Online Game: The Strongest Landlord - Chapter 23

Chapter 23: Making Money, Making Money

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Since this newbie dungeon was a mandatory one, it would not drop any equipment. Only by handing the head of the Orc Bandit Leader back to the village chief could he obtain the reward.

The reward was naturally to raise one’s level to Level 10 and obtain the right to enter the city. However, if one chose not to hand over the quest item for the time being, they could enter the dungeon repeatedly. Perhaps the officials also thought that this dungeon was relatively difficult and tacitly agreed to let players cooperate to pass the quest in this way.

Therefore, after Lao Yao left the dungeon, he was not in a hurry to submit the mission to level up. Instead, he brought Bed 1 and a few of his university classmates to clear the dungeon. This could be considered as fulfilling his promise.

After Bed 1’s team had cleared the dungeon, Lao Yao said to Bed 1, “You guys turn in the mission first!”

“Huh? Brother Lao Yao, aren’t you handing it over?” Bed 1 asked curiously.

“Yes, I plan to charge a fee and bring people to clear the dungeon in the novice village!” Lao Yao didn’t hide it from him and said with a smile.

“Sigh, indeed. Only Brother Lao Yao has the ability to clear the dungeon alone. This money is worth it!” Bed 1 sighed. Then, he discussed with his classmates and said to Lao Yao, “How about this, Brother Lao Yao? We won’t be in a hurry to level up. We’ll help you advertise in the novice village!”

“Alright!” Lao Yao accepted their good intentions.

Hence, Lao Yao leisurely stayed beside the village chief. Meanwhile, Bed 1 and the others each found a spot in the novice village. They switched the game’s voice channel to the regional channel and started shouting.

“A professional is to bring people to pass the novice dungeon quickly and painlessly! Friends who need help, please contact Assassin Lao Yao beside the village chief!”

One had to say that Bed 1’s shouts were really useful. If Lao Yao was the only one shouting, he would probably be drowned out by the other people’s messages. There were too many people using the regional channel in the novice village, and Bed 1 and the others’ names were quite neat. When they started shouting together, they instantly occupied a small screen, allowing the other players to see them clearly.

In the novice village that Lao Yao was in, there were quite a number of people who had reached Level 9 and had full experience. There were quite a lot of leveling madmen these days, so it was not strange. However, due to equipment and skills, there were not many people who could clear the dungeon. When they heard this shout, they immediately ran to the village chief’s side to look for the man.

Lao Yao adjusted the system settings at the right time and displayed the name above his head. As soon as the players arrived beside the village chief, they immediately found the right person.

“Friend, are you bringing people to clear the dungeon?” Someone asked Lao Yao.

Lao Yao nodded. “Yes, but it’s not us, but me alone! I can bring two people with me at once!”

A player asked suspiciously, “Are you sure you can do it alone?”

Lao Yao didn’t defend himself but directly displayed the head of the orc bandit leader. This was the best proof.

“How much are you charging?” The players were no longer suspicious.

“10 silver coins per person!” Lao Yao said with a smile, “No bargaining!”

“What the f*ck! So greedy!?” A group of players exclaimed. In order to prevent the players from farming money, it was very difficult for them to earn much money in the novice village. Nowadays, players basically relied on doing missions to earn a few silver coins. Lao Yao alone took more than half of their wealth. No wonder they said that he was greedy…

The price that Lao Yao offered was decided after much deliberation. Although this price was a little high, it was not too ridiculous. Therefore, he did not change his mind. This was because he knew that if he died in the novice dungeon, he would lose a certain amount of experience. If he wanted to accept another mission to enter the dungeon, he had to gain experience again. It was definitely a waste of time.

Who wouldn’t want to leave the novice village as soon as possible? There wasn’t much money here whether it was completing missions or killing monsters. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that it was a remote village. Lao Yao had grasped the players’ intention to leave as soon as possible and insisted on this price.

“It’s too high. Brother, I’m a girl. Take me through with a discount!”

Some female players started to use their killing moves on Lao Yao. In the end, Lao Yao rolled his eyes. What kind of joke was this? You’re not my tenant. Do I know you very well?

To male players, Lao Yao was a shady person. Even if he was facing female players, he still had to take a look at them, right? Even if Lao Yao was a good person deep down, he had to understand if the other party really needed his help! Therefore, Lao Yao’s current attitude made the female players grit their teeth in hatred…

In the end, seeing that there was really no way to lower the price, two players reluctantly paid.

After accepting the money with a smile, Lao Yao grouped the two players who had suddenly become poor into the team. After letting them accept the mission, they were teleported into the dungeon together. When the other players saw that someone was testing the waters, they waited at the village chief’s place to see if they could really go over.

After entering the dungeon, the two players who had paid had just taken out their weapons and were about to kill the monsters together when Lao Yao instructed them, “The two of you don’t have to go through so much trouble. Just wait at the intersection!”

