Shi Feng observed his surroundings after hanging up on Blackie. Seeing that nobody paid attention to his sudden arrival, he quickly entered an empty alley.
Opening a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest would definitely cause a commotion.
Opening and showing off a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest at the crowded plaza was a bold action. It was something only noobs would do.Compared to the real world, there were no constraints within the game world. It went without saying, the great powers in the game hungered for great treasures. If a player did not have the capability, one of the best case scenarios was one being killed back to Level 0 for the treasure. However, if the treasure did not drop out…… Then congratulations, you can only live in the city for the rest of your life. While other players were out in the wild leveling up, the only thing you could do was to hang around in the city. After a few months, you could proudly be promoted to ‘City Guide’.Shi Feng was not an Assassin who was capable of stealth, hiding, and assassination. Currently, he did not have the sufficient strength to protect himself, so keeping a low profile was necessary.
Shi Feng quietly observed the empty alley for some time. After he made sure nobody followed him, he took out the black longsword.
Shi Feng’s brows wrinkled when he looked at the black longsword.
[Abyssal Blade] (Magic Weapon)
Job Requirement: Swordsman
Do you wish to bind the equipment?
“Should I equip it or not?” Shi Feng became frustrated when he looked at the Abyssal Blade.
Shi Feng was very familiar with Magic Weapons. Magic Weapons were different from normal equipment. They did not have any rankings to differentiate them, and they were even rarer than Legendary Equipment. Its power was without question. However, a Magic Weapon was a double-edged sword. This was because the weapon had a side effect called Backlash. If the player using the Magic Weapon was not cautious, a single mistake could cripple their account.
In his previous life, there were a few experts in Star-Moon Kingdom that became top-tier experts because of Magic Weapons. Even during his peak, Shi Feng could only look up to them. However, after a period of time, two of those experts crippled their accounts because they did not deal with the Backlash properly; their only choice was to start a new account.“Forget it, let’s just set it aside for now. I can’t take the risk right now.” Shi Feng shook his head as he kept the Abyssal Blade. He had to earn 16,000 Credits in ten days. The pressure on him was huge. If any mistakes were to happen, then all his efforts before would become wasted.Shi Feng took out the Fine-Gold Treasure Chest.
Shi Feng looked at the gold-plated treasure chest, unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, “The Secret-Silver Treasure Chest they brought out the last time already contained a pharmaceutical recipe and blacksmithing design. I wonder what a Fine-Gold Treasure Chest would give?”
Shi Feng had been playing God’s Domain for ten years now, and the number of Fine-Gold Treasure Chests he had seen did not exceed twenty.
Wars were fought over for every Fine-Gold Treasure Chest. Shi Feng would not even dare to dream that he could be in possession of one.Shi Feng slowly opened the treasure chest. Suddenly, golden rays of light leaked out from the chest, illuminating the small alley. It would definitely be a dazzling beacon of light if it was night time; it would attract everyone’s attention.
Not daring to take any risks, Shi Feng quickly retrieved all the items from the chest. The dazzling lights slowly faded away after the chest was emptied.
Fortunately, it was an empty alley, so nobody would notice the short period of radiance.
“The settings for treasure chests in God’s Domain really are damned. Luckily it’s daytime here.” Shi Feng glanced at the treasure chest by his side, then shifted his gaze towards the three treasures in his hands.
There were two ancient books and a battle armor.The battle armor was a Secret-Silver Equipment. It was much worse than Shi Feng had imagined it to be.
[Sky Armor] (Secret-Silver Rank)
Plate Armor
Equipment Requirement: Strength 20
Equipment Level: 5
Defense +25, Strength +6, Endurance +3, Agility +3
Durability 30/30
Additional Attribute: Power Weakening. Reduce physical damage received by 15% after equipping.Shi Feng became shocked after looking at the battle armor’s attributes. Although the level of the equipment was a lot lower than the one in his previous life, its attributes were top-tier. If it was worn by a Warrior-class, the high Defense coupled with Power Weakening would make tanking physical Bosses no longer a problem. If this armor was sold now, its price would definitely be astronomical.“This is too great. Now I have armor for Level 5.” Shi Feng happily stored the Sky Armor. Swordsman wore plate armor as well. When Shi Feng wore it at Level 5, he could definitely become a Shield Warrior.
