After hurriedly eating, Ye Luo trained his physical fitness and Twin Blade Secret Technique for more than ten minutes as usual. Seeing that there were still a few minutes before his agreed time with Yan Hua Yi Leng, he calmly logged into the game.
I wonder if Yan Hua Yi Leng managed to trade for 990 pieces of Novice Clothes. As he headed toward their meeting place, Ye Luo shook his head. "Probably not. After all, that's nearly a thousand pieces of equipment. How could she possibly do it in just half an hour..."
Thinking this, Ye Luo arrived at their meeting place and saw Yan Hua Yi Leng. He also noticed that the Flying Snow Robe had changed somewhat. A faint azure glow surrounded it, with snowflakes vaguely drifting through the air, making it quite peculiar.
"Yan Hua, has the Flying Snow Robe already been upgraded?" Ye Luo asked, his face full of surprise. "You traded for 990 pieces of equipment in just half an hour? That's simply..."
"Mm." Yan Hua Yi Leng responded indifferently. Seemingly knowing why Ye Luo was so surprised, she explained, "I had Sister Feng post a message online saying that player 0099 had high-grade equipment to trade for Novice Clothes. That was why the Flying Snow Robe's upgrade was completed in less than half an hour."
As she spoke, Yan Hua Yi Leng sent Ye Luo an item guide containing Flying Snow's attributes:
Flying Snow Robe (Chest Armor * Leather Armor * Spirit Artifact—Bronze Grade) Physical Defense: 45–50 Magic Defense: 45–50 Agility: +15 Trait: Each attack deals an additional 10 points of ice damage Equipment Durability: 150/150 Additional Trait: Bound to player Yan Hua Yi Leng. Cannot be dropped or traded. Additional Trait: Can increase in grade. Upgrading requires experience, while advancing in rank requires special methods. The next rank advancement requires level 40. Additional Trait: Can level up alongside its owner. Current level: 10 Required Level: 10
After its rank advancement, the Flying Snow Robe's defense had increased enormously, nearly doubling. Its agility had also increased by almost half, and its additional ice damage had risen considerably. It could be said that this equipment had become much more powerful.
"Don't stand there foolishly. You'll have even stronger equipment in the future," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, urging him on. "Don't waste time. Go accept your class-change mission. I'll look around the village and see if I can pick up any quests. We'll meet at Demon Wolf Valley outside the North Gate of Novice Village in ten minutes."
After saying that, Yan Hua Yi Leng turned and left without waiting for Ye Luo's reply.
Not minding her reaction, Ye Luo hurried toward the class-change location.
As players in Novice Village leveled up and completed quests, the village had become increasingly prosperous, and class-change facilities had already been established. Ye Luo did not waste any time. He directly accepted the class-change mission before heading toward the North Gate of Novice Village.
It was worth mentioning that all class-change missions in Novice Village were the same: hunt Young Demon Wolves and collect wolf ears.
By the time Ye Luo reached Demon Wolf Valley, Yan Hua Yi Leng had already begun killing monsters. She drew her long bow, firing Energy Arrows infused with Ice Spirit Power. The Young Demon Wolves struck by them were covered in layers of icy armor, their movements slowing considerably, while yellow damage numbers floated above their heads. Occasionally, a red critical-hit number appeared.
Yan Hua Yi Leng was quite clever. She attacked while retreating, and her speed was much faster than the slowed Demon Wolf's. The wolf could never catch her and was eventually kited to death in frustration.
"Her damage has increased a lot. Although her attack power is far below mine, her actual damage is slightly higher. That should be because of the Ice Spirit Power skill and the additional ice damage on the Flying Snow Robe." Ye Luo quickly figured it out, then flashed forward and joined the battle.
After equipping the Wolf Tooth Necklace and Rat Fur Bracers, Ye Luo's defense and attack power had increased considerably, and his damage had risen sharply as well. With the two of them attacking together, they easily killed the Young Demon Wolves.
"My attack damage is a little higher than yours now, my attack frequency is also a little faster, and my accuracy is no worse. You don't need to worry about the Demon Wolves switching aggro. Just attack with everything you have," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Remembering something, she continued, "With our current strength, dealing with two Demon Wolves at once is easy. If we choose the right terrain, we can handle several at the same time."
"Terrain?" Ye Luo muttered. Then he thought of something, and his eyes lit up. "Your attack damage is higher than mine. If I block the only passage in a place where just one Young Demon Wolf can pass through, and you lure the monsters over and attack freely, then even though I'm closer to them, they still won't attack me, right?"
"That's right." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded and swept her gaze across their surroundings. "What we lack now is that kind of environment. There are quite a few rocks around us, but the passages are all too wide..."
"What's there to fear about a wide passage? We can just modify it a little." Ye Luo's eyes brightened when he spotted a location. "Yan Hua, see that place? There's a partially open hollow there. It can fit two or three people. As long as we place some rocks at the entrance to block it, those Young Demon Wolves won't be able to enter. We..."
After pondering briefly, Yan Hua Yi Leng understood. She nodded. "Fine. I'll lure away the Demon Wolves nearby. You set things up there."
