Online Game: Low Drop Rate? I Have a Guaranteed Drop System!-Chapter 10: Treasure Map, Tyrande’s Arrival

Cox snapped out of his shock, calmed his excited emotions, and said, "That's quite impressive. The Wecheat family is one of the three major powerhouses in East Sea City. They're the local telecom company's agents, and their financial strength is immense. You'd better be careful with them, boss."

He and Wecheat were from the same city, and they had some past business dealings. He understood the guy's personality well.

Inept and petty, with a grudge against anyone who slighted him. If not for his wealth, people like him wouldn't have anyone following them.

"Hmph, just a local tyrant. I don't take him seriously." Johnnie scoffed. When the special features of Horizon were finally noticed and started affecting the real world, the ones who would be hit hardest would be the big families and conglomerates that were slow to react.

In his previous life, he hadn't even heard of the Prince Guild. It was clear they had also fallen behind, overwhelmed by the game's impact.

Since this guy was a wealthy tycoon, it was time to take advantage of him.

Johnnie pulled out four pieces of equipment from his bag, all powerful white-quality gear.

Among them were an iron bow and a pair of daggers, both with hidden attributes.

He said, "Help me handle these. Sell them to Wecheat, and the higher the price, the better."

"White... white-quality gear..." Cox's voice trembled, and it took him a while to process what Johnnie had just said.

The others stared at the white equipment with wide eyes, constantly swallowing their saliva.

They had seen the news and knew the price of white gear. It started at a million and could go even higher.

The warrior player standing nearby had a greedy look in his eyes. His fists clenched, and his heart raced with excitement. A crazy thought crossed his mind.

If he could steal these items and log off immediately to hide, he would never have to worry about food or money again.

He instinctively looked up and met Johnnie's cold gaze.

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He was startled. The man's eyes were terrifying, as if he could see straight through his thoughts.

A forced smile appeared on his face, and he quickly stepped back, standing silently to the side, no longer daring to entertain any foolish ideas.

He had a gut feeling that if he tried anything, this dangerous guy would kill him without hesitation.

It took Cox and the others a while to recover.

The sight of Johnnie pulling out so much gray gear had already shocked them, but now, there were four pieces of white gear.

Cox regained his composure and hesitated, "Johnnie, bro, I don't have that much capital."

White gear started at a million each. He had barely managed to gather enough to buy the gray gear, let alone the four pieces of white equipment.

"It's fine," Johnnie said casually. "Just help me sell them, and I'll give you a 10% commission on the sale."

"10%? That's a lot..." Cox stuttered. Meanwhile, the archer player, eager to grab the gear, had his hand swatted away by Cox.

"It's fine. I trust you guys," Johnnie said nonchalantly. He didn't care much about the white gear; if these guys were foolish enough to entertain any greedy thoughts, he wouldn't hesitate to deal with them.

"Alright then." Cox was touched and nodded. He then added, "But 10% is too high. Just give us 1%, that should be enough."

A 1% commission for these pieces of equipment would be equivalent to their income for half a year.

"Also, boss, are you sure you want to sell these items to Wecheat?" Cox asked with some concern. "That guy will definitely use them to go after you." He was worried; selling to Prince would certainly fetch a high price, but it might also put Johnnie in danger.

"It's fine. They're just a bunch of useless lowlifes. I can handle them. Just get it done, the quicker, the better." Johnnie gave the warrior player a warning glare and turned to leave.

Cox and the others quickly started gathering the equipment from the ground.

"Big brother, we're going to make a fortune now," the archer player said, his eyes glowing with excitement.

Cox smiled widely, saying, "You guys go and make some posts to get Wecheat's attention. Hike up the price—higher the better. Also, make sure not to expose anything about Johnnie."

"Don't worry, big brother. We know what we're doing," they nodded, already formulating a plan.

Cox then turned to the warrior player and said, "Su Hao, you help out too. We'll split the commission five ways."

"Okay, thanks, captain." Su Hao forced a smile. This commission, split five ways, wouldn't be enough for him.

He couldn't understand why these guys were so foolish—if it were him, he would just grab the equipment, log off, and never play again.

Even if the game used real names, he didn't believe Johnnie could track them down.

...

In the depths of the forest, Johnnie continued his search, hunting Goblin Elites.

