Chapter Sixteen: Wang Cai's Troubles

  "Captain, why is learning skills so expensive? Can't it be cheaper?"

  "Hehe, Stone Castle, you're the first player to job change into a Knight. As a reward, I'll teach you Knight skills for free."

  He's a great knight, indeed. He's straightforward and means well. Hearing this, I'm overjoyed. It seems we've saved quite a bit of expense again.

  "Ding dong, Stone Castle, Knight Captain Marco is about to impart knight skills to you. Will you learn?"

  "Study."

  "For the honor of knights."

  The knight captain Marc drank a lifetime, and a burst of light from the knight captain's hand entered my body.

  "Ding dong, Player Shi Tou Cheng receives guidance from Knight Captain and learns the skill Taunt."

  "Ding dong, Player Stone Castle receives guidance from Knight Captain and learns the skill Heavy Strike."

  "Thanks captain." Of course we are very grateful.

  "Hehe, Stone City, no need to be polite. The heavens reward diligence, this principle is eternal and unchanging. I hope you continue to work hard, strive to spread our knight spirit far and wide, and make your own contribution to the Dream Continent."

  "Alright, captain, I'll try my best."

  "Stone City, other skills require reaching a certain level to learn. At that time, you can continue to learn for free. However, the skills I impart to you are only auxiliary tools for your growth and are the lowest-level skills. What's most important is that you must rely on your own abilities to comprehend skills suitable for yourself or seek out legendary divine techniques in order to stand out from the crowd and bring out your enormous potential."

  "Thank you, Captain, for your guidance. May I ask how can I better grasp this skill?"

  The captain is very considerate of us and has shared some valuable experiences that are absolutely useful. I'm eager to learn from him with humility.

  Looking for legendary god skills, I know, it's about hitting monsters and bursting high-level skill books, like the "Dream Walking" skill book I got from killing the Golden War Bear Chala.

  But it's very difficult to comprehend skills on your own, currently there are no hints or cultivation paths, I basically don't know what to do, so I'll humbly ask.

  "Your question is crucial. Mastering skills requires not only a high degree of luck, but also good fortune and opportunity, however, no matter what, a thousand-mile journey begins with a single step, and a towering building relies on its foundation, basic skills are key. Only by being familiar with basic skills can one better play their role." Knight Captain Marco nodded in satisfaction at my sharp question.

  "Alright, Shi Tou Cheng, that's all the information I can provide. A few days ago, a merchant from Tian Long City named Wang Cai came to me and said he encountered some trouble at Hei Shi Ta five days ago. He asked for my help in investigating, but I've been busy with work lately and haven't had time to go. If you have the time, would you be able to help me investigate this matter?"

  "Ding dong, Knight Captain Marco commissions player Stony City to investigate the troubles of merchant Wang Cai. Will you accept?"

  "Agreed."

  The Knight Captain has entrusted a quest to us, which is naturally not an ordinary task. If it were just according to the Knight Captain's duties, he would only be responsible for player class changes and skill transmission, so how could there be a quest?

  "Ding dong, Player Stone Castle accepts the only quest from Merchant King Cai. Go find Merchant King Cai to understand the situation first."

  It's indeed not an ordinary task, but a unique one. It seems that this task is for the first player to transfer their job, and it will completely disappear after completion.

  "Stone City, take this letter to Merchant Wang Cai, and he will tell you what happened."

  "Alright, captain, I'll definitely go all out and complete this task."

  After receiving the letter, he confirmed that there was nothing else and left the Wu Guan, preparing to start his life in Tian Long City.

  Ran out of the martial arts hall and rushed to the weapon shop to buy a set of 10th-level knight equipment. I'm already level 12, still wearing 5th-level soldier gear, it's too embarrassing.

  But looking at the equipment in the weapon shop is depressing, a 10-level white equipment actually costs 5 gold coins, it's black enough!

  I took a look at the complete set of knight equipment: helmet, top, bottom, shoes, shield, and weapon. It actually costs 30 gold coins, and its attributes are not much stronger than my current level 5 blue equipment.

