After a quick glance, Hao Yun gave up on learning the forbidden spells, because casting them was too troublesome and required chanting in advance.
Now, Hao Yun could only choose warrior skills. After looking left and right, Hao Yun finally chose two passive skills.
【Frenzy: (Passive Skill) Each attack stacks a Frenzy effect. Each stack of Frenzy provides an additional 1% damage bonus, lasting for ten seconds, with no upper limit on stacks.】
[Sword Aura: (Passive Skill) Attacks inflict an additional sword aura damage, equal to the weapon's maximum attack power.]
Choosing these two skills was purely out of necessity, because the warrior's ultimate skill has too much range of motion and too many openings.
The damage is indeed high, but Hao Yun really doesn't want to learn it; he'll stick to basic attacks for damage output.
Hao Yun felt that the passive skill "Sword Qi" was very suitable for him, as it added extra damage based on the weapon's maximum attack power. This was because his weapon, the Yin-Yang Twin Swords, was undetectable by scouting, so its attack power must be high.
At the same time, the Sword Qi skill can also stack the Frenzy passive, stacking two layers of the passive with one attack, which is a huge advantage!
Hao Yun spent ten skill points to learn these two skills. As for the remaining two skill points, Hao Yun decided to save them for later and learn a forbidden spell for self-defense once he had ten.
"How did you learn two passive skills?"
Ye Zi, who was standing next to Hao Yun, looked at the skills Hao Yun was learning with great confusion.
No normal person would learn passive skills. Active skills have high damage and short cooldowns. No matter how good a passive skill is, it can't compare to an active skill.
"The skills listed here are not really suitable for me."
Hao Yun smiled and shook his head, then led Ye Zi to the ordering area.
The two had just sat down when they heard a group of adventurers whispering to each other at a table not far away.
"Hey, have you heard? An underground ruin has been discovered near Kyle City. Many high-level adventurers have gone down to explore it. I wonder what they will find."
"I'm thinking of trying my luck, do you guys want to come?"
"Go my ass! Are you rushing off to your death?"
After ordering several dishes, Hao Yun became interested in what the adventurer was saying not far away.
"Ye Zi, have you ever been to the underground ruins?"
Ye Zi shook her head. Although she had never been there, she had heard from others that the underground ruins were dangerous.
"No, but I've heard that underground ruins are very dangerous. Although you might find some good things, the risks are too high."
After listening to Ye Zi's words, Hao Yun narrowed his eyes, showing a hint of interest in the underground ruins.
Logically speaking, underground ruins are places the protagonist must visit, because there is likely to be treasure inside.
If he weren't in a weakened state, Hao Yun would probably have already led his team to the underground ruins.
"What are you planning to do today since it's your day off?"
Before the food was served, Hao Yun started chatting with Ye Zi.
"Let's go browse the street stalls and see if we can find anything useful."
"Street stalls?"
"Yeah, you haven't been there?"
Ye Zi looked at Hao Yun with a puzzled expression. The stall was a booth set up by adventurers.
Having spent years roaming the wilderness, adventurers often discover strange and unusual things. Usually, these things are useless, so adventurers will sell them, hoping to find a sucker.
"I've never been there."
When Hao Yun first arrived in this world, there were many things he didn't know, so it was normal that he didn't know about street stalls.
Ye Zi gave Hao Yun a brief explanation and then invited him to go with her.
After finishing their meal, the two set off for the adventurers' stall in the west of the city.
As soon as Hao Yun arrived at West Street, he heard shouts and cries. The street was crowded with people, with heads packed tightly together from one end to the other.
"This is a street stall. Let's go take a look."
Ye Zi pulled Hao Yun into West Street and began browsing through each stall.
The stalls sold all sorts of things: weapon fragments, unidentified sculptures, and dirty pebbles.
Reconnaissance is completely useless here; whether you can find good stuff depends entirely on your eyesight.
As Ye Zi haggled with the stall owner to buy a shiny piece of mineral, Hao Yun began to observe the people on the street.
This slime town isn't very big, and about 70% of its inhabitants are humans.
Of the remaining 30%, 20% are half-orcs, and the last 10% are orcs and fairies.
Orcs and humans are not much different, except that they have animal ears and tails, which makes them look cute.
As for orcs, they are simply upright-walking wild beasts with thick fur, sharp teeth, and an absolutely intimidating appearance.
