Chapter 69: Magnificent Treasures Worth a Kingdom
"Right, and these as well."
After a brief moment of thought, Su Mubai retrieved three more pieces of equipment and a skill book, handing them over.
These items naturally dropped from the Skeleton King, Regis.
Originally, the equipment was only of Dark Gold tier, but after being promoted by Su Mubai, they had all transformed into Epic-tier gear suitable for levels 10 to 60.
The B-tier [Thunder Strike] had also been upgraded to the A-tier skill book [Thunderstorm Annihilation].
Such gear and skill books were clearly not something players could afford at the current stage; even Wealthy All-Under-Heaven could not offer a suitable price for them.
Therefore, Su Mubai decided to put them up for auction here along the way.
After hearing the starting bid quoted by the receptionist lady, Su Mubai hurried out of the East Ocean Auction House.
He suddenly remembered something.
The jewelry processing shops in East Ocean City were out of stock, but other cities still had them!
If he made a round of all the other cities, wouldn't he be able to rake in a massive fortune?
At this thought, his newly calmed heart began to race with excitement once again.
Frost soared into the sky, heading towards the teleportation plaza. Right beside the plaza was the teleportation hall of East Ocean City.
From there, one could teleport to any other city.
During the journey, the newly affluent Su Mubai took the opportunity to sublimate two of his skills once more.
[Prompt: Do you wish to confirm the consumption of 10,000 gold coins to overwrite the previous promotion effect and sublimate the skill "Advanced Skeleton Summoning" to a higher tier?]
"Confirm."
[Your C-tier skill "Advanced Skeleton Summoning" has successfully sublimated into the A-tier skill "Elite Skeleton Summoning".]
[Elite Skeleton Summoning]: (A) Level 9 (Max), Active Skill, summons three elite skeletons to fight for you. (Elite Skeleton Warrior / Elite Skeleton Archer / Elite Skeleton Mage)
Casting time: 3 seconds. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Mana cost: 3,000 points.
[Cataclysm Trait]:
1. Elite Skeleton Warrior max HP increased by 500%, attack power increased by 100%.
2. Unlocked.
3. Unlocked.
(Elite skeleton stats scale with the player's Spirit attribute.)
The word "Elite" had been added to the names of all three troop types, though the specific stat improvements remained to be seen.
However, while soaring through mid-air, Su Mubai was in no rush to summon them; instead, he proceeded to sublimate his next skill.
[Prompt: Do you wish to confirm the consumption of 10,000 gold coins to overwrite the previous promotion effect and sublimate the skill "Corpse Explosion" to a higher tier?]
"Confirm."
[Your C-tier skill "Corpse Explosion" has successfully sublimated into the A-tier skill "Chain Corpse Explosion".]
[Chain Corpse Explosion]: (A) Level 11 (Max), Active Skill, capable of sequentially detonating up to three corpses or remains, dealing magical damage to all enemies within a 20-meter radius of each corpse or remains. (Cannot be used on BOSS corpses.)
Damage: 20% of target's lifetime Max HP + 200% Spell Power.
Casting range: 200 meters. Instant cast. Cooldown: 30 seconds. Mana cost: 6,000 points.
[Chain Corpse Explosion] had been enhanced in every aspect, becoming several times more powerful than before.
Su Mubai was thoroughly satisfied with this.
It was only then that he noticed he had already used up 11 of his skill slots!
And this was still without having learned any low-level skills whatsoever.
Having only 20 skill slots felt somewhat restrictive.
"I wonder if they will expand after an advancement."
Murmuring to himself, the teleportation plaza came into Su Mubai's field of vision.
Beep, beep, beep...
Just as he was about to control Frost to land, Su Mubai's communicator suddenly rang.
It was Wealthy All-Under-Heaven.
At the same time, five beams of white light flashed successively in the teleportation plaza.
"Finally out of the novice village?"
Su Mubai raised an eyebrow and answered Wealthy All-Under-Heaven's voice call.
