Chapter 1 The Start

After hanging up with Heizi, Shi Feng looked around. No players seemed to have noticed his sudden appearance. He then turned into an empty alley.

Opening a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest would definitely cause a stir.

Only game newbies would 'boldly' open a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest in a crowded square to show off to other players.

Compared to the real world, the game world had no restrictions. The major powers' desire for super treasures was self-evident. Players without strength often faced the best-case scenario of being killed back to level zero. If the contents of the treasure chest didn't drop...

Congratulations, you could only live in the city for the rest of your life. While others went to the wilderness to kill monsters and level up, you could only wander around the city. After a few months, you could proudly become a 'city guide.'

Shi Feng wasn't an Assassin who could stealthily avoid pursuit, and he didn't have enough strength yet, so he naturally had to keep a low profile.

In the deserted alley, Shi Feng quietly observed for a while, confirming that no one had followed him before taking out the black longsword.

Looking at the black longsword, Shi Feng frowned.

Abyssal Blade, a Demonic Weapon. Requires Swordsman class. Bind the equipment?

"Should I equip it or not?" Shi Feng looked at the Abyssal Blade in his hand, feeling troubled.

He was very familiar with Demonic Weapons. Unlike ordinary equipment, Demonic Weapons didn't have quality grades. They were rarer than Epic-grade equipment, and their power was unparalleled. However, they also had side effects, namely backlash. With a little carelessness, a character would become trash. It was a double-edged sword.

In his previous life, several experts in the Star-Moon Kingdom rose to become top experts because of Demonic Weapons. Even at his peak, he could only look up to them. However, after a period of time, two experts with Demonic Weapons turned into useless accounts because they didn't handle the backlash effects well, and they could only start over.

"Forget it, I'll put it aside for now. I can't take the risk right now." Shi Feng shook his head and put away the Abyssal Blade. He had a lot of pressure to earn 16,000 Credits in the first ten days of the game. If something went wrong, all his efforts would be in vain.

Then, Shi Feng took out the Fine-Gold Treasure Chest.

Looking at the gilded treasure chest, Shi Feng couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. "In my previous life, the Mythril-grade Treasure Chests they got had potion recipes and forging diagrams. I wonder what good things this Fine-Gold Treasure Chest will yield?"

He had played God's Domain for ten years, and he had never seen more than twenty Fine-Gold Treasure Chests.

The competition for each Fine-Gold Treasure Chest was a major battle. It was almost unimaginable to own one alone.

He slowly opened the treasure chest. Suddenly, the treasure chest emitted a golden light, illuminating the entire alley. If it were nighttime, it would definitely be a dazzling beacon, attracting everyone's attention.

Shi Feng didn't dare to be careless and immediately took out everything. Only then did the light gradually disappear.

Fortunately, it was a deserted alley, and no one would notice the brief flash of light.

"Ugh, the treasure chest settings in God's Domain are really坑爹 [kēng diē –坑 to deceive, 爹 father, meaning to cheat someone hard, screw over, usually used as an exclamation], lucky it's daytime." Shi Feng glanced at the treasure chest beside him and shifted his gaze to the three treasures in his hands.

They were two ancient books and a suit of armor.

The armor was a Mythril-grade equipment, much worse than he imagined.

Sky Battle Suit, Mythril Grade, Plate Armor, Equipment Requirement: 20 Strength, Equipment Level: 5, Defense +25, Strength +6, Endurance +3, Agility +3, Durability 30/30, Additional Attribute: Weakening Power, reduces physical damage taken by 15% when equipped.

Seeing the attributes of the battle suit, Shi Feng was also surprised. Although the equipment level was much lower than the equipment he had opened in his previous life, the attributes of the equipment were excellent. If a Warrior-type class wore it, the defense would be super high. With the Weakening Power, resisting physical bosses would no longer be a problem. Selling it now would definitely fetch a sky-high price.

