Chapter 83
“Brother Fu Sheng is too generous,” Dejected Night laughed and said, “please wait here for me for a while, I will get the money . ”
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In less than three minutes, Dejected Night returned with 50 silver coins and passed them to Lin Jie .
Lin Jie noticed that the Assistant Enchanted Staff which Dejected Night had kept at his waist before was gone . Mages could be equipped with both Wands and Enchanted Staffs . When a Mage’s Mana was depleted, he could use his Enchanted Staff to deal out continuous Damage . This could continue the Attack output in a battle .
In general, the differences between an Enchanted Staff and a Wand were that an Enchanted Staff had its own unique attributes, which would often offer additional continuous Damage attributes, such as Poison, Light and Dark Damage .
The Enchanted Staff which Dejected Night possessed was an item from the Lands of the Nikola Locust . It had an Attack of 12-16, and when using it to attack creatures other than the Undead, it could deal out an additional 5 Poison Damage points . It could be considered an upper-middle ranged equipment within the Enchanted Staffs available in the game .
“Here . Thanks for giving this to us . ” Dejected Night laughed . The importance of a Gold grade shield to a team was evident . He patted Mixed Breathless’ shoulders and said sternly, “Breathless, we will need to go explore a dungeon and earn enough money for one gold coin and give it back to Brother Fu Sheng . ”
Lin Jie waved his hands and rejected this gesture . “No need, this will be the end of the transaction between us . See you around . ”
Ding~
——’Mixed Breathless requested to be your friend . ’
——’Dejected Night requested to be your friend . ’
Lin Jie raised his brows . He accepted their requests, and in less than three seconds, Dejected Night sent him a private chat message .
“This Shield was gotten by your team?” asked Dejected Night .
“Yes . ”
“Oh… Brother Fu Sheng, is your team lacking a Shield Specialist? Or to put it more directly, is your team lacking an able Shield Specialist? If you have seen Breathless’ performance, I believe you will definitely have the idea of kicking off your team’s MT . ”
Lin Jie raised his brows when he saw Dejected Night’s message . He stopped answering him and left .
When he returned to the City of Light, Lin Jie entered the Sky Provisions Shop .
As they had sold off the Augmenting Gems at a low price and won the popularity of players in the game, Sky Provisions Shop had gotten even greater trade traffic than the trades the entire ‘Transaction Street’ had—this was a trading street set up by some players spontaneously . The prices of items sold in the Sky Provisions Shop was considered the most reasonable, and after the accumulation of praises by word-of-mouth, it was now regarded as the “conscience” of the game’s trading industry!
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Seven Ears exemplified his talents at doing business thoroughly . After gaining the favor of a large group of solo players, he started the policy of using the shop’s points to exchange for coins which these players had . Thereafter, he opened a special exchange warehouse which allowed solo players with not-so-good equipment to redeem more suitable equipment for themselves . Of course, most of those pieces of equipment were acquired by him at prices below the market prices .
With regards to earning money, the Sky Provisions Shop definitely fared much better than those so-called studios .
Lin Jie checked the store’s transactions . ‘Good chap!’ Other than the reserve funds for the shop, the net profit they earned had already reached as great as 240 gold coins!
This was definitely a sky-rocking amount! As the Sky Provisions Shop’s name had spread to places other than the City of Light, players from the nearby cities would even come all the way here to pawn or exchange their equipment . In fact, the shop’s daily transaction value had reached 200 gold coins or more!
This was a shop which monopolized the trading industries of several cities, could anyone ever achieve such a feat? No! Even a top-ranking guild wouldn’t be able to put in such a large amount of gold coins for its operations! Of course, if the president of a guild managed to coerce all his members to hand over the coins they had, he might be able to open a shop that was of comparable scale to the Sky Provisions Shop . However, this would be tantamount to killing the goose that laid the golden eggs! Who would do that?
However, Lin Jie was different . After all, Brotherhood was not a guild . Not only did he not need to invest his own money into it, but he could also even make gains from the large amount of transaction taxes he received from Brotherhood daily .
