Feather Snow Garment (Fake)

Ye Luo was quite puzzled when Yan Hua Yi Leng said she had calculated that he would arrive at the North Gate of the Novice Village. He looked directly at her, his meaning self-evident.

As if disliking being stared at, Yan Hua Yi Leng shifted her body slightly and then said, "After killing the Toad King, you should have obtained around two pieces of equipment. Although your base attributes are very low, ordinary monsters cannot do anything to you. Furthermore, you've taken on the role of an Alchemist, so ordinary monsters are even less of a threat to you. Based on my calculations, you should have reached level 8 or 9 by now."

"I'm level 8 now," Ye Luo replied, feeling a slight surprise. However, he knew that the experience required for each player to level up was fixed, and the experience gained from monsters was also fixed. Therefore, her guessing his level wasn't too surprising. He continued, "But how did you guess I would come to the North Gate?"

"Level 8, a bit lower than I expected. It seems you wasted some time gathering herbs. This means you should have quite a few pills on you now, which is good news," Yan Hua Yi Leng mused to herself before answering Ye Luo. "All four basic attributes are 1. In the early stages of the game, you can only level up by completing quests. You'll soon discover the benefits of doing so. I've seen you twice before, both times passing through the Novice Village. It seems you understand the advantages of taking quests."

"At level 8, the monsters at the South Gate of the Novice Village no longer provide bonus experience for fighting higher-level monsters. A skilled player wouldn't want that, so there's a high chance you would head towards the North Gate of the Novice Village, as only here are there monsters of level 10 and above," Yan Hua Yi Leng continued. "Completing quests and killing monsters simultaneously is the most efficient way. You will take the quest to kill the Young Demon Wolf, so I concluded you would definitely come here."

"Of course, all of this is just my speculation. I've been waiting here for you for half an hour," Yan Hua Yi Leng added at the end.

"Impressive. To deduce so much from just this information, you truly are the Strongest Brain that Yue'er mentioned," Ye Luo praised. His tone then shifted. "Since Yue'er and the others didn't contact you, why are you looking for me? Could it be you want to recruit me into the Misty Pavilion?"

"Although you are a master in reality, you may not be one in the game, at least not yet. You haven't grown yet," Yan Hua Yi Leng stated. Feeling the sharpness in Ye Luo's eyes, she remained as calm as ever. "I'll emphasize again, I wasn't monitoring you or investigating you. I deduced this from your combat habits."

The cold glint in his eyes receded, and Ye Luo said calmly, "It seems Miss Yan Hua has some knowledge of martial arts as well. Tell me, what do you need me for?"

Hearing Ye Luo's words, Yan Hua Yi Leng's brow furrowed slightly, and her voice finally carried a hint of emotion, a subtle shyness. "I, I've come to borrow money from you."

Considering Yan Hua Yi Leng's proud and aloof demeanor, always appearing as a cool goddess among other players, it was no wonder she would reveal a hint of girlish shyness when asking to borrow money.

"Borrow money?" Ye Luo was slightly taken aback, finding it quite amusing. "Yue'er and the others haven't contacted you yet, so we're still strangers. You're actually asking a stranger for money?"

"What's so strange about that? In Novice Village 0099, you are the wealthiest, and I need money right now, so I can only come to you." With the conversation opened, Yan Hua Yi Leng regained her indifferent tone. "Of course, I know that in-game currency is quite expensive right now, but you can name your price, and I'll do my best to meet it. You can tell me your real-world account details, and I'll transfer the gold coins to you after receiving the money."

"I'm not short of money right now, and I didn't enter this game for money..." Ye Luo waved his hand, but before he could finish, Yan Hua Yi Leng interrupted him.

"I have a pill recipe here. As an Alchemist, you should need it. I can exchange it with you," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. As she spoke, she took out something resembling a scroll from her Inventory Space and handed it to Ye Luo.

He clicked confirm on the dialogue box and received the scroll. He chuckled, "You trust me quite a bit, handing over the item directly. Aren't you afraid I'll go back on my word?"

"Since you said your people can contact me, they must know one of Sister Feng's group, and their relationship should be quite good. How could I worry that you would cheat me over a mere pill recipe?" Yan Hua Yi Leng replied calmly, then she looked intently at Ye Luo's eyes. "Furthermore, I know you are a master. Masters have their own pride and disdain to do such things."

Smiling slightly, Ye Luo, quite impressed by Yan Hua Yi Leng's deductive abilities, asked, "Tell me, how much money do you need?"

"10 gold coins," Yan Hua Yi Leng stated directly.

Without hesitation, Ye Luo directly transferred 10 gold coins to her. This time, it was Yan Hua Yi Leng's turn to be confused. "You haven't even checked the pill recipe yet, but you've already transferred money to me?"

"Yue'er likes you quite a bit, and the leader of your Misty Pavilion takes good care of her. What's 10 gold coins from me?" Ye Luo said. Seeing Yan Hua Yi Leng click confirm, he asked, "Forgive my asking, but why do you need so much money? Is there something in the Novice Village that costs this much gold? Perhaps you're also planning to switch to a life profession?"

