Chapter 5: Job Experience Officer
Just like that.
With careful planning against the unsuspecting, Wen Yu finally gathered the materials needed for the quest over the next half hour.
Looking at the 50 rabbit skins in his backpack, Wen Yu finally broke into a happy smile.
At this point, Wen Yu's experience points had reached 500, exactly half of the experience required to level up.
Since gold coins weren't a guaranteed drop, he had only collected 18 in total.
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"Hey! Have you heard? You can learn skills in the Novice Village too!"
"What? We haven't even changed classes yet, how can we learn skills?"
"They say there's a Job Experience Officer in the Novice Village. You can learn one skill from every class to experience them in advance, making it easier to decide on a direction once you change jobs!"
"Holy crap, let's go then! Let's learn a skill before coming back to fight! Clubbing these rabbits one by one is making me go numb!"
"How much gold do you have? I heard it costs 10 gold coins to learn a single skill."
...
Wen Yu, who was about to return to the Novice Village, also overheard their conversation.
"No way? You can learn one skill from every class? If I learn a Mage's damage skill, won't I be invincible!"
Wen Yu was no longer in a hurry to turn in the quest; he decided to follow them secretly and check it out first. What if it was true?
As it turned out, once he returned to the Novice Village, there was no need to follow anyone. The NPC standing by the earthen wall was surrounded by a sea of players.
Wen Yu walked over to take a look.
[Job Experience Officer — Huang Xiao]
Description: Hearing that today is the day the otherworldly adventurers descend, the Second-Tier Main City "Sunshine City" has dispatched Job Experience Officers to various Novice Villages to help adventurers understand the classes early and better plan their career paths!
"Everyone is welcome to choose Sunshine City in the future!"
Wen Yu shook his head. He didn't know what the concept of a Second-Tier Main City was, but this was clearly here to do promotion for the Novice Village.
Wen Yu checked his gold coins; he only had enough to buy one skill.
Since he had already decided to choose the Mage profession in the future, he naturally prioritized learning a Mage skill.
"Hello, I'd like to see what skills are available!"
"Oh~ Welcome, adventurer from another world. There aren't many skills for you to choose from. Warrior [Second Stage Slash], Mage [Magic Missile], Assassin [Stealth], Archer [Ride the Wind]. Which one do you want to buy?"
?...
Is that all? One for each class—does this mean After Tomorrow only has these four classes in total?
Wen Yu looked through each of the skills.
[Second Stage Slash] (Modified)
Introduction: A modified version of Second Stage Slash that newcomers from another world can learn. Delivers two consecutive slashes to deal a heavy blow to the target.
Effect: Each of the two slashes deals 125% Physical Damage.
Level Requirement: 1
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana Cost: 10
Class Requirement: None
[Magic Missile] (Modified)
Introduction: A modified version of Magic Missile that newcomers from another world can learn. Fires a Magic Missile at an enemy unit, dealing significant magic damage.
Effect: Deals 150% Magic Damage.
Level Requirement: 1
Cooldown: 10 seconds
Mana Cost: 10
Class Requirement: None
[Stealth] (Modified)
Introduction: Enter a state of invisibility, becoming a ghost in the darkness.
Effect: The next attack launched while invisible deals 200% Physical Damage and is a guaranteed critical hit. Exits invisibility after attacking.
Level Requirement: 1
Skill Duration: 1 minute
Skill Cooldown: 30 seconds
Class Requirement: None
The remaining Archer skill increased movement speed; Wen Yu only gave it a brief glance before looking away.
"I'll take [Magic Missile]!"
"Dear adventurer, I must remind you again that these modified skills will disappear once you complete your class change. Please choose carefully."
...
"So are you guys here to promote Sunshine City, or just to make money?" Wen Yu thought to himself.
However, the arrow was already on the string and had to be fired. Killing monsters without skills was simply too slow.
"Confirm purchase!"
Ding!~ Congratulations, you have successfully used the skill [Magic Missile]. You have become stronger!
Upon receiving Magic Missile, Wen Yu immediately chose to learn it.
"Now that I have a Mage skill, doing quests is optional for me. I can completely reach godhood just by grinding monsters."
Wen Yu thought as he ran toward Uncle Ge Mo.
After completing Ge Mo's quest, Wen Yu decided to buy some Magic Potions.
He hadn't needed mana before, so he hadn't paid much attention. Now that he needed it, the 20 Magic Potions he had on him were clearly not enough.
He spent his remaining 8 gold at the General Store Merchant, obtaining a total of 40 Magic Potions (common).
"With 60 Magic Potions in total, it should last me for a while!"
