The control of cities in Huaguo is relatively well-regulated. Even though the game "Shentu" has brought significant impact on real-life human traffic, many shops are still open in large shopping malls. Su Mu found a restaurant, had a satisfying meal, and then went to a supermarket to buy a lot of supplies for storage.
"I only have a few hundred yuan left in my bank account!"
After the expenses, he looked at the balance on his bank card and smiled slightly. Unlike before, when he used to struggle for a living and live a hectic life, things were different now. Not to mention the two equipment items dropped by the bosses that he put in his package, he had more than enough to trade them for goods in ten large supermarkets.
"No need to rush. If I run out of money, I can just sell some in-game gold!"
Returning home with a full load, he put everything into the refrigerator and stretched himself on the bed. Before going to sleep, he set an 8-hour alarm clock. Scientific research has shown that eight hours of sleep per day is the most reasonable. Only by having enough rest can he have more gaming time in Shentu.
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Having had a good sleep, Su Mu was awakened by the sound of the alarm clock.
"It's time to work!"
He got up from the bed and cooked a bowl of noodles, frying two eggs as well. After finishing his meal, he opened his hand and summoned the Shentu crystal.
"Enter the game!"
With a flash of white light, he arrived in the virtual space before entering the game, and then he arrived in the world of Shentu. It was still the same camp as yesterday, and he appeared in a safe zone without any monsters.
"It seems that the monsters in the camp have respawned, but the boss seems to be gone."
Arriving at the campsite, Su Mu looked inside and raised an eyebrow. Without the boss, his earnings in this campsite were greatly reduced!
"I should focus on leveling up!"
Although the boss didn't respawn, Su Mu had no choice but to accept it. He looked at his experience bar: Level 8 (2000/5000). He needed another 3,000 experience points to level up.
"There are about four to five hundred wild boar people in the entire camp, with more than half at level 8. I can get 5 experience points from them, while the others only give 1 point. The experience isn't that abundant."
"But the monsters here are densely packed, I just need to wait for the cooldown of Fire Rain!"
Adjusting the casting range of Fire Rain, Su Mu didn't hold back.
"Fire Rain!"
A shower of fire rained down.
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One terrifying damage after another appeared, and the wild boar people engulfed by the fire rain turned to ashes in an instant.
[Killed Wild Boar Warrior, gained 1 experience point]
[Killed Wild Boar Hunter, gained 1 experience point]
[Killed Wild Boar Mage, gained 5 experience points]
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[Obtained 1 point of base intelligence through Divine Radiance of the Mage God!]
Continuous kill notifications appeared, and among them, one caught Su Mu's attention.
"I gained a point of intelligence just like that?"
A shower of fire killed nearly fifty to sixty wild boar people and increased his intelligence by one point.
"If I can kill all the wild boar people here, won't I be able to increase my intelligence by more than ten points?"
Thinking about this, Su Mu's excitement grew.
He stared intently at the cooldown time of the Fire Rain skill, and each second seemed to drag on.
Finally, when the countdown reached zero, he eagerly released it toward the densest area of monsters in the camp.
"Fire Rain!"
Once again, a wave of flames descended.
Su Mu quickly searched through the series of notifications.
"No increase?"
Unfortunately, it seemed that luck wasn't on his side this time, and there was no notification of increased intelligence.
"Let's continue!"
Rubbing his nose, Su Mu restrained his excitement and started to treat things normally.
"Fire Rain!"
After a series of fire rains, the wild boar people in the camp were gradually cleared.
"I've increased my intelligence by a total of 5 points, which is not bad!"
Su Mu checked and saw that the Divine Radiance of the Mage God had triggered five times, granting him a total of five points of intelligence. His experience bar was now at 3600/5000.
He still needed 1400 more experience points to level up. If he killed monsters at the same level, he would need at least 280 of them, while for level 9 monsters, he would only need 140.
"If I go further in, there should be level 9 monsters, right?"
Su Mu looked towards the rear of the wild boar people camp.
There seemed to be another area with monsters.
"Let's go back and turn in the quest first. Maybe I can pick up some other quests. I can also clean up my inventory on the way back."
The efficiency of killing a group of monsters was too high, and Su Mu didn't have time to sort the items in his inventory. Moreover, there was a limit to the items that could be consigned in the auction house. He could only spend another hundred gold coins to unlock the third inventory slot.
With sixty additional slots, he felt a bit more comfortable.
"Items are becoming harder to sell. I'll have to lower the prices and try to sell them quickly. Or maybe I should set up a stall in the village?"
Looking at the pile of unsold materials, blue potions, red potions, and some white equipment in the auction house, Su Mu had a thought.
"Never mind. If I set up a stall and sell so many things, I'll definitely attract attention. The more critical the situation, the more I need to keep a low profile!"
But then he changed his mind and gave up on the idea.
Since he had already unlocked the third inventory slot, he could gradually sell the items at lower prices. If worst came to worst, he could spend another 200 gold coins to unlock the fourth inventory slot!
Anyway, he had enough gold coins in his hands now, and once he sold those two pieces of equipment, he wouldn't be short of gold coins at all.
On the way back to the village, Su Mu began adjusting the prices of the items listed in the auction house, setting them lower than the average market price by around ten silver.
"Selling the red and blue potions?"
Soon, the red and blue potions were all sold out in an instant.
These were essential items for leveling up, and lowering the prices actually made them sell faster.
"Now I've earned back more than fifty gold coins!"
"Next are those higher-level white equipment. If I lower the prices a bit, they should sell too, and that way I can free up some space in my inventory."
After adjusting the prices, Su Mu returned to the village.
"Respected adventurer, it seems you've broken the wild boar people's altar?" The captain of the guard greeted Su Mu with a warm smile and personally came forward to welcome him.
"Yes, this is the consciousness of the evil god obtained from that altar." Su Mu took out the black crystal.
"Indeed, it's the consciousness of the evil god. Those despicable wild boar people actually made a deal with the evil god." The captain of the guard held the black crystal in his hand, his expression indignant. He squeezed it forcefully, crushing the crystal into pieces.
"Thank goodness for you. Otherwise, if the wild boar people had gained enough power from the evil god, the village would have been in danger!" He looked at Su Mu with deep admiration in his eyes.
"To repay you, I am willing to teach you a secret technique I learned from a master!"
"Here it comes!"
Upon hearing the captain of the guard's words, Su Mu's face lit up with joy.
He had been looking forward to this secret technique.
[The captain of the guard wants to teach you a secret technique. Will you accept?]
"Yes!"
Without any hesitation, Su Mu chose to accept.
[Ding! You have learned the skill: Phantom Clone (S-rank)]