Chapter 67 – Transparent Wrist Guards
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TL: 3/3. 4/3 maybe? Don’t count on it though.
“Li Xiao Yao, how did you get this level 1 Tigerman? 100% excellence, you’re aren’t deceiving us are you?” Wan Er doesn’t seem to believe that I have such a high-class pet.
Cheng Yue also says, “Yeah, this pet is definitely god-tier…What are those two skills all about?”
I say, “[Violent Sweep], it’s similar to [Heavy Strike], but it is a lot stronger. [Mountain Mass], it adds defense: raises level * 10 defense, which means, a level 40 Tigerman get an extra 400 points in defense. I just got this pet and I also have another 81% Tigerman. You two, do you want them?”
The two beauties go silent for half a minute.
Finally, Wan Er says, “Since you got the pets, I’ll grab some money and buy it…”
“It’s going to be very expensive, and Miss, didn’t you say you could only take 50 thousand Yuan from your bank card every month? This 100% superiority Tigerman, it’s worth at least 1000 gold coins, you know that right…”
Wan Er pauses and says, “Actually, I have another bank card and there’s a few million on that…”
“Then that’s a done deal!” I clap my hands, the time to make money has arrived!
Cheng Yue tries to help her friend, “Wan Er, don’t be so rash. This Tigerman’s attack and defense are 4.5 stars, and it might not be as good as you think. How about..we let Xiao Yao give a discount or something in the name of our friendship…”
Wan Er laughs lightly, “What do you say Li Xiao Yao?”
I think for a while, and say, “Actually, me and the Miss have always been in a employer- employee relationship. Look, Miss doesn’t let me say her name and with Miss here and Miss there, I feel goosebumps every time I say Miss…”
Wan Er giggles, “That’s fine, just call me like Cheng Yue…”
“Okay, Wan Er…”
“Wait, I still feel that this doesn’t feel right!”
“So you two don’t want these Tigermen?”
“We want them, of course we want them. I’m good now. We’re heading towards Ba Huang City right now!”
“Mm…”
Cheng Yue continues, “How about this, sell the 100% superiority Tigerman to Wan Er, and sell the 81% superiority Tigerman to me. Also, throw in a discount for us, how about it?”
“That’s fine, 40% off then. The 100% excellence will be sold for 600 gold coins, and the 81% will be sold for 300 gold coins.”
“Expensive!” Cheng Yue expresses her discontent, “What’s so good about these Tigermen…”
Wan Er couldn’t help but smile, “Cheng Yue you don’t understand. The value of the Tigerman isn’t in its aid in level grinding, it’s value is prominent in player killing. The current pets of most players all have explosive attacks, every level when the pets gain 10 points, the points are all put into strength, and that guarantees a good leveling speed. Some also put 5 in strength and 5 in defense, to guarantee a good attack and a good survivability. But this Tigerman, if you put 5 in strength and 5 in defense every level, then when it gets to level 40, its defense will have 500 points, and with [Mountain Sink], that’s 900 points of defense. With level 40 players and pets, how many can break through 900 points of defense?”
Cheng Yue is stunned, “So…So that’s how it is! Fine, I’ll spend a bit of money to buy some gold coins. Li Xiao Yao, we’ll get to Ba Huang City in around 90 minutes or so, so you wait a bit!”
“Mm, that’s fine, I’ll wait for you two!”
“Okay!”
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After discussing the prices, I don’t have anything to worry about now since I don’t need this 100% excellence Tigerman. The reason is very simple, what I need is explosive damage, and not survivability. Under my [Heal], Baby Bobo’s HP isn’t any problem unless I meet people like Jian Feng Han, who can instantly kill Bobo. Putting all of his stat points into strength, I can also maintain a good leveling speed, so why would I go for extra survivability when what I really need is a good leveling speed.
Sigh, in this wilderness, I wonder how many people still want to kill me.. If I didn’t have Bobo to help me level grind, I’m afraid that I might still be under level 30 wandering around and who knows how long it might take to rush to level 40 and get promoted the second time? I don’t want to be [Scavenger of Dragon City] for a lifetime, because then all my future holds is “Master Scavenger”, and it doesn’t sound good…
Whatever, the two beauties still have a while until they reach Ba Huang City, no need to rush, I’ll grind a bit more first!
I take my sword, and walk in front of Beast Tamer Dalin, and with a burning gaze he appraises me and laughs, “Boy, you are strong enough now, and I’ve already gave you the mission of collecting food for passing winter in Dragon City. The long winter lasts for 5 months, and if we didn’t have enough rations, we won’t be able to pass through it. But not long ago, I’ve received news. In the fertile lands at the south-west of Dragon City, there’s a farm called “Ma Lin’s Farm”. Ma Lin is an experienced hunter, but an extremely strong wild boar invaded the farm. Boy, go to Ma Lin’s farm immediately and kill off that wild boar and drag the corpse back, then Dragon City will have 3 more days of food!”
