Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 213 - 65 Xiao Jie Buys a Knife

Chapter 213: Chapter 65 Xiao Jie Buys a Knife

Several hours later, the two arrived at Xiaofeng City.

Xiao Jie had never seen a large human city before and was inexplicably awed as he stood under the city walls.

"Brother, is this a human city? It’s truly majestic, even grander than the scenery of Monkey Valley."

"Big brother, there’s no need to be surprised. There will be even more interesting things in the future. Come on, let’s go have dinner first, I’ll treat you to a good meal."

Once inside the city, Xiao Jie led Yuan Bai straight to the largest restaurant in town and they both indulged in a big meal.

Although eating steamed buns could also restore his satiety, as they were brothers, it was not the time to be frugal.

"Big brother, you stay here and eat and drink, I’m going to get some equipment." Xiao Jie said, paid the bill, and left the restaurant, heading straight for the auction house.

Since he was going to duel Cloud Guest, he naturally wanted to max out every element that could enhance his strength.

Even with a Supreme Sword Technique, he must give his all in a fight – that’s the attitude one should have in a death game.

Cloud Guest was still a Level 20 Swordsman who knew secret techniques, not to be underestimated.

The first thing was to buy a good saber. For the Illusion Shattering Bubble Shadow secret technique, how much damage he could deal in five seconds was crucial.

Weapons were undoubtedly the best way to increase damage. Other equipment wasn’t as important; with his limited carrying capacity, he could only mix and match leather and cloth pieces anyway, so his defense power would be limited no matter what.

Xiao Jie first collected some money at the auction house. All the Monkey Wine and Secret Dog Food he had listed had sold out over the last few days.

He pocketed 15 tael of silver on the spot.

Having previously earned over thirty taels as a runner’s fee helping Xia Yi the Unrivaled to buy supplies, along with the 10 taels he had saved earlier, Xiao Jie now had a total of fifty-five taels of silver.

But this still wasn’t enough. Fifty-five taels were more than enough for purchasing Blue Equipment, but far from enough for Purple Equipment.

Top-quality Epic Weapons could cost hundreds of taels; if he was going to buy one, he might as well go all out.

Luckily, he had two Vermilion Fruits in his bag that he could sell for money.

Xiao Jie put them up for auction right away. Because he was in a hurry to sell them, he only listed them for 80 taels each, which was close to the price of a Taoist Scripture that added only 1 point of comprehension.

Even though they both increased comprehension by one point, the advantage of the fruit was that it didn’t require any reading or understanding. While one could find assistance online or look up resources to comprehend a scripture, there was a process involved. Eating the Vermilion Fruit, however, added comprehension instantly and was clearly the better option.

At the same price, they sold in the blink of an eye.

Thus, Xiao Jie had 215 taels of silver in his possession.

Enough for a good weapon.

However, since he was of a low level, he couldn’t use too high-level weapons, reducing his options considerably.

Also, as an Agility-based character, he couldn’t use a sword too heavy, so that narrowed his choices even further.

He was shocked by the price of Epic Weapons – even the most ordinary ones cost three to five hundred taels...

Way too expensive.

He thought he was quite wealthy with his two hundred taels, but then he realized he was thinking too much.

Purple Equipment was out of reach, and Blue Equipment seemed not quite up to standard, so he decided on top-grade ones instead.

Top-Grade weapons, which fall between Blue and Purple grades, typically result from Epic Equipment getting damaged or excellent equipment receiving a special enhancement. For instance, items like the [Damaged Netherworld Soul Iron Armor (chest armor/Top-Grade)][Damaged Ghost General Iron Spear (long spear/Top-Grade)]that the Ghost General dropped during the monster attack on the village.

Normally, these pieces of equipment would be classified as Epic, but due to damage, they had dropped half a tier.

Such weapons were much cheaper, costing just over 100 taels. After much comparison, Xiao Jie locked onto three sabers.

The robust Straight Spine Wind-breaking Saber—for 140 taels.

The reheated Ding Guang Saber—for 160 taels.

The refined Cold Moon Saber—for 155 taels.

[Robust Straight Spine Wind-breaking Saber (One-handed Blade/Two-handed Blade/Top-Grade)

Attack Power: 34 Chop.

Equipment Requirements: Strength 20, Agility 30.

Weapon Effect: Sky-breaking Blade Intent. Sword Energy damage enhanced by 20%.]

[Reheated Ding Guang Saber (One-handed Blade/Top-Grade)

Attack Power: 36 Chop, 26 Stab.

Equipment Requirements: Strength 15, Agility 30.

Weapon Effect: Reheating Blade Edge. Sharpness value +15.]

[Refined Cold Moon Saber (One-handed Blade/Top-Grade)

Attack Power: 35 Chop, 27 Stab.

Equipment Requirements: Agility 40.

Weapon Effect: Cold Moon Illumination. When hitting a target, there’s a chance to trigger a freezing effect, causing 20 points of ice damage and slowing the target’s movement speed and attack speed by 10%.]

Clearly, under normal circumstances, these three sabers would be classified as Blue Equipment, but due to their special enhancements, they were considered top-grade.

The special effects of these three sabers were all quite appealing. Sky-breaking Blade Intent could improve the lethality of Sky Splitting Flash, Reheating Blade Edge could enhance the Limb Cutting effect of One Cut, Two Pieces, and Cold Moon Illumination, combined with the multi-hit attacks of Wind Roll Cloud, could maximize damage.

