Online Game: Lord Of The Wheel Of Destiny

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Watching Jiang Kai's figure disappear into the login gate, Su Lanlan felt anger rising in her chest.

She was only thinking about Jiang Kai's well-being, but this guy didn't appreciate it at all and was so arrogant.

For Jiang Kai's reward, Nuannuan had even questioned her about why he got such a mediocre weapon despite his excellent performance.

Su Lanlan explained that it was because they valued him so highly, hoping to recruit him into the military. They intentionally gave him equipment with a lower cost-performance ratio, so he would join the military, where he could immediately exchange it for any suitable weapon of the same level.

This time, to recruit Lu Jun, even the boss personally stepped in, giving Jiang Kai significant face.

But according to Lu Jun, before they could even bring up exchanging weapons, Jiang Kai directly rejected them.

This left Su Lanlan, who had always respected Wei Ying, with some unavoidable resentment toward Jiang Kai.

"Tch, I've never seen someone so arrogant, even daring to gamble with me? I bet he'll lose his pants." Su Lanlan muttered fiercely.

"Nuannuan said this guy is a good person, but I don't see it at all!"

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With a slight sense of dizziness, Jiang Kai's vision returned to normal. He found himself standing in the wide teleportation plaza of the main city in Zone 18.

Returning here, there was no guide like Xia Tao beside him, no companions like Yuan Zhu and Su Nuannuan.

Looking at the people coming and going around the plaza, constantly disappearing or appearing in the teleportation arrays, Jiang Kai took a deep breath and stepped out of the teleportation zone.

At a three-way intersection, Jiang Kai glanced at the signpost.

The three paths ahead led to the Guild District, Trading District, and Adventure District, respectively.

After memorizing the locations, Jiang Kai first headed toward the Trading District.

Upon entering the Trading District, Jiang Kai noticed that both sides of the road were lined with various shops.

Weapon shops, equipment shops, treasure shops, herb shops, auction houses, even pet shops, general stores, utilities, inns, and restaurants—everything was here.

The Trading District was also several times more crowded than the login area. People here were dressed in various outfits, with some carrying no visible weapons—likely stored in card form—wandering between shops.

Even soldiers didn't need to wear standard uniforms during their adventures, making it hard to identify professions based on clothing alone.

However, Jiang Kai, wearing only a pair of shorts, stood out quite a bit and drew a lot of attention.

For these veteran players, it wasn't surprising to see newcomers join every month, so Jiang Kai's presence didn't shock them.

What mainly caught their attention was sneaky glances at his physique...

Feeling slightly awkward, Jiang Kai quickly ducked into a nearby equipment shop.

The shop was medium-sized, about 30 square meters, with two floors.

A few customers were inside, inspecting equipment displayed by the shop assistants.

"Handsome guy, let me tell you, this coat is made from Crouching Tiger hide, a second-tier, ninth-grade material infused with tiger blood, providing 8 defense, 26 strength, 11 agility, and a very powerful special effect."

"The price is incredibly affordable—only 7,000 star coins, or 70,000 alliance coins."

"Miss, take a look at this dress, made from eight-eyed spider silk. It's extremely durable, adding 6 penetration defense. Look at the craftsmanship, the pattern, the style—it's only 19,000 star coins."

Hearing the shop assistants' quotes around him made Jiang Kai's heart race.

'Goodness, a single piece of equipment costs tens of thousands of alliance coins.'

'But he also noticed that these items were second-tier.'

At this moment, a young woman approached Jiang Kai with a smile. "Newcomer, congratulations on passing the trial. I'm Wei Wei, pleased to assist you. Are you looking for anything specific?"

Jiang Kai replied, "Do you buy weapons here?"

"We do."

Jiang Kai breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, then I'd like to sell a few weapons and buy some clothes—something simple."

The woman smiled warmly. "Alright, please follow me."

She led Jiang Kai to the second floor, where private cubicles were divided by screens.

She guided him into one cubicle, and they sat across from each other at a long desk.

"Please display the items you want to sell," Wei Wei said with a professional smile.

Jiang Kai took out the weapon cards he had confiscated earlier from the smugglers, laying them out one by one.

The woman used her wrist device to scan each weapon.

"Ten in total, all ungraded ordinary weapons. I'll offer you 800 star coins, which equals 8,000 alliance coins."

Su Nuannuan had checked before; the skinning dagger's price was 900 alliance coins, so ten weapons selling for 8,000 wasn't far off. The shop still needed to make some profit, so it wasn't overly unfair.

"900!" Jiang Kai demanded firmly.

The woman smiled faintly. "Handsome, we can't take them for 900. Running a shop requires costs for labor and rent."

"In fact, Zone 18 has regulations: items sold by players below level 20 must be transparently priced. We cannot refuse a sale but must ensure fairness. Otherwise, we wouldn't bother with items like yours—we barely make any profit."

Her words were blunt, but seeing other transactions downstairs, Jiang Kai realized she was telling the truth.

Satisfied with her honesty, Jiang Kai nodded. "Alright then. Do you have clothes I can wear? I don't need attributes."

"We do! Since we're near the teleportation array, we stock non-attribute clothing for newcomers."

She scrolled through her wrist device, projecting holographic images of four or five outfits, complete with rotating views and prices below each set.

Jiang Kai scanned the options. Even the plainest clothes cost 200–300 star coins, or 2,000–3,000 alliance coins.

This amount was already significant for his family.

"Oh, and we also have basic professional attire, though it's pricier. Want to see?" the woman asked.

"No, I'll choose from these," Jiang Kai said, pointing at a light gray tracksuit. "This one."

He preferred sporty styles for their comfort and flexibility in combat.

"Alright. Anything else?"

"No attributes," Jiang Kai replied succinctly.

The outfit cost 280 star coins. After selling the weapons for 800, Jiang Kai left with 520 star coins.

Leaving the shop, Jiang Kai donned his new outfit.

While not particularly striking, it was a significant improvement over wearing only shorts.

"Two thousand coins for a plain outfit—clothes here are pricier than in the real world," Jiang Kai muttered. But the thought of potentially selling high-value materials brightened his mood.

Leaving the Trading District, Jiang Kai headed toward the Guild District.

Before entering, he noticed many eyes on him.

Tracing their gazes, he saw uniforms embroidered with the words "Black Tortoise." Some leaned against pillars, smirking at him as if waiting for him to make a fool of himself.

Narrowing his eyes, Jiang Kai realized Huang Da's men were already making moves.

Abandoning any thoughts of joining a guild, Jiang Kai turned on his heel and walked straight to the Adventure District.

Seeing him leave, a few observers seemed surprised and hurried deeper into the Guild District—likely to report.

The Adventure District was the last preparation zone for quests.

Here, many people had already donned battle gear and weapons.

Thousands were gathered, forming hundreds of teams. Some waited for teammates, others checked equipment or discussed maps.

But not a single team was recruiting.

In Destiny's Calling, hunting was dangerous, and death felt too real. No one entrusted their lives to strangers.

Among the crowd, Jiang Kai spotted members of Black Tortoise Guild.

"Truly everywhere," he muttered, recalling the instructor's words:' Ready to solo Ghost Star?'

She wasn't lying.

Smiling coldly, Jiang Kai's eyes blazed.

"Solo? Bring it on."

Striding through the groups, Jiang Kai exited the south gate of Zone 18's main city alone.

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