Insufficient balance

  There was a big mistake in the last chapter, it was sapphire ring at first, but somehow it became amethyst later... So, let's just make it amethyst then o(╯□╰)o

  Illusion... it must be an illusion!

  Holding this small red fruit, Ling Chen even raised his hand to rub his eyes... Right! It's not 1 point, it's not 10 points, but a permanent addition of 100 life points... It's a permanent addition!

  Permanently increase 100 points of life, this attribute is exciting to the point of vomiting blood in the mid-term of the game. In the novice village stage, such an item is simply a reversal of heaven and earth, allowing a person's overall strength to instantly pull away from other players by a whole street. And yet, just such an item actually appeared in front of Ling Chen......and already belonged to him.

  Forcing himself to suppress the urge to swallow the crimson fruit in one gulp, Ling Chen grasped it firmly in his palm... Indeed, good people reap good rewards, and it was a good thing he hadn't been greedy and kept the purple crystal ring for himself. Although both added 100 points of life, there was a huge difference between an accessory adding it and having it permanently attached to oneself.

  "Thank you, Boss Wang, I think it will be of great help to me." Ling Chen said, suppressing his excitement.

  "Hehe, that's good." Boss Wang smiled and said: "It's rare to meet a young man as kind as you. I think I should bring out my most proud works of these years for you to see. You have the qualification to buy them."

  The boss Wang said, took a glass cabinet from behind himself and placed it in front of Ling Chen, which was filled with small bottles of various colors. At the edge of the position, there was a blue pendant.

  "Ding... You have unlocked the hidden event 'Hidden Items in the Prop Shop'. You can now purchase corresponding hidden props from Wang Ji, the prop shop owner."

  "Hidden goods?" Ling Chen took a step forward and looked at those colorful bottles and jars.

  【Wang Jie's Special Potion】: After use, physical attack power +20, lasts for 1 hour, effect cannot be stacked. Price: 10 gold coins, a total of 10 bottles can be purchased.

  【Wang Jie's Special Magic Potion】: After use, magic attack power +20, lasts for 1 hour, effect cannot be stacked. Price: 10 gold coins, maximum purchase of 10 bottles.

  【Wang Jite's Accuracy Potion】: Increases hit rate by 20 after use, lasts for 1 hour, effect cannot be stacked. Price: 20 gold coins, maximum purchase of 10 bottles.

  【Wang Jie's Special Speed Potion】: After use, movement speed +20%, lasts for 1 hour, effect cannot be stacked. Price: 20 gold coins, maximum purchase of 10 bottles.

  【Wang Jite's Life Potion】: After use, life value +200, lasts for 1 hour, effect cannot be stacked. Selling price: 10 gold coins, maximum purchase of 10 bottles.

  Blessed Sapphire Necklace: Category: Necklace, Grade: None. Wearing Requirements: None. Originally an ordinary sapphire necklace, it later merged with the blessing power of one of the three goddesses of the Moon God tribe, the Goddess of Fate. When worn, it allows for a single resurrection at full status upon death, after which the necklace will shatter completely and cannot be reused. Price: 2000 gold coins.

  Ling Chen: *silence*

  No wonder it's a hidden prop, the effects of these special potions are one more shocking than the other. In the novice village stage, a player can easily crush ordinary players of the same level by drinking a bottle casually. The blue sapphire necklace even has the effect of instant resurrection.

  Although powerful... the prices are frightening. Strength, magic, and life potions cost 10 gold coins each, while accuracy and speed potions cost 20 gold coins... it's gold coins!! In a time when currency exchange is not yet available, one gold coin is a huge fortune. Ling Chen rummaged through his backpack... he had a total of three gold coins and seven silver coins, which was still accumulated without buying any potions. Yet, he couldn't afford to buy even one hidden potion. Moreover, having three gold coins would make him a wealthy player, ordinary players wouldn't have enough money for potions, let alone savings.

  As for that sapphire necklace... forget it, at the rate of saving money in Newbie Village, I estimate it'll take until next year to afford it.

  Looking at Ling Chen's gloomy expression, Wang Ji naturally knew what he was thinking and said with a smile: "I know that the price of these things is indeed a bit expensive, but they are all my proud works in recent years. The effect is absolutely unquestionable. Compared to its effect, this price is not high at all. If you can't afford it for the time being, it's okay to buy it. My original intention for making these potions was also to help a kind and powerful warrior. There is a place called Evil Wolf Cliff in the east of the new village, where ferocious evil wolves are roaming around, often attacking humans. My young son was once bitten by them, and if he wasn't lucky, he would have been killed by the wolves. Young warrior, if you can hunt down 1,000 evil wolves there and bring back their teeth, I will give you one bottle of each of these potions."

  "Ding... You have triggered the task 'Wang Ji's Commission ②'. Task properties: Hidden, Task deadline: Three days. Task content: Within three days, go to Evil Wolf Cliff and hunt down 1000 evil wolves, and bring back 1000 wolf fangs. Task reward: Wang Ji's special power potion, magic potion, accuracy potion, speed potion, life potion, each one bottle. Do you accept?"

