Chapter 56 Economic Crisis

  The Green Robe person's affairs have been tossed about by the wind and rain, making Wind Xiao Xiao feel unsettled these past few days. Keeping someone else's secret is really too painful, now Wind Xiao Xiao can't help but want to let everyone in Jianghu know that she knows the Green Robe person's secret. Although it's possible to post anonymously on the forum, unfortunately, having received someone's trust and being loyal to them is something that Wind Xiao Xiao's will remains firm about.

  The remaining days were spent in the vicinity of Chang'an, leveling up and killing monsters. In his heart, he also hoped to see the person in green again, but last time in the heavy rain, they never had a chance to clearly see each other's face as they were always facing away from him. After several days, the person in green was nowhere to be seen, but his level had increased by two levels, and after reaching the weight requirement for the "Ruoxue" sword, Feng Xiao Xiao once again gave up on prioritizing his life and resumed adding agility and physique. However, at this time, Feng Xiao Xiao also faced a bigger problem - since entering the game until now, he finally encountered an economic crisis!

  At the beginning of the game, Feng Xiao was always under his friend's big tree, cooling off. After realizing the importance of money, he also went crazy and made a fortune in leveling up several times. Although he didn't reach a comfortable level, for ordinary people to level up, even if they couldn't make ends meet, they could still balance their income and expenses. However, due to Feng Xiao's weak internal force, his use of medicine was extremely wasteful. The worst medicine couldn't be used with his martial arts, while slightly higher-level medicine could recover internal force far beyond his limit, directly causing Feng Xiao's medicine usage to be 2-3 times that of others.

  Actually, I have a "Ruoxue" sword now, and generally speaking, leveling up doesn't require martial arts skills anymore. However, Feng Xiao has been in high spirits lately when it comes to practicing martial arts, so the sword has always been just for show. After taking it out from the pawnshop and using it once, I haven't touched it again. Now that I don't have money to buy red and blue medicine, going around chopping things with a sword is also too dangerous!

  In the game, money is also very important, without it, you can't move forward, because teleportation at the relay station also costs money.

  The wind whispers, recalling the time when I pawned the "Ruo Xu" sword. There was a maximum amount that could be borrowed, and I had intended to exchange the sword for money, but facing such a large sum of money made me feel short of breath and lacking confidence in redeeming the precious sword within the specified deadline. In the game's pawnshop, the more valuable the item being pawned, the shorter the redemption period becomes.

  Helpless winds wandered aimlessly on the streets of Chang'an, clothes fluttering in the wind, their figures appearing especially desolate, miserable and down-and-out.

  The soul drifted to a mansion, with a wide gate and a black-and-gold sign that read "Golden Money Gang".

  From the day he joined "Jin Qian Bang" in the聚宝盆, he has been boasting about the benefits of their gang every day. He said that the gang provides daily leveling fees, can borrow some top-notch equipment from the gang, and so on. At that time, Feng Xiao Xiao despised him extremely, now she finally knows how tempting these conditions are.

  At that time, Xiao Yao asked in confusion how so many people in their gang could afford to pay for leveling up, and where the money came from. Ju Bao Pen explained that the money wasn't free, and that when they went to collect it, they had to hand over a piece of equipment they had obtained themselves. The quality of the equipment determined how much money they would receive. Xiao Yao suddenly realized that this was just a disguised transaction for buying and selling equipment! Ju Bao Pen's face turned red as he said that Xiao Yao had seen through him so quickly, and then explained that when trading with people in their own gang, buyers could rest assured and sellers could be at ease, even if the prices were low. The boss asked who they usually found to collect leveling fees from, and Ju Bao Pen replied that it didn't matter who, as long as they shouted out what equipment they wanted to exchange for leveling fees on the gang's channel, someone would contact them right away. He proudly announced to everyone that he was transforming from being contacted to being the one doing the contacting, and had already achieved some gratifying results...

  Past events are still vivid in my mind. I've also picked up a lot of equipment while leveling up, and the good ones have all been equipped by myself. The remaining ones haven't been thrown away either. Feng Xiao has heard people say that trading with NPCs in the game is the most unprofitable, so they've always existed at the lowest price in the pawnshop. Even if these items were to be taken back by the pawnshop at the highest price, they wouldn't be worth much money.