Yan Hua Yi Leng was decisive. As soon as she spoke, she acted, drawing her bow and luring away all the Young Demon Wolves. Ye Luo did not hesitate either. He rushed over to find suitable rocks to block the entrance.
With the Battle Soul Crystal, and with all his points assigned to strength, Ye Luo was far stronger than an ordinary person in reality. He easily lifted the rocks and quickly blocked the entrance, leaving only enough room for one person to pass through. Once he was done, he contacted Yan Hua Yi Leng.
Three or four minutes later, Yan Hua Yi Leng returned with seven or eight Young Demon Wolves. She flashed into the hollow, while Ye Luo immediately blocked the only passage.
Although the stone wall outside the hollow was only a little over a meter tall, the Demon Wolves could not jump over it. Under Yan Hua Yi Leng's attacks, their aggro toward her steadily increased, and even though Ye Luo kept attacking, he could not pull their aggro away.
Ye Luo was quite clever. Whichever Demon Wolf Yan Hua Yi Leng attacked, he attacked as well. This way, there was no need to worry about aggro at all. With the two working together, Demon Wolves fell one after another, and their efficiency was several times higher than before.
"Damn, this efficiency is incredible. I've already completed a third of the mission in just a few minutes." Ye Luo was thrilled. Watching streams of experience energy flow toward Yan Hua Yi Leng, he said, "You'll probably level up before long."
"If I were a mage who had already changed class, the efficiency would be even faster with Area of Effect Skills," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, her voice as calm as ever. "Besides, these Demon Wolves are too low-level. If I weren't helping you complete your class-change mission, I wouldn't stay here to level."
Ye Luo nodded. "Once I change class, we should be able to kill monsters around level 15. At that point, our leveling speed will increase a lot."
Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded and said nothing more, continuing her attacks.
Time quietly passed as they killed monsters, and more than ten minutes went by in the blink of an eye.
During that time, Ye Luo and his group killed more than a hundred Young Demon Wolves and collected enough quest items. What excited Ye Luo was that the wolves had dropped a piece of equipment: a level 10 necklace. Although it was only ordinary equipment, its attack attribute was quite good, even higher than the one Ye Luo was wearing.
Since Ye Luo already had a necklace, this one naturally went to Yan Hua Yi Leng. Her attack rose significantly, and her monster-killing efficiency improved further.
After that, Yan Hua Yi Leng continued grinding alone while Ye Luo went to turn in his class-change mission.
Ye Luo had no idea how many hundreds of players had completed the class-change mission before him, but he received almost no rewards for changing class. Still, his attention was soon drawn to his greatly strengthened attributes and the three new skills he had learned.
Just as Yan Hua Yi Leng had said, after successfully changing class into a swordsman, Ye Luo's growth attributes changed greatly. His strength became four stars, while his other attributes were all two points. His strength had improved enormously. Then he checked his Soul Crystal information:
Battle Soul Crystal Rank: Quasi Rank One Health: 200 Mana: 200
After changing class, his attributes had also undergone earth-shaking changes:
Ye Luo Zhi Qiu (Apprentice Swordsman) Race: Human Race Battle Soul Level: 10 Health: 410 Mana: 410 Physical Attack: 127–133 Magic Attack: 21–21 Defense: 67–72 Strength: 91 Agility: 21 Constitution: 21 Intelligence: 21 Luck: 0 Reputation: 10 points (gained by killing the Toad King)
Afterward, Ye Luo spent three Gold Coins to learn three skills. His combat profession Skill Slot finally contained skills:
Swordsmanship Mastery (Passive Skill * Cannot be upgraded) Skill Description: A basic swordsman skill. After learning it, the user can wield longswords, and base sword damage increases by 10%. Slash (Active Skill * Beginner) Skill Description: A swordsman skill. After learning it, the user can gather energy and unleash a sword aura, dealing 120% damage to a single target. Costs 10 mana. Skill cooldown: 10 seconds. Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/skill cooldown time) Combo Strike (Active Skill * Beginner) Skill Description: A swordsman skill. After learning it, the user can rapidly attack a target consecutively. At Beginner level, it can only attack twice. The first attack deals 70% of normal damage, and the second attack deals 70% of normal damage. Costs 20 mana. Skill cooldown: 10 seconds. Skill Proficiency: Beginner 0/(1000/skill cooldown time)
"Judging by attack power, swordsman skills are somewhat stronger than archer skills, and their burst damage is greater as well." Ye Luo quickly noticed this, then gave a bitter smile. "But in terms of actual damage, Yan Hua Yi Leng's skills still deal more damage and have more functions. A Hidden Profession truly is much stronger than an Ordinary Swordsman."
Compared to Yan Hua Yi Leng's Ice Spirit Archer, the swordsman profession was far too ordinary. Although Ye Luo's overall equipment was better, he knew that if he truly fought Yan Hua Yi Leng, he would undoubtedly lose.
"I hope I can complete the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission soon. Based on the principle that greater difficulty brings greater rewards, the benefits from completing this mission should be extraordinary. At the very least, they should be comparable to the benefits Yan Hua received from becoming an Ice Spirit Archer." Ye Luo muttered to himself, then glanced at the tailor shop he was passing. "And I also have a Bronze Grade cloak. Although it can't compare to the Flying Snow Robe, it should still be quite good, right?"
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