“I wonder when you'll open a shop in Hilderlock. I hope we'll be friends, not enemies, by then.”

Love Killer secretly wrote down the name Nie Yan, preparing to have his friends in Carol City investigate which faction Nie Yan belonged to. If Nie Yan was an enemy, then he wouldn't be so polite. He would make sure Nie Yan couldn't gain a foothold in Hilderlock. If Nie Yan sold the land, there was nothing he could say, but if he wanted to open a shop, he'd guarantee it would have no business. A strong dragon can't suppress a local snake. Even if Nie Yan was a dragon crossing the river, he wouldn't be afraid.

Nie Yan understood that every city had its local boss. If he didn't have enough strength in the future, he wouldn't be able to survive here. If Love Killer saw him as an enemy, it would be difficult to do business here in the future. But since he was just buying a piece of land, even if he didn't open a shop, he could sell it for a profit when the land value rose.

“Me too, I hope we're not enemies.” Nie Yan smiled faintly. There was no conflict of interest between him and Love Killer, so they shouldn't become enemies. But who could predict the future?

“I still have to lead a team to a dungeon. If we meet again next time, let's chat again. I hope we can chat so peacefully next time.” Love Killer didn't want a deep friendship. If they became friends, it would be difficult to speak if they became enemies in the future.

“Okay, goodbye.”

Nie Yan watched Love Killer leave. He thought for a moment that he should probably go to Equipment Master Ke Xi and see if there was any good equipment, and then he should level up. He had been dawdling in Heims for two days, and those elite players were leveling up quickly in the Soth Valley, and their levels had also increased.

Nie Yan pondered that some people were already wearing Metal Storm. It seemed he was moving too slowly. In fact, Metal Storm wasn't a single piece of equipment, but a collective term for a series of warrior sets, namely Metal Storm (Iron), Metal Storm (Black Iron), Metal Storm (Gold), Metal Storm (Black Gold), Metal Storm (Obsidian), and Metal Storm (Black Obsidian), six levels, requiring a certain amount of Strength to wear. The set Love Killer was wearing should be Metal Storm (Iron), probably farmed from the mines outside Hilderlock. To wear Metal Storm (Iron), you needed at least 120 Strength.

The Berserker's talent gave bonus Strength, and they could also get an extra 2 points of Strength every five levels. The Muscle Enhancement Specialization could greatly increase Strength, so the Berserker's Strength was much higher than other classes. Adding the skill bonus, reaching 80 Strength was already good. 120 Strength was too terrifying. Wearing a set of Metal Storm (Iron) would make their stats terrifyingly high.

The reason Nie Yan had 130 Strength was because he had learned five Strength-boosting skills, the Blessing of Freedom, and the bonus from the Strength Gem.

Love Killer's 120 Strength was achieved in a naked state. After wearing Metal Storm (Iron), the set attribute had an additional 30% Strength bonus, which was a bit terrifying.

This guy was the best-equipped person Nie Yan had ever seen. How many such perverts were there on the professional player rankings?

It seemed he had to speed up the collection of equipment and leveling speed. Nie Yan stopped wasting time, said goodbye to Councilor Cullen, and walked towards the northern part of Hilderlock. It would cost a gold coin to teleport back to Carol City. Since he was here, he might as well go to Equipment Master Ke Xi. Today happened to be Wednesday!

All the buildings here were magnificent. Walking on the streets paved with emerald stones, Nie Yan looked around. The Emerald City hadn't changed at all, and was exactly the same as he remembered from his previous life. Streams of magical elements formed a halo flowing through the sky, adding a bit of magical color to the Emerald City, Hilderlock.

After wandering around Hilderlock for more than ten minutes, he came to a fork in the road. Nie Yan looked at the coordinates provided by Councilor Cullen and walked to the left. He turned left and right at the岔道, and the road became narrower and narrower. He almost thought he had reached a dead end.

He didn't know where he was. Anyway, he had reached the northern edge of Hilderlock. If Councilor Cullen hadn't given him these coordinates, he would never have been able to reach here.

Passing through a narrow alley between towering mage towers, narrow enough for only one person to pass through, and walking forward for about two or three minutes, he came out of the alley, and his eyes suddenly widened. In front of him was a delicate garden, with various unknown small wildflowers blooming in competition. This garden was surrounded by many buildings, and the sunlight shone through the gaps between the buildings, not only not destroying the beauty of the place, but instead adding a bit of mysterious artistic conception.

A long and narrow winding path led to a low but uniquely flavored hut in the distance.

This was the right coordinate. It was hidden deep enough. Nie Yan followed the winding path towards the inside.

