The remaining items were Bronze Gear, which was still in a situation where there was demand but no supply. However, the attributes of the two pieces of Bronze Gear dropped by the Silver Wolf King were similar to the Black Iron Gear dropped by level 20 bandits. Wu Shaochen thought for a moment and listed the two items at a price of 60,000 each, and they were instantly snapped up. It seemed the buyers didn't even check the attributes, they just saw it was Bronze and bought it immediately.

Wu Shaochen looked at the two remaining pieces of equipment, [Black Bear King Boots] and [Graphite Helmet]. One was dropped by the level 17 Black Bear King, and the other by the level 20 Chief. Both had excellent attributes. He was considering whether to auction them or set a fixed price based on previous sales.

What Wu Shaochen didn't know was that most players in Jinling City were eagerly watching the Auction House. It was the first time they had seen such a large batch of Black Iron and Bronze Gear being sold.

At this moment, Wu Shaochen's private chat window also chimed.

Xue'er: "Are all the items in the Auction House listed by you?"

Chen Feng: "Yeah, why?"

Xue'er: "..."

Xue'er: "Do you have more?"

Chen Feng: "You want more?"

Xue'er: "Yes."

A quick look at "pawread dot com" will leave you more fulfilled.

Feeling that the conversation might be misunderstood, she quickly added, "I only want Bronze Gear, do you have any?"

Wu Shaochen thought for a moment and sent over screenshots of the attributes of the remaining two pieces of equipment, which were suitable for all classes.

Xue'er: "How much?"

Chen Feng: "Same as usual, 160,000 each."

Xue'er: "Okay."

The transaction was completed quickly. Wu Shaochen, a bit curious, asked, "Miss, does your family own a mine? You're so wealthy."

Xue'er: "Yes, so you can cooperate with me long-term."

...

Chen Feng: "Can't we keep a low profile?"

Having converted unwanted equipment into cash, he suddenly had an income of nearly 900,000, putting Wu Shaochen in a great mood. He glanced at the Chief's house, curious about why the guy hadn't come out even though all his men were dead.

Entering the house, it was large but sparsely decorated. Besides the hall, there were several rooms, and he could faintly hear crying from one of them.

Wu Shaochen walked to the source of the sound and opened the door, revealing two women with disheveled clothes and tear-streaked faces, looking at the doorway in terror.

Scanning the room, Wu Shaochen finally understood why the Chief didn't want anyone coming up. He was really enjoying himself, having a threesome? He had interrupted the man's fun, no wonder he seemed to have a deep grudge.

Looking at the two women's disheveled clothes, they seemed to be village girls the Chief had kidnapped from some village. They were quite pretty, the guy had good taste.

"Alright, you should hurry home. The Chief of Blackwind Stronghold has been killed by me," Wu Shaochen told them.

"…"

The two women showed no reaction, still looking terrified.

"Uh, you don't believe me?"

Wu Shaochen had to emphasize loudly once more.

This time, the two finally reacted. One of them timidly asked, "Re...really?"

"Why would I lie to you? Just go out and see for yourselves. Hurry up, or you won't be able to leave," Wu Shaochen wasn't sure if the bandits would respawn, and if the two women dawdled, they might really not be able to leave.

The two women tidied their clothes and cautiously walked outside...

A few minutes later, they ran back and knelt in front of Wu Shaochen.

"Thank you, young hero, for saving our lives. Thank you... thank you..." They cried while kowtowing, thinking their lives were over and they'd be the demon's playthings forever, never expecting a chance to escape.

Wu Shaochen was flustered, quickly helping them up, "Alright, alright, no need to thank me, just hurry home."

After a while, he finally calmed them down. Then one of the women suddenly said, "Benefactor, I know where this demon's treasure is hidden."

"Really?" Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up, not expecting a hidden benefit.

"Take me there quickly..." Wu Shaochen urged eagerly.

"Benefactor, please follow me," the woman led Wu Shaochen to one of the rooms.

The room looked like a storage room, with all sorts of clutter thrown around. Honestly, if he were searching himself, he would have given up after a glance.

The woman knocked around the room, and soon a stone door, just big enough for one person, opened on one side of the stone wall.

"Pretty fancy!" Wu Shaochen was a bit surprised. The mechanism was well-hidden, he hadn't noticed it at all before.

"Benefactor, this demon put all the loot he plundered over the years in the chest inside. You can see it once you go in, but the chest key is only on him," the woman said.

"Oh?" Wu Shaochen suddenly remembered the key he had just picked up, thinking it was for a treasure map chest, but it seemed it was for this.

Wu Shaochen entered. It was a small room with just a large chest inside and nothing else.

Excitedly, Wu Shaochen walked over, saw the chest was locked, and tried the key from his backpack. It opened immediately.

The moment the chest opened, Wu Shaochen's eyes were nearly blinded. The room was dimly lit, but once the chest opened, it was filled with a golden glow, making it hard for Wu Shaochen to keep his eyes open.

After a while, his vision returned, and he saw the chest was filled with gold coins, making him drool.

"We've hit the jackpot..." Wu Shaochen eagerly stuffed them into his backpack.

After a while, he finally emptied the chest. His backpack now showed 673 gold coins, up from 161, meaning the chest held over 500 gold coins, which thrilled Wu Shaochen. It was lucky he came in, or he would have missed out.

Even though the influx of players into the main city had increased their money-making ability, causing game currency to depreciate significantly, it was still 1 yuan for 10 copper coins, meaning 1 gold coin was worth 1,000 yuan. Over 500 gold coins equated to over 50,000 yuan.

"Sigh, with gold depreciating so fast, should I sell some?" After thinking it over, he decided against it. He felt gold would be very useful in the future, and he didn't really need the 50,000 yuan.

After securing the gold coins, he found a pearl at the bottom of the chest and quickly picked it up to examine.

[Mana Orb]: Carrying it continuously restores mana, recovering 2% per second.

"…"

Wow, this effect is comparable to a Divine Artifact. Although the recovery isn't much, it's continuous, meaning it can restore mana even during battle, so there's no need to worry about running out of mana.

But it's a bit wasted on me as an Assassin. If I sold it to a Mage, it would definitely fetch a high price. What should I do, sell it or keep it?

I'll use it for now. This item's price is hard to set, and who knows, I might run out of mana myself when I have more skills.

Seeing there was nothing else in the room, Wu Shaochen walked out satisfied. Seeing the two women still standing outside, he asked, "Why haven't you left?"

The two women looked embarrassed. One of them said, "Benefactor, could you escort us back? We're from Liu Family Village, 10 kilometers away, but to get there, we have to pass through Tiger's Roar Forest, which is full of fierce tigers. We're not strong enough, so..."

I see, well, since I've started helping, I might as well see it through. Besides, without them, I wouldn't have gotten so many gold coins. Wu Shaochen was in a great mood and agreed immediately.