socalfunplaces Chapter 25 Are You an AI?
Chapter 25 Are You an AI?
"What's going on?"
"Where does Brother Ding get his goods from?"
"Could it be that he obtained all these things from the Linglang Cave...?"
For a moment, Zhao Weike and the others were completely stumped.
"What are you standing there for? So reserved?" Seeing them standing still, Lu Chao grabbed the black pot and threw it next to Zhao Weike, saying, "Two-star back accessory, exclusive to the Sword Demon, I'll give it to you for a thousand yuan, pretty cheap, right? And the two-star costume, Marshal Pig, I'll sell it to you too, eight hundred yuan!"
"Hey you, Sword Saint Wang Yingluo, right? You don't have a combat skill yet. I'll sell you the Sacred Heart Technique, a three-star combat skill. I'll charge you two thousand. Not expensive, right?"
Lu Chao greeted them, then said to Zhang Jiaqiang and the others, "Hey, you three sword gods, you don't have any combat skills yet, right? Come here, one Heavy Strike skill book and one Horizontal Slash skill book for each of you. You'll have both single-target and area-of-effect attacks, and you can switch between them anytime. I'll only charge you 200 gold. Aren't you touched? There are two Horizontal Slash skill books left. Gu Xiaoxiao, Wang Yingluo, you can buy them. I'll only charge you 100 gold. As they say, it's always good to have more skills, right?"
Zhao Weike and the others felt a sense of unreality as they watched Lu Chaoding sort the items and place them in front of them.
"Is Ding Ge selling products?"
"Why does this feel like a forced sale?"
"How come Top Bro has the Sword Saint's skill book?"
"This is outrageous!"
"However, the price seems quite reasonable!"
"This guy, he's got potential!"
They started talking.
"The scapegoat!"
Suddenly, Zhao Weike exclaimed, "A top-tier back accessory! It grants a 20% increase to cultivation upon killing enemies! Just that one trait alone could fetch three thousand gold coins on the auction house!"
"A trading post?" Lu Chao's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "How do I list my items on a trading post?"
Zhao Weike, having already taken the blame, beamed with delight and said, "The trading post isn't open yet. It won't open until after the Lion Mountain Sword Tournament storyline ends!"
After saying that, he happily changed into the pig-themed costume as well, jumped up and down on the spot, seemingly pleased with himself, and shouted, "Damn it, I don't have to wear a dress anymore! Don't call me Zhao Dress anymore, I've risen to power!"
He thought to himself that only a fool would refuse such a benefit offered to him. It was rare for Lu Chaoding to have a conscience. As for paying, he didn't have any money right now, so he would just linger and give Lu Chaoding an IOU if he paid.
"Can I open a trading post after the Lion's Tournament storyline ends?"
Lu Chaoding kept a close eye on things.
At this moment, Wang Yingluo said, "Brother Ding, can you make this combat skill book cheaper? I don't have enough money!"
"It's okay if I don't have enough money, I'll just owe it! I'll pay back a little every morning, and even if I don't pay it back, it's fine. I'll just chop him up a thousand or eight hundred times."
"Haha, it's not that bad!"
"Ding Ge is still as domineering as ever!"
"Top Bro is a real powerhouse!"
"Zhao Qunzi, you should learn from this. Look at Ding Ge's vision!"
"Damn it, I regret it so much now! How could I have believed Zhao Qunzi's nonsense and gone with him to jump off a cliff? I must be out of my mind!"
Lu Chao, with a smile on his face, waved his hand magnanimously and said, "Time is of the essence. You all go and farm in the wild to increase your cultivation. Raise your character levels and combat skill levels. Zhao Qunzi, I'm appointing you as strategist. Come here!"
"What? Strategist? Brother Ding, what are you going to do?" Zhao Weike took a step back guiltily.
Lu Chao, sword in hand, stepped in front of him and asked, "Does that Prince Turtle drop any treasures after it's killed?"
"Fall, fall!"
"What's falling?"
