How Level Zero Devil Destroys Player Experience

Chapter 18: Middlemen Earn the Difference

Hill's approach was somewhat unexpected to me.

But in fact, in the final analysis, it is just a simple replacement of the object. However, this kind of detached thinking means that normal people would never think of such a situation.

First, use equipment to disguise yourself as an NPC and issue tasks to collect bat claws and bat venom. Then you only need to adjust the task reward to a level much higher than the price sold in the store. This will naturally attract many players, and no player will suspect the NPC's purpose.

Then disguise yourself as a player and hand over the bat claws and bat venom to the two NPCs to submit the task. Since the player will not have any contact with the NPCs who collect these, it will not attract attention.

In fact, it is equivalent to a middleman earning the difference, and the profit from the difference is extremely lucrative.

"Just let me finish this task. Your Highness can go and prepare the materials for advancement first."

I nodded. This division of labor can indeed greatly improve the utilization of time, but the details of this plan still need to be improved.

After discussion, we quickly determined the task template.

Mission: Senior Pharmacist Hill's Commission (Recurring Mission)

Mission description: Pharmacist Hill is trying to make a new type of potion, but is missing a batch of materials. Adventurers who provide help will be rewarded by Miss Hill.

Mission Target: Bat Claw (0/40), Bat Venom Sac (0/20)

Mission Reward: 2 Copper Coins

It seems very generous, but compared to the real hidden tasks where you can get 10 copper coin for 5 bat claws or 1 bat venom sacs, it is still a big profit.

But even so, the price is still a bit high——

Every time a player completes twenty rounds of tasks, it will cost about 0.2 points of energy from the Heart of Herontis. Although using copper coins as rewards would not consume any energy at all, due to the tight budget, this method is the only option left for now.

But this alone is not enough, we have to attract players to come.

For this purpose, I spent 1 silver coin to rent the right to use a shop for 1 day, bought a piece of equipment that looked very similar to the robe of a senior pharmacist for Hill, and used the power of the Heart of Herentis to create a golden nameplate with the words "senior pharmacist" written on it.

Because this kind of thing is just for show, it doesn't take much energy.

"Well, this is perfect." I clapped my hands and looked at Hill in front of me who looked like a high-level NPC.

"Your Highness, the rank of pharmacists is determined simply by the color of their robes."

Hill wanted to take the nameplate off.

"I know, but those adventurers really like this." I stopped her and pushed her to the counter of the store. "Then Hill, you can work here first. I will come back to pick you up after I buy the souls~"

For some reason, I had a sense of déjà vu as if I were a mother sending her daughter to school.

After deducting the expenses of arranging tasks, the money obtained from selling the equipment still left 6 silver coins and 50 copper coins.

According to the current price, it may be a bit of a stretch to purchase 300 monster souls, but the quality does not have to be considered for advancement, so it is more than enough to just purchase those souls with poorer attributes.

Therefore, I also bought some skill books for the Dark Word Mage in the trading house. After all, it is equivalent to a character, so it is always good to add some strength.

I was a little disappointed when I saw that the skill books sold in the trading house were just some basic skills for Shadowword Mages.

"Tsk, no one has mastered skills like Dark Death Ray and Dark Shackles?" But this is normal. At this stage, only teams or guilds can produce such skill books. Faced with this situation, of course they will keep them for their own people first.

"Where can I find the Dark Ray of Death from the Dark Word Mage?" I looked up and thought for a moment, and suddenly I thought of something, "Oh, there are a lot of treasure chests near Soma Town."

I remember that there was a golden treasure chest that could reveal the best skills of the Dark Word Mage. There were also other treasure chests that could reveal a lot of good things.

Although my memory is not outstanding, I am gifted when it comes to gaming. I can even post a separate guide on the locations of these treasure chests.

"Wait, the strategy post..." Suddenly, a brilliant idea popped into my mind right after this thought.

It just so happens that Hill also needs some publicity.

I thought about it, exited the game, and opened the Epoch gaming forum.

Title: "Irresponsible Raiders Group" Orwin Empire Raiders - Soma Town (with hidden mission clues)

While listing the special drop points of some equipment and skill books in Soma Town from my previous life, I also wrote down the locations of many treasure chests. Of course, these treasure chests are either not higher than the bronze level, or are hidden in level 10 training points.

Finally, leave some simple descriptions of "Commission from Senior Pharmacist Miss Hill" and the location to accept the task, and you're done.

With the preparations laid step by step above, I believe those guys will definitely have faith in this mission.

But before publishing, I hesitated for a moment and set the final task details to be visible after purchasing with 50 credits.