Even triggering it with regular slashes was good.

After some hesitation, Xiao Jie chose the refined Cold Moon Saber, seeing that the Cold Moon Illumination effect worked not only with Big Moves but could also be triggered with normal slashes.

He felt that the other two effects had a narrower application scope in comparison.

He quickly bought the weapon, and 155 taels of silver instantly vanished, but Xiao Jie consoled himself.

No worries, if he killed Cloud Guest tomorrow, he could get a piece of spoils, which would probably be worth a lot of money.

Then Xiao Jie bought a necklace—Red Jade Blood Marrow: Life Value +30. He spent another 40 taels of silver.

Though the Divine Wood Talisman was of better quality, it was used for exorcism and was of little use during battles with players of Physical Professions.

Better to switch to some Equipment that boosts Life Value.

Next up was attribute distribution. Xiao Jie had leveled up from 13 to 15 and gained another 10 attribute points.

After much hesitation, Xiao Jie added 5 points to his Constitution. His Life Value was too low; he had to increase it somewhat.

With that, his Life Value reached 280, at least giving him some capacity to withstand damage.

The remaining five points were added to Agility, his main attribute, which must be continuously improved. The higher the Agility, the faster the Attack Speed, which also meant he could inflict greater damage within five seconds. Moreover, this allowed his Wind Roll Cloud to spin an extra round.

Thus, his attributes now looked like this:

Constitution: 25.

Endurance: 15.

Strength: 15.

Agility: 42+3=45.

Then, Xiao Jie allocated Xiong Da’s attribute points as well.

Different beasts gained different numbers of attribute points upon leveling up. For instance, small animals like rabbits and cats only gave 1 attribute point per level.

Hunting dogs and wolves gave 2 points, boars gave 3 points, but large beasts like bears gave 4 points.

Xiong Da, along with him, had leveled up from 12 to 15 and had 12 free attribute points to spend.

Xiong Da’s Basic Attributes were higher than humans of the same level, just without any Advanced Attributes.

Constitution: 40

Endurance: 26.

Strength: 28.

Agility: 16.

Xiao Jie added 10 points directly to Constitution, boosting Xiong Da’s Life Value straight to 600, making him a veritable meat shield.

The remaining 2 points were added to Strength to slightly increase the damage. Xiao Jie defined Xiong Da as a meat shield tasked with attracting fire. Once battle began, Xiong Da’s main job was to soak up damage, so the meatier, the better.

With that, Xiong Da’s attributes became:

Constitution: 50

Endurance: 26.

Strength: 30.

Agility: 16.

It all boiled down to emphasizing durability and resilience.

Having taken care of all that, Xiao Jie finally left the auction house to meet up with Yuan Bai at the tavern.

After giving Yuan Bai a few instructions, Xiao Jie logged off.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day.

Xiao Jie logged into the game, stood in front of the window in the tavern’s guest room, and looked at the bustling crowd on the street, taking a deep breath.

World Association—here I come!

As he stepped out of the guest room, he found Yuan Bai already seated in the hall below, tucking into breakfast.

Since their meal last night, it was as though he had discovered a new world—the variety in human food indeed went far beyond mere steamed buns.

Xiao Jie sat down across from Yuan Bai and grabbed a steamed bun to gnaw on.

"Little brother, are you sure you don’t want my help chopping down those people?"

"No need. Human society isn’t like that of monkeys. Although the strong are respected, there are some basic social rules. If Big Brother killed someone in the street, it would surely provoke an attack from the city guards, which would be bad news."

"Then how about I go and duel the World Association?"

"That... they definitely wouldn’t accept. They would only dare to fight if I went."

Xiao Jie thought to himself that they would have to be insane to challenge him at Level 46.

Yuan Bai was immediately annoyed, "Neither this nor that works; being human really is troublesome."

"Haha, Big Brother need not worry. With the Sword Technique you taught me, a few nobodies from the World Association are no issue. There might be some danger in a group fight, but in a duel, I don’t consider any of them a threat. However, there will be lots of people around during the duel, so you just need to protect me in secret. If someone attacks stealthily, that’s when you strike. Of course, if by chance I’m close to death, you can step in and help. But it’s likely you won’t be needed; if nothing unexpected happens, you can just enjoy the show."

While speaking, Xiao Jie picked up a notebook lying next to him.

These were strategies devised throughout the previous night for maximizing damage output cycles within five seconds, along with different contingency plans for various unexpected situations.

This time, after all, he was about to face an entire guild alone. Even if there were rules in the city, even if it was a duel fight, even if he possessed a Supreme Divine Skill, he had to be fully prepared.

According to his calculations, even accounting for contingencies, his chances of winning the battle were over ninety percent. That was what gave him the confidence to confront the World Association alone.

The well-prepared seek battle only after ensuring victory, while the doomed warrior seeks victory after battle has commenced.

One must ensure enough odds of success before making a move, especially since the stake of losing a duel was life itself.

Time passed by, minute by minute, and soon it was noon.

Xiao Jie took a deep breath, "Let’s go, Big Brother. Let’s head out!"

Having said that, he left the tavern and walked toward the plaza.