Chapter Fifteen: Special Task (Seeking Collection Recommendations and Rewards)
After arriving at the village chief's place, Li Huan found that it had also become quite deserted. Except for a few people occasionally coming here to hand over tasks, there was no one else. Immediately, Li Huan walked forward and respectfully said: "Hello, Village Chief, I'm here to learn skills, may I trouble you?"
The village chief looked up at Li Huan's words, and after a moment of scrutiny, his eyes flashed with excitement. A look of admiration appeared on his face as he said: "So it's the Wind Scourge, not bad! You've actually reached level 5 in such a short time, that's no easy feat. Alright then, I'll pass on the skill to you now." As soon as he finished speaking, a white light burst forth from his hand and enveloped Li Huan's body.
"Ding! Congratulations, you have learned the Warrior's primary skill 'Pierce'. Pierce: Warrior's primary skill, quickly dash to the enemy and deal a certain amount of damage with a chance to stun. MP consumption 5 points, attack power is 80% of normal attack. Cooldown time 10 seconds, current level 1/1000"
"Ding, as you are the first player to learn the skill, the system rewards 10 points of prestige."
"Ding! The village elder uses Life Blessing on you, you receive the elder's blessing, your physique undergoes a drastic change, HP doubles, MP doubles!" (Equipment-added HP/MP does not double)
"Ding! As you are the first player to receive the Blessing of Life, the system grants an additional reward of HP +10%, MP +10%, and 10 points of reputation!"
After this upgrade, Li Huan's attributes have undergone a huge increase again. Now Li Huan's full state (with equipment) attributes:
Player: Wind's Sorrow
Race: Human
Occupation: Warrior
Secondary Occupation: Junior Pharmacist
Reputation: 45
Gang: None
Pets: None
Rank: 5th rank
HP：80
MP：44
Physical Attack: 56~58
Physical Defense: 54~59
Magic Attack: 16
Magic Defense: 18~20
Strength: 24 (basic strength, without equipment additions, same below)
Body: 16
Agile: 23
Spirit: 10
Intelligence: 8
Insight: 88
Bone density: 85
Lucky: ?? + 5
Charm: ?? + 5
Allocatable attributes: 0
Equipment: Novice Pants, Defense 2-3, Weight -1 (Character's maximum weight = Character's Strength) Required level: 0
Iron Sword, White Equipment, Physical Attack 8-10, Weight -2, Requires Level 2
Chicken Feather Shoes, Blue Equipment, Physical Defense 3-5, Agility +3, Weight -1, Requires Level 2
Feathered Garment of Chicken Feather, Blue Equipment, Physical Defense 12-15, Magical Defense 4-5, HP +10, Weight -2, Requires Level 5
Chicken Feather Gloves, White Equipment, Physical Defense 5-6, Magical Defense 2-3, Weight -1, Requires Level 5
Amethyst Heart Pendant, Special Equipment, Bound, Owner: Wind's Sorrow, Cannot be dropped, Cannot be stolen, Cannot be traded. Attributes: Luck +5, Charm +5. Backpack space *10, Does not count towards weight limit, Items in backpack cannot be dropped, Cannot be stolen, ?????????
Skill: Gathering Skill: Beginner 152/1000
Alchemy: Novice, proficiency 0/1000
Pharmacology: A must-have skill for alchemists, can identify the type and properties of medicinal materials, no levels.
Pharmacy: The essential skill of pharmacists, the essential theory of alchemy, the theoretical basis for configuring Dan medicine, no level.
Pierce: Warrior's primary skill, quickly dash to the enemy's side, dealing certain damage and having a certain chance to cause stun. Consumes 5 MP, attack power is 80% of normal attack. Cooldown time 10 seconds, currently level 1 0/1000
After seeing the huge improvement in his attributes, Li Huan was suddenly excited. He didn't expect that coming here to receive the Life Blessing would still have rewards. His heart became even more surprised, although it only added less than 10 points, but for current players, it's already extremely rare. Now Li Huan's HP is absolutely a BOSS-level existence among all players.
"Thank you, Village Chief!" Li Huan exclaimed excitedly for a moment before suddenly reacting and saying to the village chief who was smiling on one side.
"Hehe, no need to thank me, this is what you should have gotten. Now you're also the top player among the Descenders in our village. I have a test here, would you like to take it?" The village chief said with a smile, and the sharp glint in his eyes flashed by.
"I don't know what the village chief wants me to do, but whatever it is, I'll definitely work hard to complete it." Li Huan's face flashed with excitement as soon as he heard the village chief's words, and he replied without hesitation. This was because Li Huan knew that ordinary tasks were usually accepted by players on their own initiative, whereas tasks where NPCs took the initiative to ask were generally not simple or ordinary, and might be quests, special tasks, or even hidden tasks.
