The moment John returned to Zone 5, a notification rang out beside his ear.
[Server-wide Announcement: The first Mystic Merchant has been discovered by "Ares," a player from Zone 1!]
[Server-wide Announcement: The global Wealth Ranking is now open!]
[Server-wide Announcement: The Mystic Merchant is about to hold the first Zone-wide Auction. The top one thousand players on the Wealth Ranking will be invited to participate!]
...
Three notifications sounded in rapid succession.
John stood there in a daze for a long moment, a strange glint appearing in his eyes.
"I didn't expect the first Mystic Merchant to appear this quickly."
The Mystic Merchant was something John was very familiar with.
It specialized in selling rare items that could not appear in dungeons or ruins.
Generally speaking, the items sold by a Mystic Merchant in the early stages were absolutely worth far more than their price.
A single item could boost a player's strength tremendously.