Withdrawing 200 gold coins, Lin Jie looked at the huge amount of money he held in his hands and was rather dazzled by it . ‘This felt like a dream!’
Money shouldn’t be kept and wasted! The one month’s deadline was left with just 5 days . He should make the greatest use of the game currency!
Lin Jie conducted the shop’s inventory routine check and discovered an item .
Divination Scryer (Counterfeit): This is a special item that can predict future events .
In The New Age, there was a special job known as the ‘Prophet . ’ Only Priests and Paladins could become Prophets, but they must first accumulate enough reputation to become a prestigious member of the Holy Church, and then be promoted to become a member of the Parliament . Only then would they fulfill the requirements to become a “Prophet,” but that was not the end of the story . These players must still make 10 successful prophecies during the Conferences of the major cities before they could finally be promoted as a Prophet . Once successfully promoted, they could get several rare skills, and enjoy titles equal to the Duke level .
However, once they failed in making accurate prophecies, they would be stripped of their statuses and be Silenced for an entire month, meaning they could not use their skills for that month .
The Divination Scryer was legendary divine equipment which could help them accurately predict future events .
Of course, the one that Lin Jie held in his hands now was fake . It could not predict the future but had the ability to record events .
As masters of the game, the system allowed players to record videos on their own without any additional equipment . Thus, what use was there for a piece of equipment whose sole function was to record videos?
Lin Jie opened up the Scryer and saw that its remaining magic power could allow it to record 60 minutes of video .
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‘This is enough!’
Lin Jie recalled a gaming strategy he had come across in his previous life and started exploring the alleys of the City of Light by himself . Finally, he found a dilapidated house . The wood used to build the house was decaying and crumbling to pieces, while the whole house gave off a disgusting smell .
This was the House of the Antique Collector Larolle!
Lin Jie pushed the door and was greeted with a big swarm of flies which flapped their wings and kept making annoying wheezing sounds . He almost got pushed out of the house by them .
“Hehehehe…” A series of sinister laughter echoed in the air .
Lin Jie rolled his eyes and thought to himself, ‘Well, I still can’t avoid this . ’ After which, he took out a gold coin and threw it into the air .
BOOM!
Shadows rushed to cover the gold coin, and it disappeared without a trace . The flies disappeared in a blink of an eye . An old Mage wearing a cloak stared greedily at the gold coin in his hands, and the pale skin on his face seemed like it would start peeling off at any time… He gave a hoarse laugh and greeted Lin Jie, “My esteemed guest, what do you want?”
To make any deal with the Antique Collector Larolle, one had to first spend 1 gold coin . The point was that most of Larolle’s collections were limited, or there would only be just one piece!
The Transaction Pane was called out .
Glazed Half-Centaur Pocket Watch: Priced at 20 gold coins .
Water Element Drinking Water: Priced at 20 gold coins
Essence Fluid of the Kajia Mountain’s Guardian Dragon: Priced at 20 gold coins…
The items sold here were mostly expensive but useless items . At least, that was true for most players .
For example, the Water Element Drinking Water was known as the most disgusting and most expensive freshwater in The New Age . It was made from Water Elements that were sealed . When one drank it, the Water Elements would resurrect and jump about on his tongue .
Another example would be the Giant Dragon’s Essence Fluid . In actual fact, it was the secretion produced by one male and one female dragon when they mated…
Lin Jie bought all these items without a care for his money . All the hard-earned money he had gained from the past month was gone in an instant…
“Whoa, there is still such a thing?” Lin Jie’s eyes brightened when he caught sight of an item .
Half Catwoman Slave: Priced at 100 gold coins .
“Heh heh, you have an eye for exotic goods,” the old Mage gave a lecherous laugh . “This Half Catwoman was a Nobleman’s favorite item . If not for the fact he met his downfall, he would never sell her . There is only one of these items available now, and it’s hard to say whether there will be more of such items in the future . She has the body of a woman, and at the same time also has a cat’s ears and tail . She always appears lazy, and there will be a few days in a month when she enters her estrus period…”
Lin Jie was, after all, a hot-blooded virgin guy . Subconsciously, an image of a fair Catwoman with her tail being pinched while performing intimate acts appeared in his mind’s eye…
“I’ll take this!”
