Volume 2 Chapter 3: Meeting the Evening Star Again
After leveling up for a whole day, when I went back to the city in the evening to repair my equipment and buy medicine, I found that there were so many players in the city that the streets were basically blocked. I had to ride my horse and forget about walking. Then I suddenly remembered that today is Sunday, and it’s time for the system auction again!
I was too lazy to care. Han Jiang, Mo Mo and the others had been leveling up like crazy these past two days during the weekend. They had all leveled up to level 25 and replaced a large number of low-level equipment, but the profiteer said that he would not sell any of them and would use them for his business, so there was no need for us to participate in this auction. Well, the profiteer himself did participate . He made a grand publicity for his upcoming auction, but limited the number of participants. In this auction, he put out 1,000 number plates for auction, which means that you must first buy these number plates to be eligible to participate in the auction of Monkey Wine. Is Monkey Wine so attractive? Even the qualification to participate in the auction must be obtained by bidding for number plates?
As the crowd surged, I slowly walked towards the pharmacy. Oh my god, so many people reminded me of Nanjing Road in Shanghai. After so many years, the government has not widened this road. Maybe they want to preserve this characteristic? On weekends, especially holidays, hey, it is completely packed with people. It is impossible to turn around. Wherever the crowd rushes, it will take you there. I really don’t know why so many people (especially girls) are still happy to talk about walking on Nanjing Road.
Suddenly, the system prompted: Warning, you have been stolen by the player Qianqian Wanxing; Warning, you have been stolen by the player Qianqian Wanxing.
My face turned pale immediately. The stealing technique can only be used within 5 meters. The girl is near me, but in front, on the left and on the right, there are densely packed heads. There is no way to tell who is who. As for the back... forget it, my neck is so painful that I can't even turn around.
Well, it's impossible to catch this girl in this situation. I'm so slow, how can I compete with the thief? I'm squeezed so hard that I can't move freely, but she may be swimming in the crowd like a fish! Let her steal, anyway, the success rate is so low, now she has failed once, if she dares to do it again, the police may come to arrest her! Ha, thinking about the beauty in jail, the corners of my mouth curled up.
Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing; Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing.
Wow, she's really brave! There's not such a deep hatred between us, right? There's no need for her to go to jail just to pick on me, right?
Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing; Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing.
Are you kidding me? Over and over again? Oh, girl, you are dead. Well, I will visit you in prison. Go with peace of mind.
Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing; Warning, you have been robbed by the player Qian Qian Wan Xing.
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No, that's not right. Why haven't the police come yet? This is so unfair. Could it be that NPCs are also afraid of Mr. Li's granddaughter? Are they also afraid of having their accounts deleted and losing their jobs?
Tsk, what a boring idea, this kind of intelligent NPC will not appear in a hundred years. Well, what is the purpose of that?
Oh no! I suddenly realized that some special items can reduce sin points. Although it is difficult to obtain, Mr. Li's granddaughter... She should be very familiar with this game. Maybe she has a way to get such items. She must be constantly using sin-reducing items while using the theft technique to slap me. I am still standing here like a goose, letting her practice her skills.
Damn it, the crowd is too dense. Whether I want to find the thief and kill her, or run away shamelessly, I can't do it. The system's broken rules prohibit the use of mobile scrolls in the city and cannot log off on the streets...
Woo... I had to swallow my tears secretly, but put on a nonchalant smile on the surface. I'd rather lose the fight than the victory. This time I miscalculated and was tricked by you, a little girl, but I can't let you look down on me. I'll let you steal it. You can't steal the Bloodthirsty Demon Spear anyway.
System prompt: You were robbed by a player and lost the item Warrior Necklace.
System prompt: You were robbed by a player and lost your coral ring.
System prompt: You were robbed by a player and lost your item, the Green Steel Bracelet.
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Damn, this girl is really ruthless. She followed me for half an hour. Although her theft success rate is less than 1/20, she has been stealing so many jewelry items that a thief of her level can steal. She also stole more than 30 gold coins from my backpack. Fortunately, I didn't get any equipment today and put it in my backpack, otherwise I would definitely lose it. Damn, although the items stolen today are not top-notch, they are all good equipment with more than 20 levels of attributes. Adding one piece is not less valuable than the Qingtong Ring, #$%...@&%!
I finally squeezed into the drugstore and counted the gold coins I had. Because of the theft, I didn't have enough gold coins to buy medicine. I was so depressed that I wanted to vomit blood. Looking at the crowd outside the store, I definitely didn't have the energy to squeeze into the bank. Forget it, I just went offline and had a meal first.
