A Boss Loot Bonanza!

[Ding! You picked up 11 gold, 55 silver, and 79 copper!]

[Ding! You picked up the D-grade magic scroll: Death Worm Burst!]

[Ding! You picked up the C-grade skill book: Venomous Art!]

[Ding! You picked up level 15, Tier 2 orange equipment: Poison Burst Belt!]

[Ding! You picked up level 15, Tier 2 orange equipment: Poison Burst Necklace!]

[Ding! You picked up the Shadow Heart!]

"Holy shit!"

"A D-grade magic scroll!"

"A C-grade skill book!!"

Lin Mo was instantly ecstatic.

He knew beginner village bosses were valuable, but he had never imagined they would be this valuable!

The first thing Lin Mo looked at was the magic scroll-

[Death Worm Burst] (D-grade magic scroll):

Effect: Each use summons an Exploding Spider. The Exploding Spider inherits 20% of the summoner's attributes and explodes upon contact with an enemy, dealing true damage equal to its own maximum HP to a single enemy...

Remaining uses: 50/50 (This magic scroll disappears permanently once all uses are exhausted.)

"This is good stuff!"

"If you run into a tank you can't hurt, just summon an Exploding Spider and blow them up with true damage that ignores defense!"

It was easy to imagine.

If Wang Junjie had a magic scroll like this in his hands...

He wouldn't have gotten thrashed every single time he ran into Lin Mo!

As for the C-grade skill book [Venomous Art], it was a Wizard class skill.

It applied a potent poison buff to a single enemy, dealing a small amount of damage over time while greatly reducing their accuracy.

The damage wasn't high, but that was only natural. The Wizard class primarily focused on control.

For a Wizard, the real value of this skill lay in its accuracy reduction!

"This skill should sell for at least a few hundred thousand in the early game, right?"

"The magic scroll is pretty good, too... Forget it, I don't deserve something this fancy. I'll sell it as well! It should fetch somewhere around a hundred to two hundred thousand!"

Before Oracle swallowed the real world three months from now...

Lin Mo's central goal was to make money, save up for top-ups, and claim the fifty-million cumulative top-up reward!

That meant Lin Mo simply couldn't resist valuable items like these that could sell for a hefty sum!

He happily put both the magic scroll and the skill book into his inventory.

Next, Lin Mo turned his attention to the two pieces of equipment.

In the beginner village, players could craft equipment as high as Tier 2 directly through the Blacksmith Shop.

However, they could only craft level 10, Tier 2 equipment at most. Its quality would usually be white or green, with blue possible only if they were extremely lucky.

Even a single piece of equipment like that cost 1 gold coin, 30 reputation, and three rare materials that took considerable time and effort to gather. It was far beyond what an ordinary player could afford.

And the Spider Queen had dropped level 15, Tier 2 orange equipment!

Lin Mo was already level 13, steadily making his way toward level 15.

According to his plan, he would have other, more important tasks to handle once he reached the Level 3 Main City. He wouldn't have time to slowly gather materials and craft equipment.

These two pieces of Archer-compatible equipment would save Lin Mo plenty of time!

"Just like the Brave Golden Bow, I'll use them as temporary gear once I reach level 15. When I no longer need them and replace them later, I can still sell them!"

With that, Lin Mo happily tucked both pieces of equipment into his inventory as well.

Although, just as Lin Mo had predicted earlier, the combined value of these items was undoubtedly still far below the amount Wang Junjie had invested in killing the boss.

The key was that, at this stage, Wang Junjie couldn't buy a single one of these items even if he spent a hundred million!

The thought of Wang Junjie spending all that money only to end up working for him for free made Lin Mo want to laugh.

"Wang Junjie must be absolutely furious, huh?"

"Too bad I was in such a rush this time that I forgot to treat you to a fart! I'll treat you next time!"

Still, he really did have Wang Junjie to thank this time.

