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Wandering through the wilderness, my first target isn"t anything special. It"s the lowest level monster that I can find--Steel Hat Goblins. Its a level 34 monster so I can see all its stats. It has average attack damage, decently high defense. Basically, its not a huge threat towards me. It"ll become a stepping stone to level 30.
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In the dark night, the Steel Hat Goblins were walking around lazily while holding sharp axes. Occasionally, they made sharp screeching sounds, which is extremely annoying. From the outside, they looked just like little dwarves and the very nasty type one.
"Go!"
Under my command, Baby Bobo flies over there, and performs a [Combo] on a Goblin. Under the attacks 800 HP is taken away. I also rush up with my staff and with a small cry, a golden hexagram hovers over the tip of the staff, LV-2 [Combo], activate!
118!
99!
My attack is indeed much less than Bobo. The attack damage that this staff gives is too little, it"s barely 10% of Jade City Sword"s attack damage. What I need to do is be able to equip that weapon. That is my #1 priority.
Under the barrage of attacks, Goblin falls with a screech and dies. I wave and cast [Heal] and Bobo"s HP is filled up the brim. At the same time, Goblin also dropped an item, its an axe as bright as snow--
【Steel Hat Goblin"s Axe】(White Tier)
Attack: 25-40
Level Requirement: 30
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I pick it up and throw it in my bag. At this stage in the game, the player"s level are pretty high and most of them probably don"t need any white-ranked weapons. But if I sell it in a store I might be able to get a few dozen silver coins, since the level on this axe is quite high.
Continuing, I kill a few dozen more Goblins. My experience bar is filled up to 94% at level 29. The distance between level 30 is getting closer and closer! Also, I got 7 more Goblin Axes, all white-tiered. Well, it"s a small reward...
As I was fighting another Goblin, the dirt next to me starts wiggling and trembling. Hmm, this seems familiar!
Within a heartbeat, I understand what caused it. It"s the Ginseng Earthworm! It was good enough to make my instructor drool, so I think it"s similar to the Ginseng abalone in the real world.
Pa!
The head of the Ginseng Earthworm drilled up to the surface and I feel a sense of familiarity. On its back, I see a large wound. As it comes closer and closer, I confirm that this was the same one as before!
I look in my bag and there"s a huge salted fish there. I got it from Dalin after seeing how Ginseng Earthworms were attracted to fish but I never thought that it"d be useful so soon! The Earthworm"s total HP is 5000 and this time I need to control it well. I will not allow it to get back underground when it gets low on health. I need it to die on the surface so I can retrieve its corpse!
I think of an idea and I immediately unsummon Bobo. I slowly go forward and stop 100 yards away from the Earthworm. I take out the huge salted fish and throw it on the ground. The wind is also blowing towards the Earthworm, so the scent of the fish should reach it soon.
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I stay hidden and patiently wait. The Ginseng Earthworm was damaged before, so its more careful and alert this time. It raises its head and stares at the fish for 10+ minutes. Luckily I have plenty of patience, so I wait as well.
Finally, the Earthworm completely climbs out the ground and heads towards the fish!
Pa!
I jump out of the bush and while holding onto the Goblin Axe, I stab it into the ground with the edge facing towards the Earthworm. I hope this simple trap works well!
After that, I take out more axes and stab all 7 of them onto the trail of the Earthworm. I pray to God and hope my decision is correct. The instinct of these animals is to return on the same trail that they came in. Because of this, they never get lost or go off the trail!
I wave my hand and the golden hexagram appears on the ground with Bobo rushing out. He goes straight for the Ginseng Earthworm and used [Combo]+[Stinger]. At the same time, I also start to cast my [Combo] attacks. The Earthworm swallows the salted fish and then immediately tries to return back to the hole in the exact same path! I obviously can"t stop this monster. If I try I"ll just get tossed aside! But Bobo continues to attack from the back of the Earthworm.
"Huff...Huff"
The Ginseng Earthworm tries its best to run, but suddenly cries out. A huge hole is sliced in its stomach! The Goblin Axe trap is working and immediately cuts 500 HP off!
I take my staff and hurry up to follow it. I wave my staff around and randomly chunk down on it, while Bobo continues stinging!
Ginseng Earthworm"s HP continues to drop slowly, but the simple-minded creature can"t think straight and still continues on the original track it came in! As expected, it gets continuously sliced by the Goblin Axes and its HP drops in chunks!
A lump starts to form in my throat as the Earthworm gets closer and closer to the tunnel it dug! Then finally it cries for the last time and zero HP remains, then it falls.
Splat!
It drops dozens of silver coins and it also drops an armor that has a faint glow. I pick it up and instantly I feel that my hard work hadn"t been wasted--
【Armor of the Earth】(Bronze Tier)
Type: Armor
Defense: 70
Strength: +19
Others: +15 attack damage
Level Requirement: 30
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I take the Armor of the Earth and can"t contain my happiness. This game doesn"t treat me badly, it even prepared a level 30 armor just for me! And with the silver-ranked Silver Locked Battle Boots, my defense will be pretty decent!
I throw the armor in my bag and immediately grab the end of the Ginseng Earthworm and drag it back to camp. I start and stop for almost 30 minutes until I finally arrive at the camp. Dalin is snoring thunders within his tent!
I walk up to him, kick him in the leg and say, "Teacher, look what I brought back for you!"
"Eh?"
Dalin opens his sleepy eyes, but when he sees the Ginseng Earthworm, his immediately jumps up, "Good job, little guy, you actually catched the Ginseng Earthworm! I have a whole new level of respect for you now!"
"......"
The tamer is very excited and raises both his arms and roars towards the direction of Dragon City. Within half a minute, dozens of Dragon City warriors come rushing down and one of them asks, "Master Dalin, what"s wrong?!"
He points and says, "Look, what"s that?!"
"Ah?"
The face of the officer goes completely red: "That"s...That"s the legendary Ginseng Earthworm! Oh heavens, rumours say that Ginseng Earthworms are very cunning, so it"s extremely hard to kill or catch them. You guys got such a nice one!"
"It"s all thanks to this new scavenger!"
"Great! Dragon City will reward you appropriately!"
The officer walks up to me, pats my shoulders and smiles: "I hereby represent the King of Dragon City, Luo Lin, and give you these rewards, I hope you will receive it!"
Ding!
System Notification: Congratulations! You have provided a top-class ingredient to Dragon City, and received 24000 points of experience along with 1 extra point in charm. Your fame in Dragon City is rising!
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Whoosh!
A ray of golden light, finally, I"ve finally risen to level 30!
I ignore Dalin, the officer and the other NPCs and immediately grab all the equipment from my bag. With a bang, I wear the Silver Locked Battle Boots and the Armor of the Earth. Since, the swordsman class can wear heavy armor, I don"t need to sell these boots or the armor! My defense increases exponentially. By wearing these shiny silver boots and this glowing armor, I finally feel like a presentable soldier.
Hua!
With the wave of my hand, the half-broken staff become the Jade City Sword, the first gold-ranked weapon in the entire server! I am going to really rely on this sword from now on. A wave of strength enters my body, which is the result of the massive increase in attack damage! At the same time, I open a window of my own stats and even I"m shocked by my own stats!