My Chaotic City

Chapter 030 Earning Some Extra Money Along the Way

The master thief pondered to himself.

In the Endless World, gold coins are relatively easy to earn. There are many daily tasks in the major cities of the region. You don't need to be very strong. As long as you spend some time running around, it's easy to earn one or two gold coins. However, since the game has just started its open beta, gold coins are still a scarce resource. If you walk around the major cities of the region, you can see players buying gold coins everywhere.

However, there weren't many people selling gold coins.

Based on market prices, it's not an exaggeration to say that a gold coin could sell for two or three hundred yuan at this time.

Of course, it won't be worth anything in the future.

"From this foolish city lord, haven't I made a net profit of two or three thousand coins in just a short time!"

The master thief had a change of heart. Why did he join the Emperor's Guild? It was all for the money. He would only work for Zhen Deqiang if Zhen Deqiang paid him a salary.

Now, it seems like he can make some extra money on the side. If he doesn't, wouldn't he be an idiot?

"Hehehe..."

The master thief couldn't help but laugh.

Li Hanqiang walked away with a dark face. He stood in mid-air and looked around. The monster siege continued, the mountain wolves charged forward one after another, and the mutated sword towers clanged and shot out sword energy.

But the group of middle-aged women remained calm and composed, dancing energetically in front of the wolves, some singing "The Times Are Progressing," others humming "It's So Much Fun!"...

"What on earth is going on here?" Li Hanqiang shouted at the middle-aged woman nicknamed "Sister Pomegranate," "I just don't understand, how can square dancing in real life improve your health? What's the point of you dancing here?"

"Young man, you don't understand!" Sister Pomegranate glanced at Li Hanqiang. "We're not dancing, we're creating an atmosphere."

"Atmosphere? This is truly an extraordinary atmosphere!" Li Hanqiang thought to himself that such an atmosphere of defending the city was probably unique.

He sighed helplessly. To say he would "kill" these middle-aged women was a bit hard to do, since they were very nice. He could only hypnotize himself and imagine that it was a group of beautiful young girls in a karaoke bar.

And so, amidst the "joyful" atmosphere created by this group of middle-aged women, the fifth wave of monster attacks gradually came to an end.

After two and a half hours, Li Hanqiang managed to defend the city perfectly without any major incidents, thanks to the Flame Tower, the Beast Catcher, and the Mutant Sword Tower, and his level increased to 12.

Although the group of middle-aged women did nothing, they gained a lot of experience points and each of them jumped 4 levels, while the master thief also jumped 3 levels.

The Beast Catcher has successfully leveled up to LV3, with 20/300 experience points and a damage per second increased to 45.

"Oh dear!" Sister Pomegranate sighed again, "If you ask me, the online games nowadays are good, but they're too easy. When we were young, leveling up was so difficult."

"Absolutely!" Red Wine Rose looked at Li Hanqiang and waved, saying, "Young man, let me tell you, back in our day, any popular online game, once it launched, you'd fight over even the smallest monsters. PK was everywhere, and fighting a wild boss was a nightmare – you were always afraid of being ambushed. Leveling up was so difficult! Unlike now, you can just dance and chat, and without even fighting a single monster, you'll level up three times in the blink of an eye!"

Upon hearing this, Li Hanqiang felt like hitting someone. He thought to himself, "Auntie, don't you have any idea how you got promoted?"

He sighed and said, "Hey ladies, now that the monster siege is over, it's time for you all to leave and go offline for a good rest."

Upon hearing this, Sister Pomegranate, Red Wine Rose, and the other middle-aged women glanced at the Divine Thief, who laughed heartily, unabashedly waving his arm and shouting, "Fall back! Fall back! Teleport back to the Chaos Temple, there's a new mission!"

Li Hanqiang gritted his teeth, thinking to himself, "This coward is really blatant, isn't he? He's making his identity public."

The master thief bowed to Li Hanqiang again and said, "We'll meet again!"

After saying this, he teleported away, and the group of middle-aged women also left one after another, many of them waving goodbye to Li Hanqiang.

Meanwhile, the master thief returned to the Chaos Temple and immediately burst into laughter. He then gathered the group of middle-aged women again and said, "There's a new mission! Come, come, all of you, come here to collect your potions. Your task is to sell these potions in the leveling area outside the city, at the prices listed in the system shop. Once you've sold them all, come back and give me all the gold coins. Don't even think about pocketing them, remember you're all paid, don't lose sight of the bigger picture. If you sell them well and quickly, I'll give you a raise!"

After the speech, the medicine was distributed, and the group of middle-aged women set off.

Soon, various middle-aged women selling potions appeared in all the leveling areas of Tianfeng City.

"Young man, come here, come here, let me show you something good, a potion, for healing."

"Young lady, you don't have much time left. Come and buy some medicine."

"Buying this potion is a good deal; the price is the same as in the system shop, saving you the time of running back to the main city. Want ten bottles?"

These middle-aged women have no interest in leveling up; they enter the game primarily for leisure and secondly for the money. Asking them to fight monsters or run dungeons is definitely out of the question, but they do a remarkable job selling potions.

In just over half an hour, the group of middle-aged women had all completed their task. The master thief was stunned when he received the gold coins they returned.

"Sold out so quickly?"

He did a quick calculation and realized that this half hour was equivalent to a net income of two or three thousand yuan. After thinking about it again, he understood.

With so many players leveling up now, the demand for potions must be huge. If we just deliver potions to your door and the price is exactly the same as in the system shop, only a fool would go back to town to buy potions.

"Haha, at this rate, I'm going to be rich!"

The master thief was delighted, but immediately frowned.

Once adventurer players reach level 20, they can learn potion-making, blacksmithing, gathering, and other skills. At that time, they will be able to make their own potions. This will inevitably lead to a group of professional crafting players who specialize in making and selling potions. At that time, the price of basic potions will drop significantly, and reselling potions will no longer be viable.

Furthermore, the master thief was unaware of the Mysterious Shop's function. In his understanding, Li Hanqiang was using gold coins to build relationships, and selling potions from Li Hanqiang's Chaos City was a win-win situation for him. He could both squeeze Li Hanqiang dry of his gold coins and earn extra money for himself.

However, once Li Hanqiang ran out of gold coins, he would no longer be able to earn extra money.

"Time is money. I can't earn much in just a few days, so I need to hurry up."

Thinking of this, the master thief quickly ordered the group of old ladies to stay put, and then immediately bought and activated a teleportation ticket to Chaos City No. 68.

"Ding: City Lord Li Hanqiang of Chaos City No. 68 has granted your teleportation request!"

After receiving the system notification, the master thief arrived at Li Hanqiang's Chaos City and immediately saw a fat man squatting on a Chaos Stone Slab not far away.

That fat man was none other than Big Dealer.

This big deal had been waiting for a long time, and Li Hanqiang had just finished defending the city when he was teleported over.

Li Hanqiang was standing right next to the big business, smiling as he calculated the "subsidy" for him.

"What's going on? There's a competitor?" The master thief was getting anxious and hurriedly called out to Li Hanqiang, "Brother Qiang, I'm back again! Brother Qiang, will I still get a subsidy for buying potions?"

"It's you? You didn't bring your aunt this time?" Li Hanqiang glanced at the master thief. "If you want to buy medicine, go over there. I'll give you a subsidy later. I don't have many gold coins on me, so don't buy too much."

"Brother Qiang is righteous, Brother Qiang is mighty, don't worry, I won't buy much!" The master thief chuckled, thinking to himself, "If I don't bankrupt you today, I'll be a fool!"