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Aunt Mary looked surprised. "The forest outside the town is full of level 20 goblins. It's incredibly dangerous. Plus, the mercenary groups are a mixed bag. There aren't any good ones there."
Yan Yu smiled and said, "I know. I'm specifically looking for your help in introducing a reliable team."
Aunt Mary pondered for a moment.
"Okay, since you trust me, I'll help you find a mercenary group with better character."
Yan Yu briefly mentioned his request to Aunt Mary, then spent 1 gold coin to post a new task in the task hall:
[Take the employer to the forest area and help him kill 100 goblins. Requirements: The mercenary team members must be above level 20. The mission rewards 1 gold coin.]
1 goblin is worth 1 point, and 1 gold coin is also exchanged for 1 point, but this 1 gold coin can be used to hire NPCs to kill monsters, and the points obtained are at least ten times more than the points directly exchanged for gold coins.
Therefore, the initial game had an option to exchange gold coins for points, which was definitely not just a literal intention. The gameplay here is more t and more interesting than the pure monster-killing mode.
However, many players found that the points that could be exchanged for gold coins were too few and could not compare to what they could get from killing monsters, so they rushed out of the city to fight monsters.
Many mercenary groups saw the new mission posted by Yan Yu, but no one took it because they thought the commission was too low.
Of course, Yan Yu did this on purpose. She had asked Aunt Mary to help introduce the mercenary group, and she had also agreed with her to compensate the mercenary group with more money privately.
The reason why it had to be posted to the task hall was to verify one of her guesses.
In less than a quarter of an hour, Aunt Mary brought a team of five people. Compared with the other teams that were all young and strong, this team could obviously be called the elderly, weak and sick.
Worried that Yan Yu would be unwilling, Aunt Mary quickly introduced everyone in the team to her one by one.
She pointed at the lame man standing in the front row and said, "Although Captain Valk may have a weak leg, he was once a member of the Royal Knights and has extensive combat experience."
"And there's Old Bart, who used to be a clerk in the lord's domain. He's very familiar with all the terrain here. He's also over level 25 and has two or three B-level equipment. Dealing with goblins is no problem for him." He was referring to an old man with half-gray hair, about sixty years old, with a face full of frost.
Aunt Mary twirled her finger, pointing to a young man no more than fifteen or sixteen, and continued to introduce him, "This is Old Bart's grandson. You can just call him Little Bart. Although he's young, he's already passed level 20, making him a true young talent."
Next, Yan Yu met the widow Aphra and the one-eyed blind female warrior Anna in the team.
After introducing them, Aunt Mary looked at Yan Yu with some trepidation: "Although they are indeed not as powerful as other mercenary groups, you can rest assured about their character. Don't worry about them doing things like killing people or stealing treasures. They will definitely protect you very well and won't let you lose a single hair!"
Seeing Aunt Mary patting her chest to make a promise, Yan Yu secretly looked at the five people in front of her.
The five of them were obviously more nervous than Aunt Mary. They kept picking at the seams of their pants with their fingers. They hadn't been open for a long time. If this continued, the team would probably be disbanded.
Now they can keep each other company, but once the team is disbanded, life will definitely be more difficult for everyone.
However, there are clear regulations above that mercenary groups that do not receive any commissions within three months will be forced to disband. If they want to apply to re-form a team, they must wait until one month after the disbandment and pay a deposit of 10 gold coins.
The three-month deadline will be tomorrow. The sheriff of the small town has given them an ultimatum: if they cannot receive any more missions today, the team will be disbanded on the spot.
Yan Yu is now their only hope.
Yan Yu used the detection technique to check the attributes of the five people one by one, then smiled and nodded, extending his hand: "Happy cooperation."
Valk returned the handshake with surprise: "Happy cooperation!"
Seeing that the matchmaking was successful, Aunt Mary smiled and said, "Hurry up and set off. You have to be back before dark, otherwise the night attributes will be greatly reduced."
"?" Yan Yu's expression became serious.
Soon, Yan Yu learned from Aunt Mary that at night, the four-dimensional attributes of players and NPCs would drop by 10 to 20 points every half an hour. When the four-dimensional attributes were reset to zero, the characters would die.
If there are players who plan to stay up late to kill monsters, they will definitely be killed by this hidden debuff.
Yan Yu supported his chin and thought carefully as he sat on the rented mount and headed towards the forest.
With a nighttime debuff, how do we defeat the gargoyles, which can only be killed at night? They can't just be decorations, right?
No, there is definitely something worth digging deeper into. From the perspective of the organizer of the question, it is impossible to create a vase monster and simply place it in the mineral producing area.
Yan Yu narrowed his eyes slightly. There were too few known conditions, and he couldn't figure out anything more for the time being, but the problem of the gargoyle was worth paying attention to.
She took the initiative to chat with Captain Valk, Old Bart and others as if it were a casual conversation. Under her deliberate guidance, the topic basically revolved around monsters such as goblins and gargoyles.
"By the way," Yan Yu mentioned casually, "Are there any magical rumors in our town, such as treasure maps?"
Captain Valk: "There's no such thing as a treasure map. We have so many explorers and mercenaries here. If there really was such a thing, they would have dug it up long ago."
When Old Bart heard Yan Yu's question, he looked a little thoughtful.
Yan Yu's eyes inadvertently passed over his face, and he asked jokingly, "Grandpa Bart, have you heard of similar legends?"
Old Bart stroked his beard and said, "Young people may not have heard of the legend of the treasure map, but I did hear one a long time ago."
He didn't keep you in suspense and continued talking along the same topic.
