《My Experience Bar Is So Unusual》 Chapter 1 Translator: Zayn_ In the southern part of the Sacred Spirit Continent. The Duchy of Orenster. Gran Town. Lu Qingge stood in front of the entrance to the [Novice Teaching] dungeon and slowly took a deep breath. ¡°It¡¯s been a year¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s time to end this¡­¡± Lu Qingge muttered to herself in a low voice, her eyes sharp. A year! It had been a whole year since he came to this world! From a year ago until now, he had yet to clear the novice tutorial! In the setting of the world of ¡°Sacred Soul¡±, if the player did not pass the [Novice Teaching] dungeon¡­ It meant that¡­ All the subsequent game content would have nothing to do with him. He would not be able to go to any wild areas. They were also unable to enter certain places in the town area, such as the Exchange Hall and the Frontier Camp. Naturally, there was no need to mention leaving the novice village of Gran Town. This was because this part of the game map would only be unlocked after clearing the novice tutorial dungeon. Under normal circumstances, a year¡¯s time was enough for a LV1 player player who could maintain a normal leveling rhythm to reach between LV5 and LV10. But this year¡­ Lu Qingge was still at the very beginning, Level 1, untouched. He had even achieved the hidden achievement of [King of Baking]. However, that was one thing. In fact, Lu Qingge was not a salted fish. Even in the real world, he was also a curly-haired dog that made his classmates and colleagues stay away from him. In the third year of high school, Lu Qingge returned to the dormitory from the classroom on time before the lights were turned off at 11:30 every night. Every weekend, he would practice ten sets of practice papers. Sophomore stage. Lu Qingge, who had passed all the certificate exams ahead of schedule, also completed the internship in the third year of his junior year and drafted his graduation thesis. After graduation. Lu Qingge, who lived a diligent life, suddenly mocked in front of the mirror one day, ¡°Are you f*cking staying here to keep your health?¡± Then, he joined the 007 army. Therefore, logically speaking, Lu Qingge, who had an iron liver and was nicknamed ¡®Molotov Chicken Roll¡¯, shouldn¡¯t have started like this. The reason for all of this had to be explained from the beginning. Year 2050. Thirty years ago. The world¡¯s first global server. It was a large-scale holographic online game with a high degree of freedom and realism. Sacred Soul was officially open for beta testing. In just a few days, the number of daily active users of ¡°Sacred Soul¡± had exceeded 2 billion. It quickly became the most popular game in history. Down to six, seven, eight, up to 88. Players of all ages found their own happiness here. Due to the 99.9% degree of realism. In the game, players could experience the same experience as in real life. Not only could the character model perfectly replicate the player¡¯s body. All the sensory experiences were close to 100%. It was also because of this, in the same year, Sacred Soul caused a huge commotion in the scientific world. The top scientists and scientific associations from all over the world unanimously declared, ¡°The release of ¡®Sacred Soul¡¯ has completely realized mankind¡¯s great conception of the era of the ¡®meta-union¡¯!¡± However¡­ Just as people were celebrating the arrival of the ¡°Meta Universe Era¡± ¨C The apocalypse had arrived. That¡¯s right, it was so sudden. It was the 30th anniversary of the release of Sacred Soul. The earth had encountered the largest meteorite swarm in history that could not be intercepted. Under the fierce impact of the dimension-reduction level event¡­ The earth¡¯s crust collapsed, volcanoes erupted around the world, the physical and chemical composition of the atmosphere changed drastically, and the earth stopped rotating¡­ In the end, the world was destroyed. The civilization of mankind had come to an end. .. Although the humans were indeed gone¡­ But everything wasn¡¯t over. Even if this world was destroyed. The world of the Sacred Soul was completely intact! As for the players who had registered for the game, after the apocalypse, their consciousness had actually been transferred to their characters in the game of ¡°Sacred Soul.¡± Some people were happy, some people were sad. In these thirty years, those old players who had been in the game for many years suddenly had capital in the new world because of the arrival of the apocalypse. As for the newbie players, they felt a little emotional after returning to their previous life overnight. However¡­ No one could explain all of this. Similarly. No one could say for sure. Why was it that the world had already been reduced to ashes but this world had not collapsed yet? But one thing was certain. For humans, this was definitely a good thing. This was¡­ A brand new beginning of the world. A brand new civilization, a brand new society, a brand new order¡­ And- A brand new unknown. A moment before the end of the world. Lu Qingge made his choice. Calmly and indifferently, he lay down in the game pod. The reason was simple. He was an orphan. When most people spent the last moments of their lives with their families. Lu Qingge chose the world of ¡°Sacred Soul¡±. To Lu Qingge, this was a world where there were no relatives, no lovers, and no other fetters. There seemed to be nothing to miss. So¡­ It would be better to sleep forever in another world with more possibilities. It was indeed a coincidence. At the same time when the meteorite fell and the world collapsed. Coincidentally, Lu Qingge managed to log into the game. At that time, he was preparing to choose his character¡¯s class. GA! . The game interface was a mess. When he recovered, he had already appeared in the world of Sacred Soul. After that. Lu Qingge realized¡­ He had encountered a bug. There was a big f*cking bug! Firstly, there was no [EXP Bar] in his game panel! On a normal player¡¯s interface, the EXP bar was right next to their level. Once the experience bar was full, the player would automatically level up. However, there was nothing behind Lu Qingge¡¯s level. In other words. He could not level up at all. And this might very well lead to a very bad situation. That was- he would always be LV1. F * ck! F * ck! It was too f*cking terrifying! It was simply a ghost story! What kind of concept was LV1? In the new world, due to the high degree of realism of the Sacred Soul, after transmigration, humans could live just like they did in real life. Love, marriage, having children. Every newborn had their own game panel. When they first came out of their mothers¡¯ wombs, they were already at Level 1. Most of the children in the novice village would be able to clear [Novice Teaching] and become adventurers after they grew into teenagers. In other words, Lu Qingge¡¯s level would forever be the same as those brats who hadn¡¯t been weaned. It¡¯s simply f * cking ridiculous. However, this was not the only thing that caused him a headache. On Lu Qingge¡¯s interface, the [Profession] column was also empty! In other words, he was a player. However, he was neither a Swordsman nor a Warrior. He was definitely not a Ranger or Mage. To put it nicely, he was a [Rogue Cultivator]. To put it bluntly, he was a derp. Other than that, there was another fatal matter. The other players¡¯ skill interface was in the form of a skill tree. Skills that could be learned and mastered were lit up. Those who had not yet learned were dark. As for Lu Qingge, he was amazing. There was only one sprout in his skill panel. Yes, that¡¯s right. Other people had skill trees, but he had a skill sprout¡­ It was f*cking ridiculous! When Lu Qingge first saw the screen, he exploded. He didn¡¯t even have a single skill, so what was the point of playing! Normal players were born with three basic skills of their class. Passing the [Novice Teaching] dungeon was a piece of cake as long as he had hands. As for Lu Qingge, he could only use his fists to attack the opponents. The worst thing was that he couldn¡¯t get an A! In [Novice Teaching] dungeon, there was only one room and one monster in the dungeon. That was the Lord Boss itself. It had its own protection mechanism. Every ten times it received damage, a shockwave would erupt. Not only could the shockwave cause damage, but it could also send nearby players flying. However, this protection mechanism was actually very useless. After all, it was a beginner¡¯s tutorial, so the boss would not be that strong. If ten skills were thrown at him and he did not die, he would be severely crippled. But Lu Qingge was an accident. He could only attack the Boss ten times, and then he was sent flying by the shock wave because of the close-range attack. Although the damage of the shockwave was not too high and it was actually a little too weak¡­ A Lv1 noob dog¡¯s normal attack damage was even lower¡­ Before Lu Qingge could kill the boss with his small fists, his thin HP bar had already been shattered by the shock wave. This was the reason why Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t clear [Novice Teaching] at all. But later, things seemed to have taken a turn for the better. Not long after, Lu Qingge realized. He seemed to have an experience bar. However, the experience bar did not seem right. Because it wasn¡¯t long. It was a round [Experience Pool]. Yes, that¡¯s right. It was big, round, and very moist. As for the experience points that Lu Qingge had obtained¡­ It was as if all of them would flow into this [Experience Pool] and turn into pool water. When the pool water was about to fill up¡­ The area of the [Experience Pool] would also increase accordingly. On the contrary, it shrank. At the same time, Lu Qingge also noticed a detail. His [Skill Shoot] was rooted near the [Experience Pool]. In other words. This skill shoot was most likely nourished by the [Experience Pool]. As expected. When he checked the details of [Skill Shoot], he found this item. [Lv1 Skill Tree (0/000)] At that moment, Lu Qingge had a shocking guess guess. ¡°Hiss!¡± ¡°Could it be¡­¡± ¡°This skill shoot can be upgraded?¡± ¡°And the source of the experience points¡­¡± ¡°Could it be the [Experience Pool]?¡± In order to verify this conjecture, Lu Qingge began his year-long operation. There was only one wild boss in the [Novice Teaching] dungeon. Therefore, there were only three ways to gain experience. The first was the experience gained from killing the Boss. The second was the experience gained from clearing the dungeon. Thirdly, the encouragement experience gained from failing the instance dungeon. To put it bluntly, it was the consolation experience. The consolation experience from the [Novice Teaching] dungeon was very little, so little that it was almost negligible. Basically, he would only get 1 point each time. Sometimes, he would get 2 points. Therefore¡­ In order to accumulate enough experience to level up the bean sprout, he had worked hard for a whole year! Every time he died in [Novice Teaching], he would earn one or two experience points. Then, after death, after the [Weakened] state that prohibited him from entering the dungeon again passed, he continued with the next [Novice Teaching]. After such perseverance and repeated cycles, Lu Qingge had finally made it to this day. Today was the day to witness a miracle. Experience Pool: 999 He was just short of a little bit of experience. [Level 1 Skill Tree] He was just short of dying again! ¡­ ¡°Come on.¡± ¡°Brother Boss, where are you?¡± He looked at the numbers on the panel. Lu Qingge was full of fighting spirit as he strode into the [Novice Teaching] dungeon. ¡­ If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 2 Translator: Zayn_ [ Welcome to: Novice Teaching!] [Please familiarize yourself with your character¡¯s operation¡­] .. Entering the dungeon. A forest immediately appeared before Lu Qingge¡¯s eyes. Tall trees surrounded the area. Bushes and wildflowers grew messily under his feet. From time to time, he could hear the sound of running water and insects. After listening to the opening speech of [Novice Teaching] numbly again. A slightly larger slime appeared in front of Lu Qingge. It had a jade-green round body, a transparent body, and sticky skin. [Elite Slime] The only monster in the novice tutorial dungeon was also the Boss. In the past year, Qingge had lost count of how many times he had punched it. If it wasn¡¯t for the fact that this jelly-like creature was too elastic, it would have long been beaten into his shape by Lu Qingge. [ Please use your skills and normal attacks to attack the slime¡­] Lu Qingge expressionlessly pressed the [Skip] button again. ¡°Let¡¯s end this quickly!¡± Lu Qingge took a big stride forward and threw a flurry of punches at the slime. [-4] [-6] [-5] .. A series of yellow damage values appeared above the slime¡¯s head. Yellow represented the most common physical damage. When he was lucky. Lu Qingge could hit [-10] with one punch! The damage was even higher than the yellow characters. It is also a physical critical hit damage. However, it was still meaningless. For a slime with 1000 HP, the damage from Lu Qingge¡¯s fist was almost equivalent to scratching an itch. On the tenth punch. A shock wave burst out from beneath the Slime¡¯s feet, sending Lu Qingge flying. [-35] [-17] Damage also popped up above Lu Qingge¡¯s head. One was shock damage, the other was landing damage. Lu Qingge only had 250 HP. With this, there was only [198/250] left. As for the cute Slime that was jumping around in front of him. There was also a [933/1000] HP bar¡­ That¡¯s a lot of damage! In the beginning, his blood pressure would skyrocket every time. But now, he was completely used to it. He got up and attacked again. Bang! Then, he was sent flying. After this cycle repeated a few times, Lu Qingge¡¯s health bar was reduced to zero. [Unfortunately, you are dead!] The payment interface popped up. Ding! [ You have received: 1 experience point!] [ You have received: 28 Sacred Soul Coins!] As expected. It was another pitiful consolation reward. However, this was not important. Because Lu Qingge had already achieved his goal. At the same time, Lu Qingge saw it. The experience experience points in the experience pool on the interface increased by one point. Ding! [ Level 1 skill tree upgrade requirements have been met!] [ Upgrade?] .. ¡°Of course!¡± Lu Qingge did not hesitate. At the next moment, Lu Qingge saw it. The pool water in the [Experience Pool]. The [Skill Shoot] that was rooted in it. With an astonishing speed, it quickly absorbed everything. The originally full [Experience Pool] was now empty. Ding! [ Skill Tree has been upgraded to LV2!] At the same time, visible to the naked eye, is the The stem of the skill bud began to climb up with great effort. On the side, tender branches also grew out. It looked like a tree at last. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is!¡± Seeing this scene, Lu Qingge came to a realization. So this was the real use of the experience pool! Although his main body could not be upgraded, the skill tree planted beside the pool could. However, he could level up by absorbing the experience points in the pool! Very quickly, on a new branch of the skill tree, a skill icon lit up. Ding! [ You have mastered a new skill: Stellar Slash!] [ Lv1 Stellar Slash: Slashes out a streak of sword aura in front of you, causing physical damage.] [ Cooldown: 5 seconds] ¡­. Lu Qingge waited quietly for a while. But the skill tree¡­ There seemed to be no subsequent changes. ¡°F*ck?¡± ¡°No more?¡± ¡°That¡¯s it?¡± Lu Qingge¡¯s pupils trembled. One skill¡­ Just one skill? I¡¯ve been working hard for an entire year, and this is it?! Lu Qingge¡¯s knees went soft. With a plop, he prostrated himself on the ground. So tired, let¡¯s end it¡­ In the world of ¡°Sacred Soul¡±, the types of skills were divided into three categories. One was [Universal Skill]. It was a skill that all players could learn. For example, [Leap], [Throwing Proficiency], [Weapon Care], [Poison Immunity]¡­ The second was [Basic Skill]. It referred to skills that could be learned by all classes in the same series. For example, the basic skills of the Swordsman class were [Stellar Slash], [Forward Stab], [Falling Star Cleave]¡­ All Swordsmen could learn these skills. The third was [Class Skill]. It referred to the related skills that could only be learned after the class change. For example: After becoming a Berserker, a Swordsman could learn the high-level skill [Wound Rending Sword]. However, Swordsmen who had changed their class to Sword Heart could not learn it. And the fourth, [Special Skill]. This type of skill was somewhat similar to the secret techniques in the fantasy cultivation world. It couldn¡¯t be learned in the conventional way, and couldn¡¯t be mastered by anyone. Such a skill¡­ Usually, they were all unique skills created by high-level players. As for Stellar Slash, it was the basic skill that was publicly recognized as the most useless in the Swordsman class during the novice stage. No good points¡­ Low damage, no control, with back-swing. The only advantage was that it was one of the few ranged skills in the Swordsman class. However, the distance was not necessarily very long¡­ Moreover, this was not the main point. The main point was¡­ A normal LV1 player would have three basic skills! He had worked hard for an entire year, and there was only one more! Moreover, it was the most useless Stellar Slash¡­ So how big could the difference be? ¡°And I can¡¯t level up. I don¡¯t even have [Skill Points]!¡± ¡°In other words, my only combat ability now is this [Stellar Slash] that can¡¯t be leveled up either¡­¡± At this point, Lu Qingge fell silent. After thinking for a while, he seemed to have realized something. ¡°I understand¡­¡± Realization dawned on Lu Qingge as he muttered. It had been more than twenty years. In the past twenty years of his life, Lu Qingge had always been worried. At this moment, he understood a very important truth. This world was very ridiculous. For many things, it wasn¡¯t as long as one worked hard, they would get the corresponding rewards. When you realize that no matter how hard you try, it¡¯s useless, you should change your perspective and think about the problem. ¡°So that¡¯s the case¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got it.¡± Lu Qingge slapped his thigh fiercely as if he had just woken up from a dream. ¡°I haven¡¯t had enough liver!¡± If only he had been a little more diligent this year. It was not to the extent that his skill tree was only at level 2! Damn it! It was too late to say anything now¡­ Lu Qingge was frustrated. A new message popped up on the system interface. [ Lv1 Stellar Slash] Current Experience: 0/100 .. ¡°Hmm?¡± Looking at the information that popped up on the interface, Lu Qingge was suddenly stunned. What the f*ck? What was going on? Lu Qingge stood up from the ground and took another serious look. He confirmed that he was not mistaken. There was indeed an additional EXP bar on his [Stellar Slash] skill icon. ¡°¡­¡± Lu Qingge fell silent. After thinking for a while, he suddenly had a shocking guess. ¡°Could it be¡­¡± ¡°Except for me¡­¡± ¡°Anything can be upgraded?¡± Tsk! Lu Qingge was shocked by his sudden guess. What if this was true! Then! This bug! It was really ridiculous enough¡­ ¡°In other words, the way I level up my skills is different from normal players.¡± ¡°Other players can only use skill points to level up.¡± ¡°And I¡¯m using experience points?¡± Lu Qingge made a further guess. If that was the case, then the situation was a little complicated. One had to know. Skill Points were limited. There was only way to obtain it. Every time a character leveled up, they would be rewarded with a fixed number of points. Since [Skill Points] were limited. In other words, there was a limit to the level of [Skill]. However, experience points were unlimited! In that case¡­ Didn¡¯t that mean¡­ His [Skill] could be upgraded indefinitely? ¡°Interesting¡­¡± Thinking of this, Lu Qingge smiled. The decadent look on his face was instantly swept away. He wanted to verify his guess! If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 3 Translator: Zayn_ Early morning. Gran Town. The sky had just lit up slightly. The central landmark of the town square was already surrounded by people. It was the only large-scale [Mall] in Gran Town. It was the same scene almost every morning. Lu Qingge, who was in the crowd, glanced at the time on the game panel. [Sacred Soul Time: 05:59:46] It was six o¡¯clock sharp. There was a limited time sale at [Mall] today. There were only 14 seconds left. Lu Qingge slowly took a deep breath to calm himself down. He looked up and focused his gaze on the landmark that looked like a gold coin. Then, he began to wait patiently. Ding! [The limited time sale has been opened!] Accompanied by a pleasant notification, that gold coin shaped landmark immediately lit up and began to spin. Almost at the same time, everyone¡¯s fingers moved at their fastest speed. Each person clicked on the [Buy] option that popped up in front of them, then quickly slid the item column to a certain position. Just as everyone was about to make their purchase however, they found that an item called [Stamina Potion]¡­ had already turned gray, symbolizing ¡®sold-out¡¯. ¡°F*ck? Why is it gone?¡± ¡°[Stamina Potion]?¡± ¡°Where is the [Stamina Potion]?¡± ¡°Oh, my god! How many years had he been single to have such quick hands?¡± ¡°¡­¡± It was just past six. In the town square. Once again, all kinds of wails of shock and grief erupted. Ding! [The list of achievements in this auction is as follows¡­] [ Congratulations to player Lu Qingge for becoming the ¡°Hand Speed King¡± of this event!] When the announcement came from the mall, Lu Qingge had already silently escaped from the crowd. When the noise around him gradually quieted down. He quietly opened his [Backpack] and took a look. Stamina Potion x100 .. [ Item: Stamina Potion ] [ Type: Consumable ] Details: Recovers a small amount of stamina after use.] [ Cooldown Time: None.] [ Remark: Exhaustion sometimes occurs after excessive rewards. Drink this bottle of water and become a real man again!] .. ¡°Phew.¡± ¡°That was close.¡± ¡°I almost didn¡¯t get it.¡± Lu Qingge heaved a sigh of relief. If he didn¡¯t have this thing, today¡¯s operation wouldn¡¯t have been carried out. After all, in a novice village like Gran Town. There weren¡¯t many shops like the [Mall] that could provide [Stamina Potion]. So just now, Lu Qingge had bought all the [Stamina Potions] that were on sale in the mall today. [Stamina Potion] cost 100 Sacred Soul coins per bottle. In today¡¯s limited time event, a bottle only cost 50 yuan. Lu Qingge bought all of them, a total of 100 bottles. He had spent an entire year in the [Novice Teaching] instance dungeon. In addition, he had received the poverty allowance from the Association of Heroes for the past year. Lu Qingge had already saved a small sum of money. And now, it was time for it to come in handy. Today, he needed to rely on these 100 potions to clear [Novice Teaching]. Although he might have bought a little too much, for the sake of stability, it was always a good thing to stock up more goods. After leaving the plaza, he headed towards the dungeon location near the Newborn Land. ¡°Lu Qingge!¡± Suddenly, someone called his name from behind. He turned around. Two men and a woman quickly chased after him. They were all very young. The boys were tall and short respectively. The girl had long hair that was as bright as gold, and her skin was whiter than snow. Her eyes were as beautiful as sapphires. They were obviously players from Europe and North America. ¡°What is it?¡± Lu Qingge asked. ¡°Ah, it¡¯s nothing.¡± The young man in the lead smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ve never seen you in the [Mall] before. So I wanted to ask, do you know the rules here?¡± Lu Qingge recognized this person. Ross, LV9, class [Warrior]. Actually, even if he didn¡¯t remember, it didn¡¯t matter. Because Ross never hid any information about himself. Above his head, the symbol [LV9 Ross] was displayed all year round. In a novice village like Gran Town. LV9 was considered a relatively high-level player. Most players would pass the Hero Trial when they reached Level 10 or so. And after that. Most of the players, especially the young ones, would all choose to leave Gran Town to see the world. Only a small portion of the players who were not ambitious and were not very strong were left. He might as well stay in the town and spend his life leisurely. However, the real reason why Lu Qingge had an impression of him was because¡­ Ross was the commander of the Iron Wolf Gang. In Gran Town, the Iron Wolf Gang was quite famous. Currently, in the ranking of the Gran Town Hero Association, the Iron Wolf Gang was still ranked first. Lu Qingge had also heard that Ross seemed to have some backing in the association, the kind that was very powerful. On the other hand, Ross¡¯s Iron Wolf Gang was well-known, and the entire town knew about Lu Qingge¡¯s deeds. In addition, Lu Qingge had previously applied for poverty relief from the Hero Association. Ross often appeared in the association. Therefore, although the two of them had never met before. However, they knew each other. ¡°Rules?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve never heard of it.¡± Lu Qingge shook his head. As expected of a hothead¡­ Ross couldn¡¯t help but roll his eyes in his heart. Just as he was about to leisurely purchase the [Stamina Potion], he heard the announcement of the ¡°Hand Speed King¡±. Then, when he looked at the inventory, it was all gone! Even with his intelligence, he could tell that it was definitely Lu Qingge, that silly guy, who was causing trouble. ¡°In Gran Town.¡± ¡°All the activities that appear in the [Mall] that are similar to the [Limited Time Buy].¡± ¡°We have to keep half of each resource in stock.¡± Ross said. ¡°What about the other half?¡± Lu Qingge asked. ¡°Of course it belongs to the Hero Association.¡± Ross showed Lu Qingge the badge on his chest. On it was written, ¡°Captain of the Iron Wolf Adventurers.¡± Lu Qingge glanced at him and said, ¡°But you¡¯re not from the Hero Association.¡± ¡°Cough cough¡­¡± ¡°What?¡± Ross was a little choked. ¡°This work was completed by our Iron Wolf Gang on behalf of the Hero Association.¡± Lu Qingge frowned slightly and asked in confusion, ¡°Who said that?¡± ¡°When did they say that?¡± ¡°Do you have a proper official license?¡± ¡°Why haven¡¯t I seen it on the notice board of the [Mall]?¡± Ross was speechless. F * ck! That was why he hated interacting with honest people the most! Actually, he was right. The Iron Wolf Gang and the Hero Association in town indeed had some unspeakable connections in private. But some things, of course, could not be written in black and white. But these unwritten rules. Almost all the players in Gran Town knew this. Moreover, everyone could only obey obediently. After all, no one wanted to get into trouble with the Iron Wolf Gang. However, if he had to be serious, Ross really couldn¡¯t do anything to Lu Qingge. Helpless, Ross could only change the topic. ¡°Do you need so many potions?¡± Lu Qingge scratched his head and said, ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Brother, we¡¯re all brothers. You don¡¯t have to be like this.¡± Ross didn¡¯t know whether to laugh or cry. He couldn¡¯t help but tease, ¡°It¡¯s not like everyone doesn¡¯t know what level you¡¯re at.¡± ¡°You haven¡¯t even passed [Novice Teaching], so you can¡¯t go to the outside world at all.¡± ¡°Besides, you don¡¯t practice, do you?¡± ¡°What¡¯s the use of storing so much medicine?¡± The so-called training was a service provided by many adventurer teams. Some of the weaker or newbie players. They would pay a certain amount of Holy Spirit Coins and ask some adventurer teams to help them level up. Training was roughly divided into grinding and dungeons. Leading teams to conquer dungeons was one. Bring the team to farm monsters was the other. This was one of the main sources of income for adventurer teams. Just like Ross¡¯s Iron Wolves. They were the strongest team in the entire town. Most players would choose to cooperate with Ross if their financial strength allowed it. The training business required high efficiency and speed. Only by taking [Stamina Potion] could he maintain his energy for work. Therefore¡­ This was also the reason. The reason why Ross wanted to control the source of the [Stamina Potion]. ¡°Then what are your plans?¡± Lu Qingge asked.¡± ¡°Actually, it¡¯s nothing.¡± ¡°Everyone is in a good mood today.¡± ¡°Hand over the thing and I won¡¯t argue with you this time.¡± Ross stretched out his hand and made a gesture of receiving something. ¡°Just remember it next time.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± Lu Qingge nodded and took out a bottle of [Stamina Potion] from his backpack. Then, he handed it to Ross. After Ross took it, he was puzzled. ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Just this bottle?¡± Lu Qingge only smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°I truly didn¡¯t expect your adventurer team to be so shabby. It just so happens that my mood is also good today. I¡¯ll give you a bottle.¡± ¡°?¡± Ross¡¯s expression changed slightly. Lu Qingge¡¯s actions had left him a little confused. His words were stuck in her throat, and he did not know what to say after choking for a long time. He held the [Stamina Potion] in his hand. It was like a ticking time bomb, making him feel as if his heart was burning. ¡°If there¡¯s nothing else, I¡¯ll be leaving first.¡± ¡°I still have something on hand and am in a hurry.¡± Lu Qingge casually waved his hand and walked away. ¡°..¡± Looking at Lu Qingge¡¯s back, the veins on Ross¡¯s forehead could not help but throb. ¡°Ross, calm down!¡± Dewey pulled Ross back with all his might. ¡°Attacking players in town is against the rules!¡± ¡°Besides, he¡¯s a good-for-nothing. There¡¯s no need for us to lower ourselves to his level!¡± After some persuasion, Ross finally calmed down. ¡°Hmph, that¡¯s true.¡± Ross said disdainfully, ¡°It¡¯s a waste of time to deal with someone who can¡¯t even pass the novice dungeon.¡± Dewey echoed, ¡°Yes, yes.¡± ¡°When we pass through the [Trial of the Brave] this year, we won¡¯t be able to see such annoying people anymore!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think so, Winona?¡± ¡°Yes.¡± The golden-haired girl, who had been silent all this while, responded casually. ¡­ If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 4 Translator: Zayn_ Lu Qingge naturally noticed Ross¡¯ little thoughts. However, it was a pity. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t want to be fooled by him. After all, this [Stamina Potion] was something he had obtained with his own abilities. He didn¡¯t steal or cheat. What was there to be afraid of? Thus, Lu Qingge quickly threw this matter to the back of his mind. He then entered the [Novice Teaching] instance dungeon at his fastest speed. ¡­ [ Welcome to Dungeon: Novice Teaching!] [Please familiarize yourself with your character¡¯s operation¡­] After skillfully skipping the guidance, Lu Qingge casually picked up a thick wooden stick in the forest and used it as a weapon. Since there was no way to clear the teaching dungeon, he could not buy equipment in the town area. Therefore, he could only use this thing to replace the sword for the time being. Since the wooden stick did not have any attribute bonuses, its attack was equivalent to a normal attack. It was not even as high as the damage of the small fist. However, it did not matter. Anyway, its main function was to release [Stellar Slash]. He quickly jogged to the center of the map and squatted in front of the place where the BOSS spawned. Ten seconds later, a ray of light appeared. The familiar [Elite Slime] once again appeared in front of Lu Qingge. ¡°Wulululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululululul~¡± After seeing Lu Qingge. The slime let out a super fierce cry and jumped up. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± Lu Qingge decisively raised his hand and slashed out a sword energy. [-26] Yellow numbers popped out. ¡°Tsk.¡± ¡°As expected of the publicly acknowledged most spicy skill, only this little damage!¡± Lu Qingge felt an incomparable pain in his heart. He still remembered that according to the game forum, even if the special effects and posture of [Air Breaking Strike] were extremely ugly, each slash dealt around 50 points of physical damage. So¡­ Normally, players who had three skills at the start of the game would be able to use them. There was no need to worry about this kind of idiotic novice tutorial instance dungeon. However, the problem wasn¡¯t too big. This was because Lu Qingge was already mentally prepared for this. Elite Slime, who was hit by the sword aura, seemed to be a little angry. It changed its direction and jumped towards Lu Qingge. Unfortunately, it was only a slime. There were no special attacks, only the simplest Q-bullets. Therefore, Lu Qingge knew that it was very easy to dodge its attacks. He just needed to keep running and keep a safe distance from it. As long as he was not within the attack range, the slime would not jump up and hit his face. As for what he was going to do next¡­ It was to constantly use [Stellar Energy Slash] to deplete Slime¡¯s HP at an absolutely safe distance. In this way, he could ensure that he could pass the novice tutorial without any mistakes. However, this method naturally had many drawbacks. First of all, the damage of [Stellar Slash] was too low. With [Elite Slime]¡¯s HP, even if the probability of a critical hit was included, he would need to use [Stellar Slash] nearly forty times. Moreover, this was under the most perfect assumption. This was because during the cooldown period of [Stellar Slash], [Elite Slime] would naturally recover its HP. Therefore, the actual number of times needed was probably even more. In fact, Lu Qingge even had to use some insignificant attacks during this period of time. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± Lu Qingge slashed out with his sword qi again. [-24] The skill entered a cooldown state. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t give the slime a chance to catch its breath. Instead, he picked up a wooden stick and started beating it up. [-3] [-2] [¡­] At the same time, he predicted the slime¡¯s jump attack and dodged it. After the ninth attack. Lu Qingge decisively retreated and distanced himself from the slime. Then, he used [Stellar Slash]. [-25] The moment the damage numbers lit up. Bang! A violent shockwave exploded with the slime as the center. However, this time¡­ Lu Qingge, who had already distanced himself, was completely unharmed by the shockwave. ¡°Very good!¡± Lu Qingge smiled. This tactic was very effective! In this way, he only needed to continuously cycle this series of attacks to successfully clear the level. He might not even be injured! ¡°Hu¡­¡± ¡°But I¡¯ll be frank.¡± ¡°This playstyle is really tiring.¡± After all, [Elite Slime] wasn¡¯t a tree stump that stood still. It could also jump around. After being kited by Lu Qingge a few times¡­ It began to consciously move around to dodge Lu Qingge¡¯s attacks. So¡­ This method was not only time-consuming, but it also tested the player¡¯s patience and stamina. And¡­ mentality. And that was why Lu Qingge needed to prepare so many [Stamina Potions]. After taking a few deep breaths, Lu Qingge took out a [Stamina Potion] and downed it. [ Ding!] [ Your stamina has been replenished!] After the potion entered his throat, Lu Qingge could clearly feel it. The fatigue and soreness in his body¡­ at a speed that could be sensed, a lot of it had disappeared. ¡°As expected of the medicine that a real man must have.¡± Lu Qingge said silently. At this moment, that familiar feeling seemed to have returned. Year three. Those nights where he would drink coffee and burn the midnight oil. It was the kind of pleasure that came from swimming in knowledge and crazily studying the questions until one felt nauseous. He was back! ¡°Continue!¡± ¡°Don¡¯t stop!