Chapter 51: Chapter 51: Discovery Of A Spirit Stone Vein
"Melee attackers step forward and attack toward the heart of the python, give it all you got!" Stardust shouted and six players immediately rushed forward, brandishing their weapons made from the Deep Sea King bone, ramping their damage to their maximum!
The player attacks slice through the flesh and cut a small opening on the python's heart, causing blood to come pouring out with no sign of stopping.
"Hisss!" Due to the severe pain, the giant python started to struggle frantically, causing several ropes to ripe and much of the ice covering its body to shatter!
"Melee attackers retreat, team 2 and team 4 continue to apply CC, team 5 prepare new ropes! After a few more rounds, victory is ours!" Stardust calmly ordered.
After half an hour.
The python finally exhausted the last of its strength and fell to the ground ending the battle with a bang.
"A final casualty of three? That's still within my acceptable range!" Stardust calculated their loss and then nodded his head.
"We had succeeded in slaying a Late Stage of Spirit Realm Spotted Python!" Stardust stood on the head of the dead python, raised his right fist, and loudly announced.
"POG!"
"That was amazing, this is my first time killing such a large monster!"
"I wonder how long it will take for us to consume the entire python?"
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The players were all excited. On the very first day of their Northern Expedition, they succeeded in killing a Late Stage of Spirit Realm monster, it was an experience of a lifetime!
An entire afternoon quickly passed.
Almost all of the players had left the forest and gathered around the Silver Chariot to rest and recover.
However, close to half of these players came back empty-handed.
But...
"Holy shit, Luffy senpai is back!"
"Look, Luffy senpai's got a HEXAKILL! POGGER!"
"Luffy senpai let me help you carry that!"
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A group of players surrounded Luffy and soon brought back the corpse of six monsters.
Although the strength of the monsters varied, the strongest one among them was a Mid Stage of Spirit Realm beast.
"Panda senpai is back! Jesus Christ, that's big!"
"Strong, so strong!"
"F***, are we even playing the same game?"
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Surrounded by many players, Indomitable_Panda also came back, and at the same time brought back two corpses.
One of them was the Mid Stage of Spirit Realm Burning Berserk Bull.
And the other one was a giant crocodile with a length spanning over ten meters long in the Late Stage of Spirit Realm!
It took Indomitable_Panda over 3 hours to finally take it down!
In the end, he was also seriously injured and could only walk back limp.
"The Stardust Crusader is back!"
One player shouted and a team of 20 players carrying three large monsters and nine smaller monsters come marching out of the forest.
Of the three larger monsters, one was in the Mid Stage of Spirit Realm and the other two were in the Late Stage of Spirit Realm!
The nine smaller monsters were all in the Early Stage of Spirit Realm!
In terms of their final loots, the Stardust Crusaders were clearly the winner!
Not only did they take down the most monsters, but the Stardust Crusaders also brought back many other treasures.
"This is the spirit herb guarded by the two Late Stage of Spirit Realm monsters!"
"We also discovered a cave with several spirit stones embedded onto the wall although we got no clue what it could be used for!"
"Big Boss Stars also founded a humungous tree and we plucked a couple of fruits from it, and oh my god were they divine!"
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The Stardust Crusaders excitedly shared their discovery with the other player.
It has to be mentioned.
After these 88 beta players experience fighting the graphorns together, cooking shits(both literally and figuratively) together, and defending against the Seafolks invasion together!
They all formed an incredibly good relationship with each other!
If one of them obtains something good, they will share it with the others!
If one of them discovered something new, they will let the others know as soon as possible!
Many players also gave out self-made items for free.
So now, although less than half of the players have successfully killed a monster, the other players who didn't kill a monster also joined in on the celebration!
And all of the players that did kill a monster were all very generous and shared the corpse of the monster they had killed.
"Come have a taste of this freshly slain wild boar, a nice grilled crust with a pinch of salt never disappoint!"
"Quick, Panda senpai said he making Burning Berserk Bull ribs today, hurry up and go grab a bite!"
"Shit, there are too many orders, I need two more people who are good at cooking to come and help me!"
"Say no more boss!"
