After taking a shower at home and regaining his clarity, Ye Rong put on the Psychomotor Conductor again and entered the world of The Other Shore.
The opening animations flashed by, slightly changing with each login, sparking strong curiosity in the players.
On Yining Cui Bi Peak, thousands of cultivators stood in opposing groups. Countless flying swords and treasures moved chaotically in the air, displaying dazzling lights. Touching any cultivator's body with your hand would quickly magnify the scene, showcasing their clothing and accessories in detail.
The man's figure was unkempt, his head large and round, his belly particularly eye-catching. In one hand he held a tattered banana fan, and in the other, a huge red wine gourd.
With a wave of the banana fan, it produced tens of thousands of wind blades, shattering metal and stone; when the wine gourd was tipped, it spewed flames a hundred meters wide, burning everything.
If you were a veteran player who had experienced the closed beta testing, you would recognize this fat monk as an infamous NPC, Master Liao Ran, with a 128-level character.
The unremarkable tattered banana fan was a seventh-rank Jia Ye Banana Fan treasure, and the huge red gourd was an eighth-rank Burning Heart Flask treasure.
A few moments later, the game finished loading and the scene switched, returning Ye Rong to the place he had left.
To Ye Rong, who wanted to earn money to change his life through The Other Shore, the early advantage in levels was crucial. He didn't necessarily have to be the highest-level player in The Other Shore, but he needed to remain ahead of the pack so that he could sell valuable items for money.
After completing the red fox fur collection quest, he continued killing red foxes, as this quest had no limit on the number of times it could be accepted.
It seemed that Ye Rong's luck had come to an end. After killing dozens of red foxes, not even the most basic clothing equipment had appeared, let alone flying swords and treasures.
Ye Rong finally experienced the low item drop rate in The Other Shore.
Many players who had experienced the closed beta complained on the official website forum that, even with a hundred times higher drop rate, it was challenging for an ordinary player to assemble a complete set of equipment before reaching level 20.
"What's this?"
After killing a red fox, Ye Rong bent down and picked up an ancient-looking white key from the ground.
Immortal's Cave Mansion
"Is this The Other Shore's specialty, the Immortal's
Ye Rong held the key in his hand, faint ancient patterns on it, filled with a mysterious and profound meaning.
These fairy house keys could be obtained through monster hunting, quest rewards, and other means. They were further divided into White Wood, Bronze, Silver, and Gold according to their value. The higher the grade, the greater the value, and the higher the risk and difficulty.
Using a fairy house key would transport the player to a sealed cave mansion space, where they would face various trials. As long as they passed, they would receive rich rewards.
At the same time, fairy house keys were tradable among players, though White Wood keys didn't have much value in trading.
Suppressing his curiosity, Ye Rong didn't immediately use the White Wood fairy house key. Instead, he continued leveling up.
If he could level up twice more and replenish some Blood-Supplementing pills and Recovery powder, his chances of passing the trials in the cave mansion would increase.
It was already remarkable that Ye Rong had obtained a fairy house key at such a low level. However, he hadn't participated in the closed beta test, so he didn't know the key's true value and rarity yet.
The fireball flew fast in the air, aiming to hit a giant red fox ten meters away.
This was an elite red fox, with doubled health and attack power compared to ordinary red foxes. Ye Rong didn't dare to use his Peach-tree Sword to fight the fox head-on.
With just one hit, Ye Rong lost 30 points of vital energy, and the fox's attack frequency was very high.
If Ye Rong tried to fight the fox up close, he wouldn't last long and would be sent back to Newbie Village for a free resurrection.
When a game character dies in The Other Shore, they may lose equipment and items, but there is no loss of experience. However, their life-span is reduced. Each character has a fixed life-span, and once it's exhausted, they will lose a level each time they die.
Such death penalties were excessively harsh and cruel.
With his advanced proficiency in using the Fire spell, Ye Rong could easily hit any target within range. At the same time, he moved his footsteps to maintain a safe distance between him and the elite red fox.
Howl—
The elite red fox seemed to be enraged by Ye Rong's hit-and-run tactics. It stood up on its front legs, howled, and pounced aggressively.
This pounce was fast as lightning, crossing several meters in an instant and reaching Ye Rong.
Remaining calm and collected, Ye Rong stepped back, narrowly avoiding the red fox's ferocious claw.
As a level six character, Ye Rong had 160 points of Qi energy, and each Fire spell consumed only five Qi. With the slow automatic replenishment, he had enough Qi to use the Fire spell dozens of times.
Employing this shameless kiting method, Ye Rong ground down the elite red fox until it died.
However, this only worked on the lowest level monsters. Higher-level monsters had a much higher AI and couldn't be defeated so easily. Besides, how many players would have Ye Rong's Fire spell treasure and be able to use this shameless tactic?
A golden yellow collar dropped to the ground, reflecting a golden light under the sun.
The Crescent Collar, engraved with 'Five Mountains True Shape,' was a replica of Five Mountains Heaven Yellow Ring. It could keep evil spirits, insects, and poisonous creatures at bay.
Defense 30, slow auto-health recovery, resistance to all five elements magic +1.
"Great stuff!"
Clothing and accessories typically had low attributes and were worth much less than flying swords and treasures. In the early game, their purpose was chiefly ornamental.
However, this Crescent Collar was extraordinary. Not only did it have defense and auto-health recovery attributes, but the resistance to all five elements magic +1 attribute alone was enough to excite Ye Rong. This attribute would prove invaluable in time.
Ye Rong placed the Crescent Collar in the collar equipment slot, making the red fox's damage to him negligible.
The experience gained from the elite red fox was also several times that of ordinary ones, a total of 80 points.
With his Peach-tree Sword slashing wildly and Fire spell flying around, Ye Rong was like a heavy tank, slaughtering red foxes without any qualms, not even needing a single Blood-Supplementing pill.
White light flashed, and a warm current flowed through Ye Rong's body, restoring all his attributes to their best.
He had leveled up to level seven!
It was time to go back to the village, purchase Blood-Supplementing pills and Recovery powder, and then head to the Immortal's Cave Mansion!
Ye Rong clenched his fists, thinking to himself.