Chapter 27: Shoes of Swift Wind

Chen Mo already had an idea on how to kill the Mutant Slime King BOSS while he was searching for the conditions that caused the Slime King to mutate. However, the most important thing right now was to first acquire a pair of top-tier shoes.

He only had his last bottle of Low-grade Mutated Agility Potion left. The Low-grade Mutated Agility Potion’s effect only lasted for 10 minutes. It would take him a few minutes just to lure the Mutant Slime King away. Otherwise, he could not focus on killing it at all. There were simply too many players coming to find the Slime King.

The Mutant Slime King had a lot of Health Points. Without at least ten minutes, he could not kill it alone. When the potion effect ended, he would be doomed.

But Chen Mo was very doubtful about whether he could buy the shoes he wanted in the Starter Village.

He was already wearing a pair of Goblin Shoes that increased his Movement Speed Cap by 1. The Low-grade Mutated Agility Potion increased his Movement Speed Cap by 3. That meant he needed to buy a pair of shoes that increased his Movement Speed Cap by 4.

For other Attributes, a difference of one or two points did not affect the price much. But for the Movement Speed Cap, each additional point caused the price to multiply. Shoes with a Movement Speed Cap of 3 were probably hard to find in the Starter Village, let alone a top-tier pair with a Movement Speed Cap of 4.

But no matter how difficult it was, he had to get them. At worst, he could go to the three human Main Cities and spend more money to buy them, then kill himself to return. Once he left the Starter Village, if he did not have a special Quest, he would not be able to come back.

He was still equipped with the Fallen One title, so Chen Mo could not enter Earl Town for now. But he just could not enter; if he wandered around outside the town gate a few times, the guards at the gate would not bother him.

“Selling Low-grade HP Potions! Not many left, come quick if you want them!”

“Buying all kinds of equipment above Level 5, White Quality or above, price is negotiable!”

“Slime Plains melee DPS team, one spot left, come fast!”

…

Just outside the town gate, he could hear many Players shouting from a few meters inside the gate. Many Players walked around, stopping and starting, looking everywhere. Some were buying, some were selling, and there were all kinds of people looking for groups to kill monsters. It was very lively.

“Paying high price with real currency for shoes with Movement Speed Cap of 4 or higher! If you have them, MMMM me!”

Standing at the gate, Chen Mo did not hold back and shouted loudly.

Hearing someone offering real currency for equipment, many people looked over. But when they heard Chen Mo wanted to buy shoes with Movement Speed Cap of 4 or higher, they all lost interest.

Chen Mo shouted for a while. Apart from a few Players who were curious and wanted to know how much Chen Mo was offering, even though they didn’t have the shoes, no one else paid him any attention.

But Chen Mo was not anxious. He always had great patience. If he could obtain such a top-tier pair of shoes so easily, that would be strange.

Sitting outside the town gate, Chen Mo occasionally shouted a sentence or two. After over an hour, almost everyone in the Starter Village knew someone was buying shoes with a Movement Speed Cap of 4.

The sky had long since darkened. At this time, at the Man-eating Flower spawn point in the wild, an Assassin MM around sixteen or seventeen years old and a Priest MM of similar age were in a party killing Man-eating Flowers.

With the Priest healing, the Assassin MM could fight the Man-eating Flowers head-on without danger.

“Feifei, did you hear? It seems someone is buying shoes with Movement Speed Cap of 4 or higher at the town gate.” The Priest MM said softly with some excitement after healing the Assassin MM once.

“Xiaoyun, are you really going to sell these shoes?” Hua Feifei touched the Shoes of Swift Wind on her feet somewhat reluctantly. Wearing these shoes that increased Movement Speed Cap by 4 felt like flying when running; it was very satisfying.

She really wanted to tell Mu Xiaoyun to just sell the shoes to her instead, but she held back and didn’t say it.

Her family was very wealthy, but Mu Xiaoyun came from a single-parent family. Her mother had been sick for a long time, and she had a younger brother and sister. The family burden was very heavy. During the day, after hearing that this Game could make a lot of money, she wanted to try her luck in the Game. But given Mu Xiaoyun’s family situation, they couldn’t even afford to buy a helmet. Hua Feifei had a thought and said her family had bought two extra, originally intended for her cousins, but her cousins had already bought theirs, so she could lend one to Mu Xiaoyun to play with for a while.

The two were good friends and never talked about money. Mu Xiaoyun didn’t even know Hua Feifei’s family was very rich, and Hua Feifei didn’t dare mention it. She didn’t have many friends to begin with. If Mu Xiaoyun knew there was such a big gap between them, they might not be able to remain friends.

Mu Xiaoyun was an optimistic and positive girl. Apart from being a bit shy around strangers, there was nothing bad about her. Hua Feifei didn’t truly believe that Mu Xiaoyun would feel inferior and secretly distance herself if she knew her family was rich. But since childhood, Hua Feifei had seen too many messy things related to money. She didn’t want to take that risk.