"Great, I have level 5 armor." Shi Feng happily put away the Sky Battle Suit. Swordsmen also wore plate armor. Wearing this equipment at level 5 was like being a Shield Warrior.

Shi Feng was immediately shocked after seeing the names of the two books.

Book of Forging and Potion Secret Records. These were treasure books that were hard to come by with any amount of money.

As everyone knew, Forging and Potion Making were very difficult to learn. Every Forging Master and Potion Making Master was a symbol of a guild's strength. Even the幽影 [Yōuyǐng] Guild, which owned ten city-states, only had two Forging Masters and five Potion Making Masters, and they were all like overlords.

But with these two books, a Forging Master and a Potion Making Master could be created.

"I remember there's a hidden quest in Darkmoon Valley that not only provides free Forging learning, but also rewards a Forging talent. If you have Forging talent and the Book of Forging, you can definitely become a high-level Forging Apprentice quickly and make a lot of money forging Bronze equipment." Shi Feng remembered that 一锤买卖 [Yī chuí mǎimài - One Hammer Trade] from the 幽影 [Yōuyǐng] Guild became a Forging Master because he completed that hidden quest.

Darkmoon Valley was a level 4 monster area, and that quest wasn't easy to do and took a lot of time.

"It seems I need to buy some things and prepare well." Shi Feng put away the two books and sent a message to Heizi to meet him in the trade area, then walked towards the trade area.

At this time, there were many players in the trade area. Many players came to the trade area to rest after being tired from killing monsters, sat down to have a drink, chat, and some players also took out the materials from killing wild monsters to sell.

Shi Feng found an empty spot, spread a white cloth on the ground, put the herbs and equipment he had picked before, and started setting up a stall.

Level 4 ordinary cloth armor sells for 1 Silver 20 Copper, and a Bronze Shield sells for 21 Silver. At this stage, this price is considered fair and very cheap.

"Rare herbs, high-level equipment, come and take a look if you want to buy." Shi Feng casually shouted.

There were many players setting up stalls in the trade area, but they were all selling materials, such as herbs, ores, etc. Now, no player was selling equipment. Shi Feng's shout directly became the focus.

"No way, there's really equipment, and it's a Bronze Shield!"

"This luck is heaven-defying. I don't even have an ordinary piece of equipment, and this is already Bronze equipment."

"This is a level 5 equipment, are you kidding me? I can't be seeing things, right?"

"What's so strange about that? Don't forget that an expert killed the Town Chief, who was a level 15 Elite. Now all the players in the town can't accept the Town Chief's quest. Some players who accepted the Town Chief's quest are so angry that they want to eat that expert."

"21 Silver, this price is too high, I don't even have 1% of the money."

Many of the onlookers were amazed. It had only been ten hours since God's Domain opened, and someone was already able to obtain such high-level equipment. The most incredible thing was that they were selling it.

You should know that major guilds and studios used the equipment they obtained on themselves, trying to increase their advantages as much as possible, and it was impossible to sell it. Now players are generally level 1, and level 5 equipment is unimaginable, let alone a level 5 Bronze Shield, but the price of 21 Silver is too high. The average player's income for a day is less than 20 Copper. 21 Silver is 2100 Copper, which they can't afford at all.

Shi Feng smiled slightly as he watched more and more players. He didn't expect ordinary players to buy it, he wanted the publicity effect.

After a while, a team of players rushed over, led by a Shield Warrior.

"Make way, make way. Since we 幽影 [Yōuyǐng] are here, we'll take everything on the stall. Everyone else can leave."

The 幽影 [Yōuyǐng] team squeezed out a path to let the Shield Warrior in.

Shi Feng swept a glance over and found that he knew this Shield Warrior. His name was Yan Hu, and he was the leader of Red Leaf Town. In his previous life, he couldn't rise quickly and was used as cannon fodder again and again. Three-tenths of the credit for that belonged to Yan Hu's 'efforts.' He didn't expect to meet him so quickly.

