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This man called Shangui suddenly stopped in front of me, using his divine-blooded tall frame to block my path onto the bridge.
“Sorry, you’re in my way. I have urgent business… Could you please move?”
The man’s face appeared calm, but the heat in his eyes was undeniable. It made my skin crawl…
I didn’t want to cause trouble, so I forced an apologetic smile… while letting my eyes wander, searching for anything nearby I could use as a weapon.
I didn’t want to resort to using my priest staff again—that would violate my priest oath. If I kept swinging it around, the angry Goddess of Life might actually roll up her sleeves and smite me. This game was bizarre enough that such a thing could really happen.
But there were no bricks on the ground… How troublesome…
“Let’s add each other as friends first.” A smug smile curled at the corner of Shangui’s mouth, a look he probably thought was charming. It only made me search faster for a handy object.
“Just let me pass first,” I said flatly.
Hearing my indifferent response, Shangui’s eyes burned even brighter. That fire was now laced with a more blatant, intense desire to conquer…
Oh? So that’s how you flirt with girls?
Maybe I should try it on a girl next time?
Noted!
“Let’s add friends first. It won’t cost you anything… right?”
Shangui spread his arms, blocking the single-plank bridge, clearly not letting me through.
“Beautiful lady! Add me! I promise you’ll regret it if you don’t!”
“This is Brother Shangui, you know~ The big boss of Sword Sweeping the World! Others can’t even get an add!”
“Brother Shangui rarely stoops to the mortal world~”
The few players who came with Shangui started to chime in. I curled my lip. “Shangui? Never heard of him. I’ve heard of Sword Gu. Big boss? Are you his son?”
Shangui’s face instantly darkened. The surrounding fell silent. The atmosphere seemed to freeze because of my words.
Shangui gripped his staff tightly, took a deep breath, and gave me another long look. “Sword Gu… I naturally… I naturally cannot compare to my master. But one day, I’ll make you remember my name—and only my name…”
“Yeah, yeah… So, can you move now?” I waved my hand impatiently.
“No. Add friends first.” Shangui’s voice was even more resolute than before.
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“Then don’t blame me…” I sighed, then raised my right hand high above my head.
Shangui looked at me in confusion.
I touched something hard hanging on a hook. I gently pried it upward and without hesitation lifted it off the hook.
Under Shangui’s dumbfounded gaze, his mouth slightly agape, I gripped that sign bearing the bold black characters “MC Mary Sue,” poised it like a baseball bat.
Thwack!
Shangui’s left face flattened, and then his entire body flew backward.
Taking advantage of his fall into the swamp, I sprinted across the bridge, dodging the hasty, crooked fireballs shot after me, and successfully reached the other side.
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“Haven’t you heard that a good dog doesn’t block the way!” I leisurely straightened the crooked character ‘Sue’ on the sign, rehung it above my head, and vanished elegantly from everyone’s sight.
As the military strategists say, an inch longer means an inch stronger… In a sense, I’m super strong!
And hitting someone with an ID doesn’t count as an attack… I bashed that guy dead without even getting a red name! Amazing!
Shangui stood dazed at the respawn point, rubbing his left cheek that still seemed to ache, murmuring to himself like a broken toy.
“Did I… get killed?”
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My destination was the auction house, which only existed in major cities.
Fuzhou City was located in the middle-west of Adell Continent, within the territory of the Beastfolk.
Because this was Beastfolk territory, the ancient Tang-style architecture gave Asians—especially East Asians—a strong sense of familiarity.
Unlike the cold and solemn human towns, where only noble carriages and armored guards filled the streets, the atmosphere here was much livelier. On the streets, you could hear vendors shouting, “Candied hawthorns~” and the sound alone calmed the mind, giving a feeling of retiring from battle and enjoying a peaceful life.
The two regions had completely different vibes. It was hard to say whether the human race’s struggle for honor and justice was better, or the Beastfolk’s mediocrity and comfort was stronger… It was all a matter of preference.
But indeed, the Beastfolk had more life-oriented and casual players, while humans and divine-bloods had more high-end combatants.
Especially since many Beastfolk players chose the race just for that fluffy tail…
Because of that, Bearfolk players were rare among the Beastfolk. Bearfolk had no tails, only chest hair.
I walked out of the teleport point in Fuzhou City and headed to the auction house. As far as the eye could see, the streets were filled with dazzling short shorts and fair legs…
Female Beastfolk players accounted for 70% of the Beastfolk population, far outnumbering males. Among them, Catfolk made up 50% of the female Beastfolk, far surpassing Bear, Wolf, Tiger, and Dog—the other four races. The signature outfit of Catgirls was a tube top and hot pants, deep V and white legs… So the streets were full of tube tops, hot pants, deep V’s, and white legs.
By the roadside, random people could be seen rating the beauties… Unfortunately, I also became one of their targets.
“Perfect score! And a rare canine beauty! Awesome!”
Because my tail was thick and long, and there was no fox race among the players, others could only guess I was of Wolf or Dog descent… In short, canine.
Ignoring the chatter of those idle guys, I slipped directly into the auction hall and opened the auction list through the system menu—this button only appeared when you were inside the auction hall.
The first thing I needed to do was buy a veil to avoid revealing that I could stay online 24/7… The veil the clothing store had given me was too uncomfortable to wear, so I’d tossed it into the freebie storage box.
After buying and putting on the veil, I could start on the real business.
I listed the junk equipment I’d crafted earlier and the sword dropped from the dungeon for sale, then began my shopping.
First, I needed a large amount of materials—no, an enormous amount!
I wanted to craft until I was satisfied! Getting rich depended on these materials!
Happily, I purchased a massive quantity of level 2 refined iron, level 2 silk, high-quality magic crystals, and other crafting materials. In one go, I spent a full 10,000 gold.
No problem! I’ll earn it back! I definitely will! This batch is bound to produce a purple item—absolutely! If I get a purple, I’ll make a huge profit!
Unconsciously setting up a flag, I started browsing the list of pet supplies.
Since the current in-game pet adoption rate was quite low, and those cats and dogs offered no combat help, the prices of pet items in the auction house were practically giveaways.
Of course, many had already seen the huge business opportunity hidden here and were frantically sweeping up stock. But they couldn’t possibly buy up all the pet items on the market, and they had no way to tell which pet items were more useful.
I stared at the list of [Pet Skill Books] as if I had discovered a treasure!
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