[Experience Orb] and [Deception Orb]

【Experience Orb (Orange)】

【Required Level: 1】

【Accessory】

【All Attributes +10】

【Equip Effect: Increases experience gain by 30%】

Yang Jian's eyes widened. Although he had seen orange equipment at the fisherman Nat Pagle's place before.

But that wasn't his after all, and the equipment requirements were ridiculously high.

This Experience Orb, however, was like a bug.

All Attributes +10 seemed very ordinary, but the 30% increase in experience was incredibly powerful!

The key was that this item could be equipped at level one!

What Yang Jian needed most right now was to race against time.

Upgrading early meant he could fight Abyssal Monsters sooner; he currently had no means of self-preservation.

Yang Jian couldn't even sleep soundly.

【Treasure: Orb of Deception (Orange)】

【Effective when placed in the backpack】

【Replication: Can replicate another race, requires a wisp of the target's aura.】

【Usage: Transforms into the replicated unit, perfectly mimicking the target's race, appearance, and profession.】

【Note: As long as you don't make a move, few people will be able to spot the flaw...】

Yang Jian: Brother, you've done a great service!

Mo Song rolled his eyes, "Didn't you see I'm almost dead? Hurry and heal me!"

He took Mo Song back to the guild stronghold, grabbed a healer, and arranged for her to fully restore Mo Song's health.

Yang Jian quickly replaced the old accessory he had been wearing since ancient times, the 【Murloc Amulet (Purple)】, with the 【Experience Orb (Orange)】.

Seeing the Murloc Amulet reminded him of the contributions made by the murloc brothers throughout his journey.

If I become a god in the future, your deeds must be on the monument!

He walked to the guild stronghold and bound his Hearthstone there.

After looking around, he found that most people had gone out to level up.

After all, it was late at night in game time; logging on couldn't be just for window shopping, right?

Besides, at this hour in Zhenhai City, except for the various inns with people on duty, everywhere else was pitch black.

Having been busy all day, he was too lazy to go out again.

Yang Jian had already discovered that if he used his Heavenly Eye for too long in a day,

his spirit would become quite exhausted.

For the past two hours or so, the Heavenly Eye had been almost continuously active.

This put immense pressure on Yang Jian's mental energy.

He found a room with a bed, lay down to rest, and logged off.

It was a little past three in the afternoon, almost four, in Blue Star time.

Yang Jian set an alarm on his phone, then casually walked around the studio.

He walked to the reception area and saw a couple in their fifties sitting somewhat uncomfortably inside.

When Yang Jian saw them, they also noticed his scrutinizing gaze.

Just then, the receptionist brought in water.

Originally, the Xia family twins had applied for this job.

But since their talents were quite good,

Zhou Yue simply hired someone new.

This person also entered the game, but she had to work normally during the day and could only play at night!

In the game, she was also a shop receptionist.

Of course, Yang Jian was not some black-hearted capitalist.

She was also getting two salaries!

Anyway, this currency system would collapse sooner or later... By then, let alone 3.5 billion, 350 billion would be useless!

“Who are they?”

After delivering the tea and coming out, Yang Jian called out to the receptionist.

“Mr. Yang, they are Sister Mingwei's parents!”

Oh... Yang Jian remembered. Xia Mingwei had indeed mentioned this yesterday.

The parents of the three daughters wanted to visit their workplace!

Yang Jian had no intention of going over to chat. He just nodded from a distance as a greeting.

Inside the room.

“Old Xia, we've seen enough, haven't we? This should be a legitimate company!”

“We haven't even seen the children yet, what's the rush!”

Old Xia's eyes scanned the room, then he leaned down and whispered to his wife.

“What kind of legitimate company doesn't work during the day and instead runs off to play games?”

Xia's mother pouted.

“I told you to keep up with the world, but you wouldn't listen. Everyone says the end of the world is coming, and this game is the only salvation!”

Old Xia's eyes widened.

“Hurry up and uninstall that foreign tomato app from your phone. Day after day, you're starting to talk nonsense!”

Old Xia was a staunch atheist and firmly disbelieved all those doomsday theories.

