Chapter 9: Buck-toothed Rabbit
"Very good, your skill has been successfully upgraded. If you have enough skill potential points, you can upgrade it to a higher level. When a skill reaches the highest level, if your wisdom is sufficient, it is very likely that you will gain a more powerful 'advanced skill'. However, acquiring skill potential points is extremely difficult. Whether leveling up or hunting ordinary monsters, you cannot acquire skill potential points, and they can only be obtained by completing special tasks and killing powerful monsters.
Monsters can be divided into ordinary monsters, one-star elites, two-star elites, three-star elites, and above them are the powerful lord monsters. Above the lords are the extremely rare and almost invincible Xianling beasts, Tianjue beasts, Shenyuan beasts, and Shengmie beasts.
Killing a one-star elite monster independently can earn you corresponding-level skill potential points. For example, killing a level 1 one-star elite monster earns you 1 skill potential point, while killing a level 3 one-star elite earns you 3 skill potential points. Killing a two-star elite earns you its level x2 skill potential points, and killing a three-star elite earns you its level x3 skill potential points.
Killing a lord BOSS earns you its level x10 skill potential points. If you have the ability to kill a Xianling beast, you earn its level x100 skill potential points, while killing a Tianjue beast earns you its level x1000 skill potential points, and so on...
If it's a team effort that kills the monster, then the team members will evenly distribute the acquired skill potential points."
Blah blah blah, finally finished explaining the skill upgrade system. In the early stages of the game, most players want to level up as quickly as possible to get ahead of other players and not many people have the patience to listen carefully to the village chief's super long new player tutorial.
But Ling Chen quietly listened, not missing a single word. The skill potential points can only be obtained by killing elite and above monsters, which is indeed too harsh. At the same time, this will also inevitably lead to... originally being snatched up by various players, the elites and BOSS monsters in "Shen Yue" will be even more fiercely contested. High-level monsters represent high-level equipment, but what's more important than equipment is skills! It can be foreseen that areas where high-level BOSSes are easily spawned will inevitably be fought over by players to the death.
The village chief cleared his throat and said, "Young man, it's rare for you to listen so quietly to me talking so much. Nowadays, young people like you who are so patient are already very good. Come, take this, it should be helpful on your adventure journey."
"Ding... You have successfully completed the quest 'Village Chief's Teachings'. Energy Crystal and Skill Potential Points rewards have been granted. 5 bottles of Red Potion obtained. As you listened to the village chief's words completely, an additional reward 'Exploration Scroll' has been given."
Huh? Is there an additional reward?
After patiently listening to the novice tutorial, there was even an additional reward... and it was actually a scroll! To think that scrolls are much rarer than equipment drops. Ling Chen's eyes widened as if he had seen a giant pie slowly falling from the sky.
When I opened my backpack, there were indeed two more things inside.
[Red Potion]: The lowest level of life recovery medicine. After consumption, it recovers 100 HP and has a cooldown time of 5 seconds.
【Monster Knowledge Scroll】: A scroll with monster knowledge ability. After use, it can provide detailed information about monsters no higher than 30 levels below the user's level.
It was just a scroll with information about the mysterious creature. Ling Chen withdrew his attention and politely said to the village chief: "Thank you, Village Chief, is there anything else I can help with?"
"Yes." The village chief nodded, then said with a worried expression: "Recently, a group of somewhat strange rabbits appeared on the outskirts of the village. They have very sharp teeth and often make aggressive moves towards people. Can you help me eliminate those rabbits and bring back their teeth?"
"Ding... You have triggered the task 'Village Chief's Commission'. Task content: Collect 10 teeth of the Rabbit and hand them over to the Village Chief. Task attributes: Ordinary, no deadline. Task reward: Experience 100, Silver Coin 1. Do you accept?"
"Accept." Ling Chen directly chose to accept.
The village chief nodded in satisfaction: "So, I'll wait for your good news here. By the way, before that, you'd better go to the prop shop and the blacksmith's shop to take a look. The old Wang of the prop shop and the old Tie of the blacksmith's shop should have some things that need your help. Oh, there's one thing that must be noted: that house, don't get close to it."
The village chief stretched out his hand and pointed to the back. Along the direction of the village chief's finger, Ling Chen saw a dilapidated thatched hut, which was located in the most inconspicuous position in the village and was also the dirtiest house. Ling Chen withdrew his gaze and showed a questioning expression.
"There lives a terrible madman inside. He has been mentally unstable since the day I saw him. Fortunately, he usually stays in his house and doesn't want to come out. If you see him coming out someday, don't get close to him." The village chief said with a serious face.
"Alright, thank you, Village Chief."
After bidding farewell to the village chief, Ling Chen ran quickly all the way to the center of the village and entered a prop shop. Then he first took a look at the various props on sale here:
[Red Potion]: …… Price: 1 Copper Coin.
Orange Potion; Low-grade life recovery medicine. Restores 200 HP after consumption, cooldown time is 5 seconds. Selling price: 3 copper coins.
