The Strongest Sword God Reincarnation
Chapter 58. Equipment Competition

Just twenty minutes after Shi Feng placed the Glazed Chestplates up for auction, all twenty pieces of them had been sold. The popularity of the Glazed Chestplate was much better than the Garrison Armor.

There were even some players who showed off their purchases on the official forums.

Previously, these players had to beg, using various methods, to join a team. Now, however, with their majestic-looking equipment, a simple shout would gather them dozens of invitations from the Elite team to select them.

After the rise in the popularity of the Glazed Chestplate, the players who failed to buy one all hit their own chests in deep sadness. They hate themselves for not borrowing money to buy such equipment because, at present, it is no longer sold.

Meanwhile, the Forging Association in Golden Sand City was filled with people.

The vast hall was filled with players. The players present were spokesmen for various Groups. They were here for only one purpose, and that was to invite Hammer Trading to their Group.

Among the group present, there were some very famous ones. There was no shortage of spokesmen for the Third-class Group. If at ordinary times, this spokesperson would act haughty and arrogant. They will use a condescending attitude when dealing with Lifestyle players. Even so, these Lifestyle players would still treat them with the utmost respect. They would even shed tears of emotion, pledging their loyalty to the Group when they quickly signed a contract, becoming part of a large Group.

However, the current trend of the game has changed. The Group's top brass strongly stressed that they, the spokesmen, should invite Hammer Trading. Otherwise, they could start packing their things. Hence why the Group spokesmen were like obedient grandchildren, standing and waiting in the hall for Hammer Trading's call.

Inside an Intermediate Forging Room on the second floor…

"Brother Hammer, you're so great! I admire you so much! Previously, those third-rate groups would not recruit you no matter what. Now, they are like grandchildren waiting for you. They wouldn't leave even if you chased them away, "A sexy female Religious Leader in her mid-twenties hugged around Hammer Trading's powerful arms, giggled and spoke with admiration. His bulging chest rubbed his arms.

"Hahaha, this is just a small matter. However, I really have to thank the fool who paved the way for me and even hid his name. He made all the big Groups know how important I am," Hammer Trading laughed out loud. He secretly praised his own intelligence and wisdom for being able to think of a plan to capitalize on that anonymous Forging fame. It earned him his luck at the moment, becoming the idol of every player, "Wait until I enter the first-rate Group and rise to their upper echelons. That would be absolutely incredible. Right now, I am only showing a small part of my prowess. Let those third-rate Guilds continue waiting outside. I can use them to increase my value and fame."

"Boss, what are we going to do about all the orders we've received?" Ask an Assassin.

Hammer Trading rolled his eyes at the Assassin, saying in a dismissive tone, "Who cares about them? I suffered a loss of 2 Silver Coins per piece of equipment. Do they think I'm running a charity? My goal has been fulfilled. I was just waiting for the first-class group to come. Don't bother with other players; tell them we're too busy and don't have time."

To use Shi Feng as a stepping stone, Hammer Trading used all of the Silver Coins belonging to his classmates. He also spent a lot of Credits to purchase a lot of materials and Silver Coins. However, he had only forged ten savage Chestplates out of all those materials. Thus, selling each piece of such equipment for a maximum price of 4 Silver Coins caused a huge loss to him. However, all the sacrifices were worth it. As long as she was recruited by the first-rate Group, she could get as many materials as she wanted, a huge salary, and even a line of female players who wanted her attention. Hammer Trading felt refreshed just from thinking about all these advantages.

Suddenly, a Berserker entered the Forging Room with a panicked expression.

"What's going on, Hadron? Seeing you in such a hurry, has the upper echelon of the first-rate Group already come?" Hammer Trading asked nervously.

"Big problem! Many top-tier equipment suddenly appeared in the Auction House. All players on the official forums of the game are discussing it now, and the number of clicks on posts is greatly increased. The post has over five million clicks now, and many Groups are starting to notice it. Moreover, the equipment was sold by the same anonymous Forger. The price of such equipment was set at a minimum of 4 Silver Coins. Everyone starts to wonder about the identity of the forger in charge, and they no longer pay attention to you, Boss."