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Thump!
-160
As soon as Magic Missile was cast, the rabbit fell to the ground.
Wen Yu's Intelligence had reached a staggering 55 points. After learning Magic Missile, the rabbits were no longer a match for him at all.
He gained another 10 experience points, but 10 points could no longer satisfy the needs of Wen Yu now that he had learned Magic Missile.
"Sigh, killing monsters with Magic Missile is satisfying, but my passive doesn't increase."
Still, Wen Yu was very satisfied with dealing a shocking 160 damage at level 1.
"Let's level up first and see what the situation is with level 2 and level 3 monsters."
With that said.
Wen Yu walked toward the depths of the forest outside the Novice Village...
[Elk]
Level: 2
HP: 70
Attack: 12
Defense: 8
Skills: None
Seeing the level 2 monster's information, Wen Yu still didn't feel satisfied.
"Let's go deeper. This deer would just be insta-killed if it saw me."
He passed through the depths of the forest where the level 3 Wild Boars were and came to an open area.
In this open area, no players had reached here yet. He saw Gray Bears lying comfortably on the ground, enjoying the caress of the sunlight.
"Insight Technique!"
[Gray Bear]
Level: 4
HP: 150
Attack: 30
Defense: 20
Skills: None
"The defense is so high! The base damage of my Magic Missile is 165. After subtracting its defense, one Magic Missile actually won't kill it!"
"Time to bail. It looks like I can only hammer some level 3 Wild Boars for now."
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Ding!~
You have killed a Wild Boar and gained 42 experience points (40% bonus experience for killing a monster 2 levels higher)!
Congratulations, you have obtained Gold Coin *2
Congratulations, you have reached Level 2. Reward: All Stats +1, Free Attribute Points +3!
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu finally successfully leveled up to Level 2.
This was the 10th Wild Boar Wen Yu had killed, and the experience was just enough for him to level up. Without hesitation, he put his free attribute points into Strength.
[Time]
Level: 2 (30/2000)
HP: 60
MP: 60
Physical Attack: 18+3
Magic Attack: 112
Physical Defense: 7+2
Magic Defense: 7
Attributes:
Strength: 9
Intelligence: 56
Agility: 6
Constitution: 6
...
His attributes had improved slightly, and now Wen Yu felt he could challenge the Black Bears.
After leveling up, Wen Yu's Magic Attack reached 112 points. One Magic Missile could deal 168 damage, which could instantly take away 148 of a Gray Bear's HP.
And since his Physical Attack had just reached 21 points, two hits would be enough to hack a Gray Bear to death, allowing his Talent to increase as well!
But there was no rush.
His stomach was growling. Since he hadn't found a way to eat in the game yet, Wen Yu decided to dutifully log off to eat.
Opening his eyes again and taking off his helmet, Wen Yu was back in his familiar rented room.
"It's already 3 o'clock, no wonder I'm hungry," Wen Yu said, glancing at the Time.
Lunch today was still instant noodles, but to reward himself for his hard work.
Wen Yu added an egg for himself.
While eating, Wen Yu was pondering:
"If I grind Gray Bears and reach level 3, I'll get another 4 points of Strength. By then, my Strength will be 13, and my Physical Attack will reach 29. If I hit a rabbit..."
"It only deals 24 damage?!..."
It would take three hits to kill a single rabbit. Ugh, how annoying!
"An Assassin's Stealth definitely won't work; the cooldown is too long."
"What if I go learn Second Stage Slash too?"
"Let me think, 125% of 29 Physical Attack..."
"Hmm... 36."
"One Second Stage Slash and the rabbit dies instantly!"
"This problem is too hard! How do I farm my Talent! I don't know how to solve this!"
After thinking for a long Time, Wen Yu still hadn't figured out the best timing for clubbing rabbits.
"Eh? What if I go learn Second Stage Slash right now and go straight to fighting rabbits?"
"Let's calculate... Physical Attack is currently 21, and 125% of 21..."
"Hmm... 26."
"That's 21 damage on a rabbit, and one Second Stage Slash deals 42!"
"That works! One Second Stage Slash plus one basic attack can directly take down one of those damn rabbits!"
The more Wen Yu spoke, the brighter his eyes became!
"Hahaha! This problem is easy!"
"It's decided. Once I scrape together 10 gold, I'm going straight back to town to start farming!"
After cleaning up the dishes, he couldn't wait to put on his helmet!
Closing his eyes, Wen Yu thought to himself:
"Gen... 'After Tomorrow'! Launch!"
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Chapter 6: System Upgrade
Returning to [After Tomorrow] once again.