With a big wave of his hands, he spent the last 100 gold coins in his pockets .
The old Mage’s gray eyes gleamed . Waving his right hand, the items in the shop which Lin Jie bought flew through the air and landed in front of him .
Among them, there was a cage which was about half a person’s height . A Half Catwoman was half-squatting inside the cage . Her furry tail was curled up beneath her, and she pursed out her lips, making a loud and lazy ‘Meow’ sound .
“This Catwoman is just in the midst of her estrus period for the current month…” The old Mage flicked his finger, and bright specks of light – an Arcane spell – enveloped the Catwoman’s petite but hot body . “I will help you apply this Arcane spell for free . This will reduce the weight of your load . ”
Lin Jie nodded and put all the luxuries, which cost 200 gold coins in total, away in his backpack .
At the moment when the Catwoman was put in, she sucked her fingers naughtily, and her tongue gently rolled over the tip of her fingers, revealing two cute little tiger teeth . From this angle, one could also see her two large fair boobs trembling slightly while she made an innocent “Meow——”
‘Heavens, who could stand this!?’
Lin Jie shoved the cage inside his backpack and shuddered . ‘I am afraid no man can resist it…’
Of course, the purpose of buying this Catwoman was not for his pleasure . Lin Jie had a very serious purpose . Since the price of this Catwoman was so high, wouldn’t it cost ten thousands of gold coins once inflation occurred?
This Half Catwoman Slave was not a human being . Though she looked like a human being, her intelligence was equal to that of a beast .
Once he got back to town area, Lin Jie made his way to the City Leader’s Mansion .
Technically speaking, there were two groups of people who governed the Guild of Light; one would be the Empire, while the other would be the Holy Church . Similar to the Emperor and the retired Emperor of the past dynasties in China, the former ruled the country, while the latter became the advisor behind the throne .
By right, all governmental affairs in the city should be decreed by the City Leader .
The magnificent City Leader’s Mansion was strictly guarded by stern-looking guards . Due to the massive power the Holy Church had in the City of Light, the Imperial Army simply disregarded the City Leader and did not even bother to reserve horses for him . The poor City Leader thus ordered all the available manpower he could command to surround his own mansion in a bid to protect himself against any possible threats .
“Stop!”
Two guards wearing luxurious gemstone armors and holding sharp spears shouted sternly, “Unauthorized people are not allowed into the City Leader’s Mansion . ”
Lin Jie coughed dryly . “I have something to request from the City Leader . ”
One of the guards glared at him . “Unauthorized people are not allowed, this is the rule!”
“Seems like I need help with some lingua franca here . ” Lin Jie took out 30 silver coins, weighed them in his palms, and placed them into the guards’ backpacks .
The guards’ eyes gleamed, but they still commented in a serious tone, “Though the rules are ruthless, followers should be flexible . Get in!”
Lin Jie swaggered into the City Leader’s Mansion . Numerous guards patrolled the place, and from time to time they passed by Lin Jie .
Fortunately, Lin Jie knew the correct amount to bribe the guards . At this stage of the game, if he bribed less than 30 silver coins, the patrol guards inside the mansion would come up and extort more money from him . If they were not satisfied with the amount given, they would just kick him out .
However, if he gave more than 30 silver coins, he would be regarded as a sucker . The guards would be insatiable and expect more from him . If he refused to give them more, he would still be kicked out .
30 silver coins were just right!
Pushing open a magnificent door which was engraved with all sorts of gems and golden threads, Lin Jie immediately caught sight of the City Leader of the City of Light . He was sitting on the main seat in the hall, which was made of Mithril gold mix, and enjoying the fruits handed over to him by his servant maids .
“Most respectable City Leader,” Lin Jie called out respectfully when he was still some distance away .
The City Leader was shocked . In fact, he fell straight off his chair in fear and shrieked loudly, “Guards! Guards! Where are you!? Someone has barged into the City Leader’s Mansion! Help!”