Hearing that the instance was opening, Yan Hua Yi Leng, who was usually calm and detached, showed faint excitement. This made Ye Luo realize the importance of the instance, and he repeatedly promised that he would join her on time in his strongest state.
"An Instance First Kill will bring quite a good reward. I can infer that from the Wolf King's first kill, but instances seem to offer more than just that, right?" Ye Luo asked.
"Of course." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, returning to her usual indifferent tone. "The greatest benefit of instances is obtaining set equipment. Unlike our miscellaneous equipment, which comes in all kinds of levels, set pieces are all of the same level. Once assembled into a set, they provide additional bonuses. A set is basically a tier better than miscellaneous equipment of the same level."
"A level 10 instance will drop a complete set of level 10 equipment. That is a blessing for Normal Players, since they can soon obtain an entire set of equipment from the instance." Yan Hua Yi Leng looked at Ye Luo. "The equipment you and I currently have can barely be considered complete, but quite a few pieces are still low-level. If we could replace them all with level 10 gear..."
Ye Luo's eyes lit up at those words, and he blurted out, "Then our attributes would increase by a huge amount!"
"Exactly." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, then changed the subject. "If we complete a set, our attributes will increase greatly. The two of us alone might even be able to kill the Wolf King."
"Most importantly, the level 10 instance may be somewhat difficult for others, but it will be nothing to us. It is the lowest-level instance, after all, so it cannot be too ridiculous. Otherwise, very few players would be able to clear it." Yan Hua Yi Leng added, "So to us, it is simply a place to farm equipment."
"Oh, I understand. I'll be prepared." Ye Luo nodded, taking the matter even more seriously.
"Of course, the first kill will provide quite a good reward. If we are rewarded with something as valuable as Accuracy, our early-game advantage will become even greater." Yan Hua Yi Leng said, "Besides that, we will not have to worry about others stealing our monsters in an instance. Monsters in instances generally give more experience than wild monsters outside, and completing an Instance Mission also grants additional experience."
"So there are all these benefits too. I'm looking forward to it even more." Ye Luo continued asking, "Yan Hua, tell me some information about instances so I can prepare myself mentally in advance."
"Instances generally allow you to choose a difficulty. There are roughly four difficulties: Normal, Hard, Purgatory, and Nightmare. Based on past experience, every increase in difficulty will make the monsters inside somewhat stronger. Naturally, different difficulties also provide different rewards and drop rates." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke calmly, then shifted her tone. "However, the level 10 instance is the lowest-level instance after all. Based on my estimates, it should only have Normal and Hard difficulties."
"As for player counts, there are two-player instances, Six-Player Instances, Fifty-Player Instances, and Hundred-Player Instances. However, Fifty-Player and Hundred-Player Instances will not appear yet. At the very least, we will need to reach level 100 first."
"Instances can be entered with fewer people, but at least two people must form a party. In Novice Village, you are the only person I know, so the two of us can only party together." Yan Hua Yi Leng said, with a trace of regret in her voice. "If Sister Feng and the others were here, we could enter a Six-Player Instance. The rewards would be much more generous then."
"What difficulty are we planning to choose?" Ye Luo was quite curious about that.
"With our strength, even a Hard instance will not put much pressure on us." Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Seeing Ye Luo's unsurprised expression, she continued, "The higher the difficulty, the higher the drop rate and the more generous the mission rewards. Since there is an Entry Limit each day, we naturally have to choose the option with the greatest gains."
"There's an Entry Limit for instances too?" Ye Luo was slightly stunned, but quickly understood. "That makes sense. If there were no limit, players could farm equipment without restraint. That would affect Game Balance."
"Generally, each type of instance can only be entered three times a day. We will not know the exact number until tomorrow." Yan Hua Yi Leng looked around. "Next, we need to increase our strength as quickly as possible and strive for each of us to have a second-tier Jade Poison Bead."
"Mm, higher levels will make entering the instance easier..." Ye Luo said, but he was interrupted before he could finish.
"No, higher levels are not necessarily better, because the monsters in an instance will increase in strength according to the players' levels." Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Seeing Ye Luo's astonished expression, she continued, "Therefore, increasing our strength without raising our levels is the wisest choice."
Ye Luo nodded, finally understanding. The two of them stopped wasting time and continued killing Demonized Scorpions to collect Jade Poison Bead fragments.
Time passed quickly as they killed monsters, and an hour went by in the blink of an eye.
Over that time, Ye Luo and his group killed several hundred Demonized Scorpions and obtained quite a few Jade Poison Bead fragments. Once they had their fourth Jade Poison Bead, they upgraded three beginner Poison Beads to second tier, greatly improving their attributes:
Jade Poison Bead (Magic Treasure * Special Equipment * Tier 2)
Attack: 30-30
Strength: +15
Additional Effect: After being equipped, it can add poison damage to weapons. After attacking a target, it inflicts intermediate Poisonous Invasion, causing the target to lose 10 health per second for the next 5 seconds. Cannot stack.
