Chapter 152: Not Serious About Doing Business
After returning to her room, Moira Lynch opened the game interface and looked at her overflowing private messages. She was already used to this.
But this time was different. Many people were asking about the Talent Enhancement Stone, inquiring if she had any intention of selling it.
The answer, of course, was no. Moira merely glanced at them before ignoring them completely.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Moira took stock of her recent gains. Overall, her haul from this game was better than that of the last few games combined.
She took out the Talent Enhancement Stone, ready to use it, when a question suddenly occurred to her. ’Can this Talent Enhancement Stone only upgrade the quality of one talent, or can it upgrade all of them?’
’If it upgrades all my talents, wouldn’t it be a huge waste to use it now?’
With this in mind, Moira had Patience look up some information.
The results showed that it all depended on the quality of the particular Talent Enhancement Stone.
A high-quality Talent Enhancement Stone could upgrade all of a person’s talents, while a low-quality one could only upgrade a single one.
As it turned out, the Talent Enhancement Stone in Moira’s hand was of superior quality.
She had to admit, while the game system was a total ripoff, the quality of its rewards was undeniable.
Moira took a moment to sense her current level. Sure enough, her power always received a boost after a game ended.
She felt she could break through at any moment in the next day or two.
After listing a batch of food as usual, Moira, on a whim, started browsing other shops and an independent seller’s listings.
She opened one shop and was immediately stunned by what was inside. It was filled with items—at least twenty or thirty of them were listed.
’Seriously? Are people this loaded with items?’
Moira then looked at the prices. ’Good heavens, these prices aren’t just high; it’s obvious they don’t actually want to sell anything.’
Exoskeleton Armor, Flying Device, Water Storage Mushroom...
’These prices...’
Probably only a handful of people in the entire world could afford them.
Cathaya might be able to afford them. But then, the prices for these items were obviously no match for an Exoskeleton Mecha or a Flying Device.
It was also possible these people knew no one would buy them, so they just listed the items to show them off.
After all, if they kept the items themselves, they might just get stolen.
Besides, this shop was run by a state. Listing all sorts of items was also a way to flex their power.
However, others might not be able to afford it, but that might not be the case for SoySauceDrunkard.
She still had a few hundred sets of Exoskeleton Mecha on hand, saved for a rainy day.
Moira clicked on the items one by one, reading their descriptions. If she found something truly good, she wouldn’t mind trading an Exoskeleton Mecha for it.
She checked more than a dozen items in a row. She was either unsatisfied with an item’s effects or already had something that did the same thing.
Suddenly, her eyes locked onto one particular item.
Item Name: Universal Gloves
Grade: High-tier Item
Ability: Can record and replicate any object.
PS: Larger and more complex objects will require more time to replicate.
Rarity: Five Stars
’They can even provide a description like this?’
Although, it had been reported on the news that someone abroad had awakened an Identification Talent.
But while they could perform Identification, they couldn’t bring the items back. It was like knowing an iceberg was right in front of you, but being unable to see or touch it.
Moira was very tempted by the Universal Gloves.
Because of her Ice Finger ability, her hands were always cold. These Universal Gloves came at the perfect time, and they could even replicate objects.
Then she looked at the price: two sets of Exoskeleton Mecha.
’So expensive.’
’Buying it!!’
Moira clicked ’Buy’ without hesitation. In the next instant, a pair of sleek, metallic silver gloves appeared before her.
’These gloves look so high-tech.’
Moira eagerly put on the gloves.
Unlike other gloves, which felt cumbersome, she could barely feel the Universal Gloves on her hands.
High-tier item, Universal Gloves, detected. The Intelligent Brain is initiating connection.
Stealth Mode automatically activated.
In the next instant, the Universal Gloves on Moira’s hands vanished from sight, but she could still feel their presence.
Pleased with her acquisition, Moira continued browsing the other items. What she really lacked at the moment were offensive capabilities.
Speaking of which, she couldn’t help but think of the Thousand Feather Bow in her inventory space. Even though it was a traditional weapon, it suited her perfectly.
Unfortunately, she wouldn’t be able to use the Thousand Feather Bow until she reached level three.
Item Name: Super delicious orange
Grade: High-tier Item
Ability: A Super delicious orange, capable of swallowing anything.
Rarity: Six Stars
Moira glanced at the price: one Flying Device.
Its rarity was higher than the Universal Gloves, yet its price wasn’t even half as much.
Still, Moira was extremely curious about this "swallow anything" ability of the Super delicious orange.
After a moment of indecision, Moira noticed that the items on the shop’s shelves were being rapidly delisted.
’As I thought, they were just temporarily storing their items in the shop.’
Moira clicked ’Buy’ without a second thought. A flash of white light later, an orange that couldn’t look more ordinary appeared in her hand.
If she hadn’t known it was a high-tier item, Moira would have genuinely mistaken it for a regular orange.
After probing it with her spiritual power, Moira figured out how to use the orange. It was quite convenient.
To use it, all she had to do was throw it at an enemy.
However, the orange had to bond with its owner. To make it return after being thrown, she needed to let it familiarize itself with her scent.
After she secured the orange, all the items in the shop had been delisted. Moira then checked a few other shops, but found no trace of any items for sale.
But looking at the vast empty shelves, Moira guessed the items had probably been taken down in a hurry.
Seeing this, Moira sighed in disappointment. ’Seriously, what’s the big rush?’
After exiting the shop interface, Moira opened the game forums. Unsurprisingly, they were buzzing with activity.
Everyone was discussing what happened during the game.
[Aha: You guys, I can’t even. The second I logged in, I was trapped in some pitch-black place. I finally get out, only to come face-to-face with a Yeti. Almost had a heart attack.]
[OMG: But you still cleared the level, right? Count your blessings.]
[Aha: If you knew what I went through, you’d know I damn well deserved to clear it.]
Moira could feel the palpable resentment in that statement. ’So, what exactly happened to him?’
’Wait,’ Moira thought. ’The place he’s describing sounds just like where I started the game.’
’It seems I wasn’t the only player there at the time. The others just chose not to act rashly... or they were the unlucky ones chosen by the Yetis.’