"Is that so?" Bai Mo did not believe Ye Ci's words. What a joke! Why would he post something like that in the guild channel if it was a fight? Bai Mo suddenly realized that he had been hanging out with Jelly and the others for too long. He had actually become a gossiper himself.
However, he was really excited.
The target of gossip for others was the top players, but for him, the target of gossip was his sister. It was a strange feeling. On one hand, he was curious, but on the other hand, he was excited to hear news that no one else would know.
It was a feeling that could only be understood by those who were experienced in gossiping.
Bai Mo rubbed his face. He felt that he was doing his job well. On one hand, he was worried about his sister going down the wrong path, and on the other, he was filled with the desire to gossip. Sigh, I should've built a monument for myself.
"Yeah." Ye Ci took in a deep breath. Her reply was a little lacking in confidence. However, Ye Ci was not worried that Bai Mo would be able to read her expression or hear her tone of voice. He would not be able to decipher the details of her message.
Bai Mo chuckled as he stared at the two monotonous words. It was obvious that he did not believe her. Perhaps even Ye Ci herself did not realize it, but ever since she was young, she would always feel guilty when she lied. She would only speak one or two words, and anyone who knew her would be able to tell if she was telling the truth from her reaction.
Bai Mo was naturally aware of her little secret, but he did not expose Ye Ci's lie. He merely nodded his head and laughed. He then changed the topic, "You've unlocked your level cap. When are you coming back?"
"I'm going to do some shopping in a while. I found a pretty good shop in Hero City." Ye Ci was telling the truth. When she saw that Bai Mo had changed the topic, she couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. She wiped the cold sweat off her forehead. She finally managed to fool him.
"Alright, go ahead then. Tonight, we're planning to explore the first Instance Dungeon in Blazing Canyon. Are you coming?" This was the most important reason why Bai Mo was looking for Ye Ci.
Ye Ci thought for a while and said, "Come."
"Alright, hurry up and settle your matters over there and come back. I'll see you in Red Lake City." Bai Mo did not send any more messages after that. Ye Ci didn't bother replying. Instead, she headed straight for the store hidden in the depths of Hero City.
This shop was located in the depths of the North District of Hero City. It was famous for selling all kinds of rare consumables. Every week, the items in this shop would be refreshed. Moreover, the consumables were only sold in sets of twenty. If the items were sold out this time, the players would have to wait for the next one. In Ye Ci's previous life, there were always high-level purchasing agents from large guilds stationed in this shop. Whenever the items were refreshed, they would rush to purchase them. That was when they competed in terms of who had the fastest hands, who had the fastest eyes, and who had the best luck.
However, in this life, this shop was still one of the best in the world. Other than Ye Ci, no one else knew about this place.
Hero City was a newly released map, so most of the players were still exploring it. At this stage of the game, players would rarely visit such a hidden place. Most of the time, they would visit the bustling business district, various prominent buildings, or places with beautiful scenery.
To Ye Ci, those places were no longer attractive to her. She just wanted to make a fortune before anyone else discovered her.
Although the shop was surrounded by many large guilds in her last life, and a solo player like her had no chance of stealing anything from them, it did not mean that she was unfamiliar with the place. One had to know that she was also the kind of person who would often pick up scraps. Sometimes, if she was lucky, she might be able to get one or two good consumables. That would be great.
Ye Ci took a few turns and entered a narrow alleyway. At the end of the alleyway was a small shop called David's General Store.
The shop front wasn't big, and the door was old. The shop assistant behind the counter was dozing off with his hands supporting his head. The items displayed behind him were ordinary items. If one were to see these items for the first time, they wouldn't be interested in this shop. After all, these small shops were as common as the hairs on a cow in a large city. The items sold here weren't outstanding, so it wasn't worth paying attention to.
However, if players were to enter the shop, they would definitely be dazzled by the items.
However, judging a book by its cover had always been one of the biggest drawbacks of humans. It was no exception for small shops like this.
Ye Ci entered the shop. The shop assistant was still dozing off. She knocked on the table lightly, and the shop assistant opened his eyes and looked at Ye Ci. He was probably muddle-headed from his sleep. After looking at Ye Ci for a while, the shop assistant yawned and asked, "What do you want?"
"I want to buy something."
"Oh, if you go out and walk straight to the right, you'll see a street sign. Follow the street sign to the commercial district. The grocery stores there are much more complete than mine." The shop assistant yawned as he spoke. He seemed to be slurring his words.
If she met other players, she might have just left the shop. Originally, would you be interested in continuing to deal with a shop owner who didn't even have confidence in the things in his own shop and who asked you to find another job? Ye Ci even thought that if she hadn't been reincarnated, even if she was the first to discover this shop, she might have left after hearing the shop assistant's words.
"I want to buy something from you." Ye Ci shook her head with a smile. She rejected the shop assistant's suggestion and stated her purpose.
Ye Ci's words surprised the shop assistant. He looked at Ye Ci from head to toe and muttered, "What a strange person." He stood up and said to Ye Ci, "Wait a moment. I'll call the boss." He turned around and walked to the back of the shop. After a while, a Gnome walked out from the back of the shop. He wore a pair of thick glasses and was dressed rather sloppily. If he was walking on the streets, such an NPC would definitely not attract the attention of any players. He was the owner of this shop, David.
"You want to buy something?"
"Yes."
The dwarf David scratched his bald head and said, "I don't sell general groceries here."
