Time has once again reached 9 minutes and 59 seconds. This is the decisive moment when everything will be settled. The price has already risen to 85,000. As the final second ends, countless bids suddenly appear again, and the final transaction price reaches a whopping 120,000.
"Damn it, I couldn't even buy a black iron weapon for 110,000? I thought the final selling price of this weapon would be around 100,000. I even tried to be sneaky and added an extra 10,000, but still failed." Huang Shao's face was filled with frustration. Lately, he felt that nothing was going his way. It seemed like others knew exactly what he was thinking, always outbidding him by a little bit.
"Damn it, I better not find out who it is, or I'll expose them." Huang Shao muttered angrily.
"Huh... Junlin, you're right. These people really don't value money. The early-stage black iron equipment is already being sold for 120,000. I wonder what the higher-level equipment will be like in the future," Linzi let out a sigh.
"All we can say is that Chenfeng is really good at timing, and this equipment happens to be in high demand. Our newbie village happens to have a few big spenders, but they are relatively rare at this level. In the main city, there will be more people selling equipment, so the prices won't be so outrageous," Junlin said.
"Ah, it's both an opportunity and a tragedy to be born in the same newbie village as him," Haoran sighed.
The others nodded. With their strength, if they were in an ordinary newbie village, they would have already become kings and dominated. But now, they could only be supporting characters.
"According to official statistics, there are already over 200 million players in the game from China, and the number is still rapidly growing. So, it's normal for equipment prices to be so high. It's also an opportunity for us. Maybe we don't have much presence in this newbie village because of him, but because of him, many people in our newbie village have obtained high-stat equipment in advance. So, I believe our overall strength in the newbie village should be at the forefront. When we reach the main city, our advantage will show," Junlin explained.
"Agreed," the others nodded.
On the other side, Uncle Liu handed the Lao Ya Giant Blade to Su Muxue and said, "Miss, with this weapon, our monster grinding efficiency will improve significantly. Let's try to reach level 10 early and secure a favorable position in the main city."
"Agreed," Su Muxue sighed, "120,000, huh? Chenfeng must have made hundreds of thousands selling equipment from yesterday until today."
"Well, because he's ahead of everyone else, making money in this game is really easy. So, if we want to develop in the game, we must surpass the majority of players," Uncle Liu said.
"Ding! The item you listed in the auction house has been sold to a player for a price of 120,000. After deducting the transaction fee of 18,000 yuan, the remaining 102,000 yuan has been transferred to your linked bank account."
Wu Shaochen, who was grinding Silver Wolves, suddenly heard this notification. Although it was somewhat unexpected, he had become somewhat numb by now. "A black iron weapon can be sold for 120,000. If I auction off that skill book in the main city, I'll probably have a lot of money in the game warehouse."
Keep grinding the Silver Wolves. He checked his experience points: 2340/8000. At level 8, killing one Silver Wolf gave 72 experience points. On average, it took about 3 minutes to kill one while attracting monsters. It would take about 4 hours to level up.
"This speed is a bit slow," Wu Shaochen sighed inwardly. In fact, his monster-killing speed was not much faster than others. Other players would team up and attack, dealing one hit per second, which was definitely faster than him. However, his advantage was that he could handle monsters several levels higher than himself. Standing and attacking was not an option for him as he couldn't withstand the damage. He could only fight monsters around his own level and occasionally retreat to heal unless he had plenty of potions. When attacking as a team, the experience points would be divided equally, so there was no way to compete with Wu Shaochen's leveling speed. His speed was already quite fast.
"I need to change my strategy," Wu Shaochen thought to himself. He was now regenerating 6 health points per second, so in 50 seconds, he could regenerate 300 health points. He could easily withstand the attacks of three wild wolves. Wouldn't it be great to grind them in a group?
He put his plan into action. Wu Shaochen lured three monsters at once and swung his sword at one of them. But when he was about to attack the second one, all three Silver Wolves simultaneously attacked him. Wu Shaochen was dumbfounded and quickly ran away.
"Damn, miscalculated. Run! How could I forget that they can attack together? If each Silver Wolf lands one hit, I would have to endure 9 attacks, and I would be done for," Wu Shaochen slapped his forehead.
"Forget it, let's stick to the original method and grind honestly, unless I can separate them," Wu Shaochen thought to himself.
But at that moment, one of the Silver Wolves suddenly used the skill [Extreme Speed] and instantly distanced itself from the other two, chasing after Wu Shaochen.
Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up. This means they're separated, right? So I can still grind three of them at once.
After grinding for two hours, Wu Shaochen logged off, had breakfast, and logged back in to continue grinding. He finally reached level 9 after grinding for three and a half hours. His health reached 660, and his mana reached 140. Experience points: 28/10000. Everything else remained the same, and he decided to save his attribute points.
In the three and a half hours, he killed 79 Silver Wolves and obtained two pieces of Silver Wolf equipment.
[Silver Wolf Helmet] Base Stats: +60 Health, +10 Defense
[Silver Wolf Ring] Base Stats: +12 Attack, +1% Attack Speed, +1% Armor Penetration
Wu Shaochen equipped the [Silver Wolf Helmet] and replaced his [Toad Helmet], gaining an additional 20 health points, bringing his total health to 680.
He listed the [Silver Wolf Ring] and the unequipped [Toad Helmet] on the auction house, not sure about the prices, so both were listed in bidding mode.
In the end, the [Silver Wolf Ring] sold for 15,000, while the [Toad Helmet] only sold for 5,000. Indeed, exclusive prices were incomparable. As players' levels and equipment gradually increased, base stats equipment quickly depreciated. Previously, Boar equipment could sell for up to 30,000, but now Silver Wolf equipment could only sell for 15,000.
But it was still not bad. Wu Shaochen wasn't too bothered since it was second-hand equipment he no longer needed. Being able to sell it for money was already good; otherwise, he would have to sell it to a shop for a few copper coins.
With one more level, he could go find the village chief and head to the main city. According to the game's characteristics, the first player to change jobs should receive a reward.
After reaching level 9, killing one Silver Wolf only gave 66 experience points. It would take 152 of them to reach 10,000 experience points. Considering an average of 2 minutes per wolf, it would take five hours to level up. Just thinking about it was terrifying.
Sigh, there was no other way. He would have to grind slowly. In order to become exceptional, Wu Shaochen continued to lure monsters with his wooden sword. But at that moment, a loud wolf howl sounded from deep within the valley. And with that howl, Wu Shaochen noticed that the Silver Wolves in the valley were no longer lazy and scattered. Instead, they seemed to have formed a disciplined formation, ready for battle.
"Could that sound be the boss?" Wu Shaochen thought to himself. "Let's go check it out."
With lightning speed, Wu Shaochen ran towards the depths of the valley, avoiding the Silver Wolves along the way. If he couldn't avoid them, it didn't matter since they couldn't catch up to him with his impressive movement speed of 50.