"System notification: Congratulations, you have killed the mutated black-bristled boar, gained 50 experience points, obtained 1 mutated black-bristled boar hide, and your merit points have increased by 2."
"System notification: Your cultivation technique - Soul Devouring has been successfully activated, granting you 1 point of Strength and 1 point of Agility."
"System notification: Congratulations, your level has increased to level 2, and you have gained 20 health points, 10 mana points, and 5 free attribute points."
"Phew, another upgrade!"
Wang Ming chuckled as he picked up the equipment from the ground and then began to take stock of his gains over the past period.
During this period, Wang Ming killed dozens of black-bristled boars and 8 mutated black-bristled boars, stealing a total of 12 attribute points.
Six of these 12 attribute points were stolen from the mutated black-bristled boar, and each successful theft resulted in 2 attribute points.
At this point, Wang Ming confirmed that when a normal monster successfully steals an attribute, he can only randomly steal 1 point, while an elite monster can randomly steal 2 points.
Furthermore, elite monsters have a higher chance of successfully stealing items than regular monsters.
In addition to attribute points, I also got more than 60 copper coins, and 5 pieces of equipment.
Among these 5 pieces of equipment, one is a 2-star weapon.
Fang Longsword
Location: Weapon
Type: Longsword
Grade: Unacceptable
Star rating: ★★
Attack: +5
Strength: +4
Durability: 70/70
Requirement Level: Level 1
Required Class: Blademaster
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This longsword comes with 5 points of attack and 4 points of strength, providing a total of 9 points of attack power. At this stage, it can be said to be a godsend for clearing new areas!
However, there was also a downside during this period: the few bottles of beginner health recovery potions that Wang Ming had previously purchased had all been used up.
"Hehe, don't worry, we'll sell the equipment later and then buy some more."
Wang Ming then added the 5 free attribute points from the upgrade reward to Strength and Stamina in a 3:2 ratio, and then looked at his character attributes.
Character Name: Seizing a Chance of Survival
Occupation: Chaos Fist Master (Apprentice)
Level: 2
Realm: Acquired Level 2
Health Points: 180
Mana: 80
Attack: 28
Defense: 14
Basic attributes:
Strength: 28
Agility: 6
Intelligence: 7
Spirit: 6
Stamina: 14
Free attribute points: 0
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"Haha, attack power 28, all attributes 61 points." Wang Ming laughed, feeling extremely powerful now.
After laughing, Wang Ming stopped fighting monsters and walked towards a patch of grass not far away.
Wang Ming is now level 2, which is higher than the level of the Black-bristled Boar. The experience points he can gain have decreased significantly, and more importantly, the Soul Devouring ability can no longer be triggered.
Therefore, Wang Ming stopped killing the black-bristled boars.
The reason they didn't leave was because the Black-bristled Boar's territory contained quest items—Seven-Star Grass and Iron Ore.
Wang Ming had discovered Seven Star Grass and iron ore when he was searching for the mutated black-bristled boar, but he was too busy killing monsters to pay attention to them at the time.
Arriving at the edge of the grass, Wang Ming looked at the meadow before him.
Before Wang Ming, small grasses shaped like seven-pointed stars swayed in the wind, and above them flashed a shovel symbol.
Wang Ming took out a shovel and dug up the seven-star grass from the ground one by one.
"System notification: Congratulations, you have obtained a first-grade spiritual herb - Seven Star Grass."
"System notification: Congratulations, you have obtained a first-grade spiritual herb - Seven Star Grass."
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"System notification: Your task collection (F level) has been completed. You can go to the pharmacy to submit the task."
"It's done." Wang Ming put away the shovel and then walked towards the location of the iron mine.
Like the Seven Star Grass, these iron ores also displayed a flashing iron hoe icon above their heads when Wang Ming approached, indicating that they were ready to be harvested.
The difference was that the quantity of iron ore here was too small. After Wang Ming collected 6 pieces, the iron ore suddenly exploded into a pile of gray stones and disappeared.
So Wang Ming moved again, heading towards another iron ore deposit.
Twenty minutes later, Wang Ming finally finished his task of mining iron ore.
"Phew, mining iron ore is quite tiring." Wang Ming wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued walking towards the beginner village.
Wang Ming walked around, stopping frequently, and it took him an hour to finally return to the starting village.
"Sister Li, I'm here to submit the mission." After saying that, Wang Ming handed the Seven Star Grass to Widow Li.
"Oh, okay, let me see."
"Yes, it's Seven Star Grass. This is your reward."
"System notification: Congratulations on completing the task of gathering (F). You have gained 200 experience points, 20 copper coins, 15 beginner health potions, and 15 beginner mana potions."
"15 bottles of life-restoring potions, that's 150 copper coins, not bad."
"Sister Li, see you later~" After completing the task, Wang Ming did not linger and went directly to Wang the blacksmith to submit the task.
"System notification: Congratulations on completing the task of mining iron ore (F), you have gained 200 experience points and a beginner's ring."
Beginner's Ring
Location: Jewelry
Type: Ring
Grade: Unacceptable
Star rating: ★
Attack: +1
Durability: 50/50
Requirement Level: 0
Required occupations: General
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"Damn it, this blacksmith Wang won't even give me a single copper coin! He's such a cheapskate! And this beginner's ring, I'll just destroy it!"
After completing all the quests, Wang Ming arrived at the plaza near the mountain side of the starting village. This was a gathering place for adventurers, where players could set up stalls to sell items.
It has been more than 10 hours since the launch of the Yuanyu server, and there are already quite a few players setting up stalls here.
"Accountant Tong, I want to set up a stall." Wang Ming walked up to the NPC and stated his purpose directly.
"Good, young hero. You only need to pay 10 copper coins to choose an empty stall and set up your stall for 1 hour."
"If you cancel your stall in one hour, or if you choose to do so earlier, the stall rental will end. Of course, you may also choose to renew the rental."
Ten copper coins isn't expensive.
"Alright, Accountant Tong, here are 10 copper coins."
Okay~
"System notification: You have obtained a stall rental token. You can go to the beginner village square to start setting up a stall."
A system notification sounded, and at the same time, a stall rental token appeared in Wang Ming's backpack.
After renting the stall, Wang Ming didn't rush to set up his stall.
Since Wang Ming didn't know how to sell his equipment, he browsed other players' stalls to check their prices.
Wang Ming looked around and found that the equipment these people were selling was mostly 1-star equipment, with level 1 equipment being the most common and level 2 equipment being very rare.
Among these items, armor is the most numerous, while jewelry and weapons are few and far between.
Besides the equipment, Wang Ming also discovered that the players here were generally level 1 or 2, and he only found two level 3 players.
Wang Ming now had a clear idea of what to do, so he found an empty stall, took out the stall rental token, and inserted it into the stall's slot.
The stall name in front of me changed from "vacant" to "stall that's fighting for a chance to survive," and a 1-hour countdown appeared after the stall name.
"The design of this stall is actually quite impressive."
Wang Ming felt curious and then placed the equipment he had obtained that day one by one on the stall in front of him.
Level 1, 1-star armor is set to cost 30 copper coins.
Level 1, 1-star jewelry is set to cost 50 copper coins.
The 2-star Fang Bracelet is set to 3 silver coins.
The 2-star Fang Longsword costs 10 silver coins!
Then Wang Ming added the words "Selling 2-star longswords and bracelets" to his stall, and closed his eyes to rest.
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