Chapter Sixteen: Transaction (Seeking Collection Recommendations and Rewards)

  "Ding! Blacksmith O'Hare has assigned you an elite-level task 'Collect Copper Ore'. Task requirements: Collect 50 pieces of high-grade copper ore. Time limit: 5 days. Rewards: Mining skill, Fine Iron Sword x1, 500 experience points, 1 gold coin. Do you accept?"

  Li Huan was surprised to find that it was an elite-level task. Others were exhausted from not being able to receive even a single ordinary task, yet he had received two or three elite tasks in a row, and there was even a special task among them. If this got out, it would probably provoke the jealousy of all players.

  However, Li Huan also discovered that one of the rewards for this task was to transform himself into a miner, which made him somewhat hesitant. After all, this meant that his secondary occupation would be occupied again, because miners were a type of secondary occupation. Previously, he had already become an alchemist and had never thought of becoming a miner.

  But then he thought again, anyway there are three deputy vacancies, Li Huan apart from wanting to be an alchemist, did not have any other ideas, since can turn into a miner, Li Huan felt no loss, so Li Huan decided to accept this task.

  "Accept!" In an instant, Li Huan chose to accept.

  "Ah, very good, the village chief's recommendation is indeed not ordinary, it's a true warrior. Since that's the case, I'll teach you mining techniques first. However, if you don't complete the task within the specified time, the system will automatically retract this reward." The blacksmith said, and immediately a white light enveloped Li Huan.

  "Ding! Master blacksmith O'Haire teaches you Intermediate Mining, you become a miner! Mining, Intermediate 0/2000"

  "Ah, intermediate mining technique?" Li Huan looked at Ou Haizi with some confusion, how did it become intermediate mining technique? Li Huan was very puzzled about this. The classification of mining techniques is the same as that of gathering techniques. Generally, when they first change their profession, they are directly called primary mining techniques.

  "Hehe, don't be puzzled, this is a reward for you. Moreover, high-grade ore can only be collected with intermediate gathering skills, otherwise you can only collect low and medium grade ones. High-grade ones are not collectible." Ou Haizi explained as soon as he saw Li Huan's expression.

  "Oh, I see, thank you so much, Master Ou, I will definitely complete the task." Li Huan said.

  "Alright, I believe you won't let me down. Considering your relatively good character, I'll make an exception this one time and lend you this fine iron sword. However, to avoid violating the system's rules, I must seal it first; otherwise, I'll be penalized. I hope you don't disappoint me!" The blacksmith said after thinking for a moment upon seeing Li Hua's appearance.

  "Ding! Your affinity with Blacksmith O'Haez has increased by 10 points!"

  "Ding! Master O'Haezi has prepaid the reward seal for the Fine Iron Sword. Will you accept?"

  "Agreed!"

  Li Huan couldn't wait to say, secretly thinking that his charm was indeed effective, and he had unexpectedly encountered such a good thing, which had unknowingly lowered the difficulty of his character by a lot. At this moment, he was also very grateful to Ou Dashi.

  "Sealed Iron Sword, Blue Equipment, Physical Attack 15-20, Strength +2 Agility +1, Weight -3. Requires Level 5"

  The properties of the Fine Iron Sword suddenly appeared before Li Huan's eyes. Seeing these properties, Li Huan was instantly excited, not only did it have extremely high physical attacks, but it also came with two top-notch attributes: Strength +2 which was equivalent to adding 4 points of attack and 2 points of weight reduction, let alone the additional 1 point of Agility. It was a top-notch item, an absolute top-notch item, and for current new players, it was absolutely a godly existence. Compared to his own Iron Sword, it was much better.

  "Thank you, Master Ou!" Li Huan exclaimed excitedly.

  "Alright, you focus on improving your strength then. I hope you can complete that task as soon as possible, and then I will lift the seal of the Iron Sword," said Ou Dashi.

  "Alright, got it, Master Ou, see you later!" Li Huan said, then left the blacksmith's shop and walked in the direction of the village entrance. He thought for a moment and remembered that he had an iron sword in his backpack that he no longer needed. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone's level was still low, Li Huan decided to sell it quickly, believing that the iron sword's extremely high attack power would make it a hot commodity.

  After arriving at the village entrance, Li Huan found a crowded place and immediately opened the stall system, putting the iron sword on it. In an instant, Li Huan transformed into a merchant-like appearance, and a stall appeared in front of him. Li Huan wrote on it: "Top-quality iron sword for sale, sincere buyers come and make an offer, highest bidder gets it!" Then he squatted there.

  This is a stall system in "Wu Ji" for the convenience of players. As long as the player is in a safe area, they can open the stall system and conduct transactions.

