Lu Ming was relieved to have brought Lin Youwei to the black market.
Because on this trip to the black market, Lu Ming didn't manage to get anything on his own.
Without this Tier 3 magic scroll, this trip would have been for nothing!
And yet, Lin Youwei managed to get four items for Lu Ming after spending just two hours in the intermediate black market!
"Nether brother, these three Tier 1 magic scrolls were all sold for between 40 to 50 silver coins each; and there was a 1-star treasure, which was a bit more expensive, costing 1 gold coin..."
"In total, I spent 2 gold coins and 42 silver coins, so there's still 1 gold coin and 58 silver coins left from the 4 gold coins you gave me!"
On the way back to the city, Lin Youwei handed over the four items she had won at the black market auction, along with the remaining money, to Lu Ming, without keeping a single bit for herself.
Lu Ming left Lin Youwei with 3 silver coins.
"This is your hard-earned fee."
The little money-grubber clutched the 3 silver coins with a face full of joy, "Thank you, Nether brother!"
Don't underestimate these 3 silver coins; on the market, they are worth 600 yuan.
Lin Youwei kept an eye on the black market for Lu Ming for two hours, which equates to an hourly wage of 300!
This far exceeded the hourly wage Lin Youwei had ever earned from any job!
So, Lin Youwei happily went off to tinker with her little treasury.
Lu Ming, on the other hand, weighed the four items she had won for him at the auction.
Among them were three Tier 1 magic scrolls: [Claim as Your Own], [Break Through Yourself], and [Fortune Beckons];
And a 1-star magical treasure: [Ring of Source Power]!
[Break Through Yourself] (Tier 1 Magic Scroll/Sealed): Upon use, allows you to break through your own limits, gaining the temporary skill Break Through Yourself (for 300 seconds, all skill cooldowns -10%, and skill consumption -10%).
Unseal Task: Slay 100 monsters of a level not lower than your own within an hour (time starts counting after activating the task).
[Fortune Beckons] (Tier 1 Magic Scroll/Sealed): Upon use, receive the blessing of the God of Wealth, gaining the temporary skill Fortune Beckons (for 300 seconds, the amount of coins dropped by monsters +100%).
Unseal Task: Slay 100 monsters of a level not lower than your own within an hour.
"These two scrolls provide temporary skill boosts. I wonder if they can be enhanced by the Comprehensive Amplification talent as temporary skills."
If they could be enhanced thirty times by Comprehensive Amplification, that would be fantastic!
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As for the magical treasure...
In the Sky Abyss world, magical treasures and magic scrolls have similar properties, both providing various enhancement effects to players.
The difference is:
Magic scrolls are one-time use, and their enhancement effects are temporary;
While the enhancement effects of magical treasures are permanent!
Moreover, such items are rarely seen on the market.
Even if they are available, ordinary players can't even dream of obtaining them.
Basically, from the moment a magical treasure is born, it is marked with the exclusive label of "noble family."
Therefore, the value of a magical treasure far exceeds that of a magic scroll of the same tier.
[Ring of Source Power] (Magical Treasure/Sealed)
[Quality: ★]
[Treasure Skill: Source of Magic (Increases the wearer's maximum mana points by 10% and mana recovery by 1%)]
[Unseal Task: Slay an elite monster of a level not lower than your own within ten minutes]
For Lu Ming, who as a Trickster consumes more mana than a Mage, this magical treasure is practically tailor-made for him!
Treasure skills are also skills.
"This skill should also be able to receive the Comprehensive Amplification bonus, right?"
The higher the value of the item, the harder the unseal task.
Therefore, the unseal tasks for these Tier 1 magic scrolls and 1-star magical treasure are relatively simple.
Only the unseal task for the Tier 3 magic scroll Strategize requires players to slay 1000 monsters of a level not lower than their own within a day!
For ordinary players, this is quite challenging.
But for Lu Ming, it's no big deal.
Returning to Starlight City, the two logged off.
To save time, Lu Ming took Lin Youwei to a restaurant downstairs in their community for a meal.
