After the second class advancement at Level 40, a player's strength would greatly increase. Similarly, monsters after Level 40 would also become very powerful. No matter how powerful a player was, they would still be in a difficult situation when facing a Level 40 monster before reaching Level 40.
If Chen Mo wanted to become the Lord of Katarin Town, he would have to wait until he reached Level 40 for his second class advancement.
For the next few days, Chen Mo stayed near Storm City, immersing himself in leveling up.
In Black Nest, he had already reached Level 38 in one go. He only needed to level up two more times to reach Level 40. He was not far away.
In less than four days, Chen Mo successfully reached Level 40.
During these four days, nothing major happened in the game. However, there were more and more players who had completed their second class advancement.
In reality, a few suspicious figures appeared near his residence. However, they did not appear in the end. Chen Mo could not be bothered to pay attention to them.
"Collect crystal ores!"
After reaching Level 40, Chen Mo did not immediately head to Scarlet Sand City. Instead, he returned to Storm City and began to purchase crystal ores.
The game had been open for more than three months. Some players had already dug out crystal ores. Moreover, crystal ores did not seem to be of much use. Although they were rare, the price was not too high. One could buy a piece for only 30 silver coins.
Of course, if these 30 silver coins were converted to Chinese currency in reality, it would be 300 silver coins. The price was actually not low. However, in the game, 30 silver coins looked very little.
Chen Mo shouted in Storm City for half a day and received over a hundred pieces of crystal ores in one go.
This was also because no one usually bought them. Otherwise, Chen Mo would not be able to receive over a hundred pieces of crystal ores.
After this round, he would have to wait for at least another week if he wanted to buy over a hundred more pieces of crystal ores.
Chen Mo gave all the Crystal Ores to Ceci Hailow. After reaching Level 35, Ceci Hailow needed to consume 20 Crystal Ores to increase her level by one. These hundreds of Crystal Ores were only enough for Ceci Hailow to reach Level 40, catching up to Chen Mo's level.
Chen Mo wanted Ceci Hailow's level to rise higher, but Level 40 was a threshold. After Ceci Hailow leveled up, the crystal ore she needed would probably be even more terrifying. He couldn't collect that many ores in Storm City.
While the City of Shadows and the East Sea City might be able to collect them, even after collecting all the crystal ores in those two cities, it wouldn't be enough for Ceci Hailow to reach level 45. If Ceci Hailow could only increase her strength by two or three levels, the increase in her strength wouldn't be obvious.
After reaching Level 40, Ceci Hailow's Attributes had increased by quite a bit.
Her HP was 200,000, and her Physical and Magical Attack Power was 1,600 – 2,500.
These Attributes seemed very powerful. However, Chen Mo felt that something was amiss.
After a player's second class advancement at Level 40, their strength would increase at a frightening rate. Although Ceci Hailow's Attributes had increased by quite a bit, they were still somewhat lacking when compared to players.
This was especially true when it came to skills. Level 40 was such an important checkpoint, yet Ceci Hailow hadn't learned a single new skill!
This didn't make sense!
Chen Mo knew that something was amiss. With Ceci Hailow's growth rate, her strength should have increased greatly at Level 40. Yet, the result was just barely satisfactory.
Could it be that Ceci Hailow had to undergo an evolution before she could display her true strength?
Chen Mo recalled the Stone of Resentment he had obtained in the Quicksand Rift. Could it be that he had to give this item to Ceci Hailow?
However, after thinking about it, Chen Mo decided to wait and see for a while.
Ceci Hailow wasn't so weak that she couldn't be used. It was just that her strength hadn't reached his expectations. With his current strength, he didn't need Ceci Hailow to become super powerful.
The Stone of Resentment always gave him a bad feeling. Before he could confirm the effects of the Stone of Resentment, it was better not to touch it for the time being.
Before setting off for Red Sand City, Chen Mo contacted the Golden Phoenix and Little Witch.
These two had long since returned to Storm City and were also rushing to Level 40.
However, the two of them weren't like Chen Mo, who had obtained a few Spirit Fruits and instantly leveled up several times. They were now only Level 38. It would take at least a week for them to reach Level 40.
Over the past few days, Little Witch had received four Inherent Crystals through some unknown channel. Before Chen Mo went to Red Sand City, he used Skill Solidification to help Little Witch solidify the Fireball and Fire Rain skills on her body.
Then, Chen Mo set off for Red Sand City.
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"Selling high-grade potions at fair prices. There aren't many goods. Come quickly!"
"Buying Level 40 and above Green and Purple equipment at a high price!"
"Level 3 Guild Thunder Guild is recruiting. Ten spots. Those who are interested and have the strength can sign up for the examination. The benefits of the guild will definitely exceed your imagination!"
Red Sand City, as the name implied, was a huge mega city whose walls were piled up with large amounts of red sand.
