4: Where did this big shot come from?!

The Feng Yun Guild was one of the top ten guilds in the Dragon Kingdom in his past life; he hadn't expected to come into contact with them so early.

"White Emperor, did you get this necklace from a quest or by farming mobs? I'm willing to pay for the information."

"It dropped from a mob."

Lin Yue told him directly, and in the next second, he received a notification that one silver coin had been credited to his account.

Lin Yue knew that even if he didn't say anything, this kind of information would be easy to obtain once players generally reached level eight, so he simply sold it.

The purchasing power of one silver coin was quite strong in the early stages—it was enough to buy a stack of intermediate mana potions, which would last a Mage half a day of farming.

"Holy crap, White Emperor Boss, this is a level ten necklace. Did you really get it from farming level ten mobs?"

"Yes."

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was shocked. White Emperor's info panel showed he was only level three, yet he could get a level ten necklace to drop. Forget level three, even the current top-ranked level seven Warrior couldn't solo level ten mobs.

"How did he do it? Did he obtain a high-level talent?"

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng looked at the necklace in his hand and was instantly intrigued, sending another message.

"Boss, do you know some techniques to kill level ten mobs without taking damage? I'm willing to pay for the info."

"I'm not sure."

Lin Yue replied briefly and then ignored Feng Yun, Young Master Leng, continuing to farm Gloomy Cat Demons.

Seeing that the other party hadn't replied for a long time, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng wore a playful expression. "Not talking, huh? Then I'll come find you."

Aside from the Gloomy Forest, there were no other level ten mob areas in the Novice Village.

Thus, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng soon arrived at the entrance of the Gloomy Forest.

After walking a few steps inside, he discovered over a dozen corpses of Gloomy Cat Demons on the ground.

Walking a few more steps, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng saw a Mage wearing a novice robe farming mobs ahead.

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...The damage that transcended levels instantly dumbfounded Feng Yun, Young Master Leng. At this stage, how could anyone possibly deal over 500 damage?

Even the elites in their guild's pioneering team, with all their equipment bonuses, only averaged a hundred attack power right now. Could this single Mage really rival an entire team?

"This White Emperor Boss is amazing. Fighting level ten mobs at level three and still having such high output—he's simply a monster."

Young Master Leng was practically ready to kneel; he couldn't wait to rush forward and ask the boss how he did it.

"White Emperor Boss, can you power-level me? I'm only level five right now. I'll pay!"

Originally, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was supposed to level up with his own guild's pioneering team, but seeing White Emperor's efficiency, the pioneering team could go play by themselves.

Seeing the other party's persistent pleading, Lin Yue originally didn't want to bother, but considering that the Mage class was quite expensive, he thought about it and accepted.

"I don't accept cash, only game currency. Five silver coins per hour. Just leveling, and all drops belong to me."

"Five silver coins?"

Hearing this price, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng almost cursed.

silver coins were extremely rare in the early stages; mob drop rates were very low. Aside from those obtained from quests, farming five silver coins would basically take half a day.

Five silver coins for just one hour was simply too expensive!

The game currency in the Land of the Final End was divided into copper, silver, gold, and black gold coins, with a conversion ratio of 1:100 between them.

Five silver coins was 500 copper coins, which could buy several more pieces of equipment.

"I'll get you to level ten within twelve hours."

Lin Yue's next sentence made him breathe a sigh of relief. Sixty silver coins to reach level ten in half a day wasn't too bad of a deal.

As a veteran player, he knew that game levels were very important for pioneering in the early stages.

After a moment of hesitation, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng gritted his teeth and agreed.

His guild had several pioneering teams, so they had some silver coins on hand.

Sixty silver coins obtained.

Lin Yue also readily invited him to his party.

"Feng Yun, Young Master Leng has joined the party. Please set the experience distribution ratio."

The system prompt sounded, and Lin Yue quickly set the experience ratio to 90/10—90% for Lin Yue and 10% for Young Master Leng.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng didn't notice at first, but when a Gloomy Cat Demon fell and he saw the experience distributed by the system, he was dumbfounded again.

Wait... hold on, only 10 experience points for killing one cat demon?

The experience distribution was actually 90/10.

Damn, are you sure you're power-leveling me?

"Um, White Emperor Boss, is there a mistake with this experience distribution?"

"No mistake."

Lin Yue replied and continued to fire Magic Missiles incessantly.

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...Four Magic Missiles could kill a Gloomy Cat Demon. Although his current casting speed wasn't very fast, he could still complete a kill within six seconds.

That was ten per minute.

Six hundred could be killed in an hour.

No matter how you calculated it, even with a 90/10 distribution, twelve hours was more than enough to get Feng Yun, Young Master Leng to level ten.

Furthermore, while killing mobs, Lin Yue's HP was constantly increasing.

As his HP increased, his spell power was also rising simultaneously.

The farming efficiency would only get faster and faster from here.

With high damage combined with his operational skills, his leveling speed was no different from riding a rocket.

Watching the Gloomy Cat Demons wailing and falling one by one, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng stood blankly behind Lin Yue, completely stunned.

These were level ten mobs, yet it felt easier than hacking at a level one Staring Chicken.

Moreover, Lin Yue wasn't standing still like a human turret; instead, he was constantly shifting his position and switching targets, so the Gloomy Cat Demons couldn't even touch him.

This was terrifying. Having a high-level talent wasn't scary; what was scary was that this person also had ultra-high-level skills and mechanics.

An expert, definitely an expert!

This person was much more formidable than the professional players he had recruited with heavy investment.

While Lin Yue continued to kill mobs, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was secretly alarmed.

A player of this level shouldn't be a nobody. How had he never heard of someone named White Emperor? Could he be a top player from another major guild?

Lin Yue was focused on killing mobs and didn't know that Feng Yun, Young Master Leng was guessing his identity behind him.

Even if he did, Lin Yue wouldn't care. He wanted to establish the World's Number One Guild, so meeting these large guilds was only a matter of time.

While hunting frantically, he continued to go deeper. The Gloomy Forest was vast; the further in they went, the denser the mobs became, and elite mobs or even boss-level mobs would appear.

The two went deep all the way, and in less than an hour, they reached the depths of the Gloomy Forest.

The surrounding environment became even darker, the breeze rustled through the dense forest, the bushes grew taller, and the atmosphere began to feel oppressive.

Before taking many steps, Lin Yue stopped and went no further.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng followed behind, confused, but the next second he looked closely: a group of monsters ahead, shrouded in a black-purple aura and staring with green eyes, blocked their path.

The monster information appeared on the info panel.

Shadow Cat Demon (elite): Level 10.

HP: 6000/6000

Attack: 85

Skills: Poisonous Claws, Recovery, Shadow Dash.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng immediately went on guard; this group was different from the previous Gloomy Cat Demons.

This place was crawling with elite mobs!