"Does it cost 10 gold coins to switch to a life profession early?" Although she was asking, Yan Hua Yi Leng's tone was quite certain. Then she shook her head and started talking to herself, "Exchanging 10 gold coins for the qualification to become a life profession player before level 10 is a bit too wasteful, especially since you've already snatched up the first spot. However, you probably didn't complete the quest using money. That's quite interesting. Could you tell me the quest process? Never mind, it's a Unique Hidden Quest, so telling me would be useless anyway."

"Tsk tsk, you still haven't answered me, but you've analyzed so many of my secrets. People would probably feel a lot of pressure being with you," Ye Luo said half-jokingly, then he asked again, "Can you tell me now why you need so much money?"

"I want to purchase Novice Clothes," Yan Hua Yi Leng replied, adding, "And I need a lot of them, so I need money."

"Novice Clothes?" Ye Luo was slightly stunned, then he muttered to himself, "Someone actually needs this kind of equipment. This is a bit too..."

As he said this, Ye Luo initiated another trade with Yan Hua Yi Leng, placing his Novice Clothes on the trade bar.

Seeing that Ye Luo was wearing new clothes, Yan Hua Yi Leng did not refuse and directly clicked confirm.

Then, to Ye Luo's astonishment, the Novice Clothes disappeared. No, they seemed to have merged into the Novice Clothes Yan Hua Yi Leng was wearing.

"Thank you." As if rarely saying this phrase, Yan Hua Yi Leng's tone was a little dry. Seeing Ye Luo's curious expression, she showed him a description:

[Feather Snow Garment (Fake)](Chestplate * Spirit Artifact - Common Iron)

Physical Defense: 25—30

Strength: +8

Special Effect: Adds 6 points of ice damage with each attack

Equipment Durability: 150/150

Additional Effect: Bound to player Yan Hua Yi Leng, cannot be dropped, cannot be traded.

Additional Effect: Can upgrade its tier (Currently requires merging Novice Clothes to upgrade, required merges: 10/1000)

Additional Effect: Can level up with its owner, current level: 10

Required Level: 10

"Another Spirit Artifact. It's much more powerful than my Giant Rat Leather Armor," Ye Luo said, utterly shocked. Upon seeing the conditions after "Can upgrade its tier," he was even more dumbfounded. "It actually requires 1000 pieces of Novice Clothes to upgrade? That's too exaggerated."

Ye Luo could easily guess how Yan Hua Yi Leng obtained this equipment. After all, she had completed the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, so such a reward was normal. As for the 'Fake' behind Feather Snow Garment, it was also easy to understand. This equipment was still at the lowest tier, Common Iron, and would likely become the real Feather Snow Garment as it leveled up.

"Powerful equipment naturally has a difficult upgrade process. Otherwise, wouldn't it easily affect the game's balance?" Yan Hua Yi Leng stated calmly. Seeing Ye Luo nod, she continued, "However, I've already thought of a way to collect Novice Clothes."

"What way?" Ye Luo blurted out, then realized his inquiry was a bit too abrupt. He said sheepishly, "After all, you know the drop rate in this game is a bit low. It's unlikely any player would sell you their Novice Clothes for a small amount of money. Although the stats of Novice Clothes are terrible, it's better than nothing, and it's very important for new players."

"As you said, the stats of Novice Clothes are terrible. What if I trade them for slightly more powerful equipment?" Yan Hua Yi Leng countered. Seeing Ye Luo deep in thought, she continued, "The tailor shop in the Novice Village sells a type of clothing with +3 defense. Although it's not much, it's much better than Novice Clothes. Someone should be willing to trade with me."

"You can also buy clothes at the tailor shop?" Ye Luo was taken aback, then cursed himself for being an idiot for wearing Novice Clothes for so long.

Seeing Ye Luo's indignant expression, Yan Hua Yi Leng's lips curved slightly, a rare occurrence. However, she was wearing a veil, so no one could see it.

"This type of clothing costs 10 silver coins, which is why I need so much money," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, not knowing why she suddenly felt the need to explain all this to Ye Luo. Then, as if remembering something, she looked at Ye Luo. "The pill recipe I gave you is Tier 2 and can temporarily increase strength, which is very important for us in the early stages of the game. I hope you'll trade some to me after you refine it."

"A pill that increases strength?" Ye Luo was stunned. Then, with a thought, the scroll transformed into a beam of white light and entered his Soul Crystal. Below the three icons for Minor Blood Recovery Pill, another icon appeared:

[Strength Pill](Tier 2):

Refining Ingredient Ratio: Goji Berries x3, Wolf Bone x1.

Pill Effect: Upon consumption, temporarily increases the player's Strength by 10 points.

Duration: Half an hour.

Usage Limit: Cannot be stacked.

"How is it? Pretty good, right?" Yan Hua Yi Leng said. "10 points of Strength are much more powerful than 10 points of Attack. Based on my calculations, it's at least equivalent to 20 points of Attack in the early game, because the Strength attribute can knock back or stun monsters and players."

"That's true," Ye Luo nodded. He had also realized the effect of the Strength attribute while killing monsters.

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