Quick upgrade, rabbit fur ring
Newbie Trial Secret Realm.
It opens once a year and lasts for five days.
One day for entry, three days for closure, one day for exit.
The internal space is very large.
It is said to be more than twice the size of Poyang Lake, the largest freshwater lake in Xia Kingdom before the Great Cataclysm.
Such a large space is enough for the hundreds of thousands of high school graduates in Jiangcheng to explore freely each year.
However, although the Secret Realm is large, there are only three types of monsters within it.
They are Big-Eared Rabbit, Ironhide Pig, and Demon Claw Frog.
Their levels are also fixed within the range of one to ten.
It is said that the reason for this is that it was transformed from a dungeon by the strongest professional in Xia Kingdom, the Sword Cultivator General Li.
It is specifically designed to cultivate new professionals.
“Professionals already possess the mighty power to transform dimensional spaces, yet monsters still rampage across Blue Star.”
“This world is still too dangerous.”
“Next time I encounter such a Secret Realm, I’ll just wait outside and then come in.”
Lin Xuan stood in the center of an altar, sighing with emotion.
He casually raised his wooden staff.
【Magic Barrier successfully cast, maximum HP +15】
【Summon Undead successfully cast, maximum HP +10】
Two tattered Skeleton Soldierss appeared, holding bone knives.
This instantly startled the other professionals.
Only after realizing they were summoned creatures did everyone breathe a sigh of relief.
Lin Xuan waved his hand in apology.
He looked at the surrounding environment.
The altar he was currently on was a safe zone within the Secret Realm, where professionals could stay for one hour after entering.
The altar was five meters high, resembling a Mayan temple.
There were stone steps extending outwards on all four sides.
Beyond the stone steps, looking into the distance.
Lay an undulating monster plain that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Lin Xuan could vaguely see that many professionals were already battling Level 1 Big-Eared Rabbits on the plain.
However, Lin Xuan was not in a hurry to move.
A Level 1 Big-Eared Rabbit had about 100 HP.
At Level 1, a professional's damage was between 5-10.
Lin Xuan decided to summon at least eight Skeleton Soldierss before leaving the safe zone.
Time slowly passed.
Lin Xuan quickly summoned eight Skeleton Soldierss.
“Lin Xuan? It really is you.”
Just as Lin Xuan was about to move.
A slender young man not far away waved and greeted him.
Only after the young man approached did Lin Xuan remember.
It turned out to be a classmate.
Normally, the slender young man often sought his help with study-related questions.
He remembered the class change ceremony yesterday.
This classmate had awakened as the common profession, Assassin.
“Oh, it’s Su Wen, are you alone?” Lin Xuan asked, recognizing the person.
The Assassin profession could be said to be the most difficult to level up in the early stages among all professions.
Generally, when entering dungeons and Secret Realms, as he had heard before entering, one had to team up.
“No, I paid some teammates to join me. They leveled up outside the city right after awakening yesterday.”
The slender young man walked over, scratching his head with a smile.
Then, he looked at the Skeleton Soldierss with a surprised expression.
“Are these your Skeleton Soldierss? They look really cool.”
“By the way, Lin Xuan, I heard you signed up for the martial arts exam.”
“You don’t know, the class group chat almost exploded because of it.”
“Some people say you’re doing it out of spite because of Liu Xiaohua.”
“Others are scolding the teacher at the registration office for being irresponsible.”
“After all, with your ability, choosing the academic exam, you definitely have the strength to compete for the top one hundred in the city…”
The slender young man seemed very interested in the Skeleton Soldierss.
He kept chattering, not forgetting to touch and tap them with his hands.
Lin Xuan listened to his words, smiling faintly.
Most of his classmates were concerned about him.
This warmed his heart.
He just hadn't expected that signing up for the martial arts exam would cause such a big discussion.
“Su Wen, are you coming or not?”
A tall boy carrying a firearm urged him from not far away.
Upon hearing him, the slender young man looked up and asked Lin Xuan if he wanted to join.
Before Lin Xuan could respond, the tall boy walked over.
“The money you paid is only enough to bring you alone. If he wants to join the team, he has to pay more.”
“For an Necromancer…” The tall boy sized up Lin Xuan, “Five thousand gold coins.”
“Five thousand could buy a skill book,” Lin Xuan muttered to himself, shaking his head with a smile.
