Online Game Era: Hundred Times Reward
Chapter 9 - One Hundred Free Attribute Points!

Chapter 9: One Hundred Free Attribute Points!

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“Congratulations, you have obtained loot: Shadow Song Armor (Silver-tier). [Hundredfold Reward] triggered. You have ultimately received: Wind Spirit – Soft Armor!”

“Congratulations…”

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After killing the Venomous Salamander, Jiang Chen first gained 10,000 experience points.

Then he extracted eight venomous fangs from the corpse, marked as usable crafting materials.

[Venomous Fang] (Material)

Effect: Can be ground into powder and applied to weapons. Suppresses target’s regeneration: -50% recovery effectiveness (works on Bosses).

The material’s effect was outstanding—it could reduce a Boss’s recovery rate by 50%, making it a highly sought-after support item for all guild organizations.

In PvE scenarios, if a Boss loses aggro or isn’t damaged for a period of time, it typically activates powerful innate regeneration abilities. Regenerating 1% of max HP per second is a hidden trait for most Bosses.

Tank-type Bosses like the Venomous Salamander have even more terrifying regen. Unless guilds use a constant stream of player deaths to hold aggro, killing it would be nearly impossible.

Moreover, some Bosses also regenerate during battle. If players’ damage output is too low—down to single digits—it basically becomes meaningless.

But if this regeneration can be suppressed, zerg tactics by guild players could work. After all, even ants can bite an elephant to death.

Thus, this poison material was highly valuable and would definitely fetch a good price later.

Satisfied, Jiang Chen stashed it away.

The Boss also dropped 78 silver coins. Thanks to Jiang Chen’s divine-level talent, they were immediately converted into 78 gold coins—equivalent to 39,000 Chinese Yuan. A massive windfall…

And lastly, a Wind Spirit set component.

In Hope World, if a player already owns a piece of a set, there’s a chance that future loot will include other pieces of the same set.

If not for this, Jiang Chen wouldn’t have been so thrilled when he got the Wind Spirit Longbow—after all, the world is vast. Without a lead, trying to collect a full set is like chasing shadows.

Back to the soft armor that dropped—Jiang Chen quickly opened its equipment stats.

[Wind Spirit · Soft Armor]

Rarity: Gold-tier

Type: Light Armor

HP: +1250

Constitution: +15

Spirit: +15

Bonus Effect – Agility: +20% Dodge Rate

Level Requirement: Lv10

Class Restriction: Archer

Description: A powerful piece of the Wind Spirit set—every archer’s dream gear.

Oh my freaking god…

No wonder it was a Gold-tier piece in a seven-piece set. The stats were outrageously strong.

Three attribute lines were the baseline for Gold-tier gear. However, bonus effects weren’t guaranteed—only high-quality Gold and above gear came with [Bonus Effects]. Jiang Chen was lucky: both of his Gold gears had bonus effects.

The Longbow added +20% Armor Penetration, and the Soft Armor added +20% Dodge Rate—exactly what archers needed. Nice.

As for base stats…

A piece of cloth-type armor granting +1250 HP? That was equivalent to half the HP pool of a well-equipped Shield Warrior.

Jiang Chen’s first reaction on seeing this armor was: he was turning into a tanky archer.

At Level 10, Jiang Chen now had 2110 HP. Shield Warriors might cry “mmp”* upon seeing this.

[*Refers to ‘F*ck!’]

After all, a properly equipped Level 10 Shield Warrior, fully invested in Constitution, could have around 1100 base HP. With gear bonuses, they might hit 2000 HP.

But Jiang Chen—a freakin’ archer—had 2000+ HP at Level 10. Totally out of line.

No need to overthink it—equip it immediately.

15 Constitution meant an additional 300 HP. Add that to the base 1250 HP boost and Jiang Chen gained a total of 1550 HP. That brought his total HP to 2110.

Plus, the gear granted 15 Spirit, which was great for Jiang Chen.

[Barrage Arrow] consumed more mana at higher levels. At this point, his mana usage surpassed that of mages and priests—blue potions could barely keep up.

All in all, this piece of gear was outstanding and pushed Jiang Chen’s combat power to another level. Absolute profit!

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After cleaning up the battlefield, Jiang Chen headed straight for the protruding stone platform. There was only a small stone groove on top of it, with a few drops of glowing cyan water inside—didn’t look particularly magical.

There was a small white jade bottle on the altar for collecting the droplets. After a bit of work, Jiang Chen managed to gather a bottle of the so-called Spirit Spring.

[Spirit Spring]

Quantity: 10 drops

Effect: Each drop grants +1 Free Attribute Point

Description: A spring formed by the condensation of mountain spirit energy, possessing mystical effects.

“So it really is the Spirit Spring…”

Jiang Chen’s eyes lit up, though he quickly composed himself. While free attribute points were nice, ten drops was just too few.

The village chief’s quest wasn’t done yet, and it concerned a hidden class—he couldn’t afford to get distracted by minor gains.

With the quest item in hand, Jiang Chen headed straight back to the starter village.

“My heavens, [Lone Ranger]—you actually retrieved the Spirit Spring!”

The old village chief gasped in disbelief as he held the bottle.

Jiang Chen’s expression instantly darkened.

This damn old man clearly doubted my abilities! So all that flattery earlier was just empty talk, huh?

“Ding, you have completed the quest [Proof of Strength]. Reward: 400 EXP. [Hundredfold Reward] triggered. Final reward: 40,000 EXP!”

Just then, the system chime sounded.

[Barrage Arrow] immediately gained 40,000 EXP and leveled up to Lv8. The number of consecutive shots increased to four.

As expected, the higher the skill level, the more hits were added with each upgrade.

After recovering from the shock, the old village chief stroked his beard and said, “Indeed, you are worthy of inheriting that great one’s legacy. In that case, I shall give you the Inheritance Crystal. Before that, this drop of Spirit Spring is a gift to you—a token of my appreciation.”

One drop of Spirit Spring? Big deal. Jiang Chen wasn’t impressed—his full attention was on the hidden class.

But to his surprise, the system delivered a shocking notification.

“Ding!”

“Congratulations! You’ve received one drop of Spirit Spring from the village chief. [Hundredfold Reward] triggered. You have obtained: one drop of [Divine Spring]!”

[Divine Spring]

Effect: One drop grants +100 Free Attribute Points

Description: A spring infused with immense divine power.

Pffft——

Jiang Chen almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

Isn’t 100 free attribute points a bit too much?!