39: Chapter 39: Earned 1 million in three days! Secret Realm ticket in hand!

Lin Feng stood in the VIP room of the "Wanbao Pavilion" equipment supermarket, sitting across from a middle-aged fat man wearing gold-rimmed glasses.

The fat man's surname was Qian, and he was the purchasing manager of this supermarket.

At this moment, he was wiping the sweat from his forehead, his eyes wide as copper bells.

"Mr... Mr. Lin... are you saying, these... you want to sell all of these?"

Manager Qian pointed at the six pieces of Purple-grade equipment and six A-grade Materials spread out on the table, his hands trembling.

"Yes, all of them."

Lin Feng leaned back on the leather sofa, crossing his legs with a calm expression.

"But... this..."

Manager Qian swallowed hard.

"Six pieces of Purple-grade equipment, six pieces of A-grade enchantment Materials... the total value exceeds four million points!"

"Our supermarket... cannot produce this much liquid capital all at once..."

Lin Feng frowned.

"Then how much can you take?"

Manager Qian quickly tapped on a calculator.

"Purple-grade equipment... market price is 300,000 to 500,000; our purchase price is calculated at a 30% discount, averaging 280,000 per piece."

"Six pieces would be 1.68 million."

"A-grade Materials... market price is 200,000 to 300,000, purchase price at a 35% discount, averaging 160,000 per piece."

"Six pieces would be 960,000."

He looked up with a troubled expression.

"A total of 2.64 million. This is the maximum amount we can mobilize today."

Lin Feng was silent for a few seconds.

2.64 million.

Plus his existing 400,000, that's 6.64 million.

Still 3.36 million short of 10 million.

"Alright, let's trade these first."

Lin Feng nodded.

Manager Qian breathed a sigh of relief and quickly took out the contract.

"Mr. Lin, please sign here..."

Half an hour later, Lin Feng walked out of Wanbao Pavilion.

There were six fewer pieces of Purple-grade equipment and six fewer A-grade Materials in the wanxiang ring.

His account had an additional 2.64 million points.

[Current Balance: 664,120 points]

"Still over three million short..."

Lin Feng stroked his chin.

"It seems... I'll have to use the old method."

A sharp glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.

He turned and walked toward the market.

...

For the next three days, Lin Feng was as busy as a spinning top.

During the day, he went on a shopping spree at the market.

Specifically picking out those strange, low-priced White and Green-grade junk items.

At night, he returned to his apartment and began the frantic Fusion mode.

[White Leather Armor + White Leather Armor + White Leather Armor] → [Green Leather Armor]

[Green Leather Armor + Green Leather Armor + Green Leather Armor] → [Blue Leather Armor]

[Blue Leather Armor + Blue Leather Armor] → [Purple Leather Armor]

With 100,000 mana as his backing, Lin Feng didn't feel any sting while fusing.

In one night, he could produce over a dozen pieces of Blue-grade equipment and five or six pieces of Purple-grade equipment.

Early the next morning, he would take these items to various equipment shops, supermarkets, and even the black market to sell them.

To avoid drawing attention, he only sold two or three pieces at a time and spread them across different locations.

Although the price was suppressed a bit, the volume made up for it.

On the first day, he made 120,000.

On the second day, he made 150,000.

On the third day...

When Lin Feng sold the last three Purple-grade bracers to a black market shop in a small alley, the boss stared at him for a long time.

"Little brother, your output... is a bit terrifying."

The boss was a One-Eyed Dragon with a scar on his face, looking like a bad person.

Lin Feng's expression remained unchanged: "Given by an elder in my family, told me to sell them for money to buy skill books."

"Oh? An elder?"

The One-Eyed Dragon gave a half-smile.

"What kind of elder is so generous, giving away Purple-grade equipment every day?"

Lin Feng didn't respond, just held out his hand.

"Money."

The One-Eyed Dragon stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.

"Fine, I won't ask."