He then violently forced Ah Wei to log off as well, and said to him viciously: "Tonight, Jindalai, it's your treat!"
Jindalai is a small restaurant near us that is slightly better than those fly-infested restaurants. For both of us, a visit to Jindalai is considered a "high-end consumption".
Ah Wei was still a little confused and didn't hear clearly, so he said with a smile: "Oh? Boss, you want to treat Jindalai? Great, great, the poached chicken there is good..."
"Fuck, I understand. It's you who's treating me. You treat me!"
"Huh? Why me? Boss, my salary for this month hasn't been paid yet..."
"Humph, because your boss is in a bad mood today and has lost a lot of money, so you have to comfort my broken heart."
"Eh? Losing money? Boss, you..."
"Damn it, I ran into that girl again, and my things were stolen!"
Ah Wei was delighted when he heard this, and patted his chest and said, "Well, the boss's loss is the brothers' loss. OK, I understand you. I'll pay for whatever the boss wants to eat today. But you should tell me what happened in detail. If you keep feeling depressed... Oh, boss, don't look at me with such a scary look..."
I treated Wei to a good meal and even drank a bottle of beer as an exception - I seldom drink, so I could resist the temptation of monkey wine - then I told Wei the whole story. When Wei heard that all my equipment except weapons and armor had been stolen by that young lady, he spit out a big mouthful of beer and laughed so hard that he was out of breath. No wonder, considering that I am Bloody Sky, a famous player in multiple online games, when have I ever suffered such a loss?
"Boss, hey, I really admire that young lady for coming up with such a way to mess with you. You really have to be careful when you go out in the future. It's okay now. A few broken equipment of level 20 or so is not worth much money. What if the holy spirit equipment you get is also stolen when your level is higher in the future?"
Hmm... Ah Wei's words make sense. If I continue to be pestered by this girl, I really don't know what kind of losses I will suffer in the future. I am a professional player who makes a living by playing for equipment. I can't just get angry or even laugh it off like ordinary people when I lose equipment. It seems that I have to think of a way to solve this problem.
We spent quite some time eating and chatting. When I got home and went online again, the auction had ended and most of the people had left. I came out of the pharmacy and went to the bank to withdraw money first, but I ran into a profiteer who was processing procedures at the bank. Seeing his smiling face, he must have made a lot of money, right?
I greeted the profiteer and asked about the auction. The profiteer said proudly, "Haha, you can't imagine that just those 1,000 number plates sold for more than 10,000 gold coins! Haha, now I have recovered all my operating costs. The money earned from the auction in three days will be pure profit!"
Wow, so amazing? I thought the unscrupulous businessman dared to invest so much, it turns out he had already calculated it, the cost has been recovered before the auction even started, he is indeed a business genius!
"You are such a dishonest businessman. I have to give you my all. But I just can't understand. There are only 10 bottles of Monkey Wine at most. Only the children of wealthy people can afford it. How can it attract thousands of people to bid?"
"Hey, Monkey Wine is just a gimmick to attract players' attention. In fact, my operation is to collect equipment around level 30 as much as possible. While most players are using level from some players who are lucky enough to get high-level equipment. I even invested more than 20,000 in this auction and bought some high-level equipment. I also have some other channels. In this way, it can be said that half of the level 30 equipment in the hands of Shenghua City players is concentrated in my hands! And three days later, a A large number of the first batch of players entering the game will be upgraded to level 26 or above. They are about to need equipment of this level. I am holding this auction to cater to the needs of these players! I have already spread this news through secret channels, and also mixed in rumors that I have monopolized the level 30 equipment. Do you think they are anxious? Many of the number plates auctioned this time were even bought by representatives sent by powerful groups. These people are big customers and can take in any amount of goods. Haha, I don’t know how fierce their competition will be by then, because in addition to buying the equipment they need, they also have to prevent their opponents from obtaining the equipment! "
The profiteer's words are not easy to understand, but I, an old bird, understand them immediately. In online games, the competition between many groups is very fierce and even cruel. In order to improve their own strength and attack their opponents, they often use all means possible. At present, equipment is scarce. If you buy one, you will have one less. Some large and wealthy groups may use large-scale acquisitions to arm their members on the one hand, and prevent their opponents from getting equipment on the other hand. In this way, the opponent's overall strength and leveling speed will lag behind, and they will naturally be at a disadvantage in the competition. The profiteer's business operation methods are really superb. Even the competition between others can be used to increase their own profits. My friend is really not wrong!
