Long Teng Tian Xia

When wielding the Novice Iron Sword to attack the Demonic Mountain Antelopes, dealing with only one at a time, Ye Luo didn't feel much pressure. Although his HP dropped quickly, there was no danger to his life. After his HP fell below 30-40 points, he would retreat from combat, relying on the dual healing from Soul Crystals and Steamed Buns while searching for herbs to gather. This approach was quite efficient.

Time flowed by as he killed Demonic Mountain Antelopes or gathered herbs. Before long, over twenty minutes had passed.

Aunt Li had asked Ye Luo to obtain 100 bundles of wool. Fortunately, like Toad Skin, these quest items were guaranteed drops. After hunting the mountain antelopes for so long, he had acquired quite a few. He had also gathered enough of the Tier 3 herbs, and now only needed a little over ten Tier 4 herbs.

"Ding~!"

System Notification: Congratulations to Long Teng Tian Xia for being the first player on the China server to complete the Novice Profession Transfer Mission and successfully transfer. The system has awarded him a special reward: the Hidden Profession - Blazing Swordsman, 10 gold coins, a Blazing Sword, and 100 reputation.

Suddenly, a server-wide system notification sounded, echoing in the air and lingering.

"Huh, someone's already level 10 and finished their transfer mission?" Ye Luo exclaimed softly, a little surprised. "A Hidden Profession, Blazing Swordsman. Sounds pretty powerful. Most importantly, 10 gold coins! Doesn't that mean he won't have to worry about transferring and learning skills anymore?"

In the early stages of the game, 10 gold coins was an astronomical sum, enough to do many things.

"Ding~!"

System Notification (China Server): Congratulations to Long Teng Tian Xia for transferring into a Novice Blazing Swordsman and successfully triggering the China Server Level Ranking. The China Level Ranking has been activated. Players are requested to check the server system.

"Ding~!"

System Notification (China Server): Congratulations to Long Teng Tian Xia for obtaining the Bronze equipment [Blazing Sword] and successfully triggering the China Server Equipment Ranking. The China Equipment Ranking has been activated. Players are requested to check the server system.

"Ding~!"

System Notification (China Server): Congratulations to Long Teng Tian Xia for reaching one hundred reputation points and successfully triggering the China Server Reputation Ranking. The China Reputation Ranking has been activated. Players are requested to check the server system.

Three consecutive system notifications activated the Level, Equipment, and Reputation rankings respectively. Ye Luo checked them and found only Long Teng Tian Xia listed on all three. His own 10 reputation points didn't put him on the list, which was a bit strange.

"Long Teng Tian Xia is going to be famous now. Not only did he get a powerful Hidden Profession, but he also obtained a Blazing Sword. In the future, if he calls out, I bet many will answer," Ye Luo murmured. He then guessed, "As for why my 10 reputation points didn't make the reputation list, the minimum threshold for the reputation ranking is probably 100 points."

After checking the three rankings, Ye Luo quickly understood a few things: only those who successfully transferred at level 10 were eligible for the level ranking; the minimum threshold for the equipment ranking was Bronze-grade equipment, and obviously, only Long Teng Tian Xia's Blazing Sword qualified in the early game.

The level and reputation rankings weren't that interesting to Ye Luo. He was more curious about the equipment ranking. Clicking on the list, he saw the stats of the Blazing Sword and was immediately astonished:

[Blazing Sword] (Weapon * Spirit Artifact - Bronze)

Physical Attack: 40—45 Strength: +15 Special Attribute: Adds 10 fire damage with each attack Attack Interval: 2 seconds Durability: 150/150 Additional Attributes: Bound to player Long Teng Tian Xia, cannot be dropped, cannot be traded Additional Attributes: Can be upgraded Additional Attributes: Can level up with its owner, Current Level: 10 Required Level: 10

"Powerful, very powerful," was Ye Luo's thought. The 40-45 damage was more than what all his equipment combined added to his attack. This sword also added 15 Strength and had a weapon attribute. Simply calculating, the damage from this weapon was over 70 points; just this one weapon's attack was higher than Ye Luo's total attack.

"Is this what a Bronze-grade item is like? It's indeed very powerful," Ye Luo mumbled. He now somewhat longed for his own Bronze-grade Cloak.

Actually, Ye Luo didn't know that ordinary Bronze-grade items weren't this powerful. Generally, besides basic attributes, they would only have one additional combat attribute. However, this Blazing Sword had two additional attributes and other special features because it was a Spirit Artifact. Most importantly, it was an exclusive Spirit Artifact, which was why it was so powerful.

Soon, Ye Luo also noticed the term 'Spirit Artifact.' He was very curious and found out through a system query that this was a designation in the Heavenly Tribulation game for equipment that could be upgraded. Equipment that could be upgraded generally had a spiritual essence, which is why they became Spirit Artifacts.

"So that's how it is," Ye Luo finally understood, murmuring to himself, "The Blazing Sword is already this powerful at Bronze level. What will it be like if it gets upgraded?"

Perhaps to maintain player secrecy, Ye Luo couldn't investigate how to upgrade the Blazing Sword, which made him feel a slight regret.

