In the end, the "Silver Wolf Bracelet" was auctioned off for 20,000 yuan, leaving Wu Shaochen quite perplexed. He couldn't understand how it could sell for that much. He sighed in disbelief at the wealth of some people. He continued grinding for another hour, trying to obtain another "Silver Wolf" in the game. However, he couldn't hold on any longer after battling for more than ten hours in a day. Even though he really wanted to keep grinding, considering he didn't have to go to work and could rely on the game for a living, it was taking a toll on his body.
He decided to put the just-obtained "Silver Wolf Armor" up for auction since he already had the "Wild Boar King Armor" which provided a life+80 and defense+2 bonus. Although the "Silver Wolf Armor" had decent attributes, focusing on life, maybe it would sell for a good amount and he could trigger some additional life regeneration by rounding up the numbers.
He listed it anonymously in auction mode, confirmed, and logged off.
Wu Shaochen took off his helmet, rubbed his head, feeling drowsy and sluggish. It seemed like he needed to save up some money to buy a gaming pod. With that, he could spend an entire week online without any issues. He had heard that lying inside a gaming pod while playing put the person in the best sleep state, and the pod provided nutrients to replenish the body. However, it was ridiculously expensive, costing one million yuan per unit, definitely a luxury for the wealthy.
Wu Shaochen checked his bank account balance on his phone and saw 188,700 yuan. He couldn't contain his excitement. He never imagined that on just the first day of the game's launch, he had already made over a hundred thousand yuan. What should he do now? He was just tired a moment ago, but suddenly, he couldn't fall asleep. Sighing, he decided to browse the forum.
The first post at the top of the forum was once again related to him.
"How the Terrifying Wild Boar King Was Defeated"
Below were various analyses of the Wild Boar King's data, and the conclusion was that it was currently impossible for anyone to defeat the Wild Boar King. However, nobody dared to say it was cheating or anything like that because everyone felt that this game was different. It was an absolute revolutionary creation and definitely couldn't have any hacks.
Finally, there was a strong request for Wu Shaochen to share the strategy for defeating the Wild Boar King.
Underneath this post, there were countless comments, all asking Wu Shaochen to share the strategy, each with their own grand and noble reasons.
Wu Shaochen casually smiled after reading them and couldn't be bothered to respond. He continued browsing to see if there were any interesting posts.
After browsing for more than ten minutes, Wu Shaochen finally felt tired again. He set an alarm for six hours and fell sound asleep on his bed.
He slept until the alarm went off, opened his eyes, and saw that it was still pitch dark outside. Although he wanted to keep sleeping, he couldn't afford to do so. Otherwise, the advantage he had accumulated would disappear. By the time he logged out, the average level in the newbie village should have reached level 4, and the stronger players would have reached level 5. Even though the experience required for leveling up increased later on, the players' strength would also gradually grow. Leveling up one or two levels within six hours would be sufficient.
Wu Shaochen put on his helmet and quickly logged into the game. Soon, a system notification popped up.
"Ding! The item you listed in the auction has been sold for 30,000 yuan. After deducting the transaction fee of 4,500 yuan, the remaining 25,500 yuan has been transferred to your bound account."
"Awesome, making money as soon as I log in." He thought that at this point, players should generally have reached level 6 or even 7. It was time to auction off that weapon.
Wu Shaochen hurriedly made his way to the newbie village. Ah, so troublesome to run back and forth. Why weren't there any teleport scrolls for sale in the newbie village?
When passing through the Wild Boar Forest, he noticed that it was crowded with people. It seemed like everyone had their eyes on the Wild Boar equipment. After all, it was quite difficult to farm wild boars. If one's agility wasn't high enough, it was challenging to avoid the boars' brutal charges. With 150% damage and a 1-second stun, not just anyone could withstand it. It was better to go fight spiders instead. The spiders' skills only entangled players, and it was much safer to fight them when there were more people.
However, these were not concerns for Wu Shaochen. Many people already had Wild Boar equipment at this stage. The Wild Boar King equipment he had on him looked similar to the other Wild Boar equipment, so he didn't bother taking it off.
He quickly returned to the newbie village, took out the weapon, and directly listed it on the auction house. Auction mode, bidding time of 10 minutes. After confirming, Wu Shaochen hurriedly headed towards the Silver Wolf Valley.
The listing of the first Dark Iron-level equipment indeed caused a huge sensation. The regional channel instantly exploded.
"Damn, Dark Iron equipment!"
"Adding 30 attack and an additional 10 strength, it's equivalent to 50 attack. Just this one weapon has higher attack than my entire body combined. Dark Iron equipment is truly awesome."
"This weapon must have dropped from killing the Wild Boar King. It seems that the god who killed the Wild Boar King is in our newbie village."
"Why would such an amazing weapon god put it up for sale? Could it be that the god already has an even better weapon?"
"That's impossible. How could there be a weapon stronger than Dark Iron equipment right now?"
"Who knows, let's not worry about that. Let's just try to snatch it. If I manage to snatch it, I'll be able to take off right away."
"Everyone keep a close eye on it. I must buy this weapon." Huang Shao has been frustrated lately as the equipment he had his eyes on kept getting snatched away. The appearance of this particular equipment excited him like he had just eaten a powerful stimulant. With this equipment, everything else would be rubbish.
"Why did it take so long to sell this weapon? Could it be that he actually obtained an even better one?" Linzi asked with a puzzled expression.
"That's impossible. Normal monsters in the newbie village shouldn't drop Dark Iron equipment unless he killed another Dark Iron boss," Haoran immediately replied.
"The newbie village doesn't have that many bosses. He's selling this weapon now because the players' levels weren't high enough before to equip it, so it wouldn't have sold for much. But now is the best time to sell it because players' levels are generally higher, and they need a powerful weapon to improve their efficiency in monster hunting. As for whether he has a better weapon, we don't know. Perhaps the Wild Boar King dropped more than one weapon," Junlin analyzed.
It's hard to imagine that the god they idolized was still using a newbie wooden sword to kill monsters and had never broken its defense.
"So, do we snatch this weapon?" Xiaobei asked.
"We definitely should snatch it, but the price will skyrocket. After all, we are professional players. Although we've made some money over the years, we still can't compare to the real big spenders. Let's try our best," Junlin said in a low voice, clearly lacking confidence in snatching this weapon. He had managed to snatch a few pieces of equipment before by pure luck, but he could also tell that there were many wealthy players in the newbie village.
"Miss, about this weapon..." Uncle Liu hesitated as he approached Sumu Xue. He wanted to urge her to acquire it, but he was also worried that she would consider its value. After all, their Miss had always been rational and not easily impulsive, which was actually a very good trait. So he didn't know how to advise her.
"Snatch it!" Sumu Xue said decisively. She opened her friend list and once again entered the long-unused ID for adding a friend, but was still met with the message that the other person rejected requests from strangers, which made her frustrated.
Upon hearing Sumu Xue's words, Uncle Liu's eyes lit up. "Alright, Miss, wait for good news from me."
The price of the "Fangblade Giant" soared all the way up because it was the first Dark Iron-level weapon, and the added attributes were irresistible. Whoever obtained it would experience a significant increase in attack power, which was a huge boost for early-stage monster hunting.
Soon, the price surpassed the previous record of 60,000 yuan in the trading market and reached 80,000 yuan. At this point, there were noticeably fewer bidders, as not everyone treated money lightly.