Shi Feng shifted his gaze to the two ancient books, becoming shocked once more when he saw their names.
[Book Of Forging] and [Records Of Potions]. These two were both extremely rare treasured books.
Everyone knew that Forging and Potion-making were extremely hard to learn. Every Forging Master and Potion Master were the symbols of strength of a Guild. Even Shadow, a Guild that possessed ten City States, only had two Forging Masters and five Potion Masters. Every one of them was treated like princes.
With these two books, Shi Feng could create a Forging Master and a Potion Master.
“I remember there being a Hidden Quest in Dark Moon Valley. Not only would it teach Forging for free, it would also reward a Forging Talent. If I have both the Forging Talent and Book Of Forging, I could quickly become an Advanced Forging Apprentice. Then I could make Bronze Equipment and earn a lot of money.” Shi Feng recalled a member of Shadow called Hammer Trading. The person had become a Forging Master because he completed that Hidden Quest. Dark Moon Valley was a Level 4 monster area. The Quest as well was a difficult one and would take up a lot of time.
“It seems I have to buy some items and make proper preparations.” Shi Feng stored the two books and sent a mail to Blackie, telling him to meet up at the Trade Area. Shi Feng then headed to the Trade Area, himself.
At this time, there were quite a lot of players at the Trade Area. Players who were tired of killing monsters would come to the Trade Area to rest, having a drink and chatting. There were also players selling their loot from grinding.
Shi Feng searched for an empty spot, covering the ground with a piece of white cloth. He placed down the equipment and herbs he picked, starting his stall.The Level 4 Common Cloth Armor was priced at 1 Silver 20 Coppers, while the Bronze Shield was priced at 21 Silvers. It was a fair and cheap price at this stage of the game.
“Rare herbs, high-level equipment, those interested come and take a look.” Shi Feng shouted.
There were quite a number of players in the Trade Area. However, most of them were selling materials such as herbs, ore, etc. Until now, there had not been a single player selling equipment. Shi Feng’s shout immediately became everyone’s focus.
“It can’t be. There really is equipment! A Bronze Shield even!”
“What unbelievable luck. I don’t even have Common Equipment yet he’s already got a piece of Bronze Equipment?”
“This is Level 5 Equipment. Is this a joke? I’m not seeing things, right?”
“What’s so great about it? Don’t forget, there was an expert that killed the Town Mayor. That was a Level 15 Elite. Now nobody can receive a Quest from the Town Mayor. Some players that received the Town Mayor’s Quest are also fuming with rage; all of them want to eat that expert alive.” “Twenty-one Silvers, this price is too high. I don’t even have 1% of that money.”The surrounding players were all in shock. God’s Domain hadn’t been open for ten hours till now, yet someone could obtain such top-tier equipment. The most unbelievable part was that it was even being sold.It should be known that most Guilds and Workshops would wear the equipment they obtained, increasing their advantage as much as possible. They would definitely not sell them. Right now, players were, on average, Level 1. Level 5 equipment was something impossible to imagine, not to mention a Level 5 Bronze Shield. However, 21 Silvers was too high of a price. The income of the average player did not exceed 20 Coppers, and 21 Silvers equaled 2100 Coppers. It was an impossible price for them to shoulder.Shi Feng silently smiled as he looked at the increasing number of spectating players.
He never hoped for these average players to buy it. What he wanted was the advertising effect.
It was only a moment before a party of players rushed over. Leading them was a Shield Warrior.
