Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 172: Three Occupations Achieved

"Kakakaka..."

The old-fashioned small grid elevator could only accommodate two people at a time. With a "ding" sound, the pointer on it stopped at the 4th floor.

The manager responsible for receiving Xiao Ran was already waiting outside the door.

"Hello, distinguished guest. Please come this way."

The other person was wearing a professional suit and gave Xiao Ran a polite smile. Although it felt a bit professional, Xiao Ran preferred it this way compared to the real club.

The other party didn't say much along the way, just briefly introduced the situation of Penglai Tower.

"You know this is my first time here?"

"I have an impression of every distinguished guest's appearance, voice, habits, and preferences."

When Xiao Ran heard this, he understood in his heart that the other party must have the ability of photographic memory.

When you arrive at the box, you will see a huge glass in front of you. The items being auctioned are projected on the glass, and you can see the items being auctioned very clearly.

There are fruit plates, snacks, and various leisure items.

As for what Xiao Ran wants to buy, there is a tablet next to him where he can directly enter the name. After placing the order, someone will deliver it as soon as possible.

Xiao Ran took a look and found that it should be a local area network. Being able to build a huge network and electricity in a place like the Maze City showed how terrifying the financial resources of Penglai Tower were.

This is not something that can be achieved simply by spending money. Just the decoration materials alone, even if they are transported manually, it would be a huge project.

Even if you have enough manpower, what about the risks of entering and exiting the mystery city? What if someone is like Wu Man, saying that he can come back in one night? What will be the result?

There are too many variables. Unless the other party has some special means, it is really hard for Xiao Ran to imagine how they did it.

After the manager left, Xiao Ran held the tablet and began to study it carefully.

After all, it's not easy to come here, it would be a shame if it's just for a transaction.

There are many categories on the tablet. Xiao Ran clicked on them one by one. He could see the information inside by opening any item.

I tried looking up D-level cursed items.

Many lists immediately popped up on the tablet, but when Xiao Ran saw the prices, he closed them immediately.

"Oh my god, it's really Zhang Fugui who opened the door for Lao Fugui, it's too expensive!"

This is the price of a D-grade cursed item. I dare not even imagine what the price of a C-grade, B-grade, or even the A-grade item in my hand would be.

Resisting the urge to search, Xiao Ran did not dare to have any improper thoughts, let alone search rashly. After all, it was a local area network and there were monitoring systems in the background. Who knew if he searched for A-level cursed objects, he would attract the attention of the other party.

Trying to calm myself down, I lay on the soft sofa, looking curiously at the auction information projected on the glass screen in front of me.

The more I looked, the more I felt the long-lost sense of barrenness.

The last time I felt poverty was when my grandfather first brought me to Los Angeles.

But Xiao Ran hasn't experienced this feeling for a long time since his grandfather gradually gained his feet.

"Ding!!"

The doorbell of the room rang.

"come in."

The three of them walked into the box neatly carrying boxes. When the boxes were opened, inside were the two spell patterns [School Boy] and [Monk] that Xiao Ran had just ordered, for a total of 285 underworld coins. Since they were VIPs, all handling fees were waived.

Xiao Ran was not in a hurry to pay, but instead planned to clean up some things on his hands.

"I want to sell something. Do you need an appraiser?"

"No, we'll send you the estimate after we upload the data."

"Oh."

This is much more convenient than the teahouse of Changchun Society.

Comparing the two, the former is quaint and turns making money into a skill, playing with human relationships and worldly wisdom.

The latter is modern civilization where everything is about efficiency, simplicity and directness.

Xiao Ran couldn't say which one was better, but if it weren't for the membership card given by Wu Man, Xiao Ran would not come to this place because he was not used to it.

First he took out the [Earth Ear] and placed it on top. Then Xiao Ran took out the remaining two bottles of [Black Strengthening Potion] and after thinking about it, he threw the pair of evil objects [Embroidered Shoes] on top as well.

Actually, Xiao Ran originally wanted to throw the [Four Bowls for Orphans, Widows, Disabled and Poor] and the [Lingxi Incense Burner] up as well.

But after careful consideration, it is not appropriate.

The effect of [Four Bowls] is still quite strong. I can find another opportunity to collect a corpse, and then add the spirit snake and the tiger, and there will be exactly four people.

As for the [Lingxi Incense Burner], which is purely an auxiliary item, if you can't use it yourself, you can let the spirit snake use it.

After I transformed her into a corpse slave last time, she still retained her profession as a pharmacist.

If your combat capability is low, it's ok to just stand in the back row and act as a support.

So these are the things that we can’t use.

I have drunk a bottle of black strengthening potion myself, and it would be too extravagant to feed it to corpses. So I would like to give it to Wu Man... Forget it. I believe he doesn't need it.

Xiao Ran put the things on the tray, and after the other party uploaded the data, the price was sent back quickly.

“【地耳】80冥币【黑色强化药剂】一瓶100冥币X2，【绣花鞋】130冥币，一共410冥币”

Xiao Ran originally hadn't thought about how much it could be sold for, but the price after the appraisal was beyond Xiao Ran's expectations.