This way, he could find out how many people knew about the commission he and Hill had created, and he could also make a small profit from it. It was really a plan that killed two birds with one stone.

He switched back to the game, bought stealth, lock picking and some basic thief skills from the trading house, created a thief in the image of a white-haired loli, and left the town of Soma, walking towards the nearest treasure chest.

Some of the treasure chests on the strategy post will naturally belong to you. Even if those players arrive and see that there are only empty shells, they will just think that other players got there first. Of course, most of the treasure chests still have to be kept, lest they think that you, the poster, are not being kind.

……

Level 3 hairy monster leveling point.

Although I don't have to be afraid at my current level, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, I still sneaked all the way to the corner of the leveling point. There were some huge rocks near a corner of the forest.

And between two of the huge rocks there is an ordinary treasure chest. Due to its hidden location, no one can find it for the time being.

I looked around and made sure that the furry monsters were far away from here, then I came out of stealth, squatted down and opened the treasure chest.

System: Treasure chest is opening, progress 10%...20%...

As if they were going against me, two fur balls suddenly broke away from the group of fur balls not far away and approached this side.

I could only move to the side, looking at the treasure chest with only 20% progress left, and praying silently in my heart that these two unfortunate kids wouldn't go too far.

However, these two fur balls not only noticed him too much, but also made chirping sounds to attract other companions to attack him.

Fortunately, the treasure chest had been opened at this time.

But I didn’t have time to fumble for the items inside as I ducked to the side, avoiding the sudden attack.

With a flick of his fingers, a pair of daggers flexibly flipped into his palms and stabbed into the belly of a ball of wool that was floating in the air.

In the previous life, as one of the fragile professions, he was often ambushed by thieves. It can be said that apart from the Dark Word Mage, the profession he is most familiar with is the thief. Coupled with many years of gaming experience, he is of course adept at dealing with these primary monsters.

Just at this moment, two figures came from the other side of the forest.

Chapter 19 Storm Guild

Yeyuan, who had just returned from Soma Town with supplies, and his companion Mu Shui were on their way to the forest ruins.

Although they have reached level 4 after a period of crazy leveling, the level 4 leveling points around Soma Town are almost all reserved by large guilds, and the remaining monsters are not the type that are easy to provoke.

Fortunately, the experience given by the dark bats is quite generous. As long as you cooperate properly with Mu Shui, the leveling efficiency is not much different from those level 4 leveling points.

In addition, for some reason yesterday, the number of dark bats in the forest ruins doubled, so they didn't have to worry about others snatching the monsters away, so they continued to level up there with peace of mind.

But Yeyuan was still a little worried. What if those big guilds were shameless enough to take over this place? Also, it was still a problem as to where he and Mu Shui would go to level up after reaching level 4 to catch up with their companions.

While she was thinking, Mu Shui on the other side seemed much more heartless. She held her staff, hummed a song, and looked around, as if she was out for a walk. However, she did discover something.

"Aye, look over there, what a cute loli~" Mu Shui, attracted by the faint sound of fighting, walked around the boulder in front of him and saw a petite figure fighting with a group of monsters.

Yeyuan noticed at a glance that those monsters were the furry monsters in the nearby leveling point. They had excellent defense and attack power, and were small in size and difficult to deal with, so not many people would visit this leveling point.

She was somewhat curious as to why someone was leveling up here, and after glancing at that figure, Nightwish could not take her eyes away.

This child is not simple.

Others may not be able to see it clearly, but as a professional thief player, Nightwish, who has always chosen thief as his profession in the past few online games, can see the opponent's superb attack skills at a glance.

It was clearly an attack that was sure to hit, but he managed to dodge it with his nimble movements while counterattacking at the same time. Each attack followed a certain pattern, like a ghost that followed the enemy around, waiting to reveal its ferocious fangs at the moment of weakness.

"Aye, should we go over and help?"

The voice of her companion brought her back to her senses. The loli opposite seemed to have noticed them and showed a vigilant look.

Noticing the faint outline of a treasure chest in the boulder next to Loli, Yeyuan understood and pulled Mushui away, "No need, this kid is much better than us."

Mu Shui was somewhat reluctant, but he had no choice but to wave towards that side in a friendly manner as Ye Yuan was dragging him away.

Seeing this, the loli who had dealt with all the monsters stretched out her little hand in response, which made Mu Mu look even happier.

“This is so cute~”

Back at the forest ruins, Mu Shui was still muttering.

If it were in the past, Yeyuan might have complained about this lolita complex, but now all her thoughts were focused on the operation performed by the figure before.

Or rather, Nightwish had been thinking about it along the way.

How is it done?

