Greatly Increased Strength

At 6 AM the next day, Ye Luo woke up as usual and trained for half an hour without fail. After washing up and eating breakfast, seeing that it was still ten minutes before 7 AM, he entered the game with Zhi Yue.

His form flickered slightly, and Ye Luo appeared in the Novice Village. After just one night, the Novice Village had become more complete. The village population had increased significantly, and various buildings had been constructed, giving it a somewhat prosperous appearance.

Seeing that Yan Hua Yi Leng's avatar was still grayed out in his friend list, Ye Luo set his direction and headed towards Tailor Zhang's tailor shop. As agreed, the cloak he ordered was ready, and he was going to pick it up.

While on his way, he checked various rankings. Upon seeing the level rankings, he was stunned:

1. Long Teng Tian Xia, Level 16 Blazing Swordsman 2. Yi Nian Cheng Mo, Level 15 Berserker 3. Dongfang Mingzhu, Level 15 Mage 4. Nangong Yunlong, Level 15 Mage 5. Ru Ying Sui Xing, Level 15 Assassin 6. Hongxing Erguotou, Level 15 Swordsman 7. Jian Nan Chun, Level 15 Mage 8. Ban Ye Tan Qing Lou, Level 15 Mage 9. Zhan Tian Xia, Level 15 Berserker 10. Yi Bei Wuliangye, Level 15 Archer

Before Ye Luo went to sleep, the highest level on the level ranking was only Level 13. After just a few hours of sleep, someone had already reached Level 16, and from second place to tenth place, everyone was uniformly Level 15. How could this not shock him?

"There really are many leveling fanatics," Ye Luo said with a wry smile. He then looked at the level rankings and analyzed, "Long Teng Tian Xia is a Hidden Profession. His attribute growth and skills are incredibly powerful, so reaching Level 16 is understandable. But how did everyone else level up?"

"Mages make up almost half of them. It seems Mages have a significant advantage in the early game," Ye Luo murmured. After a moment of thought, he understood, "Mages have AoE skills, which are lethal weapons for killing monsters in the early game. It's not surprising that so many of them occupy the top spots on the level rankings."

After looking at the level rankings, Ye Luo then checked the equipment rankings.

The equipment rankings had many categories, such as weapon rankings, armor rankings, accessory rankings, life item rankings, and special item rankings.

It was no surprise that Long Teng Tian Xia's Blazing Sword occupied the top spot on the weapon rankings. What pleasantly surprised Ye Luo was that Yan Hua Yi Leng's Bronze Wolf Fang Bow was also on the list, ranking fifth. On the accessory rankings, his Wolf King Ring ranked second. Yan Hua Yi Leng's Flying Snow Robe ranked first on the armor rankings, and the Purple Gold Medicine Cauldron unsurprisingly ranked first on the life item rankings, being the only one of its kind.

Additionally, the Tier 2 Jade Poison Bead was also at the top of the special equipment rankings, with the top two spots displaying Ye Luo Zhi Qiu. Besides the Jade Poison Bead, there were other special equipment items, but their attributes were not visible. This made him quite satisfied, as he didn't want the attributes of the Jade Poison Bead to be leaked.

With several pieces of equipment for himself and Yan Hua Yi Leng on the rankings, Ye Luo became even more confident about their chances of getting the first kill in difficult dungeons.

Afterward, he checked the reputation rankings. Because he had killed the Toad King, was the first to complete the life player job change, and got the first kill on the Demonized Wolf King, he had 210 reputation points, ranking fifth on the reputation list. The top four only had slightly more than him.

Looking at these, Ye Luo arrived at the tailor shop. After paying the service fee, he received the cloak he had dreamed of:

[King's Cloak](Cloak - Bronze) Physical Defense: 40-40 Magic Defense: 40-40 Strength: +10 Additional Trait: Increases wearer's dodge chance by 10% Durability: 150/150 Required Level: 10

Unlike equipment like chestplates, helmets, armguards, leggings, and boots, cloaks are not divided into heavy armor, leather armor, or cloth armor. Similarly, accessory equipment like rings, amulets, and necklaces are not divided by these categories, so they can be used universally.

Although the King's Cloak was a tier lower than the Flying Snow Robe, it was still much stronger than ordinary equipment. Ye Luo quickly equipped it. His attack increased slightly, becoming 247-256, and his physical defense became 142-143. His magic defense also increased to 85. It could be said that he was now well-rounded in both offense and defense.

Afterward, Ye Luo casually accepted a few quests and headed towards the location he had agreed upon with Yan Hua Yi Leng. When he passed by a restaurant, he bought four roasted chickens. These roasted chickens could increase a player's health by 10 points per second and mana regeneration by 5 points per second. They were much better than bread but also very expensive, costing him 50 silver coins each, which was a sky-high price.

However, Ye Luo knew that if they could truly achieve the first kill in the dungeon, everything spent would be worth it.

At 7 o'clock, Yan Hua Yi Leng logged in punctually. The two met, and at first glance, she noticed the change in Ye Luo, her tone subtly shifting, "Your custom cloak is ready, huh? It seems your ring and shoes on your right hand have also changed."

Knowing that Yan Hua Yi Leng had a photographic memory, and Ye Luo had no intention of hiding anything from her, he created a picture album of the cloak, shoes, and ring attributes and sent it to her.

After just a glance, Yan Hua Yi Leng had memorized the attributes of those equipment pieces and said, "Your attack is much stronger than mine now, and your defense is also very good. It seems we have more confidence in pushing forward aggressively."

