Surging Attributes

After each had touched the Goddess of Fortune Statue, Wang Zhifan, Chu Wei, and A Liao turned back and continued clearing the remaining areas of the Ash Domain cave.

Before leaving the statue, A Liao had deliberately gone back and touched it several more times. Only after realizing that it no longer reacted to his touch did he have no choice but to give up, turn around, and get back to work.

After that, the three of them encountered nothing unusual. The cleanup went fairly smoothly, and in roughly ten minutes, they had cleared all the remaining monsters in the Ash Domain cave. They then hurriedly left through the place they had entered from and returned to the small grove.

As this Ash Domain collapsed, Wang Zhifan and the others had basically finished their work as Ash Domain cleaners for the day. They took an Administration car back to Dongjiang City and returned to the Dongjiang Second Bureau Building. Chu Wei went to fill out the cleanup report, while Wang Zhifan waited for a while before receiving a text notification that his daily wages had arrived in his bank account.

"I made a little over seven hundred today. Considering the time and effort I spent, that income was just so-so... But if I count the benefits I got from the statue, then today's earnings were enormous."

As he thought this, Wang Zhifan, who was standing outside the Dongjiang Second Bureau Building with A Liao waiting for Chu Wei so they could go eat, could not help summoning his personal panel with a thought and admiring it once again. He called it once again because he had already checked it several times after leaving the second Ash Domain, yet he still felt a little excited inside.

Name: Wang Zhifan.

Status: Normal.

Level: Lv2.

Experience: 96/100.

Class: Blademaster.

Constitution: 29.

Strength: 31.

Agility: 28.

Spirit: 27.

Skill: Basic Blade Art Lv3.

Equipped: Iron Mountain Sash (Rare), Chapter of Gloom (Rare).

Inventory: Blade of the Wolf Fiend (Rare), Wolfhide Armor (Fine), Berserk Bracers (Fine), Rage Gloves (Fine), Ape King's Rage (Rare), Unyielding Ring (Fine), Pistol (Fine), Bear Clan Mage Circlet (Rare), Ape King's Sorrow (Rare), Ape King's Hatred (Rare).

As the panel showed, all of Wang Zhifan's current attributes had risen dramatically compared to before. To be precise, every single attribute had increased by a full eleven points! This outrageous boost was what he had chosen after touching the Goddess of Fortune Statue in the Ash Domain cave. Among nearly a hundred options, he had picked the one with a trigger chance of just 0.001%: Your all attributes permanently increase by 11 points.

"Maybe there were other options among those nearly one hundred that suited me better, but getting such a huge boost by chance means I made an absolute killing."

Thinking back to what had happened in the cave, Wang Zhifan had not wanted Chu Wei and A Liao beside him to notice anything too unusual, so he had skimmed through all the options and made his choice very quickly. It was hard to say whether his choice had been the optimal one under those circumstances, but it definitely had not been the worst. After all, a 0.001% trigger chance already spoke volumes about the value of that bonus.

After his personal attributes surged, Wang Zhifan could also physically feel some changes in his body.

For example, he had been somewhat tired before touching the statue, but after receiving the boost, he felt as though he had been injected with stimulants. His condition was unbelievably good, and he seemed to have endless strength. He had merely forced himself to suppress it at the time and showed no abnormality.

He had even noticed that he now seemed to possess a slightly extraordinary ability: without looking or listening, he could detect some of the movements around him.

For instance, without even turning his head, he knew that on the wall of the Dongjiang Second Bureau Building roughly three meters behind him, an ant was crawling toward the ground. This sensation was not as clear as sight or as distinct as hearing, but he truly could notice subtle details around him. It was something he had never possessed before.

"This novel ability of mine should be extraordinary perception brought about by my Spirit attribute being as high as 27."

Wang Zhifan was fairly certain of this deduction, and he consequently realized that the Spirit attribute might also be quite meaningful for the Warrior class.

"Brother Fan, A Liao, sorry to keep you waiting. Have you decided where to eat?"

After waiting a little longer, Chu Wei finally emerged from the entrance of the Dongjiang Second Bureau Building behind Wang Zhifan and A Liao. It seemed she had finished handling all that paperwork.

"I suggest we go for a buffet!"

Seeing that Chu Wei had finally come out, the young A Liao, who had been squatting on the ground playing with his phone, stood up, turned toward her, and replied.

"I'm fine with anywhere. You two can decide."

Wang Zhifan also turned around and smiled at Chu Wei. The more he looked at the young beauty who had brought him such huge gains, the more pleasing she seemed to his eyes.

About two hours later, in the evening.

Wang Zhifan, full and satisfied after also spending almost all the money he had earned that day, finally returned to his little rented room.

He first took a proper shower in his cramped bathroom, then began relaxing and entertaining himself. For example, he read some novels on his phone and played a few matches of a competitive game on his laptop.

After a busy day, this kind of leisure time was necessary. It could greatly relax both his body and mind, allowing him to enter dungeons tomorrow in peak condition.

Before going to sleep that night, Wang Zhifan also routinely browsed posts on the Xia Kingdom player forum. There, he noticed an official announcement from the Administration that was worth paying attention to.

"Xia Kingdom Special Administration Bureau:

Special announcement: Over the past two days, several serious violent assault incidents have occurred in multiple major cities across our country, including Golden Forest City and Dongjiang City. Following investigation, the perpetrators are suspected to be player criminal groups from foreign countries.

In order to eliminate these unlawful violent individuals who endanger society as soon as possible, we will continue our pursuit operations while also inviting capable high-level players to hunt them. Those who succeed in such hunts may claim substantial rewards from our bureau...

At the same time, we advise other ordinary players to avoid traveling alone along any remote routes in the near future. Especially at night, do not go out unless necessary, as evidence indicates that these violent criminals prioritize player groups as their targets, and they often commit their crimes at night..."

Wang Zhifan had previously seen similar announcements on the forum, but they had not sounded this serious at the time, nor had they specifically warned ordinary players to pay attention to their safety. The fact that Dongjiang City had been explicitly named made his heart grow even heavier.