chapter 26

After coming out of the wedding scene, they used the Wulin Teleportation Skill to return to their respective sects to learn level 30 skills and then meet at the Chamber of Commerce in Jiang Ling City.

The Chamber of Commerce is divided into two parts: free trading area and trading company.

In the free trading area, any player can set up their own stall to purchase or sell goods. The Chamber of Commerce will charge a small amount of rent from the players. This is the common hang-up-stall——or oftentimes understood as a roadside street stall.

The trading company is more formal. There are a lot of shops stationed there and players only need to pay a portion of the start-up capital to open their own shop. The shop can be named by themselves and the products would also depend on the owner——or most commonly understood as a regular store with a business license.

The advantage of the trading company is that all goods can still be bought and sold when the owner is not online and there’s a very convenient search system. The disadvantage is that the charge for rent is very high which isn’t suitable for small businesses and could face bankruptcy if not managed properly. Most of the suitable shop owners who make a fortune from selling and buying things are merchants and senior players of various guilds in the game.

The reputation of the trading company can be expanded by reaching a certain value. Many shops in the old district have been expanded into dozens of general merchandise stores or supermarkets.

In the early stages, few people sold things in the free trading area. Liu Chuan directly opened the trading company search system.

He brought Wu Zewen and Li Xiang mainly to buy some level 30 equipment. All three of them are equipped with level 25 equipment and it’s barely enough to play a level 30 instance. It’s okay not to change your clothes but changing weapons is a must, otherwise, you won’t be able to hit the level 30 boss.

Liu Chuan typed in the keywords in the search system and soon found a bunch of weapons of various major sects at level 30.

Most of them are blue ordinary-quality weapons but oddly enough, a lot of weapons belong to the “Qingfeng Shop”.

Liu Chuan was a little puzzled so he simply opened the Qingfeng Shop and took a look.

The entire store is full of weapons of various blue qualities: Scimitars, Long Swords, Palm Covers, Guqin… All weapons of the eight major sects were present and the transaction records next to the weapons show that within the hour, more than a dozen weapons in the shop were sold.

It is rare that in such a short time, a shop with a high reputation has prices that aren’t ruthless and lacking in conscience* and is quite fair to the new players. The price of a level 30 blue weapon is marked at 50 gold, which is a very reasonable price.

* Black-hearted/Very expensive despite its quality

——Is this a professional businessman?

Liu Chuan couldn’t help but be curious and chatted privately with the shopkeeper: “Where is the shop owner right now?”

The other party’s reply was very simple: “In an instance, bargaining or haggling isn’t allowed.”

Liu Chuan sent a smile: “I’m not here to bargain. I just want to ask, how did you get these weapons?”

The other party replied: “The instance of the Ye Tan Mingjian Pavilion.”

Liu Chuan suddenly felt that he was being educated like he was a novice!

Of course he knew that level 30 weapons were from the Ye Tan Mingjian Pavilion instance but the question was, how could there be so many?

Liu Chuan continued to ask: “There is a daily limit on the number of instances of the Ye Tan Mingjian Pavilion. Is it possible to get so many weapons?”

The other party continued to treat Liu Chuan like a little novice: “I’m playing the instance alone so there are additional rewards.”

Liu Chuan: “......”

Playing an instance alone. Brother, you are awesome!

Liu Chuan hasn’t played an instance for a long time and he naturally forgot this setting.

All instances in Wulin are divided into “normal mode” and “hero mode”. Normal mode is relatively simple and even a group of six players with normal IQ can beat the instance. Players mainly go to brush up on experience and very few go for the equipment rewards. On the other hand, instances of hero mode can only be entered five times a day and its difficulty is very high. It isn’t certain that a group of 6 will definitely beat it but the rewards of the instances in hero mode are very generous. Not only are there a large number of gold coins and materials, but also advanced purple equipment. If you encounter a hidden boss, there will be additional surprises. Elite groups of the major guilds basically choose to enter hero mode.

The special feature of the Wulin instance reward is the “floating reward” which is to say, a reward of the instance isn’t fixed but adjusted according to the clearance time and the number of people in the time. The fewer people and shorter the clearance time, naturally, the more rewards there will be.

