Chapter 28: Skill - Concealment

  "This is your reward for this task, and apart from that, I can also give you a bottle of Snake Fang Grass poison." The thief mentor Ode handed Xiao Yu an ancient-looking book, then rummaged through his package and pulled out a bright red vial.

  Xiao Yu took over the book, the cover of which was slightly damaged and had been around for some years. There were seven words written on it.

  Thief Skill Book: Stealth

  "A skill book?" Xiao Yu exclaimed, unexpectedly the task reward was a skill book. However, it was strange that Stealth could be learned from Thief Master Ode, so what's the use of this skill book?

  "Yes, it's the Stealth skill at level 30." Thief Master Ode said, seeing Xiao Yu's puzzled expression, and explained, "After reaching level 30 and changing jobs, you can spend some gold coins to learn the Stealth skill from me. However, with this Stealth skill book, you can now learn this skill without any level restrictions."

  Xiao Yu suddenly enlightened, he understood the value of this skill book. "Stealth" is a very useful skill for thieves, which can make them invincible in combat and invisible for one second after disappearing, able to resist all attack magic and physical attacks. At the same time, stealth also has an enhanced hiding effect, making it harder for enemies to detect the thief when they are hidden. However, there is a downside to using stealth: movement speed will be greatly reduced, which limits the use of this skill to single-player combat or situations where the enemy's detection ability is poor.

  Just thinking about it made Xiao Yu somewhat excited that he had actually learned high-level thief skills at such a low level.

  The reason why thieves are called the kings of the wild is mainly due to two reasons. The first point is the thief's powerful control ability, and a strong thief can control his enemy until death. The second point lies in the thief's escape ability, such as Gale Step, Stealth, Disappear, etc., which makes him grasp the initiative in battle, fight if you can win, run if you can't, what can you do to me?

  The single-person outdoor combat capability, the thief may not be as good as the hunter or warrior, but in terms of outdoor survival ability, the thief is the strongest, which is determined by his professional characteristics.

  A flash of white light passed through his palm, and Xiao Yu looked at his skill panel, where the skill "Stealth" had been added.

  "Level 7, your task completion rate is 86%, actually, if you could have completed this task at level 5 or 6, the reward would be even more generous." Seeing Xiao Yu's ecstatic expression, the thief mentor Ode poured a basin of cold water and said.

  "Sixth rank, fifth rank?" Xiao Yu was shocked. Could someone really complete this task at the sixth or fifth rank? This was simply too abnormal.

  "If you can complete the task at level 7, the reward is a level 30 skill called Stealth. If you complete it at level 6, the reward is a level 50 skill called Vanish. And if you can complete it at level 5, the reward is an epic-level skill. Of course, if you die during the task, it will be considered a failure, so trying to cheat by dying to lower your level won't work." said Rogue Master Ode.

  "Legendary skill?" He didn't even know what kind of skill it was. Xiao Yu thought back to the task process, and even if he had accepted this task when he was level 5, he wouldn't have been able to complete it. The reward was proportional to one's ability, and being able to complete this task was already a huge stroke of luck for Xiao Yu. As for legendary skill, Xiao Yu didn't dare to think about it - whoever had the ability could take it away.

  Contented people are always happy. Xiao Yu smiled lightly and took the medicine bottle from Ode's hand, saying: "Then thank you for the reward, what is this thing used for?" Xiao Yu raised the medicine bottle in his hand, which contained a bright red crystal clear liquid, like a vibrant grape wine.

  Xiao Yu heard the name of the epic skill, and yet he was so calm, which made the thief master Ode somewhat unexpected. He took a look at the potion bottle in Xiao Yu's hand and said: "This is a poisonous agent made from Snake Fennel Grass, it's a deadly poison that can be applied to a dagger, causing 5 damage per second for 1 minute. One bottle of poison can only be used 5 times."

  It was a poison, Xiao Yu looked at the medicine bottle in his hand and carefully put away this bottle of poison. At the critical moment, this bottle of poison can be used.

  Applying poison to daggers is a culture that has been around for a long time among thieves, whether it's lethal or slowing poison, both are very useful in combat. Lethal poison accumulates damage and slows down the enemy's speed, which can greatly assist in battle, no wonder so many thieves choose to learn potion-making as an auxiliary life skill.

  The next task can't be accepted until level 15, Xiao Yu bid farewell to the thief mentor Ode.

  He wore five pieces of green equipment, making Xiao Yu's entire body shine with a soft green light. As he walked down the street, he immediately attracted the attention of many players, who stared at him in awe when they saw his outfit.

  "Isn't he some kind of big shot in a large organization?"

  "It's hard to say, but it seems like there hasn't been a large team entering our Tabark town in the past few days."

  Upon hearing the players' discussions, Xiao Yu couldn't help but bitterly smile. Given the current situation where most players lacked equipment, wearing this set was indeed a bit too eye-catching. As a professional player, one must first ensure they are stronger than the vast majority of players. From what he could see, his idea of becoming a professional player still had some feasibility.

  It's still early, let's continue to level up, Xiao Yu thought, passing through the streets of Tabak Town, the crowd in front of him caught his attention.

  There was an old stone building on the outskirts of the town, which Xiao Yu had never paid attention to what it was used for. Now that he saw so many players coming and going, Xiao Yu became curious.

  "What are they doing?" Xiao Yu wondered, walking over to that side and taking a look at the sign hanging on the door, "It's actually the Mercenary Guild, I thought there was no mercenary guild in Tabak Town."

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