"This is daylight robbery!"
"We don't have a lot of stock. If you want to buy it, then buy it. Those who want it, you better do it quickly."
The three stall owners only cast a glance at the person who had spoken. Once they estimated that person's buying power, they looked away to talk with the other people. When they met the straightforward ones, they settled on the deal right away.
When they saw more people grit their teeth and buy the Great Wolf Fur Coats, Whirlwind Young Li, Eastern Green Gate, and Azure Wolf, who had been watching quietly and calmly by the side, were slightly tempted, and they became anxious.
They had quite a lot of money on them. Hence, they gritted their teeth and went up to buy the set.
"Wait."
Happy looked up and stopped the group from buying the items.
"If you really want them, don't buy. Come with me."
Whirlwind Young Li, Eastern Green Gate, and Azure Wolf were instantly stunned speechless. However, they had quite a lot of confidence in Happy's words, which was why they did not hesitate and turned around to walk away from the crowd.
The three stall owners had nothing to say about this. They originally had their eyes on Whirlwind Young Li and Eastern Green Gate, because they had extraordinary presences, but now, their business had been ruined, and they could not help but be vexed. When they saw Happy's get up, however, they remembered that person's name, and they felt a chill go down their spines. They averted their gazes and looked elsewhere.
The Blue-robed Noble Sword User was someone who made Dragon Tiger Sect admit defeat, and they went as far as to avoid him from then on. The three men just wanted to become rich through the Great Wolf Fur Coats and were not arrogant enough to want to provoke an existence like the Blue-Robed Noble Sword User.
Happy left the crowd and entered the weapon shop. Without any hesitation, he bought the Green Jade Shrouded in Heavenly Silks, which cost one hundred thousand taels of silver crumbs. Then, he walked out of the city while the trio behind him gasped in astonishment.
"Eldest senior brother…" Whirlwind Young Li only recovered from his shock after a while. He caught up to Happy in excitement and said, "This item is a high-grade masterpiece, and it's extremely expensive! You're actually willing to spend money to buy it?"
"You'll only be able to gain something if you're willing to let go of something else." Happy smiled faintly.
Eastern Green Gate's eyes lit up when he heard this. He closed his fan and slapped it against his palm.
"Are you saying that spending five thousand taels of silver crumbs for that Great Wolf Fur Coat is not worth the expenditure?"
Happy nodded.
"Instead of spending your money on useless items, it'd be better to use it on more manuals and increasing your qi realm, or saving it to buy high-grade equipment."
"Oh."
The trio looked enlightened.
"So, where are we going?"
Once they got out of the city, Azure Wolf looked around in puzzlement.
"You wanted the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Set, right?" Happy turned around and gave the trio a mysterious smile.
"Didn't you just say that it's not worth buying that sort of beginner level equipment?"
"It's indeed not worth spending five thousand taels of silver crumbs for it, but there's still some use for that equipment." Happy pointed at the mountain that was situated far from the city with neither rashness or conceitedness.
"The additional defensive effects from Great Wolf Fur Equipment Set are pretty good. It won't affect your speed, and it protects your vitals. Its effects are as good as those of Ink Armor. It'd be good for each of you have a set! But there's no need for you to buy it.
"Its materials come from the fur of Great Wolves, which you can find in the depths of the forest in Cold Mountain Temple. As long as you can get their fur and ask the manager of a tailor's shop to custom make them for you, it'll be fine. You will only need to pay a price of five hundred taels of silver crumbs for the craftsmanship of the entire set."
The trio were stunned speechless. Looks of shock could be found on their faces.
Five hundred taels of silver crumbs?
The stall owners who sold the Great Wolf Fur Coats just now asked for ten thousand taels of silver crumbs for the entire set.
Naturally, they did not know that Happy had only estimated the cost, because the cost for making a Level 2 Equipment was indeed very cheap. As long as they could provide the raw materials, the tailor in the tailor's shop would be able to make the entire set within a short period of time.
Chapter 76 - Murder in the Forest
The great benefit of the entire set of Great Wolf Fur Equipment made the trio incredibly tempted. While they were enraged by the three stall owners' black hearts, they were also very excited. They felt as if they had just found a shortcut to get rich.
Even though one set of equipment would just earn them five thousand taels of silver crumbs, if they had a huge batch of Great Wolf Pelts, they would acc.u.mulate it day by day. They could get a lot of money within a short period of time, and it would be a great help for the development in the future!
However, Eastern Green Gate put on a thoughtful expression.
"That's not right. I heard that there aren't many Great Wolves in the depths of the forest around Cold Mountain Temple. And these Great Wolves aren't what normal players can handle."
"Yup," Happy answered with a nod. "Not only are the Great Wolves much larger than normal Wild Wolves, they're very strong. Their movement speed is astonishing, and they are brutal. They are basically at the level of players at the beginning stages of Blessed Realm. Even players in Gate Realm who formed small groups of two or three can only dream about killing them. Anyone fighting them is bound to be injured, which is why those three people set the price so high."