¡± Lu Qingge raised his wooden stick and charged at the slime again. .. After an hour of intense battle. After consuming a total of 8 bottles of [Stamina Potion]. Lu Qingge used an exquisite Stellar Slash to successfully kill the Elite Slime. ¡°Oooh~¡± The slime let out a shrill cry. Then, it exploded into a large number of pixelated particles that scattered in all directions. [ Ding! ] [ You have killed Elite Slime! Obtained EXP: 100! You have cleared the freshmen tutorial! Obtained EXP: 900! ] [Congratulations!] You have passed the Novice Tutorial!] Welcome to the Saint Soul Continent. From today onwards, begin your adventurer journey!] ¡­ The pleasant female voice of the system rang in his ears. Hearing this, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t know if he should cry or laugh. Logically speaking, he should have heard this sentence a year ago. But it was fine. It was not too late now. After the settlement, Lu Qingge immediately opened his skill panel. As expected. The experience points in the experience pool had become: [1000] Lu Qingge tried to use his mind to control it. Immediately after, everything he had guessed actually happened. A portion of the water in the experience pool flowed into the skill tree again. It flowed along the trunk and branches to where the [Stellar Slash] was. When this process was over. The EXP in the EXP Pool became [900] As for Stellar Energy Slash, it became [100/100]. He had successfully allocated 100 EXP to [Stellar Slash]. [ Ding!] [ Stellar Slash has been upgraded to LV2 (0/100)! ] ¡°Hiss¡­?¡± Lu Qingge gasped slightly. Didn¡¯t this mean that he could continue to level up? Thus, Lu Qingge did the same thing and allocated another 100 EXP to [Stellar Slash]. Stellar Energy Slash has been upgraded to LV3 (0/100)!] ¡°Still¡­ You can still level up?¡± Seeing this¡­ Lu Qingge was completely dumbfounded. .. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 5 Translator: Zayn_ Although he was a little unwilling to bear that he had gone through a lot of trouble, it had to be said that things were starting to go beyond his imagination. One had to know. The level of a skill depended on the level of the character. For example, the [Stellar Slash] that could be mastered at Level 1. Only when the character reached Level 10 could they upgrade it to Level 10. But now¡­ Lu Qingge¡¯s [Stellar Slash] had already reached Level 3. Moreover, there was obviously room for further improvement. ¡°Continue leveling up and see what happens next¡­¡± Lu Qingge made up his mind. Firstly, [Stellar Slash] was his only skill now. Secondly, [Stellar Slash] was very cheap. It only cost 100 EXP. Thus, Lu Qingge kept going. [ Ding! Stellar Slash has been upgraded to Lv4!£¨0/100£©] [ Ding! Stellar Slash had been upgraded to Lv5!£¨0/100£©] .. [ Ding! Stellar Slash had been upgraded to Lv10!£¨0/1000£©] In one go, Lu Qingge spent all his experience points. He upgraded [Stellar Slash] to Lv10. Then, he realized that LV10 seemed to be the watershed of the Stellar Slash. At this point, the experience points required to continue the upgrade suddenly became 1000 points. [ Ding!] [ You have gained enlightenment: Stellar Slash! [ You can upgrade Stellar Slash to: Thundering Stellar Slash!] [ Level Up Experience Points: 3000!] .. The notification that popped up suddenly caught Lu Qingge¡¯s attention. ¡°Enlightenment?¡± ¡°Advance?¡± ¡°Hiss¡­?¡± Lu Qingge gasped. No wonder the next level up required so much experience. It turned out that his skill panel was not as simple as he had imagined. After a normal player¡¯s skill was upgraded, things would change. It was almost only the size of the damage, the range of the skill, the speed of casting¡­ Such numbers¡­ strictly speaking, such an increase could only be considered a quantitative change. However, his skill¡­ After leveling up to a certain level, there was actually a qualitative change in the skill mechanism! This was incredible. No matter how hard a stone was polished, it was still a stone. However, if it was enlightened by an immortal, it could directly turn into gold. The difference was huge. ¡°So, what kind of skill is [Thundering Stellar Slash]?¡± Lu Qingge searched through the skill panel for a long time but could not find any relevant explanation. Then there was no other way. If that was the case, he could only wait until the skill advanced before testing it out himself. ¡®Looks like I still have to endure for a while,¡¯ Lu Qingge thought. After all, if he wanted to advance, he would need 3000 experience points. At this stage, this was not a small sum. Generally speaking, if the players of the Sacred Soul wanted to level up their skills, they would have to level up themselves. There were only three common methods. The first method was to kill monsters in the wild. This was what people often called ¡°jungling¡±. For example. The jungle that Lu Qingge could currently reach was the Gran Forest outside of Gran Town. However, the meaning of [jungle] was not the literal meaning of the wilderness. For example, in Sacred Soul. There was a rather famous map called [City of Chaos]. Although it was a city environment, it was still a [wild area] according to the system¡¯s positioning. Therefore, the true way to understand the jungle¡­ It should be an area where there are wild monsters and you can fight them. Jungling was the most common way to gain experience and level up. The second method was to raid dungeons. Compared to jungling, the experience points gained from dungeons were generally higher. But naturally, the difficulty of clearing the dungeon would be higher. Dungeons were divided into instance dungeons and group dungeons. Instance Dungeons were usually fought in small teams of four to five people. Group dungeons could be roughly understood as ¡°relatively large dungeons¡±. It usually consisted of four to five small teams, forming a large team to fight together. However, for Lu Qingge, there was still a long way to go before he could reach the current level. This was because the difficulty of the dungeon was very high. Basically, those who challenged the group dungeon were already high-level players in the game. It was equivalent to the people who lived at the top of the pyramid in his previous life. Let alone a group dungeon, even if it was an instance dungeon¡­ So far, Lu Qingge had only cleared [Novice Instruction]. However, although clearing dungeons was a good way to gain experience points,it was not a stable and controllable method. This was because instance dungeons could not be found anywhere. The location and time it spawned were all random. Lu Qingge wasn¡¯t too sure about other places. However, in his memory, he had been struggling in the year of [Novice Teaching]. It seemed that there had never been a relatively large instance dungeon near Gran Town. After all, under normal circumstances, no matter which town or village, as long as a new large-scale dungeon was refreshed, it would immediately attract a large group of players from the surrounding area. Lu Qingge had heard this before. Half a year ago, there was a [Novice Village] that not many players had heard of, just like Gran Town. An Abyss-level dungeon was refreshed. In the end, in just a few days, all the players in the Sacred Soul Continent knew about the existence of this village. That feeling¡­ It really felt like Bengbu and Cao County in his previous life. Overnight, it became popular all over the country¡­ As for the third option, it was to complete the mission issued by the system. As a game with a high degree of freedom, there was something special about Sacred Soul. There was no [Main Mission] setting. Similarly, there were no NPCs in this world. It was said that the original intention of the development of Sacred Soul was to create a new world. It was to provide players with a ¡°brand new, completely unknown game world.¡± Therefore, whenever the game updated with new content, new missions and activities were released. The system refreshed [Activity Points], [Mission Points], and [Event Points] in fixed or random places. To push the game forward. As for the social structure, culture, economy, and rules in the game¡­ the players would create them themselves. Although it sounded unbelievable, this was also the reason why the Sacred Soul was known as the Light of the Universe. So¡­ Other than jungling, the other two methods of gaining experience points were unstable. At least, that was the case for the current Lu Qingge. ¡°Great!¡± Seeing this scene, Lu Qingge¡¯s eyes flickered slightly. A sense of joy immediately surged in his heart. It was simply amazing¡­ He could happily continue to farm monsters and gain experience points again! This happiness, wouldn¡¯t it come back? ¡°Gran Forest¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m coming.¡± Lu Qingge clenched his fists, his fighting spirit soaring. .. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 6 Translator: Zayn_ A beautiful morning. The weather was warm and sunny, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles. Gran Town Hero Association, in the hall. Caroline sat in front of her desk, waiting boredly for the arrival of work time. Her breakfast today was a cup of low-fat sugar-free milk with a large piece of whole wheat bread. This bread tasted like wax, and the texture was even more indescribable. It tasted like a piece of charred Grandeur pine. ¡°Tsk tsk tsk¡­¡± Mona, who was at the next desk, glanced at the bread in her hand and said, ¡°How on earth did you manage to eat such disgusting food?¡± Caroline shook her head. ¡°I can¡¯t help it. I¡¯ve gained weight recently. I need to lose weight.¡± ¡°But when have you not said that, Senior?¡± Mona sized up Caroline. At this moment, the latter was wearing the formal uniform of the Hero Association. Her graceful figure was perfectly outlined. Her long black hair was tied up neatly, and under the dress was a pair of slender long legs wrapped in black silk tights. Mona looked down at her three-layer swimming ring and tears streamed down her face. ¡°Wuwuwu.¡± ¡°Please, Senior, don¡¯t roll it up!¡± ¡°Leave a way out for women like us who have no pursuers!¡± Caroline smiled. ¡°Alright, it¡¯s time to get to work. Let¡¯s stop chatting.¡± Caroline¡¯s smile disappeared as she turned to face her desk. Damn it! Don¡¯t keep calling me ¡®senior¡¯! I only entered the industry a few years earlier than you, and I¡¯m still a twenty-six or twenty-seven-year-old virgin, okay! The young rookies nowadays were really too rude¡­ The office of the Hero Association officially opened at nine o¡¯clock in the morning. Just as it was time, the security guard opened the door. A large group of people who had been queuing outside the door for a long time all rushed in. Footsteps, conversations, noises¡­ It instantly occupied the entire hall. ¡°Senior, save me!¡± ¡°Why are there so many people today¡­¡± ¡°Kill me to liven things up for them¡­¡± Mona collapsed on her desk. ¡°Get used to it, okay?¡± ¡°It¡¯s always like this every year when the Hero Trial is about to start.¡± ¡°Everyone is busy hugging Buddha¡¯s feet at the last moment.¡± Caroline explained. ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s good to be young.¡± ¡°Looks like I¡¯m still old. I¡¯m not interested in the Hero Trial at all.¡± ¡°I just want to find a leisurely class and wait for death in Gran Town for the rest of my life¡­¡± Mona said weakly. Don¡¯t say things like ¡®old¡¯ in front of me! Caroline felt her blood pressure rising. ¡°Hey, Senior.¡± As if she had noticed something, Mona suddenly said, ¡°Isn¡¯t that Lu Qingge?¡± Caroline looked at the lobby. Just as Mona had said, she saw Lu Qingge sitting in a seat. ¡°Why is this person here?¡± Caroline¡¯s brows furrowed in frustration. Almost everyone in the Hero Association of Gran Town knew this young man. Because Lu Qingge was the first in history. Due to his low strength, he was unable to clear the [Novice Dungeon]. A resident who successfully applied for the poverty allowance¡­ Moreover, this was not the most ridiculous thing. Lu Qingge¡¯s allowance lasted for an entire year¡­ In other words, it had been a whole year, but Lu Qingge still hadn¡¯t cleared [Novice Teaching]. Even though she had worked in the association for so many years and had seen all kinds of weirdos during her time, this was the first time Caroline had seen such a dazzling weirdo like Lu Qingge. Just like most of her colleagues, Caroline had never had a good impression of Lu Qingge. Who would believe that he couldn¡¯t even clear the [Novice Dungeon] after a whole year? At such a young age, he had already cultivated the bad habit of being lazy. He had hands and feet, and he could fight and work. However, he had to use this method to exploit loopholes in the policy and swindle the government¡¯s subsidies. He was simply the blood-sucking bug of Gran Town¡­ ¡°What is he doing here, Senior?¡± ¡°I remember that the monthly monthly subsidy for the poor was given out last week.¡± Mona asked in confusion. ¡°We¡¯ll know when he comes up.¡± Caroline said. She operated the machine. The voice of the announcer sounded from the lobby. ¡°Adventurer No. 1, please go to Station No. 1 to handle your business!¡± Lu Qingge stood up. He walked to Caroline and sat down. ¡°Good morning, Ms. Caroline.¡± Lu Qingge smiled. ¡°Good morning, Mr. Lu.¡± ¡°May I know what business I need to handle?¡± Caroline revealed a professional smile. ¡°Uh¡­¡± ¡°I want to accept a bounty mission.¡± Lu Qingge scratched the side of his face and said, ¡°I should pick it up here, right?¡± ¡°I¡¯m actually not very sure.¡± ¡°This is my first time doing something like this, so I don¡¯t have much experience.¡± Bounty mission? Caroline¡¯s expression changed slightly. The so-called bounty mission was a way for players to obtain money and resources. The Hero Association first issued a mission. Then, the players took the initiative to come and take over. When the mission was completed, the former would pay the latter the corresponding reward. The Hero Associations in each place had different commission types, difficulties and rewards. The bounty missions in Gran Town basically required players to go into the wild and obtain relevant materials and drops from wild monsters and magical beasts. And 99% of them were concentrated in the Gran Forest area. So¡­ She had not expected Lu Qingge to tell her that he was here to take on a mission. After all, every time this guy came here, he only wanted to get a subsidy. ¡°So he¡¯s serious¡­¡± Although I¡¯m a little suspicious of whether it¡¯s true or not¡­ But out of professionalism, Caroline still smiled and said, ¡°Alright, Mr. Lu.¡± ¡°Show me your identity first.¡± Entering information was the work of the association¡¯s office staff. It was a process that had to be followed. Lu Qingge knew this very well. Hence, he opened the system and showed the other party his personal interface. However, Caroline was stunned at first glance. Firstly, Lu Qingge¡¯s level was still only LV1. That explained why, up until now, he still hadn¡¯t passed [Novice Teaching]¡­ Because when a player was at LV1. He only needed 500 experience points to level up to LV2. However, just the experience points from clearing the [Novice Teaching] dungeon alone was already 900 points. If Lu Qingge had already cleared [Novice Teaching], then he should be LV2 now. However, if Lu Qingge still didn¡¯t clear [Novice Teaching]¡­ Then he wouldn¡¯t be able to enter the jungle. However, if he could not enter¡­ Then, how would he do the bounty mission? If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 7 Translator: Zayn_ Other than that, what made Caroline even more puzzled was¡­ On Lu Qingge¡¯s interface, there was actually no [Profession]. At first, Caroline thought she was seeing things. However, after confirming it seriously, she was certain that Lu Qingge really didn¡¯t have a [Profession]. Moreover¡­ Lu Qingge¡¯s equipment bar was completely empty. It was as clean as a purse at the end of the month. Therefore, there was no way to deduce Lu Qingge¡¯s class from the equipment¡¯s attributes. ¡°Is there a need to hide the class information?¡± Caroline couldn¡¯t understand Lu Qingge¡¯s thoughts. After all, it wasn¡¯t anything important. Most of the players would all show very distinct class attributes on the outside. For example, a Swordsman would always carry a sword on his back or waist. The fist of a Warrior would be filled with energy. When an Assassin walked, his heels would leave faint afterimages. There will be elemental auras of different colors around the [Mage]. ¡­ Basically, when one looked over, they could guess most of a person¡¯s character class. Not to mention, the place they were at now was still a novice village like Gran Town. Ninety-nine percent of the people in this place had yet to change classes. As a result, the information about the class attribute was even less important. ¡°Is it convenient for you to reveal your class?¡± Although this information did not affect the commission, due to her professional needs, Caroline still asked. There were surveillance cameras and sound recordings at the work station of the Hero Association. This way¡­ If there was a dispute on this issue in the future, she would be able to protect herself better. ¡°I don¡¯t have a profession.¡± Lu Qingge replied. ¡°Alright.¡± Caroline smiled as she lowered her head and wrote a line of words in her work log. ¡°This client refuses to cooperate with us. He is unwilling to reveal his real job.¡± Who would believe this kind of nonsense to deceive children! However, Caroline wouldn¡¯t argue with him. Anyway, she would do her job well. ¡± It¡¯s like this, Mr. Lu.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve made a comprehensive assessment of your situation.¡± ¡°The commissions you can currently accept are G-tier¡­¡± After Lu Qingge listened patiently, he said, ¡°I¡¯m sorry. May I ask a question?¡± ¡°Please speak,¡± Caroline said with a smile. ¡°If I remember correctly, isn¡¯t the lowest level of a bounty commission F-tier?¡± Caroline shook her head and said, ¡°That¡¯s not the case.¡± ¡°Actually, there are G-tier bounty commissions.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that G-tier commissions are too rare, so everyone generally thinks that it¡¯s only F-tier.¡± Lu Qingge asked, ¡°Special? How is it special? How am I special?¡± Of course, it¡¯s because you¡¯re too weak¡­ So are you a curious baby? I¡¯ve already said so much, why do you still want to get to the bottom of it? Caroline felt a sense of powerlessness. ¡°Well, first of all, prior to this, you didn¡¯t have any experience with bounty missions.¡± ¡°You¡¯re only LV1 now.¡± ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, you haven¡¯t passed [Novice Teaching] yet, right?¡± ¡°Just passed,¡± Lu Qingge scratched her head. ¡°Secondly.¡± Caroline ignored Lu Qingge¡¯s quibbling and continued with a smile, ¡°You don¡¯t even have a decent piece of equipment on you right now.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re really here for a bounty mission, putting aside the defensive equipment, you should at least prepare a weapon, right?¡± Lu Qingge nodded and said with a serious expression, ¡°You¡¯re right, Miss Caroline.¡± ¡°In fact, I think so too.¡± ¡°It¡¯s because I want to buy a weapon.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why I¡¯m here to do the bounty to make money.¡± Caroline: Damn it, why does it feel like it makes sense! ¡°Although I¡¯m really sorry, in any case, I¡¯m afraid I¡¯ll have to deal with you.¡± ¡°You can only apply for a G-tier bounty mission now,¡± Caroline said. ¡°Alright then.¡± ¡°Then let me see what it looks like first,¡± Lu Qingge said helplessly. ¡°Please wait a moment.¡± Soon, Caroline started operating on her panel. As an internal staff member of the Hero Association. Her interface could be connected to the data office of the Hero Association. This was one of the great benefits of the new world. Everyone was born with a system panel. And this panel, besides the game¡¯s operations, could also be used in all aspects of work and daily life. One of the most direct manifestations was¡­ For the people of the new world. There was no longer a need to use instant messaging software like WeChat and QQ to communicate. ¡°There¡¯s a G-tier bounty mission today. Please take a look,¡± Caroline said. Lu Qingge opened his interface. The details of the mission had already been sent to him via text. [ Bounty Mission: G-tier ] [ Collect 20 transparent colloid] [ Mission time: Complete before 6 PM today.] [Note: Fresh transparent colloid must be obtained from wild monsters on the same day.] In the Sacred Soul Continent, many materials had a shelf life. This was especially true for the bodies and limbs of wild monsters. If they were not placed in the corresponding [Storage Cellar], the spiritual energy in these materials would gradually dissipate and then go bad. In less than three seconds, Lu Qingge finished reading the entire content. ¡°No more?¡± ¡°Is it that simple?¡± Lu Qingge was stunned. [ Transparent colloid]. A drop from a [Slime] monster. A weak, pitiful, and helpless monster like [Slime]. Basically, it was the kind of monster that anyone could casually beat up when passing by. Just 20 [transparent jelly] to collect in a day¡¯s time. Even for a newbie, it was a little too simple. ¡°Yes.¡± Caroline nodded and said, ¡°Because it¡¯s a G-tier bounty mission, the difficulty is slightly lower.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± ¡°Then when can I accept higher level missions?¡± Lu Qingge asked. ¡°I¡¯ll wait for you. Wait until your achievement points are higher.¡± Caroline said. She originally wanted to say, ¡°Wait until you clear the novice dungeon.¡± But she suddenly realized. It was inevitable that people would misunderstand that she was humiliating him, so she immediately stopped and changed her words. At the same time, she couldn¡¯t help but admire Lu Qingge¡¯s confidence. This guy clearly couldn¡¯t even pass [Novice Teaching]. So where did he get the confidence to say something like, ¡°Is it that simple?¡± A [Slime] was indeed a weak creature. However, if he couldn¡¯t even pass the beginner¡¯s tutorial, he was obviously weaker, alright? Moreover, this guy couldn¡¯t even enter the jungle¡­ ¡°Alright.¡± ¡± Alright,¡± Lu Qingge said.¡± I¡¯ll accept this bounty.¡± ¡°Alright, good luck.¡± .. Ten minutes later. After the bounty commission procedures were completed, Caroline smiled and waved her hand, sending Lu Qingge off. Soon after, the tense smile on her face suddenly disappeared. I¡¯m really exhausted¡­ Caroline couldn¡¯t help but sigh. Again. She lamented the hardships of the service industry. And¡­ The level of trust of some novice players. ¡°Good luck, Caroline!¡± Caroline silently encouraged herself, ¡°In order not to marry a man like him in the future, you must work hard!¡± If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 8 Translator: Zayn_ Early morning. South of Gran Town. In front of the entrance of the Gran Forest, at the front camp. At this moment, there were all kinds of players gathered here. Different classes, different ages, different teams¡­ The only thing that was similar about them was¡­ Everyone¡¯s level was not considered high. After all, Gran Town was just one of the countless novice villages in the Sacred Soul Continent, and it was also one of the ordinary ones. If nothing special happened, the only people who would come to this place were the low-level newbies. Not far from the entrance. There was a small team gathered together, which became an especially eye-catching sight. Among the other scattered teams, they looked as if a huge meatball was thrown into a big pot of white wonton soup. The person standing in the middle of the crowd was Ross. It was because of the small teams surrounding him. All of them had been established by the Iron Wolf adventurer team. In Sacred Soul, a team could only have five people at most. Four members and one captain. The captains of these small teams were all elites of the Iron Wolf Adventurer Team. As for the position of the other four people, they were left for the other ordinary members. And most importantly, the players who paid the commission. This was the daily work of the Iron Wolf Adventurer Team. As usual, they needed to bring along this group of newbies. In the outer area of the Gran Forest, they spent the entire morning happily. As for those who were excluded from the Iron Wolf Group. Not far away, there were scattered players from other teams. They were whispering to each other. ¡°It seems to be the members of the Iron Wolf Gang again.¡± ¡°I seem to see them every morning. They¡¯re really punctual.¡± ¡°It looks so powerful¡­¡± ¡°What else?¡± ¡°That¡¯s the strongest adventurer team in our town.¡± ¡°Sigh, I¡¯m so envious. I also want to join their training team.¡± ¡°Go wash up and sleep. Stop dreaming.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t think that any Tom, Dick, or Harry can join their team.¡± ¡°For commoners like us, it¡¯s better for us to level up ourselves.¡± ¡°¡­¡± Similar conversations could be heard among the small teams around them. What they said was not wrong. After all, they were the training team of the Iron Wolf Gang. Therefore, those new investors who could join the team, each and every one of them had a powerful background. Most of them had better family conditions. The people that supported them were either rich businessmen or officials of the town¡¯s official agencies. All in all, if someone randomly picked one or two people among them, they were all influential people in town. They had money and resources, and also had status and connections in town. Naturally, they would prepare the best cultivation resources for their children. It was also because they smelled this money-making business opportunity that the Iron Wolf Gang had also founded the Rocket Boys. This training group was specially prepared for the rich and noble youths. Even though he had gained a lot of fame, it didn¡¯t stop rich families from sending their children here. However, this wasn¡¯t something Lu Qingge should be concerned about. At this moment, Lu Qingge, who had just arrived and was completely unfamiliar with this place. He walked alone in the crowd. At the same time, he could not help but silently sigh in his heart. Originally, the society in his previous life was already full of such occurrences. He thought that this phenomenon would be slightly reduced in the new world. Unexpectedly, there was no difference at all. Even in a small place like Gran Town, it seemed even more obvious. He looked at the crowd at the entrance of the jungle. Lu Qingge could already imagine it. How intense would the competition in the future be? Sigh! Lu Qingge sighed. As expected¡­ It seemed like¡­ No matter what kind of world it was, as long as there were people and society, there would be cruel competition and elimination¡­ Thinking of this¡­ Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but clench his fists tightly. ¡°Damn it¡­¡± ¡°Why is this happening? Why¡­¡± ¡°F*ck you, what the hell!¡± The bridge of his nose was slightly sour. Lu Qingge¡¯s eyes were filled with tears. Those disappointing tears had already begun to swirl in his eyes. ¡°Why is it so awesome!¡± Lu Qingge roared in his heart. This world was simply heaven! Struggle, struggle, hard work¡­ Although it was very tiring and tiring. But this! This was the kind of life he wanted! This place¡­ Even the air was filled with the smell of burnt liver! It was the ideal country that he had always dreamed of! At this moment, Lu Qingge only felt that¡­ It had been a long time. The joy of risking his life was coming back! ¡°In that case¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get to work.¡± Lu Qingge made up his mind and strode towards the entrance of the Gran Forest. During this time, he needed to pass through this area of the [Frontier Camp]. In the original design of the game, this place was the last area before entering the jungle. However, in the hands of players with strong creativity, it had become a dungeon hot spot. Players who were attacking the same jungle or dungeon would look for like-minded teammates in the [Frontier Camp]. A few individual vendors selling consumables and props also chose to set up a stall in the Frontier Camp to earn some pocket money. Some of the things in their hands were bought from other [Shopping Malls]. After buying it, they would bring it to the camp, then sell it at a slightly higher price. Small vendors like this were the most common in the Frontier Camp. However, this kind of income was only some hard-earned money and money for running errands. And the competition was much more intense. Along the way, Lu Qingge also saw it. The two peddlers seemed to be arguing on the street because of the location of their stalls. This attracted the attention of the surrounding players who came to watch. Other than that, there were many interesting things happening in the front line. Unfortunately, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t have time to appreciate them one by one. Today, he still had a mission to complete. Most importantly¡­ While the players were still watching the show and wasting their time¡­ He could take the opportunity to work hard again and widen the gap between him and the others. Hence, he decided to do it. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t stay any longer. Instead, after quickly comparing several stalls, he found the most cost-effective one and bought a piece of bread and a rice ball. The price of such basic food is generally not very high. After all, They couldn¡¯t replenish stamina as quickly as [Stamina Potion]. It also couldn¡¯t recover HP like [Health Potion]. However, they could provide a sense of satiety that was required by normal physiological needs. After preparing the food, Lu Qingge quickly passed through the camp and arrived at the entrance of the Gran Forest. At the same time, Ross and Dewey were leading their respective teams to count the number of people at the entrance. When they saw the familiar figure in the crowd, they were all stunned. Wasn¡¯t that guy Lu Qingge? If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 9 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Why is he here?¡± Ross frowned and looked puzzled. This didn¡¯t make sense, right? Although Ross had been out of the LV1 stage for a long time, but he still remembered it clearly. Players who did not clear [Novice Teaching] were unable to enter the jungle. In fact¡­ They hadn¡¯t even unlocked the area of the [Frontier Camp]. ¡°Brother Ross.¡± ¡°Did you see that?¡± Dewey looked at Ross and said uncertainly. ¡°Yes.¡± Ross nodded. ¡°This is simply unbelievable.¡± ¡°He didn¡¯t clear the novice dungeon, did he?¡± Dewey was dumbfounded. ¡°Maybe.¡± Ross said casually, ¡°It¡¯s not surprising. It¡¯s been a year. Even if he had sh*t luck, it wouldn¡¯t last forever.¡± ¡°I said, can you two walk faster?¡± Winona, who was queuing behind the two of them, said expressionlessly, ¡°You¡¯re so slow every time. Can you let me get off work on time for once?¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Dewey shrunk his head and replied immediately. As a professional worker and lackey, Dewey had always been clear about his position in the team. Although Winona was only at LV8 and was still a little weak, but in the Iron Wolf Gang, even Ross, who was at LV9, did not dare to speak loudly to her. This was because Winona was one of the rare [Ranger] classes in Gran Town. In the world of the Sacred Soul. There were also some unwritten chains of disdain between occupations. First and most obvious. Except for the auxiliary players, the social status and recognition of mage professions were generally higher than those of physics professions. In the world of the Sacred Soul, Mages had always been the core of the team. Almost every day, there were adventurer teams from all over the country who took the initiative to look for higher level mages just to form a team. It was enough to show how high the status of a mage was. However, it was not easy to nurture a qualified mage. It could even be said to be quite difficult. Firstly, although the Mage class was very powerful in the later stages, it was very difficult to start. In the early stages, their output ability had not yet formed. At the same time, their body was fragile. A few random touches from a wild monster could cripple them in minutes. Secondly, nurturing a mage required too many resources. First of all, Mages were particularly short of mana. Therefore, the consumption of [MP Potion] over the years was already a considerable expenditure. Moreover¡­ Among all the professions, mage¡¯s armor and equipment werealso more than a level higher than other classes of the same level. Therefore, on the forum of Sacred Soul, there had always been a lot of comments. There was a saying about mages. That was- A mage is a profession that belongs to high-quality human players. And the so-called high-quality human players naturally referred to those high-players who could spend money or earn money. Of course. If they could afford the cost¡­ They were basically superior players. And Gran Town was just a small place after all. Therefore, under normal circumstances, you would never see a mage here. Families in small places did not have the ability to nurture a mage. If a person really had that ability, they wouldn¡¯t stay here. They had long moved to a prosperous place like Rennes City. After the mages¡­ This chain of contempt came to the Ranger. The Ranger was able to stand so close to the front of the chain. The main reason was that¡­ It was currently the only class in the physical department that could provide stable long-range damage. In addition, rangers usually used bows and arrows as weapons. Therefore, it seemed like¡­ It was much more elegant than Swordsman and Warrior, which sounded like boorish professions. In addition, Winona was not weak. It could even be said that she was the strongest Ranger in the entire Gran Town. Therefore, in the Iron Wolf Gang. Her status seemed to be on equal footing with Ross. It was just that Winona was too fond for managing the adventurer team¡¯s affairs, and she did not like to be a public figure. ¡°I know, I know.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go,¡± Ross replied helplessly. * * They followed the scattered teams of players. Lu Qingge walked out of Grand Town¡¯s main gate from the Frontier Camp. A prompt popped up on the system interface. [ Ding!] [ You have entered the wilderness: Gran Forest!] [ Please remain vigilant and act cautiously!] [ Attacking other players in the wild will only result in a smaller loss of Morality!] [ If you are killed in the wild, you will be teleported to the Purgatory of the Underworld!] ¡­ This was the first time he had entered the jungle. Therefore, the system popped up a new notification for him. Lu Qingge calmly closed the pop-up window. He was well aware of this setting, so he was already mentally prepared for it. Just like in his previous life, morality and order only existed in places where human civilization existed. It was the same in the Sacred Soul Continent. In the [Town Area], due to the loss of more morality points, players would not choose to have a conflict there. However, the [Wild Area] was completely different. It was just like the wilderness in his previous life. Morality and law may exist, but in this place, they won¡¯t be particularly useful. Here, the law of the jungle was the truth. This was also a great significance of forming a team. Although the existence of teammates will share a lot of experience points and dropped items, at least the personal safety of the individual would be more guaranteed. And the so-called Purgatory of the Underworld. It was an existence similar to hell in the Sacred Soul. Players who died in the [Instance Dungeon] would only enter the [Weakened] state and be resurrected at the [Resurrection Point]. However, players who died in other places would go to the Purgatory of the Underworld and receive extremely painful torture! ¡°Just thinking about it makes me very excited.¡± Lu Qingge licked his lips. After entering the Gran Forest, the surrounding teams of all sizes all scattered in different directions. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t stop either. He came to the area closer to the periphery of Gran Forest. The reason for choosing this place was not complicated. Firstly, it was because¡­ There were more monsters like Slime in the outer area of the forest. Secondly, it was because¡­ The outer area was also safer. In most of the wilderness, the deeper you went inside, the more danger you would have to face. Furthermore, there were some [Red Names] with relatively low moral values. They also liked to attack other players in the deeper parts of the forest. Very quickly, Lu Qingge found a slime-like creature jumping around beside a bush. ¡°It¡¯s up to you, little brother!¡± Lu Qingge grabbed the wooden stick in his hand and jogged over. Meanwhile, Lu Qingge was running excitedly, which also attracted the attention of some players nearby. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°Look.¡± ¡°There is a strange fellow over there¡­¡± A man called out to his teammate beside him. ¡°He¡¯s only LV1!¡± When the girl beside him saw this scene, she was also extremely surprised. ¡°He really is!¡± ¡°How strange. How did he sneak in?¡± The other girl laughed out loud. ¡°And his equipment is too shabby!¡± ¡°The thing in his hand is just a wooden stick, right?¡± The girl didn¡¯t hold back and covered her mouth as she giggled. ¡°Isn¡¯t he a little too pitiful?