Walking along the narrow path, a intoxicating fragrance wafted towards him, and a figure walked towards him from the opposite direction.

Nie Yan glanced at it. The person coming from the opposite side was a female NPC, dressed in盛装, her hair piled high and挽 on top of her head. She walked elegantly and gracefully, and a noble aura wafted towards her. This NPC should be a noble.

This was Equipment Master Ke Xi? It didn't look like it.

Councilor Cullen didn't say whether Equipment Master Ke Xi was male or female. Nie Yan looked at the information of the female NPC opposite him.

Tilina: Earl of Hilderlock.

She was a female earl of Hilderlock. Nie Yan quickly stepped aside. Nobles in a city enjoyed high privileges. If he bumped into a noble, he basically wouldn't be able to survive in this city.

This was a strict class system. Unless players could obtain a large amount of city honor and respect, and meet the requirements, they could be promoted to nobles and enjoy the privileges of nobles. Otherwise, bumping into nobles in the city was a death wish. The guards wouldn't hesitate to use their butcher knives.

The female earl walked past Nie Yan, glanced at Nie Yan, and then left.

After a while, two more nobles from Hilderlock came out of there one after another, brushing past Nie Yan.

It seemed lively here. Nie Yan stepped into the hut. It was a small house with a round table in the middle, with dozens of identical pieces of equipment on it.

There were more than a dozen nobles inside the hut, old and young, all dressed very elaborately. An old man in a gray robe was standing in front of the table, with a tall and thin figure and a long white beard, looking a bit like an old mage. However, the猥琐 revealed inadvertently between his eyebrows couldn't help but cause people to have rich associations. This guy wouldn't be a swindler, would he?

Nie Yan became vigilant. There were also swindlers among the NPCs. Not all tasks could get rewards. If players didn't think carefully and didn't grasp the main line, and walked into the traps set by the system, they could only admit they were unlucky, losing both the chicken and the egg, and trapping themselves in it.

“Respected ladies and gentlemen, as in the past, the first batch of items for sale here consists of 20 pieces in total. All of them are unidentified equipment, sold at a price of 60 silver coins each, but only one is real. The others are all fakes made by me. If the genuine product in the first batch is bought, we will replace it with another batch. There are a total of twenty batches, and there are only three batches left. The best equipment is about to be born, including fragments of legendary items. Each person is limited to three pieces. Are you ready, gentlemen and ladies?” After the old man named Ke Xi finished speaking, his triangular eyes narrowed and his fingers tapped the table咚咚咚.

The nobles became excited and eager to try.

Ke Xi glanced at the three middle-aged men in the crowd of nobles, and then said, “It begins, ladies and gentlemen, will any of you be blessed by the goddess of luck?”

Nie Yan sneered. Such a low-level scam could actually run rampant here. He glanced at the nobles around him, all of whom were脑满肠肥. This might be a hidden mission set by the main brain. If players foolishly took 60 silver coins to participate in this gamble, they would be extremely stupid, and they would definitely lose everything.

A noble took out a gray cloth bag from his pocket, which contained a whole bag of silver coins, and handed it to Equipment Master Ke Xi, saying, “I want it, it, and it!” His expression was crazy, and a trace of sweat渗 out on his forehead.

The nobles generously掏囊, took out bags of silver coins, and bought pieces of equipment.

The nobles began to appraise the equipment in their hands. Nie Yan stared at the three middle-aged men in the crowd. Under the cover of two of them, one of the middle-aged men threw a piece of equipment into his pocket, and then took out another piece of equipment with the same shape,贼眉鼠眼 glanced around the room, but no one noticed him. Nie Yan smiled. This guy should be a shill.

“Alas, it's fake.”

“This one is also fake.”

The nobles sighed.

After a while, the middle-aged man who had dropped the equipment发出 surprised cry: “My God, the goddess of luck is眷顾, I actually got it. Karls' Golden Necklace, this world is so wonderful.”

The nobles showed envious expressions, and one by one磨手擦掌, preparing to continue buying in the next round.

“Okay, ladies and gentlemen, continue with the remaining two batches. The most precious item will be born, which is Akas' Shining Gem. Are you ready?”

Knowing that this was a scam, Nie Yan was thinking about what to do next, whether to quietly leave, or expose their scam?

This was a choice. There were so many nobles here. If the exposure failed and backfired, it would be equivalent to offending all of them.

If he successfully exposed the scam of the so-called Equipment Master Ke Xi, what would be the result, and what was the reward for this hidden mission?

~~Some people say that Snail's dream of getting into the top ten in monthly tickets is a pipe dream. Snail snorts in disdain. Snail is a man, don't say that Snail can't do it! Snail's眾, give it your all!!!