Wen Yu was at the same location where he had previously logged off: the Wild Boar Territory deep within the jungle.
He opened his backpack and saw that he only had 4 gold coins. He was still far from the 10 gold coins needed to buy [Second Stage Slash].
"Kill bears! Kill bears!"
He stepped into the bear territory once more.
Reaching Level 2 and the powerful attribute points gave Wen Yu immense confidence!
"I'll take you all down!"
"Take my Invincible Cosmic Magic Missile!"
*Boom!*
-148
In an instant, the Grizzly Bear turned into a weakling with only 2 HP left!
The Grizzly Bear rolled over and lifted its head. Its cold gaze fixed on Wen Yu, as if saying:
"Little brother, what's your deal?"
It then charged toward Wen Yu!
Wen Yu refused to be outdone and raised his "butcher's knife."
-1
It instantly shaved off half of the Grizzly Bear's remaining health!
-21!
The Grizzly Bear retaliated, biting Wen Yu. His health bar dropped significantly, visibly to the naked eye.
Wen Yu swung back with another slash at the bear.
-1
*Ding!*
"Killed a Grizzly Bear. Experience Points +56 (Killing a monster 2 levels higher: Exp +40%)."
"Congratulations! You have obtained 2 Gold Coins."
"Talent skill triggered: Intelligence +1."
...
"My god, Mr. Bear is still terrifying. One bite took a third of my health. If I fight two, I'll have to use a potion."
"Keep going! Keep going!"
-150
*Ding!*
"Killed a Grizzly Bear. Experience Points +56 (Killing a monster 2 levels higher: Exp +40%)."
"..."
"I forgot, my Talent triggered. Now I'm even insta-killing Grizzly Bears... This is great, no need to worry about potions anymore."
"In that case, let's get grinding!"
He then hurled another Magic Missile at a Grizzly Bear lying in the distance.
...
After killing over a dozen Grizzly Bears in a row...
*Ding!*
"Killed a Grizzly Bear. Experience Points +56 (Killing a monster 2 levels higher: Exp +40%)."
"Congratulations! You have obtained 6 Gold Coins."
"Congratulations! You have obtained the [shining ring]."
Wen Yu, who was walking toward the next bear, stopped in his tracks instantly.
"What's this? Gear dropped? Can wild monsters drop equipment?"
He immediately opened his backpack to check.
[shining ring] (Quest Item)
Description: A ring accidentally swallowed by a Grizzly Bear. Taking it to Feynman, the owner of the blacksmith shop in the Novice Village, might lead to an unexpected surprise.
"A quest item! Did I just stumble upon a hidden quest?" Wen Yu looked pleasantly surprised.
He checked his backpack. His gold coin count had reached 14.
"Back to town! Back to town! Let's see what this quest is about!" Wen Yu said as he rushed back toward the Novice Village.
...
"Everyone, get lost! I don't have any quests for you!"
Just as Wen Yu reached the entrance of the blacksmith shop, he heard a furious roar.
[Feynman]
Description: A kind-hearted blacksmith shop owner, but he seems to have been a bit irritable lately.
Wen Yu hurriedly stepped forward to speak with Feynman:
"Hello, I heard this belongs to you?"
As he spoke, he pulled the [shining ring] out of his backpack.
Feynman, who was in the middle of shouting, froze when he saw the [shining ring].
He took the ring with trembling hands and said:
"Adventurer... where did you get this?"
"I killed a Grizzly Bear and found it inside its belly."
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is!" Feynman burst into tears after speaking.
"Is there anything I can do to help?"
"My wife, Ivy, went out to pick mushrooms last week and never returned."
"So she ended up in the belly of a bear!"
"Respected adventurer, please, you must slay all the Grizzly Bears! Avenge my wife!"
*Ding!*
"Hidden Quest Triggered — [The Bear's Revenge!]"
"Kill Grizzly Bears (0/200)"
"Accept the quest?"
Quest Reward: Unknown
Quest Failure Penalty: None
...
Buddy, you can't kill all the bears.
They're incredibly tough; they respawn every 30 seconds...
"Accept!"
Clearing his mind of distractions, Wen Yu certainly wouldn't let a hidden quest slip through his fingers!
"Don't worry! I'll go and slay all the Grizzly Bears right now!"
"Plans really can't keep up with changes. I was planning to learn Second Stage Slash and kill rabbits first to boost my passive."
"Sigh! In that case, I'll focus on leveling up first. I can't fall too far behind. I bet the people with good Talents are already Level 6 or 7 by now."
