Chapter 199 - Kitab Api Matahari

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Chapter 199 - Kitab Api Matahari⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Ditampilkan pada layar biru pucat yang tembus pandang, harga Kitab Api Matahari (Flaming Sun Scripture) sama mencoloknya.

"Sial! Penjual ini pasti pernah jatuh dari ketinggian waktu kecil!" Shi Feng mengumpat dengan suara keras begitu melihat harganya.

Sebenarnya, Shi Feng bukan satu-satunya orang yang mengumpat dengan suara keras saat melihat harga Kitab Api Matahari ini; beberapa pemain bahkan mengiringi umpatan mereka dengan beberapa gerakan jari.

Seribu Koin Emas. Orang ini benar-benar gila.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Shi Feng kemudian melihat nama penjualnya.

"Sinfully Handsome."

Shi Feng hanya bisa memandang orang ini dengan rasa hormat saat melihat nama yang eksotis ini. Seberapa narsisnya orang ini?

Melihat nama ini, Shi Feng samar-samar bisa menebak alasan mengapa harga Kitab Api Matahari ini begitu tinggi.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Namun, karena dia telah melihat Kitab Api Matahari, dia tidak bisa dengan mudah melepaskannya. Karena itu, dia mengirimkan permintaan komunikasi kepada orang bernama Sinfully Handsome ini. Namun, Shi Feng menyembunyikan namanya saat melakukan panggilan itu, mencegah Sinfully Handsome ini menemukan identitasnya.

Setelah menunggu sekitar sepuluh detik, Sinfully Handsome mengangkat panggilan itu.

"Siapa kamu? Ada urusan apa denganku? Jangan-jangan kamu minta di-power-level-kan, kan? Kalau kamu cewek cantik, bro ini bisa menggendongmu menang," kata Sinfully Handsome dengan suara penuh narsis, memberi kesan seperti preman.

Shi Feng langsung tercengang mendengar kata-kata Sinfully Handsome.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Cewek?

Menggendong menang?

Orang macam apa ini?

Bahkan orang seperti ini bisa mendapatkan Kitab Api Matahari? Apa dunia ini sudah kacau balau?⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

"Hei, bicara dong, kenapa diem? Mati apa? Jangan bilang kamu banci, kan? Bro nggak selera sama yang kayak gitu," Sinfully Handsome tiba-tiba mulai panik.

"Halo, saya tertarik membeli Kitab Api Matahari yang kamu pasang di Rumah Lelang. Mungkinkah kamu menjualnya padaku dengan harga lebih murah?" tanya Shi Feng.

"Oh! Jadi kamu mau beli barang itu? Tentu saja bisa!" Sinfully Handsome tersenyum setelah mengerti, "Aku akan sedikit menurunkan harga untukmu! Bagaimana kalau 900 Emas? Ini harga yang sangat wajar!"

Shi Feng tersenyum tipis mendengar tawaran Sinfully Handsome. Dia lalu dengan tenang menyebutkan harganya sendiri, "20 Koin Perak."⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Shi Feng tidak percaya Sinfully Handsome mengetahui nilai sebenarnya dari Kitab Api Matahari.

Hanya monster humanoid tipe api Level 10 atau lebih tinggi yang bisa menjatuhkan Kitab Api Matahari. Namun, tingkat drop-nya agak rendah, jadi harga jualnya sangat tinggi; orang biasa biasanya tidak mampu membelinya. Meski begitu, itu tetap tidak sebanding dengan harga gila 1.000 Emas. Dengan uang sebanyak itu, pemain bahkan bisa membeli item peringkat Epic. Mengapa mereka repot-repot membeli item seperti Kitab Api Matahari jika punya uang sebanyak itu?

"Hei, sobat, kamu tidak tulus di sini. Kamu yang menghubungiku duluan, tapi kamu menawar dengan harga segitu? Kamu tahu aku berasal dari Guild mana?" Sinfully Handsome tersenyum lebar, dengan bangga berkata, "Apa kamu pernah dengar tentang Dark Star? Itu Guild peringkat tiga papan atas di Kota White River! Dengan nama ini saja, bukankah kamu seharusnya menawar setidaknya 100 Emas?"

Dark Star, memang Guild yang kuat di Kota White River.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Namun, apa hubungannya dengan Shi Feng?

