Liu Nian carefully opened the door. A group of people were standing at the door, and the leader was Mu Feng, whom she had parted ways with that morning.
After a few seconds of stunned silence, Liu Nian realized something was wrong and quickly ushered the person into the room.
"It's just a small token, please accept it." By the time Mu Feng finished speaking, the servants had already filled the table with brocade boxes.
What kind of strategy is this? Liu Nian couldn't figure it out, so he simply waited for him to explain his purpose.
"It's Miss's birthday dinner the day after tomorrow. I hope you can make time to attend." Mu Feng got straight to the point and placed an invitation on the table.
At night? This made Liu Nian a little worried. Wasn't he afraid of nocturnal monsters?
Or have they become so powerful that they can ignore the nocturnal monsters? Could it be because of that barrier?
Liu Nian didn't ask any questions, but instead quickly savored the deeper meaning contained in these words.
"Definitely." He didn't refuse; at most, he would just eat and drink, but socializing was none of his concern.
Besides, since they gave such a generous gift, it's only right and proper to pay them a visit.
Seeing that Liu Nian agreed, Mu Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Now that his goal had been achieved, he immediately took his leave.
Keeping one's word is a rare and precious quality in the apocalypse, not to mention the merit of escorting the young lady without expecting anything in return. Although there are some flaws, they do not detract from the overall merit.
From a personal perspective, he still quite liked Liu Nian, as long as he didn't marry the young lady.
After seeing Mu Feng off, Liu Nian instinctively looked at the brocade boxes.
What are they?
The imagined gold and silver jewelry did not appear; those things were worthless in the apocalypse.
The brocade box contained precious medicinal herbs, crowns, cards, land deeds, and even indenture.
However, without skill books, Liu Nian didn't care about the other potion cards.
These items were beyond Liu Nian's control; they were far too valuable. An ordinary person could instantly become a tycoon in B City just by acquiring them.
Liu Nian had no intention of settling down in B City, so these things held little appeal for him.
After making up her mind, Liu Nian threw the brocade boxes into her spatial storage. She decided to return them to them at the banquet.
However, there were other things that concerned him more.
It's not surprising that they knew my level, class, summoned creatures, and even mercenary level. However, it was somewhat alarming that they found me as soon as I returned to the inn and had prepared gifts for me.
What a powerful intelligence network! That was Liu Nian's first impression.
He even felt that he had been watched from the moment he stepped into B City.
Lost in my own thoughts, I didn't realize that the night had deepened.
When the system notified us that night had fallen, the streets of the Second Ring Road were still bustling with activity, and the market, which was deserted during the day, was teeming with people.
Aren't they afraid of the nocturnal monsters?
Outside the barrier, a large number of flying monsters were gathering. Once they spotted their target, they quickly swooped down on the crowds in the commercial street.
Liu Nian immediately sensed something was wrong and wanted to intervene.
But a miracle happened: the moment they approached the barrier, their bodies were ignited by pale yellow flames.
Like fireworks flashing across the sky above the barrier, they illuminated the entire commercial street.
The pedestrians on the street were already used to it, which made Liu Nian feel like a clown.
At this moment, Liu Nian finally understood why the Lu family dared to hold such a large banquet: because they had the resources to do so.
After figuring this out, Liu Nian joined the night patrol team, wanting to see what items in the market he could use.
I've accumulated a lot of enchanting materials, so I can reopen my enchanting shop anytime soon.
Walking among the crowd, most of the adventurers, like Liu Nian, were dressed in a mismatched manner, making the scene resemble a parade of a hundred ghosts.
Oh, just now a man wearing a black iron mask and a cloth armor robe walked past Liu Nian.
Wow, look at this muscular man walking towards us, wearing leather armor on top and iron armor on the bottom.
Hmm, whose subordinate is that woman wearing a full white sable hat?
Pshaw, you treat others like clowns, but aren't they treating you like a clown too?
To onlookers, a one-eyed man in a black robe, wearing a gold-plated hat, was convulsing in the middle of the street, seemingly oblivious to everyone around him.
Pshaw, she's clearly trying to hold back her laughter!
Where did the convulsions come from?
To suppress her laughter, Liu Nian thought through all the sad things.
He didn't notice that the people around him were looking at him with the kind of concern that people with intellectual disabilities have for him, nor did he realize why the people around him were keeping such a distance from him.
The commercial street has many player-run shops, including blacksmith shops, potion shops, engineering shops, and enchanting shops.
There are also convenience stores, banks, and pawnshops, as well as entertainment venues such as gambling dens, bars, clubs, and establishments of ill repute.
I followed the flow of people and browsed through each small shop. I spent the most time in the enchanting shop, whose owner was a plump young man with an innocent-looking face.
Because of limited materials, his enchanting skills were also limited, even less than Liu Nian's. However, his enchanting prices were not low. With materials, he charged a handling fee of 150 crowns, and without materials, it cost a full 600 crowns.
Unfortunately, the blacksmith shop didn't sell fine iron ingots, and the enchanting shop didn't have large multicolored prismatic fragments, otherwise I could have built my own meat grinder.
After getting a general understanding of the market for side hustles, Liu Nian had an idea in mind.
Leave the shop area and head to the designated street vendor area, where there are even more people and a wider variety of goods for sale.
An adventurer's stall caught Liu Nian's attention; he was selling a card and a small engineering item there.
He must have studied engineering as a side job, as the props he used were small items like crossbows and engineering grenades.
Because it's a beginner-level item, the purpose of this little prop is rather awkward.
There is a certain chance of injuring the user, so it is not very popular, which shows that its engineering level is not high.
However, on the other hand, without financial backing, who could possibly reach such a high level?
Liu Nian was ranked among the top in all four lists, but he was still not a beginner enchanter.
Squatting down and pretending to select some items, Liu Nian asked, "How much is all of these?"
With so many crowns in my pocket, why not indulge in a little extravagance?
The young man opposite was clearly not expecting such a guest to come to their door, and was momentarily stunned.
These inferior products are far inferior to those in stores, and he hesitated whether to say so openly.
This is my first time setting up a stall; I'm just trying to make a living.
"How about we try asking for fifty crowns?" The young man hesitated, worried that the price might scare the customer away.
After hesitating for a long time, his hungry stomach finally overcame his conscience, and he gritted his teeth and stretched out his five fingers in front of Liu Nian.
Seeing the young man in his early twenties across from her acting hesitantly, Liu Nian patiently waited for his offer.
Seeing the outstretched hand, Liu Nian glanced at the other person and could clearly see that the other person was guilty.
Five hundred crowns? That's not too expensive, I'll buy it! Liu Nian thought to himself.
"I shouldn't have asked for fifty. How about lowering it a bit?" The young man seemed to regret his decision.
"Alright, five hundred it is!" Liu Nian readily placed a bag of crowns on the white cloth of the stall before the young man could speak.
The clanging sound of the crowns brought the young man back to reality. He decisively reached out and took the crowns, nodding repeatedly and saying, "Sell, sell, sell!"
In contrast, Liu Nian remained calm, carefully packing the small items along with the card before decisively disappearing, leaving the disoriented young man bewildered in the wind.
The surrounding vendors watched the transaction with envy, some of them eyeing Liu Nian's good fortune as if he were a fat sheep.
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