When it comes to business, the biggest concern is always running out of capital.
Elliot opened the recharge interface and began to top up.
In New World, the maximum you can recharge at a time is 1000 RMB.
In his past life, the difference between ordinary players and rich players showed in how they spent money.
Ordinary players would say, "I recharged this much!"
Rich players would say, "I've been recharging for this long!"
Elliot didn't have that problem.
His total savings were only 842.5 yuan, and that was his living expenses for the month.
If he asked Gavin for money, he definitely wouldn't get any.
Elliot didn't hesitate, gritting his teeth. He topped up 800 yuan, leaving 40 yuan for ordering takeout later.
The recharge went through, giving him 8000 gold coins.
Elliot continued setting up his stall to buy rabbit hair and pig hair.
He shouted, "Limited purchase of rabbit hair and pig hair, double the price of the shop! No need to run back to the newbie village, I'll pack up once I've bought it all!"
"Brother, what do you even need these for? Doesn't the description say 'No use, can be sold to the general store'?"
A player asked curiously, raising an eyebrow.
Nobody was a fool; Elliot's actions were suspicious.
Elliot scratched his head and grinned, "I think they might be useful. Let me buy a bit and see!"
"Really an idiot with too much money!"
"He's probably out of his mind, right?"
"Who knows? Why not take the cheap offer? Sell it to him!"
The advantage of setting up a stall in a monster area was clear.
Almost everyone rushed to sell to Elliot.
The items dropped, and they quickly sold them off while they were still hot.
With 8000 gold coins, 2000 rabbit hair and 2000 pig hair, it only took about half an hour to fill up.
This was still because the pigs and rabbits spawned too slowly.
After collecting the last piece of hair, Elliot hurriedly packed up his stall.
He could have bought them for 1 gold coin, but that would have slowed down his purchases.
Now, Elliot was racing against time.
He believed that, soon enough, players would discover the purpose of rabbit hair and pig hair.
After closing the stall, Elliot didn't return to the newbie village.
Instead, he headed deeper into the jungle.
Wearing his Merchant Shoes, Elliot's movement speed was about 30% faster than regular players.
In no time, he had left the newbie village behind.
The monster levels had also increased, from low-level chickens and pigs to wild boars, monkeys, and wolves at level 4 or 5.
The number of players was decreasing, while the monsters were multiplying.
Elliot did his best not to aggro any monsters.
However, a Level 3 Wild Boar popped up from behind a tree, blocking his way.
Roadblock Wild Boar: Level 3
HP: 200
Can be tamed
The basic stats of the wild boar appeared above its head.
Elliot, being only level 1 with 100 HP, couldn't afford to let it touch him.
"Summon!"
[Ding! Successfully summoned bodyguard!]
A dark whirlpool effect appeared in front of Elliot.
The ground cracked open, and a broken coffin slowly rose from the earth.
With a loud bang, the coffin lid fell off.
A zombie, dressed in official robes with long nails, jumped out of the coffin and stood in front of Elliot.
Century-old Zombie (Purple Bodyguard)
Level: 1
Attack: 30
Defense: 30
Speed: 13
Passive Skill: Zombie Body (Restores 1% HP per second) (Level 1)
Passive Skill: Zombie Claws (Has a chance to poison the target, causing 1% HP loss per second) (Level 1)
Passive Skill: Strength of a Hundred Men (Increases attack by 10%) (Level 1)
The three passive skills of the purple-level bodyguard were impressive, even though they were all at level 1.
Elliot was satisfied. "Take down that boar!"
The Century-old Zombie hopped over to the wild boar and swiped its claws at it.
[Ding! Roadblock Wild Boar is poisoned.]
-20, -2.
Numbers popped up above the wild boar's head.
Clearly, the boar had high defense.
The Level 3 boar was no pushover.
The wild boar began attacking the Century-old Zombie in return, and a single tusk hit for 15 damage.
Keep in mind, the Century-old Zombie only had 150 HP.
Luckily, the Century-old Zombie had a self-healing skill, recovering 2 HP in the next second.
Though the two were two levels apart,
The Century-old Zombie managed to defeat the Roadblock Wild Boar by relying on its three passive skills.
With one final blow, the wild boar fell with a howl.
[Ding! Congratulations, you've killed the Roadblock Wild Boar.]
[You gained experience: 200]
[You gained gold: 4]
[You gained Wild Boar Skin: 1]
[You gained equipment: Wild Boar Leather Armor]
Elliot's experience bar increased by quite a bit.
But he didn't feel happy.
If he remembered correctly, there was still a long way to go.
If he ran into more wild monsters, it would be troublesome.
Did he have to wait for the zombie to heal each time before moving on? That would waste too much time.
Right now, time was money.
Just as Elliot was feeling troubled, two surprised voices rang out.
"Holy shit, bro, what is that?"
"A zombie? Damn, is that a pet?"
Two players, looking like burly men, approached. Despite the terrifying appearance of the Century-old Zombie, they curiously sized it up.
The two players' IDs were:
Robert0
Richard8
They were clearly friends in real life.
Both had reached level 5 and were nearby grinding.
In New World, PK only unlocked after reaching level 10.
Elliot wasn't afraid of them, and he smiled. "Just lucky!"
The two players looked at him with envy.
"Bro, you've got some real luck. Did you just get some equipment drop? We've killed dozens of wild boars, but not one piece of gear!"
"Yeah, lucky bastard."
"I see you're only level 1. Do you want us to help you level up?"
"Yeah, let's party up!"
Elliot looked at them speechlessly. They were really friendly.
"Thanks, but I'm not looking to grind levels."
"Huh? Who doesn't want to grind levels?"
"Seriously, you're a strange one!"
Maybe they had their own reasons or just wanted to make friends, but Elliot had a very clear goal in the game: making money.
Seeing their disappointed looks, Elliot suddenly spoke up.
"Hey, could you guys take me to the entrance of the Skeleton Cave? As payment, I'll give you the Wild Boar Leather Armor I just got!"