I checked the current exchange rate between RMB and gold. 1 gold was about 1.1 RMB, so I didn't hesitate. As the level of mainstream players continued to rise, gold was no longer as difficult to grind as before. Many money-farming workshops were operating all over the country, and it was best to exchange gold as soon as possible. Gold was depreciating at every moment, and once it reached 10 gold to 1 RMB, even a workshop that relied on grinding for a living would find it hard to survive.
I directly converted all 850,000 gold into RMB. Just like that, the balance in my bank account suddenly increased by 935,000 RMB. The total value was now over a million!
Mn, I still had to work hard. I was still a bit away from getting a house. A man had to have a place to stand. In the past, Liu Bei was hunted down everywhere and finally conquered Western Shu. Now that he wanted to occupy Western Sichuan, the country probably wouldn't allow it, so he had to find a place to rest.
After exchanging the gold, I happily repaired my equipment and walked out of White Cloud City's eastern gate with my Blaze Spear. I no longer hid my in-game ID, and the words "Frivolous Scholar" floated above my head. In less than a few minutes, a couple of female players exclaimed, "Wow!
That's Frivolous Scholar, China's number one expert!
He really is handsome! "
Another girl said, "Is that so?
He doesn't look very handsome to me, does he? "
"I mean, his equipment is very handsome."
"Oh …"
Tears streamed down my cheeks. These girls were definitely not mainstream, or they would think that I was manlier and more handsome than those idols. After all, I had worked in Suzhou for five years, worked as a sales manager, and worked as an operations manager. I had seen a lot of the world, and it was said that a man's experience was carved into his eyes. His melancholy gaze and beard stubble could one-shot any young woman.
Angrily closing the name display, Chao Qiang walked out of the East Gate and went directly to Patrol Captain Walker. I took out the Eagle Queen's head from my bag. When I handed it over, Captain Walker's eyes widened and he said in disbelief, "This is too unbelievable. A young warrior was actually able to kill the terrifying Eagle Queen!
Young man, I admire your courage very much. This is the reward that belongs to you!
Everything is for the Silvermoon Alliance! "
Ding ~!
System Notification: You have completed the quest [Harpy's Menace], obtained 4500000 experience, 5000 gold coins, 5500 reputation points, and obtained quest item: [Sword-Type Weapon Specialization Technique]!
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I was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed. I immediately opened my bag and saw another dark gold skill book!
When he opened it, there was a flash of light and the skill book's attributes appeared before his eyes — —
[Sword-Type Weapon Specialization]: After learning, the user's mastery of sword-type weapons will be greatly increased, breaking through the limitations of the profession. Sword-type weapon damage will be increased by 25%!
Level Requirement: 60 Class Requirement: Berserker, Knight, Assassin, Fierce Warrior, Dragon Speaker, Frost Warrior, Dark Swordsman
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Fortunately, one of them was a Dragon Speaker!
I immediately chose to learn it. Immediately, a new row of Sword-Type Weapon Specialization Technique appeared in my passive skill list. Yes, in other words, I had broken through the limitations of the profession and could use swords as well as spears!
However, I didn't have a suitable longsword at the moment. The best sword-type weapon right now was the Fierce Warrior Hellfire's Soaring Phoenix Sword, but he probably wouldn't give it to me. The next best was Ling Xue's Thunderclap Sword. However, the Thunderclap Sword's stats were still a bit lower than the Blazing Spear's, so it looked like I still had to use the Blazing Spear.
Even though it was only a passive skill, I knew that this skill's usefulness was unpredictable. It was said that after Level 80, players' equipment requirements would break through some limitations. If they could equip more than one weapon at the same time, then using a spear for long-range combat and a sword for melee combat would definitely be better. After all, although a spear was a bit longer, it had a bit less maneuverability and lacked the agility of a sword. In PvP, a sword could attack if it wanted to, and it had speed if it wanted to. It was undeniably the king of weapons!
Therefore, to exaggerate a little, this sword-type Weapon Mastery Skill Book was no different from a godly weapon!
The quest reward just now gave me 4.5 million experience, and I was already Level 62. Such a high reward was definitely worthy of the quest's 1200 difficulty. I bet that Ling Xue and the others would be pleasantly surprised when they received their reward later.
