Chapter 584: Long Live the Blackhearted Merchant! (1/2)
“Lu Chen, does this fan truly belong to me now?”
Lu Buyi stared at me with a fevered gaze as he held the Burning Fan tightly in his grasp. He couldn’t quite believe that this was actually happening, so he asked me again just to be sure.
My lips curled up as I burst into laughter. “Why? You don’t want it? If you don’t, then give it back to me. I can sell this in the auction for at least a million gold. That’s a lot of money, so I’d gladly take it…”
Lu Buyi let out a small chuckle before he said, “I want it! Of course, I want it! But I really feel quite ashamed to accept such a good weapon from you right now. I mean, I haven’t done a single thing to deserve this and I’m just a nobody, so I can’t understand why’d you shower me with such favor.”
I sucked in a deep breath before replying, “Buyi, you should know that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has many Famous Generals, but did you know that we don’t have a single top-tier tactician? So, I hope that you can be the one to break this trend and show the world that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls does have a world-class tactician. I want you to shock everyone who has ever looked down on the Tactician class and show them just how powerful a tactician can be!”
“Yessir!”
Lu Buyi gave a heavy nod of his head before he growled in a low voice, “I swear that I won’t let you down, guild leader! I’ll stake my very life on it!”
I let out a satisfied laugh. “Your promise is more than enough. Oh right, I still have something else to give you. This is my personal gift to you and it will definitely help you along the way to the top!”
As I said those words, I took out a shiny skill book from the warehouse and presented it to Lu Buyi. “I got this from killing a boss a few days ago. It’s a skill book exclusive to Tacticians. Heh heh, I believe that this will be the stratagem that will make your name resound throughout the earth!”
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This stratagem boosted all stats by 15% and there was currently no hard cap on this skill at the moment!
Indeed, this stratagem was absolutely broken. As Lu Buyi’s Tactics stat increases, there is even a high chance it would outclass Lin Yixin’s Bombshell!
Lu Buyi cradled the Purple Dragon skill book in his arms. These two extraordinary gifts had rendered him speechless. A good ten minutes passed before he finally shook himself out of his stupor and said solemnly. “I thought that I would have to put my nose to the grindstone for an entire year before I could become the top tactician in China. But with the help that you’ve just provided me, I believe that I’ll only need half a year at most!”
I laughed heartily and exclaimed, “Half a year is way too long! I need you to be the number one tactician within two months!”
“What?”
“Just wait and see! Heh heh!” As I laughed, I discreetly glanced at his shoulder and saw that the guild emblem hovering was still Waste and Burn’s.
I said, “Come to the main guild. Players who are part of our main guild can enjoy quite a few perks. Furthermore, I can assign you to a strong squad and have you grind together with them. I guarantee that you’ll be able to hit Level 135 and learn that Purple Dragon stratagem within three days!”
A rather pained expression appeared on Lu Buyi’s face. “Ah, I think… I won’t be able to join the main guild yet. I’m going to continue to follow guild leader Freezing Point. This… Lu Chen, I hope you can understand where…”
My eyebrows knit together tightly as I asked, “Buyi, how did you get to know Freezing Point in the first place? Also, how did you end up joining Waste and Burn? Can you tell me more about how everything happened?”
Lu Buyi nodded his head and said, “I first met guild leader Freezing Point two month ago. I was grinding with my friends when some people decided to kill us and camp our corpses. Guild leader Freezing Point saw this and came to our rescue. He led a group of players to kill the ones who had been camping us, so my friends and I joined Waste and Burn. Guild leader Freezing Point is a great guy, and he’s outspoken and forthright. He’s someone that is worth having as a friend.”
I nodded my head and replied, “Then I will have a discussion with Freezing Point later. The elite players of the various subguilds normally end up joining the main guild. This is to ensure that our main guild will always have an elite fighting force to contend against the top guilds like Candle Dragon and Warsky Alliance.”
“Yes, I understand where you’re coming from, but…” Lu Buyi frowned before he continued, “I had already proposed this idea to guild leader Freezing Point before. He rejected it outright and told me to continue to stay in the eighth subguild. Furthermore, I also believe that the main guild and subguilds are all part of one big family. So if the main guild needs me to go anywhere, you just need to tell me and I’ll be there.”
I chuckled. “That’s fine too. If that’s the case, then let me find a few people to help you level? It would be for the best if you hit level 135 as soon as possible so that you can learn Purple Dragon. What’s your current Tactics stat?”
“312.” Lu Buyi let out an embarrassed laugh and said, “My level alone gives me 133 points. It’s just that my equipment is really way too lousy. All of my equipment added together only gives me 179 Tactics, and that is after I added the 50 points from the Burning Fan. If not, my equipment would only add 129 points to my Tactics stats in total. This is really embarrassing…”
I couldn’t help but laugh when I heard Lu Buyi’s reply. I did some quick calculations in my head before saying, “Actually, that’s still alright. With 312 Tactics and the 15% stat boost from your Purple Dragon stratagem, you’ll be able to boost all of your other stats by 61.8%. Tsk tsk, this would put you barely behind the Famous General Skill of the Fruit Knife Goddess, Wind Fantasy. Hahaha, Buyi, you gotta work hard! If you’re able to become a Famous General as well, you’ll be the first grand strategist of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls!”
My words raised Lu Buyi’s flagging spirit. “Woah, a total boost of 61.8% to all stats? That’s… That’s incredibly powerful! I’ll become that powerful!? Tsk tsk, guild leader, your mental calculations skills are top-notch! “
“Admire my ass! I was just able to open my calculator faster than you, that’s all!”
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I opened up the voice chat and called Chaos Moon.
“Is the pretty Chaos Moon busy at the moment?” I asked.
“Nope!” Chaos Moon replied in an earnest voice. She laughed and said, “What do you need me for, Lu Chen?”
“Yeah, there actually is something that I need you to help me with. Gather up a squad of ninety-nine fighters, priests, and archers. They have to be among the best that we’ve got. I need you to party up with a player and go to the Dragonbone Mountain Range to grind high level mobs. Also, if a boss appears, it would be ideal if he could get the last hit. I need him to get to level 135 as fast as possible.
“Oh?” Chaos Moon replied in an astonished voice. “It’s a guy? Why are you treating a guy so well? What kind of man is he? Bloody hell, are you screwing him? Ho ho, I knew it! If an outstanding man like Lu Chen can resist the charms of Pure Love, he definitely can’t be normal! As expected, you really were gay, Lu Chen…”