.Chapter 457: Conquering the Underground Black Market
The black market, thieves' hut, and prophet's hut are special buildings that are randomly refreshed on the strategic map, and can occasionally be encountered by players on the world map.
These buildings may appear in the wild anytime and anywhere, which is a bit like luck.
If players are lucky enough, they can complete some small tasks in the Thief's Hut and the Prophet's Hut with very good rewards. It is not certain what they can get, such as powerful and free mercenary subordinates, equipment and even a lot of experience.
money.
In comparison, players with huge sums of money are more willing to encounter the black market in the wild.
In the black market, there are many high-quality or even top-quality equipment for sale at any time, and the price is naturally high. However, if I tell you that the lowest price among them is rare-level equipment, and if you are lucky, you can even encounter king-level equipment.
And it will be plural, so no one will mind the gold coins ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands~
Today, the half-year efforts of hundreds of millions of players around the world have made the basic resources on the world map of Heroes of Might and Magic extremely abundant. As players continue to increase their levels and their gold-producing capabilities become increasingly powerful, the exchange ratio between game gold coins and world coins has
It quickly dropped to a ratio of forty to one.
In the early days of the game, wealthy people who were short of money spent heavily to buy game gold coins. Even many player guilds, families, and mercenary groups who wanted to become bigger and stronger were also constantly absorbing gold coins. Even Liu Yifei passed the Battle of Stars in the early days.
Soul Studio has sold a large number of gold coins in exchange for a lot of income.
However, the strength of gold coins is only fleeting. Nowadays, if you are lucky, you can buy fifty game gold for one world coin on some intermediary websites.
However, the huge amount of players is always only rich in basic resources~
The setting of the Heroes of Might and Magic L game is very complex, and the low equipment explosion rate has been a problem criticized by many players since the public beta. Even now that players have entered the era of second-order items, not every player can still achieve a rare suit.
standards.
Even a rare weapon or jewelry with level 60 or above can still have a market value of tens of thousands of gold coins.
This is true for rare equipment, let alone king-level ones~
Two or three months ago, the price of a piece of king-level jewelry ranged from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of world coins. Today, there is still no sign that the price has dropped. Even the market for king-level jewelry is still rising.
After all, compared with weapons and armor, the explosion rate of jewelry is even lower~
Therefore, if the player is lucky and can buy the best rarity or even the king with u gold coins in the black market, then the pure profit will be dozens of times when he sells it, which is huge for any player.
Compared with the black market, the underground black market is much more special.
As the name suggests, the underground black market is a black market hidden underground. It is extremely difficult for players to find, and it itself is very different from the black market.
First of all, the underground black market only exists on the world map and has never appeared on the strategic map. Secondly, unlike the black market that refreshes randomly across the map, the underground black market is actually a fixed trading location. The key is whether you can
Discovery, and whether you can gain access.
Underground black markets usually have disguises, such as a miniature village around the city, abandoned thatched houses in the wilderness, or even some mercenary recruitment buildings that look dilapidated and useless. These may be the surface illusion of the underground black market.
In addition, it's no use just knowing where the underground black market is, you have to have a way to get in.
The methods of entering the underground black market are updated every week, and there are so many ways to do so. It can be said that it is an exaggeration that can only make players imagine that no system cannot be designed.
Basic ones include completing a coded conversation with a specific NPC, putting a specific object (it may be equipment, materials, or even consumables) into someone's hand or placing it somewhere, and moving something around.
Wait wait wait.
If you want to move a mechanism to search for something secret, the trap detection skills of professional thieves can still be useful, but if you use other methods, it will be a pain in the ass. There is no trace at all, and you can only complete a large number of
Boring preliminary tasks to look for clues.
Coupled with the fact that the entry method rules are updated once a week, very few players have the patience to find a way to enter the underground black market, even if there is an underground black market in a certain area that has been controlled by players.
The biggest difference between the underground black market and the black market is its specific service content.
Strictly speaking, as long as it is something that can be traded, there is no transaction that cannot be done on the underground black market~
From the retail and wholesale of equipment, to the sale of wild territory information and even the territory itself, these are all things that black market merchants often do. Even the resources that are in short supply in some large system cities, these mysterious guys can always make a certain amount of money.
stock.
If players find a way to enter the underground black market and have strong financial resources, they will really make a fortune. Just like what the old lizardmen and others do, even powerful mercenaries of the fourth and fifth levels are sold in bulk. This is very important for today's
For today's player organizations that are fighting to the death for a first-level mercenary recruitment building, they are willing to pay dozens of times the price. After all, scarcity is more valuable.
However, Liu Yifei's idea this time is more powerful. He does not plan to make money through the underground black market. After all, it is a large-scale war nowadays. God knows how much prices fluctuate in the market controlled by NPCs. Besides, except for the City of Glory, there are other places around here.
The NPCs in the city rebelled collectively, and Liu Yifei couldn't find a suitable big buyer even if he wanted to engage in buying and selling.
