Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation
Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
AdorkableTong saw Li Yao’s eyes narrow into a slit as he grinned happily, she could not contain her curiosity any longer. “What exactly is it, you have to let us see!”
“This is a treasure that cannot be exchanged even for a thousand pieces of gold. Quick, look! I really did not expect to get this, it turns out that this blueprint can be found in the novice village.”
Firehawk Puppet Blueprint
Grade: Purple (Epic)
Player will be able to create a Firehawk Puppet after studying the blueprint.
Conditions: Intermediate engineering
AdorkableTong and HundredFaceWitch looked at the blueprint. It was a Purple Epic-grade item, so it definitely must be some good stuff.
But the main question was, what was the point of making this puppet? The two ladies looked at each other with a puzzling look.
“This looks like a nice item, but it is only useful to guilds. What is there to feel happy about?” This time, it was HundredFaceWitch who could not contain herself from asking questions.
Li Yao gave a slight cough, “My engineering proficiency is only a hundred points away from intermediate level.”
“And what about it? This item is only useful to guilds. Who would buy this kind of puppet when most people don’t even have a place to reside in?” AdorkableTong waited for Li Yao’s explanation.
“Don’t forget I have the Leader-tier Heart of the Titan. If I add the heart into the puppet during its creation, I can create a Boss-level Firehawk Puppet, a Boss!” Li Yao put the blueprint into his backpack in delight.
“Even if it’s a Boss, does that mean you want to create a Boss so you can kill it to get good stuff?” Tong’s eyes brightened up instantly.
Li Yao was completely awakened by what she had just said. He gave a soft chuckle, “I’m not an ordinary Hunter, both of you might have seen me using Arrow Towers and Explosive Sheep, I’m a Mech-Hunter.”
AdorkableTong tilted her head and pondered upon his words, but HundredFaceWitch had finally figured it out. “So, what you meant was, once you reach Level 10 you can adopt mech-pets?”
Li Yao nodded. This was not much of a secret to hide unless he had a mech-pet that was not in use.
This time, it was Tong who had come to her senses. She was not happy, instead she frowned. “Are you even human? You’re already very overpowered, and now you’re saying when you reach Level 10 you will bring along a Boss pet. Other players won’t be able to live anymore. Big Bro, listen to my advice just this once, don’t be so showy and go back to being normal. If you want to walk the high-end path, we will walk with you together. If you go alone, you will be very lonely.”
Li Yao immediately flicked her forehead with his fingers. “What do you mean by powerful, it seems that both of you still have some kind of misunderstanding. At the start of this game, there are a few billion players, then it will grow to tens and hundreds of billions of players. Even though I can bring along a Boss pet, my Stats will not grow like how a Boss’s Stats will if I were to be surrounded by players. Every player can fight off a few enemies at once, and every class is able to fight off a hundred, thousand, or ten thousand enemies. It’s just that you have never seen it before. Let’s talk about your class as a Shaman, have you seen any Shaman below Level 10 that can use as many Totems as you?”
While talking, Li Yao shifted his gaze to Witch. “And you, witch lady, have you seen other Necromancers below Level 10 that can summon a Skeleton Warrior? Both of you have a higher starting point than others, as long as you make good use of this advantage, you will be able to get ahead of other players. A hundred enemies will mean nothing by then.”
“Big Bro is right. I want to face ten thousand players!” Tong cheered. She then spoke in a hurry, “Hurry up, hurry up! I want to see the rest of the items.”
Excellent Pistol
Grade: Blue (Rare)
Attack: 15-21
Strength: 9
Agility: 7
Level: 5
Equipment class requirement: Hunter
“Such high Attributes!” Tong fiddled around with the pistol.
“Yeah, a nice weapon for Hunters, great for close combat for beginners.” Li Yao hung the pistol on his belt and put the large sword that was strapped on his back into his backpack.
Pistols were great for novice Hunters since they were easier to aim than bow and arrows after all. The only drawback was that the engineering pistol’s shooting range was shorter than bow and arrows. To Li Yao, it could not be used as a primary weapon.
But it was worthy enough to be used as a secondary weapon. His previous secondary weapon was a Bronze Sword that he acquired on the first day of the game. The pistol was a one-handed weapon, hence he could use another extra secondary weapon.
Armed Shaver
Grade: Blue (Rare)
Model: One-Handed Claw
Attack: 18-22
Agility: 8
Intellect: 8
Flywheel: Release a rotating flywheel that can cause armor-breaking effect. The flywheel does 80% of the user’s damage. Cooldown 15 seconds/turn.
Level: 5
Equipment requirement: Druid, Shaman
“This is some good stuff!” Tong looked at the item with glowing eyes. Her current weapon was only a Level 2 Green weapon. She felt that her current weapon was still good enough, but this Level 5 Blue weapon would put her current weapon to shame.
“Nowadays, Warriors don’t have armor-breaking skills. When paired with an AoE damage, this weapon will be incredible.” Witch nodded. “This is indeed an extremely powerful weapon.”
“This weapon can be used by a Shaman, then I’ll just give this to Tong.” Li Yao handed the shaver to Tong.
However, AdorkableTong did not take it, and her face turned serious. “Big Bro, I want you to understand one thing.”
“Say it, I’m all ears.” Li Yao was surprised.
“I always cling onto you because you’re a good person, and you have a great personality. There is no need to say anything about your skills, and you’re a worthy partner. I did not follow you around for the sake of getting equipment from you, you have to be clear about that.” Tong said in all seriousness. “If I really wanted a good equipment, I can get a Blue equipment by myself. It’s just that I prefer to get items on my own, that’s the fun part of it.”
