Chapter 607: The Extravagance of the Rich

(To be revised later) Nie Xuan’s expression also turned serious. “Is there any evidence?”

“No, it’s just my intuition.” Xu Huo said indifferently. “You can choose to believe it or not.”

Nie Xuan believed he wasn’t someone who spoke without basis. After a brief thought, he said, “I’ll find a way to verify your suspicions.”

Xu Huo nodded with a smile. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to provide more direct proof, but he really had no evidence at the moment. However, the fact that the Artificer would enter the district before the complete fusion of the district and the game was enough to indicate some issues. At the very least, that ore resource was an extremely important asset. Even though District 014 currently didn’t know the exact location or usage of the ore, the recent emergence of a new energy zone precisely showed that District 014 was quietly undergoing changes. It wasn’t impossible for special mineral resources to appear later than evolution.

“Even if the Special Defense Department exchanges ore for items, they won’t reveal the location of the mineral deposit.” Nie Xuan said. “We still have that much crisis awareness…”

After a pause, he added, “When do you plan to go to Jing City?”

“It depends.” Xu Huo said. “Originally, I planned to hitch a ride with Team Leader Song, but now I have to find my own way.”

Nie Xuan’s expression was thoughtful. “There are quite a few players watching the hotel. You’re playing a big game here. Be careful you don’t fall into a ditch.”

Xu Huo, however, seemed very confident and asked him to fulfill the terms of the transaction.

Nie Xuan was straightforward about it. He didn’t deny the deal just because Xu Huo had only said something ambiguous. Generously, he took out three C-grade items. “Pick one yourself.”

[Center Stage Control: An item that makes the user the center of the stage. Within a ten-meter radius, everyone will direct 120% of their attention towards the user, a true focal point of the stage. It also increases the effect of similar items by 5%.]

[Clearly Happy: Clearly happy, so you must keep smiling. But “Clearly” doesn’t refer to a specific person, but to everyone who hears the happy code word. As long as you shout the code word “Clearly Happy,” everyone who hears it will involuntarily break into a smile, lasting for ten seconds. According to psychological experts, smiling brings good luck.]

[Thunder Cracker: As a type of firecracker product, the snap popper has always been widely popular among children in various game districts. Its increasing sales figures showed designers a bright career prospect, so they modified the design on the original basis, creating this reusable thunder cracker. When used, just throw it forcefully, and it can produce power comparable to a hand grenade. Note: Throwing it on the ground and throwing it on a person have similar effects, the difference being that the latter is more likely to get you beaten up.]

Two support items and one attack item. Xu Huo chose “Center Stage Control.”

“The 5% increase in effect sounds good, but it only works with similar items.” Nie Xuan casually remarked. “It also can’t be stacked with traits.”

Xu Huo didn’t choose this item for its effect, but because after obtaining it, a new item combination upgrade prompt appeared on his personal panel:

[Based on the player’s item information, your “Star-Binding Sphere” and “Center Stage Control” can be combined and upgraded with “Non-Target Confetti Tube” and “Gathering Light Non-Important Location” to be replaced with one B-grade item. Upgrade?]

These four were all C-grade items. Combining them could only yield one B-grade item, but what Xu Huo lacked right now were good items.

He selected “Yes.”

The four items turned gray. A few seconds later, the upgrade was complete.

[Congratulations, Player Passerby A, for obtaining the B-grade item, Orb of Murmurs.]

[Legend has it that at the E19 wormhole point, there is a desolate city known as the Abandoned City. No one has ever found its entrance, nor its exit. Anyone who enters does so under extreme coincidence and accident.]

[Because its existence is so mystical, no one can accurately say where it is. But according to players who claim to have come out of the Abandoned City, it is a city filled with sound. Every second, every inch of soil, every plant, and even the air continuously emits signals that only the chosen ones can receive. The chosen ones will wholeheartedly immerse themselves in this infusion until they leave the Abandoned City, spreading the greatness of this city to the outside world.]