Pioneer in the gaming world

"Transaction successful, obtained thirty units of wood."

"Transaction successful, obtained twenty units of stone ore."

"Transaction successful, obtained three magic crystals..."

This time, a total of four hundred units of wood, two hundred and thirty units of stone ore, and three magic crystals were automatically stored in the personal space warehouse.

It was very convenient indeed.

The personal space warehouse seemed to halt time, and even meat would not spoil inside.

Unfortunately, it could only store materials and resources, and couldn't hold other things, which made You Qian feel somewhat regretful.

"You've done well, everyone's been very enthusiastic," said You Qian after counting the transaction items.

Unfortunately, there weren't many people willing to exchange for magic crystals.

However, it was understandable since magic crystals had a lower drop rate compared to common resources like wood or stone ore, and their value was clearly higher.

"At this pace, with several more transactions, I can upgrade either the Leader's Residence or the Human Altar," he mused to himself.

Compared to the Human Altar that breeds soldiers, the Village Chief's House was also important.

It was the core of the territory; upgrading to towns, cities, giant cities, and even dynasties all relied on it.

The level of the Village Chief's House was closely linked to the village's defense; the stronger the level, the harder it was to be destroyed.

"Don't say You Qian is greedy, take a look at the skill book levels first!"

"What are you looking at? They're all at least intermediate skill books, and there are even three advanced ones?!"

"Woah, wronged! You Qian's prices might be high, but they're worth it, intermediate skill books are much better than basic ones!"

"The trolls need to stop, he's actually giving us benefits!"

In the world chat area, the leaders were no longer concerned about whether You Qian was greedy.

More were hoping for some skill books from him and curious about his strength.

And because he never spoke in the world chat area before, it made him seem mysterious and formidable.

Some even drew a side portrait of You Qian: a cold, powerful, and domineering figure.

This view gained quite a bit of agreement.

"You Qian, who's never spoken before, chuckled when he saw these messages.

He received numerous friend requests and private messages, but shook his head and ignored them.

In such a serious situation, those who didn't think of strengthening themselves first and instead wanted help from the strong had no value in communicating.

Later, he posted a message in the world channel.

"The next batch of skill books will be available after lunch, same price, limited quantity, first come first served."

The moment the message was sent, it caused another wave of chatter among the leaders.

"Wow, it must be You Qian! Never thought we'd get so close to a big shot!"

"Big brother You Qian, do you need a cute girl? I'm good at doing things and don't cling..."

"I'm a girl too, definitely useful, please remember me!"

"In this day and age, every creature claims to be female, unless you're an elf or an angel, how can you match up to a big bro like You Qian?"

"Big bro, can you lower the price of the skill books? It's hard to gather resources, my territory's upgrades are difficult, and I'll be wiped out by the beast tide in ten days..."

Somewhere in a desolate cave on the Gobi Desert.

A girl with fox ears and tail was commanding half-human, half-fox soldiers to dig holes.

"Damn it, you're calling me a female!"

She pouted when she read the world chat messages, clearly unhappy.

You Qian's initial appearance in the world chat area attracted many leaders eager to join forces.

His friend request function was bombarded again with applications and private messages.

At first, You Qian enjoyed browsing through them, but later found them filled with requests for assistance or alliance, and completely lost interest.

Alliances now meant nothing to him, just a burden.

At noon,

You Qian ate some grilled exotic meat.

Although the taste was average, it was enough to fill him up for now.

Then he noticed two farmers still hunting energetically, continuously bringing in large exotic beasts.

As time passed, You Qian felt his spiritual energy growing stronger, gaining insight.

"It's almost time to level up..." he realized.

Sure enough, shortly after, his body felt exceptionally light and refreshed.

"This is what leveling feels like, not bad!" He clenched his fist firmly and smiled contentedly.

He could sense that his body was becoming stronger, his muscles fuller.

Just right, big muscles are manly!

Checking his leader information, he had indeed progressed from Level 0 to Level 1.

Though it wasn't impressive in the realm of the strong, at least he wasn't at the bottom anymore.

"You can stop now," You Qian called out when he saw the two placing down the exotic beast corpses, ready to leave.

"Leader!"

They respectfully saluted.

"How's the hunting going?" he asked.

"We've cleared all exotic beasts within fifty meters of the Leader's Residence, preparing to clear the rest of the territory," Yan Chang replied respectfully.

Their efficiency was high...

"You've done well," praised You Qian.

Then he continued.

"Process these twenty-something exotic beasts first."

Both were diligent hunters and collectors, but the number of exotic beasts was overwhelming.

According to the soldier's hunting prompts, You Qian calculated silently, feeling that the accumulation of resources was sufficient.

It was also about time to release the second batch of skill books.

"Understood!"

They respectfully accepted the command and quickly processed the collected resources, handing them over to You Qian.

You Qian began to count what they had gathered during this period: intermediate skill books (twenty copies), general skill books (medium proficiency, twenty copies), and high-level general skill books (eight copies).

Regarding materials...

You Qian had obtained thirteen magic crystals in total, a lot of meat, as well as various claws and teeth from the exotic beasts.

Apart from the meat and magic crystals, he didn't know what to do with the rest, but he decided to keep them anyway.

"For so long, fighting exotic beasts and selling skill books, I've accumulated barely any magic crystals, no wonder many aren't willing to exchange for skill books." You Qian understood now.