"You could get weapons, costumes, skill books, lottery tickets—anything is possible, it's random. I heard you'll get at least one three-star item!"
"Oh, that's good! Let me ask you, if you take the blame, might you incur the prince's wrath?"
"With a blood-red shield and this black pot, the aggro is practically guaranteed!"
"That's good!" Lu Chao thought that as long as Zhao Weike could withstand two rounds of attacks, it would be very possible to kill [Prince Turtle]. He then asked, "Let me ask you another question. I want to increase my battle spirit limit. How do I do that?"
"Increase your battle spirit cap? You'll need to gather equipment or level up!"
"upgrade?"
"Didn't you know? Every five levels a player gains an extra point of resilience and defense. And every time you reach a level threshold—level 11, 21, 31, etc.—your battle spirit cap and available cultivation cap increase!"
"Is that so?"
Lu Chao was overjoyed. If that were the case, as long as he reached level 11, he would have a chance to use the [Great Mighty Heavenly Dragon].
Zhao Weike squinted and said, "Yes, Brother Ding, didn't you know? Weren't you a beta tester?"
Lu Chaoding regained his expressionless demeanor. He didn't answer, but continued to ask questions, such as where Zhao Weike was, what bosses were there, where to accept what quests, where to run what dungeons, and so on.
Zhao Weike answered them one by one.
According to him, the storyline of the beginner village is actually very simple, consisting of three acts: [Sword Debate at Lion Mountain], [Sword Forging at Dog Tooth Mountain], and [Great Calamity at Broken Void Mountain]. After the three acts are completed, players can leave Skywalk Island and truly enter the free world.
His experience in the closed beta ended at the end of the three-act storyline. According to him, under normal circumstances, if players are not in a hurry, the newbie village storyline can last for a month. However, if players are very active, such as actively doing public tasks, such as turning in blood fangs, they can quickly advance the storyline and it is not impossible to finish it ten days earlier.
Of course, Zhao Weike did not disclose some key details concerning profits to Lu Chaoding.
For example, how to obtain the Fiery Sword in Dog Tooth Mountain, and how to release the Ancient Sword Demon Ye Longxing so that he will immediately massacre the village, and so on!
He was still hoping to turn things around by focusing on those details.
"My script has to keep going, damn it, I still have to jump off the cliff."
Zhao Weike thought that Lu Chaoding had only made a name for himself by relying on the Linlang Cave. Just because he was not as good as him for a while did not mean that he would always be not as good as him. Sooner or later, he would be the one to sit in the top position of the newbie village.
Lu Chaoding also felt that he had gained a lot.
"According to Zhao Qunzi, you can't leave Lion Mountain until the Lion Mountain Sword Tournament storyline is over. And there aren't any powerful bosses in Lion Mountain except for the Prince Turtle. And since the Sword Tournament hasn't started yet, there's only the Lion Cave dungeon to farm. Once the Sword Tournament starts, a level 5 dungeon and a level 10 dungeon will be added. Looks like I need to step up my efforts and push the storyline forward."
Lu Chaoding silently made a plan.
He decided to go farm Lion's Cave next, and keep farming until the dungeon closed at night.
Then hunt Night Beasts at night.
The monsters in the Linlang Cave are stronger at night, and the rewards for killing them should be even greater. Lu Chaoding decided to collect the last two Linlang Treasures tonight and then work hard to get Blood Fang.
Tomorrow morning, after handing in the Bloodstained Tooth and using potions to reach level 11, he will lead the team to fight the [Prince Turtle]!
Then go and study the Lion Mountain Sword Debate.
"Time is short, the task is heavy, and not a moment can be wasted!"
Lu Chao waved his hand and rode his sword toward the Lion's Cave.
Zhao Weike quickly caught up and asked, "Brother Ding, wait a minute, I have some advice!"
"What advice?"
"You're really no match for Prince Turtle! Admittedly, I'm reliable, but your damage output is insufficient!"
"You just need to be the meat! Don't worry about anything else!"
"I have one more question!"
"ask!"
Are you an AI?
"roll!"