He took out a credit card and transferred the funds.

[Human points +90,000]

[Current Balance: 1,041,200 points]

"Ten million now..."

Lin Feng looked at his account balance, his heart pounding.

Three days.

From 400,000 to 10 million.

If word got out, it would scare people to death.

"Thanks."

He put away the credit card and turned to leave the black market shop.

The One-Eyed Dragon watched his back and licked his lips.

"Interesting kid..."

...

Walking out of the alley, sunlight spilled over him.

Lin Feng let out a long breath.

After three days of non-stop work, he was exhausted.

But it was worth it.

Now total assets are 1.4 million—10 million in the account, and 4 million is reserved liquid funds.

"Time to prepare."

Lin Feng stretched his shoulders and walked toward the Skill Hall.

...

The Donghai City Skill Hall is the officially certified skill book trading center.

The variety of skill books here is complete, ranging from the lowest White-grade skills to rare Purple-grade skills.

Of course, the prices are also terrifyingly expensive.

As Lin Feng walked through the door, a sales assistant immediately came forward.

"Hello, sir. What type of skill book do you need?"

The assistant was a young girl in her early twenties, dressed in professional attire with a sweet smile.

"All attributes, White and Green-grade, one set of each."

Lin Feng spoke casually.

The girl was stunned.

"All... all attributes?"

"Yes. Fire, Water, Wind, Earth, Lightning, Ice, Light, and Dark... I want the basic skills for all elements."

The girl blinked.

"Sir, are you sure? All-attribute skill books, even if they are only White or Green-grade, will add up to hundreds of thousands of points..."

"I'm sure."

Lin Feng took out his credit card.

"Swipe it."

The girl swallowed and ran to prepare.

Ten minutes later, a small mountain of skill books was piled in front of Lin Feng.

[Fireball Technique (White)], [Water Arrow Technique (White)], [Wind Blade Technique (White)], [Earth Wall Technique (Green)], [Lightning Strike Technique (Green)], [Ice Cone Technique (White)], [Light Bullet Technique (White)], [Shadow Arrow (Green)]...

A total of sixteen books, covering the eight basic elements.

"Sir, the total is 380,000 points."

The girl said cautiously.

Lin Feng swiped the card readily.

Then, he did something that left the girl dumbfounded—

He picked up a skill book and pressed it to his forehead.

A flash of golden light.

He had learned it.

He picked up another one and pressed it to his forehead.

Learned that one too.

One after another.

Like eating candy.

Sixteen skill books, in less than five minutes, all learned.

The girl's mouth hung open, unable to close it for a long time.

"Si... Sir... you... you learned them all?"

"Yes."

Lin Feng nodded.

His current affinity for all elements was 1%, plus the 20% bonus from the wanxiang ring, making it 30%.

Learning these basic skills was more than enough.

Moreover, he didn't need skill book Fusion at all.

He only needed to learn them, and he could perform skill Fusion while casting.

More powerful and more flexible.

"Thanks."

Lin Feng turned and left the Skill Hall.

Leaving behind the dumbstruck sales assistant.

...

Next was the preparation of supplies.

Lin Feng went to a supply shop specifically for Explorers.

He had researched information about the Desert Golden Sea online.

In that place, the temperature during the day could cook an egg, and at night it could freeze a person to death.

There were also quicksand, sandstorms, poisonous scorpions...

"Ten bottles of Advanced Heat Resistance Potion."

"Ten bottles of Advanced Cold Resistance Potion."

"Twenty bottles of Antidote."

"Thirty bottles of Stamina Recovery Potion."

"One Portable Water Purifier."

"One pair of Sand-proof Goggles."

"One set of Desert Camouflage Uniform."

Lin Feng threw items from the shelves into his shopping cart like he was stocking up a warehouse.

The shop owner was an uncle with a scruffy beard, and his eyes went wide.

"Little brother, are you heading to a desert Dungeon?"

