Jade Poison Bead Tier Advancement

When the instance was opened, the usually calm Yan Hua Yi Leng showed a hint of excitement. This made Ye Luo realize the importance of the instance, and he quickly assured her that he would enter the instance with her at the strongest possible state and on time.

"There will be good rewards for the first kill in the instance. I can guess this from the Wolf King's first kill, but aren't there more benefits to instances than just that?" Ye Luo asked.

"Of course," Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, returning to her calm tone. "The biggest benefit of an instance is obtaining set equipment. Unlike our miscellaneous equipment of various levels, these sets are all of a unified level, and when a complete set is assembled, there are additional bonuses. It can be said that set equipment is a tier better than miscellaneous equipment of the same level."

"A level 10 instance will drop a full set of level 10 equipment. This is a boon for ordinary players, as they can get a complete set of equipment in the instance before long," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. She looked at Ye Luo, "Although our current equipment is barely complete, we still have a lot of low-level items. If we could replace them all with level 10 ones..."

Hearing this, Ye Luo's eyes lit up. He blurted out, "Then our attributes can be greatly improved!"

"Exactly," Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, then changed her tone. "If we complete a set, our attributes will increase significantly, and perhaps just the two of us can defeat the Wolf King."

"Most importantly, the level 10 instance is a bit difficult for others, but it's nothing for us. After all, it's the lowest-level instance, so it can't be too overpowered, otherwise, not many players can clear it," Yan Hua Yi Leng added. "So, this is a place for us to farm equipment."

"Oh, I understand. I'll be prepared," Ye Luo nodded, taking the matter more seriously.

"Of course, the first kill will have very good rewards. If we happen to get valuable items like [Accuracy], our early advantage will be even greater," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. "Besides these, you don't have to worry about others stealing monsters in the instance. Generally, the experience from monsters inside instances is higher than that from wild monsters outside, and there's extra experience for completing instance missions."

"There are these benefits too? I'm even more excited," Ye Luo said, then continued to ask, "Yan Hua, tell me some information about instances so I can be mentally prepared in advance."

"Instances generally allow you to choose the difficulty, with about four levels: Normal, Difficult, Hell, and Nightmare. Based on past experience, increasing the difficulty by one level will slightly increase the strength of the monsters inside. Of course, different difficulties will have different rewards and drop rates," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly, then changed her tone. "However, since the level 10 instance is the lowest-level instance, I predict it will only have Normal and Difficult modes."

"As for the number of players, there are two-player, six-player, fifty-player, and hundred-player instances. However, fifty-player and hundred-player instances won't appear yet; they'll be available at least after we reach level 100."

"Instances can be entered with fewer players, but you need at least a two-player team. You're the only one I know in the Novice Village, so it has to be just the two of us," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, a hint of regret in her tone. "If Sister Feng and the others were here, we could do a six-player instance, and the rewards would be even more generous."

"Then what difficulty instance are we planning to choose?" Ye Luo was quite curious about this.

"With our strength, even a Difficult instance won't put too much pressure on us," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Seeing Ye Luo's knowing look, she continued, "The greater the difficulty, the higher the drop rate, and the more generous the quest rewards. Since there's a daily entry limit for instances, we naturally want to choose the one with the greatest harvest."

"There's an entry limit for instances too?" Ye Luo was slightly taken aback, but quickly realized, "That makes sense. If there were no limits, wouldn't players be able to farm equipment endlessly? That would affect game balance quite a bit."

"Generally, each type of instance can only be entered 3 times a day. We'll know the exact number tomorrow," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, then looked around. "Next, we need to improve our strength as quickly as possible to get one Tier 2 Jade Poison Bead each."

"Yeah, it'll be easier to enter instances with a higher level..." Ye Luo said, but was interrupted before he could finish.

"No, it's not necessarily better to have a higher level, because the monsters inside the instance will scale with the players' levels," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Seeing Ye Luo's surprised expression, she continued, "So, improving our strength while keeping our levels the same is the wisest choice."

Nodding, Ye Luo finally understood. Then, without wasting any more time, they continued to kill Demonized Scorpions to collect Jade Poison Bead fragments.

Time flew by as they killed monsters. An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

In that time, Ye Luo and the others had killed hundreds of Demonized Scorpions and obtained more Jade Poison Bead fragments. When they had their fourth Jade Poison Bead, they upgraded three Tier 1 poison beads to Tier 2, significantly improving their attributes:

[Jade Poison Bead](Magic Treasure * Special Equipment * Tier 2)

Attack: 30—30
Strength: +15
Additional Effect: When equipped, it adds poison attack to the weapon. After attacking a target, it causes a moderate poison invasion, causing the target to lose 10 Health Points per second for the next 5 seconds. Cannot be stacked.
Additional Effect: Can be fused and upgraded (3 pieces for one tier advancement).
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. It can be fused and upgraded. Current tier is Tier 2.