According to the intelligence of the old lizard man leader, the underground black market is not a unified and coordinated large organization, but some extremely strong individual organizations in the region. Although they also have quite strong combat power, compared with the regular army at the level of large cities, that
It’s completely worth mentioning~
Liu Yifei is not the lord of a large city, but the military power he currently holds is to a certain extent far stronger than that of ordinary lords of large cities. It only takes a matter of minutes to rob those underground businessmen.
After asking clearly about the specific locations and entry methods of the two recent underground black markets, Liu Yifei asked the old lizard man to lead his tribe to retreat into the Swamp of Hope.
Although the defense of this ghost fortress is not weak, it is a completely isolated city. There are not even basic outposts around it. Once it is besieged by the enemy army, it will definitely be a very troublesome situation. Therefore, Liu Yifei has to set up defenses around it.
It takes considerable investigative eyes and ears.
The patrol and security work in the plain area can be left to the third-level and seventh-level silver-winged vultures. These ferocious monsters in the sky are not only strong, but also have excellent flight speed and endurance, making them very excellent air patrol units.
On the ground, Liu Yifei did not need to arrange any patrols, but he still needed to send a group of people to enter the Hope Swamp behind the Ghost Clan Fortress to prevent his retreat from being raided.
After all, this place is also the home terrain of the swamp people. It would be unreasonable not to let the old lizard man and the others go back. Moreover, the old lizard man also said that this is a place they have managed for a long time, and the people of the swamp are not only extremely fond of every plant and tree in it.
Familiar with it, and also laid a lot of evil traps in it.
In the past, due to the war, the population of their tribe was depleted, and most of them were wounded. The traps were not managed by anyone and could not be as effective as they should be. But now that they are strong (relatively speaking?), they naturally want to let anyone
Enemies who dared to enter the swamp paid a heavy price.
Liu Yifei was skeptical about the old lizard man's statement. He always believed that in the face of a large number of regular troops, the old lizard man's only way was to play games, play some auxiliary and disruptive role, or slow down the enemy's advance. However,
But it cannot play a decisive role. The only thing that is most reliable is always our absolute strength.
However, the wood in the swamp still had to be collected. At least a lot of high-quality wood was needed to build the second-level magic tower that Liu Yifei had longed for, so Liu Yifei agreed to the collective return of the swamp troops.
Now that all the things that needed to be arranged were arranged, Liu Yifei stopped delaying and quickly led a group of subordinates towards the nearest underground black market.
The subordinates Liu Yifei chose were very elite, including five hundred sixth- and eighth-level light knights and a thousand silver-winged eagles.
What Liu Yifei pursues is extreme speed battle
He doesn't know how much time he has left, so his only requirement is to complete the accumulation of original capital as soon as possible before more changes occur, and to wipe out all enemies with the force of thunder.
This unit is impeccable in terms of mobile charge capabilities, but it is very troublesome to fight a tough battle. After all, the lack of long-range firepower support is a major weakness, but they are not going to attack the city, right?
As for treatment, the eighth-level Bright Knight is a combined war-priest profession similar to that of the Paladin. In addition to having more powerful combat capabilities, it can also apply some good buffs to itself and restore blood to itself.
The only disadvantage is that you can't support others at the same time, you can only take care of yourself.
Therefore, as a match, Liu Yifei chose the Silver Wing Fury. Not only will it not slow down the marching speed, but it can also spread out the investigation situation at a faster speed. It can also play a huge role in pursuit battles and prevent anything from slipping through the net.
fish.
Running fast all the way, Liu Yifei was almost knocked apart
At the beginning, he led the way on his own lord's mount, but soon Liu Yifei discovered that the speed of these bright knights was simply too awesome to be outrun by the dismounted horses under him.
Even in order to accommodate Liu Yifei's horse speed, the entire army had to slow down. This really made Liu Yifei, the lord, feel too depressed.
His subordinates were actually stronger than the boss, and they were so much stronger. Fortunately, there was no one else around, otherwise Liu Yifei would have been tempted to find a place to get in.
As for the giant gryphons in the sky with their wings shining as beautiful as silver, let alone them. They fly like a thousand biological fighter planes. If they don't want to slow down and land, they can only circle in groups from time to time.
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With no choice, Liu Yifei finally had to give up on his poor pony again, leaving it on the side of the road, summoning two earl servants to take care of it, and then climbed directly onto the back of a silver-winged vulture.
Under normal circumstances, third-level griffins are definitely unable to carry people. They are very heavy on their own, and if one more person is included, they will be overweight. However, these ferocious creatures have been upgraded to seventh-level perversions. They are actually the highest level for third-level creatures——
The eighth level is only one step away, and it is extremely powerful. Even if the angry vultures wear a special gryphon armor, it is easy to carry a person on their back.
The angry eagle flew easily, but Liu Yifei on his back was shaken and crippled~
Riding Grigory Flying, although the wind speed is scary, there are many flat places on the back of the bone dragon. He can always find a corner to hide for a while. If Liu Yifei wants to feel more comfortable, he can just lie on the back of the bone dragon.