Otherwise, Lin Mo probably wouldn't have been able to handle the Spider Queen alone!

Finally, Lin Mo looked at the pebble-like object that gleamed with an obsidian sheen:

[Shadow Heart] (Special item):

Description: Unknown...

The sight of the stone filled Lin Mo with delight.

For now, no one but him knew that the Shadow Heart was the sole entry token for the hidden dungeon [Shadow Temple] near the Level 3 Main City!

"Still, one Shadow Heart isn't enough. I need three to enter the dungeon!"

But with this one in hand...

Lin Mo was confident that, after reaching the Level 3 Main City, he could obtain the other two from players who had defeated beginner village bosses and acquired Shadow Hearts!

"I have to conquer this hidden dungeon!"

Last came the title awarded by the system.

To his surprise, this title's quality surpassed the three he had obtained before.

"It's actually a green-quality title?"

[King of Hunting] (Title):

Quality: Green

Title attributes: Damage against monsters +3%

Description: A symbol of the mighty player who slew the boss in Cloudside Town, Beginner Village No. 116, on the Great Xia Server...

"Nice, very nice! That's effectively a 3% boost to my monster-killing efficiency!"

"Over time, this is exactly what'll let me widen the gap between myself and other players, step by step!"

Amid his delight, a sudden idea struck Lin Mo. "I wonder if advancing Soulfire again later will unlock Incineration for titles?"

"If titles can be incinerated and then evolved, too... now that would be interesting!"

With that thought...

He had finished sorting through the boss's loot.

Just then, Qin Feng suddenly ran toward Lin Mo with a group of Windchaser Guild players!

Lin Mo's brow furrowed.

Trying to steal my loot?

As it turned out, Lin Mo had assumed the worst of them.

Qin Feng ran up to Lin Mo and congratulated him with a cheerful smile. "Congratulations on getting the server's first beginner boss kill, Mo!"

Lin Mo looked suspicious. "Why... did you help me?"

The strapping man awkwardly scratched the back of his head, smiling with his face flushed red. "Well... I was wrong before. I shouldn't have had designs on your girlfriend!"

"Mo, you're a big-hearted guy. Don't hold a petty guy's mistakes against him, haha! Please don't take it to heart! I, Qin Feng, promise I'll never have any designs on Su Yingxia again!"

"No problem!" Lin Mo waved a hand, signaling that their past grievances were settled.

Seeing this, Qin Feng beamed. "Thanks for being understanding, Mo!"

"Could we..." Qin Feng seemed to want to say something, but hesitated.

Lin Mo saw through Qin Feng's little wish at once.

But rather than expose it, he said, "Let's add each other as friends so we can stay in touch."

Qin Feng's eyes instantly lit up. "Sure!!"

That was exactly what Qin Feng had wanted, but he had been too embarrassed to say it!

After they added each other, Qin Feng grinned. "Then, Mo, if there's nothing else, I'll head out!"

"Go ahead."

"You got it!"

As he watched Qin Feng and the Windchaser players happily walk away...

Lin Mo smiled and shook his head.

"You've opened up a lot more doors for yourself, kid!"

"You really are much smarter than Wang Junjie, though!"

Lin Mo kept his gratitude and grudges separate.

Whatever had happened before...

He had seen how Qin Feng behaved this time.

After seeing Qin Feng off...

Lin Mo's gaze fell on Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan nearby. Reluctant to part, the two looked like a pair of ill-fated lovers.

Meeting Lin Mo's gaze...

Ling Xiao and Xia Wanwan gave him a slight nod.

Just as they were about to leave with the Ning University players behind them...

Lin Mo suddenly called out to Ling Xiao. "Wait!"

Ling Xiao stopped and turned back to Lin Mo. "Is there... something else?"

"I'll get you to level 10."

Lin Mo's casually delivered words sent a sudden jolt through Ling Xiao's heart.

Then Lin Mo added, "But it'll cost you."

"Two hundred thousand."