Chapter 17 Sub-Profession

The Lion King and Ogre Devourer would only refresh tomorrow. As for levels, he had already leveled up fast enough. There was no need to grind ordinary monsters. With the remaining time, he could properly manage some side businesses.

He looked at the equipment dropped by the Ogre Devourer. There were two pieces in total, both of which were good.

Bloody Crossbow (Gold): One-handed crossbow, Level 5 required.

Stats: Attack Check +11, 10% armor penetration, Triple Shot.

Attack Speed: 16, Deviation 3%.

Restriction: None.

Moonlight Ritual Staff (Gold): Level 5 required.

Stats: Attack 32-38, attached with Tier 3 Light Burst skill, 20% increased damage to demon-type.

Restriction: Limited to Holy Word Mages of the Light Faction, Lawful Good alignment.

Because Nie Yan was soloing high-level elites and killing monsters above his level, he had extra drop rate bonuses. The main system gave generous rewards. Nie Yan had consecutively obtained four pieces of gold equipment. Each of these pieces was extraordinary, especially the Bloody Crossbow, which surprised him. That 10% armor penetration was really good.

The crossbow in his hand was completely different from this Bloody Crossbow. There was no comparison. This repeating crossbow he bought from the NPC had completely fulfilled its mission and honorably retired.

He replaced it with the Bloody Crossbow. As for the one-handed crossbow, he should be able to sell it for some money in the auction house. He bought it for thirty-seven copper coins. He should be able to get back a dozen or so copper coins when he sells it.

Nie Yan returned to Calore City. Most players were leveling in the wilderness at this time, but there were still many people in the city. The streets were bustling with people. High-level Apothecary Khedive's shop at the street corner was extremely popular. Players consumed all their potions while leveling outside and had to replenish their supplies here.

As for the auction house located in the city center, it was even more popular. There were also many player stalls distributed on the streets, and occasionally some eye-catching things would appear.

Nie Yan went to the auction house to sell the unused equipment. He continued to acquire all the Black Phenol Potion formulas, Black Phenol Potions, and raw materials in the auction house, leaving nothing behind. When the new dungeon opened tomorrow, and the guilds went to explore it, they would suddenly find that the cheap and unpopular Black Phenol Potions had disappeared. Occasionally, an apothecary would just make a few bottles of Black Phenol Potion, and they would be snapped up. The Black Phenol Potions collected by Nie Yan had become rare and valuable. He could use a hunger marketing strategy to slowly sell the Black Phenol Potions and formulas in his hand, and speculate on the price. The greater the progress of the new dungeon, the greater the players' demand for Black Phenol Potions, and the easier it was to speculate on the price. In the beginning, Nie Yan could first sell the Black Phenol Potions and the raw materials for making Black Phenol Potions. In the final stage, he would consider selling the formulas. In this way, he could amass a lot of money and make a fortune. After making money, he would consider making other investments.

Acquiring Black Phenol Potions cost a lot of money. As usual, Nie Yan went to several small towns to acquire bat teeth, and then resold them, earning more than thirty silver coins. The bat teeth on the market were almost completely acquired by Nie Yan. After the players continued to grind monsters and obtained bat teeth, he would continue to acquire them.

Nie Yan was secretly puzzled because he basically didn't acquire any bat teeth in Link Town. This was one of the main production areas of bat teeth.

"Mr. Kady, here are the bat teeth you need."

"Your Excellency Nie Yan, thank you very much for your help."

After Nie Yan's respect value in Calore City increased, the NPCs started using honorifics when talking to him, and they were obviously much more enthusiastic.

Coming out of the shop of High-level Blacksmith Kady, Nie Yan looked up and found a paladin wearing silver armor and holding a holy hammer walking towards him.

This person was about thirty years old, very tall, and a little fat. He was quite distinctive.

The paladin looked at Nie Yan warily. The two brushed past each other. The paladin walked into Blacksmith Kady's shop and talked to Blacksmith Kady.

Nie Yan remembered who this person was. This paladin was the guy who discovered the blacksmith quest in his previous life and earned ten gold coins. He had met the main character this time. It seemed that a second person already knew about the quest to acquire bat teeth.

If two people acquired bat teeth at the same time, it would definitely raise the acquisition price, and players would also suspect whether bat teeth had special uses, so they would be reluctant to sell them. Last time, a thief followed Nie Yan. Now that two players were acquiring bat teeth at high prices, it was even more suspicious. Soon, someone would follow this paladin, and Blacksmith Kady would also be exposed.

"It seems that this quest is no longer profitable." Nie Yan thought.

However, this bat teeth quest was dispensable to Nie Yan. He had already earned enough initial capital. He had many ways to make money. He didn't lack this one quest.

Nie Yan looked at his total assets. He had more than sixty silver coins in his backpack, and a large number of Black Phenol Potions, raw materials, and formulas that were about to appreciate in value in the warehouse.

Even if the bat teeth quest was no longer profitable, it didn't matter.

Shuttling through the crowd of people, he unknowingly arrived at the entrance of the Apothecary Guild. Nie Yan was lost in thought when a shout interrupted Nie Yan's reverie.

"High-level potion materials, Thief's Quick Retreat, a good skill book, would this brother like to take a look?" A Holy Word Mage wearing a clean white robe was setting up a stall at the entrance of the Apothecary Guild. Seeing Nie Yan walking past the apothecary, his eyes lit up, and he shouted loudly.

The Holy Word Mage was a shrewd person. He could see at a glance that Nie Yan's equipment was extraordinary. Several pieces were good equipment. Quick Retreat was a good skill book for thieves in the early stages, but the price was relatively expensive. He would only sell it for at least one silver coin or more.

It wasn't easy to find a buyer for such an expensive item. Selling it at the auction house could only earn money, and he had to pay auction fees. The reason why he set up a stall here was to take advantage of this time to wait for a group to form and exchange these things for one or two items for Holy Word Mages to use.

Ordinary thief players couldn't afford it at all, so he had been shouting for nearly twenty minutes. Although some thieves came to inquire, they all shook their heads and left after hearing the price. Seeing Nie Yan passing by, the Holy Word Mage couldn't help but shout out. Because Nie Yan looked very rich.

Nie Yan looked back at the Holy Word Mage. The Holy Word Mage was about twenty years old, wearing a white robe and holding a gray-black staff. With Nie Yan's vision, he could see at a glance that the robe was the Light Walker's Robe, and the gray-black staff was called the Fallen Moon's Wind Staff. At the current level, it wasn't top-notch, but it was still good.

"Not bad luck, you got a Quick Retreat." Nie Yan said with a faint smile. Quick Retreat was still very useful.

"Isn't it? My luck has always been good. I have a few friends who have been grinding in the Light Canyon for several days and haven't seen anything good. I only grinded for three hours and got Quick Retreat. Now the price of a Quick Retreat on the market is more expensive than a piece of silver equipment." The Holy Word Mage saw that Nie Yan had replied and started talking non-stop.