"You're the stall owner?" Yan Hu looked at the blue cross shield, slightly excited, then glanced at Shi Feng. Without an Observation skill, he couldn't see his level. He was wearing newbie equipment and didn't have a guild badge, just an ordinary player. However, he was able to get equipment, so he must have been lucky.

Shi Feng nodded and said, "That's right."

"Okay, I'll take everything here. A flat price of 1 Silver." Yan Hu said proudly.

It was as if the things on the stall were garbage and worthless. Giving you 1 Silver was already a compliment.

"I don't haggle here, please don't act like an overlord and interfere with my business." Shi Feng wasn't angry and ignored Yan Hu.

At this time, Yan Hu's face was livid. He glared at Shi Feng and sneered, "Are you sure you want to be against our 幽影 [Yōuyǐng]? I'll give you one more chance. Think carefully before you speak."

Immediately, the other 5 幽影 [Yōuyǐng] members surrounded him.

Shi Feng rolled his eyes at Yan Hu and said very straightforwardly, "Idiot."

He dared to threaten him in Red Leaf Town? Didn't he know that you couldn't fight in town?

"You're courting death!" Yan Hu was furious, his eyes bloodshot. He couldn't wait to kill Shi Feng right now.

"Hahaha, that's really interesting. A level 5 Bronze Shield, how can we from Assassin's Alliance be missing?"

At this time, more than a dozen people came again, each with the Assassin's Alliance badge. The speaker was Ci Xin. Ci Xin was stunned when he saw the stall owner.

The expert Shi Feng, who had passed the Bronze reward challenge in one go, would actually appear here and also obtain level 5 Bronze equipment. He must have killed a high-level Elite monster. He admired Shi Feng even more in his heart.

"Here's 24 Silver, I'll take it all. Let's be friends. Be sure to consider our Assassin's Alliance if you have any good equipment in the future." Ci Xin traded 24 Silver without saying a word. Although the 24 Silver was hard-earned by the guild, it was all worth it to make friends with an expert like Shi Feng.

"Okay, since you're so straightforward, I don't need the 50 Copper either. Contact me in the future." Shi Feng understood that Ci Xin was showing goodwill to him. It wasn't bad to cooperate with such a big guild.

The players around were shocked by the Assassin's Alliance's generosity. They spent 24 Silver in one go without even blinking an eye. This was a big guild. Many players wanted to sign up. In comparison, guilds like 幽影 [Yōuyǐng] were destined to have no future, and they cast disdainful glances.

After being despised by Shi Feng and slapped in the face by the Assassin's Alliance, Yan Hu's face was flushed red and his eyes were about to split. So he called over an Assassin and said in a cold voice, "You Lang, go keep an eye on that kid. I'll let him know the consequences of going against our 幽影 [Yōuyǐng]."

On the other side, Shi Feng, who had already left, was buying things in the trade area.

With more than 24 Silver on him, more than the entire wealth of an ordinary guild in Red Leaf Town, he was completely a 土豪 [Tǔ háo - nouveau riche], and he started spending money lavishly.

He bought 20 bottles of Dark Iron Beer worth 25 Copper each.

He bought 30 Smoke Bombs worth 20 Copper each.

He bought 100 Apple Pies worth 5 Copper each, restoring 30 HP per second for 10 seconds.

He bought 100 Magic Waters worth 5 Copper each, restoring 30 MP per second for 10 seconds.

He spent most of his wealth in one go, leaving only more than 3 Silver.

"Brother Feng, you've finally come. What do we do now?" Heizi, who had been waiting in the trade area, now had a dark face and a resentful look in his eyes. It had been more than 9 hours since God's Domain opened, and he hadn't gotten anything other than unlocking the Explorer title. He was almost depressed to death.

"Let's go, we're going to grind monsters." Shi Feng smiled and sent a party invitation.