Update Time: 2014-02-10
At 9 o'clock, a ray of sunlight shone directly on Lin Zheng’s face. Lin Zheng frowned and yawned as he climbed out of bed.
“That’s right, I have a job now, even if it’s amateur, but no more sleeping in!”
Cheering up, Lin Zheng walked towards the bathroom, and coincidentally, Yang Qi was there too.
“What time did you go to bed last night? You’re up so early!” Lin Zheng said, somewhat surprised.
“5 o’clock sharp!” Yang Qi mumbled through her toothbrush.
“You only slept for four hours! Aren’t you afraid of an early death?” Lin Zheng squeezed out toothpaste and started brushing his teeth too.
“It’s the early game, I’ll be able to rest more later. Right now, leveling up is the most important thing. Having a high level gives you an advantage! I’m not an amateur like you, I need to consider maximum profit!”
“Hmm—I don’t care that much. I sleep when I need to. By the way, after staying up all night, what level are you?”
“Level 18. That Black Crow Sword is really powerful; otherwise, I wouldn’t have leveled up so high!” Speaking of the Black Crow Sword, Yang Qi got excited again. It was definitely a divine artifact at this stage!
“Damn it, leveling up so fast. Is this the difference between professional and amateur?” Lin Zheng felt a bit defeated. He was only Level 12. Calculating it, he only played about an hour more than Yang Qi, yet there was a 6-level difference. This was illogical!
“I’m not even that fast. Chong Chong is really fierce, she’s already Level 21, damn it! I have the Black Crow Sword! Does that guy have a better weapon than the Black Crow Sword?” Yang Qi looked confused, unable to understand how Chong Chong could level up so fast. But she quickly relaxed. Since Lin Zheng was lucky enough to get the Black Crow Sword, he wasn't the only lucky one in the world. After washing up, the two quickly had some noodles to fill their stomachs, then went back online.
As soon as they went online, Yang Qi contacted Lin Zheng.
“Shengun, do you want me to help you level up?” She knew Lin Zheng was only Level 12, and she was Level 18 with the Black Crow Sword in hand. It would be easy to help Lin Zheng gain a few levels, but relatively, her own leveling would slow down. Lin Zheng also thought of this. He was just an amateur, entering the game for the simple purpose of earning gold coins. So, it didn't matter if he leveled up slowly, but Yang Qi wasn't just in it for gold coins! So Lin Zheng refused, “Forget it, you go train yourself. I won’t drag you down. When players’ levels stabilize a bit, then you can help me. You should focus on leveling up first. Oh, right, where are you?”
“At the warehouse. What’s up?”
“Coincidentally, I need to go there too. Wait for me! I have a lot of gold coins! I’ll support you first, but you have to pay me back double later!” Lin Zheng said with a smile. Lin Zheng thought that he wouldn’t be able to spend all the gold coins he had for now. Instead of letting them rot and depreciate, he might as well support Yang Qi. When Yang Qi became rich, he would also benefit! Yang Qi was currently as poor as a church mouse. As soon as she heard about money, her eyes lit up. When Lin Zheng arrived at the warehouse and traded 40 gold coins to Yang Qi, her eyes weren't just lit up, they were wide with shock!
“Damn it! Where did you get so much money, kid!?” Yang Qi exclaimed in surprise. Could it be that the rewards from the item quest were really that overpowered? That was just an item quest from the Newbie Village! She forgot that Lin Zheng had told her that the quest had become a compound quest, and the rewards had changed significantly with the difficulty. But having money felt really good! Yang Qi immediately smiled again. With 40 gold coins on hand, leveling up would be much easier and safer!
“Just take the money, stop talking so much. By the way, where’s a good place to level up for Level 12?” Lin Zheng asked while applying for the warehouse.
“For Level 12, just go out of the city gate to Qingfeng Forest! But be careful, there are a lot of people doing PK there. Pick a less crowded spot!”
“They’re only a few levels, and people are already doing PK for no reason. Aren’t they just bored?” Lin Zheng was speechless. Dying once meant losing a level. He wondered why those PK guys were so idle. Lin Zheng wouldn't understand the mindset of PK players. After saying goodbye to Yang Qi, he headed to the Professional Hall. It was too late yesterday, he had logged off without even finding a professional mentor, and he still hadn't learned any skills.
Following the map to the front of the Professional Hall, Lin Zheng was truly amazed by the majestic building before him! It was entirely built with white marble! If this were in reality, just this white marble would be enough to bankrupt many wealthy people! But in the game, what was before him was just a pile of data.
Stepping onto the white staircase and entering the hall, the bustling scene made Lin Zheng think he had arrived at a job fair. Many people who had been “interviewed” left the professional mentors with dejected expressions, while others happily left the hall with weapons. Listening to the complaints of those dejected people, Lin Zheng finally understood that, indeed, no matter where you go, it’s hard to move an inch without money! There were even those so poor they couldn’t afford to learn skills! Lin Zheng felt fortunate for the gold coins he had earned!
