The Great Thief - Chapter 620

Chapter 620

"Dammit, it really is a local tycoon . He just used a contract . "

Some of the players who were sitting around the area knew what had just happened . They immediately recognized the burning object as the legendary contract .

Dawn never advertised itself as a free game, but apart from the helmets, there were no additional fees that needed to be paid .

However, there were some things that did exist, like this contract . It was just like an ordinary contract, but it wasn’t governed by the world’s laws . Rather, it was governed by the game’s own set of rules .

If a player and an NPC didn’t trust each other, it was best to sign a contract .

Players could sign them with other players as well . They weren’t expensive, as they could be bought from the system for 100 gold coins . You could write whatever you wanted within them, but they had to be within the constraints of the system .

Only for an important agreement would a player use this luxury item . No one thought that they would see a contract in this desert Tavern .

"He just signed a contract with that NPC . That NPC isn’t his slave now, is he?" someone speculated . If you could enslave a few NPCs and force them to farm for you all day, that would be quite worthwhile . Or perhaps if you were lucky, you could enslave a beautiful female NPC…

"You wish . Dawn’s system would never allow its NPCs to farm for the players . Moreover, to enslave an NPC is basically the same as killing it . It would provoke its entire race," another player immediately said, correcting his incorrect thinking .

"But they just signed a contract…"

Everyone saw it and hoped that he hadn’t given this guy some hidden quest .

Marin Noggenfogger hadn’t read the contents of the contract, but the moment it came into effect, he immediately knew what it said .

Cold sweat was pouring from his head, as if he was a pot of water . He looked to Lu Li with a strong hatred, but this quickly subsided as he calmed down .

Noggenfogger didn’t know where the adventurer had come from, but it turned out that he had wanted Marin Noggenfogger’s research this whole time . He was convinced that the research would make a lot of money . Otherwise, why would he have forced Marin to sign this kind of contract?

However, he understood the situation as well . He didn’t have many other options left, so he voluntarily signed it . He didn’t want to reject the contract that would protect him from freezing to death .

Most importantly, the adventurer who wrote the contract wasn’t completely ruthless .

For every sale of a bottle of the Noggenfogger Elixir, Lu Li would take half of the profit . The remaining half would belong to Marin Noggenfogger, who had to make the potions .

To support him, Lu Li would provide Marin Noggenfogger with a lab, experimental materials, manpower, resources and anything else that he needed to do his job .

For the sake of the common good, neither of them would be slacking in their commitments .

Lu Li never intended to sign a slave deal or to take all of the profit – that was simply unrealistic . The System would never allow such a contract anyway . Why would a person who didn’t profit work hard for you?

Fifty-fifty was the proportion that he had decided on right from the beginning .

The potion wasn’t perfect at the moment and could only transform the user into a skeleton . The effect would also vanish when you got onto a mount .

Marin Noggenfogger still needed to continue his research .

"Here are 20 gold coins . Go and find a good doctor . I will send someone else to contact you in the future . Mr Marin, you will never be poor again . " Lu Li was satisfied with Marin Noggenfogger’s mood change as he handed over a small bag of gold coins before bending over for a hug .

"I hope that our cooperation will go well," the green goblin muttered .

Just like that, the future goblin tycoon of Gadgetzan, Mr Marin Noggenfogger, had joined Lu Li’s merry band . Lu Li was a little surprised because when he first noticed this potion master, he had intended to steal the recipe from him .

This money should have been his alone; he didn’t want anyone else to have a part of it .

The next day, Lu Li stationed Square Root 3 at Gadgetzan to set up a guild quest . There were so many players in the guild that many didn’t mind spending half an hour to help Marin Noggenfogger gather the materials that he needed . Those players then got their reimbursement from the guild .

As to whether this was using the guild for his own interests, Lu Li decided not to think about it .

Many players on the street had a mount, but as Lu Li rode his Headless Warhorse, he attracted countless envious stares .

The weekly mount for the battlefield champion was harder to acquire, but the Centurion 20,000 Glory Points Mount was relatively easy to afford .

From this, a new job was created . A group of players would take two clients with them and spend their efforts to give them last hits to increase their Glory Points for a Mount . This was a decent way to make some money .

Of course, you had to guarantee that you had a decent success rate . Otherwise, the client wouldn’t pay .

The reputations of these groups were spread by word of mouth . Those that were reputable lined up at the front for the clients, while those that were unreliable had to kneel and beg .

Alternatively, players could be rewarded a Mount if they had enough Prestige with a race .

Humans rewarded a Gray Horse, Dwarves rewarded a Goat, Gnomes rewarded a mechanical bird, Night Elves rewarded a Leopard, Draenei rewarded a Thunder Elephant, Blood Elves rewarded a Hawkstrider, Trolls rewarded a Raptor, Tauren rewarded a Kodo, Orcs rewarded a Wolf and so on .

It was more common to see horses, as it was definitely easier to gain prestige with the humans .

March Rain would often complete Prestige Quests when she had nothing else to do, and was almost able to receive a Leopard .

The Night Elf Mount was one of the better-looking ones . Some of the others were actually quite scary, but they were probably worth more . However, if everyone had the same Mount as you, it didn’t really matter how much the Mount was actually worth .

Lu Li was halfway to levelling up, so he acquired some Scarab shell collecting quests, but only gained a bit of EXP . Eventually, he gave up and just started farming .

With his new equipment, Lu Li had his sights on a new type of monster – the Chimpanzees of Stranglethorn Vale .

There weren’t many of these monsters, but they respawned quickly and were mostly Elites . They had high base damage, but also could use Slap and Thunder Trample .

Because there weren’t many of them, Mages weren’t that effective here . Moreover, because of their high damage and skills, most players had to take potions while fighting them . It just wasn’t worth it .

Lu Li wouldn’t be too concerned with their numbers, as long as they respawned quickly . He was going to kill them one at a time anyway . He wasn’t afraid of their damage; it wasn’t as high as his…

After picking a spot, Lu Li appeared in the misty valley of Stranglethorn Vale where there was a heavy fog . It was filled with Chimpanzees and Red Spotted Snakes, both of which were difficult to deal with when provoked .

However, Lu Li had brought some antidotes with him, so he didn’t need to worry about the venomous snakes .