"Legend has it that our territory contains five treasure chests, each located within the lairs of five different monsters. However, no one has ever found any of these lairs, let alone the treasure chests. Over a decade ago, the lord personally led his guards and army to plow this area, but they lost over a thousand men and found nothing."
Little Bart suddenly interrupted: "A damned fellow like the Lord deserves to not be able to find the treasure chest! Why didn't he die on the way to find the treasure? Otherwise, my parents wouldn't have died at his hands later!"
Old Bart coughed and used his eyes to stop his grandson from talking any further. Little Bart looked extremely angry, but under his grandfather's stop, he still chose to grit his teeth and shut his mouth.
Since the two of them didn't want to talk much about family matters, Yan Yu was very tactful and didn't ask too many questions, trying to lead the topic to something more relaxed.
More than twenty minutes later, Valk and his companions arrived at a goblin base.
The dense swarms of green-skinned, red-eyed goblins, like countless green mushrooms covered with disgusting mucus, occupied the sight of Yan Yu and his group, and the air was filled with a faint stench.
Yan Yu uses the detection technique.
[Goblin]
Level: 20
Health: 1500/1500
Attack: 500
Defense: 500
Skill: Stink Spray - Sprays a strong stinking spray from the mouth, the hit person's health value - 200, cooldown time 60 seconds
As a small BOSS at level 20, the Goblin's attributes are slightly stronger than the Wood Ant Queen.
However, Yan Yu was not afraid of them, and the same was true for the others.
The goblins' gregarious nature is rather tricky. Aphra has an intermediate group isolation spell, but it can only isolate 10 monsters at a time, and the cooldown time is also relatively long. Once they are caught in a group battle, the situation will be very unfavorable for them.
Therefore, Captain Valk commanded everyone to hide in a hidden place, waiting for the goblins to split into small groups and go out for patrol, and then defeat them one by one.
There were about 20 goblin patrols in each team. At Yan Yu's request, the final blow of the first wave of 20 goblins was left to her.
In the following time, Yan Yu repeatedly tested each goblin to see how hard she had to attack before points would be counted on her.
In the end, it was concluded that the monster's points belonged to the person who made the final blow, no matter how much effort other players put in during the process.
This setting is too friendly to players who are trying to grab monsters. Others work hard to beat the boss to a low health, but as a result, players can pick the peaches in one go as long as they see the right opportunity. It is really hard to guard against.
After the exploration, Yan Yu officially joined the battle.
She had previously purchased four A-rank equipment from Uncle Henry: the Cloud-Walking Boots, the Water-Dew Bracelet, the Mysterious Hairband, and the Green Spirit Skirt. Add to that the B-rank Eyebrow Blade, the B-rank Petrification Ring, and the A-rank Frozen Necklace she had forged, bringing her total to seven high-level items, offering a massive stat boost.
[Cloud Boots]
Quality: Grade A
Basic Attributes: Attack +100 Defense +200
Additional attributes: Agility +260 Constitution +140
Special Effect 1: 50% chance to trigger the critical hit dodge effect, which can effectively dodge a critical hit with a total attack power of no more than 2000 points
Special Effect 2: When life safety is threatened, there is a 40% chance of triggering the teleportation effect and randomly moving to a safe place 10 meters away
[Water Dew Bracelet]
Quality: Grade A
Basic Attributes: Attack +50 Defense +280
Additional attributes: Constitution +100 Agility +140 Spirit +150
Special Effect: Condenses a 5*5 sized water shield around the body, resisting attacks with a total attack power of no more than 10,000 points once, with a cooldown of 6 hours.
[Black and white hairband]
Quality: Grade A
Basic Attributes: Attack +50 Defense +200
Additional attributes: Constitution +150 Spirit +260
Special Effect 1: Resistant to low, medium and high level illusions and hypnosis
Special Effect 2: When encountering a strong impact with high mental value, the mental lock will be forced to open, and the mental value will be permanently fixed at 10 points. The cooling time is 24 hours.
[Biling Skirt]
Quality: Grade A
Basic Attributes: Attack +100 Defense +300
Additional attributes: Strength +200 Spirit +220
Special effect: Perfect concealment (including body and breath), lasts for 6 hours, cooldown time is 6 hours
Of course, Yan Yu has activated the Divine Creator's talent to enhance the above four new pieces of equipment, and their attributes are much higher than the original ones.
The organizers have guaranteed that players can take away everything they get in the dungeon, whether it is money, food, skill books or equipment, and it will not be forcibly taken back.
Yan Yu looked down at his brand new personal panel and was extremely satisfied.
Name: Yan Yu
Level: 28 (7200/38000)
HP: 2700/2700
Strength: 490 (+510)
Constitution: 368 (+550)
Agility: 212 (+540)
Spirit: 140 (+630)
Talent: SSS-level God-forger (A-level forger in disguise)
Equipment (original equipment locked): A-level Cloud Boots, A-level Water Dew Bracelet, A-level Mysterious Hairband, A-level Biling Skirt, A-level Frozen Necklace, B-level Brow Tip Knife, B-level Petrification Ring
Skills: Draw a Prison (Advanced Enhancement), Intermediate Detection, Primary Camouflage (Catalogue), Primary Teleportation
Account (Original account locked): 382 gold coins, 35 silver coins, 80 bronze coins
With the equipment composition of 5A2B, Yan Yu directly crushed all the contestants and became the first in the equipment list.
Unfortunately, there was no equipment ranking in the competition. Except for Yan Yu and the audience watching her live broadcast, no one else knew that she had completed the full-scale upgrade of her attributes, and the only thing left was to make a big splash!
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