Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 22 - Collecting Magic Crystals

Chapter 22: Collecting Magic Crystals

According to the map, players can accept a BOSS hunting quest from the village chief in Green Valley Town. After completing the quest, the village chief will help unlock the pet slot.

While looking for the village chief, Jiang Chen also opened the official forum.

Although Hope World was a self-evolving game world, it was still unable to completely escape the initial human settings. Some of the information there was very useful.

Jiang Chen indeed found information about pets on the forum.

After entering the main city, monsters outside the city may spawn level 1 monsters that can be sealed by players. Using a Pet Seal Card, players have a chance to seal the monster.

Then, they can go to the Beastmaster NPC in the main city and purchase a contract potion. After using the contract potion on the sealed monster, players can add it to their pet slot.

However, level 1 pets are randomly refreshed and are extremely rare!

After all, a pet with good potential can double a player’s combat power. Moreover, pets grow alongside the player’s level, accompanying the player for a long time.

The most important thing is that pets can actually be synthesized!!!

When Jiang Chen saw this information, his heart skipped a beat.

If the [Hundredfold Reward] could be applied to pet synthesis, how terrifying would that be…

…

Lost in thought, Jiang Chen arrived at the village chief.

“You’re not a resident of Green Valley Town. Who are you? What do you want from me?” the slightly paranoid village chief asked.

“I’m just an adventurer passing through the town,” Jiang Chen replied.

He then asked, “It seems like the town is facing some trouble. I’d like to offer my help.”

“I see,” the village chief nodded.

“Recently, the town has indeed encountered a big problem. If you’re willing to help us, please kill a bronze-level BOSS. As a reward, I’ll unlock the pet slot for you.”

Jiang Chen heard a prompt: “Do you accept the quest [Kill the Bronze-level BOSS]?”

Without hesitation, Jiang Chen accepted the quest.

…

[Demonized Stone Beetle] (Elite Monster)

Level: 16

Attack: ???

Health: ???

Defense: ???

…

A beetle monster, entirely made of rocks, appeared before Jiang Chen.

After leaving Green Valley Town, Jiang Chen could no longer see the monster’s specific attributes. If a player’s level is more than 5 levels lower than the monster, they can’t check its stats.

Though Jiang Chen couldn’t see its attributes, he at least knew the monster’s level—just a level 15 elite monster, which was no challenge for him.

The Elemental Arrow shot out with explosive damage.

-439!

Jiang Chen was wearing a complete set of Wind Spirit Armor, and his attack was already at 479. With the 30 attack bonus from the Elemental Arrow, his base damage was now 509.

Rough calculations showed that the Demonized Stone Beetle had 70 defense, which had been reduced by 20% due to armor penetration, making it undeniably strong.

Furthermore, since it was an elite monster, its other attributes were enhanced by 50%. Its health wasn’t low, at least over 3,000.

After being hit by Jiang Chen’s attack, the Demonized Stone Beetle let out a sound and split four more legs, now resembling a crab made of stone.

It skittered toward him with great speed, its attack method being a body slam.

Jiang Chen had been prepared and swiftly dodged its attack.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

While dodging, the Wind Spirit Longbow in his hands shook violently, and a series of damage numbers appeared above the beetle’s head.

Even with over 3,000 health, the Demonized Stone Beetle couldn’t withstand Jiang Chen’s high-frequency attacks. In less than three seconds, it fell from the damage of the [Piercing Arrow].

No experience appeared, so Jiang Chen approached and tried to loot its body.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations! You have obtained loot: Primary Magic Crystal +15. The [Hundredfold Reward] effect was triggered, and you have received Primary Magic Crystal +1500!”

Magic Crystals are items used to enhance a pet’s quality. For example, a pet with a 1-star growth potential can be upgraded to 2-star after using a certain amount of Magic Crystals.

1 billion Primary Magic Crystals = 10,000 Intermediate Magic Crystals = 1 Advanced Magic Crystal.

Enhancing a pet’s potential requires a large amount of Magic Crystals, so players must carefully decide which pet to invest in.

Thus, Magic Crystals are always more valuable the more you have.

Killing a bronze BOSS was no challenge for Jiang Chen, but he could farm Magic Crystals in this area.

After all, monsters in the main city don’t always drop Magic Crystals.

“Ding! Congratulations, you have killed the Demonized Stone Beetle…”

“Ding!…”

“Ding!…”

Soon, Jiang Chen started to slaughter monsters in the area.

Half an hour later, Jiang Chen put away his longbow and entered a dense forest.

During this time, he obtained 37 Intermediate Magic Crystals, a haul that other players could only dream of.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh…

At this point, Jiang Chen had begun fighting a BOSS.

[Jungle Giant Snake].

Quality: Bronze-level BOSS

Level: 17

Attack: ???

Health: ???

Defense: ???

…

The monster before him was a 17-level Bronze-level BOSS Jungle Giant Snake, with powerful attributes and a scale armor that could absorb a lot of damage.

Its strength far surpassed the venomous salamander, but it couldn’t escape the nightmare of being killed.

The arrow in Jiang Chen’s hand was carved from ice crystals, radiating a chilling aura. This was the [Frost Infusion] arrow.

[Frost Infusion]: The arrow adds Bone-chilling Cold, granting a 20% slow effect. Each shot consumes 3 mana points.

Though it didn’t add extra damage, the 20% slow effect was Jiang Chen’s greatest advantage for kiting.

-349!

-333!

-367!

-738!

Damage numbers appeared above the Jungle Giant Snake.

Under the effect of [Bone-chilling Cold], the places the snake was hit were covered in frost, and its speed was reduced by 20%.

The Jungle Giant Snake slithered through the forest, but it was helpless against Jiang Chen. Even as a Bronze BOSS, it was just a monster with a lot of health in front of Jiang Chen.

This was the power of a divine-class profession; even BOSS-level monsters couldn’t resist the effects of skills.

As the Jungle Giant Snake’s health declined, Jiang Chen’s mana also continued to decrease. Each shot of [Frost Infusion] consumed 3 mana points.

With his current 1,880 mana, he couldn’t finish the fight without using potions, but luckily he had plenty of potions and didn’t need to worry.

Thud!

Ten minutes later, the Jungle Giant Snake fell to the ground in defeat, still not giving any experience, but the quest status in the taskbar changed from (In Progress) to (Completed).

Jiang Chen then approached to loot its body.

“Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained loot: Primary Magic Crystal +950. The [Hundredfold Reward] effect was triggered, and you have received Primary Magic Crystal +95,000!”

“Ding! Congratulations! You have obtained loot…”