  Should I also join the "Money Gang" and use equipment to exchange for so-called leveling fees? My ideal of traveling alone in Jianghu is shattered, Feng Xiao feels very heartbroken. Why do the great heroes inside only see them being generous with their money, where does their money come from?

  At the door hesitated for a moment, the wind was biting, didn't directly rush in, but instead contacted the Aggregation Basin.

  "What's going on?"

  "Jackpot!"

  "I want to join your gang!"

  "What's going on?! Why are you suddenly asking for our help? Weren't you supposed to be traveling alone?"

  "I'm out of money, I only have some equipment, can't you guys help me with the training fees?!" Feng Xiao Xiao's face turned red with embarrassment.

  "Come on, it's just buying and selling equipment, can't you just sell the equipment directly?" Amidst the white foam spewing from the mouth of the聚宝盆 (Treasure Basin).

  "Where is it sold?"

  "Sold to other players!"

  "How much does it cost?"

  "Sell like those people on the big square in Xiangyang City!"

  "But I don't know how much to sell it for!" Feng Xiao Xiao recalled the process of buying ore with Lao Da and Xiao Yao, and her heart still had lingering fears.

  "Alright, you win! I admit it!"

  "Sell you? I'd rather shout it out myself in the public square!"

  "You don't believe me?!" Jù Bǎo Pén roared in anger, probably causing a network delay with this one roar.

  "Just kidding, I'm going to sell you! Where are you?"

  "Where are you? I came looking for you, you ran around and I'm afraid you'll get lost!"

  "I'm at your gang's entrance!"

  Wait!

  In a moment, the wind whistled as he saw the treasure basin rushing over with big strides. He was said to have big strides because his body was heavily armored, and his lightness skills couldn't be fully utilized; it had been a long time since everyone saw him run.

  Jubao Pan's current suit of armor is no longer the original Tongji Kede style, although it is still silver helmet and silver armor, but it has a Chinese classical flavor of Zhao Zilong style.

  Kuai stepped forward and stood before Feng Xiao Xiao, Ju Bao Pen shouted: "Hurry up, I'm busy!"

  "The wind whispered: 'You still have to lend me some money, I need to get the things out of the pawnshop!'"

  The treasure basin spat out fresh blood, covering its chest with its hands and said in a miserable tone: "How much did you sell me for!"

  "It's all at the lowest price!"

  Jubao Pan didn't say a word, and dragged Xiao Xiao to the pawnshop. He casually threw over some small change that was enough to redeem the items. Xiao Xiao took out the things and directly stuffed them onto Jubao Pan's body.

  Zhū Bǎo Pén waited for a moment, then Zhang opened his mouth and said: "Just these few, is that all?"

  The wind was blowing like a child who had done something wrong, hanging its head and saying: "These were caught over the past few days, most of them in Yangzhou!"

  The eyeballs of the treasure basin almost fell out. But now that things have come to this, what can be said? Can't help but run another trip to Yangzhou again.

  Fortunately, transportation in the game is very convenient, and it only takes a moment to arrive in Yangzhou. Yangzhou is quite familiar to Feng Xiao Xiao. With the Treasure Basin, she arrived at the pawnshop, took out all the goods she had stored during her leveling period in Yangzhou, and handed them over to the Treasure Basin.

  The owner of the antique shop appraised each item, paid a small amount of silver to the wind, and kept muttering that this thing was originally so-and-so, now it's so-and-so, should be so-and-so, so you got a great deal from me.

  The wind was blowing gently as Qian jumped up and down, his heart full of joy, completely ignoring the treasure basin's murmurs.

  Finally, everything has been dealt with, and the wind is feeling extremely fulfilled, in a good mood, and suggests inviting Ju Bao Pen to have tea. Ju Bao Pen murmurs for half a day, also parched and tongue-tied, just now shouting busy, busy, this time also busy, immediately expresses his willingness to give Feng Xiao Xiao this opportunity to invite him out.

  Two people came out of the pawnshop, and with a gust of wind carrying the聚宝盆 (a type of Chinese ceramic), they headed towards the familiar teahouse.