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"Number One in the World: Selling level 31 Wizard Magic Shield, anyone interested, eh...?"

On the public channel, Chen Yu once again started his business.

However, for the time being, the shoutouts Chen Yu sent out didn't catch the attention of many people.

There were a couple of reasons for this. Firstly, most players hadn't reached level 31 yet. Secondly, even if some of them had reached that level, they might not have been the first to come across Chen Yu's message.

In essence, the majority of players had a common practice: as soon as they reached a certain level, they would immediately head to the shopkeeper's store.

Yes, almost all players had been following this pattern.

When they reached a certain level, they would go to the shopkeeper's store and purchase the relevant skill books for that level.

They bought Lightning Bolt this way.

They bought Firewall this way.

They bought Hypnotic Light this way.

And they intended to buy Magic Shield, the skill to be learned at level 31, in the same way.

However, when these ten Wizard players all rushed to the shopkeeper's store, they were shocked to see that there were no Magic Shields available.

"What's going on? Why are there no Magic Shields?"

"I have no idea."

"Weren't they here before?"

"Yeah, I clearly remember seeing Magic Shields available in the store. Why aren't they here now?"

"Damn, it must have been refreshed by the system."

In the beginning, the first group of level 31 Wizard players were the ones cursing the game company.

Some of them even resorted to calling customer service to file complaints.

But these phone calls were in vain, as customer service could only express their regrets and tell them that they had to figure things out for themselves.

"This is ridiculous. Maybe Shanda removed Magic Shields from the game to increase the difficulty."

"Yeah, it's not just Magic Shields. I checked a moment ago, and the Dog Summon for Taoists and the Fiery Sword Technique for Warriors are also gone."

"Ah, I think I saw someone shouting that they're selling Magic Shields."

"Where? Where? Where is it?"

"In the province."

"Let's go check it out."

The group of Wizards left the shop and headed to Sheng Lao Bing's location.

Sure enough, on the public channel, they saw a player named "Number One in the World" shouting that he was selling Magic Shields.

"Oh, it's him again."

"Who is it? Soul of the King, do you recognize him?"

"Of course, I recognize him. He's the guy who scammed me out of 10,000 yuan."

"Oh, he's the one who sold the Horns, right? I remember now."

Horns were no longer as valuable as they used to be.

But even so, a Horn still cost 1,000 yuan.

After all, in Legend, only one Horn dropped each day, and some guilds guarded the area to clear it, making it difficult for ordinary players to obtain.

But even though it was difficult to obtain, 1,000 yuan was still much less than the initial price of 10,000 yuan.

"Um, Soul of the King, do you think we should buy from him, even though he's a scammer?"

Especially after learning that this guy named "Number One in the World" had easily obtained a Horn using some positioning technique, Soul of the King often felt like he had been scammed.

"So, Soul of the King, are we going to buy from this guy even though he's so shady?"

"Let's ask about the price first."

"Yeah."

There was no other way. Although they knew "Number One in the World" was a shady character, he did indeed have the skill book they needed. Even if he was shady, they still wanted to inquire about the price of the skill book.

"Soul of the King: Hey, buddy, impressive, you're selling skill books again."

"Number One in the World: Impressive? What's so impressive about it? The Horn business got stolen from me, so I had no choice but to sell skill books."

"Soul of the King: Haha, who asked you to sell a Horn for 10,000 yuan in the first place? Everyone got jealous and started researching how to defeat Wooma Taurus. Someone figured it out, and that's why you lost your business."

"Number One in the World: Come on, even if I sold it for 1,000 yuan, someone would have figured it out."

"Soul of the King: Alright, let's not talk about that. How much are you selling the Magic Shields for?"

"Number One in the World: 10,000 yuan each."

"Soul of the King: Damn, you're trying to rip me off again."

"Number One in the World: How is that a rip-off, Soul of the King? I've priced it clearly, no deception."

"Soul of the King: It's too expensive."

"Number One in the World: Expensive? Think about it. If you buy my Magic Shield, you'll be the first Wizard in the whole region to own one. Walking around with a Magic Shield is so cool, it's stylish, and it gives you a lot of face."

"Soul of the King: You're using the same old lines again. You said the same thing when you sold the Horn."

"Number One in the World: I'm just telling the truth. Besides, it took me three days and nights to get this Magic Shield. You think it was easy?"

