Chapter 130: 118. Lia: A potion for 100,000 gold? Have you lost your mind due to poverty?

[Instantly kill a Goblin Knight: Completed, +2 stars][Clear the level with fewer than twenty hits received: Completed, +2 stars]

[Vanquish the Goblin Chieftain: Completed, +2 stars]

[Extraordinary luck, obtained the Wolf Fang Club from the Goblin Chieftain: Completed, +2 stars]

[Kill the Rash Forest Python with a longsword: Completed, +1 star]

[Thunder series damage taking the first place in the team's total output: Incomplete, +0 stars]

[Total: 9 stars]

[Ultimate Clear achieved]

[Gold Coin acquisition increased by 90%, high-quality equipment drop rate increased by 90%!]

Five pieces of level 8 Purple Gear, a small Mountain of Gold Coins, and the Demon Core of the Rash Forest Python burst forth from the light.

Lin Da opened his bag and collected them all.

The clearance evaluation was still the familiar Ultimate Clear.

In his heart, Lin Da actually really wanted to achieve a 10-star Perfect Clear.

That would grant him a piece of random, powerfully guaranteed equipment.

But the conditions for a Perfect Clear were just too stringent, requiring a very high diversity among the adventure team members.

For example, for a Perfect Clear on the third level, if there wasn't a member in the team mainly dealing Thunder series damage, it would be virtually impossible to achieve.

Fortunately, the prerequisite for pulling out the Sword of the Brave was a 90% level clear rate, and an Ultimate Clear would suffice.

Otherwise, Lin Da would have also felt troubled. After all, in Another World, one couldn't merely pay to get characters, each team member was a living person he had to personally find.

...

In the guild hall, Aiko and the others could hardly sit still.

It felt like there was a fire under their butts, making it uncomfortable no matter how they stood.

Seeing their former teammate shining so brightly in the Secret Realm, reaping great rewards,

And standing high above all, with them purportedly here to support the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team, their faces began to feel hot.

Although Lin Da still treated them as friends,

The adventurers present wouldn't think the same.

These people benefited from Lin Da's strategies and naturally sided with him. Coupled with the fact that Lin Da was willing to share his strategies for free, the kindhearted person who left the team was probably forced out by inadequate teammates, right?

On the promotional posters of the Snow Goose Adventure Team, it's always Lia and the others standing in the center, with Lin Da at the very back. From this, one could tell he wasn't valued.

Aiko pretended not to hear, but the dissonant voices were too numerous, forcibly invading her ears:

"To kick out such a major support they got for free from the Snow Goose Adventure Team, I really don't know what's going through their heads!"

"It's actually good that he left the team. Someone as magnanimous as Eye of True Knowledge was completely wasted in the Snow Goose."

"I'd just like to know what that leader of Snow Goose thinks when she sees this live strategy demonstration. Alas, it's a pity she didn't come; does she have the self-awareness of being a jokester?"

Listening to those voices taking pleasure in their misfortune, Aiko's face alternated between hot and cold as she reassured herself:

The blame for Lin Da leaving the team lies entirely on Lia, and it has nothing to do with me. If you want to mock, go mock Lia; just leave me out of it!

...

In a corner of the hall, a red-haired girl shrouded beneath a hood silently took a Demon Core and walked to the altar where Golden Advice was offered.

She had thought of many things to write in the advice, such as how to belittle Lin Da and make his strategies and equipment seem worthless, among other things...

But then, her mother's teachings flashed through her mind: Only those with a great spirit are cherished by all.

[Congratulations]

Thus, the girl insincerely sent out this piece of Golden Advice.

The two words 'go with the flow' slotted into a screen full of advice, hardly noticeable.

This gave her a sense of growth, as if this magnanimous act had triumphed over the Phoenix Tail Flower Adventure Team, showcasing the breadth of her chest.

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In the screen, Lin Da's calm face irritated her no matter how she looked at it.

To finally burst out an Orange Equipment piece and then react like a naïve country bumpkin brimming with glee! Could it be that just a few days after leaving the Snow Goose, he'd become so arrogant that he wouldn't even care for Orange Equipment?

The hooded girl stared straight at Lin Da on the screen as if trying to see through his smug heart—everything about you is just a show for me, right?

You want me to see how much you're pretending not to care, secretly hoping I would see it, wishing for my envy... But I refuse!

Orange Equipment—Not envious at all!

Her eyes turned red, although she'd never burst Orange Gear herself, she had seen it in The Mandalas' treasury.

There, she saw many more powerful Magical Equipment than what Lin Da had!

...

On the third layer of the World Tree Secret Realm, Silent Plains.

Lin Da had killed the BOSS and escorted the Dwarf Warriors away, and the Teleportation Array for the next layer appeared before him.

This Teleportation Array was different from the previous layers; the normal ones were green, indicating the next layer would be a vanquish-type Secret Realm,

White ones were for the Public Grand Secret Realm,

But this time, the Teleportation Array was the mysterious purple color: a narrative-type Secret Realm.

Lin Da estimated the time—if he wanted to enter the narrative-type Secret Realm where his sister Lin Xi disappeared, it would be best to enter next month.

The maps within the Secret Realm change randomly but also follow certain patterns. Entering at different times can increase the probability of entering a specific map.

Lin Xi disappeared in the narrative-type Secret Realm of the "Dark Night City" on the fourth layer, a Western horror-themed Secret Realm.

This type of Secret Realm was the most difficult to navigate.

The reason behind all this was that in the games Lin Da had played, this should have been a haphazard, pigeon-like Mystic Realm!

