When I arrived at the old hunter, I took out 20 Wild Bear Hearts from my bag and handed them over. I said sincerely, "Old man, I brought what you wanted. Other book friends, please read as normal!"
The old man took the items and was very excited. "Young Night Creature, you move me. Come, this is a small token of my appreciation!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the quest [Wild Bear Heart]. You have obtained 2500 EXP, 70 Reputation, and quest reward: Big Magic Stones -5!
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Damn!
Awesome, I got five Big Magic Stones in one go?!
I almost burst into tears. This quest's rewards were truly bountiful. I checked my bag and saw five Big Magic Stones. They ranged from 80 to 100, and they could be sold for almost 1 gold!
I reached Level 25 amidst the golden light. I could equip the Weeping Fire Blade and the Cyanfire Cloak now. Unfortunately, these two pieces of equipment were still in the warehouse at Frost Mound, so I had to go back and equip them.
The old man held the Wild Bear Heart and said to me, "Young man, I also need some Fresh Ginger!"
I trembled. "Fresh Ginger?"
"Yes, this is one of the recipes."
"How can I get Fresh Ginger?"
The old man thought for a moment. "There is some wild Fresh Ginger in the forest one kilometer southeast of here. You can go there and gather it. Of course, before that, you must learn how to hunt."
As he spoke, the old man waved his hand and blue light covered my body — Ding ~!
System Notice: Hunter Yellow Fire wants to teach you the skill Foraging. Do you accept?
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There was no reason to refuse!
I quickly clicked Accept and a new skill, Foraging, appeared in my skill bar.
"Go, young Night Creature, taste the joy of hunting!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: You have accepted the quest [Gather Fresh Ginger]!
(Mission Difficulty: Lower Grade F) Mission Details: Head to the Hundred Leaves Forest and collect 15 portions of Fresh Ginger for Hunter Huang Huo.
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The Foraging skill had two uses. One was to gather plant-type ingredients. The other was to hunt animal-type ingredients. This was a good setting.
I gripped the Forest Green Blade and tried my best to avoid the mobs. I didn't have many potions left, and I might run out of fuel if I kept fighting. I didn't have a return scroll to Floating Ice City in my bag, so I couldn't run even if I wanted to. Book fans loved to read:
Ten minutes later, I arrived at the legendary Hundred Leaves Forest. I avoided the attack zone of a pack of Level 30 Wild Wolves. When I got closer, I was surprised to find some scattered wild ginger in the forest. I was a child who grew up in the countryside, so I had seen ginger before. The ginger that I saw in the market had underground roots, and the ginger leaves on the ground looked like bamboo leaves.
I walked up to a ginger and used my hunting skill on it. Ding ~!
System Notification: You have obtained Fresh Ginger -3, you have obtained 3 Mastery of the Trial's Foraging skill!
Fresh Ginger, a Level 4 ingredient.
Hehe, I felt a sense of accomplishment. I threw the ginger into my bag, stacking 5 in a row to take up one slot. Soon, it took up three slots, and the 15 pieces of Fresh Ginger were gathered.
I quickly returned the way I came and handed a pile of ginger to the old man. His face immediately turned red, and he took out a small bottle of salt. He used [Cooking] on the spot, stuffed the ginger into the Bear Heart, sprinkled the salt, and started a bonfire. After roasting for a while, a fragrant piece of roasted meat appeared.
The old man took out a dagger, cut the meat into strips, and then slowly tasted it.
I stood at the side, not in a hurry. After a while, the old man turned to me and said, "Young Night Creature, your valuable character moves me. Come, this is your reward!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Congratulations, you have completed the quest [Gather Fresh Ginger]. You have obtained 500 EXP, 1 Reputation, and 100 Foraging EXP!
I was overjoyed. This reward was very good, especially the 100 Foraging EXP. Otherwise, if I had to slowly train myself, where would I find so many Level 1 ingredients for me to gather?
The old man finished eating and slowly stood up. He said, "Young man, you have completed your mission after sending me out of this Wild Forest. Other book friends, read normally:!"
I nodded. "Yes!"
Following the storyline, the old man slowly walked out, and I summoned a Level 20 Wild Bear Skeleton Guard. Although it couldn't help much, it could still be used.
Now that I was Level 25, and with a Level 20 meat shield skeleton, I was basically unafraid of the Wild Bears. My path to the outside was very smooth.
When I came out of the forest, I could see the town in the distance. The old man seemed to have been reborn, and laughed happily. "Young man, you are very brave and full of righteousness. Alright, I will teach you my proudest skill!"