Having killed a dozen Grizzly Bears earlier, Wen Yu's experience had reached (758/2000). With the extra experience from killing monsters two levels higher, catching up with the main group shouldn't be too difficult.
After purchasing another 50 mana potions, Wen Yu sighed and headed back toward the Grizzly Bear territory.
...
*Ding!*
"Killed a Grizzly Bear. Experience Points +56 (Killing a monster 2 levels higher: Exp +40%)."
"Congratulations! You have obtained 2 Gold Coins."
*Ding!*
"Congratulations! You have reached Level 3. Reward: All attributes +1, Free Attribute Points +3!"
Only four minutes had passed, and thanks to the high experience from the Grizzly Bears, Wen Yu had leveled up!
He decisively allocated the 3 free attribute points to Strength. At this moment, Wen Yu's attributes were:
[Time]
Level: 3 (46/4000)
HP: 70
MP: 70
Physical Attack: 26+3
Magic Attack: 116
Physical Defense: 9+2
Magic Defense: 9
Attributes:
Strength: 13
Intelligence: 58
Agility: 7
Constitution: 7
Critical Rate: 10%
Special Attributes:
Luck: 0
...
"Not bad. My Magic Attack has reached 116. One missile and the Grizzly Bear would owe me 4 HP, hahaha!"
He glanced at the quest progress again:
[The Bear's Revenge!]
"Kill Grizzly Bears (23/200)"
"Only 23 killed, still a long way to go. One Magic Missile every 10 seconds. If I don't slack off, I can kill 6 a minute. It'll only take half an hour to finish the quest!"
"Keep going! Keep going!"
"Take this!"
A super invincible cannon shot blasted the Grizzly Bear, and the system notification sounded immediately.
*Bang!*
-150
"Killed a Grizzly Bear. Experience Points +48 (Killing a monster 1 level higher: Exp +20%)."
"Not bad, 48 experience points. By the Time I finish the remaining 180 Grizzly Bears, I'll be Level 4, almost Level 5."
...
*Ding!*
"Regional Announcement: Congratulations to player [Fantasy - Doomsday] for successfully reaching Level 5! Achievement Unlocked: [Novice Village Bully]! Rewards: Reputation +20, 50 Gold Coins!"
"System Announcement: As a player in this region has reached Level 5, the system will undergo its first upgrade! Upgrade duration: 30 minutes. Players, please log off in a safe location within 3 minutes!"
Wen Yu, who was about to dive back into the grind, was stunned for a moment.
"Holy crap! Someone just reached Level 5? The servers have been open for almost 10 hours..."
"There are even achievement rewards! If I had just focused on grinding, I probably would have reached Level 5 long ago!"
"Does this mean... my Talent is actually quite powerful?"
Hearing the news about the system update, Wen Yu didn't plan to continue grinding; these three minutes wouldn't make a difference.
"Let's see what people in the region are talking about."
He opened the regional chat channel.
[Speechless Cloud]: "Incredible! As expected of the legendary Magic Fantasy Guild, they forced a system update!"
[Hui Hua Hui Hua]: "+1, truly fierce. They're directly affecting the game's progress!"
[Gao Dawei]: "+1, but what kind of crappy name is that, guy above me?"
[Cai Ji Xu]: "I wonder if there are any Magic Fantasy members in our Novice Village?"
[Summer - Watermelon No. 1]: "Magic Fantasy is so impressive. Can Dynasty still sit still? Are they getting anxious?"
[Dynasty - Xiao Ming]: "..."
[Fairy in the Painting]: "Are there any big brothers who can carry me? Wuwuwu, I want to reach Level 5 quickly too~"
[You're a Hammer]: "I'll carry you. Let Me See Those Legs~"
[Mahjong - Two Dots]: "So awesome, so awesome, yeah yeah yeah, simply invincible, right? How can there be such a fierce person in this world! (I'm talking about looking at legs)~"
[Let Me See Those Legs]: "???"
Seeing the regional chat veer further and further off-topic, Wen Yu prepared to log off.
"I wonder what this update will bring."
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Chapter 7: pig slaughtering knife
Taking off his helmet, Wen Yu habitually checked the Time.
18:56
"It really has been 10 hours. Someone finally reached level 5 after 10 hours of the server opening."
"I need to make good use of my Talent. If used properly, I should be able to stay far ahead of everyone else."
He called Boss Yang downstairs to stir-fry a couple of dishes and bring them up, then turned on the TV.
"The update timing is quite good, just in Time for the National News Broadcast."
If it wasn't news about 'After Tomorrow', Wen Yu would simply ignore it now.
