Chapter 12
Su Xingyuan didn't know that this was the second time that two indigenous NPCs had passed by him.
He was sitting on the edge of the rooftop of a skyscraper, checking the reward he received for this action in the quiet sound of the wind.
First of all, the level. After killing the mutant insect swarm and the insect queen and coming out of the door, his level jumped over twelve levels in one fell swoop, and he had thirty more free attribute points.
He briefly reviewed the strategies and combat habits he had used in recent battles, and finally added the thirty free attributes to [Physical Strength], [Strength], and [Agility] respectively.
The data on the personal dashboard changes accordingly.
[Physical Strength: 33.7 (+1)]
[Strength: 35 (+1)]
[Agility: 38 (+1)]
——Going the assassin route might be a good direction.
When making choices, Su Xingyuan is never greedy. He will not try to have everything. He will just wait patiently and find the solution that suits him best.
However, the current direction is obviously uncertain, the use of magic has not yet been unlocked, and players have not yet specialized or changed jobs, so Su Xingyuan did not spend any more time on this.
He opened his backpack and checked the new items marked with little red dots.
[Insect Meat*47, Giant Spider Leg*1, Deteriorating Venom*1, Wooden Armor*1]
Su Xingyuan clicks to equip [Wooden Armor].
[Defense: 24 (+2)]
After equipping the equipment, Su Xingyuan looked at himself on his personal panel in silence for a moment, then clicked [Hide] on the new armor.
Otherwise, it would be too weird to wear normal clothes over the armor, and it would also affect his stealth.
However, apart from the appearance, the equipment in the game obviously will not affect the player's normal actions, otherwise just fighting in shoes with small pulleys would be enough for him to practice for a while.
Su Xingyuan remembered that this equipment was a reward from the mission log.
【log】
【★Hard-working leveling expert (completed)】
[Congratulations to the player for receiving the reward: wooden armor*1 (defense +2 after wearing)]
【★Before the Glory (Completed)】
[Congratulations to the player for winning the reward: Basic Skill - Reconnaissance]
[Skill: Detection]
[Description: You can view the attribute window of enemies whose concealment value is lower than the player's]
[Can be turned off automatically; does not consume intelligence]
Su Xingyuan seemed to be thinking about something.
Basic skills... there is the word "basic" in them. [Reconnaissance] and the corresponding [Concealment] are probably hidden values in the game. They cannot be enhanced by adding attribute points and have another set of calculation methods.
When the hidden value reaches a certain level, it will be strengthened and materialized as the player's basic skills through certain opportunities.
For example, the reward for this mission.
Su Xingyuan felt that his [Concealment] value should not be much different from [Reconnaissance], so he just needed to wait for the next opportunity, and he should be able to acquire the basic skills related to [Concealment].
No wonder he saw the insect mother's basic information before he had the chance to move it. It turned out that the hidden value had reached the standard.
In addition, when the player level reaches level ten, another thing is unlocked.
Su Xingyuan's eyes fell on the [Mall] on the main interface of the game.
The lock on top has been opened.
He looked at his gold coins and chose to complete the description of the monster in the [Monster Encyclopedia] first.
After the system made its judgment, it gave him a total reward of 300 gold.
Now he has a total of 2,300 gold.
Open the [Mall] at the origin of the star and browse the interface.
The [Mall] is divided into three sections: [Materials], [Equipment] and [Skills]. The products inside are almost endless, but most of them are in gray and unlocked states, and there are only a few that he can buy now.
In addition to buying, he can also sell items he already has.
Su Xingyuan scrolled the page back to the top and looked at the items he could buy. He roughly glanced at the prices and found that the cheapest one started at 150 gold, and the more expensive ones could go straight into six figures, not counting the items that had not been unlocked yet.
For example, [Assimilated Fish Tail] was priced at a high price of [89999].
According to the description, it seems that it can breathe underwater, carry additional skills, and has water proximity bonuses. The price is also related to its rarity.
After understanding the prices, he found what he wanted in the [Equipment] column.
[Weapon: Leaf Knife]
[Description: A knife with grooves, can be equipped with venom; can be equipped with hidden weapons; after equipping, strength +7, agility +1]
[——It’s just the sound of leaves rustling. 】
[Flash sale price: 2200 gold coins]
Su Xingyuan saw the three words "flash sale price": "..."
He was very suspicious that the game price was set based on the amount of money he had.
He clicked "Confirm Purchase" expressionlessly.
The next moment, a knife with a snow-white blade, a kingfisher-inlaid handle, and a length of one foot and three inches appeared in his hand.
Su Xingyuan held the hilt of the knife in his right hand, lifted it up, and looked at it carefully under the moonlight.
The blade reflects a light silver glow, carrying the beauty unique to cold weapons, cold and captivating.
The black-haired boy's green eyes curved and he exclaimed:
"it's beautiful."
This will not be his last knife, but it is the first knife he bought. It has a completely different meaning from the weapon given by the system.
This alone is enough to make Su Xingyuan love it.
Feeling positive emotions from it is also the meaning of Su Xingyuan playing games.
He smiled and said, "Although there is no specific connection..."
"Don't listen to the sound of leaves being blown by the wind. Why not just hum and walk slowly?"
"Let's call you... Ding Fengbo."
*
Despite its elegant new name, this knife is very suitable for an assassin.
Su Xingyuan did not see an obvious and specific place on the knife to load the venom, but when he put the venom bottle and the knife together, a pop-up window automatically popped up in front of him asking "Do you want to load?"
