Late in the afternoon, Lin Yun returned to the game.
Time: 158:21:23
Almost ten hours have passed since accepting the quest, which is equivalent to nearly five hours in the real world.
"Is there some secret reward for delivering the item as early as possible? Or is it a fixed reward that the player will receive, regardless of time?"
Certain timed quests reward players who complete them quickly or before a certain time.
The quest didn't seem to be the case, but Lin Yun still thinks that there could be something hidden.
"I think I will have to take off the mask and buy some new clothes, these initial clothes are attracting a lot of attention. The only problem is someone getting a hold of my image and comparing it to previous photos of me walking around the city a few hours ago. So it's better to wear a black cloak to cover my body, even if it attracts more attention than usual." Lin Yun used the Return Scroll to go to Iron Blood Fortress, and then to an auction house to sell the dungeon drops for a relatively lower market price to sell quickly, which actually happened.
Around fifty-seven gold coins were received from selling the drops, afterward, Lin Yun purchased new equipment such as cloth shirts, pants, and shoes.
The equipment was the cheapest possible as there was no need to use these things inside the dungeon, only outside to fool other players.
Besides these items, he also purchased three more Root Rings to increase the chances of the item's skill being activated.
Each player can place up to ten rings, two bracelets, a necklace, and a pair of earrings on their character. If there are special effects to be activated, the chances do not increase with the quantity, but it can be activated successively because of the quantity.
Thus, Lin Yun can activate the skill more than once from the six rings on his fingers.
Finishing matters at the auction house, Lin Yun went to some lodging to change his equipment before heading back to Gray Stains City, where no player suspected him as he looked like an ordinary player using low-level cloth-type equipment, from there, he used the Transport Stone to the Sinister Wolves' Lair.
(Strange… Why is there no mention of One Bone in the drop list for the three dungeon bosses?) He found it very strange not to have the item on the list.
Not even on the forums is there information about this One Bone.
It seemed like it was only a drop in this quest and only those who have the quest can make the creature drop this item.
(So I must be the one to find this item. There's nothing about it anywhere.)
"You and your team have entered the dungeon: Sinister Wolves' Lair - Difficulty: Normal"
Lin Yun did a test to see if the item would drop on normal difficulty.
The dungeon run took around two hours to complete, but there was no item drop.
Then he ran four more times, totaling five runs in the dungeon, totaling almost ten hours invested, and there was no drop from One Bone, just random items and some equipment for the character, something he would not use.
"Do I need to choose a higher difficulty?" Lin Yun took the test.
The next difficulty chosen was Hard.
There was no mechanical difference between the two difficulties, the creatures just became stronger than the previous ones. Other than these small changes, everything was the same.
Thus, the dungeon run was simple and complicated at the same time due to the crazy way Lin Yun fights.
Greater damage from creatures resulted in more damage taken, and higher HP greatly increased the time to clear the dungeon. Fortunately, his levels also rise quickly from increasing difficulty, which also partially reduces the time.
In total, the time to fully clear the dungeon was almost four and a half hours, an increase of two and a half hours when compared to the previous difficulty.
Lin Yun had no difficulty in completing this dungeon at the current level, which is level 68, and improved to level 83 by running on the hard difficulty and clearing the entire dungeon.
Although the Exp increases considerably compared to the previous difficulty, it is still difficult to level up as quickly as expected. If anyone heard what he thought, Lin Yun would be beaten to death because only a crazy man like him would think that way.
A player would be happy to reach at least level 100 just by grinding, leaving aside quests, just fighting in the hunting fields, in one month of real-world time, which is equivalent to two months in the game.
Taking into consideration that it hasn't even been two weeks since Lin Yun started playing and he is already at level 83, he could be considered the crazy one.
Others don't know, but this is the harvest after investing time and money in the early stages of the game. Something extremely important is to create a solid foundation for future situations.
Those players in Ashton Village who did the same as Lin Yun will also have an easier future because of the solid foundation. But not as easy for him, as the goddess of luck blessed Lin Yun and gave him a lot of money, something they were unlikely to get.
The only problem with the quest is time because it's still difficult to know where this item is and he doesn't even know how much longer will have to spend it running through the dungeons.
The five previous attempts cost approximately a little more than ten hours, adding the one he just ran, it was almost fourteen hours running six times.
Time: 143:41:52
"There hasn't been this drop yet… It's already night, but not in the early morning. I'm just going to run one more time and then I'm going to eat something. It's mentally tiring to run dungeons several times a day. Even worse when it takes more than three hours each run." Lin Yun was discouraged by the time spent running the races, but there was nothing he could do to help it.
