Tenacity Potion—Increases your own defense by 400 points, lasting for 30 minutes. Compared to the mid- or late-game, where intermediate or advanced Tenacity Potions increase your own percentage-based armor defense, the Tenacity Potion’s mere 400-point defense boost seems rather insignificant. But it is, in fact, an indispensable life-saving potion in the early game, always in demand but rarely available, because at this stage, the highest defense a shielded warrior who hasn’t cleared a beginner dungeon can get is only 400.

Was it for the Fallen Shallow Valley? William Smith knew this was the level 8 dungeon in the newbie village. Many teams were actively preparing to clear this dungeon, and the Tenacity Potion was undoubtedly an unavoidable issue for all major teams.

When all players were still below level 10, and there wasn’t a single expert among them who had passed the first class advancement trial, the first beginner dungeon in “Sky Realm”—Fallen Shallow Valley—naturally became a towering mountain standing in front of all players.

Whether it was to lay the equipment foundation for the level 10 class advancement dungeon—Darkblood Labyrinth; or because only by clearing the dungeon on elite difficulty could the next dungeon be unlocked; or for the major factions to gain the global server-wide announcement and boost their own faction’s early-game competitiveness—

All of this made Fallen Shallow Valley the focus of everyone’s attention, and Hongyan—the all-female legion that was considered top-tier in both scale and strength in the previous life—was, of course, eyeing it covetously.

“Judging by your gear, you must be a solo casual life player. I know what you just dug up is a Moonlight Stone. Fixed price: 150,000 Federation coins.” Sophie Carter frowned at William Smith; this man’s calm and indifferent demeanor really made her a bit uncomfortable.

To the surprise of the five women present, the unremarkable man before them shook his head without the slightest hesitation after hearing Sophie Carter’s offer. This action made the five beautiful faces instantly darken.

Except for some Northern European countries, whenever currency is counted in five digits at any time, it represents a temptation that makes ordinary people’s hearts race.

150,000 Federation coins! What a generous offer! As expected of the wealthy Hongyan.

William Smith shrugged nonchalantly, spread his hands, and smiled: “Ladies, don’t get me wrong. Cash is nice, but as a professional life player with principles, I think it’s better to trade for some in-game items.”

Sophie Carter’s expression softened, and she frowned: “In-game items? If you want gold coins, I’m sorry, but in the early game, even for us at Hongyan, gold is in very short supply.”

William Smith shook his head: “No! No! I don’t need gold coins. Anything that can be exchanged for real-world currency on the black market platform will do. How about this: 800 copper ore and 700 tin ore, plus two 4-slot backpacks.”

With this last sentence, William Smith suppressed his inner excitement, quietly revealing his fox tail.

“Are you sure?” Sophie Carter’s beautiful face was full of surprise—not because the man’s asking price was too high, but because it was a bit too low.

800 copper ore and 700 tin ore, at current black market prices, would barely exceed 100,000 Federation coins at most. Even with two 4-slot backpacks, it definitely wouldn’t surpass 120,000 Federation coins.

Is this guy out of his mind? Or has he taken a fancy to one of our Hongyan sisters?

The few beauties present all looked at William Smith in astonishment. Sophie Carter looked at the calm-faced William Smith before her; he was clearly very different from the rich young men who used to fawn over them.

Questions flashed rapidly through her mind, but Sophie Carter didn’t hesitate at all and immediately said, “Alright. Please wait a moment, I’ll have someone bring the items over right away.”

After speaking, Sophie Carter busied herself opening the channel to contact Hongyan’s life players to deliver the items William Smith wanted, while the other four beauties stared at William Smith, wanting to see if this strange man had any ulterior motives.

The atmosphere atop the rocky outcrop fell silent for a moment. Soon, several life players arrived at the outcrop, carrying large packs.

William Smith clicked confirm on the trade interface. Looking at the backpack now filled with copper and tin ore, he was overjoyed.

“Thank you, Miss Sophie Carter. I think this trade will be quite a gain for both of us.” William Smith smiled, crushed the newbie return scroll given by the system in his hand, and disappeared from the rock face.

Yes, it was indeed quite a gain. Sophie Carter held the emerald-green Moonlight Stone in her hand. Logically, a player who even had to hide their name shouldn’t have attracted her attention, but a woman’s intuition made her feel as if she’d missed something.

……

A flash of white light shimmered in the center of the newbie village square. William Smith’s figure gradually appeared. Opening his backpack and looking at the copper and tin ore neatly arranged inside, the man couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.