Chapter 1 Making a Fortune

Shi Feng's opening bid of 30 gold coins significantly raised the price.

Some second-tier NPCs shook their heads. While the skill book was good, it was a bit too expensive, and they gave up competing.

Shi Feng was about to breathe a sigh of relief.

"35 gold!"

A loud voice echoed throughout the auction hall.

Shi Feng turned his head and almost cursed.

The one bidding wasn't a melee class, but a fourth-tier female magic导师.

Mages have always been the wealthy class in God's Domain, and for a fourth-tier magic导师, thirty or fifty gold was just the cost of one magic research session.

"Too bad."

Shi Feng shook his head and stopped bidding. He only had a little over 30 gold and couldn't compete. If he had known this skill book would be sold at auction, he wouldn't have sold his gold coins.

Although Shi Feng withdrew from the competition, the other fourth-tier melee classes were still fighting. The price of Yan Lei Bao (Flame Lightning Storm) continued to climb, reaching 45 gold, making it the most expensive item except for those level 100+ equipment pieces.

"45 gold going once."

"45 gold going twice."

At this moment, Shi Feng heard a system notification.

System: The design for the Glimmer has been sold at the auction house. After deducting the handling fee, 2 gold and 31 silver have been transferred to your inventory.

System: The design for the Glimmer has been sold at the auction house. After deducting the handling fee, 2 gold and 44 silver have been transferred to your inventory.

System: The design for the Glimmer has been sold at the auction house. After deducting the handling fee, 2 gold and 27 silver have been transferred to your inventory.

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A series of system notifications, at least twenty or more, left Shi Feng stunned.

He didn't understand what was happening. Why had so many people bought the Glimmer designs during his time in Blackwing City? It had suddenly filled his wallet.

With a full wallet, Shi Feng shouted without hesitation, "46 gold!"

"45 gold going for the third time!"

"This gentleman has bid 46 gold. Is there anyone willing to offer a higher price?"

"49 gold." The fourth-tier female magic导师 frowned slightly.

Shi Feng was now full of confidence. If the female magic导师 was determined to buy it, he definitely couldn't compete, but this skill book was definitely not worth much to her. He didn't believe she would spend a lot of money to buy it.

"55 gold." Shi Feng decided to take it in one go and stopped slowly increasing the price.

55 gold coins was definitely an astronomical price for this skill book. The fourth-tier female magic导师 wasn't a fool and gave up directly.

When other NPCs saw Shi Feng bid so high, they looked at him as if he were an idiot. Even learning skills from third or fourth-tier class instructors only cost a dozen gold coins, and the skills were much better than this. Spending 55 gold now was simply foolish.

However, the NPCs didn't understand the world of players. Learning a powerful skill early on greatly enhanced a player's strength, especially a super rare skill like this one that had an area-of-effect and a stun. The benefits it would bring in the future were countless, even if it cost 100 gold it would be worth it.

With no NPCs competing, the white-bearded old man finally brought down the hammer.

"Congratulations to Mr. Black Flame for winning Yan Lei Bao!"

Shi Feng happily paid 55 gold to get Yan Lei Bao and immediately clicked to learn it.

Yan Lei Bao was a god-tier skill for leveling up and PK in the early stages. With it, Shi Feng thought of many ways to level up quickly.

After that, the auction continued for more than an hour, but there wasn't anything that Shi Feng needed now. Each item cost more than a hundred gold, and in the end, an epic item appeared. Many fourth-tier NPCs began bidding like crazy, and it ended with more than five thousand gold. Shi Feng could only watch and join in the fun.

After the auction, Shi Feng walked out of the gate contentedly, wanting to return to Red Leaf Town immediately to find out what had happened and why so many people were buying the Glimmer designs.

If the Glimmer designs were still profitable, he would immediately make another batch, earning as much as he could to ease the pressure on his wallet.

Shi Feng was originally very wealthy in the White River City area, but after coming to Blackwing City, he suddenly realized that he was really poor.