"Moreover, there are already several first-class Groups making declarations on the forum. They were willing to hire that forger for a high salary and make him the Forging Head of their Group. Some representatives from the large Group downstairs also started going to the Auction House. "

Hammer Trading's expression froze when he heard Hadron's words.

"He had the courage to steal my wind and position. Don't blame me for being disrespectful. Making such top-tier equipment has high cost and low success rate. If you sell it at 4 Silver Coins, then I will sell it at 3 Silver Coins. I wonder what loss you're capable of dealing with?" Hammer Trading suddenly stood up. He wanted to make Shi Feng know he would definitely not let the position of the Forging Head, and his future 'happiness', go.

He had already suffered a loss of 2 Silver Coins to create a savage Chestplate that had low Attributes. In that case, Shi Feng would at least lose 4 to 5 Silver Coins for selling every top-tier piece of equipment at 4 Silver Coins. Maybe even more. Hammer Trading believed he could last longer than Shi Feng.

"But, Boss, we don't have many Silver Coins left. At most, we are able to forge another ten savage Chestplates" Hedron said worriedly.

"What to be afraid of? I still have some funds. Worst to worst, I will spend a few more Credits to purchase materials and Silver Coins. I'm sure I can get rid of that little bastard. For every piece of equipment that little bastard sold, he suffered a loss at least two or three times that of us. Why should we be afraid?" Hammer Trading confidently asked. He convinced himself that Shi Feng, too, was trying to attract the attention of a first-rate Group by doing a loss-making business. But in the end he will be a champion.

An hour later, several additional savage Chestplates appeared at the White River City Auction House. The minimum selling price of each of them was 3 Silver Coins.

At the same time, a new post appeared on the official forum of the game.

For the benefit of many, I, Hammer Trading, have decided to sell the savage Chestplate each at 3 Silver Coins. I will defend against this evil forger until the end! Requesting support! Requesting encouragement!

Suddenly, a wave of players followed the post, sending it to the top of the forum. Each of them supported Hammer Trading's good actions.

As a result of this incident, the entire White River City became busy. Everyone understood this was a competition between two forges capable of forging Bronze Equipment. Every player in White River City watched with anticipation. The people who would benefit from this exchange, in the end, would definitely be them, the players. Soon they would be able to purchase Bronze Equipment at a cheap price.

The various Groups also began to witness in the audience venue, no longer expressing their intentions. They were all waiting for the final winner, while at the same time buying all the equipment and developing the strength of their Group.

However, Shi Feng himself was unaware of this. He had just finished buying Stone and Hard Stone. Right after entering the Auction House, he discovered that the number of players there had increased once again. Only then did he find out about this incident.

He called out the control of the Auction House's interface, placing all of his Glazed Chestplates for auction. He set twenty pieces up for sale every hour, selling a total of 120 pieces of Glazed Chestplates. Such a number was definitely enough to torment Hammer Trading.

Following which, Shi Feng used the money earned from selling Glazed Chestplates to purchase Hard Stones and Card Sets. After purchasing all of these items, Shi Feng suddenly discovered that he still had slightly more than 1 Gold Coin.

From time to time, Shi Feng would receive notifications from the System. It would state that another Glazed Chestplate had been sold, and a number of Silver Coins had been deposited into his bag.

Shi Feng felt, the more Silver Coins he spent, the more Silver Coins he had. The number that did not seem to decrease in the least...

Shi Feng considered selling some of his Silver Coins in the Trading Center[1], exchanging them for some spending money in real life. It was much better than just holding these Silver Coins.

TL Notes:

[1] Trade Center: this is not an in-game Trade Area. It is like an online market for currency and in-game goods, where you can sell/buy Coins/goods for real life money (Credit).