17: You are dreaming, the Warring States Red is in your hands
“Open.”
Lin Ling immediately gave the command.
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Forger’s Junior Skill Book, “Forging Technique”! This skill can also be learned by other Professions.”
“I actually forgot about this,” Lin Ling mumbled.
The initial Professional skills of life Professions can be learned by all combat Professions.
This skill does not occupy a skill slot; once a life-type initial Professional skill is learned, there will be a dedicated life skill module.
For example, the Forging Technique is the initial skill for Forgers, Cooking Technique for Chefs, and Weeding Technique for Farmers.
Lin Ling took out another Treant Gift Scroll.
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Priest’s Initial Skill: “Healing”!”
“It can’t be that unlucky that there isn’t a single Mage one, right?”
He frowned slightly, took out all the Treant Gift Scrolls, and quickly opened them.
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Driver’s Junior Skill: Motorcycle Driving! This skill can also be learned by other Professions.”
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Archer’s Initial Skill: Feathered Arrow Attack.”
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Assassin’s Initial Skill: Sneak Attack.”
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Forger’s Initial Skill: Forging Technique.”
Soon, Lin Ling only had one Treant Gift Scroll left, but no Mage skill book had appeared yet.
Looking at the last scroll, Lin Ling basically held no more hope.
If he couldn't get a skill book, he just wouldn't learn it for now; anyway, the Undead-type Forbidden Spell “All Things Grow” could be cast again.
He could just use the undead army to clear the area a few more times, and in at most two days, a large number of low-level skill books would appear on the market.
Moreover, the price would get lower and lower; after half a month, combat Professional skill books below level 20 would cost at most tens of thousands of dragon coins per book.
After all, skill books have a remaining use time; if not learned within 30 days of acquisition, they will automatically disappear.
The inability to hoard skill books is also one of the important reasons why they are so expensive.
“Last one, open it!”
Lin Ling said casually.
“Opening successful! Congratulations on obtaining the Mage’s Initial Skill: “Fireball Technique”!”
Lin Ling looked at the initial Fire-type skill book that appeared before him, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily lifted high.
“It’s done! When the cooldown is over tomorrow, I’ll have a second Forbidden Spell skill.”
An item that others considered trash actually solved a problem in his hands that millions of dragon coins couldn't solve.
This was definitely an unexpected surprise.
Putting away the skill book, Lin Ling’s gaze fell back on his skill bar.
The passive “Elemental Guard” of the SSS talent allows for one skill to be cast without consumption every two hours.
“Still not enough money. If I had enough money, someone would definitely sell warring states red. Then I’d find a place to cast another skill to make money.”
Lin Ling’s eyes instantly narrowed. He clicked on the map in front of him, and soon a bird’s-eye view of Xuanfu Base City clearly appeared before his eyes.
“I cast All Things Grow in the south of the city this morning, which attracted Dragon Nest Fighters. I can’t go to the south of the city now, so I’ll go to the north of the city, the East Lookout Mountain Range. It’s relatively remote, and the weakest monsters are above level 10, so there shouldn’t be many people there, right?”
Lin Ling said, quickly walking towards a motorcycle shop in the south of the city.
Wasting time walking was clearly unwise. It wasn't that he couldn't afford a car, but a motorcycle was more cost-effective for entering and exiting wilderness areas.
At the same time.
A figure in a white cloak arrived at the Yunmeng Trading House.
The huge cloak completely obscured her face, but the stunningly beautiful face beneath the cloak belonged to Zhou Mengyan.
“Do you have skill books?”
“Of course! We received quite a few skill books today. What profession’s skill book do you need? Combat-type professions are on special today. Since I have a connection with you, Miss, I’ll sell it to you for only 1.5 million dragon coins today.”
“Priest, purification-type skill book.”
“Uh… we really don’t have that.”
Zhou Mengyan frowned slightly, then turned and left the trading house.
An armed Great Wall Cannon was already waiting on the street.
“To the express station in the south of the city. Are the transfer materials being prepared so early?”
Zhou Mengyan got into the Great Wall Cannon and gave a command, and the vehicle immediately turned around and headed south.
Soon, the Great Wall Cannon stopped by the road, and Zhou Mengyan walked alone towards the station.
“Miss, self-service mailing or manual processing?” a Miss from the station asked.
Although she was wearing a cloak that covered her face, it was not difficult to tell that she was a woman.
“I’ll do it myself.”
Zhou Mengyan said, skillfully operating the mailing platform.
This mailing service was a built-in function after the integration of God’s Domain. By completing certain tasks, Professional factions could gain the right to use spatial laws.
