Chapter 27

Wu Shaochen browsed the forum for a while but didn't find anything of interest, so he exited the forum interface and continued grinding monsters. After a while, a server-wide announcement rang out:

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Junlin for successfully advancing to Archer, becoming the first player to do so! System rewards include 500 reputation, 20 gold coins, and one skill book for this profession. Announcement complete!"

"Huh, someone advanced? Didn't they struggle with the Silver Wolf King? Could it be someone from my newbie village?" Hearing the server announcement, Wu Shaochen muttered to himself. This was the first time besides himself that someone made it onto TV. Finally, someone else would share the notoriety.

Shortly after this announcement, another notification followed:

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Xue'er for successfully advancing to Mage, becoming the first player to do so! System rewards include 500 reputation, 20 gold coins, and one skill book for this profession. Announcement complete!"

"This girl's pretty good!" Wu Shaochen was somewhat surprised. Although the teleportation array in the newbie village had been fixed, few players had reached level 10 at this time. Her ability to seize the first Mage position proved her strength.

Not long after, another notification sounded:

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Call Me Huangshao for successfully advancing to Warrior, becoming the first player to do so! System rewards include 500 reputation, 20 gold coins, and one skill book for this profession. Announcement complete!"

Hearing one server announcement after another, Wu Shaochen rubbed his nose and murmured softly, "Should I charge them some teleportation fees?"

Meanwhile, other players in the newbie villages were incredibly jealous:

"Ah!! Why didn't I be born in the same novice village as the Great God Chenfeng?"

"It's so demoralizing. We worked hard to fight the Silver Wolf King, and they picked up the ready-made ones."

"Alas, people compare and make people angry!"

At this moment, under Wu Shaochen's guidance, the Ao Shi Qun Xiong guild spent a fortune on potions. They were now nervously battling the Silver Wolf King. With potions that increased their health by 30% and instant recovery, they managed to stabilize the situation. However, it came at a cost - literally. In order to purchase these potions, they practically bought up all the currency that could be collected in the newbie village, causing the currency to rise to two copper coins per unit.

Apart from the frontline players battling the Silver Wolf King, there were at least a thousand players stationed behind them. Their main task was to deal with the Silver Wolves summoned by the Silver Wolf King and keep them from interfering with the main battle inside.

After more than an hour of intense fighting, the colossal figure of the Silver Wolf King finally collapsed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Ao Shi Tian Xia quickly picked up the loot and hurried back to the village. At the same time, he instructed, "Jueqing, Gufeng, you two just leveled up, right? Hurry up and catch up. The first rewards for Shieldbearer and Priest professions haven't been claimed yet. Go get them."

Returning to the newbie village, the group looked anxiously at the village chief who was repairing the magic array. Just then, another server-wide announcement rang out:

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Dreaming Light Dance for successfully advancing to Priest, becoming the first player to do so! System rewards include 500 reputation, 20 gold coins, and one skill book for this profession. Announcement complete!"

"Dreaming Light Dance isn't in the 8365 newbie village, right?" Ao Shi Jueqing asked in confusion.

"Yeah, looks like the Dreaming guild beat us to killing the Silver Wolf King," Ao Shi Tian Xia frowned.

Dreaming Guild is a well-known all-female guild in the online gaming world, notable for being exclusively composed of female players and not recruiting male players. Despite this unique composition, the guild managed to rank among the top ten in the gaming world.

"I didn't expect the top Mage, Dreaming Light Dance, to actually change to the Priest class. I wonder if it's for the first-place reward or if her talents suit the Priest class," Ao Shi Gufeng mused.

At this point, the village chief had also repaired the teleportation array. The three quickly entered and selected the city of Jinling.

Soon after, another system notification sounded:

"Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Ao Shi Gufeng for successfully advancing to Shieldbearer, becoming the first player to do so! System rewards include 500 reputation, 20 gold coins, and one skill book for this profession. Announcement complete!"

With this, all six firsts for the major professions had been claimed. What left everyone speechless was that the 8365 newbie village alone had secured four of these spots, and besides Junlin, the other players were relatively unknown. This made all players understand the benefits of being associated with a strong guild.

