The crowd standing in the plaza was so stunned by the power of this weapon that they had forgotten about Lu Heng producing items out of thin air. They began to discuss amongst themselves.
"How is this possible? Did that long sword really enhance the effect of the ability?"
"Yeah, I've never heard of weapons having such an effect."
"Isn't this basically a divine artifact?"
"Right, that person isn't a swindler, is he?"
"No, I'm a third-tier ability user, and I can tell he's indeed a second-tier fire ability user."
"Damn, is it that overpowered? I'm going out to kill zombies and level up quickly. Once I save enough fourth-tier crystals, I'm buying one too. This is insane!"
The person testing the sword was also somewhat dazed. He looked at the hand holding the sword in disbelief. The moment he infused energy and swung it, he felt a surge of power within him, which then, along with his fire ability, erupted outwards, creating a deep pit in the ground.
He knew that without this long sword, the ability he unleashed would never have been able to create a pit of that magnitude.
Reluctantly, he returned the sword to Lu Heng and asked, "If I say I want to pre-order this long sword, can you keep it for me?"
Such a good weapon likely wouldn't have many in stock. Even if there were Level 4 zombies outside, with his current abilities, he wouldn't be able to obtain their crystals.
Moreover, there were already some ability users who had reached Level 5 or 6 in this base, but he really wanted a weapon like this.
"I'm sorry, I don't reserve items in my shop for anyone. It's first come, first served. You should focus on leveling up. I have more than one fire-elemental weapon here, so you need to work hard."
Lu Heng patted the man's shoulder with one hand, took back the sword with the other, and then put it back into his spatial storage. He then addressed the crowd, "Anyone else want to try?"
"Me, but I'm a lightning ability user. I wonder if you have any weapons that enhance my type of ability?" Another person stepped forward, having felt the power of the weapon and wanting to experience it firsthand.
"Yes, I have weapons that enhance the effects of various elemental abilities, and more than one. However, they are not mass-produced, so, as I said, it's first come, first served."
Afterward, Lu Heng produced a staff-like weapon out of thin air and handed it to the lightning ability user.
The crowd was somewhat surprised by Lu Heng's ability to produce items from nowhere. While producing a sword out of thin air could be explained as Lu Heng hiding it in his clothes, or his hand speed being too fast for them to see, producing the staff was something they saw clearly. A metal rod that long and thick couldn't possibly be hidden somewhere on his person, unless Lu Heng had pulled out the Ruyi Jingu Bang itself!
Before the person could even take the staff, someone blurted out, "Boss, where did you just get that weapon from?"
"Heh, if I said I knew magic, would you believe me?" Lu Heng replied with an unchanged expression.
The crowd was speechless.
When the lightning ability user received the staff, he also felt a surge of energy emanating from it, merging with his own lightning ability.
Subsequently, when he unleashed his lightning ability, the resulting destruction far exceeded his ability level.
After these two demonstrations, the crowd was convinced that the weapons Lu Heng was selling could indeed help ability users unleash stronger effects.
Lu Heng put away the weapons and said to the crowd, "Alright, as you have all seen, the weapons I sell can indeed help ability users unleash stronger abilities. So, hurry up and increase your ability levels. I await your visits at my shop."
With that, Lu Heng turned and walked towards his shop.
The crowd watched Lu Heng's retreating figure, their hearts stirred and spirits ignited.
Subsequently, a wave of desperate leveling swept through the base. Everyone became more actively engaged in killing zombies to obtain crystals and level up.
In a short period, the number of zombies surrounding the base drastically decreased. Survivors, apart from collecting immediate necessities, dedicated all their time to killing zombies.
Furthermore, the news that their base was guarded by a 'magic-wielding' ninth-tier ability user, who was also selling top-grade elixirs and weapons, spread to various other bases, motivating survivors from surrounding bases to also actively kill zombies.
That afternoon, the base's high-level management specifically visited Lu Heng's shop for a tour. Lu Heng hadn't mentioned anything about elixirs and weapons during his previous visit to the base's military camp, and they hadn't seen these items before. They couldn't possibly know nothing if people from brother bases inquired about them.
Trading Market.
For a continuous week, Lu Heng spent his days at the shop, introducing his goods. After he showcased his products, a steady stream of people visited to examine the items daily.
Some were from Lu Heng's own base, but the majority of visitors were survivors from other places who had heard the rumors.
Upon hearing about the items Lu Heng had, they went from shock to desire. Ability users with the means personally visited Lu Heng's shop.
However, Lu Heng no longer allowed potential customers to test the weapons. Since the effects had been proven, he only allowed them to view the items in the shop.
When the ability users held weapons that matched their attributes, they felt a surge of energy emanating from the staff, merging with their own abilities.
Having personally confirmed the genuine effects of the items, these ability users displayed expressions of immense joy. However, Lu Heng's items could only be purchased with Level 4 crystals, which caused them some regret.
There were indeed some high-level zombies outside, but their numbers were scarce, representing individual mutated entities. Therefore, it was practically impossible to gather three thousand Level 4 crystals.
Even if some people possessed Level 4 crystals, the quantities were too small, not even enough to purchase the elixirs from Lu Heng's shop.
Since Lu Heng's weapons were genuine, they assumed the elixirs he sold were also effective, and they were equally interested in these elixirs. However, lacking the means to pay, they could only gaze at the items on display with longing.
Lu Heng personally managed the shop for a week. Afterward, he had the director explain things to the visitors downstairs. Northeast Tiger helped guard the shop downstairs, while Lu Heng stayed in the lounge on the second floor.
Of course, he wasn't merely idling his time away upstairs; he went into the ancient city within his spatial dimension to procure more goods.