After leaving the team, the adventurers regretted it

Linda plans to lead the Luanweihua Adventure Team to defeat all the hidden BOSSes in the World Tree Secret Realm!

...

Noon the next day.

The carriage stopped in front of a river beach.

Qingfeng River Beach.

What comes into view is a green river like a giant dragon, with many aquatic plants growing nearby. Some wild monsters stand on the edge of the river, carefully taking water.

"Sir, we have arrived at the place you requested." The coachman, Jeban, pulled open the carriage curtain and shouted to the people inside.

"Well, thank you for your help. Please wait here for a moment. I'll be back soon."

Linda got out of the car, stretched her limbs and breathed in some fresh air.

There are still ten days left until the killer crab craze breaks out.

Linda came ahead of time to observe the situation.

Reality is not a game, and killer crabs will not reappear out of thin air.

He wanted to see how the activities in the game would come into reality.

Not far ahead, Linda found an adventure team.

It consists of three men and one woman. They have just killed a level 9 Wind Blade Giant Deer together and are excitedly digging out the magic core.

When one of them saw him, his expression immediately changed and he whispered in the ear of a freckled young man with short blond hair.

"Everyone, how was your harvest? Are there many monsters on Qingfeng River Beach recently?" Linda said as he showed his adventure team badge.

Different cities have different badge styles. Adventurers from the same city will be relatively polite to each other in the wild.

When the freckled young man saw Linda's White Pigeon City Adventure Team badge, his vigilance relaxed a little. When Linda approached, the freckled young man asked in surprise: "The ultimate pervert... Ahem, Mr. Wisdom Eye?"

"It's me." Linda nodded.

The faces of famous people in every city are a useful pass.

If he were facing an adventure team from Red Heart City, if he approached them rashly, the other party might think he had ill intentions and start a fight with swords.

However, with the name of "Eye of Wisdom", he easily avoided a fight.

"I still prefer the title of Captain Luanweihua." Linda smiled and pointed to the badge on his chest.

"Sorry, I didn't know you had established a team." The freckled young man rubbed his head shyly, and then replied: "There seem to be more monsters in Qingfeng River Beach recently. Our adventure team comes here frequently, and the harvest in the past few days is quite rich."

"Have you encountered any killer crabs?" Linda asked.

"This..." The freckled young man's eyes changed.

The female adventurer with a ponytail next to him lowered her voice and whispered, "Bob, don't tell this guy! There are too few killer crabs, we can't let him steal our business..."

Bob nodded inconspicuously, thinking that a level 8 killer crab could be sold for at least 10 gold coins, while other level 8 monsters could generally only be sold for around 5 gold coins.

The shell of the killer crab can be used as material for making armor, and can also be ground into powder to enhance male ability. The value of the materials on its body is far beyond that of ordinary monsters.

The average level of Bob's team members is only 9, and the four of them working together to hunt the level 8 killer crab is the most cost-effective and safest choice. They have earned more than 100 gold coins by killing people in the past few days, which is twice the income of the team of the same level.

If this Eye of Wisdom were to interfere...their adventure team would definitely not be able to compete with the other party, resulting in a sharp drop in income.

"We didn't encounter any killer crabs." Bob laughed dryly and touched his head.

Seeing the other party's guilty expression, Linda already understood.

He nodded and reminded, "Monsters like killer crabs range from level 7 to level 17, so be careful when you encounter them."

"Uh, thank you?" Bob looked up at the sky awkwardly.

Linda fully understood what the team did.

He also got the information he wanted from the side.

The number of killer crabs is extremely small, and they have not spread on a large scale, otherwise the other party would not have deliberately concealed it from him.

The advantage of foresight still exists.

There are still ten days until the killer crab craze breaks out. During this period, try to get as much gold as possible.

Linda returned to the carriage thoughtfully.

In the morning, the three returned to Baige City.

The first thing he did was to go to the Secret Square to search for equipment.

In order to conquer the hidden BOSS in the World Tree Secret Realm, equipment is essential.

The current Luanweihua Adventure Team is too shabby.

As the captain, Linda only has a rusty one-handed sword and old leather armor.

Monica was even poorer. When I first met her, this big loli couldn't even afford to wear pants.

Her skirt and white leather shoes were bought with Linda's money.

Another team member, Kafni, was not much better.

A small dagger, nothing else.

Linda had to purchase two sets of level 10 equipment and one set of level 15 equipment for Monica.

The three of them first sold Leah's Fiery Bracelet in a nearby trading house. After some bargaining, they sold it for 32000 gold coins.

This start-up capital greatly alleviated the financial pressure of Luanweihua.

Linda put the gold coins into the mainland's universal savings card, and then went to the Secret Plaza to purchase new equipment.

Returning to the Secret Square, the bustling atmosphere hits you.

Adventurers came in an endless stream, queuing up to enter the World Tree. There were also small stalls with hawkers shouting one after another, selling equipment obtained from the secret realm.

Linda held Monica's hand and said gently, "Have you gotten used to not wearing the cardboard box? With the captain here, no one will hurt you."

"Yeah, yeah!" Monica's smooth and cute forehead shone slightly in the sunlight, and she responded nervously.

The girl was like a sheep entering a pack of wolves. She leaned against Linda, lowered her head, and only dared to look at her toes with her big eyes. Her toes twisted in her round-toed leather shoes.

Monica finally mustered up the courage to look up, only to find a bunch of adventurers surrounding her, looking at her with curiosity. She was so scared that she hugged Linda's back and buried her little face in it.

Linda looked at Monica who was burying herself in him like an ostrich and sighed helplessly.

