24: Chapter 24 The Brainless Villain Appears

Lin Muyang was naturally unaware of Su Qingyue's complex inner speculations regarding his wealthy female friend.

He had simply used the "selling for a friend" excuse as a catch-all to avoid the hassle of explaining the source of such a massive amount of equipment.

Soon, Hong Wuliang acted decisively, summoning several of the mall's most experienced equipment appraisers to his office to inventory and value the mountain of loot.

During this time, Lin Muyang declined Su Qingyue's suggestion to accompany him and wandered around the mall's public areas alone, looking at the various goods and price tags to get a preliminary understanding of the current market rates.

About half an hour later, a Staff member respectfully came to inform him that the appraisal was complete.

Back in the office, an old appraiser wearing a monocle handed a detailed list to Hong Wuliang with both hands and then quietly stepped aside.

Hong Wuliang glanced at the total figure at the bottom of the list. Even though he was mentally prepared, a flicker of amazement still crossed his eyes. He chuckled and handed the list to Lin Muyang.

"Little brother Lin, the results are in! After careful appraisal and evaluation by our professional team, the total purchase price for all equipment and skill books is set at—6,797,000 magic crystals! See if this amount is acceptable to you?"

This number was even higher than Lin Muyang's own rough estimate.

Presumably, this included the ten percent friendship bonus Hong Wuliang had promised earlier.

Lin Muyang did not hypocritically decline. He knew that for a big businessman like Hong Wuliang, this was an opportunity to show sincerity and strength, as well as an investment in maintaining a long-term future partnership. He accepted it calmly; it was mutually beneficial.

"No problem. Boss Hong, you're a straightforward man. I'm very satisfied with this price," Lin Muyang nodded.

"Great! You're a decisive young man!" Hong Wuliang seemed very pleased and immediately instructed the nearby Staff, "Arrange for the finance department to transfer the magic crystals to Mr. Lin's account immediately. At the same time, register all these items into the inventory. After careful classification, prioritize placing them in the Newbie Premium Equipment Zone and the skill book Zone on the first floor!"

Watching his subordinates begin to busily clear the floor of equipment, Hong Wuliang was in high spirits and felt refreshed.

His Hongwu Mall was large and well-stocked, but in terms of what moved the fastest and had the most stable profits, it was undoubtedly these graded equipment and skill books suitable for newcomers to intermediate Class Transferees!

Common equipment had almost no market because the output was too high; any team with a bit of strength could easily obtain them.

But even a piece of bronze rank equipment with decent attributes was a tangible boost in combat power for those Class Transferees with ordinary talent who found it difficult to clear higher-difficulty Dungeons on their own. There was a huge market demand for them.

Many Class Transferees needed to spend a long time grinding in the lowest-level Black Iron Dungeons, painstakingly accumulating "exorcism points" and magic crystals just to buy one or two pieces of bronze equipment to qualify for challenging a bronze-tier instance dungeon.

As for silver-level or gold rank equipment, their market value increased exponentially. A piece of gold rank equipment under Level 10 with good attributes could easily sell for thirty or forty thousand magic crystals!

This batch of goods from Lin Muyang was of high quality, large quantity, and perfectly covered various level ranges. Once listed, it would definitely cause a buying frenzy, bringing significant profit and popularity to the mall.

"Little brother Lin, come, let's add each other as contacts." Hong Wuliang enthusiastically took out his specialized communicator. "In the future, if you have any goods to sell or need any resources, feel free to contact me! I, Old Hong, can't claim much else, but in this small corner of Zhongnan City, I have some news and connections. I'll make sure everything is sorted out for you!"

"Alright, then thank you, Boss Hong." Lin Muyang also took out his communication phone from his pocket and added Hong Wuliang as a friend.

The crisp notification sound of the magic crystals arriving rang out. Looking at the long string of reassuring zeros in his account balance, Lin Muyang felt much more secure.

"Teacher Su, Boss Hong, you two probably still have things to discuss. I won't disturb you further. I'll take my leave now." Lin Muyang saw that Su Qingyue and Hong Wuliang seemed to have official business regarding equipment or secret realms to discuss, so he tactfully offered to leave.

"Alright, be careful on the road," Hong Wuliang nodded with a smile.

Su Qingyue also smiled and waved at him. "Bye, Lin Muyang. Remember what I said: if you encounter any insurmountable difficulties outside or have any doubts about your cultivation, you can come to me at any time."

"Alright, Teacher Su, I will," Lin Muyang promised, then turned and calmly left the office.

Watching his departing figure disappear through the door, Hong Wuliang's smile faded, and his eyes grew deep. Stroking his chin, he said meaningfully to Su Qingyue:

"Eldest Miss, this student of yours is not simple. I, Old Hong, have a bit of an eye for people. He has a level of composure and confidence far beyond his peers. I'm afraid he really has befriended some powerful figure beyond our imagination."

In fact, news of a mysterious super genius appearing at First High School's Awakening Day—one suspected of having an SSS-Rank Talent and being able to stealthily solo bronze rank or even silver-level dungeons—had already reached Su Qingyue and Hong Wuliang's ears through various channels.

