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Chapter 134 - 12 The Terrifying Monster

Chapter 134: Chapter 12 The Terrifying Monster

Xiao Jie took a few steps and then a thought suddenly struck him, should he deal with that tree?

He looked back at the crime scene and couldn’t help but smile bitterly, realizing how impractical his idea was.

The tree was so large, how on earth could he cover up his tracks? The fallen half must weigh a few hundred pounds, laden with branches and leaves, it was impossible to conceal. He couldn’t possibly dig a hole big enough to bury it.

Not to mention the huge tree stump that was even more impossible to hide.

The longer he stayed, the more dangerous it became. It was best to run away before anyone noticed, or he might get caught red-handed.

After dashing out of the woods and seeing no one around, Xiao Jie hurriedly left.

He blended into the crowd at Huqiu Park’s square and only then, with a guilty conscience, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Phew, luckily he hadn’t been caught on the spot.

Then, he felt somewhat speechless about An Ran. That woman hadn’t considered the consequences at all, acting on impulse. But that slash had indeed been stunning—it would probably deal at least two or three hundred damage in the game.

Xiao Jie looked up at the sky, lamenting the absence of birds. Otherwise, next time he could enlist one to stand guard, probably able to bribe it with just a few handfuls of rice.

However, birds were a matter of chance, and whether he encountered one was entirely up to luck.

Right, he had the Beast Taming Skill. Why not tame a bird to be his pet? After all, in Jiangbei City, he couldn’t tame fierce animals like tigers, leopards, bears, or wolves, and even dangerous dogs weren’t allowed. At most, he could keep a retriever, husky, or Alaskan Malamute.

Those weren’t much good in a fight. It might be better to have a bird as an extra pair of eyes.

He should make that Secret Dog Food when he gets home and see if he could tame a bird of prey or something.

After getting home, Xiao Jie immediately ordered 20 pounds of deer meat online. He could buy mutton and pork at the local market, and could probably find Wild Chrysanthemums online as well, but Ningshen Flowers were a bit of a hassle.

Where could he get Ningshen Flowers? Do such things even exist in the real world?

After searching online, to his surprise, he found that they did exist—it was rosemary. He decisively placed an order.

Oh, and he needed to buy a new saber as well.

This time, he had to buy a better one. The previous Brocade Spring Saber was just a decorative piece, good enough for practice but not for actual combat. This time Xiao Jie ordered a high carbon steel Miao Blade, spending a whopping 3,000 yuan on it, which made his already meager finances even tighter.

It didn’t matter, it was just 300 Wen. He could earn it back by selling just two bags of Dog Food.

In the future, when his level was high, and he could easily farm Monsters for Gold Coins, money would be no object.

The next morning, Xiao Jie couldn’t wait to dive into the game.

He first took a stroll through the auction house and found that his Secret Dog Food had sold another eight bags overnight, netting him 1600 Wen, which was extremely satisfying.

However, after buying some Shun Qi Powder at the auction house, he spent all the money again. These powders weren’t sold in shops and could only be produced by players. Thankfully, competition among Alchemists was fierce, so the price wasn’t too high—150 Wen each, capable of restoring 50 points of Inner Power Value within 10 seconds.

Meeting up with I Want to Be Immortal in the inn’s lobby, Xiao Jie said, "Let’s go, time to level up."

But before heading out, Xiao Jie needed to investigate the distribution of Monsters around Sunset Town.

Sunset Plain was more than ten times larger than Ginkgo Valley, and with a more complex distribution of Monsters, they could easily encounter danger if they left the town unprepared.

He must ask someone who was familiar with the area first.

After wandering around the streets for a while, probably because it was early morning, there were not many players in the town.

Even the street where people had set up their stalls yesterday was nearly empty.

But he did spot a familiar face.

Mr. Ramen (Martial Artist): Level 16.

Hey, wasn’t that the guy who sold information yesterday? So diligent, setting up his stall so early in the morning?

Xiao Jie walked over and checked the stall, chuckling as he saw the items for sale.

It was the same old junk as yesterday, no piece missing.

"Bro, why are you still setting up a stall here? Aren’t you going out to level up?"

Mr. Ramen sounded utterly resigned, "No choice, I haven’t sold anything. I don’t even have the money to repair equipment and learn Skills."

Xiao Jie thought the stuff was probably hard to sell.

"Sigh, are you still looking for information? Just ask me, I really need the money."

Heh, sure thing. Xiao Jie transferred another 300 Wen.

"Ha, my brother is always generous. Thanks to you, I’ve made a bit of money these past two days. Don’t let yourself go hungry, ask away, and I’ll tell you everything I know."

Xiao Jie thought it wasn’t a big deal, as he could easily earn the money back by selling some Dog Food.

"You’re already Level 16, how could life still be so tough?"

"Don’t even mention it, the difficulty of this game is too high, and I’m afraid of dying, so I don’t dare to explore too far. As a lone wolf player like me, it’s tough to fight monsters, and I can only pick off a few stray monsters around the town. You might laugh, but I’ve been playing this game for a year, and only reached Level 16."

My god, is it that bad? Xiao Jie found it hard to believe, "Are you leveling up that slowly?"

"I’ve got no choice, for safety’s sake. The few people who left Newbie Village with me have all died off, one after the other. I once had the guts to team up for adventures too, and after narrowly escaping death several times, I didn’t dare take any more risks. But I couldn’t bear to quit the game, so I just kept slowly grinding."

