Five hundred meters outside the village entrance.
Several half-human-height Red-Eyed Rabbits began to appear.
Yang Yu cast an Appraisal, and the attributes of the Red-Eyed Rabbit immediately surfaced.
[Red-Eyed Rabbit] (Common Monster)
Level: 1
Health: 200
Attack: 15
Defense: 10
Speed: 7
Skills: None
After equipping a coarse cloth robe and a Wooden Bow, Yang Yu's attack power was only 12 points, physical defense 7 points, and his health remained at 50 points, much weaker than the Red-Eyed Rabbit.
But this was because Yang Yu's initial Constitution and strength were weaker than the average person.
Other players, apart from having less health than the Red-Eyed Rabbit, had stats that were fairly comparable.
Moreover, there were more people than rabbits now.
Most players, after equipping a Novice Short Blade, had attack power between 14-18 points.
A single slash at a Red-Eyed Rabbit could reduce its health by seven or eight points.
Every time a Red-Eyed Rabbit appeared, about ten players would quickly surround it, each slashing three to five times, and the rabbit would be dead.
Although Yang Yu's basic attributes were low, he had no problem dealing with these Red-Eyed Rabbits.
Even without poisoning, his Spiritual Qi Arrow inherently dealt 10 points of true damage, making his actual attack power higher than most players.
However, there were too many people here, and Yang Yu didn't want to reveal his trump card too soon.
A tree that stands out in the forest is sure to be toppled by the wind.
The game "Heavenly Dao" was too important to him, hiding countless secrets behind it, with financial and political forces from various countries lurking in the shadows. He had to be cautious.
Continuing to walk towards the outskirts of the village, Yang Yu pondered his strategy.
He now had two choices.
One was to break away from the crowd and directly challenge higher-level monsters.
With his poisoning and Spiritual Qi Arrow, Yang Yu was confident that even soloing Level 3 or even Level 4 monsters wouldn't be too risky.
The other was to continue in the Level 1 wild monster area, looking for Level 1 monsters that no one was hunting.
After a moment of thought, Yang Yu decided on the second option.
Generally, people with a talent as powerful as Yang Yu's would be unable to resist the urge to challenge higher levels.
Initially, Yang Yu also wanted to level up quickly by defeating higher-level monsters.
But he suddenly realized that challenging higher-level monsters was not cost-effective for him!
The experience value for a normal Level 1 monster was 5 points, Level 2 monsters gave 10 points, and Level 3 monsters even more.
And there was an experience bonus for challenging higher levels.
For each level higher, there was a 10% experience bonus.
This meant that if Yang Yu went to hunt Level 2 monsters now, he would gain 11 experience points for each one killed.
To level up from Level 1 to Level 2 required only 100 points.
Killing 20 Level 1 monsters like the Red-Eyed Rabbit was necessary, but for Level 2 monsters, less than 10 would suffice!
This seemed like a simple choice.
But the problem was, Yang Yu's Bloodfiend Poison Body could grow by killing monsters!
For every monster killed that was not lower than his own level, his poison attack would increase by 1 point/second, and his Constitution would grow by 0.1.
This meant that Yang Yu's health and defense would increase.
If he chose to challenge Level 2 or even Level 3 monsters, it would mean that at Level 1, his poison attack would only increase by 10 points.
Or even less!
After a simple consideration, Yang Yu instantly made his decision.
As long as he could avoid killing higher-level monsters, he would never do so!
Levels are like floating clouds to me!
If possible, Yang Yu even hoped the Heavenly Dao would penalize his leveling experience to be three times that of ordinary people.
No!
Ten times would be best!
Leveling up slowly was not a problem.
If he could remain at Level 1 and endlessly farm monsters, even when facing Level 10 or Level 20 players, Yang Yu wouldn't be afraid at all!
My piss alone could poison you to death!
Yang Yu even considered teaming up with someone to share half of his experience.
Unfortunately, there was no one he knew in the Novice Village, and he couldn't expose his abilities, so he had no choice but to give up.
