Chapter 63

Already accustomed to Alpha's headless and tailless questions, Lancelot quickly understood what Alpha was asking:

"Are you talking about the [Anonymous Exchange System]? The auction house has it. What do you want to do? Hey? Hey? Damn!!!"

Alpha hung up the private chat again, and Lancelot was almost driven mad with anger. However, Alpha, completely ignoring Lancelot's frustration, was enthusiastically inquiring about the location of the [Anonymous Exchange System] at the auction house.

— Clearly, Alpha was about to make a big profit...

It seemed that Feng You Yishuang wasn't an experienced player either. If they had known this, would the two of them have spent so much time exchanging items? They could have directly used the [Anonymous Exchange System] at the auction house.

After a while, Alpha finally figured out how to use the somewhat awkward [Anonymous Exchange System].

Alpha put 1000 [Basic Light Energy Arrows] on the anonymous trading system:

He divided the 1000 arrows into 10 portions of 100 each, exchanging each portion for 10 [Rubies] and 5 [Mithril], a ratio that was exactly five times the cost, enough to make 5000 more arrows, not to mention the additional production from [Forging Skill].

A full 1000% profit, Alpha was truly ruthless in his business dealings.

However, as the saying goes, one party is willing to give, and the other is willing to take. Alpha was ruthless, but there were people willing to be taken advantage of. The results of the anonymous exchange were as exciting as hanging [Iron Ingots] for auction. The 10 portions of [Basic Light Energy Arrows] were exchanged within a minute.

"Ho, in high demand, huh?"

Alpha was delighted and decided to hang another 2000 [Basic Light Energy Arrows]. This time, he was even more ruthless, raising the material ratio to 14 [Rubies] and 7 [Mithril] per portion.

Three minutes later, the 2000 [Basic Light Energy Arrows] were all exchanged, just like before, not a single one left.

Alpha couldn't help but marvel at how many rich people there were in this game. Arrows that cost nearly 1 silver coin each were in high demand, and now the price had been raised to almost 5 or 6 silver coins each, seven times the cost!!!

This was still in-game currency. If converted to real money at a 1:1 gold-to-RMB rate, each arrow would cost 5 cents, and a single shot would cost 5 cents.

Five cents might not seem like much, but the volume was significant. For a Ranger, the consumption of arrows was not trivial:

Shooting a thousand arrows a day wasn't uncommon. If they frequently used area-of-effect arrow skills like [Arrow Rain] or [Multi-Shot], which could fire dozens of arrows at once, a Ranger would consume at least a few thousand arrows a day.

If they used [Basic Light Energy Arrows] to level up, even at cost price, it would require dozens of gold coins a day, equivalent to spending dozens of RMB to level up.

Given this, supplying Bella with arrows wasn't a small task. At the very least, it would involve a lot of money.

To indulge Bella's luxurious use of arrows and to spoil his wife—of course, this was what Lancelot said—Alpha decided to see this through.

"Hey, all gone? Hey, my temper is getting the better of me."

Since the auction house had taken 3000 arrows, Alpha decided to do more.

Alpha worked for another half an hour, hammering away, and produced another 10,000 arrows. This time, he divided them into portions of 500 each, exchanging them at a 10:1 ratio. If anyone said this guy wasn't ruthless, they would have to come out and cry injustice.

It took a full half an hour to exchange all 10,000 arrows, and the buyers' speed of taking them clearly slowed down.

Alpha thought it was about time. At 5 cents, or rather, now over 10 cents per arrow, the people exchanging them probably weren't using them casually but for special occasions.

— For example, using a [Basic Light Energy Arrow] to increase the damage of a powerful skill.

However, making arrows was indeed tiring. Standing there hammering away for a long time, and not daring to leave the forge for fear of being robbed, was exhausting.

Alpha decided to discuss with Lancelot about anti-theft methods so that he could leave the forge to do other things while making arrows.

Despite Alpha's success in the game, he was always the last to know about the rumors and plots surrounding him, especially the various "Waste Brother" gossip on the forums. There were many versions:

"Waste Brother" completed a hidden quest given by the Earth Lord, the Earth Elemental God Gulbanba, and obtained the ability to use minerals infinitely.

— It was said that this quest was related to the Earth Lord's sexual orientation.

"Waste Brother" was a kept man of a wealthy old woman, with plenty of money, playing the game just to pass the time at home.

— It was said that this was related to "Waste Brother's" unmet sexual needs.

