Chapter 8: Moon Goddess Chain

  The name of this chapter should actually be called - Newbie Tutorial.

  It is said that the Moon God clan has existed since the early days of human reproduction, with the mission of protecting the divine moon world for generations. On every continent of the divine moon world, there will be a guardian god messenger from the gods, known as the Moon God Messenger. All are female and have extremely powerful powers. However, unless the continent is facing a catastrophic disaster or a life-or-death moment, the highest three goddesses of the gods will not take action. They will not interfere with wars between the same or different races either. The place we are in now is not part of the core continent, but a remote island scattered among countless small islands in the endless ocean. We people living here can never leave this place, and after you leave, you will never be able to come back. After your level reaches 10, come find me, and I'll send you to a continent called 'Oblivion'. The guardian moon goddess there is called the 'Goddess of Oblivion', and if you're lucky enough, maybe one day you can see her in person.

  Ling Chen: *silence*

  "This is some basic background information about the world of Shen Yue. If you want to learn more, you'll need to go explore it yourself. Let me tell you some common sense that's necessary for adventure. So, let's start with the basics. The four major attributes - Strength, Physique, Agility, and Spirit - as well as the two innate attributes - Luck and Wisdom - I'm sure the girls from the Spirit Tribe have already given you a detailed explanation, so I won't need to elaborate on those basic terms. Let me tell you about the rules for damage colors that appear during combat instead."

  "When dealing damage to a target, or being damaged by others, normally red damage numbers appear. If a critical hit is triggered, double damage will be dealt and yellow damage numbers will appear. If a penetration hit is triggered, the damage you deal will ignore defense and blue damage numbers will appear. When facing targets with high defense, triggering a penetration hit has a significant effect. If both a critical hit and a penetration hit are triggered at the same time, purple damage numbers will appear... Critical Penetration Hits can often turn the tide of an unfavorable battle in one blow. Additionally, there is also a very rare black damage number that only appears when an instant kill effect is triggered. However, this instant kill attribute, which defies heaven, basically never appears except for terrifying undead creatures."

  "Elemental resistance refers to the ability to resist corresponding elements. The resistance value represents the proportion of the corresponding element that can be resisted, for example, when the resistance is 50%, it can offset 50% of the damage caused by the corresponding element, and when the resistance is 100%, it can completely immunize against this element's damage, but this situation is basically impossible in humans. If the resistance exceeds 100%, such as reaching 125%, then the attack of the corresponding element not only cannot cause harm to itself, but also absorbs 25% of the damage and converts it into its own life force. In addition, if one's own attribute is restrained by a certain attribute, there may be negative resistance to that attribute. For example, if the fire attribute resistance is -50%, then when encountering fire attribute attacks, you will receive 150% damage, and if it is -100%, you will receive 200% damage. Attacking the target with a restrained attribute will have a doubled effect."

  The village head paused for a moment, took a few deep breaths, and continued: "As for the attribute aspect, are there any places you don't understand?"

  Ling Chen thought for a moment, shook his head, then raised his right hand and said: "Village Chief, what kind of equipment is this Moon God Chain?"

  The village chief smiled warmly: "This is exactly what I'm going to tell you next. The Moon God Chain was invented by the Moon God clan a long time ago, and it can give humans extra powerful strength. The Moon God Chain itself has no attributes, but it can be inlaid with energy crystals or energy beads, and the power of the crystal or bead is granted to the wearer. You see, your iron cuff has two holes, which are used for inlaying energy crystals or energy beads. Energy crystals are divided into five levels: primary, low-level, mid-level, high-level, and super-level, depending on their strength. Because this Moon God Chain's ability is too low, it can only be inlaid with mid-level power crystals at most, and no more than two. In the future, you will definitely see some higher-level Moon God Chains that can be embedded with more and higher-level energy crystals or even energy beads during your adventure journey. It is said that on the Forgotten Continent, there was a Moon God Chain with seven inlaid holes, but alas, I won't have the luck to see such a legendary artifact in my lifetime."

  "What is an Energy Pearl?" Ling Chen interrupted and asked.

