"Was the hunting party so busy?"
Lui Xiang shook his head.
No matter what he did, Ning Qing must have had his own considerations. It wasn't Lui Xiang's place to remind him.
Afterward, Lui Xiang equipped the Blood Fang Longbow.
Physical Attack: 30→61
Attack Speed: 1.76→2.37
These two properties had improved.
"Next, head directly to the trading area," Lui Xiang muttered to himself.
The trading area of Nanming City wasn't far from the West District. He walked for over ten minutes before arriving at his destination.
His goal was to purchase skill books and healing potions.
As for equipment, Lui Xiang didn't plan to buy any.
Tier 1 and Tier D equipment had poor stats. Buying them was a waste of money.
Tier C equipment couldn't be brought into the game anyway.
He was carrying three items that exceeded D-rank.
Soon after, Lui Xiang found a pharmacy and bought 100 bottles of primary healing potions.
[Primary Blood Recovery Potion]
Quality: D
Effect: Restored 10 HP per second for 5 seconds upon use. Effects could not be stacked.
Requirements: Usable at Level 1
Quantity: 100
[Primary Mana Recovery Potion]
Quality: D
...
He couldn't use advanced potions yet, so he had to settle for primary ones.
Lui Xiang also purchased 20 bottles of detoxification and purification potions in case of emergencies.
He spent a total of 6000 denomination coins.
Potions were still cheap.
That was because professionals with the sub-profession "Junior Pharmacist" could make them.
However, skill books were different. They could only be obtained from the dungeon world, which made their prices very high.
Lui Xiang found a shop.
"Boss, do you have initial skill books for archers?"
He asked the boss behind the counter.
The middle-aged boss answered cheerfully, "Yes, they're on the shelf in the fourth row behind you."
Hearing this, Lui Xiang turned and walked over.
[Iron Arrow Manufacturing · Tier D]
Required Level: 1
Price: 5000 denomination coins
[Precision Shooting · Tier D]
Required Level: 1
Price: 8000 denomination coins
[Giant Shot · Tier C]
Required Level: 5
Price: 30,000 denomination coins
...
The prices of skill books were ten times higher than equipment of the same quality.
Lui Xiang looked through them.
On the shelf, the highest-quality archer skills were only C-rank.
After considering, he entered 13,000 denomination coins into the screen and purchased Iron Arrow Manufacturing and Precision Shooting.
These were essential skills for archers.
Lui Xiang used the skill books one after another.
[Ding! You learned the skill: Iron Arrow Manufacturing LV1]
[Ding…]
[Iron Arrow Manufacturing · Tier D]
Level: 1 (0/100 proficiency)
Effect: Consumed 1 mana to create a normal arrow with an iron arrowhead.
Cooldown: 1 second
[Precision Shooting · Tier D]
Level: 1 (0/100 proficiency)
Effect: Consumed 5 mana, increased accuracy by +5, and fired one arrow to deal [10 + physical attack × 110%] physical damage.
Cooldown: 3 seconds
"Now that I've learned the skills, it's time to test the talent's effect. Let's start with occupational skills."
Lui Xiang purchased a copy of Giant Shot.
The skill book was placed in the professional backpack.
Immediately, he opened the Talent Panel and Backpack Panel, which only he could view.
No one else could see his interface.
Lui Xiang let [Arrows Carry the Path] consume the C-tier skill book.
[Ding! Your archery gained Effect 1: Physical arrow damage +15.]
Seeing the system notification, Lui Xiang's eyes flickered.
Thinking about it, he didn't hesitate to buy a second Giant Shot.
[Ding! Your archery gained Effect 1: Physical arrow damage +30.]
"Hoh? There's no limit on damage stacking?"
Lui Xiang took a deep breath.
At this rate, as long as he had enough skill books, Effect 1 could be infinitely enhanced!
At that moment, he was certain of one thing:
The quality of [Arrows Carry the Path] was definitely above the Immortal Grade!
However, the talent was also incredibly costly.
Lui Xiang clenched his fists. "With such a powerful talent, I have to work harder to earn money."
He checked his account.
He still had 150,000 denomination coins.
He decided to run one last test.
Lui Xiang turned to the shopkeeper again and asked, "Boss, do you have any B-tier skill books?"
"There are no B-tier skill books for archers, but I've got one for the assassin profession," the boss answered.
"Alright."
Lui Xiang nodded.
He headed to the assassin profession shelf.
[Bone Shattering Stab · Tier B]
Required Level: 10
Price: 120,000 denomination coins
...
Lui Xiang bought the skill book and fed it to his talent.
[Ding! Your archery gained Effect 2: After shooting, critical rate +2%. Max bonus: 20%. Reset after each battle.]
He left the store feeling satisfied.
"Business is booming today!"
Watching his back, the middle-aged shopkeeper grinned. "Beizhou Guild hoarded all the poison resistance skill books, and this guy still made me a fortune. I'm treating myself tonight, hehe~~~"
He let out a chuckle that only men could understand.
...
After leaving the skill shop, Lui Xiang bought 100 mana potions, 500 iron arrows, and a few special items usable in the novice world.
Only around 20,000 denomination coins remained.
Then, he returned home.
Before entering the dungeon world, Lui Xiang downloaded all public information about the Silver Moon World Beginner Area into the Zhutian System for easier access.
Everything was ready.
"It's time to go."
Lui Xiang took out the teleportation scroll.
[Silver Moon World Teleportation Scroll]
Type: Novice · Faction Battle
Quality: D
Level Range: 1–10
Active Region: Silvermoon City and the Lizard Tribe's territory
Mode: Solo / Team / Random Match
Though the Silver Moon World was vast, the novice teleportation scroll limited a professional's movement range.
At the same time, the will of the world would block higher-level native adventurers from entering the trial area.
"Single-player mode," Lui Xiang chose.
[Ding! Please select your faction: Silvermoon City / Lizard Tribe.]
[Hint: Choosing a non-human faction will reduce reputation with both factions by -100.]
"Silvermoon City."
Lui Xiang made his choice.
The scenery around him shifted rapidly, and he appeared in a dense forest filled with towering ancient trees.
[Hint: You have entered the Silver Moon World. ID: Y035622]
[Current Location: Silvermoon City – Kaijiao Forest]
[Ding! Main Quest Unlocked]
[Main Quest 1: Join Silvermoon City. Requirements: Reach level 5 and collect 100 Lizardman Eyeballs. Time limit: 3 days.]
Judging by the ID numbers, there were at least 60,000 professionals in Silver Moon World's novice area.
Extremely competitive.
Lui Xiang looked at the map. He was on the eastern edge of Kaijiao Forest, 20 kilometers from the nearest village.
"My luck's pretty good."
"If I want to verify whether the dreams are real, this is the perfect chance!"
Lui Xiang's gaze focused on a certain spot on the map.
15 kilometers away was a small Lizardman Outpost.
There, a Blue-Eyed Lizardman was stationed.
Killing it would drop a quest item.
This item was tied to a B-rank Hidden Quest.
If he actually obtained it, that would prove that everything he saw in his dreams—was real!
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