¡± The man teased, ¡°Do you guys think he can even defeat a Slime?¡± ¡°That¡¯s not the case. You¡¯re exaggerating.¡± Another man shook his head and teased, ¡°But with his appearance, I don¡¯t think it¡¯s going to be easy for him to fight.¡± ¡°He can only kill ten slimes at most before his health bar runs out.¡± ¡°Be more confident. Eight!¡± The man chuckled.¡±What do you mean? A bet?¡±¡± ¡°Who¡¯s afraid of you? What are we betting on?¡± ¡°Tonight at Moonlight Tavern, the loser will pay.¡± ¡°Alright, whoever goes back on his word will be the son!¡± After discovering a new joy in the boring life of leveling up, the few of them quietly followed Lu Qingge. They secretly observed as Lu Qingge stood in front of the Slime. He raised the wooden stick in his hand and attacked. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 10 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°The attack range of a normal slime is only 1 yard, which is shorter than an Elite Slime.¡± ¡°And [Stellar Slash]¡¯s attack range is 5 yards.¡± ¡°That¡¯s why we have to deal with these low-level wild monsters.¡± ¡°I can totally use the same trick and kite it to death.¡± Lu Qingge had already thought of a countermeasure in his heart. He was short of money now. The accumulated Sacred Soul Coins were all spent on [Stamina Potions]. Therefore, he did not bring any consumables with him on this trip. In other words, Lu Qingge had to try his best to guarantee that he wouldn¡¯t lose too much health when he was fighting Slimes. And for a dumb monster like Slime, as long as the operation was done properly, it could be done. Hence, he decided to do it. After finding the correct angle and distance, Lu Qingge stood firmly on the ground with his feet as wide as his shoulders. Then he took a deep breath. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± Immediately after, the core exerted its strength. He suddenly swung his wooden stick and slashed out a sword qi. Crack! A dull and powerful sound effect of an attack rang in his ears. ¡°Oh! QAQ~¡± The slime in front of him screamed and instantly shattered into countless particles. [ You have killed LV1 Slime!] [ You received: Exp+1!] [ You have obtained: 1 transparent colloid!] .. And after that. Lu Qingge¡¯s damage value just popped out in the air. [-236] ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°It died just like that?¡± Lu Qingge¡¯s brows furrowed slightly, sensing that things weren¡¯t as simple as they seemed. ¡°It seems a little unexpected.¡± ¡°A LV10 [Stellar Slash] is actually a little more damaging than I imagined.¡± Lu Qingge frowned and thought to himself. He originally thought that¡­ A typical consumption skill like [Stellar Slash] shouldn¡¯t be able to produce such a high output. It seemed that he had underestimated the effect of skill level on damage. From the looks of it¡­ His Stellar Slash, with every level increase, the damage value should have increased by more than 20 points. This law of increasing damage was not fixed. It depended on the situation of each player. Some players were stronger. Then, after the skill leveled up, the increase in damage would be even greater. ¡°Unfortunately, this setting is not very beneficial to me.¡± Lu Qingge slowly put away the wooden stick in his hand. He shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself. After all- His damn interface couldn¡¯t be upgraded. Every time a normal player leveled up, he would receive a certain amount of attribute points that could be freely distributed. Classes like Swordsman and the like would generally be marked with [Vitality] in the early stages of the game. The higher the Vitality, the higher the HP and the greater the strength. The physical damage that could be dealt was naturally higher. When the damage in the early and middle stages improved, a portion of the attribute points would be allocated to Agility. However, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t need to think about such things. Because he could not get any attribute points at all¡­ ¡°Since things have come to this, I can only accept this shortcoming.¡± ¡°This is probably the price.¡± Lu Qingge thought helplessly. He had always been optimistic. After all, in this day and age, there were bound to be losses. The price of being able to level up indefinitely was that his attributes would become a natural shortcoming. As such, he could only use other methods to increase his attributes. For example- He had put in more training and sweat than anyone else! ¡°I¡¯ve decided.¡± ¡°After completing the mission today, go home and do some strength training tonight.¡± ¡°Although this method is slow to take effect, it¡¯s better than doing nothing.¡± Thinking of this¡­ Lu Qingge could feel his body getting excited again. He smelled the scent of curly hair again! He couldn¡¯t help but recall the time when he took the physical education test for the college entrance examination. In order to overcome the most difficult pull-ups, every day, after the morning exercise and the evening self-study session, Lu Qingge would train on the horizontal bar in the field. Every time he practiced, he would be exhausted and his arms would go weak. For this reason, he even went to the gym during the weekend. He spent a few hundred yuan to get the most professional private tutor there to tutor him in pull-ups for a class. For a long time after that, he followed the coach¡¯s instructions to control his diet and rest. In the end, he managed to pull out an astonishing score of more than 30 in the college entrance examination. ¡°Very good!¡± Lu Qingge clenched his fists and the corners of his lips twitched.¡± ¡°In this way, there is another reason for self-discipline and hard work!¡± ¡­ At the same time. Behind a bush in the distance. Suddenly, a series of screams erupted. ¡°F * ck!¡± The team that was secretly observing all of this was shocked. ¡°Seconds¡­ It was killed instantly?¡± The boy was so scared that he leaned back. ¡°F * ck, it¡¯s fake, right?¡± Another teammate looked doubtful. ¡°Although it¡¯s only a slime, it¡¯s only Level 1!¡± ¡°Even if it¡¯s a critical hit, it¡¯s impossible for it to reach this level of damage!¡± ¡°Besides, don¡¯t even mention [Stellar Slash].¡± ¡°Even a Mage of the same level can only use [Fireball] to reduce half of its HP, right?¡± The confused girl blinked her eyes in a daze. ¡°Wow, so strong¡­¡± However, at this moment, the person involved, Lu Qingge, did not know that his actions had already caused an incomparably huge shock to their hearts. He picked up the wooden stick in his hand and walked away. He continued to look for other good brothers, Slimes. After feeling the power of the Lv10 [Stellar Slash], Lu Qingge decided to let himself go. Motherf*cker. My damage is already overflowing, why the f * ck do I still need to kite? It¡¯s fancy¡­ ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± [You have killed LV1 Slime!] [You received: Exp+1!] [ You have obtained: 1 transparent colloid!] .. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± [ You have killed LV1 Slime!] .. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± [ You have killed LV1 Slime!] .. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± [You have killed¡­] [You have killed¡­] [You have killed¡­] .. Just like that. Lu Qingge started to move towards the outskirts of Gran Forest. He launched a killing spree against Slimes. It didn¡¯t take long for Lu Qingge to gain a series of experience and skills. Level 10 [Stellar Slash] had a very significant effect on a wild monster like Slime. According to Lu Qingge¡¯s observations, the two of them were very close to each other. Most of the [LV1 Slime] had 200 HP at most. Therefore, when he wanted to kill a Slime, it was the simplest and most efficient method. It was to take advantage of the time when they weren¡¯t paying attention and go around to their backs. Then, he used a LV10 [Stellar Slash] to send them spiraling into the sky. It was as smooth as flowing water. In this case¡­ Basically, he could guarantee that every [Stellar Slash] would hit with a 100% accuracy. In less than ten seconds, he could finish off a [Slime]. There was only one difficulty in this strategy. That was to be able to accurately distinguish the front and back of the [Slime]¡­ When Lu Qingge gradually became familiar with this strategy¡­ Today¡¯s mission had been completed. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 11 Translator: Zayn_ [56 transparent colloid] He looked at his backpack and then at the time. Lu Qingge fell into deep thought. It was only noon¡­ In just half a day, he had already completed the bounty mission. In fact, it might even exceed the quota. At this time, the surrounding temperature began to rise. The sun¡¯s altitude gradually rose. If one raised their head, one could see that in the gaps between the leaves and branches of the dense canopy, scorching sunlight leaked through and sprinkled on the forest that was covered with fallen leaves. Lu Qingge could clearly feel it. The back of his clothes was already drenched. He looked around and could see it. At this time, there were already quite a number of teams returning from the forest one after another. The main reason was that it was still too hot at noon. If they continued to jungle, there was indeed a possibility of a heatstroke. Therefore, it was usually at this time that the teams would choose to return to the Frontier Camp first and rest for a while. Or they could just return to Gran Town and go to Moonlight Tavern not far from the town gate. Players would order a few dishes and drink a few cups of the best [Thorn Fruit Wine]. Then, they would book a guest room and rest for a few hours. They would continue to fight in the jungle when the afternoon sun was not as violent. However, Lu Qingge was a little hesitant. ¡°Lunch break?¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it a waste of time?¡± Rubbing his chin, Lu Qingge once again fell into deep thought. If he did the same, then he would have to wait until at least three o¡¯clock in the afternoon before he could continue hunting in the wild. This way, he would have to waste a full three hours of effort. Three hours, three hours! Lu Qingge suddenly felt a burst of pain. Three hours, how much could he do? Lu Qingge recalled. He had just graduated and was working at his first company. They rested at noon. His colleagues began to order takeout and watch variety shows while eating lunch. However, Lu Qingge was different from them. He liked to finish his afternoon work during his lunch break. If he had finished his afternoon work¡­ then he would do the next day¡¯s work. In the beginning, Lu Qingge felt that this rhythm was pretty good. Not long after that, Lu Qingge realized. He often finished the week¡¯s work before Wednesday. Thus, for the next two days, Lu Qingge, who had nothing to do, felt very distressed. ¡°I¡¯m numb.¡± ¡°Why is this job so boring?¡± ¡°This is too boring!¡± At that time, Lu Qingge had complained in this manner. Lu Qingge, who had nothing to do, felt helpless. Only at this moment, he casually learned some new business knowledge, called old and new customers, and wrote a plan for a new project. He used these methods to pass the boring leisure time before the weekend. After that, it was very baffling. That year, he became the ¡°New Star Champion¡± and ¡°Business Expert¡±. Until now, Lu Qingge still did not understand. How did he get the honor so easily? But from then on, Lu Qingge learned something. That was ¨C in three hours, a lot of things could really be done! ¡°Right now, I¡¯m still a newcomer who has just come into contact with [Bounty Mission].¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know enough about the environment in the wild, and I don¡¯t know much about the habits and characteristics of slimes.¡± ¡°Those experienced seniors can take this opportunity to slack off and rest, but I can¡¯t.¡± At the thought of this, Lu Qingge suddenly felt that¡­ A deep sense of danger had hit him like a huge rock. ¡°So!¡± ¡°I have to spend more time on leveling up, or else I won¡¯t be able to catch up with the players of the same generation.¡± ¡°If I fall behind every day, this will accumulate over time.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be left behind by those bastards who cultivate in secret until I can¡¯t even see the taillights!¡± Lu Qingge was so frightened that he shuddered on the spot and stood up from the ground with a whoosh. ¡°Time waits for no man. I have to seize the time to continue leveling up!¡± After saying that, Lu Qingge took out the bread he had bought. Then, he took out a bottle of [Stamina Potion] from his backpack. A mouthful of bread and a mouthful of medicine. With that, he quickly settled his lunch. After the [Stamina Potion] started to take effect, the soreness and fatigue in his body were gradually alleviated. ¡°This medicine is really too useful.¡± ¡°If there¡¯s a chance in the future, I¡¯ll have to store more.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. He picked up the wooden stick that had been changed more than ten times and once again plunged into the forest. ¡­ Unknowingly, time passed. A few hours later. It was already afternoon. At this point, the intensity of the sunlight began to decrease. A three-man team walked out of the Frontier Camp and entered the Gran Forest again. After an afternoon of rest, they had recovered a lot from the fatigue of the morning. When they passed by a small area of the forest, the three of them suddenly stopped in their tracks. ¡°This place¡­¡± ¡°What happened?¡± Everyone was stunned. At this moment. On the ground in the forest, on the surrounding tree trunks, on the branches above their heads¡­ There were glowing fluorescent particles everywhere. These particles had not yet disappeared from the map, they were the remains of wild monsters. It was obvious. This place had just experienced a brutal massacre not long ago. ¡°Didn¡¯t you notice?¡± ¡°The number of slimes around seems to have decreased a lot.¡± The girl whispered. ¡°Usually, there are a lot of Slimes spawning here. There were still a lot of them this morning.¡± ¡°Hey, hey!¡± ¡°Look!¡± The other boy suddenly stretched out a trembling finger and pointed in a certain direction in the distance. ¡°Isn¡¯t that guy¡­!¡± The three of them turned their heads to look. In the forest not far away, the boy they had met this morning¡­ He was holding a wooden stick and launching [Stellar Slash] at a slime in front of him. ¡°Fwaaa!¡± The fluorescent particles flew everywhere. The three of them were speechless. Seeing this scene, the size of the psychological trauma for the three of them was rapidly expanding. Tsk! Could it be that this guy had been farming since this morning? Didn¡¯t he need to eat and rest? It wasn¡¯t just the three of them. There were several other teams around, and they also noticed the existence of this person. One by one, their faces were filled with [Fear.jpg]. ¡°Let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go, let¡¯s go¡­¡± The boy in the lead had an ugly expression on his face. He turned around silently and walked away quickly. ¡°I can¡¯t afford to offend him¡­¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go somewhere else¡­¡± They were all around LV2 and LV3. At this stage, the only wild monster that could be farmed was the [Slime]. Moreover, they had also accepted the bounty mission to kill [Slimes]. If he continued to stay near this fellow¡­ He was afraid that he would have to drink the northwest wind tonight. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 12 Translator: Zayn_ In the evening. At the office of the Hero Association in Gran Town. After finishing the last business on hand and sending the last adventurer who entered the hall out, Caroline breathed a long sigh of relief. Her tensed nerves also relaxed temporarily. This was probably the happiest moment of Caroline¡¯s working day. Because at this moment, it meant that she could go home. There were still more than 20 minutes before the official closing time of the administrative hall. She only needed to make full use of this time. She had to finish up some unfinished work from the day. Then, she sorted out the documents and subpoenas that she had done today. She could happily get off work on time in twenty minutes. From Caroline¡¯s point of view, only after she walked out of the office could she feel that she was a living person and not a screw that followed the prescribed order. ¡°Senior, can you wait for me?¡± ¡°If you¡¯re free, let¡¯s have dinner together tonight?¡± Mona asked Caroline as she was busy sorting out the information. ¡°No, I have other plans tonight. Next time.¡± Caroline smiled politely. In fact, she did not have any plans for tonight. And not just today. Every working day was like this. However¡­ It was already tiring enough to work for an entire day. Who still wanted to go out to eat? Caroline wanted nothing more than to go home and lie down in bed. She turned on her projector. While watching the TV series, she ate a hot fried chicken. Ah, she couldn¡¯t be happier, alright? ¡°So these young people really won¡¯t get tired¡­¡± ¡°Sigh, it¡¯s good to be young¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m old, I¡¯m old¡­¡± Caroline read silently. Yes, that¡¯s right. In this world, the only person who could call her old was herself! Anyone else who dared to say a single word ¨C die, die! ¡°Senior.¡± ¡°So, that guy was just having fun today, right?¡± Mona giggled. ¡°I knew it.¡± ¡°From the looks of it, it doesn¡¯t look like he can do a bounty.¡± ¡°It¡¯s already so late, yet he hasn¡¯t come to hand in the mission.¡± ¡°Maybe he came here today to have fun!¡± Caroline sighed and shrugged. ¡°Be more confident and remove the word ¡®maybe¡¯.¡± ¡°Isn¡¯t it obvious?¡± ¡°In Gran Town, there are many hooligans like him who have nothing to do.¡± The two of them were chatting. At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared at the door. Then, he slowly walked into the office hall. The two of them stopped talking and looked up at the same time. It was Lu Qingge. They saw his thin and slender body walking over quickly with light steps. His clothes and face were covered in gray dust. His face also looked a little tired. But even so, his eyes were exceptionally bright. Seeing Lu Qingge¡¯s expression, the two of them were slightly stunned. ¡°Did this guy really go jungle?¡± ¡°Look at him, he must have suffered a lot in the jungle¡­¡± Mona muttered softly. Lu Qingge walked over and sat in front of Caroline¡¯s desk. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Miss Caroline.¡± Lu Qingge smiled embarrassedly and said, ¡°I was so engrossed in fighting monsters today that I forgot the time.¡± ¡°Is it convenient for me to hand in the mission now?¡± ¡°Will it delay your work?¡± Caroline hesitated for a moment. There was still some time before she got off work. It wasn¡¯t too troublesome for Lu Qingge to submit a mission. However, Caroline was still in disbelief. Did this person really complete the mission? ¡°A total of 20 [transparent colloid], right?¡± Lu Qingge opened his interface and chose to initiate a trade. ¡°Yes.¡± Caroline looked at the information on the trading panel. There were really 20 [transparent colloid]. It seems that this person still had some skills¡­ Caroline thought. However, this was hard to say. After all, the bounty mission only required the materials themselves. Therefore, adventurers could buy fresh materials from other channels at a low price, then come back and hand in the mission. This method didn¡¯t even require him to personally go to the Gran Forest to deal with the wild monsters. However, the success rate was generally not very high. After all, finding such a foolish seller was no less difficult than fighting monsters personally. ¡°Also, Miss Caroline, I still want to ask. Are there any other bounties that are similar to mine?¡± Lu Qingge asked. ¡°Yes. Bounty orders with simple and basic requirements like this are basically available at any time.¡± Caroline replied. ¡°Oh, I see.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. He seemed to have understood something. Caroline was referring to the ¡°relatively simple and basic bounty order¡±. It was probably a bit like some of the physical work in the previous life, which was not as technical. This kind of work was very irreplaceable. Therefore, most of them were temporary or short-term workers. Anyway, there was no shortage of low-level labor in the market, so there was never a need to worry about not being able to hire suitable workers. Lu Qingge¡¯s current G-tier Bounty Mission was similar to this. It wasn¡¯t difficult, but the reward wouldn¡¯t be high either. Moreover¡­ They will definitely not give you any extra money for your hard work. Because the association didn¡¯t care if you did the job or not. After all, there were many people who wanted to do it. But there was no other way. After all, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t have a choice at all. If he wanted to accept a higher level bounty, he had to first accumulate a certain amount of experience and merit points from these small and tiring tasks. ¡°Since that¡¯s the case-¡± ¡°Can I accept ten more G-tier Bounty Missions now?¡± Lu Qingge asked. ¡°Ten?¡± ¡°Now?¡± Caroline was even more confused. What kind of confusing human behavior was this? I feel like I can¡¯t keep up with this guy¡¯s strange thoughts and ideas at all¡­ However, Lu Qingge said seriously, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°¡­ Are you serious? There are only 20 minutes left until the deadline.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t tell me you plan to complete ten missions in twenty minutes?¡± Caroline felt her blood pressure rising. It was fine if this fellow wasted her time. In the end, he even started to insult her intelligence? However, Lu Qingge nodded and said, ¡°Yes, I do have such thoughts.¡± ¡°So can we do this?¡± Caroline took a deep breath and said calmly, ¡°According to the rules, it¡¯s possible.¡± ¡°But I think you¡¯re wasting our time.¡± ¡°Because we¡¯re going to get off work in twenty minutes, and you won¡¯t be able to hand in the mission.¡± Lu Qingge shook her head and said, ¡°I won¡¯t, don¡¯t worry.¡± ¡°Because I can hand in the mission now.¡± As he spoke, Lu Qingge dragged an item from his [Backpack] space to the [Trade] panel. Caroline took a closer look, and her eyes widened. .. [ Player Lv1 Lu Qingge has initiated a trade with you!] [ Target¡¯s trade: 227 transparent colloid.] [ Do you accept?] If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 13 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Thank you very much!¡± ¡°Thank you for your hard work today, Miss Caroline!¡± ¡°See you tomorrow!¡± ¡­ ¡°Alright, please take your belongings and take care¡­¡± Caroline waved at Lu Qingge¡¯s back numbly. The smile in her eyes gradually disappeared. Then, she felt like he had nothing to live for. Just now. She spent the last 20 minutes of her working hours handling ten bounty commissions for Lu Qingge¡­ However, there was no other way. And more importantly¡­ This guy was too polite! From start to finish, Lu Qingge¡¯s voice was very calm and gentle, and the smile on his face was also very decent and generous. The old saying was true. You don¡¯t hit a smiling face. Lu Qingge¡¯s elegant and easy-going attitude was warm and refreshing. Caroline couldn¡¯t even get angry, let alone have a fierce quarrel with this guy. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°Senior, why haven¡¯t you started organizing the summons?¡± Mona, who had already changed into casual clothes and was about to leave work, looked at Caroline in surprise when she passed by the office hall. ¡°Then I won¡¯t wait for you, Senior.¡± ¡°You still have things to do tonight, so I invited the other sisters for dinner.¡± Caroline was speechless. ¡°Alright.¡± What did I do wrong¡­ If I am guilty, please let the law punish me. Instead of asking me to do business for this little bastard every day¡­ And if she didn¡¯t hear wrongly, he seemed to have said ¡°See you tomorrow¡± just now¡­ ¡°Please, don¡¯t see me tomorrow. It¡¯s best if we don¡¯t meet again in the future.¡± Caroline silently made a cross in her heart. * * Sacred Soul Coins: 3751 Stamina Potion x25 Dry Bread x5 [¡­] After returning home. Looking at the empty inventory space, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but sigh. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°More than 200 [transparent colloid] and 11 bounty missions.¡± ¡°In the end, this is all.¡± ¡°There¡¯s still a long time before I can buy a suitable weapon!¡± Lu Qingge shook his head helplessly. ¡°Looks like I¡¯m not working hard enough.¡± ¡°If only I worked harder and didn¡¯t slack off.¡± ¡°Then it wouldn¡¯t be to the extent of killing more than 200 [Slimes] in an entire day.¡± Lu Qingge silently reflected in his heart. Very quickly, other than the fact that he wasn¡¯t working hard enough, Lu Qingge also discovered some problems. That was¡­ A low-level wild monster like [Slime] was really worthless. Although these wild monsters were easy to kill, it would only waste a lot of time. Firstly, the reward for the bounty mission of [Slime] was very low, and the loot was also very cheap. The experience gained was even more pitiful, only 1 exp. Moreover¡­ There was basically no possibility of them dropping any rare equipment or items. So¡­ Killing slimes was like washing dishes in a tavern. If washing a plate cost 50 cents, the limit of the job depended on how fast you could wash the dishes. However, no matter how fast you wash, you will not be able to earn much. In the eyes of the head chef, you¡¯re still just a plate cleaner. ¡°In that case, slime farming is definitely not a long-term solution.¡± ¡°No matter how fast I farm Slime, the people in the Hero Association won¡¯t look at me highly.¡± Lu Qingge held his chin and thought, ¡®In addition, my interface is different from others. I was born with a shortcoming!¡¯ ¡°If I don¡¯t work hard to become a better person, I won¡¯t have any core competitiveness in this world in the future!¡± In his previous life, Lu Qingge had left behind too many regrets. At that time, he was young, promising, and full of vigor. It had already reached the point where not only his colleagues, but even his superiors were flustered. Unfortunately, just as he was rising rapidly in the workplace and was about to show off his skills- They encountered the merciless end of the world. Therefore, in this life, he had to realize the ideals and aspirations that he had not had the time to fulfill in his previous life! ¡°That¡¯s why I need to quickly accumulate more experience points.¡± ¡°Then, raise the level of the Skill Tree as soon as possible and learn some new skills.¡± ¡°Only in this way can I make up for my shortcomings.¡± ¡°And clear the novice village as soon as possible and go to the wider world outside.¡± Lu Qingge silently made up his mind. In Sacred Soul. The method and process of clearing the stages in each novice village were different. But basically, they were all related to a common [event]. That was ¨C There were still two to three months before the annual [Hero Trial]. Every year, around the month of July, in all the novice villages in the Sacred Soul Continent, the system would refresh a new [Event]. After the [Event] was triggered, in Gran Town, there would be a dungeon called [Hero Trial]. This instance dungeon was not permanent. It would only last for a period of time. During this period of time, players who successfully cleared the Hero Trial would be able to obtain the Hero Medal, which symbolized their graduation from the novice village. If they missed the Hero Trial, they could only wait for the same time next year to attempt the next Hero Trial. From a certain perspective, the Hero Trial was somewhat similar to the college entrance examination in his previous life. However, it was different from the college entrance examination. Players who participated in the Hero Trial were generally around LV10. However, their ages were not all similar. People as young as seven or eight years old and as old as seventy-eight years old all came to participate in the trial. After all, everyone¡¯s talent and strength were different. Therefore, some graduated quickly, while others graduated slowly. But in short, adventurers who could pass the [Hero Trial] basically had to have the strength of around LV10. ¡°How fast can I go on a rampage¡­¡± Lu Qingge opened his interface. [ Experience Pool: 248 ] Upgraded Stellar Slash: 0/3000] .. ¡°This progress seems alright.¡± ¡°At this rate, I just need to grind [Slime] for about half a month, and I should be able to successfully advance to [Thundering Stellar Slash].¡± ¡°Also, I¡¯ll upgrade the skill tree by one level and unlock more new skills.¡± ¡°At that time, my strength will have a qualitative increase.¡± ¡°No matter what, it should at least reach the level of a LV5 player!¡± Thinking of this, Lu Qingge clenched his fists again. His entire body was once again filled with fighting spirit. ¡°I can¡¯t be so dispirited anymore!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been slacking off for half an hour since I got home!¡± Lu Qingge stood up and then lay down on the ground. ¡°The best time to do something is ten years ago. The next best time-¡± ¡°Is now!¡± After taking a deep breath, Lu Qingge placed his hands on the ground and prepared to do push-ups. ¡°From tonight onward, we will officially begin strength training.¡± ¡°According to the bare-handed exercise method that my coach taught me in my previous life, I¡¯ll try it out for a year.¡± ¡°In the future, when I have the money and the conditions, I¡¯ll hire a martial arts instructor from the martial arts profession to specially guide me.¡± Hence, he decided to do it. On this peaceful night, in an ordinary house in Grand Town, a thin young man was lying on the ground. He was crazily doing intense exercise up and down¡­ If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 14 Translator: Zayn_ The next day. Gran Town. In the office of the Hero Association. ¡°Hmm?¡± ¡°You mean¡­¡± ¡°Can I accept F-tier bounty missions now?¡± ¡°¡­¡± Lu Qingge, who was sitting in front of Caroline¡¯s desk, asked in surprise. ¡°Yes, you can.¡± ¡°Your performance last time has already accumulated a lot of achievement points for you.¡± ¡°This achievement value is jointly certified within the empire.¡± ¡°As long as it¡¯s a local Hero Association, it¡¯s recognized,¡± Caroline said. That¡¯s right. Early in the morning, Caroline received an unexpected surprise. ¡®Lu Qingge, you came even earlier today.¡¯ And unfortunately, she had called his number. After restraining the urge to go black, Caroline forced herself to stay awake and continue with her business. However, Lu Qingge, who was sitting across from him, quickly made his decision.¡± ¡°I want to accept three F-tier bounty missions.¡± Caroline pulled out the corresponding task. [Bounty Mission: F-9] [ Collect 100 fresh transparent colloid]. [ Mission time, complete before 6 PM today.] [ Note: Fresh transparent colloid must be obtained from wild monsters on the same day.] Caroline: ¡°?¡± She suddenly felt dizzy. Lu Qingge had chosen this mission. It was one of the easiest F-tier missions. There was only one difference between the G-tier mission and this thing. The amount of materials required was much higher. ¡°Actually, you can also consider the F-1 or F-2.¡± ¡°These two bounty missions, the current demand of the association is relatively large.¡± ¡°Therefore, the reward will be higher.¡± ¡°F-9 is actually similar to the mission you accepted last time. It¡¯s just to deal with the [Slime],¡± Caroline said. The reason why she was trying to persuade Lu Qingge like this¡­ Firstly, it could save her time. Secondly, the recent demand for the two missions was indeed huge. If Lu Qingge was convinced and accepted the mission. Then Caroline would be able to complete a job quota. The third was¡­ Caroline couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. Please! Do you have to go against Slime? Slime was a wild monster that was meant to be farmed by newbies. But it was obvious. The [Slime] was no longer difficult for Lu Qingge. As long as there was a player who had a little bit of ambition. They wouldn¡¯t waste their time on Slime. ¡°No, thanks.¡± ¡± I¡¯ve already thought about it,¡± Lu Qingge smiled and said, ¡°I¡¯ll accept this commission.¡± ¡°.. Alright then.¡± Caroline said weakly. She didn¡¯t know why, but at this moment, she suddenly had a feeling. As if an old mother was looking at her good-for-nothing son helplessly. .. Ten minutes later. Lu Qingge walked out of the administrative hall and headed to the Gran Forest again. Actually, Lu Qingge knew that Caroline was not lying to him. It was indeed a waste of time to spend time on [Slime]. But Caroline didn¡¯t understand his actual situation. With his current ability, it was indeed very easy to deal with Slime. However, if it was any other wild monster, the situation would be completely opposite. [Slime] was easy to kill. It was because they had low mobility and low HP. A LV10 [Stellar Slash] could kill it directly. However, the other wild monsters were not so weak. For example. [Goblin], which was a little more difficult than [Slime]. Their health bars were relatively high, close to 500 points. If he didn¡¯t one-shot them with a [Stellar Slash], he wouldn¡¯t be able to deal any more damage. Then the situation would be very troublesome. Goblins could counterattack and shake people. Even if they wanted to run away, he did not have any equipment that could increase his speed. It was not easy to chase after an agile goblin. In short, no matter what happened, it would seriously affect the efficiency of the subsequent monsters. Therefore, based on the current situation, during this period of time, it was best to be intimate with slimes first. Moreover, Slimes were a stable source of experience points, which was very suitable for his current needs. But of course, Caroline naturally couldn¡¯t understand what Lu Qingge was planning. Very quickly, Lu Qingge arrived at Gran Forest. Then he went straight to the familiar place. He had been killing Slimes in the Gran Forest for the whole day yesterday. Lu Qingge had already figured out which area had the highest refresh rate of Slime in the periphery of the forest. However, this time, something strange seemed to have happened. He did not know if it was an illusion but when Lu Qingge walked in, he saw it. The players who were originally fighting the [Slime] around them, all of a sudden, stopped what they were doing. Then, as if they had discussed it before. They all dispersed in different directions. ¡°F * ck, he¡¯s coming, he¡¯s coming¡­¡± ¡°Hurry up and leave. Don¡¯t stay here any longer¡­¡± ¡°Don¡¯t get close to him. You will become unlucky¡­¡± Whispers and whispers were heard all around. ¡°¡­¡± Not long after, before Lu Qingge could react, the surroundings of this area had already become quiet. Only Lu Qingge was left, his mind in a mess in the wind¡­ As the person in question, Lu Qingge stood rooted to the ground for a while. A question mark slowly appeared above his head. So what exactly were these people up to¡­ But in fact, this was not a bad thing. After all, this area had the highest refresh rate of [Slime]. Since this group of people had given up on this place, that also meant¡­ He could now enjoy the monsters and experience alone. This! It was simply too awesome! This feeling reminded him of the time when he was in university in his previous life. It felt like he had the entire library¡¯s VIP study room to himself. It felt so good! ¡°In that case,I have to cherish this good opportunity and seize the time to level up!¡± Lu Qingge didn¡¯t delay at all and immediately began his daily routine of fighting monsters. [ Ding! You have killed Level 1 Slime¡­ You have obtained¡­] .. [ Ding! [You have killed¡­] You have obtained¡­] .. [Ding!] [Ding!] [Ding!] .. The system¡¯s kill notification kept ringing in Lu Qingge¡¯s ears. Not long after, the area of the Gran Forest was filled with fluorescent particles. On this trip, Lu Qingge had brought more food than yesterday. With his remaining [Stamina Potions], he felt that he could stay here for an entire day. Very quickly, unknowingly, time passed. Before the sun completely set in the evening, Lu Qingge started his journey back to town. Before dusk, he returned to Gran Town. ¡°Very good, very good.¡± ¡°Today is another day full of hope!¡± .. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 15 Translator: Zayn_ During this period of time, Caroline gradually began to get used to something that happened every day. Early in the morning, Lu Qingge would arrive at the office early to accept a bounty mission. And without exception, the bounty missions he accepted, almost all of them were related to Slimes. The only subtle change that had been happening was that every time this person came back to hand in the mission, the [transparent colloid] in his hand would be a little more than the last time. While they were chatting, she also learned that¡­ Most of the bounty Lu Qingge received after completing [Slime]¡¯s mission. It seemed that he had spent all of it to buy [Stamina Potions] and the food and water needed for leveling. Caroline was speechless and mentally exhausted. This was because ever since this guy started to target the Slimes in a frenzied manner, she began to receive something one after another. It was a letter of complaints from some newbie players. Moreover, the content was roughly the same. Basically, they were all expressing their dissatisfaction with the Hero Association. And the reason for their dissatisfaction was because of the quest related to Slime. Recently, the bounty had suddenly decreased. However, Caroline could not provide a solution. After all, the reward for the Hero Association¡¯s missions was mainly dependent on supply and demand. Logically speaking, under normal circumstances, in a small place like Grand Town, the relationship between supply and demand was particularly stable. For so many years, this balance had never been broken. But recently, every day, Lu Qingge would bring a large amount of [transparent colloid] to the association on time. Then, he forcefully broke the balance that had been stable for many years. When supply exceeded demand, the association no longer needed so many drops of [Slime]. Therefore, the bounty naturally dropped. Hence, this caused many low-level players to be dissatisfied. After all, for players of their level, other than [Slime], there was indeed no other choice. If the association still lowered the bounty at this time, their leveling and living costs would naturally rise as a result. However, these players were not the internal staff of the association, so they naturally did not understand the reason. Hence, there was no other way. Caroline had no choice but to patiently appease these newbies over and over again. ¡°So, what kind of crimes did these slimes commit in their entire lives to meet this guy in this lifetime?¡± Caroline was very tired. However, she had always been professional. However, she couldn¡¯t help but reveal a standard smile and say in standard greeting, ¡°Good morning, Mr. Lu! Is today the same F-9 bounty mission as usual?¡± Lu Qingge, who was sitting across from her, nodded and replied with a smile, ¡°Yes, Miss Caroline. Same old, three commissions first.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Caroline used her strong muscle memory to quickly find F-9 from the commission list. At the same time, she quickly scanned the information on Lu Qingge¡¯s interface. This person¡­ Why was he still Level 1? Caroline was speechless. How long had it been? From what she remembered, it had already been half a month¡­ Moreover, this guy had been killing monsters with such high intensity. Even if it was just a [Slime], he shouldn¡¯t be only LV1, right? Could it be that this person¡¯s materials were really bought from others? And did he clear [Novice Teaching] or not? ¡°Speaking of which, Mr. Lu, a long time has passed.¡± ¡°Are you really not going to try other bounty missions?¡± Caroline asked with a smile. Although she knew very well in her heart that she probably wouldn¡¯t be able to persuade a stubborn fellow like Lu Qingge, she had to give it a try. She really didn¡¯t want to waste any more time and energy. She spent it on handling the complaints sent by other new players every day. ¡°Eh?¡± ¡°You even found out?¡± ¡± That¡¯s right.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what I meant.¡± ¡°So, if nothing goes wrong, today should be my last time hunting a [Slime].¡± ¡°Really?¡± Caroline was delighted. ¡°That¡¯s great! Congratulations!¡± ¡°Then what are your plans?¡± Lu Qingge smiled faintly.¡± ¡°From tomorrow onwards, I will probably start hunting [Goblins].¡± ¡°Ah?¡± Caroline blinked and was slightly stunned. She didn¡¯t know why but she seemed to have a premonition that something was wrong¡­ * * In the evening. Outside the Gran Forest. ¡°Stellar Slash!¡± ¡°Oowo!¡± [ Ding! You have killed Level 1 Slime!] You have received: 1 transparent colloid!] You have received: Exp +1!] .. ¡°Phew.¡± Lu Qingge slowly put down the wooden stick in his hand and heaved a long sigh of relief. ¡°Finally¡­¡± ¡°It¡¯s done.¡± This morning in the office hall, Lu Qingge¡¯s words to Caroline were true. Today indeed was the last time he would farm [Slime]. He opened the skill panel. The latest data was presented to Lu Qingge once again. Experience Pool: 3000 Upgraded Stellar Slash: 0/3000 Yes, that¡¯s right. He was probably very close his goal. In less than half a month, he had earned 3000 experience points from killing [Slimes]. He had been waiting for this moment for a long time. He locked his thoughts onto the [Stellar Slash] icon on the skill tree. [ Do you wish to advance Level 10 Stellar Slash?] ¡°Yes!¡± Lu Qingge did not hesitate. A familiar scene appeared once again. As if it was a 300-pound child who had not eaten for a month and a half, the skill tree opened its mouth greedily. It began to absorb the water in the experience pool. Soon, not long after, the 3,000 experience points of the pool water were all drunk by the skill tree. After that, this water followed the branch and slowly flowed towards the location of [ Lv10 Stellar Slash]. Ding! [Congratulations!] [ 3000 EXP consumed. Enlightenment: Level 10 Stellar Slash!] [ You have unlocked a new skill form: Thundering Stellar Slash!] .. [ Skill: Thundering Stellar Slash] [ Description: Slashes out a fierce sword aura, causing a certain amount of light attribute damage to the enemy with an electric shock effect!] Effect 1: Compared to the basic Stellar Slash, the speed of the Thundering Stellar Slash¡¯s sword aura is increased by 50%!] Effect 2: The electric shock will cause the target to enter a state of paralysis. This state lasts for 0.5 seconds.] [Effect 3: Electric shock has a chain effect. It can cause multiple chain damage to the units gathered around the target.] [Effect 4: The ¡± Chain Effect ¡± can only affect five units.] [Note: Thundering Stellar Slash is the same as the Stellar Slash.] If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 16 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Awesome!¡± He saw a large paragraph of new skill prompt text pop up on the interface. Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but clench his fists excitedly. That was awesome! Finally, there was a new skill in his arsenal! Although [Thundering Stellar Slash] was only an advanced form of [Stellar Slash], this was a qualitative leap. Lu Qingge felt as if he had learned a brand new skill. Moreover, the effect of the [Thundering Stellar Slash] was indeed quite good. Not only did it increase the damage of the light attribute, it also made up for Lu Qingge¡¯s fatal weakness of not having any crowd control skills at this stage. For Swordsmen, most of the time, it was a job that required close range damage output. If he didn¡¯t have any crowd-control skills, fighting monsters would really become a very difficult thing. Without control abilities, it meant that they couldn¡¯t keep the wild monsters in check. For example, if they encountered some highly mobile creatures like [Iron Beak Bird] or [Poisonous Bee Swarm], that would really be the end of the world. Moreover¡­ Other than that, [Thundering Stellar Slash] had another powerful attribute. That was chain damage. Although the current AoE damage could only chain up to five targets. However, at Lu Qingge¡¯s current stage, it was already quite enough. ¡°Very good.¡± ¡°In that case, it¡¯s time to quickly test the power of the new skill!¡± Lu Qingge didn¡¯t dawdle anymore and immediately started to act. Very quickly, he arrived at the familiar place where the slime spawned the most frequently. It was still the same as always. When Lu Qingge stepped into this territory, the players who had been farming monsters scattered like birds and beasts. ¡°As expected¡­¡± ¡°As expected, it¡¯s because of me!¡± When he saw the scene in front of him again, Lu Qingge could finally confirm it. The reason why the players scattered was because of him! Damn it! ¡°You really deserve to die!¡± On Lu Qingge¡¯s face, a bitter smile unconsciously appeared. ¡°That¡¯s ridiculous!¡± ¡°If it weren¡¯t for the fact that you¡¯re too weak as a LV1 noob, they wouldn¡¯t do this just to take care of you.¡± ¡°And let you level up alone in this place!¡± Thinking of this¡­ Lu Qingge¡¯s heart felt as if it had been knocked over, and all kinds of emotions instantly welled up in his heart. He was inexplicably touched. It was also like a warm current. Lu Qingge¡¯s heart kept surging. Love, love! Gran Town! It was indeed a good place with simple folk customs and talented people! ¡°In that case, then I must not let down the kindness of these kind-hearted people!¡± ¡°I will definitely work harder to kill the monsters to express my gratitude!¡± Lu Qingge was once again on high alert. Very quickly. Lu Qingge¡¯s gaze locked onto a few [Slimes] that were jumping around him. He took a deep breath and lowered his center of gravity. Lu Qingge raised the wooden stick in his hand and assumed the stance of [Thundering Stellar Slash]. In reality, this was because it was essentially an enhanced version of [Stellar Slash]. Therefore, the casting motion of the skill remained the same. It was just the size and time of the strike would also change according to the character¡¯s various attributes. For a class like Swordsman, which relied on physical damage, it would be difficult to deal damage. The higher the Vitality, the greater the strength. The front and back swings of many skills would be smaller. This was mainly because of the increase in core strength. Their ability to control his body would also increase. On the contrary, the higher the Wizard¡¯s [Intelligence], the smaller the windup. This was because the casting time had been shortened. However, it was a pity. This kind of thing, Lu Qingge had no concept of this at all. After all, he could not level up and could not obtain attribute points. Therefore, the source of the increase in attributes was also much less than other players. Relying on his own hard work and training to increase his Vitality would naturally take a longer time. For the past half a month, he had been persisting in his strength training at night. Every day, his muscles were sore. However, until now, he did not feel any obvious signs of a significant increase in his Vitality. However, this wasn¡¯t anything strange. After all, even if it was just the system¡¯s fitness, reaching the point to upgrade his stats would take a while. Thinking of this, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but feel vexed. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°If I had known earlier, I would have squeezed out a few more hours of strength training every day for this year!¡± Lu Qingge fell into deep self-blame. In the past year, he had been so engrossed in [Novice Teaching] that he had never thought about this. If only he had started training a year earlier, perhaps his Vitality would have already increased by several points. ¡°Thundering Stellar Slash!¡± Lu Qingge shouted in a deep voice and slashed his sword aura at the slime. Then, he was surprised to find out that the sword energy of the [Thundering Stellar Slash] was actually bluish white. This special effect was indeed very close to the visible lightning in the atmosphere. And it was exactly as described by the skill. Its flying speed was indeed faster than ordinary [Stellar Slash], and its aura was also more fierce! KRRR! The sound of thunder exploded in front of Lu Qingge. ¡°Hiss!¡± ¡°So fierce!¡± Lu Qingge sucked in a cold breath as he looked at the special effect of the skill. This skill was so cool! He loved it! The only possible flaw was¡­ He missed. His slash landed on the trunk of a large tree nearby. He perfectly avoided the fat slime in front of him. A swift and fierce lightning sword qi¡­ In an instant, a charred mark was left on the tree trunk, and white smoke slowly rose. The sound of the thunder explosion obviously shocked the passing slime. ¡°Guoooo!¡± The slime let out a terrified scream. It was like a frightened rabbit. It quickly hopped around and disappeared into the depths of the bushes. ¡°Tsk¡­¡± ¡°As expected.¡± ¡°Compared to the simplest [Stellar Slash], the skill [Thundering Stellar Slash] has a much higher requirement for a Swordsman¡¯s control ability.¡± Lu Qingge thought. Just now, when he slashed out the sword energy of the [Thundering Stellar Slash], he could clearly feel it. The reaction force that was transmitted to his body was much greater than the Stellar Slash. It was like a gun with a larger caliber and kinetic energy. The recoil was naturally different. Lu Qingge sat down on the spot and closed his eyes to think. ¡°In that case, I¡¯m afraid that just firing the [Thunderous Stellar Energy Slash] won¡¯t be enough.¡± ¡°The difficulty of this skill has clearly exceeded the skills that Swordsmen of the same level can master.¡± ¡°I still need more practice to be proficient.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. He picked up the wooden stick and stood up again. ¡°First of all, at the very least, I have to ensure the accuracy of the sword qi.¡± ¡°Otherwise, no matter how high the damage is, it will be useless.¡± ¡°So-¡± ¡°Let¡¯s start with the simplest fixed target.¡± Lu Qingge lowered his center of gravity and stood with his feet shoulder-length apart. He raised his chin slightly and locked his eyes firmly on the target in front of him. The black-leafed tree. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 17 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Boom!¡± ¡°Zi zi zi zi¡­¡± ¡°Boom!¡± ¡°Zi zi zi zi¡­¡± ¡°Boom!¡± ¡°Zi la zi la¡­¡± .. It was a sunny day. Somewhere in the Gran Forest. The sound of thunder was constantly ringing out. Such a strange scene. The large group of players who were fighting monsters and leveling up in the forest were curious and puzzled. After all, the sound of thunder exploding like this was not something common in the wilderness of Gran Town. There were almost no mages in Gran Town. Therefore, there were almost no skills that could cause Lightning Explosion damage. ¡°Tsk tsk, could it be that a high-level Magical Beast is about to descend?¡± ¡°It¡¯s hard to say. It might be a natural disaster that is about to happen.¡± ¡°Looks like I can¡¯t stay in the Gran Forest for too long today. Safety first, leveling second.¡± ¡°¡­¡± The players in the forest discussed animatedly and began to move toward Gran Town. Time slowly passed. Soon, it was noon. On the other side. ¡°Boom!¡± Another blue and white flash of sword qi landed on a tall tree. The tree trunk, which was already riddled with holes, was directly cut off by the sword qi. With a loud bang, it crashed into the ground in the forest. [ Ding!] [ You have received: Blackleaf Tree Wood Block x1!] [ Ding!] [ You have obtained the title: Ruthless Lumberjack!] [ Details: Congratulations! You have cut down 100 trees in Gran Forest alone in a day and obtained this title!] [ Ruthless Lumberjack: Your attack power on trees has increased by 1%!] ¡­ ¡°What a useless title.¡± Lu Qingge complained silently. However, compared to other [Equipment], [Title] had an advantage, which was that they did not have a level requirement. Players of any level could wear any type of title. This was a good thing for Lu Qingge. After equipping the title, Lu Qingge opened his [Backpack] to take a look. Just right, 100 [ Blackleaf Tree Wood Block]. Yes, that¡¯s right. In order to practice aiming at a fixed target, Lu Qingge chose the trees that could be seen everywhere in the Gran Forest as his first target. Firstly, he didn¡¯t need to spend much effort to find the trees in the forest. Moreover, each of them had different sizes and lengths, making them natural and easy to use fixed targets. Secondly, Gran Forest was a magical forest. Not just wild monsters. Including the trees, stones, streams¡­ All of it would be refreshed. If you really wanted to destroy this forest, that would probably require some relatively large-scale magic to carry out carpet bombing. Or perhaps, the game¡¯s changes in versions would produce new large-scale [Events] that would lead to huge changes in the environment. So¡­ Lu Qingge naturally didn¡¯t have to worry about cutting down trees and destroying the world¡¯s ecological environment. ¡°Phew.¡± ¡°Very good.¡± ¡°I feel that my accuracy has indeed improved a lot!¡± Lu Qingge nodded in satisfaction. After an entire morning of high-intensity training without interruption, Lu Qingge finally managed to gradually increase the accuracy of his [Thundering Stellar Slash] to around 90%. Basically, for every 10 sword qi strikes, he would be able to hit at least nine times. Moreover¡­ This was only the result of one morning¡¯s training. Thus, Lu Qingge was very confident about this. He only needed to practice a little more and he would have complete control over [Thundering Stellar Slash]. It should be able to reach the standard of an ordinary [Stellar Slash]. Such a speed of improvement¡­ It couldn¡¯t be said to be advancing steadily. It could only be said to be as fast as lightning. After all, when he had just learned [Thundering Stellar Slash], Lu Qingge had no way of slashing out a stable sword qi. Not to mention being able to hit the opponent. Firstly, it was because his attribute value did have a certain shortcoming. Secondly, it was because his proficiency was indeed insufficient. At the novice stage, [Thundering Stellar Slash] was indeed a skill with a relatively high difficulty. However, it was precisely because of this that this skill was worth spending time and effort to practice. ¡°After all, my level and adventure experience are far from being equal to other players in the same generation.¡± ¡°If I don¡¯t grasp some trump cards, I won¡¯t have the strength to fight at all!¡± Lu Qingge gripped the wooden stick in his hand tightly and couldn¡¯t help but feel anxious. Speaking of this, he really needed to save some money to buy a suitable weapon. From the moment he entered the Gran Forest, he had been in the midst of the war. Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t even count how many wooden sticks he had exchanged. Every time a stick was worn out, he would find a replacement in the forest. During this period of time, he had played with countless types of sticks. Long or short, thick or thin, hard or soft. All of them were played with by his five fingers. ¡°I can¡¯t slack off anymore!¡± ¡°Since the initial training with the fixed target has already shown some results, I¡¯ll have to go back to the training room.¡± ¡°Now, let¡¯s start practicing moving targets!¡± He thought to himself. Lu Qingge immediately changed the target of his training. From the large trees that could be seen everywhere around him, it was once again changed to the body of the [Slime]. As expected, after a high-intensity practice with a fixed target, Lu Qingge realized. The hit rate of the sword qi on the [Slime] had also increased significantly. He had been unable to land a hit on the moving slime previously. Now, not only could it hit, but it could even occasionally cause a critical hit. For every ten sword qi strikes, he could hit eight of them. This hit rate was slightly lower than a fixed target, but it was still acceptable. ¡°No.¡± ¡°Even so, I can¡¯t be arrogant either.¡± Lu Qingge shook his head to calm himself down. ¡°After all, the mobility of a wild monster like Slime is still relatively low.¡± ¡°If I encounter some more agile ones, I might not even be able to touch a single strand of their hair.¡± ¡°I still have to continue working hard!¡± ¡°At the very least, I have to ensure that the Slime¡¯s hit rate can reach close to 100%!¡± ¡°Time is tight.¡± ¡°Looks like I can only settle my lunch in the Gran Forest.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be skipping lunch break today.¡± ¡°Time waits for no man. I don¡¯t have that much time to waste.¡± Lu Qingge sat down. He took out the bread he had bought in the [Frontier Camp] and prepared a long time ago. The amount of food he prepared this time was several times more than before. With his previous experience, Lu Qingge was already prepared to fight a prolonged battle. After finishing the bread, Qingge drank another bottle of [Stamina Potion]. Taking advantage of the afternoon when the number of players was gradually decreasing, Lu Qingge once again dove into the Gran Forest and started farming [Slimes]. Unknowingly, amidst the occasional explosions of thunder, the sky gradually darkened. When Lu Qingge killed the last [Slime]¡­ Today¡¯s bounty mission was also successfully completed. He looked up. It was already sunset. The orange and blood-red colors intertwined in the sky, making it exceptionally gorgeous. It was like a country on fire. Lu Qingge slowly exhaled, the corners of his lips curling up slightly. ¡°Let¡¯s go home!¡± .. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 18 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°A total of 356 [transparent colloid].¡± [Please confirm that all of them are here.]¡± .. 6 PM. In the Hero Association¡¯s administrative hall. Caroline looked at the [Trade] interface that appeared in front of her with a dazed expression. Lu Qingge, who was sitting opposite her, was a little confused. He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Caroline. ¡°Miss Caroline? Was my voice too soft? Did you hear what I said?¡± Caroline came back to her senses. It was obvious. This wasn¡¯t the first time she had given Lu Qingge a mission related to [Slime]. Logically speaking, she was already used to things like this. However, this time, for some reason, she felt that Lu Qingge was different from before. It wasn¡¯t because of Lu Qingge¡¯s achievements. There was a strange [Ruthless Lumberjack]. It was because Lu Qingge seemed to have an unusual aura around him today. It was like- It was like electricity. Similarly. She did not know if it was her imagination but Caroline felt that when she looked at Lu Qingge, the other party¡¯s eyes seemed to be unconsciously emitting electricity. ¡°It¡¯s really strange¡­¡± Caroline muttered in her heart. After all, this wasn¡¯t the first time she had experienced this feeling of being electrocuted. It was two years ago. When a male mage who was proficient in lightning magic did a business here, she had experienced a similar feeling. However, if this feeling had happened because of Lu Qingge¡­ That was very unreasonable and could even be said to be strange. ¡°Alright.¡± ¡°Please wait a moment.¡± Caroline began to count the materials for Lu Qingge. Well¡­ As expected. This time, Lu Qingge handed in more [transparent colloid] than before. And this time, the time to hand in the mission was earlier than before. In other words, this strange fellow had never leveled up. But his strength, in fact, was constantly increasing. And it could be clearly seen. It could even be said that he was getting stronger day by day. ¡°Could it be¡­¡± Caroline couldn¡¯t help but think, ¡®Did I really wrong him before?¡¯ Although this guy looked like a completely salted fish, he was still very calm. But in fact, he seemed to be working hard. Not only was he hardworking, but he was also humble, low-key, and polite. It was not as unbearable as the outside world said. Caroline¡¯s thoughts were a bit chaotic. She felt that this person was not weak. Moreover, he did not seem to be as simple as she had imagined¡­ ¡°Thank you, Miss Caroline!¡± ¡°See you tomorrow!¡± After completing the mission, Lu Qingge smiled politely again and left. And it was also within her expectations. Early the next morning, Caroline saw Lu Qingge again. And it was the same as every time before. He was still the first to arrive and the player who got ticket number 1. ¡°Good morning, Miss Caroline.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve thought about it.¡± ¡°According to your proposal, I would like to accept the F-1 bounty mission.¡± In order to save time, Lu Qingge went straight to the point. ¡®Has he finally come to his senses? This fellow¡­¡¯ Caroline heaved a sigh of relief and smiled. ¡°Alright.¡± That was great. This was indeed something to be happy about. After enduring for so many days, she finally did not have to worry about the complaint letter anymore¡­ Hence, very quickly. Lu Qingge accepted the F-1 mission. After that, he accepted a few normal quests that required [Goblin Hand Bone]. ¡°Please take care of your belongings and take care!¡± ¡°Good luck to you!¡± Caroline waved her hand and sent Lu Qingge off with a smile. ¡°Senior, you seem to be in a good mood.¡± Mona noticed that Caroline was full of energy and seemed very happy. She couldn¡¯t help but feel gratified and thought to herself, ¡®It seems like¡­ you have finally gotten rid of the nightmare, Lu Qingge.¡± * * [ Bounty Mission: F-1] [Details: Collect an Exquisite Shell Pendant.] [ Mission Time Limit: Seven days.] [Hint: Exquisite Shell Pendant, dropped by the wild monster ¡°Goblin¡±.] He looked at the details of his mission. Lu Qingge walked all the way to the front camp of the Gran Forest. ¡°Looks like the situation this time is different from the past.¡± Lu Qingge thought. He had just clicked on [Exquisite Shell Pendant] when he realized that this material was a [Rare] grade item. He logged into the World Forum and searched for related content. Then Lu Qingge found out that although this [Exquisite Shell Pendant] was only a drop from a low-level creature like the Goblin, in the novice village, it was a material with a relatively low drop rate. According to the players on the World Forum, many of them had killed hundreds or thousands of Goblins in the Novice Village. Only then did a [Exquisite Shell Pendant] drop. But of course, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t guarantee that these rumors on the forum were true. After all, the world forum¡¯s degree of access was closely related to the players¡¯ degree of exploration of the world map. Without unlocking the map area, the players would not be able to obtain the information of the area. For example. On Lu Qingge¡¯s World Forum the information that could be seen was only limited to the content posted by players in Gran Town. However, Lu Qingge was certain of one thing. As the saying goes, the rarer a thing is, the more valuable it is. Otherwise, this [Exquisite Shell Pendant]¡­would not be classified as a [Rare] item. In the world of the Sacred Soul, the rarity grade of items, from low to high, was divided into: White ¨C Common, Blue ¨C Uncommon, Green ¨C Advanced, Purple ¨C Rare, Green ¨C Treasure, Yellow ¨C Legendary, Orange ¨C Epic, Red ¨C Ancient, and Golden ¨C Mythical. In a place like the Novice Village, white-grade items could be seen everywhere. It was already a very good existence to be able to see the blue grade, let alone the green grade. Therefore, not only did the association give a high reward and merit points for this material, the prices were not low in the major trading markets of the novice village. However, what was interesting was¡­ [Exquisite Shell Pendant]. There was nothing valuable about this material. It was just an ordinary item that a small number of Goblin soldiers would wear. The real reason why it was valuable was that it could be used by the local Hero Association to increase their annual or seasonal KPIs. Because in a small place like Gran Town, every year, they would receive mission indicators from the empire. For example, which season or year¡­ How many players who had passed the [Hero Trial] had to be sent to the Empire? How many levels did the average person have to reach? The [Storage Cellar] of the association had to have a lot of materials stored. There were all kinds of indicators, big or small, simple or headache-inducing. As for the [Exquisite Shell Pendant]¡­ It was one of them. It was one of the most difficult targets. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 19 Translator: Zayn_ And that was why Caroline had been trying her best to recommend the F-1 bounty mission. After all, if the association wanted to achieve this goal, they would need more adventurers to help. After this indicator was distributed layer by layer, the pressure of this job naturally fell to the receptionist at the bottom rung of the office. ¡°I wonder if a week is enough.¡± Lu Qingge frowned slightly and couldn¡¯t help but worry. After all, this was the first time he had attempted an F-tier bounty mission. He had no confidence at all. In addition, he often couldn¡¯t control himself from slacking. Therefore, the real effective working time was not as long as seven days. ¡°Hey.¡± ¡°No matter what, let¡¯s try it first.¡± ¡°Moreover, the reward for this mission is not low.¡± ¡°If it is successfully completed, then I can arrange a set of equipment and weapons for myself.¡± As he thought about this silently, Lu Qingge perked up. Unknowingly, Soon, he arrived at the Frontier Camp of Gran Forest. This time, Lu Qingge was not in a hurry to pass by. Instead, he came to a consumable stall called ¡°Warm Spring Store¡±. During this period of time, as long as he pass by the Frontier Camp, Lu Qingge had also observed the situation here. Then, he realized that, every time, the number of players surrounding this stall was the highest. Moreover, this shop was also the most punctual and frequent place to set up stalls. Later, Lu Qingge asked around. The manager of the store was a middle-aged man named Ackerman. According to the world forum, he was one of the earliest players in the game. Uncle Ackerman had been doing business in Gran Town for many years. So until now, The ¡°Warm Spring¡± he founded was already the largest consumable chain store in the entire town. Although it sounded very powerful. However, the range of the chain was actually limited to Gran Town¡­ Therefore, the ¡®Warm Spring¡¯ that was stationed in the Frontier Camp all year round could already be considered an old signboard of this place. Especially in the Frontier Camp. As long as Uncle Ackerman¡¯s shop was open, the surrounding small merchants and hawkers basically wouldn¡¯t be able to get any benefits. They could only pack up and go to other places with less traffic. However, when Lu Qingge searched for Ackerman¡¯s Warm Spring Store on the World Forum¡­ However, he discovered that¡­ Although the Warm Spring Store was an old brand, it seemed that over the years, there had been a lot of scandals about this old shop. The last time was said to be half a year ago. Some players revealed that the Warm Spring Store was secretly colluding with the town¡¯s dignitaries. With the help of the nobles, they controlled the market in Gran Town and secretly monopolized some consumables. Then, they would deliberately raise the price and cut off the leeks of the ordinary adventurers. Finally, they would divide the wealth with the powerful. However, there was no concrete evidence. Therefore, in the end, this matter was left unsettled. And in fact, even if the Warm Spring Store really did something like that and monopolized, most of the adventurers had no choice. After all, in such a small town, a big store like Warm Spring Store really didn¡¯t have any competitor who could be on equal footing with it. Recently, the [Stamina Potion] that Lu Qingge had stored up some time ago was almost used up. In addition, this time, the wild monster he had to deal with was no longer the harmless [Slime]. A small monster like Slime that was not a threat. Lu Qingge could basically guarantee that he would be able to farm monsters without getting hurt. However, it was different for [Goblin]. Although they were all low-level wild monsters, goblins were aggressive and swarming creatures. In other words, not only would they take the initiative to attack players, but they would also take the initiative to gang up on players. A lot of novice teams that weren¡¯t careful might be surrounded and wiped out by the goblins. Not to mention that Lu Qingge was playing alone. In reality, it wasn¡¯t that Lu Qingge didn¡¯t want to find a few people to form a team. But in his current situation, if someone was really willing to team up with him, then there would definitely be something wrong with them. After all, who would want to fight monsters with a player who had a Level 1 above his head and had no reputation? Other than dragging him down and sharing his experience, it was useless. Lu Qingge knew his own situation very well. Therefore, he naturally did not provoke anyone else. And at this stage, whether it was teaming up with others or grinding, it would waste too much time. What Lu Qingge lacked the most right now was time. He did not want to spend too much energy on other things. He just wanted to bury his head in the ground and grind fiercely. Therefore, in order to ensure that the next level up would go smoothly, he had to add some more stock. If he wanted to deal with these aggressive goblins, he would have to deal with them alone. Other than the necessary [Stamina Potion], he also had to prepare consumables such as [HP Potion] that could recover HP. Because Lu Qingge knew very well that while dealing with goblins, it was impossible for him to remain unharmed as easily and happily as Slime. The mall in Gran Town didn¡¯t refresh every day. Therefore, he wanted to buy consumables that could replenish his HP. The only option left was Ackerman¡¯s Warm Spring. Very quickly, Lu Qingge arrived at the Warm Spring Store. It was still early at this time, and the Warm Spring Store had just opened for business. Therefore, there were not many customers in the shop. In Lu Qingge¡¯s impression, if it had been an hour later, this place would most likely be already filled with the adventurers of Gran Forest. By that time, there would be endless streams of customers. Ackerman was lying on an exquisite rattan chair, dozing off leisurely. As for the few shop assistants that he hired, they were as busy as a spinning top, wishing they could grow three heads and six arms. At this moment, the plump middle-aged man with a messy bird¡¯s nest-like hair sat behind the front desk with his eyes narrowed. He was reading a swimsuit magazine in his hand. Lu Qingge took a glance at it stealthily. Then, he saw a hot female celebrity on the cover. He could vaguely recognize it. The background of the portrait seemed to be Golden Sunflower Beach in the south of Grace City. ¡°Good morning, Uncle Ackerman!¡± Lu Qingge waved his hand in a friendly manner. ¡°Good morning, adventurer!¡± ¡°Do you want anything?¡± Ackerman smiled warmly. He raised his head and glanced at Lu Qingge. After seeing the latter¡¯s overly simple attire, he was shocked. The smile on his face slowly disappeared without a trace. ¡°An entry-level HP potion.¡± Lu Qingge said. ¡°200 coins per bottle.¡± Ackerman picked up the magazine. He continued to study the trend of bikini culture and said without looking up. ¡°Ah!¡± Lu Qingge thought for a moment and said, ¡°Then, let¡¯s have five bottles first!¡± .. If you find any errors ( broken links, non-standard content, etc.. ), Please let us know via our discord so we can fix it as soon as possible. Chapter 20 Translator: Zayn_ As expected. Just like the news Lu Qingge had received on the World Forum, HP Potions were not cheap. Especially in a small place like Gran Town, where the adventure industry was not very developed. After all, compared to the [Stamina Potion], the value of [HP Potion] would be higher. Firstly, as long as an adventurer had time to rest, he could recover his physical fitness naturally. This was the recovery ability of the human body. As for HP, adventurers could only recover naturally when they were in the town. This was why, without sufficient preparation, the reason why most players didn¡¯t dare to easily jungle or run dungeons was because under such circumstances, their HP could not recover quickly. Therefore, they had to bring enough medicine. Only then would they be able to ensure that the team would stay safe and wouldn¡¯t get killed by the small wild monsters along the way. Secondly, [HP Potion] could not be obtained from the jungle. Such consumables were made by a class of players named [Pharmacist]. In other words, its supply was basically in the hands of a few people with resources. For example, the Warm Spring Store. It was said that the source of the [HP Potion] was in Grace City. Uncle Ackerman had resources and connections in that city that most businessmen in Gran Town did not have. Therefore, there was no match for Warm Spring Store in this place. Therefore, players had no choice. Even if it was just an entry-level [HP Potion], it was sold for 200 Sacred Soul Coins at the Frontier Camp. It was a pity. The adventurers in the town had no choice at all. They did not know either. What kind of price would such consumables be sold for outside? They could only buy it at Ackerman¡¯s shop. Otherwise, they could just bite the bullet and make do with some other consumables that were not that useful. After all, other than the items refined by [Pharmacists], there was no other way. There were still many wild consumables on the Sacred Soul Continent that could be eaten. For example, in the depths of Gran Forest, there was a kind of berry called Wild Blackberry. However, compared to the professional HP Potion, Wild Blackberry had a sweet taste. However, the HP recovery effect was still too weak. Therefore, Lu Qingge thought about it and decided to buy a few bottles of [HP Potion] first. After all, today¡¯s goal was to hunt Goblins. Therefore, this time, Lu Qingge had to go deeper into [Gran Forest]. If he had to go back to the town to rest because his health was too low, it would waste a lot of time and greatly affect the efficiency of leveling. Therefore, in order to prevent this from happening, Lu Qingge would rather spend some money. After all, the old saying was true. An inch of time was worth an inch of gold, but an inch of gold could not buy an inch of time. Especially now that the [Hero Trial] was approaching. ¡°Only five bottles¡­¡± Ackerman muttered in his heart. He reluctantly put down the swimsuit magazine in his hand and opened his interface. Just as he was about to make a deal with Lu Qingge, a high-pitched voice came from the entrance of the Warm Spring Store. ¡°Ackerman!