At this moment, Patrol Leader Walker glanced at me and said worriedly, "Recently, we found out that at the end of the Moonlight Forest, in the snow-covered Frozen Canyon, the Dark Army has built a new Blood Fortress to fight against the Silver Moon Alliance. At the edge of the Blood Fortress, there is an evil mine and a sawmill. Those dark puppets are currently working hard to build a batch of smelly meat grinders. They plan to throw corpses filled with plague into White Cloud City. This is an extremely frightening matter. If they succeed in their scheme, White Cloud City will be shrouded in the shadow of the plague!
Therefore, young man, I hope that you can complete a sacred and arduous mission! "
Ding ~!
System Notice: Because your quest chain has met the requirements, you are qualified to continue the quest. Do you wish to accept the follow-up quest?
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My heart skipped a beat. A sacred and arduous mission?
Could it be that I had to save Athena...
But that wasn't the case. When I clicked to accept the quest, the system bell rang —
Ding ~!
System Notice: You have accepted the quest [Destroy the Mine and Lumberyard]!
(Quest Difficulty: 450)
[Quest Details: Head to the southeastern edge of the Moonlight Forest, at the edge of the Frozen Canyon, and find a mine and a lumberyard. Please destroy them, but be careful. The mine and lumberyard are full of danger. The dark puppets are extremely cruel, so be careful!]
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It was another 450 difficulty quest. Mn, for a Level 62 player like me, the rewards for a quest of this difficulty must be pretty good.
I made up my mind. Since I slept through the day, I would continue to fight at night!
The Return of the King was going to be held tomorrow at 1 pm. Even if I pulled an all-nighter, it wouldn't be a problem to wake up at that time.
I checked my status. My HP and MP were full, and I had replenished all the potions in my bag. I could last through the night, and my equipment's durability was maxed out. I was in peak combat condition!
Therefore, I headed southeast along the small path in Moonlight Forest. Along the way, there was an endless stream of players grinding levels, and most of them were in ten-man parties. The monsters in this game were fierce, and there weren't many people as arrogant as I was. Therefore, there were always a bunch of people standing at the entrance of White Cloud City, begging to join them. They were shouting that they were going to grind skeletons, lich, or gold. At times like this, the importance of a priest was even more obvious. Almost half of the parties were shouting, "We need a healer, we don't want anyone else!"
If Qin Yun was here, she would definitely be the ultimate treasure!
After all, there was a high DPS Cleric in the party, and this Cleric was also a stunning beauty. This was enough to make any male player's heart ripple. Yep, killing monsters while flirting with the beauty in the party, this was the way of the game!
At this time, I coincidentally received a message from Qin Yun: "Scholar, I'm going to accompany Ling Yue and Ling Xue to grind mobs tonight. Do you want to come with us?"
I tactfully declined. "No thanks, I just accepted a quest. You guys have fun!"
"Mn!"
I turned off the communicator and opened the map. In the far southeast direction, at the end of the Moonlight Forest, there was indeed a blood-red mark. The words "Crimson Fortress" were written on it. The Crimson Fortress was no longer in White Cloud City territory, but in a map called "Frozen Canyon". Hmm, very few players would go there because the journey from the White Cloud Bridge to the Crimson Fortress would take more than an hour. Basically, no one would be willing to waste this time to train in such a faraway place.
I advanced in the predetermined direction, careful with every step. The mobs here were Level 75 Forest Wild Bears, and provoking too many of them would be very troublesome. Also, I didn't want to waste this time!
After walking for about half an hour or so, the figures of a few players suddenly appeared in front of me. I couldn't help but be surprised. Players who could come so deep into Moonlight Forest couldn't be simple!
I was about to take a closer look, but I saw a flash of red light. A battle had already begun. Moreover, it was obvious that they weren't fighting mobs because their attack power wasn't that high. They were clearly using their skills with all their might!
I hurriedly took a few steps forward and pushed aside the foliage. I saw a small clearing in front of me with a dozen or so people standing. There were even quite a few familiar faces!
On the left side, the leader was actually Arrogant Madman. Behind him were Arrogant Bloodlust and Arrogant Drifting Rain. Also, Chrysanthemum Daohana was here. Other than that, there were also players from Bloodthirsty. Among them, the boss, Bloodthirsty the World, stood proudly under a small tree with a glowing sword. Next to him was a Level 50 Assassin called "Bloodthirsty Assassin" and a Level 55 Berserker called "Bloodthirsty World". He held a long-handled battle axe that looked very familiar. It was the Whirlwind Battle Axe that I had just used!
