Chapter 36: This Purple Gear Is Incredibly Valuable, You All Better Start Fighting!
Everyone froze for a moment, then looked at each other in confusion.
“Did you just get a system prompt?”
“You too? What the heck is ‘Wishing of the People’?”
“Literally, it means the wishes of everyone.”
“I don’t know about the wishing part, but I just know she triggered a high-level drop and got twenty times the experience!”
The chat went wild, as if everyone had just struck gold.
Xu Xiaofeng was even more shocked, because an additional prompt had echoed in her mind.
Ding!
Congratulations! You have achieved the Wishing of the People and earned Wishing Points.
She thought for a moment but couldn’t wrap her head around it, so she decided to just enable her hacks.
“Sister Tong, what is this?”
“Wishing Power, a type of mental strength, similar to Faith Power but purer.”
“Then why did I suddenly trigger this?”
“Because many people urgently wished for you to accomplish something at the same time, which triggered it.”
Many people?
Xu Xiaofeng glanced around at the crowd and then checked the number of viewers in the live room.
Ah, I see! Unexpected blessings!
“Then Sister Tong, can’t anyone just do this to trigger high-level drops and get twenty times the experience?”
“Only specific individuals can trigger it.”
Xu Xiaofeng instantly grasped the implications.
Much like Faith Power, which can only be collected by those granted divine status, this so-called Wishing Power operated similarly.
“What does this Wishing Power do?”
“Please explore it yourself.”
Darn it!
Just when it gets crucial, she gives me a riddle! So annoying!
“Hint: There are relevant skills associated with it.”
Xu Xiaofeng’s eyes lit up: “Sister Tong, I love you!”
It was just a small hint, but it provided direction. Plus, this meant she could bargain with Sister Tong… oh dear!
“Hehehe, Sister Tong, I love you! You must love me too, right?”
The voice in her head fell completely silent.
Xu Xiaofeng composed herself, glancing around to see the heated discussion continuing among the players.
Smiling slightly, she stepped forward to pick up an item that had fallen on the ground.
Twenty times experience is great, but it’s just a giant wolf. Even multiplied by twenty, it’s still a drop in the bucket for someone already at level 9. What really caught her attention was the high-level drop.
Holding the item in her hands, an introduction panel popped up.
[Item Name: Fierce Wolf Armor
Item Rarity: Purple Epic
Item Level: 6
Item Attributes: Click to Expand
Item Description: Whatever, just take it as it is. A wolf said this. Defense power increased by 10%.]
Tch! Garbage!
Xu Xiaofeng rolled her eyes.
After a brief glance at the stats, it couldn’t even compare to blue gear. As for the special effect? Useless! Not to mention she already had a Lone Wolf set.
“This… can’t be the purple gear…”
“It probably is! I saw purple light when it dropped!”
“Whoa! Purple gear! There aren’t many purple gears in the entire game right now!”
“I heard those are all awarded from hidden quests. You mean a regular monster can drop purple gear?!”
Many people were staring at the gear with flickering eyes.
Xu Xiaofeng tilted her head, listening to their chatter.
What’s the big deal about a piece of purple gear? Look at how excited you all are!
But then again, it’s garbage to me but a treasure to the players.
“It really seems to be epic gear.” Xu Xiaofeng cradled the Fierce Wolf Armor in her arms, “But it seems like it won’t be useful to them.”
“Why not just give it to Big Brother?”
She casually found someone to hand the gear over.
That person’s heart skipped a beat, and just as he reached out to touch the item, he was stopped by someone beside him.
“Dude, let me give you a piece of advice. It’s best not to reach for things that don’t belong to you.”
The guy suddenly realized and quickly pulled back his hand.
The gear wasn’t dropped by him; sure, he helped a bit with the giant wolf, but according to the rules of loot, it wasn’t his.
With so many eyes on him and even more in the live room, if he took the gear, the people around wouldn’t let him go easily—even risking a direct confrontation to take it back.
A lot of people had sneaky thoughts, but no one dared make a rash move.
First and foremost, they absolutely couldn’t offend the Nuclear Bomb Little Sister NPC. Hitting her was a fool’s game!
Secondly, being the first to stick your head out often gets you shot; this gear, with its ownership still up in the air, would definitely cause a drop.
So…
“Nuclear Bomb Little Sister, why don’t you just keep it? I doubt many would dare take it.”
Xu Xiaofeng felt a little awkward: “But… this is obviously a collective effort; how can I keep it alone?”
“Collective effort? You were the one who fought tooth and nail to k*ll the monster and earned the loot.”
“Yeah! It should belong to you!”
“We have no objections. I’m sure everyone in the live room agrees too. They’re all watching!”
The chat barrage quickly echoed their sentiments.
“Then… okay then.”
Xu Xiaofeng reluctantly… hurriedly accepted it.
Hehehe, selling this will mean a big profit!
Plus, now she could start a public auction, guaranteeing she’d get a fair price.
“Hey! Bro, I saw your hand touch the gear earlier; did you see its attributes?”
