Chapter 27: Will I get infected if I punch ten people at once?
After reaching level four, Chen Dixin allocated his free attribute points to Strength and Constitution. His current three-dimensional attributes are as follows: Constitution 11 (4), Strength 10 (2), Agility 5 (2), with an average attribute of 9. He can take on ten people with one punch!
[Congratulations, player! You have reached Strength 10 and have learned the passive skill [Severe Wound: When you deal damage exceeding 5% of the opponent's health, there is a 1% chance to stun the opponent for 1 second.]]
The sea monsters' levels still follow the wave; there are no level 3 sea monsters, but the proportion of level 2 sea monsters has increased to 70%.
Level three sea monsters were no match for Shen Dixing, and level one and two sea monsters were even easier to cut into.
Yesterday, she plunged the dagger into a vital spot, continued to spin the blade, and only by delivering the subsequent damage could she create the visual effect of an instant kill.
Now, the sea monsters are truly no match for Shen Dixin's attack.
They don't have the player's initial 100 health points; instead, their health is multiplied by 10 based on their constitution.
The minimum damage dealt by players is their total strength, which may vary depending on the body part attacked.
As long as the attack isn't aimed at a very remote area, it can easily reach a 1.5x multiplier.
Furthermore, there are huge bonuses for critical hits reaching certain values.
Damage exceeding 5% of total health is increased by 200%, and damage exceeding 10% of total health is increased by 500%.
The criteria for determining a vital point are quite stringent; only injuries that can cause immediate death in the real world are considered vital points.
Shen Dixin's brutal fighting style, which involves stabbing someone in the head with a knife... undoubtedly hit the nail on the head.
With her current 12 points of strength, her attacks on key areas double in power. With a 500% boost, she can easily deal 120 points of damage, leaving the sea monster owing her tens of points of health!
It seems that the level has increased, but the number of sea monsters has actually decreased.
Now he's really just lazing around, having finished cleansing his mind of the monsters, but the next wave is taking forever to arrive.
On the sea surface, only a few level-two sea monsters left by Chen Dixin for Zhu Sha to play with remain. They are kicked back down as soon as they try to climb up.
The sea monster charged blankly toward Shen Dixin, with Zhu Sha pulling it back and attacking with great effort.
[The pet "Vermilion" deals 12 damage to the level 1 sea monster.]
Cinnabar appeared early, appearing on the third day of the Sea Survival event, so the long-standing complaints from players about its slow growth rate and difficulty in being used were completely ignored!
That's right. Everyone has leveled up to level 10 or 20, and raising a pet for several months doesn't even make it half as powerful as you. Anyone would find that a burden.
However, the players are only level two or three, and the sea monsters are only level one or two.
Cinnabar is not only useful, but it can also be more effective than many players with no combat experience.
But its owner was so supportive that Zhu Sha was given a rare opportunity to practice, which Chen Dixin had deliberately reserved for it.
While guarding the cinnabar, Shen Dixin twirled the small knife in her hand, the palm-length knife spinning gracefully in her hand.
Gazing at the blade that left afterimages as it sliced through the air, her eyes revealed a sense of longing.
[The player cleared a level 1 sea monster and gained 7 experience points.]
[The pet "Vermilion" has gained 2% advancement energy.]
Waving its little tentacles, Zhu Sha ground the sea monsters for a few more minutes before finally killing them all.
The monster-clearing speed is similar to that of a normal Monster Hunter, or even much faster, since Monster Hunters need to constantly move and dodge in addition to attacking.
Zhu Sha waved its tentacles over, seeking praise. Chen Dixin, seeing that it was still a little nervous after coming ashore, quickly picked up the little guy and hugged him.
Zhu Sha innocently told Shen Dixin that it could stay on land, which was inconvenient for fighting, but it could indeed go ashore.
As long as the time does not exceed half an hour, it will not have a significant impact.
Shen Dixin really likes cinnabar. Compared to the various bizarre pets that are criticized by many players, it's like an angel.
As long as you give them food, they will obey you, and their loyalty will increase rapidly. After dinner, their loyalty was already 66. They also have a good temperament and won't drop their loyalty just because you actually ask them to do something.
Shen Dixin was very attentive to everything stamped by the system, and instructed it: "Zhu Sha, stay in the water most of the time, and don't come up for more than ten minutes at a time. After all, you are an aquatic creature."
Zhu Sha nodded and raised his tentacles to signal that the remaining sea monsters had arrived.
Because the third wave of sea monsters was still too low-level, Chen Dixin's experience points only increased slightly after clearing one wave, and he was still far from reaching level five.
[Congratulations on surviving the third wave of sea monster attacks! You have received a Class Item Box x1. Would you like to challenge the next wave?]
The professional item box yielded a blue medicine—a powerful tonic—which Chen Dixin happily put away.
Even though Lu Mingang's injuries are now stable and he has enough medicine, who would complain about having too much medicine!
During the halftime break, while waiting for the next wave of sea monsters to arrive, Chen Dixin basked in the light of the ever-burning lamp, his face serene.
After a while of the sea breeze blowing, Chen Qingxin finally realized why it was so quiet today.
It makes me realize how terrifying it is to get used to something. Having someone constantly nagging around you and then suddenly having them stop is quite unsettling.
Following her gaze, Lu Mingang sat on the raft with one leg bent, staring at the wooden planks, seemingly lost in thought.
