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18th-level Trickster, a skill that instantly kills a 31st-level full-health monster.
Lu Ming's Sword Draw dealt an astonishing 27,000+ damage, leaving the nearby 30th-level players, who were teaming up to hunt saber-toothed tigers, questioning their life choices!
At the same time, as the quality of the Sword Draw skill improved, the attack damage of the Undead Legion, including Lin Youwei, also increased significantly.
Boom!
With a single Fireball spell from Lin Youwei, she dealt 4,535 damage to a saber-toothed tiger ahead.
Her small mouth opened wide again, her eyes filled with surprise.
"Oh my god! How did my damage increase so much?"
If it were a 30th-level mage dealing such damage to a monster of the same level, it might not be surprising. But Lin Youwei was only a 17th-level little mage!
This left the surrounding 30th-level men, who could only deal one or two thousand damage to the saber-toothed tigers, utterly embarrassed...
"Fing hell! What kind of damage are those two dealing? Is this the damage a teenager can do? Must be fully equipped with gold gear, right?!"
"Fuck! Report! I want to report someone for cheating!!"
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The War Tread with a twenty-fold increase could provide teammates with a 400%+ fixed 1,840 attack power boost.
As Lu Ming's attack power increased from 342 to 570, the attack power boost for the Undead Warriors increased from 3,208 to 4,120!
Such a massive attack boost made the Undead Warriors' slaying even more bloodthirsty and brutal!
At this moment, the prefixes should be switched:
Brutal Undead Warriors vs. Weak Saber-toothed Tigers!
"This infinite growth skill is really strong!"
Lu Ming was glad he didn't sell this skill back then.
He couldn't imagine that at just level 18, he already had a D-level skill!
In his previous life, even at level 200, all his skills were only D-level!
So next, Lu Ming continued to engage in battle.
With Lin Youwei's 200% drop rate boost, by around five in the afternoon, they had already collected two thousand tiger pelts!
Lu Ming and Lin Youwei each had a thousand pelts, enough to complete the tenth tier of the [Collect Tiger Pelts] quest.
The only downside was that the collection progress of the Summoning Scroll Fragments was only around 700 pieces.
Although it was enough to synthesize a Bronze BOSS-level Summoning Scroll, Lu Ming's goal wasn't bronze, but silver!
A Bronze-level BOSS could at most drop Bronze Equipment.
But a Silver-level BOSS, with a bit of luck, had a chance to drop Silver Equipment!
Yes, that's right, Lu Ming wanted to collect fragments to synthesize a Silver BOSS Summoning Scroll not to sell it, but to use it himself!
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The reason Summoning Scrolls were so valuable was that the elite monsters or BOSS summoned by these scrolls were considered "first kills" by the system, unlike naturally respawning wild monsters.
As everyone knows, the first kill of a BOSS has the highest drop rate and is the most valuable, with subsequent kills decreasing in value.
"With Lin Youwei's 200% drop rate boost, taking down a Silver-level BOSS first kill should make dropping a Silver Equipment not too difficult."
Lu Ming analyzed, "Any random Silver Equipment drop would be worth more than selling the scroll for a hundred thousand."
Therefore, Lu Ming didn't plan to leave the Western Farm just yet.
Instead, he continued to farm saber-toothed tigers with Lin Youwei to collect Summoning Scroll Fragments.
By seven in the evening, they finally gathered a thousand pieces!
Lu Ming gathered all the fragments.
[Ding~ Congratulations on obtaining a Silver BOSS-level Summoning Scroll!]
The scroll, worth a hundred thousand, felt heavy in his hand.
[Silver BOSS-level Summoning Scroll] (Special Item)
[Description: Upon use, summons a level 30 Silver BOSS-level Saber-toothed Tiger King for ten minutes.]
Lu Ming didn't use the scroll immediately.
Because the BOSS's existence time was only ten minutes.
With the current strength of the Undead Legion, they might not be able to handle a level 30 Silver BOSS, and if things went wrong, it would be an irreparable loss!
So, to be safe, Lu Ming planned to wait until he reached level 20 and upgraded all three talents to Lv3 before using the scroll.
Just as Lu Ming was thinking about this, Lin Youwei said, "Nether brother, it's almost seven, should I go back and cook?"
"Let's not cook tonight," Lu Ming said. "Let's go back together, I'll take you out to eat."
Lin Youwei thought Lu Ming was impatient because it was late and said, "It's okay, Nether brother, I can quickly stir-fry a couple of dishes and buy some ready-made food from the market, and we can have dinner soon!"
"Always eating out is too wasteful..."
Lu Ming was indeed impatient.
But not because he was hungry, but because there was a task to do after dinner.
According to the settings, a single player could only synthesize one Summoning Scroll in their lifetime.
Lu Ming planned to have Lin Youwei synthesize one as well when the time came.
Two Silver-level BOSSes, double the value!