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It's very flexible to let the vampire count fly while he's in his arms. Even when he's riding a lord's mount, it's not a real mount system like a war horse, so there's no bumpy feeling.
But this angry vulture was dying. Every time the angry vulture flapped its wings, Liu Yifei felt that it was powerful and heavy, as if the air under the wings of the gryphons was their father-killing enemy. They flapped desperately, but for the angry vulture
There is nothing strange about it~
In fact, their strength attribute was so high that every time they flapped their wings which was normal for them, it was like a death-defying force for Liu Yifei.
As a result, Liu Yifei felt obvious ups and downs, and the ups and downs were extremely frequent. Although he was extremely fast, his arm holding the neck of the angry vulture was completely numb before he flew halfway. It was entirely because he was worried that he would be killed.
If you throw it off, you can only strangle the griffin's neck tightly to cause it.
In addition, until he landed, his eyes were still vibrating up and down in an uncontrollable cycle.
After arriving at the place, the rest becomes particularly simple.
After some simple twists and turns, Liu Yifei successfully entered the underground black market, and following Liu Yifei there were four other dismounted knights of light.
The strength of these sixth-level and eighth-level mercenaries is far beyond the imagination of players. Especially with a foundation of up to 100 levels and a neat and rare outfit, they are simply three points more powerful than the little B at the same level (actually at this level
If the creature is in the wild, it is already at the B level, but the B equipment is more powerful. In this regard, the mercenaries are a little weaker. After all, as a lord, you still have to choose a universal weapon that can be equipped in a wide range of ways.
type equipment)
The four knights blocked the attack from the front, while Liu Yifei, the pseudo-mage, unleashed all kinds of curses and firepower from behind, which finally allowed Liu Yifei to experience the thrill of a fort.
However, when Liu Yifei discovered that the enemy on the opposite side had recovered from the sudden surprise attack and began to mobilize a large number of armed forces to surround them, Liu Yifei simply chose to retreat.
What happens next is even simpler.
To put it bluntly, the underground black market is also a local hegemon. Its own armed forces are closely related to their existence time and profitability. But in any case, these guys are not good men and women, let alone the kind of people who are attracted by others.
The master who will swallow his anger even when called upon.
Liu Yifei didn't need to continue provoking, the other party all rushed out with a roar. Looking carefully, there were no less than four or five hundred people, most of them were second-level "robbers", and there were also some first-level "thugs" and third-level "thugs".
"Looters" of the class.
Liu Yifei had encountered these three types of troops during the initial internal testing. They are all unique creatures in the human race. They are generally not easy to recruit, but if you find thieves, you may be able to recruit some more.
Compared with spearmen, thugs, who are also first-level creatures, are weaker in overall attributes, but they also have biological special effects, that is, the attack power of thugs in the team will increase by 10, and the maximum can be increased by 50. If there are more than a thousand
If there are people, the maximum damage will be increased by an additional point.
Bandits have a certain chance of getting money or even armor and equipment from their opponents during the battle, but their strength is too weak and cannot be compared with other second-tier troops.
The Marauder is a third-level creature with good speed, comparable to that of a swordsman. It also uses a meteor hammer to attack, which is a mid- to short-range attack. It can attack the opponent for one round, and its maximum damage is higher than that of a third-level creature. Its only weakness is
It's because the blood is too thin.
A combined force of four to five hundred first-, second- and third-level creatures is an opponent that cannot be underestimated for players, but it is too pink for Liu Yifei.
The Bright Knight, who had been arranged by Liu Yifei for a long time, had already eliminated most of his opponents with a single charge, and the rest could be dealt with quickly with three punches and two kicks.
As the saying goes, if these black merchants dare to open an underground black market in one place, they naturally have something to rely on. In addition to the armed forces at hand, they also have escape routes in all directions.
However, Liu Yifei came here for hunting this time, and hunting was necessary. There was already a large-scale cordon drawn by a thousand silver-winged eagles around him. These black businessmen could not escape even if they had wings, and they could only escape a little bit at most.
That's all.
"The player Liuyun captured an underground black market in the wild, wiped out most of the black traders, and caused a devastating blow to the local underground black market. The underground black market has been paralyzed and cannot be refreshed in the next month."
Rub~
Liu Yifei was sweating. He didn't expect that there was such a saying. Will the encirclement and suppression of the underground black market affect the refresh?
But it makes sense to think about it. No matter how hard it is to find or enter the underground black market, in front of endless players, it is impossible to keep its own secrets forever. There will always be a time when the secrets will be exposed to the world.
At the same time, the strength of player lords, mercenary groups, and guilds is constantly rising. Soon, more people will definitely have their minds on these underground black businessmen. If the system is endlessly refreshed, then this place will be completely occupied by players.
We have a treasure farm, and we can make even more money than killing people.
From this point of view, a place like the underground black market is attackable but unbreakable. It is enough to drive away the black traders and collect supplies. If you want to kill the black traders below, it will be a bit more gain than loss.
Liu Yifei was a little depressed because he had been too harsh before, but suddenly the next system prompt made him happy, and all his troubles ran to the back of his mind f@!!
