[Ding! You killed the level 10 Boss Monster Howling Moon Wolf King. EXP +5,000, reputation +4, Crime Points -100!]
Whoosh!
Golden light rained down.
[Ding! Congratulations on leveling up! All Five-Dimensional Attributes +1, free attribute points +3. Current level: 7. EXP required for next level: 12,000!]
"Boss monsters really are where the money is!"
Lin Mo couldn't help marveling.
A single Wolf King had wiped out all seventy of Lin Mo's remaining Crime Points!
Watching his ID turn from red back to its normal white, Lin Mo felt utterly refreshed.
Otherwise, he would have needed to kill another seventy regular monsters to clear his Crime Points before he could return to the starter village.
The system's rules were clear: players with Gray Name or red names were forbidden from entering safe zones!
And now came the most exciting moment of all!
"That level 5 Man-Eating Flower boss dropped a piece of blue gear and an E-rank skill book. If I hadn't dropped that blue gear when I died, the total haul would've been worth thirty-five thousand!"
"This level 10 Boss Monster should be worth even more, right?"
With that thought, Lin Mo rubbed his hands together and approached the Howling Moon Wolf King's corpse, brimming with anticipation.
He rummaged around on the Howling Moon Wolf King's corpse.
[Ding! You picked up 15 silver coins and 38 copper coins!] [Ding! You picked up an E-rank skill book: Blood Slaughter!] [Ding! You picked up tier 1 purple equipment: Wolf King Legguards!] [Ding! You picked up tier 1 blue equipment: Wolf King Belt!]
"Another skill book?"
"And purple gear too?"
Lin Mo was instantly thrilled.
It really was a jackpot!
These items were worth at least fifty thousand in total!
"Nice, very nice!"
"The quest rewards coming up will be even better!"
"Making money is like picking it up off the ground! So easy!"
He recalled his previous life.
Unable to afford six hundred yuan in rent, he had been thrown out by his landlord and spent several nights sleeping in an internet cafe.
He had fallen out with his teammates and gotten into a shouting match over a worthless piece of white gear dropped by a monster.
He had gone around groveling to powerful players just to complete quests.
Lin Mo never wanted to live through those days again!
"In this life, I'll stand at the very pinnacle of Oracle World and look down on everyone!"
He packed the Howling Moon Wolf King's loot into his inventory.
Lin Mo stood up, ready to leave Wild Wolf Ridge and return to the starter village to turn in his quest.
The night was deep and still.
The desolate ridge lay cold and silent.
Just as Lin Mo was about to step out of Wild Wolf Ridge-
A sudden gust of cold wind swept toward him from ahead!
Whoosh, whoosh!
Two cold glints suddenly flashed through the darkness.
With his exceptional awareness and reflexes, Lin Mo reacted instantly and leaped to the right.
The next second, two sharp arrows struck precisely where Lin Mo had just been standing!
Lin Mo's gaze turned cold.
He turned to look ahead.
In the moonlight, a large crowd of figures stood blocking the exit from Wild Wolf Ridge!
Two of them had fired those sneaky shots.
At this stage, almost every player was still using the Novice Sword provided by the system.
Anyone who already had a new weapon like a bow was certainly no ordinary player!
Sure enough, Lin Mo took a closer look and saw that these players were not only levels 4–5, but also had IDs that all began with the same two words.
"The Troubled Times Guild!"
In his previous life, they had been the chief bullies who relentlessly exploited, tormented, and squeezed Lin Mo dry!
But why had players from the Troubled Times Guild come somewhere so far from the starter village?
Amid his surprise-
Something seemed to occur to Lin Mo.
That guy really did leak information about my hidden quest to Troubled Times?
Just as Lin Mo thought of [Wind Soughs Sadly]-
The man leading the crowd opposite him stared at Lin Mo. He was barely over 170 centimeters tall, with unremarkable looks and a sleazy air.
He asked casually, "Are you the one with Cloudside Town's hidden quest?"
The speaker was none other than the Troubled Times Guild's leader, Hero of Troubled Times!
His real name was Wang Junjie!
He was the only son of Wang Yunyun, the richest person in Ning'an City, Jiang Province.
His family ran a jewelry business. He had taken his mother's surname since childhood and was a mama's boy.
His family's assets were reportedly worth over fifty billion yuan!
Enough that eight hundred generations of descendants couldn't spend it all!
But Lin Mo's most vivid impression of Wang Junjie was just one thing: his farts stank like fucking hell!
In his previous life, Wang Junjie had forced him to smell his farts until Lin Mo hugged the toilet and vomited. He hadn't been able to eat for days, as if he had morning sickness.
Never mind how unimpressive this bastard looked.
Inside, he was even more sinister and petty!
Calling Wang Junjie vulgar and shameless would have been giving him too much credit!
Even now, seeing Wang Junjie again stirred the lingering trauma in Lin Mo's heart!
But in an instant, his fear was replaced by excitement.
Yes, excitement.
Because Wang Junjie had delivered himself right to his doorstep!
Faced with Wang Junjie's question, Lin Mo answered bluntly, "Yes, I have it."
"Good." Wang Junjie rolled his neck and told Lin Mo with an arrogant, overbearing expression, "Transfer that quest to me, and I'll spare your worthless life."
"Oh, and one more thing. Who the fuck told you to level up so fast? Stop right there. First place on Cloudside Town's level rankings has to be mine!"
In Oracle World, hidden quests were so difficult that almost all of them allowed one opportunity to "transfer" them.
In his previous life, many players had stumbled upon hidden quests through sheer luck, only to find themselves too weak to complete them. They would then sell the quests at high prices to powerful players.
That way, they could still earn some money and wouldn't lose out.
Lin Mo didn't beat around the bush either.
He told Wang Junjie, "Sure, no problem."
"Fixed price. Ten million."
At those words, Wang Junjie froze for a moment.
Then he smiled faintly. "Looks like you know who I am."
"My mom's the richest person in Ning'an, and my family's worth over fifty billion. A measly ten million is just... a hair off seven wolves!"
As soon as he finished, a lackey beside him whispered a reminder. "Boss, the saying is 'a hair off nine oxen'!"
"I fucking know!" Wang Junjie slapped the lackey on the head. "I did it on fucking purpose! Do I need you to fucking remind me?"
Then Wang Junjie continued speaking to Lin Mo:
"I can afford ten million, but does a low-class piece of shit like you dare take it?"
Lin Mo held up two fingers and said lightly, "Then make it twenty million."
Humiliated, Wang Junjie flew into a rage. "Fuck, don't you understand what I'm saying?"
"I give you an inch, and you... you can't even raise your head, you worthless bitch!"
At this point, the lackey beside him whispered another reminder. "Boss, you got it wrong again. The saying is 'you don't know a favor when you see one'!"
"I know!"
"I fucking know!"
"You just can't shut up! I'll fucking teach you to run your mouth!"
Wang Junjie grabbed the purple-quality Magic Bow he had bought at the auction house for twenty thousand yuan and fired two arrows with a whoosh, whoosh, turning the mouthy lackey straight into white light!
The next moment, Wang Junjie pointed at Lin Mo, his face twisted viciously. "I'll say it once. Give me the quest! Otherwise, I'll make sure you can't survive in Oracle. I'll kill you until your account gets banned!"
Lin Mo remained unhurried.
Shing!
The World-Shattering · Flowing Light Sword, planted in the ground, erupted with dazzling golden light.
"I have the quest right here."
"If you've got what it takes, come get it."
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