Chapter 44: The Swelling Little Purse

"You must seriously consider it! Our Hell Mafia is definitely the guild with the best welfare and benefits you can find across the entire Sacred Geometry!"

Outside the cafe, Unora’s eyes were full of anticipation.

Mo Xuanyu could only nod. "I will consider it carefully."

"Then I won't disturb you anymore. The Chosen Ones' trading market is right over there." Unora waved, bidding farewell to Mo Xuanyu in front of the cafe with obvious reluctance.

Watching Mo Xuanyu's retreating figure, she sighed to the boss standing beside her, "I feel like I might have just bumped into someone destined to become extraordinary in the future."

"You've said that more than twenty times." The boss flicked his cigarette ash, looking rather dismissive.

"This time it's for real! Didn't you feel the aura around him? If he hadn't been reading the *Newcomer's Guide*, I would have thought he was the mastermind behind some top-tier guild!"

"What does that tell us? It means he very likely cleared an entire world all by himself! Otherwise, how could a mere newcomer have such a terrifying gaze?"

Unora argued her case with sound reasoning, and her deduction was actually spot-on, because Mo Xuanyu had indeed cleared a world not long ago.

Before the Kingdom of Nora underwent its ascension, Carmen, the world-class boss, was killed by him.

After the world upgraded, the Sun King, the final boss, was also killed by him.

Hearing Unora's words, the boss thought about it carefully for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

"He certainly looks very different from ordinary newcomers."

Mo Xuanyu paid no mind to their discussion about him. By this time, he had already arrived at the liveliest place in Sacred Geometry: the trading market.

The area spanned an expanse so vast it seemed endless, resembling a giant spiderweb with every single route dedicated to a different category of goods.

As Mo Xuanyu walked along, the sheer variety of items was enough to make his head spin.

After wandering around for a few turns, he sat down on a bench by the roadside and summoned the light screen built into Sacred Geometry.

[Stall Allocation: The system will randomly assign a stall location, or you can list items online.]

[Search Function: Quickly locate the specific stall you need and teleport directly to it.]

Mo Xuanyu selected the search function and typed in "treasure chest recycling."

Soon, rows of lists popped up, all consisting of stalls dealing in the recycling of treasure chests.

Coincidentally, Mo Xuanyu spotted a familiar name among them and clicked into it.

"Oh~ Welcome, distinguished guest, to my humble stall!"

The Truth Merchant behind the stall was extremely enthusiastic with every customer; his mouth would start moving long before his face even came into view.

When the customer's figure materialized, he blinked in disbelief. "Oh my god... You're still alive! That is simply incredible."

Mo Xuanyu asked, "Is me being alive that surprising?"

"Of course! Uh, no—of course not! Hehe~" The Truth Merchant laughed and shook his head.

Frankly speaking, when he approached Mo Xuanyu outside the royal city back then, he had essentially written off that business transaction as his final deal with him.

In his view, nobody in that world could possibly kill the Sun King, and Mo Xuanyu was marching to his death by going there.

As it turned out, his judgment had failed him. Not only had Mo Xuanyu survived, but he also looked like he had reaped a massive harvest!

"Let's get down to business! Quick, let me see what you have brought to sell." The Truth Merchant was brimming with anticipation.

Mo Xuanyu directly produced a large pile of green treasure chests that had dropped on the battlefield.

The Truth Merchant counted them and made an offer. "Seeing as we're old acquaintances, how about 280 points per green treasure chest?"

"Too cheap." Mo Xuanyu motioned for him to raise the price.

The Truth Merchant put on a troubled look. "It's not easy for us recyclers either. Green treasure chests basically just cover our costs; we're just making honest, hard-earned money."

"I've checked the market price."

Mo Xuanyu's single sentence instantly choked off the rest of the merchant's scripted pitch.

"Cough, cough, cough... Alright, I'll give you a friendly price: 310 points each, how's that?"

"Deal." Mo Xuanyu nodded.

The Truth Merchant was being genuinely fair this time; each chest was priced 5 points higher than the market rate. While it seemed small, it added up quickly given the sheer quantity.

[You have received a transfer of: 4,650 points.]

Having cleared out his reserve of treasure chests, Mo Xuanyu looked at the Truth Merchant's eager gaze and, deciding not to let him down, pulled out the greatsword dropped by Carmen from his spatial storage.

"Oh my lord!! This is the kind of good stuff I've been waiting for!" The Truth Merchant eagerly took the greatsword and began inspecting it closely.

The reason he had been willing to offer a discount on the treasure chests was precisely to leave a good impression, so that Mo Xuanyu would be willing to sell other equipment through him.

One should never underestimate these connections; for a middleman, the contact information of every powerful transcendent was committed firmly to memory.

Only by operating this way could a business grow large and strong.

[Knight's Glory]

Category: Greatsword / Two-Handed Sword
Tier: Blue
Rating: S
Weapon Trait "Edge-less": [Click to Expand]
Weapon Trait "Heavy Scar": [Click to Expand]

The Truth Merchant beamed with joy.

"An S-rated two-handed greatsword with true damage—this is a rare find indeed! Hehe, I'm almost too embarrassed to lowball you. Let's make it a flat price of 6,000 points, what do you say?"

"Consider it a gesture of friendship. If you happen to come across more good stuff like this in the future, be sure to look me up. I will definitely give you the highest market quote."

