Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 19 - Reaching Level 10, Processing Equipment

Chapter 19: Reaching Level 10, Processing Equipment

Waterfall Cliff, a hidden valley.

Jiang Chen drew his longbow and launched a barrage of arrows at a group of elite [Demonized Giant Lizards].

Unlike ordinary giant lizards, elite giant lizards, although still Level 10 monsters, had their attributes boosted by 50%, becoming significantly more powerful. They also had increased armor resistance, greatly reducing the damage from arrow attacks.

At this stage, only someone like Jiang Chen—with god-tier agility and terrifying attack power—could solo an elite giant lizard.

Moreover, as elite monsters had enhanced stats, their experience points were also increased: +50% to stats, +100% to experience.

So no matter how many he killed, it was worth it. In fact, they were perfect for Jiang Chen to grind levels.

He currently lacked area-of-effect skills, so killing targets one by one gave him more experience and was more cost-effective.

Over the next few hours—

Jiang Chen kept grinding monsters: one hundred, one thousand, two thousand…

His monster-killing speed was unimaginable to other players. With 395 attack power, 178 agility, a divine class, and gold and silver equipment, his efficiency in the wild was pushed to the limit.

And even then, it still took him a long time to reach level 10.

A full six hours later—

“Finally leveled up!”

As a golden light surged up from beneath his feet, Jiang Chen stretched his body.

At this point, his level was:

[Level: lv10 (500,000/500,000)].

After reaching Level 10, Jiang Chen also changed his gear.

He had long gathered the full Wind Spirit Set, and now it was time to see its effects.

[Wind Spirit Bracers] (Silver-tier)

Attack: +65

Strength: +10

Crit Rate: +10%

Level Requirement: lv10

Description: The powerful Wind Spirit Set—an archer’s ultimate dream.

[Wind Spirit Helmet] (Silver-tier)

HP: +600

Spirit: +25

Level Requirement: lv10

Description: The powerful Wind Spirit Set—an archer’s ultimate dream.

The final two pieces of the set had excellent stats.

Without hesitation, he equipped them directly.

Character: [Lone Ranger].

Level: lv10

Class: Elemental Archer

Talents: Hundredfold Rewards, Elemental Arrow, Heart of the Elements

Potential: 13 Stars

HP: 3410

MP: 1880

Attack: 479

Defense: 93

Attributes: Strength 136, Constitution 48, Agility 248, Spirit 83

Free Attribute Points: 0

Experience: 500,000/500,000 (Divine class with 10x EXP gain)

The full Wind Spirit Set provided Jiang Chen with incredibly powerful stats.

3410 HP, far exceeding the health of shield warriors. His 479 attack was damage that left other players in the dust. Even his 93 defense made him virtually untouchable at this stage.

Jiang Chen had essentially turned an archer into a tank.

“Nice. Not only did I earn five million today, but I also completed the Wind Spirit Set.”

Time to return to the village!

…

At this point, many players had already reached Level 10 and left the newbie village.

In the friends list, Hongsha Liusu’s status showed Unable to Connect.

This meant she was no longer in the newbie village. She had already reached level 10 three hours ago.

Back in the newbie village.

There were now many players coming and going, all gathered around the village chief, then disappearing after interacting with him.

The number of Level 10 players far exceeded Jiang Chen’s expectations.

But Jiang Chen wasn’t in a hurry. His backpack still held a ton of gear that hadn’t been dealt with.

There was also a large amount of equipment in the warehouse. Before leaving the newbie village, he needed to handle it all.

His backpack wasn’t big enough to carry all the equipment and skill books from the warehouse.

“Looks like I’ll have to set up a stall…”

Jiang Chen sat down on an empty space near the warehouse manager and opened his stall interface, pulling out fifty bronze-tier pieces of gear.

“Everyone’s rushing to hit lv10, and that guy’s… setting up a stall?! What the hell?”

“No idea what he’s selling, but it looks like a lot.”

“Hah, the more stuff he has, the more garbage it must be.”

“Nailed it. Good gear in Hope World is way too rare.”

Nearby players who noticed Jiang Chen couldn’t help but complain. Seeing dozens of items laid out in front of his stall, none of them believed it was anything good—after all, Hope World had a notoriously low drop rate.

“Massive clearance sale—100 high-quality bronze-tier items! Bulk purchase, highest bidder wins! Limited quantity, act fast!” Jiang Chen shouted casually.

BOOM— the entire newbie village erupted…

“Holy shit, did I just go deaf? A hundred bronze-tier items?!”

“Is this a joke? If drop rates were that high, why am I still wearing newbie gear?!”

“Insane. This probably is the entire newbie village’s supply of bronze gear.”

“Wow, it really is bronze gear! Hey handsome, I don’t have money—how about a little… alternative compensation?”

“Get lost! Ugly people cause the most trouble… Hey big bro, how do I look? Fair skin, pretty face—I’m in Safe Zone JN33 in real life. You say the word, and I’m all yours.”

Hearing about bronze gear—especially a hundred pieces—a horde of curious onlookers swarmed over to check. The moment they confirmed it was real, the temptations began.

Suddenly, someone roared from within the crowd: “All of you get the hell out of the way! No money? Then stop loitering!”

Then a cocky warrior stepped forward, his ID floating above him: [Mad Tiger of Wild Song].

“I, from [Wild Song Guild], will take the whole lot for one million! Let’s see who the hell dares to compete with me!”

Jiang Chen smirked with amusement.

Those fifty bronze items were easily worth over two million.

One million? Heh…

Just then, another voice chimed in:

“Wild Song? Never even heard of you. I’m the guild master of Stormwind. I’ll pay two million and take everything.”

Wild Song and Stormwind were both mid-sized guilds backed by financial groups. With the top-tier guild elites having already left the newbie village, it was natural for players of this tier to start acting like kings.

“Stormwind? You’re f*cking dead meat!”

“Haha, bring a better offer if you can. Otherwise, quit acting tough. In this newbie village, Stormwind fears no one!”

Mad Tiger of Wild Song clearly knew the other side’s background. Since neither could afford to clash openly, he simply turned to Jiang Chen and said:

“Kid, I’ll give you two million. Sell me the gear, and from now on, Wild Song Guild’s got your back!”

His tone made it clear: If you don’t sell to me, you’re going to regret it. A blatant threat.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly—but before he could speak, yet another voice came from the crowd:

“I don’t think you’re as tough as you claim, Mad Tiger of Wild Song!”