"1 Koin Emas. Kalau kamu tidak mau menjual, lupakan saja," Shi Feng mengerti bahwa Sinfully Handsome menganggapnya bodoh. Namun, dia juga sangat membutuhkan Kitab Api Matahari, jadi dia memutuskan untuk menawarkan harga setinggi itu. Sayangnya, Sinfully Handsome salah memahami niat Shi Feng.

"Kamu harus berpikir jernih. Di seluruh Kota White River, hanya aku yang memiliki Kitab Api Matahari ini! Melihat kamu orang yang jujur, aku akan berkorban besar dan menjualnya padamu seharga 10 Emas dengan tambahan 100.000 Kredit. Kalau kamu masih tidak menginginkannya, aku hanya bisa mencari pembeli lain," kata Sinfully Handsome dengan percaya diri.

"Selamat tinggal!" Shi Feng langsung memutuskan panggilan.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Sinfully Handsome tiba-tiba panik ketika Shi Feng memutuskan panggilan. Dia tidak menyangka Shi Feng akan sedeterminasi itu. Setidaknya coba tawar-menawar! Melihat 1 Koin Emasnya terbang dari genggaman, hati Sinfully Handsome berdarah menyesal. Namun, dia terlalu malu untuk menghubungi Shi Feng lagi.

"Hmph! Aku tidak percaya kamu bisa dengan mudah melepaskan Kitab Api Matahari ini!" Sinfully Handsome mendengus.

Meskipun dia tidak tahu kegunaan Kitab Api Matahari, berdasarkan namanya yang kuat dan tirani, itu bukan barang biasa. Sinfully Handsome sangat yakin bahwa Shi Feng tahu nilai item ini. Namun, dia tidak mau membayar terlalu mahal, jadi dia mundur untuk maju. Dengan pemikiran ini, Sinfully Handsome semakin yakin akan nilai Kitab Api Matahari; itu pasti bernilai lebih dari 1.000 Koin Emas.

Karena itu, Sinfully Handsome berlari menuju Rumah Lelang, mengubah harga Kitab Api Matahari dari 1.000 Koin Emas menjadi 10.000 Koin Emas. Dia ingin melihat apakah Shi Feng mau merendahkan diri untuk meminta item ini.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Namun, ketika Sinfully Handsome tiba di Rumah Lelang, dia menemukan bahwa sekarang ada lebih dari satu Kitab Api Matahari yang dilelang; sekarang ada lima buku ini. Selain miliknya, yang dibanderol 10.000 Koin Emas, empat buku lainnya semuanya dibanderol 15 Koin Perak.

Hal yang paling tidak masuk akal adalah jumlah Kitab Api Matahari yang dilelang terus bertambah. Dalam sekejap mata, sudah ada 10 eksemplar buku yang dijual.

"Situasi macam apa ini?" Mata Sinfully Handsome melebar; dia mengira sedang bermimpi. Bagaimana bisa ada begitu banyak Kitab Api Matahari??

Sementara jumlah Kitab Api Matahari ini bertambah, orang lain membelinya satu per satu.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Total ada 32 eksemplar Kitab Api Matahari yang ditawarkan di Rumah Lelang. Di antaranya, Shi Feng telah membeli 30 eksemplar. Hanya milik Sinfully Handsome dan satu lagi yang dijual oleh Nobody Cares seharga 20 Koin Perak yang tersisa.

Sinfully Handsome tiba-tiba teringat sesuatu. Dia lalu buru-buru membuka bagian perdagangan di forum resmi Kota White River.

Ternyata, ada postingan anonim yang menyatakan: Membeli Kitab Api Matahari seharga 14 Koin Perak per buku! Bersedia membelinya dengan harga 15 Koin Perak jika dipasang di Rumah Lelang.

Seseorang sering kali bisa menemukan metode pembelian seperti ini di game realitas virtual. Bagaimanapun, pemain punya banyak item yang mereka simpan tanpa memasangnya di Rumah Lelang. Hanya ada segelintir pemain seperti Sinfully Handsome yang akan memasang item yang nilainya tidak diketahui di Rumah Lelang.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Shi Feng juga mengingat fakta ini, dan dia berpikir bahwa, pada saat ini, seharusnya sudah cukup banyak pemain yang mendapatkan Kitab Api Matahari.

"Ah! 1 Koin Emasku!" Sinfully Handsome ingin menangis. Awalnya, dia mengira nilai Kitab Api Matahari bisa menyaingi item peringkat Epic. Namun, setelah melihat begitu banyak pemain lain yang memiliki item ini, Sinfully Handsome segera menyadari kesalahannya. Jika dia menjual salinannya seharga 1 Koin Emas, dia akan mendapat keuntungan besar.

