Chapter 10

Resisting the temptation of the price, Lin Han shifted his gaze to the rare resources. In the Eternal Kingdom, there were very few ways to obtain rare resources, only certain times when dealing with large numbers of monsters would there be a chance to get some, and the most stable way was through mining sites in the wild. Generally, a rare resource mining site in the wild would cause significant disputes, and in the end, it would either be taken by a large guild or some independent players with extremely powerful forces. In the previous mission, Lin Han had obtained 25 units of mercury, sulfur, and gems. These three rare resources would sell for a sky-high price in the early stages.

Sure enough, when Lin Han saw the price of 2,500 gold coins per unit of gems, he almost fainted from happiness. This price was something he had never even dared to dream of before. He remembered that three days after the players appeared in Dragon City, the price of rare resources had dropped to less than 600. Although the price had recovered somewhat, it had always hovered around 1,000 gold coins per unit. Rare resources were needed for players to recruit advanced units, and the scarcity of advanced units meant that players could not recruit them on a large scale, which was why, despite the scarcity of rare resources, their prices were not particularly high.

"Sell 20 units of mercury, gems, and sulfur!"

Although the price was very tempting, Lin Han did not sell all the rare resources. He remembered a few advanced unit recruitment points, and with enough resources, he could recruit a few advanced units in the early stages. The combat power of a single advanced unit was not very high, but when dealing with low-level units, they were extremely effective. Their high defense and high attack made them almost one-hit kills against low-level units. The thick health of advanced units meant they were not afraid even when surrounded. If they encountered advanced units with area-of-effect damage, the situation would be even more intense.

"Please note, after selling 10 units of rare resources, the price will drop to 2,200 gold coins per unit. Do you wish to proceed with the sale?"

Just as Lin Han was feeling happy, a prompt appeared. Indeed, as he remembered, the price of these resources would continuously drop when players sold them in large quantities. Selling 10 units would reduce the price by 300, meaning that after selling 20 units, the price would drop to 1,900 gold coins per unit.

"This is just too unfair."

Receiving 44,650 gold coins, Lin Han grumbled as he walked out of the resource exchange. The total was only 47,000 gold coins, and the handling fee was almost 3,000, which was almost the value of a green level 5 treasure. However, as he walked out of the resource exchange, Lin Han noticed other players on the street. They were two orc players, discussing something in front of a store that specialized in selling unit armor. When they saw Lin Han, the Black Knight, approaching, the two orc players became tense.

At first, Lin Han did not know what they were doing, but when he saw them start to whisper and glance at him after he appeared on the street, he felt something was off. These two might have discovered something, which was why they became so nervous upon seeing him.

"Please move aside."

Lin Han did not care much. In the early stages, any resource was crucial. If there was really something good here, Lin Han would not hesitate to take it. After selling a large amount of resources, his gold had increased to 50,000, which was a terrifying amount in the early stages. In terms of economy, Lin Han was not afraid of anyone.

"Unit equipment forging blueprint - Black Heavy Armor. Limited to melee humanoid units. Equipment effect - Defense +3, Health +50, 20% chance to reduce 20 points of damage when attacked. Selling price: 7,500 gold coins." When Lin Han saw the unit equipment forging blueprint the store was selling, he understood why the two players were so nervous. If he had seen the blueprint and then noticed someone else approaching, he would have been nervous too.

"I'll take this blueprint."

Lin Han would not let such a good thing slip away. He immediately took out a bag of gold and placed it on the table, addressing the dark elf NPC.

"Hey! Buddy, we saw this first!"

Seeing Lin Han buy it without hesitation, the two orc players became anxious. If they pooled their gold, they could also buy the blueprint, but after buying it, they would have less than 500 gold coins left, which was why they hesitated. This was their only gold, and using it all would hinder their future development.

"First to see? Why didn't you buy it then?"

Lin Han found the orc player both amusing and annoying. Just because they saw it first, it belonged to them? That was ridiculous. Taking the blueprint from the NPC, Lin Han turned to leave, but the two orc players immediately blocked his way.

"Do you think you can do something to me?"

Seeing the unfriendly looks on the two players, Lin Han was not concerned. Dragon City was an absolute safe zone where players could not fight, and even physical contact would be judged as an attack by the system, causing the attacker to be repelled. However, the two orc players did not know this.

"Kid, hand over the blueprint, or we won't be nice!"

One of the orc players, unaware of Dragon City's rules, boldly reached out to grab Lin Han. However, the moment he touched Lin Han, a powerful force repelled his hand, almost sending him flying.

"Tch, trying to attack without knowing the rules of Dragon City, how embarrassing."

Lin Han turned and walked away without a second glance. There were many such players in the Eternal Kingdom, and he did not care much. However, he was very satisfied with the blueprint he had obtained. Although the unit equipment had strict restrictions, the high defense and health it provided were very useful. The damage reduction effect, though with a low trigger rate, could still improve the survival chances of his units.

Returning to the previous store, no other players had appeared. The store was in a more remote location, so Lin Han was not worried. Besides, in the early stages, how many players could obtain as many rare resources as he did? These were just a few, and even if they did, they might not know the location of the resource exchange in Dragon City, and by the time they found it, Lin Han would have already taken most of the good stuff.

"There are already so many players, it seems there are many skilled ones!"

When he walked out of the store and returned to the main street of Dragon City, there were already many players on the street, including orc, dark elf, necropolis, hell, and swamp players. Some players even took out their treasures and started selling them on the street.

Lin Han looked at several stalls but did not find anything good. The treasures players could obtain at this stage were not of high grade. After a long time, he only saw two green level 5 treasures, and they were special type treasures.

In the Eternal Kingdom, treasures were divided into three types: equipment, special, and town. Players could equip up to 10 treasures, including 6 equipment type treasures (armor, weapon, boots, helmet, belt, and necklace) and 4 special treasures. Town treasures were equipped on the town heart, but the minimum requirement was a level 2 town heart, and the higher the level of the town heart, the more town treasures it could equip.

However, there were lucky players in the game. In a pile of miscellaneous items, Lin Han found a good thing.

"Wolf King Skull, green level 3 special treasure, effect unknown."

This treasure was a large wolf skull, standing out in a pile of items. The description did not mention its effect, and in fact, players who equipped it would not notice any effect. This was because it was not an equipment type treasure but a key, a key to unlock a hidden area in the Wolf King's Den.

The Wolf King's Den was a difficult dungeon in the early stages, with monsters around the level of 4-5 units. When players' units were only at levels 3-4, this dungeon was known as a death nightmare. However, once 5th-level units became common, the Wolf King's Den became a stable resource dungeon for players.

The effect of the Wolf King Skull was discovered by a player by chance. Initially, he did not know what it was for, and equipping it did not increase his attributes. He forgot about it until he completed the Wolf King's Den and found that the exit portal did not open, but a portal to the next area appeared.

Since then, the effect of the Wolf King Skull became known, and its value skyrocketed from less than 1,000 gold coins to several thousand gold coins, a change that was almost unbelievable.

"This thing is quite interesting. Is it a decoration? How much do you want for it?"

Taking the Wolf King Skull from the pile, Lin Han pretended not to care as he asked. The stall owner was a player named Dark Moon · Marasa. Lin Han remembered that this was a member of the Dark Moon guild, and possibly a high-ranking member. The Dark Moon guild was a large guild in the previous life, occupying several continents and considered a regional power.

Cough, Dark Moon intrudes... I know nothing.

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