"The skin of this giant crocodile is perfect for making armor!"
"Come, have a taste of the Spirit Fruits plucked by us, the Stardust Crusader! There is no need to panic, everyone has a slice!"
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The players start celebrating, even players who haven't killed a single monster joined in, happily enjoying the feast of monster meat, sharing a plate of spirit fruits, and talking bullshits along the way.
"Stardust, is it true that your team found a cave filled with Spirit Stone?" He Yi Ming glance at the bonfire party held by the players, and went to look for Stardust instead of joining in.
After all, hearing the conversation of the Stardust Crusaders, He Yi Ming was surprised to find out that these guys might have discovered a Spirit Stone Vein.
Spirit Stones are very valuable and rare resources!
Since it takes a place rich with spirit energy and the perfect environment hundreds or even thousands of years to form a Spirit Vein!
As the spirit energy within the Spirit Vein slowly fuses with the surrounding ground, only then will Spirit Stone be formed.
The use of Spirit Stone is simply countless! Cultivators can use them to cultivate, formation needs them to operate, and most importantly it's the only recognized currency among all races in this world!
"That's right Master! At first, we discovered an unexplored cave and then found a Late Stage of Spirit Realm Spotted Python slumbering in the cave. After we killed it, we enter the cave and found some stones like this one inside. It's only after we appraisal it did we learn that this is called Spirit Stone." Stardust nodded and then handed He Yi Ming a Spirit Stone.
"The spirit energy is very pure...it seems like there is a very high likely hood of there being a Spirit Stone Vein!" He Yi Mings's eyes lit up.
Chapter 52: Chapter 52: Two New Missions
"Can you lead me there?"
"Of course, no problem!"
Stardust nodded.
"Lead the way!" He Yi Ming didn't say any more nonsense and mounted his flying sword, soaring into the sky above.
After reaching a sufficient height, He Yi Ming tied a rope onto Brilliant Moon's handle and toss the other end to the ground.
"Tied it to your body!" He Yi Ming casually said.
"Uh...ok!" Stardust was taken aback and could only do as He Yi Ming said.
(He Yi Ming: Huh? What were you expecting? There is no way in hell I'll let a man ride a sword with me!)
"AHHHH!" Subsequently, Stardust let out a loud scream as Brilliant Moon quickly accelerated past the sound barrier with him dangling from behind.
"Holy shit, Big Boss Star is flying!"
"F***, I'm so jealous!"
"Master carry me, I want to fly to!"
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Many players were very envious when they saw Stardust soaring through the sky.
Blissfully unaware of the pain he was in.
Ignoring the scream of the players below, He Yi Ming followed Stardust's guide and quickly arrived at a cave.
"We're here!" Stardust let out tears of joy when He Yi Ming finally landed and swear to god that he will never fly again!
(He Yi Ming: You're being overly dramatic.)
(Stardust: You can only say that so casually since it wasn't you who was dangling in the sky kilometers above the ground only held on by a thread going over Mach 1!)
"!" As soon as He Yi Ming enter the cave, he smelled a moist and slightly rotten scent and saw the ground covered in animal furs and bones.
This cave was very clearly once a nest of a monster.
Continuing to go deeper, He Yi Ming saw faint rays of light at the end of the tunnel.
"Illumination!" He Yi Ming raised his left hand and cast an Illumination Spell!
With the help of the light, a huge pit appeared before He Yi Ming.
In the depths of the pit, there are many spirit stones embedded into the ground and walls.
"As I predicted, a Spirit Stone Vein!" He Yi Ming was overjoyed.
Spirit Stones was the currency of this world!
When He Yi Ming was in Heaven Academy, he worked hard doing many part-time jobs but was only able to earn two to three spirit stones in a single day.
But now, there are just spirit stones littered everywhere, all it took was a little bit of time and effort then all of this could be his!
He Yi Ming could dig all of it himself, but of course, that's not what he is going to do!
Returning to the camp where the Silver Chariot was located, He Yi Ming immediately gathered all of the players.
"Disciples..."
"Through the efforts of Inner Disciple Stardust, he has successfully slain a Late Stage of Spirit Realm monster and at the same time, discovered a Spirit Stone Vein!"