In other words, a completely random realm without a set process, where every entry would randomly pick from numerous material libraries to generate an unpredictable Mystic Realm.

However, after Lin Da's trans-dimensional travel, the characteristics of these pigeon-type games were automatically 'localized,' turning into meticulously crafted original storyline Mystic Realms.

This type of Mystic Realm formed its own small world, and even with Lin Da's knowledge of this game, he could only vaguely guess what Magical Creatures might be inside.

Luckily, he had entered the fourth layer once before and knew a bit about [Dark Night City].

Just clearing it typically was not a big deal. But his goal was to find clues to Lin Xi's disappearance, which meant he had to delve deeper into Dark Night City.

From Lin Da's previous experience of clearing Dark Night City, he knew that the Mystic Realm, which on the surface suggested a recommended strategy level of 10, was only showing the tip of the iceberg.

To reach the core of this realm, adventurers would need to be at least around level 19.

Facing this unknown realm, Lin Da chose a cautious approach, preferring to level up before entering the fourth layer.

Moreover, after connecting three layers, he and his teammates were indeed in poor shape, each of them feeling exhausted and in need of a good rest.

Next to the purple Teleportation Array, there was a blue Array to return to the Secret Realm Square, which would activate once the level was cleared.

Before heading back, Lin Da had one more announcement to make.

He took out four bottles of Metal Destroyer Potions, kept one for himself, and while looking at the 'Camera Head' of the sensor ladybug, said:

"If anyone wants this kind of potion, they can come to room 303 at the Adventure Fast Travel Inn in the Sparrow District later."

...

About three hours had passed since the Metal Destroyer Potion made its first appearance.

The servants sent by merchants to purchase the potions had all sent back the same message: The potion couldn't be bought!

Even with high bounties offered, there were still none available!

This result couldn't help but cause everyone to sigh in disappointment.

If they had started buying a few days earlier, back then a bottle of Metal Destroyer Potion would at most cost 1 Gold Coin.

But now, as a powerful potion capable of killing Metal Slimes, a rare Magical Creature, the price had soared. It was like a tavern girl who had been coveted by a prince, her value had increased exponentially, from 1 Gold to 1000 Gold!

However, the value of the Metal Destroyer Potion had risen not just a thousandfold, but by at least ten thousand times.

The heads of the trading companies did some calculations and roughly estimated the price of the Metal Destroyer Potion:

Metal Slimes could drop Level 10 Purple Gear, with a small chance for Orange Equipment. The first kill went to Phoenix Tail Flower, making it hard for others to get Orange Gear, but those who fought quickly might, while the drop rate was still high, manage to get one or two pieces of Purple Gear.

What mattered most was the Divine Reward. The Divine Reward from Metal Slimes was visibly generous, with the average member of the Phoenix Tail Flower Team gaining 2 levels.

All things considered, within the next few days, the price of the potion would peak, estimated to be around 10,000 to 20,000 Gold Coins.

Later, as everyone became aware of the news and specifically started to kill monsters that could drop Metal Destroyer Potions, the price would gradually decrease.

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But it wouldn't fall too much; the merchants estimated it would still be above 5000 Gold.

However, the words that Lin Da spoke on the screen made everyone's eyelids twitch:

"My asking price for this potion is one hundred thousand Gold Coins."

One hundred thousand?

The multitude of adventurers in the hall, along with several merchants, all showed peculiar expressions on their faces.

This was not just 'a bit expensive,' it was 'outrageously expensive.'

Did the leader of Phoenix Tail Flower not understand the market?

Or was he trying to capitalize on the fame brought by this strategy to start scamming newbies?

If the latter were true, Lin Da's title would no longer be Eye of True Knowledge but instead the despised 'Da the Rip-off.'

While the price was absurd, one person in the crowd started to feel delighted.

Aiko displayed a puzzled look just like everyone else, but inside she was overjoyed; the more the other adventurers doubted Lin Da, the more she wanted to support him, even if she knew she would take a loss in buying his potions!

Then, when Lin Da saw: everyone else looks down on my potion, but you, Aiko, appreciate it; you're such a good person!

After that, she could legitimately invite Lin Da to dinner and start the enjoyable things!

On the screen, a sour piece of Golden Advice scrolled by:

["One hundred thousand Gold? I think you've gone mad with poverty after leaving Snow Goose. Only idiots would buy that."]

When Aiko saw this comment, her first reaction was: Damn it, who's pretending to be a member of Snow Goose and framing us?

If Lin Da saw that message, wouldn't it reduce his favorable impression of the Snow Goose members again?

Aiko, seething with anger, turned her sinister gaze toward the Demon Core sacrifice area, her chest heaving with rage.

She swore to herself that if she found the 'imposter' posing as a Snow Goose member, she would pick a dark and windy night, dress in a black robe, and go bash the impersonator into a pig's head!

However, her mood changed to silence when she saw a strand of red hair peeking out from the hood of a petite girl.

Her mouth twitched.

All the words she wanted to say died in her womb.

The truth became crystal clear.

That pretender who said she "wouldn't go to see the Phoenix Tail Flower strategy live broadcast" – Powder Keg – had she secretly put on a hood and come to the site?

And she was extraordinarily sour, saying Lin Da was crazy for asking one hundred thousand Gold, only an idiot would buy it?

Sorry, but I plan to buy it!

Indirectly called an idiot by Lia, Aiko's molars ground against each other in fury.

"It seems like there's some controversy over the pricing of the Metal Destroyer Potion," Lin Da said, checking the belly of another sensor ladybug on the screen, realizing that his price of one hundred thousand Gold had provoked some murmurs.

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