He pulled out his phone and opened the 'Toilet Forum' to see what players were discussing after the server launch.
"Have you guys found any equipment?"
The first question happened to be exactly what Wen Yu was concerned about.
OP: As titled.
1st Floor: No, I've killed over 200 rabbits, and I haven't seen anything but gold coins.
2nd Floor: I actually saw a player wearing a full set of cloth armor, but I don't know where he got it. A bunch of people surrounded him to ask, but he wouldn't say.
3rd Floor: I am so great!
4th Floor: Great my ass!
5th Floor: He definitely won't tell you, but I suspect it was obtained from some quest.
6th Floor: Even if it dropped from a mob, you wouldn't know. Doesn't this game send items directly into your inventory?
7th Floor: This setting is friendly to solo players, but if we form parties for dungeons later, the distribution method shouldn't be like this, right?
Watching the players' discussion, Wen Yu unconsciously nodded along.
"True, even if a mob drops equipment, nobody knows. If it can drop, it means the drop rate is extremely low, so the Luck attribute becomes very prominent."
"I wonder if anyone's Talent is High Luck; that would be terrifying..."
"If it's certain that equipment doesn't drop from regular hunting, then that player in cloth armor must have picked up some quest..."
After a bit of analysis, he continued browsing other posts.
Magic Fantasy is awesome!"
"Is Dynasty about to die of anxiety?"
Juyi Guild announces its entry into 'After Tomorrow'!"
"Teaching you how to get gold coins"
Seeing this post, Wen Yu's eyes lit up. He didn't have enough gold coins—not nearly enough. A Mage's mana consumption was simply unbearable.
Currently, the only path for Wen Yu was:
2 gold coins for 10 potions, use 10 potions to kill mobs for gold coins to buy more potions, over and over again.
He decisively clicked into the post.
OP: Any good brothers got a URL? The kind you can watch directly in a browser! Hehehe~
"?..."
That's it?!
1st Floor: What the hell are you talking about?
2nd Floor: Wow, I learned something! Just clickbaiting for views, huh?
...
38th Floor: Teaching me how to get gold coins? Or do you want to drain my 'essence' coins? Speak clearly, you idiot!
39th Floor: Good brother! Private message me for it!
Wen Yu kept scrolling down this post all the way to the 39th floor. He didn't see a single thing of interest.
"That's it..."
He was just about to switch to another post.
"According to statistics, as of 19:00 on the evening of September 3, 2052, over 100 million people worldwide have chosen to enter 'After Tomorrow'. The attraction of the Second World is extraordinary. In the past 10 hours, due to the sudden emergence of 'After Tomorrow', the worldwide crime rate has plummeted. Is there an inevitable connection here? Our station reporter will continue to report for you."
The report on the National News Broadcast made Wen Yu nod in agreement once again.
"Ah, true. All the criminals have gone to play the game, so who's left to commit crimes?"
"This is a victory for gaming!"
Seeing the Time reach 7:30, the game update was already complete.
After placing the empty bowls and plates outside the door, Wen Yu put on his helmet and closed his eyes.
Log in!
Descending into the Grizzly Bear territory again, before he could make a move, the system notification sounded:
"Ding!~"
"Welcome player 'Time' back to 'After Tomorrow'!"
"The system upgrade is complete. The details of this upgrade are as follows:
Item drop probability from killing wild mobs has been increased! Trading and Auction systems are now open! (Note 1: This game does not support direct top-up or withdrawal. Please obtain Gold Coins/huaxia coins through trading and auctions!)
(Note 2: To avoid malicious currency speculation, this game maintains a fixed rate of 1 Gold Coin = 1 huaxia coin!)"
"We wish you a pleasant game!"
Wen Yu understood the first point.
"In other words, it was indeed possible for mobs to drop equipment before, but the probability was just extremely low!"
"But that's all hindsight now; I didn't get any anyway~ It should be better now that the drop rate has increased."
As for the second point, that was interesting.
"Does this mean that if I want to buy or sell equipment in the future, I can choose to trade in gold coins or cash?
Then what if I sell gold coins directly to other players? Isn't that just a disguised form of withdrawal?"
Since he had already linked his bank card when he bought the helmet, Wen Yu wasn't surprised by this trading method.
He first opened the auction system to take a look. There really was an item being auctioned!
It was a pair of shoes.
The seller was anonymous and had chosen to sell for cash.
The price of the shoes had already reached 600 huaxia coins, and there was still a long Time left in the auction.
Wen Yu hurriedly clicked to take a look.