“Give way, give way. Now that we, Shadow, are here, we are buying everything on the stall. Everybody else can just leave.”The party members of Shadow created a path for the Shield Warrior to walk through.Shi Feng sent them a glance, discovering that the Shield Warrior was someone he knew. The man was called Flaming Tiger; he was the Team Leader for Shadow in Red Leaf Town. In his previous life, Shi Feng was constantly used as cannon fodder, preventing him from rapidly rising. Flaming Tiger was responsible for three-tenths of that ‘effort’. Shi Feng never thought he would meet up with this man so quickly.
“You the stall owner?” Flaming Tiger became excited as he looked at the blue cross-shaped shield. He then looked at Shi Feng. He did not have the [Observing Eyes] skill, so he could not tell Shi Feng’s level. However, Shi Feng was only clad in novice equipment, and he did not have any Guild’s insignia on him. He was definitely just an average player. Obtaining such equipment should be due to good luck.
Shi Feng nodded his head saying, “That’s right.”
“Good, I want everything here for 1 Silver.” Flaming Tiger proudly stated.
He said it as if everything on the stall was just unworthy garbage, and that giving 1 Silver for them was looking up to one.
“I don’t negotiate prices. Please don’t hinder my business by acting like a lord.” Shi Feng did not get angry, choosing to ignore Flaming Tiger. At this moment, Flaming Tiger’s face became livid. He glared at Shi Feng, coldly saying, “Are you sure you want to oppose us, Shadow? I’ll give you one more chance, think carefully before you speak.”
Suddenly, all five other members of Shadow surrounded Shi Feng.Shi Feng rolled his eyes at Flaming Tiger, saying in a straightforward manner, “Fools.”
He actually dared to threaten Shi Feng inside Red Leaf Town. Did he not know it was prohibited to take action inside a town?
“You’re courting death!” Flaming Tiger raged, both his eyes turning blood red. He couldn’t help but want to kill Shi Feng right this instant.
“Hahaha, truly interesting. A Level 5 Bronze Shield. How could us Assassin’s Alliance be left out.”
Another group of over ten players came at this moment. Every player wore the Assassin’s Alliance’s insignia. The person who spoke up was Stabbing Heart. He became shocked when he saw the stall owner.He did not expect to see Shi Feng, the expert who had cleared the Bronze Prize Challenge in a single try. Shi Feng had even obtained a Level 5 Bronze Shield now, so he had definitely killed a high leveled Elite monster. Stabbing Heart became even more respectful of Shi Feng.
“Here’s 24 Silver, I want everything here. Let’s become friends. The next time you have any good equipment, you must consider us, Assassin’s Alliance.” Stabbing Heart handed over the 24 Silvers without hesitation. Although it was not easy for the Guild to collect these 24 Silvers, it was definitely worth it if he could become friends with an expert like Shi Feng.“Alright. Since you’re so straightforward, I won’t ask for the 50 Coppers anymore. I’ll contact you in the future.” Shi Feng understood Stabbing Heart’s intention. It wasn’t a bad deal if he could cooperate with such a large Guild.
Meanwhile, the surrounding players were shocked by Assassin Alliance’s overwhelming aire, handing over 24 Silvers without batting an eye. Now, this was a large Guild. Such an action had made a lot of players wanting to sign up for the Guild. Compared to the Assassin’s Alliance, there was no future in joining a Guild like Shadow. Everybody sent looks of contempt over to them.
After being looked down upon by Shi Feng, then being given a slap by the Assassin’s Alliance, Flaming Tiger’s face became beet red. His eyes nearly crackled from anger. He called over an Assassin, coldly saying, “Quiet Wolf, you keep an eye on that kid. I’ll let him know what happens when he opposes Shadow.”On the other side, Shi Feng had long since left the scene. He was currently purchasing items around the Trade Area.
He now held 24 Silvers on his person. It was an amount even greater than the total wealth of an average guild. Now that Shi Feng was an absolute tycoon, he started buying things without a single care.He bought 20 bottles of Black Steel Beer, each costing 25 Coppers.
