Chapter 39

The gradient on the Level Ranking is quite interesting; Xiao Feng and Sword Slay the Heavens are in a league of their own.

The three players around level 40 behind them are also far ahead of everyone else.

But the players who really put in the effort to level up are actually those around level 36.

They don't have that many Legendary or Mythic bosses they can fight, or rather, they can't beat them at all.

Thus their experience is accumulated bit by bit through grinding monsters and completing quests, making them the true "first echelon".

Behind the first echelon is the second echelon, around level 33, also all elites, basically absorbed by the major guilds.

Zhang Fan, Li Li, and the others are in the third echelon, currently at level 30.

However, Zhang Fan, who switched to a hidden class, has become much stronger, and his experience gain speed has noticeably increased; he is gradually catching up.

"Ah, so boring, so lonely..."

The wind in the Land of God's Fall is strong; Xiao Feng is almost being blown silly.

He keeps grinding monsters and leveling; his output skill can basically hit once per second, and excluding the time to find monsters, he can kill about 30 monsters a minute.

Killing monsters that are 50 levels above him has high efficiency for clearing red status; each small monster reduces his sin value by 1 point.

That means he can clear about 30 points of sin value per minute, while gaining over 50,000 experience points.

At this pace, he can clear his red name in two and a half hours.

And he can also level up to around level 59.

But after over two straight hours with nobody to talk to, it's still somewhat lonely.

Xiao Feng glanced at his backpack full of various items, thought for a moment, then sent Li Li a message.

"Old Li, I want to sell a Territorial Construction Order for 120 million. Help me find a buyer; if they're reliable, give them my serial number, and I'll tell them the trade location."

Li Li was fighting bosses with Zhang Fan and the others when he heard this news, almost scaring his heart to a stop.

"Holy shit! Impressive! Did you really take down a Mythic boss?" Li Li exclaimed.

"Whoa, level 57… You're not sharing all that experience with us, waa waa waa, crying~"

"Get lost! Don't gross me out, talk serious business!"

"Um, okay. If you want to sell it, I can help you contact the bosses of a few major guilds to see who offers the highest price." Li Li put away his joking tone and spoke seriously.

"Well, 120 million is the ideal price, but if that's too high, 100 million would actually work too." Xiao Feng said.

"Tsk tsk, that's awesome! A little goal a day, you're fiercer than some big company CEOs!"

"No big deal, I still have two divine artifacts on me. By the way, as the saying goes, "those who see get a share." After I sell the Territorial Construction Order, I'll give you and Old Zhang each a set of housing." Xiao Feng laughed.

Li Li was left speechless, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Nowadays, housing prices are higher than life itself; you couldn't afford a place even if you worked your whole life.

In Hai Zhou where they are, the price starts at 50,000 per square meter, and in slightly more prosperous areas it breaks 100,000 per square meter!

Not to mention ordinary college students; even families running businesses dare not lightly say they want to buy a house.

And Xiao Feng actually said he'd give each of them a place for free!

Zhang Fan also joined the conversation; the three of them opened a small channel and advised: "Although you played this game well and made a big profit, when it comes to money we still need to think carefully. Besides, we haven't graduated yet, so there's no need to think about buying a house so early—living on campus is convenient and safe, there's no point going off‑campus."

Xiao Feng thought about it and agreed: "Then do you guys want anything? A luxury watch? A sports car? A fresh-faced model? A female celebrity? This time I'll treat you!"

"Haha, those don't matter either; we three are all gaming otaku, so if you want to give us something, just give us a few good pieces of equipment." Zhang Fan laughed.

Li Li added: "After you monetize the Territorial Construction Order, you could send some money home to support your parents."

Usually carefree Li Li, but he's also a very sensible child.

But Xiao Feng didn't agree, instead saying: "Transferring that much money would scare my parents into a heart attack. Anyway, my family's situation is fine enough; I'll wait until I'm short on cash, or until I've laid a solid foundation and they know I have an income source, then I'll support them—more secure that way."

Earning a hundred million from gaming is something ordinary people simply cannot accept.

If it weren't happening to him personally, Xiao Feng wouldn't believe it even if he asked himself.

He doesn't want the scenario where he just transferred the money, then his parents suspect the source is illegitimate, go to the bureau to file a report, and righteousness overwhelms kin, getting him arrested.

"That's also right; let's not think too much for now. The item will definitely be sold, but don't make too big a deal of it. Let's first cherish our college gaming time; we'll talk about later matters later." Zhang Fan summed it up.

"Well, then I'll go ask Shen Di and them if they're willing to pay that price." Li Li said, then went to mobilize his contacts to reach buyers.

"By the way, Old Xiao, you're so strong now—don't you want to start your own guild?" Zhang Fan asked.

Xiao Feng chuckled: "Nah, better not; we three don't know management, and we'd end up with a mess of trivial issues that would give you a balding headache."

"But we could find a casual guild to use as a base; when others can't beat a boss, we can go help and share some rewards. If we joined a major guild, the territorial benefits would be very generous—doing the daily territorial tasks would raise our upgrade speed by 5% compared to others."

Playing the game definitely requires joining a guild; otherwise many things can't be done.

Moreover, not all guilds participate in wars; there are many, many that are just casual small guilds.

Xiao Feng doesn't like being managed, so a casual small guild is the most suitable place for him.

"If there are no objections, I'll look for a guild when I have time—preferably one with lots of girls." Zhang Fan hehe‑laughed.

"LSP!" Xiao Feng expressed disdain.

A few minutes later, Li Li's voice sounded again in the small channel.

He said: "After inquiring, I just asked the heads of four major guilds through friends, and all their offers were over a hundred million."

"Which guilds are they, and how much are they offering?" Xiao Feng asked eagerly.

Li Li said: "The Divine Guild and Dragon Soul previously had a bounty of 100 million open; this time I gave them definite information, telling them we've already obtained the Territorial Construction Order here. Then Divine Guild said they could offer 110 million, while Dragon Soul offered 100 million plus two hidden class transfer opportunities."

"And there are two more families?" Xiao Feng asked next.

Li Li said: "There's also one called 'East Sea', which is one of the top ten, opening price the same as All Gods, both 110 million. The last one is a newly risen guild called 'Conquer the Heavens', the only one willing to offer 120 million."

Although Xiao Feng had offered a high price of 120 million, he actually hadn't really intended to sell that much.

The prices offered by the first three were all acceptable to him.

That someone would be willing to buy for 120 million actually surprised him.

"What's the background of this Conquer the Heavens, and why haven't I heard of it?" Xiao Feng and Zhang Fan asked at the same time.

Li Li explained: "Their predecessor was the 'Beacon Fire' guild; it's said that in this launch of 'The Heavens', they received massive investment from a mysterious person, suddenly becoming extravagant."

"A mysterious person?" Xiao Feng became even more confused.

It's understandable that someone would spend money on a game.

But to hide their identity and create a "mysterious person" image is somewhat absurd.

Li Li explained: "The backer behind Conquer the Heavens is truly mysterious; even the bosses of other major guilds can't find out who invested. Some speculate it might be a certain department of the Dragon State government providing support, wanting to investigate the extraterrestrial civilization behind 'The Heavens'. Guilds like this also exist in the M Federation Region, and it's said they're even fiercer than ours here."

"Um..."

Xiao Feng and Zhang Fan were both speechless for a moment.

Dragon State backing—this patron is insanely strong! If it's true, we definitely have to sell to them!

"Let the people from Conquer the Heavens add me; I'm currently red-named, and I need them to trade in the wilderness." Xiao Feng said, having made his decision.