Immortal Dao Fruits, Cards to Help Me

Chapter 67 System Upgrade, Treasure Pavilion!

"Ding! System upgrade complete. Please check..."

Before Chen Xiuxian could do anything, a system notification appeared!

This system upgrade will take another two or three days.

He checked the system and found nothing had changed.

Now that he's more experienced, he knows that if the system hasn't changed, then it's probably because there's been a change in the dream!
I washed up and went to bed early that night. As my magic power circulated, my thoughts calmed down, and I quickly drifted off to sleep.

Sure enough, next to the "Dungeon" and "Forum" sections, there was another door-like structure with a bronze cauldron radiating a brilliant light on it – "Treasure Pavilion"!
Chen Xiuxian was stunned. He never expected that such a thing would be updated.

The so-called Treasure Pavilion is actually the "Player Auction House" in the game "Da Qian Hong Meng".

Players can list their items for display and set a reserve price, a fixed price, etc.

If a player takes a liking to something, they can buy it, and the item will be "mailed" directly to their hands.

This is a purely system function!
Could it be that I can travel through time and space to use an auction house?

He had previously read posts on the forum, including several about auctions and prices, usually in the "Trading and Buying" section.

However, since he was in another world, this thing had nothing to do with him, so he stopped caring about it later.

I didn’t expect it, I didn’t expect it...

Thinking about it this way, this thing has great potential!

He immediately opened the treasure vault, and the scene before him changed to a layout similar to a stock trading hall, with trading windows all around.

Rows of products are displayed, with category options next to them and a search function at the top.

Wow! It really is an auction house!
When Chen Xiuxian first transmigrated, he relied on blood-replenishing pills, various talismans, and cooking to overcome many difficulties.

In the early stages, his acquired attributes were low, and his combat power was very poor. He relied entirely on the resources he obtained from various gift packs to get through the first few levels.

Later, when he ran out of resources like blood-replenishing pills, he didn't dare to be too reckless when fighting monsters.

Because once injured, it can take anywhere from three to five days to ten days or half a month to affect combat effectiveness.

Now that's great, there's an auction house. He can buy from other players!
Chen Xiuxian immediately opened the search bar and searched for "blood-replenishing pill".

A set of 20 pieces, starting bid 22 taels of silver, buy-it-now price 23 taels of silver.

This is the cheapest—ranked from cheapest to most expensive.

However, if you scroll down, the price remains the same, and even after scrolling down two more pages, the price only increases by a few taels of silver.

It seems that the price of this most basic elixir is already very transparent and stable.

Chen Xiuxian excitedly placed two bids at a fixed price!

More than forty taels of silver were gone, which was almost two years' worth of daily expenses for a family of five.

Well, it's alright, I don't feel any heartache.

The main reason is that Chen Xiuxian doesn't have much of a feeling for money, and he usually makes money quite quickly.

Including the reward from the General's Mansion to the Boarman, he has saved up almost a thousand taels.

If it weren't for his inventory, he would have switched to silver notes—gold and silver don't take up space in the inventory and are displayed as numbers.

He had actually received 10 taels of silver ingots that took up space in his inventory when he did quests to earn silver.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the "Miscellaneous Silver Ingot (White)" was a counterfeit, made of lead and tin.

Chen Xiuxian was furious. He threw the money at the merchant's face. "I'm exorcising evil spirits for you, and you're trying to cheat me with counterfeit money?!"
The merchant, his face covered in blood, was still protesting his innocence, saying he didn't know anything and had been scammed. In the end, he compensated Chen Xiuxian with 20 taels of silver.

……

After taking 40 blood-replenishing pills, Chen Xiuxian felt incredibly satisfied.

However, he quickly realized that the Blood Replenishing Pill was now a bit too low-level for him.

This is a low-level healing potion; you should buy some higher-level ones!

Set search criteria: Levels 11 to 21, consumables, elixirs...

Wow! A dazzling array!

Moreover, judging from the player IDs of those selling medicine, they should be people who specialize in refining or trading pills.

—A significant number of players in the game dislike fighting and killing; some specialize in alchemy to gain experience points and level up. There are many similar examples.

There is another group of people who, while playing the game, are more interested in gaining benefits from "Da Qian Hong Meng" and acquiring real-world credit points through the game.