So, Lu Ming planned to go online immediately after dinner and continue farming scroll fragments with Lin Youwei.
Seeing Lin Youwei worrying about money, Lu Ming said, "It's fine, I'll treat you."
The two returned to Starlight City.
Before logging off, they found the tailor shop owner Alai to submit the quest.
The previous level 30 quest rewarded Lu Ming with an E-level skill scroll worth twenty thousand, and Lin Youwei even got an ultra-rare Silver Equipment reward!
Therefore, Lu Ming had some expectations this time as well.
After submitting a thousand tiger pelts to Alai, the system's pleasant notification sounded in his ear.
[Ding~ Congratulations on completing the quest "Collect Tiger Pelts," receiving the tenth tier quest reward: Experience Points +450,000, Silver Coins +9, Bronze Equipment Tiger Pelt Coat +1! Trickster E-level Skill Scroll Gale Speed +1!]
Lu Ming was slightly disappointed.
He didn't get the Silver Equipment he was hoping for.
However, getting another E-level skill scroll was still quite nice!
Lu Ming checked and found that Gale Speed's effect was to form an array that increased the attack speed and movement speed of all allies within the area.
"Currently, the biggest weakness of the Undead Warriors is their slow speed, making them too sluggish against higher-level opponents. This skill can perfectly compensate for that weakness!"
However, to learn this skill, Lu Ming needed to reach level 20 and unlock the fourth skill slot.
So, he temporarily put the skill scroll in his bag.
As for the level 18 Bronze Equipment Tiger Pelt Coat, although it was much stronger than the level 8 Black Iron Equipment Moon Demon Cloak he was wearing, replacing the Moon Demon Cloak would disrupt the Moon Demon set skill [Mana Recovery].
Moreover, he was about to reach level 20 and switch to the [Soul Set].
So, Lu Ming decisively listed the Tiger Pelt Coat in the auction house for eight thousand.
Since he couldn't use it, it was better to convert it into money and keep it in his pocket for peace of mind!
Meanwhile, the accumulated experience points from killing saber-toothed tigers, plus the 450,000 experience points from the quest reward, leveled up Lu Ming!
[Ding~ Congratulations on leveling up... Current level 19, next level requires 2 million experience points!]
Just one step away from level 20!
As for Lin Youwei.
Her luck wasn't as good this time as it was last time.
Like Lu Ming, she only got a Bronze Equipment and an E-level skill scroll.
She was still so innocent, keeping only the Silver Coins and handing over the equipment and skill scroll to Lu Ming immediately.
Lu Ming accepted everything.
Because in his eyes, Lin Youwei's purpose was to bring in wealth.
She didn't need to be too strong.
And the resources on her shouldn't be too abundant.
After completing the quest, the two logged off.
As soon as Lin Youwei logged off, she went downstairs to buy groceries.
Lu Ming transferred a thousand yuan to her on WeChat.
"Why is Nether brother transferring money to me? I have money!" Lin Youwei asked in surprise.
Lu Ming replied, "For buying groceries."
Although he needed to control Lin Youwei's little treasury, he wouldn't skimp on her meal money!
Otherwise, he would be nothing but a gigolo!
Lu Ming knew Lin Youwei was a little miser.
She didn't refuse and accepted the transfer.
"Thank you, Nether brother!"
Then she sent another message asking, "By the way, Nether brother, do you drink? Should I bring you a bottle of beer?"
Since he didn't need to personally handle the maps at night with the Undead Legion, Lu Ming said, "Sure, bring me a bottle of Wusu."
"Okay!"
Lu Ming lay on the bed to rest for a while.
Unknowingly, he dozed off...
When he was awakened by a knock on the door, Lin Youwei had already prepared dinner.
In the living room, the table was set with cold dishes, roast duck, fried peanuts, and smashed cucumbers.
All perfect for drinking.
Lu Ming sat down and started drinking and eating.
After dinner, Lin Youwei quietly cleaned up, without needing Lu Ming to lift a finger.
In his previous life, 365 days a year, even when sick, Lu Ming would rush to cook for and take care of Ye Ling'er.
Lu Ming experienced for the first time: being taken care of felt so wonderful!
At eight in the evening, Lu Ming and Lin Youwei each returned to their rooms and logged back in.
In Starlight City, the level 30 tasks were only [Hunt Scorpions] and [Collect Tiger Pelts].
Higher-level tasks, around level 35-40, were a bit too challenging for Lu Ming at the moment and not suitable to tackle now.
So, this was perfect for focusing on farming saber-toothed tigers and collecting Summoning Scroll Fragments before reaching level 20.
Just as Lu Ming was about to head to the Western Farm with Lin Youwei, a familiar figure appeared in his line of sight...
"Isn't that White Tiger's girlfriend, Qinqin?"
Lu Ming saw a hot-bodied 16th-level archer girl in a corner of the city, hugging and kissing a male player.
And that male player wasn't White Tiger.
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