2: Five hundred million, a super club.

"Cluck, cluck, cluck..."

Staring Chickens covered the ground, foraging wantonly on the grass, strutting with arrogant strides and flapping their wings from time to time.

"Magic Missile."

The staff condensed a bolt of energy, smashing into a Staring Chicken. After several Magic Missiles, a Staring Chicken let out a wail and collapsed.

Even though they were the trashiest Level 1 monsters, Lin Yue still hunted them tirelessly. Magic Missile didn't require MP, which helped him quickly stack health.

Although he could use the beginner skill Small Fireball for higher damage, the 5-point MP cost immediately dissuaded Lin Yue. He only had 100 MP in total and would have to wait for it to recover after using it up, which was far slower than stacking health with Magic Missile.

As long as his health went up, his spell damage would naturally follow suit.

"Ding! You have killed a Staring Chicken. Experience +1."

"Ding! You have killed a Staring Chicken. Experience +1."

"Ding! You have killed a Staring Chicken. Experience +1."

...A single Magic Missile had a 1-second cooldown. One second meant 1 point of health; one minute meant 60 points of health. Subtracting the gaps for positioning and switching between monsters, Lin Yue could stack an average of 40 health points and 0.4 spell power per minute.

In the beginning, Lin Yue needed ten Magic Missiles to kill a Staring Chicken, but later it became eight, then six, then four.

About three hours later, the system notification rang.

"Ding! Your talent Life Miracle's proficiency is full. It has been upgraded to 2-Star."

Life Miracle (Supreme Grade): 2-Star.

Effect 1: Each magic attack increases health by 2 points.

Effect 2: Gain 2 points of spell power for every 100 points of health.

Proficiency: 0/100,000

As his talent improved, Lin Yue killed the Staring Chickens even faster, taking only two seconds to kill one.

Fortunately, Lin Yue had entered the Novice Village over five hours late, and players had already moved on to higher-level monster areas. Otherwise, the chickens at the village entrance probably wouldn't have been enough for Lin Yue to kill.

Lin Yue opened his attribute panel and added five attribute points to casting speed, which rose from 0.5 to 0.6.

After killing Staring Chickens for three hours, Lin Yue had reached Level 2 long ago. Due to the monster mechanics, once he reached Level 2, he could no longer gain experience from killing Level 1 monsters.

But Lin Yue continued to grind tirelessly. Other players didn't know, but he knew very well that the only early-game god-tier skill for Mages, Beginner Spell Combo, could only be dropped by Staring Chickens.

However, the drop rate was extremely low. One might kill ten thousand chickens without necessarily seeing it drop. Staying here to grind for a skill book would instead waste a massive amount of leveling time, which wasn't worth the loss.

But Lin Yue didn't care. Although there was no experience, he could still stack health!

Beginner Spell Combo was a god-tier skill for novice Mages; it had a chance to trigger an extra spell cast. At max level, there was a 50% chance to fire two magic attacks.

Once his health was stacked up and he obtained this Beginner Spell Combo skill, the next step of his plan could be implemented.

"Once I get the spell combo skill, I'll go kill high-level monsters."

Lin Yue planned in his heart. His current health and spell power were already quite impressive.

However, while his damage had increased, his efficiency hadn't. Originally, he could fire 50 Magic Missiles in a minute. Now it was different; two shots could kill one, which instead increased the time spent switching between monsters, allowing him to fire only 40 Magic Missiles a minute.

But after the talent upgrade, where he originally added 1 HP, he now added 2. All in all, it was still more than before.

He continued grinding for another two hours. In a total of five hours, he had killed nearly five thousand Staring Chickens.

Lin Yue was still Level 2, but the difference was that his health had risen from the original 50 points to a staggering 9,600 points.

This was terrifying—a Level 2 Mage with ten thousand health! Even a Level 5 pure-health Shield Warrior couldn't possibly break a thousand health right now.

In the Land of the Final End, the attribute panels for different classes were also different.

For example, because Mages needed to cast spells, they had a casting speed column.

Warriors didn't need to cast, so they had attack speed.

The casting speed attribute was only for Mage and Priest classes, while physical classes like Warriors and Assassins had attack speed.

Similarly, attribute points could also increase the attribute panel, but the bonuses were basically not high.

For instance, one attribute point could increase attack or spell power by 1, but it could only increase attack speed or casting speed by 0.02.

Relying solely on attribute points from leveling up was a drop in the bucket. The key still lay in class bonuses from leveling, equipment, and other enhancements for a comprehensive attribute increase.

He glanced at the time; it was already six in the evening. He had been in the game for ten hours. In a few minutes, the nanny would come up to call him for dinner.

Exiting the game, he stepped out of the gaming cabin. His was a luxury model worth five million; with the supplement of nutrient solution, it wouldn't matter if he didn't eat for three days and nights.

But having dinner was a rare time for the family to gather, and Lin Yue was used to it.

"Young Master, dinner is ready. The Master and Madam have already returned."

A young nanny wearing a maid's outfit and black silk stockings called out from outside the door.

"I'll be downstairs right away."

Lin Yue put on his clothes and impatiently walked down the stairs.

Arriving at the dining room, the first thing he saw was a middle-aged man in a suit with graying temples. He was Lin Yue's father, Lin Xiaozhong. Beside him, a wealthy-looking woman in a red evening gown holding the man's arm was his mother, Cheng Jie.

Seeing the familiar faces of his closest kin, all sorts of things from his past life surfaced in his mind. Lin Yue only felt his eyes begin to sting, and tears welled up uncontrollably like a spring, swirling in his eyes.

"Dad, Mom!"

Lin Yue called out softly, forcibly holding back his tears to calm his emotions, and flashed a smile.

There were some things that it wasn't the right time to say yet, but deep in his heart, Lin Yue secretly vowed that in this life, he would never let his family members suffer any harm.

His parents didn't notice anything unusual. Lin Xiaozhong nodded and sat in the head seat, while Cheng Jie smiled and waved, calling for Lin Yue to sit down.

Walking calmly to the dining table, Lin Yue silently picked up his utensils and began eating with a complex heart.

"The Land of the Final End launched today. How do you feel about it?"

Lin Xiaozhong took off his glasses and wiped them in his hand.

"This isn't just a game. Dad, Mom, I suggest you enter the game soon too. In the future, the global focus will be on the Land of the Final End!"

Lin Yue took a bite of food, his expression solemn.

Lin Xiaozhong was a businessman; he knew very well that what Lin Yue said was the truth. He nodded and put on his glasses. "The company still has some matters to handle. Your mom and I will enter the game once we're done. If you need anything, just tell me. I'll support you fully."

Lin Yue put down his chopsticks, a plan quietly forming in his heart. Flames seemed to surge in his eyes as he slowly stood up, leaning his hands on the table and looking at Lin Xiaozhong with burning eyes.

"I need five hundred million to start a gaming club!"

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