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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

nThe collisions between the weapons and armors were violent, the sparks created were splendid in the dimly lit cave.

nIgnoring the many arrows and attacks of swords, Lin Jie’s cold eyes were staring at the bandit boss, his Broken Blade and Withered Leaf Sword slashed straight front.

nAfter many times of Weakness Exploit of attacks, the area of the bandit boss’ heart shed so much blood it could form a river. A hole was formed from the stabbings, and the veins that had been cut had blood flowing out.

n“I’m angry now!” The bandit boss was fuming mad while his eyes were red with anger as he activated Frenzy! The bandit boss’ Frenzy state packed quite a punch, he could receive skills such as level 5 Last-ditch Stand (If the target’s level is lower than yourself, increase 70% Attack power), level 5 Preemptive Attack (Allows you to launch an attack that does not expend CD before you attack), and Level 5 Heal (Recovers 100 Heath Points every second).

nWhen dealing with monsters with Frenzy skill, there were often situations where players were killed instead.

nThe bandit boss’ blade which was powerful as a tiger, with a piercing cold edge, was slashed towards Lin Jie!

nAt that moment, Lin Jie was enduring the attacks of tens of bandits, and his health bar was decreasing slowly.

nDuang!

nA crisp sound could be heard, and at the moment when the bandit boss’ blade was dropped, he actually played dirty and stretched out his hand, removing Lin Jie’s pauldron.

nThat was… Enforce Strip!

nLin Jie’s defensive capabilities decreased, the damage values of the bandits immediately increased, while his health bar instantly decreased at a rapid rate.

nThe bandit boss threw his head back and roared with laughter, but it came to an abrupt stop.

nAt his heart, was the Broken Blade violently stirring.

n-847!

nDeath Rage coupled with Blood Power caused the bandit boss’ health bar immediately decrease by a huge portion. The Broken Blade’s blood reservoir was like a bloodthirsty devil as the Blood Soul Multi-Slash chopped off the bandit boss’ head!

nDing~

n—’You have killed the Qifeng Mountain’s bandit boss. You received 30 points of the City of Light reputation. You have completed your mission.’

nLin Jie turned around, and the swords all over the sky slashed down!

nBang!

nA bandit was knocked off his feet and flew away. Hunter’s Charge was activated, in an instant, he charged next to the bandit, and his Broken Blade turned a tricky angle, piercing through the heart!

nCombo 1!

nLin Jie’s squinted his eyes, the Withered Leaf Sword followed tightly before the Broken Blade was pulled out and the heart was pierced again. The two longswords were like pile drivers, piercing in and out the bandit’s heart multiple times!

nSwoosh!

nThe blood essence was jumping about all over the sky and entered Lin Jie, increasing his attack power exponentially! When Lin Jie turned around, that bandit had been torn apart from the piercing and fell to the ground, dying with hatred in him.

nMeanwhile, Lin Jie’s speed increased again! Under the effects of Wolf Run Swordsmanship, his attacking and movement speed soared. Stacked together with consecutive strikes, the damage value was shocking to see.

n-385!

n-457!

n-685!

n…

nAs the battle dragged on, Lin Jie’s Health Bar was maintained steadily at around 100 points, but his damage value was getting more and more frightening. When the last slash had landed, an enormous four digit number popped out!

n-1201!

nIf there were players present, perhaps their jaws would have dropped from the shock! Four digit number, was that a value that a level 10 player could have?

nHowever, Lin Jie still secretly frowned. ‘That won’t do! The consecutive strikes are still not coherent, the number of consecutive strikes towards a single target is still too little!’

nAs he left the battle mode, the blood essence strength also slowly dissipated. The filled feeling instantly changed to emptiness, which made Lin Jie felt uncomfortable for quite a while.

nStrength was addictive!

nLin Jie equipped the Flame Walker Pauldron again and started to tidy his spoils. Although he killed the bandit boss, his favorability did not decrease as the kill was counted under the name “Codename Lone Wolf.”

nThe Hermit Helmet was an item that could even change the name on the system announcement, hiding his identity was just a piece of cake.

nDue to the success of the robbery, the few bandits had dropped lots of items, which was a rare occasion! Just the 11 silver coins he obtained was a super huge drop that could only happen once in 10,000 years.

nWhereas for items, a recipe was dropped: Low-level Enrage Potion Recipe.

nThe effects were very simple, it increased the drop-rate by 3% and last for 10 minutes.

nThat recipe was very important for Lin Jie. Not to mention how rare it was to have attributes for increased drop rate, just this recipe by itself had huge value.

nAs all would know, one would need to create potions to increase the Potioneering’s proficiency. The proficiency that low-level potions provided was extremely little, even to the point of only increasing 1 point of proficiency for 100 potions.

nWhereas the low-level Enrage Potion Recipe could almost let the player steadily increase Potioneering to mid-level! Even if one reached a bottleneck, creating 50 potions of low-level Enrage Potions could still increase 1 point of proficiency.

nThe rest were some Bronze weapons as that group of bandits was still too poor.

nBack at the City of Light, Lin Jie activated the token to complete the mission.