  "The nature of the Energy Pearl is the same as that of the Energy Crystal, yet it transcends the Energy Crystal. It's not just a fragment like the Energy Crystal, but a complete entity. The grades of the Energy Pearl, from low to high, are divided into Xianling Pearl, Tianjue Stem, Shenyuan Pearl, and the legendary Santie Pearl that only exists in distant myths. The Energy Pearl is extremely precious, and it's an honor for a lifetime if an ordinary person can get one. However, even if you obtain an Energy Pearl, it's not something that can be used casually, because only Xianling or higher-level Moongod Chains have the qualification to embed the Energy Pearl. As for the ranking rules, the equipment in the Shén Yuè world, including the Moongod Chain from low to high, are distributed as follows: Cangbai Equipment, Steel Equipment, Qingtong Equipment, Baisi Equipment, Huangjin Equipment, Xianling Equipment, Tianjue Equipment, Shenyuan Equipment, and Santie Equipment. The stronger the equipment, the harder it is to appear. Tianjue and Shenyuan Equipment are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns in the Moongod world, while Santie Equipment is something that only exists in myths, perhaps only available in the hands of the God Clan or the Demon Clan."

  The village chief's voice paused for a moment, then continued: "So, let me teach you how to use the Moon God Chain. Now, I will give you a primary energy crystal chip, what you need to do is to inlay it on the Moon God Chain in your hand."

  When the village chief's voice fell, Ling Chen also heard a prompt sound in his ear: "Ding... you have received a random attribute primary energy crystal chip from the novice village chief 49554. Please embed it into the Moon God Chain."

  Ling Chen opened his backpack and found a small, exquisite red crystal inside. As he picked it up, Ling Chen was puzzled... This crystal, which was about the size of a thumb, how could it possibly fit into the small hole in the Moon God Chain?

  【Primary Strike Crystal】: Category: Energy Crystal, Grade: Primary, Attribute: Fire, Effect: Critical Hit Rate +2%.

  "Hehe, looks like you're quite lucky to have gotten the energy crystal that increases critical hit ability. Now, embed it into your Moon Goddess Chain. Just bring it close to the chain and it'll be done." The village elder said with a chuckle.

  An increase of 2% in critical hit rate is indeed a considerable attribute. The initial-level Power Crystal already has such an effect, so what about the higher levels... There are also more powerful gems than crystals...

  Ling Chen picked up the fiery red crystal and slowly inserted it into the empty hole on his iron cuff. As soon as they touched, a flash of fiery red light flashed by, and the prompt sound "Inlay successful" suddenly rang in his ears. The power crystal in his hand disappeared, and one of the two empty holes on the iron cuff was filled with a crimson crystal.

  Open your attribute bar, and your own critical hit rate attribute has already changed to 7%.

  "You've done well. Lower-level energy crystals and moon goddess chains can be purchased at the corresponding prop stores, but higher-level energy crystals and moon goddess chains, as well as energy beads, can only be obtained through other means, such as killing powerful monsters. I believe you will find even more powerful moon goddess chains and energy crystals on your future adventure journey, and who knows, maybe you'll even get precious energy beads. Also, remember that the same moon goddess chain cannot embed two identical effect crystals or beads, for example, if your current moon goddess chain already has an energy crystal that increases critical hit rate, then no matter how many empty slots are left on your moon goddess chain, you cannot load another energy crystal or bead with additional critical hit rate."

  "The method of using the Moon God's Chain should already be understood by you, now let me tell you about the skill rules in the Moon God's world," the village chief continued. "The most basic rule of skills is that you must understand, what I want to tell you is only the upgrade and advancement rules of skills. The greatest advantage of humans is that they have very high wisdom and great potential, as long as the potential is sufficient, it can bring out greater power from a skill. You are now an apprentice warrior, so you must own a primary 'Full Force Strike' skill, its level is LV1, and only need one skill point to upgrade to LV2, with more powerful force. Now, I will give you a skill point with the power given by the Moon God, please put it on your 'Full Force Strike'."

  The village chief finished speaking and waved his hands. Suddenly, a white light fell from the sky and landed on Ling Chen's body, flashing by in an instant.

  "Ding... You have obtained 1 skill potential point, please assign it to the 'Full Force Strike' skill."

  Ling Chen saw that his attribute panel had an additional attribute: Skill Potential Points: 1.

  Without hesitation, Ling Chen immediately allocated the newly acquired potential points to his only upgradable skill "Full Power Strike", and instantly, a white glow flashed on his body.

  "Ding... Your skill 'Full Force Strike' has successfully leveled up to LV2."

  【Full Force Strike】: Current Level: LV2, Max Level: LV5. Required Skill Points to upgrade to LV3: 5. Apprentice Warrior's primary apprentice skill, deals damage equal to 120% of a normal attack to the target in front with the equipped weapon, consumes 4 magic points, no skill cooldown time.

  After upgrading to Full Force Strike, the power increased by 120%, and even the cooldown time was reduced to 0. Only the magic consumption increased slightly by 1 point. With just one upgrade, there's such a huge improvement!