Ding ~!
System Notice: Hunter Yellowfire wants to teach you [Cooking]. Do you accept?
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After accepting, another production skill appeared in my skill window. I had broken through the system's limit, and now I had two support skills!
Excited, I sent the old man out of the village and then ran back to Frost Mound. I was ready to change my equipment and transform!
I took out two new equipment from the warehouse. The Weeping Fire Blade was wrapped in faint flames and overflowed with murderous intent. The Bluefire Cloak had a dark cyan luster, full of mystery!
I switched out the Emerald Blade and equipped the Weeping Fire Blade. Then, I put on the Bluefire Cloak. My stats immediately increased — ID: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, Class: Undead Swordsman, Level: 25 HP: 490 Attack: 104 ~ 188 Defense: 61 Magic Resist: 0 Reputation: 274 Luck: 0...
As expected, Bronze-grade equipment was too overbearing. Just two pieces of Bronze-grade equipment increased my Attack to 188, and my HP to 490. I could even compete with a knight like Gui Guzi. Everyone else looked at me with a normal expression.
In a moment, my confidence skyrocketed!
At this time, Du Thirteen sent me a message: "Lu Chen, how is your training going?"
"Average, how is it, you?"
"I'm good, grinding to Level 20. Oh right, someone is selling applesauce at the entrance of Floating Ice City, 4 silver a portion. What is that?" Du Thirteen asked.
"Anyone buying it?"
"Yeah, a lot of mages, priests, and bards are buying it. The supply can't keep up with the demand!"
"I see, I understand. Keep grinding!"
"Okay!"
I did my best to suppress my joy. The opportunity to make money had come. Applesauce was a Rank 1 Cooking product, a consumable that increased MP. There were no MP potions in Heavenblessed, only MP Consumables. They could only be eaten once per minute, and were a must-have for mages!
I opened the Cooking skill and saw a list of food names — Rank 1: Applesauce, Requires: Apple -5, Empty Bottle -1, restores 100 MP. Level 2: Glutinous Rice Ball, Requires: Glutinous Rice -15, Chicken -5, Salt -5, Glutinous Rice -5, Chicken -10, Salt -15, restores 300 MP. Level 4: White Cut Chicken, Requires: Chicken -20, Salt -10, Green Pepper -15, Garlic -10, Red Braised Chicken Rice, Requires: Chicken -30, Salt -10, Green Pepper -10, Garlic -10, Garlic -10, Restores 600 MP. Level 7: Turtle Pot, Requires: Turtle Meat -20, Green Pepper -20, Ginger -20, Salt -20, Restores 800 MP. Level 8: Snow Rabbit Pot, Requires: Snow Rabbit Meat -30, Green Pepper -20, Garlic -20, Salt -20, Restores 1200 MP. Level 9: Dragonfish Pot, Requires: Dragonfish Meat -20, Green Pepper -25, Garlic -25, Salt -25, Restores 1500 MP. Level 10: Dragon Meat Pot, Requires: Dragon Meat -20, Green Pepper -50, Garlic -50, Salt -50, Restores 2500 MP. (Han, asking someone who doesn't know how to cook to write so many settings is too difficult. Everyone, just bear with it. Fans like it better.)
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Applesauce was a Rank 1 Magic Consumable, but it could still sell for such a high price. There was no justice in the world!
Alright, I had to quickly increase the rank of my Foraging and Cooking skills. I wanted to earn money with these subclasses as soon as possible. At the very least, I was probably the only person in the world with these two skills.
I turned around and looked at the material merchant at Frost Mound. Empty bottles were 1 copper each, and they could be stacked. So I bought 200 in one go and took up two slots.
I opened the forums and found the map coordinates of Orchard Forest. Orchard Forest was to the south of Floating Ice City, about half an hour away from where I was. It was a wild apple forest, but the monsters there were very high levels. Very few people dared to go there and pick apples. This was also why the price of applesauce was so high. Of course, the main reason was that the unscrupulous merchants were inflating the price. Otherwise, how could something that only cost a few copper be sold for 4 silver per stack?
I held the flaming Weeping Fire Blade, wore a cyan cloak, and hid my face. In this way, I looked like a human warrior with a red name, and not the Night Creature that everyone wanted to beat up.
Passing through a secluded forest path, I arrived at Orchard Forest half an hour later.
I came under a sturdy apple tree and reached out to pluck an apple. Hunting Experience + 2. Hehe, not bad!
At this time, a voice came from behind — "Kid, who allowed you to gather here?"