He bought 30 Smoke Bombs, each costing 20 Coppers.He bought 100 Apple Pies, each costing 5 Coppers. Eating it recovered 30 HP every second, lasting 10 seconds.
He bought 100 Magic Water, each costing 5 Coppers. Drinking it recovered 30 MP every second, lasting 10 seconds.
Shi Feng spent a lot of his wealth within an instant, leaving him with only 3 Silvers.
“Brother Feng, you’ve finally decided to show up. What are we going to do now?” Blackie had been waiting in the Trade Area for some time now. He wore a dark expression on his face, and his eyes were filled with resentment. God’s Domain had already been open for over 9 hours now. Aside from obtaining an [Explorer] title, Blackie did not obtain anything else. He was nearing the point of dying from depression.
“Let’s go grind some monsters then.” Shi Feng smiled, sending Blackie a party request.
After leaving Red Leaf Town...
Shi Feng brought Blackie along as they headed straight towards Dark Moon Valley.
“Brother Feng, we’re on the path towards Dark Moon Valley. That’s a Level 4 monster area. Can’t we choose a safer place?” Seeing that Shi Feng’s target was Level 4 monsters, Blackie couldn’t help but ask nervously.
Challenging higher levels in God’s Domain was extremely difficult. Usually, players would just challenge monsters that are one level higher than themselves. Challenging monsters two levels higher required at least a 6-man party for it to be possible. However, even 6-man parties wouldn’t carry out such an action. Compared to exhausting themselves just to kill a single Level 3 monster, it was much more efficient to just kill a Level 2 monster.
Shi Feng and Blackie were only two people. Ignoring Shi Feng, who was a Level 2 Swordsman, Blackie himself was still a Level 0 Cursemancer. He was just free food to a Level 4 monster. Going against Level 4 monsters just with the two of them was utterly suicide……
Shi Feng only smiled regarding Blackie’s worries. He securely said, “Relax, can’t you see that I’m already Level 2? That friend of mine is an expert Beta Tester. If it weren't for our good relation, he wouldn’t even tell me such a secret. You can just wait to get on the leveling rocket.”
Shi Feng pushed all the problems that came with him being a reincarnated person onto his ‘good friend’. Now all his actions in God’s Domain could be easily answered, too. He also didn’t have to explain much since Blackie would easily believe him.
This was because a Beta Tester was the best explanation.
“As expected of Brother Feng, you’re still the greatest. No wonder you didn’t join Shadow Workshop to earn money. With an expert Beta Tester giving you pointers, you could definitely earn a lot of money in God’s Domain. The happiness of my body’s lower half will depend on you now.” Blackie laughingly said as he became relieved.
When joined the party before, he was very surprised to see Shi Feng already at Level 2.
Currently, there had yet to be any news of a Level 2 player in Red Leaf Town. Even elites of a Workshop were no exception. However, Shi Feng had reached it. His leveling speed was absolutely terrifying.
Blackie knew about Shi Feng’s standards. Although his skills weren’t bad, he definitely wasn’t that good. Before, Blackie still had some suspicions about the news of the Beta Tester. However, all his worries disappeared after seeing Shi Feng’s level, because only a Beta Tester could make something like this happen. Blackie had also started believing the possibility of Shi Feng earning 16,000 Credits in ten days.
“Scram! This brother’s straight!” Shi Feng rolled his eyes at Blackie, slightly widening the distance between them. However, Blackie’s gaze still carried some impurities, causing Shi Feng to panic slightly.
“What are you thinking, Brother Feng? My dream lover is the Snow Goddess, Gentle Snow.” Blackie hurriedly explained.
The Snow Goddess?
Shi Feng had a very deep impression of this woman. She had performed extremely outstanding in other virtual games. Not only did she possess an absolutely beautiful face and devilish body, but she also had a proud attitude which was backed up by her excellent battle techniques. Because of these traits, she became even better received by the public.