Di tempat lain, Shi Feng merasakan kepuasan besar setelah membeli 30 eksemplar Kitab Api Matahari. Dia akan benar-benar melupakan keberadaan item ini jika dia tidak menemukan Kitab Api Matahari di Rumah Lelang sejak awal.

"Tiga puluh buku seharusnya cukup untuk kebutuhanku." Shi Feng melihat 30 Kitab Api Matahari yang tergeletak di tasnya, dengan perasaan sangat puas.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Meskipun dia telah menghabiskan 4 Emas, 50 Perak, membuat asetnya sedikit menyusut, Koin Emas yang dia miliki hanya akan terdepresiasi seiring waktu. Jauh lebih baik jika dia menggunakan Koin Emas itu untuk meraih keuntungan lebih jauh.

Dengan demikian, Shi Feng telah menghabiskan begitu banyak uang untuk membeli Kitab Api Matahari.

Di kehidupan Shi Feng sebelumnya, banyak pemain yang mendapatkan Kitab Api Matahari. Sayangnya, tidak ada dari mereka yang tahu kegunaannya. Karena itu, mereka menjualnya dengan harga murah. Namun, ada seorang Ranger yang dengan putus asa membeli Kitab Api Matahari ini. Bahkan setelah harga Kitab Api Matahari naik menjadi 1 Koin Emas per buku, pemain itu tetap membelinya tanpa ragu, menuai kecurigaan banyak orang.

Jadi, banyak pemain mulai menyelidiki Kitab Api Matahari.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Pada suatu kesempatan, sebuah party pemain bertemu dengan seorang Ranger yang bertarung sendirian di peta Level 25, Gua Dewa Api (Flame God's Cave). Selain itu, Ranger itu memperlihatkan pemandangan mengejutkan dengan membunuh monster Boss dan Elite di sana sendirian. Namun, kemudian, para pemain menemukan bahwa alasan Ranger itu bisa bertarung sendirian di Gua Dewa Api adalah berkat Kitab Api Matahari.

Sejak saat itu, rahasia Kitab Api Matahari terungkap, menyebabkan harganya meroket. Pada akhirnya, bahkan ketika Kitab Api Matahari dijual seharga 3 Koin Emas per buku, masih ada pemain yang rela membelinya.

Saat ini, Shi Feng hanya menghabiskan 15 Koin Perak untuk membeli setiap buku. Dia mendapat untung besar dari transaksi ini.

Bagaimanapun, Blackie dan yang lainnya masih butuh waktu lama sebelum mereka bisa kembali ke Kota White River. Karena Shi Feng tidak ada pekerjaan lain, dia mungkin bisa memburu Boss di Gua Dewa Api. Lagipula, kekuatannya saat ini terlalu lemah. Dia tidak bisa menyelesaikan Epic Quest, Kegelapan Turun, maupun Unique Quest, Jantung Iblis. Selain itu, ada banyak quest penting di Kota White River yang membutuhkan tim untuk melaksanakannya. Inilah tragedi yang menimpa semua pemain solo. Karena itu, memburu Boss adalah pilihan terbaik yang tersedia bagi Shi Feng saat ini.⁠‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠

Yang terpenting, Gua Dewa Api adalah lokasi berharga yang khusus menjatuhkan desain penempaan. Desain penempaan inilah yang membuat Ranger itu menjadi orang kaya, dan dia telah mendapatkan lebih dari 600 Koin Emas dari semua desain penempaan yang dia jual, menjadi iri banyak pemain.

Segera setelah itu, Shi Feng bergegas menuju gerbang teleportasi. Dia membayar biaya 24 Koin Perak dan teleportasi ke Benteng Red Flame, titik teleportasi terdekat ke Gua Dewa Api.

Chapter 199 - Flaming Sun Scripture

Displayed on the half-transparent pale-blue screen, the price of the Flaming Sun Scripture was similarly striking.

“Crap! This seller must have been dropped on his head as a child!” Shi Feng loudly cursed the moment he saw the price.

In actuality, Shi Feng wasn’t the only person who loudly cursed when they saw the price for this Flaming Sun Scripture; some players would even couple their curses with a few finger motions.

A thousand Gold Coins. This person was simply insane.

Shi Feng then took a look at the seller’s name.

“Sinfully Handsome.”