Xia's mother took a deep breath, said nothing more, and decided to settle the score when they got home tonight.

(These two will both be sacrificed later... After all, a villain's elaborate schemes are no match for a saintly mother's sudden impulse!)

He took a sip of tea.

Hmm? This tea tastes really good!

After walking around, he went back to the gym to lift weights.

After two cooldowns, more and more people started logging off.

At dinner time, Yang Jian saw the parents of the three daughters in the cafeteria again.

Today, he didn't go to join the fun, but sat next to Bai Youyou.

“Did Yan Zhengmei see that video? I showed it to her, and also to Miss Mo...”

Yang Jian nodded.

The greatest regret in life is dying without having spent all your money... Miss Mo was much richer than him. If she couldn't withstand the Abyssal Monster's first attack, all her money would be wasted.

Just as he was thinking about Miss Mo!

The young lady's call came in.

“That video of yours... is it real?”

“That's what the NPC said, how would I know if it's true or not!”

“Don't play coy with me, what do you want?”

“It's inconvenient to talk on the phone. We'll private message after we log on tonight!”

Mo Suqing: ...Her mind was in chaos right now.

Having a guess was one thing; actually encountering it was another.

This was the same principle as the idiom 'Lord Ye's love of dragons'.

When whining without real problems, people would shout 'Let the world be destroyed!' every day.

But when the world was truly about to be destroyed, they would cry miserably... Mo Suqing had originally wanted to rest, but now she realized that although she held the title of vice-president, she had no power to enter the core of Star Palace.

She needed to hurry to Zhenhai City and fulfill her role as vice-president!

Why sleep?

Why sleep much in life, when you will sleep long in death!

Checking her level, she was still 20% away from level ten.

Mo Suqing gritted her teeth; she wouldn't log off today until she reached level ten!

After dinner, Xia Mingwei brought her father to Yang Jian.

“Mr. Yang, thank you for taking care of my three daughters!”

Haha! How am I supposed to respond to that?

Looking at the curious glances from not far away, Yang Jian felt a bit like he had a grievance he couldn't express.

“I brought some local specialties, all seafood caught by neighbors at sea. They're all live and fresh, and they're in the back kitchen. Please try them when you have time!”

“Alright!”

Yang Jian's smile was a bit stiff.

Not far away, Xia's mother was pulling her two younger daughters aside and admonishing them.

“There are more men than women here, so you must be careful to protect yourselves!”

“Got it!”

“If you have to go out for anything, try to go together. Don't go alone!”

“Don't worry, Mom, the company has full camera coverage and security!”

Xia's mother glared at her daughter.

“You're the one I worry about most. When school starts, hurry back to school. You're still a student, what are you earning money for!”

Xia Minglan didn't argue, just squeezed her mother's hand.

Having escaped Xia's father, Yang Jian hurriedly returned to his room.

Logged on, continued my grand plan to become a god.

The first thing to do after logging on was, of course, to refresh cooldowns!

After refreshing cooldowns, Yang Jian began to 'persuade' Mo Suqing.

To say 'persuade' wasn't entirely accurate; it was more like he was revealing some truths he had seen to her, with embellishments and a fabricated source, to stir up her sense of urgency.

Having finished 'persuading' Mo Suqing, Yang Jian checked the time; it was already past five in the morning in game time!

The dungeon had already reset, so he could clear it before leaving!

He arrived at the entrance of the room specially designated for the two dungeons, where Bai Youyou had arranged for dedicated guards.

“What's going on? Can't you enter this dungeon?”

Yang Jian recognized the guard.

His ID was Ji Mo Sha Dou Leng, a rogue.

He was also a member of the studio.

“No, Mr. Yang, Ms. Bai mainly fears that teams with clearly insufficient strength will go in and die, which wastes too much time! So the rule is, personnel, equipment levels, and everything must meet standards before entry is allowed!”

“How does one meet the standard?”

“At least be able to defeat 'Corpsefire', I suppose!”

Yang Jian was stunned by the remark.

“Isn't that something anyone can do?”

Ji Mo's next words caught in his throat, and he gave an awkward laugh.

Deep down, he was furiously complaining.