The road to helping Monica overcome her social phobia is still a long way to go.

Entering the center of the secret square, he transferred the 10,000 gold coins in the savings card to Kafni, and the two sides acted separately to sweep the equipment in the secret square together.

Not only the equipment worn by the three of them, but other items like earth-based staffs, magic scrolls, and striking weapons are all within the purchasing scope.

The earlier the killer crab craze breaks out, the more stable the price of this type of equipment will be. Once big businessmen discover the clues and frantically purchase them, the market price will also change accordingly.

"Level 10 Mage Cloak. This is a rare quality item. It just dropped yesterday. It's the latest model. It's both handsome and practical. 500 gold coins. It can't be any lower!"

At a small stall, Linda bargained with an elf adventurer with short golden hair.

He had his eyes on a cloak that could increase magical properties. Compared to heavy armor, the cloak was light, could increase agility, and could also slightly increase casting speed.

"Captain, um..."

Suddenly, Monica pulled at the corner of his clothes. He looked over in confusion, only to see Monica timidly pointing at a belt around the elf stall owner's waist. Under the buckle, there was a bottle of silver magic potion.

Before coming to the Secret Plaza to purchase, Linda reminded the two team members that in addition to purchasing equipment, if they found the Metal Destroyer Potion, they must take it!

By the time he kills the hidden BOSS, many adventure teams will realize the benefits of this potion and the price will rise wildly.

While no one knows the true purpose of the Metal Destroyer Potion, Linda will buy any bottle he sees!

He asked calmly, "Do you want to sell that magic potion?"

"Ah, life potion? I'm not selling that. I still need it." The elf stall owner shook his head.

"No, I mean the silver one."

"Metal Destroyer? You want this?"

The elf stall owner unexpectedly took the potion out of the leather bag and muttered, "What's the use of this thing? There's no need to improve the hit rate when fighting metal monsters."

The stall owner was playing with it casually in his hands, and it seemed that he would not feel sorry at all if it broke.

In fact, this was dropped by his team when they were defeating a monster in the fifth-level secret realm last month. He tried to sell it for several days but couldn't, and the price of one gold coin was considered too expensive.

And this bottle of potion was clearly dropped after his team had a tough battle with a rare monster!

"How many gold coins do you want to offer?" The stall owner, named Clay, squinted his eyes and looked at Linda.

Once this human shows his obsession with the potion, he will offer a high price without hesitation.

Linda rubbed his chin and observed for a while, until Clay almost lost his patience, and finally made an offer:

"Send it to me."

Clay: “?”

You kid, you’re not even willing to spend a single gold coin, right?

Linda pointed to the pile of equipment in front of him and said, "I plan to buy all of these. A bottle of potion for free is not too much, right?"

"Buy all?" Clay was surprised.

There were many vendors setting up stalls in the square. Clay was afraid that Linda would turn around and go to another stall, so he handed the silver potion to her without hesitation: "Okay, I don't need it anyway, so I'll give it to you!"

"What is the total price of these equipment?" Linda took the potion calmly and put it into the hanging bag.

"There are seven pieces in total, 3000 gold. I'll give you a discount, 2700 gold coins!"

Linda shook his head and said, "Let's just give it 3000 gold. It seems like it's not easy for everyone to be an adventurer."

He was worried that the stall owner would jump off the building out of grief in a few days.

Once the Metal Destroyer shows its true value, it can easily be sold for 100,000 gold coins...

Linda did not bargain and just followed Clay's instructions and used his savings card to pay 3000 gold at the original price.

Clay was touched and held his hand: "You are a very nice person!"

"To be honest, our adventure team suffered heavy losses for these equipments. Many of them are missing limbs. Everyone is waiting for me to bring back the gold coins!"

Linda: “…”

After thinking for a while, he paid another thousand gold coins and said solemnly, "When entering the secret realm, safety must be the top priority!"

Clay was so excited that he almost cried. It turns out there are kind-hearted adventurers these days!

...

Linda carried the purchased equipment in a large bag, and he could faintly smell the lingering smell of blood on it.

In the crowded square, there are many disabled adventurers setting up stalls.

He couldn't help but sigh that it was not easy to be a low-level adventurer.

High-level adventurers are relatively wealthy, have powerful equipment, and have scrolls to return to the city, so their casualty rate is low. Even if they cannot defeat high-level monsters, they still have many ways to retreat.

But it’s different for low-level adventurers.

The scrolls for returning to the city, levels 1-10 all cost more than 1 gold coins, which is unaffordable!

Every piece of equipment was earned with blood, sweat, and even life.

During the purchasing process, Linda came into contact with one low-level adventurer after another.

Their lives are basically difficult. The materials and magic cores from low-level monsters are too cheap and they can't make much money at all.

Monsters of the same level are no weaker than adventurers, and they often require the combined efforts of several people to kill them.

If you are not careful, there will be casualties.

Linda came to the secret continent three years ago. Although he had average talent as a healer at that time, he had a head full of strategies and an excellent magic chanting speed. Together with Leah and the others... he did not feel the cruelty that adventure brought.

In fact, deaths and injuries among lower-level adventurers are all too common.

In the afternoon, Linda saw many adventurers walking out of the World Tree in a daze.

Those people were carrying white body bags, their shoulders stained with blood. Inside were the teammates who had been laughing and chatting with them just a few hours ago.

The heavy atmosphere plunged the Secret Square into silence.

Every adventurer sighed and mourned silently. No one knew whether they would be the next one to be carried out, or to remain in the World Tree forever.