[Bunny Jump Shoes] (White)
Description: The favorite shoes of the rabbits outside the Novice Village. Legend has it that wearing Bunny Jump Shoes allows one to jump 3 meters high!
Level: 1
Agility +2
Movement Speed +4
"...Can a piece of equipment like this really sell for nearly a thousand?"
"Is everyone just picking up money off the ground?"
"Stop thinking about it, hurry up and level up! Get equipment to sell for money!"
...
Thump!
-150
"Killed Grizzly Bear, EXP +48 (Higher level kill bonus +20%)"
"Congratulations, you obtained Gold Coin *3"
"Ding!~"
"Congratulations on reaching Level 4, reward: All Attributes +1, Free Attribute Points +3!"
"Nice! Leveled up!"
Wen Yu's experience points reached Level 4 (30/8000).
"But, didn't they say the drop rate was increased? I've killed so many bears, how come not even a single piece of equipment has dropped..."
Am I that unlucky?...
I'm working like a chief of an unlucky tribe!!
He checked his quest progress: Kill Grizzly Bears (106/200).
Full strength!
"Keep going, keep going!"
"fujian roasted mouse!"
Thump!
-150
"Killed Grizzly Bear, EXP +48 (Higher level kill bonus +20%)"
"Congratulations, you obtained [pig slaughtering knife]!"
"Congratulations, you obtained Gold Coin *1"
"..."
"Holy crap! Did equipment just drop? Ask and you shall receive?! Unlucky Chief (X)! Huaxia Emperor (√)!"
"It looks like a weapon too. Is there really some mysterious force guiding me?"
fujian roasted mouse! It was you all along!
Wen Yu hurriedly opened his inventory to check the new equipment!
[pig slaughtering knife] (White)
Description: The favorite pig slaughtering knife of craftsmen, full of murderous aura! A single strike to the throat!
Level: 3
Physical Attack +5
Strength +1
Trait: Final damage dealt to pig-type monsters +2
"!!!"
"This is definitely a top-tier item for the early game! It adds 5 points of attack and even directly gives 1 point of Strength!"
"And there's some kind of final damage. Won't it be amazing for hunting Level 3 Wild Boars!"
"Sell it? Or wear it myself?"
Let's put it on and check the stats first!
[Time]
Level: 4 (78/8000)
HP: 80
MP: 80
Physical Attack: 36+5
Magic Attack: 118
Physical Defense: 11+2
Magic Defense: 11
Strength: 17+1
Intelligence: 59
Agility: 8
Constitution: 8
...
"After putting it on, my physical attack can reach 41. If I hit a rabbit, I'll deal 36 damage per hit, so two hits per rabbit."
When he equipped the Novice Sword again, his physical attack became 34+3.
"..."
"It's still two hits per rabbit..."
Realizing that the [pig slaughtering knife] wasn't of much use to him, Wen Yu resolutely decided:
"Sell!"
"Let someone with more money than brains bail me out!"
He clicked on the auction house and put the weapon in. He glanced around and saw that a few more pieces of equipment were up for auction, but they were all Level 1 items.
"It seems there aren't many experts in my Novice Village. I need to seize the opportunity. Just harvesting the 'chives' in Novice Village No. 13241 will be plenty!"
"Ding!~"
"Please select the transaction method!"
"huaxia coin!"
He also checked the anonymity box, set the starting price to 1000, and set the minimum bid increment to 200!
Auction duration: 1 hour!
"If those crappy shoes could sell for several hundred, there's no reason my big knife won't sell!"
After sending the item to auction, Wen Yu decisively opened the regional chat channel.
[Time]: "Holy crap! Check the auction house! Someone's selling a Level 3 weapon! What the hell is that trait? Final damage to pigs +2? Does it work on Level 3 Wild Boars too?! Such a top-tier item for only 1000 bucks? Don't you guys dare outbid me! I want this weapon!"
He had to do a bit of advertising... and Wen Yu believed he wasn't lying; it really felt like a decent item... the only thing was changing (Don't you guys dare outbid me! I want this weapon!) to (Fucking outbid me already! I'm the one selling it!)...
After finishing the ad, he closed the chat channel.
Don't ask.
He had some shame.
Although the auction house was set to anonymous, so he wouldn't suffer social death,
Singing his own praises still made Wen Yu's face flush.
He hurriedly opened the auction house to check.
By now, the [pig slaughtering knife] had reached 2400 bucks and was still climbing!
2600...
2800...
...
3400...
3600...
In less than a minute, the price had soared to 3600 bucks!
Wen Yu's face was splitting with a grin. He could totally imagine what a high price this knife would fetch after an hour!
