Chapter 111: Market Demand

Listening to Aizawa Reika’s suggestion, Xiao Fen fell into hesitation for a moment.

For his second ability, Xiao Fen had considered choosing the Muscle Cell Control system or the Temperature Control system, but when making these considerations, he hadn’t seriously thought about the market demand among Trialists.

And now, Aizawa Reika’s suggestion explained from another angle that among Trialists, what was truly lacking were Poison Control ability users. It was precisely because of the lack of such ability users that Poison Crafting scrolls were so cheap.

Biological Poison Control ability?

Xiao Fen carefully considered his current equipment configuration. Whether an ability is useful is not only reflected in how much effect this ability can produce, but whether it matches his configuration is also an important factor.

Obviously, judging by Xiao Fen’s current skills and crafting abilities, choosing Biological Poison Control was also a good choice.

Not to mention that Acid Poison Bullets and Withered Flower might gain a power bonus due to the Biological Poison ability, even the Qigong skill could be mixed with other damage abilities in the Qi Explosion. Flexibly choosing different toxins seemed to be a more flexible control method.

Moreover, there was equipment like Viknair’s Sigh in Xiao Fen’s Warehouse. With these, Xiao Fen choosing Biological Poison Control as his second ability indeed had an innate advantage compared to other abilities.

Thinking of this, Xiao Fen nodded and asked, “Alright, let’s talk first. If it’s Poison Crafting scrolls, how many scrolls can the staff I’m selling fetch?”

“It’s hard to say, Mr. Xiao Fen. Your staff doesn’t add any skills; it mainly increases attributes. This kind of staff is a treasure in front of those who need it, but has no value to ordinary Trialists. For such a staff, we generally suggest not appraising it, but sending it directly into the auction for bidding. And not the hourly bidding we have now, but the intermediate auction held every three days. This way, your staff can be seen by more Trialists, and it might also find a real buyer. However, the premise is that you can wait that long.”

Xiao Fen tapped the coffee table lightly. To him, whether it was Gene Points or Poison Crafting scrolls, they were not immediate necessities. Before entering a new Trial World, he had no particular needs.

So time was still quite abundant for him. Thinking of this, he nodded and asked, “When does the next intermediate auction start?”

“It’s not the next auction, Mr. Xiao Fen. Your staff won’t participate in the next intermediate auction; there is a queue issue after all. If you agree, your staff will participate in an intermediate auction in 15 days. How does that sound? If you agree, please sign this document and transfer your staff to the Auction House’s Warehouse.”

For now, 3 days or 15 days didn’t make much difference to Xiao Fen. He glanced roughly at the document Aizawa Reika took out, nodded, took the gold-tipped fountain pen handed to him by the female agent, and signed his name.

Then he summoned his Light Screen, selected the temporary ownership transfer item, and soon, new text appeared on the Light Screen.

“The Fisna’s Knight you own has undergone a location transfer, please confirm.”

Xiao Fen looked up at the female agent. Aizawa Reika glanced at the tablet in her hand, looked up, and gave Xiao Fen a beautiful smile, saying, “That’s correct, Mr. Xiao Fen. Your weapon has been transferred. In 5 days, if your weapon fails to sell, it will automatically return to your Warehouse. We charge no intermediary fees. If your weapon sells successfully, we will take a certain percentage of the fee, I hope you don’t mind.”

Xiao Fen waved his hand casually and said, “Alright, tell me, besides buying Poison Crafting scrolls, what else do I need to buy? As a novice, I’d rather make all preparations in advance to avoid panicking when facing problems.”

Aizawa Reika was currently looking down, dealing with several issues regarding the ownership transfer of Xiao Fen’s staff. Hearing Xiao Fen’s question, the female agent raised her eyes, swept a glance at Xiao Fen from the gap between her glasses frames, quickly retracted her gaze, and said in a low voice, “A Level 1 Trial World can be passed with ordinary weapons. It is a process for Trialists to become familiar with the Trial World again, so the difficulty isn’t too high. However, if I were to make a suggestion, considering the long term, buying a backpack is a good choice.”

Xiao Fen’s eyes lit up as he asked, “Backpack? How many Gene Points for a backpack?”

“Backpacks of different specifications require different amounts of Gene Points. The smallest kind can only hold objects of about 2 cubic meters and costs about 5000 Gene Points. If it’s a backpack with other attributes, the price will only be higher.”

Xiao Fen was stunned for a moment and asked in a low voice, “Such a high price?”

“Don’t equate this kind of backpack, which can be used in various Trial Worlds, with the backpacks provided by the World Tree. The backpacks currently sold on the market have very high defense and won’t be liquidated by the World Tree when leaving the Trial World. These two points alone justify this price.”

Xiao Fen rubbed his brow and said, “In other words, if my staff doesn’t sell for a high price, then I’ll have to choose between a backpack and Poison Crafting scrolls.”

“Indeed, but I have the past transaction records of Fisna’s Knight here. Historically, this staff has been auctioned 12 times, with an average price of around 8000 Gene Points. The price of a basic Poison Crafting scroll is generally around 3000 Gene Points. If you are lucky, you can buy two Poison Crafting scrolls for 6000 Gene Points. Adding the backpack, you would only need to add 2000 Gene Points to buy all of these.”

Xiao Fen smiled bitterly, looked at Aizawa Reika, and said, “It sounds like you are already certain that I have extra items enough to exchange for 2000 Gene Points.”

Aizawa Reika nodded and said, “Healing Potions. The market price of a bottle of basic Healing Potion is around 1200 Gene Points. If you are willing to trade a bottle of Healing Potion, the Auction House is willing to temporarily cover the difference for you. The remaining part can be repaid after you complete your new trial mission. Within 3 days, you do not need to bear any interest on the difference paid by the Auction House.”

Xiao Fen frowned, and after a while asked, “Let me ask, what is the ratio for converting Gene Points into Real World currency?”

The female agent was stunned for a moment, then laughed. She shook her head and said, “The Auction House cannot undertake this kind of black market transaction. If you need it, you can apply directly to the Council of Elders. The Council of Elders will issue some Real World Missions. By completing these Real World Missions, you can obtain enough cash. After all, the Council of Elders is not the World Tree and has no right to issue Gene Points, so it can only provide compensation using Real World currency.”