My Shadow Betrays Me And Becomes The Shadow Lord Overnight

Chapter 17: Chapter 14: Future Plans (1/3)

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

After the meal, Zhang Yun used a few tricks to stop Zhao Yiyi from washing the dishes. Then, he took his time cleaning everything.

As the breadwinner of the family, Zhao Yiyi’s time could not be wasted on trifling matters like washing the dishes.

She would just let this freeloading nephew of hers do the hard work.

Soon, Zhang Yun finished the chores.

He then considered what he should do with the low-level materials from the Reality Invasion Event.

There were three conventional options.

First, sell the materials at a base price to online merchants and companies.

Although it was the least profitable option, it was convenient and fast. Zhang Yun could make money without leaving the house, and he didn’t have to worry about security.

Second, transact with the Professional Alliance in the city. The organization could buy the materials or hold competitive bidding. Upon receipt of payment, the Professional Alliance would simply collect a part of the commission and transfer the rest of the proceeds to the seller’s bank account.

This method was also safe, but it was slightly more troublesome than selling online due to the time it would take.

However, the advantage was that Zhang Yun could set the price himself and sell it to professionals who were in urgent need. He could profit more.

Third, sell to individual buyers.

This was the most time-consuming and unsecured method. But after bypassing the middleman and handling fees, one could get the utmost benefits. It was suitable for advanced professionals who had strength and connections and were not afraid of encountering swindlers.

Zhang Yun thought about it.

He was more inclined to consult the Professional Alliance for his future plans.

It would be better to sell these materials on the way.

Zhang Yun shared the matter with Zhao Yiyi, who was sitting at the desk and typing on her device.

After getting Zhao Yiyi’s permission, Zhang Yun wore his white sneakers, opened the door of the living room, and unhurriedly took the elevator downstairs.

The size of Little Lantern Grass City was not big. It was similar to a county in Zhang Yun’s previous life.

The Professional Alliance was located not far away. Zhang Yun could reach it in a few dozen minutes by walking.

And so, he did not hail a taxi.

Instead, Zhang Yun treated the journey like physical training as he ran.

Although it sounded ridiculous, Zhang Yun could still earn attribute points through normal physical training like this, and there was no upper limit.

At least, no one had trained to the limit yet.

It was just that the speed of obtaining attribute points was tremendously slow, and it was also very random.

Zhang Yun could sometimes get a few attribute points for a few days in a row and then no attribute points for a few months in a row. He could not figure out the pattern.

Professionals without connections and power could not access the dungeons and the secret plane, nor could they encounter extraordinary opportunities that could defy death.

Hence, they could only rely on mundane methods and ‘bet’ on their four-dimensional attributes to become stronger.

For example, running, swimming, push-ups, fighting with other professionals, building up muscles, tearing abdominal muscles… All of them could randomly increase attribute points.

As for leveling up, there were other options apart from clearing dungeons, events, and secret planes.

One of them was to leave the city.

Leaving the city did not only mean merely exiting Little Lantern Grass City. It also meant departing from the human territories around the major cities and heading to the dangerous wild areas full of invading monsters.

Those greatly strengthened monsters from an invasion event must be hunted and killed. Opportunities and risks coexisted inside secret labyrinths.

Without the protection of the city’s high walls and the instant reinforcements of the city guards, people would have been besieged by a sea of specially enhanced ‘dungeon monsters’ and red-named ‘BOSS’ creatures wandering around.

One could imagine the level of danger.

Even the Professional Alliance of Hai Lingzhi City and the surrounding satellite cities regularly sent professional forces to clean up the dangerous wild areas.

Even though the monsters in the dungeon events were already strictly classified, the monsters in the wild were of a different breed.

It was rare for high-level monsters to run into the territory of low-level monsters.

It was prominently risky.

One would have to reach the tenth level, complete two certification assessments from the Professional Alliance, obtain the “Trainee Professional Qualification Certificate” and “Beginner Professional Qualification Certificate” issued by the organization, and become an official professional. Only then could one obtain a pass to leave the city.

At this moment.

Someone was definitely going to say it.

Tsk, wasn’t it just the tenth level? Didn’t he reach it in minutes?

Sorry.

That was a mistake.

There was a dividing line whenever a professional reached every fifth level.

Special and rare items were required for a level breakthrough.

For example, from Level 1 to Level 5, each level only required 100, 200, or 300 experience points.

From Level 5 to Level 10, each level would require 10,000 experience points.

From Level 10 to Level 15, each level would require a terrifying 1,000,000 experience points…

Moreover, when you fought monsters of a higher level, you would be crushed by the ‘enhanced attributes’ brought about by the level suppression. The experience points gained after winning would not increase much.

However, if Zhang Yun relied on level suppression to fight monsters that were five levels lower than him, he would be at a disadvantage.

And it would reduce his experience gain efficiency!

The larger the level gap, the more experience points would be deducted. In particular, it could be reduced to 1 or even 0 points.

Such mechanics completely rendered the scheme of having an expert take you on a train or becoming “Shilipo Sword God” useless.

The probable ‘drops’ from the dungeons were minuscule while the Experience Conversion Rate for many people was immensely low.

Without meeting the requirements, people wouldn’t be permitted to leave the city and farm (meet) monsters (death)… This requirement to reach the tenth level was greatly time-consuming and couldn’t be accomplished immediately.

Even to the extent that…

Reaching the fifth level was already a time-consuming task.

Without connections and resources, the starting period would be 6 months, with no upper limit. There would always be cowards who would not dare to face those dangerous monsters from dungeon events.