Chapter 10 Getting Ready For the Raid (1/2)
Upon returning the auction site, Lin Jie realized that there were more 'Headhunters' in the city hall. They were earnestly staring at the auction basket. There were even people grabbing onto players and asking them if they had the Slow Restoring Mana Potion, creating an air of panic.
They should have come to know the good of it!
The Slow Restoring Mana Potion could allow a priest to have infinite sustenance. This was like offering a person high-class delicacies every single day. After having experienced this luxury, reverting to eating normal, everyday food would create a huge sense of contrast. Talk about cutting off supplies directly?
After a Mage had experienced the luxury of unlimited spell casting, he would be hard-pressed to continue living the life of having to use his wand as a useless stick and rest to recover his mana after casting just two spells.
Lin Jie took out 20 bottles of Slow Restoring Mana Potion and offered them for sale at 20 Bronze coins each. In the blink of an eye, all bottles were sold, with every bottle being sold at about 23 coins.
However, to prevent buyers from trying anything sneaky, Lin Jie acted as if he did not have the potions and wiped out all the Poison-Antidote Potions and ingredient recipes first before finally settling down to sell the potions.
After selling one batch, Lin Jie paused the sales and turned around to head to the training grounds to buy a batch of Fear Devils' Spit. With them, he concocted 200 bottles of Slow Restoring Mana Potions and coupled with the ones he had concocted previously, he had a total of about 350 bottles. He put up everything for sale at the same price - 20 Bronze coins per bottle.
'Ding~'
'Ding~'
'Ding~'
Successful trade notification alarms kept sounding. Those headhunters were afraid that Lin Jie did not have enough stock and hence they bought all they could with their money. Only after spending all their money did they realize that there were still hundreds of bottles of Slow Restoring Mana Potions available for sale.
Lin Jie laughed. This was exactly how to make use of a consumer's emotions. Stock up; open up supplies when people are anxious and hence overly willing to buy them, and reap huge monetary rewards. It would then be fine even if the remaining supplies could not be sold.
The stats of the Broken Blade were too bad! To unlock the first-level restriction on the Broken Blade, many ingredients were needed. Various elemental crystals, monsters' crystal cores, etc. were needed. Quite a few gold coins were needed at the very least. If it had not been for the players' lack of knowledge on the actual value of the rare ingredients, the cost of breaking the seal on the Broken Blade would have been much greater.
After a large number of sales of the Slow Restoring Potions, he earned an additional 22 Silver coins in his bag. The Silver Coins had a huge purchasing power, 2 Silver Coins could buy an entire normal Bronze Armor! The remaining ones? Guess they shall be left in the market.
Of course, money should never be left to rot in one's hands. Lin Jie decided to buy some equipment for himself:
+1 Endurance Wild Bear Helmet, +2 Strength Fearless Armor…
He upgraded his entire kit and looked much more glamorous. The only thing tainting it was the rust on the Broken Blade.
”Fu Sheng, we are ready to conquer the Cat Demon Lair. Are you coming along?” Qiu Yuan asked.
”Yes, I'm coming. Give me another half an hour.” Lin Jie nodded and looked at his level before heading to the equipment store.
”Young man, what do you want?”
”Holy Flame Torch, 70.” Lin Jie retrieved 3 Silver Coins and 50 Bronze coins and placed them on the counter to the shock of the boss. He then took the Holy Light Flame Axe and left! Next, he returned to the Spirited Lake of the Undead once again and realized that the map had been wiped out by the Ironwall Empire! The Gradeless Treasure Chest still had not respawned yet and also there were people from the Ironwall Empire guarding the place. It was impossible to get it alone.
Lin Jie dispelled his thoughts and activated the Feather Drop Gem. Once again he floated towards the Spirited Lake of the Undead and landed lightly on the ground.
