Unfortunately, the Love Deity did not respond.

Jiang Chen wasn't surprised. He began to look around the temple, needing to find someone to team up with.

However... There were many players coming in and out of the dilapidated temple, but not many girls.

Moreover, it seemed they all already had teams.

What a damn mess!

When you don't need them, female players come to you on their own. When you do need them, you can't find any.

It's just like waiting for a bus—when you wait, it doesn't come; when you don't, it comes in droves.

Jiang Chen decided to head to the village entrance, where there were more players.

Just as he left the temple, a slender figure holding a long sword and shield appeared in his sight.

It was the knight girl from earlier, Qing Ying.

Team up?

Absolutely!

[You have sent a team invitation to player "Qing Ying."]

[Invitation failed!]

Seeing the prompt, Jiang Chen fell silent.

Sigh!

Earlier, he found her annoying; now, it's hard to form a team.

Qing Ying also received a prompt.

[Player "Mortal Dust" has invited you to join their team.]

[You are currently in a team and cannot accept the invitation!]

Qing Ying was visibly stunned.

"Mortal Dust" was that handsome guy from earlier, right?

He invited me to team up?

Where is he?

Qing Ying looked around and immediately spotted Jiang Chen not far away. She was about to go over.

At that moment, a mage walked up to her and said, "The team is full. Let's go!"

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Beside him were an archer and a warrior.

The three men stared at Qing Ying, unable to take their eyes off her.

"A beauty in the team, what a pleasure!" the archer said with a grin.

"With a beauty around, even grinding monsters feels more energetic!" the warrior in the team also smiled broadly, his face lighting up like a flower.

This was the team Qing Ying had just joined.

Now, the priest guy was inviting her. This...

Qing Ying was a bit troubled. She glanced at Jiang Chen again, who was about to leave.

Qing Ying made a decisive decision. She apologized, "Sorry, you guys find someone else."

With that, she left her current team and sent a team request to Jiang Chen.

[Player "Qing Ying" has requested to join your team. Do you accept?]

Jiang Chen received the prompt and naturally chose to accept.

[Player "Qing Ying" has joined the team!]

[You have activated the Blessing of the Love Deity: ① Skill cooldown reduced by 50%; ② Mana Points consumption reduced by 50%; ③ Drop quality +1.]

"Wait for me, handsome!"

Qing Ying called out in the team voice chat and hurried to catch up.

"Why did she leave?"

Seeing Qing Ying leave the team, the mage leader was dumbfounded.

"What does this mean, is she playing us?" The other warrior's face darkened.

"She went to that priest!" The archer in the team saw Qing Ying running towards a priest.

What was infuriating was that the priest seemed... quite handsome.

They were already very envious of Qing Ying. Seeing her leave, the three men were both angry and helpless, as this was a safe zone.

They could only bottle up their anger.

But thinking about such a beautiful girl, who was their teammate a moment ago, ready to grind monsters together...

They might have even impressed her with their skills and won her heart.

But in the next moment, she was gone.

It was indeed frustrating.

But they could only watch the two leave.

***

"Handsome, aren't we going to farm Red Ram horns?"

Jiang Chen walked ahead, and Qing Ying, who was following him, suddenly asked.

"It's too late to farm them now. Don't waste time."

The NPC in the dilapidated temple would only stay for another twenty or thirty minutes at most. Going to farm Red Ram horns now wouldn't leave enough time for the round trip. Jiang Chen knew this very well.

Most people who went to farm Red Ram horns were just wasting their time.

"Is that so?"

Qing Ying paused. The old man in the gray robe did say he wouldn't stay long.

Without thinking much, Qing Ying asked again, "Handsome, where are we going now?"

"Leveling up. Just follow me. And stop calling me handsome, use my name."

Jiang Chen replied simply and walked ahead.

"Uh, okay, Mortal Dust... brother."

Qing Ying obediently followed behind.

***

After walking for nearly twenty minutes, they were far from the Novice Village and finally stopped.

This was a desolate area on the western side of the Green Plains.

At this moment, the sky had darkened.

A bright moon rose in the sky.

Night had fallen.

In the game, nighttime lasted from 11 PM to 1 AM, two hours.

"So it can get dark too."

Qing Ying muttered.

In the desolate wilderness under the night sky, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Fortunately, the moon was bright, and the visibility was decent.

In the distance, they could see bipedal wolf monsters walking with a splayed gait, wandering not far ahead.

[Gnoll: LV5]

A level 5 monster with 1000 health, five times that of a Red Ram, and much higher defense.

Most players at this stage couldn't handle such high-level monsters.

They were too tough, and breaking through their defense was difficult.

But for Jiang Chen, it was quite simple.

He was level 5 now, with 60 points in magic power. The damage bonus from his healing spell was considerable.

Most importantly, the healing spell ignored defense.

"Mortal Dust, I'm only level 3. Are we really going to farm level 5 monsters?" Qing Ying couldn't help but ask.

She glanced at Jiang Chen's level. Although he was also level 5, he was just a priest.

The team didn't seem to have any damage dealers.

"If I can tank, it's not impossible. Mortal Dust can heal me!"

Qing Ying's mind conjured up an image of her holding a shield and fighting monsters in the front, with Jiang Chen healing her from behind.

Under the moonlight, how romantic!

But...

Why does he have to be gay?

Thinking of this, Qing Ying's excitement deflated.

Jiang Chen looked at the girl beside him, who alternated between silly smiles and a crestfallen face, and couldn't help but frown.

Such a pretty girl, but not very bright?

Sigh!

Forget it, she's just here to trigger the buff. As long as she doesn't cause trouble.

"You go over there and enjoy the scenery. Don't come close, don't pull monsters, and don't disrupt my rhythm."

With that, Jiang Chen walked towards the nearest gnoll.

"Huh?"

Qing Ying was stunned.

Enjoy the scenery?

Is he going to solo farm?

How can a priest solo farm?

Did I hear wrong?

Before she could ask, she saw Jiang Chen already at the maximum range of his skill, casting a healing spell.

-120!

Seeing the damage number floating above the gnoll's head, Qing Ying's eyes widened.

Her little head was filled with big questions.

How could there be such high skill damage?

She had seen mages cast spells.

A fireball spell only did thirty or forty damage.

But now...

A single skill did over a hundred damage?

And from a priest?

Aren't priests supposed to be support?