Lin Feng looked up: "How did you know?"

"Nonsense." The uncle pointed at the items he bought. "With this configuration and quantity, you're either going to the desert or the Flaming Mountain."

He leaned in and lowered his voice.

"Let me give you a piece of advice: the desert is quite eerie in the afternoon."

"And desert Dungeons often tend to mutate; people die there all the time..."

Lin Feng's movements paused.

"How did they die?"

"All sorts of ways." The uncle shook his head. "Some were poisoned by sand scorpions, some fell into quicksand and drowned, some died of heatstroke and dehydration, and..."

He paused.

"And some were killed by 'Sand Bandits'."

"Sand Bandits?"

"Yes, native creatures in the desert Dungeon. They look human but are extremely cruel." The uncle gestured. "They specifically rob Explorers of their equipment and supplies, then kill them after they're done."

Lin Feng took note of this.

"Thanks for the warning."

He continued his shopping spree.

When he finally checked out, he had spent a total of 520,000 points.

The uncle sighed as he packed the items: "Young man, you've got guts."

Lin Feng didn't say anything.

He walked out of the shop carrying his supplies.

The sun was shining brightly.

...

Back at the apartment, Lin Feng organized everything and put it into the wanxiang ring.

With 100 cubic meters of storage space, it was more than enough to hold all this.

He sat on the sofa and took out his phone.

He hadn't checked his messages much in three days.

Pan Jingjing had sent several.

[Pan Jingjing: Boss, when will the shop reopen?]

[Pan Jingjing: Xiao Yu and Mengmeng ask me every day, and I don't know how to answer them.]

[Pan Jingjing: Do we need to do any preparations first?]

Lin Feng smiled and replied.

[Lin Feng: Wait a few more days. It will reopen once I return from the Secret Realm. You guys continue your paid leave; your salaries will be paid as usual.]

A few seconds later, Pan Jingjing replied.

[Pan Jingjing: Secret Realm? Boss, you're going to a Secret Realm?]

[Pan Jingjing: Stay safe!]

[Lin Feng: Mmm.]

Next was Chen Lin's message.

Sent three days ago, he was only seeing it now.

[Chen Lin: Lin Feng, I've been leveling up with some seniors recently, so I might not have time to reply to messages.]

[Chen Lin: Are you doing okay? I heard you cleared the Ancient Trial Tower. That's amazing!]

[Chen Lin: I'll come find you after I graduate from the academy.]

Lin Feng looked at the screen and was silent for a while.

He typed a reply.

[Lin Feng: I'm fine. You stay safe too.]

A very simple sentence.

After sending it, he leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

He felt a bit conflicted.

Chen Lin was at the academy, being taken by seniors to level up.

He was out here, desperately earning money alone, preparing to venture into a Secret Realm.

The gap between the two of them seemed to be growing wider and wider.

"Forget it, don't think about it."

Lin Feng shook his head.

Now was not the time for such thoughts.

Becoming stronger is the ultimate truth.

As long as one is strong enough, everything else is not a problem.

...

At noon, sunlight streamed through the window into the living room.

Lin Feng stood up and stretched his muscles.

In three days, everything that needed to be prepared was ready.

Skills learned, supplies bought, and enough money gathered.

It was time to go see Zhao Tianhai.

He changed into clean clothes, put on the wanxiang ring, and donned the holy light wing cloak.

Although wearing the cloak in the city was a bit conspicuous, it was life-saving equipment and couldn't be taken off.

Last check.

Account balance: 13.52 million points.

Sixteen new skills had been added to his skill bar.

The storage space was filled with potions and supplies.

"Let's go."

Lin Feng pushed the door and went out.

The goal was the Explorer Association.

The goal was the Desert Golden Sea.

The goal was... to become stronger.

The youth walked down the street with firm steps.

The sunlight stretched his shadow long.

Ahead lay a new challenge.

And he was already prepared.