Chapter 6: Goblin Battle Axe
After leaving the village, I looked out and saw that the vast forest was full of little green monsters, but not a single player in sight. Turning my head back, I saw that the players from the newbie village were swarming in!
Just as I was about to start work, I saw a girl in a linen dress standing not far away, occasionally looking out and seeming to be seeking help.
"Hmm? Looks like there's a mission!"
I was the first one out of the village, so I didn't hesitate and immediately rushed over.
When I came to the NPC girl, she said to me: "Grandpa recently went out to chop firewood and lost his axe. It is said that it was taken away by some despicable goblin brothers! Brother, can you help me get Grandpa's axe back?"
"Ding!"
System Prompt: Do you accept the quest 【Collecting Goblin Battle Axe】?
……
What reason is there to refuse such a good thing?!
I immediately clicked accept, and another system ringtone came in.
"Ding!"
System Prompt: You have accepted the task 【Collect Goblin Battle Axe】! (Primary Task, Current Difficulty 10)
Task content: Help the little girl Xiaohua find her lost axe, the axe should be on those goblins outside the village, kill the goblins and collect 10 battle axes from them!
I was taken aback, clearly saying that Old Man Xiaohua had only lost one axe, but this guy suddenly asked me to collect 10 of them. It's really a matter of taste, and it seems that we're both in the business of swindling with empty hands!
After finishing her conversation with me, Xiaohua sat down under a big tree, seemingly unable to accept any more tasks.
I'll just pack up and head out, first take care of these goblins!
At this moment, a goblin that was very close to me discovered me, someone who shouldn't be here, and quickly raised its axe and rushed over. Its short body looked like a small pumpkin, and it even wore a ridiculous green helmet!
I took a look and found that this low-level monster can easily be obtained with attributes——
Goblin
Level: 1
Attack: 1-3
Defense: 1
Blood: 100
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The Goblin attack has only 1-3, with my 2 points of defense it should be easy!
I swiftly moved forward, swinging my short rod and heavily striking it on the goblin's forehead!
Bang!
A crisp sound, and a "12" damage number floated above the goblin's head!
The goblin's axe slowly fell on my shoulder, a slight pain, and 5 points of blood were lost!
Fortunately, my physical strength is similar to that of a goblin's, so I should still be able to hold on!
It's crucial that my attack speed is much faster than the goblin's. As a low-level monster, the goblin won't be able to one-shot players!
The wooden stick struck the goblin's head several times in a row, and it let out a mournful howl before slowly falling to the ground, where several copper coins sparkled on the floor!
"Ding!"
Combat Tip: You killed a Goblin Kid and gained 10 experience points!
I immediately picked up the copper coins and put them all in my pocket, a total of 3.
But after defeating this goblin, my HP has also dropped to less than half, if I were to fight another one, it would be dangerous!
I hastily took a look at my personal attributes and only then suddenly discovered that the 5 attribute points given by the system when creating an account and entering the game hadn't been added yet!
Damn it! Is this guy still so arrogant?!
I was so embarrassed that I immediately added all five attribute points to strength, as the early stages of leveling up didn't have any attack power anyway. Moreover, the profession I would choose must be a combat profession!
After adding 5 points of strength, my attack immediately changed from 0-3 to 0-8. This way, dealing with a small goblin should be much easier!
Then, he quickly chose a nearby idle goblin and took action. With one stick, damage numbers immediately floated above its head.
“34！”
I was slightly shocked and didn't expect it to become like this all of a sudden!
Boom, with another two swings of the club, the poor goblin let out a cry and fell to the ground. A rusty axe and several copper coins clattered to the ground with a "clunk".
Goblin Battle Axe
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Picked it up and took a look, only to find that it didn't have any attributes. Slightly disappointed, I quickly threw the battle axe into my bag and continued killing monsters!