Fairies are exactly the same as humans, except that they have pointed ears and are handsome men and beautiful women.
Let's go!
After some haggling, Ye Zi managed to reduce the price from one gold coin to five silver coins and successfully bought the ore.
After browsing through more than a dozen stalls, Hao Yun's eyes were drawn to an item at one stall.
Chapter 199 Treasure Hunting Talent
How much is this?
Hao Yun squatted down in front of the stall and casually picked up a dark piece of ore.
The stall owner was an orc. He lowered his head, glanced at the ore in Hao Yun's hand, and a cunning glint flashed in his eyes.
Don't let their burly appearance fool you; orcs are actually quite clever, and they'll start by asking for exorbitant prices.
"Three gold coins."
Before Hao Yun could speak, Ye Zi spoke up.
"Are you robbing me?! Who would buy this for three gold coins? I think it's only worth three silver coins."
Ye Zi really knows how to bargain; she reduced the price by a hundredfold.
This is actually quite common at street stalls. Vendors usually mark up the prices of their items to be very high, but the actual prices are not that high at all.
The items on the stall were all things they discovered by chance, or perhaps they picked them up casually.
Setting up a stall here is just a side job for them to pass the time when they're bored during their breaks, and to earn some money for drinks.
"Young lady, three silver coins is too low, add some more."
The stall owner smiled憨厚ly. Since he wasn't being taken advantage of, there was no need to put on airs. In any case, everything on his stall was something he had casually picked up in a mine.
"Then four silver coins, no more than that."
After Ye Zi finished speaking, she got up to leave, but the stall owner hurriedly stopped her.
"Alright, four silver coins it is."
Ye Zi patted Hao Yun, signaling him to pay.
Holding the ore in his hand, Hao Yun left the stall, somewhat dazed. This was meteorite iron, and he'd only bought it for four silver coins?
Don't be fooled by the fact that this piece of ore is dark and only the size of a fist; it is surprisingly heavy, weighing at least ten kilograms.
Meteorite iron is a good material for crafting equipment. Although it's not high-grade, it's definitely a top-tier material in this ordinary world.
Thanks.
Hao Yun casually tossed the ore into his system inventory and thanked Ye Zi with a smile.
"You're welcome. If you see anything you like, I'll help you negotiate the price!"
Yezi was very excited. She loved bargaining with people at the street stalls, and she was always happy when she successfully negotiated a lower price.
The two continued browsing the street stalls, and soon Hao Yun discovered that Ye Zi, this little girl, seemed to have some kind of incredible luck.
Almost everything she set her sights on was a high-grade material for refining weapons.
After following Ye Zi around for more than an hour, Hao Yun watched as Ye Zi bought three pieces of jade, two pieces of ore, and one fire-attribute gem at an extremely low price.
With doubts in his heart, Hao Yun couldn't help but ask Ye Zi a question.
Why did you choose these dark stones?
Ye Zi bit her finger and pondered for a moment, then shook her head.
"I don't know, maybe I just think it's fun."
Hao Yun was speechless, so he followed Ye Zi and visited all the stalls, sweeping up all the good stuff.
Back at the hotel, Hao Yun called Ye Zi to his room.
Unaware of what was going on, Ye Zi acted very awkwardly after entering the room, which was a bit inappropriate in broad daylight.
Under Ye Zi's expectant yet nervous gaze, Hao Yun pulled her to sit on the bed.
Is this about to begin? I should do something about it.
Ye Zi closed her eyes, her cheeks flushed slightly, and her breathing became heavier.
Hao Yun glanced at Ye Zi. What was wrong with her?
"Ye Zi, the ores you bought are all good stuff."
Hao Yun snatched the backpack from Ye Zi, poured out the ore inside, and squatted down to use the Yin-Yang Twin Swords to remove the impurities.
Ye Zi, who was expecting Hao Yun to do whatever he wanted, noticed that her backpack had been stolen and opened her eyes in confusion.
When she saw Hao Yun squatting on the ground playing with minerals, she immediately realized she had misunderstood and was very angry.
"So what if I am!"
With her hands on her hips, Ye Zi turned her head away and ignored Hao Yun.
After removing the impurities from the ore, Hao Yun took out a blood-red fire-attribute gem.
"What’s wrong with you?"
Hao Yun, puzzled, looked up and placed the gem in Ye Zi's hand.