"Soul of the King: Forget it, I won't buy it. I'll go kill the Corpse King and try to loot skill books."

Although he was very tempted, a Magic Shield for 10,000 yuan per book was outrageously expensive. Before, he was willing to pay 10,000 yuan for a Horn to establish a guild, but now, paying 10,000 yuan for just one skill book seemed unreasonable.

"Number One in the World, alright, I wish you good luck."

Chen Yu smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Of course, you could get skill books by killing the Corpse King, but did they think it was so easy to get high-level skill books just by killing it?

If that were the case, these high-level skill books would be worthless.

"Soul of the King, did you ask about it?"

"I did."

"How much is it?"

"10,000 yuan per book."

"Damn, this guy is such a scammer. Don't buy it."

"Yeah, I didn't."

"So what do we do now?"

"Don't worry; we can go kill the Corpse King to get skill books."

"Let's go, together."

The fact that these Wizards had reached level 31 so quickly clearly indicated that they had some understanding of the game. Since the shopkeeper's store no longer had skill books, they had no choice but to try their luck with the Corpse King, hoping for the skill books they desired.

It was just a pity.

While the Corpse King was relatively easy to kill, it didn't guarantee that they would get the skill books they wanted. Technically, the Corpse King did drop skill books, but most of the time, they were low-level ones. High-level skill books were rare, and their drop rate was extremely low.

However, most of the time, the Corpse King dropped low-level skill books.

High-level skill books did exist, but their drop rates were exceedingly low.

Spending several days and nights here grinding the Corpse King might eventually yield results. However, committing that much time solely to obtain a single skill book seemed unfeasible.

"Damn, I've already killed 100 Corpse Kings, and I still haven't found a high-level skill book."

"Do we have to keep grinding Corpse Kings?"

"Hell no! Experience gain is so slow here, and there are no skill books. If we keep this up, others will surpass our levels."

"That won't do. Let's go back and talk to that guy, Number One in the World. If other guilds surpass our levels, we won't have an advantage anymore."

"Yeah, the Magic Shield can increase a Wizard's defense several times over. Without it, we'll just get one-shotted by bosses. Let's negotiate with him to lower the price."

"Alright."

But there was still no sign of the shopkeeper having any skill books, and they couldn't seem to find any when fighting monsters.

In the end, Soul of the King and the group of Wizards reluctantly turned to Chen Yu for help.

Soul of the King used the teleportation skill and returned to the province.

"Soul of the King: Hey, buddy, can you make the Magic Shields cheaper?"

"Number One in the World: Haha, Soul of the King, did you manage to get a Magic Shield?"

"Soul of the King: Don't play games; I got one. What's your offer?"

"Number One in the World: It's already quite cheap. This is the first Magic Shield in the whole region. Once you train with it, you'll..."

"Soul of the King: Hold on, stop the sales pitch. How about this, we'll buy 10 Magic Shields if you give us a discount."

"Number One in the World: Well, I don't have 10 Magic Shields."

"Soul of the King: Haha, you don't have them yet? What about the ones at the shopkeeper's store? Don't tell me you bought them all."

"Number One in the World: Well, uh... Soul of the King, you're really sharp. Alright, I'll give you a discount, 9,000 yuan per book."

"Soul of the King: Can't believe you have the audacity. You practically have no costs, yet you're selling them for 9,000 each. I could offer you a maximum of 2,000 yuan."

"Number One in the World: Don't think there are no costs involved. Do you think it's easy to earn in-game currency? I've spent millions, at least 8,000, just to purchase these books."

"Soul of the King: In-game currency isn't worth much, and you'll make hundreds or thousands of times in profit when you resell them. If I weren't in a hurry, I'd go kill the Corpse King again, and I'd definitely get one. The most I can offer is 3,000 yuan."

"Number One in the World: Leveling up is crucial right now. Without a Magic Shield, how are we going to level up? I'll take a little loss, 7,000."

"Soul of the King: You're still making a profit. Believe me, I can have our King's Guild hunt you down in the whole region. 4,000."

"Number One in the World: I'm so scared, Soul of the King. Don't thre... 5,000. I can't go any lower."

"Soul of the King: You crook. Fine, 5,000 it is. I'll transfer the money to you right away."

"Number One in the World: Thanks a lot. Honest business. As soon as I receive the payment, we'll make the trade."

Chen Yu smirked as he sent out this message.