"If you dislike fighting or are just frankly bad at it, you can go to the Spirit Stone Vein to dig up or excavated spirit stone which you can then exchange with the sect for a reward!"
After He Yi Ming finished his announcement, he posted a new mission.
[Sect Mission: Excavating the Spirit Stones]
Goal: Excavate 5 spirit stones and exchange them with the sect, putting them in the Silver Chariot warehouse.
Quest Reward: 100 Contribution Points.
After He Yi Ming posted the new mission, many players became very excited.
"Holy cow, is this new mission asking me to class change to become a miner?"
"Only 5 spirit stones for 100 contribution points? Seems easier and more efficient than killing monsters!"
"Sign me up!"
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Many players were overjoyed and quickly accepted the mission.
"In addition, in your exploration, if you find any spirit herb or treasures, you can exchange them with the sect for a corresponding reward!" He Yi Ming added and then posted a new mission.
[Sect Mission: Collecting Spirit Herb]
Goal: Collect 'MATURE' spirit herbs and exchanged them with the sect, putting them in the Silver chariot warehouse.
Quest Reward: Reward Correspond With The Exchanged Item With No Upper Limit On The Maximum Reward
As soon as the new mission was posted, the players became even more excited, and He Yi Ming's smile broaden.
This time the Stardust Crusaders were quite lucky, finding two mature spirit herbs each worth about 700 contribution points.
One of them was the Blood Tooth Grass, a crucial ingredient for creating Body Refining Pills. When the spirit herbs within the sect finally mature He Yi Ming can quickly start refining pills and if he is lucky maybe he can even refine a few High-Grade Body Refining Pills!
The average players' cultivation right now is around Body Refinement Realm Rank 5!
With Indomitable_Panda, who didn't die in the Seafolks Invasion, having the highest cultivation at Body Refinement Realm Rank 10!
If Indomitable_Panda wants to use contribution points to increase his cultivation to the Peak of Body Refinement Realm then he would need at least 2000 points!
But if he used a High-Grade Body Refining Pill then one is more than enough!
He Yi Ming calculated the cost of the final pill to be around 1000 contribution points at most with the Blood Tooth Grass taking around 70% and the other auxiliary materials taking around 30%!
If the refining was a success, he could make at least two to three pills in one batch.
When the time comes, He Yi Ming plans to sell a High-Grade Body Refining Pill at around 1000 contribution points per pill!
Taking away the cost of the ingredient, he will make a minimum of 1000 contribution profits per batch and maybe even more!
"Umu...I'm such a genius, the players will do all the hard work and take all the risk collecting the spirit herbs. All I have to do is sit back relax and buy the spirit herbs from them at a low price before refining some pills and selling it back to them at an extremely high mark up!"
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He Yi Ming felt that there was nothing wrong with his action.
"Holy Shit, this is my first time seeing a mission with no upper limit on its reward!"
"F*** fighting, now all I want to do is pluck some herbs!"
"I know, I know!"
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Only now did many players come to a sudden realization.
Fighting monsters is only a means.
Plucking herbs is their end goal!
"Also, this is only the outer area, our goal this time is to venture deep into the Boundless Mountain Range! The farther we venture, the stronger the monsters we will encounter!"
"With your current strength, it's not enough!"
"Disciples, you must grasp this opportunity and continued to improve your power! You guys must become stronger! Only then can you take down those powerful monsters!"
He Yi Ming's impassioned speech inspired the players.
Although the players' killed around 40-50 monsters on their very first day.
But this was the Boundless Mountain Range, the number of monsters here was simply countless! The number of monsters they killed wasn't even a drop in a bucket!
In a day of time, even the fastest Stardust Crusaders were only able to venture about two miles into the Boundless Mountain Range.
The system mission requires him to venture at least 100 miles in seven days and will give him better rewards depending on the final evaluation.
At their current speed, whether they can even advance half that distance was still up for debate.
Even if they somehow managed to venture 100 miles in seven days, the final evaluation will definitely be very low, and the final rewards he received will not be much better.
He Yi Ming knew that now was his time to intervene!
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