Watching the first name on the leaderboard in the game "Proud World," a cold smile crept across their lips. "Hmph, it won't be long before you, the so-called first place, become a joke. I won't rest until I kill you and send you back to the starting village, writing the word 'king' upside down."
On the other side, the Hell's Messenger licked their lips and said, "Now this is getting interesting!"
The attitudes of the various major guilds towards DustySeal were all different, but most held the mentality of destroying what they couldn't obtain. It can be said that the appearance of the leaderboard once again pushed Wu Shaochen, who was already extremely popular, to the forefront.
In the God King Pavilion, the God King looked at the leaderboard and muttered to himself, "Fengye has also arrived, and it's normal for him to enter the leaderboard with his strength. But who is this Yufei? I've never heard of this ID before. Could it be another dark horse?"
The appearance of the leaderboard also stimulated everyone, and countless players started leveling up even more crazily. Besides wanting to become famous through the leaderboard, there was another reason: the first instance of the Divine Oracle had opened, and it required level 20 to enter.
Instances can be considered as benefits for players. Although the monsters inside were much stronger, the drop rates were several times higher than outside. With the instance opening, equipment like Black Iron and Bronze would soon become commonplace, and even Silver would no longer be rare. Moreover, successful instance challenges often came with special rewards.
"I'm level 20 now, so I should be able to check the attributes of that tiger. But I'm not confident if I go now, should I level up a bit more?" Wu Shaochen thought to himself.
Just now, he leveled up after killing 146 Skeleton Warriors. His level reached Lv20: 70/300,000, and there were still a pile of Skeleton Warriors left to grind.
However, looking at those skeletons wielding axes and ready to throw them at him at any moment, Wu Shaochen shivered. Forget it, let's go back and see what the instance looks like. He didn't feel like grinding skeletons anymore today.
Wu Shaochen used a Town Portal Scroll to return to Jinling City and then headed towards the instance location. After a server-wide announcement, the map displayed the instance location.
While Wu Shaochen was rushing towards the instance, his phone in the real world started ringing. He could only helplessly go offline since the helmet he was wearing was annoying and didn't allow him to answer calls inside it. He needed to quickly buy a gaming headset.
After going offline, Wu Shaochen saw that it was a call from his sister, Wu Ziyin, and quickly answered it.
"Brother..." Wu Ziyin's voice came through the phone quickly.
"What's up, Ziyin? Aren't you playing games today, since it's the weekend?" Wu Shaochen asked. She bought a gaming headset yesterday, so logically, she should be playing games today. Why would she have time to make a phone call?
"I am playing..." Wu Ziyin said.
"Then why do you have time to call me? Don't you like playing?" Wu Shaochen asked.
"It's not that... I really like it, but... I'm just... still level 0." Wu Ziyin said embarrassedly.
"Ah...?" Wu Shaochen was a bit confused. Even if she didn't know how to play, she should have leveled up a few times in a day. But considering Wu Ziyin might not have any friends to play with, and given how frustrating the early-game monsters could be, it would indeed be difficult for her to handle them alone.
"Are you playing alone?" Wu Shaochen asked.
"Yes..." Wu Ziyin weakly replied.
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"No wonder she's my sister," Wu Shaochen thought to himself. Ah, how could I forget to leave her some equipment? After some thought, Wu Shaochen said, "What's your game ID? I'll add you as a friend, give you some gold coins, and you can buy more potions. With potions, you can handle it alone, and it's even faster than teaming up."
"Okay, thank you, brother. My ID is FengYinEr," Wu Ziyin sweetly said. She preferred owing her brother a favor rather than owing it to someone else.
After ending the call, Wu Shaochen logged back in and opened the friend list. He added a friend, entered FengYinEr's ID, and selected to add her.
