52: Chapter 52 Acquisition Frenzy

Jiang He quickly carried Mumu back to the gaming pod.

He then left the hospital.

Inside the game.

Mumu reappeared inside the inn.

Xiao Yao and Xiaoxue were just about to leave.

Suddenly seeing Mumu appear, the two of them ran back over.

"Mumu, why are you back?"

She explained everything that had happened.

Xiao Yao understood; although this method was effective, the scale required might be massive.

The three of them sat back down.

They knew that Jiang He should be online very soon.

Twenty minutes later.

Jiang He's figure appeared in the guest room.

"Xiao Yao, help me acquire treasure chests for 10 silver coins each. If they provide Mental Potions directly, I'll pay 1 gold coin each."

The price he offered couldn't just be called high; it was simply exaggerated.

According to current market rates, 10 silver coins was equivalent to a thousand yuan.

1 gold coin was ten thousand yuan.

The normal purchase price in the game was usually 10 or 20 copper coins per chest.

Moreover, these items were in demand but had no supply; nobody usually bought them at all.

"This? Isn't the purchase price a bit too high?" Xiao Yao hesitated.

"It's not high. Help me spread the word; I'll take as many as there are." Jiang He's tone was firm.

Jiang He's extravagance indeed surprised Bai Luoyao.

In reality, even a thousand or ten thousand Jiang Hes couldn't match her wealth.

But in the game, she really wasn't as rich as Jiang He.

Even if she used all her family's power, she could only scrape together ten thousand or so gold coins at most.

Afterward, she notified Zhao Yun and the others.

That day, a craze swept through Chang'an City as all players headed out of the city to kill mini-bosses.

Treasure chests could only be obtained by killing bosses; even if it wasn't a first kill, there was still a chance for them to drop.

Jiang He had Bai Luoyao arrange for a few people to stay permanently at the inn to handle the chest acquisitions.

He then took Mumu to the wild zones to continue leveling up.

Before this, he had also asked Bai Luoyao about the person in a vegetative state who had initially participated in the closed beta, asking how they were doing now.

He even asked if he could contact the person directly, as he wanted to go see them.

However, Bai Luoyao's answer was: that person has disappeared.

Yes, they vanished into thin air.

There were no records of them leaving the country, and the entirety of Great Xia had been searched without finding them.

He had originally thought about learning from this person's experience, but now it seemed... he could only cross the river by feeling the stones himself.

Beep beep, a friend message arrived.

[Blind Monk]: Brother, where are you?

The corner of Jiang He's mouth twitched slightly; this guy had really stuck to him.

He turned his head to look at Mumu, who was playing on the ground.

Forget it, herding one sheep is the same as herding two.

[Chuan Liu Bu Xi]: Come on over (Coordinates).

Five minutes later, Li Qing arrived at the designated location.

As soon as he joined the party, he took out two treasure chests from his backpack and handed them over.

"Brother, these are for you."

After he went online, he saw the streets and alleys of Chang'an City buzzing with people forming parties to farm wild bosses.

They said some big shot was buying treasure chests.

And the price was ridiculously high.

After asking around, he found out it was actually Jiang He who was buying them.

Although he didn't know the specific reason.

He still took out the only two treasure chests he had on him.

Jiang He smiled and accepted them, then prepared to trade him some game currency.

Li Qing hurriedly waved his hands: "Stop, stop, stop! Brother, aren't you slapping my face? It's just two chests and you want to give money? How could I have the face to show myself to you in the future?"

Seeing his insistence, Jiang He had no choice but to put away the gold coins.

Just as he was about to open the chests.

[Ding! Rare treasure chest detected. Would you like to top up 100 yuan to trigger a Critical Hit Reward?]

A rare treasure chest?

"Qingzi, where did you get this chest?"

Li Qing scratched his head sheepishly: "This... some people were having a group fight, and I picked it up along the way."

