Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 500 Things change and people change
F-level to D-level cursed items are mainly based on various unique privilege skills.

Cursed items of level C and above are highly specialized and require proper professional coordination to exert their maximum power.

A-level cursed objects have the ability to change the rules themselves.

Just like this [dormitory manager's pen], being able to forcibly change the attribute entries of another cursed object is simply against the will of heaven.

Li Ji put the pen down and looked at his fingers which were only bones left. "This is all I can do. I haven't been able to bring out the true effect of this pen yet. I'm doing you a favor on behalf of the school. Keep this thing. Don't take it out unless necessary. It can easily cause trouble!"

"Thank you, Brother Li."

Xiao Ran put away the two items, [dormitory manager's pen] and [sublimation gem].

Li Ji stared at Xiao Ran meaningfully for a while, then walked out the door with a smile. "I have other things to do, so I won't stay here any longer."

"We're leaving now?"

Seeing Li Ji was about to leave, Xiao Ran hurriedly followed him, trying to persuade Li Ji to stay for a rest, or at least have a meal with him.

But Li Ji didn't want to stay here any longer. After reminding Xiao Ran again not to reveal the matter of the pen, he opened the door and quickly disappeared into the alley.

After Li Ji left, Xiao Ran walked into the house.

"You know that guy??"

Wu Man was seen lying on the handrail of the corridor on the second floor, looking down at Xiao Ran.

"Well, don't you know him too? He helped me during the Maze City Trial. Don't you know him?"

Li Ji had previously traveled through various maze city trials, serving as a guide for beginners. It can be said that most of the beginners had a deep impression of him.

In a sense, they were all brought up by Li Ji, and they all had some affection for him.

But Xiao Ran didn’t understand why Wu Man was so wary of Li Ji.

Wu Man didn't explain this, but just listened to Xiao Ran's answer, thought for a few seconds and then asked: "What were you doing just now? Why was there such a loud noise?"

"Hey, guess!"

"I guess you're a big-headed ghost, you can say whatever you want."

Wu Man raised her head proudly and went back to her room.

Xiao Ran had no idea what Wu Man was thinking, so he didn't go back to his room. He wanted to go to Donglongfang as soon as possible while it was still early. As for the [Sublimation Gem], Xiao Ran planned to study it slowly after he came back. After all, the range of choices was too large.

"I'm going out."

Xiao Ran shouted towards the door, closed it, and walked out along the alley.

"Take a walk and have a look, they are all good cursed items, you won't suffer a loss if you buy them, you won't be cheated if you buy them, and they are sold to evade taxes."

"Freshly cooked, top-quality ingredients, must-have enhancement potions for newbies, cheap!"

There were constant sounds of hawking along the street, and various roadside stalls were set up in a mess.

Although Guling Street is bustling now compared to the past, the shops are well organized and the road surface is clean and tidy.

But now it is more like a market with no one managing it, with all kinds of garbage scattered all over the ground.

The spacious road has also become very crowded due to the problem of street vendors.

It seems that since the last incident, not only the Changchun Association disappeared, but even the previous rules of Guling Street disappeared along with it.

Xiao Ran walked to a stall and glanced around. Most of the items there were F-level and E-level cursed objects.

The price cannot be said to be expensive, but it is not cheap either. As the stall owner himself said, he is just offering a price to evade taxes.

This tax evasion refers to the fact that they used to sell the products to Penglai Tower, and the price was almost the same, but Penglai Tower would take a portion of the handling fee.

Now the price is a little cheaper, but no one loses out.

In addition to the cursed objects, there are many interesting little things.

For example, there are various props made by beginners, such as potions that can temporarily enhance attributes or increase one's own explosive power, or various disposable cursed objects.

“Hey, they still sell this!”

At this time, Xiao Ran noticed that someone was selling paper figurines at the stall in front.

These paper figures are made very lifelike. Except for the lack of eyes, they look like living people at first glance.

Apparently the seller is a D-class [Paper Craftsman].

The sequence of paper-folding craftsmen is relatively rare among beginners. They can control paper figures and cooperate with various cursed objects. The paper figures they produce will also produce various strange curse powers.

The stall owner in front of him had good craftsmanship. Xiao Ran looked at it carefully and asked, "How much are these paper figures?"

The stall owner looked up when he heard someone asking the price. He was a man about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, wearing glasses, giving people a somewhat dull feeling.

Pointing to the paper figures in front of him, he said, "Here are 10 pieces of money for the curse type, and here are 5 pieces of money for the practical type."

"so cheap?"

Xiao Ran picked up a cursed paper figure. [E-level cursed item: evil spirit paper figure] No need to activate, write the target's name on the back of the paper figure, and light the paper figure to release a curse on the target, reducing all its attributes by 20%.
Duration: 30 minutes
(Note: The stronger the opponent, the worse the curse effect. No more curses can be stacked during the existence of the curse. The target of the spell cannot exceed a three-kilometer range.)
A very good cursed item. Although it is only of E grade, the price is still worth it.