Someone asked the guy who reached for it earlier.
“Luxurious!” He clapped his hands excitedly, “The attributes are simply luxurious! And there’s also a passive skill that boosts defense by 10%!”
Using his brief memory, he listed the gear’s stats.
“Whoa! No wonder it’s purple gear!”
“Level 7 gear is this amazing! And that passive is simply unbeatable! I don’t recall any recently dropped purple gear having such a straightforward passive.”
“Most purple drops are standard gear; the passives are virtually nonexistent, just attributes that meet the purple gear standard.”
In no time, two threads appeared on the game’s official forum, both skyrocketing in popularity.
The first was about the so-called “Wishing of the People,” and the second was about the newly dropped purple gear.
Thanks to the keyword “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister,” both threads shot up to trending status.
While they discussed the purple gear, others were researching the so-called “Wishing of the People.”
They attempted to replicate the earlier event, but Xu Xiaofeng didn’t perform as extravagantly as she did the first time, resulting in failure.
Was it because she didn’t perform well? Xu Xiaofeng didn’t think so.
From the system’s explanation, it was clear that the trigger wasn’t on her end—it relied on the so-called “people.”
The needs of the many must create a prayer-like effect that leads to her achieving it.
If it were as easy to replicate, then they could just gather enough people, and without a second thought, they could start farming purple gear and raking in experience like it was a bug! What was the difference?
Timing, location, and harmony had created this unique opportunity.
After verifying that they hadn’t achieved the desired effect, a pot of players reluctantly chose to return to town.
On the way back, Xu Xiaofeng noticed those two threads.
She chuckled to herself.
The beauty of high popularity is that you don’t need to lift a finger; people will naturally help spread the word.
Once she got back to the town square, the wealthy players from Village 66 would surely come flocking.
Soon, she’d be raking in the big bucks again!
Sure enough, as soon as she settled back into her exclusive seat, a large batch of players came over.
They were all members of various player factions from Village 66, led by a few familiar faces.
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky stepped forward first: “Nuclear Bomb Little Sister, heard you got a piece of purple… epic gear? Can I take a look?”
“Sure!”
Without hesitation, Xu Xiaofeng pulled out the gear and handed it over.
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky seemed well-versed in this, taking the gear and comparing it with the data on the forum.
No major differences, just slight variations in a few stats, but the crucial passive skill was spot on.
He returned the gear and turned to the others, “I’ve confirmed it’s indeed Fierce Wolf Armor. I took a screenshot of the details and posted it on the forum.”
They each double-checked and then nodded at each other.
“Little Sister, here’s the deal. We’re planning to buy this gear. How about it?”
Xu Xiaofeng waved her hand casually: “Big Brother can offer what you think is fair; it’s useless to me anyway.”
Uh… Just “offer what you think is fair”? This is the hardest part!
Fiery Conflict Across the Sky frowned in thought.
If he started low, would it affect goodwill? If he shouted high, wouldn’t he be the biggest fool?
No one else spoke up, all waiting for Fiery Conflict Across the Sky.
Since he opened the bidding, let him get the ball rolling.
After what felt like an eternity, Fiery Conflict Across the Sky tentatively offered, “50,000 gold coins, how about that?”
Xu Xiaofeng didn’t think twice, happily replying, “Sure!”
She was ready to exchange the gear for cash.
Everyone else, however, was suddenly in a frenzy.
“Wait! Little Sister, I’ll go for 51,000!”
“Tch…” Fiery Conflict Across the Sky shot him a glare. “55,000.”
Though he found these players annoying, there was no help for it. Everyone knew about this gear now; if they didn’t band together, who knew who might swoop in and snatch it?
Many players quickly joined in the bidding, and the price soon shot past the 100,000 mark.
Xu Xiaofeng stood by, acting adorably while internally celebrating.
This wasn’t her scam; she hadn’t done anything but let them fight among themselves, saying nothing. They were all just fueling the price upward.
Sigh, what bad intentions could a little Loli have? She just wanted to make some cash!
Finally, the price plateaued at 118,000, still driven by Fiery Conflict Across the Sky.
This wasn’t because others couldn’t tender more money. Everyone had a plan for how much to spend and when.
Suddenly bringing out this much cash, some believed it was a sound investment, while others thought it wasn’t worth it. There were also those who just didn’t see the need to compete with Fiery Conflict Across the Sky.
“Well, since no one else wants to up the price, then I…”
“120,000!”
Someone suddenly shouted.
Everyone turned to see it was Bear Mountain g*n God.
Under the scrutiny of everyone, the g*n God shrank back a bit: “I’m not bidding; I’m just relaying a message from the big shot in the chat. The big shot’s ID is ‘Magic City’s Pride.’”
“Oh, he posted another eye-catching comment. He also mentioned you can call him ‘Young Master Hua.’”
“Young Master Hua? Magic City?” Fiery Conflict Across the Sky frowned. “Could that be Lin Shaohua?”
After a few seconds, the g*n God finally responded: “The big shot says so. He insisted on getting this gear.”