Ding!
System Notification: Do you accept the B-rank mission 【Wild Boar Hunt】?
I quickly accept it. Now that I have the mission, it’s very simple. I’ll find Ma Lin’s farm, kill that wild boar, and bring back the meat.
I open up the minimap, and the location of Ma Lin’s farm is already jot down. It’s a trip of around 20 minutes.
I leave immediately and after a 20 minutes walk through a forest, I reach a land of wilderness, and within that wilderness a wisp of smoke rises. There’s a small wooden house there and in front of the wooden house there are fences surrounded by a few chunks of farmland, but sadly the vegetables such as lettuce in the farmland have already been trampled over, a huge monster is huffing over there!
Looking at the monster, a pang of panic starts in my heart. What kind of wild boar is this?! This is like the king of all boars!
Rumble…
The ground shakes and a wild boar of at least 5 tons is trampling all the crops. The fences laced with thorns are being thrown left and right, and the boar’s body is full of spikes now. Surrounding that boar is a layer of fat and I’m guessing that my sword will have a bit of trouble piercing through that. The boar is at least 2 meters tall, its basically a living tank!
I inch forward, with my sword in my right hand and look from a close distance. The huge boar’s stats appear in front of me——
【Prideful Boar Prince – Qiu Fu】 (Elite-rank Monster)
Level: 40
Attack: 420-550
Defense: 700
HP: 10000
Abilities: [Earthquake] [Brutal Combo]
Description: Qiu Fu is an extremely violent boar. He is the leader of a nearby tribe of boars and it has committed countless evils by destroying farmlands. He is one of the wanted targets of Ba Huang City
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Hehe, an elite-rank monster, this is a mess. His 550 attack which isn’t too bad but his 700 defense is pretty hard to deal with. With my armor I only have 500 or so defense while this guy already has 700. I don’t even know if my sword can piece through that. Whatever, I’ll deal with it when it comes!
With a whistle, I summon Bobo. My sword trembles and I use my level 2 [Defense] which increases 2% defense, and level 3 [Haste] which increases 6% attack speed and 3% movement speed. Time to go!
Whoosh!
I leap over the fallen fences in one jump and from a distance, I flick my wrist making a golden hexagram appears on my sword. I start with [Combo], and with bangbangbang I attack the boar prince’s rock-hard butt. It even created sparks! I have no words…
“138!”
“112!”
“117!”
Indeed, it doesn’t come even close to breaking his defense. My 800 attack can’t break past his 700 defense, unless my attack is 20% higher than my opponent’s defense, my attacks can’t reach their full potential!
Huff huff…
The boar turns around, and with its sharp ivory horns, it suddenly stabs towards me. It’s the [Brutal Combo]!
I raise my sword, but I wasn’t able to block it. My 505 defense can’t go against it’s 550 attack. With a level difference of 6 levels, this pressure is too high!
Bang bang bang…
A wave of pain enters my chest and after being stabbed by his horns, it really hurts. A chain of damage numbers fly up——
“312!”
“297!”
“224!”
What a brutal attack!
I get Bobo to attack it and I cast [Heal] on myself with a wave of my hand. Luckily I have 966 HP or else I would have been killed by the first attack. A B-rank mission? No way!
I keep slashing with my sword and strike countless times at the boar, but the max damage I do is only 200 points of damage. How long will it take to kill off this 10000 HP boar?
Wait, that’s not right. The system wouldn’t be that biased, the monster has to have a weak point, such as the eyes, and attacking at that point, I should be able to ignore a certain amount of defense!
Growl!
The boar continues to rush towards me, but this time I’m prepared. The instant before it reaches me, I dash right, and slash at the eyes of the boar!
“478!”
Indeed, I guessed correctly. I can ignore a large portion of defense by attacking vital spots!
Now that I have something to rely upon, my sword starts to dance. I cast [Heal] on Baby Bobo and then circle around the boar, stabbing at him with my sword. The boar’s body is very strong and durable but his speed is too low, so his turning speed is also very slow. Even if I didn’t have Bobo to divert aggro, I can keep on circling around this elite-rank monster and kill him off.
I raise my head, hm? A short tail flutters around, and under it is some pink tender skin…this spot…it counts as a weak spot right?
Thinking that, I get excited, and I prepare my sword. With a whoosh, the bottom of my feet starts to glow. At the ne