Game merchants, huh!
Regardless, it boosted the market.

Chen Xiuxian saw several green-quality Tier 2 pills, including [Blood Restoration Pill (Green)], [Blood Activation Pill (Green)], [Resuscitation Pill (Green)], [Codonopsis Blood-Nourishing Pill (Blue)], [Astragalus Five-Family Pill (Blue)], [Angelica and Polygonum Multiflorum Pill (Blue)], etc.

The most basic [Healing Pill (Green)] only restores Qi and Blood, but the amount is quite large, up to 500 points per 5 minutes.

Although the Blood Activating Pill (Green) only restores 200 points of health, it is more expensive because it is an instant heal.

That [Revival Pill (Green)] can replenish both Qi and Blood, as well as Mana...

【Codonopsis Blood-Nourishing Pill (Blue)】will restore 100 points of Qi and Blood per minute for the next 10 minutes.

【Huangqi Wujia Pill (Blue)】In addition to restoring Qi and blood, it can also increase the maximum Qi and blood by 200 points within 10 minutes.

……

Anyway, I've looked at twenty or thirty kinds of Tier 2 and Tier 3 pills, and they all had pretty good effects.

There are also temporary additions of acquired attributes!
The most powerful [Strength Pill (Blue)] grants +5 Arm Strength, lasting for 1 hour!
However, the price is really expensive, starting at 1 spirit stone per piece, and the final price is 1.5 spirit stones.

Tier 3 pills should be the highest level pills that players can currently refine.

Although the second version of the Great Calamity has been released, only a fraction of players in the game are currently able to reach level 30+.

The level 30 breakthrough quest alone has blocked most players' path to advancement.

The player who succeeded most smoothly online is said to be the leader of some guild. He gathered a lot of resources and spent 17 days, failing twice before finally succeeding.

As for those who have failed for two months and still haven't broken through to the next level, there are plenty of them.

It's not that easy for you to get promoted.
If you level up that fast, the game's lifespan will be short.

Besides, the ranking system is pyramid-shaped, so we definitely need to strictly control your advancement channels.
……

Back to the auction house, Chen Xiuxian was really envious!
Besides various elixirs, there are also various talismans, cooking foods, and mechanical devices...

There's an even larger quantity of equipment!
The blue Tier 3 equipment has good attributes and effects.

It's much better than the white and green gear I'm wearing! I only have a few pieces of blue gear.

But I can't afford it!
Those blue-quality items often start at a few spirit stones when auctioned, and if you find one with exceptional quality, it can fetch a price comparable to a magic weapon!
I had a total of 6 spirit stones, which I obtained by trading with teammates in the Savage Valley dungeon. That was also the reason for this level up.

I can't afford it!

Silver is fine; I can always get it in this world, it's not difficult at all.

But do spirit stones even exist in this world?

Even if it were available, I wouldn't be able to obtain it in the short term!

Just when he could see it but couldn't touch it, and was so anxious that he was scratching his head and getting impatient, he suddenly saw a button.

Wait a minute! Not only can you buy, you can also sell!

Open the auction page; the left side shows the auction panel, and the right side shows your inventory. Further to the right, you can even access your card collection.

The card pool isn't part of "Da Qian Hong Meng," so why is it being linked to this game?

Chen Xiuxian's heart skipped a beat, and he searched for "[Green Submerged Wood]" in the search bar!
【Sinking Wood (Green)】, starting bid 0.9 spirit stones per tree, buy-it-now price 1.1 spirit stones.

Ha! I'm just a dozen or so pieces of ebony wood short!

Maybe we don't need to fight anymore; we can just buy it from the auction house.

However, I don't have enough spirit stones...

Chen Xiuxian tried putting the [Talisman - Fire Talisman (Green)] item into the search bar.

A quick search revealed it!
There are quite a few, with two pages of auctions—less than 40 items!
The cheapest starting bid is 2.5 spirit stones, and the buy-it-now price is 3 spirit stones.

Chen Xiu thought for a moment, then put the [Talisman - Fire Talisman (Green)] on the auction board, set the starting bid at 2.4 spirit stones and the buy-it-now price at 2.9 spirit stones, and clicked the auction button!

"Don't blame me for engaging in a price war, I urgently need the money~"

(End of this chapter)