Mysterious cry for help!

“Fifty percent off?”

Li Xunle heard this and couldn't help but ponder.

He knew a little about Xiashang.

It was essentially a state-owned enterprise background in Xia Country, with countless commercial giants under its umbrella, involved in catering, real estate, equipment, apparel, gemstones, jewelry, luxury goods... all walks of life.

If he had such a card, he could use it for food, clothing, housing, and transportation at any time.

Li Xunle felt this was quite practical.

At this moment.

Tan Huan, beside him, grew envious and complained:

“Bingxue, you didn’t even give me a Xiashang VIP card, I’m unhappy…”

Looking at her, she seemed very eager for a Xiashang VIP card.

Xia Bingxue looked a bit troubled:

“Huanhuan, I’ll try to apply again next time. I couldn’t get one before. This card is very difficult to obtain; every card must have a valid reason.”

“Okay, then you try again next time.” Tan Huan nodded repeatedly.

“Mhm.” Xia Bingxue softly responded.

She gently tilted her head and looked at Li Xunle:

“How about it, Li Xunle? If we cooperate long-term, and I buy equipment, gems, skill books, and such from you, I can definitely get you this Xiashang VIP card.”

Xia Bingxue’s eyes were full of hope.

If she could secure a long-term supply, her position within the family would rise even further.

Don’t misunderstand, even though she was from a prominent family and a rich second generation.

In reality, rich second generations also faced comparisons and pressure.

Her cousins, both female and male, were all shrewd individuals.

They were the type who were very good at handling things and were well-regarded within the family.

But Xia Bingxue wasn’t very good at handling things and didn’t like to socialize.

So, in comparison, besides her beauty, she seemed to lack much presence in the family.

However, given the opportunity, she was still willing to work hard for herself.

“Can I get one too?”

Zhao Hao shamelessly asked from the side.

“You… probably not, but if Li Xunle has a card, couldn’t you just use his?”

Xia Bingxue pondered.

Zhao Hao thought about it, and it seemed right:

“You have a point. What Big Brother has is mine, and what I have is Big Brother’s.”

He turned to look at Li Xunle:

“Big Brother, you can agree to this. Wouldn’t it be great to get half price on houses and stuff later? Housing prices are already sky-high.”

“…”

Li Xunle didn’t expect Zhao Hao to have thought that far ahead.

He was also considering that if he acquired a lot of equipment, not having a stable sales channel would also be a problem.

Should he go door-to-door asking?

That would be too much trouble.

So he nodded:

“I can agree, but your purchasing price must be fair, otherwise no deal.”

“That’s natural, don’t worry, I definitely won’t treat you unfairly.”

Xia Bingxue giggled, a hint of shrewdness in her eyes.

Seeing Xia Bingxue’s smiling expression, Li Xunle felt like he had gotten on a pirate ship.

He suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Would he be sold by her and still count the money for her?

Looking at her innocent appearance, it shouldn’t be that bad.

He turned to look at Zhao Hao:

“Ri Tian, have you finished picking up the equipment?”

“Big Brother, I’m done! Let’s continue!”

Zhao Hao searched around and found nothing valuable left on the ground.

Li Xunle nodded and continued south.

The three followed behind him, feeling no pressure at all… wind.

Wind blew.

The cold wind blew… The group continued forward, facing the cold wind… inside the Gray Mist Forest.

Many trial students heading south were bewildered.

Why hadn’t they seen any monsters on the way?

They only saw some equipment that was decent enough for them, mercilessly abandoned on the ground… They happily picked up some equipment and put it on themselves.

“What’s going on? Is there some expert in the south who’s been slaying everything along the way?”

“Some of this equipment is pretty good, why didn’t they take it? It could at least sell for dozens or hundreds of yuan, right?”

“Exactly, picking up a dozen pieces would be enough for a month’s living expenses.”

“What a waste!”

“It’s a bargain for us, which is good.”

Time slowly passed.

Black White Academy and Tenglong Academy also started their wilderness trials at the same time.

As if by agreement.

Therefore, there were a large number of students on trial in the Gray Mist Forest.

Outside the forest, only more powerful experts and stronger teams would venture out of the forest to trial further afield.

The uniforms of Black White Academy students were black and white, Tenglong Academy uniforms had a flying golden dragon pattern, and Fengchu Academy uniforms had a phoenix chick pattern.

Twenty li south of the Gray Mist Forest.

“Big Brother, how far south are we going?”

Zhao Hao’s voice echoed by a river valley.

“As fate wills it!” Li Xunle said nonchalantly.

“They say the deeper you go, the more terrifying the monster levels are!” Zhao Hao was very worried.

“Don’t worry, there’s no monster I can’t kill.” Li Xunle wasn’t concerned at all.

“But what if we encounter flying monsters? We might be at a great disadvantage in terms of speed.”

“Fortune favors the bold! What’s there to be afraid of?!”

Li Xunle sat by the river valley, quietly watching the river surface.

Every three or four li, they would take down a wave of wild monsters, sometimes a dozen, sometimes over a hundred.

Among them were even three-star BOSSes and four-star BOSSes.

In total, they had taken down seven waves of wild monsters.

All without any major mishaps.

Of course, he was the only one in danger; the other three were just laborers, picking up equipment.

They had already picked up 98 one-star equipment pieces, 28 two-star equipment pieces, 6 three-star equipment pieces, and 2 four-star equipment pieces.

And all the equipment was above level thirty.

6 Level 5 Equipment Upgrade Gems, 4 Equipment Star-Up Gems, 18 Attribute Gems.

One-star, two-star, and three-star were all present.

Only half a day had passed.

This kind of harvest, for Li Xunle, was already expected.

What was unexpected was the reaction of Zhao Hao, Xia Bingxue, Tan Huan, and the others.

The most surprised among them was, of course, Zhao Hao.

He had never seen so much two-star and three-star equipment before; each piece of two-star or higher equipment would cost at least several thousand, or even tens of thousands, of yuan.

At this rate, enjoying a lavish life was just around the corner.

This strong support was secure.

He even thought that if he had known this, he should have let Li Xunle exploit him more in the past.

That way, their relationship would definitely be more stable… As for the rich second generation.

Xia Bingxue’s perspective was completely different; her family was, after all, in business. Even seeing so much equipment, she wasn’t particularly moved.

One-star and two-star equipment she had long been accustomed to.

But she paid close attention to three-star and four-star equipment.

In the ordinary market, four-star was top-tier, three-star was high-tier, two-star was mid-tier, one-star was entry-level, and no-star was beginner.

Equipment above five-star did not circulate in the ordinary market but could only be found at auctions or top-tier specialty stores.

It could be said to be priceless.

One must know that a heaven-defying divine skill like Sword Control Technique was only six-star.

Five-star equipment, gems, and skill books were extremely rare.

Precious beyond measure!

So far, Li Xunle had not encountered a single five-star monster.

Therefore, he had not yet obtained any five-star equipment.

However, their levels had all increased.

Xia Bingxue and Tan Huan had already leveled up to 21.

Zhao Hao had reached level 29.

Li Xunle had reached level 30.

Just as everyone was resting.

Suddenly.

Urgent shouts for help came from further south:

“Help! Save us!”