"Waste Brother" killed the "Water Sister" in the Eighteen Hells out of jealousy. "Waste Brother's" boyfriend "Round Table Brother" had an affair with "Water Sister," so... Who knew who had such imagination, even involving Lancelot...

— It was said that this was related to "Waste Brother's" diverse sexual orientation and strong sexual needs...

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Well, almost all the rumors were related to "Waste Brother's" sexual orientation or needs, and all the stories expanded through heterosexual or homosexual relationships.

Even before Alpha logged off, several fujoshi had already watched the video of Alpha's slaughter of the Water Sister and were shouting in the public channel for "Waste Brother's" contact information, hoping to video chat and enter Alpha's nightlife...

Even blocking the public channel was of little use:

After being chased by several fujoshi for a long time, Alpha finally managed to shake them off, dived into a small alley, and quickly cast a [Magic Trick], transforming his appearance from head to toe.

Alpha finally breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he didn't use any skills or attack, the [Magic Trick] would last for half an hour.

Sure enough, no one paid attention to him—Alpha had transformed into a middle-aged man. The age range of players in "Dungeons & Dragons" was wide, so a middle-aged mage didn't seem unusual, and Alpha was finally left alone.

Back at the forge, he worked for another hour, tired and sore, but the reward was that Alpha now had over 30,000 arrows.

He kept 1000 for himself and sent the rest to Bella. Alpha mainly used [Sleeve Arrow] for occasional ranged attacks, so 1000 arrows were enough. Besides, he had [Pressure Point Strike], so he wasn't as dependent on arrows as Bella.

However, his [Forging Skill] proficiency didn't improve much. The progress bar only advanced by about 10%.

It seemed that while [Basic Light Energy Arrows] could support the proficiency increase of [Intermediate Forging Skill], the improvement was not significant, and the speed was slow. It would take more than a day or two to advance [Forging Skill] to advanced level through [Basic Light Energy Arrows].

Alpha finally understood why the chief enchanter of Lancelot's guild took half a year to advance [Enchanting Skill] to advanced level.

— Life skills were truly a pitfall!!!

Although [Forging Skill] was temporarily out of the question, Alpha still had martial arts. Checking his martial arts, he found that [Swift Shadow] had somehow reached level 9, probably during the chase by the fujoshi.

The proficiency of light martial arts indeed improved quickly. In just a few days, it had already broken through to level 9.

However, level 9 [Swift Shadow] was not as Alpha had imagined. It didn't significantly boost the base attributes to 220% like the [Enhancement] in enchanting when reaching the final level.

In fact, there was almost no change in attributes between level 9 and level 8 [Swift Shadow], except for the final part of the skill description:

[Swift Shadow (Level 9): 1st Rank Light Martial Art, Max Level, activates inner strength to increase running speed and jumping height.

When activated, running speed can be increased by (5 + Agility/5) x 200% meters per second, consuming 4.5 inner strength points per second.

Each jump can increase the maximum height by (Strength/10) x 200% meters, consuming 4.5 inner strength points per jump.

Activation Time: None.

Requirements: None.

[Swift Shadow] has reached the maximum level and meets the conditions for rank advancement. Do you want to enter the [Hero Space] to complete the martial art acquisition task?]

Do you want to choose? Of course, yes!!! This was the first martial art advancement task, and Alpha was a bit excited.

— Alpha suddenly realized that this game often made him a bit excited...

Just like last time, he chose a quiet place in the bushes near the Defias Outpost.

In fact, finding a quiet place amidst the harassment of kobolds and gray wolves was not as easy as in the Elwynn Forest, to the point where Alpha had started to miss the little deer in the Northshire Valley that ran away at the sight of people.

However, for Alpha, who could easily kill a kobold or gray wolf with a few [Sleeve Arrows], manually clearing a quiet area was not difficult.

After completing everything, Alpha accepted the task prompt in level 9 [Swift Shadow]—the martial art advancement task!!!

The scene quickly changed, and when Alpha's vision recovered, he found himself in a large courtyard surrounded by mountains. His first reaction was "XX Valley," but he couldn't remember which valley it was. In the distance, he heard shouts, indicating that someone was coming.

Before they arrived, Alpha quickly checked the task:

"Accept the task [Crane Wing Walk], defeat Yun Zhonghe, save Zhong Ling. Task Level: B. During the task, no spells or items from the Azeroth plane can be used."