Immediately, I paled. Wasn't Whirlwind Battle Axe something that could only be equipped at Level 60?
Why could this Level 55 Berserker equip it?
There was definitely something fishy going on here!
On the opposing side of Arrogant Madman and Bloodthirsty the World was a guild, Time Like Water!
There were only three people in Time Like Water. The guild leader, Lonely Grave, was clad in shining armor and wielding a dark spear. Without a doubt, this shining spear was the Dark Gold grade weapon, the Sky Splitter Halberd!
Only the heavens knew how strong this Heaven Splitting Halberd was. However, what shocked me even more was that beside Solitary Grave, there was a Swordsman wearing fiery red armor. He held a shining white sword and his name was: Hellfire!
Not simple!
This time, Time Like Water sent out two Heavenly Ranking experts. The other one was a Level 55 Assassin called 'Melancholy'. I couldn't see the quality of his leather armor, but his expression was relaxed. It was as if he didn't care about Arrogant Madman and Bloodthirsty. However, the dagger in his hand surprised me. It was the Soul Reaper that Ling Yue had sold not long ago. However, although this Soul Reaper looked the same, the color was much dimmer. It was as if its grade had dropped.
Both sides were ready to fight. Arrogant Madman held his battle axe and smiled. "I heard that Solitary Grave wasn't an ordinary person. Today, I see that he's only so-so. To think that he would become enemies with Arrogant Madman and Bloodthirsty for a monster!"
Solitary Grave laughed. "Little brother, you don't have to be so arrogant. It's not that I want to be enemies with you. It's just that Time Like Water was in the middle of killing a monster. Not only did you kill a dozen of my brothers, you even stole the Boss. It seems that the Guild Creation Tablet was among them, right?"
Bloodthirsty World laughed. "That's right. Today, our Bloodthirsty Alliance will be established. This is all thanks to Time Like Water's gift!"
Solitary Grave didn't say anything and smiled. "Well said, well said. However, courtesy demands reciprocity. In any case, I've already given the Guild Creation Tablet to you, but I can't explain to my brothers who died. So, I'll have to trouble you to leave your lives here so that I can explain to my brothers!"
Solitary Grave's words were calm, but there was no room for doubt. It was as if the high-level players of Arrogant Madman and Bloodthirsty were in his grasp.
Arrogant Madman's face twitched. He gritted his teeth and said, "Solitary Grave, you f * cking don't you know how much you're worth? We have seven experts, and our equipment isn't bad either. Do you think we'll lose to you three?
Hmph, so what if you're a Heaven Ranking expert? Wasn't the number one expert, Frivolous Scholar, killed by I until he was Level 0? "
Solitary Grave laughed. "However, I heard that your thousand-man team was killed by Frivolous Scholar in the Dead Wood Coast's forest!
Haha, what a strange story. I really want to know what kind of elite leader is in a team that was wiped out by a single person! "
Arrogant Madman's face turned ashen. He secretly shouted, "Chrysanthemum Daohana, seal this stinky Solitary Grave immediately. Brothers, let's kill Solitary Grave first. Hellfire and Melancholy can wait!"
In the end, Hellfire waved the Soaring Phoenix Sword in his hand and smiled. "Hey!
If you want to harm our boss, you'll have to ask the sword in my hand first. Am I right, Little Wind? "
Melancholy's face twitched. "I've told you a hundred thousand times to call me Big Brother Feng. You're not allowed to call me Little Wind!"
Hellfire smiled lazily. "It's more or less the same. Little Fengzi is a bit smoother."
Although there were only three people in Time Like Water, they were talking and laughing. It was obvious that they didn't care about their opponents at all.
Seeing this embarrassing situation, Blooddrinker immediately raised his sword and resentfully said, "Attack! Kill these three idiots who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth! Let them know that White Cloud City belongs to us, Blooddrinker!"
"Whoosh ~!"
A purple light flashed. Solitary Grave was stunned. A silver crescent moon appeared above his head. It was Chrysanthemum Daohana's Soul Seal skill!