Closing the regional chat channel, Zhang Shan checked the time. It was almost 9 o'clock. It had been almost an hour since the New World had opened, and the experience bar had risen to 381/1000. Level 2 had risen by more than one-third, and in another hour, he would reach level 3.
"Wind Chimes, how much more do you need to level up?"
"Soon. I need a few more monsters."
"You're an intelligence-type class, so if you use the mahogany sword to kill monsters, does that count as physical damage or magic damage?" Zhang Shan was a little curious about this. After all, the Priest was an intelligence-type class. If it was magic damage, then what was the point of using a sword to kill monsters?
"Magic damage. It's impossible to play by relying on physical damage. Physical damage is only 5, so it's impossible to beat monsters."
"This is ridiculous. It's obviously using a sword to kill, but it's actually magic damage. It doesn't make sense."
"It's just a game. What's so unreasonable about it? As long as it exists, it makes sense. If you're serious, you'll lose."
As the two of them were chatting, Thousand Miles Riding Alone sent a message on the team channel. His tone was filled with excitement. "Six Tube Bodhisattva, quickly come to my place. You'll definitely like the monsters here." He then displayed a monster attribute map.
[ Demonized rabbit: Level 2, HP 150, attack 46. Skill: bestowing power (passive): after the demonized rabbit is bestowed power by the Demon God, its attack power increases greatly. ]
This rabbit's attack power was too high. A level 1 chick only had 10 attack power, and a level 2 rabbit had 46 attack power. It was terrifying. If the rabbit attacked Zhang Shan, it would hit him three times. It would not even need a critical hit to fall.
However, that passive skill, bestowing power, made Zhang Shan envious. The attack power of a demonized rabbit was so much higher than a level 1 chick. It must have something to do with this passive skill. Most level 2 monsters would only have around 20 points of attack which was reasonable.
A passive skill actually doubled the attack power. It was too strong. If Zhang Shan had obtained this skill through the Passive King's talent... just thinking about it made him look forward to it. Even if the skill a character obtained wasn't as monstrous as the monster itself, directly doubling his attack power and increasing his attack power by 10% was still very good.
He had to get this passive skill out. If he didn't get it, he wouldn't leave the novice village. In the novice village of the New World, once you reached level 10, you could leave. However, once you left, you could never return. Actually, even if he left the novice village, he should be able to encounter monsters with similar skills. However, the lower the level of the monster, the easier it would be to farm.
The chance of triggering the Passive King's talent was one in a million. Only when the number of monsters they farm had accumulated to a certain level would it be possible to trigger it. Zhang Shan did not believe that he would be lucky enough to trigger his talent just by killing a few monsters. He had to be prepared for a long battle.
"Six Guan Bodhisattva, why did Thousand Miles Riding Alone say that you would like this kind of monster? This type of level 2 rabbit has very high attack power. It shouldn't be easy to fight it, right?"
Wind-Blowing Wind Chimes was curious about the conversation between Zhang Shan and Thousand Miles Riding Alone. Why would Zhang Shan like to kill monsters like the demonized rabbit? It was obvious that the attack power was very high, but the HP was not that high. If the equipment was a little better, this kind of monster was indeed the favorite of long-ranged attackers, but it was obviously impossible now. Zhang Shan could not kill the monster before the rabbit got close to him. If he let the rabbit hit him twice, he would not be able to take it.
"I have a talent that requires me to fight this kind of monster." Zhang Shan did not tell Wind-Blowing Wind Chimes about his talent in detail. The beauty also did not ask further.
"Thousand Miles Riding Alone, can you tank the rabbit? Can we farm it?" Zhang Shan was a little worried that they would not be able to farm the rabbit. After all, the attack power of the rabbit was a little scary.
"It's a little difficult, but it won't be a big problem if we fight them together. We just need to be careful. I've tried it before. I can beat them all by myself. The only problem is losing a lot of HP. If I fight one by myself, I'll have to sit down and recover my HP. However, level 2 monsters give a lot of EXP. A rabbit gives 10 EXP, which is twice the EXP of a demonized chick. It's definitely faster to farm rabbits in a team than to farm chickens. Bring the pretty girl in the team and come quickly."
"Okay, I'll go back to buy some bullets."
When Zhang Shan first came out, he bought 1,000 bullets. Together with the 1,000 bullets given by the system, he had almost used up 2,000 bullets in total. There were still a few hundred bullets left. He would need to replenish them soon.
