He stared at the man with the Bamboo Hat, and the stall owner became cautious and serious. "If you truly want it, I'll sell it to you for the lowest price of seven million taels of gold. I cannot go any lower than that!"
"Seven million taels of gold?" Happy did not bargain for it. "Sure. Give me your name. I'll add you as a friend. Help me keep Recondite Steel Heavy Sword for three days."
"That's a promise."
Even though he was skeptical that the man with the Bamboo Hat will not be able to buy the item because of how average his equipment was, the stall owner will not suffer any loss, anyway, because he will definitely not be able to sell his Recondite Steel Heavy Sword within three days.
But if what he said was true, then with seven million taels of gold, he will be able to gather together two fourth-echelon demon vessels very soon, and his strength will increase by leaps and bounds, so why should he not wait?"
"Brother!" The stall owner beside the sword owner suddenly called out to Happy. "Do you want to look at my martial art manuals? If you have a good weapon, there's no reason for you to not have a good sword technique. Great Demonic World Destruction Art is a supreme grade manual I stole from Demon's Domain. Divine Sword Villa gave it a very high appraisal."
Happy was stunned.
Divine Sword Villa and some of the martial art sacred grounds were places that were currently opened to the players. They can evaluate and give comments about certain martial art manuals, and the ranks go from the lowest commoner's martial arts, to normal, average, good, ingenious, valuable, profound, unique, and ultimate. There were a total of nine ranks, and the higher the appraisal for the manual was, the higher the price for the sword technique will be.
Many of the manuals were considered commoner's martial arts and normal, and they were low-grade martial art manuals.
Ingenious and valuable were considered high-grade martial art manuals.
Profound and unique were supreme-grade martial art manuals that were rare.
The last were ultimate techniques. Usually, the value of ultimate techniques cannot be measured, because no one will actually go and evaluate it, and they will also not sell it on the market.
Hence, the most popular manuals in the market were supreme-grade martial art manuals who were judged as profound and unique series.
Great Demonic World Destruction Art was not a profound sword technique, but a unique sword technique. The appraisal from Divine Sword Villa was that its murderous aura was incredibly great, and each move will burn at the user's life as well as drain his or her qi. Even though the explosive strength from it was extraordinary, it cannot be used for a long time. It placed an emphasis on bloodthirst, and the villa did not suggest that those in the righteous path practice it.
Even though profound and unique sword techniques were supreme grade martial art manuals, it was clear that unique sword techniques were not as high as profound sword techniques.
Many people had been going after the sword technique manual for a long time, but its price remained at twenty-one million taels of silver.
Perhaps the stall owner also felt a little indignant, which was why when he heard Happy and the owner of Recondite Steel Heavy Sword agreeing to the trade for seventy million taels of silver, he became envious, and he immediately decided to promote his sword technique to Happy.
When he saw the enthusiastic stall owner of the sword technique as well as the bidders who sized him and the stall owner with furious glares, Happy quickly understood what was going on.
Happy instantly came up with an idea. "I might really want to buy your manual, but I don't have a lot of money with me right now, unless you're willing to wait."
"How much are you offering?"
"Name a price."
"Thirty million. I can wait for thirty-six hours."
Happy thought about it for a while before he nodded. "No problem."
Even though it was a little expensive, if he changed his plan and headed to Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts to get some resources from those lions and white tigers that went berserk, with his skills, over the day, even if he cannot get that much money, if worse came to worst, he will just pawn off those two demon vessels he obtained.
"Let's add each other as friends." The stall owner was beside himself with delight.
Just now, the people who surrounded him had only increased the price to around twenty million during the bidding, and then, none of them were willing to continue increasing the price.
Now, the stall owner increased it by another eight million taels of silver, and he had no qualms in waiting for a little while. After all, he was not worried that he cannot sell this manual.
But at the moment he received Happy's friend request, the young stall owner's expression turned into one of extreme surprise, causing his features to twist into a very strange expression.
He stared at the man with the Bamboo Hat before him with a dumbfounded expression.
"If you can't keep it for me, please tell me beforehand." Happy naturally knew why he was surprised. He said those words with a calm tone before he turned around resolutely.
The young stall owner finally reacted to the situation and shouted at Happy's back. "I'll definitely be able to keep it for you! Definitely! On my life! Even if you spend ten days to get that money, I'll wait for you!"
The bidders were stunned silent. The group of bidders originally had mocking and derisive expressions on their faces while they stayed around the stall, but they were immediately surprised by his outburst. Even the Recondite Steel Heavy Sword owner looked shocked.
They can tell that the greedy and young stall owner seemed to have recognized that mysterious person with the Bamboo Hat, and it seemed like the person was rather famous as well, because he actually managed to make a Moksha Realm player who had a pretty good life in the game lose his composure like this.
Many people stared at Happy's back.
"Who is it?"
"Could it be that some leader from a sect put on a disguise to come here?"