"Brother Bai Ye, are you free right now? I'm coming to deliver money to you."
Wealthy All-Under-Heaven's voice came through the communicator. Clearly, he had contacted Su Mubai the moment he left the novice village.
"I'll come to you."
Su Mubai smiled slightly, controlling Frost to lower its flight altitude.
"You're coming to find me?"
Wealthy All-Under-Heaven was slightly stunned. "Alright, then. I just..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was abruptly interrupted by Ah Wei.
"Look over there quickly! Is that a dragon?!"
Following the direction of his finger, everyone immediately widened their eyes in unison.
They saw a ferocious-looking Frost Dragon flying rapidly toward the teleportation plaza.
"Badass! There's actually a Frost Dragon in East Ocean City?!"
The Fire Element Mage, Hard to Wake Up in the Morning, let out an exclamation of awe.
Beside him, Maple Leaves Fluttering gave the two of them a helpless look and said, "Did you guys forget what Bai Ye's mount is?"
"Oh right! This must be Bai Ye's Frost Dragon King!"
Cotton Candy's eyes shone brightly. "Look, there really is someone sitting on that dragon's back."
As Frost descended in altitude, the group finally caught sight of Su Mubai sitting upon the throne.
A surge of envy welled up naturally within them.
"When will we ever be able to get such a powerful mount?"
Ah Wei and Hard to Wake Up in the Morning exchanged glances, their eyes filled with yearning.
"Brother Bai Ye's mount is of Mythic tier, so don't even dream about it."
Wealthy All-Under-Heaven shook his head. "Even for me, I have no idea when I'll be able to afford one."
With that, he quickened his pace, stepping forward to greet the landing Su Mubai.
Su Mubai waved his hand to dismiss Frost, accepted the 500 gold coins handed over by Wealthy All-Under-Heaven, and smiled. "Not bad at all, leveling up even faster than Grand Vista."
Grand Vista's innate talent provided a 20% experience bonus to guild members. For Wealthy All-Under-Heaven's party to leave the novice village ahead of them was indeed somewhat unexpected.
"I have Brother Bai Ye to thank for the equipment you sold us."
Wealthy All-Under-Heaven gave Su Mubai a deep look.
Later on, relying on those Dark Gold-tier items, they had managed to clear the Hell-tier Foggy Land ahead of the Grand Vista Guild.
However, the final BOSS had only been of Gold tier.
This meant that unless a Calamity-tier hidden dungeon was triggered, Dark Gold-tier equipment would simply not drop in novice villages.
It was precisely because of this that they had managed to emerge from the novice village just a step ahead.
The rest of the group looked at Su Mubai with even greater shock at this moment.
Because they discovered that aside from the name "Bai Ye," they couldn't even see his level anymore.
Had the gap in strength truly reached such a terrifying degree?
Maple Leaves Fluttering looked at her own S-tier talent, wondering what thoughts were swirling in her mind.
"Equipment is just an auxiliary; the key still depends on the person. You guys go explore East Ocean City well, I have some business to attend to, so I'll be leaving first."
Su Mubai smiled, waved his hand, and turned to leave.
The equipment and skill books he originally intended to sell to them had now been consigned to the East Ocean Auction House for auction.
Compared to the locals of the God-Forbidden Land, Wealthy All-Under-Heaven's financial power held no advantage whatsoever in the early stages.
"Brother Bai Ye, don't rush off yet. Take a look at this first."
Seeing this, Wealthy All-Under-Heaven hurriedly called out to stop Su Mubai, produced a sheepskin scroll, and smiled.
"This was just shaken out of the Money Tree today. I figured you'd be interested in it."
When Su Mubai saw the description on the sheepskin scroll, he was slightly startled internally and cast a surprised glance at Wealthy All-Under-Heaven.
An SSS-tier talent truly could not be underestimated.
Just the second day, and he had already shaken out something this good?
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Fathers, I apologize, but there will only be two chapters today.
Writer's block has got my head spinning!
Rest assured, the extra chapters will not be omitted, though they will be a little later.