However, it was said that Red Sand City's walls weren't like this in the beginning. Instead, more than ten years ago, a crimson tide suddenly erupted in the sea near Red Sand City. This crimson tide spread all the way to Red Sand City's walls, almost drowning Red Sand City.
Since then, Red Sand City's walls had been dyed crimson, and Red Sand City's name gradually settled down.
Red Sand City was extremely large. Judging from its outer area, Chen Mo guessed that Red Sand City was at least five times the size of Storm City.
It wasn't easy for players to gather in such a large city, and the only entrance to Red Sand City was naturally a gathering place for a large number of players.
Selling equipment, forming parties to level up, and guilds to recruit members. There were all kinds of people here, and it was extremely lively.
Almost all the players who came to Red Sand City were above Level 40. Although the trading area here was similar to Storm City's, the items being traded and the content of the shouts were on a completely different level.
The potions being sold here were all at least high-grade. The equipment being traded were all Green and Purple equipment.
As for the guilds that were recruiting, most of them were Level 3 guilds.
Level 3 guilds were not rare in the game. After the areas around the three main novice cities were cleared, guilds could receive guild points through accepting quests to raise their guild level.
Thus, Level 2 guilds were overflowing in the game, and there were also quite a few Level 3 guilds.
However, the guilds that worked hard to level up through exploring new areas at the beginning of the game received huge benefits.
When player guilds accepted Guild Quests to increase their Guild Points, their achievements in exploring unknown regions would become an important factor. Guilds that explored more unknown regions would be able to accept more Guild Quests and obtain better Guild Rewards. Naturally, they would be able to level up faster.
Currently, players were looking forward to Level 4 guilds. This was because after a guild rose from Level 2 to Level 3, all the members of the guild would receive great benefits.
Every member of a guild could wear a Guild Emblem. The Guild Emblem of a Level 3 Guild was no longer just a decorative symbol. Instead, it had its own attributes.
Level 3 guild emblems increased Basic Physical and Magic Attack Power by 10, All Attributes by 10, Movement Speed by 1, and Experience gained from killing monsters by 10%.
With all these attributes added together, a Level 3 Guild would become incomparably attractive.
However, Level 3 guilds could only recruit 100 members. Although Level 3 guilds were not rare in the game, according to player statistics on the forums, there were only 50 or so Level 3 guilds in the entire China region.
In other words, there were only around 5,000 players with Level 3 guild emblems.
Compared to China's player population of over 100 million, this number was pitifully small.
This also caused a shortage of Level 3 guild emblems. Without strength or connections, it was very difficult to get into a Level 3 guild.
Chen Mo originally did not have any intentions of joining a guild. However, after seeing the attributes of a Level 3 guild emblem, he could not help but be tempted.
Chen Mo did not care much about the Attack Power and All Attributes that the guild emblem provided. However, the 10% increase in experience gained from killing monsters was extremely attractive.
This was equivalent to saving 10% of the time needed to level up. Right now, every level required a frightening amount of experience. If he continued to level up, the amount of time saved would not be low.
Furthermore, this was only the attributes of a Level 3 guild emblem. If the guild continued to level up, the attributes of the guild emblem would be even more tempting.
With Chen Mo's strength, it would not be difficult for him to join a Level 3 guild. However, Chen Mo also knew that once he joined a guild, apart from enjoying the benefits of being a guild member, he would also have to fulfill the obligations of a guild member. It would be impossible for him to run around as he pleased like before.
Chen Mo wanted to establish his own guild. That way, he would not have to look at others' faces. However, after giving it some thought, he knew that this was just a thought.
Leveling up a guild was a matter that required a lot of effort, resources, and manpower. Spending so much effort to level up a guild just to enjoy the benefits of being a guild did not seem worth it.
After thinking about it carefully, he decided that the right thing to do was to obtain Katrin Town as soon as possible.
As long as he became the Lord of Katrin Town, with the effects of the God's Blessing Stone, the attributes he would obtain would not be lower than a Level 3 guild emblem.
The prosperity of Red Sand City was clearly not something that the three main novice cities could compare to. Players did not need to walk around Red Sand City. As long as they paid 10 silver coins, they could take a carriage to any place in the city.
"Send us to the Archer Guild!"
10 silver coins was not a small sum. Not everyone was willing to fork out such a sum. However, a young male and female Archer swaggered into a carriage under the gazes of many people.
Before the male Archer walked into the carriage, he even looked at the people around him with disdain. He was overflowing with a sense of superiority.
F * ck, are you crazy? Isn't it just 10 silver coins?
Although he knew that the other party was not looking down on him, Chen Mo could not help but feel displeased when the other party's gaze swept over him.
The two of them left in the carriage. Chen Mo was going to the Hunter's Guild to accept his second class promotion quest. The Hunter's Guild was located in a rather remote area of Red Sand City. Chen Mo could not be bothered to look for it. He also boarded a carriage and headed straight for the Hunter's Guild.
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