Lin Zheng found the Swordfighter’s professional mentor. Seeing the mentor, Lin Zheng couldn’t help but whistle lightly. This mentor was a fiery beauty! Long, exaggerated beautiful legs, a surging chest, and a mature, charming face, paired with a tight leather armor, standing there, she exuded the unique charming aura of a mature woman, captivating both men and women! Looking around the mentor, there were so many perverts! And probably quite a few yuri girls too!
Swordfighter Mentor — Wang Yan, this was the name displayed above the mentor’s head. Lin Zheng walked forward, took out the village chief’s letter of introduction, and said, “Hello, Mentor, I am an apprentice introduced by Village Chief No. 109!”
“Oh! Introduced by Father!” Wang Yan said in surprise. She was surprised, and Lin Zheng was even more surprised! He never expected that old village chief to have such a beautiful daughter. Looking at Wang Yan’s surprised, parted, fiery red lips, Lin Zheng secretly sighed, ‘Damn it,’ which scoundrel thought of making such a vixen a professional mentor! Lin Zheng could clearly hear a collective gulp from the surroundings when Wang Yan’s surprised expression appeared. Her charm was truly irresistible!
Wang Yan took the letter of introduction from Lin Zheng’s hand, read it for a while, then looked at Lin Zheng with some surprise and said, “Father gave you a very high evaluation, it seems you, little brother, are quite capable!”
“Little brother!” Lin Zheng broke out in a sweat. How was he a little brother?! He was a grown man, yet he was called a little brother. Was she trying to kill him?! By the way, beauty, your words have a lot of ambiguity!
“I say, Mentor Sister! Please teach me the skills quickly!” Lin Zheng said helplessly. The beauty was good to look at, but now it was more important to level up. Besides, the beautiful mentor wouldn’t run away, right? If he wanted to look, he could find a time later to bring a stool and gaze to his heart’s content!
“Hehe! Little brother, you are really impatient!” Wang Yan covered her mouth and chuckled, while Lin Zheng secretly cursed, ‘Damn it, I’ve been teased!’
“Given Father’s evaluation of you, the skill fees for this time will be waived. Work hard in the future, little brother!” Wang Yan, smiling sweetly, made the surrounding players’ eyes almost pop out, her charm index soaring. At this moment, Wang Yan waved her hand, and a golden light fell upon Lin Zheng. The system prompted:
“You have learned the skill ‘Dismantle’!”
“You have learned the skill ‘String Blade’!”
“You have learned the skill ‘Stomp’!”
“You have learned the skill ‘Charge’!”
“You have learned the skill ‘Explosion’!”
Dismantle: Cannot be upgraded. Disassembles the Sword Blade Bow into dual swords. Weapon attack increases by 10% after disassembly.
String Blade: Level 1, Proficiency 0/1000, Passive skill. Automatically generates a bowstring when the Sword Blade Bow is fired, dealing +10% damage.
Stomp: Level 1, Proficiency 0/1000. Uses immense leg strength to Stomp the ground, dealing 150% physical damage to enemies within a 5-meter radius of the Stomp point, and has a 10% chance to stun the target for 5 seconds. Consumes 50 mana. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
Charge: Level 1, Proficiency 0/1000, Passive skill. Each hit on a target adds +1 charge point, lasting 60 seconds. Physical damage increases by +1% for each additional charge point, up to a maximum of 5 charge points.
Explosion: Level 1, Proficiency 0/1000. Can be used with 5 or more charge points. Deals direct physical damage equal to (charge points / 2) to enemies within a 10-meter radius of the Stomp target. Consumes 150 mana. Cooldown: 10 minutes.
Hmm! These skills all look pretty good! Killing monsters should be much easier now, right! Lin Zheng thought, looking at his skills with satisfaction. Just as he was about to bid farewell to the beautiful mentor and try out his skills, the beautiful mentor spoke first.
“Father said you are a very capable person, little brother! So, would you be willing to help me, your sister, with a favor? Don’t worry! I’ll give you a very good reward!”
“Quest ‘Wang Yan’s Request’ activated. Quest difficulty C. Do you accept?”
Hearing the prompt, Lin Zheng’s eyes lit up. A C-difficulty quest, the reward shouldn’t be bad, right! Besides, when a beauty makes a request, how can a man refuse, right! So Lin Zheng said, “Just tell me what it is, I will definitely help you complete it!”
“That’s wonderful!” Wang Yan said happily, then explained the quest, “It’s like this, I need a new weapon, but I’ve been quite busy lately and haven’t had time to collect the materials. Could you help me gather all the weapon materials?”
“I see. Don’t worry, I’ll help you collect all the materials without missing a single one!” Lin Zheng patted his chest and said, “What materials do you need?”
“I need 100 Unicorn Lizard Horns, 100 Ore-Eating Beast Tusks, and 100 Fine Iron Ores. There’s quite a lot of stuff, so I’m bothering you!” Wang Yan even acted cute, holding her hands to her chest, her eyes sparkling as she made her request, charming countless perverts nearby.
“No problem, just leave it to me!” How could he refuse a beautiful mentor’s request?! Lin Zheng patted his chest and took on the quest.