Just as Shi Feng was about to leave, he heard a hurried shout from behind.

"Brother Black Flame, please wait!"

Shi Feng turned his head and saw Gu Hong and the others he had met before, as well as Kuang Dao Wei Wo (Arrogant Saber), who had tried to drive him away.

"What's the matter?" Shi Feng asked coldly.

He could understand Gu Hong's inaction before, but understanding was understanding.

No one would feel good about being invited and then driven away.

Hearing Shi Feng's cold voice, Gu Hong smiled bitterly and helplessly, "Brother Black Flame, I apologize for what happened before. It was all a misunderstanding. I was wondering if we could have a chat?"

"Brother Gu Hong, I've already said that people with different ideals cannot work together."

Shi Feng knew what Gu Hong and the others were planning. These people had abandoned him for their own benefit before, and now that he could enter the auction house, they had come running back.

He felt disgusted by Gu Hong and the others' behavior, let alone cooperate with them. They might betray him again for their own benefit one day.

Seeing Shi Feng turn and leave, Kuang Dao Wei Wo shouted angrily, "Don't be ungrateful. The strength of our first-rate guilds is far beyond your imagination. The returns you can get are incredibly generous, more than 5 gold, enough for you to become the richest man in a town. Others can only dream of such a thing. You'd better think carefully. After a while, your title won't be worth anything, and there will be plenty of people with it."

For free players, becoming the richest man in a town was unimaginable. It meant having at least three or four gold coins in their pocket, which was an astronomical figure for a town where copper coins were still the main currency.

"The richest man in a town?" Shi Feng couldn't help but laugh. "That's a tempting reward, but unfortunately, I'm not interested."

He was already the richest man in a city before he came to Blackwing City. He didn't need their money.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Black Flame?"

At this moment, a beautiful female player walked over and asked. The beauty was about twenty-one or two years old, with extremely beautiful features. She wore a gorgeous purple robe that was dazzling. She pursed her lips and squinted at Shi Feng with a smile. Her fair and flawless face was flushed, and the smile on her lips added to her charm.

"That's right, and you are?" Shi Feng didn't recognize the woman in front of him, but this beautiful curse術師 had reached level 7, and her equipment was a mysterious iron set, indicating that she was very strong.

"Hello, my name is Shui Se Qiang Wei (Rose by the Water). We met in the auction hall before, but you may not have seen me," said the beautiful woman named Shui Se Qiang Wei with a smile.

Shi Feng was shocked by the beautiful woman's introduction.

Shui Se Qiang Wei, one of the top ten curse術師s in God's Domain and a sixth-tier curse deity, he had actually met her.

In the previous life, Shui Se Qiang Wei's reputation was even greater than that of the divine priest Zi Yan Liu Yun (Purple Smoke Flowing Cloud).

"Oh, you were in the auction hall?" Shi Feng was surprised. He knew that entering the VIP area of the auction hall required sufficient status, and he had only obtained it by chance by completing the first part of an epic mission.

"I certainly can't compare to Mr. Black Flame. Entering the auction hall can only be for looking around. Unlike Mr. Black Flame, who spends 55 gold to buy a skill book," Shui Se Qiang Wei sighed. "So, I'm here on behalf of Huang Hun Hui Xiang (Twilight Echo) to discuss cooperation with you. I wonder if Mr. Black Flame is interested?"

The Huang Hun Hui Xiang guild was famous in the virtual game world and was a behemoth. Shui Se Qiang Wei was an honorary elder of Huang Hun Hui Xiang, with a very high status and a reputation no less than that of the Ice and Snow Goddess. It could be said that no one didn't know her.

Kuang Dao Wei Wo and the others were shocked beyond belief when they heard Shui Se Qiang Wei's conversation. They were dumbfounded.

They thought that Shi Feng was just a free player and couldn't have much money. Giving him 5 gold should have made him grateful, but Shi Feng had spent 55 gold to buy a skill book.

His assets were twice as much as all of them combined...

Who exactly was this Shi Feng?