74: Some hidden messages

Xu Shian took the time to review his skills and pets!

He felt that his strength had reached a new level.

If he had known today would go so smoothly, he would have had Wu Lun take leave from the team and sent him to the Emerald Dream; at least he could have gotten a share of this wave of experience!

Sigh, what a loss, what a loss!

An Xixi and the others were also very happy; they had each gained an average of nearly 8,000 experience points today!

The total experience gained while in a party was far greater than solo grinding, and the same went for obtaining extra lifespan...

In fact, after all this time, everyone had seen through the true nature of extra lifespan!

In reality, it was just another type of currency with a single use, but an incredibly powerful one...

If one were to give it another name, like 'Purple Gold Coins' or 'Soul Coins', it would be exactly the same thing!

The only difference was that this currency could buy lifespan...

Of course, calling it extra lifespan had its pros and cons!

The biggest limitation was that it could only be used by oneself and could not be traded!

The biggest benefit was that it could only be used by oneself and could not be traded...

The group held an internal auction for the equipment.

The items everyone needed sold for a total of 6 gold coins...

The remaining unwanted equipment would be taken back by Liu Lili tonight to be listed on the Auction House, and they would split the money tomorrow!

All the crude, grey-quality items would also be taken back by Liu Lili to be sold to NPCs, as she could sell them at a premium...

All the remaining food ingredients went to Xu Shian, which would serve to offset the cost of the grenades...

Over eight hundred wolf ribs and over four hundred wolf legs...

Don't think it's too much; after all, Xu Shian's grenades were currently the only good items in the Novice Village that could be used for AoEing monsters!

Moreover, for ordinary players, these ingredients weren't worth much when sold to NPCs, and even if made into Cooking, they might not necessarily sell!

But for Xu Shian, the value of these items could potentially increase by dozens or hundreds of times over their original value!

After all, any ingredients processed by his hands were almost always sold at ten times the price on the Auction House.

The value of such a price difference was naturally not something to be trifled with.

Little Tangyuan didn't understand why the items were divided this way, but she was clearly a smart person.

She only did the work and didn't express any opinions!

On the way back to the city, Xu Shian kept casting his Scouting Technique skill indiscriminately!

After such a long time of leveling up, his Scouting Technique had already reached level 4 and was heading towards level 5!

However, the experience required to go from level 4 to level 5 was simply too much!

It would probably take a while for his Scouting Technique to reach level 5!

However, with a level 4 Scouting Technique, checking monsters around level 6 was basically accurate every single time!

Although there were still some stubborn monsters that would bare their teeth and start Charge head-on...

most had already learned to remain silent in the face of power.

After returning to the Novice Village, Xu Shian followed the main group and wandered around the large plaza in the village to experience the feeling of human life.

Xu Shian was very impressed by these people.

He had seen it on the internet before, saying that no matter which corner of the world you were in, you could see Chinese people doing business.

Even in a small town of a thousand people, if there was only one pitifully small supermarket, if you went over to ask, eight or nine times out of ten, it would be run by Chinese people...

Previously, Xu Shian didn't have much of a concept of this, but now that he saw that after arriving in this other world, there were actually people with forward-thinking mindsets who had started their path in business right away!

He didn't know how the new order and new rules would be established.

Were they walking at the forefront of the times, or were they going to be working for the benefit of others...

After seeing An Xixi back, Xu Shian went to the river as usual to use up his three fishing chances for the day.

While he was sitting by the river holding his fishing rod, Wu Lun approached him.

"This is the money from selling those products yesterday!"

There was no need for pleasantries between the two of them, so they naturally went straight to the point!

26 gold coins... The system notification appeared, and Xu Shian once again climbed onto the wealth ranking list...

After all, he had already collected a wave of money out in the wild today!

He ignored such notification-type messages.

Xu Shian began to listen to the information Wu Lun had specifically inquired about today.

The only level 10 wild BOSS in the Novice Village was a Bronze Level Corrupted Ancient Tree!

It was located on the mountain that Wu Lun had pointed out to Xu Shian yesterday.

However, going from the North Mountain was too far, and there were countless monsters encountered on the way!

But if one ran for over thirty kilometers along the foot of the mountain from outside the village, there was a small path that could go up the mountain, leading directly to the BOSS...

"Bronze Level? How could there be such a powerful existence in the Novice Village?"

"I actually asked about this. It is said that there used to be no Bronze BOSS in the village area, but it was specially brought here for the Bronze Trial at level 10..."

Trial?

Xu Shian was very familiar with this word!

The level 300 Sky Dragon that Hu Zhihao and the others fought was said to be for the [Legendary Trial]!

"The captain said that after everyone reaches level 10, the experience bar will be sealed, and one can accumulate strength to participate in the trial! The trials are divided into three types: Normal Trial, Black Iron Trial, and Bronze Trial!"

Xu Shian became interested, shifted his gaze from the fishing float, and looked at Wu Lun!

"Experience sealed? Then can I get stuck at level 10 and infinitely farm extra lifespan?"

If he could, Xu Shian indicated that he could farm until he reached [Ten Thousand Years of Life] in the Novice Village before leaving...

"That probably won't work, right? Although the captain didn't say, myriad realms online rarely has bugs!"

Whether it works or not... won't he know once he tries it then!

"Tell me the important details about this Bronze Trial!"

Wu Lun's face turned bitter, and he stammered.

"I... I only know this much!"

Xu Shian smacked his lips and stomped his feet unconsciously!

"You didn't ask further? Such important information..."

"Captain Jia said... that if I can meet a god-tier carry in the future, I would be lucky to pass the Black Iron Trial at most... knowing that much is useless..."

I'm really breaking down!

Whether it's useful or not, you should still tell me!

Is there any boss like you?

You're simply too incompetent...

"If this trial is so difficult... then what about those people with average strength? Will they be stuck at level 10 forever?"

"No, no, this can be freely chosen. It is said that there is an unlock button behind the attribute panel; just click it once and you can continue to level up!"

Xu Shian frowned and leaned back slightly: "Then what's the use of this trial? Is it a joke?"

"It's not that. Captain Jia told us about this! It is said that after participating in the Normal Trial, you get 50 free stat points at once, one active skill slot, and one passive skill slot!"

"What the hell? The Normal Trial gives that much?"

Xu Shian couldn't believe it!

He had received two world announcements and had only obtained thirty free stat points so far!

It actually gives that much just by passing such a Normal Trial?

If that was the case, then Xu Shian really needed to plan carefully and see what this trial was all about!

Unfortunately, because Wu Lun's strength and status were relatively low, he couldn't pry out any more inside information!

Although these things would be known once one reached a certain level, knowing them early meant one could prepare early!

Knowing early versus knowing only when the time comes, can those be the same thing... After all, 'money can't buy foresight'!

"What about the way to leave the Novice Village? Did you ask about that?"

Xu Shian didn't ask about this for any other reason; he simply wanted to know if he would need to be patient in everything in future tasks...

If leaving the Novice Village didn't require going through the village...

"I asked a little about this too. Once players break through level 10, they can leave through the teleportation array in the village ancestral hall courtyard!"

"Break through?"

"Yes, as long as you break through level 10... whether you passed the trial or clicked to pass, it counts!"

Xu Shian nodded.

Fine, it's just a game, who hasn't been annoyed by NPCs?

He was generous, those were all small problems...