"Captain, why are skill upgrades so expensive? Can't they be a little cheaper?"
"Heh heh, Stone City, you are the first player to switch to a knight class. As a reward, I will teach you knight skills for free."
As expected of a great knight, he was straightforward and generous. Upon hearing this, I was overjoyed, but it seemed that there was still a significant expense left.
"Ding dong, Stone City, do you want to learn knight skills from Captain Marco?"
"I want to learn."
"For the glory of knights."
Captain Marco shouted loudly, and a beam of light entered my body from his hand.
"Ding dong, player Stone City has learned the taunt skill under the guidance of Captain Marco."
"Ding dong, player Stone City has learned the heavy blow skill under the guidance of Captain Marco."
"Thank you, Captain," I naturally expressed my gratitude.
"Heh heh, Stone City, you're welcome. The principle of 'heaven rewards diligence' has remained unchanged throughout the ages. I hope you continue to work hard and contribute to the Tianmeng Continent while embodying the spirit of knights."
"Okay, Captain, I will do my best."
"Stone City, you can only learn other skills once you reach the corresponding level. You can continue to learn for free then. However, the skills I have taught you are just auxiliary tools for your growth, the lowest level of skills. The most important thing is for you to understand and find the skills that suit your abilities or search for legendary skills to stand out and unleash your enormous potential."
"Thank you for your guidance, Captain. May I ask how can I understand better skills?"
The captain was very helpful and shared some valuable experience, which was absolutely useful. I immediately humbly asked for advice.
I knew about searching for legendary skills, which was to defeat monsters and obtain advanced skill books, like the "Dreamwalking" skill book I got from defeating the Golden Battle Bear Chalarla.
However, it was very difficult for me to understand the skills on my own, as there were currently no prompts or paths for practice, and I had no idea how to proceed. Therefore, I quickly asked for help without any shame.
"Your question is crucial. To comprehend skills, apart from having a high degree of personal luck, one also needs good fortune and opportunities. Nevertheless, regardless of the circumstances, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, and a tall building rises from a strong foundation. Fundamental skills are the key. Only by mastering basic skills can one perform better." Captain Marco of the Knight Squad was pleased with my acute questioning and happily nodded in response.
"Well, Stone City, I can only give you this much guidance. A few days ago, the merchant Wang Cai from Tianlong City approached me and informed me that he encountered some trouble at the Blackstone Tower five days prior, and asked me to investigate for him. However, I have been busy with work recently and do not have the time to go myself. If you have the time, could you investigate this matter for me?"
"Ding dong, Captain Marco of the Knight Squad has entrusted player Stone City with investigating the trouble of merchant Wang Cai. Will you accept the task?"
"I accept."
It was surprising that the Knight Captain would assign us a task. It must not be an ordinary task, for the Captain's responsibility was merely to assist players in changing professions and teaching skills. How could there be a task like this?
"Ding dong, player Stone City accepts the only task of investigating the trouble of merchant Wang Cai and is instructed to first meet the merchant to learn about the situation."
Indeed, this was not an ordinary task. It was the only task, and upon completion, it would completely disappear. It seemed that this task was given to the first player who changed professions.
"Stone City, take this letter and meet the merchant Wang Cai. He will tell you the details."
"Very well, Captain. I will certainly do my best and complete this task."
After taking the letter and confirming that there were no other matters, I left the martial arts hall and prepared to begin my life in Tianlong City.
Upon leaving the hall, I went to the weapon shop to buy a set of level 10 knight equipment. I was currently level 12, yet I was still wearing level 5 soldier equipment. It was too embarrassing.
However, upon looking at the equipment in the shop, I became disheartened. A single level 10 white equipment actually cost 5 gold coins! How outrageous!
Looking at the complete set of knight equipment: helmet, top, bottom, shoes, shield, and weapon, it cost 30 gold coins, and its attributes were only slightly better than my current level 5 blue equipment.
Forget it. Dragon Fly Group, you're ruthless, but I'll endure it.
"I am already level 12, and I will change my equipment when I reach level 15. Moreover, my attributes are strong enough, and I do not care about the few additional attributes of low-level equipment."
Finally, I spent 10 gold coins and bought a knight's bronze helmet and bronze shield. These two items were not in my possession, and wearing them could add a lot of attributes.
As for other equipment, let's forget it. Although I really wanted to wear a complete set of knight's equipment, showing off my power, as a novice, funds were tight, so I should save as much as possible.
I went to the pharmacy to replenish some red potions, spending 30 gold coins to buy 10 bottles of medium red potions and two teleport scrolls.
As they say, in war, provisions and money are crucial, so we cannot skimp on replenishing potions.
In the blink of an eye, I spent 40 gold coins. Suddenly, I realized that although money came quickly in the game, it also went quickly. It seemed that Dragon Fly Group would have to earn money on a large scale.
Although I felt some emotion, they set these rules, and I should abide by them.
I went to the warehouse to store my high-quality equipment. Keeping them on me was not safe, and the unused equipment took up space.
Damn! I didn't expect it would cost more gold coins. Why couldn't I avoid spending gold coins? I was feeling frustrated!
The system gave each player 50 spaces for storing items. Players had to spend money to upgrade their warehouse space, costing 1000 gold coins for every 10 spaces. It not only required money, but it was also expensive.
What was even more unreasonable was that storing items in the warehouse also required gold coins. Trash equipment was not too expensive, with level 10 blue equipment costing only 50 silver coins, but storing my artifact, the Diamond Giant Shield, once, required 100 gold coins.
This was outrageous!
Looking at my Diamond Giant Shield lying in the warehouse, I only had a little over 60 gold coins left. I could not afford it.
Anyway, I continued to feel frustrated, storing the Diamond Giant Shield, Wolf Fang, War Bear Armor, Thousand-Year Bear Gallbladder, and two Blessing Gems in the warehouse. I carried the other equipment, including the Hawk Badge, Rabbit's Path, and the map of Tianmeng Continent, which were non-droppable items. They posed no danger on me, and I might use them sometime in the future.
I still had three Tianmeng gems left, so I took out my hammer and used my forging skills to add them to DooDoo Rabbit's Mask with a clanging sound.
"Ding Dong, forging success. DooDoo Rabbit's Mask level increased by 1, forging skill proficiency improved."
"Ding Dong, forging success. DooDoo Rabbit's Mask level increased by 1, forging skill proficiency improved."
"Ding Dong, forging success. DooDoo Rabbit's Mask level increased by 1, forging skill proficiency improved."
Hehe, three consecutive successful forges. Considering my luck, failure was not an option, but that "Ding Dong" sound was so pleasant. I liked it!
Let's take a look at DooDoo Rabbit's Mask's attributes now:
DooDoo Rabbit's Mask: Ghost-grade level 4 equipment. A precious gift from the Golden Rabbit King to DooDoo Rabbit. No requirements, agility +50, movement speed +3, attack speed +2, skill: Run Away: Can use teleport scrolls during battle, agility +40.
It was a shame that I could not add the Tianmeng gems to rings, necklaces, and accessories. Otherwise, I could have added these three gems to Greedy Ring. I wonder what attributes they would add.
Now, I was ready to complete the task by finding the merchant Wang Cai.
It seemed that Wang Cai was very famous in Tianlong City. I casually asked a passerby and learned where he lived.
As expected of a businessman! Just by looking at Wang Cai's luxurious courtyard, I knew he must be a big shot in Tianlong City.