¡± ¡°Have you prepared the goods I asked for today?¡± It was a very familiar voice. Lu Qingge looked in the direction of the voice and saw a familiar figure. Ross. He brought Dewey and the members of the Iron Wolf team behind him as he walked into the Warm Spring Store. A group of about ten people filled up the space in the shop. ¡°Of course, Mr. Ross!¡± ¡°I¡¯ve been waiting for you!¡± Ross appeared. Ackerman immediately closed the trading panel and revealed a passionate smile. ¡°Everything is ready!¡± ¡°A total of 100 Normal HP Potions, right?¡± ¡°It¡¯s all here!¡± ¡°Yes.¡± Ross nodded. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly noticed Lu Qingge, who was standing in front of Ackerman. Ackerman smiled and explained, ¡°Ah! This little brother has just arrived.¡± ¡°What he wants to buy is the entry-level [HP Potion]. I won¡¯t delay your transaction, Mr. Ross.¡± An entry-level [HP Potion]? Ross immediately understood what was going on. During this period of time, Ross had been busy with the training of the Iron Wolf team and preparing for the [Hero Trial]. Therefore, he didn¡¯t have the energy to pay attention to Lu Qingge. However, it was during these few days when he was actually in the Hero Association that he had heard some stories about this guy. Basically, this guy was crazily hunting the Slimes of Gran Forest. The low-level players started to complain. It had to be said that Ross had stayed in Gran Town for quite some time. This was the first time that he had heard of such a strange thing. He had seen too many masters who were extremely efficient at fighting monsters. However, he had never seen such a good fighter before¡­ However, Ross was busy at the time, so he didn¡¯t take it to heart. More importantly¡­ He had long since left the low-level novice player community. Therefore, Lu Qingge¡¯s massacre of Slime had nothing to do with him. Until later. A few subordinates came over to report to him. Recently, when they were bringing young newbie customers to grind in Gran Forest, they found that the number of Slimes had indeed decreased. This slightly alerted Ross. After all, most of those customers were the children of the town¡¯s rich and powerful. If he didn¡¯t take care of them well, it would cause dissatisfaction among the nobles. But the problem was¡­ Although Ross really wanted to stand on the moral high ground and point fingers at Lu Qingge crazily, he didn¡¯t know what to say. He had no reason to do so! After all, no one had ever heard of it in this day and age. Which adventurer would be caught by the guards because they killed monsters too quickly? He was seriously grinding to raise his levels. First, he did not engage in crooked ways, and second, he did not commit murder. Not only was it impeccable, he could even be called law-abiding and hardworking good citizens. Forget about punishment, it would not be a problem to give him a red banner. If he had to blame someone, he could only blame himself. In E-sports, noobs are the original sin! But now, Ross was starting to realize the seriousness of the matter. Lu Qingge was definitely not a kind person. If he didn¡¯t suppress him at this time and restrict his normal development, he would be able to grow. At that time, it would probably become very troublesome. Thinking of this¡­ Ross couldn¡¯t help but recall the last time he was humiliated by Lu Qingge with [Stamina Potion]. That was really f*cking infuriating! It was also from that time onward that Ross made up his mind. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only He had to teach Lu Qingge a lesson. At the very least, he had to make him understand who had the final say in this town. After a series of thoughts, Ross raised the corners of his mouth and smiled. ¡°Ackerman.¡± ¡°How many entry-level HP Potions do you have in your inventory today? I want them all.¡± Chapter 21 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Ah?¡± Hearing Ross¡¯s words, Ackerman was stunned. ¡°Mr. Ross, did I hear wrongly?¡± ¡°What do you mean?¡± ¡°Besides the [Normal HP Potion] that you ordered previously, you still want to buy all the [Beginner HP Potions] today?¡± Ross nodded with a smile. ¡°Got it, Mr. Ross.¡± ¡°I can only say that Mr. Ross is too generous. I couldn¡¯t react for a moment.¡± The smile on Ackerman¡¯s face became even brighter. ¡°Please wait a moment. I¡¯ll take a look at today¡¯s stock.¡± ¡°I prepared a total of 134 bottles of [Beginner HP Potion] today.¡± ¡°Excluding the five bottles that this little brother wants to buy, a total of 129 bottles.¡± ¡°Oh, is that so?¡± Ross¡¯s brows twitched slightly, and he immediately pretended to be troubled. ¡°Tsk, tsk, tsk, is it that unlucky?¡± ¡°How nerve-racking.¡± ¡°One hundred and twenty-nine bottles. It doesn¡¯t seem like it¡¯s enough¡­¡± Hmm? Ross¡¯s tone seemed to have a deeper meaning. Ackerman was stunned. His gaze quickly swept across Lu Qingge and Ross¡¯s faces. As an old businessman who had been in this business for many years, he was very confident. Ackerman¡¯s eyesight had always been far superior to ordinary people. In a short moment, he understood what was going on. The young captain of the famous Iron Wolf gang in town, Mr. Ross. Compared to the little brother in front of him who was dressed in shabby clothes and equipment. It didn¡¯t seem to be too much to deal with. Therefore, what Ross wanted wasn¡¯t the 129 bottles of potions. It was the five bottles in the little brother¡¯s hand. As for this little brother, Ackerman also felt that he looked familiar. He had probably heard of it somewhere or seen it before, but he didn¡¯t have a deep impression of it. But all in all, the status of these two people in Gran Town¡­ it was obvious that there was a huge difference between the two. As an experienced businessman, Ackerman wasn¡¯t a fool. Under such circumstances, in order to maximize the benefits, he naturally knew what to do. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, little brother.¡± Ackerman helplessly spread his hands and looked at Lu Qingge, saying, ¡°Today¡¯s [Beginner HP Potion] has already been reserved. There¡¯s no stock left.¡± ¡°Do you want to consider [Normal HP Potion]?¡± Lu Qingge¡¯s brows furrowed slightly. Ackerman¡¯s words sounded nice, but in fact, it was not nonsense. [Beginner HP Potion] was specially made for players around LV1-LV5. Normal HP Potion was targeted at players between LV5 and LV10. In the new world, the overall quality of the human body would increase with the level of the character and the attributes of the interface. From then on, players of different levels had different adaptability and tolerance to consumables of different levels. Therefore, if players with lower levels forcefully used a higher-level consumable, it would not be able to unleash the effects of a high-level consumable. For example, the current Lu Qingge. If he used [Normal HP Potion], it was very likely that the HP recovered would be similar to that of an Beginner potion. Forget it. The bigger risk was that Lu Qingge might suffer some adverse side effects. Therefore, Lu Qingge could not buy Normal HP Potion at all. After all, even if he bought it, he wouldn¡¯t be able to use it. Not to mention the price of the Normal HP Potion, which was much higher than the Beginner HP Potion. In reality, Lu Qingge understood what Ackerman meant. He could also tell that his relationship with Ross was not ordinary. Perhaps they were afraid of the influence of the Iron Wolf Gang in Gran Town. Or perhaps he had some strange deal with Ross in secret. All in all, Ackerman was very happy to hug Ross¡¯s thigh. Therefore, at this moment, the first come, first served rule was meaningless. Even if he argued for it, these two fellows would find all sorts of reasons to refuse to sell the [Beginner HP Potion] to him. ¡°If I¡¯m not wrong, Ross probably wants to use this method to suppress my leveling efficiency.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. Regretfully, even though Lu Qingge had already seen through Ross¡¯s little thoughts, he was still worried. He couldn¡¯t do anything to Ross. After all, with Ross¡¯s current status, he could already be called the local boss of Gran Town. If a nobody like him went head-on against him, it was definitely not a rational thing to do. For the current him, it was best to hide from the light for now. Then, he would quietly develop and wait for the opportunity to counterattack. Thinking of this¡­ Lu Qingge smiled and said calmly, ¡°Ah, then there¡¯s no need.¡± After saying that, he waved his hand, turned around and left the Warm Spring Store. After Lu Qingge walked far away, Ackerman then retracted his gaze from his back. Then, he smiled at Ross and said, ¡°Mr. Luo is indeed extraordinary.¡± ¡°I can tell. This young brother is obviously convinced by your aura.¡± ¡°You flatter me. I don¡¯t dare to accept this.¡± Ross¡¯s lips couldn¡¯t help but curl up into a smile. His fingertips tapped lightly on the cash counter. After a while, Ross narrowed his eyes and looked at Ackerman with a faint smile. ¡°Recently, the stock of the Warm Spring Spring Store shouldn¡¯t be plentiful, right?¡± Ackerman met Ross¡¯s meaningful gaze, however, he was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he nodded and said without hesitation, ¡°Yes.¡± ¡°Generally speaking, if nothing unexpected happens, As long as the little brother just now comes, the inventory is insufficient.¡± At this moment. Ross could no longer hide the smile on his face. ¡°Very good, very good!¡± Ross patted Ackerman¡¯s shoulder hard, his eyes full of praise. ¡°Mr. Ackerman, with a boss like you who has opened up the way, it¡¯s no wonder the Warm Spring Store is thriving like it is now.¡± Ross was in a very good mood. It could be said that¡­ It was comparable to a free little bird that had broken out of its cage. That¡¯s why! In terms of dealing with people, of course, it was more comfortable to be with smart people! Ross¡¯ face revealed a satisfied smile. Ackerman was delighted. He rolled his eyes and quickly struck while the iron was hot, ¡°Hehe. That¡¯s because Mr. Ross taught me well!¡± ¡°Oh, right. Mr. Ross, you¡¯re so generous.¡± ¡°Then look at the tax that our Warm Spring Store has to pay this year¡­¡± Ross smiled knowingly. ¡°Don¡¯t worry. It¡¯s not like you don¡¯t know what the relationship between the president of the association and me is¡­¡± Ackerman immediately took the most expensive pack of cigarettes from the shelf. Then, he pulled one out. Smiling brightly, he lit the cigarette for Ross. ¡°Hehe!¡± ¡°As expected, you live up to your reputation!¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Mr. Ross, you¡¯re still as generous as ever!¡± ¡°You¡¯re flattering me again, aren¡¯t you?¡± ¡°Hehe, happy cooperation!¡± ¡°Happy cooperation.¡± .. Chapter 22 Translator: Zayn_ After leaving the Warm Spring Store, Lu Qingge arrived at Gran Forest. He had no choice. [HP Potion]. In Gran Town, only the Warm Spring Store store sold it. If he couldn¡¯t buy it here, it would be especially troublesome if he went through other channels. Moreover¡­ Even if he could find a way. In the end, the price that it could be bought with would also be much higher. Naturally, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t intend to be a sucker. However, even though he said that, he still had to fight the monsters. The bounty mission still had to be completed. He still had to continue gaining experience points. Thus, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t think much of it. He still went straight to Gran Forest. ¡°Since there¡¯s no way to buy HP Potions, I¡¯m afraid that I¡¯ll have to make do without them.¡± ¡°Then I can only think of a way to find other substitutes.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. Moreover¡­ Lu Qingge had already made up his mind. Even if he did not have any supplies or consumables on him, he had to bite the bullet and complete this bounty mission. The bounty for the F-1 was not low. As long as he could complete this task, money, supplies, equipment, and consumables¡­ He would have everything. ¡°I have to work harder.¡± Lu Qingge took a deep breath. After all, the F-1 had a generous bounty, and was a good opportunity. However, the difficulty level was quite high. It wasn¡¯t similar to the missions he had received to hunt slimes. They were not on the same level at all. In any case, when he accepted this mission, Lu Qingge was already mentally prepared. In fact, he had already calculated the worst-case scenario in his heart. That was- It was very possible that he would grind for a whole week, but in the end, the [Exquisite Shell Pendant] might still not drop. If he really encountered a situation like this, there was really no other way. Other than admitting that he was unlucky, no one could be blamed. If he had to blame someone, then he could only blame his face for being too dark. Fate was just like that! After entering Gran Forest, he looked at the map on the game panel. Lu Qingge walked deeper into the dense forest. On the way, they happened to pass by a few [Slime] gathering points. He felt a little itchy, so he casually threw a few more [Thundering Stellar Slashes] over. A bouncing slime died instantly. Even after it died, it did not know what had happened. After walking for about half an hour, Lu Qingge could gradually feel it. There were fewer and fewer active slimes around. This kind of low-level colloid creature was usually active in the periphery of Gran Forest. So¡­ Once such a situation occurred, it most likely meant that he was no longer in the outer region. After walking for a while, around ten meters away, Lu Qingge saw something he had never seen before. A small wooden house. When he first saw the small wooden house, he was stunned. Lu Qingge felt that this should be a Goblin¡¯s Hut. After all, it wasn¡¯t very tall. The only ones who could live in it were the green-skinned, pointy-eared, and sharp-toothed creatures. In order to confirm his guess, Lu Qingge walked forward and stepped a little closer, then picked up a small stone from the ground. Then, he raised his hand. Whoosh! He threw it over. Pa! The small stone hit the small wooden house with a crisp sound. [-11] The damage value jumped out. Lu Qingge saw that the small wooden house had lost less than 1% of its HP. ¡°It really is a wild monster unit.¡± After seeing the health bar, Lu Qingge was relieved. In the world of the Sacred Soul, once the opponent showed his health bar, that meant one thing. This thing could be killed. Previously on the World Forum, there was a very arrogant old man who had once publicly posted: ¡°As long as you dare to show your health bar, I¡¯ll kill you even if the heavenly emperor comes!¡± The part of bragging couldn¡¯t be said to be very big, but it could only be said to account for 99%. At this moment, after being hit by the stone, Lu Qingge could sense that there was a commotion in the small wooden house. It was accompanied by a strange trembling and twitching. He saw a short green-skinned goblin rush out with a mallet. Then, the second one, the third one¡­ There were a total of three goblins! Lu Qingge was delighted. As expected, unlike Slime, Goblins were more typical social creatures. If he wanted to hunt this kind of creature, he probably wouldn¡¯t need to spend too much time looking for them. This was because most of them moved in groups. This meant that¡­ As long as you could find a Goblin, basically you could find a group of Goblins. It was probably because Lu Qingge had disturbed their daydreams. When they rushed out of the house, the Goblins were very irritable and shouted. But Lu Qingge was hiding in the dark. They were very angry, but there was nothing they could do. ¡°It¡¯s alright, it¡¯s alright.¡± ¡°It seems that these creatures are not very smart.¡± ¡®Based on preliminary estimates, it shouldn¡¯t be particularly difficult to deal with,¡¯ Lu Qingge thought. He took a deep breath and focused his mind. After that, he raised the wooden stick in his hand. Thundering Stellar Slash! A blue-white sword aura that carried lightning flew directly from behind a bush on the side of the goblin. It had to be said that the flying speed of [Thundering Stellar Slash] was indeed very fast. The Goblins didn¡¯t even have time to react. They were directly hit by the sword qi. Zi! The sound of thunder exploded. Chain lightning flashed between the three goblins. The electric shock caused the green-skinned creatures to scream in pain. ¡°Nice!¡± ¡°How satisfying!¡± Seeing this scene, Lu Qingge exclaimed in satisfaction. This! It was too stress-relieving! ¡­ At the same time as the thunder exploded, a long string of yellow damage numbers also popped up above the Goblins. [-170] Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only [-84] [-41] [¡­] Lu Qingge pinched his chin as he pondered. He seemed to have discovered something amiss. .. Chapter 23 Translator: Zayn_ Lu Qingge felt that he had discovered some patterns. If it was just a single target, compared to [Stellar Slash]¡­ The damage of [Thundering Stellar Slash] was lower. However, the chain of electric shocks from [Thunder Gang Slash] could cause multiple instances of damage. Even though the damage would decrease with each consecutive electric arc. However, if there were enough targets in the chain, the damage output would actually exceed [Stellar Slash]. And more importantly¡­ After the number of targets increased. [Thundering Stellar Slash] could also cause a longer [Paralysis] effect. At this moment, the [Paralysis] effect on the Goblins had ended. They became even angrier and waved the mallet in their hands. Then they shouted and rushed towards Lu Qingge. He was already prepared for this. He also jumped out of the bushes. Borrowing this power, he accumulated enough energy. He swung his full force attack at the Goblin at the front. A headshot. [-37!] Yellow words with exclamation marks immediately flew out. Just in time to kill the Goblin who was already at low HP. The goblin shattered into pieces of fluorescent particles. [ Ding! You have killed a Level 2 Goblin!] You have received: Exp+5!] You have received: Goblin Hand Bone x1!] [..] ¡°Very good.¡± ¡°The critical damage of normal attacks has increased. It means that the strength training during this period of time has been somewhat effective.¡± Lu Qingge muttered silently. During this period of time, he had been persisting in bare-handed training every day. Hard work pays off. Through hard work, on Lu Qingge¡¯s interface, his Vitality finally increased by a few points. It was also because of this that Lu Qingge¡¯s normal attack damage had already increased. At least in the case of Critical Hit, it could be a threat. As for dealing [Critical Hit] damage, the simplest and most direct way was to attack the most vulnerable part of the opponent. For example, the head, neck, and jaw. Or use the most brutal and fatal attack because¡­ They could all obtain an extremely high critical hit rate. It was a pity that this time, Lu Qingge was facing three wild monsters. The remaining two remaining blood [Goblins] have not been killed yet. They waved the small hammers in their hands and hammered Lu Qingge¡¯s chest crazily. [-34!] [-38!] Lu Qingge felt a sharp pain in his chest. ¡°Damn it!¡± ¡°How can these guys also have Critical Hits!¡± Lu Qingge said with a pained expression. On his health bar on the interface, visible to the naked eye, two pieces were quickly cut off. Fortunately, the skill cooldown had been reset. Lu Qingge used her Thundering Stellar Slash again. Only then did he finish off the two Goblins with low HP. ¡°Hiss¡­¡± Lu Qingge was in so much pain that he threw the wooden stick away. Leaning against the tree trunk, he sat down with his teeth bared. Good heavens, these two hits almost knocked his soul out of his body. He didn¡¯t expect the two Goblins to be so strong despite their skinny frames. ¡°However, there¡¯s also a possibility. I don¡¯t have any defensive equipment on me right now.¡± ¡°I¡¯m completely naked now. Let alone the Goblin¡¯s mallet, even if I¡¯m slapped by Slime, my weak body won¡¯t be able to withstand it.¡± Lu Qingge said silently. He raised his head. Through the gaps between the branches and leaves, looking at the blue sky, Lu Qingge fell into deep thought again. ¡°The situation is different from what I imagined.¡± ¡°This trip doesn¡¯t seem to be going too smoothly.¡± ¡°Although the goblins aren¡¯t very strong, they aren¡¯t as weak as I thought.¡± ¡°Like before, it seems impossible to farm goblins like slimes.¡± ¡°The main thing is that I have too few skills now.¡± ¡°During the cooldown period, I can¡¯t do anything to them. I can only get beaten up.¡± Lu Qingge took a deep breath and propped himself up from the ground. He had no choice. Even so, for the sake of life, for the sake of becoming stronger¡­ He still had to continue to bite the bullet. And because of this, he also confirmed his next plan. Then, he would accumulate enough experience and level up his [Skill Tree] again. After unlocking the new skill, his path to killing monsters would be slightly smoother. Therefore, after downing a bottle of [Stamina Potion], Lu Qingge once again looked for a new target. Very quickly, not far away, he found another Goblin¡¯s hut. Then, as expected, Lu Qingge once again played out a familiar scene. However, the accident this time was even bigger than the previous one. This time, Lu Qingge¡¯s [Thundering Stellar Slash] missed a little. In the end, he was beaten four times by the damned green-skinned goblins. [ Ding!] [ You have received: Exp+5!] [ You have received: Goblin¡¯s Hand Bone x1!] [ Ding!] [ You have obtained¡­] .. The pleasant tinkling sounds in his ears continued. However, they could not cover up the fact that Lu Qingge was extremely exhausted at this moment. Just now, the goblins had hammered a few more times. It hit his chest. He was hit so hard that, at that moment, it was as if he had a feeling of first love, and hisheart and lungs stopped. He looked at his health bar again. It had already turned from green to yellow. Green meant that the player¡¯s HP was still very high. However, once his HP dropped to 20%, it would turn into a less optimistic yellow. And below 5%, that was a state of near death. The HP bar would turn red. Generally speaking, when his health bar had already started to turn yellow, it was already a little dangerous. At this time, the players actually needed to start replenishing their health. There were even some more stable adventurers who would choose to start taking pills when their HP was at half or higher. If he was still indifferent when his HP bar turned red, it was very likely that¡­ When he were walking on the road, he would die inexplicably in minutes. Or¡­ He could be killed by a wild monster that suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Or¡­ He could were targeted by some players with bad intentions. This was especially true for the Red Names of the [Assassin] class, who were best at harvesting. When they saw a target with the red HP bar, it was as if they had seen a walking treasure chest. But now, the problem was that Lu Qingge did not have any items that could help him recover his HP. His health bar was already yellow. If he continued to fight monsters, his situation would become even more perilous. If there was no way to replenish his HP, there was only one choice left. That was to turn around and return home. ¡°But if that¡¯s the case¡­¡± ¡°Then today¡¯s time will be wasted.¡± ¡°My cultivation progress is going to be a big step slower than others!¡± Lu Qingge¡¯s brows furrowed slightly as he sensed that something was wrong. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only This place was no longer considered the outer circle. The journey back to Gran Town was not short. It would take a lot of time just to travel back and forth. So- Should he go or not? Chapter 24 Translator: Zayn_ At this moment, Lu Qingge was caught in a dilemma. If he just left like that, by the time he replenished his HP and came back, he did not know how long it would be. But if he didn¡¯t leave¡­ He might die here and be thrown into the Purgatory of the Netherworld. The terror of that place was simply indescribable with words. ¡°Damn it.¡± ¡°I think I understand a little why so many people liked to spend money in my previous life.¡± Lu Qingge thought. In the past, Lu Qingge had never spent money on games before. Because he had always believed in one truth. That was¡­ No matter what he did, there was only one way to obtain true happiness. That was- Work hard! And! Grind! Whether it was playing games or learning other skills, only by practicing step by step would his achievements be considered his own. Forsomeone who had never really worked hard, even if he had reached the maximum level, no matter how powerful he was, it was still fake! It was precisely because of this belief that Lu Qingge discovered true happiness in the process of living. But at this moment, he suddenly realized. His thoughts were too naive. It seemed that he could not keep up with the trend. He- was out of date! ¡°Those guys who spent money didn¡¯t even need to worry about the HP potion.¡± ¡°In that case¡­¡± ¡°Then they could focus all their energy on grinding levels with all their heart and soul.¡± Realization dawned on Lu Qingge. It was no wonder that those money-spending maniacs found happiness in money-spending. It turned out that it was because they had paid for it. He would gain more time to work than others! After all, the grind was equal to happiness. More time meant more happiness. It was a perfect explanation and reasonable! ¡°Hey, I miscalculated.¡± ¡°Unfortunately, in this new world, I¡¯ve already lost the opportunity to spend money.¡± ¡°Those people have been accumulating capital here for many years.¡± ¡°But I started from scratch, so I¡¯m no match for them.¡± ¡°If I want to become stronger and obtain more happiness, then there is only one way, and that is to work harder than them!¡± Lu Qingge slowly stood up. Very quickly, he decided on his next move. Since Warm Spring Store had chosen to collude with the Iron Wolf Gang and refused to provide him with supplies and consumables, then there was no need for him to place his hopes on these black-hearted businessmen anymore. It is better to ask for yourself than to ask others. Since he couldn¡¯t buy supplies. Then ¨C He would find it himself! ¡°In every wild area, there will basically be some drops that are exclusive to the local area.¡± ¡°And among these drops, most of them have basic healing effects.¡± ¡°If I remember correctly, [Gran Forest] produces the most food that can replenish blood.¡± ¡°It should be [Wild Blackberry].¡± Lu Qingge muttered as he recalled the information he had gathered on the World Forum. In his impression, [Wild Blackberry] seemed to grow in the deeper parts of the [Gran Forest]. Because the closer they got to the center of Gran Forest, the more powerful the monsters were. The magical aura contained in the soil and forest became even stronger. As for the Wild Blackberry in Gran Forest, it was also because it was affected by the magical aura that it grew. Other than that, [Wild Blackberry] also had some other characteristics. However, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t remember them at the current time. After thinking for a while, Lu Qingge¡¯s eyes moved slightly. ¡°Wait¡­¡± ¡°I seem to remember. I think it was in a rather cold post before.¡± ¡°A brother mentioned before that creatures like Goblins also had the habit of eating Wild Blackberries?¡± Lu Qingge muttered thoughtfully. He wasn¡¯t sure if that person was right. But if¡­ If this was true¡­ An idea popped up in Lu Qingge¡¯s mind. He picked up the stone again and threw it at the small wooden hut. [-13] The small hut shook. However, no new Goblins came out. After confirming that there should be no more danger, Lu Qingge immediately jogged over. Then, he picked up the stick and started beating the wooden hut. The small huts built by the Goblins were very simple and crude. It didn¡¯t take much effort. Lu Qingge cleared the health bar of the small wooden house. Crack! As the last attack landed, the small house was smashed to pieces, revealing its interior. ¡°As expected.¡± The corners of Lu Qingge¡¯s lips curled up slightly. In the small wooden house, there was a small pile of black berries. Lu Qingge picked it up and observed it closely. That¡¯s right. It was a Wild Blackberry. Although he had never eaten such berries before. However, there were a few times when he passed by the Frontier Camp, he had seen some hawkers selling [Wild Blackberry]. However, there weren¡¯t many people who sold it, so Lu Qingge didn¡¯t see it many times. Moreover, Lu Qingge realized that¡­ For this wild blackberry, the market price didn¡¯t seem to be very high. It could even be said to be unbelievably cheap. The price of a Wild Blackberry sometimes was even less than 5 Sacred Soul Coins. It could almost be said to be one of the cheapest consumables in the entire Sacred Soul Continent. But after all, Gran Town was still a novice village. It was reasonable that the novice village¡¯s wild area was rich in novice level medicine. As expected, when Lu Qingge¡¯s gaze landed on it. The corresponding information about the blackberry immediately popped up. [Item: Wild Blackberry] [ Level: Normal] [Type: Consumable] [ Description: A type of black berry produced in the depths of the Grand Forest. It is loved by goblins, ironbeak birds, cat demons, and other creatures.] [ Effect: After consuming the Wild Blackberry, you can recover a small amount of HP!] [ Remark 1: Wild Blackberry contains a small amount of poison. There is a certain probability of being poisoned after consumption! Although blackberries are good, don¡¯t be greedy!] [ Remark 2: Just like normal berries, wild blackberries have an expiration date. Please eat them as soon as possible!] .. It was exactly as Lu Qingge had guessed. After all, everyone knew. The favorite thing a Goblin liked to do was to steal. Then, they would hide the things they had stolen. Just like a giant dragon that liked to sleep on gold, it had a hoarding habit. Therefore¡­ Since goblins liked to eat [Wild Blackberry]. This meant that¡­ It was very likely that they would also store such things in their huts. But even so, it was just a guess. In the end, he did not expect that he would really guess correctly. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only After all, who could refuse a sweet, sour, juicy, and fresh berry? ¡°In that case, while it looks quite fresh, I should hurry up and try what it tastes like!¡± Lu Qingge immediately picked up a [Wild Blackberry] and threw it into his mouth. In the next moment, his expression changed instantly. .. Chapter 25 Translator: Zayn_ This sweet wild blackberry. When Lu Qingge put it in his mouth, he actually didn¡¯t realize the seriousness of the matter. ¡°Nom..¡± ¡°Nom..¡± It even let out an extremely pleasant chewing sound. ¡°Not bad, not bad. Sweet with a hint of sourness.¡± ¡°The texture is better than the blueberries and strawberries in my previous life.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that the skin is a little astringent. But overall, it¡¯s quite delicious.¡± Lu Qingge nodded in satisfaction and gave a rather fair evaluation of [Wild Blackberry]. However¡­ After swallowing the wild blackberry, the system¡¯s voice rang in his ears. .. [ Ding!] [ You have consumed Wild Blackberry! [ Your Health Points have recovered!] [HP+19!] [ Ding!] [ You have entered the ¡°Poisoned¡± state!] .. Lu Qingge was speechless. Tsk! The first one hits the mark!? You call this ¡°trace¡± toxin!? Lu Qingge¡¯s mentality was a little bit fried. Very quickly, Lu Qingge felt his body heating up. At the same time, his mouth was dry and his throat became itchy. He felt a little nauseous. [HP-5] [HP-5] [HP-5] .. Due to the [Poisoned] status, his HP bar had already turned purple. He was slowly starting to steadily lose his HP. Lu Qingge¡¯s HP was decreasing every second. ¡°Damn it! If this continues, I will be poisoned to death here!¡± Lu Qingge suddenly felt that something was wrong. His health bar was already very low. If he continued to lose his HP like this, it wouldn¡¯t take long before his health bar would be cleared. Moreover¡­ To die from being poisoned to death by Wild Blackberry was too f*cking shameful! ¡°Damn it!¡± There¡¯s no other way.¡± Lu Qingge forced himself to stuff a large handful of [Wild Blackberries] into hismouth. Other than these blackberries. He did not have any other consumables or antidotes in his hands now. A poor dog had no choice but to be reckless. He could only hope that his face would not be too dark. [ Ding!] [ You have eaten wild blackberries! [ Your Health Points have recovered!] [HP+21!] .. [ Ding! You have eaten wild blackberries! Your Health Points have recovered!] .. [ Ding!] .. [ Ding!] .. Fortunately¡­ The [Wild Blackberries] that Lu Qingge ate next were not poisonous. However, after this round of torment, even though Wild Blackberry¡¯s healing value wasn¡¯t low, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t actually recover much HP. According to the current market price in Gran Town, the price of a [Wild Blackberry] was about 5 Sacred Soul Coins and it could recover about 20 HP. However, a bottle of [Beginner HP Potion] cost 200 gold coins, but it could only recover 400 HP. In other words, in terms of ratio, the Wild Blackberry should be much more cost-effective than the Beginner HP Potion. Therefore, logically speaking, [Wild Blackberry] was definitely worth more than that. The level of popularity in the country should not be so low. In the beginning, Lu Qingge was also puzzled by this question. But now, he felt that she already knew the answer. That was the toxicity of the [Wild Blackberry]. It greatly affected its blood replenishing effect. Even if you had a lot of wild blackberries in your hands, but only one or two of them [poisoned] you, then all the health points you had recovered earlier would have been in vain. [Wild Blackberry] would caused the [Poisoned] state and you would lose more HP than the [Wild Blackberry] recovered before you were poisoned. ¡°Tsk.¡± ¡°No wonder the Wild Blackberry is so cheap, and very few people choose this berry as their main health item.¡± ¡°The instability of these berries is too high.¡± ¡°Only players with high poison resistance would dare to eat it often.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. After a while, Lu Qingge¡¯s [Poisoned] status finally ended. The adverse reactions and discomfort on his body also gradually disappeared. However, when Lu Qingge took a look at her health bar again¡­ Damn it. It was still in a yellow state¡­ ¡°I ate a lot of wild blackberries, but it was all pointless¡­¡± Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but complain in his heart. He looked at his status bar again. There were still eight Wild Blackberries left. Should he continue eating? Or should he feed it to the stray dogs that can be seen everywhere in the Frontier Camp? Lu Qingge played with the [Wild Blackberry] in his hand. He could not help but sink into deep thought. The surroundings became quiet. A gentle breeze blew past. It slowly swept past the forest and branches, making a slight rustling sound. ¡°Wait a minute.