The reward of going alone in an instance is very generous so some masters like to go alone inside a normal instance to upgrade.

However, although the normal mode has the word “normal” and it may not seem difficult, it is, after all, set to be a six-person instance. You have to finish it by yourself and it’s out of the question to do it when a player doesn’t have the skill.

This person can finish the normal mode instance alone and it’s indeed not easy to get so much equipment in a short period.

Although the blue equipment is worthless and can be thrown away after a few days, his idea of running the shop is very clear. In the new district full of novices and newbies, the price for the purple equipment is too expensive and a lot of players can’t afford it. On the contrary, cheap and affordable blue equipment circulates very quickly and his price is also fair. Obviously, he wants to do a long-term business, paying more attention to customer reputation!

Liu Chuan quickly clicked on this person's personal information to view—--

Taoist Qingfeng. Sect: Wudang. Level: 33.

At present, there is no information about the guild, indicating that this person doesn’t belong to any great guild. He brushed an instance by himself and used the weapon rewards as products to sell in his own store, making money while upgrading.

Excellent skills, able to brush on instances alone and at the same time very experienced in shop operating——is this a top master from the old district?

Liu Chuan suddenly became a little interested in this Taoist Qingfeng and couldn’t stop himself from sending a friend request.

The other party replied with a question mark: “What?”

Liu Chuan said: “Don’t brush the normal mode, let’s form a team and play hero mode together.”

Taoist Qingfeng was awfully blunt. “Hero, can you clear the customs?”

Liu Chuan replied: “Of course!”

Taoist Qingfeng “Don’t talk big casually. I don’t want to waste time hovering between life and death in the hero mode. Who are the people in your team?”

Liu Chuan was helpless!

There are two little rookies in the team, of course, he can’t say that…

Liu Chuan said with a thick face: “Anyway, you haven’t used up the number of tries for the hero mode so you might as well give it a try. If the team I lead can clear the hero mode, you will give me the management authority of the shop. I will invest in your shop and we’ll manage and operate it together. What do you think?”

Taoist Qingfeng fell silent.

This person is simply a lion with a big appetite. He has wanted the management authority of the shop since the start. How convenient is it to tie a white wolf with bare hands*?

* To gain valuable things with worthless things

You know, his Qingfeng shop is currently among the top shops in the entire division. The circulation of goods is very fast and if nothing unexpected happens, it will be directly promoted to a second-level shop tonight. So much money in it and the two of them have never met. Can the management authority be given as soon as it is asked?

Liu Chuan continued: “It’s good for you to sell blue equipment to let your reputation rise up in the early stages, but after all, the price of blue equipment is too low and the speed of accumulating funds is too slow. Brushing instances alone is not a long-term method. If you want to make it a big business in the later stage, you can’t just sell equipment.”

Taoist Qingfeng was silent for a moment, and then typed a line: “Of course. The most profitable commodities in the later stage are the five-elements stone, various mission materials, and the reproduction of advanced life skills.”

Liu Chuan said: “Yes. Most people in the new district will reach the limit in roughly a month. After the full level, the market demand for the reproduction of life skills will increase exponentially. Both the advanced five-elements stone that can enhance equipment and mission materials will be out of stock. Only these can truly make a lot of money. I think you are very ambitious, do you really just want to sell a few pieces of blue equipment in the early stage?”

Taoist Qingfeng replied quickly this time: “It seems that you are a veteran. I will believe you for the time being but you should be careful when you speak. You should also let me see that you’re worth it. Do you think that by just saying a few words, I will agree to partner up with you?”

Liu Chuan: “......”

This person is really too cautious! You have to invest in the store's name to have a stake in the store!

But he was right. After all, words have no basis and they both don’t know the character of the other party through the Internet. He only said a few words and wanted to divide the management authority which is really suspicious. There have been shop partners in the old district who broke up because of the uneven distribution and the big boss offered rewards to hunt down his former partner. When it comes to money, it’s better to be cautious!

Liu Chuan found that he seemed to appreciate this professional businessman more and more! Calm, cautious and promising!

