33 Chapter33-Launching an S-Class Class Change Item, The Whole Server Goes Wild
Since Jason had hidden his ID and personal information, most players who hadn't seen him before never imagined that he was [Smith].
After all, if it were [Smith] himself, he wouldn't travel with underlings; he'd only have his heroes by his side...
It seemed absurd to people that just three days after the server launch, someone could already have three heroes??
You see, other players had only just begun to hear about the concept of "heroes."
As for obtaining heroes?
Don't even think about it!
Yet Jason managed to have three?
So, it was beyond players' wildest dreams to imagine that the player followed by three female characters was Smith.
That was just too absurd!
Only a handful of intelligence agents were wide-eyed; they had seen Jason before, recognized his face, and knew what Carolina looked like.
"Three... heroes??"
"You must be joking."
"Wasn't it said that the first to clear a dungeon would get just one hero-summoning item? How could he summon three?"
"How much information does [Smith]'s backing family have?!"
This group was in utter chaos, abandoning leveling, quests, and monster farming to log off and report the news.
At this moment, there was only one thought in their minds...
Jason was terrifying!
Among the many intelligence agents whose mentalities were somewhat collapsing, only a few official players from Valoria, after being stunned, slightly puffed out their chests.
This is our country's trump card!
Never mind whether or not we cultivated him, just say whether he's a trump card or not.
Jason was unaware of the emotional turbulence among the players around him.
After some thought, he decided to send Carolina, the one with the highest loyalty, to the vicinity of the potion shop to purchase the materials gathered by the players.
He also instructed Carolina to inform them that going forward, Jason would no longer buy materials near the potion shop but would instead seek to purchase various supplies through the auction house.
Although Jason had already cleared the [Trial Ground of the Gods], he had been in a rush to develop his character in the morning when he received the materials and had no time to notify the other players.
To maintain the credibility of the [Smith] brand, he chose to buy materials one last time, to prevent the players from making a wasted trip.
If there was no foundation of trust between Jason and the players, then it would be difficult to "harvest their leeks" in the future.
Jason himself made another trip to the city lord's mansion, where, after a brief conversation with the guard, a person resembling a butler came out with a [caravan] permission document and handed it over to him.
At the same time, the butler also presented a deed for a shop in the most bustling area of the city.
At this moment, another server-wide announcement was made.
[Valoria Server player [Smith] is the first to unlock the auction house feature...]
[Valoria Server player…]
The prompt flashed three times in succession, and players worldwide had already become accustomed to it.
"Ah? Another world broadcast?"
"Oh, it's [Smith]."
"Wait, what's he done this time?"
"Oh, opened the auction house, just that? That's pretty standard."
The players remained calm and carried on as usual.
Opening an auction house was merely a reflection of [Smith]'s approach: always a step ahead, always moving quickly.
After unlocking the auction house feature, Jason promptly listed all the bronze and iron equipment he no longer needed for sale.
He offered two purchasing options: direct payment in gold coins, which Jason welcomed as he could never have enough of these basic resources, and exchange for specific items, including materials for strengthening Antiquity, and training materials for some common special units.
For instance, materials needed for cavalry units like [Horse Stirrups], for flying units [Soft White Feathers], or for elemental soldiers [Shadow Essence], [Flame Essence], [Frost Essence].
Other items included [Transparent Element] and [Chaotic Breeze] for equipment enhancement.
To ensure a smooth acquisition of materials, Jason not only listed his unwanted shabby equipment but also injected two hundred thousand gold coins into the auction house, including the hundred thousand he obtained from dealings with the Valoria government and various resource points.
This move essentially drained Jason's liquid funds.
However, he hadn't used any of the [Basic Resource Packs] obtained from boss kills and dungeon clears.
If he ever needed gold coins, Jason still considered himself fairly well-off.
Finally, after some thought, he decided to list a treasure of his auction house for sale— [Tarot Card- The Moon].
It was the special item that, upon use, granted the S-class class [Crown of the Moon].
This item wasn't something any player or power could afford at the moment; Jason simply listed it to build recognition.
After completing his operations, Jason was satisfied: "Back to the inn, time to rest!"
Meanwhile, in the Stellar Concordance server, on the outskirts of Starfall City.
A female player, clad in light armor that highlighted her attractive figure, emerged from an iron-level dungeon entrance amidst the glow of teleportation.
"Finally cleared it," she said.
Unbeknownst to Jason, his butterfly effect had prompted nations to start banding together early to counter the "terrifying" Valoria.
And on the third day after the server opened, the iron-level dungeon was simultaneously cleared by the Stellar Concordance alliance and the Sino-Russian alliance.
The player who just expressed her sentiment was an official player from Elysium.
Had Jason been there, he would recognize her as the strongest player from his previous life in the [Stellar Concordance zone]—[Mother of Dragons] Serena.
Jason also mainly played dragons in his previous life, but he was no match for this powerhouse.
She was born with the 3S-class talent [Dragon Tamer], which significantly strengthened all dragon units, easily capable of obliterating Jason's [Divine Realm].
After completing the dungeon, Serena received several private messages.
She looked at them with interest and was momentarily taken aback.
"The auction house is open?"
"Let me see, right, there's only one caravan selling stuff."
"Smith's caravan?"
"Using the default name again..."
"Such a cautious guy," Serena couldn't help but remark.
[Smith] was not only powerful but also suffocatingly secretive, never revealing any information or flaws.
Upon entering the shop, Serena's eyes sparkled with excitement.
"As expected of the server's leading big shot. Although there aren't many, these bronze and iron-level equipments are all top-notch!"
She was unaware that Jason had already given a lot of equipment to the Valoria officials; otherwise, there would be even more items in the store.
Serena browsed through the various equipment details with covetous eyes.
"I wonder if the nation would buy me a few pieces if I asked?" she mused aloud.
Suddenly, Serena's actions froze.
"Holy shit!" she exclaimed.
"What's this? An S-class class change item?! Are you kidding me? He's actually selling something of this level??"
However, looking at the purchase requirements listed beneath Smith: The S-class class change item is only available through barter.
The following list of items can be exchanged: S-class hero choice summoning item, diamond-level or above Antiquity, 8-tier or above unit summoning items, epic-tier equipment...
Serena felt helpless, the flame of excitement that had ignited in her heart was instantly doused by cold water.
Such treasures, throughout the entire Western regions, let alone the world, probably no one possessed.
She didn't doubt that Lord Smith was intentionally making it difficult; an S-class class change item indeed warranted such a price.
Even Smith was being quite fair; class change items strengthen the player themselves.
Various countries had vaguely heard some intelligence that in the future Divine Age, there might be an integration with reality, so class change items that enhance oneself would definitely be more valuable than acquiring some units.
Class change items could turn you into a superhero in reality.
But Serena could only look longingly at the [Tarot Card: The Tower] displayed in [Smith's caravan], almost drooling.
"Nobody can afford to exchange, why did you have to tease us like this..." she swallowed hard.
...
At this moment, not just Serena, but countless players who opened the auction house across the server were also muttering, setting off waves of "Holy shit" exclamations.
"An S-class class change item is available, does this mean Smith might have assumed at least an SS-class class?"
"That's too harsh, man. I thought I was about to take off after completing a particularly complex task and getting a B-class class change item, and now you're telling me he doesn't even care about S-class?"
"All I can say is, Valoria is truly unbeatable with such a god among them."
...
Whether it was ordinary players or official personnel, they all couldn't help but gaze over and over again at the [Tarot Card- The Moon], reluctantly closing the screen.
Their awe for Smith added yet another layer!
