Chapter 45

After leaving the trade union, Mu Feng directly sent a friend request. The recipient's ID was Dong Shang, the same unscrupulous merchant he had spoken to on the phone earlier. It didn't take long for the other party to accept Mu Feng's request.

"Don't scare me... You're not Xing Xia, are you? I've been feeling unwell lately. The doctor told me I have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and arrhythmia! In short, I could die from a fright!" Mu Feng's ID, "Melancholy Wind," left Dong Shang in disbelief. Xing Xia had just contacted him about business during the day, and his name had never appeared in "Skyline," which already made Dong Shang suspicious. Now, "Melancholy Wind" had added him, and everything was becoming clear.

"That's right, I am Xing Xia!" Mu Feng trusted Dong Shang's character, or rather, his reputation as a merchant. He wouldn't do anything to undermine himself.

"No wonder! No wonder Xing Xia appeared only after Melancholy Wind disappeared! I've really stumbled upon some big news!" Dong Shang said excitedly. He was probably the only one in the entire gaming community who knew this. He felt a cold sweat break out. He should hire a few more armed bodyguards...

"I'm in the Elven Capital now. How should we meet? I have something that will definitely surprise you!" Mu Feng believed that the Spine of Mephisto would fetch a good price.

"The Elven Capital... That's quite far!" At this stage, it was very inconvenient for players to travel between major cities.

"Let's do this: I'm going to the Shimmering Plains to level up. There's a neutral city called Thorn City there. Let's meet there!" Mu Feng couldn't wait around for two or three hours.

"Sure, no problem!" Dong Shang immediately agreed to Mu Feng's request. Even if there was no business, he would definitely show up just to meet.

After ending the private message with Dong Shang, Mu Feng went to the temple again, but unfortunately, he didn't see Theresa and had to leave disappointedly. The flight point to Thorn City wasn't open, so Mu Feng had to ride his Obsidian Wings there.

The monsters along the way varied in strength, and the terrain and landscape changed dramatically. Near the Elven Capital of Zasara, there were lush forests and greenery everywhere. As Mu Feng progressed, the greenery became sparser, gradually turning into a desert.

The sand here was white, fine like powder, and under the scorching sun, it emitted a blinding white light. Finally, Mu Feng arrived at the Shimmering Plains, a leveling area for players level 25 and above. This was the first time the Light Alliance and the Dark Tribe met on the same leveling map. Although both were working towards the same goal of eliminating demons, the two factions were at odds, and they saw each other as red-named enemies, just like the monsters, and could attack each other at any time!

The only safe place in the entire Shimmering Plains was the neutral city of Thorn City. This city, established by weaker races not aligned with either faction, was a neutral zone. For the weaker players, it was a powerful presence. If anyone attacked within the city, they would be torn apart by the guards and lose a level! The punishment was severe. This made Thorn City the only place where players could rest safely, while outside the city, it was a battlefield of blood and violence.

Mu Feng's original gray cloak had been burned, so he bought a new one. However, the Obsidian Wings were too eye-catching and still drew the attention of many players. Some players from the Dark Tribe even wanted to attack Mu Feng, but their speed couldn't match the Obsidian Wings, and they were left far behind. Soon, Mu Feng entered the neutral city of Thorn City.

Thorn City was different from the elegant Elven Capital of Zasara and the iron-blooded Lionheart City. It was actually a city made of sand and earth! This showed the gap between these smaller races and the larger ones like the elves. The inhabitants of these races also had strange appearances, none of them were particularly attractive.

After asking a guard, Mu Feng arrived at a small system tavern, ordered a glass of Thorn City's specialty, the Sandthorn Beer, and waited for Dong Shang to arrive.

"Clunk!" A glass of the same beer was placed in front of Mu Feng, and a chubby man plopped down in the seat opposite him. About 15 minutes later, Dong Shang finally appeared.

"You're fast!" Mu Feng understood that Dong Shang, being a merchant, couldn't have opened the flight point here so early and must have come himself.

"This place is hard to find! I'm exhausted from the journey! It's only because of you; for anyone else, I wouldn't have come for a million Chinese yuan!" Dong Shang complained as he downed the beer in one go. Over the years, he had become lazy and much fatter.

"Check this out, you won't be disappointed!" Mu Feng directly handed the Spine of Mephisto to Dong Shang.

"This... This is a legendary item!" Seeing the attributes of the Spine of Mephisto, Dong Shang's fat body jumped up. Fortunately, there were no other players around, and the excited fat man awkwardly sat back down. This was a legendary item for strength-based classes at this stage.

"How do you plan to sell this?" Dong Shang's fat face leaned in, looking like he was asking for a beating.

"The usual deal, you find the buyer, and I give you 5%!" Mu Feng and Dong Shang had always transacted this way. For regular items, Dong Shang would buy them outright and pay Mu Feng, but for top-tier items, he would take a commission after selling.

"No problem!" Dong Shang happily put away the Spine of Mephisto. Although he wouldn't make much from this piece of equipment, he understood that if he completed the transaction honestly as usual, Mu Feng would continue to sell his future finds through him, and he would make a fortune!

"How's the gun situation?" Mu Feng asked. Compared to this deal, he was more concerned about the gun.

"It's on its way, it will arrive in three days, and I'll notify you to pick it up!" When it came to the gun, the smile on Dong Shang's fat face disappeared. He was wary of dealing with firearms. If it weren't for Mu Feng, he wouldn't even admit to having one, let alone send one directly.

"Thank you!" Mu Feng raised his glass and lightly clinked it with Dong Shang's.

"Since there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." With all the business discussed, Dong Shang understood that Mu Feng was eager to level up and directly proposed to leave. Mu Feng then sent a message to Xiaojin and Ye Luochengdie, asking them to come to Thorn City after completing their second-class promotion, and headed out to level up.

The Shimmering Plains were not crowded with players, as only a few had completed their second-class promotion, and leveling up was difficult, so everyone was still maintaining a basic level of restraint. However, if they encountered a situation where they were outnumbered, they wouldn't hesitate to fight.

Mu Feng, with his strong capabilities, didn't need to level up near Thorn City. He rode his Obsidian Wings to the outskirts of Thorn City, looking for a place without other players to farm monsters and reclaim his spot on the level leaderboard.

"Don't run!~ Kill him!~" Finding a level 30 monster area, Mu Feng was about to start leveling up when he saw a group of over a dozen Dark Tribe players chasing a glowing orb!

"Help!~" Unfortunately, the orb headed straight for Mu Feng. It turned out to be a Dark Elf Paladin who had activated his Invincibility skill. Invincibility was a survival skill Paladins received after their second promotion, allowing them to be immune to all damage for 8 seconds.

Seeing a group of people chasing one person, and that person being a Dark Elf, Mu Feng had no intention of getting involved.

"There's an elf here! Red names are monsters, kill him too!" But instead of leaving, the other party targeted Mu Feng.

"Kill me?" Mu Feng dismounted from his Obsidian Wings and immediately charged forward! Let's see who kills who!