The girl selling goods at the market had never seen money before.

She released her left hand, and the black Moye immediately turned back into black mud, merging into the cloak.

Although the recovered energy is much less than the input, at least it's not such a huge loss; it's good enough to get a refund.

After figuring out her new ability, Bai Jinxuan's morale soared, and she killed several more Shadow Demons before stopping when she got a little tired.

The surrounding area remained as flat, empty, and eerily quiet as ever.

Bai Jinxuan took a wooden plaque from the treasure chest, stuck it in the ground, and then began digging a hole.

She's going to dig a huge pit here and put the magic crystal stones in to absorb magic power.

Keep in mind, that's five tons of magic crystal ore!

This size is so large that it wouldn't even fit in a full bathroom, let alone a bathtub. It would break under the pressure in no time.

The third level of the dungeon is different. You don't have to worry about being discovered or attacked by monsters. It's like a happy home away from home.

I love it here!

Volume 1: Chapter 112: The Girl on an Adventure Team

Early morning, Upper District of Star City, No. 1 Middle School.

Bai Jinxuan glanced at the message sent by Yao's parents, and her belief became even stronger.

From their perspective, they are like someone with a terminal illness, the kind that can't be cured no matter what, so of course they have to focus their attention on the younger generation and their families.

Bai Jinxuan understands all of this, and that's why she won't give up.

Because now she has the opportunity to touch hope.

Clenching his fist and feeling the flow of energy within his body, he had no doubt that his physical abilities had reached the third level.

As it turns out, the dual training of actual combat and medicinal baths was the right thing to do. In just one night, he broke through from the near-level 3 to the official level 3. Such a terrifying speed of advancement is probably unbelievable.

But, it's not enough.

Without the help of the Rock Dragon, without the predatory plant bait, and without knowing that information, it would be difficult for him to even fight the Rhinoceros Horned Dragon in a 1v1 duel with just a knife.

This is the combat power achieved with the help of a divine artifact. If his flash ability, which has no cooldown, were banned, he probably wouldn't even be able to beat the Shadow Fiend on the third floor, let alone the Red Dragon.

Bai Jinxuan was well aware of her own abilities.

To attempt to seize the artifact through violence at the auction two days later would be tantamount to suicide.

The guild isn't the Undying Secret Society; by then, there will probably be 7th and 8th tiers everywhere. No matter how fast she progresses, she's only 3rd tier, so she can't beat a monster like Coach Long.

"We can only hope that the diamonds will fetch a good price."

Bai Jinxuan took a deep breath, took off her wet school uniform, changed into another set, went to the living room to put on her smart bracelet, ate some bread and milk, then picked up her bag and walked towards the door.

Today is Thursday, and there are no classes at school. However, I spent 100,000 to register for the Explorers' Guild yesterday, and now I have to go there to wait for the exam.

Once the exploration permit is issued, I can start earning tons of academic credits.

Arriving at the front yard, she skillfully sat sideways on the black knight, gently patted her fair hands, and the magic circle lit up. Then, the magic circuit connected, and the black knight quickly took off and charged forward with a roar.

Soon, she arrived at the expedition team's plaza.

As usual, the place was packed with people, including students from all grades. They had put in a lot of effort to form a stable and capable expedition team, because if something went wrong with the team, it wouldn't be as simple as just disbanding.

That's deadly.

Put yourself in their shoes. Imagine you're a mage, trying to buy some time for the front line of your team. But the front line is reckless and charges in, only to get killed by a monster. You've only finished halfway through writing your spellcasting. If you cast the spell, you still have some time to write the program. If you don't, you can't escape.

What can you do if the monster tries to kill you right in your face?

From another perspective, if you were a scout or assassin, and you spotted a red dragon resting first, you would call for your warriors to take cover, your mage to set up a magical shield, and then you would go in first to stab it, inflict bleeding, and then poison it, thus gaining the initiative.

Halfway there, the mage suddenly fired two light arrows that pierced the red dragon, waking it up. It then saw a complete idiot standing in front of it, lightly armed with no armor, only a small knife and a bottle of poison.

What can a little assassin like you do after a slap?

Just thinking about it made Bai Jinxuan's blood pressure rise. To be honest, it's more reliable to solo than to find teammates!

With this thought in mind, she hurried across the square.

Just then, a sign caught her attention.

[Dungeons too dangerous? No worries! If your skills aren't up to par, your weapons will make up for it!]

[New weapons are now available! 7% off! Don't miss out, or it'll be too late when you get to the dungeon!]

There's still an hour before the explorer's exam starts, which is a good time to check out the weapons.

The Gan Jiang sword she used before was broken, and the Mo Xie sword was half dead. As for the telekinetic sword, it couldn't even peel off the scales of the Qing Suo Long, so it was completely useless.

I need to feed a new weapon to the Shadowless Cloak so I don't have to worry about weapon wear and tear.

So, Bai Jinxuan went into the weapon shop.

Unlike the mud brick and tile furnishings she remembered, the weapon shop was very clean, even more so than the real estate sales offices in the upper district, it was spotless.

The weapons weren't just casually hung on the wall or placed on a shelf; they were all packaged in a very exquisite box with a transparent outer layer that indicated the price, series, strength, and user recommendations.

A quick glance revealed a dazzling array of items, with only a few weapons displaying red lettering.

This greatly piqued Bai Jinxuan's interest. So many weapons had no detailed explanations, so why were only these a few?

"Hello, are you a martial artist or a mage? What kind of weapon would you like to buy?"