Mo Xuanyu raised an eyebrow slightly. To be honest, he hadn't expected the Truth Merchant to value the greatsword quite so highly.

It seemed that an attribute like true damage was indeed fiercely contested within Sacred Geometry.

In fact, a saying had long circulated throughout Sacred Geometry:

Without true damage, no matter how powerful you are, it's all superficial; whenever you encounter a boss whose defensive stacks turn them into a turtle shell, you can only walk around them.

Yet once you possess the noble attribute of true damage, even if you can only inflict 1 point per hit, your combat power undergoes a qualitative transformation, elevating you into the privileged class of superiors.

A turtle shell is no longer an insurmountable obstacle—if you chip away at it with 1 point of true damage every time, can victory really be that far off?

Being unable to beat someone and being unable to even scratch them are two completely different concepts; with the former, you at least still have hope, whereas the latter brings only despair.

"Oh my lord! You even managed to obtain a matching class?!"

Under the Truth Merchant's astonished gaze, Mo Xuanyu produced the [Inheritance Class: Sun Knight] that he had acquired upon defeating Carmen.

"Is that worth being so surprised about?" he asked, puzzled.

The Truth Merchant replied, "Do you know how low the probability is of simultaneously dropping a weapon and an inheritance class after killing a boss? As low as 0.001%!"

"Your sheer luck has surpassed 99.99% of the Chosen Ones."

The Truth Merchant's words sent Mo Xuanyu into contemplation. It seemed that his luck attribute, which only held an advantage by decimal places, had already played a massive role without him realizing it.

No wonder that after wandering through the entire trading market, he hadn't found a single piece of equipment capable of boosting his luck attribute points.

Such wonderful items simply never made it to the open trading market!

"I'll give you a total of 12,000 points for this greatsword and the class scroll, how's that?" The Truth Merchant offered a generous sum.

The market price for class scrolls was generally not very high and tended to fluctuate wildly because demand was low, meaning you had to rely on luck just to find a buyer.

However, to secure this connection with Mo Xuanyu, the Truth Merchant was willing to take a loss and buy it as well.

Money could be made at any time, but if a connection was missed, the opportunity would be gone forever. You had to look at the bigger picture.

Of course, the primary reason he was showing such sincerity was that Mo Xuanyu had demonstrated sufficient strength and value as an acquaintance.

[You have received a transfer of: 12,000 points.]

Mo Xuanyu could feel his wallet swelling up.

Next, he sold some unused green equipment from his inventory to the Truth Merchant—spoils of war dropped by other Chosen Ones on the battlefield.

He didn't want to waste time setting up a stall to peddle small junk.

[Current Total Points: 59,000 points.]

Mo Xuanyu even made sure to round it up to a nice number; it looked much more satisfying.

Opening his storage space, he spent 1,000 points to upgrade it, expanding its capacity to 5 cubic meters, leaving him with a balance of 58,000 points.

After adding the Truth Merchant as a friend and saying his goodbyes, Mo Xuanyu opened the market's stall rental feature and selected online listing, which meant setting up an unmanned stall.

He took out the class scroll obtained from slaying the Sun King and placed it on the shelf.

[Inheritance Class: Flame Warrior]

Judging from his encounters with the Sun King, this class possessed formidable combat capability and future potential, which was why Mo Xuanyu wanted to test the waters and see if he could find a high-bidding buyer for it.

Once the item was listed, Mo Xuanyu left the trading market and headed for the Guild Building.

The blood-money payment that Fog Sickle owed him had not yet been claimed.

Operating the machine in the guild lobby, he transferred the 25,000 blood-money points into his personal account.

[Current Total Points: 83,000 points.]

By the time Mo Xuanyu walked out of the guild lobby, his hand was holding a stack of guild promotional flyers.

Mo Xuanyu casually tossed them into a nearby trash can.

He had zero interest in joining a guild, because doing so meant having to operate in a squad, and the rewards after completing missions would have to be split before reaching his hands.

Furthermore, his divine-seed talent was simply too unique. If intelligence about it accidentally leaked, it would likely bring unnecessary trouble.

All in all: the disadvantages outweighed the advantages.

Seeing that his listed class scroll was still drawing no interest, Mo Xuanyu decided to make a trip to the Skill Upgrade Hall first.

The area and architectural splendor of this place were comparable to a scaled-up version of the Louvre.

Walking into this magnificent structure, Mo Xuanyu briefly lost his bearings amidst the bustling, endless streams of people.

Fortunately, relying on the *Newcomer's Guide* provided by Sacred Geometry, Mo Xuanyu quickly applied for a private room via a light screen in the lobby.

He inserted a key into the empty air before him, and a door of nothingness materialized, pulling him inside.

*Click.*

The door closed automatically.

The noise in Mo Xuanyu's ears vanished instantly.

The upgrade room was approximately 10 square meters in size, with a rectangular auxiliary pod placed in the center, inscribed with pale golden runes that looked exceptionally advanced and expensive.

[Sacred Geometry: The price of a single auxiliary pod is approximately 1 million points. If the Chosen One desires, it can be purchased and relocated to their personal space.]

Sacred Geometry even helpfully displayed the price for Mo Xuanyu.

"I'll pass." Mo Xuanyu smiled slightly, politely declining Sacred Geometry's "suggestion."

Well, even if he sold himself, he couldn't afford that thing. He was already used to it.