Xiao Ran glanced at the other paper figures and said simply, "I'll take all your goods."

"All inclusive?"

The stall owner looked at Xiao Ran in surprise, then stood up with an ecstatic look on his face: "Here are five cursed paper figurines and ten practical paper figurines. I'll give you a discount of 90 ghost money."

"No need, just 100 ghost money." Xiao Ran did not ask the stall owner for a discount.

As a fellow craftsman, Xiao Ran is an orthodox in this field, so he is happy to pay for these skills.

The stall owner's smile became even brighter, and he took out a paper-binding manual from the space: "This is a book I wrote, just consider it a gift."

Xiao Ran picked it up and took a look. He saw "New Era Origami" written on it and looked at the stall owner in surprise.

"You published a book?"

The stall owner nodded somewhat embarrassedly: "I used to be an editor of intangible cultural heritage protection records. I was particularly fond of paper-folding, so I specially published this book. Unfortunately, there were not many sales."

Xiao Ran opened the book and took a quick glance. He was surprised by the contents. There were various origami methods in it. In addition to traditional crafts, there were also some modern techniques. For example, there were tutorials for frogs, foxes, tigers, etc.

“This is a talented person.”

Xiao Ran put the book away and held out his hand to the stall owner: "My name is Durian, what's your name?"

The stall owner was stunned and didn't react: "My name is Tao Huai..."

"Momoko, right? Nice to meet you!"

Xiao Ran interrupted him without waiting for him to finish his name, and then reminded him: "Beginners only use titles, not names, so how come you don't know this?"

"Well...I...I don't know."

Taozi shook his head in confusion. He had never heard of such a rule. When he was with others before, everyone called each other by their names.

Xiao Ran frowned when he heard that, and took out a [Beginner's Manual] from the space, along with a hundred-dollar ghost bill and slapped it into Taozi's arms.

"Take a closer look. If we meet again in the future, I'll treat you to a drink."

After saying that, Xiao Ran packed up the things on the stall, stood up and walked towards Donglongfang, leaving Taozi staring at the [Beginner's Manual] in her arms with a blank face. When she came to her senses, Xiao Ran had disappeared in the crowd.

Walking west along the road, when they arrived at the former location of Changchun Guild Hall, Xiao Ran made a point to take a look.

I saw that the door that had exploded was now sealed with wooden boards, but no one dared to touch the human heads hanging outside the door. They were left to the wind to touch each other, making dull bangs.

Opposite is Penglai Tower.

The business in front of Penglai Tower is still good, but it doesn't look as prosperous as before. Now that street stall economy has become popular in Guling Street, the business of Penglai Tower has also shown a downward trend.

When Changchun Club was in place, I was in charge of maintaining order.

The rules and order of Guling Street, including some benefits for newcomers, are the basis for maintaining interests. Now that there is suddenly no one to manage it, Penglai Tower will be affected to some extent.

As for why Penglai Tower did not fill this vacancy in a short period of time, Xiao Ran had no idea. He was an outsider and his goal would not be to develop in Guling Street, so he did not care about these issues.

After passing through this core area, we followed the path to the gate of Donglongfang.

Before entering the door, Xiao Ran saw from afar that Manager Wang, who was in charge of communicating with him before, was standing at the door. However... why did this Manager Wang look like he had been demoted and was wearing the clothes of a doorman? ?

Seeing this, Xiao Ran walked forward and gently patted Manager Wang on the shoulder.

"Manager Wang, long time no see, why are you here?"

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang turned around and when he saw Xiao Ran's face, his eyes widened. The expression on his originally smiling face became very strange. First he was shocked, then a little annoyed, and in the end he was ecstatic.

"It's you!! You...you...you...you're back."

Five you in a row, each of you has different emotions. In the end, it’s like all the bitterness is drowned in the stomach, and it turns into a sentence: you’re back.

"Yes, we were trapped in the maze for a long time this time, but when we agreed, I think we didn't ask for a time."

"So why are you here this time?"

"Handover, I still owe you the goods. I brought all 1000 masks."

"real!!"

"Ah."

Upon hearing this, Manager Wang couldn't help but take a deep breath, and his whole face flushed with excitement.

"Old Wang!" A tall and thin man walked out of the door, frowned and stared at Manager Wang and said, "Old Wang, no chatting during work!"

Manager Wang ignored the other party, turned around and looked at Xiao Ran, and confirmed again: "You brought them all? I mean all of them, not in batches!"

"Yes, all of them, and some extra."

After getting Xiao Ran's confirmation, Director Wang showed a relieved smile on his fat face. He turned around and suddenly kicked the thin man behind him away: "You called me Old Wang? From now on, call me Director Wang!!"

(End of this chapter)