Chapter 103 - 82: Exchanging Supplies, Buy, Buy, Buy

Chapter 103: Chapter 82: Exchanging Supplies, Buy, Buy, Buy

"What the heck is this?" Qin Lang asked curiously.

"A Unit Nest Evolution Stone," Xu Jiayi explained. "It can raise a Unit Nest’s star rating by one without any cost, but it can only be used on Elite nests at most."

Shen Xing and Qin Lang exchanged a look, both seeing the surprise in each other’s eyes.

’This is some seriously good stuff.’

After all, upgrading a Unit Nest wasn’t like raising a unit’s Potential. Every level required a huge amount of materials.

Although this Evolution Stone could only provide a single-star upgrade, it would save them a massive amount of resources and give their progress a significant boost.

Shen Xing considered it. ’When I get back, I’ll first use materials to upgrade the Beastman Barracks to Ordinary Three-Star.’

’Then, I’ll use this Evolution Stone to push it to Elite Level.’

’The Beastmen I summon after that will all be Elite One-Star. My combat power will soar!’

Qin Lang nodded in admiration. "Not bad. That really is a great item. But what I have isn’t too shabby either."

"Take a guess what it is."

"Stop keeping us in suspense. Just show us already," Xu Jiayi said, rolling her eyes at him.

Qin Lang laughed heartily, placed his black shoulder bag on the table, and pulled out two glittering Gemstones.

The Gemstone on the left was dark red, and it looked as if blood was flowing within it.

The stone on the right was silvery-white, and a faint, hollow sound seemed to emanate from within.

"What are these?" Xu Jiayi asked.

"A Power Gemstone and a Strong Strike Gemstone," Qin Lang explained smugly. "When inlaid in a Unit Nest, they increase the Soldier Type’s Power by 10% and their ranged Attack Power by 10%."

"How’s that? Pretty awesome, right?"

Shen Xing and Xu Jiayi exchanged a glance.

Clearly, Qin Lang had carefully selected these two Gemstones specifically for the Beastman Species and Archer units.

It had to be said, these items were a huge help to them.

It just so happened that Xu Jiayi had a [Unit Nest Evolution Stone]. Once they returned, they could upgrade to Elite Level and then inlay the Gemstones.

By then, the combat power of their main Soldier Types would see a significant boost.

"These two Gemstones are indeed excellent."

Shen Xing nodded. "Since you both brought out such valuable items, my treasures can’t be too bad either."

As he spoke, he lifted a black plastic bag from under the table and untied the top.

Two Silver Holy Fruits flashed with a silver light before gradually returning to normal.

The sweet fragrance of fruit filled the entire conference room.

"It smells so good!" Qin Lang sniffed the air excitedly. "This fruit looks delicious."

Xu Jiayi, on the other hand, was curious and asked what the fruit’s effect was.

Shen Xing explained the specific effects and bonuses of the [Silver Holy Fruit] to them.

When the two of them heard that it could increase Four-dimensional Attributes by 20 points, their eyes widened instantly, their faces flashing with shock!

"Holy shit! It can boost Four-dimensional Attributes by that much?" Qin Lang’s eyes were wide. "My own Attributes aren’t even over 20 yet. Isn’t this basically doubling them for me?"

Xu Jiayi was also stunned.

Shen Xing’s two Silver Holy Fruits were no less valuable than the treasures they had brought—in fact, they were even more precious.

The two of them suppressed their excitement, gathered their items from the table, and shared a knowing smile.

Evidently, after the Foggy Void Realm, their strength had all improved considerably, and they had seized many opportunities within the game.

As comrades who had worked together for years, they had all saved items that the others could use, leading to this exchange of supplies.

Just then, Shen Xing spoke again. "Actually, I have one more thing."

"Something else? What is it?"

Both of them asked, their curiosity piqued.

Shen Xing reached into his pocket and took out a blood-stained medal, engraved with the insignia of a shield and a Longsword.

"Is this... a Knight’s Certificate?" Xu Jiayi recognized the item on the table and said in surprise, "An item that lets a player change their class to Sacrificial Knight."

Shen Xing nodded. "That’s right. I plan on giving this to Qin Lang."

Since this item could only be used by players, and given his physical condition, he would certainly not choose the Knight class for himself.

Moreover, Shen Xing had checked the trade channel earlier and hadn’t seen any similar items listed for sale. He couldn’t even trade for one with other players if he wanted to.

After all, no one would put such a precious class-change item up for sale.

So, abiding by the principle of keeping good things within the group, Shen Xing decided to let Qin Lang change his class.

They would continue to team up in the real world in the future, and having a Knight around for protection would greatly increase their safety.

"Huh? For me?"

Qin Lang pointed to himself, a bit dazed.

Although he didn’t know much about this kind of class-change item, the mere fact that it allowed a player to acquire a formal class was enough to prove its value.

"Isn’t... isn’t this too valuable?" Qin Lang swallowed hard.

Shen Xing said calmly, "Just take it. You change class first and get your strength up. We’ll find other class-change items later."

Qin Lang was still hesitant to accept it.

Xu Jiayi, standing nearby, couldn’t watch any longer. She snorted coldly, "Since when are you so wishy-washy? If you don’t want it, give it to me. I’ll change my class!"