【Loading confirmation】
[Venom Loaded-Deterioration]
[Effect: Wound healing slows down and ulceration speeds up]
When Su Xingyuan looked at Ding Fengbo again, some green lines faintly appeared on the blade.
Very good, the beauty is doubled.
He tried the hidden weapon equipment again and found that any object could be used as a hidden weapon and equipped to Ding Fengbo.
So he suddenly had an idea and tried it with the things in his backpack, but when he tried out the combination of a short knife only one foot and three inches long and a glittering treasure chest, Su Xingyuan fell silent.
...Forget it, some hidden weapons are what people deserve.
He took off the overly sparkling "dark" weapon with an expressionless face.
Putting this aside for the moment, Su Xingyuan put the [ordinary machete] into his backpack and equipped [Ding Fengbo] instead.
His personal dashboard also changed accordingly.
[Nickname: Su Xingyuan]
[Level: lv.12]
[Physical Strength: 33.7 (+1)]
[Intelligence: 22]
[Strength: 35 (+7)]
[Agility: 38 (+2)]
[Defense: 24 (+2)]
Strength and agility values are close to 40.
The black-haired boy unconsciously licked his dry lips, his emerald eyes seemed to glow faintly in the darkness, like a large cat with a hunting instinct.
It's a common human problem that when something new comes along, we always want to try it out.
And now, he has a new knife.
.
Su Xingyuan opened the [Log] to check it out.
【★Hard-working leveling expert】
【→Please upgrade your level to lv.20! 】
[Reward: Workbench*1]
【★Scavenger】
【→Clear all dungeons in the map】
[Rewards: Lucky draw opportunity*1; Scavenger title*1]
Upgrading and sweeping can be classified as main quests.
And the branch line...
Su Xingyuan looked down.
【★Hostile eyes】
【→ Clear the red name of this map】
[Reward: 1000 EXP; 500 gold]
【★First friendship】
【→Add any NPC as a friend】
[Reward: 100 gold]
After reading through all the tasks, Su Xingyuan's gaze fell on the [Hostile Eyes] and narrowed his eyes.
Let’s use this task to test the knife.
The game is an open world with a high degree of freedom. The tasks only serve as a guide, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t do them. But since he could get rewards while testing his sword, he certainly wouldn't give up.
And in the entire city, the only Red Names who were hostile to him—or had murderous intentions—were the people from the Paishan Guild.
He changed into his original outfit, the black hooded coat, which had become torn and bloody from killing demonic creatures.
Under the cover of night, the black shadow nimbly climbed between the tall buildings without attracting anyone's attention, and soon arrived at the headquarters of the Paishan Guild.
At this moment, inside the guild headquarters, the president of Paishan Guild was getting angry.
"That was the guild's top echelon! The strongest force, and they were all killed. The Hunter Association even witnessed the scene... How on earth did you do that?!"
The burly man with faded blond hair angrily kicked the table beside him, and the wooden table and chairs broke into pieces in an instant.
In his furious state, he did not notice that outside the dark window, a pair of cat-like green eyes were observing him without any emotion.
【Name: Yue Dahai】
[Identity: Chairman of Paishan Guild]
[Grade: B-]
[Status: Hidden Injury]
After Yue Dahai lost his temper, he said bitterly: "If I wasn't still recovering from my injuries..."
He stopped talking and looked at the person in charge of this operation who was trembling with fear and dared not move: "Didn't you say that there are still two survivors in this operation?"
"Yes," the person in charge answered with his head down, trembling, "Two ordinary people in charge of logistics are still alive... One was injured and left soon after he came out, and the other one who was not injured... was taken away by the Hunter Association."
When he said this, he wanted to slap himself. How could he let the Hunter Association take the person away! Let’s not talk about the possibility of some crystal core treasures in the logistics department, the situation inside the gate cannot be handed over to others like this...
"Then go find another one." Yue Dahai said gloomily: "What's his name?"
He left without saying a word. He had a feeling that there must be something wrong with this person.
"Xin Yunting, his home is in the old city, and he has only one sister. He will be obedient."
"Very good, bring people now--"
Before he finished speaking, Yue Dahai's pupils suddenly shrank, and an unprecedented chill spread from his back to the top of his head, and a sharp feeling of death almost pierced him!
Relying on his years of combat experience, he threw himself to the side with all his strength, and only then did he narrowly avoid the bright snow-colored blade light!
He looked back, and the unstoppable knife light with a hint of green reflected in his retina, like a poisonous snake holding a dagger.
He roared, "If you come to kill me, come in an upright manner. How can you be called a gentleman if you attack me while I am in danger?"
The next second, his entire body swelled up, veins bulged, and blood vessels stood out. His already strong body became even bigger, and his head almost touched the ceiling. His red eyes looked angrily at the strange figure who suddenly attacked him.
The uninvited guest wore a wide hood and his black coat had a strong smell of blood, as if it had been soaked in blood.
He was currently sitting on top of a desk that was supported by only one leg, maintaining a delicate balance. He tilted his head slightly and said in a somewhat distressed tone, "But if this gets out of hand, I might end up in jail."
"But... being in jail in the game seems to be an interesting experience."
The ending tone is slightly upbeat, with a bit of childish liveliness.
But in the next second, the snow-white tip of the knife had already reached Yue Dahai's unsuspecting eyeball without hesitation.
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