Chapter 57: Special Rune

When Miss Pamere Feilipu arrived, Li You had just reached the entrance of the Theater, preparing to find Yezi to borrow some money.

After all, in the game, the two people he was most familiar with were Yezi and Chen Ai.

Watching Yezi and Miss Pamere standing together chatting, Li You stood to the side feeling deeply emotional; if only he had some special skills, perhaps he could accept some Hidden Tasks.

"Stop staring, you can't do it, all you know how to do is run over here for money every time," Chen Ai said with a miserable face. "What we earn isn't even enough for you to spend."

"It's not like I'm not paying it back. By the way, have you been to the library in the City Center?" Li You remembered something and said to Chen Ai.

"Are there any new clues?" Chen Ai also really wanted to do Hidden Tasks.

After all, now that she was by Yezi's side, she had no way to do tasks for her.

The people of Tana City were not very keen on the art of painting; no matter how good the posters she designed were, or how realistic the portraits she drew were, no one would like them.

Moreover, many people discouraged her, not letting her draw overly realistic portraits.

It was as if Tana City had some special taboo against realistic portraits.

So, although there was money to be made, it contributed nothing to the testing, and Chen Ai felt that continuing like this was not the way to go.

Who wouldn't want to be a player who pushes the plot forward?

Li You said mysteriously: "There are some tutorials on making Runes in the library, as well as books about some Transcendental Power. If you can go, you might as well borrow two to take a look."

"Do you think I can read?" Chen Ai said with a bitter face. "Forget it, lend it to me first, I'll go to the library to take a look later."

"No problem, I'll buy a few Runes for you later; you can take them to the library to compare, and then have someone teach you." Finding someone who is literate probably isn't hard, as long as Chen Ai is willing to learn.

This is a Theater, after all; surely there will be someone to teach her how to read.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be over if she couldn't understand the script?

Soon, the latest post appeared on the forum.

In order to sell all the Runes in his hands, Li You started shouting on the forum.

Right now, he was the only one with these things; after selling them, he would make a fortune, and doing business later would be easier.

【Selling "Barrier Rune", "Self-Healing Rune", "Attack Charm", and "Attack Speed Charm", 800 Tana each, valid for one-time use!】 ——by You'eryuan

A new batch of Runes and Charms has arrived. I had to search many places to find them. They all belong to the category of Transcendental Power. They can be appraised, and I don't cheat children or the elderly. However, they are all primary-level Runes and Charms; the effects aren't as good as high-level ones, but they are better than nothing.

If you have combat needs, you can contact me. I will be selling them long-term!

Luolita: Since when are there Runes in this game?

Feng Buxi: What the hell is this? There's even this kind of thing?

Zhuguli: Did the game release new content? I didn't see an update!

Yaohuanghuang: I think I need them, especially the Self-Healing Rune. I scratched my arm killing a Mutated Rat yesterday, and it's still bleeding.

Qige Hulu: Give me two Barrier Runes, I don't want to die in a rat's mouth again.

Watching the endless stream of replies, Li You was extremely smug. Sure enough, he knew these Runes would definitely sell.

And the wholesale price for these Runes was 350 Tana each; he could earn 450 Tana for every one sold. Once he finished running through all the Hunter Strongholds tomorrow, all these Runes would be in his hands.

Chen Zhi was also looking at the post on the forum. He had also been studying Runes and Charms recently. Although they were obscure and difficult to understand, and the materials were messy, he still had to learn.

He had originally planned to let an NPC sell them after he learned how, but he didn't expect the players to find a way themselves.

He shifted his perspective into Li You's room. You'eryuan, who had logged off, was sleeping on the bed. On the table lay more than twenty Runes and Charms. They were all primary-level Charms, and Li You couldn't understand them either, so he could only observe them quietly.

After watching for a good while, he withdrew his gaze.

"Give me a few copper coins from the box, and bring me a carving knife and a candle." Chen Zhi ordered Su Fei to run an errand for him, then fell into deep thought.

He was the God of Calamity, representing natural disasters and misfortune.

For him to make a Lucky Rune was basically an impossible task.

He had tried making other types, but the effects were not good.

Looking at those on Li You's desktop, it seemed that for some reason, the effects were greatly discounted. Even though the techniques looked similar—very likely the work of the same person—the defensive type Runes looked much better than the attack type Charms.

This showed that some things were related to the creator. If the creator was not good at attacking, the attack Runes they made would not be very useful.

Looking at Li You's movements, he must have gone to find those hunters today. The person buying supplies from the hunters likely came from the Wealth Church, and these Runes were also very likely from someone in the Wealth Church.

The Wealth Church did not attack like the people of the War Church, so they were certainly more proficient in defensive Runes than in attack Charms.

If it were him, what type of Runes or Charms would he make?

Seeing the materials in his hand, Chen Zhi hesitated for a moment, then rolled the copper coins into a ball and finally spread them out on the ground.

Aesthetics were not in Chen Zhi's scope of consideration. He began to draw symbols according to his thoughts, his mind filled with the intent to attach his own instincts to them.

Slowly, black energy began to roll over the entire copper sheet.

Even from a great distance, Susan could feel the malice overflowing from the iron sheet.

This thing was definitely not anything good. Susan hugged her arms and hid to the side.

Should he set an activation incantation? Chen Zhi thought about it again, then set the activation incantation to "Let You Have Bad Luck". As long as one recited it silently in their heart, it should be very easy to use.

For this kind of thing, he needed to find a few guinea pigs to test it on.

When Li You logged back on, there was an extra Charm by his side, with the activation incantation written crookedly in Chinese characters on it.

"Let You Have Bad Luck?" Li You was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized. This must have been given to him by a Believer of Calamity, right? Or perhaps the developers wanted to conduct a test, so they specially gave him an extra special Rune?

Or could it be that he completed a task, and this was the task reward?

He put this Rune directly into his pocket and waited for other players to come for a trade.

Soon, Feng Buxi from Bar Street came to purchase Runes and Charms on behalf of some people in Bar Street.

Bar Street was indeed very unsafe. During this time, because other thugs were looking for trouble, the players had already been forced into several fights.

Unlike hunting Mutated Rats, the human combat style in this game was quite realistic. If one hadn't practiced a few moves beforehand, it was hard to guarantee they wouldn't suffer.

Therefore, purchasing a few defensive Runes for players with average reaction speeds was truly vital.

(End of chapter)