“Yes, we’re looking for partners who we can team up with, not to hanker your equipment. This Blue equipment is too precious. We’re also experts ourselves, so when we fight Bosses together, we have our own share of the loot. But you earned these all on your own, and we won’t take it, otherwise it will go against our principle.” Witch said.
Tong nodded and continued, “I know Big Bro is very strong, but you have to think about it. If we get to find a bunch of powerful players, we can challenge even stronger Bosses and get better loot! That’s the reason why we wanted to play with you.”
“Alright then, I apologize for what I just did.” Li Yao nodded in acknowledgement.
To be honest, Li Yao did not give the Blue equipment much thought, but Tong and Witch had a point. No man is an island.
What he said earlier was played down, ten thousand enemies were considered nothing. As long as a world class Boss were to appear in the wild, there would be millions of enemies going up against it.
“Good, then we will team up to challenge harder Bosses.” Tong held out her hand, “We are a team now. Big Bro will be the leader, I’ll be the healer for the time being, and Witch Sis will be the main attacker.”
“Sure.” Li Yao extended his hand. They were extremely good players and did not belong to any guild or combat team.
HundredFaceWitch gave Li Yao a complicated look and slowly put her hand over his. An informal squad had taken form for the first time.
“Ah, that’s nice. I’m finally in a squad now, finally I don’t have to team up with those fools anymore. Hahaha.” Tong placed her hands on her waist and laughed haughtily.
Li Yao and Witch looked at each other and laughed. Tong was still a child at heart.
The three continued to look at the remaining loot.
Nobleman’s Rapier
Grade: Blue (Rare)
Model: One-Handed Rapier
Attack: 12-17
Strength: 7
Intellect: 6
Agility: 6
Power Strike: Performs a full-body power stab that deals 200% damage which causes bleeding effect. Bleeding damage is 30% of the rapier’s damage. 1-minute cooldown.
Item requirement: Warrior, Death Knight, Hunter, Bandit, Paladin
The weapon’s attack was not that high, but the skill effect was powerful. Li Yao did not hesitate to strap the weapon on the other side of his belt. Now, he had a pistol and a rapier as his secondary weapons.
There was a skill book left, it was Explosive Corpse.
This skill could be learned by Death Knights and Necromancers. Of course, the effects of the skill would vary between the two classes after both classes have learnt the skill.
While a Death Knight could only detonate a Ghoul that he summoned, a Necromancer was able to detonate the corpse of any creature, and it did not matter if that corpse was a friend or foe.
This skill was a very powerful AoE skill. To a Necromancer, if they did not have this skill, they were not considered as a qualified Necromancer. Explosive Corpse was a scarce skill at the beginning of the game.
The rest of the loot were three pieces of Green equipment. Li Yao did not bother to look at their attributes. He replaced his current equipment with the ones he could use, and put the ones he could not use back into his backpack. To him, Green equipment would not provide him with much attributes like they did at the start of the game.
This time, it was Witch’s turn to get red-eyed. She gave it some thought and said, “Can you keep this skill book for me for a day? I know you will definitely not sell it for money and want to exchange it with something that is useful to you. Give me some time, I’ll exchange it for something that a Hunter can use.”
AdorkableTong was roused by the idea, “Big Bro, keep that Shaman’s weapon for me for a day too, I’ll exchange it with something useful.”
“We’re all future teammates now, this is just a small matter.” Li Yao gave the two items to them. “Keep it this time, you don’t have to refuse it. Take this as my test for you guys, one item in exchange for a future teammate. It’s quite worth it.”
Witch did not say anything, but she knew clearly that she did not have the heart to betray Li Yao.
Tong immediately replaced her weapon. Her eyes were filled with joy, it was both the joy of getting something she liked and the joy of Li Yao’s trust in her.
“Big Bro, since we’re done with the equipment, how are you going to level up? Is there a place where we can grind mobs?” Tong obviously still wanted to continue grinding mobs, especially now that the three were even stronger than before.
Li Yao thought for a moment. “Normal grinding is too slow, and I got quite a few metal ingots today. I need a long time to practice my engineering and raise my proficiency to intermediate level, then I have to create the Mech-Firehawk. No leveling up for me today,”
“Well, okay then. We’re still a lot of Exp ahead of those fools anyways. I’m not going to level up today either, and I’ll learn two sub-classes. Do you have any recommendations, Big Brother?” Tong asked.
“I think it’s best to learn Alchemy as a sub-class, you can create Potions and Accessories, which is quite nice.” Li Yao thought for a moment and continued, “For the other sub-class, you can learn anything you want, it doesn’t matter. Engineering is fine, but I wouldn’t recommend it. If it matches you well, it’s better to learn to gather herbs. Don’t underestimate the usefulness of gathering herbs. Many strong teams will enter a lot of dangerous places and the herbs in those areas are not ordinary herbs.”
“Great, then I’ll listen to Big Bro’s advice. I’ll learn Alchemy and Herbology. From now on, I’ll take charge of preparing potions for the team.” Tong said enthusiastically.
The three then split up. Li Yao did not go to the shops, instead he put on his cloak and went to the mine that was his now.
In the mine, there was a power room. Inside the room, the tools and machineries were complete and intact. Besides, only he had the key, no one else other than him was able to enter.
Creating a Firehawk was his top most priority now. He did not want other players to huddle around and interrupt him while he was creating the puppet…