Nie Yan smiled bitterly and said, “Aren’t you acting foolish too?”
Seeing that Yaoyao had accepted Nie Yan’s item, Yue’er and Feiyun were astonished beyond words. They both understood Yaoyao’s personality well—Yaoyao generally didn’t accept items from others, even during birthdays, accepting only small things like greeting cards. Today, she had actually accepted a piece of epic gear from Nie Yan. There must be some hidden story behind this!
“Yaoyao, who is he to you?” Yue’er privately messaged Yaoyao.
“He’s just a good friend,” Yaoyao replied, slightly uneasy.
“Just a good friend?” Yue’er looked at Yaoyao with a teasing expression, clearly showing disbelief on her face.
“He really is just a good friend,” Yaoyao insisted, trying to avoid further questioning. Truthfully, she did harbor some affection for Nie Yan, though it wasn’t anything deep.
Yaoyao didn’t fully understand her position in Nie Yan’s heart. Although Nie Yan had buried what had happened in his past deep inside, it wasn’t something easily forgotten.
“Alright then, if you say he’s just a good friend,” Yue’er smiled. She had probably figured something out.
“Yue’er, Yaoyao, I have something to do. I’ll leave first,” Feiyun said, feeling ignored by Nie Yan while Yue’er and Yaoyao were chatting privately. Finding herself bored, she stood up to take her leave.
“Goodbye, Feiyun,” Yue’er waved.
Yaoyao, on the other hand, barely responded.
Nie Yan completely ignored her presence. His cold attitude infuriated Feiyun, and she left in anger.
Yue’er and Yaoyao bought some items at the auction house.
“Nie Yan, we’re going to level up now. Senior sister Yulan is urging us to come quickly,” Yaoyao checked the chat log and said to Nie Yan.
“Alright, talk another time,” Nie Yan replied, bidding farewell to Yaoyao and Yue’er.
Nie Yan glanced at the system notifications.
System: Your Glimmering Dust has been sold, earning 2 silver and 10 copper coins.
System: Your Glimmering Dust has been sold, earning 2 silver and 5 copper coins.
System: Your Scroll of Polymorph has been sold, earning 5 silver and 20 copper coins.
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Nie Yan’s funds rapidly increased. Glimmering Dust, Web Spell Scrolls, and Polymorph Scrolls were all limited releases, which was why they fetched high prices. When a single item flooded the market, its price would actually drop. Selling too much would eventually saturate the market.
By the time the game was about to close, Nie Yan had sold eight Glimmering Dusts, six Web Spell Scrolls, and five Polymorph Scrolls, earning about fifty silver coins. During the auction period, Nie Yan had tried to purchase Bat Fangs in several towns, only to find that fewer and fewer players were willing to sell them at low prices. Somehow, the news that Senior Blacksmith Cardi was buying Bat Fangs had spread, and players had already sold all their Bat Fangs to Senior Blacksmith Cardi. Since there was no profit to be made, Nie Yan gave up, as he had already found two other ways to earn money.
For now, Nie Yan could sell Glimmering Dust, Web Spell Scrolls, and Polymorph Scrolls. Once the price of Blackphenol Potions rose, he would gradually release them into the market.
Before logging out, Nie Yan bought all the raw materials, finished products, and recipes related to Blackphenol Potions on the market. He calculated that he now had eight hundred Blackphenol Potions, three thousand two hundred sets of raw materials for Blackphenol Potions, and over two hundred twenty recipes for Blackphenol Potions. Due to Nie Yan’s aggressive buying, Blackphenol Potions were almost non-existent on the market, causing prices to rise slightly. Since no one else was competing with Nie Yan for Blackphenol Potions at the moment, auction prices remained low, so Nie Yan’s purchase costs were not high.
The key was those over two hundred twenty Blackphenol Potion recipes, which would significantly affect the future market price. Back in his past life, the price of Blackphenol Potion recipes wasn’t high at the beginning. Once the Sors Valley opened, alchemists discovered the market for Blackphenol Potions, bought the recipes, and started producing and selling them. However, even then, the alchemists couldn’t produce enough Blackphenol Potions to meet the needs of all the guilds’ elite teams for raiding. Under such massive demand, the price of Blackphenol Potions kept rising, and the price of their recipes followed.
But now, with over two hundred twenty Blackphenol Potion recipes suddenly missing from the market, it meant that there would be over two hundred twenty fewer alchemists capable of continuously producing Blackphenol Potions in the future. Under the massive demand gap, the price increase of Blackphenol Potions would definitely be even higher than in Nie Yan’s past life.
Therefore, Nie Yan was sure he could make a huge profit from Blackphenol Potions in the future.
Half a month after the opening of the Sors Valley, the level-five dungeon, the Medusa’s Nest, would open. Guilds wanting to gain an early advantage would flood into the level-five dungeon. Medusas had an attack that inflicted petrification. Once the dungeon opened, the prices of equipment and potions resisting petrification would skyrocket. Now was the time for Nie Yan to gradually stock up on petrification-resistant gear and potions.
Nie Yan checked his backpack. Currently, he had one gold coin and sixty-three silver coins, which was quite impressive for a level seven character at the beginning stage. At the current economic level, the purchasing power of a single silver coin was astonishing. The most expensive epic gear on the market was only worth thirty to forty silver coins.
Nie Yan organized his backpack and personal warehouse. Inside the personal warehouse, rows of raw materials and potions for Blackphenol were neatly arranged, creating a spectacular sight. The basic personal warehouse space was two hundred slots, which was free of charge. Each additional two hundred slots cost one copper coin per day. Nie Yan had opened over five thousand slots to barely meet his needs, but for him, such expenses were negligible.
After finishing all in-game tasks, Nie Yan logged out just before the game shutdown.
Nie Yan took a nutrient solution from the fridge, sat at the dining table, and drank it. He glanced at the old house around him. From the somewhat outdated wallpaper on the walls to the oil-stained chandelier, everything carried a sense of familiarity and warmth.
He hadn’t heard from his parents in a long time, but having understood the truth, Nie Yan no longer blamed them. His parents had risked their lives to provide him with a better life, so how could he blame them?
If Nie Yan’s parents tried to contact him secretly, they might face death. Nie Yan could only patiently wait for news from them.
After finishing the nutrient solution, Nie Yan continued his daily workout, training his agility, reflexes, and strength.
One advantage of wearing a VR headset to play games was that the headset emitted bioelectric currents, stimulating the nerves and keeping the muscle groups active. The results of daytime workouts wouldn’t be lost during sleep at night. Training one day was equivalent to ten days of training in the past.
Combined with proper training methods and good nutrition, Nie Yan had developed thick muscle groups in just a few days. His body was rapidly growing taller and becoming more robust. At eighteen or nineteen years old, he was in the phase of physical growth, and he was changing almost daily.
Knock, knock, knock! A series of urgent knocks sounded at the door.
Nie Yan stopped. The door’s soundproofing wasn’t very good. From the chaotic footsteps outside, he could tell that at least five or six people had arrived.
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