Trading Area

"This feels right!"

Wang Qian Duo looked at the familiar yet strange scene before him and couldn't help but sigh.

Considering his past and present lives, he couldn't remember how many years it had been since he played a game like this or seen a scene like this.

Wang Qian Duo walked slowly through the bustling trading square, browsing from stall to stall.

The most common items sold at the stalls were various materials. Only a few stalls had equipment and blueprints for sale, and skills were even rarer.

Moreover, most of the stalls displaying equipment weren't genuinely looking to sell. They generally set an impossibly high price to attract traffic to their other items.

As for the very few who actually wanted to sell equipment, the item grades were usually not high, and the prices were still very high.

Yet, even so, people were constantly haggling at their stalls.

"Bro, can you lower the price of this weapon? I'm serious about buying it!"

At this moment, someone was asking about the price of a level 10 Exquisite-grade longsword in front of Wang Qian Duo.

The items on the stalls were displayed using virtual imaging. Otherwise, what was a longsword or dagger to a mecha might be a "40-meter greatsword" to a human.

"One price, 15 Gold Crystals. No haggling! No real currency," the seller glanced at the person and quoted a price.

"Don't be like that, bro. I'm serious about buying. So, 15 Gold Crystals is about 3,000 yuan now. I'll buy it at double the price, how about 6,000?"

Hearing the stall owner's words, the buyer immediately got anxious and blurted out.

The stall owner hesitated for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded in agreement. He was simply being offered too much!

Watching the two happily complete the transaction, Wang Qian Duo had only one feeling: he was going to get rich.

He looked at the over ten thousand Gold Crystals in his backpack, too excited to speak.

But his joy didn't last long. A bolt from the blue struck him heavily on the head.

The Gold Crystals gifted by the system were also bound. Only the money he got from killing monsters could be directly traded.

"One word: Perfect!"

Wang Qian Duo looked at the big "Bound" characters and couldn't help but say.

Actually, it wasn't that he had no way to convert this money. The Gold Crystals gifted by the system couldn't be sold directly for money, but he could use them to buy items.

He could first convert the money into items with stable value and then sell them.

Or, to be more direct, he could find someone and have them list an item for 10,000 Gold Crystals. He would then sell it, and that person would buy it back.

This kind of behavior had a slang term: money laundering!

Money was different from other items, and restrictions weren't that easy to impose.

However, after thinking about it, Wang Qian Duo decisively gave up.

It wasn't out of fear of anything else, but simply too troublesome!

Right now, he just wanted to convert the [Sand Scorpion Tail Blueprint] into money, then go offline and get a good night's sleep. He would wake up tomorrow and aim for level five.

So, Wang Qian Duo spent one Silver Crystal to rent a stall and set a high price for the blueprint and the Scorpion King's Tail.

Then, with a flash of light, the plaque above his head turned purple. This was the result of the highest-grade item on his stall reaching Rare.

This was a game setting: different grades of items corresponded to different colors.

Normal → White, Exquisite → Blue, Rare → Purple, Perfect → Orange, Legendary → Gold.

At the same time, Wang Qian Duo had chosen a good location. The surrounding stalls were all a sea of blue and white, making the purple plaque appear exceptionally noble.

In fact, if he could have put the Minghong Saber on display, the golden light would have been truly explosive!

At first, people didn't pay attention to this stall, thinking it was another "clickbait" (or "plaque bait") using high-level items to attract attention.

After all, there were many such people, and this tactic was effective in the early stages. Now, people were getting a bit tired of it.

But one bored person opened Wang Qian Duo's stall and immediately couldn't move their eyes.

What did they see? This stall only had one blueprint on display, meaning this person was actually selling this Rare blueprint!

"Rare equipment blueprint! And it's level 1! Plus the key materials!"

He couldn't control himself and let out a surprised cry.

The surrounding players were immediately attracted by his words and opened Wang Qian Duo's stall one after another.

"Whoa, what a top-tier weapon!"

"With this, can I solo-kill monsters?"

"Bro, how much?"

"I'll pay ten thousand, you must sell it to me!"

"I bid twenty thousand!"

The crowd went wild after seeing the blueprint. Wang Qianshan originally thought it was just a Tier 1 weapon blueprint, but he underestimated the game's difficulty.

Tier 1 equipment is a disadvantage, but sometimes it's also an advantage.

The massive influx of players has made the already scarce resources in the game even rarer.

The early game, in particular, has become exceptionally difficult.

Furthermore, the game has significant restrictions on high-level players helping low-level players, making it difficult for some.

If the [Scorpion King's Tail] wasn't included with the blueprint for sale, it would have been manageable.

These kinds of special biological materials are always hard to find, but the seller has already solved the most difficult material problem for you.

The remaining materials are common items. While some are expensive, they are not difficult to collect.

This is equivalent to having a weapon you can equip immediately.

With it, fighting monsters won't be as difficult, and its excellent stats can even help you smoothly navigate the entire beginner stage.

And the beginner phase in this game is quite long, so how could this equipment not be in high demand?

The lively scene attracted more and more attention, and the situation became increasingly chaotic.

"Everyone, quiet down! Let me say something!"

Seeing the seller speak, the surrounding people slowly quieted down.

"I've set it to auction mode. Real currency, 10 minutes, both items bundled. Highest bidder wins. The auction starts now!"

As soon as Wang Qianshan finished speaking, he saw the prices of the items on his stall skyrocket, reaching 100,000 before slowing down.

But it didn't stop, it was still rising.

This made Wang Qianshan's heart race uncontrollably. He originally wanted to recoup some of his losses, but this was too much!

No! No! Too much money is overflowing!

Finally, the equipment was acquired by a very handsome young master for 158,000.

However, in this virtual era, the least trustworthy thing is one's appearance. The difference after adjustments is huge. Honest people like Wang Qianshan, who entered the game with their original appearance, are truly rare.

"Boss, let's add each other as friends. If you have any good items in the future, you can contact me directly. I guarantee a satisfactory price!"

After the auction ended, the young master who bought the dagger said to Wang Qianshan.

He then sent a friend request to Wang Qianshan, but an unexpected scene occurred.

The system prompted him that they were already friends. Lin Hanshi was a bit bewildered. When did he get to know this person?

"You are, King of Thousand?" Lin Hanshi recalled his game experience for the day. It must be that person with the incredibly cool sword. He added him as a friend but didn't recognize him?

"Uh... I am. You're Ten Cold, right? You're the only friend on my friend list!" Wang Qianshan said.

"It's an honor. Oh my, I should have realized it sooner. Besides you, the one with that incredibly cool sword, who else would be willing to sell such a weapon!" Lin Hanshi said.

"Uh... many people are willing. After all, you guys give too much," Wang Qianshan said after thinking seriously.

Lin Hanshi: "...Alright, then I won't bother you. Brother King of Thousand, if you have any good items in the future, remember me!"

After speaking, Lin Hanshi got up and left. He still needed to craft the weapon and was now very eager to hold it in his hands.

"Okay, goodbye!"

After bidding farewell to Lin Hanshi, Wang Qianshan also chose to log off. Too many things had happened today, and he needed to sort them out properly.

"Wait a moment!"

Just as Wang Qianshan's logout countdown was about to end, he thought he heard someone call him.

But when he turned around, the countdown had already finished, and he couldn't see the person clearly.

However, he didn't pay it any mind. He still needed to check if his little fortune had arrived!

A group of people rushed to the spot where Wang Qianshan had logged off.

"Damn it, just one step too late, he's already logged off!"

"We'll just have to wait for him to log back in. Did anyone remember what he looked like?"

The group exchanged glances, This was a bit awkward...