Rusted Great Axe

Xiao Yang's Level had reached eight. Defeating the Dungeon Guardian had provided him with a generous amount of Experience, and leveling up was a good thing. However, for some reason, the first thing Xiao Yang thought of was something very strange.

If I go and farm Prisoner Zombies, won't I get nothing in return?

Not long after, Xiao Yang verified this.

Now, Xiao Yang was at the same Level as these Prisoner Zombies that had once helped him level up quickly. Killing them now would probably only yield single-digit Experience. This was perhaps the growing pains of development.

Xiao Yang had accumulated four Attribute Points. However, he didn't plan to use these four Attribute Points so quickly. The Pot of Greed was more than enough to push his stats to their limit at this stage. Saving these Attribute Points would yield greater benefits in the future.

The newly acquired Achievement didn't provide any decent rewards. Or rather, the Achievement itself was a form of reward. After obtaining this Achievement, Xiao Yang naturally gained a mountable Title slot. He could mount an Achievement to provide himself with various buffs.

Currently, Xiao Yang had two Achievements.

First Supernatural Person, Elite Killer.

First Supernatural Person provided no buffs. While mounting it on his title might look cool, Elite Killer was different.

[Elite Killer: If the enemy's Level is five or more higher than the Player, it provides five points of True Damage that cannot be dodged or resisted!]

These five points of True Damage were quite appealing to Xiao Yang. Without hesitation, he chose to mount the Elite Killer Achievement.

[Player: Screaming Emperor (Elite Killer)]

Just like that, a title was added after Xiao Yang's Player name. It looked rather embarrassing, but Xiao Yang chose to ignore it. Overall, it was for combat power.

Besides these, there was also the Equipment dropped by the Dungeon Guardian.

There were three items in total: two materials and one weapon.

The two materials were a purple bone and a Soul Remnant. Xiao Yang didn't quite understand why a boss of the Dungeon Guardian's Level would still drop a Large Bone Club. But in any case, it was an extra haul picked up by Little Bone, essentially a free gain, so he didn't dwell on it. Besides this Large Bone Club, there was also a Soul Remnant.

[Soul Remnant Quality: Excellent Type: Ascension Material Effect: Increases the Level and Rank of an Undead creature. Description: This is the lingering radiance of a powerful Undead.]

Xiao Yang directly used this Soul Remnant on Little Bone. After a blur of blue light, Little Bone didn't seem to have undergone any significant changes, except that the bones forming its body gained a bit more luster and smoothness.

Xiao Yang wasn't too surprised by this. After all, Little Bone's own Rank was Excellent, almost the same as this Soul Remnant. It was normal for the upgrade to fail, but it wasn't a big problem. At worst, he could give Little Bone a few more. After all, Xiao Yang was currently clearing the Skeleton Dungeon, so Soul Remnants shouldn't be lacking.

Next was the main event: the weapon dropped by the Dungeon Guardian.

[Rusted Great Axe Quality: Epic Type: Weapon, Heavy Weapon Damage: Sixty Requirement: Fifty Strength to wield Effect: Ignores sixty Defense when in a Dungeon environment. Description: The passage of time has buried past stories, and also left everything rusted.]

This was an extremely simple and brutal great axe. High damage, high Defense ignore, and only one wielding requirement. It was simple and violent, making Xiao Yang very excited. Suddenly, his Justice's Condolence in hand didn't seem as appealing. It was a pity that Xiao Yang couldn't meet the wielding condition for now.

The stat requirements made it difficult for Xiao Yang to effectively use even Epic-grade weapons and Equipment at the moment, unless they were very special unrestricted Curiosities, like the Pot of Greed or World Membrane Fragments.

However, this didn't stop Xiao Yang from putting away the Rusted Great Axe for later.

After finishing inventorying everything, there weren't many days left until the next Myriad Realms Trading. Xiao Yang wasn't in a hurry to defeat the boss guarding the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon, the Skeleton Warrior. Instead, he first cleared out the skeletons, skeleton warriors, and those prisoner zombies that were continuously respawning.

After Redbeard left, it wasn't as simple for Xiao Yang to earn Spirit Coins. He had to set up his own stall to sell goods.

In such a situation, he naturally had to be more diligent in collecting goods from these suppliers.

Of course, after clearing a route back, Xiao Yang was no longer like a wild man. He finally had a fallback and a place to rest peacefully. This change allowed Xiao Yang's condition to improve significantly in just a few days. The only regret was that due to signal issues, Little Bone couldn't appear in this world.

Still need to make money!

There was still one day left before the Myriad Realms Trading. Xiao Yang left this day free. He planned to do some things, like getting a haircut in town, buying some clothes, and buying some food.

Moreover, after coming out of the Dungeon, Xiao Yang immediately noticed that his hair had grown quite long. Not only was it long, but it was also messy like a bird's nest, and it was pink!

That damned Entangled Life Essence, how could it have this effect? It had dyed Xiao Yang's hair pink. How could he stand it? He decided to shave his head into a buzz cut.

Early in the morning, Xiao Yang crawled out of the Skeleton Dungeon, opened the door of his house, and pushed out an old electric tricycle. He tried to start it. It worked, but there wasn't much electricity left, so it needed to charge for a while.

While waiting, Xiao Yang stretched lazily under the warm sun. Sunlight was a rare commodity in the Dungeon!

It was at this moment that a young girl carrying some things walked towards him.

It was Xiao Yang's unfamiliar childhood friend.

From a distance, Lin Yingzhen saw Xiao Yang and felt inexplicably awkward, perhaps because of Xiao Yang's overly ruthless behavior a few days ago.

Of course, at this moment, Xiao Yang also noticed Lin Yingzhen and the things she was carrying.

They were several pieces of cured sausage, but they immediately caught Xiao Yang's eye.

It was already December, and it was indeed time to prepare cured sausages. Xiao Yang wanted to eat them.

After thinking it over, he really shouldn't be too cold. Xiao Yang was the first to speak to Lin Yingzhen in front of him.

"Uh..."

As soon as he opened his mouth, he realized a rather awkward situation: he seemed to have forgotten the name of the person in front of him.

After a brief silence, the two looked at each other awkwardly. Xiao Yang couldn't recall her name, which made Lin Yingzhen a little exasperated.

"Uh what! It's Lin Yingzhen! I still remember your name!"

Alright, this was indeed a bit rude.