"The mine on the west side of the village suddenly had a ghost appear out of nowhere a few days ago, and as a result, all the surrounding animals were demonized. Its power increased several times over, causing the mine to be abandoned. That was the most prosperous mine near the village, but after being occupied, the village also sent out a few brave warriors who never returned. So, I hope you can help eliminate the demons there!" The village chief said in a low and expectant tone.
"Ding! The Village Chief of Newbie Village has issued a special task for you. Task requirements: Eliminate the Undead Leader in the mine cave west of the village and lift the seal on the mine cave! Task rewards: A Warrior Special Skill Potential Enhancement Skill Book, 1000 experience points, and 10 gold coins! Task deadline is 5 days. Do you accept?"
Special task, it's actually a special task. Li Huan was taken aback after hearing the brief introduction of the task, and the reward for completing the task also made his mouth water. A special skill book - this is extremely rare in the game. Generally speaking, only one person can learn a special skill, which means that this skill will be Li Huan's exclusive skill. Moreover, acquiring such a skill is extremely difficult.
In "Wuji", the skills in the game are divided from low to high as: ordinary, intermediate, advanced, human-level, earth-level, heavenly-level, and divine-level. In addition to these, there are special skills that do not belong to any of the above levels. Some special skills are quite useless, while others can be compared to divine-level skills. The highest skill that players can learn in the system is only advanced skills. As for the later skills, they can only be learned by completing some tasks or killing BOSSes and getting skill books.
Li Huan's heart skipped a beat when he saw the reward for this task. The extremely high experience, thick gold coins, and special skill book made him think of no reason to refuse. Moreover, Li Huan guessed that this task might be the only one, and only the first person to learn the skill could accept it. Although he also knew that this task was unlikely to be too simple, Li Huan still didn't want to give up.
"Accept!" Li Huan thought for a moment before suddenly choosing to accept this task.
"Very well, Wind's Scourge, you indeed live up to your reputation as the first brave warrior among the Descenders. You have a strong heart, and I haven't misjudged you. However, I must remind you that with your current strength, it's definitely impossible to eliminate those undead creatures. Those undead are extremely powerful, so you need to focus on increasing your own strength first. Only then can you complete your mission smoothly." The village elder said suddenly.
"I understand, Village Chief. Don't worry, I'll do my best and won't let you down." Li Huan nodded and said, he naturally knew that his current strength was not enough to complete the task, after all, a reward so rich in rewards couldn't be completed so easily.
"Oh, right, Wind's Sorrow, I'll remind you of something. You should go see Old Ou the blacksmith first, maybe he can help you with something. Go take a look!" said the village chief.
"Alright, got it, thank you Village Chief! Goodbye, Village Chief!" Li Huan knew that the last words of the Village Chief were probably related to his own performance and his extremely high charm, otherwise the Village Chief wouldn't have given him this hint. Suddenly, Li Huan respectfully said, then followed the Village Chief's instructions and headed towards the blacksmith shop in the west of the village.
From a distance, Li Huan heard the sound of iron hitting coming from inside the blacksmith's shop. Following the sound, he arrived at a store with an "iron" sign hanging outside. He saw a man in his fifties with a thick beard and mustache, wearing a hemp shorts and bare-chested, continuously swinging the hammer in his hand to strike the red sword embryo on the iron anvil.
Li Huan didn't disturb him either, quietly watching. Because Li Huan thoroughly treated this place as a real world, the first thing he had to have was politeness. Suddenly disturbing others was very impolite, especially when they were working. If he went forward and disturbed him, it might backfire, so Li Huan could only wait quietly.
"Huh? Young man, what's your business?" After about ten minutes or so, the blacksmith finally stopped, put down the long sword he had just forged, picked up a towel from beside him and wiped away the sweat on his forehead. He then gave Li Huan a glance with a hint of admiration in his eyes before speaking.
"Hello, Master Ou. The village chief asked me to come find you. He wants me to go eliminate the undead in the mine cave west of the village. He told me to come see you before I set off." Li Huan said without any concealment.
"Oh? So it was the village chief who sent you, huh? Looks like he has high expectations of you. Not bad, indeed worthy of being the top expert among the Descendants. However, although your abilities are not bad, wanting to defeat that undead over there might be a bit too much for you. Hmm, since the village chief sent you to find me, how about this? You're a warrior and I happen to be short on high-grade ore, would you be willing to help me collect some high-level copper ore?" Master Ou said.
