Chapter 88: Black Mist – Reality 3
Besides a vehicle driver’s license, Chu Yian also bought “Compendium of Chinese Materia Medica,” “Special Forces Survival Manual,” “Complete Guide to Trap Making,” and “Women’s Self-Defense Techniques.” All of them were books.
Each book cost 5 points, which was essentially paying for knowledge.
The books, plus the driver’s license, cost a total of 25 points, still quite far from 50 points.
Shopping is a girl’s nature.
Chu Yian strictly controlled her budget, picking and choosing in this vast market.
[World 1638392010: Selling a 50-centimeter short sword, extremely sharp, for 30 points.]
There were also many people selling weapons, including cold weapons like swords, spears, and halberds, as well as firearms and ammunition. Of course, firearms were more popular in the market and sold for higher prices.
But points were hard to earn.
People with abundant points were even fewer than those in desperate need of them. Firearms only cost around thirty points, so cold weapons sold for even less.
Chu Yian just glanced at it and gave up. She then saw someone selling a crossbow.
[World 3829483891: Cold weapon crossbow, 20 bolts, 25 points. Come and get it if you want it.]
A crossbow wasn’t as powerful or fast as a gun, but it was still a very good offensive weapon. Chu Yian remembered that in the food crisis game, she had fought her way out with a crossbow.
She selected this message and started negotiating with the person. They haggled back and forth, and in the end, the crossbow cost 20 points.
All these items went into an option called [Warehouse].
This was a good haul.
Chu Yian was just about to see if there were any other good things when she suddenly received a message from You Che.
[Friend 2991876542: Big Chu, Big Chu, do you have time now?]
What’s wrong?
[Friend 2991876542: Didn’t I get 100 points in the game before last thanks to you? I have some extra points, and I saw a game item I want to buy, but I’m not sure if it’s suitable.]
What is it?
Chu Yian looked at the message he sent and asked.
[Friend 2991876542: A pistol with eight bullets. The advantage is that it refreshes every game round, which means if I enter a game in the future, I’ll have an extra weapon for self-defense.]
That’s fine.
Chu Yian responded, looking at the text he sent.
[Friend 2991876542: But it’s a bit expensive, 45 points.
You Che, of course, also felt it was very good, and he could afford 45 points, but the key was that he was a bit reluctant.
You Che was just a little reluctant, but Chu Yian exclaimed, “Good heavens!” He really dared to use half of his points at once.
Did you clear the last game round?
[Friend 2991876542: In the last game, my car had a flat tire on the road, just barely missing it.]
Half of the players in the world cleared it, and you didn’t. Are you sure you want to spend so many points on a pistol? Are you sure this pistol’s future use will allow you to earn back 45 points?
Ah, this… You Che thought Chu Yian would say it was a bit expensive and that he could haggle for it, but he didn’t expect her to insult his character.
You can buy game items, but I suggest the points spent do not exceed one-fifth of your current points.
Since You Che asked, Chu Yian naturally helped him wholeheartedly.
The idea of buying weapons isn’t wrong, but it’s not just guns. Crossbows, sleeve arrows—these weapons, while not as powerful as guns, still have some use, and they are cheaper.
Also, I suggest you consider buying a book on vehicle maintenance, targeting your ability.
Since he had the ability of a vehicle manufacturer, he should maximize its use.
[Friend 2991876542: Thank you, Big Chu, I’ll go take a look again.]
You Che looked at the message from Chu Yian and instantly felt a new train of thought open up.
[Friend 2991876542: Oh, Big Chu, you must have a lot of points. I suggest you check out those inexplicable one-time game items. I heard a friend say he drew a diamond ring. He couldn’t lose it or sell it. In the last game, he was unhappy and just gave it to an NPC. As a result, that NPC suddenly fell in love with him, became devoted to him, and actually took him to the shelter.]
[Friend 2991876542: I also have a friend who drew a box of hangover pills. Do you know what happened? On the first day of his game, he spent money on food, and five yuan of strong liquor got him drunk. One hangover pill, and he instantly sobered up the moment it went down. A proper hangover pill wouldn’t have that effect.]
Those one-time items have special effects?
Is it true or false?
Chu Yian was skeptical of the information You Che gave her. There were many people selling things on the forum, and prices were starting to get very low.
