[Ding! Congratulations on completing the task "Signing In at the Criminal Investigation Department." Reward: 300 Taiji Golden Pills!]
After enduring half an hour, Jiang Yuan finally heard the system's notification sound.
"Not bad, just clocking in at the Criminal Investigation Department every day from now on!"
Having only worked half a day at the Criminal Investigation Department, Jiang Yuan had not only leveled up twice but also acquired two pieces of equipment. This suddenly revealed a great path to wealth for him!
"Farewell, Lord Investigator!"
Under the admiring gazes of the yamen runners, Jiang Yuan left the Criminal Investigation Department and headed back toward the location of the Artificer NPC.
Killing the Earthly Fiend Star, Jiao Long, had yielded a hundred Immortal Crystals. Jiang Yuan planned to use ten of them to re-refine the skill of the treasured artifact he had been longing for.
Ten minutes later, the ten Immortal Crystals vanished into thin air without even a sound!
"Damn it! Refining artifact skills really burns through money!"
Watching another fifty thousand Dragon Kingdom dollars go down the drain, with the [Soul-Suppressing Ruler] skill still a complete mess, Jiang Yuan's heart was bleeding!
However, Jiang Yuan still had an assassin weapon in his inventory and a super-mythical skill book usable by the Archer class. He believed that once he put them up on the trading hall, he would earn a considerable sum!
Spending another ten Immortal Crystals to buy ten [Taiyi Secret Pattern Stones], Jiang Yuan continued to stubbornly wrestle with the Artificer!
[Ding! Artifact enchantment complete!]
[Artifact Special Skill]: Soul-Suppressing Strike Level 3
Nine-Soul Summon: Dragon Beard Tiger +1
Arcane Mark +1
Summon Beast Enhancement +1
Sacred Beast Summon: Vermilion Bird +1
"Holy crap, awesome!"
When he reached the second-to-last [Taiyi Secret Pattern Stone], Jiang Yuan looked at the artifact skills he had rolled and blurted out a curse in excitement!
Although it was only Level 3 with four skills, all four skills perfectly suited Jiang Yuan's preferences!
The Heaven-tier Dragon Beard Tiger was still Jiang Yuan's main combat force. Arcane Mark could deepen the damage enemies took, while Summon Beast Enhancement further boosted the attributes of summoned beasts. As for the Sacred Beast Summon: Vermilion Bird skill, there was no need to elaborate!
Jiang Yuan excitedly took the artifact from the Artificer NPC, equipped it on himself, and then opened the skill panel to inspect it.
[Arcane Mark 4/4]: Marks an enemy with arcane energy, making it the primary target for summoned beasts and increasing damage taken by 200%. After 30 seconds, the mark explodes, dealing damage equal to 100% of the user's base attack.
[Summon Beast Enhancement 5/5]: Enhances the power of all summoned beasts around the user. At max level, it increases attack by 30%, health by 30%, and defense by 50%!
[Nine-Soul Summon: Dragon Beard Tiger 4/4]: Summons a Dragon Beard Tiger with 150,000 health, 50,000 attack, and 30,000 defense. Duration: 60 seconds. Cooldown: 120 seconds.
[Sacred Beast Summon: Vermilion Bird 2/2]: Draws upon the power of the stars to manifest the Sacred Beast Vermilion Bird with 40 million health, 700,000 attack, and 300,000 defense. Duration: 120 seconds. Cooldown: 240 seconds.
The max level for sacred beast summoning skills was originally Level 3, and they couldn't be enhanced by Jiang Yuan's super-mythical talent. Each use only added 1 point of proficiency. Jiang Yuan roughly calculated that it would take 50 summons to raise the sacred beast skill by one level!
Now, by rolling the Sacred Beast Summon: Vermilion Bird skill through artifact enchantment, it had directly become Level 2, which made him especially thrilled!
After expressing his gratitude profusely to the Artificer, Jiang Yuan stepped onto his flying sword, left the functional area, and returned to the living area where his residence was located.
"Meow! Master, where did you go? You were gone so long! I'm starving to death!"
