Run! If you die at his hands, you'll lose everything!

Chapter 12: A Traveling Merchant with a Celestial Fate, Owing 4000 Million in Debt!

Ye Xuan had heard a rumor in his previous life that the first player to leave the starting village and change jobs would attract a special being—the Immortal Merchant.

This is a mysterious race in the universe, few in number, who never fight with humans, but travel among all races to do business and invest. They do not even participate in the war between all races and are considered to be agents of the game "All Beings".

Just five minutes later, a figure shrouded in black robes suddenly appeared in front of Ye Xuan, his deep voice seemingly carrying a hint of doubt.

"A play on fate? No, that's just its face. It seems it thinks highly of you."

The wandering merchant, after confirming that Ye Xuan was indeed Wuxin, looked him over and got straight to the point: "I'm a merchant. What would you like to buy?"

"Oh, by the way, you're the first player on the Blue Star server to change jobs. You're eligible for a 50% discount on this purchase. Please make your selection quickly, as I need to head to another star server."

A dazzling array of items appeared before Ye Xuan's eyes. Looking at each and every rare treasure, he wanted them all.

However, the items offered by the Immortal Merchant were all within 20 game points, and none of them were things that were out of reach for most people.

"Could you please grant me search access?" Ye Xuan made his small request to the Immortal Merchant.

Hearing his words, the Immortal Merchant was somewhat surprised. This weak human should be meeting him for the first time, so how could he know about this function? Moreover, what kind of things could a player from such a backward civilization possibly find?

"Search Enhancement Order!"

Upon hearing Ye Xuan's search results, the Immortal Merchant realized he had underestimated this human; even among the top races, few knew about the Ascension Token.

A dense array of Ascension Orders appeared. Ye Xuan deleted the unnecessary options, leaving only the Ascension Orders related to hidden professions.

[Normal Ascension Order]: 1 game points can increase the base growth value of a hidden profession by 3 points.

[Advanced Ascension Order]: 5 game points, which can increase the base growth value of hidden professions by 7 points.

[Top-Tier Ascension Order]: 15 game points, which can raise the base growth value of a hidden profession to the maximum.

Ye Xuan certainly wanted to buy the top-tier Ascension Token, but he only had a little over 11,000 points, which was only enough to buy a regular Ascension Token.

"Can I write an IOU?" This wasn't mentioned in the forum of all races in his previous life, so he could only try.

It's important to know that hidden professions are divided into ordinary hidden professions and unique hidden professions. The base growth value of ordinary hidden professions is between 7 and 12 points, while that of unique hidden professions is between 18 and 20 points.

The hidden class card that Ye Xuan has in his hand is just a regular hidden class. A unique hidden class is not so easy to obtain. In his previous life, he played the game for 10 years and there were not many unique hidden classes on Blue Star.

"An IOU?" The immortal merchant was clearly taken aback. In all these years, Ye Xuan was the first person to try to get something for free from him.

"For the sake of the play's success, I can give you a 10% discount, but for small businesses, we don't offer credit."

Even with a 90% discount, Ye Xuan's money could only buy a high-level Ascension Token. This would have been fine before, but now he couldn't accept it.

There was no other way; it seemed he had no choice but to sign a high-interest loan agreement. Ye Xuan gritted his teeth and said, "I'll sign a one-year investment plan with you!"

Upon hearing this, the Immortal Merchant was terrified, and a terrifying sense of information instantly locked onto Ye Xuan!

"This plan has only just been launched, and even in the top-tier star servers, very few people know about it. How could you, a mere level 10 mortal, possibly know all this!"

Ye Xuan now felt as if he were locked onto by the Grim Reaper. He had never experienced such suffocating pressure before. In his previous life, no one had ever seen the Immortal Merchants make a move. Everyone thought that they were able to trade among the myriad races because of the protection of the system.

"This world is too vast; there will always be abilities that even you are unaware of."

Ye Xuan remained calm and not overly panicked, because he knew that the Immortal Merchant could not intentionally harm anyone.

"Then why should I sign with you? How long do you think your outdated star service can last?"

The Immortal Merchant has witnessed countless prodigies like Ye Xuan. If they were placed in a higher civilization, perhaps they could have gone all the way.

However, a star system like Blue Star, which hasn't even started cultivating civilizations, would likely be completely wiped out during the first star system collision.

"I'm only signing a one-year contract with you. If I can't repay the loan after one year, you can take my life at any time."

Upon seeing the mask on Ye Xuan's face, the Immortal Merchant hesitated. He didn't quite understand why someone of Xi Ming's caliber would favor such a mortal.

"In principle, investment plans should not be signed with people outside the elite races, but since your amount and term are not large, I can give you a chance."

Immortal Merchant directly gave Ye Xuan the Top-Tier Ascension Token and deducted 11,000 points from his account.

"Since you know about the investment plan, you should understand the interest involved. You'll have to repay me 40 million game points in a year."

Hearing his words, Ye Xuan smiled confidently, "No problem, just bring plenty of treasures with you then. I'll definitely have money by then."

The transaction was completed, and the Immortal Merchant was about to leave when he suddenly stretched out a hand while looking at Ye Xuan's mask.

"Here's a little gift for you; the Mask of Destiny is more than just this."

Ye Xuan counted the air with his fingers and felt a cool touch from the mask, just like when the Jester first gave him the mask.

The Mask of the Weeper

[Quality]: Unknown

[Description]: A clown who plays games with people's lives, whose true nature is unfathomable. Skilled in magic tricks, but even more skilled at manipulating people's hearts and souls.

[The Joker's Lies]: Lies can cover everything up, you know.

【Free Soul】: Killing leaves no trace of karma, the soul is forever free, and all soul attacks weaker than the Clown of Destiny will be ineffective against you.

After Ye Xuan checked the attributes, the Immortal Merchant had vanished without a trace.

The Weeper's Mask has gained an additional effect, which undoubtedly fills another gap in Ye Xuan's knowledge.

Attacks on the soul have always been powerful and bizarre. When the Soul Clan descended upon Blue Star, they slaughtered humans almost like chickens.

No matter how high your physical attributes are, they can always easily control or kill you instantly. Only players with equally high soul quality can put up some resistance.

Although he didn't know how strong Xi Ming was, Ye Xuan knew that if the Soul Clan dared to descend again in this life, they would be the ones killed like chickens.

Ye Xuan took out the hidden job change scroll and couldn't wait to use the Ascension Token on it. This was an opportunity that no one had ever obtained in his previous life.

A brief flash of light, and the sublimation was complete. Ye Xuan immediately chose to use it, without any trial tasks, and directly completed the job change.

Congratulations on successfully changing to the unique hidden class, Fallen Sun Archer! This class offers balanced increases to all attributes, with a base growth value of 35.

"35!"

Looking at the description of the Fallen Sun Demon Bow, Ye Xuan was shocked once again! This meant that he would gain 1750 free attribute points with each level up.

In his memory, there was only one hidden profession in his previous life with a growth value of 20 points, but now he actually has a full 35 points, and he has only just changed professions!

Just as Ye Xuan was in a daze, the teleportation array in the center of the square emitted a bright light.

Someone is coming!