“Are you saying that you’re going to kill them alone!?” The two players were shocked. They had thought that they would have to contribute after paying, but they did not expect Lao Yao to clear the dungeon alone.

“Hey, don’t. Are you confident?” One of the players looked at Lao Yao suspiciously. “If you die, what will happen to our dungeon?”

“Don’t worry!” Lao Yao took out a dagger and spun it in his hand. “If I can’t pass, I will compensate in double!”

With that, he did not care about the expressions of the two players and ran towards the orc camp on the mountainside.

Actually, at the very beginning, the moment Lao Yao entered the dungeon, he realized that the terrain here was not bad. The camp was a distance away from the intersection. The situation of him fighting monsters in the camp would not be seen by others. This way, Lao Yao’s money-making plan would naturally be implemented.

The Instance Dungeon of the Novice Village this time was a rare opportunity. After entering the city, the advantages of large guilds or studios would gradually be displayed. It would be extremely difficult to have another chance to lead people through the Instance Dungeon like this.

After killing his way into the camp with ease, Lao Yao once again performed the scene of one against three and easily killed the orc bandit leader.

Lao Yao already had the quest item in his backpack, so he did not obtain it again. However, the two players who were waiting far away at the intersection received it. Hearing the system notification, the two players were dumbfounded. The entire process only took ten minutes!?

When the quest ended and they were automatically teleported out, the two players were still in a daze.

“What’s going on? So fast? Don’t tell me they died?” The players waiting outside saw them reappear not long after they entered. Those players were instantly filled with doubts.

However, before they could finish discussing, the two players suddenly slapped their thighs and shouted, “Awesome! This money is worth it!” After saying that, they thanked Lao Yao and hurriedly ran to the village chief to submit the mission.

When they saw the light of leveling up on the two players, the surrounding players realized that their dungeon quest had been passed!

Oh my god! How could it be so fast!? The players looked at each other.

At this moment, Lao Yao smiled and started to call for the next round of customers. “There’s not much time left. Players who want to complete the mission, please hurry up. I’ve been online for almost ten hours!”

Actually, excluding the time for lunch, Lao Yao still had two hours to stay in the game today. Using this phrase, it was just to show that resources were scarce.

In the next second, Lao Yao was almost drowned by the surging crowd…

“Me! Me! Brother, bring me through first!”

“Quick! Quick! This is the money for the mission. Brother, take me in first!”

The group of players had finally acknowledged Lao Yao’s strength. They fought to be the first to request a trade with him. Previously, they were still complaining that 10 silver coins was too expensive. Now, looking at their expressions, if Lao Yao did not accept the money, they would have to be angry with him…

“Don’t be hasty, don’t be hasty! Ladies first!” Lao Yao said while sweating profusely. It would be troublesome even if the business was good. After shouting at the top of his lungs, Lao Yao and two female players traded first before bringing them in.

The surrounding gamers were very depressed at Lao Yao’s actions. Previously, when the female gamers asked him to lower the price, he ignored them. Now that a lady had come, what was going on?

Although Lao Yao pretended to be hypocritical, the female gamers were beaming with joy. Human beings were really strange. Previously, Lao Yao didn’t lower the price of 10 silver coins, which made the female gamers grit their teeth in hatred. However, after he displayed his powerful strength, although it was the same price, they didn’t find it expensive at all. Instead, they were very satisfied with Lao Yao’s favor…

Just like that, Lao Yao used the same method to lead wave after wave of players to pass the novice dungeon mission. He killed so many orc leaders that his hands were aching from counting money. In the end, Lao Yao even felt that the ugly appearance of the orc leader had become so cute…

Although the players could not see how Lao Yao cleared the dungeon, it was indeed as advertised. It was fast, safe, and painless. Therefore, the news spread like wildfire. Gradually, the players in the novice village where Lao Yao was located all knew that a strong professional was bringing people to clear the novice dungeon mission. Hence, they all came because of the reputation. When the system notified them that Lao Yao’s online time was about to be up, there was still a large group of people behind him.

“Everyone, listen to me!” Lao Yao had no choice but to roar. “It’s almost time for me to go offline. Let’s continue tomorrow!”

Then, he ignored the players’ reactions and went offline, causing the players to be extremely vexed.

After Lao Yao took off his helmet, he was so happy that he laughed out loud. It had only been two hours and he already had more than two gold coins in his pocket. Although it was not a lot, it could be of great use in the early stages of the game. Putting everything else aside, just the learning and upgrading of skills after entering the city at Level 10 was a huge expense!

“I’ve earned money, I’ve earned money. I have a Motorola in my left hand and a Nokia in my right hand…” Lao Yao used a strange tone as he hummed a tune that had been passed down from an unknown era. He ran into the bathroom to wash up…