hurry, I'll sell it to you."

"The market price is about ten gold coins now, but I want to sell them for 20 gold coins each."

He wasn't asking for an exorbitant amount.

There are people offering prices right now, but no one is selling, so he's already being very generous by doubling the price.

It's usually five or six times the original price; that's called a premium.

Upon hearing that there were over three hundred, Utterly Empty's heart immediately leaped with joy.

Now that their needs can be met, their urgent problem has been solved!

"They're not short of money. Since you have such a large quantity, let's say it's twenty-two gold coins per piece. I'll make the decision for them!"

They will definitely accept this price, after all, it saves them a lot of time.

Moreover, these people are all extremely wealthy.

The wealthy are always willing to spend money; what they fear is not high prices, but a lack of stock.

Just like a regular online game, people can spend millions of dollars to play, or even spend millions to hire others to play.

Even if the entire guild tried to farm such a large quantity of Lionheart Stone, it would take several days.

Moreover, the game's intrusion into reality makes this thing far more valuable than the current offer.

"Utterly Empty" relayed the message to several major guilds, and as expected, they all agreed.

Moreover, they all expressed that they owed them favors.

As for how to distribute it, that's their own business.

After acquiring over eight thousand Gold Coin, Zhang Mingzhen turned and headed towards the gashapon machine—he refused to believe he couldn't draw a top-tier seed.

Everyone else gets to draw it.

That person only had to roll twenty times before winning.

When it was his turn, he shook the shovel two hundred times before he finally got one.

The probability is far too low.

Looking at it this way, spending a thousand gold coins to buy those premium pet foods was actually worthwhile.

However, those Gold Coin weren't wasted; he won a mount and two sets of costumes, all of which he put up for auction.

Players have recently discovered that collecting multiple mounts, wings, and costumes can trigger achievement rewards.

After calculating, you basically won't lose much, so the area around the gashapon machines became lively again, with players coming and going to try their luck.

"Fireworks in the Rain" from the Dragon Diagram Guild is an archer who is known as a female tycoon on the Server Three.

Combat strength is secondary; what truly impresses male players is the amount of money they, along with other female players from Century Imperial City's "Imperial Dynasty Small Guild" and "Xiaoxue's Snow," invest in their appearance and costumes, often leaving them sighing with envy and wishing they could give them that money.

"It's the apocalypse now, and they're still spending so much? I just can't understand it!"

"What's so hard to understand? Even during times of war, it didn't stop some people from feasting."

They come to Sky City almost every day to play the gashapon machine or complete achievement tasks.

Meeting them here is nothing new.

"Fireworks in the Rain" - At this moment, I'm spending Gold Coin at the gashapon machine to refresh my outfit.

She already had three outfits and could have taken a break, but it's said that the "Little Princess" recently got another new outfit, achieving a new milestone.

Not only did she gain Achievement Points, but she also received an exclusive title—which immediately made her restless.

Unfortunately, I had bad luck today. I put in over a thousand Gold Coin and still didn't see a single usable item, let alone any costumes.

"Fireworks, how about we come another day? Our luck doesn't seem to be very good today," a teammate from the Dragon Diagram Guild beside him advised.

They are all members of Fixed Team, and "Fireworks in the Rain" is supported by a business family backed by Dragon Map.

We know each other in real life, and I occasionally accompany her to farm costumes—after all, increasing the drop rate is also important in a team.

Even Fireworks in the Rain, feeling his luck was running out and about to give up, a teammate urgently informed him. "The legendary player Chongxing just listed an outfit and a mount on the auction house!"

"Look! Both outfits are styles we've never seen before, and the mount is a Mottled Crocodile. The starting bid is 1,000 gold, and someone has already placed a bid."

As soon as the Fireworks in the Rain, she quickly clicked on the fashion details, and sure enough, they were all items she didn't have in her collection.

Now we can directly bid and buy it!

She noticed that "Xiaoxue's Snow" and "Little Princess" had both joined the bidding—it seemed they wanted it too.

Then we'll have to ask her if the Gold Coin in her account agree!

"Misty Rain Jiangnan" browsed two pieces of clothing.

One piece is a green gauze dress, which is like a garment woven from the morning mist in the forest, perfectly outlining a slender figure.

After clicking on the "try on" function of the fashion item, once you put it on, you feel as if you are a mountain spirit in human form, with the pure fragrance of grass and trees flowing through your body.

This garment is considered a gift from nature, granting the wearer a boost in agility and also increasing luck.

Another item up for auction was a magnificent outfit called "King of Ice and Snow".

After trying it on, it felt like frost and snow had formed, exuding a chilling aura, and surrounded by swirling snowflakes.

At this time, wearing this outfit also has a luck bonus.

She found it hard to part with either of these items.

The "swiftness" attribute attached to the former perfectly matches the archer's swift and agile fighting style.

Moreover, the ancient chivalry of this profession blends perfectly, making it arguably the most suitable attire for archers at present.

The latter is an even rarer masterpiece.

After trying it on, a spectacular snowfall occurred right around me.

Even without any attribute bonuses, the sheer amount of crystalline snow that falls as she walks is enough to make those obsessed with fine clothes fight tooth and nail.

Not only were women moved, but many men couldn't resist either.

Who doesn't yearn for the Wind and Cloud beauty of ice and snow?

Or perhaps it's a light, misty garment that subtly offers career benefits?

In the God's Domain, clothing is not gender-specific and will automatically adapt to players of different body types.

"One has to admire Cheater 'Chongxing abilities!"

"Which archer player can resist the charm of the Misty Rain Jiangnan?"

"After trying it on, I felt like a wandering swordsman wielding a sword on an ancient road. What's more, it can also increase agility and luck. How is that any different from wearing another divine weapon?"

"Fellow archers, if not now, when?"

"I can't compete... Who wouldn't want to compete? It's just a pity I'm short of money."

"The market price has already been driven up to 3,500 gold coins."

"The Ice Queen was even more outrageous, reaching 5,700 gold."

"Someone from the Dragon Diagram Guild has already voiced their intention to take it on—even the men who are usually indifferent to outward appearances are tempted."

"The clothes imbued with extraordinary phenomena are indeed remarkable; wearing them will make one the center of attention."

"I've heard that such magnificent costumes and shimmering light can be displayed in real life. I'm afraid I'll never feel the sweltering heat again during the hot summer months."

In my opinion, this investment will definitely not result in a loss!

"These two garments have long been a battleground for powerful figures, and even a contest across different regions, with experts from other regions also eyeing them covetously."