  Forget it, Longfei Group, you're ruthless, I'll endure it.

  I'm already at level 12 now, and I'll change equipment again when I reach level 15. Besides, my attributes are strong enough, so the few points of attributes added by low-level equipment don't matter at all.

  Finally I spent 10 gold coins to buy a knight's bronze helmet and bronze shield, these two things are not available, wearing them can increase many properties.

  Other equipment can be ignored, although I really want to wear a full set of knight equipment and show off, but as a newcomer, the starting capital is relatively tight, so it's better to save money where possible.

  Ran to the pharmacy, replenished some red medicine, spent 30 gold coins, bought 10 bottles of medium red and two return city scrolls.

  Everyone says that war is about food and grass, relying on consumption and gold coins, so we can't be stingy with replenishing items.

  In the blink of an eye, 40 gold coins were spent. It wasn't until then that I realized, although money comes in quickly in the game, it's also spent quickly. The Longfei Group is going to have to make a lot of money on a large scale.

  It's a pity, but since others have made this rule, we must follow it.

  Come to the warehouse management office, put the top-grade equipment in the backpack into the warehouse. It's not safe to put it on your body, and now the equipment that can't be used is taking up space on your body.

  I'm so frustrated! I didn't expect to need gold coins again, how can't I get away from them at every step? It's suffocating!

  The system gives each player 50 spaces to store items, and players need to spend money to upgrade warehouse space. Every 10 additional spaces require 1,000 gold coins, which is not only expensive but also costly.

  It's excessive that storing items in the warehouse also requires gold coins. The trash equipment is fine, a level 10 blue set only costs 50 silver coins, which isn't expensive. However, storing my divine artifact, the Golden Giant Shield, actually costs 100 gold coins each time.

  It's so dark!

  Looking at the Golden Giant Shield lying in the warehouse, I only had more than 60 gold coins on me, and I couldn't even afford it.

  Forget it, continue to be depressed, put the Golden Giant Shield, Wolf Fang, War Bear Armor, Millennium Bear's Gallbladder and 2 Blessing Gems into the warehouse. The other Eagle Medal, Rabbit's Path, Tian Meng Continent Map will be carried with me. These things are non-drop equipment, carrying them on my body doesn't pose any danger, and who knows when they might come in handy.

  There are still 3 Tianmeng gems, immediately take out the iron hammer and use the forging skill to add them to Dudu Rabbit's mask with a clang.

  "Ding dong, forging successful, Tutu rabbit's mask level +1, forging skill proficiency increased."

  "Ding dong, forging successful, Tutu rabbit's mask level +1, forging skill proficiency increased."

  "Ding dong, forging successful, Tutu rabbit's mask level +1, forging skill proficiency increased."

  Hehe, 3 consecutive successful forging, thinking of my good luck, it's not going well, but this "ding dong" sound is really pleasant, I like it!

  Look at the attributes of Tutu Rabbit's mask now:

  Tutu Rabbit's Mask: Ghost Equipment 4th level, a precious gift from the Golden Rabbit King to Tutu Rabbit. Requirements: None, Agility 50, Movement Speed +3, Attack Speed +2. Skills: Quick Escape: Can use Town Portal Scroll in combat state, Agility +40.

  Hehe, unfortunately, the Sky Dream Gemstone can't be added to rings, necklaces and ornaments. If only we could add these three Sky Dream Gemstones to the Greedy Ring, I wonder what properties it would increase.

  Alright, now I'm all set, time to go find Merchant Wang Cai and complete the task.

  It seems that merchant Wang Cai is quite famous in Tianlong City. He casually asked a passerby and found out where Wang Cai lived.

  No wonder he's a businessman! Just by looking at Wang Cai's luxurious and extravagant courtyard, you can tell that Wang Cai is absolutely one of the richest men in Tianlong City.

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  A loud shout: Brothers support me~~~~~~~