"Blessed Realm?!"
The trio remembered the chief bandit of Black Wind Mountain, and they looked at each other at a loss.
"Then doesn't that mean that we'll have to be chugging down medicine to survive?"
"Why are you scared? We have our eldest senior brother here, you know? Why would we need Jinchuang Ointment? He can handle them with a few throwing knives." Whirlwind Young Li glared at Azure Wolf.
"That's right, why didn't I think of that?!" Eastern Green Gate's eyes lit up, and he made a suggestion. "Why don't we just kill a whole bunch of them? If we miss this chance, we might not be able to run into such an opportunity again."
Happy turned around and said, "I was thinking about the same thing. I just spent all my money. Why don't we go there now and spend a night at Cold Mountain Temple? We'll kill all the Great Wolves. The three of you will be in charge of luring them, and I'll be in charge of killing them." He had a certain advantage if he used throwing knives to kill Great Wolves.
"Alright!"
In less than half an hour, the four of them rushed into the depths of the forest around Cold Mountain Temple. The further they went in, the dimmer it became. However, their field of vision was not too affected, and it was not a problem to fight. Though once night arrived, they might need to light torches. However, they did not have to worry about this. All of them had some torches to spare in their Universe Bag.
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Within the depths of the forest around Cold Mountain Temple were around forty players dressed in tight-fitting, white warrior attire and carrying weapons. They swept their gazes over the area, and while staying wary, they talked among themselves.
"Aside from the people from Dragon Tiger Sect, there are other people who have come here after they got some news. Leader Lin, what should we do?"
The group of people instantly looked at the middle-aged man at the center. He was dressed in the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Set. He had his hands behind his back and stood tall among the crowd. He was incredibly eye-catching. The man was one of the eight leaders of Heaven Domination Sect that rose to power in Gusu City. They had around forty members in the sect, and quite a numb
er of them had already entered Gate Realm.
When he heard this, Leader Lin's eyes sparkled. Resolution shone in the depths of his eyes.
"As long as we take down at this vantage point, we can turn this into an important source of income for our sect in the future! Hmph! Sooner or later, Gusu City will belong to Heaven Domination Sect! Get rid of all the others who are here!"
When he bought the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Set, Leader Lin immediately understood that Cold Mountain Temple was an important place that provided a lot of resources. He also instantly came to a realization that as long as he occupied this place, it would mean that he controlled the sales of the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Set, which would help Heaven Domination Sect's equipment to completely surpass that of all the other sects in Gusu City.
"Do you even need to ask? Keep no one alive!"
Leader Lin's gaze turned cold, and he gave the order to kill everyone without hesitation.
Dragon Tiger Sect had been in the limelight previously, but when its sect master suddenly took the initiative to send the news that they had lost to Happy, that they would avoid him when they saw him in the future, and even said that they were willing to share all resources equally with the players in Gusu City, Leader Lin knew that Dragon Tiger Sect had willingly pulled off its own fangs and claws.
As of then, the number of people in Dragon Tiger Sect had been reduced to less when it was at the peak of its time.
A tiger who no longer had its fangs and claws was no longer the king of beasts. It could not suppress all the beasts when it roared in the forest!
Now, it was the time for the pack of wolves to devour the tiger.
Many sects had popped up like mushrooms after a shower. As of then, if anyone could stand out among the competition, there was a high possibility that they could replace Dragon Tiger Sect as Gusu City's greatest sect!
It was only because of this reason that Leader Lin had made his decision. He would do everything in his power to seize the vantage point within Cold Mountain Sect and monopolize it for a long period of time.
He wanted to make the people in Gusu City avoid the disciples from Heaven Domination Sect when they saw them dressed in the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Sets!
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Great Wolves were wolves unique to the forest in Cold Mountain Temple. They were like giants among the other wolves. They were thirteen feet long and as tall as a human. If a normal person stood in front of them, they would tremble in fear at the thought of fighting against them.
But even so, under the temptation of great benefits, quite a number of players still formed groups to enter the area near the dens of the Great Wolves.
"Kill them!"
"Old Tu, careful! Move back! Brother Lu, come here!"
In a battlefield in the depths of the forest were seven players. They fought against a singled out Great Wolf while feeling incredibly nervous. Three of them were already injured badly, and they had frowns on their faces while sitting outside the battlefield. They circulated their qi to cure their injuries.
The other four shouted while they created chances for their partners to attack the Great Wolf in close-quarters combat. They had all sorts of weapons, and when the Great Wolf was the slightest bit careless, they would leave deep wounds on its fur.
"Howl!"
The Great Wolf's actions were very swift and brutal. Every time it was injured, its eyes would turn bloodshot, and at the speed of lightning, it would use its sharp claws to leave behind a lot of wounds on the people's bodies.
However, the Great Wolf did not show any signs of fatigue, even though it had fought for a long time. Every time it was enraged, someone would definitely move back and use Jinchuang Ointment as well as circulate their qi to heal their wounds. This showed that the Great Wolf's defense was very high, and it was also very tenacious.
