NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 23 - Urgent Announcement, Resource Gamble!
Chapter 23 – Urgent Announcement, Resource Gamble!
“Wow! Qin Feng is selling tier-1 weapons!”
“Oh my god! He’s selling them in bulk! Qin Feng, where did you strike it rich? How do you have so many tier-1 weapons?”
“I know Qin Feng’s name, but it’s been grayed out. He must be hiding in a secret place, refining these tier-1 weapons himself.”
“That makes sense! I was wondering why Qin Feng was buying tier-0 novice short swords.”
“Qin Feng, did you awaken a talent for smithing?”
“Upstairs, Qin Feng has produced so many tier-1 weapons so quickly. How could it be a smithing (blacksmith) talent? He should have awakened as a master craftsman!”
“Who cares? Right now, I just want a tier-1 weapon!”
“Sob, sob! I want one too! I envy those who have tier-1 weapons!”
“But I have nothing to trade! Qin Feng, can you give me one, please? I’m begging you!”
At that moment, Qin Feng sent another message.
Qin Feng: “You can exchange three corpses of a Level 4 Ferocious Beast for one steel sword, or one corpse of a Level 5 Ferocious Beast!”
Boom!
The Chat Channel erupted once again.
“Oh my god! Three Level 4 Ferocious Beasts!”
“My goodness! Even one Level 5 Ferocious Beast corpse can be exchanged! It’s too tempting!”
“Sob, sob! Unfortunately, I can’t even defeat a Level 3 Ferocious, let alone Level 4 and 5.”
“Qin Feng, you’re way ahead of your time!”
“Qin Feng, big brother, do you want a wife? As long as you consider a steel sword as a dowry, I’m yours.”
…
Qin Feng saw all of this and smiled without saying a word.
His next goal was to advance directly to Level 6 Ferocious Beast area and kill Level 6 Ferocious Beasts.
For Level 3 to 5 Ferocious Beasts, he couldn’t be bothered to do it himself. He wanted to let others bring the Ferocious Beast corpses to him through these trades.
Right now, he exited the Chat Channel and entered the trading channel, listing those thirteen steel swords as items for sale.
[Reminder: Liu Xuan used a tier-1 equipment—Strength Bracelet in exchange for your tier-1 exquisite steel sword.]
Huh!
He had just listed it and already sold one.
Qin Feng was pleasantly surprised.
He quickly entered the personal trading page and retrieved the item.
The next moment, a white light flashed.
He now had a black bracelet on his wrist, made of a material that wasn’t gold or iron, engraved with peculiar runes, and had a cool style.
That was the Strength Bracelet.
[Strength Bracelet: +7 Strength, tier-1 equipment.]
“Not bad! Not bad! Another piece of equipment!”
Qin Feng was delighted and quickly put it on his wrist.
An invisible power spread throughout his body from the wristband, and he felt a significant increase in his strength. The sensation was very pleasant.
At the same time, the attribute panel for strength appeared in his mind.
[Strength]: 91 + 7
After reading it, Qin Feng realized that the +7 after the strength index was provided by the equipment. Among his four attributes, his strength index was the lowest. With this wristband, he managed to compensate for that weakness.
So far, he had three pieces of equipment: a tier-1 Strength Bracelet, a tier-1 Storage Ring, and a tier-2 Blood Wolf Warblade.
He was unmatched in the entire newbie village!
In fact, 90% of the people here didn’t even have a single piece of tier-1 equipment.
“It’s time to set out!” With a cigarette in his mouth, Qin Feng slung the Blood Wolf Warblade over his back, preparing to leave …
But just then, a notification from the heavens arrived.
[Urgent Announcement: Newbie Village No. 137 has activated a gambling decree, forcibly connecting with Newbie Village No. 911, initiating a resource gamble!]
Newbie Village No. 911?
Wasn’t that the newbie village he was in?
Resource gamble?
What did that mean?
The heavenly notification sounded again.
[Resource Gamble: In case of failure, all resources are halved, and everyone’s attributes are reduced by 20 points. In case of victory, all resources are doubled, and everyone’s attributes increase by 20 points.]
Boom!
When this message came out, everyone was shocked.
This was a massive resource gamble!
There would be serious penalties for failure!
What on earth was Newbie Village No. 137 doing?
At that moment, the residents of Newbie Village No. 911 were in a panic …
Then, the heavenly notification sounded again.
[Competition’s content: The first newbie village to produce a Level 5 expert will win this gamble.]
[Reminder: The first to reach Level 5 and win this gamble will receive an additional reward of 50 attribute points and a silver treasure chest.]
[Reminder: The Chat Channels of the two newbie areas are now connected …]
Hiss!
Something like this was actually happening!
Qin Feng was shocked and quickly entered the Chat Channel.
At this moment, the Chat Channel was in chaos.
“Oh my god! What’s going on? What is Newbie Village No. 137 doing?”
“Damn it! They want to gamble resources with us! If we lose, it’ll be a disaster! Everyone’s attributes will be reduced by 20 points!”
“Sob, sob, sob! I’m only Level 1, and my total attributes are less than 40 points. If I lose 20 points of attributes, will I even survive?”
“Ah! Upstairs, beautiful lady, that’s not even the scariest part. The scary part is that the losing side will have all their resources halved. How are we supposed to complete the newbie assessment?”
“Oh my god! Halving our resources will definitely slow down our leveling speed! In that case, most of us won’t be able to pass the newbie assessment!”
“We’re doomed! We’re so doomed! I don’t want to die!”
“Upstairs! Don’t panic yet! We haven’t lost!”
“That’s right! The competition hasn’t started yet, and all of you are so pessimistic.”
“Right! The content of this competition is: which newbie village produces a Level 5 expert first. In Newbie Village No. 911, who’s progressing the fastest?”
“Why even ask? It’s definitely Liu Xuan, the big shot!”
“Yes! It’s Liu Xuan, indeed! This time, whether Newbie Village No. 911 can win depends on Liu Xuan.”
“Liu Xuan, all the villagers are counting on you! You must lead our newbie village to victory!”
At this moment, everyone’s hopes were placed on Liu Xuan …