Reputation: 60

Luck: 0

Equipment:

Both Hands — [Pinewood Forest Greatsword] (Green Equipment)

Attack: 24-45

Strength: +8

Stamina: +7

Required Level: 12

Chest — [Soldier's Armor] (Green Equipment)

Defense: 22

Stamina: +4

Strength: +3

Required Level: 8

Legs — [Direwolf Legguards] (Green Equipment)

Defense: +8

Stamina: +3

Strength: +2

Required Level: 4

……

For a level 12 character to already have three pieces of equipment with such good stats is quite impressive at this stage—at least, it’s beyond what most players, who are still stuck around level 5, could imagine.

Swinging the greatsword, with my current attack power, I can take off over 120 HP from a level 11 wolf monster even without landing a critical hit. My stats have nearly doubled, and I can take down a level 11 monster in four or five swings. I even killed the Direwolf Leader again, but unfortunately, aside from money, nothing else dropped. It was only then that I suddenly remembered—I actually forgot to turn in my quest when I returned to the village for my job change...

Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I did a quick calculation—I’ve been online for 18 hours straight. No wonder even a gaming night owl like me is feeling tired. But what really surprised me were the girls playing with me. I checked my friends list, and all seven names were still lit up. These girls are usually very careful about getting enough rest—looks like they’ve all gone crazy tonight.

“Ladies, it’s 19:45 now. Remember to rest and go to bed. Get up early tomorrow!”

I sent a group message, and soon got replies:

“Mm, I’ll go to sleep soon. Want me to make you a cup of coffee?” — This was from Hannah Cooper.

“Yeah, go to bed early. I’ll call you at 3 a.m. sharp!” — Reply from Linda Harris.

“Want me to sleep with you? Oh right, let’s move our date to tomorrow night. How about a secret rendezvous tonight?” — 555, this was from Grace...

Ryan Miller was as cold and proud as ever, just replying: “Mm, going to sleep!”

Emily Thompson was probably being chased by monsters, her message broken up: “Okay, go... going to sleep...”

JOLY sent a reply that made me break out in a cold sweat: “Alright, but we can’t sleep together~” — I really don’t know how long she’s going to keep pretending to be innocent. She’s already 24, but still acts like a naive little girl. Who knows how many men she’s actually dated...

Compared to JOLY, Berry really is quite innocent. She just simply replied: “Okay!” and then I saw her log off. Looks like she was at her limit too.

……

After replying to everyone and comforting them, I returned to the village. In the rundown auction house at the center of the village, I consigned my level 4 green greatsword for 20 gold, and included my phone number and city in the listing. Then I logged off to sleep.

Chapter 16: The Deal

After lying down on the bed that Hannah Cooper had made for me, I felt completely drained and immediately fell into a deep sleep.

Half-awake, half-asleep, my phone suddenly rang. I opened my eyes and saw it was an unfamiliar number.

“Hello, is this Mr. ‘Qingcai Baiyu Tang’?” On the other end was a sweet female voice.

“Yes, may I help you?” My good dream was interrupted, so I was quite annoyed and my tone was very cold.

There was a clear pause on the other end, then after a while she said, “Sorry to bother you so late. Here’s the thing—I’m also a player of ‘Yueheng’ and want to play a human female warrior. I really want the sword you consigned in the newbie village, but I just don’t have that much gold right now. I’m also from Suzhou. Would you be willing to sell it for real money?”

My heart skipped a beat. Could this be my first bucket of gold since becoming a professional gamer?

“So, how much are you offering?” I got straight to the point, then added, “Show some sincerity. I’m not worried about selling this sword.”

Indeed, green equipment like this—especially weapons—are in high demand right now. There was a post on the forum saying that even a white greatsword with 4-8 attack had already sold for 1,000 RMB in a private deal, let alone a green weapon with 7-12 attack and bonus stats.

The person on the phone seemed to hesitate, then after a while said, “Based on the current market price, I don’t want to haggle with you. How about 3,500 yuan? That’s a fair price. You know, in a few days it won’t be worth that much anymore.”

I calmly said, “Tell me your ID. Transfer the money first, if you trust me!”

“Okay, my name is Samantha Morgan, I’m also a player born in Wild Dog Village. I’m not online right now. Give me your bank account number and I’ll transfer the money online!”

“Do you really trust me that much?”

“Yes.”

“Thank you! Wait a moment, I’ll go ask my boss for the bank account! I’ll call you back in a bit!”

“Okay.”

I was instantly wide awake. I checked the time—it was already 2:40 a.m. I’d slept for just under seven hours, which was about enough.