After thinking about it for a while, Liu Chuan typed and said, “Let you see I’m worth it, right? This is simple. I don’t have much money on me right now but I can be the source of your blue equipment. I’ll go and brush a few instances first and give you some equipment to sell. Then, you can join the team, and let’s brush the hero mode a few times together. That way, you can make a decision when you check my level and character. What do you think?”

Taoist Qingfeng said very simply: “Okay.”

The reason why Liu Chuan took fancy to this Qingfeng shop is very simple. The owner of this shop is not only a high-level player but also a rare free man. He isn’t linked to any guild. Although this kind of independent businessman doesn’t have the source of goods that guilds have, the free man also has the advantage of not accepting the management and restraints that guilds have, which means that he has the possibility to cooperate with any guild!

If the level is sufficient, such merchants can even control the circulation of high-priced goods in the market with one hand in the later stages!

Liu Chuan had an intuition that this Qingfeng Taoist master had begun to brush the reputation of the shop and accumulate funds so early so his ambition was not small. It’s easier to deal with this kind of master who has a thorough understanding of the market situation and can understand many things at once. A rare independent businessman with vision.

Liu Chuan really wants to run a shop by himself but he has limited time and energy because of school. He also has to take Wu Zewen and Li Xiang to graduate from his apprenticeship as soon as possible to participate in the college league. He really is too busy. If there is a professional business partnership, it would be great!

Liu Chuan quickly glanced at the Qingfeng shop, found the Concealed Weapon Tangmen level 30 blue weapon, bought it, and searched the market again for some equipment. He bought level 30 weapons, clothes, shoes, etc. for Wu Zewen and Li Xiang and sent Wu Zewen a trading application.

Wu Zewen looked at the equipment on the trading panel and asked, “How much is it?”

Liu Chuan smiled and said, “Do you still need to pay me when I bought these things for my wife?”

Wu Zewen said “Oh” and accepted it calmly.

Next to him, Li Xiang was in a complicated mood.

——Why does it feel like Wu Zewen is being raised?!

While thinking about it, a trading application suddenly popped up on his screen. Li Xiang pressed agree and saw Tangmen give him a bunch of blue equipment. Li Xiang felt overwhelmed. “So much?! I have no money…”

Liu Chuan said, “I don’t want any money, just take the one that’s for you.”

——Is this me being raised as well?!

Li Xiang glanced back at Wu Zewen and found that this guy had already put on all his equipment calmly, and was still indifferent to the chat messages on the team channel.

Li Xiang coughed and asked, “Zewen, do you think this Tangmen is supporting us?”

Wu Zewen nodded. “Hmm.”

Li Xiang was going to be driven mad. “Why are you so calm?!”

Wu Zewen said suspiciously. “Isn’t it good to have a master support us?”

Li Xiang was silent for a while, then burst into tears!

He found that he couldn’t refute Wu Zewen’s words.……

Liu Chuan sent a smiley face in the team channel: “You’re welcome. I received a red envelope from the wedding and there is still some money left.”

Li Xiang had no choice but to accept it without shame. “Thank you!”

Liu Chuan said, “These red envelopes were given by people from the Seven Star Grass Guild. It’s estimated that Heartbroken Grass wants to recruit us into the guild. If they contact you two, don’t relent. Seven Star Grass is a troublesome matter and I owe them a huge debt. Let me think about what to do.”

Wu Zewen didn't understand the entanglement of these great guilds, so when he saw the message, he agreed: “En, I see.”

Li Xiang knew exactly what the guild meant, and quickly reacted: “Oh, I understand. The management of that kind of grand guild is too strict, and there are quite a lot of hostile guilds against Seven Star Grass. It's not suitable for me to fight and kill every day. It's better to be free!”

Liu Chuan gave a thumbs up. “Smart.”

After a pause, he said again: “Wait for five minutes. I’ll go and brush an instance. I’ll see you at the door of the Mingjian Pavilion later.”

Li Xiang wondered: “Do you want to brush an instance? Let’s go together?”

Liu Chuan said: “I’ll go and brush a few times first to get some weapons out.”

Then, he retreated from the team in seconds under Li Xiang’s shocked gaze.

Li Xiang stayed still for a long time before turning his head and asking, “Zewen, did he just say...he is going to single-handedly brush an instance?”

Wu Zewen nodded calmly. “En, what's the matter?”

