"You have been assigned to Novice Village No. 616."
Chen Ming quickly opened his backpack.
A Mysterious Scroll lay quietly inside.
He opened the scroll.
"Ding—You have opened the Mysterious Scroll, triggering the SSS-Rank Main Quest, Path of Salvation!"
"Do you accept the quest?"
Epic music resounded in his ears.
Chen Ming's heart raced.
An SSS-Rank quest?!
In the world of Glory, quests were extremely rare.
The rewards were very generous.
The biggest feature of an SSS-Rank quest was not its difficulty.
But its extensive length.
This meant it could provide a continuous stream of experience, gold coins, and even equipment!
"Accept the quest!"
"Congratulations on accepting the quest, Path of Salvation!"
The epic music suddenly increased in volume.
Giving Chen Ming a sense of being chosen as the world's savior.
"Path of Salvation—Chapter One, First Steps."
"Quest objective: After killing 100 rabbits, 100 wild boars, and 100 wild wolves, report to the Village Chief of the Novice Village."
"He will reward you handsomely and gift you a treasure he has collected for years!"
A treasure collected for years?
Sounds like something good.
...
After closing the quest.
Chen Ming found another chest lying in his inventory.
He chose to view the details.
The small chest appeared before Chen Ming as a 3D projection.
The chest wasn't tightly closed.
The treasures inside shone with dazzling brilliance.
Very tempting.
[Novice Chest]
Level Requirement: Lv10
Description: Players who reach level 10 can open it.
[All players globally share the same reward pool. The first to open it can receive more rewards!]
...
At this moment, there were already quite a few players in the Novice Village.
They didn't have the favor of an angelic young lady.
They immediately noticed the chest.
"All players globally share one reward pool? Does that mean the faster you open it, the better the rewards?"
"If you're the first in the world to open it, wouldn't you get an Artifact?!"
"An Artifact? It seems very possible! After all, it's the world's first reward!"
"If you're late, you'll just pick up the leftovers?"
"Damn, what are we waiting for? Hurry and level up!"
"Charge! Go level up!!!"
A group of players rushed out of the Novice Village in a hurry.
But Chen Ming didn't rush to kill monsters.
Because he remembered, his class had a trait—he could equip two daggers simultaneously!
This was a pretty awesome attribute.
Dual-wielding daggers.
Which meant double the damage.
Plus, with his Talent in Dagger Mastery.
He could double the dagger's damage and attack speed!
So his dual-wielding effect would be like having 2x2x2...
Which is an 8-fold increase!
"Get a second dagger first."
"Then go kill monsters!"
He went to the blacksmith's shop.
Faced with the apprentice girl with wheat-colored skin.
Chen Ming grinned.
And began to strip off his clothes.
...
He sold all his novice gear.
Leaving only the system-mandated underwear.
Using all his assets, he exchanged them for a regular dagger.
Plus the Novice Dagger.
Both daggers were ready!
He walked to the monster hunting grounds outside the Novice Village.
Chen Ming instantly attracted the attention of countless people.
"Why is this guy running around in his underwear?!"
"Brother, don't you know there's novice gear in your bag?"
"Haha, this guy is killing me, is this his first time playing a game? Doesn't even know about novice gear?"
"Looks like Glory is really popular, even attracting such newbies."
"Wow... this guy is so handsome, and his body is amazing! But he seems a bit dimwitted."
"A dumb hottie? Isn't that easy to trick? Sisters, let's go chat him up?"
Two girls were drawn to Chen Ming's high looks.
They walked over, one in front of the other.
Seeing Chen Ming about to attack a level 1 rabbit.
They quickly advised him.
"Hey handsome, put on your novice gear before fighting monsters!"
"Yeah, little brother, those rabbits look cute, but they hit pretty hard... How about we help you?"
Just as the two finished speaking.
A second dagger quietly appeared in Chen Ming's hand.
Both daggers swung simultaneously!
Slashing at the rabbit!
The Talent of the Shadow Walker class triggered fiercely at that moment!
100% Attack Power boost!
100% Attack Speed boost!
"Swish swish swish swish!"
Chen Ming's dual daggers danced in the air!
-4!
-5!
-3!
-6!
Four strikes per second!
The rabbit with only 15 health points had its health bar drop to zero.
With a scream, it fell to the ground.
Instant kill!
The two beauties were stunned.
The other onlookers...
Also showed expressions of disbelief!
"Swish!"
Chen Ming felt a warmth spread through his body.
He looked at the experience bar, which had only increased by 1%.
This leveling efficiency was too low.
Chen Ming sighed inwardly.
As expected of Glory.
Starting with hell mode, not afraid of players quitting.
Fortunately, his SSS-Rank quest Path of Salvation required him to kill 100 rabbits.
So he wasn't in a hurry to level up.
Taking it slow was fine.
Chen Ming bent down, picking up the two copper coins dropped by the rabbit.
In Glory.
The currency exchange rate was 1:1000.
1 Gold Coin = 1000 Silver Coins = 1,000,000 Copper Coins.
At this stage, 1 Gold Coin was roughly equal to 100,000 yuan.
1 Silver Coin was 100 yuan.
1 Copper Coin was 0.1 yuan, which is 10 cents.
Killing a rabbit earned Chen Ming 20 cents.
Thinking about how he still owed his sister 30,000.
Plus a bunch of loan apps.
Chen Ming didn't dare waste anything.
Even a mosquito is meat.
20 cents is still money.
After pocketing the copper coins.
He turned to the two stunned beauties.
"What did you just say?"
"We wanted to ask if you needed us to help you... Oh, no no no!"
One of the girls suddenly realized.
"Can you help us instead?!"
The two girls looked at him with eyes full of admiration.
Chen Ming waved his hand without thinking.
Help you?
Why should I!
You want to get free help from me?
Dream on!
After rejecting the two girls, Chen Ming headed straight into the depths of the grasslands.
His Talent was too exaggerated.
Instantly killing a rabbit had already drawn a lot of attention.
If he leveled up here.
It would definitely cause some trouble.
At this moment, he was focused on making money.
Of course, he had a little dream.
To rush to level 10, get a global leading rank, and open the Novice Chest.
With his luck.
What if he got an Artifact?
So...
Women will only slow down my blade!
After Chen Ming left.
Everyone finally dared to take a deep breath.
They looked at each other.
After a while, they dared to discuss in low voices.
"Did you see that? That guy just now... he actually killed a rabbit in one hit!"
"I have to fight a rabbit for half a minute, and he does it in a second?!"
"I even laughed at him for being a newbie... Damn, what if he holds a grudge and comes to kill me?"
"Kill you? A master like him doesn't have time for that! You're nothing!"
The two girls were even more regretful.
Blaming each other.
"It's all your fault for calling him a newbie, you made him angry!"
"How was I supposed to know he was so powerful!"