Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 243 - 76 Dongfang Sheng and Ye Luo

Chapter 243: Chapter 76 Dongfang Sheng and Ye Luo

Having tallied the gains from the recent skirmish, Xiao Jie once again looked at the three individuals, who were currently standing motionless by two bodies, an air of inexplicable solemnity around them.

It seemed like they were mourning in silence—though, it was also possible that they were talking to the dead on the phone.

Xiao Jie suddenly felt reflective: happiness and sorrow really do differ drastically from one person to another. Those three were likely lamenting their narrow escape, whereas the two dead probably were crying out to the heavens.

As for himself, he felt no ripples in his heart over the players who had died before him, even felt a little joy because of the two nice pieces of loot that had just dropped.

Had he seen too much death and turned cold-blooded, or was he just not a naturally sentimental person?

His thoughts began to wander. Even though he didn’t know these two dead individuals, the least he could do was to show the basic respect for the deceased; he silently waited a few minutes until the three had finally finished saying goodbye to their friends.

They approached Xiao Jie.

Deceitful Fox, "Big brother, thank you for saving us earlier."

Jifeng Zhiyin, "Yes, if it weren’t for you, we might have been done for."

"No need to mention it; it was merely a small effort," said Xiao Jie nonchalantly.

Mu Qingliu timidly asked, "May I ask, could you take us to a nearby town? We can pay."

"No problem, follow me. As for the money, forget it; I’m heading that way anyway."

Xiao Jie summoned his warhorse and headed in the direction of Luoyang Town, and the trio hurriedly followed.

"Are you new here?" While riding his horse at a slow pace, Xiao Jie asked.

Based on the trio’s behavior, he could deduce some information: having no horses and daring to venture so far from a town, they were either newcomers or out of their minds.

Deceitful Fox replied, "Yeah, we just left Newbie Village."

Xiao Jie was somewhat surprised that these three, two at Level 15 and one at Level 14, had just left Newbie Village... Well, under normal circumstances, that was to be expected.

After all, it was safer to level up more before you leave. The dangers of Newbie Village are relatively low, so leveling up a few more times before leaving the village is a logical choice.

"You stayed in Newbie Village until now before leaving?"

"Yes, big brother, how are you so impressive? What level were you when you left the village?"

"Level 10; this game’s levels aren’t that significant—it’s the skills, equipment, and of course the operation that truly matter. So you don’t know where the town is?" Xiao Jie paused, suddenly realizing he and "I Want to Be Immortal" had maps given by the village chief, which is how they were able to clearly locate the towns. For regular players, unexplored maps were entirely foggy, necessitating slow exploration.

No wonder the mortality rate in this game was so high. Ordinary newcomers without a map or mount might find just traveling from Newbie Village to town fraught with danger.

Merely encountering some little monsters could be life-threatening. When he and "I Want to Be Immortal" traveled from Ginkgo Village to Luoyang Town, they too were terrified along the way, and had almost been cornered by mountain bandits but had been rescued just in time by a detachment of the Dragon Soaring Cavalry.

Thinking of the Dragon Soaring Knights, Xiao Jie’s mind stirred suddenly. Wait a minute, wasn’t he now also a knight of the Dragon Soaring Knights? Saving these three was quite serendipitous—it really seemed like a cycle of fate.

Deceitful Fox, "Big brother, how much did you pay for this horse? It’s so cool."

Of course, the most important thing wasn’t just the looks but also the speed; if the few people earlier had horses, there wouldn’t have been any casualties.

Xiao Jie instantly guessed their little scheme, "If you want to buy one, you can do so in the city’s Horse Market. My horse is a warhorse, requiring one hundred taels of silver. An inferior horse is cheaper, costing about thirty to forty taels."

"What, that expensive!?"

The trio was somewhat shocked. They had scraped together every cent in Newbie Village, and each of them had only saved about ten or so taels; together, they barely had enough to buy one horse, which obviously didn’t make much sense.

"What about learning martial arts? Is that very expensive? Like that Big Move you used to instantly kill the boss, how much would it cost to learn that?"

Xiao Jie inwardly chuckled, thinking to himself that they would have to wait, "The Big Move can’t be learned; it needs to be realized through martial arts. The skill I used just now for the Big Move was a reward skill from a mission, and can’t be learned. However, the previous Big Move I used to clear the little monsters is purchasable, and it’s not expensive—just about twenty silver taels."

What!

The trio was even less confident now; they couldn’t even afford a pre-skill.

Jifeng Zhiyin still wouldn’t give up, "What about Inner Strength?"

"The basic model costs twenty to thirty taels, and the good ones go up from there."

The trio...

It seems their little bit of money wouldn’t be enough for anything.

Xiao Jie then gave a suggestion, "If you truly want to develop quickly, then just spend real money. Haven’t you guys made any in-game purchases?"

The trio was surprised, "There’s a shop in this game?"

Xiao Jie thought to himself, it looks like Upper Hidden Village doesn’t have a gold farmer like Wang Kai.

But thinking about it, Wang Kai was a rarity under normal circumstances.

In that sense, being born in Ginkgo Village was pretty lucky. In the early stage, Wang Kai provided a lot of information and even allowed for a bit of gold to be spent.

These folks probably didn’t have a seasoned player in their village, so they were genuine newbies, high-level but clueless about everything.

However, the torch that sister was using earlier was quite amazing; it could even repel wild animals.

By now, he had already started thinking about building a solid team. In the future, to level up, hunt monsters, enter dungeons, and challenge bosses, relying on himself alone wouldn’t be enough—even with the Supreme Sword Technique, his ability to protect himself was adequate, but his damage was too low.