Shi Feng could only look at this person with respect when seeing this exotic name. Just how much of a narcissist was this person?

Looking at this name, Shi Feng could also vaguely guess the reason why the price of this Flaming Sun Scripture was so high.

However, since he had seen the Flaming Sun Scripture, he could not easily give it up. Hence, he sent out a communication request to this person called Sinfully Handsome. However, Shi Feng hid his name when he made the call, preventing this Sinfully Handsome from discovering his identity.

After waiting for ten seconds or so, Sinfully Handsome picked up the call.

“Who are you? What business do you have with me? You can’t be asking me to power-level you, right? If you’re a pretty girl, this brother can carry you to victory with me,” narcissism filled Sinfully Handsome’s voice when he spoke, and he gave others the hint of being a hooligan.

Shi Feng was instantly dumbfounded when he heard Sinfully Handsome’s words.

Girl?

Carry you to victory?

Just who was this person?

Even a person like this could obtain the Flaming Sun Scripture? Was this world already in such a mess?

“Hey, speak a few words, why don’t you? Are you dead? Don’t tell me you’re a tranny, right? This brother doesn’t have that kind of taste,” Sinfully Handsome suddenly started panicking.

“Hello, I’m interested in buying the Flaming Sun Scripture that you’ve placed on the Auction House. I wonder if you can sell it to me at a lower price?” Shi Feng asked.

“Oh! So you want to buy that item? Of course, I can!” Sinfully Handsome smiled in realization, “I’ll slightly reduce the price for you then! How does 900 Gold sound? This is a very justifiable price!”

Shi Feng faintly smiled at Sinfully Handsome’s asking price. He then calmly stated his own price, “20 Silver Coins.”

Shi Feng did not believe Sinfully Handsome knew the Flaming Sun Scripture’s true value.

Only fire-type humanoids Level 10 or higher would drop the Flaming Sun Scripture. However, its drop rate was somewhat low, so its selling price was very high; the average person usually couldn’t afford it. Even so, it was still not worth an insane 1,000 Gold. With that kind of money, players could even purchase an Epic ranked item. Why would they bother buying an item like the Flaming Sun Scripture if they had that kind of money?

“Hey, fellow brother, you’re not being sincere here. You are the one who took the initiative to contact me, yet, you’re offering such a price? Do you know which Guild I belong to?” Sinfully Handsome beamed a smile, proudly saying, “Have you heard of Dark Star before? It’s an apex third-rate Guild in White River City! With this name alone, shouldn’t you at least offer 100 Gold?”

Dark Star, it was indeed a powerful Guild in White River City.

However, what did that have to do with Shi Feng?

“One Gold Coin. If you don’t wish to sell, then forget it,” Shi Feng understood that Sinfully Handsome took him for a fool. However, he was also in quite a need for the Flaming Sun Scripture, so he decided to offer such a high price. Unfortunately, Sinfully Handsome misunderstood Shi Feng’s intentions.

“You have to think through this clearly. In the entire White River City, only I possess this Flaming Sun Scripture! Seeing that you’re an honest person, I’ll make a large sacrifice and sell it to you for 10 Gold with an additional 100,000 Credits. If you still don’t want it, I can only look for another buyer,” Sinfully Handsome confidently said.

“Goodbye!” Shi Feng immediately disconnected the call.

Sinfully Handsome suddenly panicked when Shi Feng disconnected the call. He did not think that Shi Feng would be so decisive. At least try to bargain! Watching his 1 Gold Coin fly out of his grasp, Sinfully Handsome’s heart bled with regret. However, he was too embarrassed to contact Shi Feng again.

“Humph! I don’t believe that you can so easily give up on this Flaming Sun Scripture!” Sinfully Handsome snorted.

Although he did not know the use of the Flaming Sun Scripture, based on its powerful and tyrannical name, it was not an ordinary item. Sinfully Handsome was very sure that Shi Feng knew this item’s value. However, he did not wish to pay too high a price, so he retreated for the sake of advancing. With this thought, Sinfully Handsome was further assured of the Flaming Sun Scripture’s value; it was definitely worth more than 1,000 Gold Coins.

Hence, Sinfully Handsome ran towards the Auction House, changing the price of the Flaming Sun Scripture from 1,000 Gold Coins to 10,000 Gold Coins. He wanted to see if Shi Feng was willing to beg him for this item.

