“Say what you will, but as expected of an esteemed Mage... this is way too much of a money pit...”
However, he didn't regret choosing to become a Mage, and his brain was already rapidly calculating future channels for earning Merit Points.
Afterward, Nan Cheng closed the interface for Purple gear and turned his gaze toward the Green items below.
The prices... were finally normal.
A Green-quality “Oak Staff” was listed for 5,000 Merit Points. Its attack power was a huge step up from the starter weapon, and it even came with two green affix lines: “Spell Power +5” and “Fast Mana Regeneration.”
He could afford this.
Gritting his teeth, he tapped buy.
The next second, a soft green light flashed, and a brand-new staff appeared in his hands.
The staff was longer and slenderer than the starter wooden staff, crafted from firm, heavy wood.
A fine pattern of carved vines circled around the grip.
Nan Cheng gripped the staff, feeling the warm, smooth texture in his palm, and a small smile unwittingly tugged at the corner of his lips.
He couldn't afford Purple gear for now, but transitioning with a high-quality Green item was completely fine.
After finishing with the 【Equipment】 section, Nan Cheng continued scrolling through the 【Skills】, 【Accessories】, 【Items】, and 【Player Shops】 tabs.
When the 【Skills】 tab refreshed, dense rows of skill icons instantly covered the entire screen, even more overwhelming than the equipment section.
In Glorious Era, skills spanned from Tier 0 to Tier 9, corresponding to ten full ranks: Apprentice, Bronze Rank, Silver Rank, Gold Rank, Black Gold Rank, Purple Gold Rank, Hero Rank, Epic Rank, Legend Rank, and Saint Rank.
At the moment, the shop only stocked Tier 0 and Tier 1 skills, yet it was already enough to dazzle Nan Cheng's eyes.
Under the Mage category, Tier 1 skills were lined up one after another: Frostbolt, Arcane Missiles, Elemental Shield, Mage Hand... Each skill's special effects description was more tempting than the last.
This made Nan Cheng's mouth water once again.
Although many skills didn't cost many Merit Points and Nan Cheng could easily afford them, he chose not to purchase any.
Evidently, he felt it wasn't necessary for the time being—the three initial skills granted by the system were already enough to use.
Well, to put it plainly:
He actually wanted to save up some Merit Points to buy Purple gear.
“No rush, no rush... The three starting skills from the system are enough for now,” he consoled himself. “I'll consider skills after I buy my Purple gear.”
Speaking of Purple gear, his heart ached again.
This was probably the self-cultivation of a poor man.
Next, he opened the 【Accessories】 tab.
Completely empty.
The huge interface was pristine clean, without even a shadow—like a living room that had just been swept clean.
“Huh?” Nan Cheng froze. “Nothing?”
“Did I come too late and everything sold out?”
He muttered under his breath.
After refreshing twice, the interface remained completely blank.
“Tsk... Fine then.” He shrugged, not dwelling on it too much. Even if there were accessories, he didn't have any spare Merit Points to buy them anyway.
Right now, every single Merit Point had to be split in half and spent carefully; he had to save wherever possible.
Next was 【Items】.
The moment the interface popped up, Nan Cheng immediately spotted a familiar icon—the Resurrection Coin.
“Resurrection Coins can actually be exchanged directly?!”
He leaned in to check the price: 1,000 Merit Points each.
Nan Cheng's expression instantly turned subtle. He silently opened his personal system panel, and seeing the dozen or so Resurrection Coins remaining inside gave him a sudden wave of reassurance.
“Enough, plenty enough,” he wiped away nonexistent cold sweat. “No need to exchange for now, save the Merit Points for equipment.”
Glancing over the other items on the interface, they were just name-change cards and similar things, nothing particularly useful.
Not intending to linger any longer, he exited the items interface and headed straight to the final tab: 【Player Shops】.
The moment the interface appeared, Nan Cheng immediately saw the starter wooden sword listed right at the top. The seller ID clearly read Bruce, priced at 50 Merit Points.
“I knew it.” Nan Cheng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. “This guy really refuses to waste even a single bit of resources.”
Then, his gaze fell on the note Bruce had attached: Even dogs wouldn't use it, but you can buy it.
Nan Cheng: “...”
The corners of his mouth twitched.
Scrolling further down, the player shop was already packed with all kinds of junk equipment the players had stripped off the kobolds: damaged spiked clubs, wooden armor full of holes, chipped bone knives, wristguards made from unknown monster hides... a dizzying array of variety—if “junk” could count as a dizzying array.
The listed prices were quite cheap, ranging from a few dozen to a few hundred Merit Points. Some were even selling for just five Merit Points, practically giving them away for free.
Nan Cheng shook his head secretly. It would be a miracle if anyone bought those pieces of trash. After all, who in their right mind would do that?
Just as the thought crossed his mind—
Swoosh.
A whole stack of junk equipment in the Player Shop instantly popped up with the label: “Sold Out.”
Nan Cheng: “???”
“What?! Someone actually bought them?! Who?!”
He was completely dumbfounded, unable to figure out what use anyone could possibly have for buying that garbage.
Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy a cheaper piece of Blue gear? Or at the very least, a piece of White gear?
He was utterly bewildered.
Soon, however, he couldn't spare any energy to dwell on the question, because a sudden realization hit him.
He had also “looted” a lot of junk equipment from the kobolds, and was just worrying about having no space to store them. Since someone was actually buying them, what was there to hesitate about? Put them all up on the Player Shop!
This was a massive profit!
Little did he know, Nan Cheng had not only met the person buying all this junk, but actually knew them—and it was the very first “person” he had encountered in this “game” called Glorious Era.
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