Shen Dixin ignored him. Perhaps she was frightened by people's hearts, perhaps she doubted her own survival, or perhaps she was contemplating the meaning of life. This sea forces everyone to go through this sooner or later.
Perhaps more than once, Chen Dixin used to wallow in self-pity every now and then, and he was only able to survive because of the [critical hits].
"call out--"
Suddenly, a small knife slipped into Lu Mingang's line of sight, almost making him jump up in surprise. This thing didn't have a scabbard!
Just as it was about to stab into his thigh, it stopped at the absolute limit in front of him, the tip of the knife even pointing outwards.
Sweat beads just barely rolled down his cheeks when he looked up. Chen Dixin looked down at him and pointed at the knife. "Don't just sit there. You sit at the same table with Zhu Sha and go practice your skills."
It must be said that Shen Dixin's actions successfully interrupted all of Lu Mingang's thoughts, forcefully leaving his mind blank.
He picked up the knife blankly, seemingly still a little slow to react.
When he tried to find that figure again, she was already fighting the sea monster. Lu Mingang looked at his sword, stood up and went to meet the attack.
This time, Shen Dixin deliberately left more sea monsters behind, letting one person and one jellyfish fight them down before taking them out.
[Congratulations to the player who survived the fourth wave of the sea monster attack. The sea monster attack for today has ended.]
Nothing dropped in the fourth wave, but basic attribute points will be awarded tomorrow.
Chen Dixin carefully collected the dropped items and put them together with the items dropped by the sea monster last time.
This time, you obtained 11 green slime, 6 frog eyes, 2 purple slime (mutant), and 1 polluted ocean heart.
Meanwhile, the experience bar increased to (867/8000), and Zhu Sha also gained 30 experience points. The remaining 30 points of Chenxi Xin were used to feed it a bunch of things to eat slowly. There was no shortage of resources at home, so of course it was necessary to feed it the maximum experience every day.
The level gap is too large, and the experience reduction is too significant. Even having two titles that increase experience gain is of no use.
Shen Dixin felt a little helpless. Two waves of strange tides in one day only gave him about half of yesterday's experience. How long would it take to level up to level five?
The reduced experience is only 70-80% of what the scavengers get, but today's experience is much greater. Shen Dixin estimates that other top players, unless they have an opportunity to reach the same level as her, will definitely not be able to reach level three.
Don't be fooled by how easy it seems to cleanse your mind; gaining experience is actually quite difficult for players.
She shrugged. She could only start gathering more materials from tomorrow. Every bit of experience she gained would be helpful, and she would also try to get more fishing nets to catch fish.
Even if it's not your profession, you still have to grit your teeth and try your best, even with only 25% experience. Every little bit counts, and earning two or three hundred points a day isn't a problem.
Shen Dixin first made several fishing nets and specifically asked Lu Mingang to help her throw them down.
The giant mackerel he caught earlier was truly impressive. Later, Shen Dixin specifically asked him about it, and he said that the whole net of fish yielded a total of 16 experience points!
If those fish were caught by a fisherman, he must have over sixty years of experience.
In her previous life, her main profession was scavenger, and her secondary profession was astronomer. Due to the nature of her profession as a scavenger, she basically spent all her physical energy on her main profession and never had the energy to think about doing other jobs.
But Monster Hunter is different. You can earn a lot of experience in the one or two hours at dusk, and you don't even need to spend much stamina. This means that Monster Hunter will focus most of their energy on part-time jobs.
Thinking about it, Chen Dixin pondered whether she had discovered some kind of bug. If she put down dozens of fishing nets, wouldn't it level up every day?
As soon as the conclusion came out, Shen Dixin couldn't help but chuckle and shook his head.
She's become so stupid, could it be that she caught it from that guy today?
Her raft is only so big, and no matter how many fishing nets she puts in, there's still only so much space. How could she possibly catch fish no matter how many nets she puts in?
However, it is indeed a good way to increase profits by releasing more nets. Chen Dixin plans to release ten or eight nets first to test the limits of the raft.
Let's get started! We harvested so much rope today that we don't need to buy any more.
Shen Dixin simply turned 90% of the ropes in her house into fishing nets and surrounded them around the two of them on their raft. Fishing nets have always been in high demand, and if they are no longer needed, they can be hung up at a shop for recycling without causing any problems.
After finishing these tasks, Chen Dixin processed another batch of shop applications. On the way, a loud bang came from the sky and unexpectedly appeared at his doorstep.
A loud boom echoed from the sky: "Boss! I'm back again. This time I have three blue blueprint fragments and five green blueprint fragments. Do you want them?"
AAA Materials Wholesaler Lao Shen: Give it all to me, what do you want?
Sky has requested a lot of ship upgrade materials, and Shen Dixin gave him a little more than usual, as he is currently the only stable source of blueprints, so it's important to keep him on good terms.
However, there weren't many original blueprint fragments. Shen Dixin only managed to gather one green blueprint fragment, and was still missing two blueprint fragments.
After thinking it over, Shen Dixin chose the blueprint for turning iron plates into iron nails. Yes, iron nails and iron plates can actually be interchanged with blueprints. Apart from the fact that each conversion requires a blueprint, there are no middlemen making a profit.
One iron plate can be made into three iron nails. Currently, the value of three iron nails is higher than that of the iron plate. The value will gradually balance out as the demand for iron plates increases in the future.
Shen Dixin's purpose in selecting the nail blueprints was very clear: to become the middleman who made money!
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