Master of Kaidan-Chapter 523: Player Platform

"The so-called player platform looks like a circular plaza with a notice board at its center, and various stalls spreading out layer by layer. It’s not very big, but the crowd here is quite sizable, easily a couple of thousand people at a glance.

The dome overhead is smooth and flat, but without any windows or similar structures around, Feng Xue suspected it was highly likely built underground.

A group of players, dressed in a variety of styles, stood there selling items, recruiting people, and of course, some newbies would run to the notice board to check out the games available for direct selection, only to be dissuaded by well-meaning players nearby.

Of course, some stubborn players think the whole world is deceiving them, or they just rush in thinking too highly of themselves, and then there’s no ’after’ for them.

The student had wanted to show her around, but after seeing how small the platform was, Feng Xue added him as a friend and sent him away, preferring to understand the so-called player platform from the perspective of ’Kaidan’.

’Even phantasmal smartphones have no signal here, and it’s impossible to link the drones to the live streaming platform, it seems this platform has phantasmal-level high-authority blocking functions,’ Feng Xue remarked.

Feng Xue took out her two communications-related phantasms and, after confirming there was no signal, she made a preliminary judgment.

However, this was also within reason. If there weren’t high-level signal-blocking functions, players in this world would have long known that the so-called game was actually right in their own world.

’But that’s not enough; there should also be something like cognition-blocking capabilities. But such tools are easy for ’Kaidan’ to create, not to mention the players who, as ’holders of Extraordinary Power,’ can easily acquire settings like ’Hidden Identity.’ Trying to get Hermit Power shouldn’t be too difficult.’

After scanning the area with Golden Finger and confirming that the phantasm wasn’t here, Feng Xue casually walked forward. Flicking her finger subtly, a player nearby suddenly turned and then scanned the surroundings warily. Finding no attacker, he promptly hit the teleportation button.

’There’s no non-combat setting, meaning that combat between players on this platform is very possible. But considering the teleportation button, unless one is overwhelmingly stronger, it would be hard to keep someone around. Also, the fact that just about anyone can dodge an attack suggests that either most or many of the old players have enhanced intuition or pre-warning abilities, making sneak attacks difficult.’ freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Feng Xue watched the player disappear and continued forward. Although the number of players on this platform was significant, they were probably still a minority compared to the entire player base.

"Hey, bro, take a look, these are all freshly caught spirits. Their abilities are ordinary, but with spirits, no one knows what they might grow into—maybe if you feed them long enough, they’ll suddenly develop a rare power?"

As Feng Xue walked, someone suddenly called out to him. Feng Xue frowned slightly, wondering if there was something about her that screamed ’newbie,’ but she approached nevertheless.

The one who called her over was a young man who looked about twenty-one or two, his face adorned with a slick smile that belied his age. Arrayed before him on a white cloth were seven or eight miscellaneous items, ranging from a silver longevity lock to a frayed hanging rope, seemingly unrelated but each hosting a spiritual body.

The strength seemed similar to the spirits the newcomers had encountered during their trials, referred to by the shopkeeper as roaming spirits.

Feng Xue glanced over them and, adhering to the practice of asking the price before dealing, she directly asked, "How much?"

"The market price for a roaming spirit is a hundred thousand dollars each, and these are all original possession items. They can be used as food for ghosts or raised directly, so I’m adding a thirty percent markup. That’ll be a hundred thirty thousand each. Of course, if you have the right kind of curse item, you can bring it out, and I’ll give you a fair price."

The shopkeeper spoke with a congenial tone, but Feng Xue showed no interest in responding, noting down the term ’curse item,’ and then turning away without hesitation.

The shopkeeper didn’t try to detain her, instead turning his gaze to look for another potential customer, while Feng Xue continued searching for stalls selling ’curse items’ and observing the players’ behavior.

’The fact that they use real-world currency as a general equivalent means that this game doesn’t produce game coins or other easily obtained equivalents. Of course, this could also be because there are many players in this world and their numbers are easily increased.’

Lost in thought, Feng Xue suddenly noticed a crowd gathered around a stall and promptly joined them, only to see a computer repeatedly playing a video. The video showed an eyeball encased in a pale gold translucent substance similar to amber, accompanied by a voice-over that kept repeating a simple introduction—

This is a Resentful Spirit Level curse item. After being devoured by a spirit, it likely awakens a vision-related curse. The asking price is fifty million or three Resentful Spirit Level spirits.

The shopkeeper sat relaxed on a small stool, seemingly unworried about his merchandise selling, which was unfortunate because the computer video couldn’t serve as a medium for activating the Golden Finger, thus Feng Xue couldn’t verify if this so-called curse item was actually a phantasm.

However...

’It’s unlikely to be a phantasm if it can be absorbed by ghosts.’ Feng Xue shook her head and continued browsing. Although it might be faster to ask the student about some things, after all, he is only a ’Play Generation Two,’ and the information he knows might not be accurate, not to mention that Feng Xue’s perspective on things is fundamentally different from that of ordinary players.

Having walked around, Feng Xue had a clear understanding of the resource types among this player community.

The first category was spiritual bodies—roaming spirits for a hundred thousand dollars, Resentful Spirits for ten million, but fierce spirits were simply not for sale, not to mention the so-called fierce gods.

The second category was curse items, which, according to the introduction, were tools with specific curses. But rather than their actual use, players seemed more inclined to use them to feed spirits.

And what Feng Xue was now looking for was the third category.

Although she hadn’t seen it yet, Feng Xue believed it definitely existed here.

Passing through the crowded layers, she had reached the center of the plaza, and looking at the electronic notice board that nobody seemed interested in, Feng Xue shifted her gaze and finally found the third-category goods she was looking for—those were six stalls, nearly surrounded by people—

’Spirit,’ ’Spirit Communication,’ ’Spirit Attachment.’

’Insect Cultivation,’ ’Insect Control,’ ’Bug Cutting.’

The six different signs hung above the stalls on flagpoles, undoubtedly, this was the place to learn about the combat system of this world.

’Only six types? But since they are sold here, why not simply distribute them directly to players through the panel?’

Frowning, Feng Xue still approached. While learning them might likely turn her into a host for the resurrection of someone who perished in this world, the saying goes, ’Stones from other hills may serve to polish the jade.’ To not even look at them for fear of risk is foolish."

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