The attack increased by 30 points, and strength increased by 15 points. Moreover, the additional effect became much more powerful, even stronger than the Bronze Grade Wolf King Ring.

After equipping it, Ye Luo's strength increased significantly. His physical attack power crossed the 200-point mark, reaching a terrifying 223. Now, even his basic attacks could deal over 400 damage to Demonized Scorpions, not including the poison invasion from the Jade Poison Bead.

"Heh heh, the Tier 2 Jade Poison Bead is indeed much more powerful than the Tier 1," Ye Luo said, feeling a bit excited. "Yan Hua, if I equip you with another Tier 2 poison bead, there probably aren't many pairs that can match us."

"It's hard to say. There's always someone better. China has over a billion people, and there are nearly a billion players. It's hard to guarantee they won't have any special encounters," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly, then remembered something. "However, we are still among the forefront. If we work hard, we have a good chance of achieving the first kill in the instance."

"Yeah, after you rest, I'll go find those players to buy Wolf Bones and gather medicinal herbs, and try to refine some mutated Strength Pills. Heh heh, this is something no one else can match," Ye Luo said confidently. "After all, I haven't heard any system announcements about a second player completing a Life Profession job change yet."

"That's right, this is a major advantage for us," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, then remembered something and stared at Ye Luo. "Prepare more Major Blood Recovery Pills and go to the hotel to buy some better-effect food, something better than bread. I plan to go all out tomorrow and try to complete the instance mission in the shortest possible time."

"Okay, I'll prepare enough elixirs," Ye Luo nodded, then a slight smirk appeared on his lips. "As for buying better-effect food, it's not a big deal for us. We've saved up quite a lot of gold coins recently."

"Then I'll have to trouble you," Yan Hua Yi Leng said a rare word of concern.

He secretly thought it was rare to hear her say that, but Ye Luo didn't say anything and continued to focus on killing monsters.

Another half hour passed. Yan Hua Yi Leng checked the system time and said, "It's 11:40 PM now, almost time for us to rest. How many Jade Poison Bead fragments do we have?"

"96. We'll soon be able to fuse the fifth Jade Poison Bead," Ye Luo glanced at his backpack and then at Yan Hua Yi Leng, who looked slightly tired. "You go to sleep. I'll kill about a dozen more monsters. After I deal with that Toad King, you'll also have a Tier 2 Jade Poison Bead."

"No rush, let's fuse the fifth Jade Poison Bead before resting," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, and didn't try to persuade him further. She continued to draw her bow and kill monsters.

A few minutes later, Ye Luo and the two obtained 4 more Jade Poison Bead fragments, and then fused the fifth Jade Poison Bead. Ye Luo and the two were excited that they had obtained another piece of equipment, and it was equipment that Ye Luo could use:

[Demon Scorpion Leggings](Leggings * Heavy Armor - Normal)

Physical Defense: 20—20
Magic Defense: 10—10
Equipment Durability: 150/150
Required Level: 10

Although it was Normal equipment, far inferior to Bronze Grade, it was much better than the Toad Leggings Ye Luo was currently wearing. After equipping it, his defense increased slightly, making him even more confident about the aggressive push in tomorrow's instance.

After successfully fusing the fifth Jade Poison Bead, Yan Hua Yi Leng no longer insisted. They agreed on the time and place to meet tomorrow and logged off. Ye Luo didn't continue killing Demonized Scorpions but started looking for herbs in the surroundings.

Although killing Demonized Scorpions caused almost no wear and tear, fighting the Wolf King consumed a lot of elixirs. It was inconvenient to pick herbs when he was with Yan Hua Yi Leng, but now he finally had the chance.

As he picked herbs and headed towards Demon Wolf Valley, Ye Luo replenished a lot of herbs along the way. Seeing that Demon Wolf Valley was still crowded, a smile crept onto his lips. "In the early stages of the game, not many people have taken up Life Professions. I bet many people will trade Wolf Bones to me. How much should I offer per piece?"

"1 silver coin, I guess. It shouldn't be too much of a rip-off, and I think many people will be willing to trade," Ye Luo quickly decided. Then, his thoughts shifted. "The strength of these people is far inferior to ours. Even if I trade them Strength Pills, it won't pose any threat to our first instance kill. It's better to directly exchange them for Strength Pills. One Strength Pill for 10 Wolf Bones. Many people should be willing to trade, which will save me a lot of time."

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