Xiao Jie thought that was actually good, as it meant he could learn more information from him. After playing for a year, he must know quite a bit. Xiao Jie was really afraid the guy was a complete newbie.

"Are there any good places on this map for leveling up? And what are the monster forces?"

Mr. Ramen chuckled, "You really asked the right person. I’ve almost explored half of the Luoyang Plain in this year. Though I haven’t ventured too deep, I’ve encountered several large monster forces.

To the northeast of Luoyang Town is a forest called the Moon Howling Forest. Deep within the forest lies the Hundred Wolves Cave, home to a group of Wolf Spirits and Wolf Demons, very dangerous. There was a guild that gathered more than thirty people to grind and level up there; they were fine for the first half of the month and even defeated a few Wolf Essence Captains, obtaining quite a few good pieces of equipment.

But then they encountered the Wolf King on his rounds, lost over a dozen people, and afterward, not many dared to go there again.

To the north is Old Iron Mountain, with several mining caves filled with Mining Zombies and Rat Demon Descendants, and reportedly, even mining mountain Demons and the Corpse King bosses, very dangerous. It is said that there’s a Corpse King’s Tomb in the depths of the mines, rumored to have been unearthed by miners, turning them all into zombies.

The mine’s terrain is complicated, pitch-dark, and even skilled players can come to grief. Often out of every ten people who go in, it’s good if five or six make it out alive.

Between players, there’s a saying that goes, ’Rather die than go down to the mines, rather starve than explore the tombs,’ referring to that place.

The Blackwind Mountain Range to the northwest has Black Wind Village on it, occupied by the Black Wind Robber Force. There are three boss-level leaders in charge, with countless mountain bandits underneath. There are at least a dozen well-known Elite monsters with names. Didn’t you encounter some robbers on the road here? They were dispatched by Black Wind Mountain. Now the Black Wind Mountain Bandits have outposts all over Luoyang Plain, even the villages near Luoyang Town have been occupied by them.

These bandits are of average combat strength but are very skilled in cooperative fighting, so don’t provoke them if you’re outnumbered.

Generally, you need a party of dozens to dare to take them on.

Besides them, there are Water Ghosts and merfolk in the rivers causing trouble. These monsters aren’t very strong in combat, but they like to drag people into the water to deal with them, so be extra careful near rivers and lakesides.

Compared to these, the forest to the south is relatively safer, with no large-scale monster forces, but you can frequently encounter Elite-level wild beast monsters in the woods. Those creatures are fierce in battle, and wild beast monsters generally run fast, so it’s easy to get overturned if you encounter one alone..."

Xiao Jie’s scalp tingled as he listened. Why did all these monsters sound even more formidable than the next?

He had thought that being quite strong now, he would be able to level up more easily, but it seemed he might have been overly optimistic.

"Isn’t there anything weaker?"

Mr. Ramen then let out a bitter laugh, "Hahaha, what weak monsters in this game? You too came out fighting from Newbie Village, at Level 10, and you’re still dreaming? The monsters in Newbie Village are the weak ones.

If it really doesn’t work out, you could go back to Newbie Village. Although the experience is less, it’s safe to level up there. I myself couldn’t stand it here at first and ran back to Newbie Village until I reached Level 13 before coming back here.

Of course, not all of them are tough to beat. Around the forest near Luoyang Town, the wild beast monsters are relatively easier to handle, and you’re less likely to encounter Elites.

Although the wild beasts aren’t weak in combat, they don’t have high intelligence, and they tend to be solitary. As long as you don’t encounter an Elite Monster, they’re relatively easy to bully.

But then again, because these are easier to fight, there’s also more competition for them. Everyone is afraid of dying, and they all like to grind near the town for safety."

Xiao Jie felt somewhat clued in,

"Thanks, bro. Let’s go, Cheng Xian. Let’s leave the town!"

After they had walked some distance, I Want to Be Immortal couldn’t resist asking, "Feng, what should we do?"

"What’s there to fear? Weren’t the monsters in Ginkgo Village tough when we were there? Once we became familiar, it was quite manageable, right?

Basically, all monsters have weaknesses. As long as we find the right approach, there won’t be a problem.

Of course, we still need to heed advice at the beginning. After all, we’ve just left Newbie Village and don’t have a concrete understanding of the monsters’ strength outside. Let’s start around Luoyang Town to get a feel for it and meanwhile try to boost our Martial Arts Level. Even if we don’t level up, increasing our Martial Arts Level is also progress.

Besides, we’re a duo and our Equipment is good, far stronger than that Mr. Ramen."

Once they were all set, they left the town.

As they walked towards the distance, Xiao Jie didn’t forget to remind him,

"First, keep a wide view. As long as we’re not surrounded, we’re safe.

The game is realistic and the monsters are intelligent, but they still follow some unique game mechanics, such as the monsters’ alert range. If we detect them early, we can prepare calmly.

Second, don’t provoke groups of monsters, be it Black Wind Mountain Bandits, Wolf Demon Settlements, Corpse Groups, etc... We should just pick on the solitary wandering monsters.

Third, the old rule—if I say run, run immediately. You’ve learned Qinggong, right?"

"Yep, learned it. Eight Steps to Catch a Cicada! Sudden Increase! Got them both."

"Good, then there should be no problem."