Chapter 1 Stone Peak's Disguise

Stone Peak's disguise was incredibly convincing, and his equipment had been enhanced by Stone Peak to be entirely composed of Mithril-grade gear. He carried a Fine-Gold Blood-Colored Longsword and a Fine-Gold Blood-Colored Great Shield. This dazzling equipment would outshine even the leaders of second-rate guilds, let alone the presidents of first-rate guilds.

Combined with Stone Peak perfectly embodying Wei Wo Dukuang's arrogant demeanor, it was simply uncanny. Even those very familiar with Wei Wo Dukuang wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Passing players couldn't help but glance over, their eyes filled with jealousy and envy.

The glow of the Fine-Gold weapons almost blinded them.

The Scholar's banter, looking somewhat dejected, was aimlessly searching for a target, but when he saw Stone Peak disguised as Wei Wo Dukuang, his eyes lit up.

"This equipment is better than even our guild leader's. The guild he's in must be very powerful. I wonder if he's a player from the Star-Moon Kingdom," the Scholar thought to himself as he walked over, muttering a prayer.

"Hello, I am the Scholar's Banter from Echo of Twilight. May I ask if you are from the Star-Moon Kingdom?" the Scholar asked expectantly.

"Are you blind? Of course, I'm from the Star-Moon Kingdom. You don't even recognize me? What are you even playing Shen域 for?" Stone Peak said haughtily.

Instead of getting angry, the Scholar was overjoyed by Stone Peak's reprimand and quickly used an Appraisal skill on Stone Peak.

Wei Wo Dukuang, affiliated with the guild Dark Star.

After seeing the basic information, the Scholar immediately began searching for information on the official website and quickly found most of Wei Wo Dukuang's information, making him even happier.

"I was careless. I didn't expect it to be the famous Wei Wo Dukuang. I wonder if Guild Leader Dukuang is interested in ores?" the Scholar said slowly, not rushing things.

But Stone Peak was already smiling.

Just as he had guessed, the Scholar was eager to get rid of the ores.

"Ores? Are you looking down on our guild?" Stone Peak said angrily.

"Guild Leader Wei, you misunderstand. Of course, I know that you don't lack ores," the Scholar said calmly. "But what about the other guilds in the Star-Moon Kingdom? If Guild Leader Wei sells cheap ores to them in large quantities, wouldn't you make a fortune?"

At this point, Stone Peak pretended to be somewhat interested.

"Guild Leader Wei, the consumption of weapons is considerable when fighting monsters. I think all the guilds are very interested in whetstones, and I have a lot of the main material for making whetstones, the sturdy stones. I can sell them to you very cheaply," the Scholar said quickly.

"Cheap sturdy stones?" Stone Peak acted even more interested. "Tell me about it."

"I only charge 10 silver coins for a stack of sturdy stones here, and other ores are also much cheaper than in the Star-Moon Kingdom," the Scholar said confidently.

"10 silver coins a stack and you call that cheap? Are you playing with me? Or do you think I have a lot of time to waste?" Stone Peak said angrily. "I'll offer 5 silver coins a stack at most, otherwise, forget it."

"Guild Leader Wei, I know the price of sturdy stones in the Star-Moon Kingdom. You can usually buy a stack for eleven or twelve silver coins. If you buy them back, you can make a clean profit of one or two silver. And I have a lot of sturdy stones here, enough to make Guild Leader Wei a fortune," the Scholar had done his homework beforehand and investigated the prices, so he was very confident that Wei Wo Dukuang would be interested, he was just trying to lower the price.

"Eleven or twelve silver coins, do you know when that was the price?" Stone Peak said disdainfully. "That was two days ago. Now that everyone's level is higher, there are more places to find sturdy stones. You can't sell them for such a high price now. I'll say it again, 5 silver coins a stack, take it or leave it."

At this point, the Scholar began to panic. He had done his investigation two days ago, and as Stone Peak said, players' levels were constantly increasing, and not only were more sturdy stones dropping, but mining ores could also yield a lot.

The Echo of Twilight only collected sturdy stones for three to four silver coins a stack. Selling them to Stone Peak for 5 silver coins would not make much profit.

"I know it's not easy for Guild Leader Wei, how about this, how about 8 silver coins a stack?" the Scholar said tentatively.

"Get lost, forget it," Stone Peak said, feigning anger.

Although Stone Peak said that the price of sturdy stones had dropped, it hadn't dropped much in White River City, about 11 silver coins a stack. But Stone Peak wasn't worried because the Echo of Twilight was afraid of being stuck with the ores. Such a loss would be enough to make the Echo of Twilight unable to cope, and its development would stagnate, allowing other guilds to surpass it.

"Guild Leader Wei, wait a moment, how about 7 silver coins?" the Scholar said quickly when he saw Stone Peak turning to leave.

But the price of 7 silver coins didn't stop Stone Peak.

"Alright, alright, 6 silver coins, I can't lower it any further," the Scholar said when he saw Stone Peak was so firm, with no room for negotiation. He was also unsure, after all, it was too difficult to find players from the Star-Moon Kingdom, and it was even harder to find a guild leader like Wei Wo Dukuang. If he couldn't sell these ores as soon as possible, they would become less and less valuable in the future.

But reality was cruel, Stone Peak didn't stop at all.

This made the Scholar really panic. He quickly ran up to stop Stone Peak and said anxiously, "Guild Leader Wei, won't you consider it any further? 6 silver coins is really cheap, you can't find ores this cheap anywhere else."

"Can't find it?" Stone Peak smiled. The Star-Moon Kingdom was scarce in mineral resources, belonging to the kind of kingdom where mineral production was relatively low, but it was above average in terms of herbs, but other kingdoms and empires were not like that.

Immediately, Stone Peak shouted, "Selling sturdy stones for 6 silver coins a stack, you definitely won't find anything cheaper than this?"

This made the Scholar a little confused.

But many people on the street gave Stone Peak contemptuous looks.

"Don't joke around, 6 silver coins a stack and you call that cheap? It's expensive at 5 silver and 30 copper in our place. If you want a lot, I can sell it to you for 5 silver coins a stack."

"You're killing me, coming out to show off with 6 silver coins a stack, I might as well go back and buy some."

Many people on the street began to laugh at Stone Peak.

However, the Scholar was the one who was really blushing. He was now ashamed of himself. The "definitely" he had said earlier had been slapped hard in the face.

Moreover, someone had already offered a price of 5 silver coins, and nothing could have been more impactful than this.

"How is it? Aren't you very cheap? Can't you find a lower price?" Stone Peak sneered, "How come everyone on the street is offering a lower price than you? Do you really think I'm easy to fool?"

"This is a misunderstanding, really," the Scholar said anxiously. "How about we settle on what Guild Leader Wei said, 5 silver coins a stack?"

"It's too late, I'll only offer 2 silver coins at most now. I just casually asked on the street and someone immediately offered 5 silver coins. If I asked more people, the price might be even lower, after all, there are many kingdoms with abundant mineral resources," Stone Peak said with a scornful smile.