“Sorry, Feifei, my mom’s illness has flared up again recently.” Mu Xiaoyun looked at Feifei apologetically.

“Auntie’s treatment is important. It’s better to sell them early now; they won’t be worth much at higher Levels.” Hua Feifei hurriedly said as soon as she heard.

She had figured it out. At worst, she could spend money to buy another good pair of shoes herself. It would be the same as buying them from Xiaoyun here. And having some income could ease the burden on Xiaoyun’s family.

Hmm, it seemed that if she wanted to help Xiaoyun in the future, she could find ways to get her some top-tier equipment in the Game. That way, Xiaoyun could sell it to earn some money!

Haha, she really was too clever!

“Let’s go, we’re heading back!” Hua Feifei said happily. Mu Xiaoyun found it a bit strange and didn’t understand why Hua Feifei suddenly became so happy.

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“You have shoes with Movement Speed Cap of 4?” Chen Mo looked at the two beautiful female Players in front of him. They both looked like high school students. One was quiet and shy, the other had a guarded and aggressive look in her eyes.

“It’s these shoes.” Hua Feifei showed the attributes of the Shoes of Swift Wind.

Shoes of Swift Wind

Description: Wearing these shoes will make you run as fast as the wind.

Equipment Quality: Green Quality

Restriction: Can be equipped at Level 5 or above.

Attributes:

Physical Defense +15

Magic Defense +20

Movement Speed Cap +4

They were actually a Green Quality top-tier pair of shoes! Movement Speed Cap plus 4, and it added both defenses!

Chen Mo felt a surge of joy in his heart. It was worth guarding here for two hours.

“The shoes are good. How much do you plan to sell them for?” Chen Mo immediately said.

“O-one thousand, how about that?” Mu Xiaoyun timidly quoted a price.

“Xiaoyun, that’s too low!” Hua Feifei quickly pulled Mu Xiaoyun upon hearing this, then looked up fiercely at Chen Mo. “That last quote doesn’t count! She doesn’t know the price. Uncle, you’d better offer a suitable price. If you dare cheat us, I’ll hunt you down to the ends of the earth!”

“What uncle, call me big brother! I’m only a few years older than you!” Chen Mo’s face darkened. Even though he was now a somewhat famous hacker, he was also a young university student in his prime, aged 21! Being called a whole generation older for no reason was unbearable!

“Big brother? Don’t try to take advantage of us, you’re an uncle! Hurry up and make an offer, uncle! If it’s too low, we won’t sell!” Hua Feifei completely ignored Chen Mo’s protest and kept calling him uncle.

Chen Mo gritted his teeth in anger. This annoying girl really deserved a spanking. He cursed that she would never get married and remain an old maid forever!

Hmm, it seemed that curse was a bit too vicious.

But never mind. If curses really worked, given this girl’s personality, one more curse from him wouldn’t make a difference.

“Five thousand. Any more wouldn’t be worth it, since they’re only Level 5 shoes after all.” Chen Mo didn’t bother arguing with Hua Feifei. It was better to complete the trade first. If he offended this girl and she really decided not to sell, he would be in trouble.

“Are they really only worth five thousand?” Hua Feifei stared at Chen Mo with a skeptical look, wanting to know if this guy was tricking her.

“That’s plenty, Feifei.” Mu Xiaoyun, however, was excited and secretly tugged at Hua Feoyun’s clothes.

A pair of such low-level shoes could actually sell for five thousand Huaxia Currency? Her family’s expenses for this month wouldn’t be a problem.

“If you sell them and feel I cheated you, you can absolutely hunt me to the ends of the earth.” Chen Mo glanced at this annoying girl.

“Hmph, don’t think I wouldn’t dare!”

Hua Feifei snorted, handed the shoes to Mu Xiaoyun, and let her trade with Chen Mo.

Given the scale of the Genesis Game, trading equipment for real currency was inevitable. So the Game straightforwardly supported Players using real currency for equipment trades between each other. However, the minimum transaction amount was one thousand Huaxia Currency or more, and the System would charge a 5% transaction tax. This fee would be used for charitable causes.

“Alright, the money has been transferred to the credit card linked to your account.”

It was the first time using the real currency System for a transaction. Chen Mo and Mu Xiaoyun took a little time to complete the trade.

“Thank you.” Mu Xiaoyun repeatedly expressed her thanks.

“Uncle, don’t forget what I said! If you really dare cheat my Xiaoyun, I will truly hunt you down to the ends of the earth!”

After completing the trade, Chen Mo left, running in the direction of Wild Wolf Valley. But at that moment, Hua Feifei’s voice came from far behind him.

Chen Mo gritted his teeth, really wanting to turn back and give that girl a beating.