After three years since God’s Domain’s opening, she had become a top-tier expert within the whole country. She was also the top ten Berserker within the country. She was dubbed as the Battle Goddess. She had starred in plenty of commercials. Her personal net worth at that time had exceeded tens of billions of Credits. Not only that, but she was also the Vice Guild Leader of ‘Ouroboros’; millions of players would move with her single command. During those times, Shi Feng was only a minor character within God’s Domain. He could only look up to Gentle Snow’s shadow. Unfortunately, sometime later, Gentle Snow suddenly vanished from God’s Domain. Her disappearance became a hot topic within God’s Domain for some time.
“Brother Feng, look. That’s an Elite monster.” Blackie pointed towards a snow-white fox in the distant paddy field as he shouted.
Shi Feng looked over to the golden fields, discovering a white colored fox. There was even a little rabbit in the fox’s mouth right now.
[Cunning Snow Fox] (Rare Elite)
Level 2
HP 450
“Blackie, your eyesight and luck are seriously too good. You even spotted a Rare Elite. We’re going to earn a fortune this time.” Shi Feng stealthily walked closer to the fox as he directed Blackie, “You just attack from a distance and leave the rest to me.”
Rare Elites were a special type of Elite. They had the same capabilities as a normal Elite monster, but the rewards they give out were a lot greater. It would take a long time for it to respawn after being killed. Whether you could meet one depended on your luck.
“Brother Feng, you must be crazy. That’s a Level 2 Elite. We can’t go against it.”
Blackie wanted to stop Shi Feng. Only a small party of the same level could deal with an Elite. Fighting one alone, without any healing, would definitely lead to death.
However, Blackie was too late. Shi Feng had quickly circled to the Snow Fox’s back, launching a sudden attack.
Chop!
A sword strike flew.
The Snow Fox’s actions were very nimble. It immediately avoided a vital hit to its abdomen, taking only 32 damage.
“Such nimble actions. Its Defense isn’t low either.” Shi Feng made a quick judgment after observing how the Snow Fox dodged and took damage.
He had the Might Of A Thousand title, so all his attributes were increased by 10%. There was also an additional 5 points to both Strength and Endurance, increasing his Strength to 13 and Endurance to 10. His Agility was also increased to 17 points. Now his Attack Power was 29, and he had 260 HP.
With great speeds, the enraged Snow Fox bit towards Shi Feng’s neck. It activated the skill [Fatal Blow].
However, with 17 Agility, Shi Feng’s speed was not any slower than the Snow Fox. By the time the Snow Fox had rushed over, Shi Feng’s Novice Sword had already struck down towards the fox’s head.
Peng!
Shi Feng only had 13 points of Strength; it was still not enough to block the Snow Fox’s attack. Forty-nine damage appeared above Shi Feng’s head, and his Novice Sword’s durability decreased by 1 point, as well.
On the other hand, the Snow Fox only received 5 damage. The gap between the two of them was as clear as day.
“We’re dead! We’re dead! We’re so dead this time.” Sweat started appearing on Blackie’s forehead. He had seen damage from Common monsters, but he never imagined that there was such a great difference from an Elite monster. Shi Feng was lucky he had blocked the attack with his sword, only taking close to 50 damage. If the attack landed on his body, wouldn’t it be over a hundred? Shi Feng had reached Level 2 with great difficulty. If he died this time, he would return to Level 1; his great advantage over others would be gone.
“Move, Blackie!” Shi Feng shouted.
“He really must’ve gone mad. Fine! Fine, at worst I’ll just die once. I’m still Level 0, anyway. Blackie clenched his teeth and started chanting a curse, his hands making gestures.
A [Dark Arrow] shot out, dealing 5 damage to the Snow Fox.
Blackie sucked in a deep breath when he saw the damage. He had added all his points into Intelligence, yet 5 damage was all he could do. An Elite monster’s Defense was just terrifying.
Shi Feng who was facing the Snow Fox was under even more pressure. The Snow Fox had very high Agility. It was able to dodge whenever Shi Feng wanted to use Chop. In the end, Shi Feng could only use normal slashes, dealing 18 damage each time. However, each successful bite from the Snow Fox would deal over a hundred damage; it was greatly disproportionate.