  Li Huan's sudden appearance here immediately caught the attention of many players. After all, only a handful of people can currently obtain equipment, and each village probably has only about ten or eight pieces at most, which are basically the worst white equipment. Most players are now around level 2 or 3 and cannot defeat high-level monsters, so they mostly drop white equipment from ordinary monsters, with an extremely low drop rate. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for anyone to sell their equipment, but Li Huan has actually put up his equipment for sale, causing a huge stir.

  "My god, it's a 2nd-grade white equipment and an attack weapon!"

  "Ah, what a powerful attribute, such high attack power! Heaven, someone actually wants to sell such a weapon!"

  "If I can get this weapon, the progress will definitely speed up a lot! Oh my god, I want to buy it!" "No way, gotta tell the boss and let him come buy it!"

  ……

  All sorts of comments erupted around Li Huan, and the price on the auctioneer's board in front of him was also rising linearly, from dozens of copper coins to slowly rising to several silver coins, and finally reaching over ten silver coins, but this was almost at its limit, because the growth rate had already slowed down.

  But Li Huan saw this price and almost reached the ideal price in his heart. After all, a 2nd-level iron sword could be sold at this price, and Li Huan was already very satisfied. Just as Li Huan was about to click confirm, a voice suddenly came: "Wait, wait, friend!"

  Li Huan stopped in his tracks and looked in the direction of the voice, seeing several players rushing towards him from the training area. The one who spoke was at the front, a human player with two companions, a tall and muscular beastman on one side and an elf on the other. It was clear they had just arrived from the training area. Li Huan also noticed that the human player's legs were not wearing novice pants, but rather a greyish-brown pair of pants, clearly obtained through monster drops, indicating he was either a skilled player or a wealthy one.

  "What's up?" Li Huan said indifferently, although he was very enthusiastic about the old NPCs in the newbie village, but when facing these strangers, his face was very cold. After all, Li Huan had experienced too many ups and downs since childhood, so he didn't have much enthusiasm for these people, let alone this was in a game. Li Huan was confident that he wasn't afraid of any player's challenge now, after all, the equipment and level in his hands weren't obtained easily.

  "This friend, let me introduce myself, I'm Yu Hou Tian Kong. I've taken a liking to that iron sword of yours, but I don't have that many silver coins." The human player hastily said.

  "What? What do you mean!" Li Huan's face turned cold as soon as he heard it, and he said somewhat unpleasantly. Li Huan thought the other party wanted to force a sale.

  "Wait, friend, don't get me wrong, we didn't mean to force a sale. I was wondering if I could buy it with real money? If so, I'd like to use real money to buy this iron sword." The sky after the rain saw Li Huan's face suddenly clear up.

  "Really? With real money? So that's how it is, how much are you offering?" Li Huan's expression immediately eased up after hearing the other person's words, no longer as cold and distant as before. After all, he had misunderstood them, and giving them a hard time would be his own fault.

  "Look, let's be friends, I really want this weapon, so we'll make a deal. We'll agree on a price of 500, and if you think it's suitable, just give me your bank card number and I'll go ahead with the payment." Yǔhòu de tiān kōng suddenly spoke up.

  "Huh? 500, aren't you afraid I'll run off with the money?" Li Huan said in surprise as soon as he heard it, clearly the other party wanted to pay first, and this price was far beyond Li Huan's expectations. Originally, Li Huan thought that this iron sword could sell for tens of dollars at most, after all, it was just a novice longsword that would be eliminated soon. But the other party was willing to pay such a high price.

  Li Huan didn't know that this price was actually not high at all. To think that the drop rate of this game is extremely low, players in the current stage can hardly get equipment before level 10, so this piece of equipment can probably be used until level 10. Moreover, there are many rich people in this world who wouldn't care about this amount of money.

  "Haha, my friend is joking, it's just 500 yuan, I don't believe you would cheat me for this small amount of money. Moreover, someone as skilled as you wouldn't do such a thing. Even if you really took the money and ran away, it's only 500 yuan. Spending 500 yuan to understand a person is still worth it, don't you think?" Yu Hou Tian said with a smile to Li Hao, his expression full of confidence.

  "Alright, deal! The account number is 3700*****." Li Huan said.

  "Alright, friend, wait a moment, I'll go and make the transfer right away!" said Rain After The Sky, then his body transformed into a white light and disappeared.

  Li Huan knew he was out, so he didn't rush and cancelled his stall status. The surrounding players saw Li Huan's appearance and immediately left with some disappointment.

  In about two minutes, the sky after the rain suddenly appeared again in its original place, laughing and saying: "Okay, friend, the money has been transferred, you go down and check first, I'll wait for you here."