Chapter 11: The Wolf Tooth Necklace

Ding, you have killed a [Wild Wolf], earning 40 experience points. Since it’s five levels above you, you gain an additional 20 experience points.

Ding, your talent ability triggers, increasing poison damage by 1 point.

Ding, congratulations! You’ve leveled up. Health +20, Mana +10, and you gain 5 free attribute points. Please allocate them wisely.

After using up 7 potions and killing 5 more wild wolves, the level-up notification arrived on schedule. Wu Shaocheng, however, looked dejected. “Sigh, still no way to farm for talents…”

He allocated all the points into agility, and his stats changed as follows:
Level: LV4 → LV5
Health: 270 → 290
Mana: 90 → 100
Agility: 25 → 30
Movement Speed: 28 → 33
Poison damage increased to 23
Experience: 0/3000

He walked over to the wild wolf corpses, picked up 4 copper coins and a wolf claw, and unexpectedly discovered an equipment item—one he had never seen before, a piece of jewelry.

[Wolf Tooth Necklace]
Quality: Common
Physical Attack +10
Crit Rate +1%
Requirements: None

Wu Shaocheng blinked. This equipment was pretty good. It was definitely a top-tier white item. The 1% crit rate was quite amazing.

Hmm… This equipment doesn’t seem very useful to me. Poison damage can’t crit, and early game attack items aren’t really useful to me. Later on, equipment with skills will be more useful. Since it’s not really useful now, I’ll sell it. I can make some money—thinking about it makes me happy.

He listed it anonymously, with a bidding mode and a 10-minute auction time, then confirmed.

“Shit, everyone, look at the auction house!” Someone with sharp eyes noticed the item in the auction house right away and quickly shouted in the regional chat.

“Damn, a necklace that adds 10 attack and 1% crit rate? I just barely managed to get a weapon from a goat, and it only has 4 attack. It’s also a white item—why is the difference so huge?”

“Yeah, the clothes I got from my previous drop can’t even compare to the wild boar leather armor listed in the auction house. Could it be dropped by high-level monsters?”

“Hey, the guy selling this equipment, can you tell us where you got this necklace from? I’ll camp there!”

“Don’t ask.”

“I must get this equipment!” Huang Shao stared intently at the necklace in the auction house, clearly still upset about being outsmarted last time. For someone who had put all his points into attack, this necklace was incredibly valuable. It was worth more than the weapon he bought for 20,000. The 1% crit rate was especially tempting—although the chances were low, it was a breakthrough. Without this necklace, he would never be able to crit. But once he had it, crits could happen at any time.

On the other side, Jun Lin watched the necklace in the auction house, his eyes filled with rare heat.

“Jun Lin, this equipment is perfect for your talent,” Nan Feng said seriously. They all knew about Jun Lin’s talent—his crit damage was increased by 100%, meaning that while others did double damage on crits, Jun Lin did triple damage. But that only worked if he had a crit. Without it, his talent was essentially useless.

“This equipment can’t be missed,” Jun Lin said firmly.

Meanwhile, the masked woman also showed a determined attitude toward obtaining this item.

Once the equipment was listed, the price soared rapidly. It was clear that many people wanted this item. However, the true powerhouses in this village were limited to just three major factions.

This time, Wu Shaocheng was closely monitoring the auction information. Although the previous two surprises were exciting, this time he wanted to see how high the price would rise. He was delighted when the price broke 20,000 within just five minutes.

By the 9th minute, the price of the necklace had stabilized at 30,000, with no one else bidding—either because they couldn’t afford it or because they didn’t think it was worth it.

“Huang Shao, no one else is bidding. This necklace is definitely yours,” one of his subordinates said.

“No, remember last time? Someone will definitely make a move in the last second. You increase the price to 50,000 in the final second. That way, the people trying to sneak in won’t have a chance,” Huang Shao said with a cold smile.

As the final second of the auction approached, a flurry of bids appeared. Ultimately, a player bid 60,000 for the necklace.

“Shit, playing dirty,” Huang Shao said angrily, almost wanting to cut off his subordinate’s head. He wasn’t upset about losing the money, but about losing the psychological battle.

Looking at the notification that his bid had failed, the masked woman sighed. She had bid 50,000, thinking it was already the maximum price for the white item. She couldn’t understand why someone would pay 60,000 for a white piece of equipment. There had to be a limit to its value, right? No matter how good its attributes were, it was still a piece of white equipment that would be obsolete in a day or two.

“Uncle Liu, is my understanding of this game still lacking?” the woman asked the middle-aged man beside her.

“Miss, I’ve never played games before. Do you know why your father asked me to join the game?” Uncle Liu asked.

“Is it because my father plans to invest in the game industry? He knows you have the best insight, so he wants you to see if there’s an investment opportunity, right?” the woman asked.

“Yes, miss, you’re very smart. You’ll understand more as you go. Would you like to hear my thoughts on the game?” Uncle Liu said.

The woman nodded.

Uncle Liu spoke seriously, “My understanding is that this is no longer just a game. It’s becoming the second world for humanity, a spiritual world. It will soon bear the weight of all human spiritual life. Therefore, I will suggest to your father that most industries in the real world be moved into the game.”

The woman’s pupils contracted slightly, and after a long pause, she said, “I know what I should do now.”

Meanwhile, Jun Lin had equipped the necklace, a faint smile forming on his lips.

“60,000? Jun Lin, are you sure a white item is worth that much?” Hao Yun said, feeling heartbroken.

“It’s worth it. The drop rate for accessories is low, and this one has crit rate. This necklace will likely accompany me through the entire early game. This investment will pay off many times over. This game is unlike any other we’ve played before. It’s our chance. We have to seize it,” Jun Lin said seriously.

“Mm.”

“Ding, the item you listed in the auction house has been purchased by a player. The transaction price is 60,000. After deducting the transaction fee of 9,000, you’ll receive 51,000, which has been transferred to your bound bank account.”

At this moment, Wu Shaocheng was completely dumbfounded. He knew the necklace would sell for a bit more than his previous items, but he never expected it to reach 60,000. He thought the price would stop at 30,000, so he was shocked by the surprise in the final seconds.

“There are so many rich people!” Wu Shaocheng couldn’t help but marvel. Before entering the game, he had only 700 yuan in savings and was worried about paying rent. Now, less than six hours later, his savings were about to break six figures. This was something he had never even dreamed of before.

“Keep going, bro! I’m not renting anymore! I have dreams now—I want to buy a house! Hahaha!”