"Fixed price, 150,000. If it's okay, I'll transfer the money right away!"
Lin Ye directly slashed with a Dragon Slayer Saber.
The shop owner was taken aback upon hearing Lin Ye's offer and reassessed the young man in front of him.
"Wow, young man, that's a ridiculous offer!" the owner laughed and scolded.
He didn't really expect to sell this staff for 500,000, as anyone with that kind of money wouldn't be foolish enough to buy such a flashy but impractical staff.
As for those who are foolish, they generally aren't so wealthy.
However, 150,000 was still a bit short of his target price.
"150,000 is too little. I see you're sincerely interested; just offer a bit more!" the owner added.
Lin Ye pondered slightly and said, "I'll go as high as 200,000."
"No deal. I might as well keep it for myself..." The owner still shook his head.
Frankly, this price was already quite reasonable, possibly even a bit high.
After all, ordinary Level 5 Blue Armor currently costs around 100,000, and only rare items like the Recovery Ring can fetch upwards of a million.
But the owner was evidently a bit greedy, hoping Lin Ye would pay a little more.
"Forget it then."
Lin Ye turned to leave. Although he had more than 200,000 in hand, that didn't mean he had to be taken advantage of.
"Alright, alright! 200,000 it is!" Seeing Lin Ye about to leave, the owner quickly called out to him.
Upon hearing this, Lin Ye turned around, ready to pay up.
Spending 200,000 on a Level 5 Blue Quality staff was just about acceptable.
After all, the Level 1 Blue Quality staff Li Fei gave him also cost at least 100,000.
Just then, someone stopped Lin Ye.
"Don't let him fool you. New players can't utilize this staff's attributes. It seems strong but is actually quite useless!" A girl in a red robe said to Lin Ye.
Then she glared fiercely at the owner.
The owner looked a bit guilty but still retorted with his neck stiffened, "Miss, why is it you again? I'm not cheating this time, is selling a Level 5 Blue staff for 200,000 too much?"
Lin Ye's gaze shifted between the two.
He roughly understood the situation...
Clearly, the owner was about to scam someone but was stopped by this girl.
This time, when Lin Ye intended to buy the staff, the girl probably thought the owner was up to his tricks, so she intervened.
Yet, the girl was not persuaded and sternly said, "So what if the price is reasonable? Can't I remind him?"
The owner was at a loss for words and could only look helplessly at Lin Ye.
Lin Ye retracted his hand, which was about to pay, looking awkwardly at the stall owner.
"You saw it too, she said this staff is quite useless..."
This unexpected help came just in time. Not to take advantage of it would be disrespectful to his own wallet.
"Fine! Fine! 150,000! Hurry up and take the staff!" the owner gritted his teeth and said.
Lin Ye remained silent, just gazing at the owner.
The owner was at a total loss for words and irritably said, "Bottom line is 130,000, I can't go any lower or I'll take a loss!"
After these repeated bargains, the owner just wanted to get rid of the troublesome staff quickly.
"Alright!" Lin Ye happily agreed!
Unexpectedly, a surprise intervention saved him 70,000! Incredible!
"You're still buying it?"
The girl looked at Lin Ye in surprise, not expecting him to persist in obtaining the staff even after her warning.
"Whatever, if you won't listen, do as you wish!" she sighed and turned to leave.
Lin Ye watched her go, smiled faintly, then cheerfully paid for and took the staff offered by the owner.
Upon receiving the money, the owner saw the name of the payer and widened his eyes in surprise...
"You... you're..."
The owner stammered for a long time before finally breaking into a bitter smile.
Turns out the youth before him was the hot newcomer of the year, Lin Ye, the one who lit up the Professional Plaza with two consecutive announcements yesterday!
No wonder he wanted this staff.
To others, this staff might be useless, but to a big deal like him, it's practically a Divine Artifact!
If he had known, he would have held firm on the price, not dropping a single penny!
He was too hasty earlier...
As for Lin Ye, he calmly stored the newly acquired Rage Wave Staff into his Spatial Bag, then turned and left, leaving the owner fuming and on the verge of explosion.
...
Afterward, Lin Ye didn't have any better gains.
After getting a Healer's Robe, he stopped.
There was nothing else worthwhile to acquire.
Lin Ye found a corner and began refining his equipment.
...
Name: Rage Wave Staff (refinable, quality upgrade distance: 0/3)
Type: Two-Handed Staff (Blue)
Damage: 50 (melee)
Equipment Requirement: Level 5
Attribute 1: +7 Spiritual Power, +280 Mana Value
Attribute 2: Triggers 'Spell Fury' status, increasing Spell Strength by 3 points in 3 seconds, cooldown 30 minutes
Description: Mana surges like a raging tide!
...
Lin Ye looked at the new staff in his hands.
Since it was Blue Quality, refining it once required only 3 Spiritual Essences, and after three refinements, it could be upgraded to Purple Quality.
The Level 5 status of the staff didn't require more Spiritual Essences.
In other words, the amount of Spiritual Essences needed for one refinement only depended on the item's quality, with no impact from its level.
Lin Ye began infusing Spiritual Essences to refine his equipment.
[Ding! Consumed three Spiritual Essences for refinement!]
After one refinement, an additional attribute appeared on the Rage Wave Staff.
...
Attribute 3: Magic Critical Strike Damage +30%
...
Lin Ye's expression remained unchanged; this attribute was quite nice.
It's just that Lin Ye's current critical rate was somewhat pathetic.
He then proceeded to refine the Rage Wave Staff two more times, pushing it to Purple Quality in one go!
...
Name: Tide's Fury Staff (refinable, quality upgrade distance: 0/5)
Type: Staff (Purple)
Damage: 90 (melee)
Equipment Requirement: Level 5 (bound)
Attribute 1: +18 Spiritual Power, +950 Mana Value
Attribute 2: Triggers 'Spell Fury' status, increasing Spell Strength by 5 points in 3 seconds, cooldown 10 minutes
Attribute 3: Magic Critical Strike Damage +50%
Attribute 4: Each spell cast increases Critical Strike Rate by 5%, up to a maximum of 50%, lasting five seconds
Description: Mana surges like a raging tide!
...
Seeing this outcome, Lin Ye was very satisfied.
This staff became extremely powerful after being refined with Spiritual Essences!
After upgrading to Purple Quality, the Spell Strength increase was raised to a full 5 points within 3 seconds, and the cooldown was shortened to just ten minutes!
Moreover, it also had bonuses for critical strike damage and critical strike rate...
With these staff attributes, in the eyes of experts, it's worth even millions!
Truly fierce!
And now, Lin Ye held two staffs in hand, with the Silver Hand Staff as his main healing staff, and when it came time to fight a boss, he could switch to the Rage Wave Staff for a burst of output, a perfect strategy!
Of course, Lin Ye could also opt to wield one staff in each hand.
Although both staffs were two-handed, as long as the Strength Attribute was more than five times the equipment level, it was possible to wield a two-handed weapon in one hand.
Two-Handed Staffs naturally fell under the category of two-handed weapons.
And given Lin Ye's attribute panel, dual-wielding two Two-Handed Staffs was effortless!
However, for Lin Ye as a Healer, holding one Two-Handed Staff in each hand was somewhat of an odd sight...