57: Chapter 57: Wealth Comparable to a Fourth-Tier Professional

Lu Yang was previously feeling quite pleased with himself for being able to collect 10,000 Alliance points for free every month, thinking he was a promising young man earning 120,000 Alliance points a year.

Yet, Shen Qingci, his classmate and white moonlight, blurted out 80 million right off the bat.

Without eating or drinking, spending nothing, and relying solely on Alliance benefits, he would have to save up for over six hundred years just to afford this item!

Wait... is your Family a capitalist enterprise?!

You guys deserve to be hung from lamp posts!

For the first time, Lu Yang truly experienced how huge the wealth gap could be—it was utterly absurd!

However, logically speaking, current resources were mostly regulated by the Alliance's AI, so there shouldn't be any capitalists.

Lu Yang thought about it and quickly realized that as a Family of Professionals, the Shen Family had many Professionals in their ranks.

These Professionals undoubtedly made money.

He had checked the trading area of the Professionals Association before. Even green equipment for beginners could sell for a few thousand, and a normal skill book could even fetch tens of thousands.

High-level equipment and skill books would certainly command even higher prices.

The Shen Family's Old Ancestor, Shen Yang, seemed to be a Professional close to Tier 5. If he got lucky and looted a few Tier 5 legendary equipment to sell, each could probably fetch several million, right?

Furthermore, Professionals had relatively long lifespans. As long as they didn't die in battle, living long enough meant they could definitely accumulate a substantial fortune.

This was the foundation that allowed Shen Qingci to offer 80 million in one go.

Still... since Shen Qingci could make the call to quote this price on her own, it seemed she was very doted on in the Shen Family.

Makes sense. For a Genius with an orange Epic-grade Soul Talent, it would be weird if the Family didn't do everything to nurture her.

As for the 800,000 price tag on the Ancestral Totem Fragment, Lu Yang didn't care as much anymore.

Without the 80 million right before it, Lu Yang would have definitely thought 800,000 Alliance points was an astronomical sum.

Now, it seemed just so-so.

Still, for a mere Level 8 caster accessory to sell for this price, Shen Qingci was probably offering on the high side, wasn't she?

Seeing that Lu Yang didn't answer, a trace of nervousness appeared on Shen Qingci's pure and pretty face: "Student Lu Yang, are you not satisfied with the price?"

The price she offered was definitely the absolute highest among equipment of the same level, and even the skill book included a premium.

After all, she knew Student Lu Yang came from a rather ordinary background, so she naturally wanted to offer a higher price so he would have more money to improve his life.

Hearing Shen Qingci's voice, Lu Yang snapped back to reality. He quickly shook his head and said quite bluntly: "No, no, I'm very satisfied! To be honest, I was just a bit shocked. I've never seen so much money in my life! I didn't expect Student Shen Qingci to be super rich!"

Shen Qingci's pretty face blushed slightly at Lu Yang's words, a delicate pink flush spreading across her fair cheeks.

Her hands twined together under the table as she hastily said: "Not really... This is all money earned through the hard work of my Family's elders. I'll have to work hard in the future too."

Lu Yang nodded and smiled: "Student Shen Qingci, with a talent as high as yours, you'll definitely become a powerhouse in the future!"

Seeing that the two were starting to chat, Rebecca's face darkened. She raised her fair, slender fingers and tapped them twice on the dark wooden tabletop. The crisp sound, neither too loud nor too soft, pulled their attention back: "I want Lance Charge for 45 million, and [corpse orb] for 1.5 million."

Lu Yang became excited once again.

Another 45 million!

Lance Charge was just a charge skill, yet it actually sold for such a high price!

What surprised Lu Yang the most was that this Level 10 legendary accessory, corpse orb, could actually sell for 1.5 million?

However, the corpse orb had a fixed 10% damage reduction, which went really well with the innate damage mitigation of Rebecca's Unyielding Holy Body.

It was only because this item was Level 10 and provided relatively small attribute boosts; otherwise, the price would likely be even higher.

As for the rest, Rebecca didn't want them either.

Clearly, she was also a big-spending player with a wealthy Family backing her, and her other gear was likely suit sets prepared by her Family.

