Chapter 117: We're Going to Get Rich!

Just as I was feeling smug and ready to gloat over the purple staff, the system delivered a message that made my scalp tingle.

System Announcement: A shout from "Playboy Master": "Listen up, everyone in Silver Moon City! I am now placing a bounty on the player 'Green Vegetable White Jade Soup.' This [expletive censored]! Anyone who can kill him and make him lose two levels can bring the combat recording to me to claim a reward of 100,000 RMB!"

Damn, he's really rich. 100,000 RMB for killing me once? If someone killed me down to level 1, I’d have enough for a house!

"Ding!"

Not long after, I received a text from Xu Lin: "Lin Fan, how did you offend this wealthy playboy?"

I replied immediately: "He wanted to PK me, but I ended up killing three of his men..."

Xu Lin opened a call immediately, sounding somewhat reproachful: "You can't afford to offend people like him; he has a lot of influence. You've gone and offended everyone—how are you going to get by in the future?"

"Nonsense, I wouldn't have done it if I didn't have to. Check out this purple staff and then talk to me."

I immediately sent her the stats of the staff. After a long silence, Xu Lin said, "Uh, nice work! I’ll look into this guy’s background and see if this can be settled peacefully."

...

Having just brushed off Xu Lin, Lu Xuehan and Xin Yu also sent messages. It took quite a while to deal with them, and just when I thought I could have a moment of peace, I hadn't walked more than a few steps before I received a call request from Murong Shanshan.

"How is it? How does it feel?" Murong Shanshan asked sweetly.

I replied calmly, "What do you mean, 'how does it feel'?"

"Heh heh~ You are the first person in Silver Moon City to be put on a bounty list, and by the leader of 'Playboy World' no less. That’s quite a status symbol!"

"Wait, Shanshan, you know those people from Playboy World?" I asked in surprise.

"Of course. Playboy World is one of the most talked-about guilds on the official forums. Their guild leader, Playboy Master, not only has top-tier equipment but is also loaded. Do you know who his father is? He’s the head of China’s Huayun Group—worth at least ten billion!"

"Damn, I knew he had a rich daddy, otherwise he wouldn't be so arrogant..."

Murong Shanshan laughed and said, "Don't be so cynical. Your background is heaven-sent, you can't change it. Besides, I have some valuable information for you!"

"What information?"

"Playboy Master has promised his father that he will establish the first guild in the Chinese server of 'Moon Constant.' So your 'Guild Creation Token' is definitely going to sell for a high price. You just need someone to drive the price up against him."

I was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Shanshan, are you trying to suggest something?"

Murong Shanshan giggled, "Are you really that slow? Just hire someone to bid against him. I guarantee you'll make a fortune!"

I was tempted: "The plan is sound, but the person bidding needs to have the capital. If you don't have that much money in your personal account, the system won't recognize your bid."

"Don't you worry about that. I'll transfer 3 million over from my mom's card this afternoon. I'll make sure the price goes over 3 million, so just relax!"

"What if he stops bidding once it hits 3 million?" I asked, still worried.

Murong Shanshan laughed confidently, "It doesn't matter. If he doesn't buy it, I'll just buy the token for 500,000 myself."

I was dumbfounded and whispered, "Didn't you say you'd use 3 million to buy it?"

"That's my mom's money; I only have 500,000 of my own. What do you want? To rob me?"

"I don't want your money... I only want your beauty!"

Murong Shanshan laughed theatrically, "Hoho~ I'm so scared! If you have the guts, come and get it!"

This girl was definitely patting her chest while she laughed. Just imagining that sultry scene made my blood boil and my imagination run wild!

I thought for a moment and felt it wasn't quite right, so I asked, "Shanshan, what are you getting out of helping me like this?"

"Duh. Once I build my guild and you join, you'll be mine. How could I not help you?"

Everything about Murong Shanshan's words felt slightly off, but the more I thought about it, the more reasonable it sounded. For a moment, I couldn't find a way to argue.

...

It took over an hour to reach the Ice Wind Lands. After nearly 12 hours of respawning, many monsters had returned, but compared to my first visit, the numbers were far lower—less than a third of the original amount. I walked for half a minute without seeing more than a few mobs. Soon, I arrived at the location of the stranded soldiers.

"Brave swordsman, you’ve finally returned!" Seeing me, the knight captain's eyes lit up as if he were looking at a stunning woman: "The attacks from the snow monsters outside have been getting fiercer since yesterday. If you hadn't come back, we would likely have been wiped out by tonight!"

I peered inside; sure enough, there were only five NPC soldiers left. The others must have fallen while I was sleeping last night.

"Commander, here is the Snowman King's heart you requested!" I pulled the deep purple heart from my inventory and handed it directly to the captain.

"Heavens! Is this really the Snowman King's heart? Now Locke's poison can be cured!" The knight captain excitedly took the heart and said to me, "You have completed this arduous task; I shall grant you the appropriate reward!"

"Ding!"

System prompt: You have completed the quest "Snowman King's Heart." Gained 20 million experience, 50 gold coins, and 2,000 reputation. Received quest reward: Blessing of Strength!

Wait!! It looked like a skill book!

I quickly opened my inventory, and the pale blue book appeared before me—

[Blessing of Strength]: Uses a holy blessing to seal mysterious power onto a blank scroll. After a player uses a scroll sealed with this power, it increases a weapon's physical or magic attack for a certain duration. The effect lasts for two hours; the effect disappears when the player logs off. This skill requires a level 38 Priest. The magnitude of the increase depends on the skill level and the Priest's magic ability. Creating a scroll consumes a certain amount of mana.

After reading it twice, I finally understood the skill's purpose—to imbue attack effects onto blank scrolls and sell them to other players so they can buff their own weapons!

I’m rich! I’m going to be rich again!

An enticing business plan immediately formed in my mind. If I could team up with Lu Xuehan and set up a small stall near the East Gate exchange to sell these attack-buffed scrolls, the income would be substantial. If the attack boost was significant, I’d make a killing!

I put away the book and continued deeper, but the monsters were far too sparse. Even the hall that was packed with monsters yesterday was now mostly empty. It seemed there was no future in grinding here anymore.

I returned to the city, sent a text to Lu Xuehan saying I was logging off, and once I finished dinner, my money-making plan would officially begin!