n—’You have completed Eliminate the Bandits. You received 1,000 EXP, City of Light reputation 20, Official Position points 10. You received an additional reward: Engineering Smoke Bomb Blueprint.’

nCompleting the official position mission had a small chance of getting an additional reward. The rewarded items were extremely good, since being an official was riding on the extremely thick and long coattail of the Empire.

nHowever, this blueprint… Lin Jie had no choice but to send it to Zheng Ziliang through email. At this moment, he was offline until the wind blew over.

nLin Jie learned the low-level Enrage Potions Recipe. Although it wasn’t bad to give it to Seven Ears, the level of Perfect Potion Mastery had to be raised eventually since the Living skills would also provide attributes in the latter part.

nHeading to the Auction House, Lin Jie started searching for the materials needed for low-level Enrage potion: Brave Moon Grass, Blood Red Tea Flower, also the blood of monsters in Enrage mode.

n“Why is this worn-out Auction House still open? Didn’t they say there was a player who bought it?”

n“Hurry and open a player’s Auction House, this tax rate is just cheating people’s money, I can’t stand it anymore.”

nListening to the discussion of people around, Lin Jie could not help but laugh.

nTo normal players, as long as the tax rates were lower by a little, the new Auction House would definitely be worth big time!

nAfter buying about 200 materials for potions, Lin Jie went to the Potioneer Guild, planning to rent a room and create potions since doing it there would have some augment.

nA tempting and lovely voice sounded, “Hello, what type of room would you like to rent?”

nLin Jie was stunned. The person who stood in front of him was no longer the dwarf loli but a tall frivolous long-legged woman wearing fox clothes.

nShe looked at Lin Jie’s expression and chuckled.

nLin Jie leaned on the bar counter casually. “How come you came here to work?”

nThe fox girl’s face darkened and then gave Lin Jie the glad eye. She pointed at the glass-frame cabinet and said in a demure lady style, “Sir, chatting with me is not free, but it’s not expensive either. One hour, $50 only.”

nLin Jie wore a helpless and bitter smile.

n“What is your name?” Lin Jie pitied that women a little. Remembering himself in his past life, didn’t he also accept all work just for money?

n“Bella.” The fox girl gave a charming smile.

nLin Jie was shocked. ‘Bella?’

nTwo words popped up in his head: Juggs Bella! The head auctioneer in his previous life, if any grand auctions didn’t have her, it would definitely pale into insignificance! Also, her appearance fee was not lower than first-rate singers. That woman full of temptation would always wear a mask when in public, no one knew why.

nThat girl in front of him was the Juggs Bella of his previous life?

nCough, Juggs, of course, meant that part of the body.

n“Do you like this job?” Lin Jie spent $50, and the glass-frame cabinet was filled a little more. “Using beauty to earn money, smiling to those disgusting men that came to find me to chat with?”

nBella smiled nonchalantly, her each move was seductive, but her tone was filled with helplessness. “Like, or not, so what?”

nLin Jie tapped on the counter. “With your beauty, not being a mistress is such a pity.”

nBella’s face darkened. “Sir, I am only selling this face, if you want to insult my integrity, I will return your money.”

n“Hahaha, good.” Lin Jie nodded his head in satisfaction. “I have a job for you, not sure if you’re interested.”

n“Job?”

n“Yes, an auctioneer. However, I have a condition. After accepting my job, without my permission, you are not allowed to participate in others’ auction events.”

nBella smiled bitterly. This beauty frowning was yet another charismatic side of her. “Me? Who else would invite me for an event?”

n“Maybe you will become famous in the future,” said Lin Jie seriously.

n“How much money can you give me? Although I know I’m not worth this price, I need a salary of at least $5,000 per month.” Bella lacked confidence when saying that.

n“Minimum salary of $5,000, and the commission is separately calculated. When you host an auction, how much you can earn all depends on your ability,” replied Lin Jie.

n“Hey, sir, this is the Potioneer Guild, you are not allowed to do this kind of thing.” A dwarf ran towards Lin Jie while bouncing and jumping. His height was only as tall as Lim Jie’s knee. He said in an unfriendly manner, “She is ours.”

nLin Jie bent down and stared at the dwarf ferociously. ” Sir Dwarf, what is your position in Potioneer Guild?”

n“Ha, I am Grandmaster Potioneer Roderick the Great’s… Assistant,” said the dwarf.

n“Scram!” Lin Jie glared at him, an assistant was someone who did not receive any respect.

nBella signed the contract and asked, “What do I do now?”

n“Simple, first go to a place to work. Your auctioneer identity shall officially take effect half a month later.” Lin Jie waved his hand and turned to tell the dwarf, “If the person in charge wants to look for her, come to Sky Provisions Shop.”

nThe dwarf opened his small eyes very wide instantly.

nSky Provisions Shop? That place that bribed the Holy Church and had gotten a huge group of Paladins to look after the shop?

nBella’s eyes were filled with astonishment, she had long ago heard the name Sky Provisions Shop. In the past month, it had almost monopolized all of the transaction of equipment, influencing the whole game’s equipment pricing just by itself.

n‘Is it possible this person is…’

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