"For now, the most important thing is to upgrade."
Whether it was the main mission or the hidden mission, a certain level was required.
And Lui Xiang wanted to kill the blue-eyed lizardmen—he needed to be at least level 3.
"Let me see which monsters have a high probability of dropping skill books."
In the strategy data Lui Xiang had downloaded, there were some marked monster locations in Kaijiao Forest. Before long, he found a map, turned, and walked away.
...
Halfway through, Lui Xiang encountered a team of professionals. IDs hovered above each person's head.
The leader was called [Xingchen·Luojun], level 8.
The rest of the members were all level 1 freshmen, each with "star" as a prefix in their ID.
This was the second-rate guild from the neighboring Xiyang City—[Stars Guild].
The "Zhutian" system supported the creation of professional teams and guilds, as many dungeon worlds required teamwork.
At this moment, the captain Luo Jun smiled and asked, "Brother, are you alone? Want to team up with us?"
"Sorry, I'm more used to doing things alone," Lui Xiang declined politely.
"Alright, see you around."
Luo Jun wasn't discouraged.
He had invited Lui Xiang for two reasons—his team lacked long-range fighters, and the Stars Guild needed more members to hit first-class status.
Lui Xiang watched them disappear into the forest.
With a level 8 leading them, they'd likely clear the dungeon.
But their evaluation score would drop.
Besides, Lui Xiang had a detailed plan for his actions in the Silver Moon World.
He moved on.
Navigating through the woods, he soon reached his destination.
Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
The bushes trembled, and faint noises echoed.
The next moment, three wild boars with gray temples rushed out.
Lui Xiang used his professional abilities to analyze them:
[Grey Sideburns Wild Boar · Ordinary]
Grade: 1
Rank: D
HP: 380
Attack: 29
Skill: Charge
"Whoosh—"
A wild boar charged ferociously, its sharp fangs gleaming.
In the Deep Blue Civilization, even a newly awakened professional—thanks to twelve years of compulsory education—could easily defeat two to three level 1 monsters.
But the woods were too dense for close combat.
Lui Xiang instantly judged the terrain.
"Drink!"
He leapt up, grabbed a tree trunk, and climbed five meters to a fork.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!
The boars rammed the tree furiously.
Lui Xiang drew his bow smoothly.
Shhh—
Two arrows struck one wild boar's eyes.
[Hint: Your normal attack hits a vital position, causing 1.5x weak point damage.]
-132!
-132!
With one more arrow, he finished it off.
[Ding! You killed a Grey-Sideburned Wild Boar. Gained: 4 experience points.]
A treasure chest appeared on the corpse.
"Drop reward!"
Lui Xiang's eyes lit up.
He raised the Bloodtooth Longbow, gathered mana, and unleashed a skill:
Precision Shot!
Mana surged into the bowstring, enhancing the arrow.
Laugh!
-325! (crit)
The arrow pierced another boar's eye.
Three arrows later, all three were dead.
He gained 8 more experience points.
Sadly, no other chests dropped. Perhaps the first kill had a bonus drop rate.
Lui Xiang jumped from the tree, drew his dagger, and began skinning the boars.
[Ding! You obtained: Delicious Wild Boar x12, Complete Wild Boar Skin x3...]
In school, teachers always emphasized: never leave any loot behind.
Everything had value in the Plane Settlement System.
In the settlement space, all loot could be exchanged for plane coins.
Novice professionals had 100 inventory slots, and items could stack up to 100.
So storage wasn't an issue—for now.
Lui Xiang glanced at the battle log.
The 30 points of bonus physical damage from [Arrows Carry the Path] were also increased by crits and weak point hits.
"No wonder the damage was so high." He nodded with satisfaction.
He then opened the D-tier chest from the wild boar.
"I hope for a skill book." He silently prayed.
Gray light shone.
[Ding! You obtained: Planar Coin x3, Boar Gloves, Rough Leather Belt]
"All equipment."
Lui Xiang sighed.
The top drop from Grey-Sideburned Wild Boars was the [Charge] skill book, but luck wasn't on his side.
Still, even trash had value.
He equipped the items.
Defense +2.
Physical Attack +1.
"The damage test is over. Now, time to fight for real."
Lui Xiang scanned the area.
Spotting a sturdy tree half a meter thick, he climbed up and plucked a brown flower:
[Fragrant Flower]
Quality: D
Effect: Attracts pig-type creatures within 2 kilometers for 1 minute
Quantity: 10
These had cost him a whopping 10,000 plane coins.
If it failed, he'd have nothing left to cry over.
Leaning against the trunk, Lui Xiang waited.
Bang! Bang! Bang...
The ground trembled.
"Tsk... this effect is wild!"
Watching dozens of wild boars charging, Lui Xiang's eyes gleamed.
A harvest was coming!
"Whoosh—"
As they entered the effective range of 11.5 meters, he began firing.
Shhh! Shhh! Shhh!
Arrows rained down.
-86!
-86!
-181! (crit)
The boars' HP plummeted.
They frantically rammed the tree, but it stood firm.
Lui Xiang calmly picked them off from above.
[Ding! You killed a Grey-Sideburned Wild Boar. Gained: 4 experience points.]
[Ding...]
The kill notifications rang out one after another.
Two minutes later, dozens of boars lay dead.
Five reward chests sparkled on the ground.
Lui Xiang had gained 140 experience points.
He opened the chests.
[Ding! You obtained: Planar Coin x15, Charge (D-tier), Wild Boar Gloves x4...]
Finally, a skill book!
Lui Xiang smiled.
He stored the loot and began harvesting materials again.
...
While he worked, a group of red-eyed figures entered the nearby forest.
They were Pigmen professionals.
Affected by the scent of the Fragrant Flowers, they had gone into a frenzy.
"Damn it! Who dares lure us like this?!"
"I'll kill that bastard!"
They were both furious and excited.
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