【Worn training cross sword】: Level 10, Strength +1, Constitution +1, stamina +1.
Description: A Cross Sword used for apprentice Knight training. It already looks worn.
On the way to find the knight class mentor, Xia Miao opened her bag and equipped the rewarded weapon.
What trash...
Xia Miao looked disgusted, but she had no other weapon at the moment and could only make do with it for now.
Upon arriving at the mentor's location, Xia Miao walked forward.
“Not bad. I acknowledge your status as a knight!” The knight instructor, dressed in silver-white armor, gave Xia Miao a slight nod.
Ding!
Congratulations, you have become a knight!
Class information updated!
“As a newly advanced Knight, you may choose one Skill from me for free.” The Knight Instructor folded his arms and continued.
“Remember to choose Holy Shield. I doubt you’ll be able to use blunt strike or charge either. Just choose Holy Shield and take a beating.” Seeing that Xia Miao had completed her class advancement and was beginning to learn a skill, Nangong Wen reminded her again.
After Class Advancement, one could learn a Skill from the Class Mentor for free. Each Class initially offered three Basic skill options.
The Mage skills were “Fireball,” “Lightning Strike,” and “Earth Golem.” Fireball dealt area damage, Lightning Strike dealt single-target damage, and Earth Golem Summoned an earthen golem to fight alongside the user.
Because Xia Miao had advanced to the knight class, Nangong Wen had taken the time to look up the knight's skills. They were “blunt strike,” “charge,” and “Holy Shield.”
Blunt strike added extra damage to the next attack and stunned the target for one second.
charge was a displacement skill that dealt damage.
Holy Shield covered the user with a shield, making them more resistant to a beatdown.
Given Xia Miao’s performance so far, Holy Shield was the best Skill for her.
Xia Miao nodded, but when she opened the selection interface, she froze.
Where were blunt strike, charge, and Holy Shield? The interface contained only one lonely skill—“thorn armor”!
Thorn armor: passive skill. Reduces damage taken by 20 points when attacked and reflects 20% of the damage back at the attacker.
Was there even a choice?
Xia Miao blinked and grumbled inwardly, then obediently learned the only available Skill.
Ding!
Congratulations, you have learned the “thorn armor” skill!
Due to your talent, the skill information for “thorn armor” has changed.
Huh?
Xia Miao felt as though she had forgotten something. Puzzled, she opened her attribute panel.
Name: Shrimp Sprout
Level: 10
Class: knight
Health: 1150/1150
Mana: 140/140
Strength: 15
Intelligence: 14
Constitution: 115
Stamina: 16
Speed: 13
Critical Hit Rate: 0%
Talent: “you’re so lazy you’ll die”
Active skill: None
Passive skill: thorn armor
Thorn armor: passive skill. Reduces damage taken by 200 points when attacked and reflects 200% of the damage back at the attacker.
Xia Miao saw the changed Skill Information and widened her eyes in astonishment.
This seems powerful.
Only then did Xia Miao remember that she had gained a Talent by sleeping. She could not learn Active Skill, while Passive Skill effects increased tenfold.
Perhaps for that reason, the Knight Instructor had to devise a Passive Skill for her. It must have been difficult for him.
“Finished learning? Come on, let’s grind some monsters!”
Xia Miao stood there blankly for a while. Nangong Wen assumed she had finished learning the Skill and was reading its description.
Without waiting for Xia Miao to respond, she grabbed Xia Miao’s wrist and dragged her toward the Outskirts Leveling Zone.
A moment later.
The two arrived at the leveling area.
The Leveling Area was also crowded on the second day. However, the Main City was vast and surrounded by many Leveling Areas, so players no longer had to fight over one monster ten at a time as they had in Novice Village.
Each party could cover an area containing four or five nearby wild monsters.
After reaching Level 10 and completing Class Advancement, players faced tougher monsters with higher levels and Attributes. Grinding had become much harder than in Novice Village.
The monsters in the Leveling Areas outside the Main City were far more vicious than the harmless creatures in Novice Village.
In Novice Village, players could solo Minor Monsters. Outside the Main City, even defeating one monster alone was difficult. One mistake could send a player back to the city in a complete wipeout.
Therefore, in the leveling areas outside the main city, it was rare to see a player grinding monsters alone. Players almost always cooperated in parties to fight monsters.
This made wiping out less likely, safer, and more efficient.
Nangong Wen found a place with few players. Great hulking wild boars with sharp fangs roamed around it.
Berserk wild boar
Level: 10
Health: 800
Description: A ferocious Amphibious Creature with an aggressive nature. Its sharp fangs can easily take an enemy’s life!
“These monsters look fierce. Let’s start with two and test the waters.” Nangong Wen had only begun giving instructions when Xia Miao charged in with her Cross Sword raised, howling.
Her charge drew the attention of every nearby Berserk Wild Boar—five in total!
We’re screwed!
Nangong Wen’s face paled, and her heart sank halfway.
She could handle two with confidence. Three would be somewhat stressful, while four might be manageable with a little luck.
But this had drawn six berserk wild boars at once. There was no escape!
《Gods》 imposed a severe death penalty. After dying this time, Xia Miao might drop to Level 9.
Her level would fall, but the game would not let her change Class. She would become a ridiculous Knight below Level 10.
Grunt, grunt—
The six Berserk Wild Boars let out deep cries, their eyes blood-red. Their powerful hooves scraped the ground as they charged at Xia Miao from every direction like six dump trucks.
Their razor-sharp fangs glinted coldly. The thought of one of these things ramming her made her scalp tingle.
The commotion drew the attention of several nearby parties of players.
When they saw someone daring to draw the aggro of six Berserk Wild Boars at once, the players were astounded.
“My goodness, what mighty expert is this, daring to monopolize six Boar Emperors?”
“They’re an idiot who just came out of Novice Village. We’ll see another Level 9 Knight, hahaha!”
“Six dump trucks. Tsk, tsk. Won’t they ram her kidneys right out of her body?”
“And now, please enjoy the acrobatic performance—an aerial acrobat!”
..
The first players to arrive here suffered at the hands of the Berserk Wild Boars because they did not understand the monsters’ traits.
Back then, the Berserk Wild Boars sent scores of players sprawling and screaming. The scene became chaotic—a nightmare.
After fighting them repeatedly, players gradually figured out how to deal with Berserk Wild Boars.
Later players who came to level up only had to glance at a guide to understand.
Only the small number of idiot players who never checked guides would suffer minor losses.
But anyone who provoked six Berserk Wild Boars at once ranked among the foremost idiots even among idiot players!
“Xia Miao, go in peace. Six pigs are about to gore you to death, which suits your status...”
After an intense internal struggle, Nangong Wen still decided not to risk going to save her. Afraid of getting dragged into the trouble, she even retreated more than ten meters away.
Bang!
The six berserk wild boars rammed into Xia Miao, producing a dull thud that sounded like a car crash.
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