From the Abyss of Stars Part 1

054. Beware of Fraud

054. Beware of Fraud

After some negotiation and haggling, Li Aozhi purchased two ordinary pieces of jewelry from Dmitry.

"Mid-to-low-quality equipment is always the largest market." Li Aozhi put on the tungsten steel ring and bone china pendant, his mind active.

In "Abyss of Stars," equipment quality is divided into:

Shabby Inferior—high failure rate, poor comfort, ugly appearance, very low ergonomics.

Ordinary Durable—tolerable failure rate, can withstand regular wear and tear, still usable, low ergonomics.

Exquisite Craftsmanship—extremely low failure rate, still usable in harsh environments, high ergonomics, aesthetically pleasing.

Flawless Perfection—no operational failures, maintains excellent and stable performance in various harsh environments, perfect ergonomics, delicate and beautiful, no flaws.

Transcendent—continuously self-optimizes according to the environment during use, retains full functionality as long as it's not completely destroyed, matches and adapts to the user's habits.

Masterpiece—accumulates past experiences and memories, continuously self-strengthens, difficult to completely destroy, capable of passing accumulated experiences and styles to the next user.

Mythical Artifact—possesses independent consciousness and powerful intelligence, almost indestructible, autonomously selects a suitable host, and can instantly transfer its abilities and experiences to the host, mutually enhancing each other.

However, in reality, due to different equipment types, overly pursuing quality is not very cost-effective.

A mythical artifact screw might not be as effective and useful as a shabby inferior double-barrel shotgun.

In actual combat, players find that durable and practical equipment is the most cost-effective.

In one-on-one environments, it's best to stack divine equipment if possible, even wanting to replace one's brain with a mythical artifact.

There are also some special equipment tiers, like miracle armaments and social institutions, but in Li Aozhi's experience, only the four precision families of the "Demonic Biomechanics" pursue such special equipment.

The Dominion faction has a low reliance on equipment, partly because all attributes other than 【Charisma】 are low, and partly due to the convenience of Arcane abilities.

Therefore, jewelry-type equipment without equipment conditions, in Li Aozhi's view, is easy to monopolize. For 【Dominion】 players, jewelry, which already has the nature of "luxury items," is expected to be priced high.

Li Aozhi just needs to observe the forums for market trends and public opinion, then use the method of small profits but quick turnover to quickly capture the market.

Speaking of the player forum—Li Aozhi takes a glance whenever he has time, trying to blend in and chat with other players.

However, as soon as he tried to speak, the forum showed his account status as abnormal—Li Aozhi opened his account homepage, and a bold red message was prominently displayed:

【Due to violation of laws and regulations, your account has been permanently banned】

"What did I do wrong to get permanently banned—what, is time travel illegal now?"

Li Aozhi was both amused and helpless. He still wanted to see what his official account status was.

Well, now there's no need to check, he no longer exists.