Slaughtering All the Trolls

After receiving the scroll from Bisel, Lu Yang's heart was far from calm. He clearly remembered the grand spectacle of hundreds of millions of players being stuck in front of the Serpent Valley dungeon in his previous life, unable to pass it.

Given the difficulty of the "Second World" dungeons, it was absolutely impossible to defeat the level 10 dungeon monsters without level 5 to 8 equipment.

Just as all the players in the region were extremely anxious, suddenly, some players started selling Antitoxin Potions in the auction house. Excited players rushed to buy them, and a single Antitoxin Potion was artificially inflated to 5 silver coins each, but even at that price, the supply couldn't meet the demand.

"Brother, you've given me a great gift," Lu Yang said.

Bisel said nonchalantly, "This is just a small gift. It's nothing compared to my life."

Settar said, "We not only want to give you a small gift, but we also want to ask you to do us a favor."

"What favor?" Lu Yang asked.

Settar didn't answer but bowed slightly to Bisel.

Bisel took out a letter of appointment from a Goblin behind him and said angrily to Lu Yang, "Those damned Trolls dared to attack our Venture Capital Firm and even tried to kill me. I want them to pay the price. I hope you can accept my commission and kill all those damned Trolls."

Lu Yang took the letter of commission, which read:

Venture Capital Firm Commission

Kill the Trolls: The damned Trolls dared to attack the Venture Capital Firm's caravan. To teach them a lesson and to warn other races, the Venture Capital Firm commissions Mr. Lu Yang to go to the Troll Camp and kill all the remaining Trolls. The Venture Capital Firm is willing to pay Mr. Lu Yang 20 copper coins as a reward for each Troll killed, based on the bone chains worn around the Trolls' necks.

Lu Yang calculated that the Troll Camp respawned about 100 Trolls at a time. He could earn 2000 copper coins, or 20 silver coins, for each run. This was a pretty good deal, and he could use the money to buy materials to make Antitoxin Potions.

"I accept this commission," Lu Yang signed the commission and returned it to Bisel.

"That's great, brother. I knew you would accept my commission," Bisel said happily.

Lu Yang looked at the time and realized that he had been delayed in the Goblin camp for a while. For some inexplicable reason, he thought of Liu Jie's situation in his previous life, and Lu Yang felt a sense of urgency.

"Brother, I'm going to the Troll Camp now. Wait for my good news," Lu Yang said.

"Okay, the caravan doesn't have any outside missions for the time being. If you come to find me, go to the Chamber of Commerce Hall on the east side of the camp. I'll be waiting for you there," Bisel said.

Lu Yang nodded, said goodbye to Bisel, went to the river again to make 200 Crispy Electric Eel Meat, and then ran to the Troll Camp. Aiming at a Troll, Lu Yang began to chant the incantation for Pyroblast.

Goblins also respawned every 15 minutes, but these monsters were more difficult to fight. Lu Yang had to carefully dodge the spears they threw at him every time he attacked. If he failed to dodge even once, Lu Yang would be killed by the spear.

In fact, this leveling speed and way of fighting monsters was far inferior to the location Lu Yang had arranged for his little brother, Xiao Liang, and he had already received the Goblin commission, so he could completely delay doing this quest until level 10.

At that time, Lu Yang's equipment would be complete, and he could bring a team of people to split the loot evenly. However, other players who didn't receive the Goblin commission couldn't get the Troll Bone Chains, which meant that Lu Yang was hiring players to help him collect Troll Bone Chains for free.

But Lu Yang didn't do that. On the one hand, Lu Yang wanted to improve his operating skills, and on the other hand, he didn't want to miss any opportunity to accumulate advantages.

Currently, the game currency and real-world currency were not yet connected, and players had almost no money. Even if he only killed 100 Trolls, 20 silver coins would be a huge sum in the game, enough to do many things. Moreover, Lu Yang's goal was not just to kill 100 Trolls. At this stage, the only monsters Lu Yang could kill above his level were here. He wouldn't be able to challenge higher-level monsters without better equipment, skills, or special items.

After an hour of continuous killing, Lu Yang felt a little tired. Watching the night gradually deepen, Lu Yang found a place without monsters to rest. It was not easy to concentrate on dodging the Trolls' spears for a long time, especially at night.

Opening the friend list, Lu Yang clicked on Xiao Liang's call button.

"Brother, how's it going on your side?"

In the bugged location in the Orc cave hall, Xiao Liang was still using Serpent Venom Orbs to farm Orcs.

"Boss, killing monsters in this place is so awesome. I'm almost level 7," Xiao Liang said happily.

Lu Yang's eyes lit up. He didn't expect Xiao Liang to level up so quickly. He said, "Good job, brother. That's a good speed."

It was more than just good. The outside world was in chaos. An unknown player suddenly entered the top 10 of the Level Rankings, and then broke through, defeating the leaders of major guilds such as Black Blood, Chi Mu, and Xiong Ba. He reached level 7 in just one day and firmly sat in second place on the Level Rankings.

Players on the world channel were discussing this matter. Many players were envious, and even more were jealous. Some even went to the game company's official website to complain about the bug, because Black Blood and Chi Mu had only just reached level 6.5. No one could understand how this player named Black Armored Warrior leveled up.

"He must have used a cheat," Zheng Yuan said indignantly in the Rocky Cave, having just returned to level 3 from level 2.

They had tried to challenge the level 3 dungeon and died five times in a row, dropping their level back to 2.50%.

Zhang Zibo said, "That's not necessarily true."

"What do you mean?" Lan Yu asked while fighting monsters.

"Did you guys notice that when the Black Armored Warrior leveled up quickly, Lu Yang, who was ranked first, was also leveling up quickly? I suspect that this Black Armored Warrior knows Lu Yang, and the two of them are leveling up together," Zhang Zibo said.

"Damn it, are these two guys' brains broken? It's one thing that we can't contact Lu Yang, but this Black Armored Warrior has also turned off the friend function. Don't they know that they can earn a lot of money if they sell the leveling method?" Zheng Yuan cursed.

Xia Yuwei said, "There's nothing we can do. Experts are always a bit eccentric. Don't let this affect your mood. Let's all work hard to level up. Our leveling spot isn't bad either."

Zhang Zibo and the others nodded helplessly. They just didn't have any equipment right now. If they had equipment, they would have reached level 4 long ago with the endless number of small monsters in this cave with only level 1 and 2 monsters.

Lan Yu looked at Xia Yuwei and the others who were talking about Lu Yang, feeling strange in her heart, with an indescribable feeling, with a hint of mystery and palpitation, as if she was secretly doing something bad and was afraid of being discovered.