[World 183739373: Enema, 1 point. Please, I beg any Big Boss with constipation issues to pity me.]
[World 27493629928: A fan for 1 point… World 93920282: Mario trap for 1 point… World 283749394: Human infant ‘kick the bucket’ bag for 1 point… All sorts of strange things, and the key was they all only cost 1 point.]
Chu Yian was half-believing, half-doubting You Che’s words, but she still had 5 unused budget points. She picked and chose from them and finally selected an ant-flower quilt, a box of glue, a bottle of eye drops, a brooch, and that bottle of enema.
It needs to be emphasized that she bought the enema, but she had no problems with using the toilet. It was purely out of curiosity: if all one-time items had special effects, what would the enema’s be?
Four hours passed quickly amidst various buying, selling, and haggling.
This transaction completely depended on previous luck.
For example, the most expensive transaction known so far was for an ability to summon a safe house. At any location and time, one could summon a safe house that lasted for 2 hours.
Although it could only be used twice per game round, this ability was already considered super powerful. It was bought by an anonymous Big Boss for 145 points.
The first ten thousand 100 points, the first thousand 200 points—this price was already super expensive.
Chu Yian had also seen it at the time, but unfortunately, her financial foundation wasn’t strong enough to compete with those with more points. However, this trading platform was further widening the gap between players.
[Trading Platform Welfare Time Closed]
Just as Chu Yian was thinking, the game’s cold voice rang out.
[Complete Trading Platform Rules are as follows:]
[1. Only survival game items are supported for trading.]
[2. The trading currency is points.]
[3. The trading platform can be opened at any time in the real world. The condition for opening is that either the buyer or seller must pay 5 points, and each opening lasts for 5 minutes.]
[4. To ensure game fairness, all players have and can only have one Class I game item. Other excess Class I items will be directly downgraded to Class II items.
Class I item is defined as: the player’s primary game item or ability, a non-one-time game item, which can be used as specified in each game round.
Class II item is defined as: the player’s secondary game item or ability. Non-one-time game items will automatically be downgraded to one-time game items. Class II items, upon entering the game, regardless of whether they are used in the current game round, will be automatically destroyed after the game ends.]
[5. Players can choose whether or not to bring Class II items into the game according to their own wishes.]
[6. Players with multiple Class I items can apply to replace their original Class I item before the game starts.
Please note!! After replacement, the original Class I item or ability will be directly downgraded to a Class II item, and this decision cannot be reversed.]
In the game announcement, Chu Yian didn’t understand what Class I and Class II items were.
But she quickly understood.
Hello player, it has been detected that you currently have three Class I items.
Original Class I item: treasure box
Class I item: mechanical crossbow
Class I item: driver’s license
Do you currently wish to spend 1 point to change your primary game item to the mechanical crossbow or driver’s license, and downgrade the treasure box to a Class II item?
“No!”
She understood as soon as she heard this question.
Good heavens, what this meant was that if the crossbow was set as her regularly used tool for every future game round, then the treasure box would consequently become a one-time item. If that happened, then if she used the treasure box again in a future game, it would be gone.
What were a crossbow and a driver’s license compared to the precious Grandpa Treasure Box?
“My main item is only the treasure box. I will never abandon the treasure box in my life!”
Chu Yian stated seriously.
After all, no item could be a warehouse, weapon, and blind box all in one, like Grandpa Treasure Box.
But in that case, the crossbow she bought for 20 points was a big loss.
Chu Yian felt she had lost out.
But someone else lost out even more.
One second, players were happy about the good things they had bought, and the next second, they were stunned by the game broadcast’s words.
World 2018: What the hell? I spent 80 points on a weapon, and you’re telling me it’s a one-time use?
[World 283383499: Big Boss!]
[World 384948392: A Big Boss appeared!]
[World 90348273: The game’s inhumane rules blew the Big Boss out.]
[World 5827394283: Spending 80 points on a game item, the Big Boss must have a lot of points. Watching the Big Bosss spend money and suffer a big loss makes me happier than earning points myself.]
[World 4823848: Watching the Big Bosss spend money and suffer a big loss makes me happier than earning points myself! +1]
[World 3742384: Watching the Big Bosss suffer a loss makes me happier than earning points +2. By the way, what about the Big Boss who spent 145 points on the safe house?]
