Hearing the Treant's words, Li Yin frowned, but then he flashed a big grin.
He grabbed the vine again. "Yeah, I promised not to kill you, but I didn't say I couldn't cripple you and let the wild monsters finish the job."
"Wait!"
"You!"
The Treant's trunk trembled.
"Don't! I know what you want, but at most, I can only drop a piece of common equipment."
"?"
"Don't kill me, I really have nothing left."
"If I die, my Spirit will drop to zero. When my consciousness returns next time, it will be difficult."
"Please, what do I have to do for you to spare me?"
Looking at the tearful Treant, Li Yin was surprised.
Just then, seeing an opening, the Treant yanked back its vine and bolted away, kicking up dust as it fled without looking back.
Watching its retreating figure, Li Yin thought, "..."
But come to think of it, this Treant really is different from the usual bosses.
What kind of boss is so afraid of death?
Looking at the three pieces of equipment in his inventory, overall, this was a huge profit!
Abandoning the chase, Li Yin opened the Trading House. After some thought, he listed the common Vine Shield.
Equipment must be sold piece by piece to maximize profit.
As soon as he listed it, a notification popped up.
[Please stay away from dangerous areas.]
[2:00 AM - 9:00 AM is rest time, players will be forcibly logged out.]
[Your character will remain in place upon logout and may take damage or die during this time.]
[Please stay away from dangerous areas!]
"What, it's already 2 AM?"
Glancing at the time in the upper right corner, it was now 1:50 AM, leaving only 10 minutes until forced logout.
That was just enough time to get back to the Novice Village.
With the announcement, all the players in the Novice Village were taken aback.
"Forcibly logged out?"
"Are you kidding me? The game has forced logouts?"
"I haven't even gotten any drops yet!"
"Damn, at least let me get some loot first!"
In the chicken hunting grounds of the Novice Village, the players were in an uproar.
Due to the Trading House frenzy, they didn't want to log out early, as the opportunity to get rich was right in front of them.
Just then, a group emerged from the Gloomwood.
As a corporate team, they were quite eye-catching. When the leader, holding a Wooden Sword, entered the Rooster Territory, it caused a huge commotion.
"Equipment?"
"Is that the Wooden Sword!"
"The sword worth over fifty thousand!"
He hadn't bought the sword; he had looted it. However, he didn't explain this to the common folks.
In no time, the team marched into the Novice Village, and the players, seeing their formation, didn't dare to make a sound.
Just then, another group emerged from the Gloomwood.
Compared to the first, this group had just as many people, but no equipment.
Instinctively, the players' attention on them lessened.
Somehow, equipment had gradually become a symbol of status and strength.
Seeing this, the leader of the group frowned slightly, knowing full well what those looks meant.
"It's just equipment."
"Equipment doesn't mean anything!"
As he was feeling indignant, the crowd stirred.
From the Gloomwood, a female player holding a Wooden Sword and wearing cloth armor emerged.
"Two pieces of equipment!"
The exclamations drew surprised looks from the nearby guild members. When they saw her equipment, the Guild President's eyes lit up.
"Miss, are you alone?"
"Two pieces of equipment? So, the one in the Auction House earlier was your doing?"
"Not bad!"
With a slight compliment, the Guild President got straight to the point: "Would you consider joining our guild? We happen to be short on people, and if you agree, I'll have you join immediately."
The invitation lacked any sincerity.
As expected.
"Sorry, I already have a team."
The woman replied coolly, then walked towards the Novice Village without looking back.
"Damn, it's just two pieces of equipment, what's with the attitude?"
Seeing this, a subordinate beside the Guild President complained.
"Yeah, acting like she doesn't care about anyone." Another chimed in.
The Guild President also frowned.
As they exchanged words, Li Yin walked past, glancing at the guild members and then at the woman's retreating figure.
Luckily, he had put all his equipment in his inventory.
Otherwise, see what happens.
This is the price of standing out.
There are always so many petty people.
Ten minutes flew by, and just as he was about to log out, Li Yin thought of the equipment he had just listed.
"Wait a minute,"
"Damn, didn't I just list that equipment for nothing?"
[Ding!]
[Forum Listing Extension Privilege available!]
[Limited-time offer 7777!]
"?"
"Fuck!"
Staring at the pop-up, Li Yin's face turned pale. If he remembered correctly, he only had a little over twelve thousand in his account.
They really wouldn't let him off, squeezing him dry!
Though frustrated, since listing was for future transactions, he gritted his teeth and bought it.
[Ding!]
[Forced logout!]
Just after purchasing, a notification popped up, and the next second, he was kicked out of the game.
In reality.
Li Yin immediately picked up his phone. This time, clicking on Calamity Realm didn't take him into the game but to the forum.
On the forum, he saw the Trading House clearly displayed.
"Wait a minute."
"The package I just bought seems a bit off?"
In the game, facing forced logout, he hadn't thought much during the purchase, but now it hit him.
"Damn it!"
"Listing Extension Privilege?"
"What the hell is this privilege?"
"So... you can list on the forum even without buying the privilege?"
Realizing this, Li Yin: "..."
His face turned beet red.
On the forum.
Posts were being refreshed like crazy, all discussing the game's realism and news about the first equipment auction.
After refreshing, a post discovered the equipment in the Trading House.
"Stop discussing, a top-tier piece of equipment just appeared in the Trading House!"
"Defense +4!"
The bold title immediately drew countless players to flock in.
Meanwhile, Li Yin, fuming, exited the forum and opened a short video app.
The trending topic was the news of his Wooden Sword selling for over fifty thousand.
"Shocking! A game where you can make money is here!"
"A common piece of equipment sold for 540,000!"
"?"
"Seriously, is this even worth trending?"
As he was about to ignore and scroll past the video, he noticed the publisher in the lower left corner.
"......"
"Is this... regular promotion not enough, so they use me as a typical example?"
Li Yin was speechless.
He never expected his first time on TV would be in this way.
At the same time, perhaps the promotion was effective, as the Calamity Realm Trading House's popularity skyrocketed.
"A bid! The first bid is 100,000!"
"Impressive!"
"So impressive!"
"Who is this lucky person again?"