Watching Lin Youwei slowly savor her spicy and sour noodles, Lu Ming gradually found this little girl more pleasing to the eye.
Initially, he thought she was a burden, and if it weren't for her having the [Account Ban·Wrath of the Gods] on her, Lu Ming wouldn't have wanted to bring her along.
But now, in daily battles, with Lin Youwei's Drop Rate Increase talent, Lu Ming's monster slaying yields have increased several times!
In addition, she can help with some minor tasks, like tonight's black market.
Moreover, in real life, Lin Youwei can cook and loves cleanliness.
She takes care of the house chores, leaving Lu Ming with little to worry about.
Apart from being a bit greedy, there's hardly anything to criticize!
She's small, well-behaved, and pleasing to the eye when by his side!
Sure enough, while eating a bowl of spicy and sour noodles, a group of guys in the store kept glancing at Lin Youwei.
One even came up and asked, "Bro, does your girlfriend have a boyfriend?"
Lu Ming continued eating, "I'm not her boyfriend, don't ask me."
The guy with glasses brightened up, smiling at Lin Youwei, "Young lady, can I add you on WeChat?"
Lin Youwei's face turned red, shaking her head like a rattle.
The guy with glasses, however, was persistent, pestering Lin Youwei, and even shamelessly sitting next to her, "Let's be friends, I'm a level 19 two-star Mage in Sky Abyss, I can carry you!"
Lin Youwei was at a loss, casting a pleading look at Lu Ming.
"Can't you see she doesn't want to?" Lu Ming's calm tone was filled with sharpness.
For some reason, the guy with glasses felt a sense of awe from Lu Ming's gaze!
He quickly backed off sensibly.
Only then did Lin Youwei breathe a sigh of relief, sneaking a glance at Lu Ming, who was still eating, feeling a warmth in her heart.
After dinner, on the way back to the community.
Lin Youwei said to Lu Ming, "Nether brother, thank you for helping me out earlier!"
"No problem, no matter who bullies you in the future, I'll protect you."
Lu Ming's casual words filled Lin Youwei's heart with warmth.
Back home, the two went to their rooms and logged back online.
The time was fixed at 7:30 PM.
There was still an hour and a half before the agreed time with Qin Churan.
So, after Lin Youwei went to the Profession Hall to receive her third transition task, Lu Ming took her to the Nether Ghost Tower.
All his item unseal tasks involved slaying monsters.
Lin Youwei's third transition task also involved slaying monsters.
Therefore, this was the best choice.
However, as soon as they arrived at the base of the tower, Lu Ming was stopped by players from the Godslayer Squad guarding outside the tower because of his affiliation with the Tianxuan Team!
"Do you need me to report to God Slayer, Moon?"
As soon as Lu Ming spoke, the level 50 warrior God Slayer, Wheel said expressionlessly, "Reporting to Miss Qin won't help, our captain has already personally ordered that all of Miss Qin's instructions are nullified from now on!"
First, they cut off all of Qin Churan's cards, severing her financial resources.
Now they've stripped her of all authority.
"It seems he's trying to push you to a dead end."
"For the sake of family interests, to be so ruthless to his own sister, truly stopping at nothing to achieve his goals!"
However, this situation actually benefits Lu Ming more.
Because with Qin Churan having no one to rely on, in this situation, the only person she can depend on to build a top 100 national team is Lu Ming.
This way, Lu Ming can more easily gain Qin Churan's trust, laying a solid foundation for using her to take revenge on Qin Feng!
Of course, the current problem is not difficult for Lu Ming at all.
"I'm entering the second dimension."
With these words, the Godslayer players had no choice but to step aside.
Because the ownership of the Nether Ghost Tower's second dimension, Thriller Paradise, belonged to the Tianxuan Team today!
Thus, Lu Ming took Lin Youwei into the second dimension, Thriller Paradise.
Then, through the Soul Set's ability to ignore level restrictions, they directly teleported internally to the eighth dimension, Shadow Nest.
Next up.
It's slaughter time!
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