Chapter 28: It Seems Your Money Really Isn't Enough

"No wonder the 'Wealthy of the World' squad hasn't entered the dungeon—they were waiting for the legendary White Night."

"With these two big shots joining forces, it looks like the 'Grand Ambition' guild's first clear of the Hard difficulty is about to be taken."

"That's not necessarily true. Grand Ambition has been inside for so long; can the Wealthy of the World squad catch up to their progress?"

"Is there a possibility that the Wealthy of the World's target is actually Nightmare difficulty?"

...

As the two most powerful and wealthiest individuals recognized in Novice Village 9527 began to interact, the surrounding players immediately broke into a buzz of discussion.

"You've been waiting for me?" Su Mubai raised an eyebrow.

Wealthy of the World waved his hand and smiled. "Not for long."

As he spoke, he glanced at the growing crowd of players around the dungeon entrance and frowned slightly. "How about we go somewhere else to trade?"

"No need."

Su Mubai waved his hand, summoning ten Skeleton Warriors to cordon off an open space next to the dungeon portal. "Let's do it here. I'm in a hurry."

*Gulp...*

The moment the Skeleton Warriors appeared, the sound of swallowing echoed all around. Everyone present was stunned. Many rubbed their eyes in disbelief, staring repeatedly at the ten towering skeletons that had appeared out of thin air.

Following that, everyone—including Maple Xiao—looked at Su Mubai as if he were a monster. Although they couldn't see the specific stats of the Skeleton Warriors, they could see the health bars! Six-digit health points—did he just summon ten bosses?

The impact of the ten Skeleton Warriors was no less significant than the previous server-wide announcement. It made the players present realize once again that the "Myriad Realms" game was a realistic world. The gap between players here was just like in reality; even if they entered the game at the same time, their strengths could be worlds apart.

Some lost their fighting spirit, but more were filled with the desire to become stronger. The latter didn't linger and quickly formed groups to enter the dungeon. Having poor talent didn't mean it was impossible to become a top-tier expert. The game was full of opportunities; even without high-level talent, there were chances to defy fate.

"Brother White Night, your strength is truly terrifying." Seeing the imposing Skeleton Warriors, Wealthy of the World gave Su Mubai a meaningful look. He was certain that the other man's talent must be SSS-rank; otherwise, it would be impossible to be this strong! At the same time, a sliver of doubt crossed his mind. How could a tiny place like Novice Village 9527 produce two SSS-rank talents? Was there something special about this place?

It was no wonder he was overthinking it. Who would have guessed that Su Mubai’s talent was the result of exploiting a bug? He was originally only S-rank. In reality, Wealthy of the World was the only true SSS-rank talent player in Novice Village 9527. If there was anything special, it was that Novice Village 9527 had quite a few S-rank talents—counting Su Mubai, there were four in total.

"Heh, your talent is the one that makes people envious." Su Mubai smiled. He still had fresh memories of the "God of Wealth" SSS-rank talent. If that thing were combined with his own "Sublimation," it would be invincible. However, Su Mubai had no intention of forming a team. In his view, as long as the "freeloading promotion" mechanism existed, no matter how much money Wealthy of the World had, it would eventually find its way into his own pockets.

The two, each with their own agendas, smiled at each other. Su Mubai got straight to the point: "I have quite a lot of items. Are you sure you can take it all?"

"Don't worry, absolutely no problem." When it came to money, Wealthy of the World patted his chest with full confidence. He was so poor that he only had money left!

"Then let's begin." Su Mubai didn't commit, simply taking a pile of equipment and skills from his backpack. These were just things dropped by minor mobs. After using "Catastrophe" to freeload, they were merely Black Iron and Bronze grade equipment and D-rank skill books. Even so, for Wealthy of the World, they were treasures that were hard to come by at this stage.

After checking the specific details of the equipment and skill books, Wealthy of the World realized that the other party definitely had better things he hadn't brought out yet. However, he didn't say much, merely stating calmly, "Brother White Night, name your price. I'll take them all."

The current five-man squad was just the beginning; what he wanted to build was an elite team of about a hundred people. These pieces of equipment and skill books were exactly what he urgently needed.

"5 silver coins for Black Iron gear, 20 silver for Bronze gear, and 20 gold for D-rank skill books." Su Mubai scrolled through some information in the chat channel and offered a price he deemed reasonable. The price of Black Iron and Bronze gear would definitely rise later, but players currently didn't have much money, so they wouldn't fetch a high price. Besides, these were low-level items that wouldn't hold their value, so he couldn't be bothered to argue.

But skill books were different. D-rank skill books were not something players could drop at this stage. Without a first clear, the boss in the Hell-difficulty dungeon only dropped skill books of this level. Moreover, unlike equipment, skills remained useful regardless of how high the level went. Therefore, even though the price he offered was far beyond what average players could afford at this stage, it wasn't actually high.

"Done!" Wealthy of the World nodded without hesitation and initiated a trade with Su Mubai: "10 pieces of Black Iron gear, 6 pieces of Bronze gear, plus 4 D-rank skill books—that's 81 gold and 70 silver in total."

Haggling? That didn't exist! In his view, establishing a connection with White Night through this trade was what mattered most. Compared to that, a few gold coins more or less were not worth mentioning.

Su Mubai was surprised by how straightforward Wealthy of the World was and gave him a curious look. The latter completed the trade and smiled. "Brother White Night, now it's time to bring out the real good stuff, right?" White Night was someone who had achieved a first clear of a Catastrophe-difficulty dungeon; how could his gains be limited to this?

"There are naturally good things, but you might not be able to afford them right now." Hearing this, a meaningful smile played on Su Mubai's lips as he pulled another batch of equipment from his backpack.

"In terms of strength, I certainly can't compare to you, but when it comes to money, I..." Wealthy of the World paused mid-sentence. Beside him, Ah Wei's pupils dilated, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "C-rank skill books! And so many Gold-grade pieces of equipment!"

Cotton Candy and the newly joined fire elemental mage, "Hard to Wake Up," were so shocked they couldn't speak. At the moment, let alone Gold-grade equipment, they hadn't even seen Silver-grade gear. As for C-rank skill books, they were the rarest items at the current stage. White Night had brought out a whole pile of them.

These were seven pieces of Gold-grade equipment and five C-rank skill books! If they had these items, their chances of clearing the Nightmare-difficulty dungeon would increase significantly. Even Maple Xiao was shocked; among these items, there were two pieces of gear and one skill book that he could actually use.

After the shock, his expression turned strange. He tugged gently on Wealthy of the World's sleeve and whispered, "It looks like your money really isn't enough..."

Wealthy of the World's mouth twitched. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was true—it wasn't enough. For a moment, a look of embarrassment flashed across his face. He looked at Su Mubai and opened his mouth, but didn't know how to speak.

Seeing this, Su Mubai smiled slightly and waved his hand. "It's fine. You can take these items first; you can pay the remaining balance tomorrow." Players could sign contracts through the system, so Su Mubai wasn't afraid of the other party defaulting on the debt.

Wealthy of the World and his team were overjoyed, their favorability toward Su Mubai rising rapidly. However, Su Mubai's goal went far beyond this. This was just the beginning.