Only top-tier standalone pieces like accessories and rings could catch the eyes of these two wealthy girls.

Lance blushed and spoke up: "I... I don't have that much money and can't afford the skill books, so I'll just buy gear: [Wolf-Calling Horn] for 300,000, [Ancestral Bone Staff] for 500,000, and [Grey Bone Mask] for 250,000."

Thinking back on what he had bought, Lance's face turned even redder.

A total of 1,050,000 Alliance points spent!

He felt he couldn't keep buying. Any more, and his Family would probably have to sell everything they owned...

Anyway, he was just a support class. Having the [Wolf-Calling Horn] to summon a meat shield to take hits, plus a weapon and a relatively rare helmet, was good enough.

As for the rest, there were still the rewards from the Blue Star Alliance for Geniuses, so he would still have a stellar start.

Zhu Tongchen was like Lance; his background wasn't as exaggerated as Shen Qingci's or Rebecca's. Although there were Professionals in his Family, none had reached Tier 4.

Professionals themselves needed to spend a lot of Alliance points to increase their power, so what they could save was bound to be limited.

He purchased [Nightfang Blade] and [Shadowwalker Bracer], totaling 850,000 Alliance points.

Added all together, it actually came out to 129.2 million Alliance points—nearly 130 million Alliance points!

If converted into RMB from his previous life, it was a whopping 1.3 billion!

The soft lights of the conference room fell upon the table full of equipment glowing with legendary luster. Lu Yang leaned back in his chair, feeling momentarily dazed.

After clearing just two dungeons, he had actually become a billionaire?

It seemed like... money had become just numbers to him now.

Even Blake had a look of envy on his face right now.

"Lu Yang's luck is just too good. Legendary skill books are worth quite a bit, each selling for tens of millions. Exceptionally top-grade ones can even reach nearly a hundred million! Just these few skill books alone make your wealth comparable to some of the weaker Tier 4 Professionals."

Blake was an elite among Tier 3 powerhouses, a super Genius himself, and a main party member of the Dawn Pioneering Team, so his earning ability naturally went without saying.

Even so, he was somewhat envious.

Lu Yang couldn't help but chuckle: "I didn't expect these things to be worth so much either. Maybe that's just what good luck gets you."

Blake: "..."

The corners of his mouth twitched, and he offered a half-hearted smile: "...Right, right, right. Handsome guys just have great luck like that."

Lu Yang looked cheerfully at Zhu Tongchen, whose gaze kept darting toward a skill book on the table.

That was Shadow Step, a legendary skill book.

As a skill book for the Assassin class line, Zhu Tongchen naturally wanted it.

Unfortunately, he didn't have that much money on hand, so he hadn't spoken up.

Lu Yang chuckled lightly: "Student Zhu Tongchen, this Shadow Step—would you want it if I sell it to you for thirty million?"

Zhu Tongchen was startled, a flicker of surprise passing over his thin face. He then quickly shook his head, speaking with a touch of embarrassment: "I don't have that much money, no need."

Lu Yang waved his hand and continued: "You can owe me first. Just pay me back when you make money later."

If it were Lu Yang from a few minutes ago, he definitely wouldn't have entertained the thought of letting someone take a skill book on credit.

But right now, having just bagged over a hundred million Alliance points, he really wasn't short on cash.

To him, he could just defeat a few Heroic-grade bosses to get more skill books.

Zhu Tongchen had performed quite well in the dungeon. Although quiet, Lu Yang felt he was a decent guy, so he was simply lending a helping hand.

He had nothing to lose.

So why not?

Hearing Lu Yang's words, Shen Qingci, Rebecca, and Lance all looked at Lu Yang with a bit of surprise.

Blake froze for a moment, giving Lu Yang a few extra looks as if seeing him in a new light.

In contrast, Shangguan Yunshu's cool eyes landed on Lu Yang, a touch of softness emerging in her gaze.

Lu Yang possessed immense talent, but having this sense of warmth and humanity made her value him even more.

Otherwise, with Lu Yang's talent, if the Blue Star Alliance poured everything into nurturing him only for him to turn against them in the future, it would be a disaster for the Blue Star Alliance.

From the looks of it now, Lu Yang didn't seem to be a heartless person.