《The gods》' currency comes in three types: Copper Coins, silver coins, and Gold Coins. 100 Copper Coins = 1 Silver Coin, and 100 Silver Coins = 1 Gold Coin.
One gold coin is no small sum during the early stages of the game.
Level 10 Common-Grade Equipment costs around 10 Silver Coins, so one Gold Coin can outfit nearly the entire body in Common-Grade Equipment.
Level 10 Common-Grade Equipment provides few Attributes, but the bonuses from a full set remain substantial.
At present, Xia Miao and Nangong Wen had only a little over thirty silver coins between them. That was all their wealth after farming monsters up to this point.
Moreover, at the Gaming Studio's current Gold Coin exchange rate, one Gold Coin is worth over a thousand yuan.
They could earn one Gold Coin by taking this adorable little brother monster farming for an hour. However you looked at it, this deal was extremely worthwhile!
Nangong Wen glanced at the fair young boy gazing at her expectantly and hesitated.
The cutesy offensive plus the money offensive was a little unfair, hey!
To be honest, Nangong Wen was already itching to accept. After all, he was offering far too much!
Thus, Nangong Wen looked toward Xia Miao, a hint of inquiry in her eyes.
After all, the two of them were teaming up to carry him, so Nangong Wen ought to respect Xia Miao's opinion.
Instead, Xia Miao yawned, closed her eyes, and began resting, refusing to express an opinion.
You little...
The corner of Nangong Wen's mouth twitched twice. After a brief internal struggle, she shook her head and replied, "Let's forget it. We're rather pressed for time."
One gold coin was tempting, and one hour was not long. It looked almost like a pie falling from the sky.
But Nangong Wen always felt that something was off. Relying on a woman's sixth sense, she still refused the three of them.
"All right... Then, big sister, can I add you as a friend...? If you can't even agree to this..." Qimen Xuandao tugged at the corner of his clothes, his voice pitiful and aggrieved, making people feel sorry for him.
"This one is fine." Nangong Wen nodded.
Nangong Wen added all three of them as friends, then pulled the drowsy Xia Miao away from this troublesome place.
After all, instantly killing six berserk wild boars in the span of a few moments had truly been rather frightening.
If they stayed, someone else might come over and pester them, disrupting their monster farming and leveling.
With Xia Miao's current strength, they no longer needed to struggle in the Level 10 Leveling Area. They could head to a higher-level Leveling Area and engage in Level-Skipping Monster Farming!
After Xia Miao and Nangong Wen left.
The young boy, cute and well-behaved moments earlier, turned cold and sinister. His expression became indifferent as well.
"How ungrateful!" Qimen Xuandao snorted.
"Young Master, should we investigate?" Drunken Mad Blade, who appeared to be the leader, bent down and asked respectfully.
"Young Master, I suggest we get rid of them! Heh heh heh!" Bloodthirsty Demon Blade chuckled and spoke up.
"No need. They have little value. Keep an eye on them later. We have more important things to do." Qimen Xuandao waved his hand, then turned and left.
Drunken Mad Blade and Bloodthirsty Demon Blade hurried after him.
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Knowing how tough Xia Miao was, Nangong Wen grew bolder and dragged her toward the higher-level Leveling Area.
The area around Glar No. 1 City consisted of Level 10–15 Leveling Areas. The monsters were plentiful but not too strong, making the areas ideal for newly class-advanced players to level up.
Nangong Wen's original plan had been to level up to 15 here, learn another skill, and then advance into a higher-level leveling area.
But with a tank like Xia Miao, Nangong Wen could go straight to the Level 20 Leveling Area and wreak havoc!
Glar No. 1 City stood on a plain. The Northern Ice Mountains lay to the north, the Southern Blood Dragon Lake to the south, and a route to other Main Cities to the east. All three were high-risk areas above Level 50.
Only the Eternal Forest to the west was a leveling area above Level 20, and they had no other place to choose.
The two hurried onward without stopping. They passed several Leveling Areas filled with monsters but did not linger.
After all, many players were still here, leaving little room to fight freely.
Lush trees appeared in their field of vision, and the two finally reached the edge of the Eternal Forest.
Far fewer players came this far. Now and then, they saw a group of two or three fiercely battling monsters.
After all, the edge of the Eternal Forest was already a Level 15 Leveling Area, and the Level 15 Ironhide Bison here was troublesome enough.
The two entered the forest soon after. The trees along the edge were sparse, leaving the monsters with nowhere to hide and making their targets easy to spot.
"One, two, three... Three Dire Wolves. They should be able to handle them. Go, Miao Chu!" Nangong Wen scanned the area, spotted three enormous monsters, grabbed Xia Miao, and hurled her at them.
"Eek!!"
Caught off guard, Xia Miao yelped and fell face-first in a tiger-pouncing posture.
The dull thud of her landing drew the attention of the three nearby Dire Wolves.
Awoooo—
The Dire Wolves let out a high-pitched howl, and three figures larger than ordinary lions pounced over at once.
Dire wolf
Level: 20
Health: 1200
Description: Ferocious hunters of the forest. Nearly every prey they target faces the same fate—to become food!
Three gray doggies, each more robust than a lion, pounced toward Xia Miao. She closed her eyes out of habit and swung the Cross Sword wildly.
Slash—
-121!
The sharp claws left a bloody mark on Xia Miao while a three-digit damage number appeared.
That was after reducing the damage by 200 points. Against a knight of the same level, a single claw would take away more than 300 health!
However, the Dire Wolf seemed to have suffered a heavy blow as well. Its massive body flew sideways and crashed into a nearby tree trunk.
-642!
The blow nearly killed the Dire Wolf, cutting its Health in half.
The other two Dire Wolves also charged in one after another.
Slash, slash—
-118!
Reflective damage 636!
-125!
Reflective damage 650!
The reflected damage left Nangong Wen dumbfounded. The fireball she had been casting also came to an abrupt halt.
Even one Fireball from her could not remove half a Dire Wolf's Health, and it might disrupt their aggro. That would endanger her and throw off Xia Miao's monster-clearing rhythm.
The Dire Wolves grew more furious as they took damage. After another assault, all three fell beneath Xia Miao's Greatsword.
Ding!
Congratulations, you have reached Level 11!
Congratulations, you obtained "Bloodstained dire wolf Teeth" x3.
Congratulations, you obtained "Damaged dire wolf Fur" x3.
A crisp Notification Sound rang in her ears, and leveling up restored the more than 700 Health Xia Miao had lost to the three Dire Wolves.
"As expected of Level 20 monsters, they give so much experience!" Nangong Wen, who had been idling on the sidelines, exclaimed with pleasant surprise before psychologically manipulating Xia Miao: "Keep it up! Try to get me to Level 15 today!"
This isn't right, is it?
That's my line!
Xia Miao stared in bewilderment.
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