At the newbie village, Wu Ziyin logged back in. She had already used up the 70 potions she bought before. Basically, she used one potion per monster, so her current experience was Lv0: 70/100. She was 30 points away from leveling up. Maybe her brother could spare six silver coins, and with that, she could level up to level 1 and allocate attribute points. Then, she might not even need to drink potions to defeat rabbits.
"Definitely, Weiwei said that her brother can make money in the game even in the early stages. Six silver coins should not be difficult for him," Wu Ziyin thought to herself while daydreaming. Suddenly, a system notification sounded in her ears.
"Ding! Player DustySeal has requested to add you as a friend. Accept?"
"Dust... DustySeal?" Wu Ziyin was startled. This ID was known by every one of the billions of players in Divine Oracle. She used to hear Weiwei mention it all the time even before playing the game. After entering the game, she realized even more clearly what DustySeal represented. Just by looking at the leaderboard, she could understand the weight behind this ID.
"Why would DustySeal suddenly add me as a friend?" Wu Ziyin felt a mix of excitement and confusion. Then, as if she realized something, her eyes widened, and she murmured in disbelief, "Could it be... Could my brother be... DustySeal?"
With a nervous heart, Wu Ziyin clicked "Accept" and looked at her friend list, where the second friend appeared: DustySeal, Assassin Lv20.
She finally confirmed that this DustySeal was the DustySeal at the top of the leaderboard, the god-like existence in Divine Oracle. Trembling, she opened the chat window and sent a message: "Brother?"
DustySeal: "What's up, little girl? You don't even recognize your own brother?"
"Ah!" Wu Ziyin exclaimed and quickly covered her mouth, then typed in the chat window, "Are you really my brother? Are you DustySeal?"
Human: Jinling City, Wu Shaochen shook his head when he saw Wu Ziyin's reply. Isn't it just DustySeal? Is it necessary? He replied, "Yes, I am your brother, also DustySeal."
Wu Ziyin couldn't control herself and said, "Ah!! Brother, you are really DustySeal, DustySeal, DustySeal is actually my brother? If Weiwei knew, she would be so envious of me."
Wu Shaochen said seriously, "Okay, calm down. You can't tell anyone that I am DustySeal, understand?"
Wu Ziyin replied, "Yes, I understand, brother. I won't tell anyone."
After seeing Wu Ziyin's reply, Wu Shaochen nodded and sent a remote transaction, exchanging 10 gold coins. It's not that he didn't want to give more, but it wasn't necessary. 10 gold coins were enough for her to spend lavishly in the beginner village.
Wu Ziyin was shocked to see the 10 gold coins. This... is it really necessary?
"Brother, I don't need that much," Wu Ziyin quickly said.
"Take it. Your brother has plenty of gold coins. Don't worry about saving. Drink potions like water and fight monsters. You'll level up quickly," Wu Shaochen said.
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"Brother, don't say things like that. You'll get beaten up," Wu Ziyin said.
DustySeal: "It's okay, no one in the game can beat me."
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DustySeal: "By the way, Ziyin, what's your talent?"
Wu Ziyin immediately sent an introduction to her talent.
Talent: Magic Conversion: Each additional point of mana consumed when using a skill increases the skill's effect by 0.05% (the effect can be damage or healing).
Seeing this talent, Wu Shaochen twitched at the corner of his mouth. This talent consumes too much mana. It seems like this Mana Gem should change owners.
"How is it, brother? Is my talent good?" As a gaming newbie, Wu Ziyin naturally couldn't understand the true meaning of this talent. She didn't know if her talent was good or not.
"It's good, but you need to learn how to calculate damage and manage your mana. Ah, a gaming newbie encountering this kind of talent, I don't know if it's good or bad," Wu Shaochen sighed.
Wu Ziyin looked like she understood but didn't really understand, then said, "Brother, what class am I suitable for?"
DustySeal replied, "Mage or priest, whichever you prefer. You should invest in intelligence and spirit in the future."
"Oh, okay. Thank you, brother. I'm going to level up by killing rabbits!" Wu Ziyin said.