However...

No matter what, neither of them linked this explosive news to the gentle and handsome student, Lin Muyang, who had just left.

The reason was simple:

Even if that super genius had heaven-defying strength and could solo multiple Dungeons in a day, the amount of equipment produced would definitely not reach the terrifying scale Lin Muyang had just presented! That was simply not something one person could accumulate in a short time.

Furthermore, the conditions for producing low-level gold quality equipment were extremely harsh, usually dropping only from BOSSes in gold rank Dungeons with a small probability. According to the information they had, no gold rank Dungeons had even refreshed in the low-level Secret Realm Areas around Zhongnan City in the last two days!

Thus, the source of the gold rank equipment Lin Muyang brought out was very much worth pondering; it likely didn't originate locally. This further deepened their suspicion that a powerful "external force" or "mysterious friend" existed behind Lin Muyang.

...

Soon, Lin Muyang walked out of the grand entrance of Hongwu Mall alone.

Warm sunlight spilled over him. The streets were busy with traffic and people coming and going. No one could have imagined that this ordinary-looking, clean-cut young man had been a "poor student" living on government subsidies just over an hour ago, and now, a huge sum of nearly seven million magic crystals lay quietly in his personal account!

This sum of money was a figure that most new Class Transferees, and even many veteran professionals, would have to struggle for years to accumulate.

"With this startup capital, many plans can be put on the agenda..." Lin Muyang calculated in his mind as he strolled. "First, the one-bedroom apartment I'm renting now is definitely not enough. Lilia and Elabess can still squeeze in, but when more partners are summoned in the future, we can't all sleep on the floor, can we?"

"It's time to consider buying a more spacious new house..."

In this era where everyone underwent class awakening, although the wilderness was full of dangers and the threat of secret realm monsters was constant, the order of human society remained basically stable thanks to powerful professionals and a complete urban defense system. The total population was even larger than in the world Lin Muyang had lived in before his transmigration, reaching ten billion.

Coupled with the generally extended lifespan of high-level professionals, real estate resources—especially in safe, large cities—remained a very tight commodity with prices staying high.

The less than seven million magic crystals in his account seemed like a huge sum, but if he wanted to buy a high-end villa with a courtyard and a cultivation room in a prime location in Zhongnan City, it probably wouldn't be enough; it might only be enough for a down payment.

This made Lin Muyang hesitate: should he accumulate more funds for a while, or take out a loan to buy one first?

Just as he was walking and thinking, planning for the future...

A clearly provocative, idle voice abruptly came from ahead, interrupting his thoughts.

"Hey! Stop right there, I'm talking to you! Yes, you, kid!" "You're the one called Lin Muyang, right?"

Lin Muyang frowned slightly and looked up toward the sound.

He saw a group of four people walking toward him, clearly aiming for him. The leader was a young man, about eighteen or nineteen years old, wearing a set of shimmering, obviously expensive, and luxurious Mage Robes, holding a Staff embedded with a blue gemstone. His face bore an undisguised look of arrogance as he scrutinized Lin Muyang from head to toe.

Lin Muyang looked at the other party calmly, feeling somewhat baffled.

Who is this guy? He didn't recognize him at all.

"I heard that at the entrance of the Secret Realm Area today, you were the one who tactlessly rejected Mu Yao's party invitation?" The young mage stopped a few steps away from Lin Muyang and asked indifferently, his chin slightly raised in a condescending manner.

Only then did Lin Muyang realize it was related to Shen Muyao. His expression remained unchanged as he asked back, "What if I did? Does that have anything to do with you?"

"Heh?" The young mage seemed provoked by Lin Muyang's indifferent attitude, or rather, he hadn't expected such a reaction. His frown deepened. "It seems you don't know who I am?"

"Why should I know you?" Lin Muyang found it even more amusing. Was this person's self-importance a bit too high?

The young mage was choked by these words, and his face immediately darkened.

Lin Muyang sighed in his heart. He realized that since obtaining his cheat upon awakening his class, everything had gone too smoothly. The troubles of this real world had finally come looking for him...

As expected, fame brings trouble. Especially when it involves a high-profile school beauty like Shen Muyao, there will always be some blind "flower-protecting messengers" or suitors jumping out.

Of course, these guys in front of him looked to be only around level twenty or thirty. With Lin Muyang's current strength and trump cards, he didn't care about them at all.

He didn't even bother to check their attributes and levels.

At this very moment.

Although he didn't yet know what the other party specifically wanted to do—was it just brainless trash-talking, or did they want to teach him a lesson?

Lin Muyang's consciousness had already quietly connected to the Supreme Halo system list in his mind!

Just as well...

There were a bunch of "non-combat" God-Tier Auras in the list with all sorts of strange effects that he hadn't had time to try yet.

Since someone was volunteering to be a "test subject"...

Then Lin Muyang wouldn't mind using them to test the practical effects of certain Auras.

The process would surely be very "interesting"!