However, when Sinfully Handsome arrived at the Auction House, he discovered that there was not only a single Flaming Sun Scripture on auction anymore; there were five of these books now. Aside from his copy, priced at 10,000 Gold Coins, the other four books were all priced at 15 Silver Coins.

The most inconceivable thing was that the number of Flaming Sun Scriptures up for auction continued to increase. In the blink of an eye, there were already 10 copies of the book up for sale.

“Just what sort of situation is this?” Sinfully Handsome’s eyes widened; he thought he was dreaming right now. How could there be so many Flaming Sun Scriptures??

While the quantity of these Flaming Sun Scriptures increased, someone else bought them, one after another.

There were a total of 32 copies of the Flaming Sun Scripture offered in the Auction House. Among them, Shi Feng had bought 30 of them. Only Sinfully Handsome’s copy and another copy sold by Nobody Cares for 20 Silver Coins remained.

Sinfully Handsome suddenly thought of something. He then hurriedly opened the trade section under White River City’s official forums.

As expected, there was an anonymous post stating: Buying Flaming Sun Scriptures at 14 Silver Coins per book! Willing to purchase it at 15 Silver Coins if placed in the Auction House.

One could often find such purchasing methods in virtual reality games. After all, players had plenty of items that they kept on hand without placing them on the Auction House. There were only a scarce amount of players like Sinfully Handsome who would place items of unknown value on the Auction House.

Shi Feng also remembered this fact, and he thought that, by now, there should be quite a few players who have gotten their hands on a Flaming Sun Scripture.

“Ah! My 1 Gold Coin!” Sinfully Handsome wanted to cry. Originally, he thought that the Flaming Sun Scripture’s value could rival that of an Epic ranked item. However, after seeing so many other players possessing this item, Sinfully Handsome immediately realized his mistake. If he had sold his copy for 1 Gold Coin, he would have made a huge profit.

Elsewhere, Shi Feng felt great satisfaction after purchasing 30 copies of the Flaming Sun Scripture. He would have completely forgotten about this item’s existence if he had not discovered the Flaming Sun Scripture on the Auction House in the first place.

“Thirty books should be enough for my purposes.” Shi Feng looked at the 30 Flaming Sun Scriptures laying in his bag, utterly pleased.

Although he had spent 4 Gold, 50 Silvers, shrinking his assets slightly, the Gold Coins he possessed would only depreciate as time passed. It was much better if he used those Gold Coins to profit further.

Thus, Shi Feng had spent so much money to purchase the Flaming Sun Scriptures.

In Shi Feng’s previous life, plenty of players had obtained the Flaming Sun Scripture. Unfortunately, none of them knew its purpose. Hence, they sold it at bargain prices. However, there was a Ranger who had desperately bought these Flaming Sun Scriptures. Even after the prices of the Flaming Sun Scriptures rose to 1 Gold Coin per book, that player still bought them without hesitation, earning the suspicion of many.

So, many players started to investigate the Flaming Sun Scripture.

On one occasion, a party of players met with a Ranger who grinded solo at the Level 25 map, Flame God’s Cave. Moreover, that Ranger displayed a shocking scene of killing the Boss and Elite monsters there by himself. Later on, however, the players discovered that the reason the Ranger could grind at the Flame God’s Cave alone was all thanks to the Flaming Sun Scripture.

From then on, the secret of the Flaming Sun Scripture was revealed, causing its price to skyrocket. In the end, even when the Flaming Sun Scripture sold for 3 Gold Coins per book, there were still players willing to buy it.

Right now, Shi Feng had only spent 15 Silver Coins to purchase each book. He had made a huge profit from this trade.

In any case, Blackie and the others still needed a long time before they could return to White River City. Since Shi Feng had nothing better to do, he might as well grind the Boss at the Flame God’s Cave. After all, his current strength was too weak right now. He could complete neither the Epic Quest, Darkness Descends, nor the Unique Quest, Demon’s Heart. Moreover, there were plenty of important quests in White River City that required a team to carry out. This was the tragedy that befell all solo players. Hence, grinding Bosses was the best option available for Shi Feng at the moment.

Most importantly, the Flame God’s Cave was a valuable location specialized in dropping forging designs. These forging designs had made that Ranger into a rich man, and he had earned over 600 Gold Coins from all the forging designs he sold, becoming the envy of countless players.

Soon after, Shi Feng hurried towards the teleportation gate. He paid a fee of 24 Silver Coins and teleported to Red Flame Fortress, the nearest teleportation point to the Flame God’s Cave.

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