Chapter 24: Selling Goods and Spending Points! An Ultra-Rare Necromancy Skill Book!

The attributes of the two skill books quickly appeared before Lin Yi.

First was a skill book shimmering with faint blue light.

【Skill Book: Explosive Arrow】
【Type: Skill Book (Tome)】
【Class: Archer】
【Learnable Level: LV.30】
【Tier: Tier 2】
【Effect: Upon use, you have a 70% chance to learn the skill: Explosive Arrow.】

Lin Yi’s eyes lit up. Archer-class skill books were not cheap! Moreover, this was a Tier 2 skill book. Its value was likely several times higher than the Wind Blade skill book that dropped when he killed the Tiger King earlier.

Lin Yi also realized something new: unlike entry-level skill books, higher-tier skill books had a success rate for learning, rather than being a guaranteed acquisition. He finally began to understand the hardships faced by ordinary professionals. One could spend years of hard-earned savings on a high-tier skill book only to have the learning process fail—that would truly be enough to break anyone’s spirit. Fortunately, Lin Yi did not have to worry about such things, and he only needed to focus on finding and purchasing entry-level skill books.

Lin Yi shifted his gaze to the second skill book, which had a black cover and an eerie, deathly aura. Detailed information soon emerged, causing Lin Yi to grow instantly excited.

【Skill Book: Summon: Skeleton Soldier】
【Type: Skill Book (Tome)】
【Class: Necro-Knight, Summoner, Dark Priest (Requires Breakthrough Magic Crystal), Mage (Requires Breakthrough Magic Crystal)】
【Learnable Level: LV.5】
【Tier: Tier 1】
【Effect: Upon use, you learn the skill: Summon: Skeleton Soldier.】

Damn, my luck is insane this time! A Necromancy-series skill book! And the list of learnable classes even includes Mages! Necromancy skills were among the most rare of all Mage specializations, likely second only to Gravity-series magic. Necromancy spells possessed unique advantages, combining summons with soul-based attacks. Spells capable of attacking an enemy’s soul directly could sometimes produce exaggerated results, making it easy to overcome stronger opponents with weaker ones!

Lin Yi chose to use it. However, a cold system prompt sounded:

【Learning failed! Your class is not the orthodox class for this skill. To learn it, you must consume additional materials: Breakthrough Magic Crystal!】

Damn! Can't learn it! What the hell is a Breakthrough Magic Crystal? Lin Yi racked his brain, but he couldn't find any relevant information in his memory. However, he was familiar with the concepts of "orthodox" and "branch" class systems. Simply put, after the great changes on Blue Star, different classes were not parallel lines that never intersected; occasionally, there were connections between them.

Taking Mage skills as an example, the Tier 6 "Molten Flame Demon" was a skill that both Fire-specialized Mages and Summoners could learn. For a Fire Mage, this skill was learned upon reaching the appropriate tier—they were the orthodox class for it. For a Summoner, however, they would need the corresponding skill book to learn it; they were considered a branch class for that skill. Furthermore, the Wind-series Tier 6 skill "Swift Wind Flash" could also be learned by other classes like Swordsmen, Bladesmen, Warriors, or Ninjas.

It seemed that to unlock skills for branch classes, one needed not only the skill book but also this material called a Breakthrough Magic Crystal. Forget it, no need to rush. Even if he learned the Necromancy skill now, he didn't have enough skill points to upgrade it to a high level. He still had the Ice-series skills and the Mana Shield—a crucial passive skill for survival—crying out for points. If he were to invest points, it would be in those two first.

Lin Yi took out a black card and a business card from his pocket. "Treasure Pavilion, Jiangcheng Base City Main Branch Manager, Zhang Dafu, Contact: XXX..."

Right, it was time for the one-stop service of selling loot, making money, and upgrading.

***

Over half an hour later, inside the VIP reception room of the Jiangcheng Treasure Pavilion.

"Please, have a seat!"
"Hehehe, little brother Lin, your arrival brings great honor to my humble shop!"
"I wonder what kind of encounters you've had recently, and if there's anything you'd like to sell?"

Lin Yi sat on the sofa. Zhang Dafu served him a cup of fine hot tea, his face crinkling into a smile. A round belly and a greasy, powdered face were Lin Yi’s first impressions of Zhang Dafu. He was the quintessential businessman, looking at everything through the lens of profit. In a way, that was a form of purity. Lin Yi did not dislike Zhang Dafu, and he demonstrated his sincerity on the spot. He took out four or five rare materials dropped by the boss, Necro-Knight Ravenloft, from his spatial storage.

Lin Yi had carefully selected these materials. They were random drops from the wild, making it impossible to trace back to the specific monster they came from. This way, he wouldn't arouse suspicion or leave a trail leading back to his past.

As Lin Yi placed the rare materials on the table one by one, he could see Zhang Dafu’s chubby cheeks twitching slightly. It was clear these items were very rare! Lin Yi had also done his homework and had a general idea of their prices at the trading house.

"Brother Lin, allow me to call you brother!"
"Are you... selling all of these?"

Lin Yi nodded. The next moment, Zhang Dafu pulled out an abacus from somewhere, his fat fingers moving with incredible speed and precision, clicking away as he calculated. Lin Yi expected to wait a while, but to his surprise, the result came in less than five seconds.

"Brother, I can offer 440,000 Great Xia Credits for all of these! I’ll buy them all!"
"And I won't hide it from you—I can provide a list detailing the unit price for each item; you definitely won't lose out!"
"Eh, 440,000 is an unlucky number. I'll bump it up to 450,000!"

When Lin Yi heard this quote, he was already nodding inwardly. Based on his research at the trading house, the total value of these materials was 390,000. Coming to Zhang Dafu meant an extra 60,000 for nothing. That was acceptable.

"Fine."
"Also, boss, do you buy equipment?"

Zhang Dafu’s face twitched again. He squinted his eyes and looked at Lin Yi with some surprise. "Brother, you are...?"

Lin Yi naturally knew what he meant. Judging by his expression, he was likely probing him. If Lin Yi had truly said he had Silver-tier equipment or better to sell, he might actually have taken the deal. However, Lin Yi wasn't stupid enough to take that risk.

"Don't worry, it's all Silver-tier equipment. I'm too lazy to go to the trading house. Just seeing if you're interested; if not, I'll find someone else."

Hearing this, Zhang Dafu replied quickly and decisively: "We buy! We buy everything!"
"It's just that if the Silver-tier equipment you're selling isn't high-level, my offer won't be much higher than the market price. Some might even be at par. After all, the authorities control this strictly, and our official buyback prices are quite high!"

Lin Yi nodded: "No problem."

Afterward, Lin Yi brought out six pieces of Silver-tier equipment dropped by the boss, which he had also carefully selected. Although they were only Silver-tier, they were generally between level 40 and 60, earning Lin Yi another 100,000.

Just as Zhang Dafu thought the day’s business was coming to an end, Lin Yi dropped another bombshell:

"Boss, do you sell Breakthrough Magic Crystals?"