The Tycoon God of Online Gaming
Chapter 353 - 354: Area Fluctuation Strengthening Skill

Chapter 353: Chapter 354: Area Fluctuation Strengthening Skill

Chu You and his group finally saw the only resource mine in the area: a level 5 gemstone resource mine.

There was only one way to the resource mine, which was through the path where they had previously eliminated the Queen Toad. From there, they had continued on without encountering any other forks in the road or toad monsters. Only players who thoroughly explored this area could discover this gemstone resource mine, tucked away like a village concealed beneath the shade of willows and blooming flowers.

However, Chu You was not looking at the entrance of the resource mine at this moment, and he was not in a hurry to rush in and occupy it. Instead, his eyes turned to the far side of the mine, where he knew there was a small outpost teeming with NPCs!

The levels of these NPCs were around 42, and they were not from the Human Tribe but from the Yuan Tribe!

The Yuan Tribe was a moderate power within the "Celestial World", having a very close relationship with the Human Tribe and being considered their allies. They both belonged to the Light Faction. However, the Yuan Tribe was more neutral.

Legend had it that the Yuan Tribe was a new species born from the union of angels and humans. They had complete human forms, but they only had one wing behind them instead of a pair. They could fly, but their flying ability was not very strong. They longed for peace, had normal intelligence, and despised darkness and the forces of Hell.

However, the Yuan Tribe was not recognized by the Angels. The Angels saw them as mutated deformities, a race that needed to be eradicated completely. The perfectionist Angels hated deformities and felt the Yuan Tribe brought them shame. As a result, the Light Faction was not a unified force. There had been wars between the Angels and the Yuan Tribe, which ended with the defeat and retreat of the Yuan Tribe.

The Yuan Tribe did not belong to the experience monster system. The experience gained from killing them was not high, and killing them would not yield any equipment. Some players were confused: wasn’t the equipment that NPCs wore actual equipment? Couldn’t they take it off after killing them?

Indeed, one could take the equipment off an NPC after killing them, but it was found that the equipment of an NPC had a soul imprinting effect. This means that once the NPC died, the attributes of the equipment they carried would be lost, turning it into a piece of ordinary equipment. Moreover, NPCs were very hard to kill because, as NPCs, their hidden attributes gave them a ’high resistance’ to player-induced damage!

The Yuan Tribe established this outpost here so they could assign missions to players who came by. The tasks usually required players to enter the resource mine to kill dragon monsters and collect Dragon Race materials, or they would be asked to mine in the resource mine. Players exchanged gemstone resources for a small amount of experience and a randomly rewarded chest.

The chest rewarded by the Yuan Tribe could always contain varying amounts of a special type of coin, called a Platinum Coin!

Once players accumulated a certain amount of Platinum Coins, they could exchange these for armor and special items from the Yuan Tribe here. The grade of the equipment available was at the Platinum Level, yes, level 40 equipment. You could exchange for a set of armor and a weapon, but no jewelry. Even so, Chu You had never seen any player exchange for a set of Yuan Tribe Armor here before because the number of Platinum Coins needed to exchange for the equipment was enormous! This outpost had also been destroyed by players in his previous life.

Chu You understood that if this NPC outpost was destroyed, it would be permanently destroyed. There would be no ’benefits’ for future players coming here.

A look of contemplation appeared in his eyes. He decided to leave his ’army’ behind and, along with Lin Luor, head towards the Yuan Tribe outpost. He knew that there was one thing on the Yuan Tribe’s leader that he wanted to obtain.

"Ah, we finally see some brave adventurers." A middle-aged Yuan Tribe member commented as they saw Chu You and his companion, a friendly smile lighting up his face.

"Ah, you must be the legendary cultivators, we are the Yuan Tribe, and we welcome your arrival!"

Chu You silently estimated there were at least 30 members in this Yuan Tribe outpost. Most of them were three-star. He nodded secretly, feeling confident.

He did not converse with the man but simply walked past him, entering the outpost. The middle-aged Yuan Tribe member’s face showed a hint of awkwardness, but he did not prevent them from entering.

Chu You went straight to the leader of the place, a Yuan Tribe elder. He wore armor and had a blade at his waist. The wing behind him was larger than those of other Yuan Tribe members.

When he saw Chu You coming over, the elder of the Yuan Tribe put down what he had been doing. While still sitting, he looked up at Chu You and said: "Brave cultivators, we of the Yuan Tribe need your help, of course, we will provide rewards!"

After exchanging courtesies with the leader, Chu You got straight to the point: "Elder Felgo, I have another purpose for coming here, which is to exchange a Strengthening Skill Book that you possess!"

"Haha, you are unusual, knowing that I have this object on me." The Yuan Tribe elder, Felgo, had a fleeting look of surprise before he pulled out a faintly glowing book, not from his body, but directly into his hand. This was very similar to the players’ spatial backpack, which was why Chu You managed to keep his excitement in check.

"Indeed, this is a strengthening skill book. It’s considered the highest reward because there’s only one copy in my possession. But I am curious, brave cultivator, what do you have to exchange with me?"

"Of course, it’s something you are most interested in. I’m exchanging gemstone resources with you!" Chu You said with a smile.

"You have gemstones?" Elder Felgo of the Yuan Tribe was clearly surprised.

"Of course, you just name your price!"

"Haha." The Yuan Tribe elder, Felgo, straightened up and looked at Chu You seriously: "600 gemstones!"

"600 it is, let’s make the exchange!" Chu You agreed without bargaining.

Shaking his head, Elder Felgo of the Yuan Tribe felt that he really couldn’t see through the cultivator before him, but regardless, he was willing to complete this trade.

After the system deducted 600 gemstones from Chu You and he received the Strengthening Skill Book, he knew that he had secured the most valuable item here. Besides the standard quest rewards, Elder Felgo of the Yuan Tribe no longer had any quests to offer.

Looking at the strengthening skill in his hand, its attributes quickly surfaced.

Range Spread Strengthening Skill Book: Upon cultivation, a player’s range skill fluctuation spread increases by 5 meters. Also, the number of enemies targeted by skill fluctuation increases by five on top of the original limit!

For example, Chu You’s "Killing Intent Burst" skill has a range fluctuation of 20 meters. If Chu You cultivated this skill book, the range fluctuation would be 25 meters. Moreover, "Killing Intent Burst" could inflict damage on up to 30 enemies at once. After cultivating this Strengthening Skill, that number would rise to 35.

The most important thing was that this effect applied to all range skills, not just a single range skill.