[Yellow Potion]; Low-grade life recovery medicine, recovers 400 HP after consumption, cooldown time 5 seconds. Selling price: 1 silver coin.
【Blue Potion】: Low-grade magic recovery potion. Restores 100 magic after consumption. Cooldown time: 5 seconds. Selling price: 2 copper coins.
In the world of Shen Yue, 1 gold coin = 10 silver coins = 100 copper coins. The prices of these restorative potions also fluctuate greatly with their enhanced recovery abilities. And these are still barely affordable for players, but the following items are a large pile of things that ordinary players can't afford...
Primary Power Crystal: Category: Energy Crystal, Grade: Primary, Attribute: Fire, Effect: Physical Attack +3%. Selling Price: 20 Gold Coins.
Primary Magic Crystal: Category: Energy Crystal, Grade: Primary, Attribute: Water, Effect: Magic Attack Power +3%. Selling Price: 20 Gold Coins.
Primary Life Crystal: Category: Energy Crystal, Grade: Primary, Attribute: Water, Effect: Life +3%. Selling Price: 20 Gold Coins.
Novice's Evasion Crystal: ……
Beginner's Shattering Crystal: ……
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As the village chief said, the prop shop sells some low-grade energy crystals, but even the most basic crystal is sold for 20 gold coins. 20 gold coins, for players in the early stages of the game, are absolutely astronomical figures. The most basic crystal is sold at such a price, and the higher-level ones will be even more expensive.
With a calm and composed demeanor, Ling Chen spoke to the proprietor of the Taoist shop who was yawning: "Hello Boss Wang, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Oh, hello there, brave warrior from another world." The shopkeeper responded somewhat absent-mindedly: "Actually, I do have a favor to ask of you. Just the other day, when I went to gather herbs in the thicket forest, I was attacked by a group of wild boars and had to flee in a hurry, leaving behind an important ring. Alas, I don't expect to recover that ring, but my anger towards those wild boars cannot be extinguished. Brave warrior from another world, can you help me eliminate 30 mountain wild boars and lift this burden off my mind?"
"Ding... You have triggered the quest 'Wang Ji's Commission'. Quest details: Eliminate 30 wild boars in the mountain forest. Quest attributes: Ordinary, no time limit. Rewards: 500 experience points, 2 silver coins, 10 orange potions, and 10 blue potions. Do you accept?"
"Agreed."
"Alright... however, the wild boars in the mountains are level 5 monsters. With your current abilities, you can't even threaten them. You should focus on improving your strength. I'll be waiting for your good news." Boss Wang said, and then lazily closed his eyes again.
After leaving the tool shop, Ling Chen came to the blacksmith's shop again. First, he quickly scanned the whiteboard equipment sold here, and then said to the old blacksmith who was busy casting: "Hello Iron Master, is there anything I can help you with?"
The old blacksmith stopped his ironwork, wiped the hot sweat from his face and said with a smile: "Hello, brave warrior from another world. I do have something that needs your help. Recently my casting materials are almost used up. Can you help me collect 100 wolf fangs? The wolf's teeth are sharp and hard, and when melted into steel, they can be cast into sharp weapons."
"Ding... You have triggered the quest 'Blacksmith's Commission'. Quest details: Bring back 100 wolf fangs to Old Iron at the Blacksmith's Shop. Quest properties: Normal, No time limit. Quest rewards: 1000 experience, 3 silver coins, and a level 5 steel shortsword. Do you accept?"
"Agreed."
"The ferocious wolf is on the cliff of Ferocious Wolf Cliff in the eastern suburbs of Newbie Village. Below the cliff is an endless abyss, which is a very dangerous place. When you arrive there, be sure to stay away from the edge and never fall down. Moreover, the ferocious wolf is a level 5 monster, with your current abilities, you can't threaten them yet, so work hard on improving your strength! I'm waiting for your good news." Old Blacksmith said, turning his body around, continuing to hammer iron.
After circling around the newbie village for a while, I only received these three tasks, two of which require facing level 5 monsters, clearly not something ordinary players can handle at this point. Ling Chen circled around the newbie village again and except for that small grass hut that the village elder warned against approaching, he had explored every nook and cranny before charging out into the wilderness with his newbie sword in hand.
As soon as you leave the novice village, it's a vast expanse of fields. At a glance, the line of sight is filled with dense crowds of people, occasionally seeing a few rabbits appearing in the crowd, but they will be instantly eliminated by players rushing up, leaving only a few rabbit hairs behind.
At Ling Xun's feet, a white rabbit suddenly appeared and started shaking its head and looking around at the world.
【Rabbit with Big Teeth】: Category: Beast. Level: 1, HP: 50, A rabbit with very large and sharp teeth. When the rabbit is anxious, it will also bite people, and being bitten by it is quite painful.
Under the Insight skill, Ling Chen obtained the most basic information about this buck-toothed rabbit. Just as he was about to raise his new sword, a large number of arrows and elemental bullets flew in from afar, all hitting the poor rabbit, and in an instant, only a pile of rabbit fur remained before Ling Chen's eyes.