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang immediately snatched the insignia from the table and laughed. "I think I’ll be the one to change class, then. A frontline-charging class like Knight doesn’t suit you."

He carefully placed the insignia into his backpack and said with emotion, "Shen Xing, you’re the best, always thinking of your brother with such great stuff."

"I won’t say more. If you ever need anything, just ask. I’ll give you anything but my ass!"

Shen Xing’s mouth twitched. "I’m suddenly starting to regret giving it to you."

"Hahaha!" Qin Lang roared with laughter.

With that, their treasure exchange was officially over.

"Alright, let’s head to the second-floor trading area! Time for a shopping spree!" Qin Lang said eagerly.

The other two nodded in agreement.

After all, this was one of the main reasons for their trip. Otherwise, Shen Xing wouldn’t have arranged for them to meet at the Player Association.

He was now a tycoon sitting on over three million, able to buy plenty of good items to boost his strength.

Qin Lang pushed Shen Xing’s wheelchair, and the three of them left the lounge together.

DING!

The elevator arrived at the second floor, revealing the bustling trading hall.

They navigated the stalls with practiced ease, browsing the goods these players had to offer.

After browsing for more than half an hour, all three had found what they were looking for.

Shen Xing bought a [Flame Gemstone (Purple)] from a Lady Lord.

Then, from another middle-aged Lord, he purchased a [Windmill Mill Blueprint] and a [Mysterious Building - Food Processing Plant].

These three items cost him a whopping 1.8 million!

Grand Lord Shen’s heart ached at the expense; his assets had shrunk by nearly half.

But the three items he bought were well worth it.

The first item, the [Flame Gemstone], could be inlaid in the Inferior Demon Nest to increase Fire Attribute Damage by 10% and reduce Skill cooldowns by 10%.

The cooldown reduction was especially valuable. Combined with the new Hero Reina’s [Flame Aura] and [Flame Domain], it would almost make the Hellfire Ball Skill have no cooldown at all.

The [Windmill Mill] was even more important.

It could be used for food processing, like grinding wheat and rice into flour to make things like bread.

This was particularly useful since Shen Xing had over a thousand kilograms of [Moonlight Wheat]. Food made from this wheat was said to have a special Effect, so he wanted to give it a try.

As for the final item, the [Food Processing Plant], its purpose was self-explanatory: it was a place for producing Food.

Shen Xing placed these three items, along with the two treasures from the earlier exchange, into a black handbag.

He muttered under his breath, ’The handbag cost me 220 bucks, too. What a rip-off!’

Meanwhile, Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi had also finished their shopping.

However, they hadn’t used money, but had bartered instead.

They traded items from the game that they couldn’t use for other treasures or blueprints that could boost their strength.

Everyone had a satisfied smile on their face, clearly pleased with their haul.

"Alright, let’s head out," Qin Lang said, patting his shoulder bag. "We can get a major power-up when we get back. This time, I’m going to surpass Jiayi and stop being the one in last place!"

Xu Jiayi gave him a disdainful look, as if she didn’t even consider him a rival.

Just as the three of them were about to leave the trading hall, they noticed a large crowd gathered in a corner, with bursts of noise coming from it from time to time.

It’s human nature to be curious about a commotion.

Besides, this was the Player Association, full of experts. Nothing bad could possibly happen.

The three of them made their way over and saw a group of players surrounding a middle-aged man.

After asking around, they learned that this player had obtained an extremely sought-after Advancement Material: a Flame Mage Manual.

Everyone else was inquiring about the price.

Many players kept a batch of Mage-type units in their territories, especially Fire Mages, who had the strongest destructive power.

Whether in the early, mid, or late game, Mages performed exceptionally well on the battlefield, and many players raised them as their main Soldier Type.

Especially after advancing, a Mage’s lethality and destructive power would undergo a qualitative change.

As it turned out, the player, knowing this full well, had set a sky-high price of nine million—almost two or three times the price of other Extraordinary Advancement Materials.

Shen Xing’s expression flickered. He wanted that Flame Mage Manual too.

It just so happened that the new Hero he had recently recruited, Reina, was a Fire Mage.

Shen Xing thought for a moment, then went up to negotiate with the player to see if he could trade a [Silver Holy Fruit] for it.

After all, he still had five Holy Fruits. After setting aside the ones for his main Soldier Types, he had one or two left over to trade.

When the player heard about the enhancement effect of the Silver Holy Fruit, he was tempted, but he demanded three Holy Fruits for the trade.

Shen Xing felt the guy was price gouging.

After all, according to the market price, a single Silver Holy Fruit was worth over four million.

Trading two of them for the Flame Mage Manual was already the absolute limit he was willing to accept.

But the player was firm on three and wouldn’t budge, so Shen Xing had no choice but to give up on the deal.

"Let’s go. We’re leaving," Shen Xing said as he wheeled himself out of the crowd.

"Shen Xing, you have a Fire Mage in your territory?" Qin Lang asked curiously, having seen him go up to ask about the price.

"Yeah, just recruited one yesterday," Shen Xing replied casually.

Qin Lang fell silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Wait for me. I’ll go get it for you."