Chapter 42

After sitting for a while, Li Huailin saw three women walk in through the door. It seemed they weren't far from the main city either.

"Over here." Li Huailin raised his hand and called out.

"Huailin, you got up pretty early this morning. There aren't many young people with your schedule nowadays," Hongyue said with a smile as she walked over.

"Hehe, President, you make it sound like you're old," Li Huailin laughed.

"Right, President, you've made me a target too. I'm actually three years older than you," the nearby Red Blood Seal added.

"Alright, let's get to business," Hongyue pressed her hands down and then said to Red Blood Seal, "How much did the bottles of medicine sell for yesterday?"

"Hmm, I didn't expect to get so much. After deducting the auction house fees, it's a total of 13 gold and 40 silver," Red Blood Seal said with a look of wealth.

"Probably about the same as Yanyu estimated," Li Huailin said.

"Right, Yanyu has never been wrong with her estimates," Hongyue said proudly. "Alright, give the money to Huailin."

"Ah~~ This is the first time I've gotten so much gold. Can I keep it for a few more days?" Red Blood Seal said with a reluctant look.

"..."

"Alright, alright, here you go." Red Blood Seal smiled, then initiated a trade and sent over 13 gold and 40 silver.

"Alright, now what did you want to ask Yanyu about?" Hongyue said.

"Right, just ask," Redchen Yanyu also said as she walked over.

"Um, it's like this," Li Huailin organized his words. "I saw a post on the forum today saying that there's a place in the commercial district where players can open their own shops. Do you know about it?"

"Um, yes, I know," Redchen Yanyu nodded. "As the guild's financial officer, how could I not know about that place? The shops are located on a street right across from the auction house. In the future, it will definitely be bustling with people. Whoever opens a shop there will have a worry-free life."

"How can you make money? A worry-free life?" Li Huailin's eyes lit up.

"Of course. With such a high foot traffic, if just two or three out of every ten people who pass by visit your shop, and if two or three out of every ten visitors make a purchase, you'll never have to worry about food and drink. You'll never run out of money."

"How much can you make roughly?" Li Huailin asked quickly.

"It's hard to say. Gold is still very valuable now, but it will depreciate in the future. It's hard to calculate how much you can make, but getting rich is definitely possible," Redchen Yanyu said. "Why are you asking? Don't tell me you have a deed."

"I wish I did," Li Huailin shook his head. "I saw a post yesterday where a guild was offering 300 gold for a deed, so I thought I'd ask."

"300 gold? Who would sell a deed for 300 gold? Only solo players who can't afford to buy land would do that. Otherwise, it's a huge loss," Redchen Yanyu said.

"300 gold isn't enough?" Li Huailin was a bit surprised.

"Think about it. One is a one-time payment of 300 gold, which might depreciate, and the other is a long-term investment with almost unlimited appreciation. Which would you choose?" Redchen Yanyu said.

"Right, that makes sense," Li Huailin nodded.

"If our guild could get a deed, we could sell Life Spring potions at a lower price than the auction house. We would make more money, and everyone might become a little rich," Redchen Yanyu sighed.

"Do you have any information on where the deeds drop?" Li Huailin thought, considering that with his current attributes, if he could get information on the deeds, he would go straight away, regardless of any punishing quests or experience-heavy dungeons.

"Unknown..." Hongyue shook her head. "I don't think anyone knows yet. Think about it. If someone knew where such valuable deeds drop, would they announce it to everyone? Besides, even if someone did announce it, the place would be immediately taken over by large guilds, and they would keep it until they got the deed before letting others in."

"Um..." Li Huailin thought. "So, no one has discovered where they drop yet. It might be in some undiscovered place or a deep dungeon..."

"Do you need money badly?" Redchen Yanyu asked, seeing Li Huailin's slightly disappointed look. "In real life?"

"No, I don't need money for anything. I just want to lay a foundation for my future leveling up," Li Huailin shook his head.

"Just go through the deep dungeon a few times and sell the equipment you get. That will give you money," Redchen Yanyu said.

Li Huailin had thought of this too, but he really wanted a way to continuously earn money, not to have to go through the dungeon every time he needed money, lose experience, and then buy potions to recover.

"By the way, have you reached the intermediate level in alchemy?" Li Huailin changed the topic.

"I was just about to talk to you about that," Hongyue interjected.

"What's up?"

"There's a bit of trouble," Hongyue frowned. "Do you remember the potion recipe we got yesterday?"

"Um, yes," Li Huailin nodded.

"I've already had Yanyu learn it. It requires three herbs to make, two of which are very common and can be found anywhere, with piles of them in the auction house. But the third one, called Flame Flower, is very troublesome," Hongyue said.

"How troublesome? Can't find the source? Or is it very rare?" Li Huailin asked quickly.

"There are a few sources, and I've already found out about them. The problem is that the Flame Flower is also a material for another potion, the Fire Power Enhancement Potion, which increases fire damage and is very useful for mages. It's in high demand and sells very well," Hongyue continued. "So the few sources I know of are already controlled by large guilds. They not only don't let people gather the herbs but also don't let anyone enter the area."

"These guys are so arrogant," Li Huailin thought for a moment and then asked, "Where is the nearest source?"

"South of the main city, near the Lava Rift. It's about a 15-minute run from the main city," Hongyue said. "Now it's occupied by the members of the Brotherhood of the End."

"Damn, such a fancy name, the Brotherhood of the End?" Li Huailin was sweating profusely.

"They are a large guild, one of the top ten in the server," Hongyue also smiled. "In the previous MMORPG, they were called the End Guild, but this time they came in late, and the name 'End' was already registered by someone else, who refused to sell it to them, so they had to use this name."

"Oh, them." Li Huailin remembered the End Guild from the previous MMORPG, which was indeed ranked very high, but he had no connection with them, neither enmity nor favor.

"Alright, I'll go and have a chat with their leader, Wenti. I'm sure they'll give us some face and let us gather the herbs," Li Huailin nodded.

"Do you know Wenti from the Brotherhood of the End?" Hongyue asked.

"Wenti? No, but I'll get to know him soon," Li Huailin smiled.

"You... are going to cause trouble, aren't you?" Hongyue finally understood.

"Don't worry, look, I didn't even bring the guild badge," Li Huailin said quickly. After joining the guild, he could buy some guild items at the guild center in the main city, including a guild badge that cost 1 silver. This item had no attributes and didn't occupy an equipment slot; it just hung on the chest with a mark set by the guild leader. If someone checked your guild badge, it would show which guild you belonged to. This item was usually required by guild rules, and most players were willing to wear it.

Li Huailin, of course, had never been to the guild center and didn't want to wear it... because the badge designed by Hongyue was really something he couldn't bear to look at. He had seen the flower-patterned badge on Hongyue's chest yesterday and decided not to wear it.

"You are definitely going to cause trouble," Hongyue held her forehead and sighed. "What do you plan to do?"

"What else? Steal it," Li Huailin smiled.

"Let me make it clear, our guild has no chance of fighting them. Their backup team could wipe us out several times over," Hongyue said honestly.

"Don't worry, I'll go and have a chat with Wenti first. Maybe he's a good guy," Li Huailin was determined to provoke this guild. If he died, he would gain experience, and if he succeeded, he would get the herbs. It was a win-win situation. If they got angry and put a bounty on him, it would be even better, saving him a lot of money on potions.

"Are you really set on going?" Hongyue looked at Li Huailin's determined expression.

"Don't worry, I'm confident," Li Huailin said seriously. "You all go and level up. I'll take care of the materials. I'll show you the power of your awesome brother."

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