Chapter Ten Mission (Seeking collection recommendations! Seeking rewards)

  "Yes, I've made up my mind, Uncle. I'm going to become an alchemist!" Li Huan said firmly.

  "Alright, very well. Since that's the case, I don't have much of the hemostatic grass left in my shop, so please help me collect twenty stalks of it first. Oh, and by the way, the hemostatic grass is just at the small valley south of the village, but be careful, young one, there are quite a few fierce monsters there. Ah, I think you seem like a decent person, so I'll give you a few bottles of medicine to protect yourself."

  "Ding! Pharmacist Li Shizhong has issued a normal task 'Trial of the Alchemist' to you. Additionally, due to your politeness, you have gained 5 points of favorability with Li Shizhong. You also received a gift from him. Do you accept?" The system's voice suddenly sounded in my ear.

  "Agreed!" Li Huan said without hesitation, and he was also extremely excited in his heart. He could imagine that the good impression of Li Shi Zhong and the gift from Li Shi Zhong were absolutely extra gains for himself.

  Affinity in the game is very important, increasing affinity with the opposite sex can make some intimate actions between each other, increasing affinity with friends will have a certain bonus when teaming up to gain experience, and increasing affinity with NPCs can enjoy some extra rewards or discounts.

  The tasks in the game are divided into seven different difficulty levels: ordinary, elite, difficult, legendary, epic, mythic and immortal, with higher difficulty corresponding to greater rewards. The task Li Huan received was obviously a basic one.

  "Ding! You have accepted the task 'Alchemist's Trial' posted by Pharmacist Li Shi Zhong. Task difficulty: normal. Character reward: job change to Alchemist."

  "Ding! Congratulations, you have received a gift from Pharmacist Li Shi Zhong, and obtained five small golden wound medicines!" The system prompt sound suddenly rang in Li Huan's ears.

  "Small Gold Potion: Restores 5 HP to the player per second for 5 seconds, cannot be stacked!" The properties of the Small Gold Potion instantly appeared before Li Huan's eyes. Seeing this potion's properties, a satisfied expression immediately emerged on Li Huan's face. Although it was said that this was somewhat the lowest level of medicine, for Li Huan who currently only had 22 HP, it was absolutely sufficient.

  "Thank you, sir. I will definitely complete the task as soon as possible. Is there anything else I can help you with?" Li Hao said immediately.

  "Ah, I believe in you young people. I think you won't let me down." The old pharmacist said, and then his eyebrows slightly furrowed as he looked up and down at Li, sinking into thought for a moment. Suddenly the old pharmacist spoke up: "Since you're so enthusiastic, I won't be polite. A few days ago when I went to collect medicinal herbs in the Wild Wolf Valley deep in the mountains south of the village, I was attacked by wolves. Although I managed to escape successfully, my medicine cauldron was lost there. If you have the chance, help me get it back. Of course, your current abilities are definitely not up to par, so wait until you're stronger before helping me retrieve it."

  "Ding! Player Wind's Requiem, Pharmacist Li Shi Zhong has issued an elite-level task to you: Lost Medicine Cauldron. The task requires finding back Li Shi Zhong's lost medicine cauldron. Time limit: 2 days. Task reward: One Medicine Cauldron, Alchemy skill +1 level. Do you accept?"

  "Accept!" Li Huan said immediately after hearing the system's prompt. It was clear that this task was an extra task, and it was also an elite-level task with a very generous reward. Li Huan had no reason to refuse.

  Just talking about the reward of that medicine cauldron made Li Huan's eyes red with envy. To think that a blank slate medicine cauldron in the system store costs one gold coin, which is an astronomical figure for players at this stage. According to Li Huan's estimate, even if players reached level 10 and left the novice village, no one would be able to take out a single gold coin. Therefore, the medicine cauldron in the novice village was simply an unattainable item.

  There is a second reward to upgrade the alchemy skill by one level, which is also very cost-effective for Li Huan. To know that when he just changed his career, Li Huan should only be able to call himself an apprentice pharmacist, and it would take a long time for an apprentice pharmacist to become a primary pharmacist, plus a large amount of medicine as a backing. Now Li Huan can get such a good reward by completing a task, and Li Huan is naturally very excited in his heart.

