Chapter 61

The golden key was clearly an extra drop from the Time Mist, and Alpha casually tossed the glove to Lancelot:

"Here, besides stealing from me, she even paid some compensation—[Key to the Seven Sages' Treasure No. 3]. What is this?"

Alpha juggled the key in his hand, but Lancelot had no interest in the key:

"What? I've never seen this thing—this time you've really messed with the Eighteen Hells. Do you know who the Time Mist is? The Time Mist of the Eighteen Hells, the Time Mist!!! The Wu Zetian of the gaming world, the Supreme Emperor of the Eighteen Hells, even Chujiang Wang's legs turn to jelly when he sees the Time Mist..."

"You, you, you... You killed her once, that's one thing, but you killed her twice, and not only that, you looted her. You... you..."

Lancelot's face turned green, but Alpha didn't care at all:

"Are you not responsible or something? Scared like that... If Chujiang Wang is afraid of her, I should be afraid too—Who is Chujiang Wang?"

Lancelot knew Alpha really didn't know Chujiang Wang, so he rolled his eyes. Alpha ignored him and continued:

"Did she delete my account or turn the sky yellow? Besides, she's already lost to me twice. This Time Mist can't beat me..."

"Brother Loser is so awesome!!!"

A passerby who happened to hear Alpha's words shouted from the side, startling both of them.

"Brother Loser, I recorded that to use as my ringtone. Is that okay?"

The guy added, and Alpha awkwardly agreed, "It's fine, it's fine," which left Lancelot stunned.

Even if this guy hadn't appeared, Lancelot would still have been stunned by Alpha.

But when he thought about it, it was true that only a monster like Alpha would dare to say, "This Time Mist can't beat me."

The first time Time Mist was beaten by Alpha was understandable, maybe she underestimated him and didn't expect Alpha to be so strong. But the second time couldn't be explained by a mere accident.

—At the very least, Time Mist's usual arrogance and teasing style were completely useless against Alpha, who wasn't afraid of her at all.

Actually, Time Mist was a super-strong existence among players at level 20, treated like a treasure by the Eighteen Hells, with top-tier equipment and a top-tier class—Who would dare say that Time Mist's white dagger and the Lady of the Air's faith were common?

In "Dungeons and Dragons," there were many classes that could choose a faith, but only a few divine classes could benefit from it.

No one else could possibly gain an advantage in a direct confrontation with Time Mist. Many people would immediately back down when they saw Time Mist, and even if they didn't know her and resisted, they would be quickly dealt with. The truly famous experts had to consider the face of the Eighteen Hells, so Time Mist's tyranny was not surprising.

How many people could say they could take her down and loot her like Alpha? And how many people wouldn't even consider giving the Eighteen Hells face?

That's why Time Mist had no way to deal with Alpha. She couldn't beat him, and he wasn't afraid of her. Her ambushes were countered, and her thefts were foiled, which was a testament to the iron law of online games:

—Strength is supreme!!!

Thinking about this, Lancelot felt relieved. Given Alpha's character and style, it seemed that Time Mist really had no way to deal with him:

She couldn't beat him, and even though Time Mist had the backing of the Eighteen Hells, would the Eighteen Hells really come out to deal with a regular player? Especially one who was a rising star on the forums, known as "Brother Loser" for turning waste into treasure?

The Eighteen Hells weren't like the League of Legends, a bunch of idiots ("Who did we offend?" the League of Legends members cried in tears...).

As for real-life retaliation... Such low-down behavior wasn't something Time Mist and the Eighteen Hells would do, and even if they did, Lancelot knew it wouldn't work.

Alpha might seem unassuming, but he wasn't like the average player. Although Lancelot didn't know Alpha's background, his clean and efficient shooting during military training and his straightforward style of action showed that he wasn't from an ordinary family.

"Anyway... It's better to avoid trouble. I guess she'll think twice before causing you more trouble."

"Right, I don't start trouble unless I'm provoked. If someone provokes me, I won't let them off—Alright, alright, keep these for me, I don't want them to be stolen again. Here, some arrows for my wife."

Alpha patted Lancelot's shoulder, handed him [Touch of Glory] and [Key to the Seven Sages' Treasure No. 3], and traded him a dozen bundles of [Basic Light Energy Arrows], 500 per bundle, a total of over 6,000, which he had just made. After all, they didn't take up much space.

"Wow, you call this 'some'? These are really good. What reward do you get for using them?"

"Here."

Alpha showed Lancelot the description of [Basic Light Energy Arrows] in his attribute panel, and Lancelot was speechless again. Then he looked at [Key to the Seven Sages' Treasure No. 3]:

"This looks promising. With 'treasure' in the name, it can't be bad."