  "Alright, no problem." Without hesitation, Ling Chen directly chose to accept. This was the first hidden task that Ling Chen had accepted, and the requirements of the hidden task were indeed not comparable to ordinary tasks - it required hunting a total of 1,000 fifth-level monsters. But five bottles of special medicine water, with a total value of 70 gold coins! Only an idiot would not accept. Moreover, the previous task he had accepted at the blacksmith's shop was also collecting wolf teeth, so he might as well do them together.

  "By the way, my little son goes to collect medicinal herbs near Wolf's Gorge every afternoon. If you run into him, tell him to come back early. Those wolves seem more ferocious than before, and I'm afraid it's not safe even around here." Wang said as he stopped Ling Chen from leaving.

  Ling Chen headed east, passing through a large expanse of fields and then through a small valley. In less than half an hour, he had already arrived at the edge of the Evil Wolf Cliff that Wang Ji mentioned. Along the way, he didn't see the little son that Wang Ji spoke of.

  Evil Wolf Cliff is the easternmost suburb of Newbie Village 49554, because further east is a bottomless and terrifying abyss. The atmosphere here is particularly gloomy, with a mournful wind sound, and the occasional howling of wolves makes people's hearts palpitate. At a glance, on top of the rugged rocky cliff, groups of evil wolves are roaming around, occasionally raising their necks to let out long howls.

  He took a glance around and found that except for himself, there were no other players in sight. Any player with some experience in virtual games would understand that wolves are extremely troublesome monsters... not because they're stronger than monsters of the same level, but because they have a habit of acting in packs. Provoking one wolf would result in a chorus of howls and a large pack attacking simultaneously. A sufficiently strong team might be able to handle it, but for a solo player or small party, it's safer to take a detour.

  Previously killed two-star elite boar head, got a total of 10 skill potential points. Ling Chen opened his own skill panel and added five points to the only attack skill he currently had, instantly, the light of skill upgrade flashed.

  "Ding... Your skill 【Full Force Strike】has successfully leveled up to LV3."

  【Full Force Strike】: Current Level: LV3, Max Level: LV5. Required Skill Points to upgrade to LV4: 20. Apprentice Warrior's primary apprentice skill, deals damage equal to 130% of a normal attack to the target in front with the equipped weapon, consuming 5 magic points, no skill cooldown time.

  The skill potential points required for the internship skills upgrade are very few, and it only took less than a day to upgrade from LV1 to LV3. However, even with toes, one can think that with the setting of "Shen Yue", the degree of variation is strong, and the number of skill points required for each upgrade of powerful skills must be astronomical figures that can scare people to death. Those numbers will force high-level players to find, wait, and snatch various low-level or high-level BOSSes by any means necessary.

  He picked up the rare and precious Red Blood Fruit, and Ling Chen looked at it with some reluctance before tossing it into his mouth. Instantly, a scorching sensation spread through his mouth, then down his throat, and finally permeated throughout his entire body.

  "Ding...... You used special prop 'Crimson Fruit', your HP permanently increased by 100."

  In an instant, Ling Chen's health points rose from 70 to 170.

  The power of the full-force strike has been increased again, and the life value has grown by more than double. Ling Chen picked up his new sword, and stepped into the dangerous territory of the evil wolf without any fear, while glancing at his current attributes:

  Rank: 2nd; Occupation: Apprentice Warrior; Affiliation: None

  Reputation: 20; Money: 3 gold 7 silver; Skill Potential Points: 5

  Basic attributes: Strength: 20, Constitution: 5, Agility: 5, Spirit: 5

  Innate attributes: Luck: 5; Insight: 5

  Health: 170; Magic: 70

  Physical Attack: 45

  Magic Attack: 10

  Physical Defense: 10

  Hit: 5; Dodge: 5

  Critical Hit Rate: 7%; Crushing Blow Rate: 5%

  Attack speed: 100; Movement speed: 100

  Elemental Resistance: Water: 0%; Fire: 0%; Wind: 0%; Thunder: 0%; Earth: 0%; Light: 0%; Dark: 0%.

  All the free points obtained from leveling up were spent on strength, and Ling Chen's attack power had now reached 45, which was also the maximum attack power that a novice warrior could achieve under initial conditions.

  As he stepped within five meters of the ferocious wolf, the roaming wolf suddenly turned its body around, a pair of eyes releasing fierce light stared at him, then with a violent breath it charged towards him.

  Evil Wolf: Category: Beast, Level: 5, HP: 170. A relatively brutal wolf with a violent temperament, likes to live in groups and will launch proactive attacks on any foreign creatures that get close.

  【PS: The various seemingly boring twists and turns in the previous period were all preparations for the "volume name" that is about to appear. Because Ling Chen is about to encounter the most perverted BOSS in the new hand village stage of this three-book web game... Zi Jing Zhan Hu, the strongest BOSS in the early days of Evil Dragon, is several streets away.】