¡± At this moment. In Lu Qingge¡¯s mind, suddenly, a wonderful idea popped up. He suddenly remembered. It seemed like¡­ When he first realized that he didn¡¯t have an [EXP Bar]¡­ Lu Qingge had a bold guess. ¡°Other than myself¡­¡± ¡°Anything can be upgraded?¡± Lu Qingge muttered. That¡¯s right! Assuming that this was true, then he could upgrade the items. Logically speaking, it should not be limited to [Skill Tree] and [Skills]. Other than that, he should be able to upgrade more things! For example- ¡°Wild Blackberry?¡± Lu Qingge blurted out. F * ck! He was shocked by his own thoughts. F * ck! Although it sounded quite ridiculous at first glance, if one analyzed it carefully, it seemed to make sense! ¡°In that case¡­¡± Lu Qingge swallowed slightly, his Adam¡¯s apple moving up and down. Then, he tried to use his mind. He took one of the Wild Blackberries from his Backpack and brought it up. After that, he opened the [Experience Pool] in the skill panel. At this moment, there was still more than half a pool of water in the [Experience Pool]. Lu Qingge decisively raised his hand. Then, he took the Wild Blackberry and directly threw it into the pool. Plop! The moment the berry fell into the water, it made a pleasant sound. Then, it slowly sank. Immediately after¡­ ¡°Gulp, gulp, gulp¡­¡± It was as if some strange biochemical reaction had occurred. Lu Qingge saw that there were bubbles on the surface of the water. As for the Wild Blackberry that had already sunk to the bottom of the water, it seemed to have a life of its own as it absorbed the water. After that, the fruit slowly expanded and changed shape¡­ In the end, it surfaced again. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only .. [ Ding! [Congratulations!] [ The level of this item has increased!] [ Wild Blackberry has been upgraded to: Fine Wild Blackberry!] Chapter 26 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Haha. As expected.¡± Looking at the scene in front of him, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but smile. An expression could not help but appear on his face. It was a ¡®I¡¯ve already grasped everything¡¯ expression. Yes, that¡¯s right. All of this, everything was exactly as he had imagined! Not only could his [Experience Pool] level up his [Skill Tree], but it could also level up his [Skills] and also level up other items in the [Backpack]! Just like the [Stellar Slash] had advanced to [Thundering Stellar Slash]. This Wild Blackberry also had a qualitative change, and it became [Fine Wild Blackberry]]! .. [ Item: Fine Wild Blackberry [ Level: Advanced [ Type: Consumable [Details: It is an improved version of a blackberry called ¡°Wild Blackberry¡± that is abundant in the depths of Gran Forest. ] [ Effect: After consuming the fine wild blackberry, you can recover a certain amount of HP!] [ Remark 1: After modification, the toxins contained in the wild blackberries have been removed. Player will not enter a poisoned state after consumption and can recover more HP.] [ Remark 2: You gain something, you lose something. The disadvantage of the fine wild blackberry is that its shelf life is very short, only 24 hours. Once it goes bad, it will produce an even more intense poison!] .. ¡°It seems alright.¡± After looking through the item information of [Fine Wild Blackberry], Lu Qingge also gave a very fair evaluation. Compared to the ordinary [Wild Blackberry], the upgraded version of [Fine Wild Blackberry] had two significant changes. First, the HP recovery value had increased. Secondly, it would not be poisoned! Moreover¡­ These two weren¡¯t the main point. The main point was¡­ To upgrade a [Wild Blackberry] to [Fine Wild Blackberry], he only needed to use two exp points! It was only equivalent to the experience points of two Slimes! If this was the case, then the cost-performance ratio was very high. Most importantly¡­ Lu Qingge had no choice at all. Ackerman had chosen Ross¡¯ side, so he definitely wouldn¡¯t sell him [HP Potion]. In addition, he was indeed short of money now. Warm Spring Store¡¯s [Beginner HP Potion] was indeed expensive. With his current financial strength, he couldn¡¯t afford it at all. However, [Fine Wild Blackberry] was different. It did not cost money. It was just a waste of experience points. ¡°But this problem isn¡¯t that big.¡± The corner of Lu Qingge¡¯s mouth twitched again. ¡°Isn¡¯t it just experience points?¡± ¡°That¡¯s really unfortunate.¡± ¡°The current me-¡± ¡°The thing I¡¯m least afraid of is gaining experience points!¡± Lu Qingge still had a few hundred experience points left in his experience pool. He did not hesitate anymore. He also threw the other seven Wild Blackberries into the experience pool. ¡°Gulp, gulp, gulp¡­¡± [ Ding! [ This item has been upgraded! [ Ding! [ This item has been upgraded! [ Ding! [..] Very quickly. Just like that, Lu Qingge obtained another seven Fine Wild Blackberries. ¡°Let big brother have a good taste.¡± ¡°What are you like?¡± Lu Qingge immediately threw a [Fine Wild Blackberry] into his mouth. His mouth moved and he gritted his teeth. Crack! The moment the outer skin of the [Fine Wild Blackberry] was bitten open by the sharp teeth, the rich juice in the fresh and plump flesh instantly shot out. The juice poured into Lu Qingge¡¯s mouth, tongue, and throat. The sweet and delicious taste of the fruit juice instantly occupied all of Lu Qingge¡¯s taste buds. ¡°Hiss!¡± At this moment. Lu Qingge¡¯s pupils suddenly shook violently. Good item! The smell of this little thing was actually pretty f*cking good! Lu Qingge felt that the taste of the Fine Wild Blackberry had even defeated the ripe cherries. Unexpectedly, the [Fine Wild Blackberry]¡­ Not only did it look a little plumper on the outside, even the taste and texture were also on a completely higher level. ¡°This is too delicious!¡± Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but lick his lips. That sweet feeling¡­ It was like a lingering sound. It lingered in his mouths for a long time. Desire immediately rose in his heart. Lu Qingge could only feel his saliva flowing rapidly on his tongue. ¡°I want more!¡± As he spoke, Lu Qingge took all the remaining Fine Wild Blackberries and stuffed them all into his mouth. Then, he chewed the berries that filled his mouth. He felt the pleasure of their juice rushing in his mouth. Sweet! Sweet! It was so f*cking sweet! This was the only thought in Lu Qingge¡¯s mind. At this moment, Lu Qingge had long forgotten that he had eaten the fine wild blackberry for a specific purpose. In fact, it was to recover his HP. .. [ Ding! You have consumed a wild blackberry, your HP has been restored!] [HP+50] Ding! [You have eaten¡­] [HP+51] Ding! [..] Ding! [..] .. He no longer had to worry about being poisoned. Lu Qingge could now completely relax and enjoy the taste of [Fine Wild Blackberry] to his heart¡¯s content. After shoving in seven [Fine Wild Blackberries] in a row, not only did Lu Qingge satisfy his taste addiction, he even successfully replenished his HP. He looked at his own panel. At this moment, Lu Qingge¡¯s HP had already returned to a healthy green state. ¡°Very good.¡± ¡°In that case, even if I don¡¯t have to return to the town, I can continue to enjoy my experience happily.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself in satisfaction. Most importantly¡­ From now on, he no longer needed to rely on any outsiders to provide him with supplies and medicine. Because¡­ As long as he had experience points, then he would be his own drug supplier! He didn¡¯t stay there any longer. Lu Qingge¡¯s spirits rose again. ¡°Ugly and greedy green-skinned goblins!¡± ¡°Your father is here!¡± Lu Qingge raised her wooden stick. He plunged back into the depths of Gran Forest. And then¡­ Lu Qingge also re-determined his style of play and strategy once again. That was the main target. Focus on the [Goblin Hut] that could be seen everywhere in [Gran Forest]. Because basically, after each [Goblin Hut] was blown up, they would drop many [Wild Blackberries]. And these [wild blackberries] were the best raw material that Lu Qingge could use to make HP recovery consumables. The [Wild Blackberry] that had fallen from the [Goblin¡¯s Hut], in addition to the other items that he could pick up along the way, were enough for him to maintain his grind. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only And so, just like that, on this day, players farming in the depths of Gran Forest started to hear it again. The strange sound of thunder that kept ringing in the forest. There was also the sound of trees collapsing one after another. And the shrill and miserable screams of the green-skinned goblins. .. Chapter 27 Translator: Zayn_ Happy times were always so short. Lu Qingge was here day after day. In the satisfaction and joy of beating up the Goblins, the days flowed by like a river. At the same time, from that day onwards, Caroline felt that her life seemed to have entered a strange cycle. Just a while ago, she clearly remembered that strange adventurer called Lu Qingge would accept missions from her and then slaughter Slime crazily. And such a cycle lasted for nearly half a month before it ended. Caroline thought that from that day onwards, she should be able to get rid of this annoying fellow. However, what she did not expect was¡­ This was just the beginning. Because after that, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t farm [Slime] anymore. He changed to farming [Goblins]¡­ History seemed to be repeating itself. Every night, Lu Qingge would carry a full set of [Goblin Hand Bones] and come back on time to hand in the mission. That was the only thing worth rejoicing about. Probably. Goblins weren¡¯t as simple and crude as Slime. Moreover, it was within the range of Gran Forest. It was also a little wider than [Slime]. So things had reached this stage where Lu Qingge could no longer rely on his own strength. It wouldn¡¯t affect the supply and demand of the missions for newbies. Therefore, Caroline didn¡¯t have to worry about receiving complaints from newbies again. But even so, Lu Qingge¡¯s Adventurer¡¯s grind-set made Caroline feel a sense of awe. She felt extremely flustered and afraid. .. At this moment. In the hall of the Hero Association. ¡°Alright!¡± ¡°Thank you, Miss Caroline!¡± ¡°See you tonight!¡± Just like every morning, after accepting the mission, Lu Qingge politely smiled and said goodbye to Caroline. He got up and left the workstation, then walked out of the office hall. ¡°He really has perseverance¡­¡± Mona, who was sitting at the side, couldn¡¯t help but whisper, ¡°This guy always comes first, right?¡± ¡°He always gets the first token.¡± Caroline said helplessly, ¡°Yes.¡± When she heard this, Mona¡¯s gossipy soul began to burn uncontrollably. ¡°Hehe! Senior! Tell me¡­ Is there such a possibility that this guy interested in you?¡± Usually, in the early morning, in the hall of the Hero Association in Gran Town, there would not be a lot of traffic. So at this time, only Caroline and Mona were calling numbers at their desks. The two of them were already used to it, so Caroline called the first number first. And Lu Qingge was the first person to come to the office every day to accept missions. With that said, if one had to explain it as ¡°creating a chance encounter¡±, in fact, it was not completely impossible. But Caroline had never thought of this. Mona suddenly gave her a wake-up call. She was indeed a little caught off guard. ¡°Cough cough!¡± Caroline choked. ¡°What are you kids thinking about every day?¡±¡± ¡°Senior, you¡¯re too anxious.¡± ¡°I¡¯m not! Who would be interested in that kind of guy!¡± Caroline¡¯s voice unconsciously rose. ¡°How are your KPIs?¡± Just as the two were playing, a cold voice came from behind them. The voices of the two people stopped abruptly. Caroline didn¡¯t even need to turn around. This voice¡­ It belonged to their supervisor, Betty. Betty was about 35 years old. She was a woman who had a cold face for almost 24 hours and was extremely difficult to talk to. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Supervisor .¡± Caroline immediately smiled apologetically and said, ¡°We¡¯ll definitely pay attention in the future.¡± ¡°No idle chatter or noise during office hours.¡± Betty crossed her arms in front of her chest and said expressionlessly, ¡°Think about your bonuses this quarter.¡± After throwing down a lukewarm sentence, Betty¡¯s footsteps gradually faded away. Caroline and Mona¡¯s tense bodies finally relaxed. ¡°Hu¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯m convinced.¡± ¡°Supervisor Betty can really scare someone to death!¡± Mona heaved a sigh of relief and muttered, ¡°Besides, she¡¯s really too much!¡± ¡°Every time something happens, she always bring up the bonus.¡± The salary of the basic staff was not very high. If even the bonus had to be deducted, that was no different from a low-income household. Just like the guy who had been receiving relief money for a whole year¡­ ¡°Speaking of which, Senior, how¡¯s your KPI this quarter?¡± ¡°Can you manage it?¡± Mona asked curiously, ¡°I heard from other seniors before that the political achievements of Gran Town have never been good?¡± Caroline nodded and sighed. ¡°Yes, I am aware.¡± As a clerk who had worked in the Hero Association for two years, Caroline naturally knew about this. All along, the local performance of Gran Town was indeed not very good. This was because the local young population was losing a lot, and the aging population was more serious. Therefore, there were naturally very few outstanding and capable adventurers. In fact¡­ When it came to the annual quota for Gran Town, half of the missions had been accomplished with the help of adventurer teams led by the Iron Wolf Team. Therefore, he had no choice. If he performance of Gran Town was not good, then the pressure on the Hero Association would increase. In the end, the ones who suffered were still the low-level clerks. And when Mona mentioned this matter¡­ Caroline began to feel dizzy again. She was indeed a little short of completing this quarter¡¯s quota. However, those bits and pieces were not particularly important. More importantly¡­ The completion indicator of the F-1¡¯s bounty mission¡­ For the clerks of the Hero Association, completion indicators were different from referral indicators. The recommended task¡­ Only after the adventurer successfully completed it could it be considered a completion indicator. And the completion indicator of the F-1 mission could definitely be said to be the biggest highlight of this season. As long as this target could be completed, then the bonus for this season would be guaranteed. She didn¡¯t have to rack her brains to write those disgusting reflection reports. But this season, she had already recommended at least a hundred adventurers to take this mission. But until now, no one had come to her to hand in the mission. ¡°The most promising one is probably that young muscular male Warrior at Level 6.¡± ¡°But during this period of time, he was busy preparing for his wife¡¯s 60th birthday¡­¡± Caroline rubbed her forehead and felt her head ache even more. This mission was already unpopular enough. Low-level players could not do it, and high-level players did not want to do it. This made it even more difficult to find a suitable person to do this hard job. Anyway, Caroline always felt that her bonus was most likely going to disappear. ¨C Until the evening came. When the sun in the west was about to set, Caroline saw a familiar figure walk into the hall. ¡°Good evening, Miss Caroline. I¡¯m here to hand in a mission.¡± Lu Qingge smiled faintly. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only The system notification sounded. Caroline looked up at the panel. In the next moment, her heart and lungs stopped. .. [ Player Lv1 Lu Qingge has made a trade with you!] [ Trade: Exquisite Shell Pendant x1] Chapter 28 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°???¡± Looking at the scene in front of him. Caroline was dumbfounded, and there was a tsunami roaring in her heart. She was not mistaken. It was a green font that symbolized the [Rare] level. It was small and exquisite, and it shone with a reflective light. This was an [Exquisite Shell Pendant]! ¡°You, you, you¡­¡± Caroline looked at the rare item pendant in front of her. She was so shocked that she turned speechless. ¡°You got it?¡± ¡°This, this pendant¡­¡± Caroline stuttered. Even as she spoke, she even unconsciously reversed the sentence. ¡°Ah? That¡¯s right. What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lu Qingge scratched her head and asked in confusion,¡±This F-1¡¯s commission. Isn¡¯t this what you want?¡± It had just been a good week. Lu Qingge had been farming for an entire week. Just now, he finally got it from a stupid-looking Goblin. This rare [Exquisite Shell Pendant] dropped. This week, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t buy any HP replenishing potions. He had only bought some basic food and Stamina Potions from a few of them. And after that, he continued to travel. He had been relying on the upgraded Fine Wild Blackberry to sustain himself. And it was just as Lu Qingge had expected. [Fine Wild Blackberry] was indeed very useful. With the characteristic of being non-toxic, Lu Qingge no longer needed to worry about hiscurrent supply. Later, Lu Qingge tried to soak [Fine Wild Blackberry] in the experience pool again. He tried to upgrade [Fine Breed Wild Blackberry] to [Invincible Wild Blackberry]. Or berries like the Ultimate Invincible Cosmic Explosion Wild Blackberry. Unfortunately, he failed. Until [Fine Wild Blackberry] was almost rotten. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t see any signs of it leveling up again. ¡°It seems that the upper limit of leveling up is different for different things.¡± ¡°However, there is another possibility that my experience points are not enough to continue leveling up.¡± ¡°It could also be because the [Experience Pool] has a built-in level.¡± ¡°If the level of the [Experience Pool] is not high enough, the space for items to level up will also become smaller.¡± Lu Qingge made a guess. Other than [Fine Wild Blackberry], he then did the same experiment on other things that he could find. Then Lu Qingge found out. Indeed. Not everything could be upgraded. For example, Lu Qingge took out a [Stamina Potion] that had never drunk before and an empty bottle after she finished the potion. There were also branches, fruit peels, and the like. He also threw them into the [Experience Pool] to try it out. Even before he handed in the mission today. He even soaked [Exquisite Shell Pendant] in the experience pool to observe it. However, it did not react at all. From this point of view, there were still a lot of things that needed to be developed about the [Experience Pool]. However, Lu Qingge wasn¡¯t anxious either. After all, he was still a newbie who hadn¡¯t even left the Novice Village. In the future, there would naturally be plenty of opportunities to try out his [Experience Pool]. .. Caroline was a little confused. That¡¯s right. This [Exquisite Shell Pendant] was what this bounty mission wanted. But that was not the main point¡­ Most importantly¡­ This LV1 rookie. He really got this rare item? It was simply terrifying¡­ At first, Caroline had recommended the F-1 mission to Lu Qingge. Actually, the main reason was¡­ She simply wanted to attract Lu Qingge¡¯s attention. It was just to move him away from the [Slime]. Then, she could also get a referral from Lu Qingge. As for whether Lu Qingge could complete this mission or not¡­ Let alone hope, Caroline didn¡¯t even think about it. But now, When Lu Qingge really appeared in front of her with the [Exquisite Shell Pendant]¡­ Caroline really felt as if she had closed her eyes to buy a ball, but when she opened them, it turned into a golden egg. ¡°Ah! Yes, yes! This is it!¡± After gradually regaining her senses, Caroline nodded repeatedly, her heart jumping with joy. She smiled brightly and said, ¡°Please wait a moment, I¡¯ll help you with the mission!¡± ¡°Do you need me to pour you a cup of chrysanthemum tea?¡± ¡°What? No need.¡± Stunned, Lu Qingge shook his head. He didn¡¯t know why but he felt that there was something wrong with this female clerk today. Obviously, he hadn¡¯t come here once or twice. However, all of a sudden, this woman acted as if it was her first time seeing him. He was not used to her being so polite. ¡°Alright, wait a few minutes.¡± After saying that, Caroline began to deal with the documents. How long had it been? In Caroline¡¯s impression, Ever since the F-1 indicators were issued, she had never met her KPI before. This was the first time she felt like she had achieved her goal. All of them made her feel extremely excited and happy. However, because of her image as a staff member, she couldn¡¯t be too obvious. Because of this¡­ Her fingers were trembling when she entered the mission information for the final stage. ¡°Are you done, Miss Caroline?¡± Lu Qingge¡¯s fingers tapped lightly on the table. He propped his cheek with his other hand and looked at Caroline, who was a little flustered, and asked. This time, Caroline¡¯s movements were clearly much slower than before. ¡°Ah! I¡¯m sorry! Just a moment!¡± Caroline smiled apologetically. This was because it was her first time handling an F-1 mission. Therefore, even though she was already an old employee, she wasn¡¯t familiar with this process. After a while, she had managed to complete the tedious process. [ Ding! ] [ You have received a transfer from the Hero Association!] [ Money: 20000 Sacred Soul Coins.] [ Remark: Mission Bounty.] Seeing the information on the interface, Lu Qingge got up and prepared to leave. ¡°Mr Lu! Please wait a moment!¡± Caroline hurriedly called out to Lu Qingge. She still had one last and most important thing to do. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± Lu Qingge asked in confusion. Caroline stretched out her hands then gently pushed the tablet in front of Lu Qingge. ¡°This is?¡± Lu Qingge was a little puzzled as he looked down at the flat surface. He saw the title in the middle of the screen. ¡°Questionnaire for Clients¡±. The first line was, ¡°Please give a comprehensive evaluation of the service provided by Caroline, employee number 10195802.¡± The rest of the content was a lot of small questions similar to a survey. After each question, there were a total of five options from ¡°very dissatisfied¡± to ¡°very satisfied¡±. And at the bottom of the screen was a blank box. It was probably used to input non-selective subjective evaluation. ¡°Mr. Lu. Please fill out this form. Then, in the last blank space, I need you to write a sentence.¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Something like ¡®I was recommended by Caroline to accept this F-1 mission.''¡± Caroline smiled warmly and said softly. About a second later, Caroline¡¯s eyes were filled with anticipation. Lu Qingge looked at her calmly and smiled politely. ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± ¡°Next time.¡± Chapter 29 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°..?¡± After listening to his words, Caroline was stunned. The words that she had been holding back were suddenly stuck in her throat. She didn¡¯t know whether to spit it out or swallow it. It was also uncomfortable to hold it. It was very uncomfortable. ¡®Next time? Does this mean that I¡¯ve been rejected?¡¯ Caroline found it hard to accept. After all, she had worked in the office for about two to three years. This was the first time she had met an adventurer who rejected her so bluntly. Especially a male¡­ Caroline had always been very confident of her image. After all, before this, many people had commented on her, saying that she had a beautiful face and a sweet voice. Many adventurers who had come to do business in a bad mood and walked into the hall with a sour expression on his face¡­ After finishing their business with Caroline, when they went out, they looked happy. For this reason, Caroline even received the title of ¡°Most Popular Clerk of the Year¡± from the Gran Town Hero Association. But now, she was actually directly rejected by this ordinary, newbie male player? Caroline was still frozen in place. By the time she reacted, she saw Lu Qingge standing up from her desk. He turned around and walked towards the door. ¡°Hey! Mr, Mr Lu!¡± Caroline couldn¡¯t care less about her image and rules. If not for this ¡®Customer Rating¡¯, she had no way to prove that she was the one who recommended him. This was a live and active KPI for the entire industry! It was like a big fish that had been hooked after pulling for an entire day. How could she let it go so easily? The other adventurers in the hall were shocked. They all looked towards the source of the voice. They saw the female clerk in a formal dress walk out from behind her desk in her high heels. She walked quickly. She was a little anxious and a little embarrassed as she chased after a young man. ¡°Mr Lu!¡± Caroline stopped Lu Qingge and said with a bitter smile, ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m really counting on you!¡± ¡°This is really important to me!¡± Looking at the female clerk who looked a little pitiful, Lu Qingge scratched the side of hisface and said awkwardly, ¡°Miss Caroline, it¡¯s not that I don¡¯t want to help you. It¡¯s just that this evaluation survey of yours seems to be a little troublesome.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve already arranged for strength training tonight. If I were three minutes late, I wouldn¡¯t be able to make it on time.¡± After listening to these words, Caroline fell silent. A ¡°?¡± appeared on her face. ¡®Three minutes¡­? Good heavens. Can you think of a more reliable reason?¡¯ Was there any difference between this and ¡°My phone¡¯s battery is at 99%, it¡¯s time to go home and charge it¡±? At this moment, Caroline understood everything. ¡°As expected¡­ It must be because I didn¡¯t treat him well enough before.¡± A strong sense of regret welled up in Caroline¡¯s heart. She suddenly remembered what the master had told her before. Treat every customer with sincerity and patience, regardless of whether the other party is poor or noble. ¡°Master is right.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t think about it. In the end, I still became a shallow person who judged people by their appearances.¡± ¡°Actually, the impatience I tried to hide has already been seen by him. But he never pointed it out. Instead, he always treated people with a smile. But in fact, he¡¯s been quite dissatisfied with me for a long time.¡± She thought silently. Caroline¡¯s smile became even more bitter. She took a deep breath and looked up at Lu Qingge. Her eyes were sincere and sincere as she said, ¡°I¡¯m really sorry, Mr. Lu. I apologize for what happened before. But I sincerely ask you to help. I¡¯m willing to compensate you to the greatest extent within my means.¡± Lu Qingge was speechless. What the hell¡­ What happened before? What was it? He couldn¡¯t understand what Caroline meant at all. At this moment, Lu Qingge only had one thought in his mind. ¡®If I don¡¯t go home now, it¡¯ll be late for strength training!¡¯ If there was nothing necessary or meaningful to do. It was important to complete the plan on time. Self-discipline and persistence were things that could only be done zero or countless times. As long as he slacked off once, it would be easy for him to slack off twice, thrice, and countless times! Damn it! This kind of thing was too terrifying just thinking about it! Therefore, in order to prevent such a thing from happening, even though it was just a small matter, Lu Qingge could only choose to refuse. And to be honest¡­ Actually, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t have a deep impression of Caroline. The only thought in his mind was that¡­ This woman¡¯s hands and feet were quite agile, and her speed of doing business was also relatively fast. Normally, it would not delay his jungling and training time. Therefore, he was more willing to do business with Caroline. However, he was really a little slow today. It almost messed up his training plan. Thus, Lu Qingge had rejected Caroline¡¯s plea without hesitation. However! This woman seemed to have mentioned something just now. ¡®Compensation?¡¯ ¡®You should have said so earlier!¡¯ ¡®If you say this, then I won¡¯t be hesitant anymore¡­¡¯ After some thoughts appeared in his mind, a smile appeared on Lu Qingge¡¯s face. ¡°You said just now that you¡¯ll give any kind of compensation ?¡± Caroline froze. Her legs, which were wrapped in stockings, unconsciously tightened. ¡­ Two minutes later. ¡°Uh¡­¡± ¡°Mr. Lu. So you mean¡­ You just want to apply for an individual business license?¡± In front of the work station, Caroline, who was slightly relieved, looked at Lu Qingge and asked in surprise. ¡°Yes. Is that not okay? Then forget it.¡± Lu Qingge got up and wanted to leave. ¡°Wait!¡± ¡°Yes, Mr. Lu!¡± Caroline exclaimed. She looked at the strange gazes of the players around her. Caroline wanted to cry. Did this guy have to be so anxious? The so-called ¡°individual business license¡± was actually a type of document issued by the Hero Association. With this document, individual adventurers could stay within the [Urban Area] and reasonably and legally open a shop for free trade, also commonly known as ¡°stall setting¡±. And if there was no license for small businesses and hawkers, they could only take advantage of the time when the city management was not around, or go to some relatively remote neighborhoods to set up stalls. But it was not very easy to get this license. It wasn¡¯t that the difficulty was too high, but that the process in the middle was a little cumbersome. In Gran Town. Many people who wanted to start a small business went to apply for a permit. Under normal circumstances, it would take a few months to half a year. Only then did they manage to get the approval. This was a pain in the *ss. But if¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only If you could establish a good relationship with the people in the association, then this is not a difficult problem. Therefore, after thinking about this, since Caroline said that she would compensate him, Lu Qingge naturally couldn¡¯t be bothered to stand on ceremony. But this was not what surprised her. What she found strange was¡­ This guy usually paid no attention to the outside world and focused on farming until he died. All of a sudden, he needed a business license. Why? Chapter 30 Translator: Zayn_ Caroline was very confused. But there was no other way. Based on the current situation, to her, Lu Qingge was already like her sugar daddy. Caroline didn¡¯t just ask Lu Qingge for help this time. In the future, there would be times when she needed to trouble him when she needed to improve her performance. People in the service industry understood that they could only coax the big customers and serve them comfortably. Only then would there be hope for the annual KPIs and bonuses every year. So¡­ Since Lu Qingge wanted this item, she would have to give it to him. Caroline had nothing to think about. ¡ªJust do what he likes and satisfy him! Wouldn¡¯t that be it? ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Mr. Lu. Leave this matter to me. Trust me, you will receive the business license soon!¡± Caroline looked straight at Lu Qingge and said confidently. Indeed, she wasn¡¯t trying to flatter Lu Qingge. With her current position, she indeed did not have the right to personally handle the license. However, she had worked in the association for several years and had some connections. Her good friend who had entered the industry with her happened to be handling the business on this line. Therefore, she could still help Lu Qingge with this small favor. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll leave it to you, Miss Caroline.¡± Lu Qingge smiled and finished the survey that Caroline had handed over. Most interpersonal relationships were essentially about benefits. Lu Qingge knew this very well. He had already gotten what he wanted. Naturally, he had to help Caroline. To take ten thousand steps back, even if Caroline didn¡¯t manage to settle this matter in the end, at the very least, he had gotten a favor from Caroline. And what he needed to do was just write a few words. No matter how much he thought about it, it was not a loss for such a deal. Five minutes later, Lu Qingge said goodbye to Caroline and left the office. Under the watchful eyes of the surrounding players, he walked out of the door. Everyone looked at each other, a trace of surprise still lingering on their faces. The background of this young man seemed to be quite impressive. Most of the adventurers were basically regulars in the office hall. For example, Lu Qingge had just left halfway. After that, the staff caught up with him and invited him back nicely. This was the first time they had seen her. Moreover, during this time, someone also recognized him. That guy was famous for being a thief in town. The guy who received a whole year¡¯s worth of subsidies. When did this person become so powerful? Caroline was at her desk. She watched as Lu Qingge left the main entrance. Only then did she heave a sigh of relief. She pulled a tissue over and gently wiped away the fine beads of sweat on her forehead. Immediately after, her mood brightened and she relaxed. ¡°Hmph! Didn¡¯t expect this, did you? This old lady¡¯s KP for this season is guaranteed!¡± Caroline thought. She sat at her desk with her waist propped up. And that was not all. At least for now, after completing this order, she was basically in the top three clerks of the season with her KPI. If she were to stand out a little in the last few weeks, it wasn¡¯t impossible for her to fight for first place. Thinking of this¡­ Caroline happily hummed a tune that was out of tune. At this moment, a voice sounded. ¡°Hello, let me ask you something.¡± A man sat down across from the workstation. The other party¡¯s face was very familiar. Caroline quickly recognized him. The other party was the commander of the Iron Wolf adventurer team, Ross. Just like Lu Qingge, this person was also a regular visitor to the association¡¯s office. However, under normal circumstances, Caroline basically could not see this person. Because Ross was a top VIP customer of the Hero Association. Therefore, Ross didn¡¯t need to do business at the front desk at all. An honored guest of his level, if he really wanted to do something, usually, they would make an appointment with other seniors with better professional skills. Then, they would be invited into the spacious and bright reception room and sit on an imported fabric sofa. After drinking the steaming hot Da Hong Pao tea, he would slowly settle the matter. ¡°Okay, Mr. Ross. How can I help you?¡± Caroline smiled. ¡°It¡¯s nothing. I just wanted to ask. The man who was doing business here just now¡­ Was he here to hand in the mission?¡± Ross asked. It was a bit of a coincidence. He happened to be in the reception room just now. Just as he finished dealing with the matter and walked out, he saw Lu Qingge had just finished handing in his mission at Caroline¡¯s place and was about to leave. Ross, who noticed this scene, was curious and sat down. ¡°You mean¡­? Lu Qingge? Ah, yes.¡± Caroline nodded.¡± What¡¯s wrong?¡± ¡°What mission did he hand in?¡± ¡°F-1.¡± Hearing this, Ross¡¯s expression changed slightly.¡± ¡°When did he accept the mission? How did he do it? Did he farm it himself, or did he find another adventurer team?¡± ¡°Or does he have some other secret channels?¡± ¡°Has he shown any signs of rapid leveling up recently?¡± Facing this barrage of questions, Caroline could only smile helplessly. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Ross. This matter is the privacy of the customer. We can¡¯t reveal it casually.¡± Ross glanced at Caroline. ¡°I¡¯m a top-tier VIP in the association.¡± After thinking about it, he added, ¡°Your immediate superior is my¡­ Well, you understand.¡± Caroline smiled bitterly and shook her head. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, Mr. Ross. Please don¡¯t make things difficult for me.¡± ¡®Tsk.¡¯ ¡®This damn stupid woman, she¡¯s really narrow-minded¡­¡¯ Ross was getting impatient. ¡°Has he been coming to hand in missions recently?¡± Caroline nodded. ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°Alright, got it.¡± With that, Ross got up and left. Caroline was left confused and helpless. This kind of big shot was not easy to serve. When did he become so interested in a small character like Lu Qingge? .. Half an hour later. Warm Spring Store. Ackerman was flipping through the latest issue of the swimsuit magazine. However, he suddenly felt that something was not right. As expected, in the next moment, a tall figure strode in and said in a loud voice, ¡°Ackerman!¡± ¡°What are you doing behind my back again?