Chapter 9, Wolf Valley

After a powerful strike, the gray wolf finally let out a mournful cry and fell to the ground, leaving me with a tooth and 63 copper coins. I carefully collected the money, as game currency is quite valuable at this stage. Perhaps to promote the principle of fairness, the exchange between real currency and game currency will not be enabled within the first month of the game. This means that even the wealthy young masters must earn money from monsters just like us poor folks.

With a crisp sound, the long sword struck the skull of the wild wolf

Category: Beast-type creatures

Attack

Lin Fan, I am Lu Xuehan. Sister Lin has asked everyone to gather in the hall, so you should find a safe place to log off

The tomato garden had already vanished by the time I picked the last tomato. It seems that this task is meant to be a one-time event; otherwise, the tomato field would certainly not have disappeared

Turn around, run! Turn around again, draw your sword

In the distance, a wolf, significantly larger than a scruffy wild wolf, was walking through the forest. Upon closer inspection:

It is a level 9 monster, which is 4 levels higher than me

A narrow mountain path appeared between the two peaks, and according to the task display, this path leads to Wolf Valley

Level: 9

Continuously wandering in the forest, as long as I carefully lure the level 9 monsters one by one to defeat them, there will be no danger. My sensitivity to distance allows me to effectively control the elasticity of luring monsters. If new monsters spawn nearby, I will flee with a pack of fierce wolves. In this way, it adds a bit of interest to the otherwise monotonous leveling up process

Forest Grey Wolf

The 5 points gained from the upgrade were added to my attack. After all, I can still increase agility by equipping agility gear for rogues once I reach level 10 and take on my job. Attack is always necessary. As a result, my attack has already reached 19 - 33, making it easy to dispatch level 8 monsters with just a few swift strikes.

Positioning and attacking monsters is quite a foolish thing to do, yet I have started to engage in it with great enthusiasm. Unintentionally, I seem to have sensed something, though I cannot articulate it clearly. The game feels so real that even the monsters appear to be caught off guard by my actions.

I spent a full 10 minutes in the tomato field and with the *illustrated* book before I finished picking all the tomatoes. Upon checking the package, I found that in addition to the ten required for the task, there were nearly 60 more tomatoes. Calculating this, I estimate that I can go for about 30 hours without needing to buy medicine

Puff

A message notification came through, and upon checking, I saw it was from a female player named Qingcai Keke. I just don't know who she is.

I tidied up my belongings and was just about to leave for Wolf Valley when suddenly a wolf appeared not far away. Upon closer inspection, it was the same one that had just dropped three green pieces of equipment for me. Without hesitation, I charged in!

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After flipping over the corpse of the wild wolf, I found nothing but 40 copper coins; however, the 240 experience points gained from defeating a monster of a higher level had already filled me with joy.

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Defense

I took a few light steps forward, entering the field of vision of the gray wolf. It immediately sensed the intrusion of another creature into its territory and quickly turned to run towards me.

Cautiously glancing around, I walked along the path. A rustling sound from the bushes nearby sent chills down my spine. The first night in "Yueheng" had arrived; darkness enveloped the land, and my field of vision grew increasingly limited. I wondered if it was too reckless of me to choose to come to Wolf Valley at night. However, I could not wait for the next day, as I had no idea how many players would flood into the valley. As a lone wolf, if I did not enter early, I would simply be cleared out upon arrival. Such experiences are quite common in classic games.

The classification of equipment levels in "Yueheng" is as follows: divine artifacts, spiritual artifacts, orange equipment, purple equipment, blue equipment, green equipment, white non-attribute equipment, and gray equipment. Generally speaking, starting from green equipment, there will be additional attributes to varying degrees. The green equipment I currently possess has additional attributes, while white equipment has no attributes at all and its inherent attributes are significantly inferior to those of equipment of the same level. For example, a level 4 white greatsword typically has an attack range of 3 - 4, whereas my beast longsword achieves an extraordinary attack range of 7 - 12.

The voice told me that my movement had evaded the bite of the gray wolf, but my sword had indeed struck its body, dealing a damage value of 62 that floated high into the air. In the midst of the misalignment, I raised my sword again in the gaps, and another 62 floated up. This time, the wolf's claws landed on me, and the damage of 11 surprised me. It seems that the attack of a level 9 monster is significantly higher than that of a level 8 monster; otherwise, it wouldn't be possible for the attacks to double. Another 62 floated up, and the wolf's claws landed on me again, with the damage of 11 surprising me once more. It seems that the attack of a level 9 monster is significantly higher than that of a level 8 monster; otherwise, it wouldn't be possible for the attacks to double.

The wild wolf immediately struck me with a claw, causing 6 points of damage, which took me by surprise. With my current health of 168, I was more than sufficient. The level 8 wild wolf had 450 health, and I was able to defeat it in less than 10 attacks. The total damage it inflicted on me was barely 100. After eating a tomato, I didn't even need to sit down to recover health

Behind the Tomato Garden lies Wolf Valley. On my way to Wolf Valley, I continuously defeated level 8 wild wolves, and by the time I arrived at Wolf Valley, I had swiftly leveled up to level 5. However, it was frustrating that after killing nearly 20 wolves, I had not obtained a single piece of equipment, only collecting 6 quest items—wolf teeth. Could it be that leveling up to level 5 while hunting monsters increased the drop rate of items? I later learned that it was because I dealt full damage to the level 8 monsters, which significantly boosted the drop rate. Yet, even with an increased drop rate, it shouldn't be possible for a single level 8 monster to drop three pieces of green gear. This can only be attributed to my good fortune.

It turned out to be Lu Xuehan, I smiled and immediately added her as a friend, then I found a spot near the barrier on the hillside where monsters didn't spawn much and logged off.

The bright red numbers are simply adorable! Just a moment ago, at level 3, I could only deal a maximum of 6 damage to the wild wolf, but now, with a non-critical hit, I have dealt a terrifying 58 damage. It is worth noting that this wolf is 4 levels higher than me, and defeating monsters of a higher level grants experience bonuses. At this rate, won't I level up more than twice as fast as an average newcomer?

The collection of tomatoes exceeded my expectations. It turns out that in addition to collecting 10 for the task, I can actually gather more for my own consumption. Although a recovery of 0.5 health points per second may not seem significant, when you think about it, being able to recover 30 health points in a minute without any effort means that training against low-level monsters will require much less use of potions.

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