The Recondite Steel Heavy Sword owner was the most curious. He ran over without even caring about his stall and grabbed his neighbor, who was still in a daze. "Who is that? Do you know him?"
As of now, the Recondite Steel Heavy Sword owner was rather anxious about the seventy million taels of silver that were not in his hands right now. He longed for it with great expectation, but was worried that it was all false hope.
The young stall owner turned his head around and stared at him curiously. "Didn't you get his contact?"
"No. I only told him my name… Darn it, do you want to kill me here? Just who is he?"
The Recondite Steel Heavy Sword owner's words caused the young stall owner to get his answer, and he said, "A legendary player from a long time ago, and he's a very famous person in the Chinese server over the past two days!"
Some of the bidders who listened in on the conversation at full attention were shocked, but there were more people who seemed to have not been able to guess what the young stall owner meant, and they looked around to ask questions.
When he obtained his answer, the Recondite Steel Heavy Sword owner put on a delighted expression, as if he expected that answer.
"So, it's him!
"Here I was, thinking that he had an extraordinary presence when he stood in front of me. It was as if a layer of golden light shone on my face… Hey, don't leave!"
The young stall owner regarded him with great contempt. "If you really had such great observational skills, why would you ask for Happy's name? You told him your name because he asked for it. It's clear that you didn't think of him as anyone important."
The Recondite Steel Heavy Sword was instantly rendered speechless.
But the group of people did not notice that a few people in the crowd put on attentive expressions on the two stall owners.
These people quickly discussed with each other with mysterious expressions.
"Happy reserved some items from those two stalls.
Pay attention to them."
*****
"One Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and one supreme grade Moksha Realm sword technique." Dream Clouds, who was in Demon's Domain in Great Desert, frowned a little when she received this news, and she began mumbling to herself. "He has quite good insight. Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and a supreme grade sword technique…? Looks like he's already laying out the path for him to enter Moksha Realm. But he seems to be very confident that he can get one hundred million taels of silver within a short period of time. He doesn't have any sense of discomfort or sense of alienation after reentering World of Martial Arts…
"As expected of the Mad Shaolin Disciple."
"Should we take action? Happy is still as strong as ever. Blood Robes sent word that while the people in the morning were not sent by him and are just a bunch of lackeys, he's still not an easy person to deal with. I think that once Happy enters Moksha Realm, he will soon gain his footing among those in the qi realm."
"We don't have to target him directly, it'll just show that Class One Hall has no class. Tell the sect master for Five Venoms to buy the two items that Happy reserved. Let him handle such a small matter in the future. He knows what to do."
Dream Clouds burned the letter in her hands to a crisp.
Chapter 941 - Work Together
Money! Right now, Happy was in great need of money!
The money in his bank card was all used to pay for his treatment fees and his room. He did not intend to use what he had remaining in exchange for in-game money either.
While he intended to level up to Moksha Realm, he also intended to explore Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts properly so that he can obtain Recondite Steel Heavy Sword and Great Demonic World Destruction Art as soon as possible.
The rewards he gained during the first time he entered Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts was pretty good. He got himself two demon vessels, one Moksha Realm body fortification technique, and a plot-relevant portrait which had a value he was not certain of just yet.
However, Happy did not intend to farm in the complicated treasure house.
His first encounter with it had already let him understand clearly that a person required great strength, alertness, reaction, and luck when he or she explored the treasure house.
Happy did not intend to test his luck multiple times and use it all, because that meant he will surely end up in a tragic state.
This time, his targets in Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts were the beast tamers and animals inside.
The pelts and bones in these creatures were materials for high-grade equipment and weapons. Their value was in the hundred thousands, and the equipment they dropped was worth one million.
He arrived at the entrance he took to enter Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts, and Happy was surprised to see the group of people from Hunter Clan again.
But this group of people were not fighting against any hordes of beasts. Instead, they gathered together and talked about something.
Happy's arrival caused these people to be incredibly excited.
Mu Qi, the leader of the Hunter Clan, walked over in surprise and delight. "Happy."
This time, it was Happy who was speechless. He was already wearing a Bamboo Hat, but Mu Qi managed to identify him from afar. Also, how did he manage to even know his name?
"You're here. Do you intend to enter the treasure house today as well?"
This time, Mu Qi was clearly just exchanging pleasantries with Happy.
He asked that because he saw how Happy managed to come out unscathed after he successfully entered the treasure house, and he had even gotten rid of a group of Blood Alliance members with clean and smooth movements. It was only natural that he thought that Happy was prepared to grind in the treasure house for a long time and get high-end resources.
"Thank you for giving me the information yesterday. There were indeed some rewards in the treasure house, but I don't intend to grind in the treasure house today." He stopped talking for a moment before Happy made a statement. "I nearly died a few times, so it's best if I don't take the risk."
