The Stirring Marketplace

Even though he had already mentally prepared himself to be ruthlessly ripped off, when the girl reported her price, DragonShao couldn’t help but feel a jolt in his heart.

900 gold coins—that was definitely a very high price. If converted to cash, it would be around 180,000 yuan.

Right now, all his assets combined amounted to just over 50 gold coins, and even those were bought with cash on the first day the server opened.

Should I really spend 180,000 in cash to buy an in-game item…

While he was wrestling with this difficult decision, a picture suddenly flashed through his mind.

A middle-aged man with glasses, pointing at his shiny forehead, grinning slyly: “Think about it, if you don’t spend money, will you really become stronger?”

Damn it! I’ll buy it!

No need to hesitate further, DragonShao gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t have enough gold coins right now. Let me log off and top up, I’ll be back right away!”

“Mm-hmm, okay.”

The silver-haired girl pursed her lips with a smile, taking one step closer to her goal of buying a villa.

At this moment, nearby players were also gathering around, and soon, the small stall belonging to Chen Zixuan and Gu Yanxi was surrounded, impenetrably crowded.

Just like Dragonshao before, many people recognized the equipment on the stall, and their eyes instantly brightened. Ignoring the pretty girls, they excitedly crowded forward to ask about prices.

“Beauty, how much for this sword?” a warrior player asked eagerly, eyeing the white longsword on the stall.

Chen Zixuan followed his gaze—it was that Standard Guard Longsword, an ordinary weapon dropped by Water Devils around noon.

“I’m not exactly sure, could you wait a moment?”

Chen Zixuan felt a bit conflicted—he didn’t know the current market price for white weapons. After a bit of thought, he sent Yuewu a private message.

[Cecilia]: What’s the market price for white weapons now?

Within seconds, Yuewu replied.

[Yuewu]: What? You’re selling equipment? Where??? Wait for me!

After closing the private message, Chen Zixuan was a bit speechless—this female profiteer was at it again.

Forget it, Dawn’s Light seemed more reliable; he decided to ask him instead.

So, he sent the same message to Dawn’s Light.

Dawn’s Light did not seem to have logged off for lunch yet—啪!—he swiftly replied!

He also sent a message.

[Dawn’s Light]: Depends on attributes. Generally, white weapons without special effects only fetch a few hundred yuan.

A moment later, he sent another message.

[Dawn’s Light]: Right now, Players are all short on equipment, so white weapons are still relatively valuable. If you want to sell them, do it quickly; in a day or two, the price might drop.

[Cecilia]: Got it, thanks.

After closing the message interface, Chen Zixuan sighed softly—it truly was more trustworthy listening to the capitalists’ advice.

After a moment’s thought, as the surrounding players began to get impatient from waiting, Chen Zixuan finally quoted a price: “3 gold coins, or 30 silver coins will also do.”

3 gold coins, that was nearly 600 yuan.

Compared to blue-quality items, this price wasn’t terribly high. Most people who could afford a VR headset had some spare cash, so a few hundred yuan wasn’t a big deal.

The warrior player straightforwardly took out 30 silver coins and handed them to that slender, fair hand. After Chen Zixuan confirmed the transaction, the player took the white longsword away.

Seeing the first transaction complete, the crowd became even more excited, everyone stepping forward to ask for prices.

If they couldn’t afford blue equipment or skills, surely they could at least afford a white one, right?

Within minutes, all the white equipment on the stall had been snapped up, leaving only the two pieces of blue equipment and two blue skill books. Although there were inquiries, no one was prepared to buy.

After all, spending tens of thousands on a starting piece of newbie equipment was really too much…

The Pinnacle team’s captain, Heaven’s Pride, was grinding with his teammates outside the city.

They had just started a session when he suddenly received a message from a teammate, saying there was a player in the main city setting up a stall selling blue equipment and skills. He hurriedly put away his weapons and called everyone to head to that street.

He was not the only one who received the news. Within a short time, other team or guild leaders had also gotten word from informants, and all hurried toward the main city.

Blue equipment and blue skills had a massive appeal for these team players.

If they could buy them, they’d definitely get a big lead in the early stage of this gold-rush game, and scoop up more advantages in advance.

Like, for example, getting the world-first kill of a World Boss…

However, someone else acted even faster than them.

Chen Zixuan waited several minutes, but still, no one was willing to buy [Penetrate] and [Novice Paladin Greaves]; meanwhile, the crowds nearby only grew larger.

Ever since the surrounding area was packed with players, Gu Yanxi had been shrinking closely next to Chen Zixuan, her face slightly flushed and her head down, not saying a word.

It was as if this was the only way she could gain a faint sense of security.

Just as Chen Zixuan was starting to lose patience and thinking of packing up, DragonShao, who had previously gone offline to top up his account, finally returned.

Under the envious gazes of the crowd, his eyes red and his breath heavy, DragonShao paid the entire 900 gold coins in one go, buying the blue skill book, [Penetrate].

A chorus of sighs rippled through the crowd, with some people lamenting why they hadn’t brought more money.

At this moment, Yuewu, who had hurried over to the main city plaza, noticed the commotion.

With the help of her team, Yuewu squeezed through the crowd to the very center, swept her gaze over the stall, and instantly her mouth fell open and her breathing quickened…

Blue Paladin Armor…

Blue Priest skill and weapon…

She never expected that little sister Cecilia had hidden so many treasures…

“How much for all these equipment and skills? I’ll buy them all!”

A rich lady!

A chorus of exclamations instantly burst from those nearby.

Perhaps due to nerves, Yuewu felt her heart pounding. Although she was very curious about where Cecilia got so much equipment, she was a smart woman and sensibly did not ask.

After all, which big shot didn’t have a few secrets of their own?

Chen Zixuan glanced up—upon seeing it was Yuewu, he instantly lost interest and said flatly, “The priest skill and weapon aren’t for sale. Only the Paladin armor is left. Name your price.”

Beside him, Gu Yanxi froze for a moment when she heard this.

Wait a minute, my class is a Priest…?

Could it be that these two items were being saved just for me…?

But she quickly found herself amused at this unrealistic thought—they had only known each other for so long. How could such valuable things just be gifted away so easily?

Cecilia was so shrewd—surely she wouldn’t be that much of a fool, right?

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