38: Teacher Lina’s first class!

Underground in the mine.

The Zombie King, who had been in a deep slumber, suddenly opened his eyes. The immense commotion from above the mine made it difficult not to hear.

These screams of agony filled the Corpse King with doubt, confusion, and a hint of fear.

“Oh, you woke up quite early.”

A few minutes later, when Xia Qi appeared before the Corpse King, the Corpse King immediately flew into a rage, brandishing his sharp claws, ready to tear his enemy to shreds.

“I say, we’re old acquaintances, yet you’re still so irrational.”

With Weaken and Entangling Dry Bones, after his Rank increased, Xia Qi’s control duration was longer, and the Corpse King couldn't break free at all.

Frenzy Lightning Flash!

Immediately following, a series of booming, booming, booming thunderous sounds could be heard.

Under the continuous lightning bombardment, the Corpse King was even more miserable this time. He couldn't move an inch from where he stood before collapsing to the ground with a thud.

Looking at the unwilling Silver-skinned Corpse King, Xia Qi sighed.

“I don’t want to either. I promise I’ll only farm three more times, then I won’t come back.”

“Anyway, even if I don’t kill you, other professionals will. Don’t you agree?”

[Killed Silver-skinned Corpse King, Experience + 40000]

[Obtained Corpse King Axe.]

[Obtained Elementary Energy Essence x3]

[Corpse King Axe: Bronze Rank: Strength +15, Physique +10, Axe skill power increased by 3%, no Rank limit.]

The drop rate was basically at a constant level. Xia Qi put away the items and checked his Rank.

He was currently Rank 14, 45%.

Farming the nightmare difficulty one more time should get him to Rank 15.

After reaching Rank 15, the experience required for leveling up would increase again.

According to the ten-Rank change standard, it would at least increase by two to three times the experience.

“It seems I won’t be able to stay in the Zombie Mine for much longer.”

Xia Qi felt a bit regretful. He had originally wanted to reach Rank 20 in the Zombie Mine, but it was clearly impossible now.

Returning outside the dungeon, Xia Qi found an empty spot and pondered which Talent he should enhance today.

“Enhance S-Rank Talent: Thunder Control, obtained S-Rank Talent: Thunder Control.”

“Enhance B-Rank Talent: Weaken, obtained A-Rank Talent: Weakening.”

He had two enhancement opportunities. One was to continue enhancing the Thunder Control Talent, which was his main method of killing monsters at the moment, so the enhancement progress definitely couldn't fall behind.

As for the second enhancement opportunity, Xia Qi thought for a long time before deciding to use it on Weaken.

The effect of Weaken was self-evident; it played an important role every time he fought the Silver-skinned Corpse King.

A B-Rank Talent could weaken the Silver-skinned Corpse King’s full attributes by ten percent.

An A-Rank Talent: Weakening, on the other hand, could weaken the Silver-skinned Corpse King’s full attributes by twenty percent.

Weakening the enemy was equivalent to strengthening himself, so the Weaken enhancement was highly effective for now.

After the two Talent enhancements were complete, Xia Qi was about to get up and leave when a figure approached him.

“Xia Qi, what Rank are you now?”

A familiar voice, a familiar appearance.

Looking up, Xia Qi saw Yun Qingyue’s shy expression.

“Why are you here?”

“I came here to level up. I didn’t expect you to be here too.”

“I see. I’m Rank 14 now.”

Xia Qi nodded. Yun Qingyue, like him, had an S-Rank Talent, so it was normal for her to come to the Zombie Mine to level up today.

“Ah? You said you’re Rank 14?!”

Yun Qingyue covered her small mouth, looking astonished.

She had soloed the normal difficulty Zombie Mine today and had just reached Rank 11.

Two consecutive dungeons had already exhausted her, and she didn't want to farm anymore.

And even though Xia Qi’s Rank had surpassed hers by two Ranks on the first day, as the experience requirements increased, the gap between them should have narrowed.

Why was she Rank 11 now, while Xia Qi had risen to Rank 14? The gap had widened instead.

“No, no, I need to work even harder.”

Yun Qingyue clenched her fists, thinking to herself.

To be able to team up with Xia Qi, and to avoid being a burden, Yun Qingyue had to catch up to Xia Qi’s pace.

“Xia Qi, you rest first. I still need to work harder.”

With that, Yun Qingyue turned and left, re-entering the dungeon.

“Strange, didn’t she just come out of the dungeon?”

“How can she go in again so quickly?”

“Does she not need a cooldown time to farm dungeons?”

Xia Qi stared with wide, incredulous eyes.

He had clearly tried it himself; whether it was Twisted Thicket or Zombie Mine, or even changing the difficulty, he had to wait for the dungeon cooldown to end.

Thinking of this, Xia Qi sent a message to Lina.

“Is there an item that can ignore dungeon cooldown and allow multiple entries into a dungeon?”

Before long, Lina replied.

“Of course there is, little brother Xia Qi. You don’t know yet, do you?”

After what happened last night, their relationship was no longer ordinary, so Lina had even changed her address.

Xia Qi smiled, not dwelling on the address, but continued to ask, “What is it? Send it to me to see.”

“Look, it’s this.”

In the chat, Lina took a picture and sent it over. A round stone with runes carved on it rested on her slender leg, the stone glowing with a faint purple light.

Just as Xia Qi was about to ask for information about the stone, Lina had already sent it ahead of him.

[Elementary Rune Reset Stone]

[Uses: 10/10]

[Purpose: Can waive dungeon cooldown time, only effective for dungeons below Rank 20.]

So that’s how it is.

Xia Qi suddenly understood. There really was such a thing.

No wonder Yun Qingyue could re-enter the dungeon immediately after coming out, ignoring the dungeon cooldown. It seemed to be the effect of the Rune Reset Stone.

“How much does this stone cost? Is it expensive?”

Now that he knew about such a good item, Xia Qi was immediately tempted.

“It’s not just expensive, it’s extremely expensive!”

“This item isn’t dropped by monsters; it’s crafted by Rune Great Masters above Rank 60.”

“The crafting process is very complex, and the Materials used are very precious. It’s a rare item that’s priceless, with only three in the entire Jiangcheng. Among them, the black market has two, and the Yun Family has one.”

Seeing the message from Lina, Xia Qi understood.

This item could no longer be measured by value. Scarcity made it precious. The black market had never sold it, so there was no talk of how much it cost.

This made things a bit difficult. His original idea of getting a Rune Reset Stone was thus dispelled.

“Oh, you’re not saying anything. Do you want it? If you want it, just say so. As long as you…”

“As long as what?”

Xia Qi asked with a bitter face.

“As long as you come over now, let me be your teacher, and do that ‘Master’s Allure’ again, I’ll give you one of these.”

Lina, having just experienced intimacy, found it intoxicating and actively invited Xia Qi for another “lesson.”

After thinking about it, Xia Qi couldn’t find any reason to refuse. Getting a Rune Reset Stone just by having a “lesson” was a good deal, so of course he would go.

“Teacher Lina, student Xia Qi reporting for duty.”

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