Suddenly, a thought occurred to Wen Yu.
"Wait, after an hour, everyone's levels might have gone up. The demand for this knife won't be as high then."
"Damn it, I miscalculated!"
"The auction Time should have been set to 10 minutes! 60 minutes is too long!"
But he couldn't change it now. Live and learn.
He closed the auction house.
Let the bullets fly for a while~
Leave a little suspense for himself! He'd open the mystery box in an hour!
"Back to grinding mobs! 'After Tomorrow'! You are my god!"
"fujian roasted mouse!"
Thump!
-150
"Ding!~"
...
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Chapter 8: shining ring
Another grizzly bear collapsed to the ground.
It granted Wen Yu 48 experience points and a charity of 1 gold coin.
He continued to look toward the next one!
"Reminder: Insufficient Mana! Unable to cast [Magic Missile]!"
"?"
Opening his backpack to take a look, his blue potions were already finished.
He glanced at the quest and his own experience points again.
[Time]
Level: 4 (3678/8000)
Quest Progress: Kill Grizzly Bears (182/200)
"So annoying! Only 18 monsters left! Isn't this just a pure waste of Time!"
But there was no other way. Having Wen Yu use a blade to slowly hack away was something he definitely wouldn't be willing to do after getting used to a comfortable life, and his health wouldn't hold up either.
Fortunately, he had enough gold coins.
The Bear Boss wasn't a stingy person either!
The gold coins in his backpack had already reached 180.
He hurried back toward the village. At the black-hearted General Store Merchant's place, he bought 400 small blue potions in one go, spending 80 gold coins directly. Wen Yu almost died of heartache!
While he was at it, he spent another 10 gold coins to buy a [Novice Village Return Scroll].
[Novice Village Return Scroll]
Description: Can only be used after leaving combat. Instantly teleports to the Novice Village teleportation array.
The reason for buying the return scroll was also very simple: it took about 15 minutes to run back from the bear territory. In the future, when going to even further places, the Time spent returning to town might be enough to level up once.
"You have to give to get! 400 bottles of potion should be enough to last until I reach level 10."
Immediately after, he ran toward the bear territory in a frantic rush!
"Young man, you're covered in bear blood, aren't you? With such a fishy stench, just how many grizzly bears have you killed?"
He was almost at the village entrance when an old man suddenly walked out of a house to strike up a conversation with Wen Yu.
Wen Yu thought to himself: "What are you talking about? What bear blood? I'm perfectly clean. Where do you see bear blood? Are you sick? Or do you have Yin-Yang eyes?"
He had heard that dogs could see things humans couldn't.
Without stopping his pace, he threw an Insight Technique over.
[Village Chief]
Level:???
Description: The leader of Novice Village No. 13241, currently worried about the frequent monster attacks on the villagers.
"Yes, Lord Village Chief! It's all for the peace of the village! Grizzly bears must be wiped out! This bear blood on me is the best proof of my ability!"
...
"Good child, good child. But do you know? The greatest threat to the village isn't the bears~ it's the wolf packs!"
"The wolf packs?! No problem! Let me go and kill them all!"
"Sigh! Good boy~ good child, you must clear out the wolf den and bring the wolf pelts back to me."
"Ding!~"
"Triggered hidden quest — [Clear the Gray Wolves]!"
"Collect Gray Wolf Pelts (0/200)"
"Accept the quest?"
Quest Reward: Belt of Hope
Quest Failure Penalty: None
Holy crap! A belt! Good stuff, good stuff!
"Accept!"
He just didn't know what level the wolves were...
"Let's finish the bear quest first!"
He ran back to the bear territory in a rush.
"Die for me!"
...
He soon killed the last 18 monsters.
At this point, the quest information changed to:
Kill Grizzly Bears (200/200) (Completed)
Without even thinking, he directly tore the [Novice Village Return Scroll].
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu appeared at the Novice Village teleportation array.
Taking two steps at a Time, he rushed to the blacksmith shop.
"Master Feynman, I have completed your commission."
"Good, good, good!"
"Ivy! You can rest in peace now."
"Ding!~"
"Congratulations on completing the hidden quest [The Bear's Revenge!]"
"Congratulations on obtaining the item [shining ring]!"
"Congratulations on obtaining Gold Coins * 1000"
"Congratulations on obtaining 10000 Experience Points!"
"Ding!~"
"Congratulations on reaching Level 5, reward: All Attributes +1, Free Attribute Points +3!"
With a flash of white light, Wen Yu leveled up directly!
"These rewards are just too generous! So much experience! And it even gave me 1000 gold directly!"
