Chapter 19: Adding Friends.

After accepting the mission, Wu Shaochen glanced at his attributes and immediately allocated the remaining 15 points of free attributes to Agility. In order to fight, he needed to have speed surpassing the enemy; otherwise, there was no point. He relied on his agility to escape from monsters, so speed was crucial.

With the addition of 15 points to Agility, it reached 60 points, increasing his movement speed to 67 points and attack speed to 32%.

Wu Shaochen calculated in his mind. His speed was now at 67 points, while the Silver Wolf King had a speed of only 40. Even with a 50% increase, it would only reach 60 points. However, the second skill had a range of up to 10 meters, making it impossible to dodge. With a 130% defense ignore, it could instantly deal 715 damage to him, leaving him severely injured. As long as he didn't die, he could simply use healing potions. The problem was if he got hit by a normal attack after using healing potions, and then the Silver Wolf King followed up with its Dreadful Wolf Roar, he would be in big trouble. There would be no way to escape. If he didn't solve the issue of the second skill combined with normal attacks, there was no point in considering fighting. This was definitely something he would encounter.

Sighing, Wu Shaochen realized that he couldn't leave the newbie village and there was no place to improve his strength. What should he do?

Wu Shaochen wore a troubled expression and looked at the old man beside him, who also seemed troubled. He impulsively said, "Village Chief, the Silver Wolf King is too strong. What should I do if I can't defeat it?"

To his surprise, the Village Chief actually pondered for a moment and said seriously, "Hmm, it's true that the Silver Wolf King is too difficult for adventurers at your current level. Here's what we can do: take this letter to the pharmacy and ask the owner to give you some of the hidden stash of potions. It will increase your survivability. However, whether you can defeat the Silver Wolf King still depends on you." The Village Chief handed Wu Shaochen a letter.

Taking the letter from the Village Chief, Wu Shaochen blinked his eyes. Can it really be done this way? He hurriedly ran towards the pharmacy with the letter in hand.

Arriving at the pharmacy, he found the owner and handed him the letter, saying, "Hello, sir. The Village Chief asked me to buy some life-saving potions from you. Could you show me what you have?"

The pharmacy owner took the letter and glanced at it for a while before sighing, "This old guy is still thinking about my inventory."

Saying that, he walked into the room behind him. After a while, he came out with a box and opened it in front of Wu Shaochen, saying, "Hurry up and choose, but let me tell you, these potions of mine are not cheap. Even if you have the letter from the Village Chief, it won't help if you don't have money."

Wu Shaochen quickly looked over the potions. The functions and prices of each potion were displayed before his eyes:

- "Instant Recovery Potion": Instantly restores 1000 HP with a cooldown of 10 seconds. Price: 10 Silver Coins.

- "Attack Potion": Increases physical attack by 30% for 30 minutes. Price: 50 Silver Coins.

- "Life Potion": Increases maximum HP by 30% for 30 minutes. Price: 50 Silver Coins.

- "Speed Potion": Increases speed by 30% for 30 minutes. Price: 50 Silver Coins.

Looking at the potions in front of him, Wu Shaochen's eyes widened. These potions were not usually available in the newbie village pharmacy. Normally, they only sold red potions (small, medium, large) and blue potions (small, medium, large), which provided gradual healing.

However, when he saw the prices of these potions, Wu Shaochen's mouth twitched. If it weren't for killing that Wild Boar King, he would only be able to look at these potions. "Damn, they're expensive!"

But no matter how expensive they were, he had no choice. If he wanted to defeat the Silver Wolf King, he had to buy these potions. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to leave the newbie village. If he waited for other players to join and kill it together, he would lose his advantage.

Gritting his teeth, he spent a whole 5 gold coins to buy 50 bottles of "Instant Recovery Potion". Then he spent another 5 gold coins to buy 10 bottles of "Life Potion". He could feel that these potions might not even be available in the main city. So it was a good idea to buy more at this time. Looking at his backpack, with 10 gold coins gone, Wu Shaochen felt like his heart was bleeding. He knew that there were many wealthy players buying copper coins for one yuan each, and some items were even priceless. These 10 gold coins were equivalent to 100,000 yuan.