Nodding, Ye Luo traded some roasted chickens, Strength Pills, Major Blood Recovery Pills, and the Tier 2 Jade Poison Bead to Yan Hua Yi Leng. This surprised her slightly once again, especially when she saw the mutated Strength Pills.

"Yan Hua, your cloak should be finished around 10 o'clock, which is plenty of time," Ye Luo said, with a hint of anticipation. "Even a cloak made from Toad King Skin has such attributes. A cloak made from Wolf King Skin should have even better stats, right?"

"Perhaps," Yan Hua Yi Leng said calmly. Then she remembered the discussion with Sister Feng and others last night and looked at Ye Luo, "Ye Luo, Sister Feng and the others have agreed to recruit you into the Misty Pavilion. Along with Fei Tian Yue, are you willing to join us?"

"They agreed? That's good news. This way, I won't have to worry about Yue'er, and I can see that she's very happy with Sister Feng and them," Ye Luo chuckled. Then, as if thinking of something, he shook his head, half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Let me think about it again. At least I need to finish the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission first. I don't know what the penalty is if I fail this mission. It would be bad if I became a废号 (useless account). Your Misty Pavilion wouldn't possibly recruit a廢物 (trash/useless person), would it?"

Her smooth brows furrowed slightly, and Yan Hua Yi Leng gently shook her head. "You won't become trash. Just your title as the number one Alchemist is of great help to our Misty Pavilion, making you worth recruiting."

It had to be said that Yan Hua Yi Leng wasn't someone who knew how to comfort people. After hearing her words, Ye Luo could only smile wryly, but he also knew her personality. It was already quite something for her to say this. He nodded, "As I said, let me think about it again."

Slightly disappointed, Yan Hua Yi Leng didn't dwell on the issue anymore. She looked at Ye Luo, "Let's go. We'll go fight the wild bulls. They are north of the Novice Village's north gate, north of the Demonized Scorpions. They are Level 18 monsters. If we team up, we should be able to defeat them. This way, we can also adapt to the intensity of aggressive monster killing."

"Yan Hua, those are Level 18 monsters," Ye Luo said with a slight frown. Seeing Yan Hua Yi Leng's slight confusion, he quickly explained, "It's not that I'm worried we can't handle them, but I'm worried we might level up. After all, they are monsters 6 levels higher than us, with abundant experience..."

Through Yan Hua Yi Leng's explanation, Ye Luo learned that dungeon monsters would have their attributes increased based on the average level of the players entering the dungeon. The higher the player's level, the more difficult it would be to complete the dungeon mission. The best approach was to increase strength without changing levels.

Yan Hua Yi Leng quickly understood Ye Luo's concern and said, "Don't worry. We can set a lock on the experience bar in our character panel, so we won't gain any experience."

"You can lock the experience bar?" Ye Luo was stunned and quickly checked. Indeed, as Yan Hua Yi Leng had said, he found the setting to lock the experience bar. He found it amusing, "This is interesting. If my level is higher than yours in the future, I'll lock my experience bar, and all the experience will go to you..."

"I'm afraid that won't work," Yan Hua Yi Leng interrupted Ye Luo. Seeing his confusion, she explained, "Unlike before players change jobs when they cannot absorb energy experience, after locking the experience bar, the energy experience you absorb will not reach the Soul Crystal, thus it will be wasted. Otherwise, if a group of people lock their experience bars to help one person grind monsters, wouldn't that quickly create a master? The game doesn't allow this."

"Uh, that's true," Ye Luo nodded, then carefully examined his character panel. "So, there's a limit to the experience split when grouped. One person gets at least one-third, just like us now."

Nodding, Yan Hua Yi Leng urged, "Let's go, we need to get used to high-intensity monster killing."

Without further ado, Ye Luo and the other set off. Along the way, they casually dealt with monsters blocking their path while collecting herbs. Before long, they found wild bulls and saw their stats:

[Demonized Wild Bull] (Normal Monster)

Level: 18

Physical Attack: 72—75

Defense: 140

HP: 4000

Description: A common monster in Novice Village. They are relatively docile, but become quite ferocious when angered and will attack in groups.

At level 18, the monsters' stats were quite formidable. Even with Ye Luo and the other's defense, they could only withstand about 8 or 9 attacks before being overwhelmed. However, compared to their defense, the other's damage was even more impressive. A normal attack alone could deal nearly 400 damage, not to mention the use of skills.

This meant that with their combined efforts, they could kill a Demonized Wild Bull in just a few seconds. This was only enough time for the bull to attack four times. Coupled with their dodging skills and the use of pills for replenishment, there was almost no pressure.

"Ye Luo, have your [Slash] and [Combo Attack] been upgraded to advanced levels?" Although asking, Yan Hua Yi Leng's tone was quite certain. She muttered to herself, "Advanced [Slash] deals 150% damage, and advanced [Combo Attack] can hit three times with damage percentages of 70%, 60%, and 50% respectively. The attack power is very strong. With one combo, you can almost take down 1500 HP from a monster. Add my attack, and we can defeat one in about 5 seconds. We'll be attacked a total of two times, and that's not counting dodges. So, the pressure won't be too great."

"How about this, let's just use regular Strength Pills, regular Major Blood Recovery Pills, and bread, and then attack," Yan Hua Yi Leng suggested, then drew her longbow and attacked first.

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