5: Chapter 5 Soaring Income

"Damn, you dare to strike?" Zhang Zixuan was furious.

But he was even more surprised internally.

Tieshan was a Knight, after all.

Although his HP was less than half, he shouldn't have been one-shot by a player, right?

Wait, no?

One-shot?

Isn't the person opposite a Priest?

Zhang Zixuan looked at what Jiang He was holding; it was actually a dagger?

Shouldn't Priests use fans?

"Kid, what kind of weapon are you using?"

Jiang He sneered: "A dog-slaughtering blade."

Zhang Zixuan was puzzled.

At this moment, a team member behind him reminded him: "Young Master Zhang, he's calling us dogs."

"Damn, you dare to insult us? Kill him for me!"

Zhang Zixuan immediately launched an attack.

Jiang He dodged continuously, backing away several steps.

Swish, swish—two Blood Speech Techniques were hurled over.

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-150

Zhang Zixuan couldn't figure it out even before he died.

Is the person opposite a Priest, a Mage, or a Warrior?

How can he be melee one moment and ranged the next?

"Young Master Zhang..." the other three shouted.

Jiang He seized the opportunity, dashed over, and struck three times backhanded.

The remaining three were two Mages and one Priest.

With low HP, they were wiped out instantly.

"Holy crap, brother, you're awesome!" Zhao Yun exclaimed.

The two sisters had their mouths wide open.

"You, what exactly is your class?" Bai Luoyao asked.

Jiang He scratched his head and coughed twice.

"Me? I'm a Warrior-Priest build."

Only Bai Luoxue naively believed it.

Bai Luoyao and Zhao Yun didn't believe it at all.

Warrior-Priest build, really?

Since when does a Priest not hold a fan and instead wield a cold weapon to engage in melee combat?

But since Jiang He didn't want to say, they didn't press him.

"Right, Old Zhao, didn't you get some equipment drops?"

Zhao Yun took the equipment out of his backpack and handed it directly to Jiang He.

The moment he touched it.

[Ding, would you like to top up 10 yuan to improve the equipment quality?]

This is possible?

Jiang He thought for a moment and decided to top up.

[Top-up successful: Obtained Tier 5 Apocalypse Necklace]

Class: Mage

Level: 5

Magic: +50

Strength: +50

Spirit: +50

Defense: +50

Equipment with +50 to all attributes?

A top-tier item?

At this moment, he noticed Bai Luoyao's greedy gaze and smiled: "You want it?"

"You, are you willing to sell it?"

Jiang He pondered; this was Mage equipment, and neither he nor Zhao Yun could wear it.

But since Zhao Yun got the drop, he still had to ask.

As his eyes shifted to Zhao Yun, the other man waved his hands repeatedly: "Hey, hey, hey, don't look at me. The equipment is in your hands; you make the call."

Jiang He nodded without saying much.

"Selling it is a given, but it depends on what price Boss Bai offers."

"Two thousand," Bai Luoyao shouted without thinking.

Zhao Yun gasped.

He knew that jewelry-type equipment was relatively hard to drop.

But this price was ridiculously high, wasn't it?

But then Jiang He smiled and shook his head: "Too low."

Are you kidding? Equipment with +50 to all attributes at Tier 5?

Even though it's level 5, it can be worn up to level 20 with no problem.

"Two thousand isn't low. It's just a Tier 1 necklace. At this price..."

"Who said it was Tier 1?" Jiang He interrupted her, then made the equipment stats public.

"Tier, Tier 5?"

Bai Luoyao was surprised; it was actually a Tier 5 necklace with +50 to all attributes.

Zhao Yun, standing to the side, was completely stunned.

He was absolutely certain he hadn't misremembered; what he gave Jiang He earlier was a Tier 1 piece of equipment.

How did it become Tier 5 now?

"Five thousand," Bai Luoyao offered again.

This time, Jiang He nodded with satisfaction.

The transaction was completed.

The two brothers were moved to tears; they had finally seen some money coming back.

After their emotions calmed down, Bai Luoyao asked: "Do you want to team up to grind monsters?"

She was very curious about Jiang He's identity.