Tens seconds later, Shi Feng’s HP fell to 31, while the Snow Fox still had 244.
“I guess there’s still no way to directly face off against an Agility-type Elite with such a small amount of Skills.” Shi Feng looked at the Snow Fox’s half-remaining HP. If he continued to drag on this fight, he would be the one to die. He had to start bursting.
Shi Feng took out a bottle of Black Steel Beer from his bag. After taking two mouthfuls, he became slightly drunk, and his vision started becoming blurry. He then activated Gravity Liberation, his speed increasing by a huge leap. He arrived at the Snow Fox’s side with lightning speed.
When Shi Feng looked at the Snow Fox’s level again, it displayed Level 0, whereas he was Level 2. Suddenly, the suppression due to level difference was removed, letting Shi Feng’s damage rise. Similarly, however, his body became difficult to control.
“Die!” Shi Feng’s eyes were icy cold, his grip around the Novice Sword tightened.
Thundering Flash!
Hua! Hua! Hua!
Three lightning quick slashes struck past the Snow Fox’s waist, causing it to let out a tragic cry. Damages of -30, -36, -42 appeared on top of its head, instantly taking away a quarter of its HP.
Afterward, another Chop dealt 43 damage to it.
The Snow Fox desperately resisted, but Shi Feng’s speed after activating Gravity Liberation was very fast. Even if he was in a drunken state, with his many years of battle experiences, Shi Feng could still easily maneuver his body. This had placed the Snow Fox at an absolute disadvantage.
“Damn, what did you drink, Brother Feng? You’re suddenly so fierce!” Blackie’s eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he saw Shi Feng’s cheat-like performance. At this moment, the fierce Snow Fox had become Shi Feng’s plaything. It had zero chance at resisting.
When the Snow Fox had 42 HP remaining, Shi Feng was about to give the last strike.
Suddenly, Shi Feng felt a shiver going down the back of his neck. It was as if he had a dagger pointed at his neck; it was a terrible feeling. Shi Feng instinctively leaped forward. In the next moment, a bright snowy dagger had slashed across his original position. Shi Feng had surprisingly avoided that strike.
Behind Shi Feng, a figure with an extremely surprised expression revealed himself. He had already kept his presence hidden incredibly well; he did not even let out a single sound. Not only that, after he had raised to Level 1, his Agility had reached 10 points. However, his sneak attack had actually been dodged. What sort of intuition did Shi Feng have?
“Friend, we have no hatred or enmity between us. It isn’t good doing something like this.” Shi Feng focused his gaze on the newly appeared Assassin as he coldly said so.
“If you wish to place blame, then blame yourself for angering us Shadow. It is too late even if you regret it now.” Quiet Wolf said excitedly. He held his dagger in reverse grip, paying attention to Shi Feng’s every movement.
Quiet Wolf had been following Shi Feng while also reporting his location. He never imagined that they would meet an Elite monster. The Snow Fox’s current target was Shi Feng. Although Shi Feng had good skills, with the Snow Fox holding him back Quiet Wolf could definitely find a chance to kill of Shi Feng’s remaining strand of life, then he could kill the Snow Fox. There were only benefits for him. As for the Cursemancer on the side, he was just garbage that was not even worth mentioning.
Naturally, the Snow Fox wouldn’t care about any of this. It just knew that it had to kill Shi Feng.
The Snow Fox suddenly bellowed, its snow-white skin turning into a flaming red. Its body also increased in size and its HP rose by 20%. Then, the Snow Fox activated its final skill [Tearing Bite]. The skill amplified its damage by 50%, also causing a bleeding damage of 30, lasting for 5 seconds.
“You can go and regret, now! I’ll take care of this Snow Fox in your stead.” Quiet Wolf rushed at Shi Feng. He was prepared to kill off Shi Feng the moment he dodged the Snow Fox.
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