Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

For several consecutive days, 77-79 Carnaby Street, where Zhou Ning's store is located, was officially certified as the place with the largest traffic in the entire Apocalypse game. It was more than ten times busier than before. Apocalypse does not have a setting for clipping through models. Every time someone releases a screenshot, there are crowds of people and it is densely packed.

When Zhou Ning arrived, even though he was prepared, his pupils still trembled. Several groups of shoppers had already gathered around his usual spot. The players were really a bit too enthusiastic. Are leeks growing so well these days?

Of course, this is also because the first round of the Apocalypse Professional League will start tomorrow. This is the first international competition of such a grand scale and with such rich prize money. The participating players are more or less nervous, and the arms race will naturally be in full swing.

Nearby, Zhou Ning also saw the fat host of "Apocalypse Forecast", Pitaya. His profession in the game is a sewer thief. He was interviewing the top seed player Alex, and there were many onlookers around him.

"You asked me who I think is the strongest opponent in the individual competition? Hmm... Underwater Shenxing. When the Phoenix Suit is usable, he is the strongest opponent. His offense and defense are almost impenetrable."

"As for the team competition, the most threatening team is Candy Super Sweet. Their combination of two Meteorologists and two Roaming Gunners is very threatening in teamfights. They also have Lanling King's Mask to break crowd control. Currently, no team should be able to match them."

Alex is a French-Chinese, a veteran star, and the captain of the Nirvana Club. He answered with a smile in Chinese.

In fact, what he said was basically what he really thought. China's e-sports level has always been at the forefront of the world. In the past, in the game "Destiny", there was a period of time when China was against the world. In addition, after switching to "Apocalypse", the main landing area of ​​Chinese players was basically the Kingdom of Braxton, which happened to be the same as the protagonist Wayne Stewell. They reaped too many dividends in advance. Currently, 90% of the roaming gunmen are Chinese, which is very unfavorable to European and American clubs.

Even now, many European and American players protest on the forums, asking why their countries don't have Wayne Stewell. It's truly unfair.

However, the club did have a way to counter this. Team Huaxia's most powerful character was the Roaming Gunner, but in team matches, the Roaming Gunner was somewhat countered by the Knight-Priest combination. After upgrading to a Grand Knight, the Knight class had three pursuit attacks, three slowdowns, and a stun. Combined with the Priest's shield and direct attack, the Roaming Gunner had almost no damage output.

Therefore, almost all foreign teams changed their professional combinations when facing Chinese teams and put in two knights.

After Zhou Ning arrived, he smiled and glanced at the few high-quality leeks on the scene. The players present inexplicably felt a chill down their spines.

His sickle was already thirsty. He had prepared some goodies for today. Several of his favorites, such as Shuidi Chenxing, Haicheng, and the presidents of several wealthy guilds, were already here, ready to buy, hoping to get a good price.

He walked into the shop, which had already officially opened for business, and many players were browsing for alchemy supplies. Zhou Ning glanced inside the shop and, instead of opening immediately, walked over to Richie Burke.

"How is the current business situation?" Zhou Ning asked.

"Pretty good. We earned over 2000 Victors in less than two hours after opening. Among them, the Flame Oil and the Blessing Potion are the best-selling ones. And there is basically no cost to make these potions. All the materials are delivered to the store by the Chosen Ones." Richie Burke smiled reservedly.

2000 Vectra in two hours... Is this the purchasing power of Nathaniel players? How terrifying...

Zhou Ning nodded. This wasn't surprising. Blazing Oil could be applied not only to bullets but also to other weapons, making it incredibly fashionable. Meanwhile, the Luck Potion increased Schrödinger's luck, making it a favorite among players.

"Work hard, and if you perform well, you'll get dividends. But don't forget about the Starry Sky Union. You have a heavy responsibility."

"Wait...why do I have so much to do?"

"Those who are capable should do more work." Zhou Ning patted his shoulder, glanced at Richie Burke, whose expression was completely broken, and gave him a few words of encouragement. Then, temporarily ignoring the players who were watching eagerly, he found Ignatius Woods in a small room at the back. He was fiddling with a ball of blue-green slime, which looked very strange.