Looking up, Yeyuan saw a few dark bats wandering not far away and couldn't help but walk over.

By the time Mu Shui noticed, the dark bats had already attacked Yeyuan. She was startled and hurriedly wanted to warn them.

However, he was shocked to find that Nightwish's body seemed to be controlled by someone. It dodged all attacks at a very strange angle, and then slowly counterattacked in a specific pattern.

Mu Shui just opened his mouth and watched in disbelief as his companions dealt with those dark bats one by one.

It was not until the last dark bat turned into a corpse and fell to the ground that she reacted and expressed her feelings.

"What is this? It's amazing..."

"Ghost...ghost step?" Ye Yuan murmured, his thoughts still seeming to linger on the unconscious manipulation he had just done.

Ye Yuan had no idea that the name she casually said was exactly one of the famous god-level skills in her previous life, and this skill should have been discovered by her.

……

"Hmm, those two look familiar."

I withdrew my gaze from the two figures disappearing in the distance, and without thinking too much, I picked up all the things in the treasure chest and put them into my backpack.

When I was dealing with the hairy monster before, I suddenly used the Ghost Step, one of the god-level skills of the thieves in my previous life. I was not worried that this skill would be noticed by others.

After all, if one can easily understand it, it would not be worthy of being called a god-level skill if he could stand out among so many high-end operations in his previous life.

Like myself in my previous life, I also studied it for a long time before I could barely comprehend the core secrets of the Ghost Step, which gave me more means to save my life when dealing with those master thieves in the future.

After leaving the leveling point of the hairy monster, I rushed to several nearby treasure chest points without stopping.

Although some of the treasure chests have been opened by others, most of them are still intact. During this process, I also opened some bronze and silver treasure chests, so it can be said that I reaped a rich harvest.

"After opening this, you can open that treasure chest later."

While thinking about the Dark Word Mage's top-notch skill book, I opened the bronze treasure chest in front of me. At the moment the treasure chest was opened, I suddenly heard a chaotic sound of footsteps behind me.

After putting all the items in the treasure chest into my backpack, I turned around and met eyes with a team of about fifty people who had just walked out of the bushes. The leading soldier was wearing black standard armor and looked calm and solemn.

Someone from the Storm Guild?

I recognized the origins of this group of guys at a glance. The reason was that the leading soldier left a deep impression on me in his previous life.

Black King Caesar was already a celebrity in the online gaming community. He led his Storm Guild to fight in several online games. After the release of the previous century, he was awarded the honor of being the No. 1 Warrior in the Orwyn Empire.

A strong general has no weak soldiers. The Storm Guild under his command has become one of the most famous super guilds in the game after countless battles, and its comprehensive strength ranks among the top five in the entire light camp.

The Seven Mages, the Mystic Ranger, the Thunder Shield Mountain, the Dragon Breath Pope, these names that were famous in the previous life are all members of the Storm Guild, which is enough to prove the power of this guild.

If it weren't for an unexpected incident, the Storm Guild might even have a chance to win the title of the number one guild in the Human Empire.

Being able to gather so many strong people, Black King Caesar naturally has a strong personality charm. He is a heroic and generous person who believes that strength is the most important thing. He never hesitates to solve anything that can be solved by fighting. He is always honest with his subordinates and has a god-like prestige in the Storm Guild.

However, perhaps due to his influence, the Storm Guild seemed a bit overbearing and often relied on their strength to bully others. In my previous life, I also had many grudges with this guild.

Chapter 20 Seems to be targeted

But that was also in the past life, and had nothing to do with the Black King Caesar. Besides, I admired his character and behavior, so I didn’t mind giving him some face and not pursuing the matter further.

But if they are going to mess with me, then I can only blame them for my bad luck.

The opponent didn't seem to have expected to meet someone in such a place, and a cute loli at that. Many female players in the team were overwhelmed by the aura of maternal love.

"Wow, so cute~"

"It looks so small."

"Cat ears are too foul."

It was not until the leader, the Black King Caesar, coughed that the commotion in the team gradually stopped, but there were still a lot of whispers.

"Blade, take your men to look in that direction." Black King Caesar gave an order to the person beside him, and soon a shield warrior responded and led a team of twenty people from the team.

Black King Caesar glanced at the little Lolita in front of him and naturally found the treasure chest behind her, but a bronze treasure chest was not worth his attention. "Little guy, it's very dangerous here, leave quickly."

They should have come for the Thorn Set Armor of the Vine Flower Demon Boss that was recently refreshed in the forest. The Thorn Set can cause true damage, allowing the main tank to better attract hatred when wearing it. The aura effect provided can increase a lot of defense, which can add a lot of protection for subsequent team dungeons.