Lu Chen was browsing the official website when he fell asleep, only waking up when he felt someone poking him.

Groggily opening his eyes, Lu Chen remembered he had dozed off.

The two pages he had open showed that Wind Chime Fairy had already ended her stream at some point, and the official website was still on the guild list.

"What time is it now..." Lu Chen closed the webpage and refocused on the game.

The game's time was synchronized with reality, but it was already daytime.

The game time showed it was 7:30 AM...

"Damn, I slept through the whole night!" Lu Chen exclaimed, realizing he must have been exhausted from leveling up the previous day.

The ones poking him were Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi. The three gnolls surrounded Lu Chen, occasionally poking him with their claws.

"Stop poking, I'm awake!" Lu Chen frowned, "Why did you wake me up so late? Weren't you supposed to keep an eye on Zakas?"

Looking down the slope, Lu Chen saw a massive gnoll strutting around confidently.

After such a long time, Zakas must have respawned.

Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi finally stopped, though they seemed a bit aggrieved.

Lu Chen thought for a moment, maybe they had tried to wake him, but he didn't respond. He checked his system information.

[7:00:01, your subordinates attempted to wake you.]

[7:00:02, your subordinates attempted to wake you.]

[7:00:03, your subordinates attempted to wake you.]

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"Respawned at 7 AM?"

Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi nodded simultaneously.

"Huh? No way, I killed it around 11 PM last night, and it takes 8 hours to respawn! That's way too long."

But since it had respawned, Lu Chen wasn't going to miss the opportunity. He stretched lazily.

Unexpectedly, he had slept through the night in the game... Fortunately, his energy was fully restored.

"Alright, let me gear up first, then we'll take down Zakas and freshen up." Lu Chen spent 150 reputation points to buy two equipment slots.

He knew he would need them eventually, so he wasn't too concerned about the cost.

He donned his shoulder guard and vest, swapping his gnoll club for the cragbreaker.

He opened his personal panel.

What he saw left Lu Chen stunned.

[Character Bound: Lu Chen]

[Character: Exceptionally Strong, Exceptionally Agile, Exceptionally Burly Gnoll]

[Quality (2-Star Perfect): Base Strength, Agility, Physique increased by 100%]

[Level: 8 (Level Up Progress: 26101/50000)]

[Physical Strength: Strength: 30 (24+6) Agility: 32 (24+8) Physique: 30 (24+6)]

[Attack Power: Physical Attack 53-59]

[Defense Power: Physical Defense 27 (12+15)]

[Health: 1060 (830+230)]

[Talent "Inferior Werewolf Bloodline" (Tier-2): Normal attacks have a chance to critically hit, 14% for double damage.]

[Talent Evolution Shard: 0/80 (Tier-3 Shard)]

[Quality Evolution Points: 0/80 (3-Star Evolution Points)]

[Monster Reputation: 38]

[Legion Recruitment Order (Three People): 38/2000]

"When did I level up to 8? No, I'm almost at 9!" Lu Chen exclaimed in shock.

"Could it be... you guys?"

Lu Chen looked at the three gnolls beside him.

He had slept for eight hours, and without his instructions, Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi hadn't stopped grinding, gaining 56,000 experience points overnight!

They didn't seem to tire; they would rest when their health dropped to 40%, then continue grinding... In one night, they gained 56,000 experience!

On average, they earned 7,000 experience per hour, even more efficient than Lu Chen!

"Damn! You guys are amazing!" Lu Chen looked at the three big goofs excitedly. They might be a bit silly, but now Lu Chen found them utterly adorable!

Relentless, emotionless grinding machines!

Now, Lu Chen's stats were far superior to when he was level 7. Leveling up was one thing, but the three pieces of equipment also provided significant attribute boosts.

"Ha, Zakas is no match for me now!" Lu Chen was brimming with confidence, "Erzi, Sanzi, Sizi, let's go, time to grind!"

This time, Lu Chen took the lead, letting Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi focus on dealing damage. When his health dropped to around 400, he switched to Erzi as the tank, then Sanzi, and finally Sizi.

[Killed Gnoll Commander Quinn Zakas (Level 8 Elite), captured 360 points of Ambient Spiritual Qi.]

[Obtained 3 Tier-3 Talent Shards, gained 3 3-Star Evolution Points.]

Another 6 epic materials!

[Ding...]

The exciting moment arrived, and Lu Chen held his breath, silently chanting, "Cragbreaker, Cragbreaker, Cragbreaker!"

[Obtained item "Leather Shoulder Guard" (Level 5 White)]

[Obtained item "Worn Gnoll Club" (Level 1 Gray)]

[Obtained item "Cragbreaker Great Club" (Level 5 Green)]

"It dropped! I'm rich!" Lu Chen's eyes were glued to the club, and seeing the green text, he was instantly energized.

After finishing off Zakas, Lu Chen eagerly led Erzi, Sanzi, and Sizi back to the hill. He needed to sell the equipment quickly before it depreciated.

"16 clubs, one shoulder guard, one cragbreaker." Lu Chen was tallying his loot when he thought of something and looked at the three goofs, "By the way, didn't you guys get any equipment?"

The three goofs remained silent.

Lu Chen had to check their bags himself.

Seeing their bags, Lu Chen was shocked.

This morning, Lu Chen had been shocked several times, and it was taking a toll on his heart.

Erzi had 6 clubs, Sanzi had 7, and Sizi had 7!

A total of 20 clubs!

"Damn, you guys... you're ruthless!"

In eight hours, they gained 56,000 experience, roughly 700 monsters, and acquired 20 pieces of equipment!

Of course, the high drop rate was mainly because there were many special monsters here. In one run, there were about 20 special monsters, which boosted the drop rate.

Lu Chen realized he couldn't escape that most dreadful law.

He had been reluctant to recruit these three goofs initially, but after one night, he just wanted to shout two words.

"Truly amazing!"

With 20 more clubs, Lu Chen's workload doubled.

He first checked the 20 clubs, grouping 3 small epics with his original 3, then logged into the official website.

Lu Chen first checked the trading platform, where there were still a few outrageously priced gnoll clubs, likely sellers fishing for a buyer, hoping some rich player would bite.

Judging by the transaction records, club prices had slightly dropped, generally listed around 280, and at least at that price, they could be quickly snapped up.

"33 clubs, all at 280."

"Normal clubs have dropped in price, and these small epics aren't as valuable as before. Six epics, throw them into the auction zone, 2 Strength, 1 Agility, 1 Physique can be listed for 1200 for an instant buy, others should sell for seven or eight hundred... This one's the worst, all Agility, damn, buddy, you successfully avoided all the attributes that could increase the price... This one's 450 for an instant buy, the attributes are too mediocre, just a bit more attack."

"Level 5 shoulder guard, 8 defense, 110 health, very good attributes, and it's white gear, even as armor, the price can't be low, auction zone, 700 starting bid, 1500 instant buy."

After dealing with these items, only one remained.

"Cragbreaker! How much should I sell it for?" Lu Chen was a bit at a loss.