Madam, you wouldn't want your husband to know your secret, would you?

After advancing to Gold quality, all attributes of [sun chaser] have improved, and an active effect has been unlocked. When activated, it increases attack speed and attack range.

He equipped it.

[Physical Attack: 30 points → 80 points.]

After completing all this, Chen Ming walked toward Silver Dragon Village.

At this moment, the streets and alleys of Silver Dragon Village were filled with players everywhere.

Natives existed as well, of course.

However, the skin of these natives was entirely snow-white, giving off a feeling of glazed ice and snow, showing a clear difference from the humans on Blue Star.

Many players tried to communicate with these natives, but no matter who it was, the natives ignored them, acting as if the players were thin air.

A hot-tempered burly man forcibly grabbed a native, attempting to ask something,

But before he could even speak, soldiers from the Guard Squad nearby arrived and killed him on the spot.

In Eternal, players only have 10 free resurrection opportunities.

If they die after that, it will be a true death.

This made all the players behave themselves.

Some players who had been trying to trigger quests from the natives also left one after another.

Chen Ming, however, had no intention of leaving.

As a cosmic online game, there are no NPCs in Eternal; everyone is a truly existing being with their own joys and sorrows.

Although some special existences have the authority to issue quests, they are definitely not something current players can trigger.

Except, of course, for Chen Ming.

He continued forward and soon arrived in front of a weapon shop.

The owner of the weapon shop was a middle-aged woman in her thirties.

[Weapon Shop Proprietress - Aria Lv10]

Upon seeing Chen Ming walk in, she immediately came forward eagerly to greet him.

"Little brother, what would you like to buy?"

"Potions, equipment, props... we have everything here."

Chen Ming glanced at her and smiled. "Beautiful madam, I would like to ask, do you have any quests for me?"

Hearing that he wasn't there to buy anything, Aria's face instantly darkened, and she said coldly, "I'm sorry, I have no quests for you. Get out."

Chen Ming had no intention of leaving; instead, he walked over to a nearby seat and sat down leisurely.

Aria frowned slightly. "If you don't leave, my husband will be back soon, and he doesn't have a good temper like me."

Chen Ming said unhurriedly, "He is exactly who I'm waiting for..."

"After all, if he found out that his wife often goes behind his back with the shop's apprentice..."

Chen Ming didn't finish his sentence, instead staring at Aria with a half-smile.

Aria's face instantly froze. She glanced at the door in a panic and whispered, "Who are you? How do you know about this? Did Carson tell you?"

"How I know isn't important." Chen Ming stood up and walked over to Aria. "What's important is..."

"Madam, you wouldn't want your secret to be known by your husband, would you?"

Aria deflated like a popped balloon. "Fine, I do have a quest here. However, you must promise to keep my secret."

"Of course." Chen Ming's smile was brilliant.

[Ding! You have successfully triggered the quest — Aria's Commission.]

[Aria's Commission]

[Quest Details: Go to the Moonlight Plain, kill 100 Moonlight Silver Wolves, and bring their fangs to Aria.]

[Quest Rewards: 2000 Experience Points, 500 Gold Coins, Attribute Growth Stone.]

[Failure Penalty: Aria Favorability -30 points.]

[Time Limit: Ten days.]

[Quest Difficulty: F-rank.]

...

Although it was only an F-rank difficulty quest, the rewards were extremely generous.

Especially the [Attribute Growth Stone], which can increase growth attributes and is considered a rare item.

"Beautiful madam, I will bring back the 100 Moonlight Silver Wolf fangs as promised."

Chen Ming smiled and turned around, walking quickly out of Silver Dragon Village.

Moonlight Silver Wolves are Level 5 to 10 monsters; the current Chen Ming is not yet their match.

Before that, he planned to level up first.

Arriving outside Silver Dragon Village, what greeted his eyes was a vast expanse of farmland.

[Farmland Lv1–Lv3.]

This was the novice leveling area prepared for players.

At this moment, many players had already gathered in the farmland, grinding monsters to level up.

However, these players all looked quite pathetic, being chased around by wild chickens. From time to time, white lights would flash as players were killed and sent back to the resurrection point.

"Holy crap, how are we supposed to play this? The attributes of these Stray Wild Chickens are way too insane, and they're incredibly aggressive."

"No way, my little birdie is about to be pecked swollen."

"Any brothers want to team up to kill chickens together?"

"B-rank talent Great Knight here, can tank and deal damage. Looking for a party, please invite."

"Party looking for one more, need a 36D big healer, preferably with a talent that increases healing!"

...

Ignoring the noisy sounds around him, Chen Ming fixed his gaze on a wild chicken not far away.

[Stray Wild Chicken]

[Level: 1.]

[Health: 160/160 points.]

[Strength: 7 points.]

[intelligence: 7 points.]

[Agility: 6 points.]

[stamina: 8 points.]

[Spirit: 6 points.]

[Physical Attack Power: 14 points.]

[Magic Attack Power: 14 points.]

[Physical Defense: 12 points.]

[Magic Defense: 9 points.]

[Skill: Peck Lv1.]

[Result: After two and a half years of practice, even an ordinary little wild chicken possesses impressive combat strength.]

...

The attributes of a Level 1 Stray Wild Chicken are quite a bit stronger than those of players of the same level. Without high-quality talents or equipment bonuses, it's impossible to solo them.

Of course, if Chen Ming wanted to kill one, with his current high physical attack power of 80, he could easily kill one with at most two arrows.

However, Chen Ming wouldn't waste his time here.

In Eternal, it's very difficult for players to level up. Even those beta players who went through three days of continuous beta testing are currently only Level 5 at most.

To level up quickly, the best way is to grind monsters at a higher level.

With that thought, Chen Ming moved quickly toward a forest not far away.

[Goblin Forest Lv3–Lv5].

However, before Chen Ming could get very far,

Two Stray Wild Chickens actively targeted him.

In Eternal, players can level up by killing monsters, and similarly, monsters can evolve by killing players.

In his previous life, it was said that a little wild chicken in a certain Novice Village evolved step by step by killing players, eventually becoming a God-tier Boss — Kun.

...

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