He donned the white gear he had received, greatly increasing his power. Slaughtering these Goblin Elites was a piece of cake.

[Goblin Elite killed, experience +1]

[Lucky Master triggered, dropped green item]

The system notification blinked, and after killing 100 monsters, a green item dropped.

"Treasure Map?" He looked at the scroll on the ground, his voice filled with surprise.

Treasure maps only had a very small chance of dropping from bosses. After use, they could lead to rare items or even monster nests.

He examined the treasure map in his hands.

[Newbie Village Treasure: Usable by 1st-tier new players. It is said to contain treasures for resisting the demon race, though it's unclear if it's been stolen.]

It only had a brief description.

Johnnie was puzzled. He had never heard of anything about a treasure in the newbie village in his previous life.

He looked at the coordinates of the treasure. It was in the orc territory.

"No rush to explore it. Let's finish the old village chief's quest first." He tucked the treasure map away and continued hunting Goblin Elites to level up.

...

[Goblin Elite killed, experience +1]

[You have reached level 1, stage 3. Your four basic attributes have increased by +1, and you've gained 2 free attribute points.]

The system notification flashed again. After hunting over two hundred Goblin Elites, his level finally reached 1st-tier level 3.

He also received two more green items—one was a wizard's hat and the other a pair of boots—both suitable for mage characters. He gave them directly to Crysic.

Additionally, there were 22 white-quality items and over a hundred gray-quality items.

Johnnie handed all the gray equipment over to Cox for processing, but he kept the white equipment to himself for now.

White-quality gear was rare, and its price would likely increase over time. If he revealed too much at once, it could attract unwanted attention.

"Once we get back to the newbie village, I'll rent a warehouse to store it for now," he muttered quietly to himself.

In the game, all the major cities in the newbie villages had warehouses available for rent to store items.

A 1000-slot warehouse cost 1 silver coin per day, which was something ordinary players couldn't afford, but Johnnie wasn't bothered by such a small expense.

Ding!

Just then, his private chat notification went off. It was from Crysic.

Crysic: "Johnnie, I'm making breakfast. Remember to log off and eat soon."

Johnnie: "Got it."

He replied briefly and glanced at Crysic's level information—still level 1, tier 1.

That made sense. She was leveling up in a group, so her efficiency was slower. Even with the equipment he gave her, she couldn't possibly reach level 2 of tier 1 that quickly.

He closed the private message and continued hunting Goblin Elites.

[Goblin Elite killed, you have surpassed the Goblin Elite's level, unable to gain experience.]

The notification flashed on his screen.

He was now level 3, tier 1, and killing Goblin Elites of level 2, tier 1 no longer yielded any experience.

He checked the Goblin ears in his inventory—exactly 300.

Turning in the quest now would also earn him extra stat potions as a reward, but he wondered if there would be a special reward for collecting 1000 Goblin ears.

"Never mind, keep hunting," he decided, continuing his search for Goblin Elite squads.

At this point, most players in the newbie village were still at level 2 or 3.

Even if he spent extra time hunting Goblins, he could still catch up with them.

After more than twenty minutes, he killed another dozen Goblins and received a white-quality leather armor.

"Time to log off and eat." After spending the whole night hunting, he was starting to feel hungry. He focused for a moment and logged out of the login crystal.

"What are you doing here? I always knew you were a troublemaker, a shameless, seductive little thing..."

Suddenly, he heard a burst of vicious cursing from downstairs.

Johnnie's eyes narrowed slightly. He recognized that voice all too well.

Tyrande!

That venomous woman had actually come to his house.

Without wasting another moment, Johnnie stood up and made his way downstairs.

"Tyrande, you misunderstood, I'm just temporarily staying here," Crysic said, holding her slightly reddened cheek, her eyes filled with tears as she desperately tried to explain.

"Malfurion, drag this woman out of here, strip her naked, and throw her out in the street. How dare she try to seduce my man? I want to see if this shameless woman even knows what shame is," Tyrande said to her brother Malfurion, gritting her teeth with cold fury.

"Got it," Malfurion sneered, stepping forward to grab Crysic by the hair.

Bang!

A dull thud sounded as Malfurion was sent flying backward.

Johnnie had appeared out of nowhere, standing in front of Crysic and staring coldly at the two of them.

"Who gave you the nerve to cause trouble in my house?" he said, his tone icy and menacing.