"Wait... could I intentionally get killed to drop my level and infinitely stack my passive..."
[Hum!]
As soon as Yang Yu had this thought, the golden flame in his mind suddenly trembled.
Although he didn't know why, Yang Yu immediately understood that being killed in the game must have hidden dangers besides losing a level!
With the golden flame's reminder, Yang Yu dared not entertain the idea of dropping levels to farm monsters again.
But now the Red-Eyed Rabbit area was overcrowded, and the nearby Level 1 Jienigui area was also packed with people.
Further away, there seemed to be thousands waiting for the Level 1 Mountain Chickens to respawn...
Only a puddle in the southeast direction seemed sparsely populated, and even if someone occasionally entered, they would quickly leave.
Yang Yu immediately opened the system map to check the monster information in the southeast direction.
To help novice players grow quickly, the Heavenly Dao system map marked the distribution of major monsters within a two-kilometer radius of the village entrance, with the highest monster level being Level 5.
To learn about higher-level monsters, players would need to explore further on their own.
[Mottled Toad] (Common Monster)
Level: 1
Health: 100
Attack: 12
Defense: 8
Speed: 6
Skill: Long Tongue Strike
[Note]: Mottled Toads are highly poisonous and often live in groups; they are numerous. Do not let them get close, and avoid being hit by their long tongues, or you might be poisoned to death!
"No wonder no one hunts the Mottled Toads; compared to other Level 1 monsters, the cost-effectiveness of Mottled Toads is really too low."
But that's for ordinary players.
For Yang Yu, Mottled Toads were like shining gold ingots!
Not only did they have only 100 health points, but their poison was also beneficial for Yang Yu!
The Bloodfiend Poison Body could not only be enhanced by farming monsters but could also absorb other creatures' toxins to grow!
Moreover.
Yang Yu was immune to all poisons!
The Mottled Toads that made others flee in fear posed no threat to Yang Yu!
Without hesitation, Yang Yu dashed towards the puddle in the southeast corner.
Just as he approached the Mottled Toads' habitat, two young men with greenish faces came running, looking apprehensive.
Seeing Yang Yu heading straight for the water, they hurriedly reached out to stop him.
"Hey, buddy, don't go that way, the monsters there are poisonous."
"Yeah, buddy, those things lick you and your health keeps dropping. One lick took 40 points of my health, and there are so many of them, you can't dodge them."
"That's right, why don't we team up and hunt Red-Eyed Rabbits? There may be fewer of them, but at least it's safe."
A lick that takes away 40 health points is nearly half a life for most players.
Level 1 monsters hardly drop any copper coins, let alone enough to buy Health Potions.
So for them, there's really no need to mess with Mottled Toads.
"Thanks for the warning, but I'm not used to teaming up."
Without waiting for their response, Yang Yu quickly ran towards the puddle ahead.
"This guy is really ungrateful. He'll regret it when he gets beaten back by the Mottled Toads."
"Heh, if he manages to run away, he'll be lucky. He might just end up back at the altar for a respawn!"
"No worries, we'll just wait here and see. Right now, it's crowded everywhere with too few monsters. Without teaming up, you can't get any experience unless you land the last hit."
"True, if this guy comes back and apologizes, says a few nice words, I might consider teaming up with him. But he'll have to leave the last hit for us, and only after we level up can it be his turn!"
"Yeah, let's wait."
...
As soon as he approached the puddle.
Yang Yu heard the continuous croaking of frogs.
This was a swamp-like area, with various waterholes scattered around, each filled with plate-sized Mottled Toads.
There was no one within five hundred meters, so there was no worry about exposing his trump card.
Just as he was about to poison his Spiritual Qi Arrow, Yang Yu faced a dilemma.
He currently had only 50 points of full health, and even if he drained all his blood, he could only poison 50 arrows, which was very risky.
After losing health, it could automatically recover, but the auto-recovery for a Level 1 novice player was very slow, taking about 5 seconds to recover 1 point.