"The extraordinary weapon you want has not yet been started and is still in the preparation stage. It will probably take 10 to 12 days." Ignatius Woods said without raising his head.

Zhou Ning waved his hand, put the John Wick JW4TTI Viper he had won in the lottery on the table and pushed it to him, asking:

"The commission for that revolver has been canceled. Do you have any idea how to use it as a base material to create an extraordinary firearm?"

Ignatius Woods picked up the gun and looked it over carefully. His eyes lingered on the snake-fang-shaped slide for a moment, and he said in surprise:

"Where did this gun come from? No one in the Kingdom of Sifalik should be able to manufacture this gun."

Zhou Ning was about to say he didn't know, but was influenced by some mysterious force and said:

"Don't worry about it for now. Is there any way to transform it?"

This was the negative effect of the Lasso of Truth, preventing him from lying. It gave Zhou Ning a headache.

Seeing that Zhou Ning was unwilling to answer, Ignatius Woods stopped dwelling on the topic. He picked up the pistol again, examined it for a moment, and said frankly:

"I can try it, but I can't guarantee its strength. And similarly, the finished product will most likely lean towards the darker side."

"No problem." Zhou Ning nodded without surprise.

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Inside the shop, Shuidi Chenxing was frantically shopping while waiting for the main character to open. Ever since he'd encountered the Lanling King mask a few days ago, he'd habitually prepared a sufficient amount of Vectra, ready to buy at any time.

The protagonist's store just opened today, and all items are on sale at a 10% discount. Although he is not short of money, who can refuse to take advantage of the protagonist?

Not long after, Shuidi Chenxing saw a commotion in front of him and Wayne Stewell was walking towards him. He rushed up and opened the protagonist's personal store.

He has developed a habit in the past two days to look at the treasures section first after opening his personal store.

First, in addition to the original Blade Fruit, there was a new Devil Fruit called the Flower-Flower Fruit. This allowed any part of the body to grow like a flower on any physical object, allowing it to attack, eavesdrop, spy, and perform other functions. The price was 6000 Vecta. Shuidi Shenxing couldn't help but sigh, regretting having consumed the Devil Fruit too soon. Both fruits were stronger than his own Wolf-Wolf Fruit.

Under the devil fruit is a red and blue shield. At first, Shuidi Shenxing was not interested, but after seeing the attributes, he couldn't help himself.

It offers a 35% block rate, +978 defense, and +21 strength. It also locks onto a target, throwing the shield outward, which then bounces back to the user after multiple hits. The price is 18000 Vekta, 6000 more expensive than the Phoenix Suit!

This is a long-range skill that can lock onto a target, and it is also a powerful weapon against roaming gunmen!

It cost several million, a bit expensive, but barely acceptable. Shuidi Chenxing bought it without hesitation.

Then, Shen Xing looked down again. "What the hell is this? A Death Qi Pill? After taking it, you can enter the Death Qi state. One hundred Victors for one pill, and 10 pills for 9% off. Is this still worth money?"

"...Smith & Wesson M&P pistol, great attack!"

"Player Shuidi Shenxing purchased the Captain America Shield you were selling, and you received 18000 Vectra."

"Player Shuidi Shenxing purchased the Smith & Wesson M&P Pistol (Agent Edition) you sold, and you received 4000 Vectra."

"Player Shuidi Chenxing purchased 20 Death Qi Pills from you, and you received 1800 Vectra."

Sure enough, the landlord's idiot son had to foot the bill for the previous lottery... In less than 20 seconds, the few items he had just put up were bought up by Shuidi Shenxing, and he even monopolized all the Death Qi Pills. Zhou Ning couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. He couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Besides the underwater star, other players were also very supportive. Even after two days of operation, the screen was still constantly filled with notifications of various items being purchased and skills being learned. But why hadn't any players discovered the quest invitation yet?