"Wind Chimes, I need to go back to buy some bullets. Do you want to go back?" Zhang Shan asked.
"No thanks, I don't need to buy any supplies. I can't afford potions and I don't need to repair novice equipment. You can go back first. I'll farm alone. I'm short of a few monsters to reach level 2. When you come back, I'll be leveled up by then. We will then go and try farming rabbits together."
Okay.
There was no return setting in the novice village. They could either hang on or run back. Fortunately, the level 1 demonized chick map was at the entrance of the village. It would only take a few minutes to run back and forth.
When he arrived at the novice village grocery store, Zhang Shan saw that there were actually players setting up stalls there. A group of players was watching and bargaining.
The players setting up stalls were the Thief. A level 1 Thief might not even be able to defeat a chick. However, they could rely on stealth to open chests everywhere in the novice village map. They could even go to higher-level monster maps., As long as they were careful, they would be fine. At worst, they could just hang on. They were still at level 1 anyway, so there was no EXP to drop.
However, everyone did not even have shoes, and their movement speed was terrifyingly slow. The New World had only opened for an hour, so most of the Thieves probably had not found a single chest. This thief was probably the only lucky person in the 10081 novice village who had found a chest and opened an item.
Zhang Shan clicked open the item on the stall and looked at it. It was a Bronze Ring (Green): magic attack 5-7, intelligence +1, equipment level 1, durability 10-10.
This ring was really strong. It was a piece of equipment that increased the attack by 7. It also added a bit of intelligence. It was definitely a piece of excellent equipment for novices. There was no problem for it to be used in the novice village. The key was that this was jewelry. Jewelry was a rare item in any game. It was the favorite of the intelligence-type class.
The Little Secretary of the Storm, who had been collecting copper coins in the regional channel, was also there bargaining with the stall owner. Seeing the name on the channel, Zhang Shan had thought it was a pretty girl, but it was a male player.
"Fixed price, 1,000 blue coins. Trade offline. Don't worry, the reputation of the Storm Guild is guaranteed."
"2,000, non-negotiable."
"It's only a level 1 equipment, and you're asking for 2,000 blue coins? That's too expensive. I can only offer 1,000 today. By tomorrow, I reckon that no one will want it even for 50. You have to know that there are only 1,000 people in our novice village. Other than a few casual players, there are normally around 600 to 700 people online. Even if there are more people in the intelligence class, there won't be more than 400 people. Among these people, there won't be more than 10 who are interested in buying your equipment. Think it through, Handsome Guy. Don't ruin it in your own hands."
"Just 2,000 blue coins. Stop haggling. If I can't sell it today, then forget it. If I can sell it at a cheap price tomorrow, then I'll accept it. Anyway, I have nothing else to do. I'll wait slowly. Eventually, someone will want it. It's different from the experts of your large guilds. Your time is precious."
"How about this, 1,500. Our guild has three people in this novice village. We'll hire someone to help you level up to level 2. That's the condition. Can you agree to it?"
"Deal."
Zhang Shan had been watching them haggle. This Thief had grasped the anxiety of this guild and reached the conditions that were most beneficial to him. Not only did he sell it at a high price, but there was also someone to help him level up. As long as he could level up to level 2, he could farm monsters and level up by himself. The difficult period would be over.
Looking at their trade, Zhang Shan's heart was burning with excitement. Something was going on. Even novice equipment could be sold so well. In the future, when he left the novice village, as long as he could get good items, there was no need to fear that there would be no market at all. Zhang Shan could not help but sigh at the spending power of the big shots. A piece of green equipment that could only be used in the novice village was actually sold for 1500 blue coins. How extravagant!
Zhang Shan composed himself. He spent all his copper coins buying 4000 ordinary bullets, leaving 20 copper coins to buy two bottles of little red potions. There were only a few copper coins left in the package.
He checked his package.
4,615 normal bullets, 3 small bottles of life potion, 2 copper coins.
When he ran to the place where he had been farming monsters, Wind-Blowing Wind Chimes had already leveled up to level 2.
"Wind Chimes, how much did your attack blessing increase?" Level 1 attack blessing would increase by 100%. If it was level 2 and increased by 20%, it would be a BUG. Zhang Shan did not know the leveling mechanism of this skill, so he asked.
"11%. The increase is very little, but the duration has been increased to one minute."
"It's not bad. If the skill level is increased to full, it should be 20%. It's a very good support skill. Let's go, Let's find Thousand Miles Riding Alone and farm rabbits."