"I know." Ye Ci smiled. He came because he knew. If he didn't know, she might not have come.
"Alright then. Since you're so insistent, I'll let you take a look at what we're selling. However, if you don't need it, then scram. I don't have the time to chat with you." David's temper wasn't very good. He didn't have a good attitude towards Ye Ci, the first customer who came to his shop. He didn't wait for Ye Ci's response and said to the shop assistant, "Show her the list of items. I'm very busy. If there's nothing important, don't bother me!"
The shop assistant nodded. After watching the owner leave, he opened the list of items for Ye Ci.
The items in the inventory were not cheap, but Ye Ci could still afford them. Most of the items in the inventory were rare Engineered items, but they were not as intricate as the Goblins' Engineered items. Most of the items were weapons of mass destruction. For example, deep-water torpedoes, electric nets, small time bombs, and so on.
There were only 20 items of each type. If Ye Ci bought all of them, she would have to wait until next week to buy more.
Ye Ci looked at her money and bought a set of deep-water torpedoes, an electric net, a set of medium-sized time bombs, and a set of large-scale time bombs without hesitation. After buying the four sets of items, Ye Ci was left with a single digit amount of money. It seemed that she would have to ask Bai Mo for money later. She couldn't even afford the basic necessities.
The shop assistant was shocked that Ye Ci had bought so many items in one go. He ignored David's warning and ran back into the shop to inform David who was working inside. Not long after, David ran out again and looked at Ye Ci with his glasses. His tone was much more polite, "Elf, you know your stuff!"
Ye Ci nodded and agreed with David's praise, "It's not that I know my stuff, it's you. Good wine knows no bounds."
Ye Ci's praise worked well on David. He chuckled and said that Ye Ci was welcome to come again next time. Ye Ci was a little disappointed. She thought that David would at least give her a discount since she was his first customer and such a generous one at that. She did not expect him to not give her anything in return. It seemed that the saying that Gnomes were the most stingy race in Fate was not wrong at all.
After leaving David's General Store, Ye Ci summoned The Fourth Prince and ran around the city in search of the Flying Stone in Hero City. Once the Flying Stone was activated, players would no longer need to ride on Gryphons. However, the price of using the Flying Stone to teleport was twice as high as riding on a Gryphon. That was why the Flying Stone's business would not decline just because players used the Flying Stone. In fact, it might even become better.
Ye Ci arrived at the Flying Stone. She looked around carefully to make sure that there were no cloaked players around. She then dismounted The Fourth Prince and made her way to the Flying Stone.
Just as she activated the Flying Stone and was about to teleport back to Red Lake City, someone patted her on the shoulder, and a voice that left Ye Ci feeling dizzy and frustrated echoed in her ears, "Hey, Little Gongzi, we meet again."
Ye Ci let out a yelp and immediately jumped away, interrupting the channeling of the Flying Stone. She raised her head and stared at the shameless person who had just greeted her, "Fleeting Time, why are you here?"
"I'm here because you're here." Fleeting Time narrowed his eyes and smiled at Ye Ci.
"You …" Ye Ci stared at Fleeting Time. She was at a loss for words.
To her surprise, Fleeting Time put on his hood, bent down and whispered into Ye Ci's ear, "Don't look at me like that. It's dangerous."
He was wearing a hood, and his voice was very soft. For a moment, the surrounding players didn't realize what kind of undercurrent was going on between these two cloaked players.
"You pervert!" Ye Ci gritted her teeth. Her face was burning. She thought that she would be able to forget what happened in the wisteria garden, but as long as Fleeting Time was around, Ye Ci would not be able to deceive herself.
"Pervert?" Fleeting Time was not angry at all. Instead, a smile appeared on his face, "I don't think I've said anything out of line. But if Little Gongzi is calling me a pervert because of what I've said, then I can't help but think that Little Gongzi must have thought of something …" he chuckled.
"You're courting death!" Ye Ci was truly enraged this time. It did not matter if it was due to anger or embarrassment. How can there be such a shameless person in this world? To think that she had worked well with him back in the Western Continent, so her impression of him had improved slightly. Who would have thought that this shameless bastard would crumble so quickly? It was as if he had to kill him to appease the anger of the people! Ye Ci's voice was so cold that it froze the air around her. She unsheathed her dagger and plunged it into Fleeting Time's chest in the blink of an eye.
Ye Ci's body had already memorized the flow of the battle. Even if she did not think about it in her mind, her body would be able to tell where her opponent's vitals were. Ye Ci raised her dagger and plunged it into Fleeting Time's left chest in the blink of an eye.
That was the most vital part of a player's body, the heart.
A stab to the heart could kill a player in an instant.
However, Fleeting Time did not dodge the attack, which surprised Ye Ci. According to Ye Ci's impression of Fleeting Time, he would have been able to dodge the attack if he was in such close proximity. She did not expect such an outcome.
Ye Ci was stunned for a moment, "Why aren't you dodging?"
Fleeting Time stared at the 90% of his health bar that had been depleted by the Bleeding Damage. He smiled and whispered into Ye Ci's ear, "I won't fight back as long as you want to kill me."
"Are you an idiot …" Fleeting Time collapsed before Ye Ci could finish her sentence. At the same time, a system notification rang out, "Because you have massacred innocents in Hero City's non-combat zone, you are now wanted by Hero City's city guards. Please surrender and do not put up any unnecessary resistance!"
Ye Ci's lips twitched. What? (To be continued.) If you like this series, you're welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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