This time, collecting the dead souls' Wretched Thoughts was much easier. After pouring the Death Language Potion everywhere, the Undead that appeared all turned into ashes under the threat of the Holy Flame Torch, leaving behind only the shimmering Wretched Thoughts.
Returning to Allaso, he then realized that the 'Dwarf Potioneer' had already vanished and in place of him was the Allaso who was donning a Lich Robe and appeared like a dried up corpse—he had revealed his true self!
”Young man, I am Allaso.” The Lich Head stared at Lin Jie. No one knew what he was thinking of.
Lin Jie smiled and replied, ”Hello, Potioneer. This is what you wanted.”
”Hahaha… give it to me.”
-'You have completed Allaso The Fisherman's Request. Completion status 100%. The Lich clan has increased their affection towards you by 20. You have achieved a neutral status regarding your popularity among the Liches.'
-'You have gained 57374 experience points.'
-'You have gained Golden Waving Cape.'
Lin Jie realized that this mission could be completed in one go and the rewards would stack.
[Golden Waving Cape] (Gold)
No job restriction
Required level: 2
Defense: 10-15
Strength: +4
Endurance: +4
Reduction in backstab damage: 10%
Additional Effect: Wave Transmission. Attacks towards your back have a chance to become nullified.
Lin Jie lowered his head and looked. The mission reward only helped him to raise his level to level 2, 87%. Leveling up had always been a challenging thing. Being helpless, he could only rush to the Cat Demon Lair at this level.
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Glen Forest, Cat Demon Lair.
”Are you lacking an MT1? Defense 30, Health Points 200, requesting for entry.”
”Need a high-level Priest?”
Many stragglers crowded around a team, enthusiastically promoting themselves. This team was Team Netherblue, the team that Qiu Yuan was part of. Early on, having a team was the dream of every player. This meant that players had the qualifications, and not just wander around aimlessly.
”It's fine, thank you. We have enough people already. We are just waiting for a friend,” a white-armored handsome young lad politely smiled and replied to the players' request. His gentlemanly demeanor made him seem like a very comfortable person to be with. His name was Mighty Wings of Heavens. He was a level 3 Warrior, with a decent kit and level and could fit into a decent role in any team. However, for a long time, Mighty Wings of Heavens had always been loyal to Team Netherblue.
'Die for a girl and become a scholar for a girl.' Mighty Wings had always regarded this saying as his motto. He had made a name for himself in the game and even rejected an invitation by the Ironwall Empire.
In Team Netherblue, Mighty Wings was pretty popular as well. After rejecting the individuals with a smile, he politely and gentlemanly nodded his head to his teammates.
”Hmph.” Qiu Yuan turned her head and did not bother to look at this guy who had such a fake smile. Indeed, he contributed a lot to the team. Indeed, he had a decently strong kit. However, there was something that she could never accept - he was interested in both herself and Netherblue at the same time!
As the core of the team, the highly supported Netherblue accepted Mighty Wings's smile and had no choice but to return the favor with a smile of her own. Netherblue was wearing a light blue armor, wielding a longsword, and had long silky waist-length hair. However, she did not appear to be weak and yet gave people a valiant vibe. She was the leader of Team Netherblue, and also a very close childhood friend of Mighty Wings.
Mighty Wings leaned on the tree trunk and asked smiling, ”Little Yuan, where is the person you want us to bring along?”
Qiu Yuan gave a partial look at him and coldly replied, ”What's the rush? Besides, we don't even know who we are bringing along!”
Mighty Wings smiled lightly and did not argue. He just looked on afar and replied, ”I'm just afraid that he would delay everyone. As you know, my biggest dream is to help Team Netherblue make it on the Leaderboard!”
”Keep acting!” Qiu Yuan disapproved.
Netherblue patted Qiu Yuan's shoulders, signaling her not to argue. She then turned to Mighty Wings and said, ”No need to rush, he could be caught up with something urgent.”
Mighty Wings shrugged his shoulders and said, ”I am just displeased that he is making us wait here in the sun.”