"And... the shining ring? Isn't this the quest item I gave him?"
He hurriedly opened his backpack to check the attributes:
[shining ring] (black iron)
Description: A memento of the Novice Village blacksmith Feynman's wife. Feynman rewarded it to the brave warrior who avenged his wife!
Level: 5
All Attributes +5
Luck +2
"..."
"So strong! All attributes! And a luck attribute!"
"black iron?! This should be the next tier after common equipment, right?"
Equip it immediately! Selling it was impossible!
"Now my attributes should have a decent boost!"
[Time]
Level 5 (4542/16000)
HP: 140
MP: 140
Physical Attack: 52+3
Magic Attack: 130
Physical Defense: 23+2
Magic Defense: 23
Strength: 21+5
Intelligence: 60+5
Agility: 9+5
Constitution: 9+5
Critical Rate: 12%
Special Attributes:
Luck: 2
Skills: Basic Insight Technique, Magic Missile.
Equipment: [wooden sword] (common), [novice cloth armor] (common), [shining ring] (black iron)
...
"This is bad! I'm afraid I'm going to be invincible! My physical attack has reached 55 points!"
"One rabbit per hit!"
"Get ready to move! Get ready to move! Let's go farm some rabbits!"
Just as Wen Yu was about to leave—
"Adventurer, please wait!"
Turning his head to look at Feynman, Wen Yu's eyes also lit up!
Could it be?!
"Respected Master Feynman, is there anything else I can help you with?"
"Adventurer, the Novice Village is my home. Although Ivy is no longer here, I don't want other villagers to die because of wild monsters. One of the two strongest animals within the Ring River has been wiped out by you. Could I ask you to go to the wolf den and wipe out the gray wolves as well?"
"Ding!~"
"Triggered hidden quest — [Exterminate the Wolf Pack]!"
"Kill Gray Wolves (0/200)"
"Accept the quest?"
Quest Reward: Unknown
Quest Failure Penalty: None
"Accept!"
Looking at [Clear the Gray Wolves] and [Exterminate the Wolf Pack] in his quest list, Wen Yu almost laughed out loud.
One wanted to kill wolves! The other wanted wolf pelts! And both happened to be 200.
Master Feynman! Don't you communicate with the Village Chief? Issuing the same quest twice! There's actually such a good thing!"
Of course, Wen Yu certainly wouldn't remind Feynman. The joy of getting something for free! Wen Yu knew it well.
"Good, good, good. I will head to the wolf den immediately! I will definitely wipe out the wolf pack!"
"Thank you for your hard work, adventurer. Stay safe!"
"Alas! Plans can't keep up with changes~ My grand plan for invincibility has to be delayed again!"
Having bought 5 [Novice Village Return Scrolls] in one go, Wen Yu continued to run out of the village.
Passing through the open area where the grizzly bears were, the terrain didn't change much.
But the monsters had changed from grizzly bears to gray wolves.
"Is this called a wolf den? Isn't it still on the plains..."
Wen Yu complained weakly.
Throwing an Insight Technique over, the wolf's attributes appeared before him.
[Gray Wolf]
Level: 5
HP: 180
Attack: 50
Defense: 30
Skills: None
"Defense is only 10 points higher than the bear, but attack is indeed 20 points higher. It is indeed fierce!"
"Let's calculate. My magic attack has reached 130 points, so one Magic Missile can deal a base damage of 195."
"Subtracting 30, that's 165 HP. The wolfy still has 15 HP left."
"Physical attack 55, minus defense 30..."
"It's better than nothing, I guess."
When Wen Yu's intelligence reached 70 points and magic attack reached 140, the gray wolves would be insta-killed again.
That would be about the amount of 5 monsters.
"Forget it, let's finish this quickly and go back to hack rabbits!"
"Let's do this!"
Just as Wen Yu was about to start farming—
"Ding-dong!~"
"Your equipment [pig slaughtering knife] has been successfully auctioned!"
"Final transaction price: 16,000 yuan!"
"The system has deducted a 10% service fee. The remaining 14,400 yuan has been successfully transferred to your account. Please check it!"
"..."
"Holy crap, how much?"
14,400!
Wen Yu hurriedly opened the exchange.
He found the transaction information for [pig slaughtering knife] in the transaction records.
The buyer was also anonymous, and the final transaction price was 16,000 yuan.
"Hiss!"
Wen Yu sucked in a breath of cold air.
Terrifyingly formidable...
Terrifyingly formidable!!
In that instant, Wen Yu even thought about selling the [shining ring] directly!
Log off!
[After Tomorrow]! Close!