A series of three server-wide announcements informed online players that a player named Zhan Tianxia had taken down a level 10 boss.
Li Wu glanced at his experience bar and realized he was still 800 experience points away from reaching level 5. Tears of envy welled up at the corners of his mouth.
A level 10 boss! Who knows how much good stuff it would drop, and being the first server kill, the drop rate buff must be stacked to the max. Isn't this a goldmine?
I wonder what level of equipment the level 10 boss would drop. The level 5 boss dropped a level 6 gold weapon; could the level 10 boss drop a level 11 weapon or even platinum equipment?
No one has entered the main city yet, and the highest level is only 10. Isn't this just a case of looking at plums to quench thirst?
Despite his envy, Li Wu kept his hands busy, slashing at the Mad Sheep with his sword.
Someone has already taken down a level 10 boss, so why hasn't anyone entered the main city yet?
Isn't the level cap in the Beginner Village supposed to be level 10?
Could it be that a specific quest needs to be completed?
Still far from level 10, Li Wu couldn't be bothered to check the forums. After killing several Mad Sheep, he finally reached level 5.
"Ding, congratulations on reaching level 5. You've learned the general skill Power Strike and the general skill Ice Arrow."
Power Strike: Strike the target's head forcefully, dealing 150% damage and stunning for 1.5 seconds. (Note: General skill for beginners, will be adjusted after job change.)
Ice Arrow: Deals 130% spell damage to the target and reduces their movement speed by 30% for 2 seconds, with a cooldown time of 3 seconds. (Note: General skill for beginners, will be adjusted after job change.)
Reaching level 5 and learning two new skills, Li Wu immediately took Spicy Rabbit back to the village.
There were exactly four pieces of level 5 silver equipment in the warehouse suitable for him, along with a level 5 silver magic ring, which Li Wu casually handed to Spicy Rabbit. Although the little girl was still a bit short of experience to reach level 5, she was close.
He originally intended to sell it cheaply to Spicy Rabbit, but the little girl was so obedient, following his every command, that he couldn't bring himself to say it. Besides, a piece of level 5 silver equipment was less than 200 bucks, so he treated it as buying her an extra-large serving of Hot Spicy Soup.
"Tuan Bro actually gave me a ring. Could it be that kind of intention? But Tuan Bro already has kids, what... what should I do?" Spicy Rabbit tightly clutched the shiny silver ring, her little face slightly flushed, and her twin ponytails bounced up and down with her mood.
Li Wu also bought a few pieces of level 5 silver equipment from the Auction House, spending over 1 gold, and his heart ached as he turned to Spicy Rabbit and said:
"Rabbit, let's be clear about money matters even among friends, otherwise, the relationship won't last. So, for the sake of our friendship, I'll just charge you 15 silver for that silver ring."
"Huh?" Spicy Rabbit, looking bewildered, traded 15 silver to Li Wu, vaguely hearing the sound of something breaking inside her.
With the 15 silver back, Li Wu's expression improved significantly.
Even though level 5 is still considered a low level, damn it, weapons are still valuable. A level 5 silver weapon sold for 39 silver; how can ordinary people afford this?
My precious one's favorite big doll is only 188!
After spending a fortune to get the level 5 silver set, Li Wu's attributes skyrocketed.
Name: Li Wu
Level: 5
Health: 780
Physical Attack: 238
Defense: 90
(I won't write out the temporarily unimportant attribute data to pad the word count.)
Even with 20 free attribute points unallocated, his health reached 780, and his attack power hit 238, just a bit shy of joining the Silver Wolf King gold farming group from the other day.
With this kind of attack power, Li Wu felt an instant surge of confidence and headed straight for the level 6 monster area with Spicy Rabbit.
The level 6 monster area south of the village was the Bloodfang Territory, but strangely, there were very few players farming there.
Logically, level 6 monsters should be in high demand right now, as most players are busy with their livelihoods and only have a mandatory 6 hours of online time per day. Most are around level six or seven, just right for farming level 6 monsters.
Li Wu could already imagine the bustling scene of crowds and fireworks, but what was going on now?
With doubts in mind, Li Wu tossed a True Sight at a monster that looked like a gray wolf but had two extra protruding fangs.
[Bloodfang Beast]
Level: 6
Health: 1680
Attack: 150
Defense: 68
Skill: Bloodthirst: Normal attacks have a 30% chance to absorb 100 health from the opponent and restore 100 health to itself.
Li Wu frowned slightly at the Bloodfang Beast's attributes.
With 1680 health and 68 defense, it was indeed a bit tough to handle. However, with two new skills at level 5, even though Ice Arrow wasn't very useful to him, Power Strike was quite practical, allowing him to land two sword strikes during the 1.5-second stun.
Moreover, after equipping the level 5 silver set, his defense reached 90, meaning the Bloodfang Beast could only deal 60 damage per hit, which was less than 10% of his total health of 780. The pain should be bearable.
Why were there so few people here?
Despite his confusion, Li Wu signaled Spicy Rabbit to start attacking the monsters.
Level 6 monsters were aggressive, so Li Wu didn't dare charge in directly, fearing he might attract other Bloodfang Beasts, so he let Spicy Rabbit take the lead.
With the stun skill, Li Wu wasn't worried about Spicy Rabbit getting attacked.
-347
Even though the little girl hadn't reached level 5 yet, her damage was still frighteningly high, instantly attracting the Bloodfang Beast's aggro.
The Bloodfang Beast was fast, darting toward Spicy Rabbit in an instant.
Li Wu quickly stepped forward to meet the Bloodfang Beast, delivering a Power Strike.
-255 (Stun)
-6 (Slash Damage)
Taking advantage of the Bloodfang Beast's stun, Li Wu followed up with two normal sword strikes.
-170 (-6 Slash Damage)
-170 (-6 Slash Damage)
The Bloodfang Beast's stun ended, and its aggro locked onto Li Wu, biting fiercely into his raised arm.
-60
The 60 damage was less than 10% of Li Wu's health, and the pain was bearable. Li Wu swiftly delivered a Power Strike to the Bloodfang Beast.
-255 (+6 Slash Damage)
Li Wu intended to follow up with another strike during the brief interruption from Power Strike, but he didn't expect the Bloodfang Beast's attack speed to be much faster than the previous monsters. As he swung a normal attack, it retaliated with a claw swipe.
-170 (+6 Slash Damage)
-60
At this point, both of Li Wu's melee skills were on cooldown, so he could only trade blows with the Bloodfang Beast.
-170 (+6 Slash Damage)
-60
-347
Spicy Rabbit's second Fireball arrived just in time, taking another 347 health from the Bloodfang Beast, leaving it with only 21 health remaining.
Li Wu was about to finish off the Bloodfang Beast with a sword strike, but unexpectedly, the Bloodfang Beast bit into his arm first, its two protruding fangs sinking deep into Li Wu's flesh.
-160 (Lifesteal 100)
"Damn it!"
The intense pain from his arm made Li Wu involuntarily curse.
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