Suddenly, Arthur started smiling.
"The Genesis Realm really thought it could put a lock on my talent, huh? It really underestimated humanity’s thirst for power, respect, and wealth."
He narrowed his eyes as a plan quickly formed in his mind. "I’ll just have to exchange my multiplied items with others, and the rules will be as good as gone."
The rule only stated that he couldn’t sell a multiplied item and trigger another multiplication. It never said he couldn’t exchange those items with other players. He simply needed to wait until humanity became strong and wealthy enough to make such exchanges worthwhile.
He could then sell those exchanged items to the shop and that would bring him multination again as those items were not a product from his talent.
"I’ll give discounts to certain people. In return, they’ll bring me the items I need."
A Legendary-grade item cost 50 Divine Gold, while a Royal-grade item cost only 20 Royal Gold. In terms of value, the difference was enormous, with the Royal-grade item being 250 times cheaper.
If he exchanged his three Legendary-grade items for thirty Royal-grade items purchased from other players, he could then use those thirty items to obtain at least 60000 divine gold through his talent.
"Hahahahaha!"
Arthur burst into laughter. It was a completely win-win deal for the other players, but he needed to find wealthy people who could afford to spend billions of dollars at this stage.
Fortunately, he knew exactly where to find some of them. Several wealthy individuals were already present in Azure Town.
"I’ll challenge Hell Mode later."
The moment he finished speaking, the dungeon’s power transported him outside.
However, as soon as Arthur appeared, three wolves suddenly lunged toward him.
With a casual slap, he crushed all three of them. They were only Level 5 Common-grade wolves, so they posed no threat to him.
[Ding! You have gained 15 Gold.]
Arthur then equipped his Epic-grade mask. Fortunately, the mask had no level requirement.
The moment he put it on, his vast aura was suppressed until it was almost impossible to sense.
Arthur immediately started running toward Azure Town. With a speed of 350 kilometers per hour, the journey that would normally take hours was completed in only fifteen minutes.
"I want the name Darklord to be displayed above my head," he said to the system.
The Genesis Realm allowed players to display their names, titles, or even custom identifiers above their heads as a way of showing their identity.
In his previous life, Arthur had always considered the feature too childish and never used it. But this time, he needed people to know who he was.
His future growth depended not only on his own strength, but also on capable humans who could help him acquire resources.
The Genesis Realm had descended only a few hours ago, yet many players had already formed teams and hunted numerous monsters.
However, it was still far from enough for them to level up properly. Of course, they could choose the Bronze Foundation, but who would willingly settle for the lowest-grade foundation when better options existed?
Suddenly, the players noticed someone entering through the town gate.
The man wore a black demon mask, and a bold, eye-catching name floated above his head.
"Darklord."
Boom!
It was like thunder exploding among the players. Darklord had already become a celebrity, and seeing him appear in person caused the surrounding players to become extremely excited.
Arthur ignored the commotion. He simply walked to a corner and activated the function called Seller.
Instantly, a simple stall and a table appeared around him.
It was another function provided by the Genesis Realm. Players could temporarily create their own shops by paying one Silver per hour.
The moment the shop appeared, players rushed toward him.
"Big shot, tell us! How did you accomplish all those feats?"
"Are you selling the items you obtained from the dungeon?"
"Big shot, what kind of class did you choose?"
Questions came from every direction.
"Listen carefully. I’m going to share some information that I obtained from a certain location in the forest," Arthur said calmly.
The mask also altered his voice, making it impossible for anyone to recognize him through his voice alone.
The players immediately stopped their arguments and focused on him. When they heard Arthur’s calm, masculine voice, their curiosity grew even stronger.
"What information, big shot?" someone asked.
"The Genesis Realm isn’t just a game. It will merge with reality after one month. Once you reach Level 10, you’ll be able to bring your stats from the game into reality by using money.
Most importantly, if someone died in the game 20 times, he will die in real life as well."
Arthur’s voice remained calm as he continued.
"I don’t care whether you believe me or not. I’m only telling you what I’ve discovered. The Genesis Realm is far more mysterious than any of us realize, so you should make your own decisions."
"I’m building a powerful foundation, so I can’t level up right now. Besides, I’m selling some items here."
"I obtained three Legendary-grade items. If you can gather ten Royal-grade items, you can exchange them for one Legendary-grade item from me. This offer will only last for twenty-four hours."
"I’m sharing this information because I believe there’s a very high possibility that it’s true. The shop will remain here for twenty-four hours."
"Go outside. Tell the government, your family, or anyone you trust. They’ll know what to do."oko
Boom!
His words fell among the players like an apocalyptic thunderclap.
"What are you talking about? How can you believe such nonsense?"
"Don’t tell me you’re building a Platinum Foundation just because of some ridiculous information you heard somewhere!"
Some players immediately lashed out at him. However, others had already developed serious expressions.
"Darklord, I don’t know who you are, but if you’re really building a Platinum Foundation, then you must be ridiculously wealthy."
One young man looked at Arthur with determination.
"I don’t know if your information is true, but I want to trust the instincts of someone willing to spend that much money on his foundation. I’m going outside to report this information. Goodbye."
"Really? You’re actually believing this nonsense too?" the first player mocked.
The young man glared at him.
"Shut the hell up. What do you think is happening here? We can’t even log out. Players from completely different games have been thrown into an unknown world that is far more realistic than any game we’ve ever played."
"I’m going outside."
Arthur looked at the young man with interest.
He actually knew this person.
In his previous life, this young man had saved an entire school during a monster attack and became a hero. He later became somewhat of a celebrity.
However, Arthur also knew that he wasn’t particularly wealthy at this point. If he left now, he could probably only afford to build a Silver Foundation, and even that wouldn’t be for all the levels.
"What’s your player ID?" Arthur asked.
"Uh, what? Umm... it’s 873..." Leon answered with some confusion.
[Ding! You have received 3,610 Gold from player Darklord as a gift.]
Leon’s eyes widened in disbelief.
"Go. Report everything in detail," Arthur said calmly.
"Thank you, big shot! Thank you!"
Leon repeatedly thanked him before immediately using the Gold to level up.
A moment later, his figure vanished from the town.
Arthur needed to true powerhouses to enter the game now. He needed their money.