As soon as he pushed open the door, a white figure shot like lightning onto Jiang Yuan's shoulder, its furry claws frantically scratching his hair.
"Huh? Beiluo, you can talk now?"
Jiang Yuan grabbed Beiluo Shimen off his shoulder and looked at it curiously.
"Thanks to the immortal power bestowed by the Jade Emperor, it not only healed my injuries but also greatly enhanced my intelligence, meow!"
Beiluo Shimen's cat face showed a human-like expression of "happiness" as it spoke to Jiang Yuan.
"So when can you cultivate into human form?"
Jiang Yuan asked Beiluo Shimen, guessing blindly that it would be a girl after transforming!
"Sigh! That's a long way off! Master, you don't understand—it's incredibly hard for beast-type cultivators to reach the transformation stage!"
Beiluo Shimen looked dejected as it said this to Jiang Yuan.
"Master, don't change the subject! I'm hungry! I want dried fish!"
Beiluo Shimen suddenly remembered the main point of this conversation and frantically clawed at Jiang Yuan with its paws, but unfortunately, it had short legs!
"Alright! I'll get it for you right away!"
Jiang Yuan patted Beiluo Shimen's head, let go, and Beiluo Shimen landed lightly, looking up at Jiang Yuan with eager eyes.
After the expansion update, the mall system had become the trading hall. Jiang Yuan took a look and noticed that dried fish had been removed from the shelves!
"Eat sparingly. Once this bag is gone, there won't be any more!"
Jiang Yuan took a bag of dried fish from his inventory, tore it open, and poured it into Beiluo Shimen's exclusive bowl, saying to it.
"Why? Meow!"
Beiluo Shimen's fluffy tail swayed behind it as it looked at Jiang Yuan and asked.
"Because dried fish has been taken off the shelves. You won't be able to buy it anymore."
As soon as Jiang Yuan finished speaking, Beiluo Shimen's face showed a sad expression. It lay on the ground, rolling back and forth, saying, "No, no!"
"Be good! Eat sparingly!"
Jiang Yuan patted Beiluo Shimen's little head, got up, and walked toward the study, sitting down in a chair.
He glanced back at Beiluo Shimen, who was holding a piece of dried fish in its front paws, licking it carefully with a reluctant expression, which made Jiang Yuan chuckle.
Opening the Immortal Realm Trading Hall, Jiang Yuan found the auction system and put the assassin's mythical weapon and the Archer's super-mythical skill book from his inventory up for sale. He set the starting bid at 100 Immortal Crystals and then quietly began to wait.
Just two minutes later, Jiang Yuan received a friend request from a player named "Stab Your Chrysanthemum."
Seeing this ID, Jiang Yuan immediately guessed the player's class and unconsciously tightened his own rear.
"Hello! Can the assassin weapon you listed be traded for Dragon Kingdom dollars?"
After accepting the friend request, Jiang Yuan immediately received a message from this assassin player.
"Yes, name your price!"
Jiang Yuan replied briefly.
"Ten thousand?"
The other party tentatively asked, but Jiang Yuan didn't respond.
"Twenty thousand?"
Jiang Yuan still didn't respond.
"Fifty thousand!"
The player directly offered the maximum they could afford, but Jiang Yuan remained silent.
"Are you selling or not?"
This assassin player finally couldn't hold back and snapped at Jiang Yuan.
"One hundred thousand."
Jiang Yuan replied with just two words.
"Are you crazy for money? Get lost!"
After reading the player's message, Jiang Yuan immediately deleted him as a friend.
"Brother Cangsheng, I've listed an assassin weapon. Ask around if anyone wants it."
Jiang Yuan opened his friend list and sent a message to Wen Ding Cangsheng.
"One hundred fifty thousand, deal?"
Within a minute, Jiang Yuan received a reply from Wen Ding Cangsheng. Jiang Yuan immediately agreed. Doing business with someone who knew the ropes was so easy!
After dealing with the assassin weapon, Jiang Yuan opened the trading hall again and found that the price of the Archer's super-mythical skill book he had listed had instantly soared to 120 Immortal Crystals!
That was a full six hundred thousand Dragon Kingdom dollars!