He didn't expect it to be worth so much.

He could understand the price of the black strengthening potion, after all, it was the reward for completing the entire campus. But the embroidered shoes could be sold for 130 ghost coins, which really made Xiao Ran a little confused.

He would think this pair of broken shoes was too expensive even if it was only 20 yuan at most, but now it was actually 130 yuan. This made Xiao Ran wonder if Penglai Pavilion had made a mistake.

"These shoes are 130, how did you calculate that?"

Xiao Ran pointed to the embroidered shoes on the tray and asked, since the other party has given a quote, he should also know what the value of this thing is, so that when he sees it again in the future, he will be able to tell whether it is valuable or not.

"Okay sir, first of all, this item is not a cursed item, but as a rarer evil item, it has certain growth properties. Although the shoes are already damaged, considering that the 'weaponsmith' has the ability to repair evil items and the fierce competition among weaponsmiths, we offer 130 ghost coins for it."

"So that's it."

Xiao Ran suddenly realized and couldn't help feeling sorry for Huang Le. This guy should have been a weaponsmith. If he was willing to continue taking risks, Xiao Ran originally intended to give him this pair of shoes.

Things are not important. A qualified and reliable teammate is not comparable to a pair of shoes.

But in the end, Huang Le didn't come after all.

Xiao Ran couldn't comment on this, he could only wish him a peaceful life and happiness every day.

"Okay, I'm fine."

Xiao Ran nodded, indicating that the deal was possible.

"410 Hell Money, minus the 285 Hell Money you paid for the two spell patterns, we need to pay you 125 Hell Money, would you like change or Hell Money?"

"Ghost money."

"Okay, one ghost note, and change for 25 ghost notes."

The other party swiftly took out the prepared coins, which were obviously prepared long ago.

Xiao Ran collected the ghost money, but did not take the 25 ghost coins.

"I still need some other things, which should not be expensive. Four swords made of good materials, two daggers, a long stick, and a machete."

While Xiao Ran was quoting the price, the other party was also calculating the price, and finally gave Xiao Ran three price quotes.

There are three price levels: 13, 28, and 40.

Each layer corresponds to a different material.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Ran did not hesitate and directly took out another 15 ghost banknotes to make up for it. He was quite generous in treating his subordinates.

The knives were delivered quickly. They were all made of top-grade Damascus steel, and each one was a work of art.

Xiao Ran picked it up and took a look. There were actually strange marks on it. The shape of it looked like a curse pattern. It should be a curse that was specially added.

No activation is needed. When the user swings the sword, it will be naturally activated, with the four attributes corresponding to the four swords: earth, wind, water and fire.

Both daggers are cursed with poison.

The same goes for long sticks and machetes.

These weapons should be the work of a craftsman. Their value lies in the curse that the craftsman has added to the weapons.

After the purchase was completed, the three of them also left the box.

Xiao Ran was in no hurry to leave. He picked up the spell pattern he had purchased.

[You have reached the standard for the E-level career [Scholar], do you want to advance? ]

"Advanced!"

As he thought of it, thin lines as thin as hair emerged from under the skin of Xiao Ran's arm and directly pierced into the scroll of the "Book Boy" in front of him.

This time there was not as much resistance as last time. Xiao Ran hardly felt like he had spent any effort and completed the swallowing of the two.

[Spell Pattern: Scholar] E-level

Attributes: Constitution +5, Agility +5
Specialty: Insight

Insight: When fighting with the target, or encountering hallucinations or escape armor, there is a chance that the target's weaknesses can be seen.

As the [Trainee] completed the steps, Xiao Ran took out another E-level spell [Monk]

This is easy. Just tear open the scroll of the spell pattern. The moment the scroll breaks, the spell pattern sealed inside comes out like a poisonous snake, quickly wraps around Xiao Ran's arm, and then drills into his skin.

Xiao Ran's spirits suddenly perked up, and wisps of light yellow spell patterns wriggled and gradually took shape in his eyes.

Immediately afterwards, information about the [Monk] emerged in my mind.

Spell: Monk: E-level

Attributes: Strength +5, Constitution +5
Specialty: Abundant martial virtues.

Full of Martial Virtue: The strength of all combat skills increases by one level.

Xiao Ran stood up and felt that his strength had greatly increased.

Don't underestimate the blessing brought by these two spell patterns. You should know that now just in terms of strength, you have already broken through twenty, and your physical fitness has reached an astonishing thirty.

Compared to my previous state, my attributes alone have tripled.

Not to mention, the unique skills brought by the monk will enhance his swordsmanship.

"I was worried before whether I would be strong enough to join the Changchun Society in this expedition. Now it seems that as long as I don't encounter a double-D level expert like Tiger, I can definitely escape unscathed."

With the blessing of these two spell patterns, Xiao Ran's mood suddenly improved. He collected the knives on the table, walked out happily, and went home to have a feast...

　Sorry, I originally wanted to write two posts, but I couldn't do it anymore. I've been running all day and I'm really sleepy. I'll take a break first, and I'll make up for it the day after tomorrow when I've recovered.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)