Additional Effect: Can be fused and upgraded (3 beads raise it by one tier).
Equipment Durability: 150/150
Required Level: None.
Description: A poison bead condensed from the essence of boss-level monsters skilled in poison attacks, such as the Toad King, after death. It can be fused and upgraded. Current tier: 2.
Its attack had increased by 30 points, and it also added 15 Strength. Its additional effect had become much more powerful as well, even far stronger than the Bronze Grade Wolf King Ring.
After equipping it, Ye Luo's strength rose by a large margin. His Physical Attack broke through the 200-point mark and reached a terrifying 223. Now, even his normal attacks could deal more than 400 damage to Demonized Scorpions, not including the Poisonous Invasion added by the Jade Poison Bead.
"Hehe, the second-tier Jade Poison Bead really is much stronger than the beginner version." Ye Luo said, faintly excited. "Yan Hua, once you equip a second-tier Poison Bead too, with the two of us partying together, I doubt many groups will be able to match us."
"Not necessarily. There are always greater people beyond greater people. China has more than a billion people, and nearly a billion players. There is no guarantee that they have not encountered something special." Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly, then remembered something. "Still, we are among the people at the forefront. If we work hard, we will have a good chance of securing the Instance First Kill."
"Mm. After you rest, I'll go find those players to buy wolf bones and gather Medicinal Herbs. I'll try to refine a few mutated Strength Pills. Hehe, that is something no one else can compete with." Ye Luo said confidently. "After all, so far I have not heard any system announcement that a second player has taken up a Life Profession."
"Correct. That is one of our greatest advantages." Yan Hua Yi Leng said, then fixed her gaze on Ye Luo. "Prepare more Major Blood Recovery Pills. Also, buy some more effective food from the inn. The better it is compared to bread, the better. Tomorrow, I plan to deal damage aggressively and complete the Instance Mission in the shortest possible time."
"Alright, I'll prepare plenty of pills." Ye Luo nodded, the corners of his lips curling slightly. "As for buying more effective food, that is no big deal to us. We have accumulated quite a few Gold Coins during this time."
"Then I'll leave it to you." Yan Hua Yi Leng rarely spoke such caring words.
Thinking that it was truly rare to hear such words from her, Ye Luo said nothing and continued focusing on killing monsters.
After another half hour, Yan Hua Yi Leng checked the system time. "It's 11:40 at night. It is almost time for us to rest. How many Jade Poison Bead fragments do we have now?"
"Ninety-six. We'll soon be able to fuse the fifth Jade Poison Bead." Ye Luo glanced at his bag, then looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng, who appeared slightly tired. "Go sleep. I only need to kill a dozen or so more monsters. Once I deal with that Toad King, you'll have a second-tier Jade Poison Bead too."
"No rush. Let's fuse the fifth Jade Poison Bead first, then rest." Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Without waiting for him to persuade her otherwise, she continued drawing her bow and killing monsters.
A few minutes later, Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng obtained another four Jade Poison Bead fragments and fused their fifth Jade Poison Bead. To their excitement, they also obtained another piece of equipment, and it was one that Ye Luo could replace:
Demon Scorpion Leggings (Leg Armor * Heavy Armor - Normal)
Physical Defense: 20-20
Magic Defense: 10-10
Equipment Durability: 150/150
Required Level: 10
Although it was Normal equipment and far inferior to Bronze Grade equipment, it was much better than the Toad Leggings Ye Luo was wearing. After putting it on, his defense increased by another small margin, giving him even more confidence in aggressively pushing through tomorrow's instance.
Having successfully fused the fifth Jade Poison Bead, Yan Hua Yi Leng no longer insisted on staying. After agreeing on a time and place to meet the next day, she logged off. Ye Luo also stopped killing Demonized Scorpions and began searching the surrounding area for herbs.
Although killing Demonized Scorpions had barely cost them anything, they had consumed quite a few pills when killing the Wolf King. It had been inconvenient to gather herbs while he was with Yan Hua Yi Leng, but now he finally had the chance.
While gathering herbs, Ye Luo made his way toward Demon Wolf Valley. He collected quite a few herbs along the way. Seeing that Demon Wolf Valley was still packed with people, he smiled. In the early stages of the game, hardly anyone has taken up a Life Profession. A lot of people will probably trade wolf bones to me. How much should I pay for each one?
"One Silver Coin. I should not rip them off too badly. I think plenty of people will be willing to trade." Ye Luo quickly made his decision, then had another thought. These people are far weaker than Yan Hua and me. Even if I trade Strength Pills to them, they will pose no threat to our Instance First Kill. I might as well exchange Strength Pills directly for wolf bones. One Strength Pill for ten wolf bones. Plenty of people should be willing to trade, and it will save me a lot of time.
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