The sales assistant's sweet voice interrupted Bai Jinxuan's thoughts. Although she was somewhat surprised that the weapon shop's employee was a girl, she had no intention of communicating with her at the moment.

"Let me consider."

She gestured and walked to the weapons with markings on them.

【Nightfall Knife】

[Mass-produced throwing knives, small in size, and easy to throw discreetly.]

Bai Jinxuan had seen this thing before; there were often advertisements for it on the streets of the lower city. Also, when she rescued Jia Ruolin, the level 3 man in black was equipped with quite a few of these things.

Others don't know, but it's of no use to me anyway.

[Protective Fist Blade]

[Effect 1: After injecting energy, you can dodge once in any direction.]

[Effect 2: Consumes stamina to create a defensive shield at the center of the protective fist blade. If the shield breaks, the protective fist blade enters an overload state.]

[Note: In overload mode, you can dodge further and faster, but it also requires more stamina.]

It's a dungeon item, looks pretty powerful, but I don't need it. After absorbing it with the Shadowless Cloak, only the basic stats are left. What's the point of those effects...?

As Bai Jinxuan was pondering, a familiar female voice suddenly came from behind her.

"Hey? Bai Jinxuan, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing this, I looked back and saw a gray-haired little girl hugging a teddy bear.

"Tong Yishan, I'm here to buy some equipment, what about you?"

"Buy a book, boss, give me a portable magic book."

After calling out to the counter, Tong Yishan moved closer to Bai Jinxuan, her face full of curiosity.

"Bai Jinxuan, I heard you beat Coach Long, is that true?"

"Forehead......"

Bai Jinxuan really didn't expect Tong Yishan, a liberal arts student, to be so gossipy, immediately bringing up rumors about herself. How was she supposed to answer that?

After a moment of silence, she answered somewhat seriously, "I didn't win, I just bumped into him."

"Isn't that winning?" Tong Yishan looked speechless. "You don't actually think you can beat Coach Long, do you? Are you the coach or is he the coach? Why don't you teach this class?"

To be honest, I did teach him how to say it...

After quickly ranting in her mind, Bai Jinxuan changed the subject.

"Why are you buying books at the Expeditionary Team Plaza? Are you going to the dungeon?"

"Yeah, of course I go to the dungeon when I don't have classes. It's one of the few ways to earn credits, and I need to save up credits to buy new spells at the library."

"Huh? What new magic?"

Upon hearing Bai Jinxuan's question, Tong Yishan couldn't help but facepalm.

"Did you even read the materials I sent you carefully? You can use credits to look up magic and martial arts techniques in the library. The more credits you spend, the more powerful the magic you can learn. As long as you have enough credits, you can even learn forbidden techniques, although whether you can actually learn them is another matter."

When she said this, Tong Yishan's expression was slightly helpless, clearly indicating that she had had a similar experience.

"Humanities subjects still rely on comprehension," Bai Jinxuan sighed.

"By the way, you're here to buy weapons so you can explore the dungeons, right? How about we team up?"

"No, I'm here to take the adventurer certification test. I don't have an adventurer certification yet."

"what?"

This time, it was Tong Yishan's turn to be shocked. Her mouth was agape, and she looked rather rude. It was hard to imagine that a young lady from a sheltered family like her would lose her composure over something like this...

"That's right. You just came from No. 5 Middle School, so it's normal that you don't have an exploration permit. I'm making a fuss over nothing."

After gathering her thoughts, Tong Yishan composed herself and continued, "What kind of weapon do you want to buy? Actually, I know a little about science-related weapons."

Now that the other party had spoken, Bai Jinxuan naturally had no reason to hide anything.

"I don't need special weapons for dungeons because of their high material strength. I just want a handy weapon, preferably a knife."

"What do you think of this?"

Tong Yishan raised her smart bracelet and sent her a picture.

It was a dark red longsword with a straight blade and sharp lines at the tip; it was clearly a fine sword.

"very nice."

“5 million.” Tong Yishan smiled and spread her right hand, continuing, “Anyone below level 7 can be cut down at will.”

"Forget it."

Bai Jinxuan pursed her lips. Although she could still come up with 5 million if she sold the diamond, it was still too mild compared to the mineral disease that Yao's parents had.

Cheap weapons aren't necessarily unusable, but the most urgent thing now is to save up money to buy good health for Yao's parents at the auction.

Therefore, not a single penny can be wasted.

However, just as she turned her head to continue searching for a weapon at a suitable price, Tong Yishan spoke.

"give you."

! ! ! ?

"Give it to me? Are you serious?"

Bai Jinxuan wasn't happy at all; on the contrary, she sensed a conspiracy.

Who would give something to someone for no reason? Tong Yishan must have had an ulterior motive for doing this.

So she simply spread her hands and said, "Just tell me what you want."

"Team up with me."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jinxuan fell silent.

Honestly, this deal wasn't a bad one, because since she came to take the adventurer certification test, she would eventually have to team up with others for adventures. Rather than going to find someone she didn't know well, Tong Yishan was at least a reliable teammate.

For her, giving him a weapon and then teaming up with him would only bring her benefits, not harm.

This is a win-win collaboration.

After thinking for a while, Bai Jinxuan opened her mouth.

"May I ask, how many people are on your team now?"

"Currently, I'm the only one. If you want to recruit new team members, we can look together."

"No need, the two of us are enough, I'll join."

Tong Yishan's expression instantly relaxed; she held her small hand in mid-air, slightly...

She smiled and said, "Welcome, Bai Jinxuan."

"Thank you."