"Ding! Congratulations on leveling up. Health +40, Mana +20, Agility +2. You have gained 10 free attribute points. Please allocate them wisely."

While everyone was consumed with leveling up, Wu Shaochen couldn't help but feel helpless upon hearing the leveling notification. At level 11, the experience gained from level 16 monsters was quite high, especially with the experience bonus for fighting higher-level monsters. Even with pets taking away 20% of the experience, each goblin still yielded 216 experience points. After killing three earlier and 126 more goblins, he leveled up.

"Sigh, now that I've leveled up, I have to find another place to grind." Wu Shaochen sighed. He decided to reserve the 10 attribute points for now and allocate them later as needed. He currently didn't lack in any specific attributes.

In total, he had slain 129 goblins. His poison damage had reached 152 points per second, capable of inflicting over 9,000 damage per minute—an impressive feat. The Immortal Body skill had increased his health by 129 points, surpassing the 2,000 mark to 2079. His agility had reached 120, and his experience stood at 86 out of 40,000.

From these 129 goblins, Wu Shaochen had obtained 8 pieces of equipment. The drop rate was noticeably higher than in the newbie village, where it usually took thirty to forty goblins to get one piece of equipment. Perhaps the higher monster level or a stroke of luck was responsible. Notably, among the loot was a piece of black iron equipment.

\[Wolf Fang Club\]

Quality: Black Iron

Physical Attack +60

Ignore Defense +4%

Additional Attributes:

Strength +15

Requirement: Warrior

The stats were impressive, and with only a class requirement and no level requirement, Wu Shaochen wondered if other equipment would be similarly unrestricted.

It seemed that higher-level monsters indeed had a chance to drop black iron equipment. If his guess was correct, even higher-level normal monsters could potentially drop bronze or higher quality equipment, albeit with lower drop rates. Otherwise, where would so many bosses come from?

This equipment was undoubtedly rare for a Warrior and would fetch a good price. He decided to hold off and wait until more people arrived in the main city before putting it up for auction.

The remaining seven items are all Level 16 white equipment that I can't sell and don't need. Looks like I'll have to sell them to the game store. It seems in the future, only white equipment will have level requirements, while attribute equipment will have class requirements. If that's the case, there's no point in picking up white equipment anymore.

What surprised him even more was Silver Tai Lang. The experience needed for pet leveling is much less than for players. Even with just 20% experience from over a hundred goblins, Silver Tai Lang's level shot up to 8, significantly boosting its attributes.

[Silver Tai Lang] Pet

Talent: A

Level: 8

HP: 8200

MP: 900

Physical Attack: 260

Physical Defense: 186

Magic Defense: 93

Speed: 40

Although its stats were impressive, it still couldn't battle yet. Mainly because Wu Shaochen was too high levelled. Otherwise, at the same level, Silver Tai Lang's strength would easily overpower others. For now, he could only let it continue to gain experience trailing behind.

Just as Wu Shaochen was preparing to continue deeper, his phone suddenly rang, forcing him to reluctantly log off and answer the call. If he had a game headset, he could have connected his phone directly and avoided this hassle.

Taking off his gaming helmet and picking up the phone placed aside, Wu Shaochen glanced at the caller ID and a rare smile crept onto his lips. He then answered the call. It had been a while since this girl had called him.

"Brother..." A hesitant voice came from the other end.

"What's up, Ziyin?" Wu Shaochen asked.

"Brother... can you transfer some money to me? I know you don't have much, but I..."

"Sure, I'll transfer it right away." Wu Shaochen sensed the unease in her voice and straightforwardly agreed without asking for reasons.

After their parents passed away, his younger sister became his only family. When they were poorer, he could only afford to give her a thousand yuan a month for living expenses. His sister understood his modest income, so they both lived frugally. She even took on part-time jobs to make ends meet. This was the first time she had asked him for money.

After hanging up the phone, Wu Shaochen immediately transferred twenty thousand yuan into his sister's account. He had considered sending more but worried she might misunderstand.