40: The Road to Rapid Upgrades

Life in the Ning Family was becoming increasingly difficult.

Lin Du had devised a rapid leveling route for himself; his level had to increase quickly in a short period, there was no time to lose!

However, before officially leveling up, he needed to craft a set of equipment.

The few pieces of equipment dropped from the Heavenly Wolf Dungeon had already been sold to Ning Fengya, leaving Lin Du practically “naked”.

A craftsman must first sharpen his tools if he is to do his work well!

With a good set of equipment, the speed of leveling up would also increase significantly...

Lin Du returned to the Chamber of Commerce, this time purchasing 50 sets of Level 14 equipment materials.

This included a necklace, armor, belt, boots, weapon, and ring, a total of six pieces.

The price of Level 14 crafting materials was relatively cheaper; 20 sets of materials cost a total of 68 years of lifespan value.

The previous ten flowing light soul slaying blades sold for 1300 years of lifespan value. After purchasing materials today, the lifespan value in his card still had 4696 years remaining.

Finding an uninhabited alley, Lin Du began crafting again.

After more than half a day of rest and adjustment, his fatigue value had recovered to over 20 points.

Crafting low-level equipment consumed very little fatigue value, and these 20-odd points were just enough to craft 20 pieces of Level 14 equipment.

Half an hour later, all 20 pieces of equipment were completed.

Lin Du selected the set with the best quality.

Guardian Necklace: S-grade (Fine)

Light Spirit Armor: B-grade (Perfect)

Immortal Spirit Belt: A-grade (Fine)

Light Spirit Boots: A-grade (Fine)

Guardian Ring: A-grade (Fine)

silver charm blade: SS-grade (Fine)

Crafting this set of equipment from 20 sets of materials greatly exceeded Lin Du's expectations.

Especially the weapon, its quality actually reached an astonishing SS-grade Fine!

In the upcoming leveling process, the SS-grade silver charm blade would surely play a significant role.

This set of equipment would be sufficient for a while.

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After resolving the equipment issue, Lin Du bought a horse and rode it to the South Gate of Yunlong City.

What Lin Du didn't know was that a watchful person had discovered his whereabouts while he was traveling and immediately relayed the information...

Lin Du galloped southward, following his vague memories.

Lin Du took a main road with many passing players. After riding for about an hour, Lin Du arrived at a place called “Qin Kings Tomb”.

Qin Kings Tomb is a large map with dozens of monster areas, making it one of the largest leveling maps near Yunlong City.

In the deepest part of Qin Kings Tomb, there is a Bronze Ancient Palace that has existed for countless years.

The Bronze Ancient Palace, like a giant black-green beast, lay prostrate in the darkness, mysterious and oppressive. Its mottled pits and scars spoke of its extraordinary past.

The front of the Bronze Ancient Palace has a ten-meter-wide bronze giant gate, on which is carved a scene of human soldiers in black armor fighting a group of unknown monsters.

Although it was just a carving, it exuded a strong scent of blood and an oppressive atmosphere.

The soldiers and foreign races in the carving seemed as if alive, their desperate roars lingering around the bronze giant gate...

The bronze giant gate was tightly shut, surrounded by various mosses and weeds.

At the edge of the giant gate, traces of prying and even gunpowder blasts could be clearly seen.

The Bronze Ancient Palace is one of the many unsolved mysteries in universe ol. Since its existence, the Bronze Ancient Palace has never been opened.

Some players firmly believe that great secrets are hidden within the Bronze Ancient Palace, so they tried every possible way to open it.

But whether it was hacking with swords and axes or bombarding with cannons, at most they could only leave a tiny mark on the bronze giant gate, which didn't even budge.

Today, another group of players, not believing in superstition, came here, preparing to blast open the bronze giant gate with a secret weapon.

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Lin Du quickly traversed the Qin Kings Tomb map.

His horse, which he rode earlier, seemed to be intimidated by the aura of Qin Kings Tomb halfway through, refusing to go any further. Lin Du had no choice but to proceed on foot.

As he delved deeper, Lin Du felt a solemn and majestic aura.

This feeling was like being in a forbidden imperial palace, so oppressive that it made one' tense and unable to breathe!

At the end of his vision, a huge black-green silhouette came into view.

The Bronze Ancient Palace was one of Lin Du's proudest creations, into which he had poured a great deal of effort.

Now, being there in person, Lin Du was stunned by his own design, and a strong sense of awe surged in his heart.

"I designed the exterior, and Ancestral Star gave it its soul."

"The Bronze Ancient Palace has changed..."

Approaching the Bronze Ancient Palace, Lin Du slowed his steps, carefully searching the vicinity.

Whether the leveling plan could be successfully initiated depended on this one action!

Not far from the Bronze Ancient Palace, under an old tree, an old man with a withered body, on the verge of death, appeared in Lin Du's sight.

The old man was covered in grime, his clothes ragged, even more exaggerated than a street beggar's attire.

Seeing the old man, Lin Du's eyes lit up, and he quickly walked over.

"Old man? Enjoying the sun?"

His sweet dream disturbed, the old beggar opened his cloudy old eyes and impatiently glared at Lin Du, then turned his head away in annoyance.

"Get lost, don't disturb my sleep!"

The old beggar's attitude was very rude, giving no opportunity for interaction.

Lin Du smiled, not minding it.

He sat cross-legged by the tree, took out the immortals drunkenness, Osmanthus Wine, and various snacks like Roast Duck he had bought beforehand from his backpack, and began to feast as if no one else was around...

The captivating aroma of immortals drunkenness soon spread, and the old man sniffed, his eyes secretly peeking at Lin Du.

Lin Du pretended not to notice the old man's small movements; he ate on his own, having no intention of sharing with the old man.

Under the temptation of immortals drunkenness, the old man finally couldn't resist.

"Cough cough! Young man, you just disturbed this old man's sleep, shouldn't you offer some compensation?" As the old man spoke, his small eyes never left the immortals drunkenness.

Lin Du clearly saw the old man swallowing, and he chuckled, "Old man, these things are your compensation. If you don't start eating soon, I'll eat it all!"

At these words, the old man pounced like a hungry wolf, shielding most of the food beneath him.

"Little fellow, why didn't you say so earlier!"

The old man picked up a bottle of expensive immortals drunkenness, sipping it slowly, afraid of accidentally drinking it all.

"Mmm~ There are thousands of fine wines in the world, but immortals drunkenness is still the one that suits my taste best!" The old man sipped, a look of satisfaction on his face.

Lin Du did not disturb him, allowing the old man his final moments of peace.

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