[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl":3,"chapter-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-17":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Started with a 10,000x Multiplier in a Game World",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1136170,1466,"Chapter 17: Deals in the Shadows","started-with-a-10-000x-multiplier-in-a-game-worl-chapter-17",17,"\u003Cp>The portal deposited Dante in a quiet and secluded alleyway behind the main merchant district of Outpost 404.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately disabled the public viewing of his nameplate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Global Leaderboards had just gone live. He knew perfectly well that walking through the crowded streets with a giant ’Dan’ floating above his head would cause a literal riot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned against the brick wall of a building and took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura materialized next to him. The tiny silver fox floated happily in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let us test this,\" Dante said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On his walk back from the portal, Dante had formed a theory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 10,000x Multiplier allowed him to use Zenith-tier skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the physical recoil of swinging a sword with the force of a localized bomb put immense strain on his stamina and health pool. He was constantly riding the edge of exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and intentionally punched the solid brick wall of the alleyway at full force without using his gauntlets!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knuckles shattered. A sharp and burning pain shot up his forearm. His health bar dipped by three hundred points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Aura chimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft pulse of silver light washed over the arm of Dante.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shattered bones in his hand snapped back into place in a fraction of a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain completely vanished, and his health bar instantly shot back up to maximum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stamina bar which had been half-empty fully replenished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Resurgence Wave applied. 3,050 HP Restored.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante flexed his perfectly healed hand. A wide and dangerous grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just a heal. It was a complete physical reset.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Aura hovering next to him, he was virtually immortal in the early stages of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could push his Zenith-tier skills to their absolute and reckless limits. He didn’t need to worry about stamina burnout, recoil damage, or fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could fight at maximum capacity indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good girl,\" Dante chuckled and let Aura nuzzle his shoulder. He dismissed her back into the pet-space to keep her hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped out of the alleyway and merged into the heavy foot traffic of the merchant district.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He needed to offload the massive amount of trash loot he had acquired from the Chasm and the Crag-Boars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His infinite inventory was great, but he needed raw currency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was smooth and quiet. It came from directly behind his right shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t flinch. He slowly turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing a few feet away was a woman wearing sleek and form-fitting crimson leather armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her player ID hovered above her head: Scarlet Fox.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had striking red hair tied in a practical braid and held a pair of wickedly sharp daggers loosely at her sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lyra,\" Dante said. He recognized her instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the leader of the Crimson Lotus. It was a highly coordinated and all-female guild known for their absolute ruthlessness in political maneuvering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Aethelgard, Vanguard had clashed with them multiple times over territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes of Lyra narrowed slightly. She inspected his [Sun-Forged Cuirass].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not believe we have met,\" Lyra said and tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But considering you know my real name, and considering the sheer amount of cosmic weight radiating off that chest piece, I am going to assume you are the ghost everyone is currently screaming about. Dan, I presume?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante didn’t confirm or deny it. \"What do you want, Lyra?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled. It was a sharp and calculating expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Straight to business. I like that. I watched the global announcements. I saw the leaderboards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are currently the most valuable free agent in Overture. I am offering you an exclusive contract with the Crimson Lotus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not looking for a guild,\" Dante said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone needs a guild eventually,\" Lyra countered and took a slow step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silas has issued a blank-check bounty on your head. Vanguard’s Legacy has thousands of members. You cannot fight an army by yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sign with us. We offer full protection, a sixty-forty split on all raid loot, and a substantial real-world salary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have done the guild politics game,\" Dante replied. His voice turned cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know how it ends. You sign a contract, you put your trust in the leadership, and the second a Supreme artifact drops, someone puts a dagger in your spine. I am playing solo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra studied his face for a long and silent moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was shrewd, and her high perception stat was practically screaming at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You hold a massive grudge against Silas,\" Lyra noted quietly. \"This is not just about loot. It is personal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you are smart, Lyra, you will keep Crimson Lotus completely out of the crossfire,\" Dante advised and turned away. \"Because wherever Silas goes, I am going to burn the ground he stands on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyra didn’t try to stop him. She simply watched him walk away. Her mind was racing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled up her private guild chat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Command,\" Lyra sent the message. \"Cancel all aggressive operations near the beginner zones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not engage the player named Dan under any circumstances. We are going to sit back and watch him dismantle Vanguard’s Legacy for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante navigated through the winding streets until he reached a high-end and instanced tavern near the center of the Outpost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked inside and headed straight for the private booths in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting at a corner table was a woman dressed in unassuming gray robes. She looked like a standard mage, but Dante knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ID was Sera. She was the leader of Astral Vanguard, a massive and professional real-world gaming studio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn’t care about boss kills or fame. They cared about the economy. They bought high-end gear with real money and sold it to the highest bidder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are late,\" Seraphina said. She did not look up from the digital ledger she was projecting onto the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had a Titan to kill,\" Dante said. He slid into the booth across from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina paused. She looked up. Her eyes widened slightly as she took in his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are Dan,\" she stated. Her professional demeanor cracked for a fraction of a second. \"I thought you were just a rumor. You actually want to sell to us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have excess inventory,\" Dante said. He raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t pull out the Titan-tier void ring or the Gold-grade armor. But he initiated a direct trade window with Seraphina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dumped the contents of his infinite inventory into the trade screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of Silver-tier weapons from the Shadow-Stalkers, thousands of raw crafting materials, the [Assassin’s Bane] dagger he had looted, and dozens of low-level skillbooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seraphina stared at the scrolling list of items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer volume of the loot was enough to equip a small army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this is an entire guild worth of progression,\" Seraphina breathed. \"Where did you get all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it matter?\" Dante asked. \"I want real-world currency. Transferred to an untraceable offshore Veridian account. Today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The business instincts of Seraphina instantly kicked back in. She rapidly calculated the market value of the items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanguard’s Legacy and other major guilds would pay astronomical prices for this gear to speed up their leveling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One point two billion Veridian credits,\" Seraphina offered without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Done,\" Dante agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit confirm on the trade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The studio account of Seraphina instantly wired the funds to the secure routing number Dante provided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dante leaned back in the booth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical body outside the capsule was now financially secure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could afford to buy the highest-tier nutrient drips, upgrade his apartment security, and stay in the game indefinitely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was rich. He was geared. 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