In the No. 006 beginner village of Shanghai, the public channel had already exploded due to the bidding for two new pieces of equipment.

"Holy crap, am I seeing things? 90,000 for a piece of Black Iron-grade equipment? Is that outrageous?"

"Behind the red gates, meat and wine go to waste; on the streets, frozen corpses lie."

"This guy is definitely a whale (someone who spends a lot of money on in-game purchases)."

"Hey bro, want a girlfriend? The kind that's both sweet and sassy."

"I don't envy him, I envy the one who hung up the equipment. He got rich through his own hard work and is a role model for us all!"

The public messaging channel kept buzzing, but Jiang Hao had muted it, so he didn't see it. He was debating whether or not to attack poor Ryan. After careful consideration, Jiang Hao decided against it!

"The item you listed in the auction house has been successfully auctioned for 20,000 yuan. After deducting a 10% handling fee of 2,000 yuan, the remaining 18,000 yuan has been transferred to your linked bank card account. You can view the specific details of the transaction in [My Auctions] under [Auction House]."

The system notification sounded, and Jiang Hao raised an eyebrow. His breathing then quickened. Skillfully opening his "My Auctions" list, Jiang Hao saw the sale information for "Turtle Claw," unmistakably for 20,000. The buyer was still the player known as "Ice Queen."

"Holy crap, 20,000! How can you earn 20,000 in an hour?"

As Jiang Hao spoke, he clicked on the "Auction in Progress" list, then his eyes narrowed sharply. He wondered if he had misread it, rubbed his eyes, and counted again carefully. Yes, it was 120,000, or more precisely, 125,000. The bidding price for the [Turtle Breastplate] had already been driven up from 10 yuan to 125,000. In other words, regardless of whether anyone else participated in the bidding, this black iron equipment would sell for at least 125,000.

His heart pounded with excitement, his hands trembled. For most of the day, Jiang Hao couldn't recover from his overwhelming emotions. He stared intently at the auction information for that piece of equipment, his expression devout as if welcoming the arrival of a god. Time ticked by, and finally, at the 9-minute mark, someone placed another bid: 130,000!

This set a new record for the highest bid for this piece of equipment.

The bidders' nicknames are not visible, so it must be an anonymous auction.

Less than two seconds later, someone else made a bid of 140,000.

The player's nickname is "I was born to be rich and useful".

The bidding increased by ten thousand each time, making Jiang Hao's heart pound. He thought the guy who bid 14 must have had a really rich and auspicious name.

After waiting for quite a while, no one placed a bid. Time ticked by, and in the very last second before the auction ended, Jiang Hao's eyes widened in disbelief. In that single second, the bidding list suddenly scrolled rapidly, adding over a dozen new bids. Then, the bidding list flashed and disappeared, accompanied by a system notification.

"The item you listed in the auction house has been successfully auctioned for 180,000. After deducting a 10% handling fee of 18,000, the remaining 162,000 has been transferred to your linked bank card account. You can view the specific details of the transaction in [My Auctions] under [Auction House]."

"How much...how many?"

"Ten ten ten... sixteen six... twenty thousand?"

A surge of adrenaline rushed from his feet to his heart, then straight to the top of his head. Jiang Hao felt dizzy and swayed, almost unable to stand. Although he had anticipated this, the staggering number still brutally shattered his mental defenses. Let alone 160,000, Jiang Hao had never even earned 60,000. He toiled away on construction sites, enduring wind and rain, scrimping and saving, and couldn't even save 5,000 yuan a year. Now the system told him he had earned 162,000, and had already thoughtfully transferred it to his bank account.

How can someone believe something that directly destroys their worldview?

It wasn't until much later that Jiang Hao slowly turned around, a hint of madness in his clear eyes. He began to confront the world boss he had just given up on: poor Ryan.

Faced with Ryan's explosive stats once again, Jiang Hao easily suppressed his fear and began to seriously analyze Ryan's attributes, hoping to find a foolproof solution.

With an attack power of 1425, only the Skeleton Turtle King in the entire team can withstand it. If Jiang Hao doesn't want to be the first to engage, then he has no choice but to let the Skeleton Turtle King tank Ryan's attack first, and then seize the opportunity to counterattack.

Additionally, the boss has an area-of-effect attack; its two jumps can deal a total of 1.6 times its attack power in damage, which the 1620-HP Skeleton Deer definitely can't withstand. Therefore, when the Skeleton Turtle King moves forward to lure the monsters, the Skeleton Deer absolutely cannot get too close, otherwise it will easily be killed by Ryan's area-of-effect damage. However, it also cannot get too far away; once the Skeleton Turtle King finds an opportunity to stun Ryan, it must be able to follow up with another stun in time.

Most importantly, Ryan's movement speed is a whopping 112, meaning his agility is also 112, enough to affect his attack speed, not to mention his reaction speed. Therefore, any gap in the stun duration between the two stuns could allow Ryan to break free, potentially leading to a team wipe. Fortunately, Jiang Hao's team has five combat units, and each stun lasts 1.62 seconds, providing ample room for error to perfectly cover the talent's 5-second cooldown.

Actually, it doesn't need to be that complicated. Jiang Hao can simply follow the normal procedure and pull the monster over himself. All subsequent controls are also easy to perform.

But now that Jiang Hao has money, he has become timid. He feels that it is better to be cautious in everything, so he spent countless brain cells to devise what he considers to be a flawless tactic.

After finalizing the tactics, Jiang Hao ordered the Skeleton Turtle King to engage the monster. Skeleton Deer No. 1 followed at a distance behind the Skeleton Turtle King, followed not far behind by Skeleton Deer No. 2, then Skeleton Deer No. 3, and Jiang Hao riding on its back. The three Skeleton Deer followed the Skeleton Turtle King, maintaining the same distance at all times.

When the Skeleton Turtle King was within 25 meters of Ryan, Ryan moved. He turned his head, staring intently at the Skeleton Turtle King lying on the ground, and then charged forward, his body leaving afterimages as he arrived in front of the Skeleton Turtle King.

-1284

White damage numbers floated above the Skeleton Turtle King's head, while the stun effect star above the Skeleton Turtle King's head spun rapidly.

charge!

Jiang Hao's eyes narrowed; this was a warrior's signature skill. At the same time, he saw Ryan raise his sword to his left shoulder and quickly slash to the right. The sword struck the Skeleton Turtle King, dealing terrifying damage. White damage numbers then appeared above the Skeleton Turtle King's head.

-1999.5

Cleave!

Ryan's skill with the highest area-of-effect damage.