The drop rate of the axe is not high, on average I can get one axe for every 5 goblins I kill. What's worse is that more and more players are coming, when I got my 9th axe, I saw all sorts of players scattered across the wilderness, almost every goblin was being hit by several short sticks as soon as it spawned!
It seems that this place can no longer be practiced, otherwise the level would not be able to drag these ordinary players!
At this time, however, a small Brin had just refreshed from beside me, sneaking around and looking around.
I immediately swung a stick up, and at the same time, four other people around me also swung their short sticks up with a whoosh!
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Three consecutive sounds, Xiao Ge Buling just refreshed and completed his mission, bursting out an axe and hanging on the edge of the forest!
I was confident in my heart, just now my move was as swift as lightning, it's strange if I didn't hit the monster first!
Quickly picked up the battle axe and threw it into the package. At that time, 10 axes had been collected!
Those few players who were rushing to grab the monster looked at me foolishly, seemingly wanting to ask something, but I didn't have time to bother with them and simply turned back to return to Xiaohua's side.
She pulled out 10 axes and suddenly Xiao Hua's face showed a smile. She said, "Thank you for helping me find Grandpa's axe! This is your reward!"
"Ding!"
System Prompt: Congratulations, you have completed the quest 【Goblin Battle Axe】, you gained 500 experience points, obtained 2 silver coins, reputation +1, and received the quest reward item 【Coarse Iron Sword】!
"Ding!"
System Prompt: You have been upgraded!
"What? Equipment has been dropped!"
I was overjoyed and immediately opened the package, only to see a iron sword quietly lying inside!
Coarse Iron Sword (Crude Item)
Attack: 1-4
Required level: 2
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Haha, it turns out to be 2nd-grade equipment. Although it's still the lowest grade of equipment, its attack power is much stronger than the stick system gave me! (In the midst of excitement, the equipment grades are: Coarse, White, Black Iron, Bronze, Silver, Gold, Dark Gold, Ghost, Earth, Divine, and of course, there are legendary Super Divine-grade equipment that exist above these, but whether I can see them in my lifetime is unknown.)
Quickly equipping the iron sword, I instantly became the only master in this new village equipped with an iron sword!
Many players cast admiring glances at me, and in their eyes, I am undoubtedly the most NB person in this novice village so far!
I'm now level 3, and the Small Brother Blade is no longer enough to satisfy my needs. Moreover, I've got a new weapon now, and if I add all five upgrade points to strength, my attack will instantly reach an impressive 1-17. Such a powerful attack would be wasted if I didn't go fight those NB-level monsters!
I quickly returned to the village and bought 10 bottles of small medicine from the pharmacy owner, each adding 100 blood points, but they were ridiculously expensive, with each one selling for 20 copper coins! Fortunately, I had just completed a task and the system rewarded me with two silver coins, so I was able to buy all the medicine.
High input brings high return, this simple truth I still understand!
Just as I was leaving the village, I found that there was an additional armored soldier at the village entrance, holding a steel sword and looking around.
I walked over, as expected, this NPC was the village militia captain. He looked at me and said: "Brave young man, you are already strong enough, would you like to help me with a small favor?"
I nodded immediately.
The militia captain said loudly: "Recently, a group of annoying flame bats appeared in the south of the village. They have some toxicity and several of my soldiers were poisoned by their venom. I hope you can go kill these flame bats and collect a batch of antidote bat blood back!"
I was slightly startled and quickly clicked the confirm button!
"Ding!"
System Prompt: You have accepted the task [Clearing the Field]! (Primary Task. Current Difficulty: 50)
Mission: Kill the Flame Bats south of the village and collect 20 Bat Bloods to hand over to Militia Captain Ma Su!
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My heart skipped a beat, the difficulty of killing Goblin earlier was 10, but now this task's difficulty has become 50. Looking at the eyes of that militia captain, it seems to have a "Wind whistling and easy water cold, brave warriors go and never come back" kind of meaning!
I couldn't help but feel a chill run down my spine, so I quickly packed up and hurriedly headed south towards the village!