¡± Ackerman¡¯s body shook. He quickly put down the magazine and looked at the person in front of him in shock. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°It¡¯s you, Mr. Ross! What¡¯s wrong? Did something happen?¡± Ross walked up to Ackerman. He looked down at him and said coldly, ¡°While I was away, you secretly sold health potions to that guy again, right?¡± ¡°Huh?¡± Ackerman was dumbfounded. ¡°I¡­ I didn¡¯t!¡± .. Chapter 31 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°I¡¯m warning you, don¡¯t play dumb with me.¡± Ross pointed at Ackerman¡¯s nose, his eyes burning. ¡°If he didn¡¯t have a health potion, how could that kid complete the F-1 bounty mission in such a short time?¡± ¡°Not to mention a trash like him, even a player of my level and strength might not be able to guarantee it!¡± Ackerman was stunned. ¡°That¡¯s impossible, right? Seriously? If I remember correctly, that was a mission that only the really unlucky ones would accept.¡± ¡°That pendant will only drop after killing thousands of Goblins! Only a fool would do such a thing, right?¡± Ackerman tried his best to explain. Ross naturally wouldn¡¯t let it go. In the entire Gran Town, only Ackerman¡¯s Warm Spring Store had Health Potions for sale. As for the other consumables and supplies, they could only be bought at the [Mall]. However, there were a lot of people waiting to buy it every day in that place. Lu Qingge wasn¡¯t possessed by a god of luck that he could always snatch so many goods. And even if he managed to snatch it, it wouldn¡¯t be that big of an improvement. The healing effects of those supplies could not be as good and stable as the Health Potions. So¡­ Other than Ackerman and Lu Qingge secretly making a deal and messing with him, Ross really couldn¡¯t think of any other reasonable explanation. Ackerman was forced to defend himself for a long time, and he was even forced to swear on his mother¡¯s name. Ross finally believed that he hadn¡¯t turned his back on him. ¡°That¡¯s really f * cking evil.¡± ¡°If it wasn¡¯t for you, then where did he get his supplies?¡± Ross cursed with a gloomy expression. He didn¡¯t need to replenish himself, yet he could get [Exquisite Shell Pendant] so quickly. This kind of thing, even if the Heavenly king came, he would not be able to do it! .. After leaving the Warm Spring Store, Ross immediately called Dewey. ¡°Hello, Brother Ross! I¡¯m here. What is it?¡± Dewey¡¯s voice came from the other side. ¡°Go to the team immediately and find a few reliable people.¡± ¡°From tomorrow onwards, let them stroll around the outer and deeper parts of Gran Forest. Tell them to find that guy called Qingge. Follow him closely and see what he has been up to recently!¡± Ross said coldly. ¡°Alright, I¡¯ll do it right away.¡± Dewey immediately replied. * * ¡°Eighty-four¡­¡± ¡°Eighty-five¡­¡± ¡°Eighty-six¡­¡± ¡°¡­¡± The night deepened. At this moment. Inside a residential building. Lu Qingge was moving his body up and down, doing push-ups. Ten minutes ago, he had finished his frog jump and squat training, and now he was starting to do the familiar and happy push-ups. These days, Lu Qingge had been persisting in his bare-handed strength training. When his [Vitality] increased by two points, Lu Qingge realized that this kind of training method without extra weights seemed to gradually become easier. At the same time, he also noticed that the growth of his Vitality seemed to have reached a bottleneck. After a period of rapid improvement at the beginning, his current progress was like a stuck machine, as slow as an old turtle crawling. However, Lu Qingge wasn¡¯t in a hurry. On the contrary, the explosive improvement that happened overnight would make him feel uneasy. ¡°You just have to work hard, the rest is up to heaven¡¯s will.¡± This was a sentence that Lu Qingge had heard when he was still a student. He couldn¡¯t remember where he had heard it. At that time, he was much younger than he was now, so he did not quite understand the meaning of this sentence. After experiencing more things, he finally had some understanding of this. ¡°I often feel anxious and troubled. But in fact, the source of my anxiety and worry is that I always think too much and do too little.¡± ¡°I desperately wanted an answer and a result, but the more I looked forward to it, the less it came.¡± ¡°I only understood later. In this impetuous era, taking it slow is the greatest determination and sincerity.¡± The sixteen-year-old Lu Qingge scratched his thick hair. He wrote in his diary with emotion. ¡°That¡¯s why I said¡­ Life seems to always have thousands of choices. But there is only one path to beauty, light, and happiness.¡± ¡°That is-¡± ¡°Grinding!¡± Just like Lu Qingge now. He did not expect that the short-term training would improve his quality. That was the only thing he believed in. There were only beads of sweat that seeped out of every pore, and every step on the sand. ¡°Very good. Today¡¯s strength training is complete again. Time to reward myself with a bottle of happiness.¡± Lu Qingge took out a can of soda from the fridge and pried open the tab. He opened his interface as he clicked on the button. Sacred Soul Coins: 28,217 [ Experience Pool: 4,906] [ Lv2 Skill Tree (0/5000)] ¡°It¡¯s alright. Just as I had expected.¡± ¡°The Sacred Soul Coins from the F-1 Bounty Mission, plus the money I saved up are enough to buy a good sword.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. In reality. In the beginning, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t know what class he should choose. He would hesitate in the class selection interface. In fact, Lu Qingge was still searching the forums for all sorts of guides regarding the player classes. Who would have thought that he would have a BUG? This was great. The first skill that the [Skill Tree] gave him was [Stellar Slash]. In this way, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t need to spend time thinking about it. He just had to follow the Swordsman¡¯s path and start the game. The Swordsman class had always been the most common class in the entire Sacred Soul Continent. Compared to other classes, it was easier for them to get started, and their minimum limit was not low. Therefore, it was a class that was suitable for both young and old, and could be played by players of all kinds and all walks of life. However, the downside was that the upper limit of Swordsman was relatively low. Therefore, there were very few Swordsman players who could stand out among the billions of adventurers. When the game reached the late stages, most Swordsmen in the team were basically people who did dirty and tiring work. Similar to Swordsman, there were also physical classes like Warrior. It was just like his previous life where knowledge changed fate. In the new world, people¡¯s pursuit of magic was probably the same as the pursuit of knowledge in his previous life. Unfortunately¡­ After coming to the new world and staying in Gran Town for so long¡­ Not to mention a living, breathing mage, Lu Qingge hadn¡¯t even seen items and tools that had magic added to them. However, at this stage, this was not all a bad thing. After all, there was another benefit to [Swordsman]. It was easy to get started! [Swordsman] barely consumed mana, his equipment was cheap, and his skin was thick and durable. It was simply the best class to use in the early stages of the game. For example, with his current savings, it was basically not a problem to buy a sword of slightly better quality. But if he wanted to buy a magic staff, he might not even be able to buy a piece of the hottest and cheapest white-grade ones. Not to mention the other defensive equipment. ¡°Other than that, the most important thing is¡­ Other than the portion consumed to create [Fine Wild Blackberry], the experience required to level up the [Skill Tree]¡­¡± ¡°After grinding [Goblins] for a period of time, I¡¯ve almost collected all of it.¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°At this rate, it won¡¯t be long before I can unlock new skills.¡± Lu Qingge silently pondered in his heart. Soon, he made up his mind. ¡°There is no time to lose. When tomorrow arrives, I¡¯ll quickly arrange for the equipment!¡± .. Chapter 32 Translator: Zayn_ The next morning. The sun was shining brightly, and the breeze was blowing. At this moment, Caroline, who was sitting in front of her desk, felt extremely uncomfortable. Because this morning, Lu Qingge, who usually was the first to sit in front of her and start a new day for her, did not appear. This was an indescribable feeling. When you get used to the existence of something and it suddenly disappears one day, even though it might not mean much to you, you would still be unable to restrain yourself from having a subtle feeling. It was neither disappointment nor sadness. It was just that sometimes, you would inexplicably feel that it would be better when that thing was around. ¡°That fellow, could it be that he has caught a cold?¡± Caroline chewed on the unpalatable wholly-wheat bread, and her mind was filled with wild thoughts. .. ¡°Achooo!¡± Lu Qingge rubbed his nose and looked puzzled. ¡°Who¡¯s scolding me?¡± At the same time, Lu Qingge, who knew nothing about this, was walking toward the back street of Zhenbei. Zhenbei Street was an old neighborhood in the north of Gran Town. The locals of Gran Town generally liked to directly call it the ¡°back street.¡± Even Lu Qingge, who hadn¡¯t been to the town area for an entire year after he came here, was stunned. He had also heard many stories about Zhenbei Street. Previously, when he was chatting with some small merchants at the Frontier Camp, Lu Qingge learned that as early as ten years ago, Zhenbei Street was the most bustling and prosperous place in the entire Gran Town. If one had to make an analogy, that was equivalent to the current Central Business District of Gran Town, Hutton Street. There was a reason why Zhenbei Street was so prosperous back then. According to the old stall owner, it was because ten years ago, there was a wild area near Zhenbei Street. At that time, Gran Forest was just an ordinary forest. There were no Slime or Goblin there. There were also no players or adventurer teams that could be seen everywhere. The only thing that existed were only young couples who loved to run at night. Even in its heyday. In the wilderness of the back street of Zhenbei, a medium-sized dungeon had appeared once. At that time, it was as if the New Year had come early in Gran Town. The streets were full and bustling with activity. At that time, there were still many young adventurers in Gran Town. The hot-blooded young people rushed to Zhenbei Street to challenge a rare dungeon in a small place like Gran Town. Therefore, in those few years, Zhenbei Back Street quickly developed. But unfortunately¡­ Not to mention a place like Zhenbei Backstreet, no matter how prosperous the world was, it could not escape the tears of the times. In the new version that was constantly being updated and iterated, Zhenbei Back Street¡¯s jungle and dungeon gradually disappeared. From then on, the Back Street began to decline. In the end, it became a story that could only be passed down by the older generation of Gran Town. And ten years later today, even though the once bustling back street of Zhenbei were still bustling with activity, this place had long become a place where all kinds of sellers gathered in Gran Town. It was similar to the Frontier Camp. This place was also at the edge of the town area, where management was relatively loose and scattered. Lu Qingge had heard that it had been a while. Some black markets in Gran Town were also hidden in some hidden corners of the back street. Even at night, there were also some art shops here, which were lit up with warm pink lights like home. They waited for the adventurers who were lost in the cold wind to come in and have a cup of hot tea to feel the warmth of the human world. However, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t have the time to pay attention to other things. He only had one goal for coming here today. That was to find a suitable weapon here. In the backstreet, there were many equipment shops in the market. Other than that, there were some strange consumables. For example, [Blue Vine Grass], [Thorn Fruit], [Sunset Flower]¡­ consumables like that. Some of them could recover HP, while others could recover mana. However, they couldn¡¯t be compared to the [HP Potion] and [MP Potion] sold by the Warm Spring Store. The [HP Potion] and [MP Potion] were much better. These consumables all had one thing in common, and that was that their recovery effects were rather unstable. Compared to [Wild Blackberry], their production in Gran Town was pitifully low. Therefore, Lu Qingge didn¡¯t intend to consider these non-mainstream consumables. For the current him, [Fine Wild Blackberry] was already the most suitable supplement for him, and it had the best effect. Hence, during the time he had walked all the way here, Lu Qingge¡¯s gaze was focused on the dazzling array of weapons. Adventurers came and went around him. People of different levels and ages could be seen everywhere. As well as those who hid their levels and IDs. Lu Qingge was one of the latter. As a LV1 adventurer, he would naturally not reveal his level in such a public place. Otherwise, his dazzling [LV1] brand would have been dazzling. When he walked on the streets, he would inevitably attract the shock and strong onlookers from all walks of life. The moniker [Backstreet] made it sound small. However, when Lu Qingge came here personally and strolled around for a while¡­ Only then did he realize that this block was actually much bigger than he had imagined. From this, he could finally imagine how prosperous the back street might have been during its heyday. However, even so¡­ In the end, Gran Town was just a small place. Therefore, no matter how prosperous back street was, it was only so relatively-speaking. If it was placed in a big city like Grace City, back street was naturally not worth mentioning. After strolling around the back street slowly for about half an hour. Lu Qingge¡¯s attention was suddenly attracted by a shop. Firstly, it was because¡­ The name of the shop was rather simple and unadorned. It was called Reyna¡¯s Weapon Shop. Secondly, it was because¡­ Lu Qingge had been strolling all the way until now and this shop seemed to be the equipment shop with the most swords. It was obvious. The shop owner should be a [Blacksmith] who specialized in forging [Swordsman] class equipment. Just like [Pharmacist], the so-called [Blacksmith] was also one of the secondary professions in the world of ¡°Sacred Soul¡±. As the name implied, they were the craftsmen who forged weapons. In this new world where adventurers were the main force, there were many sub-occupations like [Pharmacist] or [Blacksmith]. The social status and recognition they could obtain were also very high. Therefore, there were many relatively wealthy families. In order to prevent their children from facing the danger of a head-on battle, they would simply send their children to learn the skills of the secondary profession and treat the secondary profession as their main profession. For example, in the Orensted Empire, there were some very famous Alchemist Guild and Blacksmith Guild. Many of them had high-level players who relied on the class skills of their secondary occupation. They could even compare to some mages of lower status, or even mages of the same status. However, such a thing was still too far away for Lu Qingge. Not to mention the Level 20 [Class Advancement Ceremony], which was still far away, right now, he didn¡¯t even have a [Class]. It was a pain in the *ss. ¡°Clang!¡± ¡°Clang!¡± ¡°Clang!¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°..¡± As soon as Lu Qingge walked into the shop, the crisp sound of metal being forged could be heard from inside. There was a muscular, tanned man with a bare upper body. He reached out and wiped the sweat off his face, then raised his head and looked at Lu Qingge with a smile. ¡°Hey, little bro! Do you want a big sword?¡± Chapter 33 Translator: Zayn_ Reyna¡¯s voice was rough and loud. Lu Qingge glanced at the top of this burly man¡¯s head. He did not hide his sub-class level. It showed that he was a Level 10 Blacksmith. Level 10 Blacksmith. In a small place like Gran Town, it could already be considered a relatively rare existence. A Level 10 Blacksmith with the ability to forge equipment below Level 10 was enough for the newbies and noobs in Gran Town. ¡°Of course! Come on!¡± Reyna was so enthusiastic that Lu Qingge naturally replied loudly. ¡°Little brother, what sword do you like?¡± Reyna asked. ¡°Which sword do you think suits me?¡± Lu Qingge smiled. The mainstream weapons of the Swordsman class could be roughly divided into four types. One was the Mystic Sword. It was shaped like an English broadsword, which was more in line with people¡¯s image of swords. If he had to describe it, it would roughly look like this: ©¥©¥©ï¨T¨T¨T¨T¨T¨T?? This kind of sword was easy to use and had a comprehensive set of attributes, but there was nothing special about it. The second was the greatsword. As its name suggested, the sword was heavy and wide. Sometimes, it could even be used as a shield. The Swordsmen who used this type of greatsword were usually Berserkers. The third was the dagger. As the name suggested, its main feature was that it was light but short. However, due to this characteristic, the dagger was especially suitable for releasing sword qi skills. Therefore, the people who used the dagger were usually Swordsmen of the Assassin class. The last one was a special weapon, a blunt sword. Strictly speaking, [Blunt Sword] could not even be called a sword. The real term was actually [Blunt Weapon]. In other words, weapons like sticks and hammers. The blunt sword was a very unpopular genre, and could even be said to be a wonder among the weapon class. But of course, after all, Sacred Soul was a game with a high degree of freedom. Therefore, in this world, there were naturally some unpopular swords. There were some special swords that simply could not be classified. For example, [Light Sword], [Shadow Sword], [Foldable Sword]¡­Something like that. ¡°Then you¡¯ve asked the right person.¡± Reyna became interested after hearing that and put down the forging equipment in his hand. He glanced at Lu Qingge and said, ¡°Little brother, you can be considered to be the thinner type. That¡¯s why I personally don¡¯t recommend greatswords and blunt swords.¡± ¡°You can choose between a mystic sword and a dagger according to your preference.¡± He walked to his weapon rack that was filled with all kinds of swords. He pointed at two of the swords and said, ¡°This mystic sword is made of fine iron, blue quality. It shouldn¡¯t be too heavy for you.¡± ¡°This dagger is also of blue quality. I designed the arc myself, so the feel will be a little special.¡± ¡°If you¡¯re interested, try it yourself and see if it¡¯s suitable. If it doesn¡¯t work, I¡¯ll give you a try with other levels and qualities.¡± Reyna¡¯s remarks and suggestions improved the good impression he had made on Lu Qingge. As a weapon merchant, he was a very powerful man. Reyna didn¡¯t have the usual face of a cunning businessman like Ackerman. His tone was also very steady, and he did not boast about his products. ¡°Sure, then I won¡¯t stand on ceremony, Uncle Reyna.¡± Lu Qingge smiled and took off the mystic sword. [ Item: Refined Iron Mystic Sword] [Type: Equipment] [Level: LV3] [ Quality: Advanced] [Details: A well-crafted Profound Sword with a negligible flaw on the back of the blade.] After looking at the information on the interface, Lu Qingge held it in his hand and played with it. The feeling in his palm was quite solid. It was probably because he had been fighting monsters with a broken wooden stick for too long. When a proper sword was held in his hand, Lu Qingge still felt a little uncomfortable. However, the weight of this sword was indeed quite suitable. At the same time, this also explained that his current strength had already reached the level of a LV3 player. The equipment in the world of ¡°Sacred Soul¡± was also graded. The higher the level of the equipment, the stronger the attributes and effects, but it was also more difficult to control. However, this did not mean that players could only wear equipment of the same level or lower. As long as you had the ability to handle it, even if you were only Level 1, you could still wear Level 10 or higher equipment. Not only that, you could also use weapons from other classes. As long as you were happy, even if you had to use your magic staff to cut vegetables, there was no problem. However, whether or not it could produce the same effect was another matter. Lu Qingge put the mystic sword back to its original position and picked up the dagger. [Item: Refined Iron Dagger ] [Type: Equipment] [Level: Lv3] [Quality: Advanced] [Details: A well-crafted dagger with negligible flaws on the blade.] .. This time, the feeling was quite different Compared to the mystic sword, the dagger was obviously lighter. In order to release the sword qi easily, the front part of the blade was streamlined. This type of sword was indeed not suitable for chopping. It was more suitable for mid-range attacks. ¡°How is it?¡± Lu Qingge was seriously savoring the feeling of the weapon. Reyna asked with a hint of anticipation. It was just like how a chef hoped that his customers would praise his cooking. The happiest thing for blacksmiths was naturally to have someone praise their work. ¡°They¡¯re both pretty good.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°What¡¯s the price?¡± ¡°10,000 for the mystic sword and 8,000 for the dagger.¡± ¡°They are all Level 3 swords, suitable for most novice players,¡± Reyna said. This was not a problem. Because of the high requirement for the blade, the crafting process was more complicated. What surprised Lu Qingge was that¡­ it turned out that the price of a [Swordsman] weapon was much lower than he had imagined. ¡°Uncle Reyna.¡± ¡°Your craftsmanship is really exquisite. These are all high-quality swords. But I still want to ask¡­ do you have any better swords with a higher price?¡± Reyna was amused when he heard this and laughed repeatedly. ¡°Hahaha. I¡¯m sorry. I didn¡¯t expect you to have such a good budget. I¡¯m used to staying in this area, and I rarely meet a young man who¡¯s as forthright as you.¡± Lu Qingge smiled and nodded, expressing his understanding. The back street was an old neighborhood that had declined after all. Generally speaking, rich and powerful people would not come to such a place to buy things. Their equipment was basically bought in big cities. Otherwise, they might as well hire a few more experienced [Blacksmiths] to customize it. ¡°Wait a moment, little brother. I¡¯ll try to find it for you.¡± Reyna dived into his pile of weapons and started rummaging through them. ¡°I can only say that I will try my best.¡± ¡°After all, I¡¯ve been doing business in Gran Town for so many years. The players here are all newbies. As you know, the equipment for the newbies isn¡¯t expensive.¡± Lu Qingge was also clear about this. The level increase during the novice period was very fast, and the same was true for the upgrade of equipment. Therefore, very few people would spend a lot of money to buy expensive novice equipment. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Generally speaking, at this stage, everyone was using relatively ordinary equipment to make the transition. While Reyna was rummaging through the cabinets, Lu Qingge slowly walked around the shop. As he walked, a mysterious sword that was placed in a glass cabinet appeared before Lu Qingge. His eyes lit up. .. Chapter 34 Translator: Zayn_ [ Item: Determination] [ Type: Equipment] [Level: LV1] [Grade: Rare ] [Details: A sword infused with faith and courage. The exquisite sword inscriptions and patterns are engraved with a man¡¯s unwillingness to be ordinary.] [ Excitement: While in combat, you will recover a certain amount of Stamina every minute due to the encouragement of faith and courage!] .. Determination? Lu Qingge stopped in front of the glass cabinet. At this moment, his attention was already attracted by the sword with green words. This was a [Rare] weapon! In a novice village like Gran Town, blue grade weapons were considered pretty good. Not to mention that he would encounter a [Rare] green sword. However, it was a pity. This sword could not be used in battle. This was because Lu Qingge had seen its durability on the interface. Durability: 0/100 This was a completely damaged sword with no lifespan. Most importantly¡­ It was broken. The body of this [Determination] had broken about ten centimeters away from the sword¡¯s guard. The surface of the fracture was uneven. It seemed to have been broken by some rough and rapid external force. ¡°Uncle Reyna.¡± Lu Qingge turned around and called Reyna over. ¡°I want to ask. What¡¯s with this sword?¡± Lu Qingge asked curiously. ¡°Oh, you mean this.¡± Uncle Reyna rubbed his head and smiled embarrassedly. ¡°I¡¯m afraid you¡¯ll laugh at me. This sword is something I made during my apprenticeship.¡± ¡°At that time, I was considered a relatively smart acolyte. My understanding of weapons surpassed that of my peers.¡± ¡°I can boast that I have a little talent, but I am lazy and playful. I am not solid in learning things, and I am not open-minded.¡± ¡°I originally thought that on the day I graduated, I would be able to produce a work that would make Master and my fellow disciples praise endlessly.¡± ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the last critical step. I didn¡¯t control the temperature of the furnace well. In the end, I smashed this sword in front of Master and everyone.¡± The forging of weapons in the new world was not the same as the forging in his previous life. In his previous life, forging relied on industry and chemistry. The forging here relied on magic and elements. At this point. Reyna¡¯s mile gradually calmed down, and his tone became much gentler. ¡°Everyone was laughing non-stop that day. I thought I wouldn¡¯t be able to become a teacher.¡± ¡°After that, I kept it until now. Every time I forged a weapon and whenever I feel a little irritated, I would look at it. Thinking of the times when I lost face because of my poor skills, my mood would calm down.¡± Lu Qingge listened to Reyna¡¯s story in silence. No wonder this sword was called [Determination]. It was no wonder that when he first saw this sword, he had felt that it was unusual. It turned out that this was not just a broken sword. It was also an old man¡¯s inscription of his past and youth. And the determination and courage to start over. ¡°Uncle Reyna, are you selling this sword?¡± Lu Qingge smiled. Reyna was surprised when he heard that. ¡°You want this sword?¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°But to be honest, the value of this sword is actually quite ordinary.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t look at it just because it¡¯s a [Rare] weapon. It¡¯s only a Level 1 sword. Its attributes aren¡¯t high.¡± ¡°Even a Level 3 or 4 white sword can be evenly matched with it.¡± ¡°When I forged this sword, it was actually to pass the graduation examination. That¡¯s why it¡¯s not suitable for actual combat,¡± Reyna said. He felt that it was necessary for him to tell Lu Qingge the truth. After all, this [Determination] was really just a rather crude half-finished product that he had not completed when he was young. Other than the meaningless [Rare] level, no matter how one looked at it, it was still far from his more mature works. If he sold this half-finished product to Qingge, he would feel uneasy. ¡°It¡¯s okay. I like this sword very much.¡± Lu Qingge smiled and said, ¡°By the way, I also want to know if you can fix it?¡± At this moment, Reyna¡¯s eyes moved slightly. He could tell from the young man¡¯s eyes that this guy seemed to be serious. He really liked this dusty [Determination]. He had been running a weapons store in the back street for so long. In these ten years, Lu Qingge was the first person to mention this sword to Reyna so seriously. Every other adventurer had only asked out of curiosity and then turned their attention elsewhere. Only Lu Qingge liked it from the bottom of her heart. At this moment, Reyna suddenly felt touched. ¡°Brat, you have good taste!¡± Reyna laughed heartily, then patted Lu Qingge¡¯s shoulder vigorously and said, ¡°If you really want this sword, I can fix it and give it to you.¡± ¡°But there is one thing that I might need you to do.¡± ¡°That is to collect a small amount of [Star Pattern Ore].¡± [Star Pattern Ore]. Lu Qingge was no stranger to this. After all, the [Star Pattern Ore] also had a bounty mission in the Hero Association. Moreover, the difficulty level was not low. It was even slightly higher than the F-1 level. This was because the difficulty of collecting this material was no less than the [Exquisite Shell Pendant] that Lu Qingge had worked hard for seven days to obtain. However, the reason why the two were difficult to collect was different. The reason why [Exquisite Shell Pendant] was so difficult to collect was because it was such a rare drop. It was because of its touching and inhuman drop rate. As for the [Star Pattern Ore], it was because the drop area was more dangerous. This kind of ore was very expensive in the market of Gran Town. Basically, it would only appear in one place. It was a cave called Shadow Den in Gran Forest. In the depths of Gran Forest, there was a continuous stretch of mountains that towered into the clouds. It was called the Gran Mountain Range. The Shadow Den was located at the foot of the Gran Mountain Range. Lu Qingge was a newbie player who hadn¡¯t been out for long. However, he had heard many rumors about the Shadow Den. Because every year, that place would be rated as one of the top ten places in Grand Town that even dogs wouldn¡¯t go to by idiotic players on the World Forum. And the main reason was¡­ It was because the environment in the Shadow Den was too dangerous. The official website of the Gran Town Hero Association had once published a piece of data. It showed that in the area of Gran Forest, the Shadow Den was the place with the highest death rate among players betweenLv2 ¨C Lv6. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only There was no other place like it. But Reyna realized. After hearing his words, not only did this young man not show any nervousness or fear, there was even a hint of excitement and anticipation. ¡°No problem.¡± He heard Lu Qingge say, ¡°Leave it to me.¡± .. Chapter 35 Translator: Zayn_ He looked straight into Lu Qingge¡¯s fearless eyes. Reyna was slightly moved again, but he still said with some worry, ¡°It is indeed a good thing for young people to have determination and courage. But there are some things that I have to explain to you.¡± ¡°It¡¯s just like a lot of materials that have a shelf life.¡± ¡°After the [Star Pattern Ore] leaves the [Shadow Den], the spiritual energy inside will gradually begin to dissipate.¡± ¡°The material needed to repair the [Determination] must be [Star Pattern Ore] with a spiritual energy content of 98% or more.¡± ¡°It¡¯s almost equivalent to the ores collected within twelve hours. That¡¯s why this matter is very difficult and dangerous. You have to think it over carefully.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°No problem. I will try my best.¡± Naturally, Lu Qingge would not miss this opportunity. After all. This sword, [Determination], was worth his sacrifice and risk. Its equipment effect was really too poignant. Firstly, he was still a Lv1 player. As for [Determination], this sword¡­ It just so happened to be a Lv1 weapon! It perfectly matched his current needs. In terms of basic attributes, [Determination] might not be as good as those Lv3 blue swords. However, the value of the additional effect of [Determination] had long surpassed these insignificant values. As he ooked at Lu Qingge¡¯s unwavering expression, at this moment, Reyna¡¯s resolute expression finally softened a little. There was a trace of gratification in his smile as his lips curved slightly. .. Ten minutes later. Lu Qingge carried an iron pickaxe, a mystic sword on his back, and a small bag. He walked out of Zhenbei Back Street. The pickaxe in his hand was given to Lu Qingge by Reyna to be used for mining ores. The sword on his back was a LV1 blue [Black-Steel Sword]. The sword cost 5,000 Sacred Soul Coins, but Lu Qingge did not spend a single cent. Before he left, Reyna took the sword from the weapon rack and threw it to Lu Qingge. It was considered as support and assistance for Lu Qingge¡¯s mission. Including the bag that Lu Qingge was carrying. It was also Uncle Reyna¡¯s wish. When he saw the bag full of¡­ wild blackberries, Lu Qingge stayed quiet for a long time. He was a little dumbfounded. Because when Uncle Reyna handed the bag to him, he could see that Uncle Reyna really wanted to help himself. ¡°There are very few good things in our Gran Town.¡± ¡°Uncle is also a small businessman, so I don¡¯t have anything to give you. I only have this little token of appreciation.But you must remember.¡± ¡°Although this kind of fruit is sweet, don¡¯t be greedy. It contains poison. If you eat too much at once, you will be poisoned.¡± Reyna had said those words to Lu Qingge with such sincerity. ¡°Cough cough, in addition¡­ Don¡¯t make my sword too dirty.¡± ¡°I¡¯m just lending it to you, you have to return it!¡± This was Reyna¡¯s last sentence. After hearing this, Lu Qingge felt that this uncle was quite interesting. His entire body was dirty, and his clothes were covered in thick dust and ashes. However, every sword on the weapon rack was as clean as the white shoes sold in the specialty stores in his previous life. ¡°I guess I need to do something else first. Raise [Skill Tree] to LV3 as quickly as possible.¡± ¡°At the same time, prepare the supplies. Once the new skill is unlocked, I¡¯ll immediately head to the [Shadow Den]!¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself. ¡°Moreover¡­ Uncle Reyna seems to have high expectations of me. He sincerely hopes that I can do this. Even if it¡¯s just for his kind intentions, I have to do my best.¡± Walking on the streets of Gran Town, Lu Qingge looked at the bustling crowd and the sunlight shining on the stone path. His heart became even more determined. * * Many days later. Early morning. Caroline saw Lu Qingge again in the hall. As usual, Caroline sat in front of her desk, mechanically operating the machine to call the number. In the end, she saw Lu Qingge sitting in front of her again with the running ticket for number one. Caroline, who was originally a little listless, suddenly became a little energetic. A trace of spirit suddenly appeared in her calm eyes. During the days when Lu Qingge wasn¡¯t around, the boring work life became even more boring. When she was bored, she could at least use Lu Qingge as a topic to chat with Mona. The moment Lu Qingge left, the only happiness she had disappeared without a trace. So this time, when she suddenly saw Lu Qingge, Caroline actually felt that quite happy in her heart. ¡°Good morning, Mr. Lu!¡± Caroline greeted him with a smile. ¡°Good morning, Miss Caroline.¡± Lu Qingge replied politely. ¡°The matter you entrusted me with last time is almost done.¡± Caroline lowered her voice and said, ¡°If nothing unexpected happens, the documents will be issued within this week.¡± ¡°Oh, so soon?¡± Lu Qingge was a little surprised. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°You¡¯re welcome. It¡¯s a small matter.¡± Caroline laughed. Although she said so, in reality, Caroline, who had thought that everything would go smoothly, had spent a lot of effort in order to complete this matter. The little sister was indeed handling this business line. However, Caroline later realized that she had overestimated her position in her sister¡¯s heart. When everyone first started working together, their relationship was still very good. However, ever since his little sister was promoted. It had only been about a year since they last met, but Caroline felt that she had actually distanced herself from her. Human emotions were the norm in the world. However, since he had already promised Lu Qingge, no matter how difficult the matter was, Caroline could only try her best. Fortunately, the final result was still good. Under all kinds of worldly guidance, she finally managed to get her little sister¡¯s help. Although it was a little troublesome, it was still worth it. ¡°Then what are your plans today, Mr. Lu?¡± Caroline laughed. ¡°Same old, I¡¯ll take a bounty mission,¡± Lu Qingge said. ¡°What kind of mission?¡± ¡°Oh¡­ Are there any quests related to the Shadow Den?¡± When Caroline heard this, the smile on her face instantly disappeared, and she looked shocked. ¡°Shadow¡­ The Shadow Den?