'It's easy to talk when you're not the one doing the work!'

'Why are you showing off to me, old man! If you're so capable, bring down the Blood Moon!'

“Ah, who can compare to you, Guild Leader! Your skill, it's definitely top-notch!”

As he spoke, Ji Mo gave a thumbs-up.

Hmm, Yang Jian nodded with satisfaction.

Yang Jian: Youyou, have you run the dungeon yet? I'll take you?

Bai Youyou: I have a fixed team with Xia and the others, plus Little Bai. We can clear it. If I leave, we'll be short a person.

Yang Jian: OK!

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message in the guild channel.

Guild Message: Yang Jian: Carrying 'Paladin's Lament' dungeon, 1 spot open for 4, waiting for only three minutes, fast players come to the dungeon entrance to apply for a group, no ranged!

As soon as the words fell, the online members of the guild immediately burst into excitement.

“Me, me, me! Wait for me, I'll be there right away!”

“I'm already hearthstoning back; it's bound to the guild stronghold!”

“Powerful MT seeking group, Guild Leader pick me...”

Yang Jian: Full!

“Oh no...”

“Are these people dogs or something? Don't they need to go out and level up?”

After Yang Jian announced that the group was full, he immediately closed the guild chat channel and stopped paying attention!

He looked at the four people in front of him.

The gatekeeper, 'Ji Mo Sha Dou Leng', a rogue.

The first to arrive, 'Layue Dongmei', a monk with a healing talent.

A green-talented hunter, ID 'Apocalypse'.

A blue-talented Taoist, ID 'Bald Monk Dare to Rob My Nun'.

The few people exchanged glances.

The hunter, Apocalypse, was a bit embarrassed, “Should I leave? There's no tank!”

“Who needs a tank, hurry up!”

Yang Jian didn't waste words.

He led the way directly into the dungeon.

The four exchanged glances, then followed Yang Jian into the dungeon.

“You guys just wait here! I saw in the guild video that you can still get experience even at the dungeon entrance, right?”

These few were all level ten, so they wouldn't have a chance to run the dungeon for a while.

Except for Layue Dongmei... looking at her appearance, he knew this person was Yan Zhengmei, but then he thought it seemed off.

She had only joined the guild three days ago, right?

And she was already level ten?

Yang Jian: Youyou, why is this Yan Zhengmei leveling up so fast?

Bai Youyou: She's a ruthless one! She logs off for no more than four hours a day, constantly switching between different teams to fight monsters above her level... It's said that both her combat skills and game techniques are impeccable!

Yang Jian: That's why I said, the talents specially trained by the country are truly excellent!

Theoretically, someone like Yan Zhengmei was even stronger than the 200,000 regular army who entered the game.

Firstly, Xia Kingdom had been at peace for a long time.

Secondly, the army was primarily a violent organ; letting them fight people was probably not a problem.

But letting them play games, the results remained to be seen.

Watching Yang Jian's figure disappear up the mountain path.

The few people exchanged glances.

“Is the Guild Leader soloing?”

“It looks like it!”

“Is he that strong?”

Yan Zhengmei's gaze flickered.

Unfortunately, there were other people in the team, and she didn't want to alert Yang Jian.

These days, she had already brought back a lot of intelligence for the Liekong Society.

As for the most important task, investigating how Star Palace managed to deliver ningshen flower to the Grand Elder's table... The Liekong Society had been somewhat shaken these days.

Looking at the level of secrecy, this guild was clearly playing it as just a game.

It was simply... riddled with holes, full of flaws!

Could it be that there were still masters hidden among the common people?

While lost in thought, the few people saw their experience bar numbers rapidly increasing!

Wow!

Watching the guild's pro players' guide videos, fighting monsters was like being constipated... but for the Guild Leader, they were dying eagerly, dying impatiently!

On Yang Jian's side.

This was his second encounter with Corpsefire.

Little Sea Turtle was much smarter this time!

Without waiting for Yang Jian's command, it immediately stood against a tree, then taunted!

Its head retracted into its shell, taking hits without fighting back.

Yang Jian's twitching hand paused.

Then he continued to furiously attack the BOSS that had almost killed him yesterday!