After buying the potions, Wu Shaochen spent another 50 silver coins to buy 50 bottles of "Healing Potion" (large), which restored 100 HP per second for 10 seconds. This was what he needed. He couldn't afford to rely solely on "Instant Recovery Potion".

With the potions purchased, Wu Shaochen instantly felt full of confidence. The "Life Potion" with a 30% HP boost wasn't useful against the Silver Wolf King, because even with the HP increase, he couldn't withstand a normal attack followed by a roar. So there was no need to use it.

As long as he had the "Instant Recovery Potion", it would instantly restore his HP. If he got hit by a normal attack and saw the Silver Wolf King preparing to use a skill, he could quickly drink a potion to restore his HP to full. Skills like the roar with wide-area damage couldn't be used instantly, otherwise, there would be no way to fight.

Just as Wu Shaochen was preparing to go to the Silver Wolf Valley, a veiled woman with a fairy-like aura slowly approached him.

Wu Shaochen's mouth twitched. Why did he encounter her again? Was she deliberately targeting him?

"What a coincidence," Su Muxue said with a faint smile, looking at Wu Shaochen.

"Are you sure it's a coincidence?" Wu Shaochen looked skeptical.

Su Muxue didn't respond. Meeting Wu Shaochen again was not a coincidence. She had instructed her subordinates to take turns monitoring him. When her subordinate reported that they found him, she hurried back. Wu Shaochen's rejection had ignited her competitive spirit. How could she, a proud person, allow herself to fail?

"What do you want, exactly?" Wu Shaochen asked helplessly. The woman in front of him likely already discovered his identity. He didn't know where he had slipped up to make her suspicious, but from the last time she called out to him, he was certain that she doubted him. And before, she probably only had suspicions, but when she called out to him last time and he hesitated for a moment, that was enough for her to confirm. So it was best not to offend this woman, or she might expose him and cause endless trouble.

"Just want to get to know you," Su Muxue said calmly.

"Why do you keep wanting to add me as a friend? I'm not handsome!" Wu Shaochen sighed.

"I know who you are, don't worry, I won't say anything inappropriate. I just want to add you as a friend, maybe there will be a chance for cooperation in the future. You don't have to be so guarded against me, and adding a beautiful female friend won't hurt you either," Su Muxue confessed directly.

"Sure enough, she knows!" Wu Shaochen thought to himself, but he didn't show it on the surface. Instead, he said playfully, "If you say you're a beauty, then you're a beauty. Who knows what you look like with your face covered? You could have a good figure but an ugly face. I won't add people randomly."

"You!" Su Muxue became angry. Then she hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and took off the veil on her face. Suddenly, a stunning face appeared in front of Wu Shaochen. Her flawless melon seed face was cold and noble, complemented by her fairy-like temperament, making people feel inferior and unworthy.

For a moment, Wu Shaochen was stunned. It should be noted that the appearance in the game was a complete replica of the real world, and there were no beauty filters or cosmetics in the game. It was completely bare-faced.

Seeing Wu Shaochen's stunned expression, Su Muxue's lips curved into a smile. Although many people would have this expression after seeing her appearance, she didn't know why she felt happy for the first time when she saw Wu Shaochen in such a state. She put the veil back on and said, "How about now? Can I add you as a friend?"

"Ah, I was being impolite." Wu Shaochen came back to his senses and awkwardly touched his nose, thinking to himself, "Since she has already confirmed her identity, there's no need to be hesitant. Besides, being able to add such a stunning and unbelievable woman as a friend is not a loss for me."

He sent a friend request. He had already set it so that strangers couldn't add him as a friend, so he had to add her himself.

"Ding, Player Chenfeng has requested to add you as a friend. Do you accept?" Upon hearing the system prompt, Su Muxue thought, "It really is him." She quickly accepted, and a new friend appeared on her friend list: Chenfeng, level 10. Su Muxue's eyes narrowed. Level 10!

She had spent a lot of money to buy top-quality equipment, and more than ten people had been helping her level up, but she was only level 8 now. It should be noted that the higher the level, the slower the leveling speed. Although it seemed like there were only two levels difference between level 8 and level 10, the experience required was much higher than from level 1 to level 8.