¡± Caroline thought that there was something wrong with her ears. ¡°Are you referring to the Shadow Den near the Gran foothills?¡± ¡°Ah, yes.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°There is. For example, the X-6 that can be connected now, but¡­¡± Caroline felt a little sweat on her forehead. ¡°Almost no adventurers will accept the [Shadow Den] quest. That place is too dangerous.¡± ¡°Unless their level is already very high or they are strong enough. Otherwise, it is not recommended to accept missions related to that place¡­¡± ¡°I¡¯d like to add that I don¡¯t recommend going to that kind of place.¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± Lu Qingge smiled faintly. ¡°I know what you¡¯re talking about.¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only ¡°Are you sure?¡± Caroline looked at Lu Qingge, and her palms were sweating. She said nervously, ¡°The last adventurer who accepted this mission was a LV8 swordsman.¡± ¡°That was three months ago.¡± ¡°Even now, he still, still¡­¡± ¡°¡­hasn¡¯t come back.¡± Chapter 36 Translator: Zayn_ Caroline wasn¡¯t trying to scare Lu Qingge. Everything she said was the truth. And that LV8 brother whose whereabouts were unknown¡­ Not only did he not return to hand in the mission, but after that¡­ He didn¡¯t even appear in the office hall ever again. As for where he went¡­ Caroline didn¡¯t know, nor did she dare to know¡­ Therefore, regardless of whether it was the person serving or the person being served or whether they were just ordinary friends, Caroline felt that she had to remind Lu Qingge. ¡°It¡¯s alright. Don¡¯t worry, I know what to do.¡± Lu Qingge still smiled faintly. Caroline sighed. ¡°.. Alright then.¡± Since Lu Qingge was so insistent, then she really couldn¡¯t say anything else. ¡°However¡­¡± Caroline explained, ¡°This bounty mission is quite dangerous. I can¡¯t approve it alone with my authority. You¡¯ll have to wait for the advanced authorization.¡± ¡°Alright,¡± Lu Qingge nodded. A few minutes later. Clack¡­ Clack¡­ Following that, the crisp sound of high heels was heard. It was a woman in a black suit and black-rimmed glasses. She walked quickly and steadily towards Lu Qingge¡¯s work station. ¡°Hello, Mr. Lu.¡± ¡°I¡¯m the manager. I¡¯m glad to be of service to you.¡± The other party said calmly, her every move showing that she was skilled and capable. Behind her, there were also two people holding small notebooks and recording pens. A timid young face. According to his previous life¡¯s experience, Lu Qingge could basically tell at first glance that this was a meticulous veteran of the workplace. The two behind her should be the new employees or interns following behind the female manager. Betty walked forward and sat down opposite Lu Qingge. With a pair of cold eyes, she looked at Lu Qingge through the thin lenses. ¡°I just heard that you want to accept the X-6 bounty mission. Before that, I have something very important to tell you. Please listen carefully.¡± Betty didn¡¯t say anything unnecessary and went straight to the point. ¡°First of all, before accepting this bounty mission, you need to sign a ¡®Declaration of Understanding¡¯.¡± ¡°For newbie players, the X-6 mission is very difficult. The risk and mortality rate are extremely high.¡± ¡°If you insist on carrying out the mission, please bear all the consequences.¡± ¡°Alright.¡± Lu Qingge nodded. ¡°¡­¡± Betty was a little choked, and she could not help but frown slightly. Did this kid agree so easily? She originally thought that¡­ after listening to her serious tone, even if he didn¡¯t show any signs of fear or dread, no matter what, the other party should at least feel some hesitation. However, Lu Qingge only casually glanced at the contents of the declaration and replied casually. ¡°Heh. As expected, young people are full of vigor. When you do things, do you not think about the consequences at all?¡± Betty looked at Lu Qingge¡¯s face that was filled with protein and felt both amused and regretful. One had to know that [Shadow Den] was not a dungeon. One couldn¡¯t simply try and challenge it endlessly. Once a player died there, they would be teleported to the Purgatory of the Underworld. That place was the kingdom of the dead. Once they fell, they would not only face the punishment of being demoted. They would also suffer torture that was even more terrifying than death. If it was in the past, seeing such a young and energetic boy like Lu Qingge, Betty would definitely pour cold water on them. But over the years, she had seen too many ignorant adventurers. Sometimes, if you spoke nicely to them, it would cause the other party to be dissatisfied. It was a completely thankless act. Therefore, the current Betty would only follow the rules and calmly explain the consequences and pros and cons. As for the follow-up¡­ She would leave them to fend for themselves. ¡°Is it enough to sign it like this?¡± Lu Qingge pushed the information she had written back. Betty took a look and nodded. ¡°That¡¯s enough. Please wait a moment, we will now give you the authorization.¡± The authorization process wasn¡¯t complicated, and it only took about two to three minutes. ¡°It¡¯s already been dealt with.¡± ¡°Good luck,¡± Betty said with a professional smile. Caroline said with a worried tone, ¡°You¡­ Be careful!¡± ¡°Got it. It¡¯s okay. Thank you for your hard work.¡± Lu Qingge smiled and left. When he was gone, the smile on Betty¡¯s face gradually disappeared. ¡°Caroline. It¡¯s not that I want to criticize you. You¡¯ve been working here for more than two years, right? Why can¡¯t you even handle this kind of thing? Be more alert in the future. Don¡¯t waste so much time talking to such a stubborn customer.¡± ¡°Just do what needs to be done and let them leave quickly. They can¡¯t contribute to the KPIs anyway. It¡¯s a waste of time,¡± Betty lowered her voice and said lightly. ¡°Alright, Manager Betty. I understand.¡± She was like a child who had done something wrong. Caroline said apologetically. Of course, she knew what Betty meant. Unable to contribute to the KP¡­ In other words, this mission was impossible to complete. Forget about completing it, As long as nothing happened to Lu Qingge, it was already a matter of good fortune. ¡°That rascal¡­¡± ¡°Is it really okay¡­¡± Caroline was still worried. * * [ Bounty Mission: X-6 [ Mission Requirements: Collect Hard Bone Wings x50 [ Remark: Hard Bone Wings can be collected from the monsters in the Shadow Den.] Mission Time Limit: Unlimited.] .. After taking a quick glance at the mission requirements, Lu Qingge left the Hero Association. ¡°It¡¯s alright.¡± ¡°There is no time requirement for this mission.¡± ¡°So, there¡¯s no need to rush. I can take it slow.¡± Even though he thought so in his heart, Lu Qingge¡¯s footsteps weren¡¯t slow at all. Without stopping, he quickly walked towards Gran Forest. Early in the morning, the scene at the Frontier Camp was still the same. The adventurer teams were scattered. The peddlers selling consumables shouted loudly. The Iron Wolf adventurer team, which was the largest adventurer team in the area, had gathered together, giving off a powerful aura. Lu Qingge didn¡¯t pay too much attention to it and quickly entered Gran Forest. At the same time, he opened his backpack. He checked his inventory again. ¡°Yes, it¡¯s alright. With the fifty wild blackberries Uncle Reyna gave me, I basically don¡¯t have to worry about supplies anymore.¡± ¡°Whether or not I can complete the mission will depend on my own ability and luck.¡± Lu Qingge thought to himself, ¡°Next, I¡¯ll use the fastest speed to complete the upgrade.¡± Hence, he decided to do it. When he passed by the Goblins¡¯ haunt, Lu Qingge stopped in front of the goblins. ¡°Come on.¡± Lu Qingge exhaled slightly and pulled out the [Black Iron Sword] from his waist. In the next moment, the Goblins¡¯ painful screams once again echoed in the forest. He had become very familiar with the way he hunted Goblins. It took less than an hour. Lu Qingge was on top of this group of short-legged green-skinned monsters. He had gathered all the required experience points. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Experience Pool: 5,006 [Lv2 Skill Tree: 0/5000] ¡°Very good.¡± Without hesitation, Lu Qingge upgraded his skill tree. .. Chapter 37 Translator: Zayn_ [ Ding!] [ Lv2 Skill Tree has been upgraded!] [ Lv3 Skill Tree (0/10000)] .. At the same time as the notification sounded, the roots of the small tree quickly extended down. It quickly and greedily began to absorb the water in the experience pool. Very quickly, the [Skill Tree] started growing by the pool. It continued to grow at a speed visible to the naked eye. [ Ding! ] [ You have mastered a new general skill: Throwing Proficiency [ Lv1 Throwing Proficiency (0/100)] You have mastered a new basic skill: Gale Fist!] [ Lv1 Gale Fist (0/100)] .. Lu Qingge¡¯s eyes lit up. This time, there were actually two skills! With the nature of this panel, this was already a pretty good situation. Moreover, the EXP required to level up these two skills was not high. It was the same as [Stellar Slash], each level only required 100 points. However, if one looked closely, Lu Qingge realized that he seemed to have been happy too early. First of all, [Throwing Proficiency]. It was one of the [Universal Skills] that all players had when they were born. It was a skill that everyone had. Moreover, [Throwing Proficiency] was also a very useless skill. This was because its skill description was: [ Throwing Proficiency: Your proficiency and accuracy in using throwing objects have increased!] Yes, it was that simple. The so-called projectile. It actually referred to [rocks], [firecrackers], [molotov cocktails], [explosives]¡­ Items like that. The vast majority of projectiles like this were generally only able to play a minor role in the early stages of the novice stage. However, in the middle and later stages, the damage they could cause was basically no different from scratching an itch. When that time came, it was very likely that the projectile you had thrown after gathering all your strength might not even do half of the damage dealt by someone¡¯s basic attack. Therefore, under normal circumstances, basically, no player would choose to waste their skill points on this skill. The second was¡­ [Gale Fist] was also a basic skill, a rather useless skill. It belonged to the [Warrior] class and could be mastered at Level 1. If it was placed in the skill tree of the Warrior class. [Gale Fist]. Basically, it was equivalent to the status of [Stellar Slash] in the [Swordsman] class. Although the name sounded very fierce, its skill information was also ridiculously simple. [ Gale Fist: Throws a punch, causing a certain amount of physical damage to the target. There is a certain chance to cause ¡°knockback¡± and ¡°defense break¡± effects.] [ Cooldown Time: 5 seconds] Lu Qingge even felt that if the two of them hadn¡¯t appeared on the [Skill Tree], just based on the description of the skill [Gale Fist], Lu Qingge wouldn¡¯t even believe that it was a skill¡­ After all, even if he didn¡¯t activate [Gale Fist], he could still punch! In this day and age, who didn¡¯t know how to punch? All in all, with regards to these two newly mastered skills, Lu Qingge¡¯s evaluation was: He had learned it, but there was no point to it. However, these two skills¡­ He had worked himself almost to death and endured until now before he finally got them. ¡°Tsk.¡± ¡°What a joke.¡± ¡°I originally thought that after unlocking the new skill, my combat strength would definitely increase. In the end, it seems that I was thinking too much.¡± Lu Qingge thought. However¡­ Other than that, judging from the two newly unlocked skills in the [Skill Tree], Lu Qingge felt that he seemed to have discovered something. The skills that his [Skill Tree] could unlock¡­ didn¡¯t seem to be limited to the [Swordsman] class? ¡°Could it be¡­¡± ¡°Because I don¡¯t have [Class] attributes¡­ Therefore, the skills unlocked on the [Skill Tree] are all the same.¡± ¡°Similarly, there are no class restrictions?¡± Lu Qingge pinched his chin and gradually fell into deep thought. ¡°In that case¡­ Doesn¡¯t that mean¡­ As the level of the [Skill Tree] continues to increase, I will be able to comprehend more and more skills of different professions?¡± Thinking of this, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but gasp. Goodness¡­ He seemed to have a feeling. He seemed to have discovered something extraordinary. ¡°Although I don¡¯t have many [Skills] now and they aren¡¯t particularly useful, But because my [Skill Tree] can keep leveling up¡­ In other words¡­ When I reach the game¡¯s final stage¡­¡± ¡°I might be the player with the most skills!¡± ¡°And because there are no restrictions on the profession, in the future, I might even be able to unlock magical skills. Furthermore, each of my [Skills] can be upgraded continuously. Doesn¡¯t that mean that I not only have the most [Skills], but also the most skill forms?¡± As he pondered, Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but gasp. Good heavens. Thinking about it carefully, perhaps¡­ He was a guy without a [Class]. Was this the strongest [Class] in the late game? However, even so¡­ Even if this guess was true, this was also based on a major premise. That was- He needed a lot of experience points to support himself. No. Not just a lot. It was a lot, a lot, a lot of goddamn experience points! Unless he focused on cultivating a few useful abilities, if he wanted to become an all-rounded player, the amount of experience points required was simply unimaginable. But even so, this was good news for Lu Qingge. ¡°I didn¡¯t expect this.¡± ¡°As expected, the old saying is right. The heavens will always give you a way out!¡± ¡°Although my innate conditions are not good, the room for improvement is much higher than I imagined.¡± Lu Qingge clenched his fists and the corners of his mouth twitched. ¡°After all, I really was right. Experience points are just something that can be obtained through hard work! And my current level of effort is still too low. I¡¯m far from reaching the level where I can compete with my talent!¡± ¡°I should be glad that I can still rely on continuous hard work to get better!¡± Thinking of this, Lu Qingge¡¯s mood soared again. ¡°Haste makes waste. The current me is still too weak!¡± ¡°If I want to quickly enter the late stage, I have to work twice as hard!¡± Hence, he decided to do it. Soon, Lu Qingge decided on his next step. Since there was no time limit for the X-6 mission, then he would spend some time to farm and upgrade two new skills first. Although both of them were a little underwhelming, but no matter what, an additional skill meant an additional source of damage. It was better than nothing. Moreover, the X-6 mission was so dangerous. It was not a bad thing to make more preparations. Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only After confirming the plan, Lu Qingge immediately took action. He dived into the [Gran Forest], clenched his fists, and began to search for his ¡®good brothers¡¯. ¡°Green-skinned goblins!¡± ¡°Come out for a beating!¡± .. Chapter 38 Translator: Zayn_ After having the experience of beating up the Goblins, Lu Qingge quickly found a lone goblin. When Lu Qingge discovered it, the green-skinned little guy was sitting against the trunk of a tree. It was eating a small rabbit that he had just caught in the forest. Although Goblins would eat some wild fruits in the forest, they were still carnivores. Although they were at the bottom of the food chain of the wild monsters in Gran Forest, it was not a problem for them to bully some small hares and little furry creatures. ¡°You really deserve to die.¡± ¡°Bunnies are so cute! How can you eat a bunny?!¡±¡± Lu Qingge was filled with righteous indignation as he raised the [Black Iron Sword] in hishand and charged forward. The Goblin was still enjoying the delicious food. Lu Qingge¡¯s sword slashed down on its head. [-51!] The number of a critical damage strike popped up. ¡°As expected, after switching weapons, even normal attacks have a significant increase in damage.¡± ¡°This way, I don¡¯t have to fear low-level monsters like goblins. In addition, they live in groups. It¡¯s a much more useful experience treasure than [Slime]!¡± Lu Qingge was a little excited. After being slashed by Lu Qingge¡¯s sword, the goblin was clearly enraged. It jumped up from the ground. Then, it grabbed the wooden hammer in its hand and rushed toward Lu Qingge. ¡°Good!¡± Seeing this scene. Lu Qingge had already spread his legs apart in advance so that they were shoulder width apart. Then, when the goblin rushed to his face, the core suddenly tensed up, exerting force on the ground. Then, he swung his fist with all his might. [Gale Fist!] ¡°Bang!¡± There was a loud and heavy crash. This squeaky green-skinned goblin¡­ Before it could even swing the club in its hand, it was knocked to the ground by Lu Qingge¡¯s punch. [-64] Looking at the damage numbers that popped up in front of him, Lu Qingge gasped slightly, feeling a little surprised. [Gale Fist] was actually more powerful than he had imagined. Although it was just a simple and unadorned punch. However, the damage and impact were not low at all! Even without the [Critical Hit] effect, the damage was much higher than the damage from his sword. However, compared to the Swordsman¡¯s [Aerial Slash], the damage might be slightly lower. But the problem was¡­ [Gale Fist] was really just a punch! Not only did the skill activate quickly, but it also had a high degree of surprise. The consumption of stamina was also lower! The only weakness was that the attack range was relatively short. That was not right. There was another flaw. That was¡­ What a f*cking waste of effort! ¡°Hiss¡­¡± Lu Qingge took a deep breath and swung his wrist in the air. ¡°I don¡¯t know if [Goblin] is in pain, but it¡¯s true that my hand hurts.¡± Lu Qingge muttered. ¡°No wonder so many warriors wear gloves that have protective and buffer effects.¡± ¡°Otherwise, even steel and iron bones wouldn¡¯t be able to withstand such torment.¡± Although it was a little painful, through this ordinary punch, Lu Qingge vaguely felt it. This [Gale Fist] skill seemed to be very interesting. If he could level up this skill a little more, then, in the future, if he encountered a super close combat fight or a situation where his weapon was broken or disarmed, at the very least, he still had the strength to fight. He would not be crushed to death by his opponent. Otherwise, in the future, if a Warrior who was good at close combat got close to him, basically, he could only let the other party ravage and play with him. ¡°In that case, let¡¯s prioritize upgrading [Gale Fist]!¡± Lu Qingge silently said, ¡°There¡¯s no time to lose. I have to start leveling!¡± A few minutes later, the loud and miserable howls of his goblins could be heard again in Gran Forest. Unknowingly, just like that, the boring leveling time passed. Three days later, Lu Qingge, who was constantly gaining experience points every day, had also successfully accumulated 1000 experience points and upgraded [Level 1 Gale Fist] to [Level 10 Gale Fist]. [..] [ Ding!] [ You have gained enlightenment: Gale Fist! [ Can upgrade the Gale Fist: Typhoon Fist!] [ Level Up Experience Points: 5000!] [..] ¡°Hmph. As expected.¡± The corners of Lu Qingge¡¯s lips curled up crazily. With his previous experience with [Stellar Slash], the changes that happened to [Gale Fist] were exactly as he had expected! It was just like [Thundering Stellar Slash]. When the skill reached lv10, [Gale Fist] had also unlocked a new form! ¡°Tsk tsk.¡± ¡°However, this [Typhoon Fist] seems a little expensive.¡± ¡°It¡¯s actually 2000 experience points higher than [Thundering Stellar Slash].¡± ¡°In that case, does this mean that I can look forward to the power of [Typhoon Fist]?¡± Lu Qingge couldn¡¯t help but rub his small hands as he thought to himself. ¡°However, 5000 experience points will definitely take a while to gather.¡± ¡°But now, I don¡¯t have much time to take things slow.¡± ¡°Although the mission doesn¡¯t have a time limit, the annual [Hero Trial] is coming, and it won¡¯t wait for anyone!¡± Lu Qingge took a deep breath and raised his head slightly. His gaze fell in a certain direction. [Shadow Den]. .. The next morning. He finished counting his inventory. Lu Qingge, who had confirmed that he had prepared all his supplies, arrived at Gran Forest again. Today, his goal was very clear. [Shadow Cave]! In the past few days, other than constantly farming Goblins to increase the level of the Skill Tree, Lu Qingge had been trying to find out more about the Shadow Den through various channels. Therefore, he had a general understanding of the basic situation of that place. However, the news and rumors were not very reliable. At most, they could only be used as a reference. After all, there weren¡¯t many people who had personally visited the Shadow Den. Therefore, many of the rumors circulating might not be accurate. If he really wanted to understand the situation, he had to personally go to the scene to take a look. Hence, he decided to do it. Following the map, Lu Qingge dived deep into the depths of [Gran Forest]. He quickly headed in the direction of the Shadow Den. There was sufficient [Stamina Potion] and food. Along the way, Lu Qingge¡¯s footsteps were as light as a swallow¡¯s. Half an hour later, he passed through the Goblin encampment. Further ahead was a deeper area of the forest. Starting from this place, the number of players that Lu Qingge could see with his naked eye decreased significantly. This scene made him feel nervous. ¡°Hiss¡­¡± ¡°Is this the legendary forest hinterland? As expected, there are very few people. It¡¯s as quiet as a grave, and it¡¯s chilly.¡± Lu Qingge subconsciously clenched his fists. His breathing began to quicken and his heart began to beat wildly. ¡°Really-¡± ¡°This is great!¡± Not bad! This feeling of no one fighting with him to kill monsters was really good! Thinking of this¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Lu Qingge¡¯s body was so excited that he couldn¡¯t help but tremble. At this moment, Lu Qingge¡¯s mind was filled with thoughts of the upcoming adventure in the [Shadow Den]. He didn¡¯t care about the nearby monster spawns. But he did not notice that, behind him, there were three figures hiding in the bushes. They had been watching him silently. .. Chapter 39 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Liang Bro, tell me¡­ How dare he go there?¡± .. In the depths of Gran Forest. In a bush. A muscular man with a buzz cut lowered his voice and said, ¡°Not a single piece of defensive equipment on his body.¡± ¡°He dares to come to this place alone with a blue-grade level-one sword? He probably don¡¯t know how to write the word ¡®death¡¯, right?¡± Another fat man beside him echoed, ¡°Indeed.¡± ¡°You can tell at a glance that he¡¯s a newbie who hasn¡¯t been beaten up by society.¡± The buzz-cut man looked at another man and said, ¡°Liang Bro, what level is this guy?¡± The man called ¡°Liang Bro¡± was a [Swordsman] like the other two. He had a Lv5 blue sword on his waist and was wearing a full set of white leather armor. If this set of equipment was placed in the Novice Village, although it was not very luxurious and high-end, it was definitely above average. ¡°You still want to bother Liang Bro with such a useless question? You said it yourself, the sword he has is only Lv1. Then isn¡¯t he at most at Level 3?¡± The fat man rolled his eyes and said. After all, it was a Level 1 equipment. Basically, only Level 2 and Level 3 players would use it. However, if the player exceeded Level 3, using it would be a waste of time. If not for the fact that their ability was too weak, basically, they would change to higher-level equipment. ¡°Don¡¯t act like you know the everything. Why don¡¯t you use your decorative brain to think about it? If he was really only Lv3, why would he come to such a place alone?¡± ¡°Even if a Level 5 player were to come here, they would have to hold their breath and walk on thin ice.¡± ¡°Think about what you were doing when you were Lv3.¡± The buzz-cut man sneered. When the fat man heard this, he seriously recalled. ¡°I was fighting slimes¡­ and being beaten by slimes.¡± ¡°Be f*cking quiet.¡± Xu Liang, who had been silent for a long time, couldn¡¯t stand it anymore. ¡°I didn¡¯t come here today to listen to you two idiots bicker like children.¡± The two of them immediately shut their mouths. Xu Liang was right. The reason why they appeared in this place was because there was a very important matter to be done today. ¨C ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª Ten minutes ago, they finally found Lu Qingge in Gran Forest. In fact, it wasn¡¯t that they hadn¡¯t thought of camping at the entrance of Gran Forest. However, there were several gates leading to the forest in Gran Town. Moreover, the area at the Frontier Camp was large and messy. It was quite tiring to squat there. In the forest, at least there weren¡¯t that many people. Since everyone was farming the forest, it was not that difficult to find someone. The three of them were members of the Iron Wolf Gang. This mission was said to have been personally assigned by the commander of the gang. Therefore, the degree of importance was self-evident. Xu Liang was already a veteran of the Iron Wolf Gang. He was currently Level 5. As for the other two, they were newbies who had just entered and were only Level 3. In the beginning, the veteran Xu Liang was actually quite dissatisfied with the team configuration. As a veteran who thought he had a lot of experience. Xu Liang had always disliked working with newbies. Especially these two people. No matter how one looked at them, they did not seem to be very smart. Moreover, for such an important mission, wouldn¡¯t it be safer to send a few more people? Until he found out that the person he was investigating was Lu Qingge. All his unhappy thoughts were swept away. Everyone in this town knew that Lu Qingge was a good-for-nothing who couldn¡¯t even pass the [Novice Teaching] for a year. There was no need to mobilize too many people at all. The three of them were already considered to be very powerful. Even if there was an accident or a conflict, even if Lu Qingge had ten guts, this person wouldn¡¯t dare to confront them head-on. They didn¡¯t even need three people. Even if Xu Liang was alone, he could easily press Lu Qingge to the ground and rub him against it. Therefore, Xu Liang was very annoyed. He really did not understand. What was the point of investigating such a person? ¡°I¡¯ve worked for the Iron Wolf Gang for so long. Even if there¡¯s no credit, there¡¯s still hard work, right? Brother Ross looks down on me so much that he wants me to do this kind of chore?¡± Moreover, he even threw two silly newbies to him! If there was anything that he had not done well, Ross could have just said it! There was no need to torture him in this way, right? Ding dong. The communication panel lit up. It was a message from Ross. ¡°Are you sure it¡¯s Lu Qingge?¡± Ross asked. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure. Didn¡¯t that kid often ask for money from the Hero Association in the past? That look was really too pitiful. I couldn¡¯t forget it even if I wanted to.¡± Xu Liang said. ¡°Did you find anything unusual?¡± Ross asked. ¡°I¡¯ve been following him for about ten minutes. I haven¡¯t found anything unusual for the time being. But this kid has been walking into the depths of Gran Forest. His footsteps are also very fast, as if he¡¯s rushing to reincarnate.¡± Xu Liang said. Finally, after a short pause, he added, ¡°If he keeps walking, I¡¯m afraid we won¡¯t be able to keep up. This place is already very deep. If we keep walking, we¡¯ll have to go to the Gran Mountains.¡± ¡°That is a place where [Blue-eyed Wolves] appear in large numbers. It is very dangerous.¡± ¡°If I were surrounded by wolves, I would be fine. But if you want to save these two idiots, I¡¯m afraid it¡¯ll be a little difficult.¡± Ross asked, ¡°There shouldn¡¯t be any other players nearby, right?¡± Xu Liang nodded, ¡°Ah, yes. I¡¯m sure.¡± ¡°Fine.¡± Ross replied succinctly, ¡°Then stop following him now.¡± ¡°Alright, got it.¡± Xu Liang heaved a sigh of relief and revealed a relieved expression.¡±Let¡¯s go back now.¡± ¡°Who told you to go back?¡± Ross interrupted coldly. Xu Liang was stunned. ¡°What?¡± ¡°What I mean is¡­¡± Ross¡¯s casual voice came from the other end of the panel. ¡°Since there¡¯s no one nearby, then you might as well kill him.¡± Hearing this, Xu Liang was dumbfounded. ¡°Do you really have to do this? He¡¯s just a newbie. Do you have to be so ruthless?¡± ¡°Cut the crap,¡± Ross said. ¡°Just do what I tell you to do.¡± Xu Liang subconsciously glanced around. ¡°Then my [Morality]¡­¡± ¡°You¡¯re not in the Town area. What are you afraid of?¡± Ross said impatiently, ¡°Don¡¯t act like it¡¯s your first time doing this. When it¡¯s done, I¡¯ll arrange for someone to take you to the church to [Repent].¡± ¡°Repentance¡¯s expenses will be covered by the group, and your year-end bonus this year will be increased by 50%.¡± Xu Liang didn¡¯t seem to have any reaction. After a while, Ross added, ¡°Oh, right. Have you always wanted to be the vice-captain?¡± Hearing this, Xu Liang¡¯s expression changed. Brother Ross¡­ Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only You know how to draw cakes! However, Xu Liang just couldn¡¯t reject this cake. He really wanted to be promoted. In a small place like Gran Town, everyone knew what it meant to be the vice-captain of the Iron Wolf Gang. Xu Liang¡¯s calm face finally revealed an uncontrollable smile. ¡°Alright, got it. Wait for my good news.¡± Chapter 40 Translator: Zayn_ ¡°Rustle¡­¡± ¡°Rustle¡­¡± ¡°Rustle¡­¡± His shoes stepped on the bushes, making the sound of the grass rustling. Lu Qingge hummed a little tune, his steps light. He seemed to be at ease, but his gaze was fixed on the distant forest. But at this moment. However, Lu Qingge¡¯s attention was focused on the spot behind him. Someone seemed to be following him. Just now, Lu Qingge keenly sensed it. The sounds around him didn¡¯t seem to be right. Because this place was too quiet, as long as there was the slightest movement, it would cause a very obvious commotion. In the past, he definitely would not have noticed or paid attention to the rustling sounds coming from behind him. However, in the current environment, it was as clear as a drum beat. Both sides had already noticed each other¡¯s existence. What was happening in the forest was nothing more than a silent and somewhat lengthy probe. And just a few moments ago, Lu Qingge had also taken out a bottle of [Stamina Potion] and drank it without hesitation. He didn¡¯t know what the other party¡¯s intentions were. But just in case, he had to make preparations in advance. Whether he wanted to fight or run, this provided him with enough physical support. ¡®Could it be [Red Name] players?¡¯ Lu Qingge thought. In fact, Lu Qingge had considered this possibility. In the depths of Gran Forest, there was indeed a group of players who attacked and plundered other adventurers for a living. But the problem was that he was only at Level 1! With the poor equipment he was wearing, even a Thief would have to throw a handful of rice before leaving, let alone a [Red Name]. Attacking other players in the wild would not reduce his [Morality] by much. However, [Red Names] were not idle. There was no need for them to pick a sheep without fur. Therefore, Lu Qingge was very confused. What were these people trying to do? However, the next moment, the answer to this question came. Because ¨C This group of people immediately stopped pretending. The sound of dense footsteps and the sound of the wind suddenly came from behind. Lu Qingge, who was already prepared, immediately turned around and swung his [Black Iron Sword]. This attack also met the opponent¡¯s sword. Clang! The swords on both sides emitted a metallic sound. Lu Qingge¡¯s wrist was slightly numb, and he was pushed back ten centimeters. He looked up. There were three of them. The one who had attacked him just now was a man with a buzz cut. The muscles on his body made it obvious that he was a strength-type Swordsman who was walking in the direction of the Berserker. [Black Iron Sword Durability: 95/100] Seeing the notification on the interface, Lu Qingge frowned slightly. ¡®You damn stinky boor, you¡¯re really not elegant.¡¯ ¡®This is Uncle Reyna¡¯s sword, hey, I¡¯m going to have to pay for it now!¡¯ ¡°Liang Bro. This person¡¯s strength is indeed very average.¡± The buzz-cut man, who had retreated slightly into the group, said to Xu Liang, who was beside him, ¡°The preliminary judgment is that he should be a Level 3 players, Level 4 at max. If nothing unexpected happens, we will only need one minute to kill and bury them.¡± The main purpose of the buzz-cut man¡¯s sword attack was to test his opponent¡¯s strength. Now it seemed that¡­ If he had used his full strength just now, he could have at least cleared off half of this weakling¡¯s HP with one slash. ¡°Then don¡¯t talk nonsense.¡± Xu Liang pulled out his mystic sword and said coldly, ¡°Our time is precious. Let¡¯s end this quickly!¡± After the three of them exchanged glances, they immediately raised their swords and strode towards Lu Qingge. However, what surprised Xu Liang was that the guy in front of him actually had no fear on his face. Not only did he not run away, but he also raised the level one blue sword in his hand. ¡°???¡± Xu Liang was suddenly stunned. At this moment, the development of the matter had already begun to far exceed his expectations. So this guy wasn¡¯t panicking at all and even wanted to confront them? This was really hilarious! ¡®Haven¡¯t you heard of one of the three great illusions of life, that I can kill you?¡¯ Moreover, judging from his starting stance, he probably wanted to use [Stellar Slash]? ¡°As expected of a stubborn and naive newbie. Does he really think that such a low-level trash skill can really deal any damage?¡± Xu Liang couldn¡¯t help but want to laugh. Although the leather armor he was wearing was only of the White grade, it was more than enough to deal with the newbie¡¯s Stellar Slash. Even an [Aerial Slash] at close range might not be able to deal much damage to him, let alone [Stellar Slash]. Not to mention that the one charging at the front was the thick-skinned man with no strength. Therefore, Xu Liang was too lazy to dodge this guy¡¯s attack. He only needed to take some damage. Then he could instantly kill him with a single sword while he was in the state of [Backswing]. Moreover, this silly fellow didn¡¯t even have a single piece of defensive equipment on him! If he really wanted to be ruthless, wouldn¡¯t it be as simple as killing a chicken? However, this person really raised his hand and slashed out a sword qi. Stellar Slash! Lu Qingge shouted in his heart. In the next moment, Xu Liang was dumbfounded. This was because the sword aura released by the other party was not the bright yellow color of a normal Stellar Slash. Instead, it was a thunder-like silver! The speed of the silver sword qi was also beyond their expectations. ¡°F*ck!?¡± ¡°What¡¯s this?!¡± The buzz-cut man trembled in fear. He subconsciously raised his greatsword to block, but it was too late. The sword qi infused with lightning rushed towards his face, hitting him directly. Boom! A loud explosion sounded. Buzz! Buzz! Buzz! The blazing electric current instantly ran through the meridians in his body and rampaged. ¡°Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!¡± The feeling of being electrocuted instantly broke the buzz cut man¡¯s rationality. He put on a mask of pain, and let out a pitiful wail like a pig being slaughtered. [-158] The damage value also popped up above his head. But this was not the end. After the thunderstorm, countless silver snake-like electric currents appeared in the air. They were like hungry beasts that were ready to move, swimming quickly between the three of them. What followed was a series of violent chain lightning attacks. [-79] [-42] [-20] [¡­] [¡­] .. A large number of damage values were scattered. The three people who suffered this Stellar Slash screamed in pain. The numbness of the electric current forced them to kneel on the ground, their expressions and postures extremely miserable. ¡°Oh no¡­¡± Xu Liang was extremely shocked. He had completely underestimated this guy! How was this [Stellar Slash]? The damage was ridiculously high, and the control was sufficient¡­ It was clearly an extremely rare [Special Skill]! ¡°This kid is only Level 3 or 4, how can he learn such a skill?!¡± Read latest Chapters at WuxiaWorld.Site Only Thinking of this, Xu Liang¡¯s pupils trembled violently. He was kneeling on the ground, his face extremely pale. This time¡­ There might really be an accident. ..