Attribute Surge

After each of them had touched the Goddess of Luck Statue, Wang Zhifan, Chu Wei, and A Liao turned back and continued clearing the remaining areas of the Gray Domain Cave.

Before leaving the statue, A Liao deliberately went over and touched it several more times. Only after he realized it no longer reacted to his touch at all did he have no choice but to give up, turn around, and leave to get back to work.

After that, the three of them encountered nothing unusual. The cleanup proceeded smoothly, and in about ten minutes, they had cleared out the remaining monsters in the Gray Domain Cave. They then hurriedly left through the place they had entered from and returned to the small woods.

As this Gray Domain began to collapse, Wang Zhifan and the others had basically finished their work for the day as Gray Domain Cleaners. They took an Official Car back to Dongjiang City and returned to the East River Second Bureau Building. Chu Wei went to fill out the cleanup report, while Wang Zhifan waited a while before receiving a bank text notification that his daily wages had been deposited.

I made a little over seven hundred yuan today. Considering the time and effort I spent, the pay was so-so... But if I include what I gained from that statue, then today's earnings were enormous.

As he thought this, Wang Zhifan, who was standing outside the East River 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 again. He said again because he had already checked it several times after leaving the second Gray Domain, yet he was still a little excited even now.

Name: Wang Zhifan.

Status: Normal.

Level: Lv2.

Experience: 96/100.

Class: Blade Warrior.

Constitution: 29.

Strength: 31.

Agility: 28.

Spirit: 27.

Skill: Basic Saber Art Lv3.

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

Personal Space: Wolf Slayer Blade (Rare), Wolf Pelt Armor (Fine), Berserk Bracers (Fine), Fury Gauntlets (Fine), Wrath of the Ape King (Rare), Unyielding Ring (Fine), Handgun (Fine), Bear Clan Mage Headband (Rare), Ape King's Sorrow (Rare), Ape King's Hatred (Rare).

As the panel showed, all of Wang Zhifan's current attributes had increased dramatically compared to before. To be precise, every single attribute had risen by a full 11 points! This absurd boost was what he had chosen after touching the Goddess of Luck Statue in the Gray Domain Cave. Out of 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 hundred that suited me better, but getting such a massive boost by chance is already an incredible windfall.

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 strange, so he had quickly scanned all the options and made his choice. It was hard to say whether his choice had been the optimal one under the circumstances, but it definitely had not been the worst. After all, the 0.001% trigger rate already spoke volumes about the value of this bonus.

After his personal attributes surged, Wang Zhifan also keenly felt some changes in his body.

For example, before touching the statue, he had been somewhat fatigued. But after receiving the boost, he felt as though he had been pumped full of stimulants. He was in unbelievably good condition, seemingly with endless strength to spare. He had merely forced himself to suppress it at the time and had not shown any abnormality.

He even discovered that he now seemed to possess a somewhat extraordinary ability: he could sense certain movements around him without looking or listening.

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

This novel ability of mine is probably an extraordinary sensory perception brought about by my Spirit Attribute, which has reached 27 points.

Wang Zhifan was fairly certain of this, and he realized that the Spirit Attribute might be quite meaningful even for a 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 East River Second Bureau Building behind Wang Zhifan and A Liao. It seemed she had finished all that paperwork.

"I suggest we go for a buffet!"

Seeing that Chu Wei had finally come out, the teenage A Liao stood up from where he had been squatting and playing on his phone, then turned to answer her.

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

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

About two hours later, around dusk.

Having eaten and drunk his fill, and also spent almost all the money he had earned that day, Wang Zhifan finally returned to his little Rental House.

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 some competitive games on his laptop.

After a busy day, this kind of leisure time was essential. It greatly relaxed his body and mind, allowing him to enter a Dungeon tomorrow in peak condition.

Before going to sleep that night, Wang Zhifan routinely browsed some posts on the Xia Country Player Forum. Then he noticed an official announcement issued by the Bureau of Management that was worth paying attention to.

"Xia Country Special Administration Bureau:

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

In order to eliminate these unlawful and violent individuals who endanger society as soon as possible, while continuing our pursuit operations, we also invite capable high-level players to hunt them down. Those who succeed may claim substantial bounties from our bureau...

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

Wang Zhifan had previously seen fairly similar announcements on the forum, but they had not described the situation as being this serious, nor had they specifically warned ordinary players to stay safe as this one did. Dongjiang City had even been named, making him feel increasingly grave.