He was clearly a Priest, so why could he fight in melee, and why did his Healing Spell also deal damage?

Jiang He shook his head and pointed to his stomach: "Forget it. If we don't log off now, we're going to starve to death."

Unknowingly, they had been online for another seven hours.

Their stomachs had already started protesting.

At this moment, Bai Luoxue ran over, looking innocent: "Do you still need to eat?"

Jiang He: ???

Zhao Yun: ???

Do little fairies not need to eat when playing games?

Bai Luoyao glanced at her sister and explained.

It turned out they were using top-tier gaming pods with built-in high-energy nutrient solution circulation systems.

Theoretically, as long as you aren't craving food, you won't starve to death.

Well, poverty had limited their imagination.

After logging off, Jiang He just took off his helmet.

The door was pushed open by Zhao Yun: "Da He, how, how much did we earn today?"

Jiang He smiled and picked up his phone's calculator.

100, 200, 1000, 1500, 5000

"A total of 7,800."

Hearing this number, Zhao Yun's legs went weak.

He hurriedly supported himself against the bed: "I, am I dreaming? We earned nearly ten thousand in a day?"

This was an amount that he and Jiang He couldn't earn in a month combined before.

Now, they had actually achieved it in one day?

Jiang He patted his shoulder: "Don't get too excited. We'll earn even more money in the future."

Jiang He's eyes were full of confidence.

He knew the wheel of fate had begun to turn at this moment.

With the top-up function.

He wouldn't lack money, and neither would Zhao Yun.

"Wait... that's not right? I just remembered, Da He, that necklace earlier..."

Jiang He immediately waved his hand: "Stop, stop, stop. Let's get some food first, okay? I'm about to starve to death!"

Half an hour later.

A hot pot was set up in the rental apartment.

This was the best meal the two had eaten in the last two months.

To save money for the gaming helmets, they ate instant noodles for every meal.

Sometimes they even ate steamed buns dipped in instant noodle soup.

Two glasses of alcohol down.

Jiang He told him about his top-up function.

He had no intention of hiding it from Zhao Yun.

If it were anyone else, he absolutely wouldn't have said a word.

But Zhao Yun wasn't an outsider; he was a brother.

Back when he graduated from college, Jiang He hit wall after wall while job hunting.

He was so poor he couldn't even afford to eat.

In the end, he was taken in by Zhao Yun in this small room.

Zhao Yun spent his days grinding in games to provide for his meals.

Later, he had also muddled along and started grinding as well.

That was how they slowly started living like normal people.

At the very least, they didn't have to go hungry.

He trusted Zhao Yun's character 100%.

After hearing about Jiang He's miraculous encounter.

Zhao Yun appeared unusually calm and didn't show the shock he had imagined.

After a long while, he put down his chopsticks: "Da He, this matter is too big. I can guarantee it's definitely a bug in the game company. This matter must never be revealed. If it's discovered, we might face being sued."

Jiang He naturally knew how serious it was.

He had also suspected it was a game bug.

If they were sued, with their meager assets? They wouldn't be able to pay it off even if they died.

"Alright, brother, our spring has arrived. Let's have a drink." Zhao Yun raised his glass.

Two bottles of beer down, Zhao Yun began to envision the future:

"Da He, when we've saved up enough money, let's buy a big house, a three-bedroom... no, a four-bedroom apartment would be even better."

Jiang He was also feeling the heat on his face from the alcohol: "I want to buy my mom an apartment in the city, the kind with an elevator and a big balcony where she can lie down and sunbathe."

Jiang He's father passed away in a car accident when he was eight.

To keep him from suffering, his mother toiled in a factory for over a decade.

Now, she was only in her forties, but her back was already bent from exhaustion.

Jiang He was like all other young people.

Dreaming of graduating from college, getting a good job, earning big money, and being filial to his parents.

But...

Jiang He cursed: "This damn reality, this shitty society, it crushes the dreams of so many young people."

Zhao Yun hiccuped and changed the subject: "Right, what's your combat power now?"

"Just reached level 4, 350 points in Strength."

Zhao Yun slapped his thigh in approval: "Perfect, let's eat, then go to sleep. Get up early, log on, and I'll take you to a good place."