Through that faction’s mailing system, items could be directly mailed to the designated Professional’s personal inventory within minutes.
The recipient must accept it to receive it; if they refuse, it will be immediately returned.
Of course, the sender can set a price, and the recipient needs to pay the corresponding amount of currency to successfully receive it.
Soon, Zhou Mengyan completed the mailing, concealing her operations on the platform throughout.
The Miss from the station standing behind her watched with immense curiosity but saw nothing.
“So mysterious, she acts as if she’s the Meng Yan Goddess who awakened an SS+ talent, huh?”
She mumbled to herself, but Zhou Mengyan had already finished her operation and was walking out.
The Miss from the station made a face at her retreating back, then immediately clicked on the delivery record.
“I’m a staff member, I want to see if you can still hide it?”
The Miss muttered triumphantly, but the next second, the triumph on her face instantly froze.
“This delivery is encrypted. You do not have permission to view it!”
Miss: “…”
…
Lin Ling had just spent 50,000 dragon coins to buy an off-road motorcycle.
Just as he was about to head north out of the city, he suddenly saw a message appear on the regional public chat.
And the sender of the message was none other than Zhou Mengyan.
“Zhou Mengyan: Seeking a Priest purification enhancement skill book at a high price.”
Lin Ling’s lips curled up. He took out his phone and dialed Zhou Mengyan’s number.
“I saw you were collecting a purification enhancement skill book on the public chat. I just happened to pick one up by the roadside.”
“Are you going to give it to me?”
“Are you dreaming?! Friendship price: 1 million. If you want it, I’ll mail it to you!”
Zhou Mengyan was silent for a moment, then a grinding sound came from the phone, as if she was gritting her teeth.
“Alright, mail it to me, you heartless fellow.”
Lin Ling hung up the phone and looked towards the roadside; there happened to be an express station there.
Just then, an armed Great Wall Cannon started up from not far away, roaring as it drove north.
Lin Ling frowned slightly, looking at the departing pickup truck and shaking his head helplessly.
The Ya Zi Guild emblem on that pickup truck was so familiar yet so strange to him.
“Sir, self-service mailing or manual processing?” the Miss from the station asked listlessly.
Lin Ling gave her a polite smile.
“I’ll do it myself.”
He quickly went to a mailing machine, swiftly entered Zhou Mengyan’s account ID, and then placed the skill book in the drop-off area.
“Recipient: Zhou Mengyan”
“Scanning item…”
“Scan successful.”
“Item Name: Light of Purification”
“Category: Skill Book”
“Learning Condition: Priest”
“Level Requirement: Level 5”
“Skill Analysis: When used on allies, it purifies all negative statuses of all teammates. When used on enemies, it prevents the target from casting any negative status attacks for 30 seconds.”
“Retrieval Method: 1 million dragon coins”
“Sender: Anonymous”
The Miss from the station next to him saw the description on the mailing machine’s display and her eyes immediately widened.
Main Professional skill book?
1 million?
Such good luck?
Is he an 'Emperor of Luck'?
She had also just seen Zhou Mengyan’s message about collecting skill books on the public chat.
She didn’t expect someone to earn this first pot of gold so quickly.
The Miss felt a mix of sourness and bitterness, then tentatively asked:
“Little brother, are you that lucky? You actually dropped a main combat Professional skill book.”
“Yeah, I dropped a few,” Lin Ling nodded.
As soon as he said that, the entire express station was instantly filled with a sour, lemon-like scent.
Dropped a few?
Damn, a few?
Doesn't that mean he earned a few million?
Where did this Emperor of Luck come from?
This is definitely a favored child of heaven.
The gloomy mood she had earlier from not being able to see Zhou Mengyan’s mailing content was completely swept away.
“Little brother, do you need friends? No, no, no, do you need a hanger on your leg?” the Miss leaned close to Lin Ling, asking with hopeful eyes.
Lin Ling raised a hand to touch his nose, silently refusing the Miss’s kind offer.
“Do you want to mail now? Confirm within 120 seconds, and the mail will be delivered, irreversible. Please operate carefully after confirming recipient information.”
“Confirm” “Cancel”
“Confirm!”
Lin Ling slowly spoke.
Just as his voice fell, a mail notification suddenly popped up on the system panel in front of him.
“Received mail from ***. Do you wish to receive? Can choose to return.”
“What’s going on? Did she return it to me?”
A hint of confusion flashed in Lin Ling’s eyes, but he still chose to receive the mail.
“You received an express mail from ***: zhan guo red agate * 10. It has been stored in your inventory.”
“This mail is a free delivery; no payment is required.”
“Detected that you have collected all materials. Do you wish to break the level seal?”