"What are the Seven Sages? The Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove?"

"Or the Four Great Poets of the Early Tang Dynasty. Come on, this is a Western fantasy game, okay?"

Lancelot rolled his eyes and looked at [Key to the Seven Sages' Treasure No. 3]:

[Key to the Seven Sages' Treasure No. 3: Collect all seven keys to open the Seven Sages' Treasure.]

"I have a vague memory of the Seven Sages, but I can't remember. It must be a significant quest. I'll look it up later.

For now, you should focus on improving your skill proficiency. See if [Forging] at a higher level can give these arrows any special effects—Be careful, Time Mist won't let this go. She'll find a chance to retaliate."

"Let her be strong, but I'll be stronger, the moon shines over the great river!!!"

Alpha stood with his hands behind his back, acting like a martial arts hero. Lancelot spat and summoned his warhorse to leave. Alpha continued making [Basic Light Energy Arrows], planning to make a few hundred more. He could keep them for himself, and most importantly, he needed to level up [Forging].

He first listed the [Iron Ingots] he had made on the auction house, then listed the remaining [Raw Iron Ore].

Whether for crafting materials or leveling up, these low-level ores and their products were very popular. Alpha planned to sell these and buy some [Rubies] and [Mithril], not always relying on Lancelot.

Alpha also checked the prices of these materials on the auction house:

[Rubies] were 1 silver coin each, and [Mithril] was a bit more expensive, around 1.5 to 2 silver coins. The items Lancelot sent him were worth nearly 100 gold coins.

[Iron Ingots] weren't as valuable, 1 stack was only 2 silver coins, and he had over 1,000 stacks, which would sell for 20 to 30 gold coins.

[Raw Iron Ore] was slightly more expensive, similar to [Rubies], but he didn't have much left, so it would only sell for about 10 gold coins. The accompanying minerals like [Cat's Eye] and [Garnet] would also sell for a total of about 50 gold coins.

This wasn't enough to do much, at most buy materials to make a few thousand [Basic Light Energy Arrows], but it wouldn't be enough to level up [Forging] to advanced.

"Take what you can get."

Alpha thought, even if the items were few, they shouldn't be wasted. He listed the [Iron Ingots], [Raw Iron Ore], and the miscellaneous minerals on the auction house.

He was like that, not caring about money, but when it came to being frugal, he was very meticulous.

He listed the [Iron Ingots] at 1 silver coin per stack with a buyout price of 3 silver coins, the [Raw Iron Ore] at 10 silver coins per stack with a buyout price of 50 silver coins, and the smaller quantities of [Garnet] and [Cat's Eye] at prices similar to others.

Just as Alpha was about to leave, a series of notifications came from the auction house at the Diefia Outpost:

"Your [Iron Ingots] have been sold...

Your [Iron Ingots] have been sold...

Your [Raw Iron Ore] has been sold...

Your [Iron Ingots] have been sold...

Your [Raw Iron Ore] has been sold...

..."

"Wow, a rich guy."

Alpha was surprised when a public announcement came through the area chat:

"Brother Loser, I'm out of money. Can I trade something for it?"

The message, worth 10 silver coins, was sent by someone named "Wind of Frost."

Since gaining the title "Brother Loser," Alpha had only opened private messages to friends, not to show off, but because he was constantly spammed by nonsense on the first day of his fame. If he didn't close private messages, he would be driven crazy by these annoying people.

Many famous experts in the game also blocked messages from strangers, including Lancelot.

Of course, Lancelot was already a top-tier Paladin with a level 2 [Divine Power] and a +6 [Ilandil Fragment].

—[Ilandil Fragment] was upgraded to +6 after the Chief Enchanter in Maple Snow Capital advanced to [Advanced Enchanting]. Compared to [Forging], [Enchanting] was much harder to level up. Alpha had leveled [Forging] to intermediate in one day, but the Chief Enchanter had only just reached [Advanced Enchanting] after several months of the game being open.

Well, it seems the current focus is on Wind of Frost...

Clearly, Wind of Frost had sent the 10 silver coin public message because he couldn't privately message Alpha. If he couldn't even afford to buy [Iron Ingots], how could he afford to send public messages?

Alpha was interested in Wind of Frost's proposal and added him as a friend:

"What do you want to trade?"

"Wow, it's really 'Brother Loser'... Hey, 'Brother Loser' added me and even talked to me!!!"

Clearly, this guy was showing off to his friends. Alpha sighed:

"Bro, let's talk business first, okay?"