To fully recover 50 health points would take about 4 minutes.
But now that the server had just opened, every second counted, and lowering his health also meant potential danger at any moment.
Looking around.
Yang Yu made a decision.
He first took the Void Quiver from his back, holding it with his left hand below his abdomen, and untied his belt.
The sound of flowing water was heard...
The Void Quiver in Yang Yu's hand trembled slightly, as if in fierce resistance!
But the equipment had already been bound to its owner, and the Void Quiver could not resist.
"Sigh, just this once, my dear, don't blame me. When I have more blood in the future, I'll feed you blood to make amends, sorry, sorry..."
Yang Yu softly consoled.
He seemed to know that this act was somewhat of a desecration to this equipment, comparable to a Divine Artifact.
Soon, Yang Yu contentedly fastened his belt.
Then he slung the Void Quiver back over his shoulder.
"No wonder it's a treasure with a hidden void, holding a full bladder's worth without any change in appearance, impressive!"
After showering the Void Quiver with praise, Yang Yu quickly engaged in battle.
Drawing a Level 1 Spiritual Qi Arrow, Yang Yu brought it close to his nose to sniff, then carefully observed it.
The arrow, condensed from Spiritual Qi, securely locked the poison at the tip. Once the arrow hit its target, the poison would instantly merge into the opponent's body.
Ensuring that the arrow was indeed poisoned, Yang Yu felt at ease and aimed at a Mottled Toad 15 meters away.
Before officially advancing to an Archer, novice players using bows had a maximum attack range of only 10 meters, and lacked the precision bonus from class specialization.
Whether they hit or not depended entirely on the player's aiming skills.
Because the Level 1 Spiritual Qi Arrow increased attack range by 50%, Yang Yu could shoot from 15 meters away.
Moreover.
Back in middle school, Yang Yu often skipped class with his friend Guo Xiaopang to play games, excelling in ranged classes like Musketeer and Archer.
Aiming and shooting from 15 meters was no challenge for Yang Yu.
Similarly, novice players using the Peachwood Spell Sword to cast Small Fireball faced the same limitations.
However.
Since the Small Fireball Spell required mana, and no one could afford mana potions at this stage, almost no one used the spell sword for attacks.
"-14"
"-1"
"-1..."
A vivid red damage number floated up.
Immediately, the Mottled Toad's health began to drop at a rate of 1 point per second.
Equipped with a Wooden Bow, Yang Yu's physical attack was 12 points, while the Mottled Toad's defense was 8 points.
Originally, each normal attack could only deal 4 points of damage to the Mottled Toad.
But the Level 1 Spiritual Qi Arrow inherently dealt 10 points of true damage, directly reducing the Mottled Toad's health by 14 points.
Adding the continuous damage from the poison.
Each shot from Yang Yu could deal a maximum total damage of 24 points!
With the Mottled Toad's 100 health points, it would take at most 5 arrows to finish it off.
However.
The Mottled Toad wasn't one to take a beating without fighting back. After taking damage, it immediately leaped towards Yang Yu.
The four Mottled Toads nearby also hopped towards Yang Yu!
The Mottled Toad's physical attack was 12 points, while Yang Yu's current physical defense was only 7 points.
Even though the Mottled Toad's poison attack was ineffective against Yang Yu, each attack could still take away 5 points of his health.
With 5 toads attacking simultaneously, each toad only needed to hit Yang Yu twice to drain his health completely!
But Yang Yu remained unflustered.
He retreated while drawing arrows from his back, shooting at the other four Mottled Toads in turn!
"-14"
"-1..."
Yang Yu's current agility was only 5 points.
Completing one normal attack took at least 2 seconds.
Though slow, Yang Yu's gaming talent was strong, and he could maximize his speed just after getting started.
In 10 seconds, he managed to poison all 5 Mottled Toads.
At this point, the poison effect on the first Mottled Toad had just worn off, and Yang Yu quickly aimed another arrow at it.
Drawing, aiming, shooting, retreating.
All in one fluid motion!