Based on the location information of their teammate in the team, Zhang Shan and Wind-Blowing Wind Chimes found Thousand Miles Riding Alone.
He was currently fighting with a rabbit. Looking at the damage values that appeared above the head of the monster and Thousand Miles Riding Alone, they were evenly matched. Both of them dealt 20-30 damage. Fortunately, his HP was 50 points higher than the demonized rabbit, otherwise, he really would not be able to defeat the rabbit.
The surrounding players formed teams of twos and threes. The number of the players was even more than in the chick map. From the looks of it, many of them had reached level 2.
However, the demonized rabbit seemed to respawn much slower than the chick. Right now, it was just enough for players to farm. In a while, when there were more level 2 players, it would probably be not enough. They would have to rely on snatching monsters.
"Brother, what should we do? You don't seem to be able to take much more than a few hits." Zhang Shan saw that Thousand Miles Riding Alone had killed a rabbit and had no HP left. He was currently meditating to recover his HP.
"You lure the monsters from afar first. This pretty girl and I will block in front of you. If the three of us fight together in this manner, I should be taking the damage just once." Thousand Miles Riding Alone explained how to cooperate. It was like farming chicks. It was impossible to rely entirely on him to tank the monsters.
Okay.
Okay.
Zhang Shan calculated the amount of damage. After adding in the attack blessing, Zhang San's attack power was 20-27. Wind Chime estimated that it was about the same as him. Thousand Miles was much higher on his own. Adding in his skill Fallen Leaf Slash, he could at most deal over 40 damage. If the three of them were added together, their attack power would reach over 80. Each of them would attack twice. Zhang Shan would lure the monsters and attack twice more. He would be able to take down a rabbit. If he triggered the Headshot skill, Wind Chime and Thousand Miles Riding Alone would only need to A once.
Let's start
Zhang Shan fired continuously at the rabbit that spawned in the distance. The rabbit immediately rushed towards him with red eyes. When it was almost in front of him, Thousand Miles Riding Alone used Fallen Leaf Slash with an ax, dealing 43 damage. Wind Chimes also used a general attack. Perhaps it was a critical hit, Wind Chimes actually dealt 30 damage. She did not have any damage skills. The rabbit was almost out of HP. Zhang Shan used another general attack, and the rabbit fell to the ground. The three of them were unharmed.
"Okay, let's do it this way. Pretty Girl, try to give the last hit of the monster to Six Tube Bodhisattvas. His luck is high, so he wants this, too." Thousand Miles Riding Alone had always remembered Zhang Shan's talent, the Passive King. Of course, only Zhang Shan killed the monsters that he had a chance to obtain passive skills. Naturally, the others in the team did not count. So he especially reminded Wind Blowing Wind Chimes to let Zhang Shan kill the last hit.
"Okay."
Zhang Shan looked at it. A demonized rabbit gave three experience points. The three of them divided the experience, so the total experience should be 10. It was much faster than farming chicks.
He gave two copper coins, so the total should be five copper coins.
He looked at the experience bar: 384/1000. He was still short of 600 experience points to level up to level 3. One monster was killed in less than 10 seconds. If the rabbit was enough to farm, it would level up in less than an hour.
"Brother, how much more experience do you need to level up?" Zhang Shan asked Thousand Miles Riding Alone. Just now, he had come out alone to open up the map to look for monsters. He did not know how many monsters he had killed alone.
"About 800 or so. Just now, I was slow farming alone, and I needed to rest after killing a monster, so I did not gain much exp. Now that I feel good, I can level up to level 3 in an hour at most. We should be the fastest group of people to level up."
"That's impossible. If Fire Mages buy the blue bottles, they will probably be twice as fast as us." Zhang Shan felt that the big bosses would bring blue bottles with them.
"Where are they going to get the money to buy the potion? Right now, the production of game currency is so low, and they can only trade in the novice village. Even if they want to collect copper coins, they won't be able to get much. They can't keep drinking blue bottles. Most importantly, even if they can afford it, they can't keep taking the potion. Using red and blue potions has a cooldown."
"Yeah, that's true. But they'll definitely be faster than us. They might have already reached level 4. Just now when I was in the novice village, I saw a Thief selling magic-type rings. They're green, top-tier items. They were bought by the member of the Storm Guild."
"Is it? This Thief is really lucky. The members of the Storm Guid are also lucky. They can buy such items now. With an additional equipment, they'll be able to increase their leveling speed quickly."