"It makes sense. If other players knew how to upgrade the Blazing Sword or what materials were needed, they would deliberately cause trouble. It's normal not to release that information," Ye Luo understood, feeling a hint of envy in his heart. "I wish I had an upgradeable Spirit Artifact. So powerful..."

With these thoughts, Ye Luo continued to kill Demonic Mountain Antelopes and gather herbs. After all, he knew that only by completing his quest and transferring to become an Alchemist as soon as possible could he lay a good foundation for killing bosses, or completing difficult quests to have a chance at obtaining powerful equipment.

In the next few minutes, two more system notifications sounded. This time, they weren't about Long Teng Tian Xia, but about two other players who had completed their transfer missions and successfully transferred. However, these two did not obtain Hidden Professions; they only received two ordinary pieces of equipment. This allowed Ye Luo to understand the attributes of Bronze-grade equipment.

"Tsk tsk, the second and third players to transfer received much lower rewards, only getting an ordinary Bronze item," Ye Luo commented as he examined the equipment attributes on the equipment ranking. "Although these two items are also Bronze-grade, their attributes are worlds apart from the Blazing Sword. It seems Spirit Artifacts are exceptionally powerful."

"The one Tailor Zhang made for me is probably just ordinary Bronze equipment," Ye Luo guessed. Thinking this, he felt a bit dejected. He then glanced at his quest log. "I wonder how my Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission is triggered. After successfully completing it, will I get a powerful Hidden Profession or powerful equipment?"

Time flowed by. In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Ye Luo finally gathered enough Tier 4 herbs and completed Aunt Li's task of collecting wool. Now, he needed to return to turn in the quest.

Having killed Demonic Mountain Antelopes above his level for so long, the ample experience points had allowed Ye Luo to reach level 6 with 30% progress. He still allocated all his points to Strength. His basic attributes were now as follows:

Ye Luo Zhi Qiu (Novice Warrior) Race: Human Battle Soul Level: 6 HP: 170 MP: 170 Physical Attack: 63—67 Magic Attack: 7—7 Defense: 28—31 Strength: 43

Agility: 7

Constitution: 7

Intelligence: 7

Luck: 0

Reputation: 10 points

With the support of several pieces of equipment, Ye Luo's attack and defense were very high, at least no worse than players of the same level. His HP was a bit lacking, but after he became an Alchemist soon, he would have strong replenishment, so he could manage like this.

After killing so many Demonic Mountain Antelopes, Ye Luo obtained over 10 silver coins. Besides the 100 balls of wool required for the mission, he also got quite a bit of antelope meat. Based on his experience, selling it to the inn would yield more silver coins. Thus, the cost for Tailor Zhang to custom-make equipment for him was almost covered.

Ye Luo was quite satisfied with these gains. The only drawback was that despite killing so many monsters, he hadn't obtained a single piece of equipment.

Excluding the cloak Tailor Zhang was about to sew, he was still missing a ring and a necklace. Moreover, the Novice Iron Sword and Novice Clothes had terrible stats and needed replacing.

"The drop rate in Heavenly Tribulation is too low," Ye Luo muttered, then headed towards the Novice Village.

If other players heard this sentence and knew that Ye Luo was only missing a ring and a necklace to complete his full set of equipment, they would probably curse him to the high heavens.

As he was walking, Ye Luo's eyes suddenly caught sight of a female player in the distance. What attracted him wasn't her curvaceous figure or her stunning beauty. To be precise, he couldn't see her face at all because she was wearing a veil, revealing only a pair of eyes as bright as the moon.

The reason this woman attracted Ye Luo was because there was someone next to her – a game NPC. The two were constantly talking about something.

In the wilderness, when a player was talking with a game NPC, anyone would know that there was a quest to be accepted. Moreover, it was highly likely to be a hidden quest. This was the main reason that attracted Ye Luo.

Ye Luo noticed this, and other players did too. They were excited and all headed towards that NPC. However, they couldn't get any closer than twenty to thirty meters away, as a giant protective shield appeared, preventing everyone from disturbing them.

The protective shield's defense was astonishing. Dozens of players attacking it didn't even cause a ripple. It seemed incredibly difficult to break it.

"Yan Hua Yi Leng." Ye Luo saw the name above the female player's head. He murmured, "It seems she also has her own opportunities. I wonder if this NPC is the trigger for the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission."

Thinking this, Ye Luo also walked towards the protective shield. As he walked, he paid attention to his system announcements. As a result, he reached the edge of the protective shield without any abnormality. He sighed, "It seems the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission cannot be triggered by this person."

Feeling a bit disappointed, Ye Luo intended to leave. However, just as he was about to leave, he saw the female player glance at him. Their eyes met, and the contact lasted for two seconds. The woman clearly showed a slight startlement, apparently recognizing Ye Luo. But after that, she paid him no further attention and turned to continue talking with the NPC.

This woman had seen Ye Luo before. She was the female player who had lingered when Ye Luo was killing the Toad King.

Of course, Ye Luo didn't know these details, and even if he did, he wouldn't have acted differently. Seeing that the Heavenly Tribulation mission wasn't triggered, he didn't linger any longer. He turned and headed towards the Novice Village, preparing to hand in his quests and become an Alchemist as soon as possible.

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