"Since that's the case, you can split the remaining two pieces of equipment and those silver coins among yourselves."
Seeing that the three had no objections, Chen Lang handed the Man-Eating Sword and Blood Hedgehog Boots to Yuexia Canying for distribution.
As for the silver coins, Qingtian Xiao Yu carefully picked them up, not missing a single one.
"Xiaobei, you focus on defense, I'll focus on attack. The boots are yours, the sword is mine, how about it?"
Yuexia Canying hesitated for a moment before speaking to Baijiazi.
"Deal!"
Baijiazi didn't mind. Although the sword was better, the boots were more cost-effective for him.
"Tsk tsk, 8 points of defense and an additional 5 points of constitution. Once I reach level 5 and equip these boots, I'll be unstoppable!"
Baijiazi was smug and excited.
"Then you better hurry, I can equip them right now!"
Yuexia Canying smiled slightly, the rusty longsword in his hand had long been replaced by the Man-Eating Sword. The experience from the boss had smoothly leveled him up to 5, greatly boosting his strength!
"My current attack cap is a whopping 58 points, double what it was!"
Yuexia Canying twirled the longsword in his hand, full of vigor, then looked at Chen Lang and asked, "Tianya brother, what's your attack cap now?"
"78 points."
Chen Lang replied truthfully.
"......"
"I'm also putting all my points into strength, how is it so much lower than yours?"
Yuexia Canying was a bit speechless.
"You're two levels behind."
Chen Lang said.
"Two levels only give ten attribute points, it shouldn't be that much."
Yuexia Canying was puzzled. The strength growth attribute for both Swordsmen and Assassins was the same, both at 8 stars. Now that he was level 5, his growth attribute had increased once. Logically, even if Chen Lang put all his points into strength, he shouldn't have that much more attack than him.
However, the next moment, Yuexia Canying realized, looking in surprise at the Qingfeng Dagger in Chen Lang's hand that glowed with a green light.
Damn it... it's actually a Bronze-grade dagger?!
Yuexia Canying was shocked. He had only just seen Black Iron-tier equipment for the first time, and here Chen Lang already had Bronze equipment...
Chen Lang just smiled, not explaining anything. He put on the Blood Hedgehog Armor, his defense instantly soaring to 49 points, and his health reaching 250 points.
"Uh... Tianya brother, could you give me that Turtle Shell Armor? I can pay you in silver coins."
On the side, Yijian Wanli looked at the Turtle Shell Armor Chen Lang had taken off, scratching his head and speaking somewhat embarrassedly.
He was still wearing novice clothes, with only 1 point of defense, which was really too poor!
Although the Turtle Shell Armor on Chen Lang was just Common equipment, its attributes weren't bad. He had seen one at a stall in Qingfeng Village Plaza, but the seller asked for ten silver coins, which was outrageously high!
"Of course, you don't need to pay."
Chen Lang handed the Turtle Shell Armor to Yijian Wanli generously.
"Hehe, 6 points of defense and 30 points of health, it's top-notch among Commons. Thanks, Tianya brother!"
"Brothers, there are 40 silver coins in total, how should we split them?"
Qingtian Xiao Yu stepped forward, smiling as she asked.
"Tsk tsk, as expected of a boss, really generous. Just right, there are five of us, eight coins each, not too much, not too little!"
Baijiazi said with a laugh.
"Baijiazi is right, I agree, eight coins each!"
Yijian Wanli echoed.
"I don't need any, you guys split them."
Chen Lang shook his head.
Eight silver coins were neither here nor there for him, and he had already agreed when he came that he would only take one piece of equipment he needed.
"That won't do, since we're a team, you should have a share too, especially since you killed the boss alone."
Yuexia Canying said seriously.
"Tianya brother, just take them!"
Qingtian Xiao Yu smiled, counting out eight silver coins and handing them to Chen Lang, who didn't refuse further.
Then, Qingtian Xiao Yu distributed the silver coins to the other three, eight each, not too much, not too little.
"Hehe, today we really hit the jackpot. When I log off later, I have to show off properly!"
Yijian Wanli had already put on the Turtle Shell Armor, weighing the silver coins in his hand with a face full of joy.
According to the current market price, one silver coin was worth about 50 yuan, and it was in high demand. After all, this was the leveling phase, and everyone needed them, so no one was willing to trade.
"I'll go to the tailor shop to buy a Common armor, and with the boots, I can definitely withstand the boss next time!"
Baijiazi was also a bit proud. Once he reached level 5, he'd be as solid as a rock, no longer getting bitten to death by a boss in a few hits!
The group chatted for a while longer before Chen Lang bid farewell to the four. He was already level 7, and the experience from killing monsters here was low. Besides, he didn't want to team up with others, as it was too slow.
...
Over half an hour later.
Eastwind Ridge.
Located more than twenty li east of Qingfeng Village, it was the edge of the Novice Village and also where the highest-level wild monsters roamed.
At this moment, the vast ridge was patrolled by majestic Azure Lions glowing with a green light, yet not a single player was in sight, making it eerily quiet.
Chen Lang quietly approached a lion and cast an Insight Art on it.
[Azure Lion]
Level: 10
Attack: 50
Defense: 40
Health: 2500...
The Azure Lion's attack and defense were both slightly lower than Chen Lang's, but its health was absurdly high, a full 2500 points.
However, with healing potions on hand, Chen Lang wasn't afraid.
Without further hesitation, Chen Lang's dagger flashed with green light as he leaped towards the Azure Lion.
Swoosh!
"-70"
"-57"
With an Assault followed by a normal attack, Chen Lang's dagger slashed repeatedly at the Azure Lion's massive head, though no critical hit occurred.
"Roar—"
The lion's roar echoed through the forest as the Azure Lion, enraged, bit down on Chen Lang's arm.
"-25"
Chen Lang's defense was now a high 49 points, roughly equal to the Azure Lion's attack, allowing him to mitigate about 50% of the damage, which was manageable.
"Sit down!"
Chen Lang slid to the side, appearing at the Azure Lion's flank. Activating Backstab, he thrust his dagger fiercely into its eye, following up with another normal attack!
"-77"
"-118"
"+118"
Luckily, the second strike was a critical hit, triggering the Qingfeng Dagger's healing special effect, instantly restoring Chen Lang's health.
"Boom!"
The Azure Lion, furious, swiped a claw at Chen Lang's face, but Chen Lang successfully dodged, taking no damage!
Without hesitation, Chen Lang continued to slash with his dagger, aiming once more for the Azure Lion's eyes.
In less than five minutes, the Azure Lion's health bar was depleted, and its massive body collapsed to the ground. Under the Qingfeng Dagger's healing effect, Chen Lang had only used one Minor Healing Potion, making it quite cost-effective!
"Ding!"
"System Alert: Congratulations to the player for killing [Azure Lion], gaining 240 experience points. (Extra experience reward: 40 points)"
"As expected of a level 10 monster, the experience is substantial!"
Chen Lang happily collected the three silver coins dropped by the Azure Lion, feeling quite pleased.
To level up from 7 to 8 required 6000 experience points. Chen Lang now had over 800 experience points. At 240 experience points per Azure Lion, he only needed to kill 22 more to level up, which would take just over an hour.
After drinking a healing potion, Chen Lang waited a moment for his health to fully recover before heading towards another Azure Lion!
Currently, Chen Lang's health was as high as 250 points, so a single Minor Healing Potion couldn't fully restore him, requiring him to wait a bit.
...