After lying down on the bed Lu Xuehan had made for me, I felt completely drained, as if I had collapsed, and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
Half-asleep, my phone rang. I opened my eyes and saw it was an unfamiliar number.
"Hello, may I speak to Mr. Qing Cai Bai Yu Tang?" A sweet female voice came from the other end of the line.
"This is he. Is there something you need?" My good dream had been interrupted, and I was quite annoyed, so my tone was very cold.
There was a noticeable pause on the other end of the phone. After a moment, she said, "I apologize for disturbing you so late at night. It's like this: I'm also a player of moons constant, and I want to train a human female warrior. I'm very interested in the sword you're selling at the Novice Village, but I don't have that many gold coins right now. I'm also from Suzhou City. Would it be possible for me to buy it with real-world currency?"
My heart immediately skipped a beat. Could it be that my first pot of gold since becoming a professional player was about to enter my pocket?
"Uh, how much are you offering?" I went straight to negotiating the price, then added, "Show some sincerity. I'm not worried about this sword not selling."
Indeed, green equipment, especially weapons, were very sought after right now. A post on the forum had compiled statistics, showing that a white greatsword with 4-8 attack had already been privately traded for 1000 RMB, let alone a green weapon with 7-12 attack and additional attributes?
The person on the other end seemed to hesitate for a moment. After a while, she said, "Based on current market prices, I don't want to haggle with you. How about 3500 yuan? This price is already very fair. You know, in a few more days, it won't be worth this much."
I calmly said, "Tell me your ID, and transfer the money first, if you trust me!"
"Okay, my name is Murong Shanshan, and I also started in Wild Dog Village. I'm not online right now. Tell me your bank card number, and I'll transfer it online!"
"Do you really trust me that much?"
"Yes."
"Thank you! Wait a moment, I'll go ask the boss for the bank account! I'll call you back shortly!"
"Alright."
I immediately lost all sleepiness. I checked the time, and it was already 2:40 AM. I had slept for nearly 7 hours, which was enough.
I quickly put on some clothes and left my room, knocking on Xu Lin's door. Soon after, Xin Yu, still sleepy-eyed, opened the door and looked at me with surprise, saying, "Lin Fan, have you really come to your senses? But it's not very convenient right now, Sister Lin is also here…"
I immediately lost my temper and said speechlessly, "I just came to find Sister Lin, don't misunderstand!"
"What does she have that's better than me? Is it just that she's older?" Xin Yu puffed out her full chest and said with a seductive gaze.
At that moment, Xu Lin also woke up, quickly put on a coat, and came out, saying, "Is there something wrong?"
"Of course." I nodded, a joyful expression on my face, and said, "Someone wants to buy my 7-12 green longsword for 3500 RMB. They're asking for our bank account now to transfer the money."
"What?! 3500? Is that true?!" Xu Lin looked both surprised and delighted, then said to Xin Yu, "Xiao Yu, go wake everyone else up. It's almost time, let's have a meeting first!"
Everyone quickly gathered. When they heard that my equipment was really selling for RMB, they were all extremely surprised, looking expectant.
In front of everyone, I dialed the number from earlier:
"Hello, I'm Qing Cai Bai Yu Tang. Please get a pen and write down my bank account: XXXXXXXXXXXX. The name is Xu Lin. If I see the money arrive, I'll immediately go online and trade the item to you!"
"No problem, check in five minutes. I'll transfer it right away. Let me know when you see the money, and we'll go online together!"
"OK!"
This was a new bank card Xu Lin had just opened, so the balance was a big fat 0. All eight people, with eight pairs of eyes, stared intently at Lu Xuehan's computer monitor.
Refresh! It's 0!
Refresh again! Still 0!
One more refresh, OK!
That 0 finally turned into 3500!
Xu Lin and Xin Yu clapped and cheered, then turned and took out their wallets, pulling out 12 red bills and handing them to me, saying, "Every personal transaction comes with a 1/3 commission. This 1200 is for you! Xiao Lin, you are now a role model for the rest of us to learn from. I also hope everyone can soon get their own equipment to sell for money!"
I paused, took the stack of money, then pulled out half and handed it back to Xu Lin: "Let's use this 600 to treat everyone to a meal tomorrow. How about it, shall we celebrate a bit first?"
Xu Lin nodded: "Alright, tomorrow night we'll have a good meal at the Huoguo City (Hotpot City) downstairs~!"
Everyone smiled happily. It seemed we were one step closer to our goal.
"Official announcement, I accidentally chose the wrong profession. I'm a warrior now." I suddenly remembered I hadn't told everyone this yet.
Everyone stared in astonishment for a moment, then expressed their admiration for me.
I immediately called Murong Shanshan, arranged to go online together, and then everyone else went back to their rooms to enter the game. There would be a breakfast break in the morning.
With a flash of white light, I appeared in the center of the village. Soon after, I received a message from Murong Shanshan: "I'm next to the auction house, hurry over."
The auction house was right nearby, so I immediately walked over. From a distance, I saw a group of players checking out the auction items.
"Hey, I'm over here~!" A slender, pale hand tapped my shoulder, accompanied by its owner's sweet voice.
I turned my head and was utterly astonished. Was this a real person?
Soft black hair cascaded down her shoulders like flowing water, her snow-white face and delicate features looked so sweet, and a pair of beautiful eyes blinked at me. Murong Shanshan's smile was like a pool of spring water melting open.
"Did… did you adjust your appearance?" I asked dazedly.
Murong Shanshan pursed her lips and smiled, saying, "No, why would I adjust it? Am I not pretty enough?"
"Very pretty!" I praised her sincerely, then turned around, took my sword from the display rack, initiated a trade with Murong Shanshan, and said, "This is your sword!"
Once the trade was complete, Murong Shanshan immediately equipped the exquisite longsword. Paired with her tall, slender figure, it looked absolutely beautiful!
"That armor of yours… it must be green equipment, right?" Watching the stream of light shimmer on the delicate female armor Murong Shanshan was wearing, I said with a hint of envy.
Murong Shanshan smiled and said, "Yes, it's green equipment that can only be equipped at Level 7, adding 15 defense~! I got it with a few sisters after killing a Level 10 wild wolf leader~!"
"Hehe, not bad, your level isn't low, is it?" I wondered what she would think if she knew the armor I was wearing had 22 defense.
Murong Shanshan said with a beaming smile, "En, I'm already Level 8 and a half, almost Level 9. Maybe I can get my profession and leave the Novice Village the day after tomorrow. But looking at you, your level shouldn't be low either, ah… wait!!! You've already gotten your profession? So you're a warrior too!"
I gave an awkward laugh: "Just good luck!"
Murong Shanshan didn't press further, smiling as she said, "Alright then, if you find any good warrior equipment in the future, remember to let me know. Let's keep in touch long-term~ Let's add each other as friends first!"
"En." I clicked on the friend system and dragged her name in.
Murong Shanshan then yawned and said lazily, "I haven't logged off for over ten hours, I can't do it anymore. I need to rest for a bit. You have fun, goodbye~"
She had already logged off before I even had a chance to say "goodbye."
Damn it, she really didn't give me any face…