  Of course, Li Huan did not become complacent. As someone who had experienced poverty since childhood, he knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world. Since the reward was so generous, it meant that the difficulty of the task must be extremely high, and it wasn't something that could be easily completed. However, Li Huan did not back down either. Without putting in effort, there would be no returns. If he were to shrink away from even such a challenge, then what face would he have left to continue on in the future?

  "Ding! Player Feng Zeshang accepted the elite-level mission 'Lost Medicine Cauldron'!"

  "Alright, very well, Wind's Orphan, I'm looking forward to your performance. I hope you won't disappoint me. Alright, hurry up and go for the trial, and gain great power as soon as possible!" The old pharmacist suddenly spoke out.

  "Alright, I won't let you down, Elder. I'll take my leave now, farewell!" Li Huan suddenly spoke up and then immediately headed towards the village entrance in the south.

  The surrounding players were shocked to see Li Huan talking to the NPC for so long, and the old pharmacist even had a smile on his face. Some smart players immediately thought of the key to the matter and showed an excited expression, while others eagerly explained it to the players next to them.

  At that moment, the players around him all showed a look of sudden realization, and at the same time, they were also filled with admiration for Li Huan who had left. After all, so many people did not notice the problem, but Li Huan noticed it, which must be said that Li Huan was meticulous. At the same time, everyone also realized that this was not a traditional game, and to play well, they must first integrate into the game, otherwise, playing with the previous mindset would definitely end in failure.

  Those players who had already accepted the task suddenly showed a look of envy and jealousy on their faces, and their expressions became regretful. They hated themselves for not thinking of this point earlier, but it was clear that there was no medicine for regret in this world, and they could only pay more attention next time.

  In fact, they don't know that people like them are still lucky, while some others or newbies in the village haven't even been discovered and realized this point, so they should be content with what they have. Of course, it's estimated that questions related to this aspect will be posted on the forum soon.

  Li Huan arrived at the village entrance and looked up to see a large crowd of people gathered at the refresh point of the little chicken, all squatting in groups of three or five. As soon as a little chicken appeared, everyone rushed forward and quickly beat it to death with sticks.

  After seeing this scene, Li Huan suddenly felt speechless. So many people surrounded a small chicken, it would take until the year of the monkey to reach the holy level. So Li Huan squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the outside of the village. He wanted to see if there were any other places with monsters that could be killed.

  After walking for nearly five minutes, Li Huan finally squeezed out of the small chicken's refreshment place and came to the mother chicken's refreshment point. There were obviously fewer people here than in the small chicken's place, and they were all grouped together to find a single mother chicken to take action. However, even so, players still occasionally dropped out.

  "Mother Chicken, Level 1, HP: 50, MP: 30, Physical Attack: 25, Physical Defense: 15." The little chicken's attributes suddenly appeared in Li Huan's mind. Generally, for monsters no higher than five levels above the player, their attributes can be seen, of course, except for BOSS.

  "No wonder everyone went to kill the little chickens, it turns out that these mother hens are actually so terrifying! Fortunately, my innate attributes are strong, and these little chickens pose no great threat to me." Li Huan said with sudden realization.

  At this stage, players are generally at level 0 and rely on their innate attributes plus the novice suit given by the system. Most players' health is around 15, attack power is around 20, and defense is also around ten or twenty. Facing this level 1 chicken, with the current player's health value, they can be killed in three hits or even two hits.

  Li Huan's life and magic values remain unchanged after wearing the new glove set, his attack power has reached 32-33, and his physical defense has reached 26-28. Therefore, when facing these level one mother hens, Li Huan has a great advantage and can be said to be basically risk-free. The mother hens generally cannot break through his defense, of course, this is not absolute, because this game is made very realistic, the data is only for reference, and many other things have been added, such as weak point attacks. If Li Huan lets the mother hen attack his neck and eyes, he can guarantee that he will absolutely not be able to withstand it, so he cannot rely solely on the data.

  (PS: This is my first time writing a web novel, and it's also my second book. I'll do my best to write well, but I want to declare in advance that since the web novel involves many complex data, I'll try my best to calculate them reasonably and accurately. However, there will inevitably be some mistakes and loopholes, so please forgive me. After all, this is an entertaining work, not a logical treatise. If you guys get too caught up in the details, I feel like reading this book would lose its meaning!)