"Cheers to our guild's victory!" "Cheers!" "You don't know how fierce I was today; that Goblin wanted to ambush me, but I chopped it in half with one swing of my axe." "Let's schedule another time to go into the Abyss together next time." "No problem."
In the tavern filled with Hunters and guild members, the noise was deafening, and the servers couldn't keep up.
Jiang Yuan sat by the window, ordering a glass of cherry wine, a serving of flame-grilled fish, steamed claw fish, smoked rhinoceros horn beast, spicy pig trotters...
While the dishes were being served.
He tallied up his gains from this trip into the Abyss.
First, his level had risen to LV9, all his attributes had surged again, and he still had an extra 70 free attribute points unused.
Next were the Materials dropped by various ferocious beasts, which should also sell for a good amount when added up.
In addition to that were the gains from killing the mutated blood lion.
357 merit points, which was 3.57 million, plus the two million for escorting Liu Shi...
This trip into the Abyss alone earned Jiang Yuan ten million!
"Hiss... No wonder so many people are willing to be solo Hunters; it really is profitable," Jiang Yuan exclaimed.
The downside was that it was easy to die; it wasn't as safe as joining a guild, it was making money with one's life on the line.
Moreover, ordinary Hunters struggled in the first and second levels of the Abyss, working desperately to earn only a few million on average per year, without even considering expenses.
Yet Jiang Yuan had earned in just three days what they couldn't earn in a year.
"One hundred million doesn't seem like that much now."
Remembering Ji Feiyue, that incredibly cold and stunning red-haired older sister type, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but secretly admire her in his heart.
She had definitely calculated this early on, which was why she signed a contract with him so decisively before he went into the Abyss; for her, this business was absolutely guaranteed to make a profit, and it could even make the Jiang Yuan at the time feel like he had profited. That woman truly had good methods.
"Your dishes are here." The young female server brought the food, interrupting Jiang Yuan's thoughts.
"Please enjoy."
He took a bite, and his eyes lit up.
The food in this kind of Hunter town truly had a unique flavor.
He immediately began to eat heartily.
After eating his fill.
Jiang Yuan went to the material shop, took out all the ordinary beast Materials from his backpack, and sold them in bulk.
The somewhat aged shop owner's mouth fell wide open when he saw the pile of Materials like a small mountain, and he pushed up his glasses, saying, "These, are these all yours?!"
"Sort of."
"Are you selling all of them?"
"Yes, selling all of them. Please give me a price."
In the end, these Materials sold for a total of 2.94 million. He was likely ripped off a bit, but Jiang Yuan was too lazy to bother.
Seeing his account balance reach 4.94 million, Jiang Yuan felt like a rich person for the first time, and he felt confident browsing the shops.
"Ten genetic potions that can increase vitality potential."
"Thirty bottles of tonic for quick blood recovery."
"Azure Spirit Powder, heals old wounds, enhances beauty, and can even strengthen kidneys? Ten servings, I want the top-grade ones."
These were all things Jiang Yuan bought for his parents and his Aunt's family.
Finally, he also went to a jewelry shop and bought an accessory for Mo Xixi.
[Purple Qi Headband (Normal): Speed +5 after wearing, Stamina Recovery +10]
It must be said that the price of accessory type equipment was truly expensive; a normal-grade piece reached 660,000.
After buying.
Jiang Yuan's remaining account balance: 2.83 million.
"Money comes quickly and goes quickly," Jiang Yuan sighed, looking up at the sky.
Let's go back.
...
Jiang Yuan's Aunt's house.
Wearing a camisole and hot pants, Mo Xixi, with her two long white legs propped up, was lying on the sofa eating potato chips and watching funny videos on her tablet, laughing non-stop.
Hearing the click of the door opening.
She looked up.
Seeing Jiang Yuan.
She was first stunned for a moment, then said in surprise, "Brother Yuan, you're back?!"
Jiang Yuan had said he was training with Chen Hao at his house for the past few days, and his Aunt hadn't suspected anything, just told him to be careful.
"Yeah."
Jiang Yuan said, throwing the beautifully packaged accessory equipment to her.
"What is this?"
"A gift I brought for you."
Mo Xixi opened it and let out an unbelievable high-pitched sound: "Accessory equipment?!"
"Where did you get it?"
"Don't worry about that, just say whether you want it or not."
"Yes, I want it!!"
Mo Xixi said excitedly, bouncing up from the sofa and giving Jiang Yuan a hug.
"Brother Yuan is the best!!!"
Before Jiang Yuan could say anything, she quickly jumped down again.
"I'm going to try it on!"
Not long after.
Wearing the purple headband, she rushed out of the room in a hurry, slammed open Jiang Yuan's door, and shouted at him in disbelief, "Brother Yuan, did you rob a bank?!"
"Don't be silly."
Jiang Yuan sat on the sofa, replying without turning his head.
"This is an accessory type equipment with two affixes, and it's the latest model on the market!!"
"Yeah, what about it?"
"The price of this one piece is at least half a million! If you didn't rob a bank, where did you get so much money?! No, it couldn't be from selling your looks, could it? If it is, I don't want it!!"
Jiang Yuan's forehead was full of black lines, "What are you thinking? How could that be?"
"Don't worry, I got it through legitimate channels. I signed a contract with a guild in advance and bought it with the signing fee."
Hearing this, Mo Xixi finally breathed a sigh of relief, "So that's how it is."
She then asked curiously, "Which guild did you sign with, and how much was the signing fee? It's not one of those insane dark guilds, is it?"
"Scarlet Rose, have you heard of it?"
Mo Xixi thought for a moment, then shook her head, "Never heard of it."
"It's right that you haven't heard of it."
Mo Xixi still wanted to ask more questions.
But Jiang Yuan stopped answering, only saying that he would tell them when his Aunt and the others returned in the evening.
...