“No need, A Wen. I’ll just summon a few more Skeleton Soldierss and slowly grind.”
“Three thousand then, buddy, I’ll take you for three thousand.”
“Really, no need. I’m pretty laid-back about leveling up. You guys go ahead.”
“Alright then, Lin Xuan, be careful.”
The two left.
Lin Xuan saw that the Summon Undead skill was about to refresh.
He simply waited a little longer.
Once he had ten Skeleton Soldierss, he walked out of the safe zone.
This number should be enough.
Click, click—
The Skeleton Soldierss, holding bone knives, marched mightily towards the Big-Eared Rabbits on the plain.
-3, -5, -6
...
The Big-Eared Rabbits were very agile.
But under the siege of ten skeletons, they were killed in less than five seconds.
【Successfully killed Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +10】
“A bit easy.”
Lin Xuan glanced at his panel.
Upgrading required one hundred experience points.
He only needed to kill ten to level up.
“Continue!”
【Successfully killed Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +10】
【Successfully killed Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +10】
...
The panel notifications kept refreshing.
In less than two minutes, the level-up notification sounded.
【Congratulations on successfully leveling up, Free Attribute Point +1】
When a professional levels up, their four main attributes each increase by one, and they gain one free point.
Lin Xuan didn't hesitate.
The Spirit attribute represents maximum mana and spell damage.
With his talent, he didn't need to worry about low HP and being squishy like other fragile mages.
He directly added the attribute point to Spirit and opened his panel.
【Name: Lin Xuan】
【Profession: Necromancer】
【Level: Lv2 (1%)】
【HP: 3335】
【Mana: 55】
【Constitution: 11, Spirit: 12, Strength: 6, Agility: 6】
...
“Three thousand three hundred. A Level 5 BOSS has about five thousand HP. I’ll stack a bit more and then go kill the BOSS.”
He closed the panel.
Lin Xuan directed the Skeleton Soldierss to fight, heading deeper into the plain.
Gradually, the surrounding monsters were Level 3 Big-Eared Rabbits.
They had more HP but also gave more experience.
【Successfully killed Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +15】
【Successfully killed Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +20】
【Summon Undead successfully cast, maximum HP +10】
...
Time slowly passed.
As Lin Xuan delved deeper into the Secret Realm, he continuously cast skills along the way.
His maximum HP was about to break through five thousand.
His level had also risen to four.
However, the Skeleton Soldierss' combat power now seemed a bit lacking.
To continue leveling up quickly, he needed enough skill points to upgrade the Summon Undead skill.
Upgrading a skill to Level 2 required two skill points.
This was a bit difficult right now.
After all, skill points could only be obtained with a chance by killing BOSSes and clearing dungeons.
“Once I reach Level 5, I’ll go kill a BOSS.”
【Successfully killed Elite Big-Eared Rabbit, EXP +100】
“Elite monster!”
Lin Xuan had just finished allocating the free attribute point from leveling up to Level 4.
Upon hearing the notification, his face instantly lit up with joy.
He had been killing ordinary Big-Eared Rabbits for several hours just now.
They only dropped materials like rabbit fur and rabbit ears.
Good ones would drop one gold coin.
Would this elite monster drop equipment?
Lin Xuan looked into the group of Skeleton Soldierss.
Indeed, he saw a green light on the ground.
Equipment had levels: Common (White), Fine (Green), Rare (Blue), Excellent (Red), Epic (Purple), etc.
Green wasn't great, but it was enough for the newbie phase.
Lin Xuan approached.
He found that there wasn't just equipment on the ground.
There were also quite a few gold coins scattered around.
He picked them all up and checked the equipment attributes.
【Equipment: Rabbit Fur Ring】
【Quality: Fine】
【Effect: Strength +5, Attack +20, Spirit +2】
【Equip Requirement: All professions Level 3 or above】
“Not bad, it’s a small top-tier item.”
The ring not only increased attack value but also had Spirit and Strength attribute bonuses.
It was even better than some blue rare equipment.
Since he didn't have any other suitable rings for now, Lin Xuan simply put it on himself first.
It just looked a bit feminine, being a fluffy mass.
Fortunately, two points of Spirit could increase his maximum mana by ten points.
It was very practical for him.
After getting used to it, Lin Xuan casually cast a Magic Barrier.
Just then, a loud shout suddenly came from not far away.
“Classmate, quickly get out of the way!”