"Damn it! If I knew just how hard it was to kill a Great Wolf, I wouldn't have come here. I've already used up five hundred taels of silver crumbs worth of Jinchuang Ointment…"
One of the people outside the battlefield had a bitter expression on his face.
Even though they knew that Great Wolf Pelts could be sold on the market for one thousand taels of silver crumbs, and they could even make a leather armor that was worth ten thousand taels of silver crumbs if they sent the pelt to the tailor's shop, when the seven of them shared the benefits, they would not get that much, and they had even used up a lot of Jinchuang Ointment…
"Calm down." The person by his side smiled and comforted him without any traces of anxiety or frustration. "Just treat this as us practicing our martial arts. Didn't you notice? The fluctuations in our tenth realm martial arts are frequent, and it's all because we're fighting against a high-level monster."
"Haha, you're right!"
"You understand now, right? We might as well just form a team and stay here. We can practice our martial arts and even earn money. There's no way we can get a better deal anywhere else."
"You're right." The people on the battlefield laughed wryly, "But when can we kill it? Close to half an hour has passed, and this damn wolf still hasn't died."
One swordsman was rather relaxed. When he heard this, he smiled.
"You're right!"
The group of people were motivated again and continued fighting.
At that moment, a cry of pain suddenly came from behind.
The four turned around and looked. Around ten unfamiliar people in white suddenly appeared outside the battlefield. They came with an aggressive momentum, weapons in hand. Their three companions who had been circulating their qi to treat their wounds did not even have the time to fight back before they fell in a pool of their own blood. The group of strangers did not stop. They went straight for the four people who were engaged in a difficult fight.
The four people's expressions instantly changed.
"No!"
"Careful!"
The moment they panicked, they showed weakness.
When the Great Wolf found that its enemies had lost their composure, it killed one of them with one slash, turned its head and bit another to death, and in the blink of an eye, only two of the four were left. Besides the Great Wolf, they also had to face around ten killers who eyed them with covetous looks…
After some time, Happy suddenly stopped walking!
His nose twitched. A faint hint of blood had wafted into his nose from the depths of the forest, and he immediately quirked an eyebrow.
Chapter 77 - Slaughter to Open the Path, Occupy the Land to Become King
When they walked through the disorderly empty spaces in the forest, the puzzlement in Happy and his group's eyes became stronger. It was clear that the place had just witnessed a terrible battle. The corpses of three players had yet to disappear, and they lay on the ground in a line in incredibly strange postures. They seemed to have been ambushed from behind and killed while they were circulating their qi.
Not far in the distance was a huge carcass of a wolf lying on its side. The ground around it had been completely dyed in blood and looked like hell on earth. There were even the corpses of four other players scattered next to it.
Happy and the others were stunned speechless. They looked at each other in silence and became wary.
It would seem like the depths of the forest around Cold Mountain Temple were no longer a safe place to practice their skills.
"What should we do?"
Azure Wolf shrank his neck and looked at Happy.
It could be seen that the battle had ended not long ago after someone had ambushed the group of players who had been taking turns fighting against a Great Wolf. Once they succeeded, they attacked the Great Wolf. They were not weak, and their numbers were rather great.
"This is not the first group we run into while on our way here. Looks like we aren't the only ones who understand the benefits of the Great Wolf Fur Equipment Sets. Someone wants to occupy this place, so it will no longer be peaceful." When Eastern Green Gate began to speak, both he and Whirlwin
d Young Li had solemn expressions on their faces.
The latter paused for a moment before he said, "It might be people from Dragon Tiger Sect."
"Dragon Tiger Sect?" Happy observed the battlefield around him for a moment before he turned around and said, "If it's really them, then things will be easy." Not a single hint of emotion could be seen on his face.
Happy did not fear Dragon Tiger Sect. After he reached Gate Realm, his lightness skill reached its peak, and he could move about freely. If Dragon Tiger Sect had truly decided to clear this place for themselves, he would see whether they were sensible. If they were not? Hmph! Happy would just settle their old and new grudges together.
He remembered that after this day, evil deeds would run wild in the game, and endless opportunities could be found.
It was also why he had resolutely decided to spend some time to gear up Whirlwind Young Li and his friends; he wanted them to have a better chance of protecting themselves in the chaotic and dangerous world of martial artists.
"Let's go!" With a low shout, the four of them charged into the depths of the forest with the sounds of their sleeves fluttering in the wind.
"Who is it?!"
Before they could travel even 328 feet, four people in white shot out from behind the tree in front of them and blocked their path.
"Stop! Heaven Domination Sect is here on official business. All of you who are not part of our organization, leave."
They seemed to be able to tell that Happy and his group were people who could be easily provoked. The person in charge did not immediately order his men to kill them, as he had done for the others.
With raised eyebrows, the four of them stopped moving. Happy did not panic and quickly swept his gaze over the four people in front of him before he looked past their shoulders at the group of people in white surrounding and attacking a Great Wolf not far in the distance.
"Heaven Domination Sect?"
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