Li Xiang was shocked. “Single-handedly brush a level 30 normal mode? Even some veterans of the great guilds can’t do it! There will be punishment if you die after level 30 and you will lose a lot of experience points. It’s a pain in the ass to brush a level 30 instance alone. It’s better for us to fight together…”

Wu Zewen said: “Since he dares to go, he must be confident.”

Li Xiang was speechless for a while.

Classmate Wu Zewen is so calm at all times, that he can’t refute his words at all!

Although he knew that the level of the Tangmen was indeed good, he still wasn’t sure how powerful this Tangmen master was.

Since the Tangmen said he wanted to brush alone, this would be an opportunity to see his true level!

Liu Chuan naturally knew that Li Xiang didn't believe him very much and that Taoist Master Qingfeng would also not believe in him.……

However, their apprehensions will soon disappear!

——Isn't it easy to prove your abilities to your teammates?

Five minutes later, Liu Chuan came out of the Ye Tanming Jian Ge Pavilion instance with two blue weapons in his inventory. Then, he sent a group message to Taoist Qingfeng, Wu Zewen, and Li Xiang: “I’m done. See you at the entrance of Jiange Pavilion.”

Taoist Qingfeng sent a string of ellipses: “...done?”

Liu Chuan sent a smiley face: "Yes, pretty good luck, I got two weapons. ”

Taoist Qingfeng was probably surprised and didn’t reply for a long time. A person who can single-handedly brush an instance in five minutes. This level is a bit exaggerated… He didn’t buy two weapons from the market to fool him, did he?

Liu Chuan sent them all team invitations. Wu Zewen and Li Xiang quickly joined in. Wu Zewen didn’t react much because he didn’t understand. Li Xiang, on the other hand, was shocked and said: “Damn it! You’re already done brushing? I just went to the toilet, came back and you already finished brushing in five minutes?”

Liu Chuan smiled and said, “A level 30 ordinary mode instance is very simple. Just push through.”

Li Xiang: “.......”

Damn it, why are you embarrassing those teams who have been entangled in the ordinary mode instances for half an hour!

After a while, Taoist Qingfeng also joined the team.

Liu Chuan sent a smile: “Welcome new teammate.”

Wu Zewen and Li Xiang cooperated very well and sent two expressions of applause and welcome.

Taoist Qingfeng was still very cautious: “Did you brush it yourself? Five minutes?”

Liu Chuan was helpless: “You still don’t believe it! Do you want me to show you the video?”

Taoist Qingfeng said, “No need.”

Liu Chuan thought he believed him but as a result, Taoist Qingfeng still sent another sentence: “I’ll come to the gate of Ye Tanming Jian Pavilion and watch you brush it again.”

Liu Chuan: “.......”

Your sister!

Liu Chuan felt very helpless.

The calmness of Taoist Qingfeng is different from that of Wu Zewen. Wu Zewen doesn’t understand the rules of the game when playing and his personality is relatively gentle. No matter what you tell him, he won’t have much reaction. But this Taoist Qingfeng knows too much about the game and because he knows too much, he knows very well that there are only several people in the online game who can brush the instance of Ye Tanming Jian Pavilion alone. The average time is eight minutes and Liu Chuan managed to finish it in five. Obviously, he’s still very suspicious.

Liu Chuan had no choice. “Okay. Come to the door of Ye Tanming Jian Pavilion and watch me with your own eyes. Coordinates: 1733, 1892.”

After a while, a Taoist master wearing level 30 Wudang equipment appeared in front of the three of them. His name was displayed in blue, indicating that he was a teammate of theirs.

Taoist Qingfeng obviously saw them so he accelerated his speed and erased the distance between them.

The Wudang Taoist master leaped forward, his actions direct and efficient, jumping up the clouds like it was a flight of stairs creating beautiful Tai ji* patterns with his ice-blue sword, and fell in front of them like a Dapeng spreading his wings. The blue and white robe swayed with the wind because of his landing. His posture was neat and he looked extremely handsome.

* Source of all things according to Chinese mythology

Taoist Qingfeng: “Go in and brush.”

Liu Chuan: “...okay, okay. I’m going. I’m going.”

It’s unbearable to be questioned like this!