Chương 4: 004 Wild Boar Crossbow
Biên tập viên: Dragon Boat Translation
On his way back from Team 8911's activity room, Wu Wei was in low spirits.
It wasn't that he couldn't bear to leave the team but that he felt he had more or less failed.
He felt that if he had been slightly stronger, or worked just a bit harder, perhaps it would not have resulted in him being kicked out of the squad today. Instead, he could have left on his own terms!
When faced with failure, so people would think that the world was to bla instead of looking at themselves.
There would also be people like Wu Wei, who would feel that, at the end of the day, for not being able to prevent such things from happening, there was no one to bla but themselves.
However, delving deeper, such a ntality was, in actuality, one full of conceit. Wu Wei was conceited in thinking he could do everything well and that everything that did not go as planned was just a result of him not putting in enough effort.
Nonetheless, judging whether such a ntality was good or bad is not easy.
Yet, one thing was sure: Wu Wei would be able to pull himself together quickly, thanks to his ntality!
Instead of wallowing in disappointnt, he patted himself on the face and encouraged himself. "Pull yourself together. What I need to do is think about my next step!"
Wu Wei was now team-less.
Reality begged the question: how would he go back to Runic World from now on? To Runemasters, Runic World was a place of utmost importance. The resources that Runemasters required to cultivate all originated from Runic World.
Runic World was not just so virtual world. It was a world filled with real opportunities and real danger. The large number of Runemasters who died in Runic World each year was a testant to the difficulty of survival there.
Hence, Runemasters always ford teams to explore while looking out for each other.
Now that he had been kicked out of a team finding another with his current conditions would not be easy.
And even if he were to find one, Wu Wei knew that he would not be able to guarantee that an incident like today would not repeat itself.
Being kicked out was an experience that Wu Wei did not want to relive.
While Wu Wei had a headache over his situation, he was suddenly reminded of the place he had found in Wild Boar Valley last night.
In that instant, a bold idea ford in his mind.
"Since no team will be willing to accept , I will just enter Runic World alone!"
Wu Wei was decisive and would not hesitate after making his mind up. However, he didn't imdiately take out his Book of Runes to proceed to Runic World directly. That would be a little too reckless.
Entering Runic World - especially solo - was sothing that required careful preparation
The first preparation Wu Wei needed to make was to purchase supplies. Water, dry ration, sleeping bags, and runic flint were so of the most essential items that he needed to bring along - especially sleeping bags and runic flint. He didn't need to get them with Zhou Hong and the others in the past since they did not camp out. However, now that it would be impossible for him to go in solo and expect to co out within a day, he could not be careless.
These items were sold by the academy, so Wu Wei could procure everything he needed in a single trip to the marketplace.
After buying all the items, Wu Wei took out the [Common] orb that Zhou Hong
had given him. After opening it, a Runic Armant appeared in Wu Wei's hand.
Runic Armant:
Quality:
Equipnt Level:
Equipnt Requirent:
Equipnt Effect: Can fire one Wild Boar Crossbow Bolt with an attack power equivalent to a Wild Boar King's normal attack every 20 minutes.
The crossbow had an outrageously slow reload ti.
Furthermore, its attack power was not very impressive either. It could only be
said to be an ordinary piece of equipnt.
However, Wu Wei treated it preciously!
After all, it still boosted his combat power!
What made Wu Wei even more satisfied was that the crossbow did not have any
equipping requirents - he could use it right away!
"With this, I will be able to proceed a little smoother. However, this alone won't be enough - I still need more!"
As he said this, Wu Wei's gaze fell upon the stack of 10 runic stones.
Runic stones were used as the primary form of currency in Runic World. In the
real world, 1 runic stone was worth roughly 1,500 USD. 10 runic stones were worth
15,000 USD!
This was not a small amount at all!
Unfortunately, it was not a significant amount of money for a Runemaster.
Wu Wei picked up the ten runic stones and headed through the back of the
dormitory building.
Behind the dormitory building was a trading market filled with shops and stalls. So of them were run by students.
As soon as Wu Wei arrived at the market, he felt like he had entered a different
world.
"Big sale! Big sale! Level 10 Runic Armants on sale! 1 Runic Armant for 50 runic stones! Don't miss it whether you're just passing by or not!"
"Selling runic pills! This runic pill was personally refined by a third-year female Alchemist! 1 for 5 runic stones!"
"Blind boxes for opening, blind boxes for opening! From [Common] runes to [Legendary] runes - as long as you're lucky, you'll get what you want for just 10
runic stones!"
"What are you waiting for? It's your loss if you don't buy! The best runes are waiting here for you to bring ho!!!"
The non-stop shouting of the peddlers created a strong and lively atmosphere within the marketplace.
Whenever Wu Wei ca in, he would always watch the people opening blind
boxes near the entrance for a while. However, he would never try it himself.
People were all born with a tendency to gamble. The difference was that while
so people could control it, others couldn't!
Wu Wei belonged to the type with self-restraint. Why, you ask?
Well, just because he was poor!
Before today, 6 runic stones had been the sum of all his possessions. And
although today he possessed 16 runic stones, he still did not dare to think of
trying his luck.
Why? Because he could not afford to lose even 10 runic stones!
Striding past the blind box stall, Wu Wei quickly walked deeper into the market,
where a specific stall was located.
It was a stall run by a person covered in a black robe. This mysterious person sold
runic pills.
Wu Wei stopped in front of the stall.
Seeing Wu Wei co over only to stand without saying a word, the black-robed
stall owner pulled out a sign with words written on it.
[What do you want?]
"A runic pill! Just one!"
The black-robed stall owner pulled back the sign, wanting to write that runic pills
were not sold individually.
As the black-robed stall owner was about to finish writing, Wu Wei repeated what
he wanted.
"I just want one!"
The black-robed stall owner stopped writing, erased the words on the sign, and
began to rewrite.
[1 pill for 5 runic stones]
Before the stall owner could finish the last character, Wu Wei bargained.
"I only have 4 runic stones!"
The stall owner stopped writing and frowned.
"If you don't sell it, I won't leave!"
The black-robed stall owner deliberated for a mont. Then, he took out a runic
pill bottle and tipped a pill out, handing it to Wu Wei.
"Thank you!"
Wu Wei took the pill and handed over 5 runic stones.
The bewildered stall owner began writing sothing.
[Didn't you say you only had four...]
"I thought I only had four, but since I have five, I'll give them all to you!"
The black-robed stall owner was stunned. After a while, he wiped off the half-
written words on the sign and began writing five words.
[You are a good person.]
Wu Wei grinned. He then pointed at an old-looking black bottle of pills on display.
"Thank you. Is that still of any use to you? If not, can you give it to ?"
Two minutes later, a satisfied Wu Wei left the market with a black bottle in his
hands. Next, he visited the cafeteria, where he bought over ten portions of food, before finally returning to his dormitory - upon which he summoned his Book of Runes.
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