It was part of the quest, he was forced not to join any party and even if he could, it was impossible because of his low level.
No party would accept someone like him because they think he could be a troll and make the party die. So it's normal not to accept members below level 90.
Lin Yun took a deep breath and started another run, in the end, he only received random drops and nine more levels, reaching level 92.
Disconnecting, he went to the bathroom to wash his face before eating something.
After returning to the game an hour later, Lin Yun ran to the dungeon once more, but the after item did not appear.
Fortunately, something else improved his mood.
The first passive skills he received when he was at the Ashton Village training camp had leveled up again.
Name: Another One
Title: One who has completed basic training(Hidden)
Race: Blood Race
Level: 92
Class: None
HP: 11.215
MP: 0
Hunger: 100
Atk: 555
MAtk: 440
Def: 1123
MDef: 1123
Statistics
STR: 447
AGI: 781
VIT: 497
INT: 375
LUCKY: 2
Perseverance: 45
Equipment
Steel gloves
Cloth Red Shirt
Cloth Gray Pants
Cloth Brown
Race Skill
Universal Blood (Passive)(Level 1): Absorbs the blood of injured opponents to heal one's own injuries. Heals 2% of damage dealt.
Blood Conversion (Passive)(Max Level): Reduces MP to 0 (zero) and increases HP by 10% of the converted value. The user will spend HP as a resource to activate skills.
Skill
Fist Mastery (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 3%) - Increases the attack power of the fists by 45%.
Leg Mastery (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 0%) - Increases the attack power of the legs and movement speed by 45%.
Iron Fist (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 2%) - Increases the power of those with fists by 45%.
Steel Leg (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 0%) - Increases the power of leg attacks by 45%.
Double Punch (Passive)(Intermediate I Level 9 - 71%): When attacking with your fists there is a small chance of causing a quick attack followed by the first.
Double Kick (Passive)(Intermediate I Level 7 - 55%): When attacking with a kick, there is a small chance of causing a quick attack followed by the first.
Break For Me (Active)(Beginner I Level 4 - 51%): Bring together all the forces to break the rooting effects. Success depends on the difference between the levels of the two users. Cost: 10% HP and 10 Hunger Points.
Cooking(Passive)(Beginner I Level 9 I 87%): Cook the ingredients to make a delicious meal.
Sprint(Active)(Intermediate I Level 4 - 43%): Increases movement speed by 150% at the cost of 35 HP per second while the skill is maintained.
Auto-Poison(Passive)(Intermediate I Level 9 - 83%): When attacking, there are chances of auto-cast Poison level 1 to target, taking Poison status.
Right Hand Mastery (Passive)(Intermediate I Level 9 - 94%): Increases the damage caused by blows using the right hand and the chances of success when forging something with that hand by 28%.
Left Hand Mastery (Passive)(Intermediate I Level 9 - 34%): Increases the damage caused by strikes using the left hand and the chances of success when forging something with that hand by 28%.
Two-Handed Mastery (Passive)(Intermediate I Level 7 - 19%): Increases the damage caused by strikes using your hands and the chances of success when forging something by 24%.
Iron Skin (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 41%): Hardens the skin to become as strong as iron, +70 Def, +70 Mdef. Increases the chances of resisting Stun and Bleed effects by 10%.
Steel Skin (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 22%): Hardens the skin to become as strong as the strongest steel, +320 Def, +320 Mdef. Increases the chances of resisting Stun and Bleed effects by 31%.
Diamond Skin (Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 2%): Hardens the skin to become as strong as the hardest diamond, +26% Def, +26% Mdef. Increases the chances of resisting any type of negative effect by 26%.
Increase HP Recovery(Passive)(Advanced I Level 1 - 45%) - Increases HP recovery when stopped by 29%.
Hunger Recovery(Passive)(Intermediate I Level 2 - 57%) - Increases the recovery of Hunger Points by 6%.
Night Vision (Passive)(Max Level): Allows the user to see in the dark.
Steps of the Wind (Passive) (Intermediate I Level 7 - 12%): Makes the body lighter to run as fast as the wind, +24% Move Speed.
Grab(Passive)(Intermediate I Level 6 - 21%): Allows the user to grab heavier objects based on the character's weight.
Triple Punch (Passive)(Beginner I Level 4 - 52%): During the activation of the Double Punch skill, there is a chance to activate a third strike.