"True." Mu Qi nodded in agreement to his statement and analyzed the situation. "That's what many of the players who successfully came out of the treasure house believe. You have to be on high alert inside, and you can't relax even in the slightest. The pressure is too great, so it's enough that you only go once. It's okay if you go there, but if you go too many times, you'll become paranoid, and it's very easy for you to run into trouble. Some of the people will either stay away from it after they came out, or die on their second or third time inside."
Happy said nothing. He nodded in silence and swept his gaze over the people behind Mu Qi.
"By the way, how did you manage to learn of my identity?"
"After you went into the house yesterday, we stayed outside. Later on, the people from Blood Alliance rushed in." The Gu poison user seized the opportunity to tell Happy everything that transpired during dawn.
"You uploaded my fight against Blood Alliance?"
After he listened to the whole thing, Happy's expression finally changed, and he looked surprised.
"Yeah. At that time, we found Blood Alliance to be an eyesore." The Gu poison user stated smugly.
Mu Qi stared at Happy with slight uneasiness. "Are we not supposed to upload it and expose your strength?"
"No, if Blood Alliance really wanted to test me, they would have recorded the fight themselves. You didn't do anything wrong, I just didn't think you would act so quickly." Happy smiled wanly to state that there was nothing wrong with what they did.
Mu Qi sighed in relief and suggested. "By the way, Happy, since you're not going into the treasure house, do you want to come with us? If you have to fight against a beast tamer alone, it'll be very tiring for you, since you're still in Life and Death Realm. Besides, I think that you'll soon reach Moksha Realm, and you shouldn't be thinking about leveling here, but farming money, right?"
When he heard Mu Qi's analysis, Happy cannot help but have his expression change.
"In truth, most of the Moksha Realm elites come here to grind, but you're in Life and Death Realm, and you fight with your fists. It's very difficult for you to kill the beasts inside. But you're almost at Moksha Realm, so you shouldn't be in a hurry to practice any sort of martial arts." Mu Qi paused for a moment before he braced his courage and explained, "While Hunter Clan isn't really strong, we still have some degree of understanding toward Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts. If we're together, it'll be easier for us to move together, and our efficiency will also be pretty high. Besides, at that time, you can get one-third of the resources from your team. What do you think?"
'One-third.'
If this offer was made at any other time, Happy might scoff at it, but to the current Happy, this was already a very high quota. After all, there were far too many people in Hunter Clan. Happy already obtained a huge share to be able to get one-third of the resources in one go.
"Aren't you afraid that Blood Alliance will treat you as their enemies as well?'
"Of course we're scared, but the situation in Mountain Villa of Ten Thousand Beasts is very unique. Regardless of who it is, very few of them dare to come inside and cause trouble. Besides, once you reach Moksha Realm, I think that Blood Alliance wouldn't have time to pay attention to nobodies like us."
Mu Qi smiled, and his intention of working together with Happy was clearly displayed at that moment.
The people behind him reacted the same way. The group of trap masters and two tanks nodded.
"Since you're not afraid, I'll definitely be willing to work with you." Happy took up the offer.
Mu Qi's group looked delighted.
With his great fighting instincts, skills, and strength, he will definitely climb to the top again.
If they managed to successfully be on the same side as Happy, Hunter Clan might not end up as a small, unknown group that only worked for others.
"Great! Let's distribute o
ur responsibilities and tasks. Our goal isn't the disciples in the mountain villa, but the beast tamers. A beast tamer with a full team of beasts can ensure that we maximize the explosive strength from our trap masters. At that time, our tanks will be in charge of tanking damage and luring the creatures, while the trap masters are in charge of AOE damage. The Gu poison user will be in charge of controlling the creatures. Happy, you and I will—"
"I can be in charge of luring the animals. You just need to be in charge of getting rid of the traps at the entrance and set up traps. That'll be enough."
Even though Happy had been hiding his strength all this while, since he was going to get one-third of the resources in the group, it was only natural that he could not do nothing, because that was not the way he conducted himself.
Besides, he knew that Mu Qi had the same plan as yesterday. He wanted to lure out the beast tamer in the courtyard and kill him, but doing so will cost too much time.
Happy did not want to waste time waiting for them to set up traps and then spend another half an hour picking up loot. If that were the case, it would be better if he went solo.
If the battle yesterday had not happened, Mu Qi might think that Happy was boasting about himself, but now, he was completely at ease with Happy, and he agreed with it readily.
"Alright, we'll listen to you."
Mu Qi was pretty good when it came to the distribution of tasks in his team and in commanding them. At the very least, he was more outstanding than Happy when it came to setting up traps.
The explosive strength from individual traps can be strong, but also be weak. However, as long as they were careful, it was very difficult for the traps to create any sort of fatal damage on people.
The tanks in the group were known as Old Pang and Young Pang. Both had Arhat Body and were Moksha Realm players with pretty good defensive equipment.
Once their task of luring creatures was taken by Happy, both were tasked to scout the road ahead of them by Mu Qi, and they were used as manual trap excavators.
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