Jiang He was speechless. Such luck.

To be able to loot a rare treasure chest while watching people fight over gear.

[Top-up complete]

[Obtained Max Luck Treasure Chest]

Jiang He's heart rate accelerated slightly as he slowly opened the chest.

Several beams of golden light burst forth.

[ruby *5]

[sapphire *5]

[Wind Whisper Bracelet · Rank 3]

[Dark Moon Battle Armor · Rank 2]

[Mental Potion *20]

This...

Even though Jiang He had seen many things.

Seeing these bountiful rewards—even more than what a big boss would drop—his face was still filled with surprise.

Jiang He put away the equipment and casually handed the potions to Mumu.

"Drink these for fun!"

"Oh!" Mumu pouted. By now, she was almost immune to the taste; it was like drinking water.

But the feeling of fullness remained.

She felt as if she could spray out a mouthful of water if she burped.

"Brother, where are we going to grind mobs?" Li Qing asked.

"Let's go to the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda."

In fact, they could go to higher-level maps.

But the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda had a special significance for Jiang He at this stage.

There were many mobs here, and mini-bosses respawned quickly.

It was also convenient for farming chests for Mumu.

But when they arrived at the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda, he was stunned.

Where were there any mobs left?

A dense crowd of players was squeezed at the entrance.

"Hey, move aside, you're stepping on my foot."

"Get out of the way! I was here first, let me in first."

"Don't push! The boss hasn't even respawned yet!"

At this moment, thousands of players were gathered at the entrance of the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.

The situation inside the pagoda was even more unimaginable.

And this scene was all caused by Jiang He.

He knew that the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda's mini-bosses respawned quickly.

Naturally, others knew it too.

And so, everyone had swarmed here to farm treasure chests.

"Brother, are... are we still going in?"

"Go in? For what? Change of plans!" Jiang He's tone was urgent.

After wandering around, the few of them decided to head to Stranglethorn Vale to grind.

This was a Level 35 map. Considering the current average level was 30, there should be fewer players.

As it turned out, he was wrong.

They couldn't even see the entrance to the valley.

"Good heavens, is this game even playable? There's not even a place to stand." Jiang He frowned.

Mumu and Li Qing were snickering on the side.

They thought to themselves, wasn't this trouble caused by him? Who told him to offer such an enticing price?

Ordinary players simply couldn't resist.

One had to realize that a single chest was worth a thousand, and if a potion was opened, it immediately increased tenfold.

Jiang He stared at the map and gritted his teeth:

"Let's go to Liyue Forest."

Li Qing's legs went weak: "Brother, don't mess around. We're only Level 20-something? Why go to a Level 40 map?"

"If we don't go, what else can we do? Do you think there's anywhere else left to go?" Jiang He decisively turned and left.

Before long, they arrived at their destination.

[Liyue Forest · Level 40 Map]

On the outskirts, an entirely red, golem-like monster wandered aimlessly.

[Blood-Colored Troll · Level 40]

HP: 50,000

Attack: 8,000

"No way, this is actually just a normal mob?" Li Qing's eyes widened.

He hadn't expected the mobs on the outskirts of this map to be so fierce.

Jiang He also found it tricky. With his current attack power and defense, dealing with these mobs wasn't a big problem.

But the two little ones behind him probably couldn't withstand even two attacks.

But since they were already here, if they didn't fight here, there was nowhere else.

"Qingzi, protect Mumu. Find a safe place to hide in a moment, understand?"

"O-Okay, Brother. Be careful." Li Qing's voice was slightly nervous.

Jiang He quickly shifted his position and raised his hand to cast a Blood Speech Technique.

-11,000

The damage was good, at max value.

A single monster could be killed in about five attacks.

He had initially wanted to try melee combat.

But these monsters would actively draw aggro as long as one approached within a certain range.

He had tested it on purpose.

As a result, he was hit for 1,500 HP by the monster in a single strike.